Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 934 Jue’s Dilemma

"The more 'power of death' a masked god of death possesses, the more important the souls he is responsible for guiding to the afterlife are."

"That Qian Jue..."

“Well, He is different from all of us and is the most special existence.

He is so special that even the 'Mother of Masks' has to restrict Him in the form of 'two souls in one body'!"

Heget said, looking at Li En with calm eyes.

"Lord Li En, you and Kindred have freed the souls that have been bound by the Curse of Ruin for thousands of years. However, even with Kindred's special nature, the fact that such a large number of souls are being brought in at once is enough to allow the Mother of Masks to affect Him!"

"..."

"What about you, Mr. Heget? As someone who guides the Ascendants to the afterlife, you are also very special, right?"

"I... am just a discarded pawn!"

As Heget said this, a complicated look appeared in his eyes.

"Back then, the power of the Ascended Ones was too great. The arrogant and ambitious ones among them even wanted to interfere in the realm of the dead. For the sake of stability, the 'Mother of Masks' sent me over."

“But that’s why, after thoroughly studying me because I was too weak, they only spread a little bit of my records to mortals so that they could observe my changes.

After hundreds of years of no change, the Ascendants ignored my existence."

"Then Mr. Heget, how did you get this secret information?

Could the 'Mother of Masks' be so careless?"

Facing Li En's undisguised suspicious gaze, Heget raised his hand and placed it on his heart.

"We have to thank those 'Ascendants' for this..."

"Buzz~!"

A ray of "Power of Ascension" that Li En was very familiar with, as pure as the one surrounding Azir, emerged from Heget's heart.

"this…"

"Lord Li En, as you can see, it was the 'Power of Ascension' that the Ascendants continuously injected into my body while studying me that helped me unlock some of the shackles set by the 'Mother of Masks' and allowed me to glimpse His true purpose."

"Similarly, it is because of this power that I have been able to survive despite not fulfilling my duties for thousands of years."

"Mr. Heget, you masked death gods, if you perform your duties, the 'Mother of Masks' will seize your power, and if you don't perform your duties, you will naturally perish?"

"That's right. From the moment she created us, the 'Mother of Masks' was naturally invincible."

"oh, I understand now."

Li En nodded slightly, looking at Heget who was watching him quietly.

The frog spirit that had been cowardly, timid and humble before had finally taken off its disguise and stood in front of Li En wisely and calmly.

Li En was not at all surprised by this.

He has been able to survive from the Shurima period to the present, and even though Heget is weak and in a difficult situation, he has never underestimated this masked god of death.

After all, having existed in this dangerous world for such a long time, the experience and secrets accumulated would be enough to make a pig take off even if given to it.

Therefore, even though Li En discovered Heget's whereabouts last time, he did not go up to communicate directly.

Instead, based on His request, He was specially set up with this irresistible situation.

Of course, no matter how attractive the 'aura' left by Xerath was, it was not enough to make a being like Heget reveal so many secrets in one breath.

"The reason why I do this is definitely because there is a need for it."

Thinking of this, Li En showed a gentle smile.

"So, Mr. Hecht, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Quack! Hehe! To be honest, Lord Li En, I have been able to hold on until now and I am close to the limit of the 'Power of Ascension'. I also don't want to be deprived of the power I rely on for survival by the 'Mother of Masks' and disappear from the public eye, so..."

"So what?"

"My Lord, if you intend to save Kindred, you will have to confront the 'Mother of Masks', so I hope you can completely remove the shackles from me by then!"

"'Chains'? But now I am..."

"Don't worry, sir. Once you defeat Him, you will know what to do."

"no problem."

"Quack! Thank you, sir!"

Hect bowed excitedly.

"So about Kindred..."

"My Lord, Kindred is the most special among us. As for why he is special, I'm afraid only the 'Mother of Masks' knows.

But there is one thing, while the 'power of ascension' has removed some of the shackles on me, I also have the ability to sense the masked death god who was born with the 'power of death'.

Although Kindred's condition is not very good now, the 'Mother of Masks' has not been able to deprive him of his 'authority'.

The situation now is more like... a stalemate."

"The exact location of the 'Mother of Masks'?"

"It is in the spiritual realm of Ionia, but I am not sure where it is."

"'Ionia'?"

Li En frowned slightly, a thoughtful look on his face.

"Okay, any other news?"

"Well, there is one more thing, sir. Recently, the 'Mother of Masks' created a new 'Death God' who specializes in hunting down masked death gods!

As to why He did this..."

"In order to recover the 'Power of Death' more quickly?"

"Well, according to my guess, it is very likely to be the case!"

"It seems that His plan to control the 'power of death' has most likely come to an end.

Mr. Hecht, can you ensure your safety? "

Although Li En did not say it explicitly, Heget certainly understood that what Li En was worried about was the authority that belonged to him.

"No problem. Even though I'm weak, it's also because of my weak strength that the 'Death God' still has some trouble finding me."

"Well, okay, thank you Mr. Heget for telling me this."

Li En said this and raised his left hand.

"Om~!"

A 'spiritual light' flickering with a hazy light appeared in his palm.

"Please accept it, Mr. Hector.

You deserve it, whether you use it or not.”

"Quack! This...I..."

Staring at the 'spiritual light' floating in Li En's palm, the frog spirit Heget's eyes revealed visible desire and struggle.

After hesitating for a while, Heget forced himself to look away and look at Li En.

“Thank you, Lord Li En, but I’ll leave it with you for now.

I'm afraid I might be unable to resist sending it to the afterlife, which would... bring trouble to your plans."

"you sure?"

Li En looked at Heget calmly, and in the depths of his dark eyes flowed a dreamlike power that Heget could not perceive.

"I'm...sure!"

"Okay, then leave it with me for now."

With a flip of his hand, the "spiritual light" suddenly disappeared in Li En's hand.

Heget raised his hand slightly, then put it down again.