The Tide Turns

Upon hearing the news of the advance, Kled was undoubtedly the happiest. He immediately returned to the Sandstorm Legion to make arrangements. Darius was prepared, and the army quickly prepared and began its advance.

Riven and I went ahead and relayed the news back to Demacia. They didn't seem too happy, because it was tantamount to letting a wolf into the house.

At this point, the fourth line of defense was also breached by Sylas. This was the most formidable line of defense, leaving only a wide river outside Silver City.

Sylas did not concentrate his forces to attack Silver City. He had already learned of Darius's advance and had to shift his defensive focus eastward.

A few days later, a new front was formed, a powerful coalition mainly composed of Noxus troops.

Noxus reveres strength, and all kinds of mages are recognized. Taking these mages as a benchmark, their warriors have extremely strong magic resistance.

While it's useless against Demacia soldiers, it's a different story against Sylas. Except for a few powerful spells, most of his attacks will be neutralized.

As Darius said, he did not send any mage troops because Sylas's men all had Nullstone as weapons, which allowed them to convert the power of other mages into their own.

Kled bravely led the way, and his vanguard quickly tore a gap in the battlefield, separating Sylas's forces.

The powerful gale blocked a large number of magical attacks. When the mages thought that the gale was also magic, they used the Nullstone, but unfortunately, it had no effect.

The territory they had painstakingly captured was snatched back in the blink of an eye, leaving the mages somewhat frustrated.

They weren't originally an army, and were even weaker than the Ionia coalition, so it was easy for them to lose their fighting spirit under such circumstances.

Moreover, the fighting over the past few days had left them exhausted, and victory was within their grasp when such a formidable enemy suddenly appeared. Many simply surrendered.

I used to think the Demacia had a lot of backbone, but I never expected them to surrender so easily. Then Darius quietly told me that many of these mages were spies he had sent in. Although they didn't know the secret of the Nullstone, the information they provided was still very useful, including leading the surrender at this time...

Of course, Sylas's main force is very tenacious; they are prepared to die and have long been ready for the consequences.

In just over half a month, we recaptured the City of Light. Sylas wanted to withdraw from Demacia, but unfortunately, he was surrounded by Kled on the way.

Countless people surrendered, leaving him with only a few hundred men. Although they all possessed powerful magic, they were no longer a threat.

Lux was still in his hands, looking gaunt, probably due to mana depletion. Sylas used her to unleash many powerful attacks.

Finally, the group of mages retreated to a high ground and continued to bombard the area with magic. Strangely, their magic power was inexhaustible and showed no signs of running out.

Rushing in recklessly would surely result in heavy casualties, so we reached a stalemate. Even if we had unlimited magic, our food supplies were limited, right? There was no food to eat in this icy wasteland.

Then the wonders of magic were revealed. I watched as many fruit trees grew on a barren patch of grass, and the mages used the fruit to fill their stomachs.

"What a nuisance! I think we don't need to capture them alive. I'll just go over there and chop them up!" Kled was impatient by nature. He was riding Skaarl, and the machete in his hand gleamed coldly.

"Let's wait a bit longer. The King of Demacia wants to capture them alive, at least Sylas, and that woman seems quite important to them."

Darius wasn't in a hurry; the current progress was much faster than if he had directly invaded Demacia, and with minimal losses.

About a week passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, when the two sides were locked in a stalemate, a white horse suddenly appeared next to the magic fruit tree in the mage's territory. No, upon closer inspection, it was a unicorn!

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It was pure white, with clean and shiny fur, except for a sharp horn on its head that looked just like Angel's!

The sudden appearance of the unicorn startled the mages. They tried to drive it away with magic, but to no avail. Instead, several of them were injured by the unicorn's sharp horn.

The unicorn circled Lux twice, driving away all the mages around her, and then disappeared with her!

It came suddenly and left suddenly; people had almost no time to react as it appeared and disappeared out of thin air!

Could it really be Angel? Lux said it went missing; could it have seen its owner in trouble and returned to rescue them?

Then I remembered what happened before I joined the Dauntless Vanguard Legion. Lux invited me out to play and we went to a dream world. She told me that only Angel could enter that dream world, and it was obviously not an ordinary horse. Now it seems very likely that it was this unicorn!

"Strange, how did it get here?" Kled asked in confusion.

Do you recognize this unicorn?

"This was a gift from our Old Chieftain to Lulu. She thought the unicorn was too big to ride, so she let it roam freely. How did it suddenly end up here?"

Does it have a name?

"I don't remember her name very clearly, I think it was Angel."

It really is it!

After hearing Kled's words, I understood. It was Angel who had just rescued Lux, and it seems she led her master into an illusion.

Although we don't know how they met, this reduces a lot of our concerns. Meanwhile, Garen has already ordered an attack.

The Demacia soldiers won easily this time. The mages were captured without much resistance. Watching the fruit trees wither and disappear, I guessed that their ability to cast spells endlessly must have been due to the magic provided by Lux.

Sylas is still very strong; even in close combat, he's on par with Garen.

They were mortal enemies, hating each other intensely, and every move they made was aimed at killing the other.

Garen lived up to his reputation, and with his incredibly sturdy greatsword, he could not only unleash his attacks but also block Sylas's magical attacks.

Jarvan didn't want to see this happen. Garen couldn't afford to be harmed, and Sylas had better survive as well; he had said he would interrogate him personally.

"A boring battle, King Jarvan, I'll do you a favor."

Kled called out in Jarvan's direction, then rushed toward the two of them. He pulled out a shiny black rope, the very same rope that had trapped Kennen at the Kinkou Monastery.

Sylas wasn't completely unprepared, but he hadn't expected the rope to be so powerful. Not only was it indestructible, but it was also impossible to miss, because the rope could ignore magical impacts. Kennen had suffered from this before, which was why he was defeated.

Sylas dodged several times, but finally fell for it and was tied up by Kled.

Surprisingly, Garen didn't stop; he raised his greatsword to strike Sylas, but Kled blocked it.

"What are you doing! Didn't you hear your king say he wanted to capture him alive?"

What's the point of capturing such people alive! They all deserve to die!

Garen continued his attack on Sylas, and this time Kled didn't stop him, seemingly more interested in watching the spectacle.

However, Jarvan had already arrived and blocked Garen's greatsword with his spear. "General Garen, wait! The war is over. Do not commit further killings."