The weather in Ionia is very good today, at least, in the area where this mountain forest is located.
Above the sky, the wind is gentle and the clouds are light, and the blue is like washing...
The sunlight slants in from the branches of the lush and towering ancient trees, making this cool and dim area filled with all kinds of luminous magic elves, as well as hiding and active countless wild animals and shrubs in the low areas. The dense forest environment of vegetation brings that essential light.
However, at this time,
In this forest full of magic, flowers, wild creatures, forest vegetation and towering ancient trees, an energetic bald old man with blue skin and long beard is leading a little girl who looks a little listless. , groping slowly forward on this forest path that was not known to be trampled by human traders or other vastayas nearby.
The one who has been leading the way, and stopping from time to time to sense or confirm the direction, is the blue-skinned bald wandering magician Ritz! Behind him, he was carrying a stuffed toy bear, with a look of reluctance and impatience on his face, pouting, and stopping from time to time to kick the various wild flowers and weeds on the roadside. Or the one who suddenly made a sound to threaten a wild animal that came out of the bushes to observe her out of curiosity was obviously the little Annie who was seduced by a certain bald masochist!
"..."
(～｀；)
Obviously,
Anne didn't want to follow some bald-headed old man on this beautiful Ionian island in a hurry... She, Queen Anne, just wanted to go crazy and have fun and mess around. Go shopping, or go everywhere to make trouble for others?
Of course, you can also eat all kinds of cute little animals on this big island full of native magic?
Anyway, she just doesn't want to be controlled, especially by a certain bald-headed old man who deceives her with such big words as 'for the world', 'for countless living beings', etc., just to make her help in vain. That kind of nonsense to deceive children!
"..."
(′°°)
"Hey! Grandpa Ryze... In such a big world, it's so troublesome to find someone... Can you find him? Otherwise, let's just stop looking for him? Anyway, I feel like that little sister Ahri She's pretty good, maybe, in ten days and a half, she'll be back to normal?"
(＾＾)
That's right, Anne is a little bored now, so much so that she doesn't even want to save up and follow this bad old man Ritz to find that little fox with nine furry and long tails who took the opportunity to escape before and has long since disappeared. elder sister!
Of course, if she really wanted to find it, she would definitely have a way to easily find the escaped Miss Ah Li! However, she didn't want to do it that way, because... that strange old man from Ryze once said: 'For the safety of this world, all the discovered rune stones must be sealed! ', 'If it can't be sealed, then it (her) must be destroyed'?
Although, under normal circumstances, the rune stone cannot be easily destroyed...
Because, they contain some mysterious rules and extremely powerful power in this world of runes. If they are destroyed rashly, the power they burst out will definitely cause great damage to the world. Then This situation is almost equivalent to launching another rune war that almost destroyed the world a thousand years ago! !
but,
Now it is obviously not that ordinary situation.
"Well……"
Ryze, who was leading the way, responded casually without comment and continued to lead the way.
The reason why things are different now...
That's because the rune stone has been destroyed by itself. For some unknown reason, it was engraved into the body of a nine-tailed demon fox named Ahri, and gave her extremely powerful power... Of course, the other party's There must be something abnormal in the brain... maybe he is crazy, maybe he is controlled by power, or maybe a certain emotion is extremely amplified?
Anyway, after hearing that kind of thing, Ruiz always felt that that situation seemed a bit familiar?
Remember before,
Ryze had a disciple who once swore to work with him to find and protect those stones, and to protect this beautiful world of Runeterra together...
However, it is a pity that although they started on the same path, in the end, they went in completely opposite directions?
At that time, that man was originally a very ordinary, simple resident from the Freljord barbarians. But at that time, after being seduced by the powerful power of the world runes, he quickly changed his mind. Transformed into another terrifying creature!
It was a fire monster controlled by world runes...
Therefore, after Ryze learned of another tragedy, he had to take action immediately, planning to deal with the nine-tailed demon fox that was said to have been frightened away by a little girl. It is still unknown where it will appear!
"Annie..."
"You know, I have seen it before, and I know it better than anyone else... Thousands of years ago, the reason why that war started was simply because of the powerful power brought by those world rune stones... Because people's hearts are greedy , after they get a part, they always just want more..."
"..."
"I have also seen the terrible scene where an entire city and people were burned to death by the flames of greed under that terrible power..."
"The annihilation of a majestic city and its people, and the destruction of countless creatures, just in the blink of an eye..."
Ryze's former disciple turned into such a terrible cursed monster because of his greed for rune stones... The other party's soul had long been completely burned out, and his originally strong body had been reduced to the flames. The container was left with only a twisted body walking on the earth.
And now, the same thing happened again in the peaceful land of Ionia, to a Vastaya fox woman? Therefore, he, Ryze, must find the other party and try to seal the other party before he becomes familiar with that terrifying power and uses them to cause greater disaster!
Or, if you can't do it, just destroy it completely? !
"oh……"
(lllw)
Little Annie also responded casually and listlessly,
Because she had actually heard the nagging old man Riz talk about it many, many times when she was in the cold world of Freljord in the world of Rune Wars and so on... Almost every time it was the same content, and then it was told in different ways, which made her ears almost get calloused!
so,
If possible, she just wants to stay away from this bad old man and never play that boring game of saving the world with him again! After all, there are so many powerful guys in this world, and there are many who are stronger than the other party. Can he deliberately wander around and meddle in unimportant things when he has nothing to do all day long?
Anyway, Annie thinks, there are so many powerful people in this world, and if you want to destroy the world with just those rune stones, you may still be a little short of it? Besides, this rune world is the home of her all-powerful Lady Queen Anne, and she will definitely not let anyone destroy it!
However, she will not be like the bad old man Ritz in front of him, who keeps an eye on him all the time and works hard all day long. At most, she will only go to help at the moment before the destruction comes. All the bad guys were defeated?
"That's what it looks like..."
(*^^*)
Little Annie dealt with it casually. She didn't listen much at all, because, right now, she was thinking about whether she should sneak away quietly while the annoying guy with the bald head in front of her wasn't paying attention. If a real magic mirror is placed to follow the opponent, several days or longer may have passed by the time Ryze discovers it, right?
Of course, she is not in a hurry to do that now. She plans to endure it for a while... When she really can't bear it anymore, she will definitely do what she just thought, and she also promises not to do it. It was easily discovered by the other party! !
"cough……"
"Annie, those world rune stones, they are something that should not appear in this world..."
Ruiz, who was walking in front, probably didn't notice the impatient look on the face of a little girl behind him, and was still chattering...
Or maybe he already knew it, but didn't show it at all, and didn't care much about it?
Because Ryze himself doesn't seem to be sure whether he will be a match for a nine-tailed demon fox that has absorbed the power of the world's runes, and if he wants to destroy or seal the other party, he will soon Maybe we have to rely on the power of the little girl behind and get help from the other party!
And this was exactly what he had tried so hard to use words to persuade the other party, asking the other party to follow him, help him, and hunt down the nine-tailed fox creature that was said to have escaped before he was teleported.
The reason why he is so chattering now and just talking to himself is because he intends to forcefully instill some of his ideas and the concept of protecting the world into the powerful and special little girl behind him... As for whether the other party will accept it or not. Accept it, he actually doesn't mind that much, he just needs the other party to hear it.
When necessary, he believed that those concepts would always affect the other party's behavior unknowingly.
"actually……"
"We are all fools... In the past, we thought that we could control those rune stones and use their power to seek better benefits for us and our world?"
"but……"
"Facts have long proven that mortal power is never able to control them..."
"Even the most powerful warriors, the most knowledgeable scholars, and the most determined mages among us can't resist their temptation... Therefore, those arrogant and greedy human beings almost destroyed this The world is pushed to the brink of destruction..."
As he talked, Ryze couldn't help but mention the terrible Rune War that year...
He also knew that he had indeed mentioned it many times... However, he felt that mentioning that terrible disaster many times was not something worth laughing at, because some things can only be known how terrible it is only by experiencing it personally. bitter……
Even those with the strongest will may not be able to withstand what he has seen.
"I will never allow that to happen again..."
"So Annie, please help me find the nine-tailed demon fox, and then try your best to help seal or destroy her! Otherwise, let 'a moving world rune' wander in this Ionian land If so, no one can predict what kind of disaster will happen."
Having said this, Ruiz stopped again and began to observe and sense carefully...
Unfortunately, two full days have passed. From yesterday until now, they have been searching in the surrounding woods for a long time. In addition to allowing him to intermittently sense the faint power emitted when the power of the 'moving rune stone' fluctuates. Apart from the fluctuations, he found nothing, and he was never able to successfully capture the opponent's exact position... Anyway, every time he arrived at the place where the opponent had been, he was always so late?
"Grandpa Ritz..."
(_)
"Don't worry, Miss Ahli, she's not a very bad person. She's just in an unstable state right now. I guess she'll recover on her own after a while... because I've scared her. It’s just once, if you keep chasing her like this, it won’t be fun if you scare her again!”
Annie had been in contact with that little sister Ahri for half a day. She knew that that little sister was different from the ordinary vastayas. Therefore, she firmly believed that the other party would eventually be able to get rid of the control of the rune. Recover and become stronger!
Of course,
She didn't know exactly when she would be able to recover... maybe a few days, maybe ten years, maybe a hundred or a thousand years?
Anyway, no matter how urgent that kind of thing is, it's useless. She doesn't want to take this bad old man named Ryze to find trouble for Miss Ahri who is in a chaotic state now... But if it weren't for some things, or I'm a little worried that if this old man Ritz really found that young lady and started fighting with each other, I'm afraid she would have run away by now, so that she wouldn't follow a bad old man wandering around like a headless fly in this deep mountain forest. !
"recover……?"
"No...she will never recover..."
"Those who have been exposed to that kind of power, if they want to get rid of its control, can only make up their mind to get rid of that powerful force at the same time!"
"That kind of thing..."
"I have seen this many times over the past countless years. Once someone obtains that kind of power, almost no one can actively and willingly give it up!!"
certainly,
It’s not like there really aren’t any…
In addition to Ryze himself who was immune to the temptation of those runes and successfully resisted the temptation of their whispers and power, there was also the little girl Anne behind him who was following behind him! He was very sure that the other party had held the world rune for at least half a day, and it had not been corroded by the rune stone until she handed it into the hands of the nine-tailed demon fox named Ahri.
Because of this, Ruiz dared to conclude that the little girl behind him, Annie, must have a strong and pure heart!
Maybe…….
Can that little girl's pure heart and soul really help Ryze shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving and protecting this rune world? If possible, did he really hope that one day in the future, he would solemnly hand over the custody of the rune stones that he had carefully preserved to that little guy?
Of course, that kind of thing will definitely not happen now...
Because he, Ryze, is still alive and well, and can continue his own tasks and responsibilities. He cannot just hand over this heavy responsibility to the other party's young shoulders, because that is not realistic!
In any case, before he falls, he will continue to walk forward along his 'road', until he reaches the end of the road...
Or, go to the light,
Or, directly face the dark abyss of destruction...
"snort!"
o(^｀)o
"People don't care about the little bit of power inside that broken stone!!"
(lllw)
This is not Anne's bragging, because she really has no interest in those rune stones!
Not to mention the original Infinity Stones that she obtained from the first universe she went to. Just the large number of replicas of the six-color stones that she made using the rules of the Reality Stone. Which one is not the same? Better than those tattered World Runestones?
The infinite gems they copied not only contain the basic rules of the universe that have strong reference significance in any world, but also possess powerful power, and more importantly: they are very safe and efficient to use, as long as Unless the holder takes the initiative to seek death, he will usually not die!
Although, those stones are only disposable and will be directly damaged when the power is used up, but even then, they are countless times better than the broken magic runes that can confuse people's hearts!
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"..."
Ruiz did not continue to speak, but continued to walk forward silently.
In fact, this is the real reason why he is optimistic about this little girl mage named Annie from the Gray Order!
The other party not only possesses terrifying magic power that is stronger than him, but he can also always adhere to his true intentions when facing the temptation of powerful power. These two points alone are enough for him to treat him differently!
Unfortunately……
The other party is still just a little girl, with an undecided temperament, a love for fun, and an impatient and reckless behavior (for example: beating up the demigod ice crystal phoenix Anivia, taking away her rune stone out of curiosity, and then randomly throwing it away. Gave it to a Vastaya woman?) Inability to listen to others, etc... These problems can be said to be something that Ryze has always loved and hated.
He has also thought about training the other party well, and he has also told the other party some truths intentionally or unintentionally, preparing to lead him in the right direction... But in the end, he often returns without success... Moreover, the other party Refuting his words from time to time, but always making him dumbfounded or even speechless?
"Hello!"
(o)o☆
"Grandpa Ruiz, it's getting late now. It's time for us to prepare lunch. I also want to eat the big colorful bird from yesterday!"
oo
The big bird roasted last night was delicious. Although she had already eaten it once, Anne now wanted to eat their delicious big 'chicken legs' with plump and tender meat! !
Of course, wings are also available!
"Annie..."
"There are no more colorful crows around here. If you take the initiative to attack them, their entire group will never come here again in this forest..."
The corners of Ruiz's mouth twitched and he directly rejected the little girl's proposal. He no longer wanted to recall the bad scene last night.
"They are very intelligent... In fact, everything in Ionia has very high spirituality, even the ancient trees around us?"
At that time...
There was a group of Ionian painted crows, a very large group, and they happened to be parked on the branches of their campsite and singing... The sound was very nice and pleasant, and it made Ryze, who was sitting by the campfire, feel like he was in a different world. The special sense of peace in the quiet sea of flowers... Because those animals are magical little animals known as the 'Chorus of Ionia'. In his opinion, it is a rare thing to be able to hear their singing. Spiritual enjoyment?
He believed that the little girl Anne must have felt the same way.
However,
When the birds finished singing and were about to leave, something unexpected happened to him...
A naughty little girl actually threw a small fireball directly at the largest of the group of crows on the big tree, knocking down the largest crow in an instant?
And then……
The other party even swore that "cute animals are meant for people to eat" and "just because it barks so nicely, I wanted to see if its meat is also delicious"?
"It's actually like this..."
(`)?
If you don't come, you won't come. What's the big deal? In the future, Queen Anne can go to other woods to eat them? Anyway, as long as she wants to eat, it's useless no matter where they go! At most, she can eat the ones that scream unpleasantly next time?
(…)
"or……"
"Then Grandpa Reese... let's go eat those big turtles carrying the house on their backs? I just seemed to see many, many big turtles in the grassy plain that flows with the magic tide. They walked so smoothly. Slow, they look stupid, there’s definitely no problem eating them now!!”
o(*^^*)o
Since the ones flying in the sky are scared away and we can’t eat them yet, then we should eat the ones crawling on the ground instead! Such a simple thing must not be a problem for her great Lady Queen Anne! Although those turtles were very big and looked very fierce, and most people would definitely not be able to deal with them, but that definitely did not include her!
As long as Uncle Ryze is willing, she will immediately teleport to that strange flowing red grassland, kill one of those big turtles, and then use magic to cut off a relatively tender piece of meat and bring it back to this cooking skill There are probably 80 or so old Ryze monsters who can cook it for themselves?
"ah……"
"Ann, Annie... those turtles carrying big houses on their backs are the most important livestock and companions of the 'dryland fishermen'. They will definitely not let you hunt their home turtles..."
"I remember that those turtles on that red grassland actually have owners. Whether they are carrying the house or not, I advise you not to think about it..."
Shaking his head, Ryze sighed and continued to lead the way.
It was still early now, and he planned to look for a certain nine-tailed demon fox that had appeared in this forest before sunset. If they couldn't find it, they would just find a place to rest, and then continue tomorrow. try to find……
As for lunch, just pick some wild fruits or wild vegetables with plump branches and leaves on the side of the road to make up for the meal! Anyway, in this magical Ionia, in this nascent land, they definitely don't have to worry about not having anything to eat.
"ah?!"
Annie had never thought that those big turtles that were not carrying houses on their backs were also raised by people?
Just now, she really thought they were all wild. Then, to save trouble, the farmers built their houses on the backs of those giant turtles that also moved with the magic tide and the red grassland, and then got a free set of turtles. It’s a large RV that doesn’t require refueling, feeding, paying taxes, or charging!
"But... if I buy it with gold coins, wouldn't that be okay?!"
o?
"..."
"You can buy grains and fruits, but they don't sell them at Partner Home Turtle..."
As he was talking, the wandering magician Ritz, who had planned to continue walking, suddenly stopped, and then began to carefully sense some strong energy fluctuations that seemed to be remaining in the surroundings.
Because, he felt that this place really seemed to be the direction where the nine-tailed demon fox they were chasing had come?
"Are they really not selling it?"
What a pity...
There were so many, so big turtles walking slowly over there. They didn't seem to have much resistance or ability to escape, but they happened to belong to someone else's house...
That kind of thing is really too big. Even if she wants to 'quietly' take it away and eat it, it doesn't seem to be easy to operate!
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"!!"
"Wait, there's something going on! On the left?!"
Finally, the hesitant Ryze perked up, then ignored the complaining little girl and ran forward quickly!
Because he was very sure that there must be some clues they needed ahead! !
"Hey! Wait for me first!!"
e≡==(〃-w)ノ
Annie, thinking that she had something fun to do, didn't bother to think about some big turtle ideas anymore, and hurriedly chased after the back of the big bald head in front of her, and quickly chased him towards the fork in front of him on the left. .
"..."
After arriving at this relatively wide branch road as quickly as possible, a figure leaning against the roots of a big tree caught Ruiz's attention.
"This is……"
For the first time, Ryze saw this kind of corpse that made him feel slightly uneasy...
In fact, for a wandering **** who is well-informed and has seen countless terrible things and disasters, even if thousands of corpses of the dead are listed in front of him, even if a certain city is slaughtered, etc. , couldn't make his weather-beaten heart have too many waves... But now, he couldn't help but feel surprised by the strange corpse of a murdered stranger!
because,
All the flesh and blood in this body has shriveled up, leaving only a person who looks like a mummy. There is no pain on her withered face, but a weird smile? This person...she seemed to have died peacefully in some state of extreme joy?
"Oooh!"
\(“□)/
Just at the first glance of seeing the corpse, Annie knew that it must have been done by Miss Ahli!
Because, the other party's vitality and soul essence have all been absorbed, and there seems to be no one else who can do that except the vixen in the chaotic state.
Moreover, she also felt the aura of that young lady nearby, but it was already yesterday, and the other party was obviously not here now.
"..."
o((⊙⊙))o
Annie suddenly felt that she should have accidentally slipped away before... Perhaps, she must think of a way tonight or tomorrow to help the old man Ritz find that little sister Ahri, and then think of a way. Let the other party return to normal, or seal it temporarily?
"Well……"
Surprised, Ryze, who had never seen such a situation before, squatted next to the corpse after pondering for a while, and then began to use his magic power on his hands, covering the top of the corpse, intending to check it carefully. Ichiban, let's see what kind of power this mummy-like corpse was formed under.
soon,
Ryze was surprised to find that there seemed to be no complete soul fluctuations in this corpse? The soul of the other party seems to have been brutally torn into pieces and taken away from the body, just like what some necromancers did?
But......
Now here, except for the residual power of the world rune that he could feel, he didn't seem to feel any traces of evil undead spells being used... This kind of thing makes He couldn't help but hesitate, having no idea what the situation was... So, he was ready to do more research and explore this strange mummy.
"ah!!"
!!!∑(Дノ)ノ
"!!"
Sudden,
At this time, the wandering magician seemed to have sensed something, and also heard the exclamation of the little girl behind him. However, before he could make any reaction, he found an afterimage of someone dragging for a long time. The sword light struck towards his head fiercely!
"!!"
Ruined……
The wandering magician Ryze, who had his back to the enemy, had no time to stand up or cast other defensive or evasive spells. The precise and extremely fast white sword light had already reached the neck behind him...
'evil! '
'This will be a painful lesson for you! ! '
The moment the sword light was about to touch the skin of the back of his neck, a cold and angry voice reached Ryze's ears.
However, it is too late to hear it now...
Uh-huh! !
The incomparably powerful sword light swept past him! ! 2k reading network
