The Void Lord

With the full support of all sides, the two monster camps were quickly wiped out. Zoe then gathered twenty people from various outposts, forming ten temporary teams to search for the remaining escaped enemies.

I was also assigned to a temporary squad, and my partner was my old friend Darius.

If we consider our habitat as a circle, each group must be responsible for at least a 36° sector.

This area is quite large; a thorough search would take at least ten days to two weeks.

Darius is not a god, so taking into account his sleep and meal times, it will probably take him a month to finish.

After making the arrangements, we each set off. I carried Darius on my Hextech Motorcycle, which was relatively convenient.

On the way, he started chatting with me. "Doesn't this scene seem familiar?"

"What?"

"Nine years ago, it was the same two of us, riding in Ironhorn Bull to Demacia's Silver City. Back then, you were still Zhao Xin."

"It wasn't nine years for me, because five years had already passed when I went from Zhao Xin to Yasuo. But four years is fast enough; it feels like just yesterday."

"Haha, I still find it strange that you are, and why you've experienced all these things in this world."

"Actually, I'm quite curious too. Runeterra used to be just a virtual game world to me, but now it's become a real place, and without being immodest, I feel like a protagonist."

"Everyone is the protagonist of their own story; you certainly aren't being modest by saying that."

"Haha... Thinking back, we've been through so much together, from the initial Deno War to seizing power with you, and then the Ionia War, the Demacia War, and the Freljord War—three major battles in total."

"But there wasn't a single real bloody battle. The Noxus side was more like helping out, first pacifying Jhin, then Sylas, and finally the Wolf King of Freljord."

"Speaking of the united war, when I went to the Howling Abyss, I discovered the Evil Eyes from our dreams. They came from the Void Lord, or perhaps the eyes themselves were the Void Lord."

"Who cares? Since he dares to scare us, let's blind him!"

Haha, that's just like you!

"By the way Yasuo, what kind of person am I in your so-called game?"

"You..."

When Darius asked me that, I almost burst out laughing. How was I supposed to answer him?

A primary school student's hand? A headless dog? A guillotine?

Finally, I came up with a nicer title. "You are now called the order quality inspector."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

It means you're very powerful; most people would get a headache just looking at you.

As we were chatting, we spotted a few monsters not far away. They were just small fry, and we easily took them down.

Darius asked me as he wiped the axe blade, "How do you think these monsters got in?"

"Teleportation magic."

"That would be terrible. If they can really teleport magic, then our defenses would be completely useless."

"So this is a real disaster, it's just a matter of time."

"From what you're saying, it sounds like you expected this all along. Do you have any ideas?"

"Piltover is working hard to develop Living Outerwear. If successful, it can be mass-produced, and then we can launch a preemptive strike!"

"But what about Camille? Hundreds of millions of people from all over the world live there."

"Get it to Ionia as soon as possible; there's no other way."

"It seems like this is the only way. I really don't know how long these old bones of mine can hold on, haha... I hope I can last until the war ends!"

"You're in good health; once the war is over, find a girl and you'll regain your youth."

We chatted idly along the way, and the first day passed quickly. Darius and I cleared three waves of mobs in total.

These monsters don't know how to hide at all, and they are easy to detect in broad daylight. Over the next two days, we eliminated more than ten waves of them.

We initially thought that forming a temporary team would be enough to handle this unexpected situation, but we never expected that things would spiral out of our control in just three days.

That evening, Darius and I were preparing to rest when we suddenly sensed a powerful, restless aura rapidly approaching.

This energy is similar to what I felt in the Howling Abyss, but how can there be such a powerful force inside the defensive line?

I didn't have time to think; I quickly prepared myself with Darius, and soon the enemy was upon us.

Besides a bunch of mobs, there was another guy I recognized: Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void.

He was a one-eyed being with three tentacles growing from it, and his overall appearance was very similar to the Void Lord, but he lacked that powerful sense of oppression.

Unlike Kog'Maw and Cho'Gath, who are mindless monsters, Vel'Koz possesses a higher level of intelligence:

"Your defenses have been breached. Surrender, humans!"

"You monster can actually speak human language!" Darius exclaimed in surprise.

"Monster? Aren't you a monster in my eyes too? You short-sighted and insignificant human being, how laughable!"

"Those tentacles on your back look rather out of place, so let me cut them off and shave them into a round ball!"

Darius charged forward, wielding his battle axe, while I dealt with the numerous smaller monsters around us.

These monsters are extremely ferocious, and it's really difficult to kill them with just a Hextech Gun. However, luring them aside and creating a one-on-one opportunity for Darius shouldn't be a problem.

After fighting for a while, I realized things weren't that simple, because even more monsters were coming from behind the monster!

I quickly told Darius to retreat and rejoin the others first, otherwise the situation would be too unfavorable for us.

However, Vel'Koz was very troublesome, attacking in turn with its three tentacles, and even when Darius activated Blood Rage, he couldn't gain the upper hand.

Just as I was about to go and provide assistance, a lithe figure blocked my way without my noticing!

The newcomer looked like a human male, but his evil eyes made it easy to tell that he was the Void Lord!

With his appearance, all the monsters around stopped attacking and scattered in panic.

Vel'Koz respectfully addressed him as "Father" and then left, and the surroundings instantly fell silent.

"Two people who understand dreams, would you like to be my children?"

"It seems you are the owner of those evil eyes in the dream, and you even know about that dream."

"Only those with special abilities can dream of me, which means you are very well-suited to the Void."

Darius laughed after hearing this, "Haha, we think alike. I think you're quite suited to the human world too. How about it? Want to be my friend?"

Upon hearing this, the Void Lord stared at Darius, who was unable to move and was sweating profusely!