LOL: Let me touch your steel

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"Your Majesty! Good news from Bilgewater!"

Under the sun disk that symbolizes the glory of Shurima, in the towering royal palace, Taliyah rushed in with a letter in her hand and a happy face.

Although there were many unfamiliar faces in the palace at this time, her current identity made these ministers speechless.

She temporarily took over Nasus' job and became Azir's right-hand man. She is also a Shurima Ascendant who symbolizes power and extraordinaryness, and the only disciple of Lord Zhang Xu!

Such an identity was enough to make all the ministers respect her.

Looking at Taliyah who hurriedly ran in from outside the palace, Azir felt as if a spring breeze was blowing on his face, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

He has been in a very good mood recently.

The most loyal subject of the Shurima Empire, his sun priest Zhang Xu came to Bilgewater and once again completed the feat of expanding the territory. Although Renekton is still needed to help tame those disobedient pirates, it is believed that Bilgewater's surrender is only a matter of time.

Nasus also went out again, taking over his brother Renekton's job, and launched a crusade against the rebellious Republic of Nazumang.

In the latest battle report from the front line, Nasus led his army to a great victory and killed countless enemies.

Maybe after some time, he will be able to receive good news from Nasus.

It can be said that Shurima is now a perfect scene of prosperity. Although it is still far from its peak, Azir believes that as long as he has Zhang Xu and Nasus as his two right arms, the glory of Shurima will sooner or later be sprinkled on this land again!

Even greater ambitions arose in Azir's heart.

He wants to surpass Empress Wu Setaka and become the undisputed emperor of the Shurima Empire and bring Shurima to a new height!

"Your Majesty Azir, good news from General Renekton stationed in Bilgewater."

"Oh?"

Azir's eyes sparkled with a gleam of light, and he laughed loudly, "I was just talking to the ministers about Bilgewater, and the news was sent back at the right time. Tell me, what did Renekton say in the letter?"

"Your Majesty, General Renekton said in the letter that he has recruited most of the pirates as his subordinates. It is only a matter of time before he unifies Bilgewater and becomes the pirate king of Bilgewater. However, Bilgewater is experiencing the annual Haunting Night recently, so things have been delayed for the time being."

"In order to solve the Haunting Night that plagued Bilgewater once and for all, Master decided to go to the Shadow Isles to solve the source of the black fog."

"In addition, General Renekton also said that Master had a conflict with Naga Kabouros and successfully defeated Naga Kabouros!"

As soon as the words fell, the entire palace was in an uproar.

That's Naga Kabouros!

All those who can appear here are naturally people who are extremely loyal to Shurima and possess knowledge. They certainly know what this name means!

Lord Zhang Xu actually defeated her! ?

Moreover, in order to completely resolve the threat to Bilgewater, Lord Zhang Xu actually wants to go deep into the dangerous Shadow Isles?

The ministers, who were already full of respect for Zhang Xu, now had only one thought in their minds:

Great, needless to say!

Chapter 197 Shadow Island

Thousands of meters above the sky, everyone could clearly see the island in the distance - the former Blessed Island, now the Shadow Island.

This originally pure land is now covered by a thick layer of black fog and has completely turned into a strange world.

The real situation on the island was completely obscured. The thick black fog was like a thick barrier, completely blocking all views from the outside world.

The thick black fog seemed to be controlled by something, slowly but clearly surging in all directions outside the island, floating above the sea and dyeing the water a ghostly ink color.

Above the sea, one could vaguely see some shadows, like ghosts, rushing aimlessly in all directions as the black fog surged.

"This is the origin of the black fog that has been plaguing Bilgewater..."

Sarah stared blankly at the shocking scene in front of her. Although the black fog did not spread upwards, just seeing this dark scene was enough to make Sarah feel a strong sense of discomfort.

However, there seems to be a very powerful force hidden in this black fog.

If I gain this power, will I no longer be just a vase next to Zhang Xu?

Sarah stared at the black fog in the distance, lost in thought. She didn't even realize that she had been bewitched without realizing it, and her emotions had changed drastically.

"I can't move forward any further. This strange black fog will have a great impact on me. If I continue to move forward, I think I might not be able to help but do something strange."

Xina's voice came from under Zhang Xu's feet, and her words also reminded Zhang Xu.

These black fogs were originally supposed to be a layer of white fog protecting Fuguang Island, which contained very powerful magic spots. However, with Viego's willful behavior, he blindly released a curse, and the Curse of Ruin broke out. The white fog that once protected Fuguang Island turned into black fog containing the power of ruin.

The power of ruin contained in these black mists can constantly invade the minds of ordinary people, until they are completely bewitched and turned into puppets. This is also the origin of the main universe skin ruined army.

If I remember correctly...

Sarah is one of the members of the Broken Legion, right?

Zhang Xu was slightly startled, then turned his gaze to Sarah.

As if noticing Zhang Xu's gaze, Sarah raised her eyes in confusion, without showing any abnormality.

But Zhang Xu still frowned slightly. It seemed that the black fog had not affected the people around him yet, but as time went by, that might not be the case.

Zhang Xuke didn't want to be walking on the Shadow Island and suddenly see the people around him being bewitched and becoming Viego's lackeys.

Zhang Xu thought about it, then stretched out his hand, and the energy of nothingness surged in his palm in an instant, and quickly expanded outward. He had already been able to use the energy of nothingness to build a world of nothingness dominated by him, and now, just using the energy of nothingness to create a void zone, it was naturally easy to isolate all the black fog outside.

"Don't worry, Xina. I have used the power of nothingness to separate the black fog. The black fog cannot affect you. Just land safely."

Although the flowing black fog can still be seen not far away, the influence of the black fog has indeed disappeared without a trace.

Xina blinked her huge dragon eyes in surprise, nodded slightly, turned slightly, and her huge body immediately approached the island under the black fog.

After passing through the thick black fog, everyone finally saw the true appearance of Shadow Island.

This is a scene that is completely worthy of the word "dilapidated". The remains of various buildings that have long been corroded and rotted away, bones everywhere, and a desolate and dilapidated scene are extremely bleak.

There is not even any sign that Fukumitsu Island ever existed on this land.

This scene reminded Kassa of the Icathia she and Zhang Xu saw in the void.

No, it's even more dilapidated than Icathia.

Although Icathia has now completely fallen and swallowed by the void, in fact, the void has not caused much damage and erosion to Icathia. There, they can still see some traces of the war that happened, and even found a battlefield and the weapons used by the God Warriors.

But here, in this desolate and dilapidated Shadow Isle, everything seems to have been reduced to scorched earth.

All traces have been completely erased.

"Something is approaching us."

Ryze frowned, his face visibly gloomy.

Even though he had lived for a long time and had long since let go of the war, when he actually set foot on the Shadow Isles and came to the origin of the Rune War, his emotions inevitably fluctuated.

The foolish act of the young king of Kamaviya indirectly led to unimaginable killings and wars.

If he could ever meet this guy, Ryze swore that he would teach him a lesson he would never forget.

"It's a vengeful spirit. It should be everywhere here."

Zhang Xu took a look and quickly made a judgment: "This kind of vengeful spirit is very sensitive to the breath of the living. Once they find a living thing, they will quickly gather in large numbers and turn the living thing into something like them."

"But I have already isolated the outside world with the energy of nothingness. These evil spirits and ghosts can't find us. So there's no need to worry about them."

Zhang Xu looked around, looking at the black fog that permeated the island, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

"Where are we going now?"

Kasa turned her head in confusion and added, "It feels like it's the same wherever you go. It doesn't look like there are any living people on this island."

"There are no living people, but there are indeed many dead or half-dead people."

Thinking of the heroes who existed in Shadow Island in the background story, Zhang Xu smiled unconsciously.

Sorry, I suddenly thought of the sad and beautiful place where the Shadow Isles team building was held...

Zhang Xu shook his head, but the thoughts in his mind gradually dispersed.

The Shadow Isles can really be regarded as the most special place in the entire Runeterra, because all the heroes on the Shadow Isles have been affected by the power of ruin and have become what they are now.

There is no need to say much about Viego, he is the root of everything.

In addition to Viego, Maokai, Yorick, Thresh, Hecarim, Karthus... these heroes, one by one, were all "infected" by the terrifying power released by the Curse of the Ruin and became like this.

Chapter 198 Hecarim

"Let's go, walk around and explore this place."

Zhang Xu shook his head and put the chaotic thoughts in his mind behind him.

No one had any objection. They had already prepared themselves mentally before seeing the scene of Bilgewater's Haunting Night and coming here, and Kassadin's eyes were filled with an eager look.

The scene of the Shadow Isles made it easy for Kaisa to recall her time in the Void.

Although it was dark there and her daily mood could be described as torture, she had lived there for ten years after all. Things that were cultivated in ten long years could not be easily changed.

After leaving the void and returning to the outside world, Kassadin felt strangely nostalgic.

I miss the time when I hunted void creatures with Zhang Xu and listened to Zhang Xu telling me stories every day.

Of course, if I really have to go back to the Void Land and stay there for another ten years, then forget it.

It was enough to relive those days here in the Shadow Isles. The ghosts and void creatures in the Shadow Isles were not much different. The only difference might be... there were more people around?

Looking at a vengeful spirit that flew past him but ignored him, Kassadin suddenly felt itchy and activated his hunter instinct to kill the spirit.

Tsk...

After experiencing the hellish difficulty dungeon like the Void, coming to the Shadow Isles is like going home!

Kassadin could no longer control his inner impulse and began his hunting journey.

The screams of evil spirits echoed again and again in the deserted and silent place.

Watching Kasa's figure moving among the evil spirits, Zhang Xu smiled knowingly, without any worries in his heart.

These vengeful spirits on the Shadow Isles can be easily dealt with by Kassadin, not to mention Kassadin who has undergone the ascension ceremony, even Kassadin who has just walked out of the Void can.

They are completely not on the same level as the void creatures in the land of nothingness.

As if infected by Kaisa, Ryze and Janna also started to clean up casually.