Chapter 489 Death of Lester
Amid the howling hurricane and the flying dust, the leaders of the wind had already surrounded the manor with the swiftness of divine soldiers descending from the sky.
The nobles all changed color. Everyone knew what this meant.
"Kayn..." Lester stared at his good student in shock.
It seemed that Swain and Levi, who appeared together, could not attract his attention.
"Why?" Lester asked through gritted teeth, "Why did you betray me, Kayn!"
“I’m sorry, I’m the Windleader.” Kayn replied calmly.
"Windleader! Another windleader!" Lester's eyes swept over his mentor Swain. Swain's expression was almost the same as Kayn's - calm and indifferent, with a hint of regret.
That look seemed to say that he had taken the wrong path.
He is a sinner.
"Kayn!" Lester's emotions were almost out of control: "Kayn! Are you also betraying me for this so-called ideal?"
"But when have I ever treated you unfairly? Without me..."
“Without you,” Kayn interrupted him. “Teacher Lester, without you, I wouldn’t have been taken to the youth camp like a slave, nor would I have been sent to Ionia as cannon fodder.”
Lester choked hard, but his expression was still full of indignation.
He never felt that he was wrong in training street kids to be cannon fodder. It was just a necessary measure for him as an imperial general.
Even if Kayn didn't go to the battlefield, he could only compete with wild dogs for food in the garbage dump of the slums. But he changed Kayn's life and gave Kayn the opportunity to make a breakthrough.
He should be grateful, how could he betray himself?
“Teacher Lester.” Kayn sighed softly, “That’s why I can’t stand you nobles.”
"You are the ones who set the rules of the game. You are the ones who made me a pariah in the eyes of the world since I was born."
"Like you, I am also a human being. But because I have no money and I am weak, I can only kneel down like a dog in front of you."
"Now I have fought hard to gain the qualification to have an equal dialogue with you, the qualification to be a human being - and you still think this is a gift?"
“……” Lester was speechless.
He also came from a poor background. He had thought about what Kayn said countless times before.
He hated those nobles. Why were they superior to others when they were born? Why did he have to go through mountains of blood and corpses to barely get what others had when they were born?
Lester used to think so, but then...
As he grew older, rose in official rank, and became a noble himself, he began to feel that this idea was a bit too cynical.
The strong prey on the weak is a natural law, and human society has always had its share of high and low.
What's the use of being cynical? Is there anyone who can change this?
Lester: “…”
It really does exist.
Lester finally realized that because of the changes brought about by the leader, he could no longer laugh at the cynicism of young people as a veteran.
The rules have changed, and Kayn can no longer become the next Lestat under the constraints of the old rules.
"So I didn't betray you, Mr. Lester." Kayn said calmly: "We are not the same kind of people from the beginning to the end."
He became the Windleader during his time in Ionia, and was responsible for providing the Windleader with military intelligence on Noxus.
Later, Lestat followed Swain into the Immortal Bastion and became a leader among the new military nobles. Swain had long foreseen that these new nobles of the empire would stand against him in the future.
Therefore, in order to monitor the movements of these new military nobles, Swain specifically instructed Kayn to continue lurking beside Lestat as a spare pawn.
"I have been the leader from the beginning." Kayn said this cruel fact.
He never established feudal lord beliefs, was never loyal to Leicester, ignored the spirit of loyalty to the emperor, had serious equal rights ideas, engaged in espionage work to pursue his ideals and ambitions, used his position to steal confidential information, and served as a bug and mouthpiece for progressive forces for a long time...
Lester thought Kayn was one of his own, but he was just wishful thinking.
"I..." Lester had no more words to say.
He seemed to finally understand something. He looked at Swain.
Perhaps in Swain's eyes, he was never one of them.
Even before becoming the Windleader, Swain had always been fighting for Noxus.
And what about them? Have they really learned from Swain his selfless dedication to his country?
“ Lester ,” Swain finally said with regret, “I gave you a chance.”
"It's a pity that you guys couldn't keep up with me."
Lester was distraught.
The other nobles present all looked solemn, not knowing what to do.
"Cheer up, everyone!" At the critical moment, it was Amystan who stood up.
She said: "Don't forget, our plan has reached the final stage. Even if we lose here, the Wind Leader will never be able to completely prevent His Majesty Mordekaiser from returning."
"My Lord will eventually unite the two worlds of life and death, and turn this world into our paradise."
Amystan's impassioned voice cheered up the nobles: "And you are still alive now. Even if you die, your souls will only return to the underworld and return to the wings of His Majesty Modkaiser."
"I am not afraid of a dead person, so what are you afraid of?"
"This..." The nobles were stunned by the unexpected attack of the leader. Now, encouraged by Amystan, they immediately recalled:
They have two lives, and if they die they can go back to the "fountain" to be resurrected.
If they are not afraid of death, then what else do they have to be afraid of?
I'll die. At worst, I'll go to the underworld for a half-day tour and come back with His Majesty Modkaiser in the evening.
Several great nobles present all thought so.
Perhaps one or two smart people have noticed some hidden dangers, but it is useless.
The leader has already pushed them into a desperate situation. If they don't believe this, what else can they believe in?
“Go!” Amystan shouted, “Fight these leaders!”
"Die for the great cause of His Majesty Mordekaiser, and you will enjoy eternal happiness after death!"
"Yes!" The nobles all took up their weapons.
Lester was the same. He looked at Swain and Kayn in the sky, and finally drew his sword with determination.
"Go!" With a command from Amistan, the nobles, like the slave cannon fodder they used to command, launched a desperate charge towards the leader in this desperate situation.
Some people even raised their guns and tried to detonate the poison gas bombs in the warehouse.
"Hurricane howling!" Swain, Kayn and others did not take action, even Levi did not move.
Janna just flapped her wings gently, and the world became an ocean of wind.
The strong wind flooded the earth like a torrent, lightly sending poison gas bombs weighing unknown amounts of tens of thousands of pounds into the sky.
Lester and the others didn't even have time to take any action before they were pressed heavily to the ground by the high-pressure air wall that condensed out of thin air.
These nobles are also the empire's top-notch extraordinary warriors, and are regarded as human gods of war in the eyes of mortals.
But no matter how hard they struggled, even to the point of crushing the floor beneath them into cracks, they could not move an inch.
The power of the true God is so strong.
In just one encounter, all the enemies were captured. Except...
"Amystan." Levi waved his hand and summoned a storm, blocking her way: "Where are you going?"
It was not until this time that Lester and others discovered:
While Amystan was encouraging them to fight to the death, she herself mobilized the undead power bestowed upon her by Modkaiser, and tried her best... to turn around and run away.
It’s a pity that I didn’t run away.
"Damn it..." Amystan struggled hard in the storm.
But the great power bestowed upon her by Modkaiser seemed so weak in front of Janna herself.
In this desperate situation, she finally yelled, "You rubbish! You can't even delay time!"
"You..." The nobles glared at the deserter.
But despite being angry, everyone seemed to understand Amystan's choice.
After all, Amystan was already a dead spirit. If she died again, she would be truly dead.
Unlike them, even if they die...
"Don't let your imagination run wild." Seeing that these nobles were still calm, Levi could not help but use his mocking voice to dispel the last bit of fantasy in their hearts:
"Yes, after you die you can go to the underworld to find Mordekaiser, so in theory you don't have to be afraid of death."
"But..." Levi pointed to the fat black toad beside him. The nobles didn't know Tam's identity until he introduced him maliciously: "This is the legendary river king of the Twin Cities and Big Harbor, the devil of greed."
"If I don't kill you, but ask the devil of greed to swallow you up, your souls and your bodies, leaving you with no chance to go to the underworld, how will you respond?"
Nobles: “…”
The fearless attitude they had towards death suddenly disappeared.
However, considering what they did today, it has reached a level of anti-humanity that cannot be forgiven...
They had the nerve to remain silent and did not beg for mercy like clowns, which would have brought disgrace upon the imperial nobility.
Levi no longer paid any attention to these nobles.
A group of leaders rose up but still did not repent, and voluntarily led Modkaiser as traitors - no matter whether they finally repented or not, the ending would be death.
Levi's last bit of mercy was reserved for Lester, who was, after all, Swain's student and disciple for many years.
"Swain, do you have anything else to say to him?" Levi looked at Swain, and there was a hint of regret in his eyes.
“No more.” Swain shook his head. “I have said what I should say countless times in the past year.”
“As a teacher, I did my best.”
Lester: “…”
“Lester.” Seeing his desperate and complicated eyes, Swain said a few more words: “Actually, I don’t blame you.”
"Noxus has shaped you into who you are today. That's why I want to change Noxus and change the world."
“Well then…” Swain paused. “Goodbye, Lestat.”
Lester was silent for a moment, and finally lowered his head: "I'm sorry, teacher."
…
At Levi's request, Tam rudely swallowed all the enemies present, including Lester and Amystan.
Time was running out, and they no longer had time to conduct a slow interrogation. They could only use this most direct and effective method to obtain key intelligence from the enemy's memory.
"Burp~" After eating several great nobles and Amystan in one breath, Tam couldn't help but burp with satisfaction.
"Mr. Tam..." Levi remembered Tam's nausea after eating Jhin: "Do you want to take it slow?"
“No need.” Tam patted his round belly: “This time it’s much more delicious.”
"Oh?" Levi couldn't help but ask one more question: "Do you think the souls of these anti-human nobles are delicious?"
Lester, Amystan and others were all notorious killers in Noxus in the past.
The crimes they committed were a hundred times more cruel than those committed by Jhin.
Jhin has killed more than 1,000 people in his lifetime, which is already insane. But for Lester and others, this number may not even be enough to cover the cost of a battle.
How come Tam felt nauseous for a long time after eating Jhin, but now he swallowed several blood-stained Noxian nobles in one breath and found it delicious?
"This is different." Tam explained: "I like the corrupted souls, the greed with a hint of purity."
"So, except for bad people like Jin who are born evil and don't have even a hint of purity..."
To Tam, the taste of most people's food is acceptable.
The only difference is that the taste is average, excellent, and makes him drool.
Because no matter how bad a person becomes, you can always find a hint of purity in his soul.
"After all," Tam said, "everyone was young once..."
"..." Swain was silent for a while.
Lester was no longer visible at the scene. He had already entered Tam's stomach.
But Swain couldn't help but ask one more question: "Mr. Tam."
"What does Lestat's soul taste like?"
"He's the tastiest of them all," Tam replied, smacking his lips.
Swain: “…”
"Comrade Swain?" Levi looked at him with concern.
But his concern was unnecessary.
Swain was lost in sadness for only a moment, then he raised his head calmly.
He asked directly: "Mr. Tam, have you found the information you want from the memories of Amistan and others?"
"Found it." Tam squinted his eyes and thought about it for a while before coming up with the search result: "Amystan knows their entire plan."
"Noxus, Demacia, Ionia, Shurima, Bilgewater, Zaun, and Piltover... I have all the locations of the enemy's planned attacks!"
"The good news is that these target locations are where the Leaders are primarily active."
"We still have half a day to organize people and set up defenses."
“Okay!” A flash of angry red light flashed in Swain’s eyes .
The devil's wings suddenly spread out behind him, and a strong wind whistled around him: "Let's end this!"
