The cripple who had changed his destiny lit a bonfire in the wilderness, and the two of them ate the dry biscuits they had prepared in advance and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.
Looking at the night sky full of stars, Malzahar felt for the first time that the vision he saw was not without effect.
It's just that he still can't see clearly the road ahead, because he can see others clearly, but he can't see his own future clearly.
It was like he could never escape his father's slap and could only walk in darkness, but at least at this moment, he was close to the prophet mentioned by the lame uncle.
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The land of Ikasia is different from the conventional landform. The high brown-purple mountain slopes are full of insect-eaten holes. There are few plants on the bare landscape. Only a dark purple sawtooth grass takes root unyieldingly.
There is basically no nutrition in the stone crevices, and I don't know how to survive in such a harsh environment.
He bent down and gently stroked the edge of the dark purple sawtooth grass with his hand. There was a trace of blood on the man's finger. It seemed that he could smell the smell of blood. The sawtooth grass began to follow the movements of Lester's fingers and shook its head. It looked quite different.
Funny.
After trampling the void grass that wanted to suck his blood to death, Lester looked up at the sky shrouded in purple mist and held Aatrox in his hands.
"Where was the place where you Ascended people sealed the void?"
"snort!"
A rough snort came from the sword, and Lester asked in a funny tone.
"Aren't weapons just for use? Could it be said that if you don't have paper in the toilet, you will just lift your pants? Shouldn't you use your hands?"
"Hmph! We noble Ascended Ones have always used gold-plated frosting to clean their thigh plates. Only the lowest Shuriman people would use cheap things like paper."
Even the well-informed Lester couldn't help but be surprised at this moment.
"Please allow me to ask, what is a 'gold-plated frosted grazing plate'? Frosted... Are you sure this thing is not used to sharpen knives or rub wood burrs?"
After waiting for a long time, the time for the glory of the Ascended finally arrived, and Aatrox did not mind letting the humble and ignorant Lester understand a little bit about the glory of the Shurima Empire.
"The gold-plated frosted thigh wiping plate is a noble magic instrument made of crystal. It is also called a 'crystal plate'. As long as magic is poured into the crystal plate, it can deeply clean the intestines. It has the ability to rotate and rinse. It is basically
You don’t need to be like ordinary people who can’t wipe it clean with paper every day and always smell bad wherever they go.”
"Ah, this... I don't know why I suddenly thought of some kind of long-shaped angel with wings for day and night... With all due respect, are your ascended people's butts made of iron? Copper guts and iron walls?"
"Hmph! The butts of us Ascended Ones are something that humble maggots like you can guess at will?"
"Well, although we can make some guesses, let's forget it after thinking about it. I don't believe that your ascensioners' butts smell good."
Looking proudly at Lester, who was a little shocked by him, Aatrox also spoke a little more.
"Imagine how powerful Icathia was when the Ascended Legion was invincible, and all the nations of Shurima continent surrendered. Icathia, a slave country that obeyed the empire, was so powerful. Who would have thought that these despicable people of Icathia not only didn't know how to be grateful to the empire, but also refused to do so because of the empire's refusal.
He chose to rebel against the Ascended One nominated by Icathia, and even killed the noble Ascendant using despicable and dirty means.
Icathia was destined to be destroyed from the beginning. Even if these bad people did not dig out these disgusting purple bugs from the ground, Icathia would one day be annihilated by the ascendants. Everything can be tolerated, but traitors cannot be tolerated.
, we must kill them all!"
From Aatrox's words, Lester felt the tyranny and ruthlessness of the Shurima Empire, and could also vaguely see the supreme arrogance of the Ascended Legion.
Recalling the conversation between himself and Jax in the Ionian cloud forest hundreds of years ago, Lester sighed secretly. From Jax's perspective, the Shurima Empire was uncompromising.
The tyrant country does not pay attention to the Icathians at all. Just because there are no Icathians in the Ascended Legion, the Shuriman can bully the Icathians at will. In the eyes of Aatrox, they are
Icathia, protected by the Shurima Empire, is a despicable traitor. Not only did she betray the suzerain country, but she also offended the Ascended Legion.
I'm afraid that in Aatrox's eyes, Icathia is like a dog raised in Shurima. It eats its master's food and drinks its master's food. It just wants to please the master in a humble way. But it chooses to bite the master in return. So what will happen to this dog?
There seems to be no other way out than entering the pot.
How can dogs be compared to humans?
"Have you never considered that the reason why Icathia rebelled is because you Shurima people call Icathians bad people every day?
As far as I know, although Icathia was protected by the Shurima Empire, Icathia also sent troops during the expansion of the Shurima Empire. It was not just sitting back and enjoying the fruits. Why didn't the Icathians get a share when the fruits were divided?
?”
Regarding Lester's question, Aatrox said disdainfully.
"Hmph, what can those useless Icathians do on the battlefield? All the glory of the Shurima Empire was brought down by the Ascended Legion. What role can those useless people play? They deserve to share the victory with us.
fruit?
What's more, the imperial royal family has long banned the worship of false gods. In this world, only the ascended warriors of the gods are worthy of respect and praise. However, the bad people of Icathia refuse to change their ways despite repeated admonitions and insist on worshiping their mage king. Those who can't tell the difference.
Who is the fool of the true God who deserves to be compared with us?”
The story of the Shurima Empire prohibiting worshiping false gods, Lester, has long been confirmed by Janna. Othra Vazuan was originally a city that worshiped Janna, the wind elf. Under the rule of the Shurima Empire,
He abruptly abandoned his belief in Janna, which greatly weakened Janna's power.
At this moment, Aatrox's words made Leicester understand more or less why the Shurima Empire had always been so dissatisfied with Icathians who were loyal to them that they refused to give the Icathians a place in the Ascended Ceremony.
,
The Mage King has been the ruler of the Icathians since ancient times. Worshiping the Mage King can be regarded as a national tradition that cannot be discarded by the Icathians. The Icathians were forced to abandon their worship of the Mage King and instead believe in the eight-pole relationship.
It is unrealistic for the Ascended Ones to die, but how could the arrogant and domineering Shurima Empire care about this and not change their opinions even if they put forward their opinions? That is, Icasia is unwilling to sincerely move closer to the Shurima Empire.
If you are willing to submit to the rule of the empire, how can you give up your Ascended position, which is related to the core national power, to a half-hearted younger brother?
It has to be said that the conflict between Icathia and the Shurima Empire has been impossible to reconcile from the beginning. There must be a war between the two. The only difference is whether it breaks out early or late.
"Do you know how much the Icathians hate you Shurimans?"
"A bunch of humble bugs. Even though we Shurima are rampant in the country of Icathia, those cowards of Icathia don't even dare to change their expressions. They can only laugh. Lester, what threat can the hatred of cowards pose?
Why should you care?"
"Perhaps you can talk to Jax...Sejax if you have a chance. As people of the same generation, you should have many topics to discuss."
"Sejax, Sejax, a very familiar name, Sejax... Sejax Kayu-Reyns Alcason, the weapons master of Icathia, hum! I remember this
Man, I didn’t expect this bastard to still be alive!”
Aatrox's tone finally took on a gritty tone, which made Lester curious about what kind of existence Jax was in Aatrox's eyes.
"Do you know Sejax?"
"There is no Ascendant who does not know Sejax. As the Shurima rebel with the most strength and rebellious spirit among the Icathians, he led his group of stupid Khaoari to kill my companion KLMY in Beyinzek.
Forget about killing him. What’s even more hateful is that he also hung KLMY’s naked body on a prison cart used to carry death row prisoners and paraded it around with steel nails. This is eternal shame and hatred. It’s a pity that after the outbreak of the Icathian Void
I never saw that bastard again,
I thought he had died in the disaster caused by the Icathians, otherwise I would have taken off his head and made it into a mummy, hanging under the sun disk for a thousand years!"
"So, Sejax really killed the ascended god warrior? How did he do it?"
Regarding Lester's question, Aatrox, who calmed down his anger, chose not to answer, and Lester had no choice but to leave it at that.
After walking for most of the day, Lester, who was walking on this barren land, suddenly stopped. He felt the earth vibrating slightly, as if something was moving in the earth.
Lying down and putting his ears against the rocks on the surface, the sounds coming from the ground were even more obvious. The rustling sounds of crawling came from the holes in the ground. This was enough to prove that there were still remnants of human beings living on the land of Icathia.
Void creatures.
Lester observed the surrounding environment and soon found a steep slope against the wall. Lester, holding Aatrox, leaned against the steep slope and waited for the uninvited guest to appear.
Within a few minutes, purple bugs the size of a human head and shaped like beetles came in like a tide. These bugs had huge and hard mouthparts, short and thick limbs, and their eyes were like dark purple crystals and were rock-shaped.
, constantly vibrating their membrane wings, and looking at them, there are thousands of them.
"Aatrox, do you know this void creature?"
"Each of the void bugs I killed was ten meters tall. There is no need for me to take action against such small bugs!"
"If you don't know, just don't know. See what you can do."
Lester immediately named this void creature [Void Beetle]. He raised his sword and was ready for battle.
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"Sususususu..."
Staring at Lester, the Void Beetle's mouthparts dripped highly corrosive saliva. The purple saliva corroded the rocky landscape into small pits. Fortunately, the void beetle could not spray acid from a distance, otherwise it would have been very harmful to Lester.
Saying that the trouble will only get worse.
Killing these void beetles does not take much effort, and the saliva of the void beetles will not cause damage to Aatrox's sword. The only problem is that there are too many void beetles, and after killing them for a long time, they will kill more and more.
Aatrox, who couldn't see the end in sight and was mumbling, had reached the limit of his patience and shouted to Leicester.
"This kind of low-level void creature that grows by devouring rocks and soil is impossible to kill. I think I used God's magic to directly kill it. The wasteland of Icaxia has been hollowed out by void creatures. I don't want to kill them all."
I know why you are stupid enough to bring me to a place like this to seek death, but I suggest that if you want to die, you can go deeper. When you reach the territory of some large void creatures, these little things will naturally retreat and encounter
You are my undoing for eight lifetimes."
"That makes sense."
Lifting up Aatrox and throwing him onto the mountain wall behind him, Lester stepped back without hesitation and quickly climbed up the mountain wall. The void beetle had to take a detour from other places because it was too small and could not climb rocks.
It was Leicester who had chosen an escape route for himself in advance, and it really came in handy at this moment.
"You were so forceful when you needed me, but you were so rough when you abandoned me! Lester! Where is your bottom line as a human being? Who am I in your eyes?"
Putting the cursing Aatrox on his back again, Lester moved his legs and ran deeper, quickly shaking off the void beetles following behind.
After confirming that those troublesome little things couldn't keep up for a while, Lester slowed down. Confirming the direction on the unchanging purple-brown rock surface was not a simple matter. Lester could only look at the purple clouds that blocked the sun.
It can roughly distinguish between east, west, north and south.
"Go further south. According to what Jax said, the province where the void crack was discovered, Saabola, is on the southwest coast. Since it is the origin of the void in Icathia, there must be something there."
Hearing Lester's soliloquy, Aatrox sneered.
"Sa'abola Province... Lester, that is a forbidden place where it is difficult for us god warriors to survive. Although it has been sealed by us, there are still many powerful void creatures surviving and evolving.
I really don’t know where you got the courage to challenge those void creatures with your mortal body. What is your purpose in coming to Icacia? Could it be that you really want to throw me into a place where I can’t see the light of day?
Seal it?"
Lester rolled his eyes and was speechless at Aatrox. After thinking carefully about what the monitor said about the void consciousness condensed in Runeterra, there was nothing to hide, so Lester was not prepared to hide it.
"You're overthinking. I came here just to find a new void master. It's probably because you didn't completely clean up the void creatures that you left this kind of sequelae. Now the sequelae are quietly growing."
Lester talked about his speculations. Regarding the Riddler's overly abstract description, he could only think of his target in this way.
"Where did you get this news? Lester! Have you become a slave of the void!?"
"You want to destroy the world anyway, don't you, Aatrox?"