A rocky crypt in the desert.

Because of the long-term exploitation of people, there is a lot of space in the crypt, but there are not many useful resources left.

And in the depths of this crypt, a rapid gasp sounded, and a figure hurriedly took a panicked step, as if it was hiding from some terrifying existence.

He looked back from time to time, his eyes were very frightened, even though he was scarred, he didn't dare to take a step to stop.

The only thing he regrets now is that he shouldn't have been greedy to take the escort order, and he was caught here by that monster.

That monster is completely beyond the reach of humans.

He escaped by pretending to be unconscious, and now he just wants to get out of here.

With a "click", the man who fled for his life in panic suddenly slipped and fell heavily to the ground, as did the torch used for lighting. He didn't care about the pain in his body, and quickly got up, but in the next second, his body stiffened, and his eyes became extremely frightened.

I saw that in the dark place ahead, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up, followed by a second pair and a third pair

Dense eyes just looked at him with a human light.

At this moment, a deep despair rose in the man's heart.

Out of the darkness, a desert mound dog with a slender body on all fours and sharp blades on his shoulders slowly walked into the visible light of the torch.

It is at least a meter tall, its fur is brighter, like a fox, and its eyes reveal a certain wisdom.

To the left and right, a smaller desert hill dog with a sharp blade on its head followed closely behind.

They are completely different from the desert mound dog in the man's impression, and it is more like they have undergone some kind of terrible mutation.

He crawled backwards with a frightened face at the moment, but his trembling legs were already unable to get up.

"Have you ever seen a creature that wields this magic like I do?"

What frightened him even more was that the head of the mound dog actually opened his mouth and spat out human language, low and hoarse, like a woman.

As he spoke, the Dog Dog's eyes became as bright red as blood, and the blood magic was cast, and the scarlet blood qi surged towards the humans.

The man's eyes had betrayed him, he had never seen such forbidden magic.

That means he's never seen anyone using this kind of magic.

"Wait a minute. I've seen it, I've really seen it. ”

Seeing the killing intent in the eyes of the mound dog, the man knelt on the ground in horror, trying to seek a glimmer of life.

"The smell of lies."

The hicculin didn't give him a chance, but pounced on him and bit him on the neck, causing blood to splash everywhere.

The next moment, the dogs behind it also pounced, and it took less than a minute to eat the man without even a single bone.

Hicchur looked out of the crypt and knew that he was about to start a new hunt, otherwise he would not be able to fill the hunger of the expanded herd.

It's a pity that in recent times, it has captured so many humans without asking about the whereabouts of beings like it.

"Is there anything else I need to prepare before I go?"

Taliyah looked at the two of them and asked in a loud voice.

"No, we're ready." Lu Qi shook his head slightly and said, "What about you?" ”

"Me too, my luggage is on me." Taliyah replied immediately.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Then let's go." ”

The three of them were not familiar, but the atmosphere was not so silent.

Taliyah was more cheerful and enthusiastic, so she said, "My name is Taliyah, what do you call me?" ”

Luci replied, "Luki, this is Morgana. ”

Taliyah continued, "From what I've observed, you shouldn't be locals, right? ”

Lu Qi couldn't help but ask, "Why do you say that?" ”

Taliyah looked at the two of them and said, "Most of the people who spend time in the desert have rough skin like me. The two of you have white and red skin, and you rarely blow sand at first glance. ”

"That's just as well." Lu Qi nodded and smiled, "We are from Demacia. ”

"Demacia?" Taliyah couldn't help but look at the two of them more, and said, "It's been a very lively place lately, and I hear about Demacia everywhere. Are you short of money? As you have just seen, this bounty is a recognized danger. ”

"We're just interested in that particular group of desert duplexes."

Rouge replied casually.

The reason why he wanted to get involved was more because of Taliyah.

Although Taliyah didn't know him, he knew something about her.

Taliyah has a master, who is none other than Yasuo, the Ionian Wind Warrior.

Luqi and Yasuo have only met once, but they have fought side by side, and in a sense, they are still the same family.

Now that I know that Taliyah's next move is very likely to be a big trouble, I naturally have to help.

His current strength will not be so bad that he will have to go around the road when he sees trouble.

"I see." Taliyah nodded, and from the chat, she could sense that the way out was definitely not easy.

At this time, Lu Qi also asked, "What about you?" Is it because of a lack of money? ”

"yes." Taliyah replied cheerfully, and she sighed, "My coils have already been spent along the way, and I will starve to death if I don't make some money." ”

Speaking of hunger, she remembered that she hadn't even eaten, so she opened the package she had brought with her and took out three pieces of black bread from it.

These black breads are air-dried foods that can be kept for a long time, but they are very hard and have a mediocre taste, but they are full.

There weren't many things in her package, enough to show her scarcity, and she shared two of them anyway.

"Do you want to eat? You have to fill your stomach to have strength, don't you? ”

She smiled very innocently.

"No need, but I think it's better to eat something more energy-replenishing before dealing with those Desert Hill dogs."

Luci admired Taliyah's warmth and generosity, and said as he took out the food he had brought.

If there is anything to be said about this trip, it is water and food.

It's enough for him to eat for half a year.

The storage space that comes with the demonic power has a different speed of time, making it extremely convenient to store food.

In a generous manner, Luki took out two pieces of yellow and white bread and handed them to Taliyah with dried beef jerky in them.

"That's embarrassing." Taliyah was a little flattered, she looked at the food that was obviously a few grades higher than the black stone in her hand, and she also saw that the two of them were indeed not bad money.

She's in Shurima, and she's never seen anyone who eats food that looks so good.

"You're welcome, we still have a lot of food."

Lucci shoehorned it into her.

"Thank you very much." Taliyah couldn't refuse, and she didn't guard against the two, so she took it and took a bite of bread.

A malt with a milky flavor, she had never eaten such delicious bread, and beef jerky, which was also fragrant.

With just a few bites, her body is full of strength.

In this way, while walking, eating, and occasionally chatting, the three of them had left the city and embarked on the road that the caravan frequented.

According to the information given by the bounty, the Desert Hill Dogs will often ambush in places where humans often pass, and if this is the case, take the initiative to lure them out according to their wishes.

After a short time, the three of them walked along the road and walked a distance.

Eating and drinking, Taliyah felt that she had to protect the two of them no matter what, and she activated the magic in her body and sensed the connection with the ground beneath her feet.

At this time, there was no one to be seen on the road, surrounded by rock communities, not a single green plant to be seen, and from time to time the wind carried the sand and soil blowing, looking very desolate.

There is also an eerie quiet, which makes people feel extra flustered.

"You say, will those hiccoli be ambushed here?"

Taliyah looked around, but couldn't find a trace of the hound's activity.

Maybe it's ambushed somewhere else, she thought?

"No, it's coming."

Lu Qi had already sensed it at this time, and he sensed the approach of an unusual aura.

"Where?"

Taliyah immediately became vigilant, but heard no movement, and just as she was about to speak again, she finally heard footsteps, apparently trampled on by an animal on all fours.

Immediately after, on the nearby rocks, there were desert mound dogs.

They weren't the same as the hicculus in Taliya's impression, the sharp blade on the forehead was obviously extremely abnormal, and the eerie atmosphere was also very wrong.

Ordinary hicculus dogs also move in groups, but when they see people, they will bare their teeth and bark to deter their enemies.

But instead of doing so, the hicchurs stared at them with a frightening gaze.

And when Lu Qi saw the appearance of this group of hicchu dogs, he had already confirmed the conjecture in his heart.

Sure enough, it was.

Nayafili, the Hundredth Split Hound, is also a Darkborn.

The Darkspawn, in the history of Runeterra, has always been extremely dangerous, and is known as a symbol of cruelty and ferocity. Even a long time ago, they were the Celestial warriors who protected the Runelands and were revered by all.

Nayafili is one of the Darkspawns, and one of the more powerful ones.

It's just that such a powerful Darkspawn has now become a pack of dogs, but it's a little awe-inspiring.

Even so, Lu Qi also knew that he couldn't be careless, and he advised: "Be careful, these dogs are very strong." ”

"I can feel it"

Taliyah took a deep breath, it wasn't difficult for her to deal with ordinary packs of desert hounds, but the bunch of hounds in front of her at the moment gave her a very different feeling.

The magical energy in her body was extremely restless, as if she sensed some danger.

At this time, on a high rock, a large hicchur dog with a slender body and an even more impressive look came out, looking down at the three people below.

With the red light in its eyes flashing, a wild barking sounded for a while, and the dogs suddenly pounced.

"Be careful."

Lu Qi took out the long sword, and the words fell, but the figure disappeared in an instant.

A look of doubt appeared in Nayafili's eyes, as if he realized that this time the human race was different, and then a strong sense of crisis suddenly emerged.

Luki's extremely fast slash had already fallen, but Nayafili's reaction was even more astonishing, and he began to dodge almost the moment Luqi teleported.

Nayafili was once almost able to unify all the Dark Descendants, and his strength was naturally not weak, and his strong fighting instinct did not regress in the slightest even if he had now become a pack of dogs.

At the same time, she realized that the humans in front of her were different from any of the people she had encountered since she turned into a pack of dogs.

She sensed danger in her.

Taliyah was surprised to see Lu Qi who disappeared in an instant, but he didn't care so much, and as soon as he raised his hand, rocks suddenly bulged from the ground, and flew up against the group of hicculins that pounced.

Morgana also raised her hand to unleash her magic, and a powerful wave of magic fell from the sky, smashing all the hicculins that rushed towards her into the sand.

Although she was deprived of the power of flying wings, she was an extremely powerful mage herself, and she did not panic in the face of the obviously rough and thick flesh of the hiundles.

Taliyah was finally relieved to see the strength of the two, because she found that in the current battle, she could only take care of self-preservation.

The defense of these hicchurls is amazing, and no matter what kind of hard blows they receive, they can get back up in the blink of an eye and bark with full of energy.

She even pierced the body of a hiccune with a raised rock thorn, and the normally certain death could not die again, but she saw with her own eyes that the hilogue recovered in an instant.

"Boom!"

A loud bang rang out, and Taliyah was horrified to find that the battle on Luci's side was even more intense, and the rock walls were collapsing.

In the splash of dust, Lu Qi slashed out a sword with great speed, and a huge wind whistled out, forming a huge tornado of sand and dust, which made Taliyah look stunned again.

Is this the Wind Resisting Swordsmanship?

Nayafili unleashed the bleeding magic directly, forming a barrier that forced the blow forward, and at the same time, she let out a wolf-like roar from her back.

The blood-red aura suddenly surged on her body, and directly from all directions, scarlet light flew extremely fast, rushing towards Lu Qi, who was a head dog.

These were all the combat forces she had scattered around in order to capture the living more efficiently, but she had to gather them all back at the moment.

She didn't expect that not long after she recovered from this group of sand dogs, she would encounter such a powerful human.

She had been cautious for a while.

There was more than one red light, and Lu Qi immediately dodged it, but he was still hit by two of the hiccup dogs, and he suddenly felt a huge burst of power, and his body flew out directly.

He fell in mid-air, only to disappear in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, his sword from top to bottom had fallen again, and the terrifying sword intent exploded instantly. Directly broke through the defense formed by blood magic, followed by another sword.

The sword light flickered sharply, exuding a terrifying sense of oppression, and the powerful sword intent rushed towards him, and Nayafili immediately controlled several hicchu dogs to step forward and block the blow.

In just an instant, the few hicculins that had been strengthened by her were instantly cut in half.

In the next moment, Luki's attack had penetrated the hicculins and struck again.

Nayafili shook the Darkspawn blade from his body, and the scarlet blood exploded, colliding with Luki's blade, and a huge wave of sound erupted.

At the same time, the Dog Dog, who had been slashed to death by Luki, came back to life and attacked from all directions.

Lu Qi stepped out, and the qi wave formed by the strong wind spread out like a full moon, and the unstoppable sword qi swept the surrounding dogs out.

His gaze was solemn, and he knew that Nayafili's body or mastermind should be the one that was obviously different.

Although Nayafili doesn't bring as much oppression as Zorani, Luch knows that she is not weak.

The Darkspawn is basically proficient in blood magic, and if you don't find a way to kill the main body, I'm afraid the battle will only repeat endlessly.

(End of chapter)