Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Chapter 183 Runeterra - Slaughtering the Fearless Vanguard

Dio and Ries got along quite well.

The main reason is that Ryze actively sought this power that was not seduced by the World Runes.

After all these years, he has been holding on with sheer willpower. If it weren't for the solid foundation he laid in his early years, he would have given up long ago.

Dio didn't have any good suggestions either, since he himself relied on his powerful mind and soul to directly ignore the effects of the runes, but he still suggested that Ryze meditate more.

The meditation methods in Runeterra are actually very simple, but because of the difficulty of learning and the general public's poor attitude towards magic, magic has not become popular.

Ryze thought Dio was right. After all, every time he got a fragment, he would meditate and feel refreshed, so he wouldn't be as eager for the runes when faced with their allure again.

At first, I thought it was because my resistance had increased, so I gradually shortened the time and frequency of meditation.

But now that I think about it, it must have been the effect of meditation after each session that helped me. It seems that every step the magician took was not superfluous.

“Looks like I need to get back to the basics,” Ryze remarked.

Dio still found meditation quite reasonable. After all, Yi, known as the Wuju Blademaster, was able to ignore or even resist the Darkin's corruption through simple meditation.

It's easy to see how important meditation is!

"Alright, I've taken care of everything, so I won't stay any longer." Dio stood up, said goodbye, ignored Ryze's polite words, and directly opened the mud layer on the ceiling and left.

Watching the soil recede and harden back into solid earth after Dio left, Ryze exclaimed, "No wonder I didn't notice you appear; now I understand."

Dio returned to the ground and found that Thor and Kratos were not nearby. After sensing the surrounding area, he discovered that they had been surrounded by a large army.

Surrounding the two were Demacia's fearless vanguard!

Yes, it is Garen, Demacia's number one hero, leading the fearless vanguard!

There was even a large group of dragon-bird cavalrymen watching them intently from the sky; it could be said that the two of them were surrounded both in the sky and on the ground.

Dio instantly knew what had happened using telepathy.

Because Dio and the other two arrived without any attempt to hide, and even Thor's flight was accompanied by thunder and storms due to their own characteristics.

The commotion was so great that it attracted the attention of the dragon-bird cavalry.

When Dio arrived underground and touched the World Runes, the Dragon Riders discovered Thor and Kratos. They then notified the nearest Dauntless Vanguard to surround Thor and Kratos.

Logically speaking, the Fearless Vanguard shouldn't be around here, nor could they have arrived so quickly.

But there was nothing they could do; such a large area of ​​anti-magic stone forest was very close to Demacia, and this group of fearless vanguards happened to be training recently.

Clad in armor and weapons forged from pristine white runic steel, these Dauntless Vanguard members watched Thor and Kratos warily.

"Who are you? This is a military restricted area. How did you get in?!" The leader stepped forward and asked Thor.

There's no way around it; Thor's height and build are the most outrageous.

With everyone's eyes on him, Thor said without any surprise, "Get out!"

Kratos and Dio, hidden in the shadows, both smiled slightly; this was the real Thor.

The leader of the Fearless Vanguard laughed and waved his hand, summoning the surrounding Fearless Vanguards to press forward with their blades.

"Don't kill anyone." Kratos glanced at the soldiers around him, who possessed absolute conviction and courage, their gazes unwavering.

Kratos's words made Thor shrug.

"As long as they're alive, that's all that matters."

Without using Mjolnir, Thor opened his arms and clapped his hands sharply forward.

A rumble of thunder sounded, and an invisible ripple spread forward.

The fearless vanguards, who were pressing in, narrowed their eyes upon seeing this, and drew their swords to block, attempting to use their flesh and blood to withstand the thunder from the gods.

Without a doubt, they were blasted into pieces by the sudden thunder.

The air still smelled of lightning, and the flashes of blue light from the lightning struck several people instantly.

"Damn it, it's definitely a mage!"

The leader's eyes turned furious and menacing as he directed the fearless vanguard to change formation.

He did not want to continue the attack, but planned to cover the retreat.

The standard weapons of the Demacian army are all made of rune steel mixed with anti-magic stones, which have a very high suppressive effect when fighting mages.

However, Thor's move just now was not suppressed by the rune steel at all.

Moreover, to put it in the worst-case scenario, if it could still possess such power even when suppressed, the consequences of angering the other party would likely be difficult to accept.

You should know that this is a magic-forbidden stone forest!

Being in the magic-suppressing stone forest has a powerful suppressive effect on mages!

Moreover, this place is very close to Demacia's Xiongdu, so they must quickly send the message back to put a state of martial law in Xiongdu.

Upon seeing Thor display his might, the dragon-bird cavalry immediately sensed something was amiss and urged their mounts to take flight.

On the ground, on the battlefield that Thor had almost wiped out with one move, Thor looked at the flying dragon bird and said to Kratos, "The ones in the sky are mine, and the ones on the ground are yours."

Kratos sighed. To be honest, he didn't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. After all, he came here to have fun, not to complete a challenge.

At first, playing against Renekton was just a trial run.

These people in front of him are clearly ordinary people. Before he became a god, he killed indiscriminately. If he does this now, isn't he just bullying children?

“Children, stay here and don’t move. I promise I won’t kill you,” Kratos sighed, trying to persuade the Dauntless Vanguard who had fallen to the ground.

The fearless vanguard will certainly not listen to advice, but they will absolutely not attack.

After all, how could someone who can stay by the side of that monster-like man be weak?

The fearless pioneers slowly rose, retreated cautiously, and tried to leave.

Kratos, seeing that they did not charge blindly, ignored them.

Several bolts of lightning flashed in the sky, and Thor returned immediately after the dragon-bird cavalry were all killed.

"Why can't we take care of these guys?" Thor asked, somewhat surprised to see that several Dauntless Vanguard members were still alive.

Kratos shook his head and refused, saying, "We're here just to have fun, not to kill."

Thor glanced at Kratos, then pursed his lips and said, "Fine, whatever you say."

The few fearless vanguards exchanged glances, and seeing that Thor didn't intend to attack them, they quickly retreated.

They needed to return to the city immediately to report.

This mage is too powerful. If he were to break into the capital, Demacia would definitely be destroyed!

Moreover, those anti-magic stones had almost no effect on him; they would definitely be a catastrophe!