Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 518: Dead Cavalry

The change in the weather today is particularly obvious. In the past, after the sun set below the sea level, the remaining afterglow could still allow the busy people at the dock to light oil lamps.

But today, the darkness came especially quickly and obviously.

The lights of torches and oil lamps illuminated the area around the dock, but the sea outside was pitch black.

The sailors under Sarah, the gangs serving the Snake Mother Sect, and those forces that defected here not long ago.

No matter if they were the young men who were talking eloquently before, or the old sailors who had experienced many "Night of Haunting", they were all fully armed and stared at the darkness that could not be illuminated by the firelight.

The huge pier was only accompanied by the sound of the slightly cool sea breeze.

"Hoo~!"

In the eyes of others, this was just an ordinary sea breeze, but Li En, whose eyes could penetrate the darkness that could not be illuminated by the fire, knew that this was the prelude to the "Soul-Erosion Night".

On the distant sea surface, thin strands of mist rose out of the water, and in the blink of an eye, the mist became thicker.

The inky black fog was like a rolling wave, rushing towards Bilgewater swiftly and silently.

"coming."

Lee En, wearing an ordinary sailor suit with a hood covering most of his face, stood beside Sarah and reminded her softly.

“Gah~!”

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding~!"

A short, painful cry of a seabird was heard in the darkness, followed by the rapid and noisy sound of the bell of the warning buoy.

"Kaka~!"

"Everyone, alert!"

A special loudspeaker made Sarah's voice echo throughout the dock.

"Wow~!"

Rifles and cannons, everyone now quickly pointed their weapons into the darkness.

"Flares, fire!"

“Bang! Whoosh!”

Flares with swaying white tails rose high into the sky.

“Bang! Pah-pa-pa!”

The flares brought by Li En, which were specially modified by Hefeng Industry, are far superior to the flares made by the pirate sailors.

The dazzling light almost illuminated the entire Port of Piraeus.

Why do I say almost? It is because the sea surface originally used to dock ships is now occupied by an extremely thick and strange black fog that cannot be illuminated.

Now everyone could see what was happening on the surface of the sea—the floating tombstones swayed back and forth in spasms, as if the occupants of the coffins below were trying to reappear.

"This... this is..."

"'Ecstasy' boy!

Mother Snake, don't tell me this makes you pee your pants?"

"Of course not, Mate Raven!"

"Hahaha~! They are just a bunch of trash who got killed. Just kill them again!"

"Yes, First Mate Raven, screw the undead, it's just a pile of damn rotten bones!"

"Good job boy!"

Raven's situation is not unique.

Specially arranged by Sarah, every powerful and prestigious old sailor in the crowd encouraged the young men in his own way.

The effect is still uncertain, but at least the fear on their faces has largely disappeared.

The black fog seemed to be moving slowly, but it was actually very fast. The fog in the front was already floating on the sea and surging onto the dock.

"Buzz~~!"

The long spikes nailed in front of the dock, which were infused with the power of [Holy Silver] by Li En himself, lit up one after another.

The pale silver light merged together to form a thin silver barrier.

The sailors protected by the barrier suddenly felt that the slight suffocating feeling in their hearts subsided.

"Chi~!"

When the black fog came into contact with the barrier, it was completely defenseless and was melted away by the faint light emitted by the barrier.

“Aaaaaaaah~!!!”

A shrill and piercing scream came from the fog.

The black fog rippled, and dots of green light lit up. Then, many silhouettes could be vaguely seen emerging, including resentful undead, howling wandering spirits, and devil-like knights...

"Gulu~! Gulu~!"

The sea water was surging as if it were boiling.

"Wow~!"

Countless hands, some pale and swollen, some with only bones left, broke through the water, followed by hideous and disgusting bodies emerging from the water.

"Ouch~~!"

On the sea covered by black fog, corpses were running towards the dock in all kinds of weird postures.

"Ignite, fire!"

A firm and steady female voice echoed on the dock.

The sailors, who had been trained long ago, had already subconsciously reflexively adjusted the muzzles of their guns before their minds had recovered from the fear brought by the picture of hell.

“Boom~Boom~Boom~!”

The roar of artillery fire dispelled the sailors' fear, and the hot and pungent smoke injected them with courage.

“Bang~bang~bang~!”

“Pah, pah, pah~!”

A path of flesh and blood was crushed out by the rushing corpses, and broken limbs, broken bones, and debris were shot in all directions like bullets.

The corpses around, which had just been resurrected under the influence of the 'Soul-Eating Night' and whose limbs were very fragile, were once again swept down by this secondary damage.

“Hahaha~! That’s all the damn ‘Soul-Eating Night’ is? A bunch of rotten bones wanting to eat people. This really makes me laugh!”

"It's so damn cool, I'm going to kill 500 of them tonight!"

"Wuhu~! Fighting is awesome~!"

...

The young sailors cheered loudly, venting their previous fears.

Old men like Raven, who had personally experienced six 'Erosion Nights', did not stop the young people from cheering. Instead, they had calm faces and stared at the black fog.

"Woo~~!"

The heavy and deep sound of the horn penetrated the black fog and reached everyone's ears.

“Boom~Boom~Boom~!”

A rapid and dull sound like thunder rang out.

After a while, the thunder became louder and more frequent, as if a giant was swinging a hammer and smashing it madly on an anvil, and the ground began to tremble.

Suddenly, the black fog tore apart, and a strange figure appeared in everyone's eyes.

Undead fire gushed out from the gaps in the pitch-black iron armor. He was wielding a broad-bladed halberd that flashed a faint green light. His head was hideous and terrifying, and his entire existence was a blasphemous appearance of a man and a warhorse twisted and stitched together.

The cheering young people became silent as if they were being strangled, and the old sailors turned pale.

"What...what is this..."

Swallowing, the young sailor muttered to himself.

"It is... the Shadow of War..."

“Boom~Boom~!”

Behind him, countless cavalrymen followed and broke through the black fog.

"Shua~!"

A broad-bladed halberd with a dark green blade cut through the air and pointed directly at the dock.

"?Haha~! Come, follow me and trample on their bones!

Iron Regiment, charge!!!"

"Ow~!"

“Boom! Boom!”