Illidan and Arthas showed only slight defensive postures when facing Galen's charge, making no significant movements!
Arthas believed that Galen still found him useful. He knew that this man was the Alliance's Chief Paladin and would have zero tolerance for demons. Arthas assumed Galen's target was the half-demon!
Arthas became more certain of this in his heart, but he still quietly prepared for battle, though most of his attention remained on Illidan.
Illidan also struggled to stand up, glancing at Arthas with an expression that seemed to say, 'Your end has come!'
However, when Galen was still several dozen meters away from them, he used Hammer of Justice on Arthas and Sleep on Illidan!
Heh, only children choose one or the other; I want both of you!
Galen's actions greatly changed the expressions of the Death Knight and the Demon Hunter, but it was too late. The Holy Light power of the Hammer of Justice caused Arthas to fall into a coma, while Sleep, a skill Galen had paid to borrow from the Dreadlords, directly hit the heavily injured Illidan!
Galen rushed to Illidan's side first, opened a portal, and threw him inside!
On the other side of the portal, Gandalf and Aragorn were already waiting in full battle array, waiting for Illidan to arrive so his soul could take a trip to the Altar of Kings!
As for Arthas, after Galen controlled him, Onyxia's figure emerged from behind Galen. With the chant of the Golden Dragon MM, a magic circle formed under Arthas's feet!
Onyxia breathed dragonfire onto the Death Knight's body!
Surprisingly, the dragonfire did not harm Arthas's body. Instead, faint blue starlight emanated from Arthas's body!
Arthas's face showed struggle, and just as he was about to wake up, Galen added a Storm Bolt, restoring his expression to calmness.
"Master! The good side within him is not much, and it is impossible to divide them equally!"
Onyxia urgently reported her findings!
Galen's expression turned serious. He knew Arthas's heart had turned dark and fallen severely, but he didn't expect his dark side to occupy most of his soul at this point, which made it difficult.
Fortunately, Galen always planned carefully before acting, and he immediately changed his original plan.
Galen's right hand transformed into a red dragon claw, sharply grabbing towards Arthas's chest!
The sharp dragon claw broke through his breastplate and pulled a dark red heart from his chest.
The heart, which had already stopped beating, contracted and expanded in Galen's dragon claw.
"Quick, Onyxia, guide his kind and righteous soul into this heart!"
Onyxia instantly changed the spell, and the interrupted ritual started running again!
Finally, after a strange magical fluctuation, Arthas's heart transformed!
"Plan successful! Prepare to evacuate!"
Galen smeared a bottle of Life Potion on Arthas's broken heart, then kicked Arthas towards the direction of the Gate of the Scourge!
Onyxia walked towards Invincible, who was lying on the ground, and directly erased all of its memories of today!
Then, a portal opened, and a large number of farmers poured out, dismantling the surrounding ivory towers at the fastest speed, and then disappeared into the portal.
Cleanup complete!
After flying out of the range of the ivory towers, Arthas fell heavily to the ground!
The intense pain in his soul woke Arthas up. He felt like he had been cut!
He wanted to look back at the battlefield. He needed to know what Galen had done, why he attacked both him and Illidan, and why he was unharmed now?
At this time, the Lich King's mental power reconnected to him!
"What happened just now! Why was the connection interrupted!"
Arthas was unwilling to tell the Lich King about Galen, so he could only explain that Illidan used secret techniques to attack him, and he eventually defeated the half-demon!
"Don't bother with that traitor. Like me, he can't submit to the Burning Legion! Now, my champion, come to my side!"
In the Lich King's urgent soul whispers, Arthas took staggering steps towards the snowy peaks to the northwest!
Arthas entered a secret passage, walking along the winding tunnel towards the depths of the earth. His feet seemed to be guided by something.
There was no sound here, and of course, no one would challenge him here, blocking his way. In the deeper place, there was a booming energy calling him, leading him to his destiny.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Arthas saw a cold blue-white light ahead.
The end of the tunnel was near, and the light was the Frozen Throne chamber, the Lich King's prison!
The Frozen Throne was a twisted spire, and the Lich King was in the shimmering light of this tower, on a large piece of deep blue ice.
Arthas was getting closer and closer to his goal. Finally, he stopped in front of the solid ice.
The mist rolled around the ice, and Arthas could only see a blurred shadow, but he was sure that the two bright blue spots were the Lich King's eyes!
"Come forward, my champion! The moment of my freedom is coming, and when I am free, you will gain true power."
The Lich King's soul whisper echoed in Arthas's ears, and Arthas gripped Frostmourne tightly.
"What should I do!"
"Use the sword in your hand! Complete the cycle and release me from my prison!"
Following the Lich King's order, Arthas took a step forward, raised Frostmourne, and slashed at the ice with all his strength.
Boom!
A huge cracking sound rang through Arthas's ears, and a large number of ice shards shot out in all directions!
Arthas raised his arms to block the ice, but his eyes were fixed on the center of the ice!
But!
His expectation of witnessing the Lich King's true face was in vain!
There was no one in the ice—there was no one at all.
Only a suit of armor!
An empty black helmet rolled to Arthas's feet!
Arthas lowered his head, looked at the helmet, felt his destiny, bent down, picked up the spiked helmet, and slowly held it up.
He walked to the Frozen Throne and sat down!
He closed his eyes!
He placed the helmet on his white-haired head, and the helmet slowly fell, completely fitting on his head!
Arthas felt a current coming from the helmet?
He felt the Lich King enter his body!
He saw the Lich King's true face!
Just as Galen said, it was an Orc!
Ner'zhul, the Orc shaman!
Memories began to merge. The Lich King lured him here step by step in order to obtain his body!
Arthas gathered all his strength and began a war!
And this war was about was his body!
"Now! We are one!"