Legends of Runeterra

"Thank you for your hard work, Drizzt. Go and have a rest first."

With a light pat on Trist's shoulder with his right hand, he was sent away by Li En the next moment.

Tam watched his prey disappear without caring at all, his dark yellow eyes fixed on Li En.

The two gray-brown fleshy tentacles on the lips swayed gently, as if exploring something.

“You are... Ram?

No! That's not right! Who are you!? "

"Haha~! Before answering your question, Mr. Tam, I think we should talk face to face."

"Varied..."

Tam just felt a chill all over his body.

"Buzz~~!"

In the demon realm, a dragon claw made of golden-red energy tore through space.

"Wow~!"

The gray-green river water surged, and a huge scarlet tongue lashed like a whip.

“Chila! Boom!”

"what!!!"

The red lightning hit the giant tongue accurately, and a painful scream came from the river.

“Gurgle~Gurgle~!”

Tam started the abyss dive without hesitation, and a vortex with a diameter of tens of meters formed instantly.

The dragon claw reached directly into the whirlpool and pulled a fat figure out of it.

No matter how hard the other party struggled, it was still irresistibly pulled into the material realm.

"Bang~!"

A fatter figure fell from the sky. Tam, who was originally standing not far from Li En, turned into gray-green river water flowing around the moment he was hit.

Li En walked slowly to Tam, who was tightly bound by the dragon's claws. Looking at its fat body that was still over 1.8 meters tall even when it was lying down, he showed a gentle smile.

"Wow! What a big catfish! Li En you are so awesome!"

Tam looked over Li En's shoulder, where there was a strange doll, looking at it with excitement.

"Haha! This is called making a nest. As long as the bait is big enough, the fish you catch will be bigger."

"Yeah, I'll remember that. Next time I go fishing I'll try using more bait!"

"Asshole, I'm not a catfish, call me a demon!"

A low and angry voice sounded, and Li En looked at Tam coldly.

A faint but very clear breath of death surged into his heart, and Tam couldn't help but shiver, and his fat body trembled a few times.

"I'm sorry, sir. I..."

"What a fat body! If I boil it down to make oil for a lamp, it would probably last for a year, right?"

As Li En looked at him, Tam tensed up and didn't even dare to fight back.

To be honest, Tam is still confused.

It was just like usual, intending to 'help' a desperate gambler to make a lot of money at the gambling table.

Afterwards, depending on the size of the other party's desire, I would only charge a small "reward".

As a result, before he could eat it, his body was easily pulled into the material realm by the being in front of him.

"I am too lazy to talk nonsense, Tam, there are two choices. Either you hand over a part of your demon essence, or I will beat you into the form of a demon essence myself. Which one do you choose?"

"I...you..."

"Do you want to ask me how I know this method to restrict the True Name Demon?"

Facing Li En's smiling gaze, Tam couldn't help but nodded.

"You are not the first demon I have met. Ram, Tiberk, Evelynn, Morten, and..."

Li En did not say the name, but he raised his palm and showed the mark representing Fiddlesticks that was preserved by the [Survival of the Fittest].

The moment he saw the mark, the gray-brown skin on Tam's face suddenly turned pale.

“This, this, this is…”

"Shh! Be careful not to shout out that name, or even if you are a demon, you will be deprived of your power."

Upon hearing this, Tam quickly shut his mouth, his dark yellow eyes filled with panic.

"Have you made up your mind? Which one should you choose?"

"My lord, I will give you the devil's essence!"

"Buzz~~!"

Gray-green spots of light rose from Tam's body and gathered in front of Li En.

As Tam's body became thinner at a speed visible to the naked eye, his originally fat head now showed some edges and corners, and a gray-green crystal slowly took shape.

"Sir...Sir, this is my demonic origin, please check it."

"Ah."

Li En's fingertips gently touched the crystal, and it instantly turned into light and merged into Li En's left arm.

In Tam's perception, his demonic origin instantly lost contact with himself, as if it had gone to an unexplored place and disappeared without a trace.

Tam collapsed on the ground powerlessly, like a salted fish that had lost its dream.

"It's over. I don't know how many years it will take to make up for this!"

"Yes, it is indeed the origin of the devil, and the quantity is sufficient."

Li En nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the dragon claw turned into golden-red energy and was retracted.

Tam staggered and climbed up weakly as if his body was hollowed out.

He carefully picked up the black top hat on the ground and put it on his head neatly.

"Lord Li En, Tam Kench greets you!"

"Well, we are all family now, no need to be polite."

Li En looked Tam up and down with a puzzled look on his face.

"Tahm, I'm very curious, why are you somewhat inferior to Nocturne, Evelynn and others, even though we are both True Name Demons?

I remember that you were not like Tiberk, who was restrained and sealed for a long time."

"Uh... Lord Li En, although I am a demon, please don't compare me with them.

Those guys are greedy and bloodthirsty, and I just want to ask for some "rewards" from humans through contracts."

"So, you are quite principled?"

"Of course, apart from self-defense, I have never thought of hurting humans!"

Tam stroked his tentacles, which had also become much smaller, with a serious look on his face.

"I can appear in any waterway. If you need me, just call me at any time.

In addition, the river has submerged a large amount of treasure, which I can bring to you."

"Haha~! Very good Tam, now I only have one request for you."

"I'm all ears!"

Tam bent down, looking extremely respectful.

"You can hunt down those greedy people as you like. Other than that, don't do anything unnecessary. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Master Li En!"

Tam replied respectfully, but a trace of grievance and speechlessness flashed across his face.

Is this any different from what it did before?

I just came out to look for prey, but ended up finding a living father for myself.

Is this how demons should be treated?

For a moment, Tam felt more and more uncomfortable the more he thought about it.

"Okay, don't think too much. This is not directed at you. You demons are too dangerous. I'll let you meet your colleague Evelyn another day."

"Then Morten and Ram..."

"Morten is dead. As for Ram, he was a smart one."

"Yes, Master Li En, don't worry!"

Tam nodded repeatedly, looking honest.