The Underground Palace

LeBlanc has always been very mysterious, so Yasuo was quite surprised to hear what I said:

"You know the Pale Lady? We've investigated for ages and still haven't found out her true identity."

"Don't forget I'm an explorer; I know many hidden things, many of which are beyond comprehension."

We were talking when we heard Zed's voice through Yasuo's communicator; they seemed to be in danger.

Are you up there? We're in trouble and need your help!

"I've sent [Ray, Forest, Fire, Ambition, and Shadow] down; they'll be joining you soon. Hold on!"

"You'd better hurry, there are a lot of enemies!"

After hanging up, Yasuo immediately contacted Lucian: "Where are you guys now? [Thunder]?"

"We've landed. This is a mysterious location. I'll send you the details later. We haven't spotted any enemies yet."

"Then you should not advance any further. [Yin] said he can handle the enemy's attack, but you must be careful of your rear."

"Understood! We'll remain here and stand by!"

Yasuo is such a sarcastic person; he promised Zed he'd come to his aid immediately, then told everyone to stop.

It seems he's made up his mind to rebel. Hopefully, everything goes well!

At that moment, Yasuo suddenly brought up my memories. "Taking advantage of this brief moment of leisure, I'd like to talk to you about what happened between us."

"What happened between us? You mean my memories of you?"

"Yes, why did you mistake yourself for me? When I saw your real appearance, I even doubted my memory."

"Well... actually, before this, I was you..."

I gathered my thoughts and decided to tell Yasuo everything. I tried to explain it simply and clearly, but it still sounded complicated. I didn't know if he could understand it.

After listening to my explanation, he was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on. He pondered for a while and then said:

"I knew long ago that you didn't belong to this world, but I'm still surprised that you've lived as me for so long."

"Not only that, I even became a god, only to be killed by the enemy in the end."

"Hahaha... Are you kidding me? Becoming a god is one thing, but being able to be killed?"

"This isn't funny. If you knew the whole story, you'd be speechless with astonishment."

"Okay, I'm already quite surprised. Was Camille the one who killed you?"

"No, quite the opposite. Camille was my friend. The person who killed me was a guy called the Void Lord. I don't know his background, but he was ridiculously powerful."

"It seems these are all things I can't understand. We don't have time to say more; we should go check on Jie's situation now."

"Walk."

Yasuo stopped thinking about these things, informed Lucian and the others, and then led me to meet them.

Although I have traveled through Runeterra for a long time, I have never been to the palace of the Immortal Fortress, let alone knew that there was an underground palace hidden there.

The place is eerie; descending the steps leads directly to a grand hall, resembling some mysterious society.

However, the Black Rose is a mysterious society that hides secrets of Noxus for hundreds or thousands of years.

Lucian and his men were on guard in the main hall. After we met up, he briefly explained the situation of the investigation:

"The air here is thick with the aura of Dark Magic, especially around the large black door in front. I wonder what lies behind that door."

Do you know which way [the Yin] came from?

"They must have gone through the gate, because there was no other way into this hall."

"Let's go over there too. I hope nothing happened to them."

Hearing Yasuo's words, Katarina said with slight dissatisfaction, "Wind Team, why do we have to wait so long to go and support Captain Yin?"

"You'll understand in a moment if you're absolutely certain."

Yasuo gave a brief, perfunctory reply, then led us to the gate.

When I got there, I saw a huge Black Rose carved on the gate. The Dark Magic Lucian mentioned was emitted by this black rose.

Akali has a very strong resistance to dark energy, so she opened the door, which led to a long, narrow passage.

The architecture here is rather dark, and the sculptures and murals are quite eerie; an ordinary person would definitely feel uneasy upon seeing them.

I know this used to be Mordekaiser's stronghold, and after he left, LeBlanc took over. I wonder where I can find her.

We weren't attacked, and the surroundings were eerily quiet. We continued forward and soon found Jie's team.

The group of seven was attacking fiercely, but there were no enemies around; it was as if they were fighting against thin air.

There is no doubt that this is some kind of illusion, and the method is extremely sophisticated, because we did not detect anything unusual.

Akali wanted to continue forward, but Yasuo stopped her.

"Don't rush, [Shadow]. We need to understand our surroundings thoroughly before we act, or we'll end up like someone else."

"I have enough power to break the illusion; if this continues, they will run out of energy and die!"

"Then at least let [Future] and [Ray] lend you a hand!"

Yasuo told me to go help Akali with Lucian and me, and winked at me.

I immediately understood what he meant; he wanted to make his move right there!

Sure enough, we hadn't gone far when he, Yi, and Fiora joined forces to attack Katarina!

Before Akali could react, she was hit in a vital spot by Lucian's [Particle Core Beam Pistol], and her Project armor immediately collapsed!

We subdued both of them almost simultaneously!

Katarina was furious. "What are you doing? Let go of me and [Shadow]!"

"You are not [Ambition], and she is not [Shadow]. Please calm down and listen to me!"

"[Future] You traitor! Your master has given you so many chances, yet you show no remorse and instead become even more wicked!"

"I told you to calm down first, don't you find that strange? It wasn't just me who betrayed Camille, everyone did it!"

"You are all traitors!"

"Shut up! Listen to me!"

I yelled and pressed my hands firmly against Katarina's shoulders; at a time like this, I had to force her to calm down.

"Hmph, so you've finally shown your true colors? I'm not afraid of you!"

"I'm not trying to make you afraid of me, I just want you to regain your memories! You're not [Ambition], you're Katarina!"

"Ha, you think such an explanation..."

"Shut up and listen to me!"

I abruptly interrupted Katarina and began recounting the glory of Noxus and the stories of Dukao, Darius, and others, in an attempt to awaken her memories, but with very little effect.