Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

At Renekton's most vulnerable moment, Zolane appeared before the two brothers.

Chapter 150. The Darkin Legion Assembles, Nasus's Strange Desire

"Zuo Chi, remember to come to the capital to find me. It would be best if you brought Kasha with you."

"Don't worry, sure."

At the edge of the Great Desert, Zuo Chi waved to Taliyah and Sivir in the distance, then watched their figures disappear into the depths of the desert.

Zuo Chi stopped thinking about Charikar, since he was going to find Aatrox, and Charikar's presence or absence shouldn't be a big problem.

In Zuo Chi's opinion, killing Zolani should be quite easy for Aatrox and his Darkin Legion, right?

After all, Zolani didn't have any help. She finally managed to control two of Aatrox's Darkin followers, but Zuo Chi ruined her plans.

As a lone individual, what can Zoranny use to fight against Aatrox and his army?

Once Zolani, this menace, is eliminated, Zuo Chi can travel to the Shurima capital in peace and see if there's an opportunity to replenish his Ascension power.

Imagining Nasus and Renekton's fully ascended bodies, Zuo Chi was so envious he was practically drooling.

Without lingering, Zuo Chi, carrying three weapons on his shoulder, flew westward once more.

Just as Zuo Chi was rushing westward toward Shurima, two other figures were also rushing toward him from the opposite direction.

"Buzz!"

Huge, blood-red wings swept across the sky, leaving a clear path in the sand below.

It was the Aatrox that Zuo Chi had been searching for!

While Zuo Chi was searching for Aatrox, Aatrox was searching for Zolani's whereabouts from place to place.

Zolani left behind more than a dozen traces of her power on the continent of Shurima, and each of them was far apart, which took a lot of time.

Aatrox had spent a lot of time killing Xerath's followers, and now that he finally had the time, he naturally wanted to speed things up.

Back in Freljord, Aatrox had promised Zuo Chi he would help him kill Zolani, but so much time had passed and he still had no clue. He felt the progress was a bit slow.

If someone comes to him after they've finished resolving their own issues, and he hasn't achieved anything by then, that would be quite embarrassing.

"General, Anachar and Tarosh's presence appeared, but then quickly disappeared, right?"

Just then, a soft voice, tinged with longing, suddenly came from beneath Aatrox, causing his body, flying at full speed, to pause slightly.

As the flight speed gradually slowed, the view beneath Aatrox's enormous wings came into view.

In Aatrox's arms was a tall, slender female Darkin holding a harp, who was looking up at him with a blank stare.

It was Tiratu, the Darkin Harpist who came to Shurima after breaking the seal in Zaun!

Unlike Anaca and Tarrosh, Tiratu's primary target was never Zoranny; her target was always the same: Aatrox.

So after leaving Zaun, she headed south, following Aatrox's scent to find his location.

As one of Aatrox's few female Darkin followers, Tiratu's feelings for Aatrox were obvious to almost all of their companions.

After all, who wouldn't like such a powerful, gentle, and charismatic general?

Unfortunately, it seems that Aatrox never even considered this possibility.

During his time ascension to the Celestials, Aatrox's mind was entirely focused on expanding the Empire's territory; later, as a Darkin, his mind was preoccupied with killing entire families, leaving him with no time for romance or love.

Although Aatrox was always gentle and rational towards his subordinates, whether during his time as an Ascended God or during his time as the Darkin, he never went so far as to develop romantic feelings for them.

Aatrox didn't notice the emotion in Tiratu's eyes; he listened to Tiratu's words with a chilling murderous intent in his voice.

"They have all encountered Zolani's presence, and it's very likely they have already met her and faced danger!"

"Zolani, I will find you and I will grind you to dust!"

Zoranny's attempt to control all the Darkin through blood magic to end the world's wars clashed fiercely with Aatrox's ideas.

In Aatrox's view, no matter what Zoranny wanted to do, and no matter what conflicts existed among the Darkin, she should not achieve her goals at the expense of her former comrades.

Therefore, he must kill Zolani!

As Tiratu held the harp, a cold glint flashed in her eyes as well.

Tiratu, of course, wished nothing more than to get rid of this coward who had led Aatrox and her companions into a trap.

Although Tiratu desperately wanted to help Aatrox find Zoranny as soon as possible, she also didn't want time to pass so quickly.

Like Zolani before her, she doesn't have the ability to fly, which slows her down considerably. In this situation, her general has no choice but to carry her along in order to get there as quickly as possible.

Why did the general never carry Anakha or Tarrosh while traveling? Why did he only carry me?

'Is it because they have wings? Wrong, terribly wrong! It shows the general still likes me!'

Thinking of this, Tiratu tightened his grip on his harp.

Unaware of Tiratu's reaction, Aatrox continued his rapid advance eastward toward Shurima.

After an unknown amount of time, Aatrox suddenly stopped abruptly.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly raised his head and looked ahead.

When Aatrox finally saw the figure in the sky ahead, his expression became quite interesting.

On the other side, after searching westward for several days, Zuo Chi finally sensed that familiar aura with his spiritual power.

After wandering around the continent of Shurima for so long, I've finally found the real deal.

At this moment, Zuo Chi floated in the sky, carrying Anaca and Tarosh on his shoulders, looking helplessly at Aatrox.

"I've finally found you! I've already fought two rounds with Zolani, how could you be so slow?"

"???"

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's words, Aatrox's lips twitched violently twice.

However, when Aatrox saw the two Darkin weapons slung over Zuo Chi's shoulder, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

As a general of Anaca and Tarrosh, Aatrox naturally recognized the two weapons at a glance.

Did they start fighting among themselves? But weren't Anakka and Tarosh killed by Zoranny?

Aatrox flapped his wings and descended from the sky, as did Zuochi.

"Zuo Chi, why are Anaka and Tarosh in your hands?"

Finally, Aatrox was the first to voice the question that had been lingering in his mind.

Zuo Chi took the two long weapons off his shoulders and shrugged:

"You mean the two of them? I snatched them back from Zolani. But to be honest, Aatrox, while your followers are strong, they're a bit stubborn, chasing after people like the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather."

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Aatrox had to admit that he suddenly felt like his own child had made a big mistake, been rescued by his uncle, and then teased about it as he was brought back to him.

Beside Aatrox, Tiratu looked at Aatrox and Zuochi with a bewildered expression.

She couldn't understand why her general would be chatting and laughing with an ascended being.

Who is this person? Why have I never seen him before? Is he a newly emerged Ascended One?

However, she still considerately accepted Anaca and Tarosh from Zuo Chi's hands, and put her mind at ease.

Although their physical bodies were destroyed once again, as long as their original bodies remained, they could rest assured.

Thinking of this, Tiratu couldn't help but glance at Zuo Chi a few more times, seemingly very curious about how Zuo Chi had managed to snatch Anaca and Tarosh from Zolani. She was well aware of Zolani's power.

Seeing that Aatrox didn't speak, Zuo Chi stopped teasing him and instead asked with a smile:

Where are you going?

Aatrox snapped out of his reverie, turned his gaze eastward, and said in a deep voice, "Naturally, we must find Zolani!"

"Zuo Chi, I want to hear about your experiences with Zolani during this time. Tell me about them."

Zuo Chi and Aatrox sat down on a sand dune. Zuo Chi sat cross-legged, rubbing the sand in front of him as he told Aatrox and Tiratu about what he had experienced during this time.

Beside Zuo Chi, Tiratu was already speechless with shock as he listened to Zuo Chi's story, while Aatrox was equally astonished, especially when they heard that Zuo Chi had almost single-handedly killed Zolani, they could hardly believe it.

"It's just a pity that Tarosh blocked my attack for Zolani. And my method can only be used once. It didn't work last time, so it probably won't work next time."

What Zuo Chi was referring to was detonating the World Rune inside Zolani's body. Given the experience from last time, this method was destined to fail again.

Aatrox let out a long sigh of relief. He never expected that they would be fighting so fiercely before he even found Zolani!

Varus, Zuo Chi, Zoranny, Anaca, Tarosh, and even Nasus, the ascended god, got involved!

For a moment, Aatrox felt as if he had missed countless exciting battles, which made him itchy with resentment.

"Zuo Chi, do you know Zolani's whereabouts?" Aatrox asked in a deep voice.

Zuo Chi shook his head: "The first two encounters were coincidences. She ran away again, how could I know where she went?"

Zuo Chi looked at Aatrox with some relief: "Aatrox, I believe you've also realized that if Zolani doesn't want us to find her, it's extremely difficult for us to actively find her with her blood magic."

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's words, Aatrox couldn't help but catch his breath, and finally nodded slowly.

Just as Zuo Chi said, if Zolani really didn't want him to find her, she had plenty of ways to do so.