I'm in Demacia, I just became a mage

The place where they were stationed was the border market passage. When the Sun Gate was blown up that year, Piltover did not completely lose contact with the Shurima continent.

At the southernmost border market, there is still a large piece of land connected to the Shurima continent, through which you can directly reach the northernmost point of the Shurima continent. Merchants who plan to do business in some towns such as Kumanggra usually use this bridge .

At this time, it has been nearly two months since Noxus declared war on Piltover. Recently, the Noxian offensive has become more and more violent. The council is still debating whether to evacuate some citizens of the southern city ahead of time. The dense fog filled the air, and the militiamen around were yawning and muttering something.

Suddenly, whoosh!

A howling iron crossbow pierced through the thick fog and hit the militiaman leaning out, with only a soft sound.

puff!

The carpenter covered his throat and let out a suppressed whine.

The comrades around him hadn't reacted yet, and only when they saw him fall to the ground did someone shout: "Enemy attack!" Immediately after, a shrill siren sounded.

At the same time, a large group of black battle groups appeared at some time outside the dark and foggy city. Noxus soldiers in full-body plate armor brandished sharp weapons and began to charge mercilessly from the darkness.

They got too close through the thick fog, so close that the militiamen could only fire a few shots before being dragged into the world of cold weapons.

These soldiers didn't even utter a battle cry, just like the ghosts of the legendary Shadow Isles, their gazes indifferently swept over every militiaman armed with Piltover's new rifles on the route, and the blades followed, screaming in their throats Inside, the blood warms the armor.

Previously, the militiamen only used guns to stop the Noxus army from landing, but before picking up their guns, they might be chefs or waiters in a restaurant, or apprentices in a Hex technology workshop, postmen in the city hall, etc. wait.

They don't need to see blood, and sometimes they don't even need to aim. They just need to roughly aim in the direction of the target, and then pull the trigger. It only takes a "click", and those Noxians with shields will fall down one by one. .

The result of the collision between the cold weapon and the hot weapon had been concluded as early as Blue Star, coupled with the cover of the fort set up in the city, Mrs. Piltover could easily repel every wave of Noxus offensive , and even make a cup of tea leisurely after the battle.

This kind of situation began to fluctuate after the arrival of the Noxus Mages, but the council can always come up with some weird machines to counter the magic of the Noxus, so although it is a tug-of-war, Piltover Madam's confidence is still very high.

What Parliament told them was: "Piltover will not surrender."

And those big families did not seem to have left. The person in charge would occasionally go to the front line of the southern city to distribute supplies to reward these militiamen who volunteered to defend their homeland. Support everywhere on the front line.

There are even rumors of a mysterious Gray Lady hunting down spies who infiltrate.

The Noxians have been unable to break into Piltover, and things seem to be turning around.

Even the sun disc helped Piltover once more than a month ago. Even though it didn't cause any casualties to the Noxus, it did repel the Noxus' surprise attack, giving Piltover bought precious time by building a defensive line.

Some people also say that Janna, the god of wind, is also guarding Piltover, and the continuous offshore storms in the past month or so seem to confirm this.

It's a pity that the Noxians have already occupied some small ports and forts on the outskirts of Piltover, as well as the southern plain. These offshore storms can only affect their

The navy, there is no way to stop the army coming from the southern city of Kumanggra.

However, the continuous torrential rain can also prevent the Noxus from attacking to a certain extent, and can also weaken the range and attack power of their crossbows.

And sometimes, when it comes to faith, the symbolism is more important than the reality.

As a result, Piltover's morale was high, like a balloon that was constantly inflated, and some people even started arrogantly proposing to chase the retreating Noxus battle group.

But this high morale was shattered at the moment of real hand-to-hand combat, like a huge balloon being pierced by a needle, and the sound of the explosion made Mrs. Piltover deafen.

As if the battles of the past month were like a dream, boom!With a bang, the dream of victory was shattered, and the whole person woke up with a start. As far as they could see, the real bloody battlefield came head-on before they were mentally prepared.

When they face to face with these experienced soldiers who climbed out of the forge of blood and fire, the guarding militiamen really felt the fear of being targeted by predators.

Just one look in the eyes of those Noxians and they see that they can't even move their feet, and then use their heads to catch the Noxian axes.

Many militiamen were brave and shot back while shooting, but the effect was not great, and without the protection of the defense line, these Piltover militiamen were just fish on the chopping board.

They didn't have the physical fitness, strength and mental quality of professional soldiers, they just shot indiscriminately, and then were chased down by Noxus soldiers.

The rear line discovered that the front line of defense had been breached, and the searchlights gathered immediately, piercing through the hazy water mist, and saw the one-sided massacre scene in the mist.

"Sani Tower!" The screams of the wounded became weaker and weaker in the chaos.

Piltover's counterattack also came swiftly. The newly developed heavy-duty continuous-fire machine guns in the defense line made continuous "da da da" shooting sounds, and Noxus kept falling down, but they didn't scream, they just stepped forward. , The silence makes people feel cold.

These Noxians waved their weapons silently, and silently took out throwing axes, hooks, and claws. Even if they were shot, they only grunted and fell to the ground.

The Noxians had waited a month for the storm to die down, and until today, the spellcasters raised the fog, and the Chapter Commander seized the opportunity to launch a general attack.

So the first line of defense was finally defeated on this day two months after the start of the war, like the first section of a dam collapsed in an ant's nest.

When the retreating defenders retreated across the center line of the street and were pulled in by the people in the trench behind, the Noxians retreated decisively and quickly, relying on the defense line and buildings to resist the attacks of guns and shells.

Gradually, outside the city at a further distance, trembling roars began to be heard continuously in the fog, as if some giant beast was hiding in the thick fog.

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For the first time, the shrill siren sounded in the entire southern city of Piltover. Caitlin, who was resting on the table in the sheriff's office at the guard station, woke up suddenly, and subconsciously grabbed the sniper rifle in her hand and walked out of the office.

She knew what this alert meant.

"where are you going?"

"front."

Wei dazedly opened his eyes from the reception sofa in the office, looked at Caitlin who was walking out, wanted to scratch his head, but found that he hadn't taken off his Hextech Power Gloves, and clicked his tongue, a little helpless He stood up and chased after him.

"There's no need to go every time. It's not that there are no Piltover guards over there. It's been almost two months. Noxians can't get in—"

Halfway through the conversation, she saw Caitlin turning her head and staring at her with unprecedented seriousness. Wei inexplicably felt that she had done something wrong, hesitated for a while, and was about to say something when she suddenly heard Caitlin ask Jinx.

"Is your sister settled?"

"You mean explosive? Probably not." Wei also had a headache when talking about Jinx, feeling that this girl might have reached the stage of rebellion.

"A few days ago, I was thinking about going to the front line with some bang bang gun she made herself, saying that it was some product experiment. Where is the front line? It's a battlefield. Compared with Zaun, it's a small fight. I asked that Miss Fellowes to persuade her for a while, and she is probably very safe in that Miss Fellowes' house now."

"That's good. Be mentally prepared, the next thing may be the real war."

Caitlin said, while arranging her appearance, she put on non-slip gloves and went downstairs.

Wei was stunned for a second before catching up: "What do you mean?"

Caitlin explained as she adjusted the rifle: "Literally, did you hear this alarm? It means that the Noxians have breached our first line of defense."

Then she gathered the Picheng guards that could be dispatched from the guard station, and she rode a bicycle on the upper ring to drive Wei to the border market's defense line first.

However, when Huan biked to the Sapphire Exchange, which was one-third of the distance from the border market, it stopped.

At this time, most of the dense fog was blown away by the night wind, leaving only a veil-like mist floating in the air.

Caitlin got out of the car, picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of the border market in some astonishment, then handed the binoculars to Wei.

Wei took a look at it, and then fell silent, the right hand wearing the Hextech power gauntlet drooped a little weakly.

The formerly prosperous frontier market was now surrounded by raging fire, and the fiery red light illuminated the area transparently in the dark night.

The Noxus knights riding the giant dragon lizards bravely charged against the hail of bullets. Even though they themselves suffered heavy casualties, dozens of knights still broke through the line of defense, followed by heavy infantry. The temporary signs behind the line of defense The defenders instantly collapsed!

This is not a war, it is a massacre!

Caitlin gripped her rifle tightly, witnessing the massacre of the citizens she once protected, feeling so powerless for the first time.

Even though the ballistas and trebuchets that the Noxus had managed to transport were destroyed by the concentrated fire of the forts in Piltover City, the disadvantage of the frontal battlefield is still huge, and the balance of victory seems to be turning towards Noxus. The direction is tilted.

Several lines of defense in the border market have been declared broken, and fleeing defenders and civilians can be seen in the streets, large and small, and their panicked cries and suffocating Noxus war drums can be heard.

Afterwards, the Noxians advanced through several streets almost unimpeded, and were finally blocked by the machine gun squad that was urgently mobilized at King's Cross Avenue, which was about four kilometers away from the Sapphire Exchange.

It is not reasonable to say that it was a blockade, because the retreat of the Noxus was very methodical, and they did not retreat too far, but each found a bunker. It seems that they did not want to pay too many casualties to take Piltover look.

They could even see through the binoculars that someone was building Noxus' own defense line in the back. A steady stream of reinforcements poured in from the breakthrough in the border market. There were many flags and heavy siege weapons were constantly in place.

"Don't mourn, pay respect, they deservedly died. And, soon it will be our turn."

At this moment, a lady's voice came from the side street, elegant and peaceful, even in such a critical moment of war, her voice was like a reassurance, making people calm.

Caitlin turned her head and looked a little surprised: "Mrs. Fellowos." She saluted the second oldest lady in Piltover.

"The intensity of the attack this time is far different from the past. The heavy rain has stopped, and many heavy weapons and dragon lizard knights from Noxus can be used. Only these untrained militias, even if you count the special operations teams of each family , Nancheng District can't last long."

Camille is still as elegant and decent as before, but the tuxedo on her body still has a few stains, and the Hextech prosthetics on her body have also been damaged to varying degrees.

She glanced at Wei, ignored Wei's white eyes, nodded slightly to Caitlin, and then looked at the border market.

"They actually prepared all the equipment to attack the city half a month ago. Do you know why they didn't launch a real attack until today?"

Caitlin hesitated for a second: "Because of the weather?"

"Not all." Camille shook her head, her eyes reflected the flames in the distance, and she couldn't see any emotion.

"Piltover is just a city after all—a commercial city that doesn't produce any food. More than 200 million people live in this city. All you need to do is cut off the trade routes. Within half a month, Piltover will be destroyed by itself. .”

"Our food is almost exhausted, and there have been some rumors in the city in the past few days. Although they were quickly suppressed by the special operations teams of various families, some news still spread."

"As expected by the parliament, the Noxus will attack Ionia, and they don't want to lose too much in Piltover. They chose to attack the city tonight because they want to force us to surrender through the spread of rumors."

Caitlin's face turned pale in an instant, even though she was ignorant of politics and military affairs, she knew what running out of food meant for a city as big as Piltover.

The Noxus war came too suddenly, so suddenly Piltover didn't have time to make much preparations.

"There must be some other way..." Caitlin took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down and meditate.

Camille was silent for a second. The current situation is so true that it is a little hard to start. She is just a frightening spy. At most, she is talented in business, but she can't change food.

She calmly informed Caitlin of the current cruel situation.

"Piltover has come to a dead end. They can continue to siege the city until Mrs. Piltover starves to death or can no longer bear arms, and then take the city with ease."

"And we either choose to starve to death, or wait for the Noxus to offer conditions, and then do it one by one according to their conditions, and we don't even have the power to bargain. Of course, it is not completely hopeless—"

Camille looked up at the quiet disc of the sun in the sky with a dignified expression.

"Did Li Weisi tell you when he will come back?"

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Chapter 413 Chapter 10 Balance, Shadow Stream

Caitlin was slightly stunned when she heard Camille's question, but recalled the battle that night a few months ago, and sighed, now indeed only extraordinary power can save Piltover.

"All he said was that if all went well, he would be back in Piltover in early September."

"Early..." Camille stared in the direction of the border market, the blue eyes representing Philos reflected the distorted flames, she nodded slightly, with her left hand behind her waist, turned around and boarded a car that just happened to come. The Philos family carriage.