Cockroach, cockroach?
Are you talking about me?
Kai'Sa, whose body was still half-buried in the ground, froze on the spot. Her original question about why such a girl would appear in front of her disappeared because of the other person's words. Instead, she stared blankly at the other person, her lips twitching slightly.
Am I a cockroach?!
"Speak! Are you human or Void creature?" Jinx held her laser gun, pointing it at Kai'Sa's head. If Kai'Sa could communicate and speak politely, Jinx would consider taking her in. But if she bared her teeth at her right off the bat, then... sorry.
I'm the only one who can breathe on others; anyone else who dares to breathe on others will be killed!
As for whether Jinx would be nervous upon seeing such a strange woman...
That's really not the case.
After all, Vander looks far more frightening than the other guy. Besides, so what if he looks like a cockroach? There are plenty of people in Zaun who have modified themselves into inhuman, ghostly forms, but they still have to bow and scrape before Jinx, don't they?
Moreover, having traveled to so many places with Li Ke, Jinx had seen far too many "monsters." In her eyes, Kai'Sa was not only not scary, but rather very beautiful and attractive.
Therefore, she looked at Kai'Sa seriously. Seeing Kai'Sa remain silent, Jinx stomped her foot in displeasure and shook her pistol twice.
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"Is that a weapon you're holding?"
After a moment of contemplation, Kai'Sa looked at the delicate little blue wooden stick and spoke.
"Yes, it's a weapon, the kind that can blast a hole in your cockroach's head with one shot. So if you want to live, you'd better behave yourself and answer whatever I ask." Jinx nodded and said, seeing that the other party was speaking human language and had a calm expression, and that there was no aura of a Void creature on the other party.
Jinx believes the other person is human; if they are human, then they can talk.
She has the truth on her side!
"I'm not a cockroach, my name is Kai'Sa, and I'm from Shurima." After hesitating, Kai'Sa looked up at Jinx from the ground and said.
Jinx crouched down, casually moving the pistol pointed at Kai'Sa's face away with her hands spread apart, and looked at Kai'Sa, saying, "What's with this layer of skin on your body? Also, I've never heard of Shurima people growing two bean-shaped egg cases. These two things on your shoulders look like cockroach eggs. Are you still saying you're not a cockroach that has become a spirit?"
"Can you please stop mentioning cockroaches?" Kai'Sa was a little annoyed after hearing Jinx's complaint.
The cockroaches are buzzing around... wait, doesn't she have a temper? What about her is like a cockroach?
Seeing that the other person was getting angry, Jinx snorted twice, took a step back, and said, "Come out first, then we'll talk."
Kai'Sa nodded. She had been in the Void for six or seven years. If it weren't for Xer'Sai's massive digging that gave her a chance to come out, she probably would have stayed in the underground world for a while longer.
After accidentally entering that world when she was around ten years old, Kai'Sa spent a long time alone in the dark underground world. So, seeing a living human appear in front of her now, even though the other person kept calling her a cockroach, Kai'Sa still found it difficult to feel any aversion towards the other person.
On the contrary, she was somewhat excited, but she suppressed that excitement with reason.
Fortunately, over the years, I haven't forgotten how to speak properly.
Kai'Sa used her arms to pull herself out of the ground, and after she appeared in the sunlight, Jinx blinked and looked at her appearance.
She had beautiful, smooth black hair that cascaded down her back. Her face was small and oval, with delicate and prominent features, much more striking than Jinx's. In particular, her eyes were incredibly striking, with delicate eyebrows but extremely bold and spirited eyes.
Her eyes were long and narrow, with the outer corners slightly upturned. Her eyelashes fluttered like two small fans, and her pinkish-purple pupils were incredibly beautiful.
However, looking down, when you see the other person's head pointing downwards, that beauty takes on a dangerous edge.
Its entire body is covered in purple carapace, with irregular spikes growing on the carapace. These spikes wriggle and shift from time to time. Tiny purple spikes are present on its chest, abdomen, arms, thighs, and calves.
Looking at her like this, Jinx couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, how did you come out from underground? And are you really not Void creature? Is that clothing, or your skin?"
"I'm not human, but I'm not Void creature either," Kai'Sa replied firmly after a moment's hesitation.
She looked intently at Jinx and said, "My situation is special, but I can assure you that I am not with them. On the contrary, I am the hunter who hunts them. The Void is my enemy."
"As for why I've become like this," Kai'Sa sighed, looking down at her palms. Her palms were a purplish-black color, her nails were frighteningly long, and her entire forearm looked like she was wearing gloves and armor. In this state, she was indeed no longer human.
"I became like this because of my skin. Because of it, I became this inhuman and ghostly creature, but it is also because of it that I was able to survive in that kind of place."
Jinx blinked, and as Kai'Sa spoke, she took a step forward and suddenly reached out to touch Kai'Sa's arm.
"Depend on!"
With a cry of pain, Xiao Jin pinched her finger, the skin of which was broken and bleeding. She looked at Kai'Sa in pain and exclaimed, "Did it... did it just bite me?"
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Seeing Jinx's panicked expression, Kai'Sa remained expressionless, but she was actually feeling sad inside.
The other person was the first human Kai'Sa met after emerging from the underworld. Although he was a strange person, he was also the one who took the initiative to speak to her.
She is indeed very strong, but in the end, Kai'Sa is just a young girl who has just come of age. Having not seen humans for so many years in the Underworld, loneliness and isolation are inevitable. If it weren't for the things she still had to do, Kai'Sa even considered suicide while in the Underworld.
Now that I've met the person, I'm naturally happy and joyful.
But... is this really the end?
Okay, don't be sad, Kai'Sa, because this is your fate.
Look at yourself now. What makes you think you can expect her to talk to you? The fact that she didn't run away the moment she saw you already shows she's a very kind person, doesn't it?
Don't expect too much, Kai'Sa, you're carrying far too much on your shoulders.
"I think I should go," Kai'Sa said suddenly, without answering Jinx's question.
After saying that, Kai'Sa turned to leave, arms outstretched, ready to fly away. Staying with Jinx would only bring trouble to Jinx, because the relationship between Kai'Sa and the Void creatures could be reversed at any time.
She is the hunter, yes, but at the same time, she is also the prey.
If those insects smell her scent, they might rush out from underground at any time. In her current state, she can no longer live with humans. Staying away from humans is the only choice she should make.
As she herself said, she did not belong to humanity, nor did she belong to the Void.
It seems there's nowhere left in this world for her.
Just as she was thinking this and her mood was gradually calming down, a hand suddenly grabbed Kai'Sa's arm.
"Damn it! It really is biting me!"
A girl's strange scream rang out from the side, which made Kai'Sa turn around speechlessly. Then, Kai'Sa saw that the girl's palms were covered with bloodstains.
Just as they were about to say something, a green light enveloped the other person's palm, and then the bloodstains disappeared, the wounds healed, leaving only a pink and white palm.
Upon seeing this, Kai'Sa was stunned.
Is this... magic?
But looking at Jinx, Kai'Sa couldn't imagine that such a carefree and cute girl could use magic.
But then I thought, if the other party dares to appear alone in such a place, their strength must be very powerful.
"What's the rush? Do you have anywhere to go right now?" Jinx asked Kai'Sa, rubbing her palms together.
Kai'Sa shook her head.
Do you still have any family?
Kai'Sa opened her mouth as if swallowing, then shook her head again.
She had no relatives left; everything she knew and was familiar with vanished into the underground world that day.
Just like her former name, it has become history. A history that no one knows.
"Or do you have something urgent to deal with right now?"
Kai'Sa shook her head again.
"That settles it then!" Jinx crossed her arms and said in an ambiguous tone, "You're coming with me. Li Ke said that guys like you have to be packed up and taken back to Zaun. You've survived so long in the underworld facing Xer'Sai and Void creatures, so you must be really strong, right?"
"I'm not sure if I'm strong or not, but ordinary Void creatures are no match for me," Kai'Sa whispered.
A guess welled up in her mind, but Kai'Sa hesitated about it.
"That's fine then. Come with me. You have nowhere to go anyway, so I'll take you to a nice place."
"No," Kai'Sa said.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm not asking for your opinion." Jinx rudely interrupted Kai'Sa, waving her hand. She wasn't Li Ke, was she?
Li Ke could spend time getting to know the other person and then invite them out, but he himself didn't have that kind of patience.
Jinx said, "Janna, take her with you."
"I understand," the goddess said.
Upon hearing Janna's voice, Kai'Sa instantly tensed up, looking around warily. Then, she saw a beautiful bluebird suddenly appear, which instantly grew larger.
Jinx skillfully sat down, patted the bluebird's back, looked at Kai'Sa, and said, "Get on."
"What, what is this?" Kai'Sa was in awe; she had never seen such a large bird before!
Her father was a learned man who had traveled extensively, but even so, he had never told Kai'Sa that Shurima.
"Janna, attack!" Jinx
"..." Upon hearing this, the goddess was speechless, but she helped Jinx act as a human trafficker, wrapping Kai'Sa in a gentle breeze and then moving her onto her back.
Then, Janna spread her wings and soared into the sky, instantly appearing a thousand meters above the ground, flying towards Mount Targon.
"Aaaaaaah!"
In mid-air, Kai'Sa let out a scream for the first time; she realized for the first time that she was afraid of heights!
But she can fly too! Although she can't fly for long periods of time, short-distance flight and even traversing space are things that Kai'Sa can do!
"Don't worry, you won't fall." Hearing Kai'Sa's scream, Jinx, who was sitting in front, burst out laughing.
She then asked, "Let me ask you a question, Kai'Sa. You've been in the Underworld for so many years, haven't you ever taken a bath?"
"I... I don't need to take a shower!" Kai'Sa shouted.
"Huh, suddenly I don't think you're that pretty anymore." Jinx turned around and looked at Kai'Sa with disdain.
Kai'Sa is indeed very beautiful, with an eerie beauty, a heroic spirit, a wildness, and a natural beauty. But the thought that such a beautiful woman hadn't taken a bath in six or seven years made Jinx feel a little nauseous.
Could those shells on her body be mud?
Does she not wash herself after using the toilet and never brush her teeth?
Seemingly guessing what Jinx was thinking, Kai'Sa blushed slightly and explained earnestly, "This skin consumes what my body secretes. I don't need to go to the toilet or eat, because it will transfer energy to me after it's full."
"Don't explain anymore, your explanations only make me feel more disgusted," Jinx said after thinking for a moment.
"You!"
On the Mount Targon, Li Ke and Jax sat in a tent. A wool carpet was laid out on the ground, and various utensils were scattered around them, including an exquisite teapot, a fur coat, and all sorts of small ornaments.
Judging from their appearance, the decorations came from all over the world. For example, a wooden carving, which Li Ke, who had been to Freljord, immediately recognized as a work of art from the North, while a black tempered dagger was clearly the work of Noxus. Demacia, Ionia, Zaun, Piltover, Shurima, Bilgewater...
This small tent seems to contain an entire world.
"Come, have some tea."
Soraka lifted the curtain and walked in carrying a teapot, a serene smile on her face. She approached Li Ke and Jax.
"I'll let you know about what to do with those Celestials once I've made the arrangements. They won't attack Runeterra anymore, but they also won't help Runeterra fight against the Targonians. After all, they're different from me; they haven't left the Targonians."
"Soraka, you should understand that I kept them because I wanted more than just that." Li Ke picked up his Demacia teacup, took a sip, and his eyes brightened.
Li Ke often goes to Jayce and Mel's house for black tea, but the taste is nowhere near as good as this.
If this tea is sent back to Twin Cities, it can be packaged and sold for a good price!
I haven't finished speaking yet.
Soraka continued, "Not against the Celestials, but we can help Runeterra fight against the demons, the Darkin, and even... the Underworld."
Li Ke narrowed his eyes. "No conditions?"
"Of course, you've already spared their lives, so what other conditions do you need?"
"You were the one who drove Xinios away," Li Ke suddenly said.
"That's two different things," Soraka said with a smile, her golden eyes flashing as she whispered, "Your wife has arrived."
Three seconds later, Li Ke also sensed Janna and Jinx's presence, and... there was another unfamiliar presence?
Li Ke glanced at Soraka. Three seconds was enough time for Janna to fly directly from Zaun to Bilgewater. Soraka wasn't just sensing Janna three seconds earlier than him; she was sensing Janna tens of thousands of miles ahead.
As for that unfamiliar aura, well, it wasn't weak. Compared to Li Ke, it wasn't strong, but compared to Vander was much stronger.
But it felt so unfamiliar.
Just then, Jinx's voice rang out from outside the tent.
"Li Ke!"
Li Ke got up to greet Jinx, and then he heard Jinx say something else.
"I caught you a big cockroach!"
Li Ke had just stood up, froze for a moment, then his expression turned strange.
Big, cockroach?
That unfamiliar aura also took on a corresponding form.
Black hair, purple eyes, perfect figure, and beautiful face.
He is hailed by many LOL players as the hero of the AD wheelchair, and is also the fig leaf and savior of the LPL.
In addition to these titles, she also has another nickname that perfectly matches her image in the Rift.
Cockroach lady!
Li Ke was both amused and exasperated. Good heavens, Jinx has captured Kai'Sa?!