"Wow~!"

(?˙o˙?)

"Uncle Green Swordsman, you're so powerful, he almost let you be hacked to death!!"

(*?????)?

It's just a little bit, it's a bit of a pity......

Little Anne secretly sighed in her own heart, and she didn't know whether to sigh for the defeat of a certain 'Green Swordsman' uncle, or to regret that a certain archmage was not hacked to death with a sword?

Or both?

（…… ）

?; ￢д￢?

The battle is long over now......

Then, the three of them naturally left the messy battlefield that was still under the smoke billowing under the burning of magical flames, and directly let Little Anne transfer to this relatively distant place with a teleportation spell, so far away that even if a seriously injured archmage slept defenselessly, he didn't have to worry about being retaliated by those tree spirits in his sleep, such as being strangled to death by tree vines or something like that?

……

Dramatically, after a terrible little girl sat on the sidelines for a long time, allowing a wonderful life-and-death battle of spells and swordsmanship between the wandering archmage Ruiz and the infinite sword master 'Green Swordsman', when she was still hesitating whether to help one of the two, the battle ended so quickly, and it ended with the complete victory of a certain cunning old mage?

thereupon

She was making a private bet with her bear about what some ruthless old guy was going to do with the 'Green Swordsman' who was caught, whether to question him first and then beat him up, or beat him up and then ask him......

A bad old man with a cautious eye, the wandering archmage who chased her for half a planet not long ago over a broken stone, and he let the 'Green Swordsman' go so easily?

And ah,

Not only are the two of them not fighting now, but they also look like hello and my good brother and I look at each other, and the old man doesn't even want to pursue the fact that the other party slashed him solidly, and even almost hacked him to death several times?

This kind of thing, if it were replaced by Little Annie, even if she directly set fire to that Green Swordsman, she would still continue to hate the other party for a hundred years!!

“……”

"Hello, Anne......"

"I'm not a 'Green Swordsman', although my longsword is green...... But this matter, I seem to have introduced it just now, my name is 'Yi', the sword master of the Infinite Sword Sect 'Yi'! ”

Sword Saint Yi proudly reiterated to the little girl Anne again.

"'Green Swordsman' isn't very good, you might as well call me Uncle Yi or Uncle Swordmaster......"

Wuji Sword Saint Yi was very dissatisfied with the strange nickname that a little girl casually gave him, so he fiddled and smashed the herbs in his hand while patiently explaining in detail to the little girl who was curious and was coming over to watch.

Although, his age is not as young as he appears......

"Oh!!"

o(⊙?⊙)o

"So, Uncle Yi, Green Swordsman, what are these stinky grass roots and leaves in your hands for, won't they be used to eat?!"

?? (°ー°〃)

Actually, Anne thinks that 'Green Swordsman' is much better than 'Infinite Sword Master' or something!

Also, if this is the kind of thing that is in front of her for lunch today, then Anne swears that she will not eat it, and she will stay away from each other, and she will definitely not get together with these guys who are different from ordinary people, even the smelling rotten grass that dares to eat it.

"Eat?"

"No...... No, no, no, we don't need to eat them, and they're not meant to be eaten......"

Hearing the little girl's somewhat coquettish words, and then looking at the cyan ground in the pottery bowl in his hand that had been smashed into a paste, Master Yi hurriedly shook his head with some tears and laughter.

Then, with all his might, he dragged his tired body and respectfully walked to the wandering archmage Ruiz in front of him, who was sitting on a fairly flat rock, with a terrible wound on his chest that had begun to coagulate on its own to stop bleeding.

"Archmage Ryze......"

"Please put this on and on, this is our gold sore medicine that is widely circulated and effective here in Ionia...... It treats injuries from knives and axes, and shatters from falls...... Moreover, it is also a magic potion with strong magical properties, which can speed up the healing of wounds! ”

"By tomorrow morning at the latest, your wound will scab over and fall off on its own......"

Originally, the medicinal properties of this herb could be better, and in other places, it might only take half a night to completely heal the other party's knife wounds?

But

Their homeland, due to the invasion and destruction of the Noxians and the bombardment of those alchemical potions, has gradually undergone some subtle changes, and even the original magic has begun to corrode and fade...... As a result, all the creatures here, especially the low plants, have become less and less magical, and the effect of the medicine has weakened a little.

It's just that he doesn't want to mention this kind of thing now, and he doesn't want to think about it too much, because it's useless to think about it......

After all, the invasion and destruction of this land by the mad Noxians, the invaders, and the evil heretics is eternal and irreversible...... This is just like their Wuji Village that was destroyed by the other party, no matter how much he, the Sword Master, tries to frantically retaliate against those Noxians, no matter how much he attacks the reconnaissance troops and convoys they went out, it will not help in the end.

There are some things, once lost, that can never be returned......

"Thank you! Excuse me......"

The wandering mage Ruiz didn't say anything, nor did he have any suspicions, just sat quietly in his place, allowing the other party to carefully apply the magical herbs in the bowl to the wound on his chest.

Now that the misunderstanding between the two sides has been resolved, neither he nor the other party has any reason or need to continue fighting! Perhaps, this is the so-called 'no fight, no acquaintance', right? In short, after this battle that was triggered by a misunderstanding, he Ruiz also unexpectedly met this amazing Infinite Sword Saint Yi, although he was a little injured, but it was also a huge gain?

A friend to make a heart to, in a way, is much more cost-effective than a dead enemy! Perhaps, one day in the future, he Ruiz can ask this powerful sword master to help him when he needs it?

Of course, this is just his personal idea, just a preparation for the last rain, and he may not really be able to use the other party in the future.

"Oh, it's not food......"

(lll￢ω￢)

When I got closer, I was curious to see that Uncle Yi, the green swordsman, had smeared those disgusting herbs that looked slimy and dirty on that bad old man of Ruiz, and he also wiped the other party grinning all the time, looking so unhappy......

So, after struggling for a while, Anne finally couldn't help it, and she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hey!"

o（＞▽＜）o

"Grandpa Ryz, let me tell you, I will also have a powerful flame of life! Just give me a gentle fire on your wound, and your wound will be healed in no time, and it won't hurt at all! I promise, it's good to burn it, it won't burn you anyway, do you want to try it?! ”

(????)?

Although she is not a priest or paladin who specializes in fooling people and healing other people's injuries, Queen Anne said that she is a super powerful arcane archmage who is very powerful, even if she uses magic to directly transform people and create life! So, of course, it's very, very, very good at things like healing wounds and speeding up healing!

(??? _??)?

Though.......

She's almost never treated anyone seriously, maybe a little bit of a hand?

(^_?) ☆

However, she dared to use her own ...... Swear in the name of Tiebs the bear, she will never kill people easily, or get worse and worse! Moreover, even if she is really accidentally burned to death, she will pay compensation!!

（…… ）

?lll￢?￢?

(Uncle Tibbs Bear doesn't want to talk to some bad little master who swears by his name all day...... ）

“！！”

"Nope! Thank you for your kindness...... Annie, I'm feeling good right now, very good...... Really, don't believe me? It's just that there was a little bit of stinging at the beginning, but now it's getting cold and silky, and it feels very comfortable, so I won't bother you to make a move......"

Hearing that the little girl wanted to use fire magic to heal herself, the wandering mage Ruiz was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand to refuse and stopped the other party with righteous words, and stood up directly, indicating that he was already getting better and didn't need more treatment.

Life flame or something, although it is true that there may be something different......

However, he was a big living being, not one of those magical or fire creatures, nor the Shadow Flame Bear in the little girl's hands...... Therefore, he didn't believe that the so-called flame of life could work for him, and he didn't dare to try it easily!

"Don't!"

? (?*д*?)?

"My fire magic is really powerful, I promise, just burn it, burn it and you'll be fine immediately, and the place will be full of blood and blue recovery, so you don't have to wait until tomorrow morning!!"

? (ψ?? ˇ??)??

Seeing the other party's suspicious look of disbelief, Anne hurriedly stretched out her hand in a hurry, summoned a ball of life flame purification exuding scorching energy in the palm of her hand, and then stretched out to the dead-eyed old man Ruiz and the green swordsman Uncle Yi who was curious to watch.

This life flame of hers is a good treasure, whether it is creating flame elemental life or making flame transformers, such as Megatron and Optimus Prime, all of them are created by improving this life flame.

If it were an ordinary person, she would not have that chance if she wanted Queen Anne to help with the treatment! And this bad old man in front of him, Ruiz, even dares to dislike her?

She promised that as long as she burned it, she guaranteed that the other party would like this magical flame of life, and she also dared to guarantee that there would not be too many side effects Kenben, at most a little?

“……”

"Nope! No, thanks! ”

"After Master Yi gave me the medicine, I feel that I am in good shape now, better than ever...... It was a magical potion, amazing! ”

"When I leave Ionia, I'll be sure to bring some spare ......"

After seeing the strange and terrifying scorching flame in the little girl's hand, which seemed to be able to burn even steel directly, approached, Ruiz hurriedly waved his hand and took a few steps back, indicating that after obtaining the herbs provided by the Sword Master, he now had no problems at all! He can now walk and run, eat well, and don't need any extra treatment at all, especially the so-called flame of life in the hands of a certain little girl?

Therefore, Ruiz swears that for the safety of the world and the stability of the Runeterras, he will definitely not easily let that strange flame directly touch any part of his own body, absolutely not!!

"Hmmm......"

(ー`′ー)

"Humph! Don't pull it down, people don't want to give it now! You deserve to be slashed by someone else, it's best to wait until it hurts you!! ”

o(′^｀)o

It's really disgusting......

Seeing that the other party dared to refuse her kindness, Queen Anne, Anne snorted angrily and grabbed the flame of life in her hand that could definitely heal the injuries of any creature, and then turned away with some broken thoughts and curses, leaving only the two adults who looked at each other with a lovely back of their heads.

Now, she doesn't want to talk to those nasty people who don't believe in her Queen Anne's strength!!

“……”

Although, Master Yi, the last sword remnant of the Infinite Sword Sect, wanted to say to this new friend Ruiz in front of him:

That kind of herb, they can't actually take it away...... Because it has to be freshly picked to have a pain-relieving effect and that magical quick-healing wound magic?

But

After seeing the strange atmosphere of the other party, one big and one small, not too much like friends, and not too much like family, Master Yi, who was a little uncertain, didn't dare to speak casually, just stood aside with some embarrassment.

Although he was defeated at the hands of this archmage, Lord Reze, he is now almost recovered. In addition to excessively consuming his physical and mental strength, he actually didn't suffer too much damage, most of them were just skin injuries, which couldn't be compared to the old mage in front of him who was almost hacked to death.

But......

The memory that he had launched a deadly attack on an elderly man on his own imagination made him feel very guilty, and it also made him see the inadequacy of his state of mind...... Perhaps, the demise of Wuji Village has brought him some indelible influence?

If that's the case, after a while, he will have to practice meditation well, and what he needs is not only physical and technical training, but more importantly, spiritual and volitional aspects!

"Hmm......"

Sensing that the place they were in was a little far from the forest where they had fought before, Ruiz remembered what had happened and turned to look at a certain Juggernaut who was still standing a little cramped.

"Master Yi, may I ask...... Where exactly is this in Ionia? ”

Archmage Ricks, who no longer dared to continue to entangle with the little girl who didn't know the severity of the treatment, could only quickly talk about him, planning to change the topic to other aspects as soon as possible, so as not to let some little girl mention the terrible treatment that made him tremble again?

After all, now that the fight has been fought, the conversation has been discussed, and the misunderstanding has been resolved, it is time to continue the task that they have not been able to complete before...... They had to hurry up and find the Vastaya fox woman as soon as possible, and the sooner possible!

So, their first task was to figure out where this was in Ionia, and then to analyze and figure out where the goal they had been chasing for two days would go.

“……”

"Here ......"

"It's Baru'e in the Ionian Islands, and in front of me is my hometown of Wuji Village...... However, there were no more villages left, and all of them and everything here had been destroyed by the Noxians' invasion. ”

After speaking, Yi lowered his head a little sadly......

His hometown is now in ruins......

And what's even more terrifying is:

This land and the magic in it have been completely tarnished by the alchemy machines dropped by those cruel enemies...... The beautiful and peaceful place is now beginning to become deserted, the tide of magic is slowly fading, and everything he knew and loved is now gone......

Presumably, it won't be long before most of the southern part of Baru'e will become lifeless, right?

At that time, the angry and hungry forests, the spirits of the trees, without the sustenance of magic, will frantically attack everything around them, trying to obtain magical supplies from somewhere else, or from the material world......

At that time, it will definitely be a terrible disaster again!!

Of course, it is clear that the time has not yet come for the remnants of this land to hold on for a long time, until they Ionians drive the Noxians out completely, or the Noxians completely conquer them, and then completely destroy the whole of Ionia?

"Ahem......"

"Although it's a pity...... But, Master Yi, please believe me, those Noxians, the war they have started against you is only a small fight, and the real threat is yet to come......"

"Now there are even more terrible things in front of us, if we can't get rid of the threat quickly, it won't be as simple as the destruction of your homeland!"

After the previous explanation, Ruiz had already explained to the other party that they were not the kind of dark wizards who cast evil spells, and the murderer who the other party had been looking for to kill those unlucky people was also the target that he and Annie were looking for!

So, just now he carefully checked the battlefield between the two of them before, and finally caused a misunderstanding?

However, now the battlefield has been destroyed by a fire caused by magic, and all evidence and traces have been destroyed...... It can be said that the clues they found with great difficulty were all burned in one fell swoop, and they had to rearrange their thoughts before they could determine the direction of their next search.

"The real threat? Archmage Ryze, please speak, I'm listening! ”

Hearing that the other party said so seriously, the Sword Saint didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and quickly cheered up, dragging his tired body, ready to understand what kind of threat was worthy of the other party's caution?

"Here's what happened......"

"It all started with the World Rune Stone that was brought here from the Freljord Continent...... It was a terrible thing, a relic and culprit of that rune war thousands of years ago......"

Anyway, the two of them have just had a fight now, and each other is already very tired, injured, tired, tired, and definitely not able to continue to track down the fox before sunrise tomorrow...... Therefore, Ruiz simply explained the beginning and end of the matter to the swordsman in detail.

Although it may be a waste of time, it can be a big help if you can convince the other person to help?

“……”

(lll￢ω￢)

Noticing that she heard the other person talking and looking at herself consciously or unconsciously, although Anne was tempted to jump out and say that that kind of thing had nothing to do with her, but ...... In view of the fact that a certain bad old man had just been stabbed not long ago, she was afraid that the other party would be so angry that her wounds would burst and die, so she did not dare to jump out and say such things as refutation and defense.

Anyway, she will definitely not be responsible for the matter of that young lady Ahri, because she herself did not expect it!

At that time, she just wanted to lend the broken stone to the other party to see the rarity, and who knew that it would run to the young lady's head and settle down? So, Anne she didn't know anything, she really had nothing to do with that!

（…… ）

(●￣(?) ￣●)

“……”

"A fox-like Vastaya? And also...... Nine tails?! ”

The Sword Master finally understood, it turned out that the culprit he had been trying to track down for the past two days could be such an existence?

"Archmage, I think I understand ...... now"

"I remember, I heard about her...... The terrifying nine-tailed monster that sucks life and spirit! She should have been hiding for many years, could it be that she has come out to harm the world again? ”

"But ......"

"I'm sorry, but I couldn't touch her either...... I came from there and heard the news that a hunter had been attacked, and I searched for her for two days until I met you......"

No wonder, he had always felt that the appearance of those corpses felt a little familiar......

It turned out that he had heard something similar before?

It's just that I can't think of it for a while, thinking that it was caused by some kind of evil spell, so I chased it for two days, and when I saw this Rash archmage casting a spell to investigate the corpse, he took it for granted, and he brazenly launched the most fatal blow, wanting to directly kill the evil dark wizard?

And now, after hearing what the other party said, everything that was before has finally been completely understood.

"Huh?"

"Wait, Master Yi, you just said ...... Where did you search before? ”

At this time, Ruiz seemed to have grasped a certain key, he first looked in the northwest direction, before, he and little Anne had searched from where they had come from, and now, this Master Yi had chased all the way from the northeast direction...... And this place, again, is a large island called Barou...... So, does it mean that the Vastaya they are looking for, the nine-tailed demon fox, she is likely to be in the south?!

After all, this island was not too big, and where he walked by himself, he was sure that he had not sensed the existence of that kind of energy that belonged to the World Rune Stone! Therefore, it is obvious that the female fox, if she had not crossed the ocean, in terms of time, it was likely to be in the south!

"Yes, I did come from the northeast...... I'm sorry, Master Ruize, I really misunderstood you at the time......"

Thinking about the surprise attack he launched without asking at that time, that kind of reckless behavior made the Sword Master have to bow his head in shame again.

"It's okay!"

"Then it's probably certain that she's probably headed south...... And the south side is here, what is this place!? ”

Looking at the sketchy map of the island of Baru'e drawn by the Juggernaut on the ground, Ruiz quickly nodded a little more heavily in an area to the south, and then drew a large circle.

That nine-tailed demon fox, if it wasn't in the northwest or northeast, it could only be in the area in the south! Although the scope is a bit large, if you search carefully, you may be able to search it in two or three days.

“……”

"It was occupied by the Noxians, and there were barracks and fortresses made of steel and rock......"

Speaking of those Noxians, Juggernaut couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.

Now, the rebels of the Noxians and Ionians have entered a phase of long-term military confrontation, and basically, as long as the crazy Noxians do not continue to invade their Ionian homeland from those occupied territories, they will certainly not and will not be able to attack each other again......

At least, here in Baruo, the Infinite Sword Saint Yi himself has no way to completely deal with the villains hiding in the fortress......

Even if he is as powerful as him, even if he can defeat thousands of troops alone, he only dares to find those lone patrols, small-scale waiters, and poorly defended small military camps...... And once he faced those places with complete fortifications, equipment, and all kinds of powerful crossbow artillery, he was a little helpless.

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The southern bay of Barou'a, a large flat bay and land area that was a Noxian colony and one of the bridgeheads they had taken during the invasion of Ionia.

At that time, after knowing that the creatures here would cause great interference to the invasion, the army of Noxus burned the forest here, and the highly toxic alchemical potion was sprinkled all over the land, making the originally lush area almost barren......

Subsequently, the war stonemasons of Noxus built countless fortresses in this area, such as military camps, Noxtola, and fortresses that could occupy the land permanently, etc., and it was with these buildings that Noxus were able to remain firmly rooted in this land in the most difficult moments, even the Navoli rebels did not shake them in the slightest!

The Noxtola, built by war stonemasons at the front of the road, the gates made of black stone dug out of the surrounding mountains, are proof of the rule of the Noxian Empire!

Their Noxians have been asserting sovereignty south of Baru'e for many years......

however

Today, I don't know why, on both sides of the Noxtola gate, the shriveled corpses of the soldiers of the Noxian army who fell to the ground, and the solid arch built of black stone was directly shattered to the ground, and the broken Noxian scarlet battle flag only exposed a small corner between the broken eaves?

And what is even more puzzling is that in the distance, in the camp of the largest Noxian fortress, there is a lot of noise and chaos at this time, and there are bursts of rumbling noises, fires and billowing smoke from time to time?

This entire large fortress barracks, with at least thousands or even tens of thousands of garrisons, seems to be being raided by the enemy, and they have all been hit inside?

‘……’

'She's there!' ’

'Quick! Come and assemble here, line up!! ’

'Noxus soldiers, line up! Guns and shields in front, swords in the back, musket archers ready!! ’

'Quick! Fast! This way! Surround her, you must not let that slut run away!! ’

'You! You, and you, go and drag those strong crossbows over to me!! ’

‘……’

'Bastard! Damn Ionian freaks!! ’

'All the spearmen give me orders: Array, all forward!' Catch her for me!! ’

Finally, when a group of Noxian soldiers in black armor, armed with thick and hideous shields and tough steel spears, lined up in a neat formation and surrounded a certain Vasaya woman who had broken into the fortress barracks in the middle of the long bullet forest, the general who seemed to be the fortress general or the chief officer of the Noxian army on horseback to supervise the battle on horseback shouted at the soldiers who were already ready.

Today, I don't know why, the crazy monster in front of me suddenly sprang out from the north, and the other party attacked their Noxus army with magic madness, and went on a rampage all the way, not only killing at least a hundred of their guards, but also using another terrifying magic to turn about a dozen unlucky people into a terrifying dried corpse?

So, as the general here in this fortress barracks, he swore that when he caught the other party, he would definitely make that female slut regret being their enemy of Noxus!!

"Hey~!"

"So many living beings, so many interesting souls...... It's really tempting! ”

"So ......"

Seeing groups of Noxian garrison soldiers shouting slogans loudly, stepping on neat steps, armor clanging, combat boots trampling on the dry ground with bursts of floating dust, and mountains of guns pressing towards himself in the middle, Ahri not only did not show the slightest fear, but smiled coquettishly and put his hand valve on the head of a Noxian officer who was bewitching her and kneeling in front of her.

The next second,

Something happened that shocked countless Noxians: I saw that the strong, powerful-looking general actually let the other party cast a spell on his head with a smirk, and directly sucked it into a dry corpse in just one breath?

"Hey ......"

"You guys, would you like to play with Ahri?"

Although absorbing the life and essence of the other party was not in the usual way of 'eating', after absorbing all the life essence and soul of the other party, Ahri still subconsciously licked his slender fingers that were white and pure, without a trace of floating dust, and threw a wink at those strong soldiers.

Because of the surge in energy, the bloodthirsty desire in his heart became stronger and stronger, and Ahri, who was still infinitely magnified, naturally found this Noxian barracks today...... Because there is the delicious 'food' she needs, the almost endless life essence and the massive number of strong souls!

'Bastard, how dare she ......'

'Noxus soldiers, attack! ’

'Go forward, cut off her head for me at once!! ’

Seeing that the other party had killed one of his generals with a strange and evil spell in front of him, the commander of the fortress who was riding on a war horse and commanding the fortress immediately pointed forward viciously with a horsewhip and gave the order to kill the enemy.

Boom! Boom!

'Drink!! ’

'Kill! Kill! Kill! ’

'Noxus! Fight to the death!! ’

With the final order issued, the pikemen of Noxus finally lined up with their spears, shouted earth-shattering slogans, and rushed towards the enemy in front of them......

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