Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Through conversation, Zuo Chi also learned that the old man was the chieftain of this tribe, and his name was Lei Ze.

While traveling, Lei Ze also kindly inquired about Zuo Chi's situation.

"Young man, do you also want to become a blood ally of War Mother Ashe?"

With this question raised, everyone in the group looked at Zuo Chi with curiosity.

Zuo Chi smiled and shook his head: "I have no intention of becoming Ashe's blood ally. I went to the Avarosan tribe simply to gather some information."

"I see."

The old man patted Zuo Chi on the shoulder: "War Mother Ashe is the greatest person in all of Freljord. Those who can become her blood allies must be the most powerful warriors."

"As for ordinary people like us, being able to receive the protection of the War Mother is already a great blessing. There's no need to ask for so much more."

Chapter 99 Night Raid! The Claws of Winter!

"Recently, the Winter's Claws' raids on the surrounding tribes have become increasingly severe, and it is said that they have even begun to target the kingdoms in the southern Freljord."

"In this winter of food scarcity, even the mighty Winter's Claw has reached the brink of exhaustion."

"In the entire Freljord, perhaps only the Avarosan tribe of Ashe, the Mother of War, is the final destination for us ordinary people."

"War Mother Ashe is truly the most benevolent and powerful War Mother in all of Freljord. I wonder which lucky kid will be able to become her blood ally."

Along the way, the old man told Zuo Chi about some recent rumors in Freljord, and Zuo Chi listened patiently.

Through the old man's explanation and his own understanding, Zuo Chi gained a general understanding of the characteristics of the three major tribes in Freljord.

The Frostguard tribe of Lissandra has always occupied a small area in eastern Freljord, and rarely has any contact with the outside world except for sending troops to attack the Avarosan tribe and the Winter's Claw tribe.

The Frostguards are the strongest of the three tribes overall, and Lissandra, as a frost witch who has lived for nearly ten thousand years, has reached an extremely terrifying level of power.

Aside from the Frostguard, Warmother Sejuani's Winterclaw belongs to the Hunting Tribe, whose food source is mainly from raiding other tribes. Of course, they will also hunt when there is prey.

However, due to Winter's Claw's tribal affiliation, she is destined not to have many tribal members who lack combat capabilities.

The last one is Ashe's Avarosan tribe, which has many followers because of Ashe's reputation for benevolence throughout Freljord.

The Avarosan tribe occupies a vast territory in the heart of Freljord, and their Warmother Ashe has been blessed by the snow goddess Anivia.

These are the characteristics of the three most powerful tribes in Freljord today, besides the Old Gods.

After another half-day of travel, the number of pedestrians ahead gradually increased, and many groups riding long-haired giant beasts overtook Zuo Chi and his group from one side and rushed forward.

"Here we are."

After walking some distance, the old man said softly.

Because Warmother Ashe was choosing a blood alliance, a great many people came to the Avarosan tribe from all over the Freljord continent, and Zuo Chi and his group were already surrounded by people.

In the end, Zuo Chi and the old man's group were arranged to stay in a tent in the eastern part of the Avarosa tribe.

Moreover, according to the old man's inquiry, the martial arts tournament will be held in two days. War Mother Aishe is not currently in the tribe, and they only need to wait quietly for the tournament to begin in the next two days.

Outside the tents, warriors from other tribes were also gradually settling in.

These people were almost all the most powerful warriors in their respective tribes, and they all dreamed of winning the tournament and gaining the favor of the War Mother Ashe.

Soon, the first night after Zuochi came to Freljord quietly arrived.

Zuo Chi lay in the tent, staring idly at the roof, pondering when he should accomplish his true purpose for coming to Freljord—to visit the ancient gods here!

If you don't understand it thoroughly, Zuo Chi can easily backfire, so you must think everything through before taking any action.

The fire outside the tent blazed fiercely, the crackling of the burning firewood mingling with the howling east wind to create a serenade unique to Freljord.

As time passed, Zuo Chi gradually felt sleepy.

However, just as Zuo Chi was listening to the wind outside and preparing to get a good night's sleep, he suddenly heard a series of noises!

"Ok?"

Zuo Chi quickly got up and looked at the others in the tent, but found that they were all sound asleep and nothing seemed amiss.

Holding his breath and concentrating, Zuo Chi fully mobilized his mental energy, carefully searching for the source of the sound.

Zuo Chi soon discovered that the sound seemed to originate from his northwest, the northern border of the Avarosa tribe.

As time went by, Zuo Chi noticed that the noise showed no signs of abating; on the contrary, it grew even more intense, and the sounds of clashing swords began to mingle with the noise.

Zuo Chi frowned slightly.

It seems that Freljord is indeed a place where many talented people emerge. At this critical moment when countless powerful warriors are gathering in the Avarosan tribe, there are still people who dare to cause trouble here.

Feeling the noise that showed no signs of stopping, Zuo Chi put away the world rune, got up and walked out of the tent.

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, landing on Zuo Chi's face. He exhaled a long breath of white mist and turned to look at the long, dark night in the northwest.

After standing in the snowy night for a long time, Zuo Chi transformed into a streak of light and rushed in that direction.

If you ask what Zuo Chi went to do, the answer is obviously—to watch the show!

Having just arrived in Freljord, I was naturally incredibly curious about everything.

Just as Zuochi was rushing towards the northern border of the Avarosa tribe, the area was already engulfed in flames!

The dense cries of agony mingled with the sounds of clashing swords, and the snowstorm seemed to intensify.

"Enemy attack, the claws of winter!"

A deep horn sounded, waking all the Avarosa people who were still asleep in the camp, but they woke up too late.

"boom!"

A dull thud resounded as an enormous, long-haired wild boar broke through the outermost defensive perimeter of the Avarosa tribe's encampment and charged into the territory with unstoppable momentum.

Behind him were dozens of powerful warriors riding frost wolves and wielding sharp blades.

"Grab the food! Take all the food! Be quick, don't linger!"

A majestic roar came from the giant boar, and the target of the dozens of warriors instantly became clear.

The food that the Avarosa tribe had worked so hard to hunt was carried by these bandits, bag after bag, onto the Frostwolf.

After a brief period of panic, the remaining warriors of the Avarosa tribe quickly organized a counterattack.

However, the Winter's Claw seemed to have encountered this situation countless times. Faced with the counterattack of the Avarosan tribe, the Winter's Claw, which had the upper hand, separated a group of people to fight against them, while the rest prepared to leave quickly with the looted food.

"boom!"

The giant wild boar knocked over all the fire pits in the tribe, and the raging fire quickly spread to every corner of the settlement.

The fire, which was spreading towards the tribe's tents, forced the warriors of the Avarosa tribe to abandon their efforts to stop Winter's Claw and instead focus on extinguishing the flames.

In this way, Winter's Claw could leave with the food of the Avarosan tribe without any hindrance.

"Everyone, let's go!"

From the man's extremely calm command, one could tell that the Winter's Claw truly had a deep understanding of how to raid other tribes.

Led by a giant boar and followed by dozens of frost wolves, the group marched off towards the outskirts of the Avarosan tribe.

But just as the figure on the giant boar thought this would be a perfect raid, a strong sense of crisis suddenly rose in her heart.

"Ice Fang, stop!"

She pulled hard on the giant boar's reins, trying to stop it, but unfortunately, it was too late.

"Whoosh!"

With a swift whooshing sound, a giant arrow made entirely of ice struck the giant boar named Ice Fang, which crashed directly into the arrow.

Like an elephant tripped by ants, Ice Fang's massive body instantly collapsed, sending its entire body flying.

Sensing the commotion ahead, all the Frostwolf behind Icefang stopped abruptly, letting out low growls as if facing a formidable enemy, no longer daring to take another step forward.

“Freina, Scar Mother of Winter's Claw, I need to know who sent you!”

At that moment, a clear, cold voice rang out outside the entire encampment, and a figure holding a True Ice Longbow appeared outside the Avarosa tribe's encampment.

It is none other than Ashe, the current War Mother of the Avarosan tribe!

With the Blood Alliance recruitment conference approaching, Ashe needs to spend her days traveling among the vassal tribes surrounding the Avarosan tribe to reassure them and promise to treat them fairly and justly, without showing favoritism to any particular tribe because of the Blood Alliance.

Today, as usual, Ashe led her people to a large vassal tribe in the north of the Avarosan tribe, but on her return, she saw towering flames on the northern border of the Avarosan tribe.

Ashe temporarily abandoned her followers and rushed here alone, finally arriving at the last minute.

Ashe recognized the person who was trying to lead the Winter's Claws to raid the Avarosan tribe almost immediately—Scarface Flynn, the second-in-command of the Winter's Claws!

Outside the camp, Ice Fang's massive body rolled a long way across the snow before finally coming to a stop. At the crucial moment, its rider, Flyna, braced herself against the ground with her arms and rolled to her feet.

Ignoring Ashe's voice coming from afar, Fryna quickly went to Ice Fang's side and helped up its massive, several-ton body.

Yes, Fryna is also of Ice Descent.

As one of only two Juvask Boars in the entire Winter's Claw, Icefang is practically Flyna's most prized possession.

As she helped Ice Fang up, Flayna's eyes, reflecting the firelight, met Ashe's gaze across the night sky.

"War Mother Ashe, no one sent me here; this was my own decision!"

"Buzz! Buzz!"

As she spoke, a long-handled machete appeared in Freyna's hand, and with each swift swing, a series of whooshing sounds filled the air.