First, take down the Sword Demon, then save Runeterra.

Because of the existence of the anti-magic walls, the undead army could only enter Xiongdu through the breached gates. With the help of Poppy, the fearless vanguard forces halted the advance of the underworld.

Jarvan stood atop a tall tower, his expression somber, surveying the entire battlefield.

"Order the Griffin Squad to cease harassment duties and return to their patrol posts. If they discover any more powerful, flying individuals like the Bone Dragon, immediately fire emergency flares!"

The attendant obeyed and left, while Jiawen gripped the railing tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white.

After inheriting the throne, he was petitioned by his subordinates in a joint statement that he could no longer personally go to the battlefield.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone understood that the Lightshield family was down to its last remaining member, with no descendants left. If another accident were to occur, the various noble families would become restless, and Demacia would be plunged into chaos for an unknown number of years.

Noxus is only a temporary ally, and if they take advantage of the internal strife among the nobles, Demacia is in danger of being destroyed.

If he could, Jarvan would love to abandon his kingship and fight those undead.

Half a million citizens became slaves to the underworld. Even if we fought Noxus for ten years, we wouldn't have lost that many people. Moreover, most of those who died were innocent ordinary people.

"Regardless of the outcome of this crisis, the mining of the anti-magic stone should be restarted. The city walls are impervious to magic, but physical attacks are another matter. Alas, the experienced sculptors all live outside Xiongdu City; I suspect they are in grave danger..."

"Huh? Why is it getting colder?"

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Jiawen couldn't help but shiver.

A few seconds later, a few snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

"It's snowing? It's not even winter yet." Jiawen frowned, sensing something was amiss from the unusual phenomenon.

Reality quickly provided him with the answer.

Not long after the order was given, a red light shot into the sky as the griffin sentinels, which had switched from harassment to patrol, lit a signal flare!

This indicates the emergence of a powerful enemy with the ability to fly.

"What is it this time?!" Jarvan looked up and around, but didn't see any large monsters like the Bone Dragon.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, accompanied by howling winds, making the entire capital city seem to be experiencing the harsh winter of Freljord.

Even though Jarvan was a seasoned veteran with a strong physique, he couldn't withstand such a terrible low temperature without protection and quickly turned back into the tower.

"Your Majesty, be careful not to catch a cold!" The personal officer pulled out a thick blanket from somewhere and covered Jiawen with it.

"This awful weather, something must be coming!"

when!

The sound of metal clanging came from outside the door, and then a person wearing light armor ran in; he was a griffin sentinel.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, new unknown enemies have appeared in the sky!" The sentry shivered violently from the cold. "There are about a hundred of them. They look similar to the skeletons below, but they are wearing mage-style robes and have an energy core on their chests. This blizzard must have been summoned by them!"

"The Dauntless Vanguard's armor is thick and can hold out for a while, but we Sentinels are already exhausted. Your Majesty, please allow us to take measures to keep warm before continuing our mission!"

Jiawen decisively replied, "Granted. I will immediately have someone retrieve emergency cold-weather supplies from the warehouse, and also notify the Fearless Vanguard that if they cannot hold out, they should retreat first and change into thicker clothes!"

The sentry obeyed, gritted his teeth, and rushed into the cold outside the door. He jumped onto the griffin perched on the railing, which cawed twice and swooped down. Its feathers were effective against the low temperature.

Jarvan immediately ordered the deployment of supplies, but if the blizzard continued, Demacia would have to fight in extremely harsh conditions.

Its ability to influence the weather over such a vast area speaks volumes about its power.

Liches, the "warriors" of the Lord of Despair, were all powerful mages who could dominate a region in their previous lives. After being killed by Mordekaiser, they were transformed by the underworld and gained the ability to control extreme ice and snow, and were also skilled in defensive magic.

The blizzard that covered the entire capital was the effect of the liches casting a spell together.

hold head high--

The layered dragon roars pulled Jarvan back to reality, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes.

He would never forget that voice. The bone dragon that had driven Zhao Xin to the brink of despair had reappeared, and there was more than one.

Jiawen opened the door, and a cold wind immediately rushed in, but the low temperature no longer had much of an effect.

Ten skeletal dragons bared their fangs and claws, wreaking havoc in the skies above Xiongdu. Each breath they exhaled destroyed large swathes of houses, and one of them was flying toward the tower where Jarvan was.

The fearless vanguard, who were fighting hard in the harsh environment on the ground, were seeing their lines rapidly crumble.

In the center of the battlefield, Poppy was breathing heavily. Although she always managed to dodge various attacks by chance, the cold was accelerating her physical exhaustion, and she was almost completely worn out.

"Oren, when will the person you're talking about finally show up? I really can't hold onto this country anymore..." Bobby gave a bitter smile and muttered to himself.

“You motherfucker, the underworld…” Jarvan saw the bone dragon spew blue flames at him.

Until the very last moment, he remained fixed on the monster, his eyes burning with vengeful fury.

"It's too early to despair now."

A calm and deep voice sounded in his ears, and a figure in cyan stood in front of Jarvan, using a long sword to deflect the flames and flick it away, causing them to explode in the sky.

The High Priest of the Sun, Yaheng, joins the battle.

"It's you? Are you willing to help us?"

Yaheng nodded slightly and replied simply, "This is Zhao Xin's wish. I respect him, that's all."

Enraged by the fact that its attack was easily deflected, the bone dragon flapped its wing membranes, raised its bone claws, and charged straight at the dragon, taking advantage of its massive size.

Yaheng's eyes were contemptuous. Instead of retreating, he advanced and met the attack from below, swinging his Darkborn longsword with one hand. There was no technique involved, only the purest clash of power.

With a loud bang, the blade flashed and severed its entire forelimb and half of its wing in one strike. The bone dragon staggered, lost its balance, and fell, crushing a wooden house.

As it struggled, Yaheng's longsword was already at its neck, and with a swift stroke, the man's head was severed.

From the moment they met, the bone dragon lasted less than ten seconds.

Its body convulsed for a moment, then quickly became still.

"So strong..." Jiawen sniffed and couldn't help but exclaim.

Zhao Xin was the person he had ever seen whose combat skills had reached the pinnacle, but Ya Heng seemed to use no skills at all, mainly relying on sheer power and explosive attacks, full of numerical beauty.

"I'm freezing!" Yun'ana exclaimed, hugging her arms and chattering. "The underworld is a damn place; they even have magic to change the weather!"

Yaheng glanced at her: "I thought you were no longer afraid of the cold."

"I'm human too, you know! Can't you see my belly's still sticking out?" Yun Ana stamped her feet repeatedly and breathed on her hands to warm them. "Friend, you go first. The snowstorm is too fierce; I need to find a cotton coat..."

“You can’t fly here, so the ground is yours.” Yaheng summoned his wings. “I’m going to meet the dragons in the sky and the source of the blizzard!”