This title confused Duke Bolvar and General Windsor. Even before Windsor returned, he was only told that he had to invite the Archbishop and Countess Katrana to the Stormwind Keep's hall because there was a traitor among them. When Onyxia revealed her true form, Windsor thought it was the end, but it seems that their respected Archbishop is not so innocent.
This guess was truly terrifying to him—as a Stormwind citizen, Benedictus's prestige was second only to the King's. His prestige was even higher than Varian's, who had been questioned for years due to the Defias Brotherhood's rebellion.
How could such a respected priest be a traitor?
If this is true, who else in Stormwind is trustworthy?
Windsor was drenched in cold sweat. Why was his country so disaster-prone?
Benedictus's eyes flashed with cold light, "I don't know what you're talking about! But I must kill this evil black dragon! In the name of the Holy Light!"
"You can't deceive more people, Benedictus. We are well aware of your background, the Twilight's Hammer, Twilight Father, Old Gods, all your conspiracies are in our grasp." Aiden pointed his long sword at the Archbishop, "Surrender and confess everything, this is your only way out!"
"Delusion!" Benedictus shouted, waving his hand to suddenly summon a vast golden wave of Holy Light, which almost swept through most of the palace, surging towards Aiden and others.
"The Holy Light will devour you!" Benedictus roared.
This wave contained pure Holy Light power, without any trace of evil. Bolvar, Windsor, and even Varian could hardly believe that someone who could use such power would be the leader of some evil cult.
However, the Holy Light actually doesn't distinguish between right and wrong. The people of the Holy Light Church regard it as a power from faith, but in fact, it is only a power from the Holy Light creature, Naaru. When necessary, even the undead can cast Holy Light spells. Using the power of the Holy Light does not require believing in it.
Aiden and Kayle were both masters of Holy Light power, and both had come into contact with the essence of the Holy Light. Therefore, this so-called "wave of virtue" did not pose a threat. The power blooming from the Ashbringer and Silver Judgment completely dissolved the tide of Holy Light.
Benedictus's other Holy Light spell attacks were also blocked by the two. If it weren't for revealing his true face, Jax and Pantheon would have already launched an attack. Anna took this opportunity to unlock the anti-magic handcuffs on Onyxia's wrists.
"Thank you!" Onyxia said gratefully. But she immediately remembered that it was this witch who ruined her plan, and she immediately snorted coldly.
"Hey, witch, how do you know the language of the dragons?" Onyxia asked.
"Ask your master. He gave it to me," Anna replied coldly.
That spell was given to her by Aiden, who obtained it from Farad, the black dragon assassin in Ravenholdt Manor. So Onyxia ultimately fell into the hands of her own people.
After discovering that the Holy Light attack was ineffective, Benedictus stopped casting meaningless spells. At this moment, a violent impact suddenly came from the direction of the gate, and a group of huge monsters smashed the gate and rushed in.
They looked like octopus monsters transformed into human form, walking upright, with three tentacles on their faces and tentacles for arms, covered with terrifying suckers.
This group of monsters rushed straight towards the crowd, making terrifying roars.
"Faceless Ones!" Anna whispered. She had seen these evil servants of the Old Gods. During the Cataclysm, these guys appeared on a large scale.
Benedictus took a few steps back, and the Faceless Ones protected him. Now everything was clear. The few in Stormwind finally saw the Archbishop's true face.
Varian questioned loudly, "Archbishop, you were once regarded as the embodiment of the Holy Light, Benedictus. How could you betray the people!"
Benedictus had no shame. After his identity was completely exposed, he transformed into a shadow form, and the whole person seemed to be hidden in the darkness, exuding an evil and terrifying aura.
"If you could see what I see, you would understand! There is no good, no evil, and no Holy Light in this world, only power is the ultimate everything!"
Benedictus became insane, shouting neurotically, "We serve the true master of this world! When his order descends, we will share their glory! This world will be destroyed! And those who defy the master will also be destroyed! Only those who piously serve him can live forever!"
"You're already crazy!" Varian said with heartache. He drew his sword, ready to eliminate the second malignant tumor in Stormwind. A malignant tumor even more terrifying than Onyxia!
Varian was right, Benedictus was already crazy! He was seduced by the Old Gods, regarding them as the only true masters in the world. He firmly believed that when the end of time came, only the Old Gods, the Faceless Ones, and the servants who worshipped the Old Gods would survive, and everything else would be destroyed.
Aiden didn't know if this was the truth. But even if it was, he would do his best to prevent such a terrible thing from happening.
Onyxia belatedly said, "I was wondering, there was a high-level person who had been helping me before, which made me so successful. It turns out it was this guy!"
The other heroes were speechless, and Anna said coldly, "Can you be any dumber? You actually believed those words when he just wanted to kill you to silence you?"
Anna originally thought that this female dragon could fool the people of Stormwind around, and later even deceived her, thinking she was a person with super high IQ and EQ. Now it seems—perhaps without Benedictus's secret help, she probably couldn't do anything other than seduce men!
While speaking, the two sides had already started fighting again.
Benedictus, transformed into a shadow form, summoned a wave of shadow energy, rushing towards everyone. Aiden and Kayle tacitly raised their swords and summoned a Holy Light barrier, shouting to the others, "Come in quickly!"
Except for Onyxia and Anna, who could fly up temporarily, the others quickly ran in when they saw the opportunity.
The Holy Light barrier was like a safe haven in the black tide. The people standing in it were safe and sound, while in other places, the smooth stone floor had been mottled by the erosion of shadow power, and the scattered corpses of the dragonman warriors around were completely swallowed by the shadow energy.
After Benedictus cast this move, he immediately ordered the Faceless Ones, "Hold them back!"
And he himself quickly ran towards the door, preparing to escape. Just now, his followers transformed back into the original appearance of the Faceless Ones and forcibly destroyed the gate of Stormwind Keep, which had already attracted the attention of other guards in the distance. When the main force arrives, he will really be unable to escape!
Benedictus still had a useful body to serve his master. The Twilight's Hammer's plan had not yet been realized, how could he die?
The Faceless Ones rushed over, trying to intercept the pursuit of these heroes behind them.
Aiden shouted, "We can't let him go! Kayle, we'll chase!"
He unleashed his Wings of Holy Light, and with a flap of his wings, he detached from the air, with Kael right behind him. The others were temporarily held back by the Faceless Ones. Although these servants of the Old Gods were ferocious, they weren't enough to pose a significant threat to the remaining heroes; the main thing was to prevent the mastermind from escaping. Otherwise, who knew what trouble Benedictus might cause in the future?
Aiden and Kael chased after him, while the remaining heroes began to deal with the Faceless Ones.
These evil servants were enormous, and their attack methods were extremely strange. Being hit by their tentacles could easily result in one's strength being drained away. Anna warned the heroes from behind, telling them to be careful.
At this moment, Onyxia transformed back into her true form, took a deep breath, and roared, "Get out of the way! Let these little things experience my wrath!"
She spewed out a mouthful of furious dragon breath, wanting to vent all of her grievances on these ugly monsters.
The curtain of fire obscured the vision of the others, but they could all hear the sizzling sound of roasting meat coming from the direction of the Faceless Ones, along with a disgusting burnt smell.
After spewing out this mouthful of dragon breath, Onyxia finally felt much better. She looked triumphantly at the Faceless Ones, all of whom were roasted to a medium-rare. Even if they weren't dead, they were close to it.
Several heroes went up to finish them off one by one, killing all the Faceless Ones.
Varian looked at the scorched red ground and the surrounding pillars whose stone materials had begun to melt. He glared at Onyxia and said in a deep voice, "After this, I will send you a bill for the damage you caused."
"Whatever!" Onyxia said proudly. Now that she had a new master, she no longer had to feign civility with these mortals from Stormwind. "I have plenty of money! Just have your people go to my lair and move it!"
If it weren't for the scars all over her body detracting from her image, her attitude would definitely make people think she was the victor just now.
Anna, carrying her staff, strode outwards and prompted, "Don't you think we should go support Aiden and Kael now?"
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After Benedictus frantically ran out of the palace gate, he transformed back into the appearance of the Archbishop. Just then, Marcus Jonathan, the highest commander of the city defense forces, arrived with a large group of soldiers.
Seeing him in such a disheveled state, Marcus immediately pulled on his reins and asked loudly, "Archbishop, what happened?"
Benedictus pointed at Kael and Aiden, who were rushing over from behind, and said in a panic, "General Jonathan, these people—these people assassinated His Majesty the King, Duke Bolvar, and General Reginald in Stormwind Keep. They are demons sent by the Burning Legion! They are chasing after me!"
"What!" Marcus, who was usually known for his serious demeanor and composure, was shocked at this moment. These people who came back with the King are demons? And they killed the King in Stormwind Keep?
The soldiers he brought with him were also greatly shocked. They had just heard an hour ago that the King had returned from his expedition and had ordered all the people to retreat to the new continent. How could—how could he suddenly be killed?
"Quickly stop them! I'll go find reinforcements!" Benedictus said urgently.
"Leave it to me! They won't even think about hurting you!" Marcus drew his sword angrily and shouted to the equally indignant soldiers, "Kill them, avenge the King!"
"Avenge! Avenge!" The soldiers followed suit and drew their weapons.
Aiden and Kael had already flown close at this time. They also heard Benedictus's lies, and they couldn't help but feel extremely indignant. This cult leader was quite the actor!
"General Marcus, everything Benedictus said is a lie! He has already betrayed Stormwind! Your King is still safe and sound in Stormwind Keep. You can confirm it by sending someone to take a look!" Aiden argued loudly, "If you let Benedictus escape, do you know what kind of harm he will cause in the future?"
"I won't believe your nonsense!" Marcus shouted angrily.
"Kill them!" He ordered the soldiers to attack again.
On one side was the beloved Archbishop, and on the other side were outsiders of unknown origin. Marcus chose to believe the former without hesitation.
Aiden knew that explaining was useless. Archers and mages in the city defense forces had already aimed at them.
"Avoid them!" Aiden said to Kael. These people were all deceived, and they couldn't just start a massacre like this. Moreover, wasting time here would only allow Benedictus to escape successfully.
The two flapped their wings and flew high. The fireballs, ice arrows, javelins, and crossbow bolts shot from below were all deflected or dodged by them.
Seeing this, Marcus immediately blew the horn, and then the bell tower rang out with rapid chimes. This was an emergency call to gather all the troops to encircle the target. Gryphon riders patrolling the skies above Stormwind also heard the bell and immediately chased after Aiden and Kael.
Aiden saw that Benedictus in front had also summoned a pair of wings and was flying towards the outside of the city with all his might. He immediately cast Time Warp on himself and Kael to increase their speed, and even used the power of nature to summon a gust of wind to send them downwind.
With the blessing of the two powers, they quickly approached Benedictus. Just as they were about to catch up, a team of gryphon riders suddenly appeared out of nowhere, throwing Stormhammers and javelins at them.
The change happened suddenly. Seeing two javelins flying straight towards Aiden, Kael immediately cast Divine Protection on him, and a golden shield protected him. At the same time, two Stormhammers also flew towards Kael, and Aiden also cast Divine Shield to protect Kael.
Originally, both of them could have cast protection on themselves, but they both chose to rescue the other. Aiden was shrouded in the Holy Shield, and the two javelins hit it, clanged twice, and fell from his eyes.
For some reason, a warm current arose in his heart.
He glanced secretly at the angel beside him. She seemed as indifferent as ever. He wondered if she would also have such a warm current in her heart?
Aiden shook his head and shook off such thoughts. Chasing Benedictus was still more important right now. He'd better think about the rest later!
Several gryphon riders rushed up, shouting. Aiden activated the power of nature and instantly communicated with the gryphons.
'Take them back!' He hinted to these gryphons with mental power.
The gryphons' originally fierce eyes became peaceful after coming into contact with his spirit. After making a few calls, they turned in mid-air and carried the knights back the way they came, no matter how the knights shouted orders.
Aiden suddenly remembered that when he first came to this world, he had also tamed two gryphons on the Dream Tree. He and Kael each had one. Later, he left them to professional trainers in Stratholme to receive training. Later, he ran around and didn't have time to take care of and use the gryphons, so he could only have professional breeders raise them.
Now he suddenly missed these two gryphons who are now in Los Angeles.