Legends of Runeterra

"Master Li En, why did you come out?"

"The fireworks that were set off for me have already exploded..."

Li En raised his hand gently, and the "dust" shining with silver light also covered his entire body.

"Tell me, can I still sit here peacefully?"

"..."

Looking at Li En's dark and peaceful eyes, the awkward gentleness on Ambesa's face suddenly disappeared.

"Since you know everything, yet you are so calm, are you still hoping that the contract you signed earlier can bind me?"

"No, I certainly wouldn't expect that. After all, it's just a magical contract.

Although it is a bit troublesome, I believe you, General Ambesa, have already prepared the corresponding measures, right? "

"Oh! Yes, that's true."

Ambesa nodded slightly, and there was a hint of appreciation in her eyes as she looked at Li En.

At first, Ambesa thought that Li En was just an overly naive young noble, but after arriving in Piltover and collecting information, she discovered that Li En had actually established and developed a large-scale complex enterprise that could be called a leader in Zaun in just a few years.

From the Piltover nobles who had come to rely on him, Ambesa gradually realized that Li En was a top-notch person in terms of both means and wisdom.

The only weakness...maybe he's a little obsessed with women.

Of course, according to Abesa's standards, Li En was not at all 'addicted'.

After all, even she herself likes to taste the local "special snacks" wherever she goes.

Before coming to Piltover, Ambesa had an in-depth understanding of Li En's past from the information provided by Grand Commander Swain.

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He was adopted by Hilda Reyes, the head of the Reyes family, and received personal instruction and training from the Imperial General and Master Assassin Du Cocao. The only record of him was that he once killed a Fearless Vanguard who was on the run.

No record of demonstrating or learning magic, and no talent in this area is expected...

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Based on this information, Abe-satsu, who was still worried, spent a lot of money to prepare these "magic-blocking gold".

Even if Li En really hid his magical means like Mel, it would be impossible to cast a spell successfully in such a dense environment of 'magic-blocking gold'.

Including magic props, they are like circuit boards with water on them. It’s fine if they are not activated, but once activated, if you are lucky, they will be useless like Jayce’s hammer inlaid with hextech crystals.

If you are unlucky, it will be blown to pieces without leaving any residue.

After excluding "magic", the key factor that could affect the overall situation, the only thing left was the skills that Li En learned from Du Kecao.

Regarding this point, Abesa, who had actually walked out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, and even conceived and gave birth to Mel on a battlefield full of corpses, had no worries at all.

As for killing Li En, Ambesa is not stupid enough to do that.

She had never intended to do so from the beginning to the end. The so-called "loyalty" was just a means for her to gain access to Piltover in the game between the "Reyes" family and Swain, and to take this city, which is the hub of Runeterra, into her possession.

According to the Noxian tradition of never allowing weakness to be shown, once Leon, the "heir", dies, the conflict between the "Reyes" family and Swain will be transformed into a conflict between "Reyes" and "Midarda".

By then, the man who had been trying every means to weaken the power of the nobles since he ascended to the position of commander-in-chief would naturally be happy to see the two fight to the death.

Mel's idea that "Piltover cannot lean towards any one faction" is simply naive and short-sighted.

As long as Ambesa can take Piltover, Noxus will become the strongest pillar behind the Midalda family.

After all, even a blind or deaf person can feel the reluctance of Grand Commander Swain to the war in Ionia. Every order he has issued since taking office has been to continuously integrate and optimize the power of the empire.

Piltover will be the best place to transfer war resources when the Second Ionian War begins.

The thoughts in his mind flashed away, and Ambesa, who was nearly two meters tall, lowered his head slightly, looking down at Li En with his dark brown eyes.

"So, Lee En Reyes, what is your choice? Fight to the bitter end? Or just give in?"

"No, neither. You just need to defeat one person."

"Bang~!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the heavy door of this luxurious banquet exploded, leaving only a part more than three meters above the ground hanging alone in the air.

“Tick, tick, tick!”

Contrary to Ambesa's expectations, the person who walked into the hall step by step was not the executioner with an exaggerated stature, but a woman with short pink hair and wearing a Zaun costume that was out of place here. Her sleeves were rolled up to her elbows, and her forearms and palms were wrapped in rough but clean bandages.

He is tall and agile, and every step he takes is full of strength and confidence.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

While cracking her knuckles, Vi glanced proudly and wantonly at the Piltover nobles in the hall who were wearing luxurious gowns.

Once upon a time, she was just like those naughty kids who came to Zaun during the festival, and could only look at the completely different Piltover with curiosity and caution.

Just like those damn guys said, they were like rats sticking their heads out from the sewer fence, timidly but excitedly looking at the brand new sky without haze and poisonous gas.

But now, even though she was wearing the most classic Zaun costume, no Piltover noble dared to look her in the eye wherever Vi looked.

The once high-ranking nobles of Piltover were now like bugs whose hiding places had been uncovered, and they tried their best to get away from Vi who had broken down the gate in panic.

"A Zuan person? Li En, is this what you rely on?"

Glancing at the crowd that was making way and Wei walking towards them, Ambesa remained calm.

"Yes, her name is Wei. If you, General Ambesa, defeat her, then Piltover and Zaun, swear in the name of 'Reyes' that I will not interfere again."

"Hmph! Very good, do you want me to spare her life?"

"Try to survive as long as you can, General Ambesa."

"Ah!"

Ambesa sneered.

"Wow~!"

The chains swayed gently, and all the Piltover nobles in the hall, no matter which side they were from, leaned against the walls on both sides.

As for why they didn't slip away through the broken gate, even though no figure was seen, the human-shaped shadow that almost covered half of the gate made the nobles who tried to slip away immediately give up their unrealistic ideas.

Soon, Abesa Midalda, who was more manly than any other man, was less than twenty meters away from the pink-haired woman in Zaun clothes.

"Shua~!"

The two figures suddenly collided with each other.