Chapter 369: Beljum Desert City

"Cassiopeia?"

The pale lady's expression moved, and the dark eyes under the veil glowed with a dark light.

"What a wonderful fate!"

She had once laid a trick around General Du Kokao, but she didn't expect it to bear unexpected fruit today.

Soleanna, as the wife of General Du Kokao, was famous in the capital for her unique charm and wisdom, but she had already become an internal member of the Black Rose in secret.

And through Soleanna's subtle influence, Cassiopeia, the second daughter of General Du Kokao, also joined the Black Rose.

Under the careful teaching of her mother Soleanna, Cassiopeia grew up to be an extremely beautiful, cunning and intelligent young woman.

With her beauty and tricks, Cassiopeia completed the Black Rose's tasks many times and entered the more secret interior.

She even participated in the great plan formulated by the Black Rose in the Shurima continent.

"It's interesting, is it the heir dispute of the Du Cocao family?"

"Did the sisters who were once close friends become enemies now?"

The Pale Lady thought about Cassiopeia's request before.

She wanted to return to the capital of Noxus secretly to participate in the heir dispute of the Du Cocao family.

At the same time, she also wanted to contribute the power of the Du Cocao family to the Black Rose.

After getting the consent of the Black Rose, Cassiopeia couldn't wait to leave the Shurima continent and return to the Du Cocao family.

But she was shocked to find that Katarina had already won praise from the empire.

This made Cassiopeia's action stillborn before it even started.

She prayed that the Black Rose could give her more support behind the scenes.

But after comparing the benefits and risks, the Black Rose rejected her request.

Katarina was not only a high-ranking officer of the Reiser Garrison Corps, but also had the praise of the Ominous Blade.

Although Cassiopeia has the blood of the Du Coca family.

But her talent and potential are far different from Katarina.

The Black Rose also does not believe that Cassiopeia can fully control all the power of the Du Coca family after becoming the heir.

In the end, Cassiopeia returned to Uzeris in embarrassment.

She could not rest for a moment after returning, and frequently used the strong strength of the Du Coca family in the Shurima continent to conduct many expeditions in the desert.

She looted many ancient ruins in order to change the evaluation of the Black Rose and get the support of the Black Rose.

The reason why the Pale Lady had some impression of Cassiopeia was that she wanted to use the forbidden black magic circle not long ago, sacrifice blood and life, and obtain extraordinary power.

However, at the last moment, Cassiopeia had to give up this idea considering the terrible failure rate of the black magic circle.

"Katerina is missing. This is unexpected news."

The pale lady frowned slightly, and then a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, which made her feel much better.

After all, it's time to wait for the right time!

She didn't care about Cassiopeia's ambitions and actions, she just wanted the result.

Now, Cassiopeia has successfully completed the layout-

Katerina disappeared!

The pale lady lowered her eyes, looked at the black-robed figure crawling at her feet, and spoke softly.

"Retreat."

After saying that, the pale lady seemed impatient, and disappeared without waiting for an answer.

The night was as dark as ink, and the stars were dim.

In the noble district of the capital of Noxus, a blood-red castle was like a sleeping beast, lurking in the darkness.

The thick walls of the castle were engraved with battles and glory from ancient times.

One could faintly see ferocious warriors in blood-red armor, holding their weapons high, falling in the waves of starlight that were scattered all over the sky.

Suddenly!

A subtle spatial fluctuation broke the silence of the night.

The black mist filled the air, and the pale lady appeared out of thin air in the depths of the castle.

The light from the glazed dome made her skin almost transparent, and her black gauze dress fluttered gently in the night wind, as silent as a ghost.

The pale lady looked up at the castle and walked slowly along the blood-red carpet laid on the cold ground.

Each step was very light, as if she was afraid of making some noise and annoying the existence in the castle.

On both sides of the red carpet, dim lights were lit, and the flames flickered, illuminating the way for this uninvited guest.

In the deepest part of the castle, the pale lady saw a huge blood pool that looked like a small lake.

A figure was lying quietly in the blood pool, and it was Vladimir.

He closed his eyes tightly, as if he didn't notice the arrival of the pale lady at all, and he was still lying in it, indifferent.

Around the blood pool, several noble maids in transparent gauze were kneeling.

Their faces were beautiful and charming, but their eyes looked empty and numb, without the freshness of a young girl.

At this moment, they held silver vessels in their hands, which were filled with pure blood.

In mechanical and repetitive movements, the pure blood was poured into the blood pool, making the air filled with a bloody and weird atmosphere.

The pale lady looked at Vladimir lying in the blood pool, her eyebrows slightly frowned.

As a last resort, she walked slowly to the blood pool and spoke softly.

"Huo Jixing will go to Shurima in the near future. Are you interested?"

The blood-colored lake was calm, and Vladimir seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, or entered into deep meditation, without any reaction.

When the pale lady saw this, invisible ripples appeared in her dark pupils, and the corners of her mouth under the veil rose slightly.

She turned around and left immediately, just as she walked out of the door.

Vladimir seemed to have sensed something, suddenly opened his blood-red eyes, and smiled slightly.

"Sorry, pale lady, I was just meditating."

"Are you in a hurry to come here?"

The pale lady stopped her steps, slowly turned around, and after a moment of silence, she repeated the previous words.

"Huo Jixing will go to Shurima in the near future. Are you interested?"

Vladimir looked up at the pale lady in black veil in front of him and shook his head gently.

"With his current strength, if I take action alone, I may return empty-handed."

Vladimir really wanted to get Huo Jixing's flesh and blood, trying to study the power of the Protoss.

But three months ago, Huo Jixing defeated Evelyn, the Embrace of Pain, in Xueling Town.

All his thoughts deep in his heart were shrouded in a haze.

A legendary warrior who defeated the devil and possessed the talent of the Star Spirit,

Vladimir had long been extremely daunted in his heart, and he also regretted his previous decision.

He intended to get more Star Spirit power, but he underestimated the growth rate of Huo Jixing.

As a result, Huo Jixing's wings are gradually growing, which makes him lose a good situation.

Vladimir's eyes trembled, suppressing the fluctuations in his inner thoughts.

The most important thing for him now is to borrow power from the Black Rose to strangle the growing Huo Jixing.

The pale lady saw through Vladimir's emotional changes and sighed slightly.

She also felt that the growing Huo Jixing was extremely difficult, otherwise she would have left the bloody castle directly just now.

"I will arrange someone to assist you." The pale lady said solemnly.

Vladimir raised his eyebrows slightly, and his blood-red eyes showed an interested look.

"Who is it?"

"Spider Queen Iris!"

Hearing the words of the pale lady, Vladimir immediately stood up from the blood pool.

The maid nearby stopped moving, knelt on the ground, and looked at the nearly perfect white body with empty eyes, showing a trace of burning.

"Iris?"

"Yes, she and Huo Jixing also have some hatred, and this is a good opportunity to get rid of this star spirit talent." The pale lady nodded slowly.

"Besides that, I will let all the forces of the Black Rose in Shurima cooperate with you."

Vladimir walked out of the blood pool, floating in the air, and moved his fingers, and a red robe covered his body.

"Not enough! I need to be absolutely sure."

"I made a deal with Iris. When necessary, she will awaken the Spider God, the Despicable Throat." The pale lady gave a deep answer with deep eyes.

"Okay, arrange the time, I will leave as soon as possible." Vladimir nodded.

With the gods as a guarantee, he had no reason to doubt that Huo Jixing could survive this time.

As the first person under many dark races during the Dark Race War, Vladimir knew something about the power of the gods.

That was an existence that even the extremely crazy Darkborn did not want to provoke.

The Pale Lady looked deeply at Vladimir and turned away.

Vladimir stared at the Pale Lady's back as she left, his eyes flickering slightly, and he stretched out his slender fingers, pointing at all the maids nearby.

The maids' minds were still immersed in Vladimir's body.

The next moment!

Their bodies broke apart without warning, and pure blood covered the ground, flowing into the blood pool along the gaps.

Vladimir closed his eyes and enjoyed the blood soaking, and his thoughts came to him.

In the Black Rose, he and the Pale Lady had an equal relationship, and therefore he was somewhat afraid of the Pale Lady.

"You have to make some preparations yourself, and you can't let others lead you by the nose."

Rocklund, in the port.

The golden sunlight slanted on the azure sea, sparkling.

I saw huge ships loaded with cargo, either leaving or staying, creating the prosperity of the port.

Huo Jixing was wearing a dark cloak and a black hood, walking on the street.

The snow-white Poro in his arms curled up quietly, drowsy.

After leaving the capital, Huo Jixing hid his body directly and came to the port city closest to the Shurima continent.

He shuttled through the crowd and went to the military area of ​​the port, preparing to go to Beljuin by the warship of the Noxus Empire.

Yes, he did not go directly to Uzeris, where Katarina left the last trace.

Instead, he planned to secretly investigate Katarina's whereabouts along the way.

And Katarina's first stop when she arrived in the Shurima continent was Beljuin.

She dealt with the conflict between the warlords and the natives in Beljuin, and after staying for two days, she set off for Uzeris.

Huo Jixing recalled the intelligence information in his mind, and his scarred face was full of serious expressions.

He disguised himself.

Since it was a secret investigation, he could not show his true appearance.

On the way here, he thought carefully and felt that he could not completely trust the Reiser Garrison Corps of Shurima.

First, the disappearance of Katarina, the ominous blade, caused suspicion. A transcendent just disappeared without any clues.

Second, the influence brought by Cassiopeia. He remembered that the second daughter of General Du Kecao had become an internal member of the Black Rose.

Then, are the other members of the Du Kecao family innocent?

What's more, what about the many forces under the Du Kekao family?

Before leaving, Huo Jixing had mentioned the situation of Shurima to Swain in a vague way.

Swain could not deny it, but considering the interests of the empire in Shurima.

He could not completely reject the cultivation and efforts of the Reser Garrison Corps in Shurima for many years with Huo Jixing's words.

In addition to the above two points, the most important thing is that Huo Jixing has not forgotten Vladimir's covetousness for his flesh and blood.

Therefore, for this mission, Huo Jixing not only disguised himself, but also concealed his identity to avoid Vladimir's prying.

His current identity is an investigator sent by the Reser Garrison Corps.

Swain had paid more attention to Katarina's mission earlier, and sent investigators as soon as he lost his trace.

The third batch of investigators sent by Huo Jixing.

There will be more investigators in the future, and they will go to various port cities in Shurima.

Arrived in front of the Noxus warship.

Huo Jixing looked at the empire's emblem carved on the hull and exhaled lightly.

He showed his pass to the Noxian soldiers on guard and boarded the ship.

An hour later.

The fleet belonging to the Noxian Empire slowly set sail and left the prosperous port of Rocklund.

A full five ferocious warships, like five steel behemoths, formed an arrowhead formation and broke through the waves.

The sturdy bow split the waves, and the stern left rolling foam.

Huo Jixing stayed quietly in his room, his mind extended, reflecting the cannons with metallic luster.

And the strong crossbows like king cobras were scattered on the deck and the hull.

Because of his identity as an investigator of the Reiser Garrison Corps, Huo Jixing was treated preferentially and had his own personal room.

Looking out the window, he saw the Noxian fleet sailing on the Conqueror's Sea, and the rising waves beat the sea surface.

As the fleet sailed, the surrounding scenery began to change, and the moisture in the air gradually brought some yellow sand.

Shurima, Beljum.

Under the warm spring sea breeze, the calm sea surface rippled, and ships were loading and unloading goods near the port.

Wow! Wow!

Suddenly, waves of waves came.

People staying at the port stopped their work and looked up at the sea.

In the field of vision, a group of Noxian ships with crimson flags broke into the port like a savage beast.

These warships were huge, with the cold light of metal shining on the deck, and the cannons and crossbows were neatly arranged, giving people a chilling feeling.

Their arrival broke the tranquility of the port and also made the originally busy ships and people panic.

Many ships accelerated to avoid them, fearing that if they were a little slower, they would collide with these fierce warships, resulting in the tragedy of ship destruction and death.

For a while, the sea surface was in chaos, and ships passed by each other, stirring up waves.