The southern part of the Valoran continent, on the border between Demacia and Noxus.

The low, penetrating sound of war trumpets echoed through the mountains, and a row of heavy ballistas had already been erected above the walls of the Gate of Sorrows.

Every Demacian soldier was staring vigilantly at the plain beneath the city.

Not long ago, they had their first encounter with the army of Noxus, and the result was not as expected, Demacia's side had suffered a crushing defeat, and the Gate of Sorrow would have fallen without the timely arrival of the Fearless Vanguard Band.

Now, although the Noxian army was briefly repulsed, everyone knew that they would come back.

And the next time they come, they will no longer face the ordinary army of Noxus, but the Trifali army led by Darius!

Cold, biting snowflakes began to fall from the sky, accumulating and completely covering the ground covered in black blood scabs.

In this solemn atmosphere, dense figures began to appear on the white horizon of the sky.

And at the moment when these figures appeared, the alarm bell in the door of grief also sounded at this time.

Many figures instantly filled the city walls, each of them clenching their weapons in their hands.

Inside the city, Galen raised the great sword of judgment in his hand, and in front of him, nearly two thousand soldiers in bright silver armor, armed from their feet to their teeth, stood like sculptures.

Unlike the panicked and helpless defenders around them, the expressions of the two thousand soldiers were extremely resolute, and their faces did not change even when Tarzan collapsed in front of them.

It is none other than Demacia's strongest warband, the Dreadnought Vanguard!

The Dreadnought Pioneer is composed of sixteen companies, each of which has sixteen shield arrays, each of which has eight soldiers, each of whom has the ability to fight as a hundred powerful individual soldiers.

Since the establishment of the Dreadnought Pioneer Band, it has always been in a state of full strength, and whenever there is a vacancy in the warband, the soldiers with the most outstanding abilities and qualities will be selected through internal selection to fill them.

And this means that the Dreadnought Vanguard Warband has always been at the top level in the entire Demacia, and even in the entire Valoran Continent.

Looking at the dreadnought vanguard soldiers in front of him, Galen, as the dreadnought vanguard swordsman's chief, only felt that his breathing was gradually becoming heavier, and he could only relieve his emotional restlessness by constantly taking deep breaths.

From the time Tiana took over the Dreadnought Swordsman until now, Galen has been with the Dreadnought soldiers almost all the time.

He commanded the Dreadnought to victory in war after war, and now the Dreadnought will face the most formidable enemy of all time.

The strongest legion in Noxus - the Trofali Legion!

And he will also face the Noxian general whose merits are comparable to his aunt's-Darius!

Galen is not afraid of this war, on the contrary, Galen will lead the dreadnought vanguard to completely break the sharpest fangs of Noxus!

In front of the Gate of Sorrow, the sound of uniform footsteps and the sound of armor clashing overlapped, and the army of Noxus appeared in front of the Gate of Sorrow.

At the front of the army, Darius and his Tripali army were at the front, and Darius stood at the front of the army.

Behind him, on either side of him, the burly, warhammer-wielding Captain Farong, and on the other side, the sword-wielding Glory Seekers guarded the general's everything.

Unlike the bright silver armor of the Dreadnought Vanguard, the Trifali Legion's armor is mostly black, and it also has a double-edged battle axe sigil engraved on its chest.

It is the national emblem of the Noxian Empire, which is composed of the three elements of "force, scheming, and cunning", and it also represents the three most powerful people in the entire Noxian Empire - the Trifali Council!

On both sides of the Trifali legion, the army formation of the elite troops of Noxus was in full formation, just waiting for Darius's order.

Darius slung his tomahawk over his shoulder, his gaze sweeping over the towering walls of the Gate of Sorrow ahead, and the dense mass of figures standing on them.

Slowly exhaling a mouthful of white mist, Darius clenched the battle axe in his hand, his expression extremely cold and resolute.

He pointed his tomahawk at the towering walls of the Gate of Sorrow.

"Siege!"

"Woo~!"

At the moment when Darius's words fell, a low and solemn horn sounded, instantly resounding throughout the Noxian army.

As soon as the horn sounded, a large number of heavy siege engines were rolled out from both sides of the Trifali legion, and they frantically slammed into the gates of the Gate of Sorrow.

After the siege car, the catapult threw the rolling boulder and rushed straight to the walls of the Gate of Sorrow.

In the rear, the ladder troops are also waiting, and after the first wave of catapults, they will be dispatched, and the siege engines below will attack the Gate of Sorrow!

And just as the offensive of the Noxian side hit, the Demacian side also began to stop the counterattack.

The rain of arrows was carried by the wind and snow, and it came straight for the Noxian army.

The heavy ballistae on the city wall were constantly emitting white smoke, and one after another huge crossbow arrows were blasting at the Noxian army below, greatly blocking the Noxian siege.

It was as if at the moment when the siege horn sounded, the war had completely entered a white-hot stage.

Finally, at great cost, the siege engines of the Noxian side came under the city, and the siege vehicles slammed into the dark gates of the Gate of Sorrow, pushed by dozens of soldiers.

"Boom!"

Although the gates of the Gate of Sorrow were not broken, they still trembled a little overwhelmed.

The siege engine retreated again, then crashed into the gates again and again.

Outside, the ladder had been erected, and the Demacian soldiers on the walls were doing everything they could to prevent the Noxian soldiers from ascending the walls.

The Darius and Trifali were watching from behind, and Galen and the Dreadnought Vanguard didn't choose to strike at this time.

They are their last hole cards, and they must not be easily played before the opponent makes a move, otherwise they will instantly fall into a passive situation.

"Boom! Click! ”

Noxus's siege engine slammed into the heavy city gate again, and an extremely striking crack appeared on the city gate.

And at this moment, the Noxian army once again launched a huge chariot that could be propelled by dozens of people.

Above the chariot, a huge cage made of countless stout bloodstones stood majestically.

Beside the cage, the Bloody Lady and the Scarlet Witch Doctor chanted strange incantations.

As the blood-colored streaks on the cage lit up completely, Darius nodded lightly behind him.

"Click!"

The door of the cage opened, and the figure in the cage was revealed to the entire battlefield.

It was a huge figure holding a giant axe, nearly five meters tall, wearing a hideous crown on its jaw, and the most eye-catching thing was undoubtedly the blood-colored furnace that was constantly spilling red light from his waist and abdomen!

The furnace was like a source of his power, constantly supplying energy to his massive body.

Undead God of War - Theon!

With the opening of the cage, the war machine, which had died but was still resurrected by blood magic, was once again awakened.

Leaping out of his cage, Sein's gaze was at first a little confused, but with the whispers of the Bloody Lady and the Scarlet Witch Doctor beside him, his gaze finally focused on the massive and nearly shattered gate of the Gate of Sorrow.

"Rush!"

A loud and deafening roar came from his mouth, and the blood-colored furnace in his waist and abdomen seemed to be completely ignited, and Theon's whole person directly turned into an unstoppable siege chariot, heading straight for the direction of the city gate.

His attacks were almost indiscriminate, and as he rushed to the gates, even the Noxian soldiers who didn't get out of the way in time were brutally crushed by him.

Every time someone dies at his hands, the rich blood qi will be absorbed by the furnace in his waist and abdomen, and his aura of power will become more and more terrifying.

"Fight, cool!"

Sean roared, his massive body slamming into the gates of the Gate of Sorrow with a force powerful enough to break through the world.

"Boom!"

Almost instantly, the already overwhelmed city gate could no longer hold on, and it shattered.

From the siege to the moment when Theon appeared and smashed the gates, every step of Noxus was compact and effective, which is the wealth of combat experience that the empire has gained after centuries of conquest.

At the moment when the city gate shattered, the army of Noxus rushed in, once again colliding with the Demacian garrison within the city.

By this point, Noxus had achieved an incomparably huge advantage.

After all, they had already thrown even a forbidden blood magic creature like Seon into the battlefield, so you can imagine their determination to break through the Gate of Grief this time.

Galen and the Dreadnought soldiers were watching the scene, and they knew that the Dreadnought Vanguard had to strike.

While the defenders are not afraid of the average Noxian soldiers who storm the city, the war machine Theon is becoming uncontrollable.

If they don't stop it, I don't know how many people will die under Sein's great axe.

"Dreadnought Vanguard Warband!"

Galen's voice was loud and passionate, and instantly rang in the ears of the fearless vanguard soldiers.

"In!"

A loud roar soared into the sky.

Galen's greatsword of judgment slowly pointed in the direction of the gate where Seon was:

"First Company, go kill that monster! Others"

Galen's voice paused slightly, and then he said in a deep voice:

"Follow me against the Trifali Legion!"

The sound of uniform armor colliding sounded, and the entire dreadnought vanguard warband, including Galen, the swordsman, a total of 2,049 people, rushed towards the direction where the city gate was located.

Before reaching the city gate, the fifteen companies of the dreadnought vanguard except for the first company opened their formations, and the bright silver shields and swords were raised.

On the other side, looking at the Bright Silver Legion that took the initiative to rush out of the city, Darius's eyes narrowed slightly.

His grip on the black battle axe tightened, and the Trifali legion behind him stared at the dreadnought vanguard in front of him.

Darius's tomahawk slowly lifted, his red cloak dancing in the wind, and he continued to let out a "fierce" roar.

"Kill!"

At this moment, the furious battle intent soared into the sky, and the top two battle groups in the entire Valoran Continent collided together at this time.

Unlike the Dreadnought, which is based on shields, the Trifali Legion has a more diverse range of troops, including dagoon heavy cavalry and longbow archers in addition to infantry.

However, in battles with a top-tier warband like the Dreadnought, the role of the longbow will be greatly reduced, so the number of archers is also relatively scarce, and the main class is still dominated by the powerful infantry who have experienced many battles.

With the general's order, ten huge dragon lizards in black scale armor rushed out of the Trifali army and rushed straight into the shield array of the dreadnought vanguard, followed by the infantry.

Galen stood at the front of the line, gripping the hilt of the Judgment sword tightly, his eyes fixed on the oncoming dragon lizard, and then his roar rang out again.

"All pioneers, get ready!"

As the dragon lizards approached, the oppression brought by their huge size became stronger, and the shield array of the dreadnought vanguard made a loud collision sound, the shield array tightened, and they stood shoulder to shoulder, bowing their shields in front of them, and the bright silver shields lined up one after another.

In the next moment, the dragon lizard's huge body slammed into the shield array, and dozens of long swords immediately rushed out of the shield array, heading straight for the dragon lizard's throat.

"Boom!"

The shield array belonging to the third company was directly scattered, but the heavy cavalry on the dragon lizard was also pierced in the left shoulder by a bright silver long sword.

The defects in the shield formation provided a gap for the onslaught of the Trifali legion, and the infantry of the two armies collided completely.

The shield of the Dreadnought Vanguard changed again, enveloping the Trefalis soldiers who rushed into the shield.

But at this moment, the huge meteor hammer smashed into the shield array in front of him with a piercing wind-breaking sound, and Captain Fa Rong's huge body shrouded in iron armor and nearly three meters tall appeared in front of everyone.

This staunch follower of Darius will do everything he can to win the war for Darius once again!

In the battlefield, the Bright Silver Wargroup and the Black Armor Legion are colliding fiercely.

Each of them is a battle-hardened warrior who can fight a hundred mighty warriors, and on this battlefield, they are about to fight until the last moment for the glory of the empire and the warband.

Beside him was a noisy and bloody battlefield, with snowflakes falling from the sky, dozens of meters apart, and the two eyes met together.

Galen, the chief swordsman of the intrepid vanguard, and Darius, the general of the Trifali Legion, the two defenders of the empire rushed towards each other as if guided by fate.

"Darius, show me the true strength of the Hand of Noxus!"

"Galen, Demacia will eventually become an appendage of Noxus!"

In front of the Gate of Sorrow, the dreadnought vanguards fought fiercely with the Trifali legions, but in the city, Sain also slaughtered all the living in front of him with impunity.

And Zuochi and Lux also came to the sky above this city at this time.

Looking at the tragic situation of the battlefield below, Rak jumped from the sky without hesitation, and in the process of falling, the violent magic began to surge around her, and she raised the staff in her hand, and the ultimate flash went straight to Sein.

"Boom!"

Sein's massive body was knocked back, and the falling axe was also knocked out, but his body was not physically harmed.

The blood-colored furnace was still burning within him, and he had turned his head in the direction of Lux.

Falling to the ground, Lux's hand clutched the staff, and the surging magic of light soared into the sky, completely illuminating the dark clouds.

Lux knew very well that on the battlefield today, it would still be too difficult for her to stop a blood magic creature like Thine on her own.

But Noxus can use this weapon of war, but can't Moral Marcia?

"Buzz!"

Just as Thine was about to rush in front of Lux, a huge golden six-pointed star circle suddenly appeared under Lux's feet.

Immediately after, a huge figure fell from the sky and smashed straight into the battlefield in the city.

Previously, Galio was first put on the battlefield where the Noxian Mage Legion was located, where Galio, who was fully activated by the left pool, played an incomparably huge role.

Now, Galio will defend his friends and drive the invaders out of Demacia's borders.

"Boom!"

Sain's massive body was instantly knocked out by Galio and smashed into the rubble.

Immediately afterward, the wind of war swept through Galio, ruthlessly raging against the invaders in front.

Once again, Seon burst out of the rubble and headed straight in the direction of Galio.

Although Seon could not be Galio's opponent, with the blessing of blood magic, he would never stop rushing towards Galio unless he was completely crushed.

In this way, Seon is held back by Galio, and Lux is finally able to find time to help the Demacian soldiers around him.

Her magic unleashed unbridled from her hands, shields of light defended her allies, and deadly thunder and fire unleashed on her foes.

Suddenly blessed by magic, the soldiers all looked at Lux with puzzled eyes, and when they saw the little princess of the crown guard family, everyone had a deep look of surprise on their faces.

They didn't expect that Lux, the daughter of the crown guard family, would come to the front line if she didn't stay well in Demacia's Xiongdu!

But because of this, the morale of Demacia's side is even stronger.

And under the powerful magic of Lux, the Noxus side began to show a rout.

In the sky, Zuo Chi saw everything on the battlefield below, and he was very curious about who would win between the Dreadnought Vanguard and the Trifali Legion.

The outcome of the victory or defeat between these two legions is the real dominant factor in the current Door of Grief.

However, Zuo Chi also knew that this kind of close battle could not end so quickly.

It may take many fights and a long time until one side emerges that can change the tide of the battle.

It's too rare to fight straight to the end and wipe out everyone, and that's not wise.

Even if we win a crushing victory, how can we fight the war in the future?

Now it seems that it may not be long before the battle inside the city comes to an end, and one of the two legions outside the city will choose to retreat temporarily.

It seems that the chances of the Trifali army retreating are better, after all, Demacia's side has two more perverted beings out of thin air, Luxs and Galio.

Looking at Sein, who was constantly colliding with Galio, Zuo Chi couldn't help but look curiously at this hand of the last generation Noxus.

If Zuo Chi remembers correctly, the iron object in Sein's jaw should be the crown of Gavin I.

However, after seeing the blood magic of Aatrox and others, the blood magic of this level on Sein's body is really a bit messy.

It seems that the blood magic process of the Black Rose is not mature enough, and it can be defeated by making a puppet.

Lux had once again repelled the Noxus soldiers and was ready to head out of the city to support Galen.

It was also at this time that Zuo Chi appeared behind her.

Noticing Zuo Chi's breath, Lux's expression was a little lost, and she turned to look at Zuo Chi.

"Zuo Chi, are you leaving?"

Lux knew that Zuochi would not intervene in the current war between Noxus and Demacia, so it might be time for them to separate.

Zuo Chi nodded slightly, his hand raised slightly, and his fingers with golden light once again touched the center of Lux's eyebrows.

"Lux, my power will protect you if you are in danger."

"I'd love to stay and see how the war ends, but it might be a long, long time, so I'm not going to stay long."

Lux gripped Zuo Chi's hand tightly as if she were joking mischievously, and she whispered:

"Zuochi, remember to come back to Demacia to see me, or I'll go to Freljord to find you!" When the time comes, I'm going to shout at Ash and Kai'Sa to clean you up! ”

Zuo Chi chuckled and nodded: "I remember." ”

"Be safe."

Finally, touching Lux's head, Zuochi's body began to gradually rise into the air and flew towards the outside of the city.

Below, watching Zuo Chi's figure disappear from his sight little by little, the eyes of Lux, who had always been pretending to be calm, were still red after all.

It's just that the current situation can't help her hesitate too much, she has to support her brother.

The invaders who stormed the city had been defeated, and the next thing for Demacia was the Tromana Legion outside the city.

Raising her hand and rubbing her face, Lux was ready to run out of the city.

But at this moment, the muffled horn of the Noxus side sounded again.

As Zuochi had predicted, when the Noxian soldiers who stormed into the city were unable to take the Gate of Sorrow in a short period of time, the only option for the Noxian side was to retreat temporarily.

"Bang!"

On the bloody battlefield, Galen's sturdy body flew upside down, sliding far on the ground before barely stopping, and the surrounding dreadnought vanguard shield immediately defended Galen in the middle.

And just opposite him, Darius looked down at Galen condescendingly, the black battle axe in his hand flashing with cold light, and his eyes were full of coldness and solemnity.

Admittedly, Demacia, the fledgling swordsman, could not compete with Darius, a symbol of Noxian power, but that was limited to that.

Having seen everything on the battlefield with his own eyes, Darius knew very well that the Trifali Legion could not yet defeat the Dreadnought!

It can even be said, but judging by pure combat, the Dreadnought will outperform the Trifali Legion!

Darius slowly raised his battle axe, the low sound of the horn still echoing in the wind, and the Trifali army immediately began to retract its formation and retreat back little by little.

After one last glance at Galen and the Dreadnought Vanguard Warband, Darius turned and left with the wounded.

At this time, Captain Fajon and the Glory Seekers appeared beside Darius.

"General, the daughter of the Crownguard family has appeared at the Gate of Sorrow, and she has summoned the Forbidden Elephant."

Darius did not look at them, but said in a deep voice:

"Tell General Du Quekao to send Caterina and Tyrone!"

After leaving the Gate of Sorrow, Zuo Chi did not stop any longer, and rushed all the way to the east of the Valoran continent.

The war between empires and empires is generally unfinished without ten or eight years, so Zuo Chi can only leave for the time being.

Beyond the mountains, Zuo Chi was rapidly approaching the iron-blooded empire.

Zuo Chi was thinking, he was thinking about whether he should go directly to the Immortal Fortress to find the upper echelons of Noxus, or should he go to the market first.

About a day later, Zuo Chi's vision finally appeared on the towering and majestic building, the Immortal Fortress!

By this time, the sky was getting dark, and the ground was still covered with a finger's depth of snow.

Walking down the street, a comfortable "crunch" sound is constantly heard at Zuo Chi's feet, and he is also looking for his target group.

At this time, a commotion sounded in Zuo Chi's ears, and he raised his head to look towards the end of the alley.

"You shit, you begged for such a small amount of money at the end of the day? What's the difference between this and before I broke your legs! ”

"Didn't I tell you that I was going to find those nobles in gold and silver outside the Reckoning Arena?"

At the end of the alley, two middle-aged men with hideous faces were constantly throwing wooden sticks in their hands at the thin boy kneeling in front of them.

From the cursing of the two, it can be heard that the boy's leg seems to have been broken by them, just so that the boy can win more sympathy and beg for more money.

The man's cursing continued, and Zuo Chi frowned slightly, ready to send the two of them to meet their grandmother.

However, just as Zuo Chi was about to make a move, he suddenly saw a black shadow jump down from the top of the alley and land straight in front of the two men.

Then, under the terrified gaze of the two men, the bloodstone shackles that bound the figure were broken, and she rushed straight at the two men like a ghost.

The terrible screams resounded throughout the street, and the two men could not escape the fate of being eaten alive after all.

Zuo Chi watched quietly at the end of the alley, watching the girl dissect the two men's bodies, and then feasted.

A thick bloody smell filled the narrow alley, and when the girl was full, she slowly got up, wiped her mouth with her hands, and then put the bloodstone shackles back on her neck again, and locked her hands with the shackles.

On the side, the thin boy was already pale with fright, and almost passed out.

However, the girl just tilted her head at him and smiled: "It's okay now, you're safe." ”

After doing this, the girl turned around and walked towards Zuo Chi with a little song.

When she came closer, she approached Zuo Chi and sniffed lightly on Zuo Chi's body:

"My friend, you smell delicious!"

Zuo Chi looked at the girl in front of him, feeling the blood magic aura on her body that was quite similar to Sein, and he smiled:

"Ready to try it?"

"Hiccup~!"

The girl patted her belly and took a full breath: "I can't eat, I can't eat, I can't eat, wait for the next meal." ”

When the girl looked up at Zuo Chi, her distant baby face and sharp teeth in the shape of an inverted triangle were also displayed in front of Zuo Chi.

Zuo Chi looked at her curiously, and then raised his hand with interest and touched her bloodstone shackles.

"Berea, you are free to break this shackle?"

"You know me?"

Berea's face was surprised, and even her eyes lit up a little.

Zuo Chi smiled and nodded, "You haven't answered my question yet, my friend." ”

Berea twisted her body a little embarrassed, and a pair of small feet on the snow posed in a figure-eight appearance, and a pair of white big toes kept rubbing.

"My friend, this secret is only allowed for you to know tonight."

Zuo Chi tilted his head: "Why?" ”

Berea said noncommittally:

"Because you're my breakfast tomorrow."

(End of chapter)