The Return

I stayed at the palace for a day. The next day at noon, Jarvan and his party returned, followed by the envoys from the City of Light.

He said the chaos there had escalated to the point where it was no longer just a disturbance, but a genuine rebellion that Lux and Witt simply couldn't suppress!

Jarvan, in a fit of anger, was about to lead his troops over, but Tiana stopped him:

"What's the point of having these generals and soldiers if the king has to handle everything personally? You're not allowed to go; let Garen go instead!"

"But..."

"It's alright, you stay at the palace and keep Caroline. I'll go with Garen." I quickly agreed.

"Thank you for your help, Yasuo."

Jarvan was still hesitant, but he relaxed after I made my move. However, I had a bad feeling. Could the light-dark war that Sage Tabor spoke of have started in Demacia?

Garen and I headed there immediately, while Fiora prepared to go home and called Jergente and Huo Su to come along.

The City of Light is not far from Silver City. I used my full power to use Wind Riding Technique and arrived quickly. Huo Su was also fast, but Garen was left behind by us.

In just one day, the city was in chaos, with many residents fleeing, shouting as they ran:

"Those mages are causing trouble again!"

I flew through the air with Huo Su and arrived at Lux's mansion, only to find it under attack, with many people already rushing in!

Inside the hall, Lux and Witt stood back to back, both covered in wounds, while many of their guards had already fallen.

In the blink of an eye, I was beside the two men. They raised their swords to strike, but when they realized it was me, their expressions relaxed slightly.

These intruders were fighting the guards, occasionally breaking away to attack Lux and her husband, completely unaware of my arrival.

I couldn't be bothered to waste words with them. Wind Force surged up, immediately subduing these people. It was impossible for anyone outside to break through the wind wall and rush in.

Witt shouted at one of them, "Why did you rebel? And why did you kill so many people!"

"This is Lord Sylas's order. As long as you nobles live, the struggle will not end!"

"Sylas? He's clearly a criminal! And I forgave you all without holding a grudge, yet you repay kindness with enmity!"

"Hahaha... Forgiveness? That sounds nice, but when have the people here ever looked at us with normal eyes? They clearly see us as rats and bedbugs!"

"Hmph, what you're doing now is nothing but the behavior of rats and bedbugs!"

After speaking, Witt swung his sword and killed the man, his body trembling uncontrollably. Clearly, he was not skilled at killing, and the scene had terrified him.

I didn't make things difficult for him, and quietly channeled the Gale Force into their bodies, killing them silently.

To act without pain and with swift, decisive action is the greatest act of mercy.

Those outside who saw what was happening inside all fled, but quite a few still had their heads smashed by Huo Su's kicks.

Once things had calmed down in the hall, Witt plopped down on the ground, his sword falling from his hand.

When quelling Sylas's rebellion, Witt followed Lux's advice and took in many surrendered mages. Unexpectedly, they showed no remorse and instead launched another rebellion.

Needless to say, those mages who were recently subdued by Jarvan and his dragon riders certainly didn't work hard either.

After Garen arrived, he led his soldiers to suppress rebellions in other areas, City of Light returned to peace.

This upheaval was not large in scale, but it foreshadowed Sylas's return. I did not linger and immediately took Huo Su to the Axe Breaker Legion in the north.

Since the unification of various regions, many legions have reduced their personnel, and the Axe Breaker Legion is no exception, with only more than 20,000 men left to maintain border security and guard against attacks from some nomadic tribes.

When I arrived in the north, Jon's troops were chasing the Rebel Army. After fierce fighting, they quickly gained the upper hand and drove the Rebel Army back to Freljord.

However, not long after, several soldiers fled back in disarray, saying that they had been attacked by Sylas in Freljord and that he was leading his men back to fight their way out!

He must have made preparations for this comeback, so there's no need for ordinary soldiers to participate. I took on this mission and went to meet the enemy with Huo Su.

When I arrived at the northern mountains, I saw the Rebel Army force ahead, a small group consisting of several dozen mages and several dozen Freljord, led by Sylas.

He walked over without fear. "I never expected that the first formidable enemy I'd encounter would be you. Where are the Demacia? Have they given up?"

"Now that all regions have united and are no longer divided, you stubbornly refuse to change your ways and are even inciting the Freljord to cause trouble. How are you any different from a parasite?"

"Hahaha... a termite? That's a perfect description. I am a termite, and I'll devour your tree sooner or later!"

"Since you remain so stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

I conjured a storm of Wind Spear and aimed them at the Rebel Army, not intending to let them go. Jarvan had already told them that if they didn't repent, they would only face death!

But just as the Wind Spear was about to hit the enemy, it suddenly disappeared, leaving Sylas alone to protect everyone and absorb the Wind Element Strength!

I know he's an expert in Nullstone, able to absorb various forms of magic and use them for his own purposes, but Nullstone can't absorb Wind Element Strength. How did he manage that?

"Hahaha, Yasuo, your prized Wind Element Strength is useless now. How are you going to defeat me?"

"Don't act like a petty smug fool. Do you think I can't defeat you without using Wind Element Strength?"

I drew my Gale Sword and charged toward him. At the same time, Huo Su also dealt with these stragglers. Since elemental power was useless, Martial Arts could still eliminate these people!

Sylas's Martial Arts were quite good; two chains were wrapped around his wrists, as fierce and agile as whips. I also noticed that these two chains were not the previous Nullstone shackles, but brand new black chains.

Is this an upgraded version, which is why it can absorb Wind Element Strength? In any case, he's no match for me in terms of Martial Arts!

In just a few exchanges, I had already gained the upper hand over him. Sylas had no choice but to frantically swing his chains to stop me from getting closer, while also launching magical attacks.

His magical techniques are also different from before. They used to be colorful and bizarre, but now they are simply black and full of dark energy!

Based on his new chains, it's not hard to deduce that Sylas has already allied with the Vastaya!

Thinking of this, I used my Spiritual Power to attack Sylas's chains, and sure enough, the chains spoke:

"Be careful, Sylas. He's no ordinary person; that was Divine Strength!"

"Divine Strength? Could he be a god? That's just what you want, Aurelius!"