He Comes From the Void

The waterways of Valoran are old, but the demon Tahm Kench is even older.

According to records, this old demon has existed since the beginning of creation.

It devoured gambling like its life, and it left its mark on the muddy tent stalls of the Serpent River, through the salt-crusted gambling halls of Bilgewater, and on the gilded gaming tables of Piltover and Zaun. footprint.

But it seems that it prefers to lure others into the quagmire of gambling than to gamble on its own.

You know, it's not just money that can be lost.

"That's right, it's me." Tam let out a deep laugh, as if the mud and sand at the bottom of the river were constantly stirred up. "Big swing, big yawn, two coats. I've had many names, most known in Bilgewater as Tahm Kench, but I'd rather be called King of the Rivers."

Plank put down the pistol silently, and Tam said: "Since you know who I am, you should understand that I have the ability to help you out of trouble, why don't you consider my suggestion?"

"There is no free lunch in the world, and your help comes at a price," Plank said.

It was precisely because he knew that Tam was not so kind, so he didn't agree immediately. People who made deals with the devil never made money. Those legends about Tam finally led to a truth-no matter how sweet it was. Alluring, in its mouth you will be lost.

"You're right again, the price you need to pay is just a trivial thing." The devil laughed, not minding Planck's vigilance at all: "My business is actually not bad...but you have to be willing to compensate me Just do it."

"What do you want from me?" Plank carefully considered his words, and at the same time paid attention to whether there were any traps hidden in the other party's words, but he didn't expect Tam to say the price straight to the point.

"An arm."

"Your appetite is too great!" Planck was furious.

This is different from the legends. In the story, Tamm uses benefits to gradually lure people into degeneration. At the beginning, only a small price needs to be paid, and the price increases later on.

It is said that during a certain evolution day, it found an inventor in Piltover who was struggling, and gave her an idea, which was guaranteed to attract the attention of a wealthy family.

All it asked for in return was a lock of her hair, but now it was asking for an arm, which Plank couldn't accept for a while.

"Others want wealth, but what you want is life, so the price is naturally higher. But compared to death, this price is already considered small. If you don't want it, then I will leave." The devil is still there Laughing, its mouth opened the size of an entire city, and its words left Planck speechless.

What kind of plan to offer is decided by the old devil, how he chooses to accept it or not.

Planck had no choice but to stay here and die in vain. "How are you going to get me out?" he asked.

Tam said: "If the world is a river, then I am the king of this river. There is no place that I have never been to, and there is no place that I cannot step on again. Since I can come in here, I can go out .”

"I accept this deal, if you will take me out, I will give you an arm." In order to remind Tam not to overstep, Plank reiterated the content of a deal.

"Deal." Before he could say another word, Tam opened his wide mouth and bit him.

Plank thought that Tam had repented and wanted to ruin the deal and eat himself directly. Such a result is one of the endings he predicted. To him, there is no difference between dying in the mouth of a sea monster and dying in the mouth of a water monster. It doesn't matter.

But unexpectedly, this was just the way Tam used to lead him away from the belly of the sea beast.

After being swallowed by that big mouth, Plank felt like he fell into a muddy river, let the rushing water wash away, and his head became dizzy.

And outside what he couldn't see, the wooden board under Tam's feet formed a vortex out of thin air, swirling its bloated body into it, and then disappeared without a trace in the cabin.

The sea monster seemed to feel abnormal, the stomach wall wriggled violently, and the huge pressure instantly crushed the wreckage of the Nether Abyss.

Plank felt as if he was thrown into a drum filled with river water, spinning for an unknown amount of time, and when he was spat out by Tam, he found himself on a beach.

Under his body was white fine sand, partly darkened by absorbing the moisture from his body surface. The sound of the tide came from the ear, and a swift crab disappeared quickly on the clean sea not far away, as if he was frightened by his arrival. On the opposite side of the sea is a dense tropical jungle, which is very difficult to see in Bilgewater, because the trees there are all cut down for houses.

Plank endured the spinning dizziness and got up and looked around again. Finally, he confirmed that he was on a small island in the Python Archipelago, in the north of Bilgewater, and belonged to the territory of the Baru people.

Generally speaking, the Baru people forbid the Bilgewater people to go to their territory. But Planck is different. He has acquaintances here, so he is not very worried about being driven away.

Moreover, at present, there is no one nearby except him.

A fat and sticky paw grabbed him, and Plank turned his head to look, and found that Tam hadn't left yet. Being stared at closely by its pair of yellow eyes without pupils made him feel a little trembling.

"It's time to fulfill the promise." Tam smiled sullenly, and then suddenly attacked, grabbed his left arm and bit it off.

Caught off guard, the severe pain in his left arm caused Planck to let out a tragic roar. He saw white bone scum looming at the fracture site, and the torn muscles and blood vessels were exposed to the air, and blood was continuously gushing out, stained red. The sandy beach underfoot.

The sound of chewing came from his ears, which was the sound of the devil's teeth crushing bones. He knelt down and covered his arms in pain, screaming non-stop.

The demon seemed to have tasted the flesh carefully before swallowing the flesh. Planck couldn't help vomiting when he thought that his arm had already entered someone else's stomach.

"The arm of the pirate king? What a good appetizer." Tamm laughed with satisfaction and patted his round belly.

Plank endured the pain and raised his head. From this angle, its face was blocked by its protruding belly, but this did not affect Plank's imagining its evil smile at this time in his mind.

Looking at his empty left arm, Plank realized that he had finally paid the price for his life—an arm.

"I'm full, can you go?"