The Underground Chamber

Sivir gave me a half-smile when she heard what I said:

Are you professing your love to me?

"Uh... I just don't want to see you so troubled."

"Haha... I'll consider your suggestion. A treasure hunt for two doesn't seem like a bad idea."

"Let's go, it's getting late, we should head back."

As Sivir and I were about to leave, I suddenly noticed some details on the archaeological diagram of the Hextech Device that I had missed:

There's an overlapping shadow on the lobby diagram, suggesting there might be another room below!

Sivir tapped the ground with her tool, producing a deep, resonant sound, unlike what one would expect from a basement. At that moment, I used my device to analyze the room's data and discovered that one of the stones was a different color!

I pushed it open, and then a hidden door appeared in the corner of the room!

There really is a basement here!

Sivir was overjoyed. "I thought I was going to leave empty-handed this time, but I didn't expect there was a room hidden there!"

"Don't be careless, let me check if there's any danger down there first."

I tried to probe the situation below using Hextech Device, but nothing came back. There must be some magical restriction preventing the probe from being detected.

Now we were both at a loss. In my opinion, we definitely shouldn't go down, but Sivir has a natural love for adventure, and if we just leave like this, she probably won't be able to sleep for days.

Finally, we decided to go down and take a look; if we explored it little by little, there shouldn't be any problems.

There were several steps leading down from the top, and when we reached the last step, we discovered a faint light below!

The basement was even more spacious than the main hall above, and the stone pillars around it shimmered with a green light, making it look quite eerie.

Sivir was beaming with excitement, her pace quickening. My finger, meanwhile, was constantly on the fire button, ready to fire at the slightest sign of trouble!

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened until we came down. At that moment, I noticed a stone bed in the center of the basement, with a silver square box on it.

There was only one square box in the entire room, which undoubtedly contained something very important.

When I used the Hextech Device to probe the box, I discovered that the magical restrictions on the entire room originated from this box, and the contents inside were completely undetectable!

Faced with this bizarre situation, Sivir wanted to take the box away. "Why don't we take the box with us? It's not safe to open it here."

"I don't think it's safe to take it. It's best not to touch it. Let's check if there's anything else around."

We searched the room carefully, but found nothing except the murals on the walls.

While buildings in Demacia and Noxus typically feature reliefs, Shurima features murals.

However, these murals are often very well preserved, and as long as no one deliberately damages them, they remain as clear as ever even after thousands of years.

These murals depict the same scene: a battle between people and a demon.

This demon wasn't a grotesque, large monster like the Vastaya or Void Creatures; it was a small one.

Those who approached the short man all withered and collapsed to the ground, their deaths extremely gruesome. The living had contorted expressions, as if they had seen the God of Death.

Looking at the content of the mural, I felt a sense of familiarity, as if I had seen it somewhere before.

After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly remembered that I saw it in an explorer's logbook!

When Riven and I traveled to the far north, we passed by a Watchpost of the Dead and found a log left by Ezreal's father, which mentioned this place!

"These murals look so creepy! They're like hell!" Sivir hugged her arms and shuddered.

"Can you see any writing above the mural?"

I held the spotlight up to her, trying to make sure she could see clearly. After a while, Sivir nodded.

"I don't recognize some of the words, but I can roughly understand the meaning. A demon is sealed here, and the demon will kill all living beings that come into contact with it. Future generations must not open the box, and if they see the words, they must leave immediately. That's roughly the gist of it."

"So this room was used for sealing purposes. No wonder it was so well hidden. Alright, we should leave now."

"But I'm really curious about what's inside this box!"

"Didn't the inscription on the mural tell you? A demon is sealed inside!"

Do you really believe in demons? I think they're just lies people have made up.

"It really exists, believe me!"

In my experience, let alone whether demons exist or not, I've killed countless of them.

If I still had my former power, I wouldn't be afraid of anything, not just a single box, but with Ezreal's strength, it's best to stay away. Besides, Sivir isn't Ascended.

Finally, she overcame her curiosity and decided to leave with me. Just then, I suddenly heard a sound coming from the box!

It was a soft sobbing sound, like a child's, and it was very familiar to me:

That's Amumu crying!

When you think about the content of the mural, everything becomes connected.

Amumu once told me that he was locked in a box by his "friends," and it seems this is the place!

Why is there a child crying?

"Let's go, stop being curious!"

At a time like this, I can't let even Amumu out. Let's wait until I meet a Yordle in the future!

In the end, we came up empty-handed, but we did satisfy our adventurous spirit.

On the way back, Sivir was still immersed in the basement, talking about the box, while I was thinking about the explorer's logbook.

I can't remember much of what's written above. Maybe if I have the chance, I can go back again and get the logbook. That way, we'll have so much more to explore!

Two days later we returned to Naremajet, where there were many more explorers now.

It turns out that the Noxus army had no intention of invading this area; they only wanted to occupy several important seaports in the north.

I know they will eventually invade, but only after the war between Ionia and Demacia is over.

The first thing Sivir did upon returning was to confront Sett; this kind of worthless information was a complete waste of time.

But when we got to the Adventurer's Bar, we couldn't find him. "That guy must be hiding because he's afraid I'll come after him!"

"Forget it, he's just a henchman; his information isn't that reliable."

"We can't let him get away with this, but there's nothing we can do without him. Let's go back and see how Xiao Fei and Dona are doing with their studies."

When we returned to Xiao Fei siblings's place, we didn't see them. It was probably still early and they hadn't finished school yet.

But they didn't return even by nightfall. Then someone brought a message saying that the two siblings were in their hands and that if they wanted them, they should go to the abandoned warehouse in the northern suburbs!