Chapter 177: The Man Standing in the Front
"Well, hmph." Anchen hummed lazily and put Ahri into the pool.
I haven't cleaned it much in the desert for the past few days, and the snow-white hair is as gray as a veil.
"Squeak." Ahri was soaked in the water, and he shook off his wet hair.
"I'm tired, you give me some peace." An Chen sighed as he reached for his back and untied the bandeau on his chest. Then he threw himself on the bed.
"Goo." The sound of trees scorching could be heard in the distance, and Sivir crouched outside the tent, taking in the scenery in the tent, his face flushed a little, and swallowed softly.
Then he quickly came to his senses, stood up, looked around to make sure that there was no one, and casually used the power of runes to apply a camouflage to the hole in the tent, pretending to cough twice and hurriedly left.
Those three bastardsΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
Soaking in warm water, Anchen tilted his head back with his half-wet hair and looked up silently.
The woman who spoke to her first in the tavern was Cassiopeia, a Noxian, member of a large family. According to herself, she has been suppressed by her sister in the family and has a difficult life. That's why in order to get what she deserves, she came here to pursue the power of the solar disk and become an ascendant.
And the other Sivir is a pure mercenary, taking people's money and eliminating disasters for others. It's just that there are some places that always give Anchen a strange feeling.
Resurrection Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
Anchen closed her eyes and felt her body, like ordinary people, she could feel the fluctuations of the water, and she could also feel the body gradually becoming warm in the hot water. The only difference is that this feeling of warmth is very fake, more like a reminder.
Even if she is soaked in a bucket of boiling water, her body will only remind her that it is hot, but she will not have any nervous reactions, she just knows that it is hot, but she can still sit in the water without changing her face. Because she has no body, she can feel but not react to burns.
For example, there was a knife that stabbed her in the chest, and she knew that she was in pain, but she would not react excessively except that she would feel physically immobile. In other words, she wouldn't have any real pain other than mental damage.
Let's put it this way, the relationship between the ordinary person and the feeling: the feeling - the ordinary person.
And the relationship between Anchen and feelings: feelings - runes - reminders - Anchen.
What is it like to live with such a body, you may feel comfortable at first, but after a long time, you will find that you will not be tired, you will not be full, you will not be hungry, you will not be cold, you will not be in pain. For you, anything feels like a reminder that everything is fake, everything feels like something spaced apart.
Anchen felt that she was slowly becoming less of a person.
She is like a person who has been isolated from the world, and everything needs to be conveyed through runes.
"Wow..." From the water, Anchen raised his hand, if one day, there was no such reminder, would he not feel anything.
What would become of me?
Death that does not feel anything, leaves only consciousness?
Putting down her hand, An Chen tried her best to relax herself but was careful to be vigilant, although she joined the team to find the ruins, but this kind of improvised relationship, it is really better to be careful.
The next day's sun was fairly bright, but sunny days weren't pleasant for the desert. Here, the highly blazing light can even make a person's skin feel a burning sensation, something more uncomfortable than the sultry wind.
Cassiopeia sat in her carriage and the curtain was closed, so that the interior of the carriage retained a rare shade in the hot sun. Even so, the blazing temperatures are not avoidable. The dreary air made the atmosphere of the convoy very oppressive, and the convoy was heading towards the depths of the desert, and in about a week, the sandstorm in the center of the desert would come, and some of the ruins would be exposed on the surface of the desert.
In the carriage, Cassiopeia sat in the carriage, and her strict upbringing from an early age allowed her to be graceful in any situation. With a light smile, looking at the yellow sand spreading out of the car window into the distance, there was something dangerous in her eyes.
A cautious mercenary, a taciturn thief. Although these two people are not small, they are also not a small trouble.
She had never wanted to share the Helios Plate, and everyone in this team was nothing more than a victim of her path.
Records of the history of the Sun God Disk indicate that the ascension ceremony of the ancient heroic period was flawed, resulting in the extremely unstable energy gathered by the Sun God Disk. After completing the ascension of that one, there was a huge explosion, and the destruction of the glorious Shurima Empire also caused problems with the Sun God Disk.
If nothing else, the Helios Disk will be scrapped after one use. Cassiopaia curled the corners of her mouth excitedly, when the time comes, she will become the only ascendant in this world, and she will become the woman who will change that family and surpass the woman who has always stood in front of her.
She still remembered standing in the woods, the woman standing there, the blade slashing across her face, blood flowing, leaving permanent scars.
If I'm strong enough, the elders of the family will withdraw her and use me.
As a child, she knew that she had an older sister, and that sister was called Katarina. She is a very powerful person, talented, and has a good personality in everything, and she is valued by the people in the family and recognized by everyone. She was very busy every day, training every day, and when she was four years old, she saw her for the first time, and her fiery red hair was dazzling.
I remember that she was training at that time, turned her head, wiped her sweat and looked at herself stunned for a moment, then smiled and stretched out her hand: "You are Opea, I am your sister, if you have trouble in the future, find me, I will help you solve it." β
Since then, he has often followed her, watching her train, watching her cultivate runes, and watching her awaken. When she was in trouble, Carter would always stand in front of her and help her out. Although she always made a mess every time, she would smile and say, "I'm your sister." β
Caterina practiced runic force, so Cassiopeia chose the healing rune mana. She felt that in this way, she would be able to help Carter.
Until that day, everything began to change. Carter was tasked with assassinating a Demacian general. That evening, she returned, happy that her first assignment had been accomplished, and they celebrated and drank some wine. But she didn't know she had killed the wrong person.
The next day, True Target led his troops to ambush their unprepared team. In that battle, his healing runes had no effect, and he could only dodge in the crowd. I don't know how long it took for her to trip and fall to the ground, and a soldier slashed at her with a knife, and at that time, Carter rushed in front of her. The fiery red hair was still dazzling, and the blade sliced open her cheeks, making her face a bloody blur, and the blood stained his clothes red.
The soldier died, Carter knelt in a pool of blood, and all he could do was cry and release healing runes into her eyes again and again.
After that, Carter was left with a permanent scar on his face, and he saw something clearly.
In this world, only strength can protect what is dear to you.
Cassiopeia looked out the window, her hands clenched.
I will be strong enough to take your place and stand in front of you to protect you.
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I've been doing too much homework lately, and I'm really tired. Someone mentioned when Ash would come, well, Anchen and Qinnu went to the Noxus docks together, and then set off separately. The Jean Girl had to go to Noxus before going back to Freeljord, and then Ash would come out. And Anchen has just arrived in Shurima now, so Ash is estimated to have just set off on the timeline, so don't be in such a hurry.