The Glory of Noxus

Ta-ta! Ta-ta!

Subtle footsteps sounded in the dark night.

A group of strangers wearing black combat uniforms and hoods walked out of the shadows in the corner of the port and came to Huo Jixing.

"Transcendent, we are secret agents of the Philos family."

The secret agent at the front stepped over, his voice cold and hard, like the sound of a machine.

He looked at Huo Jixing, his eyes in the hood were full of fear, and took out a piece of parchment with a portrait from his arms.

"This is a secret order signed by the Piltover Council."

"Jannuk is the target of our operation. I hope you can hand it over to us."

The spy's tone was very polite, because he confirmed that the extraordinary person in front of him was extremely powerful.

Huo Jixing glanced at the Feros family spies who were surrounding him, then his eyes fell on Januck in his hand, and he laughed softly.

"Popular prey."

Januk had already stopped struggling, his thick arms hanging down by his sides, his bloodshot eyes looking at the two groups of people in the field, his heart full of despair.

He had no idea that this smuggling transaction would attract so many people.

Except for everyone from the Wildfire Gang who had just escaped.

Now in front of him are spies from the Philos family, as well as strange and powerful extraordinary beings.

"I am the advisor of the Myrdalda family." Huo Jixing spoke softly, looking straight at the spies of the Feros family.

As soon as the words fell, silence filled the air.

In front of the ship burning with fireworks, the orange firelight reflected the two figures.

Whether it is the Myrdalda family or the Philos family, their status in Piltover belongs to the level of powerful oligarchs.

Both families have members from their own camps in the parliament.

Crackling!

The flames were raging, the ship's hull was shaking in the flames, and the heavy wooden boards fell to the ground in the port, throwing up bursts of dust.

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered, and when he saw the spies of the Feros family, he still refused to get out of the way. He was ready to take action to deal with them and blame them on the departing Wildfire Gang.

Just when he started, there was a figure shrouded in blue light in the distance, and it quickly came over in a flash.

Bang!

Jarl, wearing Hextech armor, fell from the sky and landed on the hard ground.

"Lord Huo Jixing, do you need any help?" Jial said, holding a blood-stained Zaun man in his hand.

"Tsk, tsk, a secret agent of the Philos family?"

By the light of the ship's fire, Jarl noticed the agents in battle fatigues.

"Tell Camille that the Myrdalda family will take over the affairs here."

His tone seemed plain, but there was an undeniable meaning in it.

After seeing Jarl, these secret agents of the Philos family who refused to retreat, hesitated for a while, and then left one after another.

"Let's go!"

Huo Jixing looked at the secret agent of the Feros family who was hiding in the darkness, suppressed the murderous intention in his heart, and motioned for Jial to leave together.

The huge ship beside it had already fallen into a sea of ​​flames, and most of the ship's hull was pitch black. The sky-high flames attracted the Pi City guards to rush over quickly.

Huo Jixing knocked Jannuk unconscious with one hand, held Jarl's shoulder with the other, and drove away from the port of Piltover in the clouds.

Their departure did not attract anyone's attention. After all, in the current chaotic situation, the Piltover guards first had to prevent the fire from spreading further.

In the dark night, Myrdalda Castle.

Huo Jixing returned to his room and was sitting in the restaurant, enjoying a sumptuous dinner.

The snow-white Poro lay on his side, chewing on the barbecue placed in front of him, and the food was covered in grease.

Jal entered the restaurant with the parchment in his hand. When he saw the scene in front of him, his expression of urgency changed slightly.

"How was it? Did you get anything?" Huo Jixing peeled off the fruit in his hand and asked softly.

"Jannuk is indeed connected to the Eye of Zaun." Jarl replied.

"But according to the information he confessed, it was the Eye of Zuan that found him."

"He is only responsible for trading shimmer potions and selling collectibles to raise the necessary funds."

When Jal said this, his dark face became a little gloomy, and his eyes shone with a cold light.

"He had no idea about the Hex Stabilizer and Hex Gem that were lost before."

Although Jarl likes to explore everywhere and search for ancient holy objects, as a member of the Myrdalda family, he knows it very well.

The powerful position of the Myrdalda family in Piltover is the guarantee that he can now do whatever he wants.

"As for the smuggled shimmer wine, after forced confession, it was a private transaction of the Alchemy Baron of Zaun." Jal continued to speak.

"Father has arranged for personnel to enter the Zaun area to conduct a secret investigation."

Huo Jixing nodded slowly, this is the performance of Piltover's top family.

Then he thought of the battle that took place in the port area and looked at Jal with a gloomy expression.

"What's going on with the secret agents of the Philos family? And the Wildfire Gang that showed up?"

"Father is contacting Camille to negotiate with the Feros family." Jal repeated Jiagu's words.

"There will be news tomorrow."

"As for the Wildfire Gang, we can't confirm it yet. Their whereabouts are too mysterious."

Huo Jixing wiped his fingers on the warm napkin, stood up, walked to Jal, and took away the parchment.

"Then I'll wait for your news and go back to rest first. Maybe I'll be busy tomorrow."

"OK."

Jal bowed slightly and left slowly.

The terrifying strength that Huo Jixing showed at the port of Piltover conquered the heir of the Midalda family.

Huo Jixing returned to the study, opened the parchment, and read the confession recorded on it.

"Things are getting more and more interesting."

He stretched out his fingers and tapped the table, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Wildfire Gang, Alchemy Baron, and Glimmer Potion and Hex Gem."

In the Zaun area, the power of the Wildfire Gang cannot be underestimated. It can be said that it is the most powerful force outside the Alchemy Baron Alliance.

Its gang leader is the famous time assassin Ekko.

Rumor has it that Ekko can manipulate time to make any situation become favorable to him.

At the same time, Ekko is also a genius inventor with high IQ. He uses his many inventions to strengthen the growing Wildfire Gang.

"It seems that there are many heroes involved in the affairs of the Midalda family."

Huo Jixing's thoughts surged. Now Ezreal and Ekko are involved in the matter, as well as Camille who is secretly investigating.

He walked to the glazed window and looked at Piltover in the dark night, his expression was inexplicable.

"What are the people behind the scenes doing to seek Hex gems?"

Blue Smoked Manor.

This is a majestic manor standing on the edge of Piltover, near the mountains.

From a distance, the manor is like a bright pearl, inlaid on the emerald mountainside.

The buildings made of smooth marble and shiny glass are scattered in the manor, showing the nobility and wealth of the Philos family.

Even at night, the Blue Smoked Manor is still brightly lit.

The buildings in the majestic manor are more spectacular under the light.

And the center of the manor is the castle of the Philos family.

This castle is the core of the manor and the symbol of the power of the Philos family.

In the towering main castle, in the study.

An elegant beauty with thin shoulders and waist and tall figure is working at her desk.

The white hairstyle with a retro style, coupled with a slightly hard face, shows a sharp momentum.

"Is there anything urgent?"

Camille raised her eyebrows slightly, and her blue eyes fell on the spy who opened the study.

"Januk's matter involves the Midalda family, and we also met Jarl Midalda." The spy knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully.

"Jarl Midalda?"

Camille whispered softly, and a hint of surprise flashed in her pupils.

"Is this heir who wants to be an explorer also back? It seems that what Jagu encountered is not simple."

Agent Philos thought of Huo Jixing who met at the port. Before Jarl arrived, they smelled the breath of death.

"And we met a supernatural who claimed to be a consultant of the Midalda family. His strength is very strong."

"In addition, the Wildfire Gang seems to have set their sights on Januk and want to find something from him."

"Hehe."

Camille laughed softly, shifted her attention from the table in front of her, and looked carefully at her subordinates.

"Tell me in detail what happened at the time and the subsequent investigation."

Agent Ferros reported in a low voice, describing the whole process from Jarl and Huo Jixing's arrival at the port to the battle that took place at night.

The half-day when Jarl and Huo Jixing disappeared was also included in the report.

"The black scabbard worn by the Flame Transcendent who has the ability to disappear out of thin air."

Camille thought about something, got up and left the desk, dismissed her subordinates, and went to her bedroom.

Creaky! Creaky!

Heavy mechanical sounds rang out on the dark gray walls of the bedroom.

In Camille's field of vision, a steel passage emerged, with Hex lights on both sides lighting up one by one.

Although the current head of the Ferros family is Camille's favorite niece.

But as the chief spy of the family, Camille actually has control over the family's public affairs and secret operations at the same time.

Coming to the underground secret room, Camille took out the latest news on the Valoran continent from the honeycomb-like pipe in front of her.

In just a moment, Camille found the information she wanted.

"Huo Jixing, a newly rising extraordinary person in the Noxian Empire, was once a wanderer."

"Now he has a good relationship with the high-level figures of the Noxian Empire, including two people in the Trifari Council, Noxian Commander Swain and Noxian Hand Darius."

"He has the talent of the Protoss and is good at using the power of fire. His strength is unpredictable, but at least he is at the hero level."

Camille lowered her eyes, gently closed the parchment, and put it back into the wooden cylinder.

"Midalda family, are you asking for help from the Noxian Empire?"

Unlike most of the merchant families in Piltover.

The Ferros family maintained the power of the powerful oligarchs through espionage, intimidation, and assassination.

"It seems that my worries are right. Under the prosperity of Piltover, there is a dark tide surging."

Camille recalled the many pieces of information brought back by Ferros's agents recently, and her eyes were solemn.

She took a step and continued to move forward into the secret room.

Until she arrived at a laboratory full of sophisticated instruments.

The laboratory in front of her was obviously a highly confidential and professional field. Every inch of space was fully utilized and filled with various complex equipment and tools.

In the center of the laboratory was an operating table, covered with a neat white sheet.

Although there is no life on it at the moment, it is conceivable that there have been many delicate and important operations here.

Next to the operating table, there is a square array of Hextech machines, and the Hextech cube batteries flash mysterious light, providing power for various equipment.

Various metal parts are placed on the walls of the laboratory, which are classified and orderly.

Some parts are huge, while others are small and exquisite, but each one is sophisticated and complex, and may be a component of some advanced device.

Camille walked into the operating table and gently lifted her dark long skirt.

Only then did she see her legs like steel blades, flashing cold metal light, chilling people's hearts.

Camille began to strengthen her weapons, including leg blades, grappling ropes and other devices.

As an expert in solving difficult problems, she has fully accepted her body transformation beyond the human category, and the power of life and death that comes with it.

And she understands that it is time for her to act.

Because she vaguely senses that there is an invisible undercurrent sweeping Piltover and Zaun.

"Evolution Day is coming!"

"May the gears turn forward!"

The next morning.

In the lower city, on the dirty streets.

Wearing thin clothes, Wei yawned and rubbed her eyes as she walked through the gilded room in the Piltover Police Station.

It was just dawn, and the streets and the police station were still quiet. Only a few drunks who had caused trouble last night were locked up in the detention room to sober up.

There were also two punk teenagers from Zaun who were enhanced with alchemical technology and were locked up in a more heavily guarded underground cell.

Wei planned to ask them when she came back to find out what they were doing in Piltover.

She came to her office area and stretched her extremely sore and stiff shoulders.

She had heard that there was a fierce battle in the port area last night, and she wanted to go over to help, but the night shift prevented her from leaving her post.

"I really want a strong drink to sober up." Wei raised her eyebrows and muttered.

But she had to look away from her desk and go to her partner's office.

Because Caitlin had been asking her to hurry up and come over through the voice tube since the morning, saying that there was something urgent.

When she opened the door of the office, Wei saw a familiar figure sitting behind the desk, holding a piece of letter paper in his hand.

"Is there anything that can't be said in the voice tube? I just finished my night shift last night." Wei complained.

"News about the Glimmer Potion."

Caitlin leaned back in her chair, looked at her partner, and raised the letter paper in her hand.

"Do you want to?"

Before she finished her words, Wei had already run over, took the letter paper, and read it carefully.

"Hey, the battle at the port last night was actually related to the smuggling of Glimmer Potion."

"There are also people from the Wildfire Gang. Things are a bit complicated. Maybe it's not just the Glimmer Potion."

Wei put down the letter paper in her hand, stared at Caitlin, and asked.

"Is there any news from above?"