When Irelia woke up, it was already dark.

There was no rope on his body, and the ancestral blade was quietly placed beside him.

Over here...... Seems to be under a big tree?

Through the gaps in the leaves, Irelia saw the night sky, dark and deep.

Awoke, Irelia did not take it lightly, she quickly got up and cautiously surveyed her surroundings - at her side, sharp blades flew and began to circle around her, as if ready to fight all enemies.

"Don't be nervous." Just as Irelia was in shock, a familiar voice rang out above her head, "You're safe—and so is Karma, and there's no enemy for now." ”

Irelia looked up and saw a black figure flash and fall to the ground, she looked at the figure carefully, and asked with some uncertainty, "Are you......?" Akali? ”

"It's me, that's right." Akali didn't care and shook the scythe in her hand, "Didn't you expect that? To be honest, I didn't expect that I would see you in this situation. ”

Since Akali is here...... It seems that this assassination attempt also failed - as a former comrade-in-arms, Irelia was well aware of Akali's abilities.

When it comes to assassination, none of the Brotherhood is as tied together as Akali.

"You look like you've changed a lot." After confirming Ike's identity, Irelia seemed relieved, "You ...... before That's not true. ”

"Not really." Akali leaned against the trunk of the tree and shrugged her shoulders, "I was the Shadow Fist then, and now—call me the Thorn of the Outliers. ”

“…… You left the Sect of Equilibrium? Irelia finally remembered that she had gotten some news, "Unbelievable - I mean, I thought it was a smokescreen from the Shadow Exile. ”

"To be honest, I was in disbelief." Akali reached into the middle of the middle of her left hand into a ring at the end of the kunai and turned the kunai slowly, "But...... Anyway, I felt that I couldn't accept some of the ideas of the Equilibrium Sect, or some of the ideas of Shen, so I went out and went it alone. ”

Irelia nodded, signaling that she understood.

In the Battle of Presidian, there was a lot of tacit understanding between Akali and Irelia - but this tacit understanding was more reflected in the aspect of the battle, with Akali pulling the formation and Irelia smashing the Yellow Dragon.

And now, in the absence of a fight, the conversation between them was a little dry—and just when neither of them knew what to say, Akali blinked and simply asked the question she wanted to know the most.

"What's wrong with you and Karma—it's unbelievable, more than half of the entire escort team is trying to kill you."

Faced with Akali's question, Irelia could only smile bitterly.

"A very failed leader, right?" Facing Akali's puzzled gaze, Irelia didn't dodge, "In many ways, I'm not as good as the Navoli Brotherhood, and I'm even more ...... when it comes to winning hearts and minds Nothing. ”

"They're not trying to win people's hearts." Looking at the self-pitying Irelia, Akali's mouth under the mask pursed disdainfully, "That's just a trick to bewitch and seduce. ”

"But a lot of people eat this set." There was a moment of confusion in Irelia's eyes, but it was only a fleeting moment, "So I need to take every opportunity to prove that I am on the right path." ”

"Sure enough, Irelia is still Irelia." Hearing Irelia say this, Akali nodded in satisfaction, "It just so happens that I have something to ask you - what do you think Ionia should look like?" ”

What should Ionia look like?

Akali's abrupt question made Irelia stunned for a moment.

"That's right." As if sensing Irelia's astonishment, Akali repeated her question, "Tell me, what should Ionia look like in your opinion?" ”

Akali's attitude was serious, and Irelia needed to think hard before she could give an accurate answer - she tried to meditate, and her mind quickly flew back to the Zan manor, back to the Battle of Presidium.

Then, a headache from the residual drug interrupted Irelia's thoughts.

"It's a complicated question." After the rush was over, Irelia's face turned a lot paler, "I think I'm afraid it will take some time to give you the answer to this question." ”

"There's no hurry." Waving her hand disappreciatively, Akali signaled that she was fine, "Anyway, we still have time together." ”

“……？”

"I came to Navoli with a friend." Akali explained, "In that murder, he found some information about the conspiracy and judged that you are in danger, so I came here. ”

"Unbelievable." Irelia's eyes widened in surprise, "How did he make a judgment?" ”

"I don't know." Akali shook her head, "But...... To be honest, I'd rather believe he guessed wrong. ”

"Why?"

"Because according to his inference, the murderer of that tragedy was Ember, and he said that Ember was released."

"This ......"

Just as Irelia was about to say something, Akali suddenly reached out and covered her mouth.

"Shhhh

Irelia nodded in understanding, and followed Akali's footsteps.

……………………

Karma was placed in a tree hole not far away by Akali - after unlocking some of the traps she had set earlier, Akali met the Apocalypse.

Compared to Irelia, who can still move freely, Karma's state is undoubtedly worse, and the assassins are obviously well aware of her identity as the carrier of the soul of Ionia, so the poison used on her is mixed with some elements of restraining spirits, which basically blocks her communication with the soul of Ionia.

Although Karma woke up before Irelia, she was not even as good as Irelia in terms of state right now.

Akali had no choice but to pick up Karma once more and take Arelia with her and hide in the depths of the forest.

Not long after Akali left, a group of soldiers in black tight armor arrived at the place where they had just rested - through some magical spells, they easily spotted the traces that Akali had concealed, and quickly determined the direction in which Akali had left.

And if Akali had seen this, she would have been amazed at who these people were.

Judging by their costumes, these soldiers are from the Shadow Stream Sect!