Chapter 155 Scarlet Transformation: City of the Living Dead
The night passed, and dawn descended on the Blood Cliff.
As the crimson glow fell like drizzle on the city, a solemn atmosphere surrounded the blood cliff.
After experiencing the city-wide martial law search yesterday, the panicked people had not yet recovered from the tense atmosphere, but they suddenly discovered that there was a hazy blood-colored mist filling the air inside and outside the city.
At first, people thought that these bloody fogs were normal morning fog weather.
But with the passage of time, the bloody mist not only did not dissipate, but became somewhat thicker.
Seeing this, people who were unable to leave felt that they were tightly bound, as if they were in a closed small room with nowhere to escape.
Many chambers of commerce and nobles sent guards out to investigate the situation.
After a long period of no news, an atmosphere of fear rose, covering everyone staying in Blood Cliff City.
Warehouse area near the port.
Huo Jixing opened his eyes, stretched out his spirit, and when he saw no one around, he stood up carefully.
“Huh?!”
While walking, Huo Jixing noticed that the environment he was in was a little different from last night.
But the dim light prevented him from seeing the truth.
Crunch!
Pushing open the narrow window, hazy blood-colored mist poured in like a wave.
Huo Jixing's expression suddenly changed, and the red-gold flame ignited, instantly driving away the bloody mist that was approaching him.
It was only then that he saw the sky outside, filled with bloody mist.
Whether it is a tall building, cargo piled up in a port, or a ship sitting on the sea level.
The whole thing is covered with a layer of hazy bloody mist, like giant bloody beasts sleeping in place.
Huo Jixing seemed to realize something, and immediately turned to look at the warehouse. The fire from Nanli swept across, burning away the bloody mist in the air.
He quickly woke up Jalal, Kalida and others.
After a while, everyone stared blankly at the changes outside. The nervous heartbeats and even breathing of more than a dozen people were extremely clear in the quiet and eerie atmosphere.
"What is going on?" Jalal wanted to hold his breath forcibly.
Immediately he gave up such an idea. Facing the boundless bloody mist, how long could he hold it?
"The abnormality discovered when I woke up in the morning." Huo Jixing looked solemnly: "Maybe it started last night."
He kept the Nanli fire in his body boiling at all times, burning the bloody mist spreading in the air .
[Suzaku·Red Eyes and Fire Eyes]!
Red-gold fireworks covered his eyes, Huo Jixing looked into the distance, within the red-gold field of vision.
The boundless blood-colored mist has a faint supernatural quality, like dense mayflies, staying in the air and surging with the wind.
"It seems like a ritual?" Kalida said softly, her tone a little uncertain.
“When I was studying in Piltover, I saw a description of a similar scene in a book.”
“Ritual?”
Jalal looked gloomy. , the blood-stained golden hair fell down her cheeks, the once determined and steady expression disappeared, and a hint of panic appeared in her calm eyes.
Seeing Huo Jixing looking over and asking, he whispered.
"A terrifying ritual that can cover a huge city will never be cast so simply."
"There must be a long preparation time in advance, as well as many extraordinary items to coordinate it."
“The only one who can do this in Blood Cliff and hide it from everyone is——”
“The Mouli family!”
Huo Jixing was startled. Looking at the blood-colored mist outside, the Nanli fire surrounding his body swayed.
"Scarlet Secret Society!"
He thought of the existence behind the Mouli family, and his heart sank.
"Get ready, let's leave here immediately!"
Huo Jixing looked at the silent crowd behind him and spoke in a solemn voice.
The red-gold burning fireworks, like gods, brought them a glimmer of hope.
In less than a moment, all the soldiers of Leiser's garrison were fully armed, with all their armors and swords ready, waiting for orders.
Carida was also wearing a dark purple inner armor, holding a Hex vinyl gun, and holding a baby boy in her arms.
Jalal looked at Huo Jixing and nodded gently.
The strong are respected, this has long been engraved in the bones of the Noxians.
Huo Jixing did not refuse and immediately led everyone to leave the warehouse area and head towards the port.
The scenes he saw along the way made his heart sink.
The diffuse blood-colored mist has faint supernatural properties, unconscious suspension.
He was not sure about the effect of the extraordinary characteristics. Although the people covered in the blood-colored mist seemed to be fine, they felt a little shuddering.
However, in the streets and alleys of the port area, the blood-colored armored soldiers patrolling the martial arts yesterday were nowhere to be seen.
As Huo Jixing gradually relaxed, his breathing suddenly became rapid when he arrived at the port.
What you see in your field of vision.
At the junction of the distant sea level and the port, the blood-colored mist is like a curtain, covering all the ships and imprisoning them in the port.
In front of the port, fully armed and ready blood-colored armored soldiers were bathed in the blood-colored mist, looking straight ahead like carefully carved horse figurines.
Huo Jixing believed that once he and others showed up, these blood-colored armored soldiers would attack.
“Are the Mouli family crazy?” Jalal felt chill in his heart.
The port area of Blood Cliff is under the responsibility of the Empire's High Command. Now the Mouuli family has violated the orders of the empire's high command, openly controlled the port, and stopped all trade ships.
Huo Jixing looked at the scene in front of him and let out a breath.
There is no need to go around to the entrance of Blood Cliff City, he believes that there will be soldiers in blood armor there.
The Mouuli family will not tolerate anyone leaving Blood Cliff. Huo Jixing thought secretly.
He was alone and could certainly force his way out.
But if you do this, not to mention that your secret mission will fail, Jalal and others behind him will also be forced to stay in Blood Cliff.
"Wow! Wow!"
Suddenly, the baby's cry broke the silent atmosphere.
Carida immediately covered the baby boy's mouth, and Huo Jixing and others quickly left the area.
In the dark passage, Huo Jixing's pupils were filled with red-golden light.
The blood-colored clouds in the distance heard the baby's cry, but remained indifferent and stayed where they were.
“Do you want to stop us from leaving?”
Huo Jixing withdrew his gaze and looked at Kalida. He saw that she was anxiously caressing the baby boy in her arms, looking extremely panicked.
“What’s wrong?”
Huo Jixing and Jalal looked at each other and walked over quickly.
The baby boy in front of me is a blood descendant of the Mauli family, and is also related to the secret of the Scarlet Secret Society.
“This!”
Huo Jixing looked down at the baby boy in Kalida’s arms, his pupils constricted, unable to hide his depressed look.
Under the dark gray linen coat, the baby boy's skin was turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then gradually turned dark red.
At the same time, fine beads of sweat appeared from all over the body, soaking the dark red skin.
"The body temperature is also getting higher!" Huo Jixing put his hand on the baby boy's forehead, which was a little hot.
“What should I do?”
Carida seemed to have lost her bearings and hurriedly wiped the sweat off the baby boy’s body. Seeing that it didn’t work, she looked at Huo Jixing pleadingly.
Under the red golden eyes.
Huo Jixing saw the blood-colored mist filling the air being slowly injected into the baby boy's body, slowly changing his body.
"It's the blood-colored mist!"
His tone was solemn, and the Nanli fire ignited at his fingertips, burning and expelling the blood-colored mist near the baby boy.
It seems to have some effect.
The baby boy's skin no longer changes and remains dark red, and the temperature of his forehead slowly remains constant.
"This is not the solution." Jalal said, looking deeply at Kalida.
“We cannot consume Huojixing’s power in vain, we must find the source or a solution.”
Kalida, who was originally emotionally stable, heard Jalal’s The words suddenly made me feel a little at a loss.
She looked at the silent soldiers of the Reese Guard Corps all around, and hugged the baby boy tightly in her arms.
Huo Jixing is the strongest person in the team. In the current ritual environment, he is the hope of everyone. He cannot waste his strength for her and the baby boy in vain.
"Go to Mouli Castle!" Huo Jixing said in a deep voice.
The bloody mist filled the air, the military formation at the port was under martial law, and the baby boy had strange changes.
Everything that happened in Blood Cliff was caused by the Mouli family.
After Jalal hesitated for a while, he nodded decisively and led the soldiers of the Reese Guard Corps under his command to set off.
Carida gathered up her long gray hair, wrapped the baby boy in front of her with a cloth belt, and followed.
Huo Jixing was walking at the front, and the Nanli Fire that was lit was like a torch in the dark night, burning away the bloody mist in front of him.
Leaving the port and walking in the city, Huo Jixing noticed changes in his surroundings.
The bustling scene earlier was gone, and the wide streets were empty and deserted.
The blood cliff under the bloody mist seems to have turned into a city of the living dead. Thousands of clouds rise in the field of vision, but there is no fresh breath.
The more he walked, the colder Huo Jixing's heart became.
Until Mauuli Castle comes into view in the distance.
The capital of Noxus, the Immortal Fortress.
In the quiet and solemn audience hall.
Swain was sitting in front of a simple marble table, handling the affairs of the empire.
The recent victory of Rocklund allowed the Imperial High Command to regain control of the Black Powder Land, and at the same time executed many Black Rose spies in many chapters.
Although with his full support, the new Noxian Empire embraced all who swore allegiance to the Empire -
Including the Black Rose!
But now, Swain sees a more serious threat hidden within the empire.
Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta! Ta-ta!
Light footsteps sounded, echoing in the empty audience hall.
Swain seemed to have noticed something. He looked with dark eyes and saw a scarlet figure slowly approaching in the darkness.
(End of this chapter)