The storm caused by the Hex Technology-based guns gradually subsided, and the Valoran Corps returned to a relatively calm situation again.

After harvesting Svein's gift, the Temple of Wealth and the Temple of Power, who came from afar, bid farewell to Limontanelu and embarked on his way back, without any abnormality.

The bloody ripples caused by the shadow flow also ended quickly, blending into the quiet situation almost invisibly, disappearing without a trace.

As time passed, the economy within Valoran's territory slowly recovered, and active caravans appeared again on town roads, occasionally cavalrymen in armor would rush past and patrol the surroundings.

The trauma caused by the invasion of the abyss slowly heals with time soothing, and everything seems to be developing in a good direction.

......

Falling autumn passes, and winter falls quietly.

The snowflakes turned into thousands of white dots, embellishing Valoran's mountains and towns.

Modrien stood on the balcony, with crystal-like pink foam and colorful pear blossoms, covering the Laxtak Fortress in a blink of an eye. From a distance, it was full of ice and snow.

"Um...is it snowed?" Yumi lay on Modrian's shoulder, opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the gray sky.

As if it aroused inner interest, Yumi drove the golden magic script and rushed into the fortress.

The body was wrapped with lilac energy. Yumi sometimes bites the crystal snow particles, sometimes sways her tail, plays with the dancing snowflakes, and rolls up a few rays of cold wind.

Looking at the inexplicable cat in the snow scene, Modrian couldn't help but smile softly, and the pressure piled in his heart dissipated a little.

Dongdong! Dongdong!

A crisp knock on the door echoed in the room, Modrian turned sideways, turned to look at the door and said, "Come in."

The door opened lightly, and Zhao Xin walked into the study calmly, with exquisite mail hanging on his body, looking heroic. "Lord, Miss Sophia wants to return to Perris territory."

Memories are rolled back, and the broken images of the past come to my mind.

Modrian frowned slightly, and from his current perspective, he looked at the experience of Peris' territory, which was somewhat ridiculous and absurd.

Although he no longer pays attention to the people and places in the past, there are always some things buried deep in his body and cannot be discarded.

"What happened?" Modrian asked softly.

"I heard that it is Baron Brooke's wife, who will give birth in the near future. Miss Sophia wants to go back to visit." Zhao Xin replied slowly. As the chief supervisor of Valoran, he knew very well the relationship between his lord and Perris' territory.

Bright lights fell, and Modrian leaned against the white jade balcony and looked at the gray and cold sky and the active light ball of light, with a dazed look.

"There will be a few days left to the Glorious Day. Let's go after it's over."

"Okay, I'll inform Miss Sophia." Zhao Xin bowed and prepared to leave the study.

"etc!"

The sudden sound stopped Zhao Xin's pace. He turned to look at the Lord, with a slightly confused expression.

"Please choose a gift from the treasure house and take it there, and then arrange for Nakuri to secretly protect Sophia." After saying that, Modrian waved his hand gently, indicating that Zhao Xin could leave.

The bitter cold wind blew, and the tiny blonde hair danced. Modrian heard the footsteps in his ears drifting away, and looked sad and sighed.

......

Snowflakes dance, covering the Duower Fort built along the mountain.

With the help of the dim moonlight, overlooking this once outpost, it is becoming more majestic.

Countless military projects were built on the side of the mountain, like a hideous giant steel beast, looking into the distance of darkness.

Especially after Laxtak Fortress became the political center of Valoran, the Duower Fort relied on its geographical advantages and naturally became the bridgehead of the fortress, with the Noxus Legion stationed all year round.

In the middle of the castle, the dark green main fortress, the dazzling lights are like beacons, embellishing the steel fortress.

Squeak!

The bedroom door opened, Sophia finished her meditation and was about to go to the restaurant to prepare dinner for herself and Anne, but she didn't want to see Butler Crane waiting silently at the door.

"Is there anything?" Sophia asked curiously.

"The Lord Lord has heard that after the glory day, he will arrange someone to escort you to Perris territory." Crane said with a soft laugh, his wrinkled eyes full of affection and doting.

"Will he not go?"

Upon hearing this, Sophia was a little disappointed. When the news came from Perris' territory, she had been looking forward to the scene of reunion. Now the news about Crane broke her inner hope.

Cran shook his head helplessly. He was the Noxus soldier who followed Modrian from the beginning. He knew Modrian's character very well. It was impossible for him to completely forget his past.

Then he remembered Lord Zhao Xin’s orders and said respectfully: “Lord has prepared a gift specially and will be handed over to you at that time.”

Upon hearing the unexpected news, a surprise appeared on Sophia's cold face. A specially prepared gift showed that Modrian's attitude changed a little: "Well, okay, I will hand it over to...father myself."

Cran nodded slightly. The matter was over and he didn't wait much. There was still something to do with the Duower Castle, so he bowed and left.

In the green restaurant, several potted plants are placed in the corner.

Anne sat upright on a brown wooden chair, lowering her head to play with the shabby plush bear in her arms, and her eyes were filled with joy.

“What do you want to eat today?”

Seeing Annie's figure, Sophia walked to the dining table, squatted down, gently stroked Annie's head, and asked.

The intimacy that Sovia showed made Annie feel a little uncomfortable, which came from her childhood memory. Fortunately, after a while, she didn't hate Sovia very much.

Anne carefully patted the bear on the head, raised her cute face and said, "I want to eat the butter cake."

"Haha, then you have to wait."

Sophia chuckled softly and looked down at the somewhat worn bear. Although she didn't know why Anne kept holding it, she could see that the bear had an extremely important position in Anne's heart.

She had wanted to help Annie clean and repair the worn-out bear before, but she didn't expect Annie to let go and insisted on doing it herself, not wanting others to touch her bear.

After a cup of tea, the dinner was ready, and Sophia and Anne sat on the table to enjoy a delicious dinner.

"Anne, there will be a long trip in the future. Do you want to go together?" Sophia poured a glass of sake and asked softly.

"Ah?" Annie swallowed the cream cake in her mouth and looked at Sophia in confusion, with white residue remaining on the corner of her mouth. "Will Brother Modrian agree?"

"He will agree, then we have agreed to go together then." Sophia drank the sake in the glass, as if she remembered something interesting, and her cold face was full of smiles.

The lights sway and the dinner ended in a pleasant atmosphere.

After Sophia sent Anne back to her room, she returned to her bedroom and continued to meditate.

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It was night, Irvingdale City.

The snowflakes dance lightly, like silver mist covering the earth, swaying like fireflies under the light.

Gary Mansion, this exquisite and gorgeous mansion belongs to Baron Gary.

Perhaps Baron Gary is not very famous in Irvingdale, but his daughter Pamela Gary has a lot of fame.

It is rumored that Pamela is the best friend of Lord Modrian, Sophia, which makes many old and new nobles treat the Gary family unusually.

The drowsy lights illuminate the mansion and the atmosphere is very quiet.

Suddenly, the slowly falling white snowflakes were stained with blood, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground sounded softly.

“Has it been handled?”

The spacious living room of the mansion was filled with lights like daylight. Dozens of people from the Gary family squatted together, with their expressions full of horror.

Not far away, there were seven or eight broken corpses, with their wide pupils filled with fear, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.

"Okay, okay, the flesh and blood of these rebels...well, it's a bit delicious."

The dark and deep shadow stood next to the corpse, opened the countless gnaws on its body, swallowed all the corpses, and dealt with the smell of blood that filled the air.

Dongdongdongdong---! Huhuhu----!

The nervous heartbeat and uniform breathing sound seemed extremely clear in the quiet and treacherous atmosphere, and no one dared to make any moves.

Pamela looked up at the handsome man in front of her, looking frightened. The man suddenly appeared slaughtered the family's guards, and then let everyone get together, but then brought her out alone.

"You are Pamela?" The handsome man lowered his head, looked at Pamela, and licked his pale lips.

"Yes...yes, I'm Pame..."

Before the words could be finished, the handsome man's head suddenly exploded, and sticky blood sprayed on Pamela's face, and a dark shadow appeared and penetrated Pamela's body.

“Ahhhhhh….”

The endless screams of pain suddenly exploded in the living room. Pamela twisted her body frantically, and under her thin clothes, you could see fine black patterns emerging, and then spread to her face at an extremely fast speed.

Just as Pamela was struggling, the rest of the Gary family watched things happen, and even showed gloating expressions.

After a few dozen seconds, Pamela stopped twisting her body, and the black patterns on her face disappeared. She slowly opened her bright eyes. Her former spirit had disappeared, leaving all black, like ink, terrifying.

"A little uncomfortable, but there is still time."

[Pamela] looked down at her soaked clothes, frowned slightly, and then she looked at the rest of the Gary family again.

"The glorious sun is coming soon, you can't kill them all... Then all..."

"Snatch the mind!"

In an instant, hundreds of dark and sticky shadows appeared around the living room, pounced on everyone in a desire posture, and then countless screams filled with pain resounded throughout the mansion.

"Damn it, a little bit, aren't you afraid of attracting Valoran's attention?" said the black shadow, who was gnawing all over, and looked at the chaotic scene in the living room with great disgust.

"Don't worry, my Lord has set up a barrier around him. No movement that happened here will be spread." [Pamela] gently shook her body, her wet clothes slipped down, and her white body flashed with an attractive luster under the light.

"And so what if it's coming out? Valoran, ha, it will soon cease to exist."
Chapter completed!