Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 702 Barrett in a Foreign Land

Neatly dressed Ashe sat next to Li En and listened to Li En's story calmly and seriously.

"Honey, I understand. Let's go!"

"No, dear, you don't understand at all. Even the gods would be afraid of that..."

"No, I understand!"

Ashe looked directly into Li En's eyes, which had returned to their original dark and gentle state, and held Li En's right hand with her soft and delicate hands.

"Remember what I told you?

I would like to use my arrows to clear away all enemies that stand between you and me.

So, Li En, let me go with you!"

"This...Ashe, this is really different..."

Just as Li En tried to explain again, Morgana gently took Li En's left hand.

"My dear, I think we can let Miss Ash go with us."

"Morgana, don't make trouble at this time."

"Listen to me, Li En. Miss Ashe's ice bloodline is not simple, and she is also favored by a certain god. I believe you are aware of this.

In addition, although that guy is just playing now, I will pull the people of Mittel County back to the material realm. By then, the barriers between dimensions will no longer be solid, and many low-level demons will surely take the opportunity to cause chaos.

When the time comes, Miss Ashley will be there to protect the people, and I will be able to support you as soon as possible."

"Lee En..."

Hearing this, Ashe held Li En's hand and looked at him eagerly.

"..."

"Okay, remember, take the jade token I gave you and stay close to Morgana. Don't try to be brave and protect yourself!"

"Yes, I know!"

"Okay, in that case, let's go!"

"Om~!"

Li En left a note, activated [Dimensional Walking], and the three of them disappeared into the house.

...

"Ta-ta-ta~!"

Garen ran on the snow-covered steps and soon arrived outside the house of Li En and his friend.

"Oh no, Li En, something happened!"

"Bang~!"

"Squeak~ah~!"

A slap was slapped on the door, and it opened.

"plum..."

Looking at the empty house, Garen turned his gaze and immediately saw the note nailed to the table by a dagger. He quickly stepped forward to take it down and check.

"You guy, can't you come and ask me to join you..."

Holding the note tightly, Galen strode towards the command post.

Although the cold wind was still biting in the middle of the night, Garen was no longer as anxious as before, but only felt a little relieved.

...

"Quick, this way!"

Bending over, Barrett ran quickly and as quietly as possible, led by a slender figure. Finally, he hid in a pile of dilapidated ruins before being discovered by those strange, twisted and weird monsters.

"Huhuhu~!"

"Survived... survived..."

The slender figure was breathing heavily, her long dark brown hair was simply braided into a braid, she was wearing clothes commonly worn by Demacia civilians, and her pretty face was filled with joy of surviving a disaster.

“Thanks to you for this journey, Hisiriya.

Your will is no less than that of the most elite soldiers under my command!"

"No...you're welcome, General Barrett."

In response to Barrett's thanks, Hisiriya, who had never shown any fear in front of those monsters before, now looked a little embarrassed.

"I...I am just a commoner, I don't deserve your praise."

"Haha~! I'm not praising you, I'm just being realistic.

Xisi Ruiya, you told me before that you wanted to join the army. After Xiongdu sends troops to wipe out these demons, do you want to return to Xiongdu with me? I will write a letter of recommendation for you personally!"

"Is this... okay for me!?"

Hisiriya looked at her slender arms and then looked at Barrett with some trepidation.

"Of course, the true elite soldiers are not only judged by their strong bodies that have been tempered through thousands of battles, but more importantly, they have a will that is as firm as rune steel."

Barrett said, pointing his finger at Hisiriya.

“And you just happen to have such a will.

So you'll be a good soldier, and even a good general!"

"Then General Barrett...I...I want to go to the Fearless Vanguard, is that ok?"

"Haha~! You have great ambitions. Of course you can. I will personally write a letter of recommendation for you to enter the Fearless Vanguard training camp. But you must also be prepared. It is the most rigorous training camp in all of Demacia!"

"Yes, don't worry, I will stick to it!"

"Well, I believe you can do it."

Barrett nodded in affirmation.

As a general who has experienced many battles, Barrett knows very well that the more extremely dangerous the environment, the more he must learn to keep calm. Otherwise, he will be overwhelmed by himself without the enemy having to take action.

After Barrett's proactive conversation, not only did Hisiriya relax a little from her tense state, but Barrett himself did too.

"Hey! Hello, bearded uncle and this beautiful sister!"

"Shua~!"

A voice with a casual and relaxed tone sounded, and the two of them turned their heads suddenly to look.

I saw a little girl with long orange hair, who looked a few years younger than Hisiriya, crawling out of a small space made from the ruins nearby.

Barrett stopped Hisiriya who wanted to move forward with one hand and looked at her seriously.

"who are you?"

"Woo~!"

The little girl shrank back slightly in fear at Barrett's serious look, but she had already crawled most of her body out and couldn't hide back, so she could only stand still.

"My name is... Il...

Sorry, Uncle Beard, I'll go back right away!"

Before Yil could finish his words, he immediately shrank his body and tried to crawl back into the ruins.

"Wait a minute, Il, my name is Hisiriya, and this bearded uncle is Barrett Bouvier, the general of Demacia!"

"Barrett..."

Faced with Hisiriya, who was of similar age and much gentler, Il relaxed a little.

“Well, don’t worry, he’s not a bad guy, it’s just that this place is very unsafe, so General Barrett is so serious.

Come, I'll pull you out, okay?"

"...Um."

Looking at the hand that Hisiriya stretched out, Il hesitated for a moment, then slowly placed his dusty little hand in her palm.

Feeling the warm and soft touch, Hisiriya felt relieved, and with her other hand behind her back she quietly signaled to Barrett.

Wiping the dust off the girl's face with her sleeve, Hisiriya couldn't help but secretly admire her appearance.

"Il, do you remember what happened? Why are you under these ruins?"

“I… I don’t know either. I was sleeping, but when I woke up I was in the ruins. Then I heard someone talking, so I came out to take a look.

Sister, have you seen my mom and dad? My dad is wearing..."

"this..."

After listening to Il's somewhat anxious description, Hisiriya fell into a brief silence.

In this strange and abnormal world, not to mention seeing each other's parents, even Yi'er herself was the first human being she and Barrett saw.