Ritz didn't pay any attention to Evelyn, who was still haunting him. Li Ke would deal with her in the future. He couldn't destroy her now because she wasn't someone who could be destroyed by him alone.
Unless everyone worked together, even if they spent a lot of effort to eliminate this monster's consciousness, it would only take a little time for her to regain her consciousness. And he might not have that much time. He didn't have the time to waste on this.
He had to find his disciple now and settle the score with him.
"I've only chosen a path that doesn't include you."
Out of habit, Ryze tightened his grip on the scroll on his back, but he couldn't find anything. Then he remembered that the moment he absorbed the power of the World Rune, the scroll on his back was destroyed by the World Rune's power.
Therefore, he could only take a deep breath and activate his magic again, preparing to teleport to the side of his disciple, the monster who called himself Brand, whom he had met last time. However, just as he was about to teleport to another place, the girl who had been with her gradually awakening parents suddenly ran to his side and hugged his leg the moment he teleported.
This was something that Ryze didn't expect. When he teleported to his destination, he also subconsciously felt that the girl was bewitched by the World Rune. So when the girl looked at him innocently and nervously, he reached out his hand and pressed on the girl's head.
He wanted to kill this girl because she had designs on the World Rune, just like thousands of years ago.
But just as he was about to pour the destructive power from his hand into the girl's head and turn her into dust and smoke, he once again remembered something very important.
He didn't have to do that anymore.
"Why did you follow me? Demacians should hate magic."
His voice was somewhat hoarse, and the girl subconsciously shrank back after hearing his words, but she still hugged his leg tightly. And with a rather childish voice, she explained the reason why she followed him.
"My dad and mom always say that we should repay the kindness of others!"
Repay?
Ryze didn't know how long it had been since he experienced such beautiful emotions, but he knew that it wasn't something that he should be greedy for. It should be abandoned. Unnecessary interpersonal relationships were of no use to him now. They were only a burden that would affect his final decision. Letting such a girl follow him would only cause more people to be sacrificed.
"I don't need you to repay me, and … what do you think you can repay me with? Don't follow me, or I will kill you. "
Therefore, Ritz said coldly. Then, he forcefully pulled the girl away from his lap and threw her on the grass. Then, with a flick of his finger, a translucent cylindrical barrier appeared, trapping the little girl inside. And after doing all this, he turned around and left without hesitation.
"This is the main road of Demacia. It won't take long for the patrolling Demacian soldiers to discover the girl and take her away."
That was what Ritz thought, and based on past experience, that should be the case, but …
At the corner of the road, he saw rows of scarecrows of scarecrows.
…
"You can't think of it that way, my dear. And this is different. We are … Ah, forget it. Anyway, you are someone who will do great things, aren't you? "
Sarah sat on a chair with her legs crossed, looking at Li Ke who was comforting the angry girl in the physical plane while talking about her own affairs.
"I don't want to, but I don't want to see them suffer, so can you help me take care of them for the time being? And Sivir, how about you help too? "
While resisting Nidley's claws that were swinging at him in the leopard form, Li Ke pleaded with the two women in his family. Sivir, who hadn't seen Li Ke for a long time, smiled and crossed her arms. Li Ke was about to be thrown aside after he picked her up, and Sivir, who had helped him get rid of the two wild girls he had found somewhere, smiled and crossed her arms.
"… I'm more willing to listen to Miss Sarah on this matter."
However, she underestimated Li Ke's determination to leave alone. Li Ke, who used to be easy to talk to, made the decision for the two women. He decided to leave Nidley and Nico, who was playing with the flowers in the flower pot, to them. Then, he directly rubbed Nidley's head, which made Nidley, who was scratching his face with her claws, feel her world shake violently.
"Okay, then it's decided. Nidley, you'd better be good! Can't you see that your family is living a happy life?! "
Li Ke was talking about the cougars who were quietly watching the pouring rain and nibbling on various kinds of meat. After being warned by Li Ke not to hurt people, these big guys had been very obedient. Under the guidance of food, they quickly and 'helplessly' accepted that they only needed to eat and sleep in the future, and that they only needed to live a life of eating and sleeping. If they were sick, someone would look after them, and if they were injured, someone would treat them.
It was because Nidley felt that this kind of life was too depraved that she wanted to return to the forest and show her claws to Li Ke.
"As for why I didn't bring you along, it's because my battlefield is no longer suitable for humans living on the ground … Wait …"
Li Ke, who had been rubbing Nidley's head, was about to explain to his wings why he didn't bring them along when he suddenly sensed a very familiar presence in Pi City. It was a noble yet depraved, wild yet quiet presence.
"… You guys wait here."
Without any hesitation, Li Ke soared into the sky and rushed towards the location of the aura he sensed. It was because of this aura that he quickly thought of the person who had caused all of this. Even though the person who came to Pi City wasn't the one he was looking for, he was undoubtedly of the same race as Yatoku!
However, when he quickly flew to the location where he sensed the presence, he didn't see a ground full of corpses like he expected. He only saw a black-robed man standing silently in front of a newly erected statue, looking at the memorial inscriptions that had just been carved, and the people who were still celebrating in the rain. When Li Ke landed in front of him amidst the cheers of countless citizens, the black-robed figure looked at him and revealed a rather pale face.
"Greetings, our … savior."
The black-robed figure appeared rather honest.
"You're a Dark Kin? Then why did you come here to seek death? Why did Yatoku send you here? "
Li Ke and the black-robed man walked towards the sea that was still surging with waves, while asking the Dark Descendant whose name he didn't know. The black-robed figure didn't seem like his life wasn't in his hands. Instead, he calmly followed Li Ke and smiled.
"Yes, I'm a Dark Kin, but Yatoku didn't send me here. I came here on my own accord. I just wanted to see what kind of person he chose and what kind of person he is to have the power to revive us … And now, even if you weren't born in this fallen era, but in Shurima, your achievements are enough to allow you to step into the ranks of ascenders. "
Li Ke could see the pale face revealing a rather warm and sunny smile. However, this smile didn't match his pale face at all.
"Also, why don't you guess my name? Yatoku said that you know my name and you're the first one to know it. "
The Dark Kin spread his hands and seemed to be looking forward to Li Ke saying his name. Li Ke frowned. He was sure that he didn't know the Dark Kin in front of him, but if Yatoku thought that he knew, and he was the first one to know, then he could only think of that hero.
A hero who left his name in the history of League of Legends.
"Verus?"
The black-robed figure was apparently quite satisfied with Li Ke's answer and laughed happily.
"Well, Verus, Verus, Verus … You can just call me Verus. After all, Yatokus is no longer by my side, and I don't have to accommodate his despicable aesthetics and insist on adding the word 'Yatokus' in my name."
"So what are you doing here?"
Li Ke couldn't figure out what this guy was thinking. The aura on his body clearly indicated that he had received the power stolen from him by Yatoku, but he was acting like a nice guy. He didn't seem to have any intention of fighting or causing trouble.
"I'm just here to see what kind of thoughts the person who called our reason back from the abyss will have, and what he will do to the world that we created but destroyed. And I heard that you're going to be the son-in-law of the Ascended Bloodline, so I want to see how you revitalize the Ascended Bloodline that we used to protect … and take a look at the current mortal world. "
Verus' tone was full of ridicule.
"What else do you think we're here for? Revenge? Revenge on the mortals? Is it to avenge them for sealing us with the help of the Gods? "
Li Ke nodded. The Dark Kin were all out-and-out lunatics, and he had never doubted that they would seek revenge because of this.
"Yes, because it's precisely because of this idea that the guy who destroyed my life and forced me to end my plan prematurely did all these evil deeds. And if you don't desire revenge, why do you have my power in your body? "
This was the reason why Li Ke had been talking to him for so long. He could feel a part of his power in Verus's body. As long as he could control this power, he would be able to control Verus's body for a short period of time and control this power to produce other changes. He was able to subdue him in an instant, which was why he was able to talk to him calmly.
"Ah, about that, you should have guessed it already. If we want to take revenge, the most important thing to do is to kill ourselves."
Verus' expression became gloomy again.
"That's why I'm here. Savior, under your power, I'm here to help you. With your power, we're no longer immortal weapons, but creations that can be destroyed. We're no longer immortal. So, if I really want revenge, the first thing I have to do is to pierce my own heart with my own arrow. "
After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the turbulent waves of the sea under the influence of the heavy rain. He looked at the scars left behind by the destruction.
"All of our sins and hatred are actually caused by ourselves. If our hearts weren't controlled by our despicable desires, how would we have ended up in this state? If we want to take revenge, we can only take revenge on ourselves. It's because we couldn't control ourselves that we were punished like this. "
His words once again tore apart Li Ke's impression of the Dark Ones. It was just that Verus had risked his life to come to his base. If it was just to see him and say such strange things, it was a little too strange.
"Yatokus left many things behind in Ionia. In order to repay his kindness in awakening us and to repay the power you gave me, I risked my life to come here. Even after you displayed your power to change the world, I still appeared before you as if I was trying to provoke you."
Verus' words weren't false at all. After he left Laast, he also left the vengeful Dark Kin and came to Li Ke's city. He planned to wait for Li Ke to return to this city. However, he didn't expect that Li Ke would return in just a few days and complete a series of magnificent feats under his watch.
This also strengthened his determination to meet Li Ke.
He really couldn't understand why Yatoku would choose this path. Indeed, even he felt that it was a mistake for him to live. But for Yatoku's performance millions of years ago, it was abnormal because he was different. He was one of the noblest ones among the ascenders and was their leader. He wouldn't be like them and choose to commit suicide for personal glory.
He would stand out at the first opportunity and help Azir rebuild the Empire to atone for his sins. It was even more impossible for him to wallow in the mire with the Void Creatures and shout the slogan of destroying the world. He would lead those Dark Ones who wanted to die but didn't want to commit suicide to attack the Astral World and find trouble with the Gods. He wouldn't do something that would threaten his home, nor would he cooperate with the Void who turned them into this state.
Even though the Gods were hateful, the Void was their true enemy. Verus didn't believe that Yatoku wouldn't be able to see through something that even he could see.
What's more, Sitaka had died in front of him and in his arms because of the Void!
No matter how one looked at it, it was absolutely impossible for Yatokus and the Void to cooperate.
"It sounds like you want to help me? So what do you want to do? "
Li Ke vaguely felt Verus' sincerity, but it was too strange.
"I'll tell you everything that happened in Ionia and help you unify Ionia. However, I would like to ask you to leave my name behind so that I can find my sister … "
Verus looked into Li Ke's eyes and didn't finish his sentence.
… and help you fulfill Yatoku's expectations.
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