Because Katarina thought: "Keeping Lux alive is more harmful to Demacia than killing her."
So she let her go... is that even human logic?
So I think there might be another reason Katarina didn't kill Lux—she couldn't forget Lux's melancholic eyes. What a pair... Lux didn't even know she had brushed past death.
After this catastrophe, she remained the young miss of the Crownguard Family, living a life of privilege.
There's even a dark joke circulating in the player community—if Akshan (who has the ability to revive teammates killed by an enemy after killing that enemy) shot Lux, hundreds of thousands of people in Demacia would be resurrected.
"Hiss—"
Sumire took a sharp breath.
Isn't she just a total jinx?
Counting it up, the lives Reze took don't even add up to the number of people Lux got killed in one afternoon... This is what they call "the villain racks their brains, but Lux just has a sudden inspiration"... Although Sumire couldn't help but cringe, she believed Lux was truly a good person at heart.
She could definitely wash away the injustice and end this farce, and then... then Sumire pulled Lux from the villainess simulation game... No... this... to some extent, this should be considered solid proof, right?
My Light... how could... Forget it, now that it's come to this, let's see what abilities she has!
...Kamar-Taj, a secret realm deep in the Himalayas.
Isolated from the World, it is the first line of defense protecting Earth's mystical side.
In a circular hall deep within the Sanctum, the air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.
In the center of the hall floated a massive projection of Earth woven from countless golden magical threads—the sanctum map.
It rotated slowly, connecting to portals leading to Sanctums around the World, monitoring magical fluctuations and dimensional invasions globally in real-time.
The Ancient One stood below, holding a cup of hot tea, looking at the sanctum map with a calm expression.
Beside her, the apprentice Rintrah, who was cleaning dust from the floor, seemed a bit distracted.
He had an intimidating minotaur's body with green fur all over, but right now, those bovine eyes were filled with a clear vision called "I really want to get off work."
"Rintrah," Nanako gently blew the froth in her cup, her tone flat yet seemingly able to see into one's heart, "If the mind is as clear as ice, even the falling sky will not startle it. Your mind has been a bit unsettled lately; have you been indulging in the internet again?"
Although Kamar-Taj did have Wi-Fi for convenience, it didn't mean apprentices could use it to neglect their training.
The honest minotaur apprentice's body suddenly stiffened. He quickly gripped his broom and argued with shifting eyes:
"No, no! Master Ancient One, you know I've never been interested in those electronic products. World of Warcraft, Counter-Strike... I've never even heard of them. I've been dedicated to studying the Vishanti's White Magic Defense Arts..."
Ancient One slowly raised her eyelids, her deep eyes filled with "I'm just quietly watching you make things up."
Just as Rintrah was breaking into a cold sweat and his hooves were pawing the ground uneasily, as if trying to physically dig a hole to crawl into—
Vroom—!!!
Without warning, the golden globe in the center of the hall, which had been operating steadily, suddenly locked onto a coordinate on the other side of the Earth.
The next second, a high-intensity white light, bright enough to blind titanium-alloy dog eyes, suddenly swept through the room through the sanctum map's projection!
This wasn't ordinary brightness; it was as if a star had detonated in the center of the Sanctum!
The entire hall turned pure white, and even shadows seemed to be swallowed whole.
"Holy crap! Who the hell threw a flash?!"
Rintrah instinctively dropped his broom and covered his eyes tightly with both hands.
The intense light lasted for three full seconds before dissipating.
Rintrah rubbed his tearing bovine eyes and opened them blurrily, only to find no enemy invasion. Only Ancient One was there, holding her teacup, still as steady as a mountain, except her usually calm eyes were staring at him.
"Uh..."
Rintrah froze.
Facing the Sorcerer Supreme's gaze that seemed to see through his soul, the poor bull could only scratch his head awkwardly and chuckle, "That... Master Ancient One, I've finished sweeping the floor. I'll go back and practice seriously right now!"
With that, he picked up his broom and fled in a panic.
Ancient One ignored her disciple's antics. She slowly set down her teacup and stood up, her plain yellow robes fluttering without wind. She looked solemnly at the coordinates on the sanctum map where a light spot still remained—Queens, New York.
"Interesting."
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