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An unprecedented, intense fear overwhelmed Archimonde. Before he opened his eyes and saw this scene, although he had seen the moment of his own death in Sargeras' soul, he didn't believe that the events in the illusion would necessarily become reality—the future ischangeable, and he could definitely alter his destiny!

Later, the human who killed him in the illusion—Aiden—also caught his attention. Both he and Kil'jaeden wanted to nip this threat in the bud.

This Outland operation was precisely for this purpose. He attempted to change the destiny in the illusion and kill Aiden first!

Moreover, even if the illusion was real, Archimonde didn't think that now was his end. Because he discovered that the giant monster with several pairs of eyes, spitting acid and vomit, that appeared at the beginning of the illusion wasn't present near Aiden.

So, Archimonde believed that even if the illusion became reality, he wouldn't die in this world, at this time.

But Kog'Maw suddenly appeared before him, and the first scene in the illusion appeared: a huge, terrifying bug was eating his flesh!

He would never have imagined that this terrifying bug was a mole hidden in the Burning Legion from the start and naturally wouldn't appear beside Aiden.

And what he called "huge" was actually just an illusion. Because he was seriously injured and had consumed almost all of his energy, his size had shrunk to only over five meters tall. Comparing Kog'Maw to his more than twenty-meter height at his strongest, he would naturally feel that the other party was very huge.

Kog'Maw was almost the same height as before, similar to an adult, but because Archimonde's size had shrunk dramatically, he appeared very huge.

"No, no!" Archimonde wildly recalled the illusion of his death while gathering strength to break free from the viscous mud.

He remembered the second scene in the illusion: he was on a wasteland, his feet were bound by large patches of vines, and then Aiden, who had grown several times larger and held a blazing sword high, rushed over, followed by a group of mortals as huge as giants.

The third scene was a strange, purple dragon he had never seen before blocking his path—it was truly a dragon, several times larger than Deathwing!

The last scene was his shattered corpse floating in a completely broken world.

But it definitely wasn't here! Not in this room! Not in this world!

"It definitely isn't this time!" A light of hope bloomed in his eyes. Fel flames began to burn, and the void mud quickly dried out, no longer able to bind him.

Archimonde roared and stood up. His claws slammed towards Kog'Maw, who had already landed to one side, preparing to smash this ugly bug into mincemeat.

Kog'Maw had been prepared for this and had already dodged in advance. He had just eaten a little of Archimonde's softened flesh, and the taste was indeed as delicious as he had imagined. He really wanted to eat more—he didn't know that Archimonde's flesh and blood contained some powerful energy, and this energy was quietly changing his body.

A trace of green light slowly bloomed in his red eyes, just like Archimonde's eyes.

"My servants, come to my side!" Archimonde shouted loudly.

Now he was extremely weak and had to rely on his minions to protect himself.

No matter when he would die in a completely broken world, he definitely didn't want to die now, especially at the hands of such a disgusting bug, and have his flesh devoured after death!

As his cry for help spread, Aiden and the others had already landed.

Hearing Archimonde's desperate voice inside, Aiden immediately shouted to the heroes, "Charge in and kill Archimonde!"

He took the lead and rushed in, followed by the other heroes. Evelynn, who had manifested, led them straight to the room where Archimonde was located inside the fortress.

Three black dragons, plus a twilight dragon, circled in the sky above the fortress. Their bodies were huge and, of course, they couldn't enter the fortress, but they could block the demons coming to support Archimonde outside.

When Aiden rushed into the fortress, it was the most glorious moment of Kog'Maw's life—he was chasing the Polluter in a one-on-one duel—although Archimonde's strength was less than one-tenth of his peak, it was definitely an unimaginable honor!

When Aiden found Archimonde, he was stunned by the situation before him. He didn't expect Archimonde to be so weak. Not only had his size shrunk so much, but he couldn't even beat Kog'Maw?

In fact, Archimonde wasn't unable to beat Kog'Maw. If he used his full strength, he could kill this hateful bug in a few breaths. He also wanted to do so, but he was even more afraid of the illusion he had seen becoming reality.

Because the first scene had already happened, he was afraid that the second scene would follow.

And at this moment, Aiden had already rushed in, and there was indeed a group of mortal heroes behind him!

"Is the second scene about to happen? That wasteland, and these people!"

Even though Archimonde had experienced countless cruel battles and his mind was as firm as steel, he would still be extremely afraid when the prophecy of his death gradually became reality!

"Kil'jaeden, my good brother, why haven't you come yet!" Archimonde thought in fear and anxiety.

Only his good brother's sudden arrival could save him now!

After launching his strongest attack on the city wall and taking the opportunity to escape back, Archimonde immediately contacted Kil'jaeden, asking him to come to Outland immediately to help him.

Kil'jaeden had also agreed and claimed that he was on his way to this world.

For beings like them, it would take at most an hour to enter here from the Twisting Nether. But the time Archimonde had been asleep should have exceeded an hour. Why hadn't Kil'jaeden appeared yet?

A sense of abandonment and betrayal arose in the "Polluter's" heart—could it be that Kil'jaeden had deceived him?

At the thought of this possibility, Archimonde was even less willing to resist.

In fact, when Kil'jaeden received Archimonde's communication, he was indeed preparing to set off immediately.

He was ready to release the spatial confinement on the dimensions near Outland and also wanted to give up the spellcasting that had lasted for several days, but in the end, he didn't do so.

Kil'jaeden had always been a very rational person, and he rarely acted emotionally. He knew very well that his spell was about to be completed and also understood the powerful effect it would have after it was cast. From a rational point of view, interrupting the spell to save Archimonde would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Is saving Archimonde important or killing Aiden important?" Just as Kil'jaeden was about to interrupt the spell, this question suddenly popped into his mind.

He began to examine his heart.

Not only had Archimonde seen the scene of his own death, but Kil'jaeden had also seen his part of it. The cause of all this was also Aiden. He hadn't told Archimonde the details, but he had always kept this matter in his heart.

"Killing Aiden is more important." Kil'jaeden had a bronze disc in his hand. Aiden had also seen this disc, which was a container for storing Sargeras' soul. Now, this disc was emitting a strong light under the infusion of Kil'jaeden's energy. Above it, there was a virtual model of a broken continent. That was the structure diagram of Outland.

"Good luck, my brother...heheha!"

Kil'jaeden murmured in his heart. He increased the infusion of energy, because he could feel that the Outland model had been completed, and the spell he was casting with the help of this soul container would soon be completed. At that time, everything in the entire Outland would be destroyed after the model was broken!

No one could escape.

Only Archimonde could—if he hadn't been killed by Aiden and the others.

But how could Archimonde escape? He stumbled and broke through the back door of the fortress, and a large group of heroes carrying out the beheading operation were chasing closely behind him.

The nearby demons heard his call and were rushing towards here. However, the Broken Spire Fortress was attacking the Burning Legion's defense line fiercely, and the demons were under great pressure. Only a few could come to support Archimonde in the first place.

However, after these loyal demons rushed through the flames spewed by the four giant dragons, they didn't die in the hands of Aiden and the others, but were grabbed by Archimonde, who had been driven to a dead end, and died after their fel energy was drained.

Currently, Archimonde's body was incredibly empty. He could only ravenously extract the fel energy from the demons to replenish himself, but such behavior was merely a drop in the bucket. The energy possessed by these demon lackeys was almost negligible to him.

More importantly, Aiden and the others had already caught up. Battle was inevitable.

Seeing that the casting distance was sufficient, Aiden scattered a large handful of seeds, summoning a large patch of thorny vines on Archimonde's escape path, binding the great demon's legs.

If this had been before Archimonde was injured, such restraints would have been as futile as trying to tie up an adult with a few strands of spider silk. But now, Archimonde was crippled, with the tendon of one heel severed and only half of the other foot remaining. His overall strength was also reduced to a tiny fraction, and even his height had shrunk to this extent.

Everyone knew that Archimonde's power was closely related to his size. The Defiler had fallen into unprecedented weakness.

The sharp thorns on the thorny vines pierced his skin as Archimonde struggled. His burning blood caused the vines to wither, helping him escape. But Aiden had already accelerated and caught up. He raised the Blade of Flames high, stabbing towards Archimonde!

This was definitely the best opportunity to kill Archimonde, and it would never be possible to replicate it again!

Archimonde struggled and panicked:

The second act!

This is the scene of the second act!

He raised his claws to block, then grabbed a Doom Lord who came to support him, instantly draining the opponent's fel energy, and then threw his withered corpse towards the pursuers. The infusion of new energy allowed him to regain a trace of strength. He forcefully broke free from the shackles of the thorny vines and ran towards another direction!

He heard the roar of a dragon in the sky, which made him even more terrified.

Was the third act about to happen?

Was that purple dragon, several times larger than Deathwing, about to appear and block him?

He had a strong premonition that he was walking towards death step by step, as if no matter what he did, his actions would lead him to the ending in the illusion.

He fled in a disheveled manner while looking up at the sky. He saw three black dragons breathing flames nearby, blocking the demons who came to support him, but there was no strange purple dragon.

He calmed down a little, looked back and saw that the pursuers were approaching again—he immediately panicked again.

He realized that it wasn't that the bug was huge, and the purple dragon in the illusion wouldn't be several times larger than Deathwing—the real reason was that he had shrunk. He had become fragile, and using his peak size as a reference added to the fear.

"That's right, these mortals haven't become stronger, I don't need to be afraid!" Archimonde encouraged himself in his heart. This self-comfort calmed him down a lot.

Then he heard several familiar voices shouting:

"Kassadin, go ahead and intercept Archimonde!"

"Krasus, quickly transform into your original form and pounce on him!"

These two voices came from the commander, Aiden, whom Archimonde hated the most.

"Spirits of the wind, help us!"—This was Thrall's voice.

"loktar-ogar!"—This was the orc death knight who severed his foot, leading to his disastrous defeat and possible death today!

Archimonde, fleeing for his life, was indeed very fast. In addition, the obstruction of some demons who came to support him meant that Aiden and others were always a distance away from catching up with Archimonde. So Aiden immediately let the fastest person among them catch up first!

They had to take advantage of today's opportunity to get rid of Archimonde, this confidant's trouble!

So, in Khadgar's astonished gaze, Krasus transformed into a huge red dragon, his wings stirring up a strong airflow as he flew into the sky, chasing after Archimonde.

"He's a red dragon?" Khadgar had a ghostly expression.

"As you can see."

"...He's been hiding so deeply!" Khadgar complained.

As far as he knew, Krasus had been a member of the Kirin Tor Council of Six for many years. Everyone regarded him as a high elf mage from Quel'Thalas, and Quel'Thalas was the same. Khadgar was no exception, of course.

But he didn't expect that the other party's true identity was actually a red dragon!

However, this was no longer a secret among the upper echelons of Dalaran. Antonidas and the others had already known Krasus's identity when they obtained the life essence of the Red Dragon Queen.

No matter how fast Archimonde escaped, he couldn't be faster than a flying dragon, and he couldn't escape the pursuit of enemies like Void Walkers who could travel through space at will.

A purple void gate appeared in front of him, and then Kassadin walked out of it. He raised the Void Blade and stabbed fiercely at Archimonde's eyes!

Archimonde raised his hand to block the blow with his armguard and launched a red lightning bolt in retaliation—but compared to the time on the city wall, the power of this attack was no longer enough. Kassadin released a Void Sphere, and a light purple magic shield automatically formed around his body, easily offsetting the damage of the red lightning.

If it had been before Archimonde was injured, Kassadin would never have dared to do this.

At this time, Krasus also flew overhead. He opened his mouth and spewed out a fiery red dragon breath. Kassadin had already jumped away in advance, and the dragon breath sprayed onto Archimonde's back, scorching his skin black. Intense pain struck like waves.

But the flames of hope ignited again in Archimonde's eyes, because a powerful Doomguard was leading a large group of demons over—it was Kazzak's adjutant, the Doom Lord Kuruul, leading the legion—all of whom were elite Doomguards and Dreadlords!

They would definitely be able to stop these pursuers!

"Stop these mortals!" Archimonde shouted urgently to Kuruul, "I need a little time to recover my strength!"

"As you command, my master!" Kuruul loudly accepted the order.

Kuruul's arrival greatly alleviated Archimonde's predicament. These demons could fly, so Krasus couldn't bypass them to pursue. Moreover, more demons were responding to Archimonde's call and were rushing here from all directions, surrounding these heroes who were carrying out the decapitation operation.

Aiden was anxious. The longer the battle dragged on, the more likely changes would occur. If Kil'jaeden really descended on Outland, it would really be a huge trouble!

"Onyxia, Sinestra, go and stop Archimonde!" Aiden shouted loudly to the black dragon family in the sky.

He and the other heroes had already rushed into the demon group and were slaughtering them. Aiden even considered using the power of time to pursue if Archimonde escaped a little further—but the consumption on the city wall was too severe. If he used time magic again, he would burn his own life.

This was a last resort, and he couldn't use it rashly.

Now, only the black dragon family and the twilight dragon Dralgonax could spare the strength to stop Archimonde and buy them time to strangle the great demon!

Onyxia and the others certainly heard the call.

"Mother, let's rush down!" Onyxia shouted to the Dragon Mother.

Sinestra rolled her eyes. She saw that Archimonde was indeed extremely weak and should not pose much of a threat.

"Alright! Remember to tell your commander that he owes me a big favor!"

Sinestra snorted.

She had now become arrogant again.

During the battle to besiege Archimonde on the city wall before, she found that the power gathered around Aiden was really terrifying, so she dispelled the idea of revenge. But in the final explosion, the four elemental furies, Gruul, and Anzu had all died. The biggest threat to her and Dralgonax had disappeared, and her thoughts became active again.

Archimonde didn't see the twilight dragon in the sky, precisely because Sinestra had sent her son to the ground to eat the demon warlocks to increase his strength!

"Kill Archimonde first, then plot other things!"

Sinestra secretly made plans.

She secretly summoned Dralgonax to stop Archimonde. She believed that the "Defiler's" corpse was definitely the best tonic for the twilight dragon!