At dawn.

maritime.

A lonely battleship.

No companions, no enemies.

There is only one broken Noxus battle flag fluttering in the sea breeze.

Svein has been looking at the sea for a long time.

He had woken up several magical times.

He was very tired, but he was not sleepy.

He sat on the deck in his robe, like a dead man.

He hasn't been so confused for a long time.

Confused, no fun.

He is still constantly recalling the previous failure.

It’s not that he has failed, nor that he can’t bear it.

He just couldn't accept such a failure... twice.

"Is it really...luck?" he said to himself, no one answered.

only……

"Gu——" his crow called again.

The same traumatized crow pecked at his shoulders, as if he was hungry.

But this time Svein didn't care about it, his eyes turned and stopped moving.

He sat on the deck for a long time.

until---

There was a sound of footsteps.

"Master Svein?" A soldier stood beside him.

Although Noxus was defeated in this war, he still gathered some remaining soldiers when he retreated in a hurry.

"Yeah..." Svein snorted, but he still didn't even raise his head.

"Summoned by General." The soldier then said the second half.

Hearing the words General, Svein finally felt a little angry in his eyes. He finally barely got up and said, "Where is my crutch?"

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When Svein arrived, Burnham was so rare that he did not sit in the darkness.

He sat at the window, with the window open.

The morning sun hit him without reservation, making his mottled armor look even older.

"Sit." Burnham supported his hands, with a little smile in his tone.

Svein did not move. He knelt straight on one knee towards Burnham and said extremely heavy: "I'm sorry, general, I lost."

"No. We lost." Burnham still smiled, "Get up, sit down, I have something to say to you."

"Yes." Svein finally obeyed Burnham's orders.

"Do you know what I want to say to you?"

"have no idea."

"Svein..." Burnham suddenly sighed, "How long have we known each other? Ten years, twenty years?"

"Twenty years." Svein said the exact number.

"Yeah, it's been twenty years, twenty years so long..." Burnham sighed again, "Do you remember the first meeting twenty years ago. What you said to me?"

"Of course I remember, General, when I was in my lifetime, I would definitely conquer the whole world for you." This sentence, Sviin said extremely loudly.

"Conquer the world..." Burnham sighed, "I'm afraid I can't see it."

"General..." Svein suddenly changed color and supported the chair with one hand to stand up.

"Svein, don't be nervous. People will die, their armor will rust. Mountains will turn into flat ground, sea water will dry up, and I will not last forever." Burnham still laughed. "I know those people privately say that I am an immortal monster. Now that I am going to die, I think they will... be relieved."

The last few words. He said it very lightly, and I don’t know if it’s nostalgia or sadness.

"General..." Svein wanted to stand up but did not stand up. He looked at General Burnham, feeling at a loss.

He never thought that one day this god-like man would die...

"Svein, promise me..." He said promise me, but didn't say anything to him.

"General, I promise you..." Svein suddenly felt very sad, sad that he had never been before.

Because of this man, he wants to...

"Haha..." Burnham finally laughed in a low voice, in the sun, "So, it's just like this..."

The next moment, his whole body, the dark and mottled armor, dissipated like smoke in the morning sunshine.

In April 26, the supreme ruler of Noxus, the dictator who had sat on the throne for hundreds of years, passed away quietly in a morning breeze.

Dead, no weight.

For example, there has never been this person in this world.

In May of the same year, Svein, former chief of staff of the Noxus General Staff, was crowned the commander of the capital, the general, and the guardian of the entire territory of Noxus.

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It was already dark.

West Ionia, on the vast plains.

The weather-beaten Ionian coalition forces are already camping.

The day of march did not go too far, because the previous war really caused too much damage to the entire coalition, and the damaged vitality could not be recovered in a day or two.

Moreover, most importantly, the senior executives of the coalition forces did not make clear decisions on the next move.

Because the current situation is very delicate, although they survived, the way to return to the east has been blocked, and the most important strategic land of the entire island, Tianwang Mountain, has fallen into the hands of the enemy.

And the western island of Ionia is already in ruins.

"Only for the present plan, our top priority is to find a place to settle down, otherwise, our soldiers may not be able to hold on." Kalma sat in the chief in the military tent and said to the other people.

"Well, we can't fight east now, but one thing is beneficial to us, that is, the other party does not have too much force and energy to deal with us." Kennan, who was sitting at the head of Kalma, paused and said, "And, the West Island is big enough. Although it is devastated now, there are always people who survive. As long as we are given time, we may not be able to make a comeback."

What he said makes sense, but this is based on the premise that the East Island of Ionia is still in chaos. What he could never dream of was that the situation in East Island or Ionia had already been decided last night.

"Yeah..." Kalma nodded, suddenly looked at Arella on the other side and said, "Elie, what do you think?"

Arella did not answer, but looked at the air in front of her, dazed as if she was thinking about something else.

"Ally?" Kalma frowned and shouted again.

"Ah? Oh, sir, what's the matter?" Arella then seemed to have come back to her senses and forced a smile.

"It's nothing. Everyone has been tired for a day today. They are all going back to rest." Kalma shook his head and waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse.

It was not until Arialia's figure disappeared into the night that Kalma sighed heavily. (To be continued...)
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