The Glory of Noxus

After listening to Elise's narration, Swain made an immediate decision.

The black fog and curse of the Shadow Island are undoubtedly a time bomb for the current capital of Noxus.

They must take action to eliminate the threat posed by the Shadow Island.

"I will immediately arrange for the war masons in the capital to come over." Swain said in a deep voice.

He turned his head and looked at the black fog that was still continuing to surge in the space passage, with a firm gaze.

War Masons are rare craftsmen in the Noxian Empire, possessing rich experience and skills.

They designed and supervised the construction of most of the empire's roads, bridges and fortifications.

Including [Noxtra].

"When the War Stonemasons arrive, Darius and I will use our respective world rune fragments to try."

After pondering for a while, Swain expressed his inner thoughts.

Elise's meaning is simple. The black fog and curse on Shadow Island are probably caused by world runes.

Then, only the power of the world runes can suppress and seal the black mist.

"Well, okay, I will guard the soul shaft and prevent the spread of the black mist."

Huo Jixing made a promise, then his cold eyes fell on Elise and handed her over to Swain.

"Take her away with you, maybe try to see if her blood is useful."

Elise can safely travel between the Shadow Island and the Noxus Empire, which at least shows that the power of the Spider God can isolate the black mist.

This may be an important breakthrough point for the study of war masons.

Swain nodded, and the demon wings behind him fluttered, allowing the frenzied crows to leave the soul shaft with Elise.

Now that the decision has been made, act early to avoid attracting the attention of the many terrifying beings deep in the Shadow Island.

Huo Jixing watched Swain leave until he disappeared at the mouth of the well.

Then, he slowly turned around and sat in front of the space passage.

Huo Jixing's understanding of space power is indeed very limited.

Most of the abilities he possesses are given by the Four Heavens, and there are no space-related talents among them.

In his memory, the information related to space power needs to be traced back to the Tomb of Empire incident on the Shurima continent.

At that time, Xerath used majestic arcane energy to shatter the boundaries of the material realm.

Exile Huo Jixing and Nasus into the chaotic and dangerous space turbulence.

At that time, he returned safely to the material realm through the power of destiny of the Snow White Poro.

Boom!

Inside the dim soul shaft.

The roar of thunder that resounded through the sky seemed to never stop bombarding the space passage, consuming the black mist that poured out.

Many undead ghosts looked at the purple thunder figure above the passage, with fear and panic in their eyes.

No matter how they are consumed, thunder and lightning always maintain the terrifying destructive ability, firmly blocking the space channel.

It is like an insurmountable chasm, prohibiting any ghosts of the dead from passing through.

Huo Jixing ignored the weak undead ghosts, but turned his attention to Hecarim and the Iron Group who were hovering on the edge of the thunder, waiting for their movements.

Time passes slowly.

In the black mist on the other side of the space passage, Hecarim led the Iron Legion and waited patiently and silently.

From time to time, they will drive away the curious ghosts of the dead and attack the passage,

Trying to use fatigue tactics to make Huo Jixing feel tired and tired.

But the fearful knights of the Iron Regiment somewhat underestimated the power possessed by Huo Jixing.

With the Qi of Donghua Yimu given by Qinglong Star, he can recover the consumed star spirit power at any time.

In his free time, Huo Jixing picked up the underworld iron armor not far from his side and studied it carefully.

This ferocious ancient black armor was engraved with strange runes, which seemed to be the recorded Ouchen language. It was very strange and mysterious.

Through the style of the armor, you can see the lingering breath of time and immortality after thousands of years.

Huo Jixing's fingers gently brushed the tiny marks on the armor's surface.

It's the arrow hole left by Qian Jue.

He had just tried it. If he wanted to leave traces on the iron armor of the underworld, he would have to at least use his full strength.

But it is far from as smooth and smooth as Qian Jue left.

This aspect shows Qian Jue’s terrifying strength.

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but think of the previous scene where Qian Jue was chasing Mordekaiser.

The once majestic iron-armored ghost that overwhelmed the underworld looked so embarrassed under Qian Jue's pursuit.

He was curious in his heart what the final result would be.

Did Mordekaiser rely on the underworld empire he established to avoid the mark left by Kindred?

Or will he fall under Qian Jue's silver-white long bow and become the food of the wolf spirit?

While Huo Jixing continued to study the iron armor of the underworld.

There was movement above the soul shaft, chaotic footsteps and bursts of noise.

Huo Jixing looked up and saw Swain and Darius.

Behind them were a group of war masons wearing gray mail and solemn expressions.

Seeing the vision of the Soul Shaft, these war masons sprang into action.

They first gathered around the edge of the soul shaft and measured the size of the hole in detail.

Their techniques are skillful and precise, and each measurement is extremely careful, as if it has been done thousands of times.

Immediately afterwards, they commanded the soldiers of the Trifali Legion behind them to transport a large amount of gray stones.

These stones are carefully selected and cut, and each piece is extremely strong and heavy.

The soldiers of the Trifali Legion laboriously built these stones to form stone steps extending downward.

In about half a day, the stone steps gradually took shape.

They are strong and stable, hanging from the edge of the soul shaft to the bottom.

Until they approached the space passage, the war masons stopped building.

They carried strange-looking steel instruments one by one and brought them to the stone house.

These steel instruments seem to be a combination of technology and magic, with exquisite and complex designs, and the surface is shining with the light of runes.

When the war masons activated these steel instruments, the light of the runes flickered, as if resonating with the surrounding space.

Darius led an extremely old-looking war mason over.

The old war mason's skin was like old parchment, full of wrinkles, and his eyes were sunken.

But the light shining in his pupils revealed extraordinary wisdom and experience.

After signaling to Huo Jixing, Darius pointed to the space passage on the well wall and said something to the old war mason.

Huo Jixing was doing two things at once, suppressing the black fog in the space passage and controlling the raging thunder to avoid hurting the war masons.

After listening to Darius's introduction, the old war mason nodded slightly to express his understanding.

He turned around and called a few younger war masons, gathered around and started a heated discussion.

Although these young stonemasons are not as experienced as the elders, their eyes sparkle with innovation and enthusiasm.

They are preparing to use the power of Swain and Darius' world rune fragments to conduct preliminary experiments on the space passage and the black mist of Shadow Island.

They need to confirm whether the power of the world rune fragments can suppress the black mist of Shadow Island.

This is an unprecedented attempt, and everyone's face is full of nervousness and anticipation.

For them, it is just a matter of sealing the space channel, which is actually very simple.

After all, the [Noxtra] built by them spreads across the empire's territory, running from east to west, north to south.

The key thing is to ensure that after sealing the space channel, the black fog of Shadow Island will not affect the seal.

Otherwise, as soon as the seal is sealed here, the black mist of Shadow Island will corrode and destroy the seal, and the result will be in vain.

In order to solve this problem, the war masons needed to make a series of preparations.

First, they need to study the black mist of the Shadow Isles to understand its characteristics and erosion methods.

Only by deeply understanding the black mist can we formulate an effective defense strategy.

Then, the war masons will choose suitable materials to build the sealing circle.

These materials must have strong corrosion resistance and be able to withstand the erosion of black fog.

They may choose some rare ores or special alloys to ensure the stability of the seal.

In the process of sealing, the war masons also need to use their magical knowledge.

They will fix the seal on the space channel through the rune array to prevent any interference from external forces.

Of course, the most important thing is the power of the world rune fragments.

The war masons gathered together and, with the cooperation of Swain and Darius, conducted research as quickly as possible.

In the tense atmosphere, Anne carefully moved a small stone bench, quietly came to the space passage and sat down.

She stretched out her hand to support her chin and looked at Huo Jixing, who was sitting cross-legged in the void, with twinkling eyes.

Thunder clouds and storms occupied the field of vision, and Huo Jixing was surrounded by thousands of thunders.

From a distance, it looked like the legendary God of Thunder, gradually overlapping with the image in her mind.

"Uncle Huo Jixing, come on!" Annie cheered for Huo Jixing silently in her heart.

She hugged Tibbers and Snow White Poro and tried to stay quiet so as not to disturb Huo Jixing.

The soldiers of the Trifali Legion who were maintaining order nearby turned a blind eye to Anne's actions.

They had already received orders and knew that Anne was a special being and could not be easily disturbed.

Research on the War Masons continues.

Occasionally, when there is a shortage of materials, a flock of ravenous crows will cross the thunder and lightning, swallow up the black mist, and return to the constructed laboratory.

Perhaps he sensed something, or perhaps the black mist of Shadow Island conveyed a message.

Hecarim and the Iron Legion, who were originally hovering on the edge of the thunderstorm, drove the undead ghosts to the end of the passage more and more frequently.

Huo Jixing remained unmoved and always stood in front of the space passage, preventing any undead ghosts and the black fog of Shadow Island from crossing the passage.

"Um?"

Huo Jixing's eyes moved and he looked at the traces left after the thunder destroyed the black mist.

Ordinary undead ghosts cannot last long under the thunder and lightning. They are like fragile pieces of paper that will be shattered in an instant.

But the undead ghost just now seemed different from the previous one.

Huo Jixing remembered very clearly that no matter whether it was the black fog of Shadow Island or the ghosts of the undead, nothing would be left behind after they were destroyed together.

Now, something resembling a tombstone appeared in his field of vision.

Although the tombstone was completely destroyed by the subsequent thunder and lightning, it left an impression on him.

"Hecarim's plot?"

Huo Jixing looked at Hecarim from a distance, his brows slightly furrowed, and he had a bad premonition.

"Go ahead and drive the Mistwalker over."

Hecarim stood there, commanding the Dread Knights without looking back.

Mistwalker is the 'slave' of a very special guy in the Shadow Island.

He was not affected by the black mist.

But he can communicate with the undead ghosts in the black fog and follow his voice.

And these undead ghosts have a new name, called Mist Walkers.

They seem to obey the black fog, but they are actually obeying the orders of a special guy.

However, that special guy is moving deep in the island, looking for the Ruined King.

This causes some of the Mist Walkers on the periphery to instinctively follow the black fog.

Those who have just entered the thunderstorm are these Mist Walkers, who travel farther than ordinary undead ghosts.

Hecarim's purpose is very simple, to attract special guys through these Mist Walkers.

The Dread Knights follow Hecarim's will, step on their iron hooves, and disappear in the black fog.

But in a moment, some Mist Walkers appear near the space channel under the drive, follow the black fog, and rush towards the thunderstorm.

Rumble!

The deep purple thunder and lightning fell, accurately hitting the undead ghosts in the black fog, destroying all lives near the exit of the space channel.

The movement on Huo Jixing's side did not affect the research of the war masons.

After careful research.

The war masons got the experimental results.

The power of the world rune fragment [Reverence Fragment] is better than [Tyranny Fragment], and has a better suppression power on the Shadow Island Black Mist.

They could not analyze the specific experimental data, but they could confirm that it was related to the power in [Reverence Fragment].

After getting the experimental results, the war masons immediately started to act and prepare the rune array.

Because of the special nature of [Reverence Fragment] to Swain, the war masons did not directly use [Reverence Fragment] as the core of the array.

Instead, they maintained the rune array by infusing power.

Under the cover of the thunderstorm, the war masons quickly arranged the rune array.

In the process of sealing the space channel, Hecarim was not very calm, and he and his Iron Corps were ready to move.

However, although they looked brave and determined, they had to stop in front of Huo Jixing's thunder and lightning.

Deep in the Shadow Island.

The dark black fog covered the island like a curtain, blocking all the light.

Suddenly!

In a cemetery, a dark green glow lit up, driving away the darkness.

As the dark green glow became active, behind it was a strong figure wearing a black cloak and slightly hunched.

He held a shovel in his hand, as if looking for something in the cemetery. Surrounded by monk-like souls, he whispered softly in his ear.

"Isn't it here? The Ruined King!"

A dull voice sounded in the darkness, and the shovel man turned around and looked at the black fog outside the cemetery.

These black fogs always surrounded him, and whenever they were about to get close, they were bounced away by the dark green glow.

The shovel man held the glass bottle around his neck tightly, and there was liquid rippling in it, reflecting an old face.

"Huh? The Mist Walker is dying, is there a living person appearing on Shadow Island?"

The shovel man looked at the forbidden coast of Shadow Island, his pupils constricted, as if he was a little surprised.