Vastaya

I've been to the Vastaya Forest before, and it was relatively peaceful then, but now it's a completely different story.

To describe it in two words: terrified.

Countless trees were broken, birds and beasts scattered in all directions, and the Vastaya of all shapes and sizes were displaced, not knowing where to escape to.

Niko and Nidalee evacuated the crowd while guiding them to Prexian for refuge, while Kled, Wukong, and I headed Deep Forest, where the Vastaya were causing trouble!

Following the panicked flow of people and animals, we soon encountered a Vastaya who was about to attack a beautiful girl who had fallen to the ground.

Wukong rushed forward before me, striking Darkin squarely on the head with his Vastaya, sending him staggering several steps to the ground.

"Monkeys? Hahaha, I thought we'd killed them all, but I didn't expect there were still survivors!"

"Damn you! You keep hurting the people here, I won't let you get away with this!"

Wukong hearing that the Vastaya before him was his enemy, Goku's rage intensified, and he swung his Dorans Stick to fight him.

This Vastaya has a peculiar appearance, and it's impossible to tell what kind of animal he is. However, he is of average strength and not very aggressive.

It's unclear why Wukong made so many mistakes; he could have hit his target but missed. The Sword Saint noticed this and quickly reminded him to calm down.

"Don't worry, Wukong, he's no match for you. You just need to play steadily and you'll win."

"No, Master! This has nothing to do with calmness. Several times I felt like I hit him, but the attack just passed right through his body!"

After hearing what Wukong said, I roughly understood. This is some kind of Vastaya skill that can create illusions, making it impossible to hit the real body.

Just as I was about to step in to help, the Sword Saint stopped me. "Trust Wukong."

"Stop talking and get the girl out of here!"

Seeing that the little girl near the Vastaya Niko anxious, I immediately manipulated the wind to pull her over.

The girl had delicate features, a good figure, and several black marks painted on her fair face, resembling a few small mustaches. She also had a pair of triangular ears on her head, making her very cute.

Could this be... Ahri?

Wait a minute, Ahri should have nine tails, but the girl doesn't. Thinking about this, I looked closer, only to be misunderstood by Niko:

"What are you looking at! Why are you staring at someone's butt!"

"Uh, I was just looking for her tail. By the way, she was fine just now, how did she suddenly faint?"

Let me try!

Nidalee massaged the girl for a while, and she quickly woke up. But before we could ask any questions, we suddenly heard Wukong shout:

"Hey!"

We looked towards the battlefield and saw him smash the Vastaya's head with the same club he had used at the beginning!

The Vastaya stumbled a few steps again, Wukong seized the opportunity to launch a storm of attacks, smashing down several blows in an instant until the enemy's brains splattered and black blood filled the air!

The girl trembled at the sight, clearly terrified, while Wukong was excited.

"I did it, Master! I successfully killed a Vastaya! Is the girl alright?"

The Sword Saint nodded. "Well done, Wukong! She's alright, she's awake."

Wukong leaned closer, seemingly recognizing the girl but unsure. "You are... I think I've seen you before, little fox."

Are you... Sora?

"Yes, I am Kong! But I'm called Wukong now, it's the name Yasuo's master gave me! What's your name again?"

"My Ahri. We met when we were little."

"Oh right, you're Ahri, that strange little fox!"

It really was Ahri, but why didn't she have a tail? Before I could ask, Wukong continued:

"Ahri, didn't you have so many tails? Where did they go?"

"Everyone hates the way I look, so I asked an older boy to help me hide it."

"Ugh? Why? I think your tail is really pretty!"

Ahri stared at Wukong, realizing he wasn't mocking her, and sighed, "Sigh... we'll talk about it later. Could you please go and rescue the others? There are still monsters killing people inside!"

"There are Vastaya? Okay, let's go!"

After Ahri woke up, she walked slowly with Niko and Nidalee. The rest of us went ahead to other areas of turmoil, and soon discovered another Vastaya —Zed!

He wasn't disguised as Bai Juen; instead, he was hunting down two Vastaya in Ninja form, two people I knew very well: Xayah and Rakan.

This loving couple, who were usually carefree, were both injured at this moment, especially Xia, who was almost unable to stand. Just as I was about to go over to help, Jie wisely ran away.

As soon as he left, Xia collapsed into Luo's arms. She had multiple injuries, and the wounds inflicted by Bai Juen's abilities were irreparable.

Luo was almost in tears. "How are you, Xia? Why won't your wound heal? Even my Flying Feather can't stop the bleeding!"

"Look at you, all mournful! This isn't like you! It's alright, you'll be fine in a bit."

"For me, the most important things in life are you and Vastaya. Now that Vastaya is destroyed, I can't lose you!"

"I'm not dead yet! Let go a little, you're choking me!"

Luo quickly loosened his grip, only to find that Xia was bleeding even faster. Terrified, he hugged her tightly again and begged us to help.

"Please, please save Xia! I'll do anything you ask!"

"Uh, Niko doesn't know how to save her, but Yasuo definitely has a way!"

Niko took on the work but pushed it onto me. In fact, I had no way to fight against the Dark Power, especially the wounds caused by Bai Juen.

However, slowing down the blood flow with the Gale Force is still possible. For now, we can only take her back and see if Irelia or Ivern have any way to treat her.

As we were about to head back, we suddenly sensed a Vastaya presence nearby—no, right in front of me!

I instinctively drew my Gale Sword to block the attack. The person in front of me quickly retreated and slowly reappeared. It was Alanta who came to intercept us.

Fortunately, she is now Vastaya; otherwise, without any aura, she would be impossible to defend against!

"You take Xia and go first, I'll hold her off!"

"Leave? I'm afraid we can't leave! Today we should settle our scores!"

Zed didn't leave; instead, he led a large group of Shadow Cult members to block our path. Sword Saint, Wukong, and Rakan protected the injured Xayah and Ahri, Niko and Nidalee were unsure of their ability to protect themselves.

Zed wants to settle the score between us; it seems to be related to the love triangle between him, Yasuo, and Alanta.

I once heard Irelia tell this story: Alanta fell in love with both Yasuo and Zed, but chose to live in seclusion because she was pregnant with Akali.

If I say now that this has nothing to do with me, will they believe me?