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Chapter 175: Forbidden Demon Forest

But even though Li Qing spent most of his energy on eating, his voice was not idle either.

First, Li Qing wanted to find out the most interesting thing about Demacia.

"Lady Tiana, so the Forbidden Forest of Demacia is located in the south?"

"Somewhere near the sea?"

Li Qing held the thigh of an unknown wild animal in one hand. The meat, which had been cooked soft by Heng, went into his mouth and went down his throat into his stomach without any chewing.

Tiana felt uncomfortable seeing his wild eating habits.

As an aristocrat among aristocrats, no one dared to eat like this in front of her.

However, when she heard Li Qing's question, although she didn't understand what he was going to do and what his purpose was for the Forbidden Demon Forest, she didn't need to tell him about the Forbidden Demon Forest. Almost everyone in Demacia knew where it was, so there was no need for her to hide it.

"Yes, you just need to leave the capital and go south and you will see it."

"But the Forbidden Demon Forest is very large. Why are you asking this?"

"Are you interested in the Forbidden Magic Stone?"

Tiana looked at Li Qing.

Her idea was simple. Since Li Qing asked about the Forbidden Magic Forest, he was most likely interested in the Forbidden Magic Stone.

In other words, in the entire Runeterra, except Demacia, the vast majority of countries are interested in this thing.

The Forbidden Magic Stone is the foundation of Demacia and is the weapon used to fight against mages from other countries.

So Demacia's arch-enemy Noxus is almost desperately trying to get this thing.

This is no less than a divine weapon for Noxus, who is constantly on the march and often encounters powerful magicians.

But because Demacia and Noxus are mortal enemies, and Demacia is a closed country with almost no contact with other countries, even if all kinds of methods are used, it is still very difficult to obtain the Forbidden Magic Stone from Demacia.

Even if it can be obtained, it is only a very small part and is hardly used on the front battlefield.

Not to mention that like the Demacia army, the large number of magic-suppressing stones on the battlefield almost blocked the release of all magic.

Now that Li Qing asked about this matter, he said that he was from Bilgewater, so it was not surprising that his purpose was to get the Forbidden Magic Stone.

This kind of thing is very common in Demacia, but it can be sold at a sky-high price outside.

But Tiana guessed wrong. Li Qing’s purpose was indeed the Forbidden Magic Forest, but it was not the Forbidden Magic Stone, but something else hidden in the Forbidden Magic Forest.

"No, that thing has no use to me."

"I'm not a wizard."

Li Qing waved his hand indifferently, then raised his eyebrows at Tiana: "Well, I just want to ask, do you know some special places in the Forbidden Demon Forest?"

"For example, someone will get lost once they enter, or there is a place that cannot be entered, or a place that has not been explored yet?"

An arc flashed, and the grease on his hands immediately decomposed. Li Qing shook his fingers:
"Let me put it this way. I wonder if you've ever heard of a man named Ryze who has tattoos all over his body and a scroll on his back?"

"Ryze?" Tiana fell silent, but only temporarily. She did not find anyone in her memory who fit the image Li Qing described.

After all, if Lee Sin's description is correct, then this Ryze will be someone who leaves a very deep impression on people.

In fact, Tiana didn't even need to answer. Just by looking at her expression, Lee Sin knew that Tiana probably didn't know about Ryze's existence.

But it's not something strange.

Ryze travels throughout Runeterra looking for runes and occasionally resolves disasters caused by runes. It may be many years before he returns to Demacia, and he probably won't come into contact with mortals.

And even if they did come into contact, with Ryze's level, as long as he didn't want others to discover his identity, Demacia probably wouldn't be able to see through him.

As for the reason why Li Qing asked about Forbidden Demon Forest and Ryze, his purpose was basically made clear.

It is the world rune hidden by Ryze in the Forbidden Forest.

These things are said to have the power to destroy the world. Although Li Qing knows that they are very dangerous, to be honest, the danger is not enough to scare Li Qing.

Because he himself is also very dangerous.

But now it seems that we can't get any clues from Tiana.

So Li Qing changed the subject and asked about another thing he was interested in:
"Ms. Natiana, do you know Fiddlesticks?"

"Fiddlesticks? That's..." Tiana heard an unfamiliar name again, frowned and was about to ask Li Qing who this was.

But the moment the name came out of her mouth, her pupils suddenly contracted.

His body began to tremble uncontrollably, and the cold sweat on his forehead and back soaked his clothes in an instant.

The fear from the bottom of her heart almost made her, a woman who always kept a calm face, scream at this moment.

This scared Li Qing. Looking at the Demacia Grand Marshal, he wondered what was wrong with her. Was she sick?

After nearly a minute, Tiana finally felt much better. Although the vague fear was still lingering in her heart, at least she was no longer as afraid to move as before.

Panting, Tiana gritted her teeth and looked up at Li Qing:

"Sir, please give me an explanation."

"What on earth is this name?"

"I'm in this state. Could it be that you have put some kind of curse on me?"

Tiana's face had turned dark and gloomy. If she had not been afraid of Li Qing's strength, she would have waved her hand to call her subordinates over and then captured Li Qing and cut him into pieces.

Tiana, who had never experienced that kind of fear, didn't even dare to recall what it felt like.

When Li Qing heard Tiana say this, he immediately realized what was going on.

An awkward smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Uh, I thought you had some disease, but it turns out it's because of this."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Tiana, I forgot that its name was not spoken casually."

"But don't worry. It probably hasn't woken up yet and probably didn't feel you calling its name."

Tiana clenched her fists even tighter:

"So, Lord Li Qing, can you please explain clearly?"

"Who the hell is that thing? You ask what it is doing, why I became like this, and whether it will have any effect on me!"

"This is because of you, you must give me an explanation!"

Li Qing's face was full of helplessness.

To be honest, if this was their first meeting and the other party put so much pressure on him, he would definitely not indulge the other party. But he did not expect that the name of the scarecrow could actually cause such a great power.

But it seems that the scarecrow can indeed sense the person who calls out its name.

This monster is terrifying in itself and is basically everyone's nemesis. If you are not a strong person at the same level of power as it, you basically have no chance to resist it.

Fortunately, the Scarecrow should not have woken up at this time, otherwise, the guy would have appeared nearby the moment Tiana said the name just now.

Once there is a noticeable fear, the scarecrow's nose is really more sensitive than a dog's.

"Well, it was indeed my mistake."

"The guy I'm talking about, you can just call it a scarecrow, that's also how it appears."

"It is the leader of the ten ancient demons, born from the first scream of the creatures in Runeland."

"Well, just think of it as the emotion of fear itself."

"As for why I'm asking it, it's mainly because I want to know if it's in Demacia so I can avoid it."

Tiana's face turned completely dark.

She was not interested in mythological stories and had no idea what these ten ancient demons were.

But just from Li Qing's description, she already knew how difficult this guy would be.

As a result, now I am in such big trouble just because of Li Qing's curiosity?
"Well, you don't have to be afraid, Ms. Tiana." Li Qing knew that Tiana was about to get angry, so he quickly tried to comfort her: "That thing has basically no IQ, it just acts on instinct."

"As long as you are not afraid, it will not target you."

"On the contrary, the more scared you feel, the more you will be targeted."

"Because the smell of fear is more obvious to it than anything else."

"Okay, okay!" Tiana no longer wanted to continue talking to Li Qing, because she was afraid that after talking to this guy for a few words, she would be targeted by some strange monster.

"Alright, Lord Li Qing, you don't need to say more."

Tiana had already stood up, not wanting to have any communication with Li Qing:
"You can stay in my mansion for the time being. I will ask the servants to prepare a room for you to rest."

"I have some important business to attend to in the palace, so I won't accompany you."

"If you need me for anything, just tell the servants."

After saying this, it was as if Li Qing was a disaster star. He no longer had the initial intention to trick people into saying something and ran away quickly in an unexpectedly embarrassed manner.

Li Qing watched her quickly leaving in silence. Didn't she just accidentally say the Scarecrow's name? Was her attitude changing so quickly?

He lowered his head to look at the dining table in front of him. The plates on which he had eaten all the food had already been taken away by the maids, so the space in front of him seemed relatively clean.

But the speed at which the food was served was noticeably slower.

It’s not surprising, after all, chefs are also human beings. It’s good enough that he doesn’t feel tired after making nearly 200 dishes continuously.

Li Qing was one of the few people who enjoyed the meal very much, mainly because the food tasted really good.

It feels like the only world among all these worlds that can rival the Monster Hunter World.

Standing up, a maid came over quickly, moved the chair aside, then respectfully came to Li Qing and motioned her to leave the restaurant, probably to go to the room that Tiana mentioned.

However, Li Qing had no intention of living here.

The main reason is that Demacia is actually not that interesting, and he plans to leave after playing here for two days.

Maybe I'll go to Freljord above first, and then take a look at Noxus and Shurima.

After a quick walk around, it’s time to leave this world and return to Monster Hunter.

He has been out for a long time this time, and he plans to go back and deal with the ancient dragon in the underground space first.

A breeze suddenly rose from the ground, and white mist covered the entire restaurant in the blink of an eye.

Before the maid understood what had happened, Li Qing suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving only one sentence echoing in her ears:

"I'll leave first. Tell Ms. Tiana that I'll be back at any time. Ask her to supervise Lux's studies. Otherwise, I will personally instruct this little girl."

The maid could only stare blankly at the messy restaurant in an instant, then covered her mouth and rushed out in horror:
"Someone is coming"

Li Qing had already flown out from the sky above the capital of Demacia.

After obtaining the King Ghidorah weapon, the expanded attributes and changed physical nature increased Li Qing's physical endurance by another order of magnitude.

His way of flying now has changed from controlling the wind to carry himself to directly using force to launch himself out.

The power of flying bricks is demonstrated vividly.

The speed of the instantaneous burst can even reach nearly Mach 20.

And because he can control the wind, Li Qing can make things like wind resistance almost zero.

It directly turns into flying in a pseudo-vacuum environment.

Oxygen is no longer a limitation for Lee Sin. The King Ghidorah weapon allows Lee Sin to survive directly in the space environment, not to mention that this is just a false vacuum.

At this speed, before even a minute had passed, Li Qing had already seen the Forbidden Demonic Forest that Tiana mentioned, located south of the Demacia capital.

The large tracts of trees are like other forests, but compared to those forests, the trees in these forests are all made of stone.

It's as if a large forest was actually carved out.

The atmosphere here also seems to be slightly different from other places.

Even the sounds seem to be quieter, and there are very few animals, or almost none at all.

It’s not surprising. There is no environment in this stone forest that can provide food, so animals are naturally not interested in such a place.

Li Qing did not stay in the air, but slowed down a little and began to search the Forbidden Demon Forest in the sky.

As the foundation of Demacia, the vast Forbidden Magic Stone Forest is not small in size.

At a glance, there's almost no end in sight.

But no matter how large the area is, there is still a number.

Li Qing's speed is enough to cover a circle in Runeland in a day, let alone a small Forbidden Demon Forest.

Even though he slowed down, it still only took him about half an hour to look through the entire Forbidden Demon Forest.

Then, as expected, no place was found where Ruici might have stored the World Runes.

(End of this chapter)