The strange phenomena atop Mount Targon subsided, the white, ethereal silk that had spread across the starry sky vanished, and the Stargate closed after Xinios' departure. Its closure, too, heralded...
"What are we waiting for! Kill them first!"
Li Ke snapped out of his daze and flew towards the nearest Celestials. Of the twelve Celestials, Lissandra killed one, Jax killed one, and Li Ke killed one. Apart from the five who escaped, four remained at the scene!
Although the situation seemed critical, Li Ke was actually not flustered at all, because that Xinios had not even entered Runeterra. He launched the attack from outside the stars. It seemed that he wanted to destroy Shurima with one blow, but in reality, Xinios's aura was only locked onto Li Ke.
In other words, all Li Ke needs to do is use Soul Blossom and dive inside, and Xinios will be unable to do anything to him.
Because of Li Ke's disappearance, the energy that Xinios had locked onto would lose its target, and the force would dissipate on its own.
But in the end, did it actually lure Soraka out?
This is interesting.
Li Ke's expression was slightly strange. His hatred for the Celestials had already reached 99% after all these events, and was about to reach 100% in a fight to the death. However, Soraka's appearance caused Li Ke's hatred to regress considerably.
Not all Celestials are enemies of Runeterra; there are some Celestials who can be cooperated with and negotiated with.
As for Soraka, well, her words are not as simple as negotiation and cooperation. To put it bluntly, the Zaunite Soraka treat Soraka like royalty, because Zaun has received her help in the past.
Soraka, however, is a deity in the true sense of the word, not Deity.
She is universally loving, kind, fair, and compassionate; she embodies all good qualities.
Whether in the old version of the Soraka story or the updated version, this applies to Soraka.
Soraka's character can be portrayed as a saint, especially in the new story, Soraka endures the excruciating pain of being burned and resolutely descends to the mortal realm to save those creatures she sees as lost, namely, humans.
In Soraka's view, humanity is full of boundless energy. They grow wildly and savagely, deviating from the Targonians plan arranged for them by the Titans and ignoring the destiny woven by the stars. Worse still, the human mind is easily influenced by chaos, uncertainty, suffering, and other such things.
The other Celestials of the Targonians treated this as a joke, like watching ants fend for themselves in a container. They didn't care at all about the nascent signs of human development, the wars and the desperate situations and despair that humanity faced due to going astray. In the eyes of those Celestials, it was nothing more than a game, a farce.
But Soraka was different; she couldn't stand by and watch any longer.
She was originally a wandering Celestials in the heavens. Although she was a member of the Targonians, she did not join any faction. While wandering around, she saw potential in humans, so she left the Targonians, left the heavens, and came to Runeterra.
Where did she travel over these thousands of years?
Look through history books and listen to the songs of bards, and you will find the answer.
In some tribes of Freljord, there is a story of a wanderer from afar, who has beautiful long horns and soothes frostbite in the coldest winter.
Beneath the Sump of Zaun lies the story of a doctor with lilac-colored skin who treats the lungs of patients suffering from smog for free, never charging a fee, and even sharing her own food.
In Ionia, the oldest Vastayashai'rei Mythic recounts a miracle: a prophet from another world could speak with the stars, summon starlight to heal the wounded, and enlighten the lost souls of the First Lands.
In Noxus.
In short, wherever there is suffering, there will be Soraka. She will always appear beside those who are bullied, in pain and despair, bringing them hope for life with her words and magic.
Therefore, once you learn about Soraka's story, you will surely admire her.
The same applies to Li Ke.
This is not the weak support character that everyone in the Rift hates and beats, but a truly powerful and virtuous god.
Speaking of which, in Riot Games' lore, aren't the backstories of support champions all incredibly impressive?
Thinking about it, Li Ke and Rammus had already joined forces to drive a Celestials into the ground.
On the other side, Lissandra also froze Cecilia. The powerful Celestials Sword and Shield left her hand and were slammed to the ground by the ice coffin. Lissandra glared at Lissandra with a ferocious expression.
Just as Lissandra was about to make her move, she suddenly frowned and looked into Cecilia's eyes.
Cecilia's eyes had two pupils of different colors; one was Cecilia own golden pupil, while the other was a pure, bright turquoise.
Those eyes were clean and innocent, looking at Lissandra with the same fear as a fawn.
In those eyes, Lissandra saw another soul. Upon seeing this, she immediately bent down and reached out to touch Cecilia's head.
"Get out! You don't need to do anything, I'll leave her body myself!" Cecilia shouted upon seeing this.
"Don't look down on me, witch. I never intended to use her as a hostage! I am a high and mighty Celestials. As a Deity, if I can't even protect my followers, and in the end, I need my followers to sacrifice their lives and take the blame for me, what kind of Deity am I?!"
As she spoke, a phantom soul emerged from that golden pupil—a tall, graceful beauty with curly hair.
Then, the soul emerged from the eyes, and Lissandra took the opportunity to move the ice coffin away and suppress the soul.
The beautiful female knight's soul had just emerged when she let out a muffled groan and was then suppressed in the ice coffin.
The girl who had been staying with Cecilia got up, stumbled over to Cecilia, knelt on the ground, and cautiously said to Lissandra, "My lady, please, please don't."
"Get out of my way!" Cecilia snapped from behind, her expression one of grim determination. "The victor is king, the loser is villain," she declared loudly. "Since I chose to descend to the mortal realm, I was prepared to bear the consequences."
Lissandra looked at Cecilia, spread her fingers, and then pointed them at Cecilia.
She wasn't the type to change her mind based on a few words from others. If it weren't for the fact that she had a vested interest in Li Ke and that she genuinely saw hope in Li Ke, Lissandra wouldn't have allowed Li Ke to grow so much and would have willingly been driven by Li Ke.
She's a witch, the Ice Witch! Throughout Freljord's history, a third of its population has perished at her hands. How could she possibly be a soft-hearted person?
Meanwhile, Rammus, the tortoise, pressed down hard on the Celestials's arm with its little claws, lowered its head and nudged the Celestials its head, suppressing it and preventing it from moving.
Li Ke, meanwhile, stood with his legs spread wide on top of the Celestials, gripping Aatrox with both hands and about to thrust downwards forcefully.
But just as Lissandra and Li Ke were about to make their move at the same time, a dazzling starlight flashed and appeared on Li Ke Lissandra.
Lissandra opened her pale pupils and looked at her wrist, where the starlight was frozen into ice. It wasn't real starlight, but energy magic.
Then, Lissandra flicked her wrist and turned to look at a certain spot.
Li Ke was different; he wasn't as strong as Lissandra, and because he was restrained by the starlight, he couldn't use his hands at all.
Seeing this, he simply took a step back, and with that step, the strange force clinging to his wrist vanished instantly.
Looking in the same direction, they saw a woman with long horns on her head, purplish skin, and a beautiful face. She was wearing a long, form-fitting dress that showed off her beautiful figure, but what emerged from under the dress were a pair of hooves.
Are those sheep hooves?
The hooves were long and delicate, with a golden ring on the left hoof.
Above that were her calves, which were indistinguishable from human legs. As she walked, her skirt parted, revealing glimpses of her full, smooth, purple thighs.
Well, given Kindred's situation before, Li Ke wasn't surprised to see these hooves. But the difference was that Kindred's legs were straight and slender, while Soraka's were different. They were plump and well-proportioned, with full thighs, slender calves, and even a gold ring around the hoof.
What the hell is this? Shouldn't a person do this?
"I'm sorry for stopping you, but could you please listen to my suggestion first?" Soraka appeared apologetically and looked at Li Ke seriously.
"You want to save them?" Li Ke looked at Soraka and said calmly.
Soraka nodded, looking at the four Celestials who had been suppressed. Lissandra had suppressed two of them by herself, Li Ke and Rammus had taken down one, and the other was being controlled by Nasus.
Four Celestials— that's four Demigod.
"The Celestials have already paid the price for forcibly descending to the mortal realm. Besides, I have a better way than to kill them," Soraka said to Li Ke.
Li Ke looked at Lissandra, wanting to see what Lissandra thought.
When Lissandra saw Li Ke looking at her, she simply turned her head away, crossed her arms over her chest, and said softly, "That's enough, I'm going back."
"Do whatever you want with it," Lissandra said.
Soraka is really strong!
Lissandra estimated that she was somewhat inferior to her, especially since this was in Runeterra, where she constantly suffered the pain of the rules burning her body. If they were outside the stars, the gap would be even greater.
Didn't you see that Xinios gave up immediately after Soraka showed up?
If Li Ke knew what Lissandra was thinking, Li Ke would say, "She's the Child of the Stars!"
Soraka's backstory is that of a street urchin, someone who probably roams around in places like "Celestial Realm." Could she possibly be weak? Plus, with this official title, the name "Child of the Stars" is incredibly prestigious.
Although Lissandra didn't know what kind of being Soraka was in the Celestial Realm, Li Ke couldn't be bothered to care. Anyway, she had already gotten into the habit of leaving troublesome matters to Li Ke.
Why can't I just step in when Li Ke needs me?
So Lissandra left without a word, disappearing from the spot.
After she left, the snow in Shurima stopped, and moisture began to appear on the frozen ground, which would soon melt due to the high temperature.
Seeing Lissandra leave, Soraka seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, patting her ample chest. She smiled gently at Li Ke and said, "Please hear me out, Li Ke."
"Killing them won't do you much good. The Targonians is no longer what it used to be; there's no longer any unity within the clan. They're nothing more than other people's guns and swords, blindly following the strong. But if they can follow other strong people, why can't they follow others?"
After a moment's hesitation, Li Ke said, "I am not Celestials."
"They certainly won't follow you," Soraka said, somewhat speechless, pointing to her face with a smile. "I'm talking about myself."
"I've been keeping an eye on you, Li Ke, or rather, I've been keeping an eye on everyone on Runeterra, and you know so much about it, so I think you understand me to some extent."
Soraka looked at Li Ke with her golden eyes and said earnestly, "So, I think you'll believe me."
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"Alright, consider this your way of thanking me for helping me earlier." Li Ke carried Aatrox on his back, ignoring Aatrox's impotent rage.
Seeing that he could no longer kill the Celestials, Aatrox was naturally dissatisfied. However, he was now affected by the power of Li Ke's Soul Blossom rule and was no longer affected by the blood energy and the Void. As for why he was still shouting, that could only be attributed to Aatrox's personality.
"Thank you," Soraka said with a smile.
Then, she clapped her hands lightly and turned to look at Cecilia.
"Cecilia, would you like to follow me?" Soraka asked.
"Follow a traitor like you?" Cecilia rolled her eyes dismissively. The female knight, Star Soul, sat upright on the ground with her arms crossed and said, "Kill me if you want, or let me go!"
Just kidding, after being deceived along with Black Moon, Cecilia has been living alone ever since, and she has no intention of joining any faction now!
Even Cecilia, the Child of the Stars and the Central Region Star Lord who was given the title of Uncrowned Lord, would not do that.
Seeing this, Soraka chuckled and shook her head, "Alright, but what if I told you that as long as you follow me, I can revive your Black Moon?"
Cecilia, who had previously appeared resigned to her fate with an air of righteous indignation, instantly changed her attitude. She stared at Soraka with wide eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "Are you serious?"
"I know who inherited the Black Moon's legacy. Her representative lives in the vicinity of Mount Targon. Since she has a representative, she must still be alive."
"I agree! I'll go with you!"
Cecilia made her decision instantly.
As for the other three Celestials, needless to say, who would want to die?
Besides, by following Soraka, they weren't exactly traitors. Although it's unclear whether Soraka or Xinios was stronger, Soraka's title of "Uncrowned Lord" indicated that she was already at the Star Lord level.
Following her is a good thing!
Li Ke watched calmly from the side, knowing that Soraka would have a lot to say to him after dealing with these matters.
At the same time, after learning that the matter was over, Jinx immediately boarded the Janna plane and flew from the port of Shurima to where Li Ke was.
Along the way, Jinx lazily gazed at the ground, but when she passed a depression in the wet sand, Jinx eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Wait a minute!" Jinx slapped the large, fat bird beneath her hard.
"Hmm?" the goddess mumbled, still half asleep.
"Back up a bit, there are still some survivors. There was something moving in the sand just now!" Jinx said. She has a sharp eye; she's a scientist, yes, but she's also the runner-up in the Twin Cities Gunfighting Championship!
The first place goes to Caitlyn.
But when it comes to speed, even Caitlyn can't compare! Therefore, Jinx's eyesight in the Twin Cities, excluding the superhumans, is arguably the best in both cities, possessing unparalleled dynamic vision!
"Call"
Rapid, panting sounds echoed beneath the sands of Shurima. The sounds were somewhat sensual, with a mature, womanly tone and a hint of hoarseness that comes with a dry mouth.
After catching his breath a few more times, one hand suddenly emerged from the sand and struggled to grab onto the sand beside him. Then, another hand reached out.
These two hands possess a strange beauty; the fingers are long and slender, yet covered with sharp spikes, and the entire arm is encased in a hard carapace.
Then, by exerting force with both hands, a furry head appeared in the sunlight.
Her beautiful black hair was covered in sand. She spat out the sand from her mouth and squinted. She hadn't seen the sunlight for a long time and was naturally not used to it, but there was a protective membrane on her pupils, like that of an insect.
The ground appeared in her eyes, though it was still blurry, but it brought her joy.
"I... I'm finally out."
She shouted out, and after the initial joy, her face hardened, as if she had made a firm decision.
Then, she tried to pull herself out of the ground, but as soon as she put her hands to work, she turned her head and looked behind her.
His eyesight was still limited, but he could still make out what was facing him.
It was a very beautiful hand, so white it seemed to glow in the sunlight, with rounded, pink fingernails, and blue nail polish on the index and ring fingers. It was holding a small wooden stick?
The small wooden stick had a strange texture, like a mixture of metal and plastic, with a dark hole in the very center. But looking at that hole, the strange woman had a bad feeling.
It's that feeling of palpitations when facing danger!
Then she heard a mischievous voice.
"Hey, what the hell are you?"
"I thought I was running into Rek'Sai!"
The pleasant, playful voice, tinged with a hint of displeasure, then spoke:
"Hey, why do you look like a giant cockroach?"
"Have cockroaches become sentient?"
Kai'Sa gradually adjusted to the sunlight, and then she saw a girl with beautiful blue hair wearing a straw hat.