The Glory of Noxus

The dim starlight fell, decorating the red-gold flames in the night sky.

Huo Jixing looked at the fierce battle between Kassadin and Rek'Sai from afar, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Kassadin's strength is worthy of the name of the Void Walker.

Whether it is slaughtering Axe wantonly or fighting a life-and-death battle with Rek'Sai.

He is so calm and at ease, as if the power of the void has long been inseparable from him and has become a part of his body.

"Did Kassadin really find a way to resist the erosion of the mind by the power of the void?!" Huo Jixing frowned and thought secretly.

He had just fought with Malzahar and understood the danger of the power of the void, which could engulf everything and make people fall into endless madness and destruction.

But he could not see any signs of void erosion on Kassadin.

On the contrary, Kassadin skillfully manipulated the power of the void, transformed it into his own power, and strengthened his weapons and offense.

Especially Kassadin's ability to teleport through the void, which really made Huo Jixing extremely envious.

Such a perverted ability can not only give the enemy a fatal blow in battle, but also escape from danger at a critical moment.

As for Rek'Sai's move, it was within Huo Jixing's expectations.

According to Faisal's news, Rek'Sai left the land of Ekathia a long time ago and came to the surrounding areas of Shurima to reproduce.

Most of the many Eksai who attacked the rock village at present are descendants of Rek'Sai.

Seeing her descendants being slaughtered by Kassadin, she naturally couldn't sit idly by.

"Huh? What is Rek'Sai doing?"

Huo Jixing raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked into the distance in confusion.

He noticed that after a brief confrontation between Rek'Sai and Kassadin, he escaped into the ground and disappeared from sight.

"Avoid a head-on confrontation?"

He whispered softly, thinking of Kassadin's teleportation ability and terrifying damage, and understood Rek'Sai's choice in his heart.

Even when he faced Kassadin, he still needed to be on guard against the threat of [Void Walk].

Rek'Sai's body was as strong and majestic as a mountain, and he could basically ignore damage other than vital parts.

With her strong body, she destroyed many towns near Shurima, leaving behind many horrifying deeds.

But as a void walker, Kassadin had been dealing with void creatures for so long, how could he not understand the weaknesses of void creatures.

So, relying on his void walk and void blade, he chose to attack Rek'Sai's eyes.

This was not only a test, but also a precise attack, prompting Rek'Sai to escape underground.

The red-gold color in Huo Jixing's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he keenly captured the figure of Rek'Sai moving slowly underground.

Helplessly, he shrugged his shoulders lightly, as if he had no way to deal with the current situation.

"Is it abandoning me?"

He clearly felt that the cold and piercing breath before had disappeared from it.

This should be Rek'Sai's selective focus on Kassadin.

For Rek'Sai, this is undoubtedly the wisest choice at the moment. Kassadin's Void Blade poses a great threat to her, and she must go all out.

"Then we can only wait for the next opportunity."

Huo Jixing sighed in his heart. He did have the idea of ​​teaming up with Kassadin to hunt Rek'Sai together.

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai seemed to sense the danger coming and chose to dive underground to avoid possible hunting.

Huo Jixing's choice is the same as Kassadin's. He will not rashly enter the underground.

Although he and Kassadin are powerful, the underground is Rek'Sai's home ground after all, and they are not sure enough to defeat Rek'Sai underground.

Once the boat capsizes in the ditch, perhaps the identity will be reversed, from hunter to prey.

Huo Jixing slowly retracted his gaze, looked down at Axe in the ruins of the city wall, and laughed softly.

"Then it's my turn now!"

After Kassadin's killing, the number of surviving Axe was less than the number of palms.

They became frightened birds, stopped their rampant pace, and prepared to flee the rock village and return to the underground tunnel.

Huo Jixing's consciousness moved, and he rushed to the ruins of the city wall with the red-gold Nanli Suzaku behind him.

As soon as his figure landed, before he could take action, his eyes turned slightly, looking in the direction of the crowd, and smelled a familiar and unfamiliar breath of power.

"Is that. Ascendant?"

In the formation of tribal hunters and caravan guards.

Huo Jixing saw someone throw away the outer spinning cloak, revealing the golden armor inside.

It was the standard armor of the Ascendant Legion, and he saw Nasus and Renekton wearing it.

These Ascendants who suddenly appeared rushed straight to Ezreal and others who had not yet reacted.

In the ruins of the city wall.

The broken wall boulders collapsed, and the bright red blood was like a dazzling paint, mercilessly infecting the ground.

Broken flesh and cold corpses were thrown casually in the corner, and the strong stench mixed with gravel danced with the wind.

The surviving tribal hunters and caravan guards appeared one by one, and their eyes followed the fleeing Axe closely.

When they saw the extremely embarrassed figures of the Axe, they breathed a sigh of relief and unloaded the heavy burden.

Who can not fear death?

As ordinary people, facing the invasion of void creatures, they can only fight back desperately.

There was no hope.

But Kasas's wanton killings severely damaged the Axe tribe and greatly eased the pressure they faced.

Under the reorganization of Elder Feisal and Xiamara, tribal hunters and caravan guards gathered in the ruins of the city wall.

Xiamara tightly grasped the scimitar in her hand, and looked at the caravan guards under her command with tired eyes. Her dark face twitched slightly because of grief and anger.

Even though she had long warned that she should avoid danger in time and not show off her ability.

But the caravan guards who survived in front of her were less than half of the previous ones, and those who disappeared were likely to become Axe's food.

Such a cruel reality made Xiamara unacceptable. The caravan guards on this trip were her direct line in the Midalda Chamber of Commerce.

Fortunately, compared with the tribal hunters, the caravan guards were in good condition.

Xiamara turned her eyes to the tribal hunters gathered around Elder Feisal. Only about one-third of them were left, and most of them were disabled.

These tribal hunters were once the pride of the rock village, but they suffered heavy losses in the invasion of void creatures.

As the calls came one after another, tribal hunters and caravan guards gathered in scattered groups.

"Queen of Exel!"

Hearing the roar that resounded through the sky from afar, Elder Faisal couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound, his expression horrified.

Above the oasis, the deep purple body of the void burrower Rek'Sai stretched and undulated like a mountain range, pressing down on the ant-like Kassadin.

It was just the aftermath, and the surging might made him feel like a small boat in the ocean, which could capsize at any time.

Fortunately, the strength shown by Kassadin far exceeded Elder Faisal's imagination.

This extraordinary person who had been living in seclusion in the village had the strength to rival the Queen of Exel.

Ezreal and Ixtal's mages were also paying attention to the battle in the distance.

The battle scene that seemed to be recorded in a myth made them yearn for it.

Although the battle between Kassadin and Rek'Sai had stopped after a brief exchange, they still hadn't recovered.

"Void Burrower Rek'Sai!"

Ezreal stared at the dark purple monster that disappeared on the surface of the oasis, his eyes flickering.

He remembered what he had seen in an ancient cemetery, where the temple pattern buried under the desert engraved Rek'Sai's terrifying body.

Countless cities and towns were destroyed under Rek'Sai's void body.

Ezreal looked at Kassadin, who was floating alone in the air, and felt relieved.

"This battle should be over, right?"

Not only Ezreal thought so, but Elder Faisal and the two Ixtal mages also had similar ideas.

Just as Ezreal was about to look for Huo Jixing's figure, he suddenly felt that time seemed to have become unusually slow.

The sand in the air floated slowly, and the swaying fire left traces.

Xiamara was turning around, but her movements seemed to have slowed down many times, and were extremely stiff.

And Elder Faisal, he could see the fear and panic reflected in those old eyes.

Suddenly!

Ezreal regained his perception, and time returned to normal.

But behind him, two inaudible voices sounded quietly.

At the same time, Ezreal's pupils trembled violently, and he felt the fatal danger coming.

Buzz!

[Arcane Transition]!

The golden light flashed, and Ezreal disappeared from the spot and teleported to the nearby area.

The arcane energy left in the spot just condensed into a golden magic arrow, but before it was shot, it was annihilated in the palm of a pair of hands covered with metal armor.

"Is it a tribal hunter? No, that's not right."

Ezreal turned quickly and looked at the attacking enemy, noticing the gauze cloak discarded on the ground and the golden armor on his body.

"This armor"

He looked straight at the enemy's golden armor with a horrified look.

He was very familiar with the style of armor in front of him. He had seen it in many ancient tombs and palaces, engraved in the most eye-catching position.

It was the standard armor of the Ascended Legion of the Shurima Empire!

"Ascended?"

Ezreal felt the strength of the enemy's body through the Shurima gauntlet in his hand, and he couldn't believe it.

After thousands of years, these Ascended still exist in the world, and they still look powerful.

The two Ixtal mages standing behind Ezreal were originally fine.

But they were also affected by unknown magic, and they had no time to avoid the attack of the Ascended, and died on the spot.

Their bodies were split in two, and the gushing blood and rolling organs announced their death to everyone.

"It's Bakay!"

Elder Faisal looked at the golden armor and strange breath of the attacker and murmured.

"Abandoned Bakay!"

Ezreal heard Elder Faisal's words, and his expression changed again.

Abandoned Bakay.

This is the name of the Shurima continent.

In the historical records of the Valoran continent, they have a formal name, called

The Lost Ascendants!

Since the collapse of the Shurima Empire and the destruction of all the sun discs, the ascension rituals that were once successful have failed.

And the Ascendant Corps, which left a strong mark in the long river of history, was directly split into different forces.

Coupled with the terrible impact of the battle with the void, the surviving Ascendants were either abandoned or fled in all directions.

Some of them were affected in their minds and became darkborn, intending to dominate the Valoran continent; others were left in mystery, bearing humiliation and hiding in the dark cemetery.

There were even many ascenders who committed themselves to the void and became [Bakai].

Their immortal hearts lacked the illumination of the sun disc, and they could only rely on the great power of the void to survive in the world.

So far, they have become alternative void creatures, and their bodies have undergone different strange changes.

Ezreal looked at the ascenders who raised the golden spears again, sensing the familiar power in their bodies, and his eyes were full of shock.

He had heard of the rumors about Bakai.

But he had never really seen it, and thought that the identity of the ascender was just a label that Bakai put on himself.

Now, Ezreal looked at the three Bakai who came over, feeling the powerful power surging in their bodies, and his expression was ugly.

Outside the oasis, there were Axe and Queen Axe who had not left yet, but in the village, Bakai, who had once been an ascender, appeared again.

There are wolves in front and tigers behind!

Ezreal felt that his situation at the moment was really a matter of life and death.

"Kill!"

A low and cold roar sounded, shocking the assembled crowd.

A Bakay wearing golden armor and holding a spear jumped up and pounced on Ezreal who escaped his attack.

He looked like a desert hyena, with cruelty and cunning flashing in his eyes.

The purple-gold spear in his hand flashed a cold breath, and as the hyena Bakay waved, it pierced through the air and pierced straight into Ezreal's head.

The sharp spear tip trembled the moment it approached Ezreal, as if there were tens of millions of voices screaming, carrying the power of the void, affecting people's minds.

Facing the attack of the hyena Bakay, Ezreal was caught off guard and felt that his consciousness began to blur.

But he reacted quickly, suppressed his inner fear, and drove the Shurima gauntlet he was wearing.

[Mystic Shooting]!

Just as the tip of the spear was about to pierce Ezreal, the azure longbow on his wrist automatically pulled the bowstring and shot out an energy arrow shaped like lightning.

Puff!

The two collided, and the purple-gold spear was incredibly powerful, directly crushing the energy arrow and continuing to pierce Ezreal's head.

In the dangerous situation, Ezreal's expression calmed down, and he was ready to use the magic rune items left to him by his uncle.

However, at this moment, the hyena Bakay who was chasing him suddenly made an unexpected move.

He quickly pulled away, his movements were smooth, and he landed steadily after flipping in the air.

Then he did not look at Ezreal, but turned his head to the left, and his eyes behind the golden mask showed fear.

"Bakay? Ascendant?"

Huo Jixing held the hilt of the sword with his left hand and walked towards the hyena Bakay who was facing a great enemy.

In the process of coming, he had heard the words of Elder Feisal and Ezreal and learned the identity of the other party.