Legends of Runeterra

Standing in front of the trapped charred stone giant, even though the other party was now lying flat on the ground, its huge body still stood in front of everyone like a rocky mountain wall.

Looking the giant up and down carefully, Ezreal picked up a piece of rubble from the ground and threw it at the other party.

"Click~!"

The rubble hit the charred stone giant's body, but the giant did not react at all to this harmless and full of ridicule.

Seeing this, Ezreal showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Great, Li En, you are worthy of being my chosen adventure partner. You really took care of this guy easily.

Your strength and my wisdom, when we work together, we are invincible!"

"Ha! How shameless! It was clearly Li En who did all the hard work. When did your 'wisdom' come in handy?"

"...snort!"

Ezreal snorted coldly and did not argue with Qiyana, but he was already thinking about going back to look up information about Ixtal, and then he must do a thorough "protective excavation" of the artifacts in the other party's ruins.

"Brother Li End, where on earth did this come from? How could Ishtar have such a big thing!?"

"Is this the guy who brought those bugs into the jungle?"

"Li En, Li En, are you planning to dig a big hole and bury him again? Then Nicole will also help!"

"No, Nicole, I'm not going to bury it.

As for its origin, I think Qiyana should know something about it, right?"

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at Qiyana, and in response to Li En's question, the usually arrogant Yun Alai also nodded slowly.

The huge figure was reflected in the orange-yellow eyes, and there was a hint of disbelief on Qiyana's face.

"This guy... is probably the 'Murphy Rock' in Ishtar's legend."

"'Murphy Rock'?"

Milio scratched his head and looked at Qiyana with curiosity.

As an Ixtalian, although he knew that "Murphy Rock" meant "bad stone" in the Ixtal language, it was the first time that Milio heard of this ancient secret.

“Well, legend has it that it came from the broken apart portion of some terrible weapon of Ixtal in ancient times, and there are even some fragments stored in the treasure house of Ixokon.

It’s just that… those fragments are only the size of a palm, why is this guy…”

Qiyana said, turning her gaze to Lee En.

"That's all I know. Li En, do you have more information?"

"Well, in ancient times, an Ixtal elemental mage built a living giant stone floating fortress called 'Monolith' in order to prepare for a great war.

In that great battle, the Monolith fortress was severely damaged, fell and cut through the bedrock of the earth, and finally plunged into the silence and emptiness deep underground, at the other side of the world.

And 'Murphy Rock' is the fragment of the 'Monolith' fortress that was eroded by alien energy during that battle."

"Brother Li Enda, this stone giant...was once a floating fortress!?"

"It's just a part of it. The real 'monolith' fortress is much bigger than this."

The 'Single Stone' is a floating fortress that carries the 'Ascended God'. Considering the ascended being's body is often tens of meters tall, the stone giant in front of them is just a small part of him.

Everyone else was looking at this great creation from the ancient times with amazement, but Qiyana, who was Yun'ale, immediately discovered the key point in Li En's words.

"Li En, the result of that war..."

“Both sides lose, there is no winner.

It was through this creation from Ixtal that those insects were able to bypass your magic circle and build such a large nest underground."

"So what do we do with it now?"

“This requires Ezreal’s help.”

"what?"

"Hahaha~!"

Ezreal walked up to Li En with his chest puffed out and laughed, shaking his brilliant golden hair with a proud look on his face.

"Tell me, Li En, how can you help the greatest adventurer Ezreal?"

"Give me your arm guard."

"That's it? Nothing that I have to do personally?"

"No."

Under Ezreal's expectant gaze, Li En shook his head, ending his hope.

"hehe!"

Qiyana's calm laughter sounded beside him, and Ezreal became more determined in his plan of "protective excavation" of the royal ruins of Ixtal.

Without any hesitation, Ezreal took off the arm guard that had saved him from desperate situations time and time again since he got it, raised his hand and handed it to him, while quickly changing the subject.

"By the way, Li En, this arm guard is just a magic item that can be used for teleportation, right? What does it have to do with this giant?"

"Guess what's the name of the wizard who built the 'Monolith' fortress?"

"Uh... no... no way!?"

"Yes, it is 'Nezuk'. Moreover, this arm guard is not that simple. The soul of the elemental mage who built the 'Monolith' fortress is sleeping inside it."

"Ah? Is this true? How come I never noticed it?"

"He is the most advanced magician in ancient times. How can he be discovered so easily by you?"

"By the way, why did you borrow the arm guard from me before?"

"Well, there is a reason for this. I noticed some clues at the time, and after studying it, I found that it was harmless to you, so I returned it to you."

"Wuhu~! The item I obtained is a powerful relic of an ancient wizard. As expected, I am the adventurer chosen by heaven to save the world!"

Ezreal's face suddenly turned rosy and he looked refreshed.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, Ezreal showed a weird smile on his face.

"Li En, this 'Nazuk', is she the kind of person who is noble and cold, extremely powerful, and at the same time, because of my uniqueness, she chose me as the user of the arm guard?"

"Um... well... why don't you wait until I awaken the soul of 'Nezuk' so that you can communicate with him in person and find out?"

"Okay, okay, this is better!"

Ezreal nodded vigorously, taking out his last bottle of conditioner from his waist pocket, pouring it into his hands and quickly applying it to his hair.

"Om~!"

The golden-red flame enveloped the Nazuk arm guard, protecting it and slowly floating it into the air.

On the side, while tidying up his clothes, Ezreal looked at the arm guard in the air and recalled the storybook he had read before.

A down-and-out boy picked up an ancient magic item, and under the guidance of the big sister's soul sleeping inside, he learned a series of powerful magic, made friends with women with different characteristics, and finally saved the world and reached the peak of his life.

"Hey hey hey~!"

A strange laugh was heard, and the three people, including Neeko, subconsciously moved away from Ezreal.

"Brother Ezreal, brother!"

"Hmm? Huh? What's wrong, Milio?"

"You just... laughed so... strangely."

"Ahem~! Really? I just thought of something happy.

Alright, Milio, get ready to witness a legendary meeting!"

Ezreal took a few steps forward and came to the position closest to the arm guard, staring at it expectantly.