The bustling eastern city of Xiongdu was awakened from their dreams by the dark magic that swept across the entire Xiongdu, covering the sky and the sun. Some of the magic could not be suppressed even by the magic-forbidden stone!

For a moment, the people of Xiongdu were in a panic.

Some of them hid at home and dared not go out, but more of them quickly packed up and ran away, leaving before the powerful enemy reached Xiongdu.

Although the Light Shield Royal Family acted quickly, they immediately sent soldiers to maintain order and told them not to worry, as the city was the safest place.

But after all, the overall environment of Demacia is only at the medieval level. Even in the capital, only a small number of people have received education, and the vast majority of citizens have almost no ability to distinguish external information, and they believe everything they hear.

They heard the news from somewhere, and learned that the one confronting Morgana was her sister, and the grudge between the sisters of the Winged Protectorate. They also learned that they had destroyed a city-state in a battle hundreds of years ago, causing countless casualties.

This made people even more fearful.

If the area enclosed by the walls of Xiongdu was their safe haven, then now it was like a "waiting to die" cage for them, and they were unwilling to stay here.

Therefore, a considerable number of people ignored the soldiers' advice and insisted on leaving the city to seek refuge, crowding into the closed city gates in the east and northeast.

However, the captain of the guards had already received orders from the king to close the city gates and not allow citizens to go out, and he soon had a conflict with those who wanted to leave the city.

"Why won't you let us leave the city?"

"You want us to stay here and die?"

"We can't stay here. Xiongdu's magic-forbidden stone can't suppress this kind of magic at all!"

"That's a god. Do you understand what a god is? How can we stop a god?"

"The legend that the Winged Protectors care about the people is false! They only have an extreme desire to control us!"

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The people cursed more and more fiercely, and their anger became more extreme because of fear. They kept pushing and shoving the guards guarding the city gate, and some even threw rotten vegetables and rotten eggs at them.

The guards on duty also felt aggrieved. Their duty was to protect the people, but now the people they were supposed to protect were swearing at them and even throwing objects at them.

Some soldiers with more explosive tempers could no longer bear it and, ignoring the dissuasion of their teammates, started quarreling with some emotionally agitated people.

But doing so would only escalate the serious situation.

At this time, the king, who was still at the southern city gate, quickly learned of the turmoil in Xiongdu, and looked into the silent distance again with a worried look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the stability of Xiongdu is the top priority." Tiana suggested with a serious expression.

Barrett followed suit and said, "The Grand Marshal is right. To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country. Even if you care about Li Lin and the patron saint Morgana, we cannot intervene in the battle between them. We can only pray for them.

"There is unrest in Xiongdu right now, and rumors are spreading among citizens. We must first do what is in front of us."

The nobles also started talking at once, basically advising the king to deal with the unrest in the city first, putting the people first and making other plans later.

"Father!" Jarvan IV gripped the Dragon Spear tightly and volunteered, "Let me lead the guards to investigate!"

Jarvan III was silent for a while, raised his right hand and made a "stop" gesture, and the nobles who were talking endlessly suddenly quieted down.

"Tiana, follow me and lead two Vanguard Companies to the DC area. Send another eight Vanguard Companies, as well as those who have not been assigned tasks and are still in the city, to inspect the situation. Try to treat our citizens of Demacia in a gentle manner.

"Barrett and my son are still leading the Royal Guards and two vanguard companies in Xiongdu, ready to provide support at any time and help those in need as much as possible. As for the rest of you..."

Jarvan III glanced at the gathered nobles and said, "If all is well, everyone should return. Do your best to appease the citizens in your respective territories and refrain from violence."

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At the eastern Silver Gate, someone in the crowded and noisy crowd took the lead and hit a guard with a stone from the roadside, causing blood to flow from his head.

With this beginning, the contradictions and conflicts between the military and civilians were completely intensified and instantly evolved into a head-on conflict.

"Crazy, absolutely insane! You're violating Demacia's laws, you know that?!" the captain of the guards at the east gate roared, "Shields!"

But before the soldiers could react, people rushed to break up their formation. Some strong men with red eyes knocked down the soldiers and beat and kicked them.

Thanks to the protection of Demacia's standard plate armor, the soldiers only needed to protect their faces and would not be seriously injured.

"You want us to stay here and die!"

"What a hypocritical country! It's terrible!"

"Everyone, charge together! They don't dare to attack us. We just need to rush out of the city gate!"

"Raise your shield, raise your shield!"

"Damn it, stop this mob!"

"Damn it...why did you draw your sword?!"

In the fierce and abnormal conflict, both soldiers and ordinary citizens were extremely excited, as if they were not facing their compatriots, but the blood feud between Noxus and the barbarians in the north who were burning, killing and looting.

Soon, Jarvan III, who had heard the news, saw this scene and was shocked. He quickly asked Tiana to lead the Fearless Vanguard shield formation to separate the two sides.

"King Jarvan III is here, stop!" Tiana shouted, drawing her sword.

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