Chapter 258

So now only Shurima, Ixtal, and Bilgewater remain.

As for where to start...

"How long until the Void descends upon the material world?" Chen Ce asked himself as he rolled over again.

The system notification sounded again after a long absence, but the response was far too brief and meaningless.

Are there any signs before they arrive?

[Unknown.]

In what form will they arrive?

[Unknown.]

"... Okay, you really don't know anything." Chen Ce shrugged, not really caring—he hadn't had much hope for the answers to these questions anyway.

The danger of the Void is like a sharp knife hanging overhead... no one knows when it will fall...

Taking the initiative is definitely impractical, but... maybe...

Perhaps...

Could you go and find out?

Chen Ce placed his fingers on the two small circles.

Shurima, and Ixtal.

These two places happen to be right next to each other.

Icathia in Shurima is where the Void War took place... It was that war that led to the heroic sacrifice of Empress Setaka, the decline of the Shuriman Empire, and the corruption of Aatrox and others by the Void.

The Watchers in the northern Freljord have been effectively controlled, and the breach there should be no immediate danger... The most unstable area now is the ruins of Icathia.

"Perhaps we can get some useful information there... at least we can prepare in advance..."

Chen Ce muttered to himself, having formed a vague plan in his mind.

He prepared to change to a more comfortable sleeping position and think about the details more carefully.

But just as he turned to the window...

He saw a human face in the darkness.

The instant their eyes met, he almost instinctively lunged out the window.

This is the third floor! A face appeared outside the third-floor window!

"Good evening, Mr. Chen Ce." A smile appeared on the face outside the window, and a hand waved beside it.

Her voice was a little unclear through the window, but Chen Ce could recognize it—besides a super-powerful mage like Syndra, only winged angels could levitate in mid-air.

Yes, even fallen angels are still angels.

"Who taught you to greet people like that..." Chen Ce complained, completely unaware that he himself had approached Lux in the same way before.

The window opened, and the black wings immediately folded away. The goddess, revered by thousands, lay on the windowsill.

"It's not convenient for me to come see you during the day, so I'll come in the evening."

"Alright... fine." Chen Ce smiled helplessly and moved aside half a body.

Morgana nimbly climbed into the house through the window.

Just as Chen Ce was about to close the window again, she suddenly blocked the window. "Wait, there's still one person here..."

"There's someone else?" Chen Ce was taken aback, then suddenly noticed that the other person was holding a magic chain.

"Yes." Morgana waved the chain in her hand, then opened the window all the way back to its maximum opening.

Soon, a "woman" who was blindfolded, gagged, and had her wings tied also clumsily climbed onto the windowsill.

That, naturally, is another Kayle — Kayle.

Once Kayle entered the room, Morgana immediately bound her hands with chains, but mercifully removed the gag from her mouth.

"Come on, say hello to Mr. Chen Ce."

"Good evening... Mr. Chen Ce..." Kayle actually greeted him obediently.

This surprised Chen Ce greatly—wasn't Kayle a proud angel who would rather die than submit? How come she's become so obedient now?

"My dear sister has become much kinder lately," Morgana with a smile, patting Kayle's wing. "Can you feel it, Mr. Chen Ce?"

"Yes... probably." Chen Ce scratched his head.

"Because Kayle has been sincerely repenting lately, and she has deeply realized her mistakes."

"Uh... about all the terrible things she did before...?"

"Yes, Kayle has been feeling bad lately about the mistakes he made."

"May I ask how you got her to repent...?"

"This? This has nothing to do with me. Of course, it was my dear sister who voluntarily repented." Morgana's smile looked so gentle and sunny.

But what she said next was chilling:

"But sometimes she needs a little help... I bind her with magic and chains, then burn her soul with dark flames, and finally make her obediently lie on the ground in repentance... That's all, Kayle is very conscientious about it."

"..." Chen Ce couldn't help but fall silent for a moment. This was even more ruthless than him.

"Have you resolved things on your end?" Morgana steered the conversation back on track, while gesturing to Kayle.

A gesture of extending one finger and waving it downwards.

Kayle immediately sat obediently to the side.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ce felt that the Kayle resembled someone... well... something...

"It's almost all resolved."

"Do I still need to step in?" Morgana asked again.

"Well, finally, you and a few other members of our team will need to visit the King— Demacia will only get better and better under your guidance."

"Sounds good." Morgana nodded with satisfaction. "Demacia won't be so crazy anymore... Everyone who makes a mistake should have a chance to repent, shouldn't they? The Mageseekers shouldn't exist."

"Yes, that's right." Chen Ce then subconsciously glanced at Kayle beside him.

She's done quite well in terms of repentance...

"Let's go now," Morgana said again. "There are too many people during the day; I'd rather go out at night."

"Hmm... okay." Chen Ce knew that the other party didn't want to go out during the day not because he was afraid of being seen by others, but because... Kayle Kayle looking like this really wouldn't look good to outsiders...

"Then let's go, let's go find His Majesty the King to give him our final instructions."

Chen Ce straightened his clothes and prepared to go to the palace with the two "Kayle".

But the moment he opened the door, a dark figure pounced on him.

It felt soft... and then he felt something lick him.

"Owner..."

It seems that only Tianna would use that title and make that gesture.

She had been obediently standing by the door, holding the chain of the collar in her hand.

Like... a watchdog.

So quiet that even Chen Ce didn't notice when she had been standing guard by the door.

"Is Master going out...? Can I take the dog with me...?"

"Stop." Chen Ce reached out and pushed Tianna's face away, but she took the opportunity to lick the back of his hand.

Then, quite naturally, he knelt down, bent his arms in front of him, and half of his pink tongue was sticking out... He really looked just like a well-behaved puppy.

Morgana witnessed this and couldn't help but exclaim, "Mr. Chen Ce, you're... amazing!"

"..." Chen Ce smiled helplessly.

Then, Tianna also saw another "dog" in the house—the esteemed Kayle, Kayle.

For a fleeting moment, her mind regained its ability to think, but it quickly became even more driven by instinct—even the sacred Kayle followed instinct, so wasn't it perfectly normal for a mere mortal like herself to do the same?

To be a dog... to be your owner's dog...

You don't have to think about anything... and you can even be touched...

Awesome...~

"It seems Mr. Chen Ce is even more talented than me in 'guided repentance'." Morgana looked at the incredibly obedient Tianna and couldn't help but marvel. "She seems much more obedient than Kayle... no, she's more able to recognize her mistakes than Kayle."

"Ah... um..." Chen Ce was a little embarrassed to say it outright.

But he still offered his hand to the well-behaved dog at his feet.

The latter immediately rubbed against her with glazed eyes.

"Speaking of which, my dear sister was also..." Morgana turned to look at Kayle, whose hands were bound, "She was initially thinking about you too—of course, maybe not for anything good, you know."

"That's true." Chen Ce knew that Kayle was definitely thinking about killing him—the humiliation she had caused him was no less than the humiliation she had caused Tianna.

Pressing her fair face to the ground, then doting on her... a dignified angel like her couldn't bear such humiliation.

"But she doesn't hate you anymore," Morgana laughed. "She has deeply realized her mistakes and will no longer resent you."

"That sounds pretty good."

"Only..."

"What's wrong?"

"She's still a bit disobedient," Morgana shook her head. "Although she seems obedient on the surface, I can still see a glimmer of rebellion in her soul... She still yearns for a 'rebellion.'"

"That's really bad." At this moment, Chen Ce had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation.

Until he noticed Morgana suddenly revealing a meaningful smile.

Until Morgana slowly extended the hand holding the chain.

"Your skill has impressed me. I'd like to ask you to help me train... no, educate Kayle, so that she fully realizes her mistakes and sincerely repents."

"... Huh?" Chen Ce was taken aback.

Kayle, who was standing nearby, suddenly trembled as well.

Her blindfold was filled with fear, and her head shook incessantly, causing the white hair on her head to come loose.

"No... no... sister... no..." she began to beg.

But Morgana completely ignored her wishes.

She simply smiled and handed the chain to Chen Ce.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Chen Ce —as for compensation, you can order Kayle around as you please from now on, do whatever you want to her, you can even..."

As she spoke, Morgana glanced at the "well-behaved dog" at the other person's feet.

"Treat Kayle the same way you treated this one. Hmm, that would be better. If you need to, you can keep Kayle after the 'education' is over, it's up to you—just consider it a gift from me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ce understood what the other person meant.

Because of her father's death, Morgana harbors absolute hatred for Kayle... but for various reasons, she can't bring herself to kill Kayle directly to avenge him—moreover, her philosophy is to give everyone who makes a mistake a chance to repent.

So she wanted Kayle to be punished, but she didn't want to see Kayle —that would remind her of that painful past.

Therefore, handing Kayle over to a "dog trainer" is the best solution for her.

"Alright, I'll take good care of Miss Kayle."

Chen Ce nodded and took the chain that was binding Kayle.

Kayle trembled uncontrollably.

Tianna to the side, narrowed her eyes.

Here we go again...

Even more dangerous...

Opponent...