Legends of Runeterra

The beautiful orange-yellow eyes, like cat's eyes, stared at Li En closely, with an undisguised look of surprise in them.

It's no wonder that Qiyana was so surprised. After all, ever since Shurima fell into the "Void War", the ancestors of Ixtal have used the jungle as a barrier to construct huge and sophisticated super-large magic to isolate the entire area from the outside world.

Until a series of wars such as the Darkin Wars and the Rune Wars that almost brought civilization to an end ravaged Runeterra, the name of Ixtal had long disappeared from mortal history.

But now the man in front of her could accurately call out the name "Ishtar" and could even guess her identity from the crown on her head. For a moment, Qiana couldn't help but speak directly.

“Who…who are you?!”

"Hmph~!"

After playing with the strange weapon in his hand that looked like a hula hoop with three sharp blades, Li En looked at Qiyana with a smile on his face.

"Logically, before asking someone's name, you should state your own name, right? Or has the once glorious 'Yuen Alai' become such a rude person now?"

"You... humph! I am Qiana Yuntal, the youngest and most powerful Yunalai in Ixtal!"

"He is indeed very young, but this 'most powerful'..."

Li En's calm gaze swept over Qiyana. Perhaps it was because she was hung upside down, causing all the blood to rush to her face, or some other unknown reason, but a blush suddenly appeared on Qiyana's cheeks.

"Humph! Why don't you tell me your name?"

"I am Li En, an ordinary person who came to look for his missing friend."

"Are you one of those vile... Piltover people!?"

At the critical moment, Qiyana stopped talking and did not utter the word "despicable". After all, she herself was easily captured by the opponent.

"That's about right. I did come from Piltover."

After Li En finished speaking, he gently waved his hand, allowing Qiyana to return to normal from the upside-down position, but the power of the "magnetic field rotation" was still restricted around her body.

"By the way, Madam Qiana..., I know that Ixtal does not welcome outsiders, but you don't have to kill them the first time you meet them, right?"

"I... that... it was just a mistake, you weren't my target!"

"Not me? Then why did you..."

"Humph! It's not your fault, people from Piltover. A bunch of you came to the jungle and destroyed our magic circle..."

When this topic was mentioned, the guilty look on Qiyana's face suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a look of indignation.

"Wait, the magic circle you mentioned... can't it be..."

"That's what you Piltover people say, sea...sea..."

"Hex crystal?"

"Yes, that's the name!"

Qiana paused, and thought that Li En even knew the title of 'Yuen Alai', which translates to 'daughter of the royal family', so she didn't bother to hide it anymore and just told him all the questions.

The 'Hex Crystal' mentioned by the people of Piltover is actually a super-large magic circle covering the entire Ixtal, and is a companion mineral that continuously gathers magical power over time.

With their presence, this complex and sophisticated magic array can function better.

However, since the people of the Philos family discovered this substance containing huge energy, they opened a mining area on the outskirts of the Kumanggu Jungle.

But actually this is not so bad. After all, the effect of Hextech crystals has not yet been discovered. The part mined by Philos is just the excess mineral veins accumulated by the magic circle and will not cause any impact on the magic circle.

What's more, the quantity is not large, and it is mainly used by Camille after being refined.

But things started to go wrong. Before the 'road guards' responsible for patrolling Ixtal could react, a large number of Piltover people suddenly landed by boat and carried out large-scale destructive exploration and mining.

When the news reached the capital city of Ixoken, the magic circle that had protected Ixtal for more than a thousand years had already gone wrong.

"You mean... a magic circle that has been running for more than a thousand years was destroyed by a group of Piltover people!?"

"This...I...I don't know either, but anyway, it has something to do with the people of Piltover!"

"Well, I agree with that."

After hearing what Li En said, Qiyana started to like him a little more, but the next moment she was stumped by Li En's question.

"But...what does this have to do with you using such cruel magic right from the start?"

"Of course it is related. Ever since the magic circle went wrong, my father activated the emergency plan. Except for the Ixtal people, all other outsiders will be lost in it.

But for some reason, there is a terrible guy who is still killing indiscriminately in the jungle. Not only humans, but also many magical creatures are hunted by that guy. Except for a pool of blood, nothing is left!

I didn't mean to attack you, but I sensed that guy's aura and was ready to kill him completely."

"..."

Li En did not answer, but just stared at her quietly with his dark and calm eyes.

For a moment, an inexplicable sense of oppression enveloped Qiyana, and it seemed that in the next moment, her whole body would...

"I swear by the honor of Yun Alai that everything I said is true!"

"Haha~! Don't be nervous, I believe you.

After all, my friend was indeed attacked by a mysterious being."

"Hoo~!"

Qiana breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

"but..."

"Woo~! But...but what!?"

"But it is an indisputable fact that you attacked me, right? My friend is seriously injured, and after your sneak attack, his condition is even worse now."

"I...I can compensate..."

"Let's put compensation aside for now. What's important is to rescue my friend. What do you think?"

"Well, that's right!

Li En... Sir, don't worry, I will notify the best doctor to come over now!"

"No need. My friend's condition is a bit special and ordinary doctors can't treat her."

"why..."

"Om~!"

A crack appeared in space, and Camille's broken body appeared next to the two of them.

Looking at the silvery-white body, Qiana, who was shocked by Li En's powerful magic, couldn't help but stop asking questions.

"A human with a metal body? What should I do? Which 'axiom' can put this human back together? The twelfth? No! That's to extract the metal from the ore vein."

Come on! Think about it, Qiyana...'

"Ahem~! Ms. Qiana."

"Ah! I..."

"I know my friend's situation is special, but I just want to stabilize her condition and prevent it from getting worse. I think you should have a solution, right?"

"This... If it's in Ixoken, of course it's possible, but... we are now quite a distance away from Ixoken in the south."

“It’s okay, leave this to me.

As the Yun'alay, you should be able to let us enter Ixoken directly?"

"No problem at all!"

"Very well, let's set off."

"Ah? Now!?"

"Yes, be prepared, it might be a bit fast."

"I..."

"Boom~!"

“Wow wahh ...

A golden-red aura exploded, covering the three of them with Qiyana's scream, and rushed into the sky, turning into a meteor flying towards the south.