Turning Enemies into Allies

I'd heard Darius talk about Katarina before; she was a stubborn girl from a young age, rarely listening to others, and it seems she's still like that even after becoming Project Warrior. 👤💝 💀👹

The reason I took a rather harsh approach was because Darius told me that Katarina responds better to force than gentle persuasion, and that the best way to convince her was to use a harsh method.

There was no time for gentle persuasion. I swung my Riot Games and punched her. Fiora couldn't stand it and tried to stop me, but Yasuo stopped her.

"Trust Ezreal; after all, he helped you all regain your memories."

"He didn't use this method before."

Fiora is a very polite person, and my behavior may have offended her. Just then, Katarina finally showed signs of recovery.

At first, she looked puzzled, just like everyone else, then she felt a sharp headache and kept muttering her own name:

"Katarina... Katarina... I am... Katarina!"

"Yes, you are Katarina du Krokao! The daughter of the legendary general!"

With my persistent guidance, she finally calmed down and fully regained her memory.

"How embarrassing. This is probably a stain on my life that I can never erase."

"Shouldn't you care more about the safety of Noxus than your personal glory?"

"Of course, thank you for helping me regain my memory, but I also remember the slaps you gave me!"

"Haha... Darius taught me this, blame him if you want."

Katarina is done, but Akali is still recovering.

In this timeline, Yasuo knows Akali is his daughter, but because he was captured and taken to Piltover a long time ago, the two don't have many shared memories, so in the end, I'm the one who has to try it out.

Actually, I don't know if my memories of her are real or not; in this situation, I can only give it a try.

I mainly talked about the "caravan", the "Kinkou Order", and the "Shadow Bloodline", with the focus on Alanta, since she is Akali's mother.

Unfortunately, neither the caravan members nor Shen, Kennen, and the others could awaken her memory. Akali remained silent, showing no unusual behavior and saying nothing more to us.

"Let me do it."

Just when things seemed hopeless, a figure emerged from the shadows beside them—it was Alanta!

As expected of someone with the Shadow Bloodline, she made no sound whatsoever; none of us noticed her arrival.

Last time we went to make a deal with Gangplank, he betrayed us and launched an attack, causing Alanta to disappear. We didn't expect him to appear now; it's just in time!

She immediately gave Akali a hug. "Okay, honey, you don't need to pretend anymore. You've recovered, haven't you?"

"Mother!"

The mother and daughter embraced and wept. Just as Alanta had said, Akali had recovered, but for some reason she was unwilling to communicate with us.

Perhaps she's waiting for her mother to arrive, or perhaps she's just recovered; it doesn't matter.

Now that the rest of us have regained our memories, only Zed's team remains. They are still waving their arms in the air, and several of them have already fallen.

"Should we lend a hand?" Lucian asked.

"But we can't even see where the enemy is," Yi replied.

"Our enemy isn't the Black Rose; don't forget that everyone's stance has changed," I reminded them.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Kill everyone except the robbers!"

"What?! But they... well, can't we consider them our friends?"

"I don't know them, and I can't help them regain their memories, so I can't be considered a friend."

"Let's get started!"

Yasuo was decisive, or rather, he trusted me a lot. He brandished his [Forged Battle Blade] and was about to attack when Alanta stopped him.

"This should be an illusion. You guys wait in the back. Leave this to me and Xiao Li."

After saying this, the mother and daughter nodded to each other and rushed forward together, the two pairs of Cross Scythe reaping their souls like the God of Death.

The others were manageable, but Zed was extremely troublesome. It was practically impossible to control him without harming him, which is when Lucian joined the fight.

His magic resistance is also very high, so in this situation, the only way to end the battle is with his pistol.

No matter how powerful Zed was, he was no match for three people. Soon, Lucian destroyed his Project Armor, and then Alanta bound him, ending the battle.

After the battle ended, he awoke from the illusion. "What are you doing? Let me go!"

"It's time to wake up, Zed," Alanta said gently.

"Robbery? What are you talking about?"

"You are my junior brother, Zed, not some Project Warrior."

"I don't know what you're talking about. Let me go, or I'll report everything here to my master!"

"Having done all this, why should we be afraid of Camille finding out? Think carefully about the days we spent together in the Kinkou Order..."

Alanta recounted the events in detail, most of which I knew nothing about, since in my memory, Zed had betrayed the Kinkou Order and founded the Shadow Stream.

But it doesn't matter whether I know or not, as long as Jie knows. We were all happy to see him recover little by little, and soon he calmed down.

"Senior Sister Alanta, Xiao Li, Master Yi, Yasuo, I never expected to meet you here."

"We got caught up in the war between Noxus and Ionia, and in the end, Camille benefited. I never imagined she had such a grand plan!"

"So what should we do now?"

"Everyone's listening to Ezreal right now; he knows a lot."

With everyone looking at me, I had no choice but to accept this important task.

"Thank you for your trust, but to be honest, I don't think we have the strength to fight Camille right now."

You mean we need friends?

"Furthermore, in addition to existing allies, we need to unite with even more powerful forces, such as Demacia, Noxus, and Freljord."

"Noxus is no problem, leave this to me!" Katarina accepted the task.

"I'll handle persuading Demacia. Although I've done many things that I'm sorry for, I can't dwell on my sins in the face of disaster." Fiora accepted the other task.

Now only Freljord remains, sending Warwick there would be a good option, but we need to find a way to get them out of Piltover first.

As we were pondering our comrade's situation, a sudden cloud of Black Mist rose up around us!

I almost forgot we're still in the hidden hall of the Black Rose. I wonder if it's the Black Mist summoned by LeBlanc. It looks somewhat similar to the Shadow Isles!