Riel could clearly feel the magic flowing through his veins like iron filings.
Perhaps, using the blood magic mark, which is used to plunder magic talents, on magic items should be the "wrong way to use it". After all, at this time, Riel was suffering from pain like bone erosion.
But I have to say that blood magic is quite useful.
Never mind the cost, but at least it works for now.
Riel didn't know that this blood magic mark could take effect not because "it can be used on magic items", but because "Riel's talent can make metal become a part of her", so the mark was effective against "Riel's metal".
"Prosthesis" has taken effect.
In other words, this part of Reel's power was actually temporarily obtained from Mordekaiser's iron armor. When her magic power cannot support it, the power of death will also lose its effectiveness.
Moreover, the price of using blood magic in this way is that the metal has become a part of her blood. The "metal flowing in the body" that Riel perceives is not a metaphor, but a fact.
Don't look at Ruier dancing happily now.
But as long as her magic power is insufficient and she cannot control the metal flowing in her blood, she will probably die on the spot in a matter of minutes.
Reel didn't know it, but Mordekaiser did.
But even though Mordekaiser knew that Riel couldn't last long like this, and knew that she wouldn't be able to support it if he continued to put pressure on her, Mordekaiser still ran away first - he gave up.
In other words, he thinks he doesn't need to compete with a mortal.
When Mordekaiser didn't have this name, he was still called Sarn U'zul, and he was never afraid of death. At that time, he regarded death as glory and his destination.
However, after he truly obtained the immortal body, when he faced the possibility of death again, he hesitated and hesitated.
Perhaps this hesitation is understandable from an absolutely rational perspective. Mordekaiser may have a thousand reasons to prove that there is no need to continue fighting with Reel.
But behind these thousand reasons is Mordekaiser's change in attitude towards death.
Although he is immortal.
But he was full of fear of death.
Perhaps, this is why the Mother of Masks did not come to him, but just watched his performance quietly.
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Mordekaiser's escape announced Riel's staged victory.
However, the overall situation of the Immortal Fortress is still not optimistic at this time.
Even after the Black Mist Legion opened the seal of the Curtain of Life and Death, they did not leave the range of the Well of Darkness.
Even though Aatrox did not let the black mist spread over a large area as promised.
But the panic caused by the black fog itself is impossible to avoid at any cost.
Under the "cover" of the black mist, many things in the sewers can be brought to the table openly, because Darius transferred the last Noxian elites around the Immortal Fortress, plus the remaining garrison battle groups
It is necessary to defend the Well of Darkness. At this time, the remaining security force of the huge Immortal Fortress can only be described as pitiful.
As for the country of Noxus, without its vital security force, the result can only be endless chaos.
The first place where chaos broke out was in the forge workshop in the outer ring of the Immortal Fortress.
This is the largest slave work center in Noxus - many slaves who have been sentenced to serve their sentences will be arranged to work here. They need to engage in simple forging work, and their living conditions completely depend on the quality of the finished product. If the craftsmanship is stable, then
You can escape from slavery and become a free citizen.
According to Noxus law, most of those placed here are political prisoners.
In the Darkwill era, he was a person who was dissatisfied with the great commander; in the Swain era, he was a nobleman who had been caught; and in the Darius era, he was more direct - most of the old aristocrats
They were all thrown into this furnace.
According to Darius, these people will be the last batch of slaves to serve their sentences here. After that, Noxus will abolish the slave laws and use more direct methods to deal with criminals, and be
Riel, whom he was very optimistic about, also quite agreed with this.
However, during this last period of duty, due to the arrival of the Black Mist Legion, the old nobles who were demoted as slaves sensed an opportunity. They took advantage of the opportunity when the guards became weak and relied on their numerical advantage to seize some weapons.
, and occupied the machining center.
Moreover, they also sent envoys to contact those who still had relations with them, either through coercion or bribery, in an effort to build up a team.
For them, this is an opportunity to make a comeback, but also a choice to give it a try.
However, the effect of their efforts to win over them was not ideal. Those who could cut off from them had already chosen to cut off from them. This time, most of the envoys they sent were sent to the security station - even if there was no one in the security station,
They were also tightly tied here with iron chains, and were carefully watched by the people who sent them here, for fear of implicating themselves.
Under this situation, it seems that the slaves' resistance will soon fail.
Just when these old nobles were scratching their heads anxiously, an ally they never expected appeared.
Another gang of slaves.
A gladiator to be exact.
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In Noxus, the gladiatorial arena is probably the bloodiest place.
According to the laws of Noxus, people who are guilty of treason and other crimes will be thrown into the arena and engage in a series of death battles. The final winner will have a chance to cleanse the past with blood - this is considered Noxus's law.
Meritocracy is an integral part of this process.
However, criminals alone cannot fill the gladiatorial arena of Noxus, so Noxus sometimes purchases some slaves from slave traders as a supplementary reserve for gladiators.
Although Darius worked hard to promote the "de-slavery" of Noxus after he came to power, in his eyes, Noxians should not be slaves, but if they are not Noxians,
It is normal to have slaves.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, although Noxus has also undergone some innovations, the gladiatorial arena is still quite lively.
The Noxians obviously don't care about the life and death of the gladiators. Even Mr. Draven, the brother of Commander Darius and the former commander's bodyguard, will personally go out, participate in the gladiatorial fights, and execute him when he is interested.
Those gladiators who committed treason, in the eyes of most Noxians, gladiatorial combat was a part of their martial arts.
It is precisely because of Draven's vicious and frequent executions that there are now very few gladiators in the arena who have committed treason.
And Riven is one of the few people in the Grand Arena of the Immortal Fortress who has become a gladiator due to treason.
However, unlike other betrayers, Riven can actually leave. Her winning streak has reached the requirement to wash away her shame, and she passed the "final test" from Draven last year, but she gave up on returning to the throne.
The opportunity to fight for Noxus remained in the gladiatorial arena.
Most of the people viewed her choice as a bold move, which made her gladiatorial matches extremely popular, but only Riven herself knew that deep down in her heart, she was no longer willing to fight for Noxus.
Riven was born in Trevel, and like most children in state farms, she never knew who her parents were since she was a child.
There, from the age of twelve, she has to undertake labor close to that of an adult, and in return, she will receive half an adult's rations and a set of coarse cloth clothes for a year.
Of course, compared to many uncivilized countries, Noxus's state farm still has its advantages. When children who grow up here get married, the farm will give a moderate purchase fee to settle down.
, so children who grow up on state farms and are good at working are often hot commodities in the marriage market in Terryville.
But Riven didn't wait until that time.
At the age of sixteen, she signed up to join the army, and after passing a series of selections, she became an "honorable" Noxian soldier.
After that, Riven fought for Noxus for five years.
During this period, she was interviewed by Darkwill for her heroic battle and was awarded a magic sword as a weapon. She was once a rising star in the Immortal Fortress.
Until the Ionian War.
During that war, Riven and the Demon Swordsmen Chapter she belonged to accepted a seemingly unremarkable transportation mission. The carriage they escorted was filled with fragile amphorae. No one knew this.
What is the use of things on the battlefield?
During the transportation, they encountered an attack by the Ionians as expected. That attack dispatched many Ionian spellcasters. They called on the power of the First Land to stop the Noxians.
Under Riven's feet, the earth seemed to be resisting their arrival. Under the double pressure, the Demon Swordsman Chapter fell into passivity, and Riven, as the commander, immediately requested support.
Soon, she received support.
Rockets fell from the sky and set fire to the carriage.
Under the high temperature, those ordinary-looking amphorae exploded one after another, and terrible poisonous gas began to spread. Within the scope of the poisonous gas, both Noxians and Ionians were everywhere.
She gradually became paralyzed while moaning in pain, and only Riven managed to survive under the protection of her sword.
But Riven wasn't grateful.
For this sword and the runes that protected her, she only felt that it was extremely dazzling. She must smash this sword and completely destroy the last connection with Noxus - unfortunately, even if it is big
The sword was broken, but her heart still couldn't calm down.
Thus, Riven remained in Ionia until she was taken in by an old Ionian couple who had lost their child.
By their side, Riven finally regained the feeling of being a "human".
It was here that she silently watched everything in Ionia from an outsider's perspective.
The kindness and forgiveness here, the weakness and betrayal here, the darkness and light here...
She once met a killer from Shadow Stream, and the two sides fought in the night, until the old couple got up at night, and they finally died down.
She also experienced the Soul Blooming Festival and the Harvest Celebration, and appreciated the traditional Ionian silk dance.
She had wondered why Ionia's taxes had to be collected by the monks, and she didn't quite understand why Irelia didn't become the High Commander.
Finally, on the eve of the Battle of Tobitsia, Black Rose's minions found her and ordered her to hand over the sword. After being refused, the two sides broke out again.
Riven has a chance to win.
But she didn't get the hang of the old couple before the Black Rose bastard got to them.
As a result, Riven was brought back to Noxus and thrown into the arena for treason.
Here she has gone through many ups and downs, gone through countless battles, and heard about Noxus' defeats one after another from other people's mouths. Although she was strong and aggressive every time she fought, internally she
, but her heart had died long ago.
It was precisely for this reason that when Draven extended an invitation to her, she was unwilling to fight for Noxus and continued to stay in the arena.
This is a kind of self-exile.
To this day, black mist has enveloped the Immortal Fortress.
The gladiators, aware of the lax guard, planned to seize weapons and break out.
Originally, they didn't plan to tell Riven, but the person who stopped the connection was a Vastaya named Alistar. He seemed to be a second-time entrant and had some experience in escaping from the arena.
Regarding their escape, Riven's attitude was neither support nor objection. Although she was still alive, she already looked like a dead person in many aspects.
Until the guards of the arena found a little girl named Alia somewhere—that seemed to be someone Alista cared about very much. They hoped to use this little girl as a threat to get Alista to put down his weapon.
Seeing this scene, Riven couldn't help but think of the time when she returned to Noxus for similar reasons.
At this time, a large-scale explosion occurred in the Well of Darkness. A few gangsters who took advantage of the situation brought out a batch of weapons stored in the Well of Darkness, including the one that Riven was most familiar with.
Rune Greatsword.
Almost out of instinct, Riven opened her arms and awakened the great sword in the robber's backpack.
In the light of rune magic, a ray of sword energy passed over the proud arena guard who was threatening Arya - the sword energy suddenly stopped in front of the little girl, causing Alistar to almost attack him.
He barely stopped his movements and almost fell over.
"Come with me." Riven wiped a big sword expressionlessly, "I should be more familiar with the Immortal Fortress than any of you."
Therefore, Riven, a jailbreaker who originally did not want to participate, became the core of the jailbreak team.
Soon, they met the slaves of the old nobles who were looking for support. The two sides joined forces and planned to break out of the city wall.
And just as the gladiators were gearing up, Riven, who remembered the fire in Ionia, reminded Alistar in a low voice.
