Chapter 294 Miraculous Comeback
Catalina kicked the cabinet down. The cabinet fell to the ground with a "crackling" sound. Because it had not been cleaned for a long time, a burst of dust rose up.
Waiting for the dust to disperse, Catalina looked calmly at the wall.
The walls are the same as usual. They are made of large bricks stacked one on top of another. They look thick and full of age.
This large house of her own has a history of at least hundreds of years. Catalina rarely comes back. However, just by taking a quick look, she found that only the pattern of the wall against which the cabinet was leaning was slightly unusual.
She turned the dagger in her hand, looked around on the wall surface, and thought slightly.
Then, she suddenly raised her dagger and stabbed one of the wall bricks.
With a "click" sound, the wall tiles actually sunk in.
Immediately afterwards, as if some mechanism was activated, the wall automatically made a sound and opened a square entrance, only half the size of a normal person.
And inside, there is obviously a hidden space.
After observing for a few times, Catalina's figure flashed, she started to move instantly, and she was already inside the dark wall.
Her eyes flickered in the darkness, and through the faint light she saw a torch hanging on the wall.
Light the torch, and the space inside suddenly lights up.
It is a road leading to an unknown place below.
Without much hesitation, Catalina walked down, stepping on the stairs, making a "click-click" echo in the quiet, long tunnel.
Continue going down until you reach a staircase. Suddenly, "咻咻咻咻", several sounds came out quickly.
In an instant, several arrows flew from the front and back directions, and the arrows flashed with deadly poisonous light.
Catalina reacted instantly, her body flashed again, and she dodged these arrows at a faster speed.
She immediately knew that there might be more traps on the road ahead.
"I want to see what you're hiding underneath."
Catalina's eyes flashed with interest, and she had no intention of shrinking, but instead had the intention of challenging.
The person who created this trap was undoubtedly that old guy Duke Kao.
So, Catalina got serious and went all the way down, encountering many traps along the way. Each time was a fatal trap, but she easily avoided them all.
Eventually, Katarina arrived in front of a thicker wall.
This wall has a strong sense of age, and the surrounding area is covered with green moss, just like the gate of an ancient ruins.
On the door, there is a conspicuous groove, only the size of a palm.
Seeing this, Catalina took out the leader token and placed it in the groove. It was the same size and just right.
Just like a congressman checking authenticity, the moment the token was inserted into the groove, a burst of blue light was suddenly released, and then the entire edge of the door flickered in response.
With a "buzz" sound, the door opened automatically with a heavy sound.
As the light from the torch illuminated the inside, the world behind this magic door was also revealed to Catalina's eyes.
gold.
At first glance, what she saw was glittering gold coins everywhere. Gold coin boxes, bags, and countless gold coins scattered in piles made the inside shine brilliantly.
And on the pile of gold coins, there are countless valuable treasures, gold crowns and gems.
The scene in front of her was just like the dragon's treasure house in the legend. Catalina's eyes flashed with shock when she saw it.
"Old man, how many treasures are hidden here?"
She walked into it and picked up a gold coin. The first time she picked it up, she knew it was a genuine gold coin.
And here, there are at least tens of thousands or more.
Because the ordinary naked eye cannot immediately calculate the piles of gold coins spreading into hills everywhere.
This is probably the wealth accumulated by the Kecao family for several generations. It is so dazzling that you don’t know where to look.
“Now you don’t have to worry about running out of money.”
Catalina breathed a sigh of relief and threw the gold coins away casually.
Next, she will use the Assassin's Association to confront the Black Rose openly, and the pressure she has to bear is not the slightest bit.
But it’s easy to talk about it when you have money.
Gold coins are hard currency everywhere.
Although money is not everything, there is nothing you can do without money.
This thing can help Catalina solve a lot of troubles.
Of course, what concerned Catalina most this time was not the money in the secret room.
But at the other end, there are several standing shelves.
She walked cautiously, still guarding against traps as she walked, but there was no danger of surprise along the way.
When she walked to the shelf, she saw the scrolls, ancient books, and secret books on the shelf.
As a recognized master of assassins, Duke Cao convinced all assassins during his reign. Naturally, he relied on his superb assassination skills.
In addition to the family's Shunpo and assassination techniques, Katarina also learned many of his assassination techniques in Demacia that day.
Obviously, I got it from the things on this shelf.
It wasn't easy for me to win that time. If I hadn't used that guy's poison, I'm afraid the winner might not have been me.
This made Catalina feel that she was still not strong enough.
She needs to make herself stronger before the pressure and danger she is about to face come.
Especially when we are about to face the mysterious black rose
Looking at these things on the bookshelf, Catalina's eyes flashed with determination.
Time flies and four days pass.
Located on the widest street in the capital of Noxus.
A group of people gathered. They walked together, held high flags, and the leader shouted loudly: "Down with the Black Rose, reject the puppet regime! Give Noxus back its light!"
This is a team marching in protest. As soon as the words fell, there were thousands of responses behind them.
At the front of the team, an official led the team to block the road. The official shouted loudly: "The Black Rose incident is a fiction. It is purely deliberately fabricated by people with intentions. The purpose is to shake Lord Darkwill's regime. You must not become them." The weapon in your hand!"
"Go to hell!" After saying that, the answer that came to him was a rotten egg.
As if the civilian team had found the firepower to vent, they threw out all kinds of things.
The official was very angry and ordered: "When people gather to make trouble, I will suppress them all!"
After the order was issued, the soldiers around him immediately moved forward.
However, the civilians did not flinch and launched a vigorous resistance.
In just these two days, the country's anger was ignited, and the Black Rose incident caused an uproar throughout Noxus.
No one expected that the organization that disappeared more than ten years ago was still operating secretly.
Moreover, their influence has exceeded their imagination.
Even the political center of Noxus is suspected to be controlled by the Black Rose.
Even eight years ago, Darkwill's decision to send troops from Noxus to attack Ionia many years ago also meant the black rose!
In eight years, Noxus filled Ionia with countless people in order to capture it.
Those at the forefront are naturally the people at the bottom like them.
They responded to the government's call and joined the army without hesitation, fighting for the so-called soul of Noxus.
After working so hard, it turns out that after all this hard work, it is for the vested interests of others?
In the past eight years, the invasion army led by Swain has suffered a disastrous defeat in Preidion in Ionia, and the lives and deaths of countless soldiers are unknown.
When this news came back, coupled with the black rose incident, the whole country exploded with anger.
Although this protest was still suppressed, it was obvious from the eyes of the people watching that their anger and sense of resistance would not subside.
They are fighting for Noxus, not for the Black Rose or even Darkwill! !
The meeting hall of the Immortal Fortress.
The officer hurried over and took a look at the senior officials sitting there, as well as Darkwill, who was sitting on the throne with an irritated and angry face. He bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, there have been a series of incidents in the city today. Two demonstrations were held to protest, but both were suppressed."
"I understand, go down."
Darkwill waved his hands impatiently and raised his eyebrows, expressing the anger in his heart.
Don’t these ungrateful people know who gave them the right to protest now?
Now it's good that the spearhead is even aimed at him.
After the officials went down, a minister stood up, bowed and said: "Commander, I believe that this matter needs to be dealt with quickly. Nowadays, similar things are happening all over the country. The news of the Black Rose has made people panic. And, I predict that if you let it go, the firepower will eventually shift to you."
Hearing these words, Darkwill became even more angry, but he still kept his expression unchanged and said coldly: "Have you found out who is behind this?"
An official replied: "It's not clear yet. The other party deliberately concealed its whereabouts and was defensive, leaving basically no trace."
Darkwill's eyes flashed, and after thinking for a while, he ordered: "Stop denying the authenticity of the Black Rose news. From today on, go to the dungeon every day to select a few death row prisoners, and say they are members of the Black Rose. .Behead a few people every day, for ten days in a row!"
His order was issued, and an official immediately responded: "Yes."
Darkwill took a deep breath, unable to suppress his irritability.
At this time, another official stood up and said: "General, it's time to make a decision about Ionia. General Swain was defeated in Ionia, and his death is still uncertain. I estimate that our attacking army will now Being beaten back by those rebels and defeated repeatedly, the situation is not very ideal."
After his words fell, the scene fell silent.
Darkwill seemed to be lost in thought and did not say anything. His eyes flickered and he asked: "Is there any news about the elixir of life?"
Seeing that his focus turned out to be this, the official was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The investigation team has not found anything related to immortality. After the war failed, it may be difficult to find anything."
After he finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Looking up, he saw veins exploding on Darkwill's forehead, his fists clenched, and he was on the verge of an explosion.
Even so, he still mustered up the courage to suggest: "General, I do not recommend continuing to invest troops. Now our defeat is already expected. I suggest withdrawing the troops."
"withdraw?"
Darkwill still endured the anger in his heart, and looked at the minister with a pair of cold eyes: "In eight years, Noxus, known as the strongest in Runeterra, could not even defeat a countryless Ionia. , and now you want to retreat in embarrassment?"
"Now the entire Runeterra is watching our joke. Running away like a defeated army will only be nailed on the pillar of shame. Pass my order, mobilize more troops, support the attacking army at full speed, and send General Ren Keka Go and lead the army."
"yes!"
After the words fell, someone took the order again.
Several officials looked at each other at the scene, and they all saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
They sighed inwardly and did not stand up to object again.
The Grand Commander is the highest decision-maker in Noxus, and his subordinates always have to support his decisions.
In fact, Darkwill did a lot during his tenure, which increased the income of many civilians in Noxus and allowed many people to have enough to eat.
Judging from his political achievements, he is indeed a qualified monarch.
Over the years, it seems that one of the few wrong judgments made was the attack on Ionia.
Many people have noticed that he is obsessed with immortality. However, if you think about it from his perspective, this is indeed something that many people in power care about.
Who doesn’t want to live forever and control the kingship in his own hands forever?
But what they don't know is that there are many unknown reasons for Darkwill's attack on Ionia.
The meeting is coming to an end and two main things have been stated.
First, news of the Black Rose caused an uproar in Noxus.
The second is that General Swain broke out in a battle with the local resistance forces in Ionia Preidion, and was ultimately defeated. His death was unknown, and the remaining troops retreated all the way.
This seems to mean that Ionia's counterattack horn is close to success.
Now, what they have to do is to completely drive the invaders from their homes.
This news directly caused an uproar throughout Runeterra.
Noxus, which had been invading Ionia for eight years, was defeated.
You must know that the Noxian army has always been recognized as powerful, otherwise they would not have such a huge territory.
However, in comparison, Ionia has no borders, no political power, and before this, it did not even have a decent army.
People there live freely and leisurely.
But it was a place like this that persisted tenaciously for eight years under the invasion of Noxus, and finally miraculously turned defeat into victory, a great comeback in history.
Moreover, the one he defeated was the legendary general known as the Hero of Noxus, Swain.
This news can't help but surprise many people.
This also seems to show that the people in Ionia actually have amazing potential, and they should not be underestimated at all.