Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Laast looked at Zuo Chi with some confusion, seemingly finding his reasoning somewhat absurd, but unable to pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

In the end, Laaste had no choice but to agree with Zuo Chi's explanation.

"Just do as you say."

Kasha's gaze never left Zuo Chi from beginning to end.

Watching him chatting and laughing with Nasus and the others, Kai'Sa felt that Zuo Chi was incredibly mysterious. What had he gone through during the time he was away?

It seems that no matter what kind of being he is facing, he always maintains this calm and composed attitude.

No, that's not right. Kasha suddenly realized that when facing her, Zuo Chi was a lecherous bastard who was sometimes gentle and sometimes shameless!

Kasha shook her head vigorously and then looked at Zuo Chi in front of her with a guilty conscience. She breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that he hadn't seen anything unusual about her.

At this moment, Zuo Chi naturally did not notice Kasha's reaction, because his attention was drawn to the blue light screen that had reappeared in front of him.

[The host has successfully helped Nasus fulfill his dream! Dream Fulfillment Level: S!]

Please choose one of the following four rewards!

Having finally finished after putting in so much effort, Zuo Chi couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and satisfaction. He quickly looked at the four options below.

[Partial Ascension Power: The magical power Nasus gained during his ascension. He cannot obtain the full ascension power until the ascension ritual is completed.]

[Wither: Briefly drains the opponent's life force, drastically reducing their movement and attack speed.]

[Tyrant's Domain: Opens a powerful domain that envelops the user; enemies entering the domain will be continuously attacked.]

[Lost Chapter: High-Tier Epic Equipment. A missing section of a certain magical tome. It can be used to complete the corresponding magical tome, or to slightly enhance one's own magical power. Special Note: After repairing the corresponding magical tome, the corresponding teleportation function will be unlocked, allowing one to traverse the veil between realms!]

(After a brief transition of one or two chapters, we'll move on to the Shurima Empire arc.)

Chapter 159. Annihilation of the Void God Cult! Blade of the Underworld!

Despite having faced many choices before, Zuo Chi still struggles with the decision whenever he sees four options in front of him.

The partial Ascension power, the same reward he received when he first met Aatrox, can be considered his first step on the continent of Runeterra.

When Zuo Chi first saw this option, a sliver of hope arose in his heart.

If I choose this option again, will I be able to repair my incomplete ascension power?

Unfortunately, the subsequent introduction made Zuo Chi give up on the idea.

It's clearly written that without completing the ascension ceremony under the sun disk, one cannot obtain the full power of ascension.

Furthermore, Zuo Chi clearly remembered that if he helped Aatrox fulfill his ultimate wish, he could obtain the opportunity for perfect ascension. With this premise, it seemed that the first option had become dispensable.

It's not that it's useless, it's just that the cost-effectiveness is too low. After all, if he chooses this option now, his current actions will become useless after he helps Aatrox realize his dream.

If the first option is not chosen, the second and third options would undoubtedly boost Zuo Chi's combat power by a level. These two skills are Nasus's W skill in the game and Renekton's ultimate skill, both of which are undeniably powerful.

Especially Nasus's Wither; as an ADC player in his previous life, Zuo Chi deeply hated this skill.

This isn't just withered, it's clearly impotence!

Once this skill is activated, you really won't be able to move your legs or lift your arms; it's definitely a key skill for one-on-one combat.

Renekton's Tyrant Domain is very similar to entering Ascension form, with increased size and strength, and the addition of area-of-effect damage.

Logically speaking, if Zuo Chi didn't choose the first option, the second and third would have been good choices. However, Zuo Chi's gaze fell on the fourth option.

The missing chapter.

If Zuo Chi remembers correctly, this should be a piece of equipment from a game in his previous life, right? And it's a small item, which can be seen from its epic rarity.

But why is this piece of equipment placed alongside the previous three options?

Zuo Chi knew that the spell power boost from the lost chapter was negligible, since even if it was powerful, it was still just an epic-level piece of equipment. What caught Zuo Chi's attention was the system's other descriptions of it.

"The missing portion of a certain magical tome can cross the veil of boundaries."

For a moment, Zuo Chi was torn between choosing the lost chapter or the two skills mentioned earlier.

The first two skills provided a real boost to Zuo Chi, while the lost chapters...

It's fair to say that if Zuo Chi actually manages to find this so-called magical tome, that would be good; but if he doesn't, then the lost chapters will truly just be an epic-level piece of equipment.

Moreover, Zuo Chi was still unsure whether this magical tome was a good thing or an evil one.

Looking at the options in front of him, Zuo Chi was caught in a deep dilemma. Reason told him that he should choose the first two, but Zuo Chi always felt that the fourth option was not simple.

After thinking for a long time, Zuo Chi finally came to his senses when Kasha waved her hand in front of him.

The blue light screen in sight gradually disappeared, then turned into specks of light and landed in Zuo Chi's hand.

The missing chapter!

In the end, Zuo Chi still chose the one that seemed to offer the least benefit to him.

The equipment looked extremely ordinary; it was just a few stacked pages of a magic book with a row of obvious tear marks at the base of the pages, clearly indicating that it had been forcibly torn from the book.

But who would be so bored as to tear up a magic tome of at least legendary quality?

Tucked the lost chapter into his arms, Zuo Chi turned and smiled gently at Kasha beside him.

"I got distracted."

Kasha looked at Zuo Chi with some confusion, but didn't ask any further questions.

Kayn had also woken up by this time. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zuo Chi, he carried Rhaast toward the room where Aatrox and the others were.

After that, all that was left was to wait. Zuo Chi and the others kept an eye on their surroundings while waiting for Nasus and Renekton to return.

About half a day later, two figures appeared on the distant horizon, with a long string of bandit corpses trailing behind them, nearly twenty in total.

"Oh!"

A pile of extremely gruesome corpses were thrown on the ground, and Zuo Chi knew almost without looking that it was Renekton who had done it.

Nasus seemed to be in a hurry. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zuo Chi and explaining the details of Zuo Chi coming to see him, he quickly left with Renekton.

Before leaving, Nasus didn't forget to throw out a parting remark:

"Don't tell them that it was Renekton and I who found the bodies for them."

The next step is simple: use these corpses as materials to awaken Aatrox and the others who have been sealed away once again.

In the open space outside the room, under Kaisa's astonished gaze, Zuo Chi and Kayn lined up the corpses and took out the ten Darkin weapons from the room.

"Zuo Chi."

Kasha whispered, "What are you doing?"

Looking at the corpses in front of her, Kasha didn't think Zuo Chi was a villain, but the sight of so many corpses lying haphazardly in front of her still made her a little suspicious.

Zuo Chi patted Kasha's hand and said to her with a smile, "Of course I'll introduce you to more of my friends."

More friends?

Kasha stared blankly at the weapons in Zuo Chi's arms: "These weapons?"

"These are not just weapons."

Zuo Chi suddenly winked at Kasha: "They will still be our cheap labor force in the future."

With a suspicious look in her eyes, Kasha remained silent, watching as Zuo Chi and Kayn placed ten grotesque weapons onto the corpses.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, just when Kasha thought nothing would happen, ten dazzling blood-red lights instantly filled her vision.

The next moment, Kai'Sa witnessed the most horrifying scene of her life.

In the open space in front of her, dense, dark red veins emerged from the weapons, piercing into the dozen or so corpses without warning.

A thick, pungent smell of blood instantly filled Kai'Sa's nostrils, and the ear-piercing sounds of flesh tearing and bones breaking began to ring out. The shapes of the nine corpses in front of her began to change rapidly.

Gradually, these corpses stood up, and their appearance underwent a huge transformation, no longer resembling humans.

If the changes to the first nine corpses were still acceptable to Kaisa, the transformations of the later corpses almost caused this battle-hardened girl to lose her composure.

That's right, the last weapon is none other than Aatrox!

Unlike other members of the Darkin Legion who possess human bodies, Aatrox's acquisition of a physical body has never involved possession.

His terrifying blood magic tore the eight corpses around him to pieces. Then, these pieces began to piece together, and gradually, a tall figure made up of countless scattered pieces of flesh appeared in front of Zuo Chi and the other two.

Although this wasn't the first time Zuo Chi had seen Aatrox reshape his physical body, he still found it somewhat bloody every time he saw it.

If even Zuo Chi found it bloody, then the impact of this scene on Kai'Sa is unimaginable.

Zuo Chi held Kasha's hand tightly and whispered in her ear:

"They were actually all heavenly warriors from Shurima, but they went through some things that changed their nature and power."

As Kasha looked at the figures before her and felt the terrifying pressure emanating from them, her eyes were filled with shock.

Including Nasus and Renekton from before, Zuo Chi brought a total of twelve of these powerful beings that only exist in legends when he came to Icathia this time!

Time passed slowly, and soon the corpses in the open space transformed into ten Darkborn wielding ferocious weapons.

Aatrox and the Darkin around him took a deep breath with a sense of nostalgia, and all their eyes were focused on Zuo Chi.