Rhodes' guesses weren't all right.

In fact, in the conflict outside the mausoleum, the Noxians not only had the upper hand, but also won an absolute victory - the sand pirates who suddenly attacked were completely unable to resist the attack of the Noxians, and were finally forced to surrender, and then became the "human demining machine" of the Noxians to sweep the entire mausoleum.

So at the beginning, Rhodes really miscalculated, he thought that the two sides were fighting because they couldn't help each other, but in fact, it was the sand thieves who were directly defeated......

So why did Rhodes make a mistake in judgment in the first place?

This starts with the current strange situation in Noxus.

Because of a special decapitation operation, the Black Rose entrenched in the core of Noxus died down almost overnight.

With Vladimir dying and LeBlanc fleeing, Svein accomplished what he had always dreamed of overnight.

It's a pity that because the person who shot it was Rod, Svein didn't take over the political legacy of the Black Rose in its entirety at the first time, and in this hesitation, many people saw an opportunity.

An opportunity to turn the black rose into your own power.

And Miss Cassiopeia Kekao, who led the team this time, is one of them.

Although the last time he failed to steal Azir's power, Cassiopeia, who lost his wife and lost his army, became a half-human, half-snake monster, but ...... This special identity allowed her to unexpectedly gain an ally.

Spider Queen Elise.

After losing the nest of Fuguang Island and the protection of LeBlanc, Elise was also a little apprehensive, but by chance, she met Cassiopeia, and the two women who were once beautiful as flowers, but now lost their faces, quickly formed an alliance and began to play the idea of black roses.

That's right, because of the disappearance of the supreme leader, the black rose power of the Immortal Fortress will end sooner or later, but how big Noxus is, the power of the black rose has long been planted in various places, and many lords, city lords, and governors have the imprint of the black rose.

In this case, even if Svein wanted to clean up, it would not be so easy - at least some compromise was inevitable.

So, Cassiopeia and Elise hit it off.

Their goal is clear, to become the local Black Rose Lord's spokesperson in the Immortal Fortress while both Vladimir and LeBlanc are not there - and even better, they don't have the same control over Noxus as LeBlanc and Vladimir, and theoretically work perfectly with Svein!

In this way, the two women discussed it and came to an important conclusion - in order to become the new spokesperson of the Black Rose, they needed a little more powerful power that would make Svein have some scruples.

So, Cassiopeia and Elise gathered all the elite forces at their disposal, and even some of the connections of the Quekao family, to create a new expedition.

Well, this is it.

Cassiopea's last action did fail, and she was even forever transformed under the curse, but in addition to the pain, she also completely confirmed that there were indeed all kinds of incredible powers in the ruins of Gushurima!

This power is what she needs!

In this way, Cassiopeia and Elise confidently set off and led the team deep into Shurima to search for news of other ancient tombs—and to be right, because of their resemblance to the Ascended (half-human, half-beast), Cassiopeia and Elise did get a lot of useful information.

In this way, they searched hard, and it took them years to finally find the previous scavenger base, and then they got the news of the Immortal King's tomb.

On the other hand, Zelas is also forcing his men to find new powers, and the Sand Pirates, who are the snakes of the land, have their eyes on the two outsiders, and when they are about to open the tomb gates, they launch a surprise attack.

The attack of the sand thieves came suddenly and with great momentum, but the result was that Cassiopeia and Elise were forced to fight back - in fact, the corpses of the sand thieves that Rhodes saw were only a part, in addition to the dried corpses that were buried under the gravel and severely dehydrated, there were many sand thieves who simply went into the stomachs of Elise's heirs, and most of the missing items were corroded by venom rather than stolen by their teammates.

Faced with the terrible Cassiopeia and Elise, the sand thieves were terrified and finally became the precursor to the thunder, while Cassiopeia and Elise, who followed them, carefully laid many traps.

The giant golem in the front hall is the result of the thunder - the sand pirates at the front trigger the golem's orientation mechanic, and Cassiopeia and Elise are the first to find a secret door for them to hide, and not long after they hide with the party, Rhodes and Cassadine arrive.

Seeing Rod and Cassadine, Cassiopeia was full of confidence, and felt that this was completely the heavens that sent him two thunderbolts again - although the number was a little less, but at least it was better than nothing, right?

So, Cassiopeia jumped out with confidence, and then directly said, "You're here too well."

And in the face of the confident Cassiopeia, Rod not only did not panic, but even very happy, Cassiopeia needs a trip to thunder, why not Rod?

Cassiopeia thought she had won, but ...... That's what Rhodes thinks too!

So, when Rod said nonchalantly that he was the last yellow finch, Cassiopeia decided not to say more and make a quick decision.

"Shhh

Cassiopeia's snake eyes widened to the maximum, and the terrifying power of the curse radiated directly towards Rhodes - she thought that Rhodes was the more prickly one, so she chose Rhodes as her main target.

However...... Petrification failed.

Rhodes Rising by Arcane is an arcane creature and is not within the scope of the curse.

The sudden change made Cassiopeia a little confused - however, this was only the beginning.

The next moment, before Rhodes could make a move, a slimy cobweb suddenly launched from the shadows behind Cassiopeia, binding the Demon Serpent's embrace into a solid knot.

Then, in the midst of everyone's astonishment, Elise walked out with a humble smile and raised her hands.

"Dear Mr. Rhodes, this is a complete misunderstanding-"

"I swear by cobwebs that I have absolutely no hostility—"

Looking at Elise, who was full of flattery, everyone except Rhodes, including Cassadine, was stupid.

This is...... What's the situation?