The Glory of Noxus

Crash!

In the dark environment, a fire suddenly appeared.

In the central area of ​​the warehouse.

A rebel wearing steel armor and a red cloak appeared, with a dim flame in his hand, reflecting his pale and wrinkled face.

"The big man guarding the Reiser is rarely seen." A whisper sounded.

The old rebel looked at Tailong and Huo Jixing who opened the huge steel door, and a deep hatred suddenly appeared in his turbid eyes.

"The nobles exploited us, but you turned a blind eye."

"Now, I follow the will of the pale lady and take you to the underworld together!"

The dim flame fell, intending to ignite the black gunpowder piled around.

Buzz!

In an instant.

A touch of silver light flashed, and the falling flame was extinguished with incomparable precision.

Huo Jixing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a tiny sound.

Then, a deafening explosion sounded in the ears, making people feel that the world was trembling.

Boom!

Within the field of vision, tons of black gunpowder exploded, and the energy and heat generated were released instantly, burning the surrounding air and objects.

The dark passage, the wide hall, the deep warehouse, and the sturdy workshop collapsed instantly under the shock wave of black gunpowder.

Suddenly!

A huge roar sounded from the workshop, causing the mountains to tremble.

The rebels who stayed at the workshop and the foot of the mountain looked up in horror, only to see that the hill on the crawling plain was undergoing thrilling changes, and the workshop halfway up the mountain was slowly collapsing.

The surface of the hill began to tremble and shake violently, as if a giant hand was kneading it.

Then, huge stones rolled down from the mountain, rolling in the air, making a loud rumbling sound.

As the stones rolled down, the surface of the hill began to collapse, and a huge landslide poured down from the mountain like a giant dragon, rushing down the collapsed workshop and drowning the rebels who had no time to leave.

The collapse caused by the explosion of black gunpowder lasted for a long time, until the surface of the hill had become unrecognizable, replaced by a mess and rubble.

The blood-red sky sprinkled some bright sunshine.

In the workshop that collapsed on the mountainside, there were bursts of tiny sounds.

Crash!

In the pile of rubble, a silver knife light suddenly appeared, uncovering the buried boulder, and then a touch of red-gold flames rose.

Tailong and Huo Jixing crawled out of the ruins caused by the explosion, looking a little embarrassed.

Huo Jixing's robe had long been turned into strips and hung on his body. The purple inner armor was also a little damaged, and traces of scorch could be seen.

"Thank you!" He looked at Tailong beside him and thanked him softly.

At the moment of the black powder explosion, if Tyrone had not stood in front of him to resist most of the flame shock wave, he would be more embarrassed than now.

Even so, most of the blood and energy in his body was consumed, and his face was extremely haggard.

The silver cloak that Tyrone was wearing was also charred in a few places, but his condition looked much better.

"Black powder!"

The hilly terrain that Huo Jixing looked around had already changed its appearance.

The once solid workshop was covered by landslides, and the hills had become a ruin. Traces of scouring could be seen everywhere, as well as corpses piled up under the rubble buildings.

"Why did the rebels know our identities?"

Huo Jixing thought of the last words of the old rebel, and doubts arose in his heart.

"And the Pale Lady!" He looked at Tyrone.

In the warehouse, when Tyrone heard the old rebel say the four words of the Pale Lady, his mood changed significantly.

"Let's go, go back."

Tyrone seemed to see Huo Jixing's doubts, and did not explain, but took the lead in leaving the ruins.

Seeing this, Huo Jixing had no choice but to follow, crossing the complex hilly terrain, gradually moving away, leaving the area where the rebels were.

On the way back, Huo Jixing saw the rebuilt Noxus camp.

Not far from Rocklund, the terrain is relatively flat.

There are still many war masons busy around the camp, they are surveying the terrain, as if they are studying something.

There are armored Noxian soldiers holding sharp weapons beside them, who are responsible for security matters.

The original purpose of Tailong and Huo Jixing was to investigate in the Noxus camp.

But after encountering a black powder attack in the workshop, Tailong seemed to have insight into something, ignored the camp, and returned directly to Rocklund.

Outside the majestic city wall, there is a flat and wide trade road.

Huo Jixing saw many injured Noxian soldiers entering the city for treatment along a specially opened passage.

Entering the city, an atmosphere of panic and panic filled the air.

The shops lined up on the busy streets, and the Chamber of Commerce had arranged guards to patrol in case of accidents.

Huo Jixing frowned, somewhat underestimating the impact of the failure of the Noxus regiment.

He followed Tyrone to the castle of the service officer Nasr, and unexpectedly saw that the castle was also under martial law, and many guards were fully armed and lined up to guard the castle.

"What? Perry is dead?"

In the living room, Huo Jixing was surprised to hear the news from Nasr.

"Yes, in my castle, in an accident, without anyone noticing." Nasr's once kind face disappeared, and it was so gloomy that water dripped out.

Death without anyone noticing.

This means that the murderer can threaten the lives of Nasr and everyone in the castle at any time.

As a service officer of Rocklund, Nasr was really upset because he was threatened like this but had no way to deal with it.

"Someone doesn't want you to come out to calm the panic in Rocklund." Huo Jixing said bluntly after a moment of silence.

The array of guards outside the castle expressed Nasr's fear and prevented him from leaving the castle.

"They want to see a panicked Rocklund!"

Tyrone raised his eyes slightly when he heard this, and sneered: "I'll go out for a while."

He was tricked in the steel workshop, and now he is making a move in Rocklund. Do you really think that there is no one in the Noxus Supreme Command?

"You stay here!"

Tyrone glanced at Huo Jixing, and his eyes fell on Nasr again.

Then his figure flashed and left the castle.

Huo Jixing saw Nasr looking at him, and said soothingly: "You handle things yourself, and arrange a nearby room for me at will."

He knew that Tyrone meant for him to protect Nasr.

After all, he was Rocklund's service officer, and no accidents could happen in the current situation.

"Come here, sir!"

Nasr's butler spoke respectfully and led Huo Jixing to the nearby lounge.

Huo Jixing nodded gently, asked the butler to send some food over, and then sat cross-legged and entered the state of [Inner Observation].

The shock wave of black gunpowder in a small environment eventually caused him harm.

Although it looked okay on the surface, many organs were damaged and dislocated, or there was internal bleeding, and he needed to recover from his injuries as soon as possible.

After the rich food came up, Huo Jixing swallowed and digested while thinking about the impact of the defeat of the Noxus warband.

Now in the Noxus Empire, there are only two and a half people who can influence many warbands and generals.

One is Darius.

But he is clearing out the rotten aristocratic forces in the empire and has no time to care about him.

Half is Draven.

This guy is now immersed in the gladiatorial performance and will not leave the capital easily.

The other one is Swain.

As the leader of Noxus and the merits he had established in Shurima, he was enough to suppress many war groups and generals in the empire.

Huo Jixing's eyes flashed, and he realized something.

Perhaps the person hiding in the dark wanted to get Swain to come.

The new Noxian Empire is in the midst of a power change that has not been seen in a thousand years.

As the core figure who caused the power change, Swain has long become a target that many people want to get rid of as soon as possible.

"A clash between the new and old forces of the Noxian Empire?"