Start in Terra, immortal

As they walked out of the city, Teemo kept his eyes narrowed, peering around with the same vigilance he had shown when entering the city. Tristana also began to sense something was amiss, ceasing her glances and instead taking the 'Boom' from her back into her hands.

Only Lulu, as always, kept chasing after every flying insect she saw along the way, from dragonflies to bees, then to butterflies and moths, her mouth almost never closing in a wide grin.

"Teemo, can you feel it?" Tristana cautiously leaned close to Teemo's ear and whispered.

"Shh, let's get out of the city first. Go tell Lulu." Timo said calmly, his mouth moving rapidly.

Tristana quickly caught up with Lulu, who was still bouncing around, after hoisting "Boom" back onto her back.

"Lieutenant Lulu, these bugs aren't fun. There will be much more fun once we're out of the city!"

"Something even more fun? Lulu wants to play!" Hearing about something even more fun, Lulu instantly perked up. She waved her staff, using magic to speed up the three of them, and then dashed off towards the city gates, leaving only her silvery voice echoing in the other two's ears: "Run, run!"

This sudden acceleration was clearly unexpected by the trackers.

"They used magic!" A suppressed gasp came from the shadows at the street corner, and the few figures that had been relatively well hidden suddenly lost their rhythm.

Even as he accelerated, Teemo remained calm. His ears caught the low growl, and he "heard" at least three sets of footsteps suddenly speeding up after a brief pause, trying to close the distance again.

The three of them swept past the tall city gate of Grayrock City like a gentle breeze. The guards only had time to catch a few blurry, short shadows passing by.

"Tristana, what do you mean by 'fun'?" Lulu stopped first, turned around and looked at Tristana who was still running at full speed, her eyes full of eagerness.

"Lieutenant Lulu, someone wants to play hide-and-seek with us. We'll hide in the woods first, and then someone will come looking for us. Let's have a competition to see who's the last one to be found!" Knowing Lulu as she did, Tristana knew that Lulu would only be willing to hide from the city's pursuers if she was told it was a game.

Hearing that they were going to play hide-and-seek, Lulu became even more excited: "Lulu will definitely be the last one to be found!" After saying that, she and Pix jumped and slid, disappearing into the woods.

After settling Lulu in, Tristana ran off in another direction in the woods. Her small body burst with incredible speed, and the "Boom" in her hand spewed flames. Using the recoil, Tristana leaped onto a high tree branch.

The view from above was expansive and ideal for ambushes. Looking at the distinctive markers below, Tristana realized it was a "surprise" Teemo had left for the enemy.

Although she couldn't see where Teemo was, she knew that as the scout captain, Teemo's stealth ability was second to none in Bandle City. If Teemo didn't want to, the enemy would never be able to find him. There was also a "Bandle Scout" hiding in the surrounding environment like a ghost.

A short while later, several figures emerged from the woods, panting heavily.

They weren't all dressed as soldiers; two of them were in civilian clothes but moved with agility, while one wore a robe and carried a staff—clearly a mixed tracking squad under Aurus's command. The leader was the trusted soldier who had been waiting outside the mage's outpost.

"Search separately! They can't have gone far!" the squad leader whispered the order. The credit was right in front of them; they couldn't afford to lose them.

Just as they dispersed to search, a sudden change occurred.

"Bang!" A dull, unusually muffled sound rang out, as if something sticky had exploded.

A cloud of green smoke suddenly rose from near the feet of an undercover agent, enveloping him in an instant. The agent immediately felt short of breath, his eyes stung, and he staggered backward, coughing violently.

"Watch out for a trap—" the squad leader was shouting when, unexpectedly, an even louder noise came from above.

With a thunderous roar, Tristana leaped from the treetops and crashed down in front of them like a meteorite.

The blasted debris and dirt rained down on them like shrapnel; though not fatal, it effectively confused them. Thinking they were under magical attack, the entire squad panicked and began to scatter in all directions.

One explosion after another rang out as Tristana leaped and landed repeatedly, each landing point in front of the spies' escape route.

She was intentionally driving the entire squad onto a fixed path, which was covered with Teemo's unique markings.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" Three mushrooms exploded in succession. The last member of the team, the team leader, could not withstand the paralysis caused by the mushrooms and collapsed to the ground helplessly.

After all the enemies fell, Teemo, carrying a blowgun, suddenly appeared in the bushes beside the battlefield.

"Great teamwork, Tristana!" Teemo chuckled, tucking the unused blinding dart into his waistband.

"I'll go collect the unused mushrooms first. Keep an eye on them." A flash of light appeared beneath his feet, and Teemo quickly disappeared.

Tristana nodded and aimed the booming cannon barrel at the prisoners in case anyone woke up prematurely.

On the other side, Lulu was trying her best to shrink herself into the bushes under a tree. She recognized the rumbling sound coming from afar.

"Tristana must have been found!"

Then, she whispered to Pixar, "Shh~ Don't make a sound, Pixar. If we get caught, I won't be the last one to be found!"

......

"Teemo, what do you think we should do with these people?" Tristana was troubled as she looked at the people lying haphazardly on the ground.

"Just leave them here. They'll recover in a while. But we can't let them off so easily. They need to remember that Yordles are not to be trifled with, and they'll have to think twice before trying to follow us again." Teemo's face showed a mischievous grin as he took some things out of his backpack and put them into the backpacks on the ground.

"Teemo, what did you put in their bags?" Tristana asked, curious about Teemo's actions.

"I left them a little 'mushroom surprise.' This surprise will be unforgettable for them when they go back." After saying that, Timo smiled wickedly, as if he had thought of something.

"Hahahaha, hahaha~"

Thinking of Teemo's magical mushrooms, Tristana couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, it's time to find our ultimate winner!"

A moment later, just as the two passed the bushes where Lulu was hiding, Lulu popped out excitedly, her head covered in leaves and twigs.

"Pixar said it can't hear anything! Is the game over? Did Lulu win? Was Lulu the last one to be found?" She floated in front of the two like a little whirlwind, her big eyes sparkling.

"Yes, you won, Lieutenant Lulu, you're the champion of this hide-and-seek competition!"

The three then continued walking into the woods, surrounded by laughter and cheerful conversation.