he came from the void

"Brother! He's too strong! We must win!" Nasus muttered crazy words to himself, attracting the attention of other passers-by.But when others saw him dressed in bandages like a leper, they frowned and distanced themselves, for fear of being infected with some strange disease.

"Are you okay?" Kahn asked.

In the eyes of others, this crazy talk may be meaningless, but Kahn's mind suddenly appeared the scene of the two brothers being beaten back by Xerath on the sunken ruins.

Nasus shook his head, and in the blink of an eye, he was out of disorientation and back to normal.

"Sometimes I think, if I were the one who was sealed into the mausoleum, what would happen?" He sighed.He would switch places with Renekton from time to time, feeling the pain he was going through.

"If that's the case, I think... I personally think that neither of you will live to this day."

"Oh? Why did you say that?" Nasus was intrigued by the words, because those who didn't know them well couldn't say such words.

"Obviously, if you and Xerath were sealed in the tomb back then, the witch spirit would kill you if you found that evil words and lies could not turn your brothers against each other, and you couldn't escape; and your younger brother is so keen on killing , after you are gone, he will most likely be involved in the subsequent dark-born war, and end up in the same fate as those fallen ascenders."

"So, Renekton's self-sacrifice was correct?" Nasus sighed painstakingly: "Yes, I am sorry for him, and I am even more sorry for the high hopes of the empire."

"I was already aware of Xerath's wolfish ambitions at the time, but I always felt that a human being would not be able to make a splash. I acquiesced to His Majesty's connivance with him and turned a blind eye to it."

In the long lifespan of the Ascended, the short life of a human being is but one note in a song.But it was because Nasus underestimated a slave and failed to stop the deformed friendship between Azir and Xerath that led to the destruction of the entire empire.

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Chapter 563 Mage

Nasus led a few people to walk in the alleys with rich history, and the arch bridge above the head had pedestrians passing through the soil, which spilled from the cracks like fine veil.

"The person we're looking for is here."

Nasus leaned on his stick and stopped. At first glance, Kahn saw that the building in front of him seemed familiar. After careful observation, he found that they had come to the library in the city.

This library was nothing but the one that Renekton burned down and was rebuilt by Nasus.Even now, Nasus often thinks that Renekton captured Xerath and planted them in the emperor's tomb to request to seal them, perhaps in order to make up for the mistakes that Nashilami put down back then.

"This isn't quite close to my territory. Speaking of which, who are we looking for?" Sivir lost interest in the library after just one glance. If she likes boring written words, she is now an archaeologist Home, not treasure hunter.

"He is also a scholar and always carries a scroll with him."

Nasus entered the library first, pushed open the door, and cast a tall shadow, attracting the attention of many people.People are very worried that such a tall person does not come to the library to read books.

He remained silent, sniffing with the nose hidden under the hood, then turned and walked somewhere, disappearing from people's sight.

Kahn followed into the library, and suddenly felt that there was someone missing by his side. He turned around and saw that Sivir hadn't followed.

"I won't go in, I'll go back to the station first, and come to me after you see someone," she said.

"Okay, I'll find you later."

After separating from Sivir, he chased Nasus to the corner of the library, where he finally saw the true face of the mysterious man.

"Is everyone here?" A man was talking to Nasus standing in front of a bookshelf that reached the ceiling, the hood of his cloak was pulled back, just revealing his bald head with blue-purple skin, and the skin below his face was densely covered. The ones are tattooed with runes, exuding the breath of magic.

He was carrying a huge scroll on his back, an ancient book of magic was hanging on his waist, and he was holding a book taken from the shelf in his hand.

"..." Kahn didn't step forward to interrupt their conversation, but stood silently aside and glanced at Kai'Sa.

"This is the helper the grand maester is looking for? It seems that apart from being a little strange, he is not out of the category of human beings. Can he really confront the Ascendant head-on?" Kai'Sa returned her puzzled eyes, using a voice that only Kahn could hear whispered.

She herself is also very curious about the origin of the helper Nasus is looking for, but there are very few people who are as talented as Taliyah. When seeing that the other party is not an Ascendant or a Protoss, Kaisha can't help feeling a little bit disappointment.

Kahn shook his head. "I don't know his specific strength, no one knows, but I know that this person is not simple, and his magic attainments are very high."

"It's all here." Nasus glanced at the two people who were approaching, and said, "These two are our companions on this trip, and one of them doesn't seem to follow."

"Sivir is waiting for us nearby." Kai'Sa quickly explained.

After Nasus gave an affirmative answer, the weirdo glanced at the two of them, and within a few seconds, Karn saw his face clearly.

It was a serious face wrinkled by the vicissitudes of life, and the annual rings of the years were full of sorrow and perseverance.

His weather-beaten eyes watched them, his withered lips pursed.

"I have heard from Nasus that this operation is dangerous for you, young man."

"Thank you for your concern. We know how dangerous this operation is, but we can't do it without us." Kahn was stunned for a while before he realized that the other party was talking to him, so he stood up straight and answered, with a sense of innocence in his words and deeds. Refutable self-confidence, as if stating a fact.

"Kan and Kai'sa. Honorable Master." Kaen pulled Kai'Sa to say hello. The old mage in front of him is also a big man who cannot be neglected.

"Yes, I'm Ryze." Ryze nodded towards them, and continued talking to Nasus.

"Starting from Nasirami, we will pass through Farajse and Kalikse this time."

"The desert known as the 'Endless Plain'?"

"Yes, that place is extremely dangerous, even the Ascended cannot guarantee safe passage..."

"Danger is not the problem, the problem is whether you can give me what we agreed on."

"As a desert officer, I never regret it, and I will give it to you when it is done."

"Ahem..." A light cough interrupted the conversation between the two, and they looked at Kahn at the same time, their eyebrows became serious and rational.

"Excuse me for interrupting, may I ask if the reward promised by the grand maester is world runes?"

"How do you know?" Ryze frowned deeply, but glanced at the tall Nasus.

"Don't look at me, I didn't tell him what happened between us. This kid knows a lot. He told me that the Ascending Blood can revive Azir." Nasus saw through it at a glance. Ruiz's mind responded unceremoniously.

Kahn felt like a pair of comrades-in-arms who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"World runes?"

Noticing Kaisha's suspicious gaze, Kahn took a look at the contents of the book in Ryze's hand, and immediately rummaged through the bookshelf next to him.

When exchanging conversations between insiders, it is very powerless to have a lay assistant next to you looking at you pitifully, so he took out a book from the shelf and put it in Kai's hand inside. "Look at the preface to this "History of Rune Wars"."

Kaisha opened the book as he said, and saw the introduction to the world runes in the prologue—they are the fragments left by the original magic that made the world come into existence from nothing and everything formed.The world rune can create or destroy... When people regard it as a weapon and fight each other, this thousand-year-old war begins.

After handing the book to Kaisha for self-confidence tutoring, Kahn continued to talk to Ryze. "I know that you are storing world runes everywhere to prevent them from falling into the hands of weak-minded people and bringing havoc to this world again."

"Do you know the whereabouts of the world runes?" Ryze asked, squinting at Kahn, as if he was very concerned about this matter.

"I don't know now, maybe we will meet in the future." Kahn shook his head with goosebumps all over his body, "If we also come to you with world runes, will you help us too?"

"Yes. If you know the news about the world rune, even if it's just a small piece, please tell me immediately, and I will promise to do you a favor. But you must pay attention to one thing, don't touch the rune casually! If It must be moved, it is best to prepare the forbidden magic stone container in advance!"

"I understand." The subject changed, and he said, "Then what if someone gets the world rune and uses it for himself?"

A cold wind suddenly blew in Ryze's eyes, colder than all the strong winds in the Freljord.

"I will do whatever it takes to get the rune back from him, even if that person is my mentor, friend or apprentice..."

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Chapter 564 Don't provoke me

From the library, you can walk to Sivir's mercenary station within a hundred steps.

She did not set up her own mercenary group like the former owner here, but hired a few informants to come here as bartenders, bundled information and drinks for sale, and turned this place into a public place for exchanging information.Many merchants, mercenaries, and treasure hunters would choose to drink here.

In this way, she can obtain a lot of first-hand information through this node.For example, where the tomb was found, she would know immediately.She will participate in those promising things and make a fortune.

And she only needs to come out occasionally to maintain order, and she can just be a hands-off shopkeeper on weekdays.

When Kaisha found Sivir, Sivir was soaking in the steaming hot tub, leaning against the wet edge of the pool, soaking in the hot water below the collarbone, her long hair properly blocking her private seat.Light brown skin, full of sun and wind marks.

Every time she finished a business, she would come back to take a hot bath to soothe her tired body and mind.Water is a scarce resource in the desert, let alone taking a bath. Fortunately, Nashilame is by the sea.

"We have to hurry up, Grand Maester and the others don't want to wait too long." Kai'Sa said standing on the edge of the bath, listening to Sivir's complaints. "Can't afford to wait for a meal? You can go on the road when you are full and full."

"They haven't eaten anything after living for so long, and they still covet you for a big meal?"

"What about you two?" Sivir opened his eyes.

"Kane also thinks there's no need to wait. He asked me to tell you to pack up and leave." Kai'Sa kept her distance so as not to be dragged into the water suddenly by her.

"What a disappointment." She got up and walked out of the bath, passing by Kaisha, without even a bath towel, and went straight back to the room.

Kaisha followed out of the bathroom and looked around the corridor, and was relieved when she found that there was no one else.

She is still so bold and uninhibited, and she is not afraid of being seen by others, which Kaisha will never learn.

When Sivir came out of the room, Kai'Sa noticed that not only had she put on a new chest wrap under her armor, but her hairstyle had also changed.She had always had her hair disheveled, but this time it was braided, and each strand was adorned with gems and amulets.

"You are..." Kesha was speechless, and reached out to grab Sivir's braid and examine it carefully, without arousing her disgust.

"The decorations on this are all enchanted." Sivir said proudly, these are the treasures she collected from various places during this period, and she never idled for a moment to come back alive.With so many treasures, it should be enough to deal with most situations.

"You are really well prepared, it's time to go." Looking at the current Sivir, who looked like a nouveau riche, she couldn't help but praise in a strange way.

……

After merging with Nasus, the group left Nashilami again.

Kahn sat on Scarash's tall back, checking their bags.On a piece of fur, there are some salted mutton, fermented Ikazul milk wine, and a few bulging water bladders. These are their food for the next period of time.

Although there are not many things, but if you live frugally, you can last for a long time.If you really want to count, Ryze is the only one who needs to eat. Nasus' body has been transformed by the power of ascension, and he doesn't have those worldly desires.In addition, the three people living with the Void Skin Armor have become the norm to endure hunger and starvation. As long as they can hold back the desire to eat, they will not starve to death.

"I didn't expect Nasus to find a mage. I thought it would be his brothers and sisters." Sivir sat in the back seat, chatting with Kahn and complaining.

Kahn glanced at Ryze sitting on Scarash's neck, which was a relatively flat area on the back of the giant beast. In terms of biological structure, the closer the area to the head, the stronger the shock absorption performance.

He was sitting there meditating, wrapped in a blanket, and it was impossible to tell from behind whether he had noticed the people behind him talking about him.

"This mage has a lot of background. He has lived from the time when Blessed Light Island was not destroyed until now. The amount of knowledge he has accumulated is very huge. For him, releasing magic is as easy as breathing."

"That's at least a thousand years old. Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, and old monsters are surrounded by old monsters." Sivir was amazed, and suddenly asked: "What is that big scroll on his back? Can I have a look?"

"Don't." Kahn warned her sharply: "Don't provoke me."

Looking at Kahn's sullen face, Sivir realized that his joke had gone too far.She lowered her head, crossed her hands in front of her chest, put her two thumbs on her palms, and remained silent.

The ancient Ascendant, the unfathomable mage, among these few people, the only one that scares Sivir is Kahn.It was Kahn who gave her this living skin armor. Similarly, he could also make this second skin bite her back, and she had no ability to resist at all.

Seeing Sivir calm down, Kahn focused his gaze on the fermented yogurt in front of him.

He tasted it curiously, and his brows twisted into tildes.Seeing him slumped, Kaisha reached out and wiped a little bit to taste, then suddenly laughed.

"It's so sour, no wonder you can't get used to it."

Kahn shook his head and sealed the jar, and put all the food hastily into the package.

Sivir was quiet for a while and started again. She touched Kahn's shoulder and asked, "How did the two of them know each other?"

"According to Ryze himself, the two met in Shurima." Kahn told her what he knew when he was idle.

A long time ago, when none of them were born, Ryze and Nasus met in the Great Sai Desert.

They yearned for knowledge, and came to the same ruin because of knowledge, but unexpectedly alarmed its guardian.

An ancient golem buried deep in the ground, as a masterpiece of the ancient Shurima mages, the strength of the ancient golem is beyond doubt, so Ryze had to use his trump card.

In order to prevent Ryze from destroying the ruins just like that, Nasus took the initiative to defeat the runaway golem in a less expensive way.

Afterwards, Ryze told Nasus about collecting his world runes, and asked him some questions, all of which were answered.After going back and forth, the two became acquainted.

"What are world runes?" After the story was told, Sivir's focus was not on the event itself, but on the treasure.

"Oh, I'm too lazy to tell you." Kahn slid down the rope and hid in the wooden house to find peace.

"Don't look at me, I don't know what it is..." Seeing Sivir turn her gaze to herself, Kaisha forced a smile, and found an excuse to sneak to Kahn.

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Chapter 565 The Boy and the Camel

A week later, Kahn and his party arrived at a human settlement.

"Further ahead is the uninhabited Great Game Desert. This is the last trade point we can encounter along the way. If there is anything to do, we can do it here."

Unexpectedly, the commander of this operation was not Nasus but Ryze.

Although Nasus has walked on the yellow sand for thousands of years, many of his memories of Shurima are from the past, and outdated information can sometimes be misleading.

So he gave up the leader position to Ryze, and let him plan the operation until they reached the emperor's tomb.

"It's best to swap scalas for camels here, and to cross Calixa, the goal should not be too big," Nasus said.

"Is it because of Rek'Sai? That legendary beast." Sivir took up the topic.It is impossible for mercenaries like them who have been running around not to have heard of the dangers of Calixa.

For ferocious predators, oases and human settlements are prey gathering places, and in the deepest part of the desert lurks some truly deadly creatures - poisonous spiders, blind sand snakes and animals that don't belong The "Exel" of this world.

Exel crouched underground, digging tunnels and caves, death under the gravel.