Ambushed in the Shadows

Rushing back to the battlefield, I saw someone firing a signal flare not far to the west, so I rushed over. ♗🍩 😂😺

When I arrived quickly, I saw that Silvan and Jikerd were almost at their limit, and Rovvi next to them was also struggling to hold on.

The three of them together might be able to handle one Vastaya, but they wouldn't be enough against two.

However, these two Vastaya don't seem to be any experts, and they won't pose a life-threatening threat for the time being. I'll just watch the show and make my move when they can't hold on any longer.

Because real-world experience is the best way to improve one's skills, I want them to grow more.

Kayle arrived shortly after; she had come after seeing the signal and had no interest in watching the spectacle. Her Flame Sword, like a blade specifically for judging Vastaya, felled with a swift stroke, killing one of Vastaya.

Sigh, looks like I won't be able to watch this show. I followed him out and dealt with him to the incredulous looks of the Vastaya.

After that, no more signals were sent. We searched everywhere and helped Darius, Swain's team, and Shadow Defense Precision's team achieve victory one after another. At this moment, we felt a powerful aura surging in from the north.

This aura wasn't Dark Power, but rather the power of raging lightning. I knew it was Volibear leading the Bearman Tribe to arrive.

Since they have come here from the north, it means that the Vastaya among us have been wiped out.

Sure enough, we quickly regrouped, and then Kled and Tam came from the east and west sides to surround us.

Volibear already had scars, and this battle added several new ones. His fur was filthy, indicating that he had encountered a formidable foe.

"Thank you for your help, God of Thunder."

"I'm here to repay a favor; otherwise, it'll be too uncomfortable to keep it bottled up inside. Your aura seems a little different from the last time we met? Well... what's your name again?"

"War Aspect, Yasuo."

"Yes! It's the aura of Aspects! I'm an old friend of the Thunder Aspects, did he come with you?"

"I'm sorry, I've just become Aspects and don't know any Thunder Aspects. Perhaps we can meet again sometime."

"Who are these black-clad figures? How do they possess such immense power? They even managed to injure me!"

"They are Vastaya, former Ascended from Shurima, who were corrupted by Void energy and became like this."

"The Void? Is this the place my niece guards?"

"Yes, the Howling Abyss is one of those void rifts. You've met Lili?"

"I came from her. The little guy is very troubled right now, saying that the seal will be broken soon."

"The seal is about to break? That's terrible! Please go back quickly. We can handle things here; the situation over there is the real danger!"

"I might not help next time. Are you sure you want me to leave now?"

"Definitely, that area is more important!"

Volibear led his Bearman Tribe away in a grand procession; though few in number, they were more powerful than an army of thousands.

Sejuani also bid us farewell and returned to the North. I instructed her to gather the tribes of the eastern Freljord, just as Demacia and Noxus had done.

Now that the two regions have been initially pacified, only Freljord remains on the entire Valoran Continent.

After returning to the settlement, we did a count and found that we had killed a total of twenty-two Vastaya, not counting the enemies Volibear killed!

After the Void War, only a little over a hundred Ascended remained. At our current speed, we can wipe them all out in no time!

Of course, the most troublesome are the more powerful Vastaya, such as Dukao and Abbott, whom I encountered.

Darius and Swain weren't surprised at all when they heard that Dukao had become Vastaya; he had long been a living dead, so it wasn't strange that he had become Vastaya now.

However, when we informed other regions about the situation here, Katarina said she wanted to come back and help us eliminate him!

At the same time, I learned that the gathering work in Ionia was very difficult, as people there preferred to find their own places to hide rather than gather together to weather the disaster.

Time is running out; we must eliminate the Vastaya as soon as possible to free up our resources to deal with the Void.

Wait a minute, the seal was still very strong when I went to the Howling Abyss last time. How come it has loosened in just over a year?

Could that have been Ryze's doing too?

But thinking about it carefully, it's not that strange. At first, I suspected that the That Great One was Evelynn, and I also suspected that she was the one who did all of this.

Now that we know that the That Great One is Ryze, then all of this should be connected to him.

If that's the case, then I can't believe his nonsense about "not being our enemy."

Shurima is no longer our ally, and there's a Void Rift there. If Azir decides to open it, it will be a disaster!

Just as we were waiting for Freljord to finish its deployment, something infuriating happened: Morgana was attacked!

Morgana, being an angel, doesn't sleep; she was ambushed last night while she was on guard.

She was struck in the heart and forehead by two short crossbow bolts; the killer clearly intended to kill her!

Fortunately Morgana activated her Dark Shield in time to mitigate the damage, preventing the crossbow bolt from fully penetrating the target; otherwise, she would likely have been in grave danger.

The audacity to launch a sneak attack in a place where powerful figures gather immediately brought to mind one person: Dukao.

Only he had the motive and the means, but unfortunately he chose the wrong target; Morgana was not someone anyone could kill.

However, the ordeal did not end there. For the next few days, Morgana was attacked whenever she went out alone, and the weapons used were invariably those short crossbow bolts!

This makes one suspect that there is someone else behind the murder. If it was Dukao, he wouldn't need to keep targeting Morgana, after all, I was the one who defeated him.

If it were anyone else, who could come and go from our gathering place so silently?

In order to find the killer, Morgana decided to go out alone again. "I'll continue patrolling tonight; I'm sure the killer will show up again!"

"So how should we cooperate with you?"

"No need for cooperation. If we set up an ambush, the enemy will definitely be alerted. Let me handle this alone!"

"Be careful, little sister. Even though we are angels, we can't be sure these people will resort to some underhanded tactics!"

"I will, sister. Don't worry, I'll prepare the binding magic in advance this time. As long as the enemy dares to show up, I will definitely catch him!"

Although Morgana doesn't want our help, I'm afraid she can't catch the enemy on her own. I've decided to use Wind's Breath Insight to monitor her the whole time and provide support immediately if anything unusual happens!