The Glory of Noxus

Chapter 153: The Evil Ritual of the Afterlife
Blood cliff.

Warehouse area near the port.

In the dark environment, a candle lit up, reflecting Jalal's pale expression.

He looked back at the soldiers of the Leiser Guard Corps under his command. Most of them were injured, and the strong smell of blood filled the simple warehouse.

Fortunately, no one died, but the injuries were serious and minor.

But the atmosphere was a little gloomy, like a group of wounded beasts silently licking their wounds.

Jalal's eyes fell on Huo Jixing. Although he felt like he was about to survive a disaster, he wanted to ask what happened in Mouli Castle.

"Mouli IV is dead. He has devoted himself to blood magic." Huo Jixing leaned against the wall with a solemn expression.

"I saw the abandoned experimental site in the secret room of his study."

"A blood magic ritual was once performed inside."

Huo Jixing took out the parchment he found and gave it to Jalal.

"This is an experiment log. It's a little bit damaged."

Jalal took it and lowered his head to read through it, his pale expression becoming more and more gloomy: "Scarlet Secret Society, blood magic!"

"What happened over there? Why were you attacked by the city guards?" Huo Jixing turned to look at the soldiers of the Reese Guard Corps in the warehouse.

"The details are not clear. I suspect that they were looking for the cause of Butum's death and accidentally found the tavern."

Jalal sighed softly, as the Reese Guard Secretariat he was responsible for was destroyed in this way.

The simple warehouse now was a safe house he built as a retreat.

Huo Jixing looked helpless when he saw Jalal's faint gaze.

This battle happened because he purchased rune items at a high price.

He was also speechless about this.

It was originally a normal transaction, but in the end, there was a scene of gangsters taking advantage of others.

But there is nothing we can do now. A city-wide search has begun in Blood Cliff City and the port area, and there are blood-colored armored soldiers everywhere.

Even though the brutal massacre in the tavern prompted the bloody armored soldiers to just show off, it indirectly affected their plans.

In addition to Huo Jixing and Jalal having extraordinary powers,

Others could not face the hordes of bloody armored soldiers who were advancing one after another.

Moreover, the Mouli family has been able to occupy the blood cliff for hundreds of years, how could it not exist with extraordinary power.

Huo Jixing thought of the fight in front of the tavern, and the surging air seemed a little strange.

"It's a Noxian convert!" Jalal heard the question and spoke immediately.

"They are the ace force recruited by the empire. They are often active in the Ionian Islands and participate in the battles there."

"This time, due to the Lord Commander's order to fully shrink the empire's power, they had to temporarily leave the Ionian Islands."

Jalal's heart darkened as he thought about the words spoken by the Noxian converts.

In a place where I have been fighting for almost ten years, I just give up.

This is somewhat unlikely for the many Chapters affiliated with the Noxian Empire.

There will definitely be people who are resentful and even hate Swain who gave the order.

Because the former glory has become a lie in their eyes!

"Convert."

Huo Jixing whispered repeatedly, not noticing the emotional changes on Jalal's pale face.

"Is it Qi, the extraordinary power guided by it?"

When he slashed down with red fire, he did encounter some obstructions, presumably due to the Qi of the converts.

"What should we do now?" Jalal asked, looking around the warehouse.

"There was a warning before, and I have arranged for Petal to seek help from the Leise Guard Secretariat in Longmen." Huo Jixing spoke softly, his eyes falling on Kalida.

"If nothing else happens, the empire's high command should soon notice the changes in Blood Cliff."

Jalal nodded silently, stood up and walked towards the place where the food was piled in the warehouse.

Dry and hard bread, easy-to-store bacon, and bottled water.

"Let's eat something!"

Huo Jixing walked to Kalida's side, crouched down, and handed out the bread and water in his hand.

Seeing the food handed in front of her, the gray-haired young woman who had just experienced a life-and-death fight turned back to look at Huo Jixing, with a smile on her tired face.

"Thank you!"

Kalida crushed the bread with her hands, put it in the water and stirred it gently.

Then she shook her right hand as a cradle while feeding the baby boy in her arms.

The baby boy is very small, probably less than one year old, with blond hair and clear and bright eyes.

Maybe it’s because he’s been hunted down too many times.

In the dark warehouse, the baby boy remained quiet, holding onto Kalida's clothes with his weak arms.

"Is there anything you want to ask?"

After Kalida finished feeding the baby boy and ate something herself, her eyes fell on Huo Jixing.

"There are some problems." Huo Jixing nodded lightly and admitted directly.

He described in detail the bloody hall he encountered in the secret room of Mouuli Castle.There is also a stone pit in the center of the hall and an excavated experimental platform.

"I'm sorry, the direction of my research does not involve this aspect." Kalida shook her head gently.

The direction of her research and the experimental projects she conducts are machine production.

It has nothing to do with human experimentation.

However, Kalida saw Huo Jixing's disappointed look, and after pondering for a while, she continued to speak.

"According to your description, the environment in the Blood Hall is old and dusty. It should be an abandoned laboratory."

"It is usually moved out of the laboratory to ensure the safe transportation of the machine and that the experimental materials are not lost."

“The new lab won’t be too far away.”

Huo Jixing thought of the chemical vessels he had seen at the port before, and seemed to realize: the laboratory established by the Mouli family was still in Blood Cliff City.

And in the Bloody Hall, the unexpected arrival of Mouli IV was to test my strength?
Or for something else?

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered, and now he thought there might be a secret behind it.

Unfortunately, Mauli IV died and could not find out anything more.

"Why did you and Brother You come to Blood Cliff?" Huo Jixing asked curiously.

Compared to the environment in Piltover, the Noxian Empire has little room for inventors to survive.

Not only is there a scientific and technological research atmosphere, but there is also a lot of state-of-the-art knowledge.

"research Fund!"

Kalida looked at the dome of the warehouse, her eyes dim, telling her story about her wonderful life.

"Piltover is a prosperous and progressive city. Whether it is the living environment or the learning atmosphere, it has left a profound memory for us."

"My brother and I arrived in Piltover simply to pursue a new path—"

"Hextech!"

Kalida mentioned Hex Technology, her eyes lowered, and she looked at the Hex vinyl gun in her hand.

The bright blue light flashes, reflecting various scenes of studying in the past.

"Unfortunately, there are too many famous inventors in Piltover. In order to master the most cutting-edge Hex technology knowledge, they screen many inventors and apprentices."

"We...were not selected!"

"In the following time, we had to conduct research alone until all our savings were used up." Kalida looked gloomy.

"When we were in embarrassment, someone extended an olive branch and asked us to change our research direction."

"In order to live, we have to bow our heads."

"Are you doing research?" Huo Jixing looked surprised, as if he was surprised by Kalida's talent.

Blood magic itself is corrosive and mutable.

Coupled with its own legendary anecdotes, few people can truly master it.

"It's not our research."

Kalida seemed to recall something terrifying, a look of fear appeared on her pale face.

"Someone has provided quite comprehensive human experimental data. What we need to do is to conduct optimization research."

"My brother is responsible for the specific research content." Kalida sighed softly as she thought of her brother.

"Later, for follow-up research and funding, we took a boat to Blood Cliff."

Fate is so strange sometimes.

For the research funds of Hex Technology, they had to go another way.

underground laboratory.

Bright lights illuminate the silver-white walls.

In the central area, there is a separate blood-colored room, and the air is filled with a strong smell of blood and evil.

There are various chemical vessels placed around the blood-colored room, and the liquids inside are almost all deep red.

Next to these vessels are experimental equipment with different functions. If you look closely, you can see traces of blood on them.

In the corner is a batch of newly shipped chemical vessels, neatly placed.

Suddenly.

There was a strange sound.

I saw the deep red blood pool in the blood room, boiling like boiling water, and the blood bubbles rose and shattered, starting over and over again.

Crunch!

Hear the sound coming from the bloody room.

A tall man wearing a white coat and silver-rimmed glasses opened the door and walked in.

He looked at the boiling pool of crimson blood and frowned.

Faintly, a healthy body was floating in the blood-colored foam, with scarlet runes engraved on the surface of the skin.

"Are you new?"

Whispers rang out, and the tall man pushed up his glasses, looking feverishly at what was happening in front of him.

(End of this chapter)