Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

It's a real shame that such a talented person ended up in a bitter and bitter enmity relationship with his best friend, dragging the entire empire down with him.

Shaking his head slightly, Zuo Chi stopped worrying about it and charged towards Narimaja, the westernmost point of Shurima, with Narimaja and Nasus going all out.

We'll have to wait and see to know the outcome.

Chapter 165. An Unexpected Twist! The Imprisoned Ancient God!

From the capital of Shurima, Zuochi and Nasus quickly approached the western edge of the Shurima continent, heading west.

Breaking through the towering yellow sand, Zuo Chi and Nasus leaped out from a rocky valley. After the two left the valley, only countless corpses of sand bandits remained.

Along the way, besides traveling, the two had killed countless waves of bandits.

These bandits made a living by robbing passersby, and countless innocent people died at their hands.

These sand bandits are a large part of the reason why refugees dare not return to the Shurima Empire.

However, Zuo Chi and Nasus soon discovered something that left them speechless: the closer they got to Nerima, where Xerath was, the fewer sand bandits there were!

Zuo Chi looked at Nasus beside him with a strange expression:

"Xerath actually cleared out the sand bandits near Narimar? I have to say, he really did a lot to win people's hearts."

Hearing Zuo Chi's slightly teasing words, Nasus could only nod sullenly.

"It is not that Your Majesty does not want to eliminate the sand bandits, but unfortunately, there are simply not enough men in the capital. After returning this time, I will request Your Majesty's permission to personally lead the army out to wipe out the sand bandits."

Zuo Chi naturally understood what Nasus was saying, so he didn't say anything more.

Gradually, Zuo Chi and Nasus got closer and closer to Narimarge. It was at this time that the energy obelisks they encountered began to become denser and denser, with sometimes dozens of energy obelisks appearing in an area.

These energy obelisks, situated in the desert, continuously draw upon the already limited energy of this continent, and then transmit this energy to Narimar.

Nasus tried to destroy the energy obelisk several times, but Zuo Chi stopped him each time. Zuo Chi's reason for stopping him was simple: they were getting closer and closer to Xerath's location, and making a rash move might alert him.

"Now is not the time. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to make your move later," Zuo Chi said softly.

Nasus was completely puzzled by Zuo Chi's explanation.

"Zuo Chi, do you have any plans?"

"It's very simple."

Zuo Chi grinned at Nasus: "Sneak in quietly, don't fire a shot. Find the Sun Emblem, then turn tail and run."

"This"

Nasus hesitated, feeling that this method was somewhat inappropriate, but he couldn't think of any better way.

"Left Pond, given the importance of the Sun Emblem, Xerath would never place it in an easily accessible location. We'll likely be discovered then. And once discovered, it means we'll inevitably be besieged."

Zuo Chi nodded slightly: "I've thought of that too, so we'll need to execute the next plan then."

“What?” Nasus asked.

Zuo Chi ran his longsword through the yellow sand in front of him and said softly, "Then naturally I'll go find Xerath to fight, and you can go find the Sun Emblem."

Zuo Chi was well aware of the power gap between Nasus and Xerath. Although Nasus was strong, he was no match for Xerath. If he were to distract Xerath, he would likely be in mortal danger.

Furthermore, Zuo Chi is unfamiliar with the Sun Emblem and cannot accurately locate its position, making Nasus the most suitable person to find it.

However, when Nasus heard Zuo Chi's words, a strange look of determination appeared in his eyes.

“Zuo Chi, thank you,” Nasus said sincerely.

Zuo Chi smiled and shook his head at him: "I'm doing this for myself too."

Nasus's tone remained serious: "Regardless of who it was for, you were doing something good for Shurima, and for that alone, I will remember your kindness forever."

"Alright, alright." Zuo Chi stopped arguing and chose Inesus instead.

In the time that followed, Zuo Chi and Nasus completely concealed their presence, and the towering walls of Narimar came into view.

Looking at the sky ahead, now completely bathed in blue light, both Zuo Chi and Nasus paused for a moment.

Right in front of the two, the once ancient city walls were now covered with all sorts of energy arrays, and above the city, countless prismatic energy obelisks slowly rotated, drawing energy back from all parts of the Shurima Desert.

Seeing this, Zuo Chi said softly, "Is Xerath trying to create something that can rival the Sun Disk? His ambitions are quite grand."

Nasus remained silent, but his grip on the war scepter tightened even more.

"The power of the Sun Disk comes from the sun, but Xerath is stealing the power of the Shurima desert!"

Upon hearing Nasus's words, Zuo Chi simply smiled without saying a word.

Soon, Zuo Chi and Nasus, along with the refugees, passed through the gates of Narimar and successfully entered the city.

Looking around, Zuo Chi could only think that if he hadn't known beforehand that Xerath was the one who rebelled, he would have thought that Narimar was more like a royal capital than Shurima.

Compared to the capital city of Shurima, there are far more mortals in the city of Narima, and even more hawkers.

Enveloped in their cloaks, Nasus and Zuochi made their way to the center of Narimar, where Xerath's palace was located!

“Everything must proceed according to plan,” Zuo Chi said in a low voice. “And we can also take the opportunity to see what Xerath is up to.”

“Yes!” Nasus nodded.

Looking at the palace ahead, which was constantly radiating terrifying energy, Zuo Chi and Nasus both focused their mental energy completely.

Along the way, Zuo Chi and Nasus learned a great deal about the followers of Xerath.

For example, outside the palace, there are very few ordinary people passing by anymore; instead, there are many strange individuals whose parts of their bodies have been transformed into arcane energy bodies.

These people are the lowest of Xerath's followers—the Destruction Followers.

They worshipped Xerath madly and gained a portion of his power, their bodies being partially assimilated.

Compared to ordinary people, these destructive believers have seen their power greatly increased.

Besides the destroyers, there is another type of believer of equal caliber—the immortal believers.

The Undying Believers are no longer human; rather, they are Xerath who infused his power into the ancient artifacts within the Imperial Tombs, transforming them into spirits under his control.

Above these two are the Sand Watchers, who help Xerath explore suitable locations for placing the Energy Obelisk; the Ancient Magus, powerful arcane energy mages; and the Wildwalkers that Zuo Chi had encountered before!

As for anything higher, Zuo Chi and Nasus couldn't find out, as that was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

As Nasus and Zuochi gained a deeper understanding of Xerath's power structure, their mood grew increasingly somber.

Both of them had to admit that Xerath was definitely a formidable rival for Shurima today.

With the help of Zuo Chi's rock magic, Zuo Chi and Nasus easily entered the palace.

Although it is called a palace, it is actually just a complex of buildings surrounded by countless obelisk altars, except that the number of energy obelisks at the very center is greater and their size is also larger.

"Nasus, this place is so big, where are we supposed to look?" Zuo Chi looked at Nasus with a helpless expression.

Nasus whispered, "Rumor has it that Xerath built a huge, heavily guarded underground vault in the center of the palace. If possible, the Sun Emblem must be there."

“An underground treasure trove,” Zuo Chi murmured softly.

A moment later, he nodded, and the two of them moved swiftly through the buildings, constantly avoiding the patrols of the Destroyers and Sandwatchers, gradually approaching the central area of ​​the palace.

Gradually, the two could feel the arcane energy surrounding them becoming increasingly violent, and they could even hear the sound of blue lightning crackling.

Finally, Zuo Chi stopped his forward momentum. In front of him appeared a huge altar with a diameter of nearly a thousand meters, which was located in the very center of the entire palace!

"Zi! Zhi! Zhi!"

Hundreds of meters above the altar, a huge prism-shaped energy obelisk, comparable in size to a solar disk, was slowly rotating. Leaping blue arcs of electricity permeated its surroundings, constantly absorbing energy from all directions, and then pouring this energy into the ground directly below the altar.

Around the altar, a large number of Destruction Believers patrolled the area, while Sandwatchers with a huge eye on their foreheads swayed their bodies, scanning every corner around them.

Nasus and Zuochi both saw it; to the left of the altar, there was a deep underground tunnel leading directly underground. However, at the entrance of the tunnel, there were two arcane energy beings with their arms crossed.

The Wildwalker – a being whose power far surpasses that of the Destroyer Believers.

Seeing this, Zuo Chi and Nasus exchanged a glance, and a serious look flashed in their eyes.

There was no doubt that the two of them could not possibly bypass the sight of so many people and successfully sneak into the tunnel ahead, but Zuo Chi still had a sliver of hope in his heart.

"Xerath is not in Narimar?"

Nasus shook his head in equal confusion: "Could it be beneath this altar?"

Both Zuo Chi and Nasus saw the massive amount of energy flowing into the altar, which is why Nasus guessed that Xerath should be located under the altar at this moment.

At this moment, Zuo Chi gripped his long sword tightly and looked at Nasus in front of him: "Let's do it as we agreed before."

Nasus also understood that, faced with the current predicament, one of them had to step forward and distract the guards ahead; otherwise, neither of them would be able to enter the treasure vault beneath the altar.

However, looking at the nearly one thousand cultists of destruction ahead, and Xerath, who is likely located beneath the altar and whose strength is no less than that of a top demigod, the person who chooses to step forward and draw the fire will undoubtedly face enormous danger.

Just as Zuo Chi was about to rush out and draw fire, as he had previously agreed with Nasus, his arm was suddenly grabbed by a hand.

"Zuo Chi, the power of ascension will guide you to find the Sun Emblem."

Immediately afterward, to Zuo Chi's bewildered gaze, Nasus took a step forward and charged ahead, his body growing larger and larger as he charged forward.

A violent force of ascension poured into his body, and his nearly thirty-meter-tall ascension body immediately appeared!

"boom!"

Nasus slammed his war scepter heavily onto the ground, and a soul magic circle several hundred meters in diameter immediately appeared, accompanied by his earth-shattering roar.