"King Jarvan, I agree with Lord Franks. The people of Demacia do not need to be afraid before the war comes, because there are the greatest people and warriors here, and we do not need to show no hostility in Noxus.
It is unfounded to worry about it, as it will only deviate from the justice of Demacia. The state of war is a very serious matter for Demacia.
We don't need to care about the life and death of those immigrants from the outer continent. Without those barbaric visitors, Valoran will only be more beautiful. However, it is still necessary to appropriately increase the number of troops stationed in Greentooth Peak Fortress. We are not prepared to trigger a war.
, just need to be prepared for war."
The words of Demacia's Finance Minister Brittney Coster made many people nod. Ceci Jarvan only saw hesitation on the faces of the heads of the Crown Guard family and the Chrisman family. As expected, Clark...
The Crown Guard said in a deep voice.
"Sir Britney, having said that, we must also take the initiative to control the movements of the Noxians. Passivity should not be the way Demacians should think. We cannot wait until the Noxians display soldiers at our door.
Eloquence understands the enemy’s malice,
I suggest sending an elite scout team in disguise into the city-state of Leinland to investigate the movements of the Noxians. Once it is confirmed that the Noxians are preparing to fully invade Demacia, we can take the initiative to fight against them."
"I agree with Mr. Clark and Mr. Britney."
"Seconded……"
"In that case."
Ceci Jiawen stood up first and said solemnly after everyone also stood up.
"Clark, you, Harrison, are responsible for selecting an elite scout team from the Dauntless Vanguard and the Demacian Legion to go to the Leinland area to detect the movements of the Noxians. Once the true intentions of the Noxians are found out,
, report immediately!”
Clark Crown and Harrison Laurent take a knee.
"I will obey your orders!"
…
To the north of the Forest of Silence, the wooden gates of the city-state of Liinland had been shattered under the impact of the siege crossbows, and had been thrown by explosives thrown by the flaming trebuchets and dragon and bird knights. The entire city was burning with raging fire, and there were countless casualties.
Tens of thousands of Liyinlan soldiers' bodies were left outside the city, and the remaining defeated soldiers had retreated into the city. Groups of Emerald Leader soldiers in fine black armor cooperated with black lightning mages to quickly enter the city and occupy the key points of the fortress.
On the ground, heavily armed dragon lizard knights guarded the main arteries, preparing for the second phase of the attack.
"Herodus~"
The armored war horse, already familiar with blood and fire, snorted, fearlessly swaying its ponytail and stepped into the dilapidated city built by the foreigners. Sitting on the horse was the commander of the first legion of the Black Guard, the leader of the westward strategy.
Executor Milton.
Compared with when he was young, Milton, who has entered middle age, has a thick beard outside his lips. Thirteen years ago, he had proved his talent and loyalty in front of the real master of the Emerald Territory. In return,
He stood out from the outstanding contemporaries and became the commander of the westward expansion strategy.
As long as he fights this battle well despite the smell of feces, he is likely to rise to the top in one step, become the Grand Marshal of the Emerald Territory, and write his name on the heroic monument of the Emerald Territory.
"Uh uh... it hurts so much. Spare me, spare me. I surrender..."
Suddenly a Leinland man with a broken arm ran out of the burning house on the roadside. Milton didn't need to say anything. A crossbow arrow shot through the Leinland man's chest and ended his life.
also caused another scream,
It was an East Valoran woman wearing a fur skirt. The middle-aged woman only wore a simple leather skirt. She clung to the chest of the deceased and cried bitterly. Soon, soldiers with emerald collars surrounded them. Milton gently pulled the war horse.
He stopped aside and motioned to the soldiers not to worry about him.
"Who are you? Who is he to you?"
"I come from the Principality of Valkes, he, he is my...husband."
"I remember that the Principality of Valkos is a very wealthy country, and every subject of the principality is very decent. Why did you choose to settle in Leinland?"
"I was kidnapped by human traffickers when I was twelve years old. They put me on a ship. When I woke up, I was in Leinland and he bought me."
"The Principality of Valkes is in the Eastern Continent, Leinland is in the Western Continent, and the Emerald Territory guards all traffic arteries between the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent. All carriages passing through the border are strictly inspected. We will never allow any living human traffickers to pass through the Emerald Territory.
Territory, how did you reach the Western Continent from the sea?"
"Later I realized that in order to bypass the Emerald Territory, the human traffickers took me to the Western Continent through the port of Demacia. Those slave traders only needed to pay a large customs fee to bring the foreign slaves to safety.
Shipping out of Demacia."
Hearing the woman's words, a hint of sarcasm appeared on Milton's lips. He knew that the fun had just begun.
"Now that your husband is dead, I can see that you loved him very much."
The soldier was still leading the conversation, while the woman lowered her head and could not see her expression.
"Yes, I love him very much. It was he who protected me from the slave traders who suffered so much humiliation. I have promised to guard him for the rest of my life and dedicate everything to him, but now you... kill him.
"
"Have you never thought that it is because of the Leinlanders that you are in your current situation? Now that you choose to lay down your arms, you still have the opportunity to return to the Principality of Valx."
When she said this, the silent woman's eyes suddenly began to become abnormally bloodshot, and she began to yell hysterically.
"It is the honor of my life to be bought by my husband! Why do you make irresponsible remarks? Even if I die, I have nothing to do with you!
You disgusting pig!"
The woman suddenly took out a human bone dagger from her leather skirt and stabbed the emerald collar soldier who was asking the question. The soldier who had been prepared cut it down with a sword, ending the woman's life. The headless body stood on the spot holding the dagger for three seconds.
He fell to the ground within seconds.
The mage accompanying the army put the human bone dagger in a hard magic leather bag. After taking away the human bone dagger, the middle-aged woman's body quickly decomposed, and even the blood turned dark brown.
The war horses continued to move forward. Except for a few foreigners who hated the Leinland people very much, most of the foreigners living as slaves in the land of Leinland chose to use suicide attacks to avenge their masters.
This strange situation seems to be common in the city-state of Liyinland. After investigation, the black lightning mage accompanying the army came to the conclusion that the foreigners living in Liyinland have received some kind of extraordinary power that is different from magic. It seems to be related to
Something to do with a totem rooted in the spirit.
At night, the troops of the Emerald Territory were stationed in the DC area and established a tight defense line.
Milton finally heard the unexpected and reasonable news. A soldier from the Emerald Territory suddenly drew his weapon and killed two of his companions. Before the butcher knife could be swung at the third man, the soldier was defeated and tied up by others.
.
In just ten minutes, this situation occurred several times.
Pushing open the wooden door of the residence that had been temporarily used as an interrogation room, Milton first glanced at the Emerald Soldier who was unconscious on the wooden stake like a rice dumpling, and then looked at the mage Meimi sitting on the chair.
"Master Meimi, what is going on now?"
Meimi did not directly respond to Milton's question. Meimi, who was under a big felt hat, just shook her head, took out a bone dagger from the magic leather bag, and signaled the soldiers to chop it with a war hammer.
Taking a piece of bone the size of a fingernail, Master Meimi used magic to grind the large piece of bone into bone powder, and then sprinkled the bone powder into the cup. Meimi signaled the soldiers to wake up the unconscious man, and in the middle of a curse with confusing semantics
During the incident, the soldier forcibly poured a purple solution mixed with bone powder and other alchemical agents into the man who had lost his mind.
Milton, who was confused, could not continue to ask questions and just watched silently. After a few seconds, the crazy man finally calmed down. Master Meme stared at the empty-eyed soldiers and began to ask questions.
"What do you see?"
"Grey mist...many, many...dead people with pustules...a piece of wood with a human face...tentacles floating on the sea...talking...many dead people...all came to life."
"Why did you kill your comrades?"
"The...monsters I killed...are not human beings...you all...are not human beings...you all deserve to die...you all deserve to die..."
Seeing that the soldier was showing signs of relapsing, Meimi's voice became a little more urgent.
"Did you hear voices? What was that voice saying to you?"
The bound soldier's voice softened, but his nostrils and eyes began to bleed, which made Milton feel a little nervous.
"Hometown...return to hometown...how to...die..."
The soldier breathed his last completely, and his body turned purple and blue as if he had been poisoned. His skin melted away and melted into a thick bubble that spread slowly on the ground. The onlookers took the initiative to step back, seeing that Master Meimi was still there.
Thinking about it, Milton was about to reach out and pull, but Master Meme cleverly dodged it.
"I'm fine."
After hearing Meimi say this, Milton felt relieved.
In the room, everyone who witnessed the strange scene in front of them focused their attention on Meimi. Meimi, who lived up to expectations, began to explain her investigation results.
"In this city, there is a gray wooden totem with tentacles. It is very dangerous. It is a spiritual evil weapon that can affect the sanity. It must be purified with flames to eliminate the evil weapon's effect on people. You cannot look at it.
Can't listen."
After the crisp words fell, everyone's expressions immediately changed. Master Meimi, who cherished words like gold, never spoke more than five words, but this time he said a long paragraph, which was enough to show that the situation was serious.
According to semantics, everyone who was affected is to be burned. Sure enough, the world is going to end, right?
"How do we find the evil weapon? Is there any way we can resist the mental effects?"
"It can't be done. The closer the distance, the more dangerous it is. We can only rely on willpower."
After finishing speaking, Master Meimi pointed to the bone instrument in his belt.
"Be careful. If you encounter someone with a bone weapon, don't hesitate to kill him directly."
…
"The terrain here is complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack. I will only say this once, you are not allowed to speak Demacian and you are not allowed to do anything that will remind Noxians of Demacians."
With the help of the Dragon Bird Rider, the five of them took advantage of the cover of night. Blofield and his four subordinates successfully parachuted into the western district of the city. They found a remote house that had been abandoned and Blofield began to assign tasks.
.
As the sword captain of the first shield formation of the Dauntless Vanguard, Blofeld was very aware of the importance of this mission, and he had already thought of a course of action before setting off.
"Leach, you and Karl are investigating the nearby situation together. Remember, you must come back before dawn.
Gallup, keep the supplies and pigeon cages in the cellar. After I leave, you will move the bed chest to the cellar trap door to cover up the traces. Tina, please work with me.
Remember, our identities are merchants from the Kingdom of Northland. Due to the invasion war of Noxus, we are not allowed to take refuge on our own. Remember the identity certificate I gave you to avoid being interrogated by the Noxians.
Wrong time to speak.
In this operation, we must try to avoid the Noxians and secretly investigate whether Noxus has any intention of invading Demacia. If there is no way to avoid it, don't do it. Just follow our pre-made plan.
Even if we are captured by the Noxians, we will never be able to tell our true identity, not to mention that according to the Emerald Territory's behavior, generally speaking, we will not embarrass businessmen who come and go.
I want you to go to the Halls of Valor when you return to Demacia, rather than become a traitor that everyone reviles.
Do you understand everything?"
A few people nodded, smeared even black ash on the old businessman-style robes and faces, and used broken wooden thorns on the ground to make a few holes in the already very old clothes. After looking at the similar situation,
Leach and Carr were the first to leave.
The pigeon cage responsible for transmitting intelligence and sufficient food supplies were placed by Gallup in a breathable cellar. The cellar door was concealed enough that it was difficult to be discovered by others when placing obstacles.
Using the same method as Leach, he and Tina turned into embarrassed-looking businessmen. Blofeld came out of the house and began to observe the dilapidated streets.
There were bloodstains everywhere on the road, and the burning houses did not provide good lighting, so Blofeld and Tina could only vaguely see several indescribably mutilated corpses.
"It's hard to imagine what kind of tragedy happened here. We must not let Noxus..."
Blofeld directly took Tina's hand and interrupted the female shield guard's words in a low voice.
"We only do what we have to do and say what we have to say, my wife, I say it again, we just want to leave the dangerous Leinland as soon as possible and return to the Kingdom of Northland. Do you understand? We will never
To get involved in the war between Noxus and Leinland."
Being stared at by Blofeld, Tina nodded with her somewhat red cheeks.
"You're right, we just want to escape."
"That's right, let's look around. Maybe we can find some refugees like us. In this case, only helping each other can help us escape from this hell on earth."
