Lux's Farewell

384 [0380] The secret in the dark
After several adjustments, Lux finally found a light level that allowed her to see her surroundings clearly without stimulating the shadow creatures here.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and carefully observed the sub-plane.

This is a barren world.

Although the two of them couldn't see far away, as they walked and watched, all they saw along the way was barren.

Under the feet, the thick shadow almost condensed into a flowing "liquid", soaking the feet of Lacus and Ino in a viscous but refreshing way.

Because of Karya's reminder, Lacus and Ino each used light elements and ice elements to create a layer of body shields for themselves, and under their feet, where the materialized shadow and the elemental shield contacted, the two of them Move one step, and there's an almost undetectable hiss.

This unique scene made Lacus and Ino feel novelty and dread, and the novelty quickly turned into irritability, while the dread became deeper and deeper—this sub-plane is terrifying, as if it is really a complete , A whole new world.

"Are we just walking around without direction?" Seeing that the surrounding scene didn't seem to change at all, Lux finally asked helplessly, "Aren't we really going to get lost in this world?"

"This is not walking around." Carya's tone was very relaxed, "This is adapting to the space-time laws of this subplane—remember when you participated in the simulation training, the time flow rate, space law and the outside world of the subplane But it’s different, it’s hard for me to make a judgment without looking around.”

"Then what conclusion did you get?" Lux asked curiously, "So you didn't speak before, you were judging the rules of time and space!"

"It's hard to say the rules of space, but the rules of time are very interesting." Kalya replied directly, "The flow of time here is extremely slow, even much slower than in my world - if you spend a day and a night here , I am afraid that only ten minutes have passed in Runeterra."

The time-to-flow ratio of more than 100 to [-] made Lux and Ino couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"This is too exaggerated!" Lux said in disbelief, "Doesn't it mean that you have lived here for a year, and you have only been outside for three days?"

"That's how it works out."

"Then if you give lectures here, wouldn't my study time be a lot more?"

"It's fine in a short time." As if he had already guessed that Lux would think so, Kalya chuckled, "But don't forget, you are not a shadow creature from the Shadow Plane, and the state of your body itself still follows Runeterra Normal time flow—it seems that you have more time, but in the process, your energy and mana recovery speed are reduced, and if you don’t practice spellcasting, the learning effect may not be very good.”

"Stay here for a year, and the total magic power recovered is only equivalent to three days outside?"

"bingo."

Hearing this, Lacus and Ino frowned in unison—they realized the seriousness of the problem now.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." Realizing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming uncomfortable, Kalya smiled and comforted, "In your current state, as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke some too dangerous existence, there will be nothing wrong in this sub-plane. Danger."

"It's better to make a quick decision." Under the influence of Kalya, Lux still felt that it was better to be safe. "Staying here, I always feel bad all over."

"Okay, let's make it quick." Kalya agreed with Lacus's statement, "So, shall we follow Vayne to find traces of the devil first, or go to your uncle's soul first?"

"You already have a way to find uncle?"

"Shadow energy can erode the body and put people into a deep sleep, but it doesn't have much effect on the soul." Carya talked eloquently, "In the absence of consciousness, the soul will choose a shadow energy comparison based on its own likes and dislikes' Moderate' regional activity."

"Uncle is a very decent person." Lux obviously understood Kalya's meaning, "So, we are going to a place where the shadow energy is relatively thin?"

"Correct." Kalya smiled, "and demons generally prefer negative energy, so they generally act in places where the shadow energy is relatively strong-this subplane has obvious elemental gradients due to traces of artificial transformation. , through elemental gradients, we can easily find the target."

Hearing this, Lacus and Ino nodded in unison.

"So, choose a target." After talking about staying away, Kalya gave a choice, "To wake up your uncle, or to meet the demon?"

"Naturally, we should save people first." Before Lux could speak, Ino said first, "Lax has been waiting for this day for a long time."

"Then follow the characteristics of the element gradient and move towards the place where the shadow is thin." Kalya naturally has nothing to do, "How to judge the direction of the element gradient with the lowest energy consumption, don't I need to remind you again?"

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Lux and Ino cast spells in turn, and soon roughly figured out the gradient direction of the elements in the shadow subplane.

The space here seems to be completely distorted, there is no east, west, north or south at all, but according to the direction of the element concentration, Lux and Ino quickly found the next target of their actions.

There is still a hissing materialized shadow under his feet, and the surrounding area is still dark and dark.

But I don't know if it's a psychological factor, the more they move towards the place where the shadows are thinner, the more relaxed Lacus and Ino feel.

And because the physical conditions of the two are still related to Runeterra, even after spending a long time in the Shadowlands, they will not have any hunger or thirst.

In a world where you can't see the way forward, advancing according to the gradient of elements is undoubtedly a very difficult thing for ordinary people.

However, Lux and Ino are really hard-core ruthless people who have hiked through the Dasai Desert and climbed the Mount Targon barefoot. This level of loneliness is nothing to them.

Arm in arm, Lux and Ino walked through the endless loneliness and darkness like a clockwork toy, stopping every once in a while to judge the gradient of the elements, adjust the direction of progress, and then follow the As a result of the adjustment, continue to move forward.

In this huge sub-plane, the two of them left... two months.

The "shadow river" under his feet has gradually disappeared, and the lighting range of the same intensity light has also changed from three steps away to the current ten steps away.

It is still dark here, still full of shadow elements.

But compared to when the two of them first entered this world, the situation is already much better.

Although it was the first time she came to the Shadow Subplane, and even though she didn't know enough about the Shadow Subplane, Lux still clearly felt that she was almost at the end.

Just when Lux was full of expectations for the reunion, it was... dark.

The sudden darkness made Lux and Ino enter the state of "not seeing their fingers" again. Even though Lux increased the light in his palm, he still couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly.

The sudden darkness made the two of them who felt that they were about to survive their heads thump.

Without Karya opening her mouth, they realized the seriousness of the problem from the drastic changes in the concentration of elements around them.

"Drink!"

Regardless of the difficulty in replenishing the mana after consumption, in order to avoid accidents, Ino directly summoned four ice walls to wrap himself and Lacus firmly in it.

This kind of spell was not a problem for Ino, but after the ice wall was formed, she obviously felt as if her brain had been hit hard—this feeling was somewhat similar to magic power overdraft, but But completely different.

"Be careful." Carya reminded in time, "The time in your body is completely different from the time you feel. Here, ordinary spellcasting will cause a lot of burden on the body!"

"..."

Ino nodded and didn't say much.

The darkness came and went quickly—under the careful vigilance of Lux and Ino, the darkness quietly dissipated, and the elemental gradient returned to its previous normal state.

But in the face of such a situation, Lacus and Ino did not dare to take it lightly.

They could clearly feel that what caused the darkness just now was not the natural laws of the subplane, but a certain powerful existence.

Especially Lux, who once faced Tamm directly, clearly felt a kind of substantive and deja vu oppressive force when the darkness fell.

is the devil.

Why do demons appear here?
Lux, who was a little anxious in her heart, subconsciously quickened her pace.

A moment later, in front of Lux, there was a burst of shouting and killing. Although it was indistinct, it was so powerful that it was like a thousand troops shouting and a thousand horses galloping!
"Hehehehehe..."

And almost at the same time as the shout of killing sounded, a burst of deep, hoarse, and somewhat blurred laughter also sounded.

After the laughter, there was a whisper of demons. Although Lacus and Ino couldn't understand the language of demons, they also felt the real malice in it.

"What is it talking about?" Lux asked Kalya while being cautious, "Is it coming for us?"

"It's not coming towards us." Kalya is not very familiar with the complex and trapping grammar in the demonic language, but he can still understand this simple sentence, "It threatens to tear apart everything that prevents him from leaving. This world, the mortals who prevent him from dreaming."

"Someone is preventing this demon from leaving?" Lux's eyes widened in disbelief. "There are still people alive here?"

"It may not be a living person." Carya seemed to think of something, and sighed softly, "This place is full of negative energy erosion, and the living person cannot survive. Only those souls who have abandoned their bodies can survive for a long time." Maintain your sanity in this environment."

Abandoned the soul of the body...

Lux thought of her uncle.

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As Lacus and Ino continued to move forward, the surrounding environment gradually became dark again.

However, the darkness did not last long.

Heading towards the most powerful place, the darkness is still thick, but apart from the darkness, the long-lost light is also quite dazzling.

Light and darkness blend together here, yet they are distinct—in the light, a tall giant fortress whose shape looks as if it is different from the Dawn Castle in the capital of Demacia is standing in the darkness.

Looking far away, Lacus and Ino saw countless shadowy figures on the city wall.

Although I can't see clearly, what is certain is that these people should not be the kind of shadow monsters I saw before—at least they don't have many tentacles, arms and legs.

And in front of this bright fortress, a billowing black cloud sometimes gathers and sometimes disperses.

When the black mist condenses, it will turn into a distorted face. This ferocious face opens its mouth wide, revealing razor-like sharp teeth. While trying to devour this impenetrable castle, it uses demonic language to give Threat.

When the black mist dispersed, the countless shuttles of the black mist seemed to be countless sharp blades, harvesting the lives of the guards on the opposite fortress. The soldiers standing on the fortress fell down and disappeared in the black mist, and then came out of the fortress again. He rushed out, rushed to the city wall, continued to draw his bow and arrows, and poured arrows towards the black mist.

Seeing this scene, both Lacus and Ino widened their eyes and opened their mouths in disbelief. They never expected that this place is actually a battlefield, and one side of the war is likely to be a demon!
Although they didn't know who the person blocking the demon in the fortress was, Lux and Ino, who had some guesses in their hearts, quickened their pace without hesitation.

Cleaning up the demons, we naturally have to help with this kind of thing!
"Pay attention to the use of magic power!" Carya reminded, "When using magic power, try to relax as much as possible, otherwise the body will not be able to bear it!"

"I know, I know!" Lux clasped her hands together with a smile on her face, "Yino, help me cover!"

Saying that, Lux's palms of both hands faced each other and slowly separated.

With her movements, an extremely solid light-forged long sword slowly took shape in her hand—it was completely different from the light-forged long sword made by Lux every time before, although this sword was also very bright , but not dazzling.

In Lux's hands, the light element seems to have restrained its brilliance, from bright light to matte!

After a while, the long sword was finally fully condensed into shape, and after weighing it twice in his hand, Lux finally nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, seven crystal-clear ice shields also appeared around her one after another. These ice shields, like birds waiting to land, hovered around Lacus, dispelling the surrounding black mist.

Smiling at each other and nodding at the same time, Lux strode towards the center of the battlefield, while Ino protected himself in an ice fortress, holding his sword while watching Lux's movements in the battlefield.

Just when the black mist dispersed again, turning into countless shadow blades, they attacked one after another.

Lux, one person and one sword, went straight to the Shadow Blade that seemed to be washed away by a torrential rain.

Where the ordinary long sword swept across, the shadow blades turned into a dim black mist amidst sharp hissing, and quickly disappeared without a trace.

After a while, the black mist condensed.

That ferocious slapped face appeared again in mid-air—it seemed that it looked particularly distorted this time because of the pain.

"Is Demacia finally willing to send reinforcements?" It opened its mouth and asked in the extremely weird Demacia language, "Unfortunately, it's too late!"

　Kalya's Little Classroom·Shadow Erosion:

　　Unlike what many people think, the shadow has almost no erosion on the soul-those who seem to be distorted by the shadow, most of them are distorted by the shadow, and the change of the body leads to the distortion of the mind.

　　It is often various curses that have no effect on the physical body but can directly affect the soul.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)