Back Into the Tiger's Den

As planned, Warwick, Huo Su, and I were all "captured." To make it more convincing, Lucian even destroyed our Project Armor with a [Particle Core Beam Pistol]. 😲♞ ✋♖

This operation is more risky than before. If we fail, there will certainly be no next chance. But if we succeed, the rewards will be substantial.

The Piltover mechs have now moved into Demacia. It took us two days to get there, and we were greeted by Yasuo.

"Welcome back, everyone. Your master has decided to forgive you and give you one last chance to serve Piltover. If you don't cherish this opportunity, you'll become nothing but scrap."

"Wind Team, [Future] has already defected twice. Should we forgive him?" Ekko asked.

"This is the master's order; everyone is to be given a chance."

"Alright, we also captured someone quite capable; they should have the potential to become Project Warrior."

"Very good. Now is a time when we desperately need talent. I will test her qualifications later."

After Yasuo finished speaking, he led us to the laboratory, which had been upgraded and had many unfamiliar faces.

After a period of deep sleep, I woke up. Because my brain had been programmed to rewind, my memories returned quickly.

Watching everyone leave the upgrade pod one by one, but Sivir still hadn't emerged, I started to worry. Soon after, I overheard the researchers whispering among themselves:

"The girl passed the test, so why did she fail?"

"I don't know either; we can only wait for the owner to come and check."

These people say that Sivir passed the test but failed? That's unheard of.

However, they said they would wait for Camille to come and check the situation, so I can only wait patiently. As long as they don't get rid of Sivir, it's fine. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to take action ahead of time!

Even if we're no match for them, we'll fight to the death!

Camille arrived quickly, looking just as I remembered, but she was no longer my friend.

Even though the timeline is different now than before, I'm still very curious why she's become like this.

During the Void Wars, she served as the leader of people in various regions, and at that time she was so fair and loving towards her people.

If I can find out why she became like this, perhaps I can solve the problem at its root, and then I won't have to go through all that trouble.

After examining Sivir's body, Camille didn't give up on her. Instead, she made us leave the lab so she could personally modify Sivir!

"Let's go, [Future], our master wants us to leave."

Yasuo patted my shoulder, signaling me to leave. For some reason, I had a feeling he had regained his memories.

But considering his previous pursuit of me, which didn't seem fake, is he having some concerns? Maybe I should find an opportunity to have a proper talk with him.

The opportunity came quickly. Shortly after we left the lab, our nemesis arrived. He had just returned from a mission to Noxus, which hadn't gone smoothly, and he needed Yasuo's help.

Yasuo readily agreed, and then designated me, Fiora, Lucian, Yi, Katarina, and Akali to go and help.

This is a great combination because four of us have regained our memories, and if all goes well, we can get the other three to regain their memories during the mission!

Of course, we need to be careful of the new recruits led by Jie. I don't know them well enough to help them regain their memories.

Our destination is the ruined Immortal Fortress, and deep within the palace lies an underground palace, the lair of the Black Rose!

Speaking of Black Rose, I'm reminded of LeBlanc. Now I need to be careful of these familiar people, because they could all become my allies!

We spoke very little on the way, afraid that too much talk would lead to mistakes. Katarina and Akali were both naturally quiet.

When I arrived at the Immortal Fortress, I was shocked, because this once-renowned Noxus capital had been completely destroyed.

All the familiar buildings from my memory were destroyed, and the parliament building was even completely razed to the ground.

The palace is in a better condition. It used to be where Darkwill lived, but after Darius and his group staged a coup, it became like a history museum, which is roughly the same in this timeline.

Following Jie's instructions, we found the entrance to the underground palace. It was pitch black inside, but that didn't obstruct our view.

My reconnaissance skills are quite good, so I first investigated the structure of this place, just like when I went treasure hunting with Sivir before.

Once the investigation is complete, I will transmit the map to everyone. As the main executor of this mission, it is only natural that Jie should lead the team in first.

This suits me perfectly. It would be best to have some of his men sacrifice themselves first, which would make things easier for the subsequent operations.

We waited up there for quite a while, but Yasuo still didn't give any orders. At this point, Katarina became a little curious:

"Wind Team, Captain Yin has been down there with his men for a while now. Shouldn't we go and provide support?"

"No rush, lest he think we're eager to steal his credit."

"But the Black Rose is a formidable enemy; shouldn't we be thinking about these things now?"

"You're right, [Ambition], but just to be safe, we can't all go down. [Future] and I will stay up here and keep watch. The rest of you go down first, and remember, don't be reckless!"

"Yes!"

Katarina and the others went down, leaving Yasuo and me up there.

It's obvious he deliberately sent the others away, which means he has something to say to me!

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, [Future]."

"Still calling me [Future]? When did you regain your memories?"

"Actually, I haven't lost my memory since our Consciousness Sealing by the Harbinger; it was just for convenience."

"You went too far before, remaining indifferent even to Alanta's disappearance."

"It's not that I'm being unreasonable, but you're too hasty. We hadn't investigated anything at the time, and your rush to communicate with me will cause problems."

"So, what have you found out so far?"

"No, but you successfully rescued a lot of people, haha..."

"You have the nerve to say that? Well, I successfully restored Lucian and the others' memories, and I myself have recovered completely."

"I can see it. Your aura is noticeably different now; you're like a true powerhouse."

"I'm sorry, I might have been considered a strong person before, but now I'm willing but unable."

"Hahaha... I'll believe you for now. What are your plans?"

"I can find a way to control Katarina, Akali, and Zed; I can restore them, but I can't do that with the rookies."

"I've already sent Jie and his men down first; hopefully, some of them will be killed."

"That's right, that's what I was thinking too, and I know the Pale Lady, the leader of the Black Rose, which is very advantageous to us!"