Reason told Jarvan IV that he should not put too much energy into finding the missing Lanfu - although her actions directly led to the structural destruction of Xiongdu's political situation, in theory, under the premise of the Northern War,
Said that what Jarvan IV has to do at this time is to calm people's hearts, maximize the use of resources at hand, and ensure the supply of supplies to the north.
Things have priorities.
However, how could Jarvan IV remain rational so easily after being betrayed by someone he trusted just now?
You know, for the past ten years, Lanf has been playing the role of Jarvan IV's secretary. From the Kingdom of Demacia to the Demacia Empire, she always handled the little things well with a smile.
Whether it was a troublesome matter that Jarvan IV could not handle personally, or a detail that Jarvan IV did not have the energy to deal with, Lanfu could always deal with it with a very perfect attitude. The complicated things were summarized in front of her, and the key ones were handed over to her.
To Jarvan IV, and less critical matters were handled by Lanfu herself - in the eyes of Jarvan IV, this was Lanfu's main job in the past.
But now, with Lanfu and Zwei disappearing without warning, their actions in the past have finally lost their cover, and a huge abscess has been simply and directly placed in front of Jarvan IV, allowing him to
The Emperor, who thought he was wise and mighty, was embarrassed to find that he actually had no control over Demacia as he had imagined...
Under such circumstances, it is already good that Jarvan IV did not become angry.
reason?
How do you ask him to stay sane?!
Then, at this moment, in the heart of Jarvan IV, a vague voice told him that if he wanted to catch these two traitors and punish this betrayal, he had to go to the world of shadows.
Jarvan IV was obviously a little confused after hearing this voice.
Who is talking to myself?
No one!
Jarvan IV, who was well protected on the way to the summit, had obviously not experienced the test of brainwashing by the Titan's will. Seeing no one around, he finally regarded the voice as a fantasy when he was in a bad mood.
Then, this fantasy couldn't stop, and even during the Silent Man's investigation, fantasy and reality were combined, and the investigators really discovered some traces left by Lan Fu that led people to escape into the shadows.
Could it be that she really went to the world of shadows?
With a gentle sigh, Jarvan IV forced himself not to think about these things anymore, and instead devoted himself to government affairs, striving to straighten out a smooth transportation channel and establish a smooth transportation channel before the Lahorak warriors and the Moon Army arrived.
A stable wartime political system.
In any case, counterinsurgency is the top priority right now!
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The La Horak Legion and the Moon Legion arrived much faster than expected. With the addition of these two elite troops who brought their own dry food, the situation on the front line visibly improved.
Under this situation, Jarvan IV's anger towards the traitors rose again.
After the Rahorak warriors and Moon warriors defeated the Forsperone river fleet that harassed along the Melan River, Jarvan IV felt a little relieved. After many days, he finally had time to watch the dusk again.
Take a walk in the gardens of the Castle of Dawn.
As he walked, he wanted more and more to go to the land filled with shadows and capture those shameful traitors.
Calculating the time, it will take at least half a month for the Lahorak Army and the Moon Army to go north to reach Pinara City. During this period, I can take an elite team to the shadow-filled place and capture them first.
Call back those traitors and boost morale through a trial!
Lux's behavior of judging the nobles in the north was certainly rebellious, but judging from the results, the effect was pretty good.
Once this idea was born, it began to grow like weeds in the mind of Jarvan IV. He began to mobilize the elite squads of the garrison left in the capital, together with a squad of Sun Warriors and a squad of Moon Warriors.
, formed a special pursuit team to go to the shadow-filled land to search for traces of those traitors.
Faced with Jarvan IV's decision, Barrett naturally chose to oppose it. He believed that the key now was the war situation in the north, and the pursuit of the traitors was not critical. He could figure it out later.
However, it was clear that what Barrett said was reasonable, but Jarvan IV could not listen to a word of it.
Lanf's betrayal dealt him such a heavy blow that he no longer trusted his former cronies - Barrett's work content was similar to Lanf's, with one leaning towards politics and the other
Favoring economics, even though Jarvan IV obviously knew that Barrett was fine, he gradually couldn't listen to Barrett's words.
In all of Demacia, perhaps only Taric can convince the current Jarvan IV.
However... Taric is not in Demacia.
Taric, who went to Kalduga to figure out the food embargo in Shurima, has not returned yet. Jarvan IV's decision is destined to be irreversible!
In this way, Jarvan IV led a mixed team and found an entrance into the Shadow Realm by coincidence, and found some traces that were not obvious but were enough to guide the direction.
A hunt began in an unclear manner.
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LeBlanc and Vladimir obviously don't know that Jarvan IV has entered the Shadow Realm, and they are fully engaged in preparing their own immortal ritual!
After fully absorbing the lessons of the past, LeBlanc and Vladimir did not approach the Shadow Realm exit on the Forsbarrow side.
Theoretically speaking, now that the war in the North is raging, Lux should not have the free time to wander around the Shadow Realm, but... don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. After the failure of the last immortality ceremony, LeBlanc and Vladimir learned the hard way.
, this time they are determined to eliminate all possible adverse factors!
Although the fortress cannot be used in this way, and the preparations for the immortal ceremony have become a lot more complicated, it does not matter. They are fully prepared this time. If they do it themselves, they can have enough food and clothing!
Anyway, they have made enough money in Xiongdu over the years, and they have attracted enough cannon fodder. There are people and things, and even if the preparations for the immortal ceremony are a little troublesome, there will be no accidents.
With this idea in mind, LeBlanc and Vladimir's attitude towards the Immortal Ceremony can be described as "diligence". They organized their manpower very seriously and built a building that can communicate with the Shadows bit by bit.
The altar of the source of power.
It is precisely because they have to start everything from scratch and build the altar seriously. Even if LeBlanc and Vladimir do it themselves, it will definitely take a long time.
So, after being discovered by Lux last time when they tried to pick up a ready-made one, this time LeBlanc and Vladimir were found by Jarvan IV little by little because it took too long to build from scratch.
Although LeBlanc and Vladimir both changed their appearances, after discovering the altar and seeing the people busy building the altar, Jarvan IV immediately picked up the dragon trigger.
The traitor shall die!
And as Jarvan IV took steps forward, a spectacle appeared in the Shadow Realm.
A vague scorching sun and an equally vague bright moon appeared in the mid-air of the Shadow Realm, illuminating the path forward of Jarvan IV and also reflecting the panicked traitors in front of him.
Without showing any mercy, Jarvan IV lunged forward with a dragon spear in hand, instantly piercing through several nobles who were following the footsteps of LeBlanc and Vladimir, hoping to catch a glimpse of eternity!
As the crude defensive spells of these nobles were destroyed, after being pierced by the Dragon Spear, they were eroded by the endless shadow energy in the Shadow Realm before they even died, turning into twisted shadow distortion monsters.
At their punctured wounds, the power of shadow invaded, and then surged out again in the form of twisted tissue, connecting with strange limbs and growing tangled together.
After being transformed into shadow creatures, they instinctively hated the light of the sun and moon above Jarvan IV's head, and they also hated Jarvan IV.
The distortion after turning into shadow caused them to lose their fear. After breaking free from the penetration of the dragon gun, they rushed towards Jarvan IV again.
However, in the face of these weak and deformed monsters, Jarvan IV did not even need to pause for a moment. He strode towards the center of the altar while sweeping the dragon gun in his hand, easily killing these once human beings.
, the body of the monster, which was now completely transformed into shadow, shattered into a sticky shadow.
Such an unscrupulous attack and the light source in mid-air that disgusted the shadow creatures naturally attracted the siege of the surrounding shadow creatures.
But with the cover of the elite garrison, Sun Warriors and Moon Warriors, Jarvan IV was unstoppable and reached the edge of the Shadow Altar in a moment.
At the same time, in the center of the Shadow Altar, LeBlanc and Vladimir raised their heads at the same time after hearing the movement. After seeing this scene, they were dumbfounded at the same time.
Why is Jarvan IV here?
Isn't there a war in the North? If you don't go to the North to unite the army, why would you come to the Shadow Realm to cause trouble for us?
In the past hundreds of years of poaching, LeBlanc and Vladimir have taken advantage of many people and fought against many people.
Those who have greed in their hearts, such as Darkwill, will often control them by wooing them; and those who have ideals in their hearts, such as Swain, can also exploit and deceive them according to their position.
According to their judgment, Jarvan IV is such a person who can be used and bullied - as the emperor of the Demacia Empire, he has his own political opinions and ideals, and will choose to put the overall situation first. Now the capital
In the civil war with Forsbarrow, Jarvan IV will definitely focus on the civil war. By the time he takes action, he will have achieved immortality long ago!
Moreover, even if Jarvan IV wants to hunt him down, Xiongdu lacks spellcasters. Even if they know that they are in the Shadow Realm, they cannot afford to enter the Shadow Realm to hunt him down!
It was based on the above judgments that they determined that Jarvan IV would not pursue him no matter what, so they calmly built the altar from scratch.
But now, Jarvan IV is at his doorstep.
LeBlanc, who had worked with Jarvan IV for more than ten years, had no idea why he made this choice until she saw the sun and moon in the sky.
Damn it, I had never calculated that at this moment when I was about to succeed, the Sun Sect and the Moon Sect, who had only missed it in Shurima, would interfere with each other!
They contributed deadly spellcasters to protect and guide Jarvan IV here!
Without any communication, LeBlanc and Vladimir immediately launched a counterattack together. Scarlet blood tides and shadow chains flashing with magical aura invaded from all directions, aiming directly at Jarvan who was rushing at the front.
Fourth life, make sure to take him down in one fell swoop!
At the same time, on top of the unfinished Shadow Altar, a dark shadow mist also spread with the actions of LeBlanc and Vladimir. Although the altar was not yet completed, some functions could still be activated!
With the emergence of the Shadow Mist, the situation on the battlefield has undergone considerable changes.
Jarvan IV, who was originally illuminated by the light of the sun and moon, was soon shrouded in the fog of shadows. This fog, which was darker than the shadows, could no longer be penetrated by the vague light of the sun and moon in the mid-air.
Without the light source, Jarvan IV, shrouded in the fog of shadow, was completely obscured from his vision - and then, faced with the blood tide and the shadow chain, he quickly fell into passivity.
Even though he was a climber, possessed of extraordinary physical fitness, and even though the armor on his body was the top-notch rune steel armor, Jarvan IV quickly fell into a hard fight and was visibly dwarfed.
Unfortunately, before LeBlanc and Vladimir could capture him, the Sun Warrior and Moon Warrior behind him, who were also charging, entered the fog simultaneously.
With the cover of his subordinates, Jarvan IV's situation quickly improved, as if they were connected. Even though this was the first time that Jarvan IV truly fought side by side with the Sun Warriors and Moon Warriors, they still had
With a very high tacit understanding, they helped each other and cooperated with each other, forcing LeBlanc and Vladimir to gradually lose the initiative.
Moreover, above their heads, the illusion of the blazing sun and bright moon also seemed to be turning reality into reality, as if the next moment, the real sun and moon would shine on the shadow world and sweep away all the filthy shadows.
Got it!
In this case, LeBlanc and Vladimir finally realized something was wrong.
Even though they have invested a lot of effort here, in this terrible situation, these two guys who are good at saving their lives have to consider taking the best option.
If you really fold it here, you will completely miss immortality!
The next moment, LeBlanc and Vladimir also took out their own life-saving trump cards - the former's figure began to retreat quickly in a flash, while the latter turned into a pool of blood, and seemed to be about to merge into the shadow.
middle.
However, just when they thought they were about to successfully withdraw from the battlefield, the sun and moon shining in mid-air began a two-way rush along a similar trajectory, as if the sun was rising and the moon was setting, and twilight appeared for the first time.
In the realm of shadow.
It was at this time that Jarvan IV finally broke out of the fog of the altar and stood in the dusk.
A smile he had never seen before appeared on his face.
"I miss you so much." Jarvan IV whispered in a voice that only he could hear, "Rune Land... I am finally back."
