First, take down the Sword Demon, then save Runeterra.

Off the eastern coast of Freljord.

“We can only go this far. We’ve used up half our fuel. If we don’t turn back soon, we won’t be able to reach our chosen docking point,” Raven reported to Sarah in the captain’s cabin, his voice heavy.

“That’s enough. We’ll finish the remaining 100 nautical miles in small wooden boats.” Atto didn’t seem to care, but he had indeed misjudged the current situation.

Noxus's expansion was far faster than he had imagined. Several settlements that originally belonged to Freljord had long since become Noxian territory, forcing them to travel a long distance further north.

Furthermore, without the Yordles on board, the wind direction became less favorable, and there were even times when the wind was completely against them during the journey.

With fuel less than half gone, using the small wooden boats prepared on the "Leviathan" to complete the remaining journey was a last resort.

Sarah understood that this was the only way, and from a personal point of view, she wanted to get Atto to the shore.

But she couldn't. She was the captain of the Leviathan and the Sirens, and she had dozens of loyal crew members who followed her. She couldn't risk their lives.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Atto, I can't see you off to the very end."

"Why should I apologize? I should thank you instead. I didn't even have money to pay for the fare when I came all the way from Bilgewater to the far north... Even Ryze gave you a lot of gold."

"Please don't say that. You protected us all from the Night of Soul Devouring and gave us such a large warship. We only carried you for a short distance. We still owe you a lot."

Sarah is very understanding...

Stepping out of the captain's cabin, a biting cold wind instantly swept over her, and Sarah instinctively tightened her thick cotton coat.

Athos was only wearing a black hooded robe; he had already asked Aatrox and confirmed that the temperature would not affect him.

“This time we can’t say we’ll see each other again soon.” Ato slowly walked to the railing on the deck. Below, a small boat floated quietly on the sea. It was a lifeboat from the Leviathan.

“Yes, back at the ‘Flame Wave Tavern,’ you said we’d see each other again soon. I never imagined that ‘soon’ would mean the very next day,” Sarah exclaimed.

Recalling his experiences over the past two months in Runeterra, Ato smiled.

Although he didn't know why he had traveled to this world, he loved this world of swords and magic.

What could be more regrettable than meeting familiar and real game characters?

Atto glanced at Sarah one last time and said in as calm a tone as possible, "Until we meet again."

Without waiting for Sarah to speak, he leaped up and landed steadily on the small wooden boat, using the energy fluctuations emanating from the magic sword to propel the boat forward.

"Goodbye, Mr. Atto!" Sarah gripped the armrest, watching the figure carrying the greatsword grow ever more distant.

Atto didn't turn around, but simply waved his right hand and continued to control the small boat without making any other moves.

Once the figure disappeared from sight, Sarah closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Return to base!"

……

Freljord, everywhere you look is covered in white.

A wild boar with huge tusks rampaged across the snow.

Even a century-old tree that requires two people to encircle cannot withstand its mountain-like, strong body and fangs harder than steel.

After two days without food, its already bad temper completely erupted.

Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I must find a plump prey to fill my stomach!

Suddenly, he saw a slightly thin figure appear in front of him.

A human?

Well, although it's not as much meat as Arctic deer, it's enough to fill a gap between your teeth!

To the giant tusked boar, humans are nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.

There was once a human warrior wielding a large sword who tried to stop him to protect his people.

In a single encounter, he was thrown dozens of meters into the air, his tusks piercing through his body, and the warrior and his tribesmen became the giant-tusked boar's meal.

The giant-tusked boar had thick limbs, but it was not slow at all. When it ran, it made a sound like thunder. He could almost see the skinny human being pierced by its tusks.

However, its forward momentum came to an abrupt halt! Due to inertia, its hindquarters even rose high before it landed heavily, kicking up a large amount of snow.

The giant-tusked boar was puzzled by what had just happened.

Its fangs were stuck against a broad greatsword, preventing it from advancing any further.

The giant sword shimmered with red light. The human behind it held the sword in one hand and lifted the hood of his head with the other, revealing a face that was distinctly different from the locals.

"I absolutely have to go to the Abyss to check the state of the World Runes! What harm could it do to take a look!"

"I promised Ryze I wouldn't touch that rune. Going to the Abyss is bound to cause some trouble, and it's too close to the Void! What if the scene gets chaotic and the rune gets lost?"

The two completely ignored the menacing giant-tusked boar and instead argued about whether or not to go to the abyss!

According to Ator's memory, the world rune Red Dominator is hidden in a cave in the Freljord's icy depths, which is also the rune Ator used to trade with Ryze.

Ryze originally received two World Runes from his master: Green Resolve and Blue Sorcery.

Hidden within the anti-magic stone forest beneath Demacia lies a Yellow Precision Stone obtained by the previous Demacian emperor.

If you obtain the "Red Dominator," then you only need the "Azure Enlightenment" to complete all five runes.

Seeing its attack easily blocked, the giant-tusked boar roared in anger. It did not believe that any human could be stronger than itself, so it took a few steps back and charged forward again.

boom!

The fangs pierced the ground, creating a huge crater, but no thin human was seen there.

Where are you looking?

The sound came from the sky. The giant boar strained with all its might, preparing to pull out its tusks, when a figure descended from the sky. With a "crack," the two- or three-meter-long tusk on the right side snapped off.

This was not the end. After cutting off one of them, Ator suddenly attacked again.

At this moment, the giant-tusked boar screamed in agony, and Atto seized the opportunity, moving swiftly to the other side, his left tusk forever leaving the boar's body.

"Ouch!" The toothless wild boar collapsed to the ground, its limbs twitching uncontrollably. Its massive tusks were connected to nerves, and the pain of losing its teeth nearly drove it to the brink of collapse, rendering it unable to move.

"There's meat to eat!" Ato located the heart and plunged the Darkin Demon Sword into it, ending its life.

“A filthy body…” Aatrox muttered to himself.

Ultimately, he decided to heed Ator's advice and not go to the Abyss Cave to check the status of the World Rune. If it was really lost, wouldn't that be prolonging his death indefinitely?