Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 1014 Betrayal, it’s just a matter of timing

"Boom~~!!"

As the earth trembled, billowing smoke and dust rose from one end of the horizon, and the flag representing Noxus appeared, fluttering in the wind in the dust.

“Woo~~!!”

The long, low, and penetrating sound of the horn resounded throughout the entire Presidium.

"Boom~!"

The extremely heavy city gate fell down, and the defensive equipment was pushed to the top of the city wall by the soldiers.

When they had traveled a certain distance, the Noxian army immediately slowed down and stopped while maintaining their formation.

On a hill farther away, two figures were secretly watching the two confronting forces.

"Ah~! Blood and slaughter, I can already smell this incredibly wonderful scent~!"

"Haha~! Lord Vladimir, this is an unprecedented feast for you, right?"

"Of course, Ms. Elise."

"But, did you invite me here specifically to watch the ensuing fight?

With all due respect, this is just... inelegant to me."

"Hahaha~!"

"Yes, it's really not elegant, so..."

"Om~!"

A strong smell of blood suddenly emerged, and thorns formed by scarlet blood and with countless barbs instantly wrapped around Iris.

"Ding~!"

A crisp collision sound was heard, and the next moment the hideous thorns were controlled in mid-air.

The night wind blew the leaves, and between the light and shadow, the almost transparent spider silk was faintly visible in the air.

"This is truly surprising, Lord Vladimir. Did I offend you in some way?"

"Heh! Weren't you the one who poisoned the blood a few days ago? And now you're asking me about it?"

"Ah! As expected, you found it after all."

"I'm curious, why did you attack me? Aren't you afraid of the Black Rose..."

"Haha~! Lord Vladimir, there's no need to say such things.

After all, you were the first to betray the organization!"

"..."

Looking at the mocking smile on Iris's face, Vladimir was not surprised at all.

The previous attempt to persuade Leblanc to go to Ionia in person was just a test by Vladimir.

How could Vladimir, who had cooperated with the other party for more than a thousand years, not be unaware of the pale lady's caution and suspicion, and he had never trusted this guy Karsus at all.

Vladimir didn't believe a word the undead said about cleaning up the traces.

So when the test was over, looking at Iris, who had been waiting outside and whose strength had changed greatly, Vladimir knew that he had lost Leblanc's trust in him, which might not have existed at all.

"Master Vladimir, why don't you continue?

As the Cleaner personally appointed by Lady Pale, I'd really like to hear your reasons for betraying the organization!"

"Heh! Iris, you..."

"Om~!"

The power of blood magic suddenly surged, and the moment Iris was on guard.

"Bang~!"

“Pah, Pah, Pah!”

Vladimir's body exploded instantly, and blood rain fell all around.

“Swish~!”

Iris dodged away from the area covered by the blood rain and looked around vigilantly with a frown.

One second, two seconds...until a minute passed, and Vladimir's breath completely disappeared.

"Haha~!"

Although the mission had failed, Iris had a smile on her face.

She raised her hand slightly, and an almost transparent spider silk fell from mid-air and wrapped around Iris' wrist. Then she pulled it gently, and in an instant the whole person disappeared in the forest corroded by the blood rain.

...

“Gurgle~Gurgle~!”

Suddenly, bubbles appeared in the pool of scarlet and sticky blood.

“Gurgle~Gurgle~!!”

As more and more bubbles appeared, the entire blood pool seemed to be boiling.

next second.

"Wow~!"

A somewhat thin figure suddenly sat up from the pool of blood, and scarlet liquid flowed down his extremely pale face, pulling out a long silk thread and falling into the pool of blood.

"Hoo~!"

As Vladimir took a deep breath, the face on his chest, made up of undulating dark red flesh and blood, seemed to come alive.

"So, this is your reason for breaking the covenant?"

A voice that was calm and emotionless, and extremely familiar, sounded behind Vladimir.

In response to this, the prince who had survived the Darkin War and was of Kamavia's orthodox royal blood showed no negative emotions at all about being exposed. Scarlet liquid climbed up his body from the pool of blood, forming a gorgeous and elegant aristocratic costume.

When Vladimir slowly turned around to face the newcomer, his collar was slightly open, with no intention of covering the face on his chest.

"Haha! For people like us, betrayal is just a matter of timing, isn't it?"

"That's true. The thing on your chest... is it your former master?"

"Yes, as you can see, I just want to survive."

"So you kneel before another being who is just as cruel and tyrannical as the Darkin?"

"Why not? You were able to appear before me the moment I awoke from the blood pool, Leblanc. Have you ever trusted that covenant?"

"Well, indeed, I never believed in that covenant."

"hehe!"

Vladimir's laughter was emotionless and his expression was indifferent.

"What are you waiting for, facing a traitor like me?"

"Of course the poison took effect."

Leblanc had just finished speaking.

"Wow~!"

The blood pool surged, and in less than a breath, the entire blood pool turned from scarlet to purple-black.

Vladimir's originally pale face was suddenly covered with a purple-black aura.

"Pfft~!"

"Cough cough cough~!"

"This...this is..."

"Hemolytic poison."

Leblanc took a step and came to the edge of the blood pool, looking down at Vladimir who was kneeling in the blood pool with purple-black blood flowing out of all his seven orifices.

"Since the day we began working together, I have been searching throughout Runeterra for materials to prepare a compound poison specifically for your blood magic."

"Cough cough cough~!"

“Hehehahaha~!

Being able to be...prepared like this, really...ugh~! It really...surprised me a bit!"

"Enjoy it. As a former collaborator, you have the qualifications..."

"But you are too arrogant!!"

"Buzz~~!!"

Vladimir's frantic scream and surging blood magic exploded at the same time.

That cruel and violent dark red blood magic was different from what Vladimir had ever displayed. Rather than calling it blood magic, it was more like...

“Hehehehahahaha~!!!”

"Finally! Finally! I've finally confirmed that you are the real one!"

“Hualala~!!”

Countless chains surged out with Leblanc as the center, sweeping around with the momentum to crush everything.

However, when they hit the dark red light curtain, they all shattered without any resistance.