Chapter 442: "Hero" Appears: Zerath
"Open the door?" Sivir subconsciously looked at the huge door of the mausoleum that was engraved with dense magical runes.
There was a cross-shaped gap on the door, which fit the shape of the charikar in her hand.
Although she didn't understand the purpose of opening the door, the fighting instinct developed from years of mercenary career made her execute Levi's orders immediately.
She clutched Charikar tightly and quickly leaped towards the huge door.
By this time, Belvis had already launched an attack.
There was no unnecessary verbal exchange, it was just a fight to the death between the void creatures and humans.
In Belvis' eyes, except for the one and only Daughter of the Void, Kesha, everyone else present was nothing more than delicious food.
"Open, Gate of the Void!"
Belvis spread out her manta ray wings, and a seductive purple light emanated from her body.
In an instant, the sky and the earth changed color, the earth tore apart, and the violent shaking almost made Shiver lose his balance.
Countless flying fish in the void, flashing with strange purple light, flew out one after another from the cracks in the abyss with an agile, graceful, swift and powerful posture.
They roared towards the sky like a flood, and surrounded Belvis like stars surrounding the moon. In an instant, they dyed the blue sky filled with yellow sand into a sea of purple.
Those void manta rays have round purple luminous organs on their wings.
From a distance, it looked like a densely packed, ferocious eyeballs had grown in the lavender ocean.
"Hurry!" Seeing this, Levi immediately stood in front of Sylvie to buy her some time.
And Belvis had already flown down, bringing her school of void fish towards Levi and others like a tsunami.
"Grip of the Underworld!" Malzahar followed his master's steps and shot a beam of void energy at Sivir.
Levi immediately used a strong wind to stir up thousands of acres of yellow sand and built a sand wall in front of everyone.
The beam of light hit the solid sand wall head-on, creating a high-pressure negative energy field in the yellow sand. The sand wall collapsed instantly, and tons of gravel were pressed deep into the ground, no longer able to be moved by the strong wind.
Although this sand wall can barely resist Malzahar's null energy beam, it cannot stop Belvis and her void insect swarm.
At the moment when the high wall collapsed and the yellow sand dispersed, Belvis had already led the endless virtual spirits to rush down.
From the perspective of Levi and others, it seemed as if a lavender ocean was pressing down from the sky.
"One step, just one step!" Xiweier had never felt that a few seconds could be so long.
She could almost hear the roar of the monster behind her. The purple light from behind even illuminated the stone door of the mausoleum in front of her with a layer of evil light.
Taliyah, Kassadin, and Little Kai'Sa all wanted to help, but a battle of this level was not something that a few mortals could participate in.
"Death is coming!" At this critical moment, Nasus stepped forward in time.
He transformed into a giant tens of feet tall, riding the raging magic storm, and faced Belvis and her void beast tide head-on.
"Ascendant." Belvis' voice sounded coldly: "Good food."
Before the sound reached everyone's ears, her giant bat wings, raised high, had already pressed down on Nasus with overwhelming force.
Yes……
Although the title of the Queen of the Void sounds elegant, her usual method of attack is to raise her shark fin and slap people in the face.
This move is extremely simple and plain, yet it returns to its original nature and is extremely powerful.
When Belvis transformed, his giant wings like those of Kunpeng fell down on his head, and even Nasus, who had transformed into the desert god of death, seemed so weak and insignificant.
"Wither!" Nasus chanted ancient magic, trying to slow down Belvis' attack.
"Eye of the Storm!" Janna also tried her best to build a wind barrier for Nasus who was standing in front of her.
But the heavy bat wings that fell on his head still shattered Janna's Storm Shield in one blow, and also shook off Nasus's giant axe, pressing down his towering body and causing it to hunch over.
Levi had to retreat repeatedly in the exploding air wave. The sand under Nasus' feet sank several meters deep under this blow, and even a wide and huge pit was created in the aftermath of the impact.
In this confrontation, they were clearly at a disadvantage.
But when Levi and Nasus looked at each other, they saw hope in each other's eyes.
This Void Queen seems...
Not as strong as imagined?
In Levi's memory, Belvis should be a world-destroying BOSS who can rival the Void Watcher.
But the Belvis who appeared in front of him now... although her power was already extremely terrifying, it was still far from being as strong as Levi had worried at the beginning, that is, to completely crush Janna and make them completely unable to struggle.
"Could it be..." Levi couldn't help but guess: "Is it because of some reason that Belvis is unable to exert his full strength now?"
That is exactly the case.
The capital of Shurima is located in the center of the desert , a long distance away from Icathia where the main body of Belvis is located.
In a long away game, Belvis could only exert a small part of her strength.
But even so, this power was enough to defeat Janna and Nasus and devour Levi and others.
With their strength alone, there is no way they can escape from Belvis's hands - even if this is just the tip of the iceberg of the Void Queen's true power.
but……
"Our strength is not limited to this!" Levi turned his gaze towards the huge door of the tomb.
Under their cover, Sivir had already arrived under the huge gate.
She placed Charikar into the cross-shaped groove on the door. The next second, the ancient seal was activated by Charikar's divine power, and the dense runes engraved on the giant door began to emit light.
The next second——
The door opened.
…
Xerath was born into a slave family in the ancient kingdom of Shurima thousands of years ago.
His father lost a leg during a foundation excavation and was left to die at the scene of the accident. The whole project was just to erect a monument for the emperor's favorite horse.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xerath's fate will not be much better than that of his slave father.
Although he was gifted, intelligent, and had a superhuman understanding of knowledge, his birth as a slave meant that he was destined to always crawl at the feet of others.
But fate made him meet Azir, a young prince who appreciated his talent and even regarded him, the son of a slave, as a friend.
Later, as Azir's friend, advisor and confidant, Xerath spent a long time with the Shurima prince.
The intrigue-filled court politics gradually changed him, making him sinister and vicious, able to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
Everything has changed, but one thing has never changed - Xerath wants Azir to abolish slavery in Shurima and recognize him as his brother as promised.
This is his dream.
Many years later, with his assistance, Azir was crowned the great Eagle King.
But Azir did not keep his promise. Instead, he continued to expand the empire's territory and repeatedly rejected Xerath's proposal to abolish slavery.
For Xerath, this was further evidence of Shurima's moral decay, and he was furious that Azir had disregarded his promises. Hatred fermented in his heart, and his ambition grew with it.
After years of careful planning, Xerath finally decided to take action during Azir's ascension ceremony - he wanted to steal Azir's ascension power, destroy and seize the empire.
But at the moment before the ascension ceremony, events took a turn that Zeratul had never expected.
Emperor Azir turned to Xerath and told him that he was free. He and all the slaves of Shurima were freed from their chains.
He embraced Xerath and recognized him as his brother whom he would never forget.
Xerath was stunned. But now, he couldn't stop.
The clarion call for a coup has been sounded, and to stop would be to court one's own destruction.
So, at the moment Azir ascended to the altar, Xerath pushed the pillar of fire cast by the sun disk and stole the power for himself.
Then the sun disk exploded out of control, and Azir and his people were all destroyed in the explosion.
Xerath stood on the ruins of the city and obtained the power of the Ascendant as he wished.
A huge amount of energy poured into his body, merging with his own dark witchcraft and solidifying into a powerful energy body.
He continued to absorb the power of the sun as his body was completely consumed and reshaped into a shimmering vortex of arcane energy.
And then...
"You fool, just rush over here with your insidious wolf-dog brother."
The sealed underground tomb was dark, and the only light was the arcane light emanating from the witch body of Xerath.
And in this endless darkness, apart from Xerath and Renekton, there is nothing but despairing nothingness.
They have been here for 3,000 years.
During these 3,000 years, Xerath's only pleasure was to constantly brainwash Renekton with witchcraft:
"Rekton, think about that day again!"
"Nasus deceived you and asked you to seal this 'sinner' like me."
"But what is the truth? He is just jealous of your military exploits and despises your existence. He wants to take this opportunity to seal you and me together in this emperor's tomb!"
“In this way, without the constraints of Azir and you, the great general of the Empire, Nasus can rely on his qualifications and prestige in the Ascended Group to become the new king of Shurima!”
"Hahahaha... Renekton, haven't you seen it clearly yet?"
Xerath's voice echoed throughout the tomb.
Although he is just a ball of energy now, from a distance he looks like a human-shaped ball of plasma.
But from his shining eyes, one still seemed to see contempt and mockery.
"Enough! Shut up!" Renekton's eyes were red and he kept roaring.
This former imperial general, half-man, half-crocodile god-warrior, has now turned into a violent, out-of-control madman after 3,000 years of mental torture.
"You know, what I said is true." Zeratul repeated the lines he had repeated countless times: "Your brother doesn't want you anymore. He is the one who made you become what you are now!"
“You are imprisoned here with me, but where is Nasus?”
"He may be sitting above us right now, on the glorious throne of the rebuilt Shurima Empire, enjoying the worship of thousands of subjects!"
"I...I..." Renekton's anger had already transformed into a materialized red light: "I will kill him! Kill him!"
“Yes, that’s right.” Xerath sneered, “When we get out, Nasus will have to pay for what he did.”
As he spoke, he couldn't help but quietly admire the furious crocodile.
This is his masterpiece, and also his tool for revenge against Nasus and the Shurima Empire.
Although at the ascension ceremony that day, Xerath still felt a little guilty towards Azir.
But after obtaining the powerful strength of an ascender and being sealed and imprisoned for 3,000 years, all that was left in his heart was ambition and hatred.
“Wait, Nasus—I will be back!”
"I will let you die in despair at the hands of your own brother, and then, the whole of Shurima will prostrate itself at my feet!"
"Hahahaha..." Zerath laughed wildly in his heart as he looked at the door that was sealed and locked tightly.
But even though he was laughing, he actually didn't know when the seal would be opened, and he didn't know what the world outside the seal looked like now.
After 3,000 years, did the Shurima Empire completely perish with the collapse of the sun disk, or did it revive again in the hands of Ascended Ones such as Nasus?
Xerath didn't know.
He only knew that when he had the chance to go out, he would...
"Boom--" Suddenly, a violent tremor came from all directions of the tomb.
This space, which was completely isolated by a powerful sealing magic, actually received sounds from the outside world after 3,000 years.
"This, this is..." Zeratul was slightly stunned, then trembled with excitement in disbelief.
"The seal has been lifted?"
The magic runes on the huge door of the mausoleum disappeared after a flash of light, and then the light became brighter and the passage opened with a bang.
He can go out!
"Nasus! Is that you? Is that you?!" The crazy Renekton rushed out without hesitation.
"Hahahaha!" Zeratul also followed out with a wild laugh.
He didn't know what the outside world looked like now, nor did he know why the seal was opened at this moment.
But he believed in his own strength.
The fusion of the power of Ascension and dark sorcery created this ancient sorcerer. His power is far greater than that of ordinary Ascendants, otherwise Nasus and Renekton would not have needed the combined efforts of both to barely seal him.
Zerath believed that no matter what the outside world became, he would definitely...
"Fuck! The Void?" (Old Shuriman)
This lofty ambition was racing through his mind, but the moment he rushed out of the tomb, Zeratul was shocked by the scene he saw -
The world outside has completely changed.
The earth was torn into countless cracks, and an enchanting purple light burst out from each crack.
Countless glowing flying fish continuously emerged from the abyss, illuminating the entire world into a purple ocean.
It was a completely apocalyptic scene.
"The Void is invading again?" The energy body of Xerath, which was like a "human light bulb", was so frightened that its brightness instantly increased by several degrees.
At this moment, he even had the idea of hiding back in the catacombs and sealing himself.
And Zeratul didn't even have time to think about it in detail.
A purple manta ray as big as a Kun swooped down towards them under the strange purple sky, leading a school of void fish that was as turbulent and dense as a tide.
"Void Demon, don't even think about getting close to Shurima!" Even the crazy Renekton was sobered up by this scene.
Renekton has long been a staunch defender of Shurima, serving many emperors loyally and even fending off the Icathian rebellion and the horrific war that ensued.
Now, after more than 3,000 years, I once again face the void...
The fighting instinct deep in Renekton's soul and his belief in defending Shurima were awakened by the surging void energy before him.
"Ultimate domination!" Although he was still unconscious, Renekton still stimulated all the magic power in his body and transformed into a giant crocodile dozens of feet tall with a roar.
He brandished the giant arc blade in his hand and fearlessly faced Belvis in front of him.
"Rekton!" An excited, earnest, guilty, and complex call suddenly sounded from the side.
It was Nasus: "I'll help you!"
Nasus swung his great axe and stood in front of Belvis together with Renekton.
Belvis' bat wings fell heavily, knocking down the two huge ascended brothers at the same time with one blow.
Then, she calmly withdrew her attack in the yellow sand stirred up by the impact wave, turned around and floated in the air, looking down to observe the sudden change in the battle situation.
"Ness!" Renekton came to his senses and noticed his brother appearing beside him.
His mind had been polluted by Xerath, and now he had only endless hatred for Nasus.
"Rekton, calm down!" Because of Levi's prior reminder, Nasus was mentally prepared for Renekton's current mental state.
So he did not explain, but urged urgently: "We must work together to fight against the void now! Otherwise, everyone will die."
“Roar…” Renekton’s eyes were as red as blood, as if he was going to open his bloody mouth and swallow Nasus alive in the next second.
But he finally managed to turn his crocodile head and turned his fiery eyes towards the purple sky.
The void is the enemy of all things.
Even if Renekton is crazy, the priority of the Void in his heart is higher than his hatred for Nasus.
"Nasus? It's you!" Xerath was furious and gnashed his teeth in hatred.
When he saw this familiar Imperial Grand Secretary, he understood everything at once.
No wonder the seal was released at this time.
It turns out that the Void invaders have already attacked Icathia and swallowed up the capital of Shurima!
It's the end of the world, so you ask him to come out and die, right?
"Mr. Zerath, fight alongside us!" At this time, a young man with a blue bird on his shoulder urged him urgently: "Don't dwell on the past. Otherwise, do you want to watch the void completely devour this world?"
Levi deliberately made his words very vague. He also implicitly emphasized that "the void will completely devour this world."
Although the "will" that Levi mentioned will take at least another 10 years.
But Xerath didn't know that.
He had just been freed from the seal, and as soon as he came out he saw this desperate scene like the end of the world.
In Xerath's opinion: "Damn... Has Shurima completely fallen?"
The void creatures had already left Icathia and reached the capital of the empire. Nasus was even forced to the point of being helpless and even released the sinner himself.
This is definitely a full-scale invasion of the void!
“Xerath,” Nasus said at the right moment. “Don’t hesitate. We only have each other to rely on now.”
Xerath: “…”
He never imagined that there would be a time when he and Nasus would have to rely on each other.
However, looking at the land full of void cracks and the purple sky occupied by the void spirits...
All the hatred, ambition, and everything he had longed for in the past were meaningless at this moment.
So what if I kill Nasus? He has to die too!
Shurima was about to be swallowed up. Who would he be left to rule?
There is no way the Void and humans can coexist peacefully, nor can they negotiate deals - Zeratul, who does not understand the special features of Belvis, believes this even more firmly.
Facing the void, humans are not even qualified to kneel down and become slaves.
And the land outside the capital may have fallen long ago - so Zeratul guessed.
So, now he only has two options: to survive together with Nasus, or to wait to be swallowed by the void.
Thinking of this, Xerath instinctively looked up at the strangely shaped void creature in the sky, which was powerful enough to knock down the two Nasus brothers with one blow.
Belvis looked at me with a relaxed, yet chilling gaze: "Pure arcane energy body..."
She quietly sensed the powerful energy in Zerath's body, and finally came to the conclusion calmly after evaluation:
“Nice, interesting food.”
Xerath: “…”
“Okay!” He made his choice in an instant: “Nasus, I’ll lend you a hand!”
