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After the energy shield disappeared, the dust kicked up by the battle began to spread in all directions.

Having returned to his normal size, Rosso emerged from the gray fog looking refreshed.

Even though he had just finished a battle, Rosso was spotless and unharmed. It was as if he wasn't the one who had just stirred up trouble with Volibear.

At this moment, Volibear's disheveled appearance and bruised face were beyond description. His claws, capable of piercing even the strongest armor, were exposed and bleeding profusely. His massive body was dented in many places, and even the spear, steel sword, and fangs on his back were mostly broken.

It didn't look like a bear at all.

"It's been so long since I've had such an exhilarating workout!" Rosso grinned as he returned to the volcano, noticing the furnace beginning to cool down and Galio looking completely different from before.

"Is it finished?"

Ornn exhaled a breath of white flame, slowly turned his head, and his beard, which had been scorched by the high temperature, gradually turned back to red.

"Where is Volibear?" Orn's first concern was still for his brother.

"I don't know. He just had a fight with me, it was about even. When I heard you were quiet, he came straight in after the fight. He couldn't do anything to me, so I guess he went back." Rosso shrugged and replied.

Orn gave Rosso a suspicious look, his beard twitching.

"The forging is complete. Once the initial firing has finished, you can take him and leave. This place does not belong to you."

"Understood, we'll leave when he wakes up."

Rosso noticed that the original markings on Galio's body hadn't disappeared; they had simply been covered in a blue layer. The layers of armor had become more like strong muscles, and a faint glow had appeared within the inverted triangle structure on his chest.

This faint light is traveling along the energy pathways that run throughout the entire body, delivering energy to every corner.

The colossus gradually cooled down, and the eerie glow of the inverted triangle and all the energy pathways on its body disappeared into its interior.

Galio's dark eyes glowed blue, and his wings began to flap. Suddenly, Galio burst out of the volcano and flew towards the cloud-covered sky of Freljord.

"Haha, what an unprecedented experience!" Feeling an unprecedented surge of energy, Galio darted back and forth across Freljord. He was experiencing rebirth and expressing his joy.

He had a feeling that if he fully activated the runes within his body, he could fly from Freljord to Demacia, or even further, in a short time!

However, this action requires a tremendous amount of energy, so much so that it takes a very long time to accumulate it without disrupting the body's energy circuits. Galio isn't sure exactly how long it will take; he'll have to test it to find out.

"Thank you, my ram friend, Ornn. Galio will always remember you!"

Landing before Ornn and Rosso, Galio expressed his gratitude to Ornn for giving him a new life.

"And what about me?" Rosso pointed to himself. Although he hadn't been involved in the forging process the whole time, he had at least suppressed the World Rune and even... no, stopped the invading Volibear.

Doesn't this achievement deserve gratitude?

"Of course, thank you too! My friend." Galio didn't feel embarrassed and thanked him again, his tone extremely sincere.

Suddenly, a very obvious light appeared on the ground indicating that the teleportation array had been activated.

"Alright, now it's time to welcome our new visitor. Although we're not the owners here, the person who's coming is definitely here for us." Dropping his joking tone, Rosso gestured for Galio to watch out for the teleportation array.

Ornn knew who the visitor was, but he didn't care. This blue-skinned bald man had practically traversed every inch of Freljord; it would be difficult for Ornn not to know him.

Since he wasn't there to see him anyway, Ram turned and headed towards the volcano. The furnace needed him more than this place.

The teleportation array disappeared, and a blue-skinned bald man covered in runes appeared in front of Rosso and Galio.

"So you're the ones who took the runes?" The blue-skinned bald man asked, but his tone was certain.

The blue-skinned bald man fell silent as he looked at Galio, who was covered in runes, not far away.

He knew about Galio, the Demacian Colossus, but this huge guy in front of him, who looked like a Colossus but was covered in runic energy, was the first time he had ever seen anything like it in all his years.

"Greetings, unknown deity. My name is Ryze, a wanderer dedicated to sealing away all the world's runes. While the anti-magic statue can indeed be used to house this rune, as you should know, it is special. It is currently unclear whether it will bring destruction due to the rune's power."

Having witnessed the Rune Wars and subsequently dealt with World Runes, Ryze was all too aware of the impact runes could have.

We must never turn a blind eye to any possibility that could threaten the world's security, even if it is faced with an entity far more powerful than ourselves.

Rosso didn't say anything, but instead brought Ryze to his side and placed him on Galio's shoulder.

Not everyone has the courage and determination to place the safety of the world above their own life.

Rosso admired people like that.

However, words are sometimes inadequate, so Rosso chose to let Ryze experience it for himself.

"Can this method of limiting rune power be applied to runes from other worlds?"

By getting up close and personal with Galio, Ryze was able to glimpse the mystery within.

Within Galio's body, the rune is enveloped by a special barrier, forcing its energy to be released to the outside world through an energy pathway within Galio's body that connects to the barrier.

Because Galio himself is an anti-magic stone, some of his energy is continuously absorbed as it passes through this pathway, which is then used to power Galio's actions.

This indirectly weakens the influence of actively activated runes on the outside world.

"Sure, as long as you collect another Galio, find me, and persuade Ornn to build it for you, then you can stop Volibear. One Galio can only hold one rune at most."

Although there are many anti-magic stones, only one as special as Galio has been created in all these years.

Rosso only agreed to restrict the World Runes because he wanted Galio to be free from the limitations of magic.

Ryze's previous actions already demonstrated a high level of security. As long as Ryze remains, the safety of the entire world is not a concern at all.

After all, not everyone can use magic to open a portal in the Anti-Magic Stone Forest. And those who can do so will not easily become puppets of power.

Upon hearing these conditions, Ryze fell silent, a look of regret in his eyes. The runes on his body lit up, and the teleportation array beneath his feet reappeared.

"In that case, I'll take my leave! Please don't tell anyone else where the runes are stored."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ryze vanished. He must have embarked on another journey of wandering.

"Let's go, Galio, it's time to get back to Demacia."