Ivory, ebony, red jade

General Maisa pushes a cone-shaped ivory chess piece across the map. Jiawen secretly sighed at the simplicity of this white chess piece. No head, no face, a simple circle, no embellishment and no color, it is completely discernible that it represents a hundred Demacian soldiers.

"If we go south with the Order now, we can engage the Argonauts before they reach Pyeongtaek," said General Iber, a stout woman with no doubt about the order in her eyes.

"The Argoh black locusts are ferocious when they swarm," General Mesa said as he paced back and forth in the tent. "They rely on their huge numerical superiority to fend off frontal attacks. If we can't divide and conquer them one by one, we will be slaughtered by the swarms, and we will not have a chance to touch the queen of locusts. ”

Gavin walked to the edge of the tent and lifted the curtain to look out at the valley. If it weren't for the critical situation, the scenery before him would have been soothing—the morning sun was sprinkled with verdant soil, the morning dew shimmered everywhere, and the town of Pyeongtaek in the distance exuded a serene and peaceful atmosphere. But a vicious gray shadow was bulging on the horizon, and swarms were rushing in the distance.

The Argo Black Locust is not a behemoth and is easy to deal with in one-on-one combat, but if they are gathered in a swarm, they will obey the control of a locust queen, and their behavior and way of fighting will become a fierce and tricky whole. This time the swarm was bigger than any Garvin had ever seen.

Maisa wiped a bead of sweat from her brow. "They're going to be here tonight?"

"No," Ms. Ebel said. "We only have one hour, maybe two if we're lucky, and then the Argo black locusts will flood the town of Pyeongtaek"

Gavin returns to the map. Ten ebony chess pieces representing the Argo Black Locust stand on the outskirts of Pyeongtaek Town, dwarfing a lone white piece. The queen of locusts is represented by a slightly smaller red jade, placed in the middle of the ebony pile.

"No matter which direction we charge, we'll need to break through hundreds of Argonauts to get to the locust queen," Garvin said, pointing to the red pieces. "What do you have a proposal?"

Maisa stopped. "Contrary to our words, Your Highness, we should retreat as advances. Let go of Pyeongtaek Town, and another day with elite soldiers and strong generals to fight against the insects **, after capturing the locusts. ”

"Get Pyeongtaek out of town?" asked Iber. "That would be the equivalent of a death sentence for these people. They don't survive for more than a few hours before they are captured. ”

Garvin stared at the ebony and the ivory, the two colors blending in his mind's eye. In the end, all he could see was the red locust queen.

Ibel raised an eyebrow. "What do you see?"

"It's not a clever idea," replied Garvin, "but it's the only solution." We hid our bravest warriors in the town of Pyeongtaek and set up an ambush. The number of people must be small in order to be surprised. As soon as the locust enters the assault range, it attacks quickly. As soon as the queen of locusts dies, the swarm will collapse. ”

"Go deep into the center of the Argo Black Locust, Your Highness?" said Maisa. "This is tantamount to a death sentence. ”

"But there is hope that the town of Pyeongtaek will survive this fate. Eber said.

"There's no one-size-fits-all strategy," Garvin said. "I will only lead those who volunteer to join, and I will never make a move until the best time. We wait for the storm to pass and then disintegrate the enemy from within. As long as the locust queen dies, it will be easy to kill the blood. ”

Iber pushes an ivory piece into the interior of the village on the map, then pushes a bunch of ebony pieces forward until it completely covers Pyeongtaek Town. The red jade locust stood in the middle. She flicked a finger lightly, and the red jade chess pieces knocked over in response. Then she pushed two more ivory pieces into the battlefield.

"That's our plan," Garvin said. "Ibel and Maisa, you lead the second wave of the attack. ”

"Yes. Maisa said.

"What about you, Your Highness?" asked Iber. "Where do you go from here?"

"I'm going to kill a queen locust. Gavin replied.

"Be grateful. By killing you now, I will free you from eternal torment. ”

~Holy Lance Ranger

Lucian, who served as a Sentinel of Light, is a ruthless necromancer hunter. He relentlessly hunted down and exterminated the undead with a pair of reliquary pistols. The idea of avenging his deceased wife consumed him and made him endless. Unless she destroys Hammerstone, the demon who holds her soul in her hands. Ruthless and determined, Lucian did not allow anything to stand in his way for revenge. If anyone or anything is stupid enough to challenge his principles, he will be bombarded with overwhelming sacred gunfire.

Armed with relics imbued with ancient powers, Lucian fights against undead creatures as a staunch patronus. His cold faith never wavered, and even in the face of maddening fear, he roared to destroy it with the flames. Lucian is alone on a brutal mission: to purify the souls of those trapped by undead creatures, including his eternal love.

Like the twin relic weapons they assembled, Lucian and his wife, Xena, seemed to have been carved from the same stone. Together, they have fought for years in the Runeterran Continent, bringing the Light to the darkness and purifying those who have been robbed of corruption. They are the bellwether of justice: Senna's dedication to the cause never hesitates, and Lucian's kindness and zeal have touched many lives saved by them. They are two parts of a whole, hand in hand with each other and inseparable.

While Lucian and Senna have seen terror defeat most warriors, they have never seen a fear comparable to that of Shadow Isle. When the ghostly inhabitants of this cursed place appeared in the Runeterra, Lucian and Senna hunted them down one by one. It was a brutal job, but the fearless couple won it all until they were unfortunate enough to be confronted by the Warden of the Soul Locks, Hammerstone. Lucian and Senna had faced this terrifying undead creature before, but had never encountered anything so incredibly clever and cruel. This terrible battle ensued, and Hammerstone resorted to a surprise strategy. To Lucian's horror, the creature deceived Senna and ensnared her soul, putting her in a nether prison. Nothing could bring her back. Losing Senna, for the first time, left Lucian alone on his mission.

Although the Warden took half of Lucian's heart, he also made him the most formidable enemy of the Shadow Isle. Lucian became a man with a dark resolve, a man who could not be stopped by anything to purify the undead creatures of the Runeterran Continent. As a tribute to Senna's memory, he picks up the weapon she dropped and vows to continue their quest to the end. Now, armed with two relic weapons, Lucian fights to slaughter undead creatures and purify the souls of the Shadow Isles. He knew that Senna had lost her soul, but he had never lost hope of letting her rest in peace.

(End of chapter)