Time flies, and a month passes.

Located in Noxus, the capital.

A hidden hall, shrouded in a sense of seclusion, the internal structure of the hall is complex, and there are many passages.

And in one of them there is a tunnel that leads to the main underground hall.

In the main hall, the light was dim, and the faint flames flickered, faintly illuminating the huge space and the figures that appeared everywhere in the space.

On the first floor, the second floor, and even the third floor, there were many grim eyes from all corners, and as far as the eye could see, they were all a group of people dressed in black, or wearing cloaks, or wearing masks to cover their faces.

This is the headquarters of the Assassin Guild, which many Noxians avoid and avoid.

"Who called you here?"

In the darkness, a voice rang out, which sparked discussion.

"I don't know, I'm getting a call from the chief."

"I just received an order, and I received a summoning order."

"Me too."

"The leader has been missing for many months, how can he suddenly make a call?"

"Where have the chiefs been all these months?"

The voices of all kinds of chatter rang out, and the Assassins were all suspicious of the sudden summoning order.

By now, the leader of the Assassins, Duke Kao, had been missing for more than half a year, during which time the Assassin Guild had been leaderless.

Although it is still maintaining normal operation, it looks messy without a leader.

"I'll give you the answer to the rest."

At this moment, a tall and slender figure slowly walked out, with red hair, a delicate face, and a scar line left on the left eye.

"Katarina?"

"When did you come back?"

"And, what do you know?"

"What's the summoning order?"

"Did you call us here?"

I heard a lot of questions.

Caterina looked around the audience and said lightly, "I came back a day ago, and I know most of what I need to know." By the way, the leader is dead, and now, the token is in my hand. ”

As she spoke, she raised her hand, and there was a black iron token in her hand, which was quite heavy and solemn, and in addition to the word "head" engraved on the token, there was also a layer of faint lines.

Seeing this token, many of the assassins present immediately showed covetous eyes.

The Assassins' Guild, who obtains the token, can take the place of the previous leader and take charge of the guild.

It seems to be just an iron token, but it represents a supreme right.

And now, compared to this token, what shocked everyone even more was the news of the death of the leader Dukkao.

"What?!"

"The leader is dead?"

"You know something, tell me!"

"Why is the token in your hand?"

Caterina looked at the last questioner and said flatly, "Isn't the answer obvious enough?" There are only two ways to transfer tokens, one is to entrust and the other is to snatch. In the end, only the living are eligible to get the token. ”

The Assassins were silent, lost in thought.

They all knew that Caterina was the daughter of Duke Kao and an assassin he had trained with his own hands.

For a long time, he was also well-known in the Assassin Guild, but he just debuted and disobeyed orders and acted without authorization, which led to the failure of the plan.

Because of this, as early as a few months ago, Duke Kao personally ordered the Assassins to be sent to kill Katarina.

This was no secret to the Assassins.

Therefore, they know that the relationship between father and daughter is impossible to entrust.

After that, Duke Kao disappeared, along with Katarina.

Now, the living Caterina has returned, bringing back the news of Duquecao's death.

Well, there is only one possibility left.

"You killed the chief?"

One of the Assassins couldn't help but ask.

"Not bad." Caterina admitted lightly, and the words fell, causing a lot of discussion again.

Suddenly, an assassin said in a cold voice: "The duel of the battle of the chiefs must be approved by the council, and if you kill the leader without permission, even if you get the token, it will be useless." What's more, we can't confirm the authenticity of this token. ”

In the face of his questioning, the Assassins present also came back to their senses.

In the Assassin Guild, there were six council members, who were not Assassins, but held important positions within the Assassin Guild, each with different responsibilities.

In some major business discussions, it is necessary to pass the vote of the parliament.

If you want to become a member of the council, you must also go through layers of selection and assessment, and your judgment must be fair and dignified.

Otherwise, the Assassins also had the right to revoke their membership for biased behavior.

All in all, the Assassin Guild, the Rank Mori, was governed by one layer, and finally by the chiefs.

In Noxus it has stood tall for so many years.

For example, the battle of the chiefs must be unanimously approved by the council, otherwise there will be a steady stream of people who covet this position, and everyone will want to challenge it.

If the position of the leader keeps changing, and the previous person has just sat in this position for two days, and is assassinated by someone else, and so on, the association will be chaotic.

Therefore, there must be a council sandwiched in the middle, responsible for the trial and guaranteeing the fairness and authority of the duel.

In recent decades, Durkkao has relied on his strong strength to sit in this position without dispute.

Now, even if he was dead, the Assassins would not necessarily recognize Caterina's identity.

In the face of the questioning, Katarina's expression was very calm, and she said loudly: "Who said that I didn't inform the council? Moreover. The authenticity of the token can be known at a glance. ”

At this time, six more people slowly walked out from behind the scenes, the difference was that they were dressed in gray-white robes, and they were all over fifty years old.

Among them, one of them was the eldest, who took the token and suddenly released a wave of magic in his hand.

The light of the magic flickered, and the lines on the token gradually brightened, and then a terrifying killing intent diffused from it, which was suffocating, causing the whole audience to sink.

It was the accumulation of killing intent forged by the leaders of the past generations, which was terrifying.

Since then, there is no need to debate the authenticity of this token.

This is definitely a real boss token.

Only the boss token can have such a terrifying killing intent.

The councillor handed the token back to Caterina's hand and said casually, "Caterina has indeed mentioned to the council that she is going to duel with the previous leader, and it was Duke Kao himself who was in charge of the council at the time. This matter has been unanimously approved by the council, and among them, returning with the token, is the chief. ”

It is no secret that there will be a fight between Duke Kao and Caterina between father and daughter.

It's just that they disappeared together, so no one knows who wins.

If Duke Kao had informed the council of this in advance, there really would have been nothing more to say at this moment.

At this time, an assassin stood up and said in a cold voice: "The Assassin Association has been asking in the group for the past few months, and she suddenly came back with a token, to be honest, I am not questioning the fairness of the Association, but I think that she does not have the ability to lead the Association." Moreover, the death of the former chief, you also do not seem to intend to make it public, where have they all gone these months, should we be given an explanation? ”

"Let me answer this question."

At this time, Caterina said calmly: "Durkkao has been missing for a few months, and he has gone to Demacia. I, on the other hand, chased after me. ”

"Demacia?"

"Why did the leader go to Demacia?"

The assassins present had questions.

Caterina continued: "His mission is to assassinate the king of Demacia, Gavin III. And now the coup d'état in Demacia, I believe you should also know about it. ”

As the words fell, many of the Assassins looked at each other.

Yes, the coup d'état in Demacia was a decree for pardoning the mage.

This incident is a big deal in the entire Runeterra.

A country that has been banned for hundreds of years of magic, suddenly overnight, announced the pardon of all mages, promising mages equal status.

Don't look at it as a simple ordinance, but the meaning behind it is far more than that.

Demacia began to use magic, something that no one would have dared to think of before.

The two sides have been pulling for so long, and Demacia, who has no magic, has always been known for its strong soldiers and horses, with the addition of mages. It's hard to imagine how their strength will improve.

What the Assassins did not expect was that Duke Kao would have something to do with it.

"Yes, in a sense, he can be said to have personally contributed to the Demacia ordinance."

Seeing the surprised eyes of the assassins, Caterina still spoke calmly: "The nobles and demon seekers used the mages to start a rebellion, and their goal was to storm the castle of Dawn, and Duke Kao mixed in with it, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate Gavin III. It's just that his assassination was doomed from the start. ”

"Govin III anticipated their plan and prepared in advance, waiting to catch them all. Duke Kao failed in his assassination attempt, fled from Castle of Dawn, and you know what happened next. ”

Caterina raised the token in her hand, indicating that there had been a great battle between father and daughter.

Now, standing before them is the victor.

"And this time, I went to Demacia, and I made a lot of interesting discoveries, but I'll tell you about this later."

Katerina's gaze looked at the assassin she had just questioned, and the corners of her mouth curled into a confident smile: "As for you, whether I have the ability to take this position." I'm here to give you a chance, and from now on, you can challenge me at any time, without the consent of the Council, and if you succeed, you will be the next owner of the token. ”

As the words fell, the Assassins suddenly recovered from the story Caterina had just told and looked at the token in her hand, revealing greedy eyes.

The assassin who asked the first question also confirmed again: "What you said is true?" ”

"It's true, the council was present to testify."

Caterina smiled faintly.

"Okay."

The assassin nodded slightly, and as his voice fell, his body suddenly erupted.

Like a cheetah that sprang up, the speed that erupted in a short moment was very terrifying, leaving only an afterimage in the air.

And the assassin's short blade with murderous intent has already attacked Katarina.

Katerina's face remained unchanged, and with a crisp "bell", she lightly resisted the surprise attack.

Then, the two of them moved at the same time, their blades clashing in the air, and the cold light flickered in the crisp sound of "bells".

Suddenly, Caterina stopped, and the Assassin stopped.

As a second passed, the assassin clutched his neck in horror, but he couldn't stop the blood spraying, and fell down with reluctance in his eyes.

There was a sudden shock in the audience, and many of the Assassins were surprised, they didn't even see how Caterina had won.

And just when the assassins were stunned, a rapid figure suddenly appeared from behind Katarina, also very fast.

However, he was also immediately noticed by Caterina, and after only a few rounds, the second Assassin who coveted the position of leader also fell to the ground.

Next, there was the third, the fourth, and by the time the fifth assassin fell, the smell of blood had filled the room.

And Caterina was tall, holding two short blades of cold light, her face was indifferent, she stood there indifferently, her expression was casual, and at her feet were five greedy corpses.

Each one is killed with one sword, without the need for a second shot.

She showed such great strength that she had already shocked the audience.

The audience was silent, and Caterina looked around: "Now, is there anyone who is not convinced?" There is only one chance. ”

No one answered.

After a few seconds of silence, suddenly an assassin knelt on one knee, solemnly placed a fist on the ground with one hand, and said, "See the chief." ”

The surrounding assassins came back to their senses, also knelt on one knee, and raised their voices in unison: "See the leader!" ”

Noxus, strength is respected, strength is supreme.

Caterina, who had passed the support of the council, showed such strength that she no longer needed to be questioned.

The new leader of the Assassin Guild, from this moment on, truly belonged to Caterina.

Seeing this, the corners of Katerina's mouth hooked up into a beautiful smile, and she put away the dagger: "Since you have all recognized my identity as the leader, then from now on, no matter whether you were the old department of Duke Kao or whose old department you were, you must listen to my orders." If there is a violator, I will spare no effort to launch a purge, believe in my strength, and I will never let the betrayer live. ”

Her cold and merciless words fell into the ears of the assassins, but they were all too normal.

The Assassin Guild has been able to stand for so long precisely because of its high sense of unity, with the leader giving orders and his subordinates coming together.

Betrayers will be purged by all Assassins as soon as possible.

After all, the Assassin Guild was also a place to make a lot of money for many Assassins, and there was no exploitation of profits.

All assassination lists are put out fairly and openly, if the assassination target is 1,000 gold, the association will take 20%, and the rest will go to the Assassin personally.

And in Noxus, they don't have to worry about running out of orders.

For the Assassins, this was the way to survive and to survive.

Therefore, every Assassin who joins the Association must be prepared to be attacked by all the Assassins after committing an act of betrayal.

(End of chapter)