The planned Northern Expedition trial was ruined just like that.
Now that the final battle has begun, there's no point in selecting teams of 5, 10, or 25 people anymore. However, the 5-person teams survived, forming small groups that could cooperate and create sparks in the subsequent battles.
Arthas summoned the Scourge's flying units to head towards Icecrown Citadel and the Wrathgate. Other Undead also gathered in this direction. By the time Dalaran flew over the Wrathgate, more than 200,000 Undead had already gathered there, and there were also some flying units in the sky, all summoned from the vicinity.
In addition, four more flying fortresses rose into the sky.
Yes, four seats.
It wasn't Arthas's flying fortress, but Nerub Nerubians's.
Although Anub'arak is dead, the Nerubians army is still intact and has suffered little loss.
Although Anub'arak took away 100,000 Nerubians when he attacked the Crusaders' Coliseum, the number of Nerubians is far more than that. Now, tens of thousands more Nerubians are gathered at the Wrathgate, and there are also many Nerubians and Undead in the four flying fortresses.
These four flying fortresses loomed overhead, Dalaran dared not fly over them casually. So it stopped above the Wrathgate, activated the Violet Citadel Barrier, and remained on high alert.
Not far away, hundreds of red dragons formed a massive Red Dragonflight, led by Krasus.
Alexstrasza, the Red Dragon Queen, did not come.
Because Malygos has recently shown signs of madness, the Red Dragon Queen suspects it's related to Yogg-Saron, who may have been trying to corrupt Malygos, though unsuccessfully, but is driving him close to insanity.
At this critical juncture, if Malygos berserk, the entire situation would become uncontrollable. Therefore, the Red Dragon Queen personally led a portion of the red dragons to Coldarra to monitor the Blue Dragonflight.
That's already pretty good!
There were hundreds of red dragons. Although most of them were young, there were more than ten adult red dragons, including Legendary red dragon like Krasus, whose strength should not be underestimated.
On the Krasus' Landing in Dalaran, hundreds of Gryphon Rider took their positions, including the Stromgarde Guard led by Darion, now the Stromgarde Gryphon Rider Corps.
They are also the main force in dealing with the Scourge's air force, and of course, they also have another important task:
Send elite squads to the four flying fortresses, conquer them, and resolve the threat facing Dalaran.
On the ground, formations gathered in rows.
Order of the Silver Hand, Seventh Legion, Stormwind Legion, Gilneas Brigade, Ranger Corps, Silvermoon City Mage Guard, Dwarves Musketeers, Kirin Tor Guardians Guard, Battlemage Order...
Nearly 20,000 elite troops have gathered, all waiting for the decisive battle to begin.
Everyone is waiting—waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a person, waiting for a dramatic change.
From afar, Naxxramas slowly flew in.
Command room.
Jiang Jie looked at King Thoradin before him and took out the Lich King Armor.
All eyes were fixed on the suit of armor.
To Jiang Jie's left was the Forsaken Archbishop " Faol," to his right was the Forsaken's current true strongest being " Meryl," and next to them were the unassuming Alexei and the indifferent Archmage Gunther.
The Val'kyr Twins floated behind Faol, while Master Onias stood behind Meryl, for it was Meryl, not the Apocalypse Demonic Sword, who resurrected her.
To Thoradin's left is Orgrim Doomhammer, the second of the Four Horsemen.
To his right were Thassarian and Koltira, the other two of the Four Horsemen.
All the high-ranking members of the Forsaken are here.
Who could have imagined that in less than two years, the Forsaken would have amassed so many powerful individuals, with the number of Legendary even exceeding that of all the Alliance nations outside of Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas?
And now, the most important thing is about to happen.
"This is the reforged Lich King Armor, far more powerful than the original. Whoever wears it will be the new Lich King, the king of the Forsaken."
"He is the master of all the Undead." Jiang Jie held the entire Lich King Armor in one hand and said calmly, " The Lich King Armor does not belong to anyone; it belongs to the Forsaken. The Forsaken cannot have an eternal king, nor can the Undead have an eternal Lich King, because this armor carries an unimaginable curse. No one can possess it eternally without being controlled by the curse. Therefore, after discussing with Master Meryl and His Faol, we reached a consensus: 30 years. The term of each Lich King is a maximum of thirty years! After thirty years, he must be replaced!"
"Furthermore, Faol and I will never become the Lich King."
Meryl added, "Because if we become the Lich King, no one can force us to abdicate!"
A chill ran through everyone as they realized the implications.
Meryl's Faol's soul and spirit are both Legendary, and he's almost at the High-tier Legendary level.
If they don the Lich King Armor, their spirit will be elevated to a level beyond that of ordinary Demigod, and the energy they can mobilize will reach the level of High-tier Demigod.
Who will be able to restrain them then?
"As you all suspected, Master Meryl and His Faol will become the Lich King Lich King's overseers, independent of his commands and beyond his control."
Jiang Jie said, " The Forsaken will never be able to leave Icecrown Glacier, Wintergrasp, and Crystalsong Forest at will, Lich King will never be able to invade the realms of the living. Otherwise, Master Meryl and His Faol will forcibly strip him of his Lich King status. Believe me, they have that power."
Yes, they have that capability.
Meryl is about to become High-tier Legendary, and he will soon be able to use the full power of " Ulthalesh ".
Faol now wields " Light's Wrath," possessing both Holy Light and shadow while maintaining balance; its energy intensity has also reached the High-tier Legendary level.
Even if the Lich King were as powerful as he was, the two of them working together might not be able to defeat him.
More importantly, they all had their own direct subordinate units.
" The Val'kyr forces will become independent, serving as direct subordinates of His Faol, and will not accept the Lich King's orders. Master Meryl is the Archbishop of the Forsaken, his position remaining eternal."
Jiang Jie said, "All Death Knight are under the dual leadership of the Lich King and Master Meryl, while the newly established ' Soul Ferrymen ' organization, responsible for guiding those who wish to become Forsaken, will be under the sole leadership of Master Meryl. Master Meryl will serve as the first Death God of the ' Soul Ferrymen,' and also the eternal Death God, until he no longer wishes to serve in that role."
The Lich King possesses supreme power and rules over the largest number of Forsaken, but his reign lasts only 30 years; it cannot last forever.
The archbishops and the Grim Reaper hold eternal positions and do not accept the Lich King's leadership, but their power is limited, and the number of troops directly under their command is also limited.
This is balance; this is mutual restraint.
Of course, no system is perfect, and if a better solution comes along in the future, it can be changed, but not now.
In reality, at least for the foreseeable future, the real sword of Damocles hanging over the Lich King's head is Jiang Jie.
This sword also hangs over the heads of Meryl and Faol, over the heads of everyone.
The existence of Jiang Jie is the biggest inconsistency.
But no one would raise any objections, because the Kingdom of the Forsaken were created by Jiang Jie himself.
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