Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

"and"

Zuo Chi suddenly looked at Varus: "Varus, will the Darkin really be completely wiped out?"

Zuo Chi was carrying a Darkin he had just killed on his shoulder, but no one dared to say that Anaka was really dead.

If we can find him a suitable body, Anaka can be resurrected immediately with the new body.

To kill a Darkin, perhaps the only way is to shatter its physical form.

But the difficulty of breaking a legendary weapon is terrifying.

For example, the Anaca that Zuo Chi is carrying on his shoulder right now is a low-level legendary weapon, only one level lower than Varus and Rhaast, and two levels lower than Biatox and Zolani.

Before being sealed into weapons, Darkin could actually be killed; after all, once their physical bodies were destroyed, they were truly dead.

But now, it seems that the Protoss's sealing of the Darkin has become another way of survival by sheer coincidence.

They can use their physical bodies to free their souls from the weapons, and after their physical bodies are destroyed, their souls will return to the weapons. Although being sealed in a weapon is extremely painful, at least they won't really die.

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's question, Varus's gaze became somewhat complicated, but his tone remained unwavering.

"I will destroy Zolani's physical body, then take her true form, and seal her away in that dark and sunless prison for all eternity!"

Zuo Chi clicked his tongue slightly. Just as he had thought, Varus was also unable to completely kill Zolani, but only took her body away.

However, just as Zuo Chi was about to say something more, Varus suddenly murmured:

"It seems there's really no other way to completely kill a Darkin except with that thing."

Zuo Chi's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Verus: "What?"

Varus shook his head: "It's no use talking about it. That thing was lost with the fall of Queen Setaka. I suppose it has been retrieved by the Titans."

"??"

Upon hearing Verus's words, Zuo Chi felt as if a million ants were crawling inside him.

"Tell me quickly, we have to try, what if I know where it is!"

Varus glanced at Zuo Chi, and for no apparent reason, he suddenly remembered something: the human in front of him seemed to know a little about everything, especially obscure things.

After a moment's hesitation, Verus was about to say something when, at that moment, both he and Zuo Chi's eyes suddenly lit up, and they both looked up at the city that was so close at hand.

Ahead, an ancient city stood majestically in the twilight desert. On the dilapidated city walls, there was not a single person in sight. Only the crooked city gate told the two of them about the history this city had experienced.

Clearly, no one had been to this city for a long time; even the city gates and walls were dilapidated.

But it was in this very city that Zuo Chi and Verus suddenly sensed two violent energy fluctuations, followed by the roar of collapsing buildings.

Zuo Chi turned to look at Verus, only to see him frowning and concentrating intently on everything in front of him.

"Varus?" Zuo Chi called out in confusion.

Varus withdrew his gaze, his tone becoming somewhat serious: "It's Nasus and Moniira!"

Zuo Chi was genuinely surprised by this answer.

Nasus.

Moniira

Nasus Left Pool definitely knew him, after all, he was one of the few legitimate Ascended Gods in the Shurima Empire.

But Zuo Chi had never heard of this Moniira before.

"Who is Moniira?" Zuo Chi asked.

Varus fiddled with his longbow and slowly said, "Darkborn!"

"!!!"

Zuo Chi's heart skipped a beat. Did this mean that in the ancient city in front of him, an ascended god and a dark being were fighting?

Without warning, Zuo Chi grabbed Verus's arm: "Let's go take a look!"

Zuo Chi had just rushed out when he noticed that Varus beside him hadn't moved at all. Zuo Chi turned around suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong?"

Behind Zuo Chi, Varus just stood there blankly. Zuo Chi could even tell that Varus seemed very reluctant to meet Nasus.

The roar in his ears was growing more and more intense, and Zuo Chi came to Verus's side without saying anything more.

"He should have stepped forward to take charge at that time!"

Suddenly, Varus blurted out something out of nowhere.

"Huh?" Zuo Chi was completely confused.

Ignoring Zuo Chi, Varus suddenly growled:

"There were only a handful of Ascended Gods who weren't corrupted by the Void. As the leader of the new generation of Ascended Gods at the time, he should have stepped forward to take charge! But he didn't; he allowed the Shurima Empire to perish! He was a traitor too!"

This time, Zuo Chi seemed to understand what Varus was saying.

As Varus said, during Azir's ascension ceremony, Xerath pushed Azir off the altar and stole the ascension power that originally belonged to Azir.

Without the approval of the Order of the Sun, Xerath was unable to receive the power of Ascension. Instead, the dark magic within him reacted violently with the power of Ascension, causing a sudden explosion that engulfed the entire capital of Shurima.

Just as the Sun Disc collapsed, the Tsar fell, and the Shurima Empire was leaderless, the negative emotions in the hearts of the Ascended Gods who had participated in the Void Wars were no longer suppressed by the Sun Disc and were completely stirred up.

In that situation, Aatrox, as the previous generation of Ascended Gods commander, had become mentally twisted and was no longer able to lead the overall situation. The only one who seemed to be able to take charge at that time was the new generation of Ascended Gods commander—Nasus!

Unfortunately, Nasus was devastated by Azir's death and the pain of sealing his brother away, and he chose to remain silent at a time when he needed to step up.

This led to the negative emotions of the Ascended Gods who participated in the Void Wars being amplified step by step, ultimately causing them to become Darkin, and the Shurima Empire to be completely destroyed.

Thus, the ancient Shurima Empire, which had been glorious for nearly three thousand years, completely fell.

It was from that time that Runeterra entered a new era—the First Darkin War.

And this battle lasted for 1,500 years.

During these 1,500 years, life was truly devastated.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that Nasus also played a very important role in this.

However, Zuo Chi was unable to comment on these matters, as Nasus had also suffered a great blow at the time, having lost his beloved younger brother.

The bond between Nasus and his brother Renekton is something that surpasses almost any other emotion in the world.

It can only be said that fate is cruel; the downfall of a glorious empire is always due to a combination of factors.

Varus

Zuo Chi said softly, "Perhaps Nasus had his own difficulties at the time."

Verus snapped out of his reverie and looked at Zuo Chi in front of him, the dejection in his eyes completely gone.

"It doesn't matter, it's all in the past. Everything from the past has nothing to do with me now!"

After saying this, Verus walked past Zuo Chi and pulled him towards the city.

For no apparent reason, Zuo Chi suddenly asked, "Varus, if in the future, Xerath, having broken free, attacks Azir again, and Azir is powerless to resist Xerath, what would you do?"

Zuo Chi had asked Aatrox this question a long time ago, and now he was eager to see Varus's reaction.

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's question, Verus swayed, and he did not answer Zuo Chi immediately.

After a long while, just as the two arrived before the city, Varus slowly said, "Now I am merely a Darkin. What happens to Shurima is none of my concern."

The same answer as Aatrox.

Zuo Chi pursed his lips. Perhaps, they really were no longer the ascended gods they once were.

Without saying another word, Zuo Chi and Verus scaled the city walls and rushed straight towards the direction from which the energy fluctuations were coming from.

On the other side, in the center of the city, in an ancient library of unparalleled grandeur.

"Moniira, get out of here!"

In the library, amidst rows of neat bookshelves, Nasus pointed his war scepter at the arrogant figure opposite him, his eyes filled with warning.

Opposite Nasus, a figure shrouded in a tattered black robe, with distinct wildebeest features on his body, rested his hand on a bookshelf, looking at Nasus with a playful expression.

"Oh my, look who this is! It's our Grand Scholar."

As a Darkin who had participated in the Void Wars, Moniira clearly knew Nasus, and it seemed that he had come specifically for Nasus.

Moniira, as one of the few surviving independent Darkin, does not belong to Aatrox's side or any other side; he is simply a lone wolf.

Ignoring Moniira's sarcasm, Nasus continued in a deep voice, "I'll say it one last time: get out of here!"

Instead of retreating, Moniira moved a few steps closer to Nasus.

"Grand Scholar, I need some information from you. Once I have the information, I will leave immediately."

As he spoke, his gaze lingered on the books on the bookshelf beside him: "I know these books are your treasures, and you wouldn't want to see them destroyed in our battle, would you?"

Nasus's fondness for books is something almost everyone in Shurima knows.

Back then, whenever the Shurima army conquered a place, Nasus would strictly forbid his soldiers from destroying the local library. He even fought with his brother Renekton over this.

It is thanks to Nasus that many ancient texts of the ancient Shurima Empire have been preserved intact to this day.

It is precisely because of these books that Shurima's civilization has never been interrupted, and the glory of the ancient Shurima Empire has never been forgotten.

Now, in this city called Nashlamy, Moniera is actually preparing to use these books as leverage to blackmail Nasus.

Nasus stared intently at Moniira across from him and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"