"No! No, Rhodes, you tricked me again!" Jaina immediately bristled after seeing Rhodes' 'looking at an idiot' expression.
That expression was clearly saying he was tricking someone, and that person actually believed it, indicating a truly low IQ.
Rhodes silently opened his skill upgrades after reaching level 8, choosing to either enhance Advanced Earth Magic or learn Basic Air Magic.
Although Advanced Earth Magic was very powerful, Rhodes didn't want his skill tree to go astray right now. Most of his skills had already reached intermediate levels, so it was indeed time to learn Air Magic. Otherwise, if he got a trash skill later, he wouldn't even be able to upgrade it!
Moreover, with Thunderbolt Lightning now, it was even more necessary. What's more, Air Magic could also enhance the power of Holy Light.
With Basic Air Magic, Rhodes' use of Holy Light Spells and summoning Holy Light Elementals would be even more powerful.
After allocating the points, Rhodes finally planned to continue dealing with Jaina.
"Let me tell you! I once called Sargeras my brother, and I even beat the Void Lord Dimensius in the universe, do you believe it or not?" Rhodes continued to spout nonsense off the cuff.
Women can sometimes imagine a lot. If he didn't dispel Jaina's fantasies this time, the girl might actually believe it, and Jaina was notoriously loose-lipped.
Therefore, Rhodes had to use another method, a reverse approach, to dispel all of this girl's doubts. You want to guess? Then I'll say the most outrageous things.
"Rhodes, you're lying! Sargeras is dead!
He died hundreds of years ago at Aegwynn's hands, and his body is still buried in the Tomb of Sargeras. These things are recorded in the archives of Dalaran," Jaina said, rolling her eyes as she rested her staff on the ground.
"Who said that? I can tell you, the Titan Keeper told me that the Sargeras who descended upon Azeroth was not his true body at all.
Although Sargeras is the Demon King, he is also a fallen Titan. His body is as huge as a planet. Do you think he could descend upon Northrend, the Arctic of Azeroth?
The one who descended was merely an avatar possessing part of Sargeras' power and part of his soul!
Otherwise, do you think the Guardians could have defeated him? The Guardians are indeed powerful, but they are still at a mortal level.
They haven't ascended to godhood, they aren't omnipotent. Otherwise, Medivh wouldn't have had his body taken over by Sargeras," Rhodes said.
Back then, Sargeras, with just a wisp of his remnant soul, completely controlled Medivh, and even led the Black Knight to find the Apocalypse Demon Sword, which was then stored in the dungeons of Karazhan. Speaking of which, there were quite a few artifacts in those dungeons!
"Then, did the Titans you just mentioned really get annihilated by Sargeras? The Pantheon has completely fallen," Jaina asked.
"That's a fact. The Titan Keepers had already discovered this. The Pantheon has perished, all the Titans were instantly killed by Sargeras, at least their physical bodies were destroyed.
That's why the betrayal happened in Ulduar, because many Titan Keepers despaired, except for the one who recruited me!
And all of this was told to me by the Titan Keepers," Rhodes said.
The collective resurrection of the Titans in 7.0 was absurd enough, and in version 8.0, they even introduced a First One. And theoretically, the Eternals are on the same level as the Titans, but if you really think their combat power is similar, then you can only chuckle!
"It seems there are really many hidden secrets in this world! For a moment there, I actually thought you were a legendary Titan avatar!" Jaina asked.
Now she had completely overturned her previous thoughts, because Rhodes didn't seem to be a Titan Keeper. If he truly were a Titan Keeper, he would never speak of the Titans themselves in such a way.
Like saying 'instantly killed' or 'kicked the bucket'.
"I can only say that little girls sometimes think of unrealistic things, and some wild and strange ideas will emerge. If I were a real Titan, would I be here fighting these small monsters with you?" Rhodes said.
Honestly! If he didn't dispel this little girl's doubts today, with Jaina's tendency to blab, who knows when the news of him being a Titan Keeper would spread everywhere.
By then, the real Titan Keepers might not come looking, but the Five-Colored Dragons definitely would. Then Rhodes would be completely exposed. After all, there are only so many Guardians, so who is your Guardian behind you?
In the earliest version, the Five-Colored Dragons were on the same level as the Titan Keepers, and the Five Dragon Aspects were even one level higher!
Because their power was personally bestowed by the Titans, but in the latest lore, they were directly changed to being bestowed by the Titan Keepers, effectively lowering their rank by one level.
"But you always manage to produce strange magical items, and these powerful Titan constructs, which is why I made that guess," Jaina said.
"How about this! I promise you that the next time a Guardian personally summons me, I will bring you along so you can meet a Titan Keeper," Rhodes said.
Once he summons the Titans from the heroes of might and magic III world, he can have them impersonate Guardians. Otherwise, having a Guardian behind him who never shows up isn't very convincing.
But to recruit Titans, the only chance now is to wait for the Refugee Camp to refresh, but that probability is pitifully low. He still needs to farm bosses!
Speaking of which, since Fire Elementals can transform into Holy Light Elementals, if he can summon Archangels in the future and have them learn Holy Light Magic, what kind of effect would that have?
Would they directly transform into Holy Light Angels?
"All Titan Keepers, their bodies are cast from gold, they are giants at least 8-10 meters tall.
And the metal used to cast their bodies is not ordinary stuff, but true Titansteel!
The Titan Keepers were personally forged by the Titans, and Titan power flows through their bodies. Even the powerful Flesh Curse of the Old Gods.
Could only affect some mass-produced Titan constructs, but none of the Guardians fell victim to it," Rhodes said.
Flesh Curse? Impressive, but did it affect any true Titan Keeper, turning them into beings of flesh and blood?
The answer is absolutely none. Only some weak-willed fools, or those who already harbored rebellious intentions, betrayed the Pantheon. And actually, the latest lore has hinted that the Titans aren't all good either.
However, the Titans still have a very good reputation among the living beings of Azeroth, after all, they were the victors, and in a sense, the human race is actually a devolved form of Titan constructs.
That's why Rhodes chose this identity!
"Okay! Let's go, Rhodes, let's eliminate the last enemy," Jaina said.
It seems my guess was completely wrong!
Rhodes is truly lucky to have received sponsorship from a Titan Keeper, and this Titan Keeper is likely one of the most top-tier ones.
Actually, upon closer thought, some parts of her deduction don't quite hold up. A Titan Keeper would never abandon their iron body to use a human shell.
Because in the eyes of a Titan Keeper, the Flesh Curse is a disease, a form of corruption. How could a normal person use a diseased, plague-ridden body?
After completely dispelling Jaina's doubts, Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief. The two continued forward, heading towards the last cell.
A powerful Faceless One was imprisoned here!
Jaina opened the cell door with her staff. Rhodes sent three Golden Men, four Holy Light Elementals, and ten Fire Elementals to the front. Rhodes then picked up the Thunderbolt Lightning scroll and immediately cast two Thunderbolt Lightning spells.
Giant lightning bolts, like divine punishment, struck down from the sky!
They fiercely slammed into the huge Faceless One monster in front of them. The damage caused by Thunderbolt Lightning was extremely obvious. After Rhodes' Strength increased to 5.
It added 125 points of damage, plus the original 10 points of damage, making a total of 135 points of damage per spell. Two Thunderbolt Lightning spells would take down some weaker level seven units.
Not to mention the Golden Men, Holy Light Elementals, and Fire Elementals present!
Even the Genie Lord would use its superior speed to harass, and the giant Faceless One in front couldn't even touch Rhodes' body.
The Fire Elementals burned all the surrounding shadow energy, leaving it nowhere to hide. The Holy Light Elementals, under Rhodes' control, transformed directly into living bombs, charging towards the giant Faceless One and performing suicidal explosive attacks!
Afterward, Rhodes once again switched to the Summon Fire Elemental scroll, this time summoning five Holy Light Elementals to join the siege!
They joined the siege, constantly weakening the giant Faceless One in front of them.
Jaina watched Rhodes' performance throughout, providing support from the side, occasionally throwing two Ice Magic spells to slow down the opponent.
By this point in the battle, Rhodes' magic power was almost depleted, so he took out the previously prepared magic potion and drank it.
First, he cast a healing spell to repair the Golden Men whose bodies had suffered severe damage.
Finally, a Thunderbolt Lightning successfully ended the giant Faceless One in front of him. This Faceless One took a total of three Thunderbolt Lightning spells before finally dying; its health bar was quite thick.
Unfortunately, after this giant Faceless One died, it did not leave behind a Shadow Core like Faceless General Zakaz, but completely disappeared. It seems it was still a step below Zakaz in terms of strength.
After defeating the final Boss, the long-awaited system prompt appeared.
[A glorious victory! You gained XXXX experience points.]
[You acquired a wilderness facility, Griffin Treasure House.]
This wilderness facility greatly surprised Rhodes!
Because the Griffin Treasure House! This was not a troop recruitment spot but a monster treasure, and the reward inside was called 'Angel'!