Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 462 Underground Ruins

“Hula~!”

With his clothes fluttering, Li En lifted Ezreal and landed lightly on the gravel-covered ground.

The beetle, which had been flying all the way, now landed on Ezreal's shoulder to rest.

"This is... Zaun's mining area!"

"What, what's the problem?"

“Well, Li En, you don’t know that this area looks like some abandoned mines, but underneath those winding mine tunnels, there are also ancient buildings and tombs!

The flaming stone man that caused trouble on Lanbao Street last time appeared in the 'golden stone tablet' that I excavated from a tomb here."

Ezreal's tone was serious, but his expression became more and more excited. He felt that his adventurous spirit was burning.

"My uncle has always had a guess. He believes that Zaun was once a Shurima port city called "Oshra Vazuan". After hundreds of years, the name was simplified and shortened.

Last time I came here to help him dig up evidence. That group of people kidnapped my uncle, they must be after the treasure or secrets underneath!"

"Well, we have to be more careful. Anyone who dares to come up with such an idea is probably not a simple person."

"Hehe~! Don't worry, Li En, with a genius adventurer like me here, no matter what ancient tomb ruins it is, it will be our home ground!

Come on, let’s go!”

"and many more."

Under Ezreal's puzzled gaze, Li En raised his hand and waved it gently, activating [Edge of Night].

"This is..."

Ezreal looked around, and although there was no change in his sight, he always felt that something was different.

"It's just a little magic. As long as we don't attack them actively, they won't be able to detect us."

"What a powerful magic! It's just like the Shadow Stream sect in Ionia that I heard about before. With this ability, they can appear and disappear without a trace."

"Haha~! Let's go, let's catch up."

"okay!"

Ezreal adjusted the beetle's tracking mode, keeping it flying two or three meters in front of the two of them, maintaining the speed of an ordinary person running.

...

"You, get down!"

Under the unceremonious push, Lao Zhali imitated Lemuel, took off his coat to wrap his hands, grabbed the rope, and slid down the small hole at a steady speed.

“Chila~~!”

He kept rubbing until his palms still felt burning even though he was covered with thick clothes. Lao Zhali, who had been looking down, finally noticed a little light.

"Plop~!"

"Ouch, hiss..."

Lao Zhali rubbed his thin buttocks and slowly got up from the ground.

"Huh!? This... This is..."

The rubbing of his hands stopped, Lao Zhali's eyes widened, and his slightly old face was full of incredible shock.

Makeshift lanterns provided light for the dim underground. At the end of the five-meter-wide, dilapidated, dusty and gravel bridge was a door several dozen meters high, shining with metallic light and covered with intricate patterns...

No, judging from the surface without any traces or gaps, it looks more like a huge wall.

“There really is something like this under the Zu…Zuan mining area!?”

Old Zhali muttered to himself, and then, driven by the people behind him, walked towards Lemuel who had already reached the other end of the bridge.

"Hoo~!"

A biting cold wind blew past, and Lao Zhali quickly put on his coat. The clothes, which had some residual warmth from friction, wrapped his upper body, allowing Lao Zhali to breathe a sigh of relief.

Lemuel held a lantern in his left hand and a magnifying glass in his right hand, examining the metal door in front of him carefully and attentively.

After a few minutes, he put down his tools and turned to look at the leader of the group.

"I didn't expect that I would actually find this kind of relic for you!"

"Haha~! I didn't say a word, but you still found out my identity, Lemire."

The black hood was slowly taken off, revealing a terrifying face covered with scars.

"Zeven Locke, you are still alive."

"Yes, but I am no different from being dead."

Under the dim light, Zewen's ferocious face was extremely cold. He slowly walked up to Lemuel.

"you..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Take out the 'key' and unlock this door. I will let you and this old man go. Otherwise..."

"Okay, but give me some time. This ancient relic contains magic, so it's not that simple."

"A quarter of an hour. If there's no movement, I'll throw this old thing down first."

Lemuel did not attempt to bargain. He took out a strange golden fragment from his arms, turned around and began to observe it with the lamp in hand.

Seeing this, Zewen revealed a satisfied smile on his ferocious face, then waved his hand, signaling everyone to be alert.

The sound of whistling wind was endless. Old Chali clenched his fists and stared at Lemuel's back.

...

"I didn't expect you, Li En, could fly!?"

"It's just some little tricks to use magic. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

"Hehe~! Thank you, Li En. I will definitely learn from you after this is over!"

With Li En's help, the two did not slide down the narrow tunnel full of gravel, but floated in the air and floated down quickly.

As for the sound of their conversation, it was blocked by the barrier of [Edge of Night].

“Oh my god, this is… a relic!?”

As soon as he came out of the tunnel, Ezreal's attention was attracted by the metal gate in the distance, and he couldn't help but let out a low cry.

"Don't worry about the ruins for now. Look, old Zhali has been taken to the bridge. I think he's going to be sent down!"

"Don't worry, Li En, leave it to me!"

Ezreal smiled confidently. When he had just obtained the Gauntlet of Ne'zuk, the entire tomb collapsed after he triggered the mechanism. He used the gauntlet to teleport hundreds of meters and escaped from danger directly.

Now they were only more than 30 meters away, and he was already familiar with the gauntlet, so the situation in front of him was easily manageable.

Ezreal rubbed his nose with his right hand and was about to attack.

"Hey~! Hello~!"

“Ugh! What is that!?”

With a big jump, Ezreal protected Li En in front of him and looked nervously at the thin figure emerging from the shadows.

"Tuch, so you came here. Baobao was worried that something happened to you!"

Li En, who took the initiative to use [Night Blade] to take Tucci in, looked at the other party with a smile.

"Hehe~! Sorry, Brother Li En, I felt that something very interesting would happen if I followed this group of people, and I forgot the time."

"Li...Li En, do you know this...this..."

"Twitch is a wonderful creature in Zaun. Twitch is Ezreal, an explorer."

"Hey~! Hello~!"

"Hello...Hello..."