Runeterra: I really know a little bit about everything

Chapter 152 The Second Darkin War begins!
I don’t know since when, the already tense atmosphere in Shurima continent became even more chilling.

People from all over the continent of Shurima continue to go to that land that no one has set foot on for a long time. The powerful breath of demigods echoes in the dust and sand in the sky, making all the creatures in the desert hide.

A situation like this has only occurred twice before.

One was the Shurima Empire's Ascended Legion's conquest of the Icathian Void, and the other was the First Darkin War.

And now, this chilling atmosphere seems to have appeared again!
Southeast of Shurima continent, Ikasia.

In front of the open space where corpses of void creatures were piled up, thousands of powerful warriors including Zolani gathered here.

Without exception, these people all covered their bodies with white cloaks, their skin was dark red, and their bodies were covered with ferocious dry muscle textures.

The blood in these people's bodies is extremely violent, as if external power has been forcefully poured into their bodies.

Under the transformation of Zolani's blood magic, they are no longer the mortals they once were. Now, each of them has the terrifying power of one against a hundred, but along with this, their Sharply reduced lifespan.

In front of thousands of white-robed warriors, there were nearly ten figures with strange shapes.

They all huddled up under their cloaks, as if they didn't want others to see their weird forms.

They are all Shurima warriors - Bakai who failed to ascend.

Whether it was these Bakai or the white-robed warriors, they were all looking at the high platform in front of them with fanatical eyes.

There, Zolani stood proudly with two bony wings on her back. Behind her was a figure that was much higher than the high platform. He just stood behind Zolani, but he could give people an incomparable feeling. Terrible pressure.

He was holding a crescent sword and axe, and the muscles all over his body had changed from the previous gray-green to dark red. His sharp fangs shone with a metallic cold light, and a row of ferocious spikes sprouted from his back along his spine from top to bottom. At this time, he was staring at all the living creatures in front of him with his bloody eyes.

The former ascended god Renekton has now been completely corrupted by Zolani.

Like a walking zombie, he just stood quietly behind Zolani, with no luster in his eyes, like a machine controlled by Zolani.

Zolani looked at the believers in front of her. She opened her arms and breathed in the rich smell of blood around her.

This day will eventually come, and now Zolani is fully prepared!
She has attracted hundreds of times as many followers as Aatrox's legion, and has devoured countless bloods during this period, including several Bakai who refused to serve her.

Zolani was convinced that her current strength was no more than half that of Aatrox.

No longer holding anything back, Zolani let go of her aura without restriction, and her aura spread to every corner of the Shurima continent at an extremely terrifying speed.

Almost at the same time, another darkin aura spread from the western region of Shurima, responding to Zolani's provocation with an unyielding attitude.

"Come on, Aatrox, let me see if you've grown over the past few thousand years!"

Zolani's whispers were like an eternal nightmare, lingering on this desolate land for a long time.

What she didn't notice was that in the sky above them, there were bursts of hidden breaking wind sounds.

They were some golden spirit bodies with very strange shapes. They all had a pair of golden wings, and the energy that built their bodies was also a righteous golden color.

From a morphological point of view, these spirits do not seem to have combat capabilities. Instead, they are more like messengers responsible for monitoring this place!

The big eyes on the messenger's head stared at everything below. After completely recording the current situation of Icathia, they vibrated their wings and flew quickly towards the west of Shurima.

They fly very high, and from the direction of their flight, it can be seen that their destination should not be within the Shurima Empire, but in the westernmost part of the Shurima continent, the highest point in the entire Rune Land - the Peak of Targon!

On the other side, Aatrox and Zuochi stood side by side on the ancient city. Behind them were Nasus and all the members of the Darkin Legion.

Aatrox held the giant sword tightly in his hand. The heart on the giant sword kept beating. The aura belonging to Aatrox rushed into the sky like a storm, responding to Zolani's provocation.

Nine dark descendants stood behind the two men. Their huge bodies of different shapes were like war machines. They were all waiting for the general's orders.

A sandstorm swept through the vast desert again, and Aatrox's voice also sounded at this time.

"let's go!"

The moment Aatrox finished speaking, a dozen figures jumped down from the ancient city and turned into streams of light at the same time, flying towards the east.

Aatrox and Zuochi flew at the front, and behind them, Anaka, Tarosh and other dark descendants who could fly followed closely.

The dark descendants who could not fly were running quickly on the sand below, their footsteps heavily stepping on the yellow sand. The yellow sand had just been stirred up, but their figures were already passing by at high speed.

Ten dark descendants plus two ascended gods, the pressure of these people with full firepower was enough to make the sandstorm that covered the sky tremble.

If you zoom out, you can see that twelve streams of light are starting from the middle of the Shurima continent and speeding towards the west.

At the front, Zuo Chi and Aatrox's eyes were a little solemn, because they were a little confused as to why Zolani appeared in Icacia!

Zuo Chi once thought that Zolani would appear in any corner of the Shurima continent, even the Shurima Royal Capital, but he never thought about the land of Icathia.

As a wasteland located in the southeastern corner of the Shurima continent, since the Void War, except for some remaining survivors, it has almost become a forbidden land for the living. There are more dangers than the desert of Shurima. Much more.

But Zolani chose this cursed land.

Zuo Chi felt very depressed at this time, and the murderous intention towards Zolani in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

Regardless of whether this is a conspiracy or not, one thing is clear to him: Kaisha is still in Icathia!

Zuo Chi only hoped that Kasha would never meet Zolani, let alone try to get close to Zolani and her group, otherwise it would be too dangerous for her to look very similar to a void creature.

Behind the team, Nasus followed closely in the footsteps of the Darkin Legion. In addition to the murderous intention towards Zolani, his eyes also contained a hint of worry.

Being there, Nasus knew better than anyone how powerful Aatrox and his legions were today.

Will this battle destroy the newly rebuilt Shurima Empire again?

Maybe Aatrox can defeat Zolani, and he can save his brother, but what happens after that?

How should these dark descendants, who have been tortured in cages for thousands of years, deal with a world that has hurt them? How should they face the Shurima Empire that once again stands in the yellow sand?

Before, Nasus' whole heart was concerned about Renekton, but now that he had calmed down, he remembered all these problems.

Nasus only hoped that Aatrox could still remember the promise he made under the sun disk not to do anything to harm the Shurima Empire.

Time passed little by little, and Zuo Chi and his party were quickly approaching the southeastern part of the Shurima continent. Finally, three days later, they crossed most of the Shurima continent and arrived in front of the cursed land!
Along the way, the closer they got to Ikasia, the more void creatures the group encountered. On the way, they even encountered the Ikesai clan that Zuochi had met before when he was in Zolan.

It's just a pity that Zuo Chi might have had a headache in the past. After all, there were too many void creatures.

But now, with Aatrox's legion here, Zuo Chi just wants to say to these void creatures:
You're sweating profusely, brother!
Now that they are here, even the sound of the wind has become much gentler. With just one more step forward, they will enter the realm of Icacia.

Ahead, Zolani's aura was still raging, and even Zuo Chi, who was not a dark descendant, could feel it.

Zuochi and Aatrox looked at each other, and both of them saw a look of determination in each other's eyes.

"Zuochi, give Zolani to me!" Aatrox said in a deep voice.

Zuo Chi nodded affirmatively: "We will help you remove obstacles!"

Glancing at his compatriots behind him again, Aatrox was just about to step into the realm of Icathia, but at this moment, he suddenly turned his head and looked to the west, with a strange emotion in his eyes.

Sensing Aatrox's strangeness, everyone present looked over there.

When Zuo Chi saw where that direction was, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, with some surprise in his eyes.

How come these two people are here?
There, a young man holding a dark scythe stood proudly, and the rich shadow magic followed him, stretching his shadow very long.

At the same time, Rayast's hoarse and nostalgic voice sounded:
"Aatrox, and my compatriots, long time no see."

Hearing Rhaast's voice and looking at Rhaast in Kayn's hand, both Aatrox and his legion members had doubtful looks on their faces.

What happened? Why didn't Rhaast transform this human's body after taking his body?
When they seize the body, they will use blood magic to transform the host's body, shaping it into the form closest to its heyday. But now, except for the left arm, Raast's host has no modified features at all. .

Could it be that Rhaast likes the tone of this mortal body?
Although the other members of the Darkin Legion were still a little confused, Aatrox, who was proficient in blood magic, discovered that Raast did not seem to have taken Shekaiin's body.

"Rayast, I haven't seen you for thousands of years. It seems that even your interests have changed." Aatrox said in a deep voice.

Rhaast was slightly stunned, and asked suspiciously: "Aatrox, what do you mean?"

Aatrox grinned, revealing an arrogant and wanton smile: "You used to like harvesting life, but now, do you like harvesting wheat? Is your opponent a large rice field?" Laast: " .”

"Pfft~"

Zuo Chi couldn't help but laugh, and the other dark descendants couldn't help laughing too.

It's so ugly, Aatrox, your curses are getting worse and worse!
"What do you know, Aatrox! Stupid!"

Laast roared angrily: "I just think he is a man who can be made, and I plan to cultivate his physical strength first, and then take his body."

"As long as I want, I can break out of the seal at any time!"

After listening to Laast's words, everyone's eyes fell on Kayn.

Looking at these powerful figures in front of him who were often several meters or even ten meters tall, Kayn had a deep shock in his eyes.

Was Rhaast like this in the past?
Facing everyone's gaze, Kayn didn't say much, just nodded: "Everything Rayast said is true."

No matter how much the two bickered in bed, Kayn chose to help Rhaast maintain his image when facing outsiders.

"Raast, why are you here?"

Aatrox asked again without dwelling on the issue of Rhaast's form.

In the past, there was no enmity between Laast and Zolani, so Aatrox was a little surprised that he would appear here.

The eye on Laast's scythe opened, and he said in a deep voice: "I just don't like Zolani. I can smell her dirty breath as far away as Ionia! I'm not The one who came to help you just wanted to kill Zolani.”

"Uh" Aatrox was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Tirattu's soft voice suddenly came: "Raast, it's been so long, but your character is still so arrogant. Since you don't want to help us, why don't you go find her yourself first?" Woolen cloth?"

"Humph!"

La Ast snorted coldly: "I never like to owe people favors. You have helped me before, but now I can only repay the favor by helping you."

Listening to the conversation between several people, Zuo Chi and Kai Yin both had aunty smiles on their faces.

Zuo Chi had learned from Varus before when he was in the Wuji Sword Sect that during the first Darkin War, the entire Runeterra was divided among heroes. Those powerful Darkin occupied the territory and became kings, conquering each other. .

There are not many darkspawn who can occupy and consolidate their own territory, and each of them is very strong, such as Aatrox and his legion, or the darkspawn Sebotaru who dominated more than half of Valoran at that time.

At that time, Rhaast was not considered the most powerful among all the darkspawn, but he still had a coastal territory of his own, which was probably south of the current Piltover and west of the Sea of ​​Watchers.

The reason for this.
Because the territories of Raast and Aatrox are adjacent, and Aatrox's territory is large enough to completely block Raast's territory, it directly becomes a natural barrier to Raast's territory.

As a result, Laast's territory is surrounded by sea on three sides, and the only land side is Aatrox and his legion. Aatrox almost helped Laast block [-]% of the foreign invasion.

With the blessing of General Aatrox, Laast only needed to do evil in his own territory at that time, and did not need to worry about the invasion of other dark descendants.

All I can say is that with the protection of the general, you can really do whatever you want.
So at this point when Aatrox is about to attack Zolani, he comes here, and everything seems to be explained.

"Cough cough!"

Aatrox coughed slightly and turned to look at the devastated land of Icathia ahead.

"Let's go!"

Without saying anything more, the group, led by Aatrox and Zuochi, stepped into the land of Icathia.

Walking on the dark purple land, Tarosh said in a deep voice: "After thousands of years of erosion, this land still shows no sign of recovery."

The other dark descendants were also looking at the land they had fought for, with a heavy look on their faces.

Ahead, Zuo Chi looked at Aatrox beside him: "Zolani chose this place as the battlefield, there may be a trap."

Aatrox clenched the giant sword in his hand and said through gritted teeth:
"No matter what, she must die!"

Feeling Aatrox's strong killing intent, Zuo Chi didn't say anything more. He let go of his mental power and always observed any slightest movement around him.

It would be best if we could find Kaisha. Even if we couldn't find him, we could at least observe what was going on around us.

The crowd began to move faster, and they could feel that Zolani's aura was in the hinterland of Icacia!

"Boom!"

A group of war machines rushed past, causing violent roars on the land of Icacia.

The movement here attracted many void creatures, but they did not know that the cause of the movement was no longer ordinary civilians, but a group of people who had killed their ancestors.
On the other side, Zolani, who had been sitting on the high platform, slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes seemed to have traveled thousands of miles and hit Aatrox and his party directly.

Slowly standing up from the high platform, Zolani raised her hands high:
"My believers, this is the only fight. From now on, there will be no more wars in the world!"

Roar! !

The believers below roared in response to Zolani's words, their expressions were extremely crazy, and there was no trace of fear of war or death in their eyes.

Endless blood spurted from the crowd, and even a faint red mist appeared in the sky.

The ground was shaking, and the roar was coming from far away. Zolani's eyes were fixed on the direction of the sound.

Finally, in the oppressive and chilling atmosphere, the bloody sword light split open the hill-like body of the void creature, and a figure with wings on its back and holding a giant sword came straight towards Zolani.

"Zolani, coward!"

The high platform Zolani was on shattered instantly, and at the same time, her figure rushed towards the oncoming Aatrox.

The giant sword collided with the curved blade chain saw, and countless evil fire chains flew out from behind Aatrox, colliding with Zolani's chains in the air and eliminating them.

After thousands of years, Aatrox and Zolani met again. At this moment, both of them had endless killing intent and anger in their eyes.

"boom!"

Amidst the violent roar, Aatrox and Zolani retreated at the same time.

It was also at this time that Zuochi and his party came behind Aatrox, looking straight ahead.

Aatrox's darkin army dispersed and stared eagerly at Zolani in front of them, while Nasus's eyes fell straight on the figure behind Zolani.

Zolani looked at the figures behind Aatrox, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.

She didn't expect that Nasus, Zuochi and Laast would actually appear here, and they would be together with Aatrox.

Her eyes swept across Zuochi, who was standing side by side with Aatrox, with a look of deep fear in her eyes.

The scene where she was almost killed by Zuo Chi using the world rune last time still echoed in her mind, but soon, Zolani's expression became indifferent again.

Since she chose to have a decisive battle with Aatrox on this land cursed by the void, it proved that she was completely sure.

This time, whether it is Aatrox or his legion, whether it is Nasus or Zuochi, they will become the puppets of her blood magic!
In order to make the world war-free and to achieve one's own goals, sometimes it seems necessary to make deals with some taboo beings.

Aatrox and Zolani's eyes met, and bursts of fire seemed to spark in the air between them.

At a certain moment, Aatrox flapped his wings and flew straight towards Zolani again, and at the same time a low roar came from his mouth.

"kill!"

The moment Aatrox finished speaking, Zuo Chi and a dozen dark descendants behind him rushed forward at the same time.

Zolani also rushed towards Aatrox, followed closely by the corrupted Renekton and a dozen Bakai.

At this point, in this land where countless ascended people fought hard, the second Darkin War has completely begun!
Once upon a time, this was their place to defend themselves against foreign enemies, but now, this is their own battlefield!

(End of this chapter)