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The scene returns to Demacia, a week after fleeing Notic, in Horrant, the capital of Demacia.

The news that the Notician base was infiltrated by Noxian spies spread quickly, this time, the Demacians did not choose to wait silently for the opportunity, because in fact, their plan was only almost successful, but what they didn't expect was that Phyllis saved the three with her own strength, and lost all of them in one move, and the originally calm Demacian army had lost almost everything at this time, and the assassins and "traitors" all escaped, such a result was far beyond the scope that Gavin II could accept, Large-scale investigations and arrests were carried out at the same time, and even the regular meetings of the parliament were already absent.

At this time, it was just nightfall, and Horant should have been a lively scene at this time, but after the large-scale operation of the military, it seemed to be late autumn, and only occasionally one or two pedestrians walked by on the bleak streets, they wrapped their clothes tightly, and hurriedly walked towards their destination, no matter what happened around them, they could not attract their attention, and many shops also closed their doors early, and they had no business but waited for His Majesty the King to end this tense atmosphere as soon as possibleFrom time to time, a few dead leaves falling from the street trees fall on the street in the wind, I don't know whether I want to add a little loneliness or add some vitality to this cold atmosphere.

"It should be around here...... + One + Book + Read + Novel + YBDU"

In the midst of this depression, a group of men and women appeared on the street, the man seemed to be here for the first time, he just followed closely in the footsteps of the woman beside him, and the woman, although she knew a certain amount of about the place, was not so familiar, she could recognize all the streets here, but the alleys were completely unfamiliar.

"Hmm...... It looks really ......deserted here, and I don't think these people have ever experienced anything like this......

The inexplicable cold made Clarence wrap his coat tightly, as perhaps the first Noxian assassin to enter Horant, he should feel honored, but after seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel ridiculous, the huge empire turned into this way just because of the order of an emperor, as their old rival, Clarence suddenly felt that his country was underpriced.

Beside him, Mussel's figure has quietly disappeared, the injuries suffered by Notic are by no means recoverable with simple treatment, even after being treated by Black Rose's medical magician, he still needs to lie in bed and rest for a while, Clarence did not choose to take him with him to Horant, he has entrusted Black Rose to send him back to Noxus as soon as Mussell's injury is stabilized, so this time, the rest of the task will be completed by him and Phyllis.

"Hmm...... It's not too early, let's hurry up and keep looking, I hope this tavern hasn't closed early. ”

For Clarence's statement, Phyllis just nodded silently, although she had completely disguised herself, but she still covered half of her face with a scarf, and on the second day of her escape from Notic, her photos had been plastered all over the cities of Demacia, fortunately, because of the previous disguise, Clarence's appearance was not really recorded, although he and Mussel's photos can also be seen, but it can be seen from this pitiful number, Demacia had no intention of catching them in this way.

Now, with no way out, Phyllis stabbed Brody in the chest - of course, Phyllis was trained to use daggers, and the tip of the dagger stopped about a centimeter from Brody's heart, a precise grasp that saved his life, even if Phyllis had avoided harming her former comrades as much as possible, but she could no longer clear her name of "traitor" until the chaos was over.

Entering Horant is already a difficult task, after realizing that Phyllis is actually a magician, Demacia did not hesitate to send almost all available magicians, as well as magic detection equipment, the military knows very well that in this rune continent full of magic, the easiest magicians to find are only intermediate magicians, the reason is very simple, the magic of low-level magicians is still very weak, sometimes even undetectable, and after becoming a high-level magician, Hiding their magic is a habit they must accept in normal times, and only intermediate magicians who have enough magic but can't hide their magic power are the easiest targets to discover, although on the way to Horrant, the two passed through many magicians or soldiers with detection equipment, and neither of them had enough ability to find these two people who almost hid themselves as a profession.

Suspicion, investigation, these completely destroyed the fortified walls of Demacia, even between the soldiers in charge of security, Phyllis could read from their eyes the distrust and suspicion of each other, quite funny, they believe in loyalty, they have never experienced betrayal at this time completely forgot how to trust their companions, this strange enemy made them completely confused, in this atmosphere, Clarence and Phyllis did not receive any decent inspection at all, all the way to this place.

"Okay, remember, don't be nervous, you just need to talk to that person...... Oh yes, be careful if that person is really who your commander says he is, and if necessary, use your magic to investigate that person's memories...... No, if the opponent's strength is very strong and it's a trap......"

"Hey, I'm calm, thank you for your concern."

Phyllis was right, for various reasons, she didn't dare to go to a passer-by to ask where the Shield Sword Hotel was, so she could only rely on her own memories to find it slowly, and at the same time, Clarence, who looked calm but had been betrayed by her eyes, was constantly trying to transfer her nervousness to her, and after feeling a little bored, Phyllis finally couldn't help but stop, patted him on the shoulder calmly and said.

"Uh...... Well, okay...... I was just...... Concerned about you, by the way, aren't you nervous at all? “

"Nervous? Why, I have nothing to be nervous about. Phyllis just smiled softly, for her, there was really nothing to be nervous about at this level, she had already stabbed a general Demacia, and perhaps the next thing that would make her nervous was to let her assassinate Gavin II.

Compared to Phyllis's calmness, Clarence has his own reasons for being nervous, and his mission is clear, he must ensure that there will be a war between the light and the phantom, so as to provoke a huge earthquake in the upper echelons of Demacia, and in the course of this week, the upper echelons of Demacia have undergone unknown investigations and changes, if the person Captain Phyllis said has been captured by Demacia, if the tavern has been seized, or...... There are too many ifs, and there is only one outcome that Clarence wants, he cannot allow any surprises to happen, and if necessary, he is even ready to play the role of the Radiant himself, prompting them to have Gavin II leave his throne.

Although this is true, but the premise of all this is to ensure that Phyllis can meet this person, and now that it is almost completely dark, can Phyllis really find this tavern in time when there is no way to ask anyone?

"Come closer, someone's coming."

Just when Clarence was worried about various problems, Phyllis suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him to his side, frightened by this sudden move at the same time, Clarence finally heard the footsteps coming from behind him at this time, ordinary friends are still shopping outside in this situation, it is really okay, but it is much more credible to change to the boyfriend and girlfriend relationship who sends his girlfriend home.

Phyllis's caution was right, the footsteps behind them were heard by a small group of soldiers, and when they overtook the couple, several of them turned their heads to look at them, at least in the eyes of these people, there was nothing suspicious about the quiet and intimate couple, and soon they ran forward again.

"Uh...... Thank you. Because of the absent-minded relationship, Clarence, who should have been reminded by himself, said with some embarrassment that after leaving Notick, the feeling that Phyllis gave him has changed dramatically again, is it because of his previous mistakes that he has become cautious, or because of Phyllis's growth? Clarence immediately began to think about it, trying to hide his embarrassment.

The answer was obviously the first one, but Phyllis didn't care, and in order to prevent it from happening again, she simply put her arm around Clarence's shoulders and walked forward.

After overtaking the two men, the group of soldiers quickly ran down a fork in the road to the left, perhaps out of habit, or perhaps just a casual glance, and as they walked to the intersection, a sign with a shield and sword pattern appeared in front of Clarence's eyes, and it turned out that the tavern was here. And that's really thanks to this group of soldiers......

When he turned his gaze to the front of the tavern, Clarence's gratitude to the soldiers disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know what reason they had, even though there were other shops along the way that were still open, but the soldiers had entered the Shield Sword Tavern as if they had been ordered...... Clarence pulled Phyllis, who was still walking forward, and quietly leaned over.