Runeterra Adventure Chronicles
Chapter 551

Ancient Earth Dragon

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The moment I set foot on Shurima's soil, an ominous aura assaulted my senses—the lurking presence of the Void. 💙☹ ☯🐺

Returning to the desert, the Yordle were excited; such a climate didn't exist in their world.

"We're here! Where are the monsters, Yasuo? I'm going to blow them up!" Jiggs exclaimed excitedly.

"Monsters are everywhere here. You'll see them just by walking around. Remember, don't be reckless. If you can't fight them, run!"

"Who do you think you are! I'm leaving!"

"I'll go with you!" Corki opened the Hextech aircraft, loaded Jiggs onto it, and headed west.

Tristana, Teemo, Rumble, and Zam, the four little guys, were also very excited. They discussed playing a real war game and then ran off.

Mangi, always a loner, pulled some strange equipment out of his pocket, saying he was looking for rare minerals, and slowly disappeared from my sight.

Less than ten minutes after landing, the Yordle had all scattered, which meant I didn't need to command them anymore, since they would fight back if they encountered Void Creatures anyway.

Poppy, Jax, and I headed south towards Icathia, hoping to encounter the Ancient Dragon and find out what was going on.

Along the way, we encountered many fleeing tribes and killed many Void Creatures with strong pursuit abilities, including the burrowing beasts we had encountered before.

Two days later, we encountered a severe sandstorm in the desert. Although I could use the Wind Force to block it out, I couldn't see anything around me.

Thanks to this, the Void Creatures we encountered in the sandstorm were also lost and wandered around aimlessly, not even noticing our approach, making them easy to kill.

After killing countless waves of monsters, we suddenly encountered a group of people!

They were lined up with their families, looking like ordinary refugees, but why were they completely unaffected by the sandstorm?

At that moment, I noticed that everyone was holding a withered, dark yellow grass in their hands. The grass leaves were emitting bursts of Earth Element Power, and it seemed that this plant was what helped them avoid the damage from the wind and sand.

Seeing us approaching, the group was startled, but they relaxed upon realizing we were also human. The leader even kindly pointed out that we were going the wrong way.

"Since you're from out of town, don't go that way! The further south you go, the more monsters you'll encounter!"

"No need for that. May I ask what kind of grass you're holding? Why can it protect against sandstorms?"

"This was given to us by our savior. He also summoned this sandstorm to protect everyone. The monsters inside move slowly and can't see us. As long as we're careful and avoid them, we'll be fine."

"Was such a large-scale sandstorm summoned by human intervention?"

"Yes, he's very powerful; he can easily face many monsters all by himself!"

That's quite unusual. May I ask where this person is?

"It's at the entrance to a large canyon to the south; the exit is this way."

"Okay, thank you!"

"That's strange, why are you all fine even without any wind-sheltered grass?"

"Haha, we're here to fight monsters, we're not afraid of sandstorms, you guys should leave!"

I'm very curious about who was helping, that they could create such a large-scale sandstorm all by themselves!

This is much larger in area and much more powerful than the blizzard Lissandra created in Freljord.

We quickened our pace, encountering several more groups of people and defeating several more groups of monsters along the way, and it took us more than a day to finally see the Grand Canyon.

The Wind Force has subsided considerably, and visibility has improved. A small river, whose origin is unknown, flows gently, nourishing many plants and trees.

Tens of thousands of refugees gathered here and slowly walked out. It was clear that they did not want to leave, but they had no choice.

"I don't recall any rivers or vegetation here," Jax said, puzzled.

"You might have forgotten, after all, you've been gone for so long."

"No, I remember it clearly. I once led a force here to hold off the Shurima Empire's army!"

"But so many years have passed, it's normal for things to change. Maybe this river was man-made, just like a sandstorm."

"That makes sense. If they can create such a powerful sandstorm, opening a river wouldn't be difficult at all." Jax felt relieved after thinking about this.

Upon reaching the exit, we saw the person who summoned the sandstorm. His aura was distinctly different and easily recognizable!

This is a robust old man with a shaved Bald Man; the wrinkles on his face do not diminish his vigorous spirit.

Sensing our approach, the old man opened his eyes, and that's when I noticed he had vertical pupils!

No wonder he's so powerful, he's Dragon Race! Judging from the surrounding Earth Element Power, it's not hard to tell that he's an ancient Earth Dragon that came from Freljord!

"I heard from many refugees along the way that someone was helping them fight the Void Creatures. It turns out it was Senior Earth Dragon! Thank you!"

"Your aura feels so familiar, is it Aspects?" The Earth Dragon's voice was deep and resonant, like the earth itself.

"That's right, I am Yasuo, the War Aspect!"

"Yasuo? Hahaha... You're Yasuo! I've heard a lot about you from the brothers these days! My name is Urdotmedarbolar, just call me Erskine!"

"Okay! Are you all alone here? Where are Senior Garr and the others?"

"We've already spread out. The Void Creatures have rushed out of the Icathia Mountains and are everywhere now. It's too much of a problem..." Ers said, describing the situation.

The first to notice the anomaly was Strucker, Ancient Rock Dragon lived in Shurima. He had been asleep for many years, but was recently awakened by the restless energy emanating from the rocks, and then discovered that this energy came from Icathia!

Strucker knew about the Void War and quickly realized that something was wrong with the rift there. So he went to check and found that the seal had indeed cracked.

At first, he didn't take it seriously and manipulated the rock to plug the crack on his own. But his good fortune didn't last long. In just a few days, the Void Creatures broke through the seal and escaped!

Strucker could no longer sleep, so he quickly built a wall and contacted other Ancient Dragon for help. Thus Garr, Chif, Sean, Morren, and Gray gathered in Ionia and teleported over together.

By the time they arrived, Strucker was already on the verge of collapse, and the six Ancient Dragon quickly began to annihilate the monsters.

The initial effect was remarkable. The Rock Dragon created a magnificent barrier that surrounded the monsters, while the Light Dragon, Fire Dragon, Water Dragon, and Wind Dragon carried out a large-scale extermination, and the Wood Dragon provided protection for them.

As the rift widened further, large Void Creatures began to appear, and the dragons began to struggle, so they summoned Earth Dragon and ice dragons from Freljord.

Later, the void rift opened completely, and even the eight Ancient Dragons were no match for them. They could only fight and retreat, while summoning ordinary dragons to drive humanity away from this continent.

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