Chapter 786
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Laast looked at all of this quietly. There was no joy or sorrow in his heart. He only felt that his burden had finally lessened. Although he didn't care about the people he killed, when he looked back on the past, he found that he had no home to return to.
He had already destroyed everything he had. Just like the other Dark Ones, he had no goals, no ties, and no home worth returning to.
He vaguely remembered that he had a lover, as well as someone he cherished. However, those people had already died thousands of years ago. Later on, because he had slowly closed his heart and ignored the mortals, they began to distance themselves from him as time passed.
He did not resent this, because at that time, too many people he cherished had disappeared in the passage of time. As a result, he viewed his mission as his life's goal, and those who had also ascended, as his own siblings.
He only wanted those who wouldn't disappear and die to accompany him.
Then, the void destroyed everything. Those who were contaminated by the void also destroyed everything with their own hands.
He didn't remember how many siblings he killed, nor did he remember how he destroyed his past mission, glory, and achievements. He only knew that when he woke up again, his heart was filled with resentment and he was all alone in the world.
So when Yatoku gathered the Dark Ones and said that he wanted revenge, he gladly went and tried to find a way to kill Yatoku. But after obtaining the power that allowed his mortal side to reappear, Yatoku had chosen a path that left him speechless and did not suit his character. Thus, he left Yatoku's chessboard and chose to search for traces of his existence in this world.
And Yong 'en and Yasuo were the first ones he found.
Looking at the two awkward brothers reconciling and walking on different paths, Laast's heart was very complicated. Mortals like them still had a chance to pick themselves up because the things they cared about hadn't disappeared, and they didn't have time to commit unforgivable mistakes.
But what about him?
"Ah, where can I go?"
Laast carried his scythe and slowly walked in the dark forest. But at this time, he couldn't help but pay attention to a dark corner.
A child.
The child held a broken scythe in his hand and carefully hid in a dark corner of the roots, using the shadows to hide himself. There was an obvious wound on his body caused by a Void Creature. If he wasn't treated quickly, this child would definitely die. He didn't know how many times he had seen such a scene. Those who were injured by the Void didn't care about the small wounds at first, but when the wounds absorbed enough nutrients from their bodies, they had no choice but to face the result of being swallowed by the Void.
Even in his era, no one could withstand such injuries except for ascenders, let alone in this era where even mages had regressed to an unimaginable level.
He was definitely going to die.
But this had nothing to do with him.
Thus, Laast merely sneered and turned to leave. The child hiding in the shadows also heaved a sigh of relief because Laast's appearance was really too terrifying. Even though they had all returned to their human forms because of Li Ke's power, some Dark Ones still stubbornly maintained their terrifying appearances and refused to answer why they did that.
And Laast was such a Dark One.
"Damn Ionians, damn Noxus people."
After making sure that Laast was far away, the child who was hiding in the shadow of the tree root cursed the person who put him in this state. The half-grown child from Noxus silently gripped the scythe in his hand tightly. Looking at the scythe's gleaming radiance under the moonlight and feeling the cold blade, he couldn't help but gulp.
He was a child who was directly captured from the slums by Noxus. He came to Ionia to make the Ionians hesitate because of his young appearance. But he was different. For the sake of his own life, he abandoned the heavy sword that he couldn't wield and picked up this broken scythe to fight against the Ionians. He successfully held on until Noxus's heavy armored soldiers attacked from the side.
Then, it was a one-sided massacre. But he didn't receive any treatment because Kaiin wasn't saved, which was a waste of their precious medical resources. Not to mention, their actions completely went against the will of the new Noxus Emperor, Li Ke. The Noxus army that didn't know how to save these children was even more likely to save him in the mud.
In fact, not killing him with a single blow and letting him wait for his death in the mud was already a rare mercy on their part.
"They said that there won't be any underage children on the battlefield in the future. Then what am I …"
Hugging his knees, the child looked at his glowing purple wound and couldn't help but cry. He knew that he didn't have long to live. He saw with his own eyes how those bitten by the void creatures turned into another kind of terrifying monster. That was why after fighting with a monster and escaping to this place, he knew that he was about to die because no one would save him.
The Ionians would kill him because he was a Noxus soldier and the Noxus people would kill him because he was a 'deserter'.
He didn't have a home or parents. He was the most common orphan in the slums of Noxus. That was why he had no value. His only value was to shock the Ionian warriors and use his life to make them feel guilty and hesitate. His only hope was Li Ke's order. But when his superior ignored Li Ke's order and continued to fight in Ionia, he knew that he wouldn't be able to enjoy Li Ke's orders anymore.
But what could he do?
"… I'd rather die than become a monster!"
He cried as he picked up his scythe and prepared to kill himself before he turned into a monster. This was the best ending he could think of. But the moment he raised his scythe, he saw the face of the terrifying figure behind him. The scarlet eyes stared at him and revealed a strange smile.
"What a good body."
Laast grabbed the child's neck. Ring, who had followed Laast all the way here, also discovered the abnormality of the child. He was prepared to end the child's life and clean up his mess. But after seeing Laast grabbing the child, he could only silently put down his shuriken.
He couldn't defeat Yatox and couldn't snatch the child away. He could only wait and see.
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