Ali's Bizarre Adventure

"I got it—I got it—I got it—"

The noon sun shone overhead, heat waves appeared in the air, and cicadas made loud and annoying calls.

Ten soldiers in cloth armor had water bottles hanging from their waists, and their clothes were soaked in sweat and became extremely heavy.

"Take a break, Langdon." A soldier swallowed hard, his throat was dry and sore.

"Persevere." The leading soldier didn't stop, "Lord Irelia attaches great importance to this matter. We must rush to the ancient forest as soon as possible and report the situation there to Presidian."

"Kerry, if you can't leave." Langdon licked his chapped lips, "Then wait for us here."

The one named Kerry was just a recruit, the youngest in the team, only fifteen Xia.This kind of task is a little bit difficult for him.

"How can this work...I can still go." Kerry silently followed behind the team and stopped talking.

"I see—I see—"

Kerry's attention fell on the cicadas unknowingly, the heat waves in the air swirled and churned, and the blazing sun's rays became even more dazzling.It was obviously very hot, but cold sweat began to form on his forehead.

"Die—die..." Cicada kept yelling.

Kerry tried his best to follow the team, but the team got farther and farther away, and his footsteps became shaky.

"boom--"

Kerry fell heavily to the ground.

Amidst the sound of chaotic footsteps, the other nine people in the team ran over one after another. They squatted beside him and said something.

Someone gave him water, someone called his name.

He wanted to say something... but he just opened his mouth, but no sound came out, and the dizziness of his brain made the ground turn with him.

Kerry slowly closed his eyes.

"Langdon, what should we do?" A soldier looked at the leader and frowned, "Kerry has passed out."

Langdon glanced around.

It was just a plain, and although a river ran through it, there were no settlements nearby, and no Ionians were seen.

Langdon's gaze fell on a small forest not far away. It was just a few trees growing in disorder, but there was a green shade under the trees.And the river just passes through there, so it should be cooler.

He put Kerry on his back in the woods and refilled his water jug.

"May the spirit of nature protect you." Langdon murmured softly, and then looked at the other eight people, "Let's go, the mission entrusted to us by Lady Irelia must be completed! We should be able to reach the ancient forest in one day gone."

"Yes!"

After a few minutes of delay, the soldiers continued to march towards the ancient forest, dragging their tired bodies.

……

On the night of the ninth day, the extreme rush allowed them to reach the ancient forest one day earlier.

In the forest, fireflies with glowing wings danced around, and the moonlight passed through the branches of the trees and fell on the tired soldiers.

The cool breeze at night eased the heat of the day.

Langdon led the team and began to search in the ancient forest. The nine people were slightly scattered.

But within 20 meters of each other, no matter what happens, others can quickly rush over.

"Ah—" A scream broke the silence.

A few startled birds flew up, and Langdon ran over in a hurry, his calf sunk deep in the fertile vegetation of the ancient forest.

"Bang..." Langdon fell.

Seems to have tripped over something.When he tried to stand up, he saw a pair of lifeless eyes and a pale face among a pile of ferns.The face was only a few centimeters away from him, almost touching.

"It's the previous search team." A trace of anxiety flashed in Langdon's heart. He even smelled the smell of that person's corpse.

Langdon stood up, gripped his sword, and looked around.

The other eight soldiers stood dazedly in the forest and fertile weeds, their faces full of horror.

Under the wisps of moonlight, the winged fireflies dance peacefully.

Langdon saw a body hanging from a tree branch a few meters away, followed by a second...a third...

More and more bodies were found.

In the grass...on the trees...dead standing...dead lying down...complete bodies...broken in two...

Arms, thighs, heads...

These corpses and stumps were looming under the cover of trees and grass, but became clear only after they were discovered.

Langdon tightly held the long sword in his hand, with a resentful look on his face.

"Come on!"

Langdon growled under his breath.

The other eight soldiers recovered from their panic and anxiety at this moment, and they also drew out their sabers one after another.

Each stepped back carefully, staring at every darkness.

The night in the forest was as quiet as ever, with a slight breeze, but the atmosphere suddenly became dignified.

The soldiers held their breath, and their hearts seemed to stop beating.

Suddenly, an arrow feather shot out from the darkness, and the subtle sound of piercing the air was amplified infinitely in the dead silence.

It's just impossible to escape.

The sharp arrow pierced the head of a soldier 20 meters to Langdon's right. The sharp arrow passed directly from the back of his head through his forehead, and finally nailed to a tree.There was a dull sound of falling to the ground, and he died before he even had time to howl.

"RUN!!!" Langdon yelled.

He couldn't even see where the shooter was, but he could sense that it must be a man of terrifying strength.

Otherwise... how could a sharp arrow penetrate a human head?

The ancient forest is full of magic, lush vegetation, ferns and various mosses make the land slippery and sticky, and the vines are hidden in the weeds over the knees.Running in the ancient forest is a very dangerous thing.

But Langdon could only order so now.

Langdon and the other seven soldiers ran frantically, they didn't even know who the enemy was.This sense of powerlessness turned into fear in the dark night.But Langdon wasn't overwhelmed by fear. He knew he had to bring the situation here to Presidium.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .He clasped his legs with his hands, and his voice was shrill like a dying wild cat, sharp and hoarse.

Langdon saw that his legs were neatly broken from the calf, and blood gushed from the broken section.

Several soldiers were running towards the howling soldier.

"Don't go!!!" Langdon yelled desperately, "Don't go!!! He's dying!"

Langdon gripped his longsword tightly, trying to spot his enemy, but all he could see were wisps of lavender moonlight passing through the branches of the trees, glowing fireflies flying in the air, and vast expanses of darkness.

"Ikas, Solimo, Ian, stop the three of you, let's block the enemy together!"

"Yes!" The soldier whose name was called stopped quickly.

The remaining three soldiers also paused, they knew what it meant for Langdon and the others to stay.

"Run—" Langdon yelled at the three soldiers angrily, "Bring the information back to Presidium!"

Chapter 273 Shameful System

Ancient Forest.

Langdon and the others tightly held the long sword in their hands, sweat was streaming down their foreheads, and their throats were as dry as a knife cut.

There was darkness before their eyes.

…enemy?

…who is it?

Langdon would rather face a terrifying beast than face the fear of the unknown.

He knew staying meant death!

but.

He has no choice!

All hope now rests on those three soldiers running wildly, Langdon licked his lips, "God bless..."

"Leader!" A roar came from behind, and Langdon's heart was half-cooled instantly, and he turned to look at the three soldiers who ran away.

The three soldiers... were backing away, in his direction... slowly backing away.

And in front of the three soldiers, in the darkness near the edge of the ancient forest, one figure after another walked out.

Tall and full of pressure.

"Fight with them—" Langdon was relieved at the moment, at least he saw the enemy.

Soldiers who were originally scattered gathered together again.

Seven people remained alive.

They rushed towards those figures together, and when they approached, the faces of those figures finally appeared.

Strong bodies, bare muscles, lush hair, long dirty hair and beards, braided into dreadlocks, and different weapons in their hands.Looks like a bunch of savages.

A soldier rushed over first, and stabbed one of the barbarians with his long sword, but before the long sword touched the barbarian, his head was smashed open by the war hammer in the barbarian's hand.The soldier fell to the ground, and the barbarian swung his heavy hammer again, hitting his head heavily, smashing the whole head into a puddle of flesh.

"Very well, not all Ionians are cowards! Next, who will come? Or together?"

The savage stood up.

Dozens of savages behind him began to laugh loudly, rough and full of mockery.

"Leader...behind..." Ian's voice trembled.

Langdon glanced back. The dense forest was full of people standing densely. Those people were wearing black iron armor, holding spears and sharp knives in their hands, and staring at Langdon and his teammates with cold eyes.

"It's a Noxian!" Langdon was still looking for an evacuation route, at least... to let one person go.

But Langdon noticed that they were surrounded by Noxian soldiers.

"Forcibly break through!"

Langdon led the rest of the soldiers and rushed towards the barbarians, "Ian, look for a chance to escape, don't worry about us."

Six soldiers rushed at the tall savage at the same time.

but.

Just before they got close to the barbarian, a rain of arrows shot from behind. Hundreds of sharp arrows shot at their backs in an instant. The soldiers fell one by one, and Langdon was also hit several times. Ten arrows, slowly fell to the ground.

"Lord Irelia...we failed..." Langdon was soaked in blood, his eyes were full of unwillingness.

Before dying, he heard a brief conversation.

——"Damn, why did you shoot them all!"

——"Gillingham, stop playing, save your strength, our battlefield is not here!"

……

Presidium Council Hall.

"Yi and Li Qing, when will you be back?" Ari stood on the balcony of the council hall, looking at the patrolling soldiers on the street.

"One month."

Irelia was wearing a battle armor, with more than a dozen sharp blades floating quietly behind her, "This is the fastest speed."

"There's still no news from Swain." Ari frowned.

During this period of time, Yi, Li Qing, and Mei Mu were all outside, leaving Presidian's combat strength seriously vacant.

And Swain disappeared without a trace.

The calmer Presidium was, the stronger the uneasiness in Ahri's heart.

But now all she can do is wait, wait for Yi and the blind monk to return, wait for the team sent to the ancient forest to bring news, and wait for Swain to come out of the darkness.Other than that, there is no other choice.

"Ari, you... seem to be very tired recently, didn't you sleep well at night? This... can't..."