Chapter Summaries

Jiang Jie’s surprise attack crippled Arthas’s fleet, and Lordaeron sent its forces to the Whispering Shore for a decisive battle. As the allied army gathered at the watchtower, Tichondrius launched a devastating aerial attack with dozens of Infernals.

• Princess Calia sent Uther, Fenna, Hemet Nesingwary, Jaina, and the assembled troops through portals toward the Whispering Shore while Rhonin and Doan stayed behind to defend Lordaeron.
• Jiang Jie ordered Muad to lead the remaining undead away, then raced to the southern outpost after receiving Jaina’s message that the main force had arrived.
• Arthas and Tichondrius approached Tirisfal aboard their remaining warship, planning to land and raise an undead army from the local humans.
• Tichondrius flew into the night to open a rift to the Twisting Nether and summon a demonic vanguard.
• Jiang Jie met Uther and the other leaders at the watchtower, reported his raid on Arthas’s fleet, and warned them to scatter when the sky began tearing open.
• Tichondrius’s attack sent at least fifty Infernals raining down on the gathered forces, prompting the commanders to order everyone to disperse and the mages to strike the demons in the air.

Meteors and Infernals disrupted the defenders as Arthas’s warship approached Whispering Shore. After Arthas revealed that he had turned Korth'azz into a Death Knight, Tichondrius and Ner'zhul forced the confrontation into an all-out battle.

• Meteors devastated the defenders and released Infernals from their craters, but Jiang Jie killed one and urged Uther to lead the troops toward the shore.
• Uther and his forces reached Whispering Shore and confronted Arthas as his warship ran aground.
• Arthas revealed that Korth'azz had been killed and transformed into a Death Knight, while Uther and Jaina refused to leave.
• Tichondrius appeared and ordered Arthas to attack, while Ner'zhul’s command through Frostmourne overcame Arthas’s hesitation.
• Arthas led his undead army into battle as Tichondrius and the necrolytes and Banshees raised a Shroud of Darkness.

Uther and Arthas began a legendary duel with the Silver Hand and Frostmourne while Jiang Jie took command of the allied forces fighting the Undead. Jaina’s powerful frost magic disrupted the Scourge’s advance as the battle spread across the battlefield.

• Uther charged Arthas, and their artifact weapons clashed, unleashing destructive waves of Holy Light and death energy.
• Jiang Jie ordered the allied paladins, dwarves, riflemen, mages, Fenna, and Jaina to engage specific Undead forces and avoid the chaos around Uther and Arthas.
• Jaina summoned seven water elementals and cast a modified Blizzard that damaged, froze, and slowed the Undead, disrupting their charge.
• Ghouls reached the allied front line while abominations absorbed attacks, and crypt fiends ambushed warriors from underground.

Jiang Jie used his scanning ability and speed to protect the soldiers from Crypt Fiends during the battle. The fight left him facing Master Onias, an undead master rogue, and the two began a deadly duel.

• Jiang Jie scanned the ground and killed Crypt Fiends that threatened soldiers, rescuing several from certain death.
• Jiang Jie spotted an invisible attacker approaching and recognized her as Onias, resurrected by Arthas as an undead master rogue.
• Onias attacked Jiang Jie with her poisoned epic daggers, the Lobotomizer and Shadowblade, and nearly struck a fatal blow.
• Jiang Jie chose to fight Onias as a rogue, drew Widowmaker and Gut Ripper, and charged her with Sinister Strike.
• Jiang Jie and Onias traded parries before Jiang Jie used Vanish and launched Mutilate.

Jiang Jie defeated Onias after exploiting a brief opening, then intervened when Lord Korth'azz threatened a Paladin. He survived their clash of swords, but Lord Korth'azz remained in the fight.

• Jiang Jie endured Onias's rapid attacks until her energy waned, then wounded her repeatedly and pierced her throat.
• Onias briefly broke free of the Lich King's control and begged Jiang Jie to release her, so he shattered her bones and took her daggers.
• Jiang Jie watched Lord Korth'azz kill soldiers from the sky while Jaina and the mages focused on Tichondrius.
• Jiang Jie launched himself into the air, crushed Lord Korth'azz's skeletal gryphon, and knocked him from the sky.
• Lord Korth'azz blocked Jiang Jie's attack with an Anti-Magic Shell and struck with his greatsword, sending Jiang Jie flying and numbing his legs.

Jiang Jie killed Lord Korth'azz and rushed to protect Fenna when Tichondrius attacked her. The Elemental Necklace unleashed a four-element barrier and shattered, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Jiang Jie used Strom'kar to destroy Lord Korth'azz completely.
• Jiang Jie assessed the battle as Uther overwhelmed Arthas, Fenna fought off the undead, and Tichondrius threatened the mages.
• Tichondrius targeted Fenna, hoping to kill her and corrupt Ashbringer by raising her as a Death Knight.
• Fenna prepared to meet Tichondrius's attack, and Ashbringer responded to her resolve with greater power.
• Jiang Jie rushed in front of Fenna, and the Elemental Necklace shattered as it unleashed a four-element barrier against Tichondrius.
• Prince Kael'thas sensed the necklace's destruction in Dalaran.

Kael'thas sensed Jaina's danger and teleported toward Whispering Shore as Jiang Jie and Fenna wounded Tichondrius with Strom'kar and Ashbringer. Tichondrius fled toward Lordaeron but was intercepted by Kael'thas, who prepared to kill him.

• Kael'thas detected the shattered Elemental Necklace and Jaina's danger, then teleported toward Whispering Shore despite the chaotic energy fluctuations.
• Jiang Jie and Fenna attacked Tichondrius through the Four-Element Barrier with Strom'kar and Ashbringer, badly damaging both of his wings.
• Tichondrius retreated into the sky rather than risk another strike from the two divine swords, and decided to pursue his schemes elsewhere.
• Tichondrius flew southeast toward Lordaeron, planning to infiltrate and overthrow the kingdom by impersonating a Grand Knight.
• Kael'thas confronted Tichondrius near Solliden Farmstead, recognized him as Jaina's attacker, and declared that he would kill him.

After Tichondrius departed, Uther and the Alliance pressed Arthas until Naxxramas appeared to reinforce him. The undead fortress unleashed elite forces, and Arthas escaped beside Anub'Rekhan as the battle turned against his enemies.

• Tichondrius left, allowing Uther to suppress Arthas while Jaina, Jiang Jie, Fenna, and the soldiers prepared to win.
• The Lich King reassured Arthas through Frostmourne and revealed that Naxxramas had arrived as reinforcements.
• Jiang Jie recognized Naxxramas as Kel'Thuzad's flying fortress, which opened portals and sent gargoyles and Crypt Fiends into battle.
• Anub'Rekhan emerged with the undead army, while Grand Widow Faerlina, Noth the Plaguebringer, and Heigan the Unclean stood among Naxxramas's commanders.
• Uther faltered at Anub'Rekhan's presence, allowing Arthas to retreat through the undead and take shelter beside the Crypt Lord.

Jiang Jie used Invincible’s remains to stop Arthas from attacking, forcing him to weigh his attachment to the horse against his army’s advantage. The chapter ended with Jiang Jie warning that allies and a powerful figure were on their way and threatening to destroy the remains if Arthas struck.

• As the group faced Arthas, Anub'Rekhan, and a host of undead, Fenna and the others doubted they could win.
• Jiang Jie broke open the Silver Hand’s coffin and lifted out the skeletal remains of Arthas’s horse, Invincible.
• Arthas recognized Invincible and relived memories of the horse’s death and the people who had once warned him he was wrong.
• Arthas moved toward Jiang Jie, but Fenna stepped between them with the Ashbringer.
• Jiang Jie crushed some of Invincible’s fragile bones and challenged Arthas to decide whether to attack.
• Arthas threatened to kill Jiang Jie’s people, while Jiang Jie pointed to approaching allies and warned that Fenna would purify Invincible’s remains if he attacked.

Jiang Jie used Invincible’s remains to force Arthas to withdraw from Tirisfal Glades, while warning him that Frostmourne had already cost him his humanity. Arthas left with the undead and Naxxramas, but vowed to kill Jiang Jie when they met again.

• Jiang Jie demanded that Arthas leave the lands, threatening to destroy Invincible’s remains if he refused.
• After a mysterious soul advised Arthas to accept, Arthas demanded Invincible, and Jiang Jie had Jaina teleport the coffin away over the ocean.
• Arthas ordered the undead to search the northern waters, then withdrew his forces and Naxxramas from Tirisfal Glades.
• Arthas threatened to kill Jiang Jie and raise him as a Death Knight, and Jiang Jie demonstrated Strom’kar’s power by killing three hidden Crypt Fiends.
• Jiang Jie told Arthas that drawing Frostmourne had made him no longer human.

After the battle, Jiang Jie warned Uther that Arthas was targeting the Sunwell and led the survivors back to Lordaeron. Meanwhile, Kael'thas drove off Tichondrius, learned that Jaina was safe, and turned his attention to the threat against the Sunstrider Dynasty.

• Jiang Jie told Uther to reinforce the defenses and return to Lordaeron while Arthas prepared to resurrect Kel'Thuzad with the Sunwell's power.
• Jiang Jie, Fenna, Uther, Jaina, and the others used a portal to leave the battlefield.
• Kael'thas fought the wounded Tichondrius at Solliden Farmstead, and his phoenix killed many of the dreadlord's bats as he fled.
• Kael'thas questioned a paladin and learned that Tichondrius had not attacked Jaina and that the Elemental Necklace had been with Nicholas.
• Kael'thas heard that Arthas was targeting the Sunwell and decided to scout the Sunstrider Dynasty's lands.

Arthas resurrected Invincible and learned that Tichondrius planned to use the undead to invade the Sunstrider Dynasty and obtain the Sunwell's power to resurrect Kel'Thuzad. Kel'Thuzad revealed that the Cult of the Damned had infiltrated far beyond Lordaeron as Arthas prepared to march on Stratholme.

• Arthas resurrected Invincible as a powerful skeletal warhorse.
• Tichondrius arrived wounded and ordered Arthas to gather the two hundred thousand undead in Stratholme and lead them through the mountains into the Ghostlands.
• Tichondrius said he would bring Kel'Thuzad's remains and a demon army to help destroy the Sunstrider Dynasty and seize the Sunwell's energy.
• After Tichondrius left, Kel'Thuzad's hidden soul appeared to Arthas and urged him to head for Stratholme.
• Arthas questioned whether the Scourge could breach Quel'Thalas's runic barrier, and Kel'Thuzad said the Cult of the Damned had infiltrated far beyond Lordaeron.

Jiang Jie received a royal title and a storage ring, advanced his martial arts, and saw Uther’s growing authority enable the Silver Hand’s mass recruitment. The chapter left Jiang Jie preparing to take up his nominal governorship of the Fenris Isles and help settle a hundred thousand refugees.

• Princess Calia made Jiang Jie an earl and provided him with a costly storage ring enchanted by Kael'thas.
• Jiang Jie stored his possessions in the ring and broke through to the Houtian Eighth Layer by opening the yin heel vessel.
• Uther’s influence helped secure approval to recruit widely into the Order of the Silver Hand, while nobles continued fleeing Lordaeron.
• Jiang Jie was summoned to discuss the Fenris Isles with Dagran the "Orcs Slayer," Earl Lawrence, and Rhonin, as a hundred thousand refugees awaited settlement.

Jiang Jie planned to establish a force of his own in the Fenris Isles and, with Patriarch Alexei’s advice, launched recruitment for the Fenris People's Army. The chapter ended with eager applicants traveling to Fenris Keep, reassured by the peaceful Murlocs and the army’s generous benefits.

• Jiang Jie decided to create a force to protect the refugees on the Fenris Isles and strengthen his influence.
• Patriarch Alexei advised Jiang Jie on how to build the organization and navigate the political landscape.
• Stories of Jiang Jie’s exploits spread across Lordaeron, further establishing his reputation as a hero.
• With Princess Calia’s permission and after consulting Rhonin, Jiang Jie announced the Fenris People's Army and offered generous pay, meals, and lodging.
• Crowds rushed to travel to Fenris Isle to enlist, where they saw that the Murlocs did not attack them.

A noble boy arrived at Fenris Isle to try out for the Fenris People's Army, hoping to follow Jiang Jie rather than become a Paladin like his father. Jiang Jie’s aptitude screening revealed how difficult it would be to recruit a hundred qualified members, and he noticed the boy among the latest applicants.

• The boy arrived at Fenris Isle, anxious that his stern father would disapprove of him joining the Fenris People's Army instead of the Order of the Silver Hand.
• He saw Harold and Ivan organizing the applicants and learned that Lilian had already joined the army.
• Lilian offered to recommend the boy to Big Brother Nicholas, but he insisted on earning his place through the selection.
• Jiang Jie used the gaming pod to assess applicants and found that only five of the first five hundred had the required three-star martial aptitude.
• Jiang Jie prepared to screen another group and stopped when he noticed the boy among them.

Jiang Jie discovered that Darion Mograine had extraordinary aptitude and accepted him into the Fenris People's Army despite the trouble it could cause with Darion's father. Darion chose to stay, and Jiang Jie vowed that no one would take him away against his will.

• Jiang Jie learned from Xiao Feng that Darion had five-star aptitude, making him an exceptionally promising martial arts student.
• After considering the conflict with Highlord Mograine, Jiang Jie decided to accept Darion and announced that he had passed the selection.
• Jiang Jie selected thirty-six young people and asked whether they had discussed joining the Fenris People's Army with their families.
• Darion admitted he had not yet spoken to his father and said he would write him a letter but would remain with the army.
• Jiang Jie told Darion he did not need to hide or fear his father and declared that no one could take him away unless he chose to leave.

Jiang Jie gathered thirty-six recruits to introduce martial arts and challenged them to force him out of a small circle for a ten-gold reward. After defeating the first warrior in seconds, he invited everyone to attack him together.

• Jiang Jie let Harold oversee Fenris Keep's security force while the settlement's defenses, farmland, and buildings were developed.
• Jiang Jie assembled thirty-six people, including Darion, Lilian, and Ivan, and announced that the Fenris People's Army would train as martial artists.
• Jiang Jie offered each recruit ten gold coins if they could force him out of a one-meter circle, while forbidding himself from using rogue or warrior skills.
• Jiang Jie allowed the recruits to use weapons and told Lilian and Ivan to join the challenge.
• The young warrior from the landing at Whispering Shore charged Jiang Jie with a two-handed sword, but Jiang Jie disarmed him and threw him five meters away.
• Jiang Jie praised the young warrior and called on everyone to attack him together.

Jiang Jie trained thirty-six recruits until they were exhausted, then taught them to sense internal energy through qi guidance. He helped each recruit begin their cultivation and ended the session nearly drained of internal energy.

• Jiang Jie defeated the thirty-six recruits repeatedly using Taijiquan, reaching complete integration and strengthening his martial arts.
• Jiang Jie ordered the exhausted recruits to hold horse stances on plum blossom stakes, and only Lilian, Darion, and a mid-ranking Warrior endured for five minutes.
• Jiang Jie taught the recruits to meditate and guided qi through Lilian, who sensed the moving energy but could not yet guide it herself.
• Jiang Jie performed qi guidance for each recruit, helping them sense internal energy, and nearly depleted his own in the process.

Jiang Jie finished recruiting and began preparing the Fenris People's Army for combat by leaving Wolf Island’s Gnolls and Worgs in place as a training challenge. He considered the recruits the future pillars of a sect he might found one day, then returned to Lordaeron for Princess Calia’s meeting and found Highlord Mograine waiting angrily at the palace gates.

• Jiang Jie ordered Knight Harold to tell the generals and Earl Lawrence to leave the monsters on the nearby island, which he named Wolf Island, so the recruits could train through real combat.
• Jiang Jie arranged a steady supply of medicinal herbs and baths, with Xiao Feng managing the recruits’ training program and the allocation of benefits.
• Jiang Jie completed recruitment of one hundred people, including one recruit with five-star aptitude and seven with four-star aptitude.
• Jiang Jie imagined the recruits as the first disciples and future pillars of a sect he might found after becoming a martial arts grandmaster.
• Jiang Jie taught the recruits basic breathing and training methods, then returned to Lordaeron to attend Princess Calia’s meeting.
• Jiang Jie arrived at the palace and found the furious Highlord Mograine waiting for him.

Jiang Jie negotiated with Old Mograine to train Darion for six months before Mograine took him back for Paladin training. The chapter ended with Jiang Jie promising to make Darion a kingdom baron and have him kill a thousand undead.

• Old Mograine told Jiang Jie that he had planned for Darion to train with the Order of the Silver Hand and eventually succeed him as Highlord.
• Jiang Jie challenged Mograine to pay more attention to Renault and argued that Darion should choose his own path.
• Jiang Jie proposed training Darion for six months, and Mograine agreed, demanding that Darion become a kingdom knight and kill a hundred undead.
• Jiang Jie promised to make Darion a kingdom baron and have him kill a thousand undead within six months, then sealed the agreement with Mograine.