As soon as he approached the town, Lu Yang sensed that something was wrong.

Today was the tenth day of his departure from Alvarossa, and it took him seven days to get out of Freljord, and it took him another three days to climb several peaks to come to this green land.

However, it is not as beautiful as it appears to the eye.

The smell of decay lingered on the tip of Lu Yang's nose, as if there was a stinky ditch next to it that was only mud.

But there are no stinky gutters nearby.

Actually, there was no smell, and it had just rained, and the air was filled with the smell of earth.

The so-called rotten breath is a feeling that the divine consciousness feeds back to him.

It was a familiar feeling to him.

Isle of Shadows.

This word popped up in Lu Yang's mind, this was the taste of shadow magic, although it was slightly different from the magic on Shadow Island, but this town was indeed shrouded in a faint layer of shadow magic.

"It's kind of interesting."

Lu Yang slowly paced on the country road, although the ground was a little muddy, but his shoes were not stained with any mud.

If anyone lies on the ground and observes carefully, they will find that Lu Yang's feet have always kept a little insignificant distance from the ground, which is the secret that the soles of his feet have never been stained with any soil.

It's not surprising that there are mages with the power of the Shadow Envoy, and while there aren't many of them for a variety of reasons, it's not surprising to come across one.

At least Lu Yang wouldn't be surprised.

However, this envoy of the Shadow Magic was different, he searched around, but he couldn't find the source of the magic.

That's interesting.

With a search range of 50,000 meters, even the divine sense that can be glimpsed by the law, can't find a small shadow mage?

It's incredible!

This aroused Lu Yang's strong interest, and after a little thought, he decided to figure out the problem here - now he was very interested in this strange phenomenon, because these could be traces left by void creatures, although it was not very likely.

Lu Yang entered the town for a walk, and the people in the town were very xenophobic, although they did not refuse his entry, they all looked vigilant when facing him.

Although the people in the town were reluctant to talk about it, Lu Yang still found some information.

Adults and children, all of them looked listless and their eyes were full of exhaustion.

It should be said that this is not bad news.

The tired, listless look in his eyes indicates that the people of the town have been affected by the magic of the shadows, but there has not yet been a mass death.

The town is not very large, and if multiple people die in a short period of time, it must have caused a huge panic.

In the face of a shadow mage who can hide from Lu Yang, it is already a great luck that no one dies.

After walking around, Lu Yang quickly left again.

The source of the Shadow Magic wasn't in town, and he was going to take a look outside.

In addition, Lu Yang also figured out one thing.

This town is Fosbayro, and here it is Demacia.

As he left the town, he paid special attention to the guards at the gates, who were dressed in leather armor with silver brooches pinned to their blue cloaks, and swords with wings.

This is exactly the hallmark of Demacia.

Despite their exhaustion, the soldiers still had a sense of Demacia's pride.

"Watch out in the wild, traveler, and good luck."

When Lu Yang left, a soldier greeted him.

Although the people here are xenophobic, they are also kind.

"Good luck to you, soldier." Lu Yang said with a smile.

They are indeed lucky, no matter what kind of disaster they are experiencing, being targeted by Lu Yang means that there is a great possibility to get rid of this disaster.

Even if they specifically invite them, it will be difficult to invite someone more reliable than Lu Yang.

Lu Yang left Fosperio and entered the field again.

The ground is covered with a patchwork of barren grass, and from time to time you can see a few unknown flowers, which is a rare sight in Freljord.

There are a few villages scattered around Fosbyro, all of which have thick facades and occasional traces of battle.

It was left behind by the Freljords.

Some powerful tribes will raid the borders of Demacia in the winter when resources are scarce, and the Claws of Winter are the epitome of this.

Demacia is an agrarian society, for them, the cruel Freljord people are the most hateful bandits, if Lu Yang has just revealed that he is from Freljord, in the end he will not get the blessing of the guards, but cold words, and even knives, guns and clubs.

Lu Yang walked through the deep mountains and wilderness, sometimes entering a certain village, more often turning a blind eye, in two days, he searched for hundreds of miles, and still did not find the source of the shadow magic.

"It's kind of weird."

Lu Yang sat on a boulder, frowning and thinking.

Two days have passed, and the shadow magic in the air has become more intense, which shows that the unknown source of magic is still continuously releasing shadow magic, in the divine sense, this should be an existence like a little sun, and it makes no sense that he can't even find clues.

Suddenly, Lu Yang's heart moved, and he looked up and looked ahead.

A girl on a pure white horse appeared in front of him.

With supple hair and a vigorous posture, coupled with pure white hair like pearls, this is a very beautiful, even beautiful horse, but Lu Yang's attention fell on the girl for the first time.

She wore a blue hood that covered her forehead, but her golden hair shimmered like a ray of golden sunlight from the corners of her sideburns. On the energetic face, a pair of sea-blue eyes are full of resolute divine light.

"Need help? Mr. ”

The girl reined in her horse, stopped not far from Lu Yang, and asked in a brisk tone.

It can be seen that the girl may have gone through a long journey and is very tired, but in the face of a stranger, she still shows her liveliness and enthusiasm.

An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yang's mouth.

"Didn't your family tell you not to talk to strangers when you're away from home?"

"Giggle."

The girl laughed a few times, lifted her hood, and completely revealed her youthful and lively face: "Sir, you are so humorous, but I am not a helpless girl. ”

As she spoke, she patted the long sword hanging on the right side of the white horse.

Elegant, yet simple and unpretentious, it is a rare sword that can be recognized just by looking at it.

However, Lu Yang's gaze fell on the cane on the other side of the white horse.

When there was a hint of nervousness on the girl's face, he looked away as if nothing had happened.

"My name is Lu Yang, what about you?"

"I'm Laxana Crownguard, you can call me Lux."

The former name, especially the surname at the back, is thunderous in Demacia, but for Lu Yang, the latter name is what he really pays attention to.

Lux, Lady of Radiance.

In the early days of Lu Yang's contact with League of Legends, this was his favorite and best hero, which is commonly known as the natal hero.

She is also the sister of Galen, the popular hero of League of Legends, and the rumored girlfriend of Ezreal, who is known as Riot's own son.

Of course, the latter one is purely a rumor.

Lux, who had been living in Demacia since her birth, had never seen or heard of Ezreal, let alone a boyfriend and girlfriend.

Perhaps sensing that Lu Yang's gaze was a little strange, Lux asked with some hesitation, "Mr. Lu Yang, do you know me?" ”

Lu Yang smiled lightly and withdrew his gaze.

"Of course, thunder. Also, just call me Lu Yang. ”

There was a flash of clarity in Lux's eyes, and she said calmly, "It's just the glory of the family." ”

She obviously mistakenly thought that Lu Yang was referring to her surname, but Lu Yang didn't intend to explain, and instead asked, "Lux, what are you doing here?" This is not the right place for an outing. ”

"Giggles."

Lux covered her mouth and smiled, "I'm here to worship my great-grandfather, who once died here for some things. ”

Although Lux is low-key, his great-grandfather was actually the hero who saved the place, and Foreberry was named after her great-grandfather.

A look crossed Lu Yang's eyes.

In fact, from the first time he saw Lux, he remembered what was happening here.

As Lu Yang's natal hero, he must have read Lux's stories, and one of them involves here.

It's just that it's been so long that he's forgotten the details, so he didn't remember it at all until he met Lux.

To put it simply, many years ago, Lux's great-grandfather died with a demon nearby, but the demon did not actually die, but has been recuperating, recovering and waiting, and finally regained his strength in recent days, reappeared in the world, and made waves.

Its name is Moteng, an eternal nightmare, an entity of shadow magic, a powerful demigod-level demon.

Morteng's abilities are very special, nightmares.

Nightmares are its food, a source of its strength, and an expression of its strength.

This ability undoubtedly has a strong concealment, and it is no wonder that it can hide from Lu Yang's perception.

The scene in front of me is just the result of its small experiments, probably an entertainment activity for celebration.

According to the storyline that Lu Yang had seen, Mo Teng should be hidden in the tomb of Lux's great-grandfather.

However, because of Lu Yang's involvement, things may have changed a little.

After a brief conversation with Lux, the two walked together towards Phosbayro, which was already very close to the town.

"Lu Yang, why did you come here?"

Before entering the town, Lax asked inadvertently.

Along the way, she had a very strange feeling, the person she met for the first time next to her seemed to be familiar with her, and ...... I don't know if it's an illusion, but she always feels that he looks at her gaze, with a bit of affection, which makes her mind a little.

"I was just passing by and noticed something strange here, so I stayed for a few days out of curiosity."

Lux's heart tightened, and she couldn't care about exploring the strange emotions in Lu Yang's eyes, she tried her best to calm down her emotions and pretend to be curious: "Strange phenomenon? What is the strange phenomenon? ”

"The smell of shadow magic."

Lu Yang said bluntly, without the slightest intention of concealing it.

Lux pursed her lips, her face a little solemn.

She had just sensed that something was wrong, could it be the reason for the shadow magic?

But who is this man? Why can I feel the power of shadow magic?

Lux didn't just come here to pay homage to her great-grandfather, it was just an excuse, her real purpose was to investigate the rumors of Fasbyro's dark arts.

News has reached the royal capital of Demacia, and she has been assigned by the Lightbringer Church to investigate.

Lux is a magician with brilliant magical powers, and she is very talented.

However, in Demacia, this is not a good thing, and for Lux, who was born into the family of crownbacks, it is a complete tragedy.

It all started with Rune Wars.

In the history of Runeterra there have been two recorded wars that have affected the entire world.

One is the battle of the Dark Spawn after the collapse of the Shurima Empire, the Ascended Ones degenerated into Anyi, and fought against each other, almost destroying the world.

The other is the Rune Wars.

The origin of this war is rune fragments.

After the Star Casting Dragon King created the world, the remaining primordial magic power condensed into rune fragments, each rune fragment has great power, as long as you get it, you can have strong strength.

From Lu Yang's point of view, this is the embodiment of a special law, and the special thing lies in its stability and easy to use.

This is the true Godhead.

However, the power of the rune fragments is too powerful to destroy the human body as well as the human will.

Naturally, the power of the rune fragments aroused the greed of all people, and for the sake of this power, all the nations fought against each other, causing great disasters.

What's more, after they have rune fragments, they can exert great power, which also greatly increases the destructiveness of the war.

This rune war nearly destroyed the entire world, and the fate of many people was changed as a result.

For example, Ruiz.

He is one of the few people who can resist the power of rune fragments, but his body has also undergone abnormal changes under the power of rune fragments, and he has gained a nearly infinite lifespan.

Witnessing the terrifying power of the rune shards, Ruiz has spent all his time collecting them and is determined to find them all and seal them all away from causing another disaster.

And the original founder of Demacia was also a victim of the Rune War.

They experienced the horror of the rune war, developed a great hatred and fear of magic, and after establishing Demacia, they even issued a decree directly defining magicians as sinners, and also established an army dedicated to hunting magicians and people with magical talents, witchers.

This is undoubtedly a bad decision.

Demacia's adherence to jurisprudence and pride in its traditions and heritage can greatly unite the nation, but it also makes the country seem too stubborn.

Thousands of years have passed, and instead of being repealed, the erroneous ban on motorcycles has become more stringent.

Lux, the direct heir to the most noble crown guard family outside the royal family, is a magician, and it has to be said that this is a great tragedy, and it is also the fuse that triggers a series of greater tragedies in the future.

After experiencing pain, sadness, and despair, Lux finally slowly accepted the fact that she was a magician, and more importantly, her attitude towards life was still strong and optimistic.

While speaking, the two of them had already arrived at the gate of the town.

Two figures appeared on the watchtower at the top of the tin gate, each with a strong bow made of ash and purple wood.

"Stop, traveler." One of the guards said, "The gates are closed, please come back tomorrow morning." ”

"I'm Laxana Crownguard."

Lux looked up and said, "As you said, it's getting late. But I came from afar to worship my great-grandfathers. I would be grateful if I could be a little accommodating. ”

Hearing the name of the crown guard, the guard above stared at it in the darkness, and then couldn't help but widen its eyes.

He knew both of the two people below, one was a traveler he had greeted two days earlier, and the other was Miss Crownguard, who had been here years ago, though only once and for all, but he recognized Lux.

The light of Lux and her love of life make her shine like the sun.

As Galen often said, once you look at Lux, you will never forget her.

"Miss Crown, I beg your pardon."

The guard exclaimed, and immediately turned to the other guards and ordered the door to open.

With a heavy cross-linking sound, the gate slowly rose and retracted into the city walls.

A pair of soldiers hurried out and lined up to greet them.

The soldier who had been in the tower before walked at the front: "Miss Crown, it is our honor to have you here. District Judge Giselle will be relieved to hear of your arrival, but may I need to send a squad of soldiers to escort you to her mansion? ”

The guards were extremely respectful.

Although Lux did not hold any position, her relatives were all powerful people.

"Thanks, but no, I've made an appointment with Lady Penny Lexiu of the Lightbringer Temple."

The so-called Lightbringer Church is only a charitable religious group, not a secret organization.

"So, are you all together?"

The guard pointed at Lu Yang and said.

Lux thought for a moment, "Although it is not, please let this gentleman come in with you, I can vouch for him." ”

"I beg your pardon, I just followed my duty to ask, in fact, this person was in the city two days ago."

Lu Yang shrugged his shoulders and acquiesced.

Whether he was allowed to enter or not, it didn't matter, and he had too many ways to get in quietly.

Of course, he felt the camaraderie of Lux.

For a stranger who has just met each other, it is quite difficult to do this level. If Lu Yang really has any problems, she is afraid that she will also be implicated.

It has to be said that although Demacia has certain shortcomings, it also has a lot of good points.

For example, the quality and education of these nobles.

As the top magnates of the kingdom and the two heirs of the Crownguard family, Galen and Lux's abilities, qualities, morals and so on are almost perfect, which is absolutely inseparable from the excellent cultivation of the day after tomorrow.

The two walked side by side on the street, chatting with almonds on the street, all heavy and exhausted.

"It's getting worse."

Lu Yang said softly, "When I came here two days ago, the aura of shadow magic was not so strong, and the situation of the people was not so serious. ”

Lux nodded heavily.

She also felt a terrible dark energy surging through Fosbyro, and the situation was worse than she had imagined.

Soon she reacted and looked at Lu Yang in shock.

"I'm afraid these people haven't had a good night's sleep in a long time." Lu Yang didn't seem to notice Lux's gaze and continued.

He didn't respond, and Lux could only withdraw his gaze: "There are indeed some rumors, but they are all vague. ”

The corners of Lu Yang's mouth hooked, in fact, Mo Teng was quite merciful.

That's right, kindness.

With its strength, it could wipe out the entire town in a breath, but it didn't kill anyone, just created some insignificant nightmares.

It's like facing a large table of delicious dishes and taking only one cold cucumber.

"That demon should be in Fosbyro!" Lu Yang said in an affirmative tone, he probably already knew where Mo Teng was hiding, it was indeed a hidden place.

Lux was shocked again: "How do you know it's a demon?" ”

Shouldn't it be a magician? More importantly, the word devil has a specific point in Fosbyro, rather than a generic designation.

"Everyone has their own secrets, doesn't they? Miss Crownback. ”

The corners of Lu Yang's mouth twitched, and he said pointedly.

"What does he know?"

Lux's heart jumped, and she felt a little panicked, and only calmed down after finding that Lu Yang didn't continue. However, she was still a little flustered in her heart, and she didn't come back to her senses until she reached the temple of the Lightbringer.

The two were greeted by a middle-aged woman with dark eyes, pale skin, and a skeletal shape, wearing a nun outfit, this is Sister Penile, who made an appointment with Lux.

Lux's Spark settled in the stables, and Sister Pernillet received them in the main hall of the temple.

"Why are there two of them?" She first shifted her gaze to Lu Yang, she received the news that there was only Miss Crownguard who came, why did it become two at this time, and the other one was still a young man?

Lux glanced at Lu Yang with a complicated look in his eyes.

"This is Lu Yang, a companion I met on the road, and if we want to solve the problem of Fausbyro, we will most likely need his help."

Sister Penile gave him a strange look, but since Lux had spoken, she had no intention of retorting.

"Has anything strange happened lately?"

Lux asked.

"Wait until tomorrow morning when you come back to me." Penile said.

It was late at night.

Before resting, Lu Yang found Lux and nodded on her palm.

"If something bad happens at night, you can try to rub it around."

Facing Lux's puzzled gaze, Lu Yang smiled mysteriously and left.

PS: Eight more is completed.