Legends of Runeterra

When the metal door shattered, a large amount of energy was drained from the Ne'zuk gauntlet on Ezreal's left hand, causing him to be unable to even cast Arcane Warp, and he fell into the bottomless abyss below.

Fortunately, several collisions cushioned the speed of the fall, and the falling boulders coincidentally built a space with each other to accommodate Ezreal and help him withstand the subsequent falling debris.

Although Ezreal felt tingling all over his body at this moment, overall it was not serious and he was still able to move.

"Cough cough cough~!"

Struggling to crawl out of the ruins, Ezreal raised his left hand and illuminated the surroundings with the light of the gem on the gauntlet.

"Uncle! Lao Zhali! Tuqi! Li En! Where are you!!"

Because of his clear understanding of Li En's strength, Ezreal put Li En's name at the end.

"Ahem! We're fine!"

"uncle!"

The stirred up dust blocked his vision, and Ezreal used his hands and feet to quickly climb up the ruins.

"Hoo~!"

An invisible force of energy swept up the dust, and in the blink of an eye, a golden-red translucent shield appeared in front of Ezreal, with Li En and the other four standing inside it intact.

Looking at Ezreal, who was covered in dust and had a face full of anxiety and joy, crawling towards him and the others, Li En dispersed the shield.

"That's great, that's great, uncle, you are all okay!"

When Ezreal ran to Lemieux, he opened his arms and excitedly hugged his only living relative.

"Boom~!"

“Hiss~! Ah!”

Ezreal squatted down with his hands covering his head.

"It hurts!"

"Humph! You still feel pain? What did I tell you in the beginning?

Exploration is not something you do alone. When you have companions with you, you also have to consider their safety.

But you, ever since you got this gauntlet, have completely forgotten my warning. If Mr. Li En hadn't been here today, Lao Zhali and I would have died here!

......"

"..."

Ezreal lowered his head and accepted Lemuel's criticism without saying a word.

Although he is somewhat proud and narcissistic, he can still distinguish right from wrong.

Uncle Lemuel was right. I was indeed a little too careless.

Ever since obtaining the Gauntlet of Ne'zuk, Ezreal has been exploring the ancient tomb alone for years. As a result, when he saw a mechanism that even his uncle couldn't solve, he was curious and went forward to study it.

As a result, the mechanism was triggered, causing a group of people to fall into the abyss.

Old Zhali, who was standing aside and had recovered, felt itchy for a moment as he watched Ezreal being taught a lesson.

But after all, he was not his junior, so after clenching his fist, Lao Zhali chose to give up.

"Come here and apologize to Mr. Li En, Old Zha Li, and...Tuch!"

"Oh."

Ezreal lowered his head and walked up to the two men and the rat, then bowed 90 degrees.

"I'm sorry, Li En, Lao Zhali, and Tuqi. It's my fault that you are in danger. Please punish me!"

"Ahem! Forget it. My old bones are not seriously injured. Forget the punishment."

"Hehe~! Ezreal, if you give me a whole portion of cheese, I will forgive you!"

"No problem, not just one, ten will do!"

Tucci's round eyes widened, revealing a big mouse smile.

"Hehe~! Then I forgive you~!"

"Thank you for your generosity, Tuchi!"

After Ezreal finished speaking, he looked at Li En somewhat awkwardly.

He still remembered the boast he made in front of Li En before the two of them entered the underground mining area.

As a result, it seems that the biggest crisis now is caused by Ezreal himself.

"Hehe~! Li En..."

"Okay, stop being like that. Of course I'm not angry."

"Great, Li En, you really are a good partner!"

Ezreal's face lit up with joy, then he turned to look at Lemuel.

"Let's talk about it when we get home!"

"Oh...I understand uncle..."

Lowering his head dejectedly, Ezreal responded weakly.

Lemire ignored his nephew's appearance and looked around in the dim light.

Although the outline of some ruins could be seen in the darkness in the distance, Lemire, who was exhausted and lacking in equipment, had no intention of exploring.

"I don't know where we are now, and whether there is a way out."

"Leave it to me, uncle. According to my estimation of the time I fell, our current vertical distance from the previous position is about 700-800 meters.

When I fell, I hit a lot of raised platforms to cushion the impact. I can use them to jump upwards. If it is safe, I will take you all back up the same way!"

It’s no wonder that Ezreal boasted that he was a genius explorer. In the dangerous and chaotic moment just now, he was still able to record various information and came up with a simple plan to escape in the blink of an eye.

"Well, okay, you try it first, be careful..."

"Dong dong~!"

A dull and powerful heartbeat came from the darkness in the distance.

"what!"

Just as everyone turned their heads to look, Lao Zhali and Tuqi moved wisely and tacitly to protect Li En in front of them.

“Boom boom! Boom boom!”

Along with the increasingly rapid heartbeat, a dark red light lit up from the darkness and gradually approached everyone.

The existence in the darkness has not yet come out, and a chilling feeling surges into the hearts of several people.

Now, not only Old Zalli and Twitch, but also Ezreal and Lemire, came behind Li En from the bottom of their hearts.

“Boom boom~boom boom~boom boom~!”

A figure holding a strange object staggered out of the darkness.

Lemuel's eyes widened, staring at the approaching figure in disbelief.

"This is... Zewen!?"

With the help of the dark red light, the few people originally thought that the other party was holding something strange.

Now the three people and the mouse could see clearly that it was not being held up at all.

The strange dark red harp split Zewen's upper body in half from the right shoulder, and his flesh and blood were twisted and entangled with the harp.

Especially the strings, several people could clearly see Zewen's intestines intertwined with them.

"Uh…"

As if he heard Lemire's call, Zevin slowly raised his head.

Even if he fell off the bridge, he had not been dead for more than an hour. However, Zewen's eyes showed a grayish-white color, as if he had been dead for a long time.

"What kind of monster is this..."

Lao Zhali used a suppressed and trembling voice to quietly vent his emotions that were about to collapse.

"I...I haven't seen Ezreal either."

"Uncle, this is my first time seeing you too."

"Is Rat going to die?"

"Haha~! Don't worry, it's just a Darkspawn who picked up some flesh and blood."

"Oh, so it's... huh!?"

Ezreal's eyes widened.

"I'll go and take care of it. Everyone, stay here and don't move."

“Tsk~!”

Li En took a step forward and immediately attracted the attention of the monster opposite.

"Om~!"

The golden-red shield enveloped the three people and the rat.