Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 262: Meeting a 'good friend' again

A piece of gossip yet not so gossip gradually spread among the nobles of the Immortal Fortress.

The invasion of Ionia was launched just to satisfy the commander-in-chief Darkwill's selfish desire to prolong his life.

A big part of the reason for the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Presidium was that the major legions were busy looking for treasures and did not fully cooperate with the plan.

The extraordinary people who appeared in the war were all because the legion wanted to seize their treasures, which led them to intervene in the war.

Otherwise, according to their teachings, they would basically ignore the war.

With all these news, plus the boxes that were constantly being transported from Ionia to the Immortal Bastion Palace, the nobles who had invested in this invasion war gradually began to resent the man sitting on the throne.

The nobles of Noxus include those who joined voluntarily, those who surrendered, and those who have long-standing families.

These people had different thoughts and goals, and as Noxus continued to plunder outward, most of the conflicts were diverted.

But now, with the defeat in the Ionian war and the commander-in-chief's desperate pursuit of immortality, the interests of the aristocracy have been damaged, and thorns are growing on the throne.

Just as undercurrents were surging in the Immortal Bastion, an invitation letter from the palace was delivered to Swain.

"Haha~! It's time, Ram, let's go!"

"As you wish, Swain~!"

...

Under the cover of night, dozens of guards escorted the carriage slowly toward Darkwell's palace.

As if some kind of tacit understanding had been reached, the Immortal Fortress was exceptionally quiet tonight.

The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed to the end of the street.

"Hoo~!"

From above came the whistling sound of a heavy object tearing through the air.

"Get out of the way~!"

The captain of the guards shouted, and the surrounding soldiers scattered.

"Boom~!"

The black shadow slammed heavily onto the street, and the splashing bricks and stones flew in all directions.

"Crackling~!"

The rubble collided with the shield.

A group of guards surrounded the carriage in the center, vigilantly guarding the surroundings.

The smoke and dust cleared, and a two-meter-long, pitch-black cube-shaped metal box etched with intricate patterns appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Boom~! Boom~! Boom~!"

Accompanied by a dull knocking sound, the metal box began to vibrate violently.

"alert!"

"Wow~!"

The guards drew their weapons.

As if sensing some movement outside, the box stopped vibrating instantly.

"Um... Is there anyone? Please, can you help me?"

A pitiful female pleading voice came out from the box.

However, many guards knew that the person who could be locked in such a box could be anything except a girl in distress.

"Please, I'm locked up in here by a bunch of scary guys. I'm so cold and hungry~!"

The girl's voice continued to plead, but she was still greeted with silence.

“I’m so hungry! I’m so hungry! I’m so hungry!!!”

"Dong dong dong~!"

Accompanied by inhuman and manic roars, the intensive hammering sounds rang out again, and the metal box began to vibrate wildly.

"Crunch~!"

There was a sharp sound of metallic tearing, and the sharp blade made of blood-pink energy penetrated the metal box and cut downwards bit by bit.

“Haaaaaaaaa! Haaaaaaaaaa!”

The thin figure carrying hideous shackles gasped and slowly walked out of the box.

The pale hair gradually turned into blood pink at the ends, and on the delicate face, the lifeless eyes flashed blood.

At the same time, the small nose kept sniffing the air, and transparent liquid dripped from the corners of the mouth.

“I’m so hungry!!!”

“Crack~!”

The ferocious shackles were directly broken free by the opponent, and he held them in his backhand. Blood-pink energy emerged from the tail end, forming two strange sharp blades.

"Shua~!"

"Bang~!"

The strange creature that pounced on them flew backwards at an even faster speed, and a figure wearing ordinary guard uniform stood in front of everyone.

"Boom~!"

The weird girl is stuck in the far wall.

"Leave this to me, you guys keep going."

Looking at the pairs of blood-red eyes lighting up in the darkness in the distance, the man said without turning his head.

"Understood, sir!"

The captain of the guards did not hesitate at all and led everyone to escort the carriage to another road.

"Yeah~!"

Sensing that the food was about to slip away, the monsters emerged from the shadows.

Men, women, young and old, either standing upright or on all fours, these bloodthirsty experimental subjects rushed towards the man at the speed of a flying man.

"Bang~!"

The torso of the experimental subject who rushed in first turned into a bloody mist, and his limbs and head scattered behind the man.

"Huh? It seems that I overestimated your physical strength."

The air currents protected his body, and the blood mist in the sky did not fall on Li En at all.

Looking at this group of monsters that had no intelligence at all and could be said to be magical version of zombies, Li En took the initiative to face them.

"Bang~!"

"Pfft~!"

"Click~!"

Amid the wailing of flesh and blood, nearly a hundred experimental subjects were rapidly reduced to death.

When Li En was about to crush the skull in his hand.

"Shua~!"

The hideous shackles flashing with blood-pink light instantly reached Li En's back.

"Qiang~!"

The white jade-like palm collided with the sharp edge of the shackles, making a sound of metal clashing.

"Ow~!"

The thin, blood-pink figure pounced towards Li En at a speed beyond the reaction limit of ordinary human eyes.

"Bang~!"

Li En swung the shackles to split the experimental subject in half, then casually stretched out his left hand into the air and firmly grasped the attacker's neck.

“I’m so hungry!!!”

Unlike ordinary experimental subjects, the thin figure's neck showed no signs of breaking under such a huge impact force.

Instead, it waved its dark silver claws and tore Li En's arms frantically.

"It looks like he's really hungry!"

Looking at Berea in his hand, he once easily defeated Li En and devoured his blood.

Now that he has been strengthened many times by the Black Rose, he is like a kitten that has not yet been weaned and cannot cause any harm to him.

Facing this 'old friend', Li En smiled.

Then, gently lift your left arm upwards to lift the other person off the ground.

"Boom~!"

The ground shook, the solid bricks and stones were shattered, and Berea's entire body sank into the ground.

"I'm going to eat you!!"

"Boom~!"

"Ah ah!!!"

"Boom~!"

"..."

Berea shook her head, not knowing how many times Li En had smashed her into the ground. The bloodshot in her eyes dimmed slightly.

"What a terrifying body and vitality~!"

Looking at Berea, who was used as a weapon to demolish a street, and still looked fine, Li En sighed softly.

"But I don't have time to bother with you. Go get some sleep first!"

In a daze, Berea saw a fist bursting with golden and red flames, and then fell into a sweet dream.

Li En tied up Berea with rune chains and quickly took her to the palace.