Legends of Runeterra

"Hoo~!"

When Akali entered the mountain gate, a gust of cold wind blew towards her.

The bone-chilling feeling made Akali shiver as she subconsciously closed her eyes.

After taking a deep breath to calm her body's stress response, Akali opened her eyes.

"Eh! How...why is this happening!?"

The sun hanging high in the sky disappeared, and instead a thick black fog filled the air.

What's even more bizarre is that although it should be pitch dark, Akali can vaguely see what's happening within three meters around her, but can't see anything beyond three meters.

Akali realized that the situation was not good and subconsciously began to retreat.

She had only taken two steps back when her back hit something solid.

"Is this... a mountain protection formation!?"

Looking at the barrier that turned pitch black, Akali still tried to raise her hand and form a seal.

As expected, the barrier remained motionless.

"hateful!"

"Oh!"

Akali slapped the barrier and cursed an Ionian swear word under her breath, giving up the idea of ​​going to inform Kennen.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, relying on her familiarity with the sect and the ability to see the environment roughly three meters away, she groped her way slowly towards the hall where the 'Fist of Shadow' was located.

Her parents and friends are all in that area.

...

Shen had been held in the air by Li En for a while. Looking at the scenery below that was distorted and deformed at high speed, he finally came to his senses.

Although his body felt a little uncomfortable at this extremely fast speed, compared to the former, the doubts in Shen's heart made him more concerned.

"Your Excellency, what are we going to do?"

"Rescue!"

"Save people!?"

"Ok!"

In order to make Shen mentally prepared and able to deal with the worst possible situation so that he will not be confused on the spot.

While maintaining the 'Transform into Thunder' technique, Li En explained to him.

"That sentence is a code word agreed upon by Jie and me. He will use it when he encounters a problem that is hard to deal with and cannot express it openly!"

There was no time to marvel at the fact that Jie, this cold-faced junior brother, could establish friendship with Li En so quickly.

When Shen heard that Jie was in danger, he immediately began to analyze the situation.

"Jie is in danger!? How is that possible? He has clearly returned to the sect!

Could it be that they were attacked along the way? But who would dare to attack the disciples of the Sect of Balance?

Noxus? Extreme Vastaya?"

"Okay, stop imagining this. I have a special way to locate him. He is definitely in the Order of the Balance!"

"Your Excellency, this is even more strange. Who in the sect would attack each other with rings?"

Facing Shen's puzzled look, Li En said a name that he could never have imagined.

"Master Kushuo!"

"Ah!? Sir, you... this..."

"In fact, the person who had the greatest impact on the capture of the 'Golden Demon' was actually Master Ku Shuo!

It is unknown what exactly happened, but after that arrest, Master Ku Shuo developed a demon in his heart!"

"Inner demon? How could that be? Father has been cultivating himself these years. If there is an inner demon, he..."

Listening to Li En's story, Shen instantly fell into a state of confusion.

The other party couldn't help but panic. In Ionia, once the inner demon appeared, it would be difficult to end it.

If it continues to the later stages, it can even completely absorb the original main consciousness.

When this happens to the current Eye of Twilight of the Kinkou, the situation couldn't be worse.

If it is true, not only will Ku Shuo's life be in danger, but the entire Order of the Balance will also suffer a huge blow.

"Calm down! Shen, think carefully about the details that you have actively ignored over the years!"

Li En's calm voice sounded, and at the same time, as he walked carefully, scenes from the past emerged.

Including the most recent difficult and strange scene that Shen encountered standing at the door of the meditation room.

Shen lowered his head, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.

“Shen, cheer up, things are not that bad!

We are going to rescue people now, so calm down and adjust your mentality!"

"Hoo~! Yes, sir!"

After taking a deep breath, Shen raised his head with a hint of determination on his face.

...

"Turning the corner here is Brother Kari's house!"

Relying on reference objects such as floor tiles, trees, and buildings, every time it meets Akali's expectations.

Therefore, Akali, who had been cautious at first, now became bolder.

Akali's steps became faster and faster as she gradually approached the 'Pruning' Hall.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the middle of the road, standing quietly with his back to Akali.

"Huh!? Brother Doka!"

After observing for a few seconds, Akali immediately determined the other party's identity - Doka, one of the disciples of the "Pruning" school.

After finally spotting a figure, Akali approached without any hesitation.

"Brother Duoka, what happened to the sect? Where did everyone go...!?"

However, after moving to the front of Doka, Akali's expression suddenly froze.

"How...how could this happen..."

Doka's originally wheat-colored skin had now turned pale.

On both sides of his eyes, dark, vascular lines can be clearly seen.

As if awakened by Akali's voice, Doka's eyelids moved and then suddenly opened.

The whites of his eyes turned pitch black, and the pupil in the center was a scarlet dot the size of a grain of rice.

"ah!"

Akali was about to walk out of the three-meter range, and out of curiosity she looked back and couldn't help but scream.

The result was that Doka turned his head sharply.

"Woo~!"

Without any hesitation, Akali turned around and ran at full speed towards the direction of the "Pruning" Hall, and in the blink of an eye she had rushed nearly ten meters away.

Akali thought she had gotten rid of the opponent, but before she could be happy, she heard a faint sound of footsteps behind her.

"Oh no, this guy doesn't seem to be affected by the black fog!"

As the thought came to my mind, I heard a sound of breaking air.

"Shhhhh!"

Akali rolled sideways, and several shurikens pierced deeply into her original position.

...

After a while of chasing, Akali finally arrived outside the "Pruning" Hall.

Akali lightly jumped over the wall and her eyes lit up. The black fog failed to invade here.

But before they had time to be happy, the sound of fighting was heard not far away.

She ran into the hall quickly, and the scene before her stunned her.

The hall was almost entirely filled with pale-skinned, red-eyed disciples.

In the center of their encirclement were his parents and several normal disciples who were protected behind them.

Even though the Mei Mu couple were highly skilled in martial arts, they were still unable to bring themselves to bear against these former companions and juniors.

And those pale-skinned sect members were like mindless berserkers, fearless and unafraid of death, fighting with their lives at risk.