At a military meeting convened by the Noxus High Command, several new faces appeared on the political stage of the country. No one would have predicted what kind www.biquge.info of changes these newcomers would bring to this huge empire, and no one would have expected what kind of feats Jericho Svein, the most inconspicuous of the three newcomers, would achieve.

History is so dramatic, and many great changes often begin with a humble decision.

In Karamanda, in the south, forces are on the move, and a huge war machine is running wildly, dragging the world into the abyss of war.

In the permafrost tundra at the northern end, a maiden named Ash steps towards the queen's crown, and the unified Freljord will become a giant in the snow.

Even if the gray order returns to Noxus and brings a large number of spellcasters to this country, no one has the confidence to win in the face of two opponents who are not weaker than themselves in the slightest.

In this Noxus power hub, decisions were made in intense and tense discussions, instructions were quickly issued, the efficiency of the **** country was vividly reflected, and the future and destiny of countless people will be changed because of this.

But all this has nothing to do with Darius, who is trudging hard in the barren wasteland, or rather, it has nothing to do with it for the time being, because all this seems a little distant to him at this time, and the only thing he cares about at present is what kind of danger and challenges await him after he walks out of the wasteland.

After nearly a month of hardship, the trade route of the Tashkrim Wasteland is about to reach a spasm, along the way, they have encountered swarms of red flukes, but also encountered a huge wasteland giant scorpion, bad weather and unknown strange diseases have made the caravan suffer, even if the Soul Burner mercenary group hired this time is experienced, it will inevitably produce a lot of casualties.

Darius was slightly injured in a fight with a hydra lizard, one of the hydra lizards spat venom at them, and several of the mercenaries who avoided it were half melted by the corrosive liquid, and some of his arms were splashed, but the strengthened skin resisted the venom's corrosion, so he only bandaged it a little.

He sat on a fairly clean stone, his arm was splashed with a burning pain, blood flowed down his sword into the brown earth, blending with the dirt, the body of the snake lizard fell in the distance, its death would be felt by the monsters far away, and it would shock them, so there would be no danger in stopping and recovering for the time being.

After the battle, Valek and his men did not rush to rest, but laid the bodies of the victims together and built a large pyre out of wood.

He was going to cremate them.

After all, they were all former companions, and it was impossible to abandon them in the wilderness. In that case, the whole team will have a sad mood of dead rabbits and foxes, and in serious cases, it will even lead to the dissolution of the team.

This is the same as when Darius was in the Legion, and they will not leave behind the corpses of their comrades whenever they have the opportunity to clean up the battlefield.

There are many forms of burial in this world, but it is very inappropriate to use burial in the wasteland, because it will not take two days to bury them, and the corpses of these people will be turned out and turned into food for the mouths of monsters.

No matter how deep you bury them, it doesn't help, because there are also corpse-eating diggers in the soil, and they can sense the smell of corpses. It would be ironic to let the remains of these warriors who fought against monsters become food for the monsters, so everyone would rather burn the bodies of their partners.

Burial of the dead is actually a way to give comfort to the living, after all, people are dead, and they can't care about what happens after their deaths, and the funeral is more about letting the living and the dead say goodbye and forget their grief.

As the leader, Valek picked up the torch with a solemn expression, then walked to the pyre and slowly lit them.

Darius also had to stand up, and although he did not know the deceased, the necessary respect was still to be given, and he stood behind Valek with the mercenaries to make a final farewell to the deceased.

The pyrer was burning rapidly, and the terrible heat mixed with the unpleasant stench spread around, but Valek, who was standing by the fire, did not flinch in the slightest.

He suddenly pulled out a string of rosaries from the pocket of his clothes, then put his hands together and placed the hands holding the most beads in front of his forehead.

Valek was a warrior monk after all, and in addition to the cultivation of combat skills, the practice of religion and spirituality was also a must.

"Merciful Father, I pray for the deceased."

"Dust to dust, dust to earth, let the deceased be at peace, and let the living regain liberation."

"Father, I call upon your merciful name, and may they be guided by you."

"These faithful and kind human beings are free from the suffering of the human world, their souls will enter your kingdom, I will not mourn their deaths, their courage in the battle against the monsters makes the dying moment no longer dark."

"There is no cloud of sorrow in their minds, no fear in their hearts. Their hopes are solid, their convictions are firm, and your daughter Nona takes a fair look at their lives, and they should be your proudest creatures. ”

When he had finished, he shouted a rosary and threw it into the flames.

I don't know if it was Darius's delusion, but the flames that originally smelled bad seemed to have become holy, and the oppressive heat gradually lowered the temperature⊥ as if the dead had really rested.

And then he immediately appeared, and it wasn't his delusion.

The red flame was added a holy white to the base of Darius's pupils, and an invisible wave of warmth surrounded the fire, and above the vast firmament, it was as if some great will had cast a scrutinizing gaze here.

The last time he felt this way was when the female assassin named Andrea swore an oath to the gods.

The ability of this warrior monk is truly astonishing.

The flames burned so vigorously that after a long time, Valek ended his prayer and said to the remaining mercenaries: "Go and clean up the corpse of the snake lizard, scrape off the scales on its back, crystals, heart, blood, and skull, sharp." Aztana, you take notes, and after these things are sold, sixty percent of them are used as pensions for the dead brothers, and the rest is distributed among those who participated in the fighting. “

"It was my dereliction of duty to count my share into the pension and not bring them back intact."

The mercenaries began to act according to his orders, and Darius naturally did not need to collect the corpses, so Valek walked up to him and said: "I want to thank you for the battle just now, your chamber of commerce has paid a commission, and you are not obliged to participate in the battle, just like the rest of your team." But because of your involvement, we were able to avoid even greater losses. ”

Along the way, no one else under Hermes participated in the battle, but Darius took the initiative to participate in every battle, and the most important reason for this was the gain of experience, which he had accumulated over the past month, and was about to reach the threshold of leveling.

"It's also a training for me, you don't have to thank me, besides, now everyone is one."

Valek nodded slightly gratefully, then looked at the still burning fire again, his face flushed with the intense light of the fire.

"Every time I pass through this wasteland, I go through this process, although I try to avoid such a thing, but it is not likely, we will continue to move on again, the wasteland will be followed by a greater test, Darius, although you are not my subordinate, but I sincerely hope that I will not pray the same for you."

Darius was stunned for a moment, then remembered Althea, who was disguised as a pharmacist, and grinned,

"Many people don't want me to die more than you, there was once a legion of people who died in front of me, and I survived, I don't think the Father, who created everything, would not want me to die early." (To be continued.) )