Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage

Sadvina City.

The two girls met for the first time at the gate of the city.

"Laxana Crownguard, Minister of Magic of Demacia, welcomes the Noxian exchange group."

Laxana bowed slightly, behaved decently and calmly, and took the lead in greeting Seraphine and others.

Seraphine didn't have any stage fright, she lowered her body slightly and bowed back:

"Seraphine, Emissary of the Noxian Exchange Mission. Thank you for your welcome, Minister Crownguard."

Both were curious about each other.

Laxana, the first of Demacia's younger generation, has become one of the eight most powerful officials in Demacia.

Seraphine looked at each other secretly, not surprised that she couldn't hear anything.

Compared with warriors, mages have higher protection for souls. Not to mention that she has known that Laxana's magical strength is enough to be able to serve as Senator Trifali, far stronger than her.

At the same time, while Laxanna guided the exchange group into the city, she also looked at Seraphine and Xin Zhao.

Seraphine's name has appeared many times in books and news from Noxus.

She is known as a girl who can influence the world with her singing, has the title of Star Lai Diva, and is also the only apprentice of Council President Trefary.

He is very young, but not to be underestimated, and being a representative of Noxus to visit Demacia shows that he has a very high prestige and status in Noxus.

Noxus is not an empire based on relationships and origins.

The other, Xin Zhao, the vice-general of the Trifali Chapter, almost single-handedly defeated the Lightshield Fortress led by Jarvan, which was widely circulated in Demacia.

She could probably feel that Xin Zhao was even stronger than her brother.

Led by Laxana, Seraphine's party entered the city.

Sadvina is a large city, surrounded by many towns, located in the central region of Demacia.

Walking into the city, unlike the bustling and lively Xiongdu, there are not many people on the streets here, and the doors and windows of every household are closed, looking like a depression.

Laxana, Seraphine and others were walking on the street, and they both knew the reason for the depression here.

One is that a large number of people in Demacia are driven to work, and there are not many people hanging out. Second, the news of the disappearance of one village and one town nearby often makes people living in Sadvina panic.

Several people also took this topic as an entry point and talked about demons using Silas's experience as an entry point.

When she heard that only 3 members of the mage team survived, Laxana's face was obviously ugly, and there was self-blame in her eyes.

"It's all my responsibility," Silas said hoarsely.

"It's not your problem, Silas." Laxana shook her head slightly. "The demon's strength is unusual, especially the strongest fear demon among the ten demons. I should have thought of this earlier."

Her gaze shifted to Seraphine, with gratitude in her tone:

"Thank you Miss Seraphine for your help, Demacia will remember Noxus' kindness. Xiongdu is ready to welcome you, and I will leave the rest of the matter here."

"Hands up." Seraphine smiled and shook her head. "We are all allies. Since we have seen the devil, we shouldn't just sit back and ignore it."

"This... trouble for everyone in Noxus."

Laxana nodded when she saw the wink Silas gave you.

She knew what Silas meant, and she knew, too, that Noxus had other plans.

She doesn't know much about demons, and she knows the horrors of demons.

The ten demons have different authority, and each authority basically symbolizes a negative emotion of human beings.

And, they have one thing in common, they are hard to kill.

Even if it is defeated and the body is destroyed, as long as the negative emotions gather, they will be resurrected in another way.

Laxana took Seraphine to the settlement, and before she waited for a while, she received another extremely bad news.

"The village of Lysette is gone?"

Silas looked ugly, staring fiercely at the mage who came to report.

His voice was loud, and the little mage who was packing his luggage kept his eyes on him. After receiving Seraphine's signal, they got busy again.

After listening to the detailed report, both Laxana and Silas' expressions became worse.

The fear demon appeared again, and this time the interval was much shorter than before.

"The fear demon, when the fear in an area exceeds a certain value, it will appear." Seraphine controlled the stage and floated over, "When it appears, it will use all means to evoke fear in the hearts of creatures. , and devours the creature when it falls into fear."

Around the city of Sadvina, the abolition of the ban on magic caused panic among the citizens of Demacia.

This fear gradually fermented, attracting demons to the vicinity, aggravating the fear of these people, and eventually causing them to be devoured.

The news of the disappearance of all these villages and towns spread to the nearby villages and towns, which aroused fear in the hearts of more people and accelerated the harvest of fear demons.

The two of Silas obviously thought of this, and he frowned and suggested:

"Should we block the news?"

If it can create an illusion of peace, it can indeed effectively curb demons.

"It can be done, but it won't necessarily work." Laxana shook her head, not holding out hope.

Perhaps, blocking the news can keep the fear demons from troubling.

But in fact, this is not in the interests of some people in Demacia and Noxus.

Seraphine will help Demacia deal with demons, but not just to keep Demacia's kingdom safe.

"These days I will be speaking in various villages, trying to reduce the negative emotions of citizens."

"Why don't we just find it and kill it!" Poppy, who was following Seraphine, couldn't help saying.

Today I finally had the chance to meet Laxana. Although she has been very nourished recently, she has not forgotten her original purpose.

She has to test whether Laxana is a real hero.

"Are you...?" Laksana looked puzzled.

Yordle people are not common. She has been busy with demons recently, so she came here in a hurry, and did not check the information of the exchange group in detail.

"De... ahem, I'm a mage apprentice at Noxus War College, Poppy."

Poppy paused when he talked about his identity, but decided to disguise himself, which was what he said before.

"Mage Bobby."

Knowing the identity of the other party, Laxana also nodded in greeting.

"The way you said it is good, and we want to do it too, but first... we have to know where it's going to show up next."

"Are there many villages around here?" Poppy asked.

"Six have been attacked, but there are still 20." Silas said bluntly, "The surrounding villages and towns are not in favor of the abolition of the ban, they do not welcome us at all, and investigation and reassurance are very difficult. "

Everyone knows that in the face of fearful demons, there is no value in standing by.

Demons can read people's hearts...

Silas turned his eyes to Seraphine, and since the two sides were talking about cooperation, there must be some useful ideas.

"My singing can suppress the fears in the hearts of citizens, and even make them feel good about magic, if Miss Laxana will." Seraphine smiled.

Hearing her words, Silas and Poppy didn't react at all, but Laxana frowned slightly and politely refused:

"Although Demacia's ban on magic has been abolished, people nearby still have a lot of prejudice against mages. It is better for us to handle this matter."

Seraphine nodded and promised instead: "If you find any trace of the devil, I hope you will definitely call us."

She doesn't think Laxana can stop the spread or spread of the demons, she does have a method, but because of personal and imperial reasons, that method is not suitable for her to say.

Most of the target of the empire is that demon, she knows in her heart, or one of her two teachers, or Ms. LeBlanc, or the chief commander, will definitely take action at a critical moment.

Bobby on the other side thought hard for a long time, but couldn't think of a better way, and said helplessly:

"Well, it's really hard to do."

In the current situation, she can only continue to investigate Laxana in the future.

If Laxana can handle this demonic problem, she clearly has the potential to become a peerless hero.

After discussing for a while, Laxana took Silas and left in a hurry, and she had to go to the new location to investigate.

"Hey, fear demon, what can I do?" Poppy scratched his head, his face full of distress.

"The fear demon is easy to solve, but the solution will not be very good." Seraphine looked at Laxanna's back, and shook her head slightly.

"You have a way? Then why didn't you just say it?" Poppy's face was full of confusion.

"I have a very simple method, but you won't agree." Seraphine glanced at Poppy with a smile.

"What method?" Poppy was a little curious.

"Use my singing to control the emotions of the entire town and make them in extreme fear, so as to draw out the fear demon." Seraphine smiled and said terrifying words.

As long as the fear is strong enough, the demons will come even if they know that they are in ambush. This is what her teacher once said...the weakness of demons.

But at the same time, those who fall into fear... have a high probability of being devoured.

"Are you a devil?" Poppy reprimanded with horror on his face, "This is absolutely impossible. You will kill countless innocent people like this, and your conscience will be condemned all the time."

"Yeah, no one would agree with that approach, would they?" Seraphine laughed to herself.

Not only Poppy, but she also disagreed with this plan in her heart.

Human life should not be measured by value.

And, she had to admit that she was a very selfish person.

Maybe in the end, people in nearby villages and towns will be swallowed up because this method is not used.

But if this method is chosen, a villager will die because of her.

She is not a qualified leader, nor can she bear the burden of life.

If it was his teacher or Lady Syndra, he would definitely choose to sacrifice without hesitation.

"Pobby, the one who dares to choose to sacrifice is the real hero, I can't do it."

Seraphine sighed, answering a question her teacher once had.

At the time, Ryan asked her if she would choose to kill 10 people if there was a 50% chance of saving 1,000 people by killing 10 people.

Faced with such a question, she hesitated at the time. Maybe she was struggling with 50% instead of 10 kills, but now, the two situations are very similar.

The sacrifice of a villager may be exchanged for once and for all.

And if you don't sacrifice, you can only rely on the method of death and follow the clues.

The devil walks in Runeterra without relying on his legs and does not leave too many traces.

At their speed, if they really wanted to get to the site of the incident, there was already no one left there.

"But..."

Poppy's face was full of confusion.

Seraphine was right, every minute of their hesitation could lead to the demise of a village.

"Don't think too much, maybe this will be a good way, but it's not suitable for us to mention." Seraphine smiled.

"Why is that?" Bobby looked stunned.

Although there may be sacrifices, as Seraphine said, if it can save more people, it will be considered a heroic act.

"What would the Demacians think when they knew I was going to sacrifice their people," Seraphine asked rhetorically.

"Uh..."

Poppy had to admit that if she hadn't known Seraphine so well and another Noxian brought this to her, she would have smashed his head with a hammer.

Seraphine looked at the thoughtful Poppy and smiled, and after a few words with Xin Zhao and the little wizards, she stepped on the stage and walked out the door.

Soon, a melodious singing came from the city. The voice was sweet and tactful. It seemed to remind people of happiness and dispel the fear in their hearts.

On the way out of the city, Silas and Laxana were riding slowly.

"I heard this song before, it can directly dispel people's fear." Silas said solemnly, "I think her previous proposal is good."

In his opinion, Seraphine can really solve it with singing, which is not a bad thing.

Laxanna pulled the reins, half-closed her eyes, listening to the singing coming from behind.

"This is a kind of soul magic. It affects people's souls through sound and forcibly communicates and awakens people's emotions." Laksana shook her head slightly.

"Soul magic..." Silas frowned slightly, "So she also relies on magic to change people's memories."

"That's why I don't agree, I won't allow her to attack the Demacians." Laxana's eyes were inexplicable, "and... not only changing memories, but with her talent, she can even be able to do it all the time. Hear our hearts."

All she can do is to monitor each other in various ways, so that the other party will not do something out of the ordinary.

Demaciado is dominated by ordinary people, and there is no means of defending Seraphine at all.

If you don't take precautions, Seraphine alone can destroy Demacia.

Silas's expression froze, thinking of this, and his expression became extremely ugly: "How can there be such a talent, then there is no secret in her eyes."

Laxana sighed: "It is precisely because of her talent that she was accepted as an apprentice by President Trifali."

She seemed to sense Silas' strange color and shook her head: "Don't think too much, we don't need to do anything."

"However, as long as she's still around, all our secrets will be known to her." Silas's eyes were ruthless, "When she goes to Xiongdu, she will be able to see through the whole of Demacia, and even secretly change certain people. The memories of these people, we will have no more secrets from Noxus by then."

His intention was clear, to take advantage of this opportunity to let Seraphine disappear.

Especially now, with the help of the hands of the fearful demon, killing two birds with one stone.

"She can only die in a real accident, or the whole of Demacia will be destroyed." Laxana disagreed.

She didn't think Silas's idea would work, and she sensed a powerful magical aura in many parts of Seraphine.

Although at Seraphine's age, it is impossible to have the same magical power as her.

However, as the backing of President Trefary, there are definitely a lot of trump cards.

"The top priority now is to deal with the devil's affairs." Laxana rubbed her temples with a headache and galloped out.

There is a huge difference between demons and demons.

"Nightmare" is far less than fear.

Their current lineup is no better than the opponent, not to mention the fact that the demons disappear without a trace, which is extremely difficult to handle.

Silas nodded silently and rode after Laxana.

In the days that followed, bad news continued to come from around Sadvina.

Even with Laxana's consolation, it was only a change from a large-scale event to a small-scale event.

In the nearby town, people disappeared every three to five, and people were panicking for a while.

In this case, Poppy couldn't bear it any longer, and secretly found Laxana.

"Let me in."

Poppy looked at Quinn, who was standing in the doorway, frowning tightly.

She hated the bird-walking girl very much, and the other party looked at her with a wary look in her eyes.

"Master Crown Guard is discussing countermeasures." Quinn's face was expressionless, and the look of exhaustion in his eyes could not hide.

She is the fastest person in the team, relying on the flight of the falcon Valor, she quickly rushed to each village.

But when the news came and went, it was already too late when she went, and she could only know that a Demacian had disappeared there.

"Let her in, Quinn." Laxana's words came from the back room.

"Yes!"

Although there was some reluctance in his heart, Quinn stepped aside and let Poppy enter the room with a look on his face.

Inside, Laxana sat on an ordinary stool with Silas standing in front of her.

The two turned back together, looking at Poppy who entered the door, and she felt embarrassed when she saw it.

"Mage Bobby, what are you doing here?" Laksana asked softly.

The recent spate of disappearances has put a lot of pressure on her. Her teacher didn't give any good plan for eliciting the fear demon, and she didn't want to always rely on her teacher.

Now, not only the villages and towns below are slowly falling into panic, but Xiongdu is also constantly urging.

In this case, she knew that Seraphine would definitely send someone, and it made sense that Poppy would come.

"I'm here on behalf of an individual." Bobby said bluntly and directly.

Silas looked strange when he heard this. They knew Poppy's identity from Quinn.

He was curious now, what was the idea that a former Demacian needed to tell them in his own name.

"I understand, thank you for your kindness. Does Mage Poppy have any good way to find the devil?" Laksana smiled.

"Uh..." Poppy looked up at Laxana, hesitated for a while, and then said, "I don't think it can be dragged on any longer. Even if some people are sacrificed, the devil must be brought out."

"Sacrificing some people?" Silas frowned. "How to sacrifice?"

He is naturally happy to solve the problem by only sacrificing some people.

On the other hand, Laxana frowned slightly, with speculation in her eyes.

Poppy also didn't seem to have expected Silas to be so decisive.

"Actively create an atmosphere of fear and seduce the demon of fear."

"Huh? That's a good idea!" Silas's eyes lit up.

Why hadn't he thought of such a good idea before.

Even without Seraphine's talent, they could have done it in many ways.

"Have you and Seraphine ever thought that after absorbing fear, the demon's strength will increase dramatically," Laksana said.

She was unwilling to choose the method of sacrifice unless she had to.

"After absorbing fear, can the demon become stronger?" Poppy looked confused.

The fear demon has absorbed so much fear, and its strength is not terrifying.

After Laxana made sure that Poppy didn't know, she shook her head and explained:

"Devils exist because of their authority, such as fear demons. When all creatures are no longer afraid, they will die out of their own accord. His strength all comes from fear, and absorbing fear will become stronger, but these fears will quickly change over time. dissipate."

"That is to say, it has to keep absorbing fear, otherwise it will become extremely weak." Poppy was stunned.

Laxana nodded, the strength of each demon was very different.

The 'nightmare' she defeated before, because it just recovered, can only affect the people in front of her at most.

But 'fear' is completely different. By constantly harvesting fear, it can affect the entire village and town at every turn.

"Lord Laxana...is that Noxian messenger's suggestion worth taking?" Silas turned his gaze to Laxana.

Even if the demons become stronger by absorbing fear, as long as they become stronger, there is no problem.

He just wanted to be sure now that Laxanna was confident enough to deal with the demons of her heyday.

"It wasn't Seraphine's idea, it was my personal idea." Poppy emphasized.

"Okay, your proposal." Silas shrugged indifferently.

As far as the yordle's brain is concerned, he doesn't think he is so smart, at least not smarter than him.

Laxana was lost in thought, a little reluctant in her heart, but she couldn't think of a better way.

Seeing his shimmering gesture, Silas already had an answer in his heart.

He looked at Laxana seriously and said in a deep voice:

"Lord Laxana, you haven't seen me and Poppy today!"

Saying that, he ignored the silent Laxana, UU reading www.uukanshu. com grabbed Bobby, who was a little overwhelmed, and walked out.

"There's something on my shoulders, Silas."

Before Silas could take two steps, Laxana's serious words came.

"But..."

Silas frowned. At this time, Laxana should not have to bear these, it will have a great negative impact.

"Silas." Laxana's tone was tough. "I want to learn from Council President Trifali. I always knew the way I was going."

She didn't want to sacrifice unless she had to.

But this does not mean that when the arrow is wound and there is no better way, she will choose to escape.

Looking at Silas and Laxana in such a posture, Poppy understood something...

Heroes don't have to be fair.

Laxana and Sylas... also heroes.