On the path leading from the ice field to the southern barbarian wasteland, the envoy team who was about to return to Demacia after a lot of hardships suddenly encountered a deadly ambush that was clearly aimed at them!

In front of them were a large group of cavalry rushing with the sound of hooves, flanked by archers with crossbows ready to launch a delayed attack, and behind them were barbarian natives in strange costumes but with inexplicable hatred in their eyes.

In an instant of life and death, the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' turned around with the instincts of a beast and prepared to kill the archer who was ambushed in the snow.

Both the flanks and the rear are used to delay them, and the real killer move is the knight charging forward.

Ezreal and Lux were of course well aware of this, and could see more than that: there were not many forces on the Freljord Icefield that could deploy such a powerful cavalry to participate in the ambush, and even fewer that could make so many cavalry uniformly dressed and forbidden in the snow.

The current situation could never have been set up by a few thieves or bandit organizations in order to rob them.

"Ahri! Stop it! ”

His thoughts turned back and forth, but he didn't hesitate in his movements, and grabbed the demon fox girl who had already exploded in danger.

Charge up briefly, 'Huh'!

A golden Death Scythe flew diagonally into the sky as the galloping cavalry flew into the sky, a special greeting from Ezreal: 'Precision Barrage'!

The carefully calculated energy trajectory did not cause any loss of manpower on the other side, and the left hand clenched into a fist was raised high, and the young 'explorer' had a solemn expression on his face: "Someone stops!" We have no ill will! ”

On the trail that echoed with the sound of rumbling hooves, Ezreal's shouting could hardly reach the ears of the other except his companions, but fortunately, the fist raised high had already expressed exactly what he meant.

'簌簌簌......'

'Click, click'

Not far from the trail, the snow on the southern part of the Freljord Icefield, which is rare in summer, slides down due to the echo below, but it is far less terrifying than the year-old snow collapse in the northern foothills.

At the front of the cavalry, a blue pennant waved from side to side in the hands of the herald, and the cavalry that had just crossed the road sentry began to slow down under the banner order, and did not completely stop the momentum until he was an arrow from Ezreal, who was standing in front of the team with his left fist raised.

The snow foam crushed by the horse's hooves fluttered and continued to pounce, but it could not make the resolute Ezreal look any moved.

This was the credit of the overwhelming super avalanche in the Iron Ridge Mountains that day, and those who had survived that kind of disaster would not be affected by this little snow foam in front of them.

'Tread, stride'.

In the cavalry ranks, a middle-aged man with an admiring look came out: "Magician? ”

The man, who was obviously the commander of the cavalry, asked about the suspicious figure in front of him, and with a wave of his right hand, he ordered the heavy ranks behind him to spread out on the side of the snow, so as not to wipe out the long line of soldiers by others with a single move.

Ahri, who was still tightly held by Lux in the envoy team, unnaturally narrowed his pupils slightly after seeing these unusually wide horses with four hooves being controlled by the cavalry and easily running across the soft snow.

"Your Excellency, Commander," Ezreal tried his best not to be affected by the cavalry that had been deployed, and he did not think of any conflict with the forces on the ice field, "We are travelers from Piltover, and we are just using this route to the Howling Swamp......

"Huh? Magician, and more than one... When did Freljord's road go so well? ”

The look on the cavalry commander's face betrayed a deep distrust of what Ezreal had said.

The other party is not stupid, Ezreal can't be fooled anymore, so he has to explain honestly: "Because war is about to break out - the Noxians have blocked the passage south of Piltover City, and they have also stationed a large number of soldiers in Zaun City, and we have been sent by the council as diplomatic envoys to the Kingdom of Demacia to ask for help, and crossing the Iron Ridge Mountains is the only feasible way at the moment. ”

Ezreal's statement is half-true, the reason for borrowing the Freljord Icefield must be true, and in order to avoid the recurrence of the old things on the Storm Plains, the possible bounty wanted notice for the Noxian Empire hides the origin of the envoys, but they don't know that at this time, he and Lux have already lowered the emergency level in the eyes of the Empire, and Noxus's invasion of Ionia is irreversible.

"I'm sorry gentlemen, hmm... And the beautiful ladies, something very bad has happened lately in the land of Freljord," said the commander, who sat on horseback and kept as obscure as he could, looking up at Nunu, the barbarian of the wasteland, who was guarding the retreat of the envoy squad, "an important village of our allies has been slaughtered without humanity. ”

"And the culprit who caused all this......"

Ezreal looked at this guy who was used to talking and panting very awkwardly, and swept his eyes around their group with a scrupulous gaze, and couldn't help but have a bad thought in his heart, they had not been able to walk this way.

"Your Excellency, this matter has nothing to do with Piltover's contingent of diplomatic envoys, and we must rush to the Kingdom of Demacia as soon as possible to stop a possible invasion of Noxus, so we need to ask you for diplomatic immunity."

The 'explorers', who were more accustomed to being envoys and guides, were not very comfortable dealing with people in an official capacity, so at this time Lux had to take the initiative to stand up.

Whether it's iron or gold, take it out and try it to know, as soon as Lux opened her mouth, she immediately knew who was in charge of the 'envoy team' in front of her.

Turning his horse's head towards the beautiful lady who had just spoken, the seated commander looked softened, but the words from his mouth were clear: "The duty of the border guards is to maintain the security of the borders of the kingdom, and I have not received any notice of your envoys so far...... Now that the Kingdom is in a special situation, I hope you will cooperate with me in my investigation. ”

The stubborn commander's words made Lux and Ezreal, who were almost standing side by side, frown, and after quickly looking at each other to understand the surprise in each other's expressions, Lux, who was more adept at this kind of situation, raised a common question in their hearts: "I'm sorry, what Your Excellency just mentioned was... Kingdom? ”

"Yes, the people of Freljord have been reunited under the Queen's command."

Now things have become a little awkward, no wonder they just want to pass through the Northland ice fields in a low-key way, surrounded by a large group of cavalry that suddenly appears.

Ezreal's previous plans were all based on erroneous old intelligence, imagine that he had planned to sneak through his own clan territory as a team of explorers, only to suddenly crash into a sovereign kingdom that had just had a vicious incident on the border, how could the consequences of being captured be the same in both cases.

Although she was not worried about the investigation of the Freljords, Lux could not afford to delay this time, and her beautiful brows unconsciously furrowed.

I was most afraid that the air would suddenly be quiet, and the cavalry team, who had not yet distinguished friend from foe, had a solemn atmosphere again, and the long knife that had just been hung down was slowly lifted again, and the noon sun shining on the blade made the chill around rise sharply.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please forgive us for our negligence without telling us a few days ago, I deeply regret the misfortune of the people of your land, and I am willing to cooperate with the investigation, but I hope that Your Excellency can give us a deadline, we also have a great responsibility!"

Lux silently annoyed in her heart for her inappropriate handling just now, diplomacy is not a joke, a small action or mistake can lead to a violent conflict, but fortunately, she reacted in time and continued to lead the situation towards negotiation rather than battle.

"The outcome of a winter hunt cannot be predicted even by the most seasoned hunters."

Not surprisingly, Lux couldn't have waited for a time-definite reply, and the Northland raccoon language meant nothing to her.

"Your Excellency, beyond the Iron Ridge Mountains, thousands of people may soon be killed and killed...... And all this should be prevented as much as possible, and if you can't make a promise, I hope to ask Her Majesty to make a holy judgment! ”

"I'll convey that to the Queen," the commander, who had been sitting on horseback, finally made a new move, and with a wave of his cloak on his back, he dismounted and walked forward two steps, "So... If it's a bad misunderstanding, I think we should first gain mutual trust. ”

The commander, who had escaped the protection of the soldiers and chose to take risks alone, walked forward with his left hand in his air, and then pointed his right hand at the staff held by Lux's side and signaled, "Are you right, ma'am?" ”

"Lux!"

Ezreal behind her instinctively cared about the girl's safety.

But Lux was clearly thinking more at this moment: no one knew about Freljord's reunification before them, and if Noxus's plot could not be stopped in the future, then reaching out and uniting the nascent power first would give those who wanted peace an excellent ally.

Turning his head to give the anxious-looking 'explorer' a reassuring look, Lux, who was holding the staff in one hand, also stepped forward step by step, gradually breaking away from the protection of the team.

Only the warrior monk Li Qing behind him closed his eyes, and kept measuring the distance and position between everyone with his heart and eye, so as not to accidentally reveal his intentions.

Handing the 'Burst Wand' into the other party's hands, Lux asked calmly, "Are you ready to go?" ”

Theoretically speaking, a mage is willing to hand over the staff in his hand, which is basically to hand over his life and death to the other party, and since these 'unknown people' in front of him have shown sincerity, the cavalry commander, who is currently the official representative of Freljord, does not mind releasing his kindness.

With a hint of an inconspicuous smile on the corner of his mouth, the loyal man said, "I can prepare some animal power for you to travel, but I don't know...... Should this number be 5 or 6? ”

"Teemo~"

Since he was not a thief, the killing move prepared by the 'Swift Scout' was useless, and Lux, who had forgotten this companion for a while, raised his voice to let the little scout show up under the other party's reminder.

"Ahh Ha~ Captain Timo is on standby! ”

Moving casually to his side, Teemo, dressed in white, appeared in the clearing between the envoys and the barbarians of the wasteland, causing a small commotion among the barbarians behind.

However, after covering the yodel scouts to complete their invisibility, everyone took advantage of the little time difference before the ambush appeared, and quickly moved forward to arrange such a trap to entertain the enemy.

Lux, who had handed over her staff, first got on the snow broad-hoofed horse under the heavy crowd of the cavalry, and when the snowhorse with the reins was just stepping, she asked the commander of the border cavalry beside her, "Sorry, I forgot your name?" ”

"Commander of the Kingdom Border Cavalry Regiment, Rod's greetings to you."