The Children of the Stars have proved with their lives that they are also mortal beings in the face of the Empire's most advanced magic guns.

Svein had only time to shoot a few blind shots with his Hex revolver, and he didn't know if he had hit anything, and a new order had been given.

"Rack a gun! Break up the enemy's line!! ”

When the voice fell, the dragon lizard knight reloaded the Hex rifle, took off the riding gun on the side of the dragon lizard's back, and leaned over to fix the position of the riding gun on Long Xi's back with the help of the impact gun mount.

Svein also took off the saddle knife that the dragon scale horse was carrying, his breath stagnant slightly, he had seen his enemy, and he also saw the fear on his face.

From time to time, strange magical summons emerge from enemy formations, roaring and pounce in an attempt to stop the cavalry from charging.

"Offensive !!"

At the last three hundred meters, the voice of the captain of the dragon lizard heavy cavalry was hoarse and high-pitched, and the next moment, the dragon lizard cavalry, which was like a heavy tank cluster crushing the light infantry, easily tore apart the astral summoning beast blocking in front, and the dragon lizard's footsteps kept crashing into the son of the star who was maintaining the summoning spell, disrupting the formation of the son of the star.

Svein didn't feel much pressure under the dragon knight's guard, and occasionally a few cavalry rushed into battle and missed the fish, slashing the saber down, and the enemy broke off at the waist.

The dragon lizard's ramming horns, the knight's riding spear, and the general's horse chopping knife form an impermeable steel knife weaving net, barbaric and brutal, the dragon lizard trampled on the corpses all over the field, blood flowed like a river, even the fanatical son of the star could not safely release the starlight magic in the case of the dragon lizard's sudden face, and the battle line collapsed in an instant.

The surviving sons of the stars began to flee to the rear with flickering magic, losing their spiritual connection with the summoned beasts due to spatial displacement, and the astral summoned beasts that fought with the Imperial hoplites on the frontal battlefield suddenly turned into a little starlight and dissipated out of thin air, and the pressure on the infantry was greatly reduced for a while.

In Isaiah's global perspective, two dragon lizard heavy cavalry slashed out from both wings like iron pincers, successfully crushing the enemy's formation, completing the encirclement, and the enemy began to rout on a large scale, and it was time to expand the victory.

"Attack with all your troops!"

When the order was given, the morale of the soldiers of Noxus soared, the infantry pressed in, the dragons and birds harassed, the cavalry rushed and killed, and chased and beat the fleeing Star Son all the way, and the Star Son retreated again and again, and finally retreated into the Star Curtain Barrier in the middle of the night.

Under the protection of the Titan's Wrath Warrior, the magic fortress stayed less than a kilometer away from the Star Curtain Barrier, the Imperial Legion began to shrink the defense line to establish a defense area, set up camp and bury the pot to cook, and the black lightning Magister began to set up crystal instruments and began to analyze the secrets of the Star Curtain Barrier.

After a hasty meal, Isaiah, a somewhat apprehensive, found Melina, who was standing beside the Titan's Wrath Manipulator.

The meteor shower was still vivid, and if he didn't understand the current situation, Isaiah wouldn't be able to close his eyes at ease.

He was the commander of the Third Legion of the Empire, and it was his duty to minimize unnecessary casualties among the soldiers, and he didn't want to wake up in a sleep and the entire legion would be burned to death.

No commander could tolerate having a sword of Damocles over his head that could wipe out his soldiers at any moment.

“…… Excellency Melina, I'll make a long story short, ordinary astral mages have their own legions of soldiers fighting against them, and I am only worried about the surprise attack of those super-powerful astral apostles...... I wonder if we can fight those transcendent mages with our current strength? ”

Melina, who closed her eyes and meditated, slowly opened her eyes, her eyes were flat, and her tone was calm.

"The general doesn't have to worry too much, the Titan's Fury can detect magic fluctuations around the clock without interruption, and in order to deal with the sudden attack of the enemy, the Titan's Fury has opened the forbidden demon realm and space blockade, in this case, even the transcendent mage wants to cast spells It is not easy,

If the enemy does launch a sneak attack, we still have the Crystal Force at our disposal, and the Crystal Force, combined with my men, may not be the enemy's opponent. ”

Hearing Melina say this, Isaiah breathed a sigh of relief and left the Titan's Wrath Crystal Center.

Wanting to breathe a breath of fresh air, Isaiah left the magic fortress and looked up at the starry curtain within reach in the refreshing cold wind, and the man gradually relaxed,

The night was long, and the war was still fought.

……

It took a week for Lester to finally make Lisandro understand that Loxani wasn't just her own Warden Witch, but also his ice kite.

With Lisandro's promise that 'as long as that little doesn't mess me up, I won't teach her a lesson', Lester and Ryze, who lives in the Outcast Village and waits for him, leave Freljord.

Under the voluntary labor of Ruiz, Lester, who took the teleportation array for free, soon arrived at the foot of the western foot of the Iron Brake Mountains, and further east was the Star Curtain Barrier in the Blanc Territory, and within the barrier, there was also a naturally formed and precipitous city pass at the border between the Urus Mountains and the Iron Brake Mountains.

If you want to continue east to reach the battlefield of Black Iron Castle, you must bypass the Star Barrier from the northeast and take the path of the Iron Brake Mountain Range, which is also the main attack direction of the Eighth Legion of the Empire.

Because of Lester's own particularity, the continuous spatial teleportation brought a great burden to Ruiz, and the two found a beast cave to rest.

Lester lit the pyre, the light of the flames dispelled the darkness in the cave, and also exposed the messy bones, and Ruiz walked out of the cave alone, sitting on a gray-white rock, looking at the starry barrier in the eastern sky.

Lester, who walked to the beast's cave, came to Ryze's side and patted Ryze on the shoulder,

Taking off the flask and unscrewing it for a sip of his own, Lester handed the flask to Rhy, who was stunned for a moment, caught it, and looked at Lester with some confusion.

Lester shrugged.

"Nothing else, the ancient frost snake gall wine given by that woman in Lisandro tastes good, it's rare to enjoy a refreshing heart, I can't drink it alone, right?" I can't do that. ”

Ruiz nodded silently, and took a sip of the leather pot, as if he had drunk a sip of ice, his lips were shivering, and strangely when he drank it into his stomach, he exuded a burning warmth like a fire, and the position of his lower abdomen had a strange feeling as if he was being caressed by a hand.

Even if she didn't get close to the woman, Se Ruiz understood what it meant, and her blue-purple face immediately turned black, and she hunched over and returned the leather pot to Lester, who was smiling lightly.

"Should you use this wine at a more appropriate time, or should you not let me go?"

Lester waved his hand repeatedly.

"Haha, don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in men, I just think it's more interesting to show such an expression to a bitter guy like you, if I want to live an ascetic life like yours, I can't stand it,

This life is not easy, you should try to enjoy life as much as possible...... When you settle down, do you want me to arrange a few beauties for you to try? Don't look at me like that, I really don't have any malice, it's just the kindness of a good brother. ”

Ruiz didn't speak, continuing to keep a calm face, and Lester could only change the subject.

"Ahem, then again, you seem to have a special affection for the Village of Outcasts? If you don't mind me listening, you can say it. ”

Rze sighed, and Lester heard so many emotions from this sigh that even he couldn't tell how Wryz was feeling at the moment.

"The village of foundlings, that was a long, long time ago......

To this day, I can't forget that little figure, I don't even know her name, just like countless young souls, before I can see the beauty beyond the ice and snow, the road of life has come to an end. ”

Ruiz's gaze became a little hollow, as if he had crossed time and returned to the past.

"It was a little girl of about ten years old, whose father and mother had lost their lives to cold and hunger, and left the last of their clothes and the last bit of food to their daughter.

Their daughter waited for their return embrace, but it was a powerless traveler, a liar who could not lie, who could not even make up a plausible lie, and was clumsy to the extreme. ”

"The little girl is young but very smart, and after talking to the traveler, she understands that her family has left her, and because of this, the little girl loses the courage to live, and the traveler can only watch the little girl's body get colder and colder, and the only thing the traveler can do is bury her and her parents in the snow and ice......"

"Therefore, the traveler regrets that he was not able to bring the little girl to the village of outcasts, and failed to let a young life go through a little more life."

Lester's smile faded, but Rhyss smiled, and no one knew how much bitterness it meant.

If this is a pity, the life of a traveler is inevitably too sad and heavy...... It's just that some things are seen too much and they don't feel it, so travelers often think back to the past, at least to make themselves less ...... numbness

In this way, you may be able to do more meaningful things before you die, otherwise, in the aimless situation, taking a step forward will be a more painful torment than death.

Now that I see you, I suddenly have a feeling of living in vain for a lifetime, maybe even if there is no panicked traveler, the world runes will find the real master, so thinking about it, I will feel so tired and tired. ”

Taking a silent sip of the Ancient Frost Snake Gall Wine, Lester pursed his lips and said nothing with a calm face.

Ruiz smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Sure enough, it's easy for me to spoil other people's interest......"

"Purple sweet potato, you're an idiot, an idiot, an idiot!"

Ruiz was stunned, not understanding why Lester scolded himself in a good manner, and scolded more and more vigorously.

"I can't even help myself, I always want to help others, I can't even see myself clearly, I always want to see the world clearly!?

I have done so much, but I always think that I am worthless!

Who do you think you are? Are you a savior? Are you the creator god? Can you do anything? Thinking about this and that all day long, how much can you do alone?

Wouldn't this world be turning without you on your shoulders? Or is your life so miserable that you are destined to live for someone else!? You idiot!! Idiot!! Idiot!! Until now, he has been !! by the cerebral palsy of Xingling PUA Take you around a kiln, you won't be able to fucking break your old mage's golden body! ”

Lester cursed, swearing in a way that Ryze didn't understand, and grabbed Ryze's robe.

"Can't you calm down and live for yourself for a few days? Don't think about this, think about that, you can't slow yourself down? Do you have to be lonely and measure the world?

You were born in such a beautiful world but you don't know how to cherish it, so how can those who have been carrying countless mountains since they were born in hell and have carried countless mountains since they breathed the first breath of air?

No matter how rotten the world is, it's not so rotten that it can't find a place to stay! No matter how big Noxus is, it is not so domineering that homeless people are not allowed to cut down trees and build houses!

Aren't the people of Helia the most fond of finding a place where birds and flowers are fragrant and the fairy scenery is secluded? Why can't you learn the way of life of the Helian people, and carry on your shoulders burdens that don't belong to you? ”

Staring at the gaffe Lester, Ryze lowered his head and pointed with his right hand at the eastern sky, which was the vast galaxy that appeared on the earth.

"Haven't you been busy for so long?"

Ryze's voice was not loud, even lighter than Freljord's night breeze, but Lester let go of Ryze as if he had lost all his strength.

Ruiz exhaled lightly, a strange expression.

"Lester, you're not a native of Runeterra, are you?"

“……”

"The Noxus Empire focuses on the research and development of firearms, and the Imperial infantry is equipped with the best repeating rifles in the Runeterra, which I am afraid has a lot to do with you, after all, most of the military technology in the Runeterras is still stuck in forging longsword armor, and the research on gunpowder is only on fireworks,

Only the Noxian Empire you rule has guns as regular weapons in its troops. ”

“……”

"Just as the stubborn diseases of the Runeterras can only be solved by you, the stubborn diseases of your world can only be solved by people from other worlds, right?"

“…… You're right, I'm in a world that's so bad that there are only aliens...... People from other worlds can change, and I don't know how many people look forward to a people from another world who can use their power to build a beautiful new world without oppression...... Or destroy the whole world, because human beings alone cannot escape from the prison of hell. ”

Lester sat on the ground, poured two sips of wine, and said indifferently.

"There is no magic, no gods, only ordinary humans, who see their own kind as consumables and use of resources."

Ryze's brow furrowed, only humans have no gods, a possibility he had never thought of.

In the Land of Runeterra, there are masked deaths, astral gods, and all kinds of transcendentals, even so, the king has never been taboo when ruling his subjects, if there are no gods and no demons, wouldn't it be even more unscrupulous?

"If there are only human beings, if they encounter oppression, how can they resist?"

"At first, you can resist with your flesh and blood, but when the rules made at the tip of the pyramid become more and more complicated, and the materials used to cast the pyramid become harder and harder, resistance becomes impossible.

It's like God has confused the languages of all nations at the Tower of Babel, because there is no way to communicate and communicate, living in their own lands with different opinions, hundreds of ideas and spirits have eliminated the ability of human beings to think, as if the world is black and white, either right or wrong, so that people cannot see the real crisis.

The will is consumed by the material, the spirit is worn out by the desire, and the foundation of the pyramid is divided, and the last advantage and resistance are lost.

Later, the warriors were betrayed by those they guarded, the rebels were imprisoned, the noble lay in the graves, and those who remained were subservient.

And there will be more and more such people, and they will become a force that oppresses themselves, until in the end, those who live in hell will be in hell all their lives, and if it is not for the gods, they will never see heaven for the rest of their lives. ”

Ruiz thought for a long time.

"You're right, it's hell." (End of chapter)