Two days of heavy rain have turned some lowlands on both sides of the river into wetlands that are difficult to walk. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Following in the footsteps of the huntress, Ezreal led Lux and walked cautiously through the swamps of the jungle after the water rose.

This was because Ezreal wanted Nedriel to take them into the ruins as soon as possible, and rejected the Huntress's offer to take a detour from a high position in the distance.

Therefore, I don't know if there are any 'explorers' who can use their hands to help Lux who is not very steady in the wetland.

However, there are some habits that have been cultivated over the years and are difficult to change immediately.

It took most of the day, and when he finally reached the periphery of the ruins at dusk, the girl's softness was no longer important, and as soon as she put her hands down, Ezreal immediately pounced.

It's like walking with a lover, walking around the scarred walls on the periphery of the ruins.

Touching here, looking there, sometimes digging in the dirt, sometimes scraping moss.

Looking at Ezreal, who suddenly switched to scholar mode, Lux gritted his teeth and spat out three words: "Big fool!" ”

It's too late today, and it's still on the outskirts of the ruins, so there's not much to study.

After dark, the three of them rested early in the tree that Nedri had found.

Nothing was said all night.

As the first birdsong sounded, Ezreal, with dark circles under his eyes, also got up and threw himself back into the study of the ruins.

After entering the hot noon, the ruins around them became more and more numerous and larger, and the three of them finally came to the central area.

In Ezreal's eyes, this is a city that has been abandoned in antiquity after some kind of sudden attack.

Judging from the various clues left in the ruins, it may be far earlier than the ruins of the Sun Empire in the Shurima Desert.

It is a pity that so far no particularly useful archaeological data has been left...... Well, or ancient treasures.

This made the 'explorer' a little unhappy, is it too old, or is it actually that the animals in the jungle are also all money-obsessed? There wasn't even a single item stained with gold and silver, stone, stone, stone......

Continuing towards the core of the ruins, there were at least those that drove him forward, the beautiful tricolored stone in Nedri's mouth, the 'Rune Stone'.

The wide river in the jungle branched off into a narrow tributary near the ruins, running through the ancient city.

The occasional bricks and stones peeking out from under the dirt in the tributaries tell the story of the ancient city's former inhabitants who built a huge project in the heart of the jungle.

Crossing the stone bridge, which was almost entwined with plants and unrecognizable, Lux suddenly let out a low exclamation, "What's that?!" ”

As the girl's finger looked, a back shell the size of a stone table floated on the surface of the river.

"Just a Shurima tortoise. Of course, tortoises of this size are usually hundreds of years old, so people are more often called by the auspicious name 'dragon tortoise'. ”

"Hmph. It's a lot of things, and I didn't ask you. Nedley, have you ever seen this 'dragon tortoise' before? ”

"No, Sister Lux, it's the first time I've seen it. In the jungle of Kumang Valley, there has never been such a huge turtle! ”

Nedri, who had no scheming, didn't realize that she was being pulled to block the gun.

"Such a big one, well, 'dragon tortoise', will there be any danger?"

Lux wasn't too worried, she was a little afraid of the ruins, and the unkillable Shawei that suddenly appeared last time really left a strong impression on her.

"Tortoises are usually gentle, or they're too slow to pose a threat to other creatures." Ezreal heard Lux's question, and subconsciously began to explain from an academic point of view, and then suddenly added, "So that's it, understand, Nedri?" ”

"Oh!"

Although Nedri already knew that the big creature was not a threat without the 'explorer' explanation, she nodded politely and responded.

"Stupid Izawa, you! Hum. ”

"By the way, we're going to get to 'that' place soon, so you'd better be prepared."

Pushing away the heavily obscured foliage, Nedri turned back to prepare the two of them who were awkward behind her, who had already been deeply shocked when she came here.

"Okay, thank you, Nai... De, Li......"

In addition to often targeting Ezreal, Lux is actually a very kind girl, and she replied to Nedri's words before the stupid Ize, but as she stepped out of the shaded bushes, Lux's voice was still out of shape.

The branches and foliage of the large trees that grew in the jungle blocked the view of the creatures below them like a cover, so that this ruin, which was not low, only appeared in front of them at this time.

When walking through the plant world all year round, I suddenly saw a magnificent stone complex in front of me. and the one in the center of the complex, a huge stone tower that is almost impossible to build with manpower, reaching up to the clouds and reaching up to the sky, anyone will lose their minds for a moment.

Not to mention, I've already seen the Desert Empire underground, the ruins of the pyramid of Lux and Ezreal.

At this moment, they were both amazed by the magnificent stone tower and faintly surprised.

Could it be that these two towers are just coincidentally similar?

After exclaiming, Ezreal immediately began his archaeological work, walking briskly through the vast complex surrounding the stone tower to the vicinity of the stone tower.

A closer look led him to discover that the Stone Tower and the Desert Empire Pyramid had many differences.

For example, the pyramid is obviously built in the tower, and the stone tower is built in addition to the internal passage, there is also an external stairway built on the tower.

The top of the pyramid is a closed spire, and the stone tower is flat, as for whether it is closed or not, it is not clear now;

And because of the different environment, the pyramid tower does not have too many carvings, because it will quickly disappear in the endless wind and sand. The huge body of the stone tower, although it is blocked by the vines of countless plants, but the few exposed stone bricks, you can still see beautiful carvings.

What impressed Ezreal the most was the fact that the entire stone tower was built from top to bottom with precisely calculated and interlocking drainage channels.

At this time, the bottom third of the tower is still slowly flowing with rainwater from countless springs.

If you come here two days in advance, when the rain is pouring, wouldn't it be like a fairyland?

This ingenious architectural design made the 'explorers' forget for a moment that the original purpose of their visit, the 'rune stones', lingered outside the stone tower for the whole afternoon.

At noon on the second day, under the strong protest of Lux, Ezreal reluctantly followed Nedri into the stone tower to look for the 'Rune Stone'.

Entering the stone tower, as Nedri said, there is not the slightest trace of the guards wherever you go, so this is a truly abandoned ruin?

Jumping between the plants that stood in their way, the three of them soon reached the seventh floor.

Ezreal roughly calculated that it was about 25 meters above the ground.

The enclosed roof of the tower does not make it dark, except for the cleverly carved stone windows on the tower. There are also many 'rune stones' placed on the inner wall, which are flowing with brilliance, making the three of them feel like they are in a magnificent starry sky!

How many 'Rune Stones' are needed for this!

The ancients were too extravagant, really.

Seeing this, Ezreal immediately threw down the ethereal buildings and began to study the 'lovely' stones with fascination.

……

Outside the city of Noxus, a large group of soldiers of the Southwest Army, like a great enemy, was escorting a specially reinforced prisoner cart from south to north.

In the reinforced prison cart, the 'bull-headed chieftain' Alista, who was bound by countless wrist-bound iron chains, and who still opened on the roof of the prisoner cart and put the top card on his head.

This is because the angry Alista, who caused endless trouble to the escorted soldiers along the way.

The flames of vengeance almost burned Alista. Burn it. But his tightly bound body didn't allow him to kill any Noxians to ease his pain.

An exclamation briefly drew Alista's attention.

On the hill not far from the convoy, many nobles' carriages were parked, but there were not a single passenger on board, except for the coachman and the occasional snorting horse.

Because the dignitaries in the carriage now stretched their necks and stood on the side of the hill, looking forward to an exciting game that had been popular in aristocratic circles for months.

Some of the prisoners who have been sentenced to death by the judge will be magnanimously brought here for release – provided they run fast enough.

Everyone who has combat experience knows that the vast majority of people, when their lives are threatened with death, are often able to burst into great potential.

And here, these death row inmates will run to their maximum potential for the last glimmer of life. Because as long as they can pass this test, all the crimes they have committed will be erased.

But alas, in the past few months, there has never been a 'lucky' guy who has been able to pass this test.

The previous exclamation was made by some nobles after seeing a fierce-looking prisoner appear.

Unlike the poor losers who came before, Babula on the hill is not only a retired elite soldier, but also the first few villains in Noxus.

He has committed countless murders, and with his outstanding skills and speed beyond ordinary people, he can always successfully escape from the city guards.

And more than once, he was involved in aristocratic grievances, and he can be regarded as a celebrity prisoner in the eyes of these onlooker aristocrats.

Therefore, when he was unveiled, he provoked an exclamation.

Along with Babra, there were two other guys who didn't look as strong as him, but had the same gloomy eyes.

This is a change made to make the event more enjoyable, yes, ornamental.

In the past few months, no prisoners have managed to escape.

This led to a decrease in the interest of the aristocracy in coming to watch the show.

This situation made the executors of the activities very dissatisfied.

He was so eager for recognition, applause, and glory that he racked his brains to invent this peculiar form of entertainment for the nobles.

Draven, who has just acquired the title of 'Glorious Executioner' because of this strange activity, will never allow this stage that he has built with great difficulty to be thrown into the trash like this.

Now, he satisfies the thrill-seeking psychology of these nobles, and at the same time releases three capable death row inmates.

He believes that this performance will definitely bring these discerning audiences into an unprecedented frenzy and become his loyal fans.

The ropes that trapped the three death row inmates were cut by Draven with an axe blade.

'Smack'!

Like the departure order sounding on the sports field, the three death row inmates cunningly chose one direction and rushed away.