Legends of Runeterra

The Parosa Jungle is at the top of the food chain in this jungle. The Paka jungle cats are either lying in groups of three or two, or playing and fighting, just like a group of cats that have grown much larger. They do not have the terrifying aura of hunters at the top of the food chain at all.

Even though they were resting and playing, the Paka jungle cats still maintained the most basic vigilance. The big cats roughly formed a circle, ready to deal with dangers from all directions at any time.

In the center of this group of big cats, a slender and agile figure was kneeling on the ground covered with animal skins, with a spear with a stone tip at her hand.

Nidalee was holding a honey fruit in her hand. This fruit not only tasted as sweet as its name, but also could speed up the healing of wounds. Nidalee was now making it into a healing ointment as usual.

However, Nidalee's somewhat distracted green eyes and extremely slow movements showed that her attention was not on the ointment at all.

"Ouch~!"

A Paka jungle cat with smooth, shiny fur jumped out from behind Nidalee and swallowed the honey fruit in her hand in one gulp.

Licking his lips, the Paka jungle cat rolled over on the animal skin mat, revealing his soft belly, while his body shape changed rapidly.

In less than a breath, her true appearance was revealed.

"Mmm~! This honey fruit is still so sweet, so delicious~!"

"Nico, you..."

"Hey~! Nidalee, you're distracted again today!"

Neeko approached Nidalee, her clear and innocent eyes full of concern for her friend.

"Let me think... um... it seems like this has been happening to you, Nidalee, ever since I said goodbye to Li En, and it's been happening more and more frequently until now.

"Nidalee, are you really okay? Do you want Neeko to help you check your Shoma?"

When she first landed in Harbor Harbor, she used her talent to transform into a Paka jungle cat and infiltrate Nidalee's group, but was discovered by the other party. Since then, Neeko has followed Nidalee's instructions and no longer used her talent to transform into any Paka jungle cat at will.

The current jungle cat form is just the one that Neeko transformed into using her own talent, and she did not use any method that could imitate the opponent's 'Shoma'.

"No...No need Nicole, I'm fine!"

"But...but..."

"Okay, don't worry about me. But you, Nicole, have been waking up suddenly at night recently. This has never happened before. What happened?"

"I...Nico is fine~!"

"Don't lie!"

"Woo~!"

"What's wrong, Neeko? If you made Nidalee angry, just apologize. She is a very gentle person, isn't she?"

"Leen!!"

Her limbs reacted faster than her brain. As Nicole threw herself to the side with her arms spread in the air, she called out Li En's name.

"Roar~!"

"Quiet, he's not an enemy!"

Nidalee let out a low roar, and the jungle cats that had stood up alertly and were pacing towards Li En with a fierce look in their eyes, immediately lay back down on the ground obediently.

"Leen, Nicole misses you~!"

"Haha~! I miss Neeko too."

Li En avoided the blooming flower on Nicole's head and ruffled her blue-purple gradient hair.

"Leen... Welcome to the Parosa Jungle!"

The agile female hunter came in front of Li En, and her beautiful and wild face showed a bit of hesitation, which was uncharacteristic.

“Thank you, Nidalee. This place is just as you described, full of life and beautiful.”

"really?"

"Of course, I like it here."

The hesitation on Nidalee's face disappeared visibly, replaced by a joyful smile.

"Please sit down, Li En. Sorry, there is no tea here..."

As the lord of the Palosa Jungle, Nidalee naturally patrols her territory, and during this period she has also seen humans who go deep into the jungle for treasure.

From their conversation, Nidalee gained a general understanding of human habits, even though she had never visited a human city outside the forest.

Especially due to the geographical proximity, most explorers come from the nearest Piltover. They are so obsessed with tea that they will find ways to drink a sip of hot tea even in the jungle.

Of course, because it was Li En, Nidalee deliberately recalled the habits of humans. If it were someone else, the spear would have been at the opponent's face the moment they appeared.

"It's okay, actually I also..."

"Although we don't have tea, Nidalee, we have this!"

Nicole gently shook off her curled tail, flexibly grabbed a fruit from the animal skin mat, and handed it directly to Li En.

"Li En, try this, this is something Nidalee and I specially cultivated..."

"Honey fruit?"

"Ah! Li En, do you know him?"

"Well... I've heard of it, and I've eaten desserts made with it in Ixioken, but this is the first time I've actually seen it."

Looking at this honey fruit that had saved his health in many difficult moments in the canyon, Li En's eyes showed a hint of interest and he reached out to take the fruit handed to him by Neeko.

"This fruit seems... exceptionally full of vitality?"

"Yes, of course. This is the fruit that Nidalee and I cultivated personally. Li En, come and try it!"

Nidalee didn't say anything, but she looked at Li En with a hint of expectation.

"Okay, then I'm welcome."

"Click~!"

When you bite through the skin of the fruit, the sweet and refreshing juice will flow into your mouth. As the juice enters your stomach, the abundant vitality will spread from your stomach to your whole body.

"Mm, it's very sweet. The healing effect of this fruit is enough to quickly restore a seriously injured ordinary person to a lightly injured level."

"Hehe~! Isn't it great? And, Li En, if Nidalee makes it into an ointment, it can enhance the healing effect!"

"Really? That's a great idea."

Faced with Li En's praise, Nidalee's mouth corners couldn't help but rise.

"Li En, why are you here this time..."

"Oh, didn't we make an appointment before we parted last time? I just happened to have some time, so I came to see you."

"Leen, Nicole knows a lot of fun places. Let's go together later!"

"Yes, of course."

"So easy to mess with~!"

Nicole took Li En's wrist.

"Nidalee, I'm going to go play with Li En first!"

"Okay, Li En, I'll trouble you, Nicole."

"Haha~! Don't worry, but I'm the one who should trouble her."

"Hey hey! No trouble, no trouble, Li En, come with me!"

Watching the two men disappear into the distance on thick branches, Nidalee picked up the spear beside her and set out hunting with a few Paka jungle cats.