Early Stages of War

Upon seeing the enormous Void demonic insect rising from the ground, Yuan Chen's eyes flashed with horror. He then turned around without hesitation and roared:

"Prepare for battle!!!"

Hearing Yuan Chen's roar, the soldiers, who had been terrified by the sudden scene, quickly regained their senses.

Without hesitation, they quickly composed themselves and, one after another, Elemental Master clad in Vydalian Robe rode the turbulent elements into the air.

The restless elemental power bathed them, so they didn't need to worry about the energy expenditure.

When operating at full power, the defensive spell, transformed from Ixialia's massive Concealment Spell, can directly draw upon the endless energy Earth Axiom to supply the mages' mana consumption.

In the final chapter, a complex energy circuit illuminates the surface of Sem Therm's body, and beneath these geometric lines, his aged form exudes a breathtaking aura.

With outstretched arms, his fingers, like the branches of an old book, left trails of light in the air. These trails connected, and accompanied by the radiant light bursting from his eyes, the whispers of the Sage of Sem spread to everyone's ears in that instant.

"The Atmosphere Axiom!"

Upon hearing this, the Elemental Master, specializing in the four axioms spoken by Sem Therm, quickly connected their magic power with Sem Therm through energy circuits within the spells they formed.

With a surge of magical energy, Sem Therm also stretched out his hands, his gaunt muscles bulging with veins, as if he had used all his strength to lift them up suddenly.

"The Matter-Sundering Domain!!!"

Boom!!!

Located in front of the border city wall, almost all the mountains, rivers, and rocks within a three-kilometer radius were completely engulfed in this surging energy.

Huge stone walls, nearly 100 meters high, rise from both sides of the already towering mountain peaks.

No, it wasn't a stone wall, but rather two magnificent mountain peaks rising abruptly. As the sunlight descended, the rugged peaks cast dark shadows, and the once open mountain forest transformed into a vast the Rift the instant the peaks rose.

It wasn't solely the work of Sem Therm, nor was it merely the collective Spellcasting of the Elemental Master. Or perhaps, even if the Elemental Master had cast Spellcasting together, they absolutely couldn't have caused such a massive impact.

The fundamental reason lies in the massive magical formula that covers the entirety of Ixialia.

With its continuous reinforcement and strengthening over thousands of years, any invader within the range of Ixialia's spells will face an entire world!

However, the more powerful a technique is, the more effort it requires to maintain it.

As the mountain peak rose, veins bulged on Sem Therm's forehead, and a flush appeared on his already aged and sagging face. He opened his old eyes, and with a low growl, Sem Therm suddenly swung his arms.

The next moment, rumble rumble rumble!!!

As if receiving some kind of command, the mountain peaks on both sides collided with each other at an unimaginable speed, accompanying the movement of Sem's palm.

Located in the middle, the largest burrowing demon worms were the first to be severely damaged by the mountain.

The enormous, bloated body, resembling a dark purple maggot, spurted out pale purple liquid upon impact with the mountain. Its massive form swelled violently upon impact, giving the impression of encountering a dangerous pufferfish. However, this defense proved largely ineffective against Sem.

As the coldness in his gaze intensified, Sem clapped his hands together violently. With Sem's movement, the power and speed of the mountain peak reached a new level.

Unable to resist, it opened its four-lobed Kog'Maw and spat out a large number of oval-shaped eggs, each about half the size of a human.

After these egg-shaped spheres were ejected, the burrowing worm seemed to have completed its mission, and its enormous body was crushed along with the closing mountains.

Puff puff puff

The turbid flesh and blood, torn apart by the pressure of the mountain peaks, were essentially Void. This body, which only formed upon contact with the material realm, turned into mud!

By integrating his spirit into the defensive spell, Yuan Chen could clearly sense, through the spell's sensory sharing, that the Void monster between the two mountain peaks was being crushed into mincemeat.

However, reality did not give Yuan Chen and the others any more chance to relax, because in the next moment, one after another, the Void beasts within that huge mountain smashed through the rocks and tore the mountain apart.

Heads emerged from them, opening their arthropod-like mouthparts, and these demonic beasts originating from the Void let out ear-piercing roars.

Upon seeing the appearance of these Void Cubs, the Road Protector gripped their blades tightly. Then, at the command of their Road Protector, Axiom Ring Blade rose into the air with flashing arcs of light.

With the blessing of various Yuan Chu Axiom, these Axiom Ring Blade transformed into shooting stars, flashing and drifting.

It can be scorching hot, heavy, icy cold, or deadly poisonous!

Clang!!

Although they are just cubs, these Void Creature know their mission from the moment they are born. Under the deliberate specialization of the Watchers, even their cub bodies can easily withstand the swords and blades of warriors!

Unfortunately, Ixialia and the soldiers of other regions of Runeterra began to notice the specialized defensive systems of these Void, the Road Protector quickly abandoned the idea of continuing the fight and instead poured their maximum amount of magic into them.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

With the infusion of magic, the sharpness, weight, and speed of these Axiom Ring Blade increased even further. They were like several flying razors cutting back and forth among the Void cubs, leaving behind a rain of deep purple blood wherever they went!

The Road Protector killed quickly, but it was easy to see that even under such a mowing-down-like approach, the Void Beasts' offensive did not weaken in the slightest.

The corpses, cut in two, writhed on the ground, opening their mouths full of sharp teeth and claws without hesitation to devour each other. In an instant, adult worms as tall as a person joined the nest.

Seeing this, the Road Protector quickly drew their Short Sword from their waists.

Above, Sem Therm's hand slid continuously, and torrents of magic enveloped the entire Road Protector —and indeed everyone in the line of fire—from top to bottom.

Even as a war craftsman, just watching the war unfold in disbelief, Jayce could clearly feel that in that instant, his body became harder and stronger under the grinding of the rocks.

With the wind's support, his speed increased, his weapon became sharper, and with the wood's support, his vitality multiplied, as if he had inexhaustible strength...

"For Ixialia!!!"

The Road Protector roared before their charge.

From the beginning, Yuan Chen and his group had no intention of holding their ground, because holding their ground would mean handing over the initiative for offense and counterattack to the other side.

In the history of Ixialia, the best way to deal with these Void Creature that can specialize and evolve according to the battlefield environment during the war is to take the initiative and achieve the greatest results before they fully adapt to the battlefield environment!

Perched atop the nearly 100-meter-high city wall, the Road Protector did not hesitate for a moment. With a fierce roar, the air around them became exceptionally dense, and even when falling from a hundred meters in the air, they landed as lightly as feathers!

The moment they landed, not only were the Road Protector ready for battle, but before they could even catch their breath, a swarm of insects, like Void, surged forth like a tide.

Accompanied by roars and howls, even though the Road Protector had already been enchanted before the battle, Road Protector lines still retreated uncontrollably in the face of the tidal wave of attacks the moment the blades and teeth clashed.

Despite their lingering uncertainty and even fear, driven by their will to live, the Hextech craftsmen atop the city walls swiftly activated the massive, technologically advanced cannons that had been poised for battle.

In terms of craftsmanship, these Hextech giant cannons are far less exquisite than those in Piltover.

However, Ixialia had no shortage of energy crystals. With such a large supply, and fighting such a well-funded battle for the first time, the Hextech craftsmen used the most brutal methods to enhance the destructive power of the tech cannons.

Since we have enough crystals, let's enlarge and thicken the energy circuits, greatly thicken the cannon barrels, and enlarge and thicken the energy furnaces, or simply prepare several more!

At first, the Hextech artisans wondered if they were being wasteful or making a mountain out of a molehill.

But now, watching the swarms of insects constantly emerging from every crevice in the mountain peaks, drilling through the mountains like a honeycomb, densely packed with burrows everywhere—

They didn't even have time to think about whether it was a waste; they just kept urging the Road Protector to put the prepared energy crystals into the furnace and fire immediately!

Boom boom boom!!!

The technology remained the same, but with the financial backing of Li Dazhuanfei, a full-scale artillery barrage successfully relieved the pressure on the front lines.

As groups of Road Protector landed to reinforce the lines, the Elemental Master of Yuentar also unleashed their full firepower.

Unlike the Road Protector fight as a group, the Elemental Master mostly fight individually.

Through the mental link of defensive spells, the masters of Yuentar do not need to communicate verbally; they can often quickly discern where their support is needed with just a thought.

Like diligent worker bees, wherever the Road Protector along the long front of the border wall are damaged or in short supply due to the impact of the insect hive, the nearest Yuentar will quickly rush to their aid in less than half a minute.

But at that moment, a Void beast nearly twenty meters tall, with a purple body that looked like many human bodies roughly sewn together, began to emerge from the ground!

I'll upload some images of the Void Creature that appeared here shortly.