lol: Bind Syndra at the start

But in the end they all became illogical ghosts.

The tortured nature spirit fell silent when Llane questioned it about its knowledge of the Shadow Isles and the one who had wrought the curse deep within.

The branches that were swaying gently in the breeze stopped swaying, and the branches of the trees next to them also inexplicably drooped.

"He's just a poor guy who lost his love."

Maokai's tone was somber, even tinged with sympathy.

"When he landed on the island, he probably didn't know it would lead to such a consequence. I wanted him to pay the price for it, but as time went by, I suddenly realized something...

"What price should I ask him to pay? He has been sleeping deep within the curse. This evil power will not treat him any better simply because he is a king.

"In a sense, he has been suffering the same torture as me, and even a little worse than me, because I still have a faint hope, while he can only face despair."

It was silent for a moment, and just when Ryan thought this nature spirit was too kind, it spoke again:

"If you're here to kill him, I suggest you abandon that plan. True death would be a relief for him. He needs to endure endless torture to slowly atone for his sins."

"But what if he wants to spread this tragedy to the whole world?" Ryan suddenly said.

Maokai was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his twisted tree face. "Then perhaps I'll have a chance to make up for my past regrets."

Chapter 441 Next Target

From the moment he stepped onto Shadow Island, Ryan felt like he was back in his comfort zone.

The rules of every village in Ionia are different, and there is an Ionian spirit watching over your head, so any action needs to be carefully considered;

It was a little better in Bilgewater, but the island port was so small that I was afraid of crushing the people around me if I turned over.

And Piltover... is like a barbarian's prison.

In order to maintain stability and order, those weak Muggles established countless frameworks in the free world.

These frameworks do outline wonderful lines that are not found elsewhere, but they are also a kind of restriction and constraint on power.

At least for Ryan, the cost of killing a big demon in Bilgewater is not as much as the brain cells consumed in dealing with Muggles in Piltover.

Fortunately, he finally arrived at the truly lawless place - Shadow Island.

There is no order or rules on this island where there are only a few living people.

Even if there is, it is used to restrain those evil spirits and is ineffective against living people like Ryan.

Here, how to deal with the enemy becomes the simplest problem.

There is no need for complicated arrangements and preparations, pure power will bloom the most brilliant flowers here.

So, Ryan only had one thing to deal with.

That is to pull the 'Clown King' out from under the cover of the black fog!

The brain-stimulating game here becomes an escape room game, with the thick black fog forming the walls of the maze.

Ryan only needs to find one 'NPC' after another, collecting clues while getting closer to the final destination.

Maokai once had all-powerful hands and eyes. This is not an adjective, but a very simple description.

During its time on Fukumitsu Island, it could see any place it wanted to see on the island at any time and hear any sound coming from any location on the island.

But after the evil Black Mist turned the entire island into a ghost town, Maokai became an "old man" with limited mobility.

The black fog continued to erode its living environment, and its declining power forced it to slowly shrink its space for activities, even to the point where it needed to rely on other plant debris to fight.

Maokai is now like the Maw of the Vile, hidden beneath a cavern. He can move, but he can't get very far.

Beneath the thick trunk of the tree, in a place invisible to the naked eye, its roots have long been connected to the source of the water of life.

When Lion mentioned the changes in the depths of the curse revealed by Thresh.

Maokai wasn't even aware of the shifts taking place deep within the curse.

"I have been protecting this piece of land, trying to cultivate new life here..." The old tree was silent for a moment. "I have indeed neglected to observe the curse."

The expected 'guide' did not have the corresponding information reserves, which was a bad thing.

But Ryan is in no rush.

After all, they have now arrived at the Shadow Isles.

The difference in power has established their identities, and this group of "outsiders" is like a pack of wolves lurking on the grassland.

The Clown King became the hunted prey.

If there was any big movement in the Curse Depths, they would be able to locate it immediately;

And if this movement is still brewing, then they have plenty of time to complete this "adventure".

It turns out that any panic is based on insufficient firepower.

Once you have mastered the power to crush your opponent, any "difficulties" will become interesting scenery on the journey.

Maokai looked somewhat dejected, like an old man entering his twilight years who for the first time experienced the frustration of having the will but not the ability.

The huge figure pondered for a long time on the desolate land before suddenly raising his head and saying, "Perhaps I can introduce you to another person. He is different from me. He has been wandering around the island for many years."

Here comes the next clue to the 'Secret Room'.

There seems to be some kind of law similar to the six degrees of separation theory on Shadow Island.

Each 'hero' leads to the next 'hero'.

Ryan raised his head and replied with a smile: "Thank you very much, and..."

He looked at the tree thief beside him.

Maokai is indeed "old and weak", but for those old people with rich experience, their most valuable wealth is not strength.

Shujian's age was not considered old among the spirits of nature. The darkness's 'ripening' allowed it to master powerful powers prematurely, but the dark magic also made it miss a certain stage of growth.

It may not have much impact now, but in the long run, Ryan does not want Shujian to become a "white plant" with power but lack of world knowledge.

And now he has the best teacher in front of him... There are only a few nature spirits of Maokai's level in the whole of Ionia.

"Let it stay with you until we leave."

"?"

The tree thief raised his head. He thought that he was going on this long journey to whip his enemies, and if that didn't work, he would just tie them up.

But now it sounds like I'm going to be tied up?

Maokai also lowered his head and looked at Shujian at this time.

It could not see any reverence for life from this young spirit of nature.

"Okay." Maokai made up his mind to teach his younger generation a lesson later, and now... he said to Ryan, "You can follow me to find the gravedigger."

A leaf detached from Maokai's body. The yellowed leaf seemed to possess some kind of power. It did not fall to the ground but floated in the air, like a petrel leading the way for everyone.

The light fallen leaves form a sharp contrast with the sluggish big trees behind them.

Ryan waved at Maokai, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he followed the fast-flying falling leaves.

The three people who had been waiting in the distance for a long time came to Ryan.

The distance was not far for the three of them, and since Maokai and Ryan did not deliberately cover it up, they were able to hear the entire conversation.

Sindra looked back at the giant figure entrenched in the desolate land, her lavender eyes blinked as she spoke, "It is a great spirit of nature."

"Correct."

Ryan echoed.

Before he left, he wanted to tell Maokai that although it did not notice the movement in the depths of the curse, its persistence was also precious. After all, it was this persistence that prevented the water of life from drying up until now.

Darkness does indeed destroy curses.

But to restore the island to its former glory, the power of the water of life is still needed.

Just like he said before, the reason why Maokai can see hope is because hope has always been carefully protected by him.

"But it's too depressing." Sindra said again.

"It's okay. We found a way for it to 'vent'."

The moment Ryan finished speaking.

In the distance, Maokai suddenly raised his huge branches...

An 'intimate' interaction between natural spirits is taking place.

Chapter 442: Gravedigger Yorick

The Shadow Isles, shrouded in black fog, are a paradise for vengeful spirits.

But beneath this cold madness and resentment, there is a heavy and generous figure who has been sticking to his "daily work".

Even if the former cult no longer exists;

Even if the former companions have become vengeful spirits;

But Yorick still didn't give up.

He was never considered a smart man by his teachers, but his stupid and stubborn nature seemed to help him survive the curse longer.

Because he never thinks about those illusory meanings and unreachable future.

He always does what he thinks.

Wait until the work is done before thinking about the next step.

For example, his current 'job' was something he thought of after the curse broke out a thousand years ago, and he has been doing it ever since.

A broken body now lay at Yorick's feet.

He bent down and gently cleaned the filth from the corpse, then tried his best to make the broken corpse more "human". Finally, he buried the corpse steadily in the grave that had been prepared long ago.

Yorick was skilled at this, for he had been doing it for a thousand years.

As the only two living beings left on the Shadow Isles.

Maokai has been busy nurturing new life for millennia.

Yorick chose another path. For countless days and nights over the past thousand years, he has been trying to "pick up corpses" and bury them.

After refilling the soil and placing a stone tablet in front, Yorick whispered:

"Thank you for your help during this time. Now take a good rest."

The sticky black mist would not answer him.

Yorick didn't seem to expect any response.

His eyes swept over the neat rows of stone tablets.

Unlike tombstones outside the island, these tombstones do not have names or dates of birth and death.

It wasn't that Yorick was unwilling to introduce the people lying inside, but he didn't know what the identities of these unfortunate "outsiders" were in the outside world before they were swept into the island by the evil black fog.

He will find every 'unlucky person' who gets dragged into the Shadow Isles...

If there is still a breath left, Yorkie will try to save the patient, but under the invasion of the evil black fog, such treatment will often become a one-way wishful thinking.

So his main "job" is actually collecting corpses.

Death on the Shadow Isles does not mean the end, but rather the beginning of endless torment.

Yorick was unable to save those poor souls, so he had to settle for the next best thing: clean up the bodies that had lost their souls, and then let the bodies rest in peace instead of the souls.

At the very edge of these rows of stone tablets, there are two pits that have been dug but not yet filled.

A special black mist slowly condensed behind Yorick. It was not as thin as the black mist that could be seen everywhere on the island. The rich power of the curse made it almost have a shape.

The swirling black fog finally froze into a being with a human outline, but a strange appearance.

In the backstory, the figure behind Yorick is called the 'Maiden of the Mist'.

Initially, many people thought it was the soul fragment of the dead queen, but later the designer released the information and defined it as an aggregate of a group of souls.

It appears due to Yorick's talent and the influence of the curse.

In order to find the culprit who caused the Blessed Isles to become the Shadow Isles, the lonely Yorick chose to borrow the power of the curse.

The gravedigger combined his innate ability to communicate between yin and yang, the power of the cult, and the black mist, ultimately creating a new power.

This power allows him to control a small part of the black fog and influence the vengeful spirits hidden in the black fog, and also gives him the ability to control corpses.