Legends of Runeterra

No silly calling of parents' names, distracting from their concentration.

Akali took out the kunai from her waist and quietly approached the battlefield.

"what!"

After removing the joints of an alienated cultist, Mei glanced at him and let out a low cry.

Tano followed his wife's gaze and saw Akali holding a kunai, bending over and walking towards the wall.

Seeing that their daughter looked normal and not alienated, the couple's frowns relaxed a little.

The two looked at each other, and then Mei Mu's moves became more and more fierce, forcing a group of alienated believers to retreat again and again, and a gap appeared in the encirclement.

Seeing this, Tano flashed to Akali's side.

"Father... woooo ...!"

Tano picked up Akali and instantly returned to the encirclement, placing her next to the normal believers lying on the ground.

"Help my fellow disciples treat their wounds!"

"Okay, Father!"

Nodding to Akali, Tano returned to Mayme.

As soon as she came back, Meimu spoke quickly.

"Their heartbeat and breathing are normal, they can still be saved, we just need to remove their joints!"

"Ok!"

The two who had understood the situation of the alienated followers no longer hesitated to stay and fully utilized the martial arts of the "Pruning Branch" lineage.

Soon, the floor of the hall was covered with alienated believers.

The two of them formed seals with their hands, and the surge of spiritual energy turned into chains that imprisoned them all.

After finishing, they both breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Akali, and found that she had bandaged all five disciples.

"Father, Mother..."

"Akali, why are you here? Isn't it your training time now?"

Meimu wanted to express concern for Akali, but what he said turned out to be a question.

"It's been a long time since you last cared about my situation. I don't need to spend so much time on that kind of intense training!"

Akali really wanted to reply to Meimu loudly like this.

However, the majestic image that Mei Mu had always established made her feel aggrieved but she dared not speak out. She could only lower her head and feel unhappy.

Looking at her daughter's appearance, Mei Mu felt a little regretful, but her habitual strong character prevented her from saying it out loud.

"Okay, don't worry about it, as long as Akali is fine!"

Tano stepped forward to break the stalemate and rubbed Akali's little head.

"The bandage was done very well, quickly and efficiently!"

"Um…"

Akali replied sullenly, and when she raised her head, her slightly red eyes could be clearly seen.

Tano signaled with his eyes, stopping Meimu from speaking.

"Mei Mu, this mist is very strange. I guess most of the followers have been affected!"

When mentioning the 'black fog', Meimu stopped teaching Akali with words and spoke with a serious expression.

“Well, it’s really not that simple, the magic array inside the mountain gate is almost not triggered!

I will use my secret method to sense it, and you will protect me!"

"Ok!"

Meimu immediately sat down cross-legged, put his hands in a seal, closed his eyes and began to sense.

The hidden fluctuations of spiritual power, carrying Mei Mu's consciousness, explored the source of the fog.

Until she saw the unexpected yet reasonable building and a pair of dark eyes with scarlet pupils the size of rice grains.

"Cough cough!"

The two people outside saw Mei Mu suddenly cough a few times.

Then she took out a bottle of medicine from her bosom, poured it into her mouth, and quickly formed seals with her hands to regulate her breathing.

"Hoo~!"

With a sigh of relief, Meimu opened her eyes, and Tano hurried forward to show concern.

"How's it going? Are you okay?"

"It's okay. I was just attacked by the other party using the magic circle."

"Which magic circle can hurt you?"

Faced with Tano's doubts, Meimu's original slightly disdainful expression disappeared, and after hesitating for a while, he slowly spoke.

"Stargazing Retreat!"

"How can it be!?"

Akali on the side couldn't help but exclaim.

Tano patted his daughter's shoulder and looked at Meimu.

"What is the specific situation?"

"The other party activated the magic circle when I was outside the door, so I couldn't sense what was inside!"

"So Master, he..."

“Noxus has just started its invasion, and there is a suspicion of a mole within the sect.

As the leader of the Pruning lineage, this is my fault. I must go and confirm the specific situation!"

Meimu said as he stood up.

"Tano, you stay and take care of the injured disciples and...Akali. I'll be back soon!"

"and many more!"

Tano grabbed Meimu.

"This traitor is not that simple. I'll go too. More people will help.

As for Akali and the others, we can activate the temple array to protect them until we return!"

Without much hesitation, Mei Mu agreed to the proposal after a little thought.

So the two of them activated the independent magic circle in the main hall and set off towards the stargazing meditation room.

In the 'Pruning' hall, Akali sat on the mat with her arms folded across her chest, looking angry.

"Damn it, you left me alone again!"

Akali complained in a low voice, but compared to her annoyance at the behavior of Meimu and the others, she was more dissatisfied with her own strength.

If she was strong enough today, she could also righteously ask to go with them.

Sitting on the meditation mat, Akali put her index finger on the circle at the end of the kunai and spun it around boredly.

What she didn't realize was that a corner of the magic circle gradually turned into a pitch-black color.

Wisps of black mist slowly rose from the shadow corner behind Akali.

Then the mist fluctuated silently, and a pitch-black claw stretched out.

"Um!?"

A biting chill came from behind, but Akali had no intention of looking back. Instead, she rolled forward randomly.

“Tear it up~!”

The sound of the mat being torn was heard, and Akali, who had jumped five meters away, stood up and looked.

Amidst the flying cotton wool, there stood a pitch-black panther-shaped monster that was about 1.3 meters tall at the shoulders and 2.5 meters long.

At this moment, it was staring at Akali with its scarlet eyes, its eyes full of greed and murderous intent.

He didn't have time to be surprised as to why such a monster had run into the hall, as he saw his fellow disciples lying in a row not far from it, unconscious.

Akali flicked her wrist and three kunai were fired at the monster.

"Shh!"

The monster's body deformed and twisted, dodging the kunai at an incredible angle.

It pounced towards Akali, and its outstretched claws grew a few inches in the air and grew hideous barbs.

...

The hall was in a mess except for the area where people were lying.

“Huff, huff, huff~!”

Akali was breathing heavily, her eyes fixed on the leopard-shaped monster not far away.

After fighting, Akali found that its strength was similar to hers, and its IQ was about the same as that of ordinary beasts.

But he has no fatal weaknesses, and his physical strength seems to be unlimited.

If she continues to fight like this, she will eventually lose.

And most of the fellow disciples lying on the ground will also suffer.

Thinking of this, Akali threw out a few shurikens and staggered out of the hall.