Suspicions Arise

As I hesitated, Wind Team continued:

Are you still thinking about the enemy?

"Yes, I thought of her while I was in hibernation, and it's still strange, like we've known each other before. 💥😺 ♧☮"

"I've told you more than once that this kind of thinking is dangerous, and the master won't allow it."

"If this question remains unanswered, I'm afraid I won't be able to give up. Wind Team, please tell me, who exactly was I before?"

Wind Team looked at me and slowly drew his [Forged Battle Blade]: "Aren't you afraid I'll deal with you?"

"I'm sorry to say this, but I don't think you will."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wind Team attacked, and unsurprisingly, his attack struck my core.

I tried to struggle but found I couldn't; it seems he tampered with my "upgrade" earlier.

However, I did not lose consciousness; on the contrary, my brain became somewhat active, and some fragments of memory slowly surfaced.

Strangely, these memory fragments all depict a scene of a man sparring with Fiora, and that man looks remarkably like Wind Team!

Instead of getting rid of me, he activated some of my memories!

"Wind Team, were Fiora and I your friends before? Why am I able to see you two sparring?"

"To be honest, I'm also very surprised. I discovered this when I first explored your memories, but I don't know you."

"You have your own memories now, right?"

"Only a small fraction, like my name, Yasuo."

Yasuo?

Hearing this name makes my brain startled again, just like when I heard Fiora's name not long ago!

Without a doubt, I knew Wind Team before. "Even though you don't remember me, I'm pretty sure I knew you before!"

"Alright, [Future], this isn't something you should be thinking about. I can suppress my memories so my master won't find out, but you can't. Don't think about these things anymore."

"Now that things have come to this, how can I not want to think about it! Please teach me how to suppress my memories; I need to uncover the truth!"

"There's only one truth: our master plunders strong individuals from all over the world and transforms them into Project Warrior. But what's the point of knowing that?"

"Perhaps we should..."

"Shut up!"

Wind Team interrupted me sternly, perhaps fearing that his master would notice, but in the end he still encrypted my memory core to prevent others from spying on it.

During the encryption process, he also added some "prohibited" information for me, such as the team members' former names:

[Wind]'s original Yasuo, [Forest]'s original name was Yi, [Shadow]'s original name was Zed, and [Lightning]'s original Lucian. These four were the first generation of warriors.

[Destruction] was originally named Pyke, [Ascension] was originally named Jhin, [Shadow] was originally Akali, and [Doom] was originally Warwick. These four were second-generation warriors.

[Crazy]'s real Jinx, and mine Ezreal. We are both third-generation warriors.

The later additions, [Judgment] and [Blazing Flame], were originally named Wei Huo Su respectively. They were both fourth-generation warriors.

I already knew about the fifth generation of warriors, Katarina and Fiora.

Most of their original names gave me a familiar feeling, as if I had known them before.

This is what Wind Team found strange, which is why he paid more attention to me than anyone else.

Although he ultimately forbade me from thinking about it anymore, I knew that we had reached some kind of cooperation, such as opposing the master!

Of course, I won't act rashly. At least I need to find out the master's purpose beforehand. If she's a good person, I'm willing to continue working for her!

By this time, Fiora had completed her transformation and become a fifth-generation warrior, just like Katarina.

The manufacturing speed of the fifth-generation Project Armor is too fast. The first generation took half a year to complete one set, but now it can be done in just a few days.

Moreover, the data transmission speed is very fast. It took me half a month back then, but Katarina only needed an afternoon, Fiora probably would take about the same.

The Wind Team and I welcomed her arrival together, bearing the new name our owner had already chosen:

"Welcome to the team, [fire]."

Fire? Am I fire?

"Yes, your name is [Fire]. Our master is the Gray Lady, who is currently fighting in another region. You will be able to swear allegiance to her when she returns."

"Okay, got it."

Fiora wasn't as excited as when I woke up; instead, she remained as indifferent as ever. It seems the Project Warrior all have their own personalities.

Next, the Wind Team and the two experts started helping Fiora transmit data, while I was responsible for contacting my teammates and inquiring about the situation on the battlefield.

We are currently involved in three main wars: the Silver City, the Immortal Fortress, and the war for the plains between the Denosians.

Things didn't go smoothly in several places. Although Jarvan III was successfully killed in Silver City, Jarvan IV was unharmed.

He has now declared his claim to the throne and is leading the five great Demacia families and the mage leader Sylas in a vigorous resistance, making victory difficult for the time being.

The situation at Immortal Fortress is even worse; although we successfully destroyed the Tri-Force Council, there weren't many key figures there.

Darius, Swain, Rappor, Kled, and others were all away on campaigns; only some tribal leaders remained.

Jin destroyed the council according to his own whims and set up numerous ambushes to await their return, but with such a massive commotion, it was impossible for anyone to go back.

On the other hand, the Immortal Fortress is full of powerful individuals, and secret societies are elusive, especially an organization called the Black Rose that has caused us a great deal of trouble.

Jhin, Zed, and Akali are currently working together to hunt down the leader of the Black Rose, "The Pale Lady." Only by killing her can they proceed with their next mission.

The host personally led the team to the central plains, where the situation was relatively better.

The Dauntless Vanguard Legion and the War Axe Legion were locked in fierce combat when their master reaped the benefits and defeated them in one fell swoop.

Garen is currently leading his men in a fighting retreat, preparing to rejoin Jarvan IV. Darius is also preparing to retreat and join forces with Rappor to attack our Hextech Warriors from both sides.

It's unclear what the master's next move will be, but she ordered everyone to continue fighting until they've suffered more than half their casualties before retreating.

In fact, from the beginning she never intended to defeat both Germany and North Korea with this small force; she just wanted to create chaos.

If I'm not mistaken, the master wants to increase the number of Project Warrior and then conquer them.

It would take at least a year and a half to reduce the number of Hextech Warriors to half, by which time many fifth-generation or even sixth-generation Hextech Warriors could be manufactured.

The current battle is about finding a suitable vessel for the Project Armor, such as a powerful being like Fiora.

A few days later, when Fiora had adjusted to the game, I received another combat mission: to take her to the Demacia battlefield!

Before leaving, Wind Team specifically told me not to overthink things and to listen to him!