Gale Starguardian appeared to be a gentle woman, her eyes narrowed with a smile.
Yet beneath her beautiful exterior lurked boundless malice.
During the cosmic war, Gale Starguardian had only dared to watch from afar, not daring to approach even a single step.
But things were different now.
Both Chen Yi and Fire Dragon were seriously injured, wounds that could not recover anytime soon.
Gale Starguardian led an Ascended squad through Runeterra, searching the area.
"Rowen Yi, are you there? I have a commission for you."
Her voice was gentle, like a babbling brook beneath a little bridge.
One Ascended's gaze flickered. "Divine One, it's an ambush."
Gale Starguardian nodded and continued forward as though she knew nothing.
"Open fire!"
In an instant, a Steel Torrent arrived.
Gale Starguardian's narrowed eyes opened, filled with mockery.
With a casual lift of her hand, a violent gale swept forward.
Every bullet fired at her stopped in midair.
It seemed that the once-invincible Rowen Yi had finally reached the end of the road, actually turning to his weak kind for help.
Firearms?
Just laughable toys.
All the bullets blocked by the gale exploded at once. The explosions had no power at all, like cheap firecrackers.
Yet Gale Starguardian and the other Ascended felt a sharp stab of pain in their minds.
"Damn it! It's pollution!"
The players farther away also felt a sharp stab of mental pain.
Pollution was difficult to deal with without the proper countermeasures. Once injured by it, they would be left at low health.
In the Dream World, pollution manifested as reduced sanity.
In the Material World, it corroded the soul and mind.
As long as one saw pollution, they would be affected by it. Though it was not as severe as being directly struck, it was still damage.