Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Chapter 151. Preparations complete! She's in Icathia!

The Great Desert fell silent. A few tumbleweeds blew past, and everyone's eyes were focused on Nasus.

Both Zuo Chi and Aatrox looked completely bewildered.

Zuo Chi asked softly, "Nasus, what are you talking about?"

Left Pond and Aatrox's reactions were more normal, after all, what Nasus just said was quite shocking.

Nasus has always harbored hostility towards the Darkin. For example, he killed Moniira, who broke into the Nashlamy Grand Library, without any hesitation. Moreover, he has repeatedly tried to persuade Zuo Chi to abandon the Darkin and become a good person.

But now, after being saved by Zuo Chi, he actually said this.

This is completely inconsistent with his identity as the Ascended Celestial General of the Shurima Empire!

Nasus leaned weakly against Zuo Chi's chest, his eyes vacant as he stared at the sky, his voice hoarse:

“I need to save my brother. The empire is currently powerless to send troops to help me. I can only rely on myself.”

Zuo Chi frowned and continued to ask patiently, "Nasus, can you tell me what happened between you and Renekton?"

Zuo Chi clearly remembered that during the battle just a few days ago, Renekton's memory had begun to falter. If the two brothers could have a calm talk, everything should be fine.

At that time, the newly restored Shurima Empire will not only gain another demigod-level fighter, but Nasus will also have no more worries.

But now, Renekton is missing, and Nasus is preparing to side with the Darkin, whom he used to be hostile to, and launch a campaign against Zoranny.

Faced with the questioning looks from Zuo Chi and Aatrox, Nasus slowly recounted everything that had happened.

Just a few days ago, he followed Renekton deep into the Great Desert. Due to the previous battle, Renekton's mind was in extreme confusion. Xerath's whispers and his own rationality were clashing fiercely. Nasus, on the other hand, was in a predicament of serious injury, after all, he had fought against both Xerath and Renekton.

But it was precisely when the two brothers were almost out of breath but about to see the dawn of hope that the figure wielding a curved chainsaw appeared.

After thousands of years, Nasus and Renekton finally joined forces once again to fight their enemy.

Unfortunately, given their circumstances at the time, how could they possibly contend with Zolani, who had devoured two Darkborns?

Zolani's vile blood magic first entered Renekton's body, completely corrupting him and turning him into Zolani's puppet.

Finally, Nasus fought with all his might, squeezing out the last bit of his Ascension power, and escaped from Zoranny's clutches while severely wounded.

He cannot die, much less be corrupted by Zolani.

If even he, as the older brother, is controlled by Zolani, then perhaps no one in the Shurima Empire will be able to save his younger brother now.

After that, Nasus's life force completely disappeared, and he collapsed in the vast desert.

It could even be said that if Zuo Chi and Aatrox hadn't discovered Nasus today, he might have really died in the desert.

Nasus must rescue Renekton, but how? Should he seek help from Tsar Azir?

The Shurima Empire has just been restored, and the entire empire consists of only Azir and himself, the two Ascended beings. Azir has been working hard to gather the remaining people and carefully maintaining this fragile empire.

No matter how powerful the Shurima Empire once was, it is now like a bubble, ready to burst at any moment.

In this situation, Nasus's only hope seems to lie in the sudden appearance of Left Pond and Aatrox.

The saying goes, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend," but this doesn't seem to apply to Nasus and Aatrox.

Because the relationship between Nasus and Aatrox was far too complicated, as they had both served as generals of the Ascended Legion of the Shurima Empire, they should have gotten along very well and even affirmed each other.

However, what happened later caused everything to spiral out of control.

Looking at the two people in front of him, Zuo Chi could only say: The grudges and love affairs in Shurima are even more exciting than those in Freljord!

"Left Pond, Aatrox"

Once again, Nasus called out earnestly.

[The host can choose to help Nasus fulfill his dream! Once the conditions are met, the host can choose one of Nasus/Renkerton's many abilities and traits!]

[The host may choose to help Aatrox achieve his ultimate dream! Upon fulfilling the conditions, the host will receive one opportunity for perfect ascension, one opportunity to trace back to the origin of ascension, and the ability to fuse elemental magic!]

The moment Nasus finished speaking, two blue light screens appeared simultaneously in front of Zuo Chi!

Upon seeing these two light screens, Zuo Chi couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected that he could trigger two task notifications at the same time, and one of them was one that Zuo Chi had never seen before.

This is the first time that the mission rewards are no longer a choice of four options, but rather the specific rewards are directly presented.

To this, Zuo Chi can only say that Aatrox is indeed the first hero he met when he came to Runeterra. Not only did he almost die at Aatrox's hands, but he also gave Aatrox the chance to turn the tide.

But this ultimate dream

Zuo Chi glanced at Aatrox with a strange look in his eyes.

Wasn't Aatrox's ultimate dream to kill Zoranny?

With a gentle shake of his head, Zuo Chi helped Nasus to his feet.

Zuo Chi himself was not against fighting alongside Nasus, but now his allies were not just Nasus, but also Aatrox and his legion members.

Nasus nodded gratefully to Zuo Chi, then looked at Aatrox beside him.

Aatrox gave Nasus a disapproving look:

"Whether you kill Zolani or not is your choice! Whether you come with us or not is also your choice!"

As Aatrox finished speaking, Nasus breathed a sigh of relief, while a faint smile appeared on Zuo Chi's face.

Zuo Chi suddenly realized that Aatrox was actually a tsundere.

At this point, Nasus, the current Grand General of the Ascended Legion of the Shurima Empire, has chosen to join the war!

From this point on, the Second Darkin War, following the First Darkin War, seemed to be developing in a direction that no one could have predicted.

In the time that followed, Zuo Chi helped Nasus regain his strength, while Aatrox and Tiratu were responsible for helping Anaca and Tarrosh find physical bodies to resurrect.

Three days passed in this way, and Nasus's seriously injured body gradually recovered, but the power of ascension within him was still somewhat depleted.

It was at this moment that Aatrox and Tiratu appeared on the distant horizon, followed by two figures that Zuo Chi was all too familiar with.

The Darkin Spear—Anaka! The Darkin Halberd—Tarrosh!

Upon approaching, Anaca and Tarrosh both gave Zuochi and Nasus complicated looks.

Immediately afterwards, the two men bowed deeply to Zuo Chi, saying, "Thank you, Your Excellency."

Both of them knew very well that if it weren't for Zuo Chi, they would still be under Zolani's control, and might have already taken action against their own general, something they would rather die than do.

Fortunately, Zuo Chi saved them, so they no longer cared whether the rescue process was rough or not.

Zuo Chi simply waved his hand in response: "You are Aatrox's people, and he is my friend. It is only right that I save you."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zuo Chi and his group did not go out any further, but instead arrived at the ancient city where Nasus and Renekton had first met.

Not long ago, Aatrox contacted his followers again, asking them to come and meet him directly.

Having learned from the mistakes of Anaca and Tarrosh, Aatrox had no intention of letting them deliver themselves to Zoranny's doorstep again.

After settling down in the ancient city, Zuo Chi and his companions gathered in small groups and began chatting animatedly.

Although they were said to be in small groups, it was actually just Zuo Chi, Anaca, Tarosh, and Tiratu together, while Nasus and Aatrox sat on the side with serious expressions.

Is it perhaps to maintain a certain image in the other person's mind?

"Zuo Chi, why is your ascension power incomplete? You don't seem like Baka to me."

"Zuo Chi, when you were fighting me and Tarosh, who did you think was stronger? It was definitely me, right? Tarosh is no good!"

"You're talking nonsense! You're not even qualified to carry my shoes! It's only because the general is here that I'm not afraid of you!"

Looking at Anaca and Tarosh arguing vehemently beside him, Zuo Chi smiled.

Outsiders say that the Darkborn are bloodthirsty and wicked, but Zuo Chi thinks that these Darkborn also have a side of human nature.

The group chatted amongst themselves when suddenly Zuo Chi gestured towards Nasus and Aatrox, and whispered, "Can you tell me about them?"

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's words, the three Darkin in front of him were somewhat surprised, and even Aatrox and Nasus looked over in their direction.

Zuo Chi waved his hand: "It's okay, ignore them, tell me."

The three Darkin looked at Aatrox with questioning eyes, but seeing that he did not refuse, the three turned their heads away.

“This is going to be really interesting, let me tell you!” Anaka said in a somewhat high-pitched voice.

After that, the three Darkin began to tell Zuo Chi, one after the other, the stories of Aatrox and Nasus, the two Ascended Legion generals.

As one of the first Ascended to ascend to the Shurima Empire at its founding, Aatrox led the Conqueror Legion to expand the Shurima Empire's territory even when he was still a mortal.

In recognition of Aatrox’s achievements and character, he participated in the first Ascension ceremony alongside Queen Setaka, who had also ascended to the throne.

After his ascension, Aatrox became the strongest warrior in Shurima after Setaka, the Ascended Queen. He was the undisputed hero of Shurima, and the territory he conquered for the Shurima Empire was almost immeasurable.

Later, as the number of Ascended gradually increased, the Ascended Legion was established, and Aatrox became the first general of the Ascended Legion.

The ancient Shurima Empire built an incredibly luxurious residence for the Ascended Legion somewhere outside the Shurima capital.

Its name is—Heavenly Gods Gathering!

Later, after the birth of Queen Setaka's child, she passed the throne to her offspring and chose to join the Order of the Sun, where she was responsible for selecting those qualified to undergo the ascension ceremony.

Nasus qualified for ascension because he passed the test of Queen Setaka.