Chapter 110 The Wrath of Darius of Trifari Council
Dawn of the second day.
The crimson rays of light crossed the plain, like thousands of boiling furnaces of molten steel pouring down, and fell on the palace complex in the center of the Immortal Fortress.
On the long triumphal staircase, every twelve steps, there will be uniformed Noxian guards standing on both sides of the staircase.
As soon as it gets dark, many figures appear on the triumphal stairs.
Wearing luxurious brocade clothes and with cold eyes, they were walking slowly along the steps towards the palace.
Whoo!
The biting cold wind blew, and the crimson imperial flag rolled up, watching the nobles continue to climb the stairs.
The howling cold wind was mixed with the smell of soot and workshops.
No forge in Noxus is cold.
After a while.
These nobles walked to the dark palace. The heavy door had already been opened, and there were two rows of soldiers in full plate armor guarding the door.
They held their axes and halberds tightly, standing at attention, wearing dark red cloaks.
Soldiers of the Trifari Legion.
Many nobles saw these Trifari Legion soldiers, and their usual momentum and arrogance disappeared.
Also at this time, with the sound of flapping wings, more than ten crows flew over the heads of the nobles.
Go past the giant gate of the palace.
The nobles entered the audience hall and first saw the thrones of the Noxian emperors.
This is a huge object, carved from a single piece of obsidian, rough and angular.
Countless flags hanging on the side, tall pillars forming sharp angles, candles burning on the candlesticks, everything is directing the guests' attention to the throne.
It is the only master of the entire space!
But there was no one on the throne.
The audience hall is very spacious, enough to accommodate a thousand people.
However, even with the participation of nobles, it still seems a bit empty.
Because a considerable number of people became victims in the previous coup, and their families disappeared completely.
The nobles looked at the high platform at the foot of the throne. There were three figures gathered around a simple marble table.
The middle one is the new commander-in-chief, the famous far-sighted man——
Jerico Swain!
A pair of eagle eyes stared at the many nobles in front of them.
Although many nobles still called him a usurper, because he was the one who dragged the crazy Brown Darkwill off the throne, no nobles dared to say it to their face.
Sitting on Swain's right is the legendary Hand of Noxus -
Darius!
He is the commander-in-chief of the Trefari Legion and commands the entire empire's armies.
He is the physical embodiment of force!
Compared to Swain, who was sitting upright, Darius leaned on the back of the chair slightly casually, beating drums on the wooden armrests of the chair with his armored-gloved hands.
He had thick arms, a serious expression, and a hint of anger hidden in the corners of his eyes.
On the left side of Swain is a man wrapped in a large, layered robe from head to toe.
He is a representative sent by the Assassin's Guild. The nobles call him the "Faceless One", which is a complete mystery.
This person sat there motionless, wearing a black mask with no expression, cold eyes, and smooth texture. Even the small holes exposing the eyes were covered by black mesh, completely hiding this person. identity.
This man's hands are not exposed, they are all hidden in the sleeves of heavy fabric.
However, many nobles vaguely saw the shadow of female characteristics on the mask, or it might just be a problem with the lighting.
"Everyone, this is the third meeting."
While looking at the many nobles under the high platform, Swain gestured for them to sit on the seats in the audience hall.
“Originally, I was planning to postpone the meeting, but something happened in the Immortal Fortress last night.”
Swain’s eagle-like eyes inspected the sitting nobles. Her long hair mixed with gray silk fell down from her shoulders.
An atmosphere of silence filled the audience hall.
The nobles looked at the leader in front of them and felt some irresistible coercion and strength from him.
“Yes, respected Lord Swain, last night a transcendent from the Northland Battle Group broke into the Immortal Fortress and openly slaughtered the nobles, causing a very bad impact.”
< br>Count Athol Jafari stood up and his eyes fell on Darius.
“I hope that General Darius, the commander of the Northland Battle Group, can give an explanation.”
"Explanation?" Darius looked at Count Athol, his cold voice was like a black wolf's low growl when warning the enemy. "What do you want to say?"
"What about the empire pension?!"
After hearing Darius' words, Earl Athol's expression changed slightly. , his eyes fell on Swain.
“According to imperial law, citizens who kill nobles for no reason shall be punished with death!”
"Citizen?" Darius said, leaning his upper body forward onto the smooth marble table.
“Who said he was a citizen?”
He took out a parchment roll from his arms, with the red symbol of the Noxus Empire engraved on it, and handed it to the Trifari Legion beside him Soldier.
"Huo Jixing, the extraordinary person you call him, is an officially conferred baron, and he had obtained the approval of the Trifali Council before yesterday."
A Earl Saul took the parchment handed over by the soldiers of Trifali Legion and raised his eyebrows slightly. After reading it, he returned it.
Although things have changed, they are still within the expected range. Earl Athol thought to himself.
"Even nobles cannot kill other nobles without reason, according to the laws of the empire."
Crack!
Before Earl Athol finished speaking, a clear voice sounded on the clean floor of the audience hall.
It is a brown wooden box.
As the wooden box fell to the ground, letters covered with handwriting fell all over the ground like dancing dandelions.
The nobles lowered their eyes, and many of them bent down to pick up the letter on the ground. Then their expressions suddenly changed, and they were a little panicked.
"Count Athol, why don't you take a look at what's written on those letters?" Darius said in a solemn voice, his dark eyes staring coldly at the nobles below.
After receiving the letter handed over by the surrounding nobles, Earl Athol looked a little embarrassed.
“These have not been verified and cannot be used as evidence.”
Seemingly lacking in confidence, Earl Athol looked fiercely at some of the nobles behind him, and his tone gradually weakened.
"It has been verified!"
Under the flickering dim candlelight, Darius turned sideways and looked at the 'Faceless Man' who had always remained silent.
"The Assassin's Guild has verified all the information on the letter last night."
"Now, you should give me an answer." Darius stood up and looked around with a fierce expression. Looking at all the nobles present.
"Why dare you touch the imperial pension!"
Facing Darius, who was almost ready to devour others, the nobles looked at each other and remained quiet.
Earl Athol also lowered his eyes.
Although there are many nobles who look down on Darius.
But the ability of the Noxus capital to maintain the current order does not rely on the consciousness of everyone, but on the Northland War Group and the Trifari Legion under Darius.
"General Darius, one thing is another, and what we are discussing now is Huo Jixing's blatant massacre of nobles."
Gulans walked out of the crowd of nobles, his eyes straight. Look at Darius.
“No, the two are the same thing!”
Darius looked deeply at Gulans, then looked at Swain in front of him, and spoke in a solemn voice. .
“In Noxus, no one is born nobler than another.”
"That's what you said, Swain!"
Boom!
The noise sounded instantly.
The audience hall seems to have been transformed into a vegetable market.
The nobles started shouting with red faces, and a few people's eyes fell on Swain, including Gulans.
Born into a noble family that was one of the founders of Noxus, Swain was destined to live a life of privilege.
His family played a key role in Brown Darkwill's rise to power.
Although Swain eventually executed his parents for some reasons, he was still regarded as a representative of the aristocratic force.
This is also one of the important factors that enabled Swain to complete the overnight coup.
He has the support of some nobles!
"That's enough!" Swain looked at Earl Athol and waved his hand to signal them to leave.
“We will inform you of the specific regulations later!”
Looking into Swain’s cold eyes, the nobles stopped arguing and slowly left the audience hall.
In the end, there were only three figures gathered around a simple marble table.
(End of this chapter)