Dragonblight, north of the Wyrmrest Temple, is a desolate wasteland.
Accompanied by a dazzling magical light, a group of people appeared.
"Snort!"
Jiang Jie acted immediately, eliminating all the Undead that had followed him.
The situation was urgent; Kael'thas's teleportation array encompassed a vast area, including not only themselves but also a large number of Undead.
Of course, these Undead were nothing; Jiang Jie easily dealt with them. Then, he frowned and looked north.
However, nothing could be seen.
Apart from a desolate wasteland, there was nothing else to be seen.
Icecrown Citadel is indeed towering into the clouds, but it is too far away, hundreds of kilometers away, beyond human vision; nothing can be seen there.
Of course, Jiang Jie knew that Icecrown Citadel had collapsed. The Lich King Ner'zhul's efforts over the past ten years had resulted in his own death. His last remaining soul was killed by the Arrow of the Moon Goddess, and the more than one million Undead he left behind were now without a master.
" The Lich King is dead." Kael'thas looked towards the unseen Icecrown Glacier in the north, a hint of joy appearing on his face, but a trace of resentment remained. "Unfortunately, Arthas is not dead yet. My father's revenge has not been avenged!"
Arthas could not have been killed by the collapsing Icecrown Citadel.
The Lich King is completely finished. He will never become the new Lich King, but he remains the most powerful Undead in Northrend, without exception.
He didn't obtain the Lich King Armor, but he gained the Lich King's full power, clearly still a near- Demigod level being. In terms of individual combat strength, only Illidan could defeat him; no one else, including Kael'thas, could.
Yes, without a leader, Undead Scourge will fight independently, forming small groups. Arthas's power will be greatly reduced, and even Kel'Thuzad and Anub'arak may have other ideas and may have already parted ways with Arthas.
Without the Lich King's control, would they still serve Arthas?
Northrend will descend into chaos, with various factions vying for supremacy, but Arthas will undoubtedly be the most powerful among them.
Without the Lich King Armor, his strength was greatly reduced, but he also didn't have to fall into a deep sleep due to the soul battle, which saved him several years.
He also Frostmourne.
Although Jiang Jie considered the runic sword inferior to the Lich King Armor, it was still a divine artifact and possessed some ability to control the Undead, only it couldn't amplify Arthas's spirit.
With Frostmourne, Arthas will soon be able to rebuild a formidable Scourge, though it will be far less powerful than before.
It's unclear what Arthas will do next.
If he were to travel to Lordaeron, whether he appeared in Deatholme or Gilneas, he would be a terrifying force; perhaps even Uther the Lightbringer would be unable to deal with him.
Fortunately, Jiang Jie had considered this situation and had a corresponding plan:
He obtained the Lich King Armor, which meant he controlled half of the Scourge.
However, he could never become the Lich King. That armor was an artifact that enhanced spiritual power, but it also brought curses and imprisonment, so it wasn't worth it.
Choosing who to be the Lich King requires careful consideration.
The sky was filled with Frost Wyrm and Gargoyle.
They have lost their master, and no one can control them anymore, not even Arthas. So they have lost their command and direction, and have gone mad. Krasus and a large number of red dragons are fighting them.
Jiang Jie looked up and was suddenly shocked, for he saw a gigantic red dragon that was twice the size of Krasus!
It was an incomparably noble ancient dragon king, nearly a hundred meters long, with wingspans large enough to blot out an entire sky, and the shadow it cast on the ground was larger than a playground.
As soon as it flew out from the bottom of the Wyrmrest Temple and into the sky, Krasus immediately flew to its side. Then, with a dragon's roar, all the red dragons flew to its side and fought against the Frost Wyrm and Gargoyle in the sky.
" The Life-Binder, the Red Dragon Queen, Lady Alexstrasza." Malfurion looked up in surprise, "She actually chose to attack mortals?"
Humans regard the Undead as terrifying creatures, but in the eyes of dragons, the Undead are just ordinary living beings, just like humans, and they don't bother with them.
Now it seems, just as Jiang Jie guessed, that it wasn't that they were too lazy to care, but rather that they couldn't.
The Red Dragonflight has many things to do: it must be wary of the Old Gods Yogg -Yogg-Saron, Deathwing Neltharion, and the Aspect of the Blue Malygos, who has gone mad. In addition, the Lich King himself is also terrifying. Even if the Red Dragon Queen were to actually fly to the Frozen Throne, she might not be able to kill the Lich King.
So I haven't made a move yet.
Now that the Lich King has been eliminated and is no longer a threat, she acted immediately.
A magnificent battle was taking place in the sky. The flames spewed by the red dragon were quite unique, somewhat similar to the Phoenix Flames. Both were flames of life, which were natural enemies of the Undead.
Once touched by the red dragon's fire, the Undead will be purified, even the Frost Wyrm are no exception.
In less than ten minutes, one-third of the Frost Wyrm in the sky were killed, and the remaining two-thirds fled and flew to various places.
Nearly half of them were killed by the Red Dragon Queen; the power of the Queen of the Dragon Aspects is truly immense!
Then came another dragon roar. About half of the red dragons remained to continue protecting the sky above the Wyrmrest Temple, while the remaining half, led by the Red Dragon Queen and Krasus, flew towards Icecrown Citadel.
Clearly, the Red Dragon Queen is still furious about the Undead desecrating the dragon's corpse, and she intends to destroy Icecrown Citadel and eliminate the large number of Undead still residing there.
Of course, she could only destroy Icecrown Citadel.
Northrend is too vast, there are too many Undead, and there are many entities that can threaten the Red Dragons, such as Arthas, Kel'Thuzad, Anub'arak, as well as a large number of Lich, Undead, and Frost Wyrm. It is impossible for the Red Dragons to completely change the current situation just because the Lich King died.
For the next few years, at least a quarter of Northrend will remain under the control of the Undead.
There are only so many red dragons; they can't eliminate all the Undead.
Moreover, Jiang Jie felt that the Red Dragon's journey would definitely not go smoothly, because the Old Gods Yogg-Saron had already intervened.
In Jiang Jie's memory, Yogg-Saron had always been interested in the Undead, treating the Scourge as playthings, and Yogg-Saron's shadow was always present in the Scourge's ranks.
However, it seems that Yogg-Saron is now serious.
If the Undead are wiped out, it will be its turn, so Yogg-Saron will definitely stop the red dragon and deal with it.
Even though he is still imprisoned, Yogg-Saron is still terrifying. Keep in mind that deep within Ulduar lies a Faceless Ones General whose strength rivals that of the Red Dragon Queen!
Jiang Jie only hoped that the Red Dragonflight could eliminate any one of Arthas, Kel'Thuzad, Anub'arak, or Herald Volazj, thus easing the pressure on his upcoming plans.