Chapter 421 The Abandoned Bakai and the Lost Ascended
The dim stars fell, and the decorations were dotted with red-gold flames in the night sky.
Huo Jixing looked at the fierce battle between Kassadin and Rek'Sai, his eyes filled with surprise.
Kassadin’s strength is worthy of the name Void Walker.
Whether it is slaughtering Exe without restraint, or fighting to the death with Rek'Sai.
He was so calm and effortless, as if the power of the void had long been inseparable from him and had become a part of his body.
"Did Kassadin really find a way to resist the power of the void from corroding his mind?!" Huo Jixing frowned, thinking secretly.
He had just fought against Malzahar and understood the danger of the power of the void, which could engulf everything and plunge people into endless madness and destruction.
But he couldn't see any signs of void erosion on Kassadin's body.
On the contrary, Kassadin skillfully manipulates the power of the void and transforms it into his own strength, strengthening his weapons and offense.
In particular, Kassadin's ability to teleport through the void made Huo Jixing extremely envious.
Such a perverted ability can not only deliver a fatal blow to the enemy in battle, but also enable one to escape from dangerous situations at critical moments.
As for Reksai's move, it was within Huo Jixing's expectation.
According to Feisal's information, Rek'Sai left the land of Icathia a long time ago and came to thrive around Shurima.
Most of the many Exes currently attacking the rock villages are descendants of Rek'Sai.
Seeing her descendants being massacred by Kassadin, she naturally couldn't just sit idly by.
"Huh? What is Reksai doing?"
Huo Jixing raised his eyebrows slightly and cast his eyes into the distance in confusion.
He noticed that after a brief confrontation between Rek'Sai and Kassadin, they escaped underground and disappeared from sight.
"Avoid direct confrontation?"
He whispered softly, thinking of Kassadin's teleportation ability and terrifying damage, and he understood Rek'Sai's choice.
Even if he faces Kassadin, he still needs to be wary of the threat posed by [Walking in the Void] at all times.
Rek'Sai's body is as towering and hard as a mountain, and he can basically ignore damage from other than vital locations.
With her powerful body, she destroyed many towns near Shurima, leaving behind many horrific deeds.
But as a void walker, Kassadin has dealt with void creatures for so long, how could he not understand the weaknesses of void creatures.
So, relying on his void walking and void blade, he chose to attack Rek'Sai's eyes.
This was not only a test, but also a precise strike, prompting Rek'Sai to escape underground.
The red-gold color in Huo Jixing's eyes became more and more dazzling, and he keenly captured Rek'Sai's figure moving slowly underground.
In desperation, he lightly shrugged his shoulders, seemingly helpless about the current situation.
“Is this abandoning me?”
He clearly felt that the cold and biting breath 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 secretly in his heart. He did have the idea of joining forces with Kassadin to hunt Rek'Sei together.
Unfortunately, Rek'Sai seemed to sense the danger and chose to sneak underground to avoid possible hunting.
Huo Jixing's choice was the same as Kassadin's, and he would not rush into the underground.
Although he and Kassadin are powerful, the underground is Rek'Sai's home court after all, and they are not confident enough to defeat Rek'Sai underground.
Once the boat capsizes in the gutter, perhaps the identity will be reversed, from hunter to prey.
Huo Jixing slowly withdrew his gaze, looked down at Axel in the ruins of the city wall, and laughed softly.
"Then it's time for me to take action!"
After Kassadin's killing, the number of surviving Exeis was no more than two hands.
They became frightened birds, stopped their raging pace, and prepared to escape from the rock village and return to the underground tunnel.
Huo Jixing suddenly realized and rushed towards the ruins of the city wall with the red-gold Nanli Suzaku behind him.
As soon as he stood down, before he could take action, he turned his eyes slightly and looked in the direction of the crowd, smelling a familiar yet unfamiliar aura of power.
"That's the Ascended One?"
In the array of tribal hunters and caravan guards.
Huo Jixing saw someone drop the spinning cloak on the outer cover, revealing the golden armor on the inner cover.
It is the standard armor of the Ascended Legion. He has seen Nasus and Renekton wearing it.
These Ascended Ones suddenly appeared and rushed straight towards Ezreal and others who had not yet reacted.
Among the ruins of the city wall.
The broken wall and boulders collapsed, and the bright red blood was like dazzling paint, ruthlessly infecting the ground.
Broken flesh and blood and cold corpses were randomly discarded in the corner. The strong smell mixed with gravel danced in the wind.
The surviving tribal hunters and caravan guards appeared one by one, their eyes closely following the fleeing Axels.
When they saw the extremely embarrassed figures of the Axels, they breathed a sigh of relief and relieved their heavy burden.
Who can not be afraid of death?
As ordinary people, facing the invasion of void creatures, all they can do is fight back desperately.
I had given up hope.
But Casas's wanton killings severely damaged the Axel tribe and greatly eased the pressure they faced.
Under the reorganization of Elder Faisal and Shyamala, tribal hunters and caravan guards gathered in the ruins of the city wall.
Xia Mara held the scimitar tightly in her hand and looked at the caravan guards under her with tired eyes, her swarthy face twitching slightly with grief and anger.
Even though she had warned her a long time ago, she should avoid danger immediately and don't show off.
But the number of surviving caravan guards is less than half of the previous ones, and those missing people will most likely become Axel’s meal.
This cruel reality is unacceptable to Xia Mara. The caravan escorts on this trip are her direct descendants from the Midarda Chamber of Commerce.
Fortunately, compared with tribal hunters, the caravan guards are in pretty good shape.
Shyamala turned her attention to the tribal hunters gathered around Elder Feisal. Only about a third of them were left, and most of them were still disabled.
These tribal hunters were once the pride of the rocky villages, but suffered heavy losses due to the invasion of void creatures.
As the calls came one after another, tribal hunters and caravan guards gathered sporadically.
"Queen of Aixe!"
Hearing the roar that resounded through the sky in the distance, Elder Faisal couldn't help but follow the sound, looking horrified.
Above the oasis, the deep purple body of the void lurker Rek'Sai stretched like a mountain range, crashing down on the ant-like Kassadin.
But the aftermath spread, and the turbulent power made him feel like a small boat in the ocean, with the possibility of capsizing at any time.
Fortunately, Kassadin's strength far exceeded Elder Feisal's imagination. This extraordinary being who has been living in seclusion in the village has the strength to rival Queen Axel.
The mages of Ezreal and Ixtal are also paying attention to the battle in the distance.
The battle scene was like one recorded in a fairy tale, which made them yearn for it.
Although the battle between Kassadin and Rek'Sai has stopped after a brief confrontation, they still have not relaxed.
"Void Escape Beast Rek'Sai!"
Ezreal looked at the deep purple monster that disappeared on the surface of the oasis, his eyes flickering.
He remembered what he had seen in an ancient cemetery. Rek'Sai's horrific body was engraved on the temple pattern buried under the desert.
Countless cities and villages were destroyed by Rek'Sai's void body.
Ezreal looked at Kassadin floating alone in the air, feeling relieved.
"This battle should be over, right?"
Ezreal is not the only one who thinks this way, Elder Feisal and the two Ixtal mages also have similar thoughts.
Just when Ezreal was about to look for Huo Jixing, he suddenly felt that time seemed to be slowing down extremely.
The gravel floats slowly in the air, and the flickering firelight leaves traces.
Shamara is turning around, but her movements seem to have slowed down many times and are extremely stiff.
And Elder Faisal, he could see the fear and panic reflected in those old eyes.
Suddenly!
Ezreal regained control of perception, and time returned to normal.
But behind him, two inaudible voices sounded quietly.
At the same time, Ezreal's pupils trembled violently, feeling the fatal danger approaching.
Buzz!
[Arcane Leap]!
The golden light flashed, disappearing with Ezreal and teleporting to a nearby area.
The arcane energy left in place had just condensed into a golden magic arrow. Before it could be shot, it was annihilated in a pair of hands covered with metal armor.
"Is it a tribal hunter? No, that's not right."
Ezreal quickly turned around and looked at the attacking enemy, noticing the gauze cloak discarded on the ground and the golden robe he was wearing. Armor.
“This armor”
He looked straight at the enemy’s golden armor with a horrified expression.
The armor style in front of him was extremely familiar to him. He had seen it in many ancient tombs and palaces, and it was engraved in the most eye-catching position.
This is the standard armor of the Ascended Legion of the former Shurima Empire!
"Ascended One?"
Ezreal felt the power of the enemy's body through the Shurima Gauntlet in his hand, and couldn't believe it.
Thousands of years have passed, and these ascended ones still exist in the world, and they still seem to be powerful.
The two Ixtar mages standing behind Ezreal were originally in good health.
But they were also affected by unknown magic and had no time to avoid the Ascended One's attack, and died on the spot.
Their bodies were split in two, with gushing blood and rolling organs announcing their death fate to everyone.
“It’s Bakai!”
Elder Faisal looked at the attacker’s golden armor and strange aura, and murmured.
"The abandoned Bakai!"
When Ezreal heard Elder Faisal's words, his expression changed again.
Abandoned Bakai.
This is the name of the continent of Shurima.
In the historical records of Valoran, they have a formal name called
The Lost Ascendant!
Since the collapse of the Shurima Empire and the destruction of all solar disks, once successful ascension rituals have failed.
As a result, the Ascended Legion, which has left a profound mark on history, split into different forces.
Coupled with the horrific impact of the battle with the void, the surviving ascendants were either abandoned or fled in all directions.
Some of their minds were affected and they became dark descendants with the intention of dominating the continent of Valoran; some of their whereabouts became a mystery, burdened with humiliation and hid in the dark cemetery.
There are even many ascended ones who commit themselves to the void and become [Bakai].
Their immortal hearts lack the illumination of the sun's disk, and can only rely on the great power of the void to survive in the world.
At this point, they have become a different kind of void creature, and their bodies have undergone different strange changes.
Ezreal looked at the Ascended Ones raising the golden spears again, sensing the familiar power in their bodies, his eyes filled with shock.
He had heard rumors about Bakai.
But I have never really seen it, and I think that the identity of the Ascended is just a label Bakai put on himself.
Now, Ezreal looked at the three Bakai who came over, feeling the powerful power surging in their bodies, and looked ugly.
Outside the oasis, there is Axel and Queen Axel who have not yet left, but Bakai, who was once an ascended person, appears in the village.
There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind!
Ezreal felt that his situation at this moment was truly a matter of life and death.
"Kill!"
A low, cold roar sounded, shocking the assembled crowd.
A Bakai, wearing golden armor and holding a spear, jumped up and pounced on Ezreal, who had escaped his attack.
He looks like a desert hyena, with cruelty and cunning shining in his eyes.
The purple-gold spear in his hand flashed with a cold aura, and in the swing of the hyena Bakai, it pierced the air and stabbed straight into Ezreal's head.
The sharp spear tip trembled the moment it approached Ezreal, as if there were thousands of voices screaming, carrying the power of the void, affecting people's minds.
Faced with the hyena Bakai's offensive, Ezreal was caught off guard and felt his consciousness begin to blur.
But he reacted quickly, suppressed the fear in his heart, and activated the Shurima Gauntlets he wore.
【Secret Shooting】!
Just when the tip of the spear was about to pierce Ezreal, the azure long bow on his wrist automatically opened the bowstring and shot out an energy arrow shaped like lightning.
puff!
The two collided, and the purple-gold spear was incredibly powerful, crushing the energy arrows and continuing to stab Ezreal's head.
In the dangerous situation, Ezreal's expression calmed down, and he was ready to use the magic rune items his uncle left for him.
However, at this moment, the chasing hyena Bakai suddenly made an unexpected move.
He quickly pulled away, his movements were smooth, and he landed steadily after flying in the air.
Then he didn't look at Ezreal, but turned to look to the left, his eyes showing fear behind the golden visor.
"Bakai? Ascended one?"
Huo Jixing held the hilt of his sword with his left hand and walked towards the hyena Bakai who looked like a formidable enemy.
During the process of coming, he had heard the words of Elder Feisal and Ezreal and learned the identity of each other.
(End of this chapter)