Legends of Runeterra

Victor, on the other hand, was still frowning at his friend.

"Jace, you..."

"Don't worry, Victor. I'll be personally escorting them this time. There's absolutely no problem with this batch of core components!"

"Is this about the core components? Do you know how dangerous Ionia is right now? A stranger like you..."

It was no wonder Victor was so anxious. During the journey of debugging and confirming the 'Hexgate', he had witnessed with his own eyes the magic of this land and the fact that almost everyone knew some magic. At the same time, he had also been in danger several times.

Even Kino Midarda, who was extremely strong and had extremely ferocious swordsmanship, could only protect Victor while he fled.

If the jade token given to him by Li En had not worked, the two of them might have been killed by those beings whose figures they could not even see clearly, and who they did not know whether they were human or something else.

Looking at his friend who was still relaxed, Victor just wanted him to get on the boat and go back as soon as possible.

"Ionia is too dangerous, you should hurry back by boat..."

"Victor."

Jace interrupted Viktor and looked at his friend seriously.

"Victor, I know this is dangerous, but wasn't it me who invented the Hexgate?

This was originally my responsibility, but you have been shouldering it for so long, so..."

"So just go back quickly and leave the rest to me."

"That won't work!"

“There’s no need to…”

Before Victor could finish his words, Jace took something out of his arms and showed it to him, which immediately froze Victor's expression.

"This...you..."

"With a cargo ship as big a target and such strict security, not to mention Mel watching me, I can't sneak over here."

"So you wrote to Li En and asked for this jade token?"

"That's right, two people can always work faster than one, right?"

Victor rolled his eyes and walked towards the cargo ship.

"Wait a minute, Victor. Based on your feedback, I've made some targeted improvements to the Hextech Flying Door..."

Jayce chased after him and enthusiastically told Victor about those complex and profound improvements that were like incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Kino watched the two people's conversation throughout the whole process, followed behind them silently, and perfectly fulfilled his guard duties.

...

Noxus, the Immortal Bastion.

Two figures sat facing each other, the light from the window scattered, and the scattered light sources cast a hazy feeling on the two of them.

"Darius, look how enthusiastic these nobles are!"

Darius's eyes flashed with disdain as he followed Swain's finger to the thick stack of documents on the table.

"Oh! They are just some greedy and cowardly people.

Commander-in-Chief, all the armies have been mobilized and assembled. Shall we begin our march?"

“Of course, it’s time to go.

After all... they think they've succeeded, don't they?"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

Darius stood up, bowed slightly, and was about to turn and leave.

"Darius."

"Commander?"

"Sharpen your axe and prepare to split the shadow of the empire!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, Noxus is about to rise!"

Watching Darius stride away, Swain sat quietly in the ornate chair.

After a while, he turned his head to look to the side, his dark red eyes flashing slightly, passing through layers of walls engraved with protective runes, and finally landed in the hall of the 'Faceless Man', who was also a member of the 'Trifaree Council'.

Gazing at the figure shrouded in a black robe with not a single skin exposed, with a pure black mask without any carvings on his face, and even the holes on the mask covered by a veil, Swain's eyes flashed with thought.

...

"Ma'am, aren't you going this time?"

"Why? Why should I go?"

"But... that's the existence you've been wary of for thousands of years. Swain, Darius, and their army alone are enough to... Oh, yes, and that kid named 'Li En'."

"Isn't that enough?"

"I don't understand, ma'am."

Vladimir looked seriously at the pale lady sitting in the main seat.

"Even if you seal that being into the underworld, you still have to be vigilant against him at all times. Relying solely on these people..."

"Vladimir, I recently found one of the masterminds behind the attack on the Bone-Eroding Well."

"..."

Just like pressing the mute button, Vladimir, who had been speaking eloquently, was silent for a moment, and the next moment he showed a look of surprise and joy.

"Ma'am, what exactly is..."

"The great commander who believed he possessed demonic power sent out the assassin master, Du Kecao, who had gone into hiding during the turmoil. He was simply taken advantage of."

"This... is indeed understandable, ma'am. In that case, should we deal with Du Kekao and give Swain a small warning?"

"No, Du Coquet has other uses."

"Yes, ma'am."

Vladimir bowed and then wanted to bring up the previous matter again.

"Vladimir, you really don't think they can do it alone, do you?"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Very good. In that case, I'll leave it to you and Iris to supervise the battle."

"what?"

"What, you don't want to?"

"No, of course I do. It's my honor to have your approval!"

"Haha~! Vladimir, you and I have worked together for thousands of years, so I'll leave all of this to you.

I believe you won't let me down.

Now, let’s go!”

"Yes, ma'am!"

Vladimir stood up and saluted, then turned and walked out of the hall.

"Boom~!"

The heavy door slowly closed, and Vladimir's extremely pale face suddenly revealed a look of brutality and cruelty.

"ah!"

"Ok?"

Vladimir instantly changed his expression and turned his head suddenly, only to see Iris Kisira, the puppet controlled by the evil god, standing in the shadows not far away.

"Good day, Lady Elise,"

With a smile on his face, Vladimir bowed gracefully.

"I wonder if you were waiting for me here specially?"

"Good day, Lord Vladimir. That's exactly what I've been told. I look forward to hearing from you."

"Haha! I don't deserve your advice. Ms. Iris, I didn't notice you at all just now. I think your strength has become no less than mine over the years."

"You are exaggerating, sir. This is just our base camp, and you just didn't pay much attention to it.

My Lord, what made you so angry just now?"

"I only know that the 'Bone-Eroding Well' was created by the Grand Commander and that du Kekao. If it weren't for them, the lady's seal wouldn't have been broken.

It’s a shame that at this critical moment, we can’t even teach them a lesson.”

"I see, my lord, you have really worked hard."

"Haha! It's just my job..."

The two people, both of whom had already found other masters, left while talking to each other with a look of loyalty.