Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 715 The Strange Man on the Bridge

Inside the carriage, Li En and Barrett sat on one side, while Ashley and Hisiriya sat on the other side.

During the journey of the past few days, Ashe, the gentle yet strong war mother, quickly became good friends with Hisiriya.

As for Li En, Barrett was on high alert against him, fearing that this kid would steal away the good talent he had discovered with great difficulty.

"Freese, remember to use the 'special passage'."

"Yes, Lord Barrett!"

Across the carriage, the driver, Freese, received an order and began to drive the horses to another road.

At the same time, there was one carriage left, which continued along the original road.

Glancing out the window, Li En looked at Barrett beside him with some curiosity.

"Uncle Barrett, what on earth is this 'special passage'?"

"Ahem! Well... the main thing is that if something like this happens, my wife will definitely be worried.

But I still have to report to His Majesty first, so..."

"So we sent our guards to tell Madam Lestara and the others who are probably waiting at the entrance of Xiongdu Avenue, and we will go directly to the Fortress of Dawn?"

"Well, that's right, that's it!"

Facing the looks from Li En and the other two, Barrett nodded in response with a selfless look on his face.

"Well, you are worthy of being an uncle. I believe that Madam Lestara can understand you."

"Of course, haha~hahaha~!"

Although Barrett laughed as loudly as usual, his laughter sounded a little lacking in strength.

...

On a bridge built of huge white stones in a very Demacia style, a strange figure was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the bridge.

Even though the tattered and simple cloak covers the whole body, one can still feel the man's strength from the rise and fall of the cloak.

A strange-looking long-handled weapon that looked like a long-handled warhammer but more like a pulled-out street lamp was lying flat on the figure's legs. A silver, porous mask obscured his face.

Under the vigilant gaze of the soldiers on the bridge in the distance, the figure groped in his arms and took out... a boiled egg.

"Click~!"

The eggshell tapped on the ground and the man began to peel it with great concentration.

Although the soldiers had seen the man's unusualness in the previous fight, they were still very surprised when they saw him again - the man's skin was dark purple, and he only had three fingers that were much thicker than those of ordinary people.

"Could he be... the rumored Vastaya!?"

A knowledgeable soldier raised a question. Due to the fact that Demacia is full of forbidden magic stones and has a natural and cultural environment that hates magic, the Vastaya people basically would not come to this land.

“Not really…”

A soldier whose face was obviously much older than his companions said.

“I’ve been in Dornholde Harbor for fifteen years, and I’ve never seen a vastaya like this.

They reacted strongly to the Forbidden Magic Stone and were even unwilling to spend more time at the port, let alone go deep into the interior and come to this bridge."

The soldiers were on alert and discussing in low voices.

As for why the Demacia soldiers did not step forward to expel such a weirdo blocking the middle of the bridge, the reason was that from four hours ago to now, this weirdo had been waving his "street lamp" and beating up every soldier present.

There were single duels as well as group fights, but no soldier succeeded in hitting or even tearing off his tattered cloak.

In the middle of the bridge in the distance, the strange man raised his palm, a corner of his mask lifted slightly, the boiled egg approached, and reappeared but only a small part was missing, and even the yolk was not exposed.

Normally speaking, it would not be a problem for a person of this size to eat several boiled eggs in one bite, but this weirdo only took a small bite, as if... this thing was very precious to him.

“Da da~da~!”

The crisp sound of horse hooves rang out from afar, accompanied by a cloud of dust, and a slender and graceful figure leaped off the horse's back.

The leading captain hurried forward, held the horse whose fur was covered with sweat, and bowed to the visitor with his soldiers.

"Meet Master Laurent!"

"Well, is that him?"

The woman glanced at the soldiers in front of her, seeing that they either had bruises on their faces or dents on their armor, and a hint of fluctuation flashed in her eyes.

Looking at the figure sitting cross-legged on the ground in the distance, he asked in a calm voice.

"Yes sir!"

"Well, get ready to make the bridge passable."

"Yes, my lord!"

“Tick, tick, tick!”

Light and rhythmic footsteps were heard. He lowered his head to taste the boiled egg, ate the rest in one gulp, put on his mask and looked up.

There were a few streaks of scarlet in her long dark hair, her cold and elegant face was full of nobility, her eyes were calm and firm, without a trace of unnecessary emotion revealed.

With long legs, every step is taken with absolute balance and proud confidence.

"Boom~!"

The cloaked man held the street lamp with his three-fingered hand and leaned it on the ground, then slowly stood up.

"Finally, someone worthy of a fight has arrived.

I am Jax, tell me your name!"

“Hula~!”

The woman untied and discarded the dusty cloak on her body, revealing a silver steel breastplate that reflected the light in the sun, and a long-bladed rapier was sheathed at her waist.

"Fiona Laurent."

"Hey~!"

Fiona pulled out the duel sword, and the perfect blade flashed with cold light.

"The bridge you are standing on now is the one that the Laurent family is responsible for!"

"Huhu~!"

Jax swung the 'street lamp' around a few times and casually carried it on his shoulder.

"Beat me and I'll get out of the way."

"Then give it a try!"

"Shua~!"

Before the soldiers in the distance could react, Fiona's sword tip had already reached Jax.

However, Jax seemed to just swing the "street lamp" casually, and the hammer-like top accurately blocked the long sword.

"Ding~!"

The tough sword blade bent into an exaggerated arc, and Fiona moved her feet and twisted her wrist.

"Stab~!"

The sword's power, accumulated to its limit, flashed away, leaving a sharp whistling sound in the air.

"Ding~!"

"Use the enemy's strength to launch an attack. Well, you have already gotten started."

Jax faced Fiona. Although the voice coming from behind the mask was a little dull, the hint of sarcasm in it was extremely clear.

"It's just the beginning. Don't blink or you will miss your own death."

"Hahaha~! Come on, continue!"

"Hey~!"

"Hoo~!"

The soldiers watching from afar opened their eyes as wide as possible, but they could not see the battle clearly. Only the ringing of swords and the whistling of 'street lights' kept ringing in their ears.

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