On the 30th of January, the High Priest issued a declaration of war in the Piazza Sant'Angelo, in front of the Temple of the Stars, the central temple of the capital Presidium, declaring a state of war in all of Ionia. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info calls on all the people to defend against the invasion, to defend Ionia, to defend Presidium, to defend the Central Temple.

At the same time, the peace agreement between Noxus and the War College was nullified. In the early morning of the 31st, the fleet of the Imperial Navy, which had already assembled on the east coast, all set sail south.

Ten elite legions will cross the Sea of Defenders and land in Ionia as an advance force.

At the same time, the main force of the Magic Battleship Group fighting the Bilgewater pirates in the southern waters headed north to provide cover for the landing operation. As a result, the blockade line constructed by the Imperial Navy in the south could only be compressed and used to concentrate on the area around Nawel.

On 1 February, the Glory left Gaerin Province and made a detour through Songtsan Province to dock at an uninhabited shoal on the north side of the Songtsan Strait.

Lin Feng landed with a squad of the [Gale] mercenary group and escorted Soraka to the southwest, entering the territory of Pyras Province at noon that day.

Pyras got its name because it is home to the Temple of Pyras, the largest papal site in southern Ionia. And there, it was the place where Evelyn and Lin Feng agreed to meet.

Puzzled, however, when the landing site was chosen, it was also the first place proposed by Soraka.

Lin Feng always felt that there was some kind of strangeness, even a taste of conspiracy, hidden under this coincidence, but no matter what, he still had to go to the Temple of Pyras.

With the growth of the Dark Origin, his Demon Wheel Sea almost erupted a few days ago. When the vast power of the Origin could no longer be suppressed, the Death Cap of the World Destroyer suddenly let out a strange roar as if he felt his pain.

"The power of darkness, the spirit of the dead, descends in the blood-colored sky. Make a contract with my soul, and the gates of hell will open again......"

The second spell of [Requiem] appeared, and Lin Feng chanted uncontrollably, and the tyrannical dark origin was finally vented.

Of course, the spell was still incomplete. Lin Feng didn't succeed in casting the spell and didn't hurt anyone, except himself.

In the casting of spells, chanting spells is the process of inducing the magic power between heaven and earth, and the stronger the spell, the stronger the magic power gathered, and once the spell is interrupted, part of the power will be consumed by oneself.

If Lin Feng can't get the full spell as soon as possible, the death power accumulated by [Requiem] will eventually become his funeral song.

Evelyn's appointment was at the beginning of February, and it seemed that everything was in her calculations.

The province of Pyras has not yet been affected by the war, but the rebels have been formed, and they are on high alert against all outsiders, forcing the Gale Mercenaries to be cautious.

On the 4th of February, the group finally approached the temple of Pyras.

In the distance, on a giant peak that pierced the sky, the statue of the war angel Oniya towered in the clouds, and the flame angel sword in his hand emitted a brilliant light like a round of hot sun, sprinkling the divine power of the world.

Sorakar closed his eyes and prayed silently in the light.

Lin Feng also felt the divine power, and the light origin in his body was constantly stirring. However, at the same time, he also sensed that under the holy light, there was a dark and evil force hidden in the distant underground, faintly calling out, making the dark source in his body ready to move.

That night, the Destroyer's Deathcap let out another strange roar.

"O Lord of Death, Obey My Call......"

This spell was unusually short, meaning it was nearing its end.

"Hmph, it's getting more and more interesting." Lin Feng was confused and a little impatient at the same time.

What should come is always coming, rather than being a mediocre person to disturb himself, it is better to be brave and fearless.

"Heh, Evelyn, if you dare to make an appointment, I will dare to come."

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In the intervening three days, however, the situation in Ionia has changed dramatically.

On 1 February, the Imperial Advance Force landed in the Holy Harbor. The strength of the Imperial army assembled under the city of Presidium suddenly increased to 150,000 men, and the capital was in danger.

Such swift and tough action shows that Noxus has a long history of aggressive ambitions and is ready to expand the war, while Enonia is in danger of losing its country.

At the call of the Temple, the northern provinces mobilized all the forces that could fight and quickly reinforced the capital.

At the same time, the High Priest ordered Karma to lead the rebels to take the initiative in the south to share the pressure for the defense of the capital.

Karma actually has a different understanding of the Imperial Army's combat intentions, but he can only obey his fate when he is concerned about the overall situation.

In the afternoon of the same day, 20,000 rebel soldiers descended on the city of Neville and launched an attack on the Imperial occupation forces.

Of course, Karma didn't think the rebels would be able to take the city, and only hoped to force the defenders to call for help from the north, but the battle was still more than she expected.

Not long after the battle began, 10,000 Imperial defenders abandoned the fortifications and left the city to meet them at night.

There are more than 15,000 cultivators in the rebel army, and they have an absolute advantage in terms of individual combat strength and overall size.

But the war capability of an army is by no means a simple numerical superposition, and the two cavalry regiments of the Imperial Army launched a cluster charge together, instantly sounding the horn of a counterattack. The rebel front, lacking effective means of restraining the cavalry, was immediately dispersed and hastily converted into a defensive formation.

The Imperial Army sent several hoplite brigades to form a threat on the front, advancing slowly but inexorably. At the same time, two cavalry regiments made a detour on both flanks and charged back and forth in the center of the rebel troops.

The rebels were cut off from the waist, and the 20,000 horses were actually separated and surrounded by 10,000 imperial troops.

Seeing that this was not going well, Karma mobilized all his mobile forces to assault the left and right flanks of the Imperial Infantry Regiment, affecting its frontal advance speed.

Then, she bravely led a brigade of martial cultivators into battle, and at the same time ordered the immortal cultivators in the rear to launch a covering spell bombardment on the middle ground.

In Ionia, practitioners also believe in the existence of gods. Under the gods, the most powerful existence in the world is considered to be an immortal saint or a demigod, so the cultivation is also divided into martial arts and immortal cultivation. Of course, immortal cultivators are actually just a special title for arcane magicians.

As the immortal cultivators began to chant, powerful magical attacks quickly covered a large area, and the ability of the Imperial cavalry to maneuver quickly became meaningless.

The Imperial Cavalry was forced to rush out of the rebels' hinterland, and the Warrior Cultivator Brigade led by Karma immediately scattered on both sides to prevent another onslaught from the cavalry.

Later, the rebels united and immediately withdrew from the battle.

However, the Imperial Army was in hot pursuit, and a large number of mobile forces pursued the rebels into the northern mountains, with no turning back.

Relying on their familiarity with the terrain, the rebels escaped their pursuers after a day's detour in the mountains and recoiled back to the periphery of Nawel Province.

The staff officers analyzed the battle situation and believed that there was an excellent fighter at the moment - the main force of the Imperial occupation force was exhausted, and at this moment the city of Neville must be empty in defense, and the rebels only needed to turn back and fight again to take it in one fell swoop. This move can not only cut off the rear route of the imperial army, but also effectively support the defense of the capital and form a deterrent to the enemy in the north.

However, Karma rejected this proposal, as she had determined from the beginning that the strategic core of the Imperial Army was not in the north.

Karma always believed that the key to an all-out war was not how many troops the Imperial Army had, but how strong the Ionians would be to resist. In this theocratic country, the strategic value of the capital is not as high as imagined.

From this point of view, if Presidium fell, it would be a blow to Ionia, but it would also be a big trouble for Noxus.

As long as the people of the empire are not stupid, they will never ask for trouble. So, it's likely that their target is still in the south.

Today's initiative of the garrison in Neville City also confirms this idea, and Karma understands that what the rebels need to do now is not to share the pressure in the direction of the capital, but how to protect themselves.

The Imperial Army will soon spread the flames of aggression throughout the southern region of Ionia. And the power of resistance is just budding, and once the flames of war strike, it will be reborn from the ashes or reduced to ashes.

Only time will tell.