Conspiracy and Calculation

During our journey, Camille relentlessly conquered various resistance forces, achieving victory wherever she went. Hextech is truly powerful!

Ekko sent me two messages, both urging us to act quickly, otherwise we would be defeated one by one if we didn't unite the major forces.

At my request, Darius agreed to formally extend an invitation upon his return, proposing an alliance with Demacia and Freljord in the name of the Noxus Council.

Halfway there, a group of people suddenly moved quickly toward us. They were dressed in animal skins and rode all sorts of strange mounts. When they got closer, I realized they were from the Winter's Claw, and Udyr was the leader.

Everyone else was cycling, Udyr ran, and he wasn't slow at all. He came up to us and shouted:

"Halt! You suspicious Southerners, what are you doing here!"

"We're just ordinary jewelers, nothing suspicious about us."

After Darius finished speaking, he untied the leather bag on his body and showed Udyr the valuables inside.

"Jewelers? I've never seen such composed jewelers before. Even well-trained soldiers would tremble with fear at the sight of us!"

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, there are only three of us, so you can do whatever you want with us."

"You have no choice! Arrest them!"

At Udyr's command, several burly warriors came out from behind to tie us up.

I didn't have time to cooperate with their inspection at this moment. "Wait! I have something to say!"

"It's not too late to talk about it after we come back!"

Udyr still wouldn't listen to my explanation, and I couldn't take action directly. Regardless of my purpose, taking action now would only make it harder to achieve an alliance.

But it's alright, going to Winter's Claw with him won't hurt, maybe I can even persuade Sejuani directly.

And so the three of us were imprisoned, and after nearly half a day of trekking, we arrived at a sheltered valley where many northern warriors had gathered.

I waited for Udyr to interrogate us, but he just sent people to lock us in the dungeon and did nothing all night.

Darius didn't seem to care at all, and even dozed off. LeBlanc didn't say much either, as if I was the only one secretly worried.

"No, we can't stay here forever," I said to LeBlanc.

"What? Are you going to force your way out?"

"Yes, I need to see their leader; perhaps I can persuade her to join us."

Do you know the leader here?

"I know her, just like I know you, except she doesn't know me."

"Then I don't think you can convince her."

"Why?"

"Because these barbarians have no intention of uniting. Their expressions say it all. They probably don't intend to interrogate us even if they've locked us up; they might just kill us at dawn."

LeBlanc remained calm; I don't know how she came to that conclusion, and of course I don't believe it. Although Sejuani and Udyr are savage, they aren't unreasonable people.

What's the point of killing us without even asking what happened?

Why do you think they'll just kill us? There must be a reason, right?

"Intuition, a woman's intuition is very accurate, especially after living for so many years."

"They really can't argue with that. Shall we just leave? Our identities haven't been exposed anyway."

"You want to know why they killed them, right? Well, let's wait a bit, I have a good idea..."

After LeBlanc finished speaking, she woke Darius and cast a death spell on the two of us. This spell allows a person to enter a state of suspended animation when they are attacked, thus deceiving the enemy.

If Udyr really wants to kill us, this way we can avoid being noticed and perhaps even gather some information.

Just as LeBlanc had predicted, several people crept over in the middle of the night and, without saying a word, began shooting at us with crossbows.

I don't know what kind of material their arrows were made of, but they were imbued with powerful sealing energy.

A sharp, stinging pain shot through me, and I even thought I was really going to die, but my consciousness told me I was still alive.

After the attack, they opened the cell door and dragged us out, not knowing where they were going to throw us. On the way, I overheard some people talking:

"These people are ridiculous. They want to form some kind of alliance; they're definitely up to no good!"

"That's right, Noxus are the least trustworthy!"

"Why don't Avarosa and his gang do it themselves, and instead make us do it?"

"Who knows? Anyway, Lord Udyr has his own plans, we'll just follow them."

From their conversation, it's clear they already know who we are, and it was the Avarosa people who revealed it!

Just a few days ago, Warwick said he had convinced Uncle Wolf, but it turned out to be just Uncle Wolf's scheme. That's so typical of him!

It seems Darius's idea was correct; it's impossible for the various forces to unite. True unity can only be achieved in a critical moment of life or death.

I couldn't help but feel disappointed, wondering if we could handle Camille's attack if things continued this way. How come such a simple principle as "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" didn't apply here?

The three of us were dragged along for quite a while, and the wind grew stronger and stronger, as if we had arrived at some high ground.

Soon I was thrown down. My body was still unable to move, and I could only let myself fall. However LeBlanc was able to dispel the spell in advance and let us land safely.

"Phew, it really felt like I'd just died." Darius let out a long sigh.

"You're right, forming an alliance is a very difficult thing."

So you gave up?

"No, the disaster hasn't gotten to a certain extent yet. Once Camille continues her efforts for a while, I think people will still be willing to unite."

"Hahaha... then I'll wait and see!"

The operation was a failure. We returned to Delverhold together and found people anxiously waiting for Darius to return. On the one hand, the operation was very dangerous, and on the other hand, Camille was about to attack Noxus again. The situation was very critical.

Fortunately, Yasuo and his team had brought in several helpers: Shen, Lee Sin Tie Hong (their fellow disciples), Irelia, and Syndra. Although there weren't many of them, they were all highly skilled.

Syndra was completely unexpected. In the previous world, she sided with the Vastaya and became our mortal enemy, but now she is the only Harbinger willing to leave Ionia, and she can even speak!

Lee Sin was radiant with energy, and a powerful aura of Dragon Soul emanated from his eyes, making it impossible for anyone to look directly at him.

Shen's face was stern; he could not forgive Camille for what she had done to Zed and Akali. His steel blade and Soul Blade were crossed on his back.

Irelia wasn't particularly enthusiastic; her main purpose in coming was to protect Syndra.

For now, we could only gather these people, so we discussed the battle plan together. Just then, someone delivered a letter from the Avarosa tribe to Swain.