The Lifesaving Box

Riven and I had hoped Darius would answer our questions, but instead he recounted the entire history of Avarosa. 🐲💞 🐙ඏ

However, I felt much better after hearing this, at least I knew why Uncle Wolf was unwilling to accept barbarians and berserkers.

Such a powerful tribe is always a ticking time bomb. If everything goes smoothly, all is well, but if it harbors rebellious intentions, it could have very serious consequences.

Unless these powerful races are willing to abandon their traditions and pride and completely submit—which is virtually impossible—they would not have become powerful races in the first place.

On the contrary, the smaller tribes, focused solely on survival, were less likely to have disagreements.

As for whether Uncle Wolf has any backup plans, it's not worth considering, because he definitely does!

Darius looked at us with a smile, his intentions unclear.

So what are your plans?

"A direct attack is not impossible, but against an enemy like this, victory cannot be achieved without a bloody battle."

"So do you have any ideas on how to reduce casualties?"

"No, the Avarosa tribe is impenetrable; it's virtually impossible to dismantle them from within. Besides the little information you brought about Uncle Wolf, I haven't obtained any other useful information."

"So you're prepared to fight to the death?"

"Let's launch a feint attack first and probe their strength."

The Avarosa tribe is the only tribe in Freljord with walls. Although they are not particularly tall, the snow has not yet melted, making them difficult to attack by force.

Swain had sent a magical force to help, but Darius didn't intend to send the mages; he didn't want to use such destructive power unless absolutely necessary.

Just as we were about to reach the city gates, we witnessed an infuriating scene:

In the open space ahead, there were many wooden stakes, each with a person nailed to it. Their bodies were covered with steel nails, and their faces were frozen in fear.

These people were Noxus spies who were discovered and impaled here, and a woman named Mona was impaled on the central stake.

She was completely naked, her own wounds hadn't healed and new ones had appeared, her hair was disheveled and stuck together with blood on her chest.

Jeram ran over like a madman, his two thick arms pulling the stake out of the ground, unaware that a cold arrow was hidden beneath it.

The moment the arrow was released, I used the Wind Force to deflect it, and it missed Jeram.

It seems the Avarosa people knew we wouldn't stand idly by, which is why they set up this ambush.

Many people didn't recognize Mona at first. When Jeram returned carrying the wooden stake, the crowd instantly flew into a rage. Olaf was about to rush over, but was driven back by a hail of arrows from Avarosa.

Jeram put down the wooden stake, knelt on the ground, unsure of what to do with his hands, because Mona was now covered in steel nails, and he was afraid that any movement would cause even more serious consequences.

However, it couldn't get any worse.

"Raise your shields, let's charge!"

Olaf, driven back by a hail of arrows, shouted in frustration, and all the berserkers and barbarians prepared to attack.

I was equally enraged by the Avarosa's actions. "Charge with confidence! I'll take care of the arrows from the sky!"

After saying that, I gathered a powerful gale to envelop everyone. My strength was not enough to cover the entire army, but it was not a problem to cover these two hundred or so people!

At this moment, Riven stopped us. "The worst thing you can do in battle is to act impulsively. Revenge isn't about throwing your life away!"

"Then let the whole army attack at once!" Olaf roared.

"Do you think I can make Mona better by sending the entire army into battle? The most important thing right now is to heal her!"

These words instantly calmed everyone down. Jeram cautiously asked, "What did you say? Cure her?"

"Yes, she's not dead yet, and you've already given up!"

The entire charging team returned to Mona's side, and I was deeply surprised. Her skin was already fair, but now it looked completely bloodless. Was she really still alive?

Jeram tried to touch Mona's heart, but his hand wouldn't land no matter how many times he reached out. Riven grabbed his hand and pressed it down.

"Feel carefully, can you still feel a heartbeat?"

Jeram Kog'Maw: "Hahaha, although it's very faint, there is indeed some movement!"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions softened slightly, but no one responded to his laughter. Mona's current condition, even if she had a heartbeat, how could they possibly revive her?

Russo summoned the army doctor, but the doctors all shook their heads. Apart from her limbs, many steel nails had already pierced through her body, and simply removing these nails would kill her!

Just when I saw a glimmer of hope, I was plunged into despair again. This time it was even more painful than before. I watched helplessly as Mona's life slipped away.

At this moment, Riven took out a box from her body. It was a small, black iron box with exquisite patterns engraved on it. It was the box that Tam had given us to save our lives.

"I don't know if it will work, but I'll give it a try."

Ever since Tam gave us these two boxes, I've felt reassured whenever we're in danger; they're a reliable support!

However, we always escaped danger unscathed and never needed to use it. I thought I would see some strange scene after opening the box, but nothing happened.

The box, about the size of a ring box, was empty. Riven turned it upside down, then rummaged through it with her hands to make sure there was nothing inside.

"How could this be? Is it just an empty box? Yasuo, open it and take a look!"

"Good!"

At this point, I had already given up hope. There was no way that could save my life; it must have been something Tam Kench said offhand!

Just as I was about to open the box in my hand, a whirlpool suddenly appeared beneath Riven's feet, and she was immediately trapped in it!

What's going on? Why is there a whirlpool in the flat ground? I quickly grabbed Riven's hand and successfully pulled her out.

Her legs weren't wet at all, so the whirlpool seemed to be some kind of magic. Just as we were wondering what was going on, a large head suddenly popped out of the whirlpool, startling everyone!

With a fat head and big ears, and wearing a small hat, it was indeed Tam!

He didn't fully expose himself; only his neck emerged from the whirlpool as he asked Riven, "What happened? Weren't you in danger?"

"I'm fine."

"Then why did you open the box?"

"One of our important friends is in danger. You need to save her, boss!" Riven pointed at Mona.

"This is terrible, with so many steel nails still in there. If you get a stomachache, I'll make you pay!"

At this moment, the vortex grew smaller and smaller, and it looked like it was about to disappear. Without saying anything more, Tam opened his Kog'Maw and swallowed Mona!

This action startled everyone again, but it was too late to stop it, as Tam disappeared along with the vortex.