LOL: Let me touch your steel

"Such an existence should not exist!"

"He stole the power of the void... he should be given back!"

One after another, low hums were heard in the hollow abyss, but soon, the abyss fell silent again. However, this strange silence seemed to be mixed with some subtle noises.

It's like... they are discussing something.

After an unknown amount of time, the entire abyss fell completely silent. Pairs of eyes opened one after another and then closed again as if they were feeling endless fatigue. Finally, only a pair of eyes remained, growing brighter and brighter in the endless darkness.

As time went by, the last pair of eyes gradually disappeared.

Maybe he fell asleep again like the other Void Watchers, or maybe...

Left the abyss.

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It didn't take too long to clear out these void creatures. Although there were so many of them, Sivir could solve the problem by just throwing Charikar back with a backblade.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is the acid that spews out of Kog'Maw's mouth.

Although she had undergone the ascension ceremony and had forged a powerful body, Sivir did not want to experiment with her own body.

As Sivir deliberately avoided, the fat and slow-moving Kog'Maw could not keep up with her movements at all, and died under the holy weapon of Shurima.

Um...

Another hero who died in the first chapter, and died at the hands of Sivir.

The appearance of Kog'Maw was just a small episode in the group's journey in the Void, and soon they set out again to find the Mage Tower.

This time, goddess of luck seemed to be on their side.

Not long after leaving this acid-corroded place, the rune in Zhang Xu's hand finally showed a violent reaction.

The rune burst into a dazzling purple light, the bright light even overshadowed everything around it, and the power of time began to rise in Zhang Xu's body.

Under the influence of this invisible force, the few of them soon saw a tall tower looming in front of them.

Under the reflection of purple light, this tall tower stood alone on the flat ground. There were even a few void creatures wandering aimlessly around it, but all the void creatures ignored this mage tower.

They could not sense the mage tower that was imbued with the power of time, and naturally could not sense the breath of living people in the tower.

"What a magical power... Without the runes, it would be impossible to find this tower."

Janna was very keen to discover the invisible force exerted on the mage tower. This force was similar to the rune in Zhang Xu's hand, but it seemed... not as strong as the rune.

But think about it, if the power of time applied to the wizard's tower is stronger, it would be difficult to find this tower even with the help of runes.

"I'm back here again... I hope I can take Kieran with me this time."

Zhang Xu smiled, and his mind couldn't help but recall the two years he spent in the tower.

Although he hardly used the elemental magic he learned in the tower after he left, the magic books and scrolls he brought out of the tower did come in handy.

Taliyah was able to master so much magic of earth and rock elements thanks to the knowledge he brought back from here.

What's more, he also obtained the precious Eternal Flame from the Mage Tower and from Kiran.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Eternal Flame that he can master the power of nothingness so quickly and constantly maintain the balance of energy in his body.

So Zhang Xu is still full of gratitude and respect for Jilan.

Zhang Xu still wanted to do his best to help this elemental wizard who was dedicated to studying time magic and fighting against the void.

This is called repaying kindness and not forgetting our original intention.

They are not like the three ghosts of the Huang family, who pick up the bowl to eat and put it down to curse.

We are normal people with integrity and bottom line!

Zhang Xu took a deep breath, sorted out his emotions, and pushed open the heavy door.

The scene inside was the same as when they left last time - the tall, short, fat and thin figures in the hall were still standing there in a frozen state, without the slightest change.

Zhang Xu even saw the unlucky guy whose clothes he had stripped off. Well... at least he was still wearing an inner shirt, which preserved some decency.

"Tsk...it really hasn't changed at all!"

Zhang Xu raised his head very naturally, and looked upward along the spiral staircase, his eyes gradually focused on the blocked door on the top floor.

That's where he got the Eternal Flame...

Moreover, there is a high possibility that Kiran is in that dim little room.

Even if he is not in that room, he is definitely in this tower now, that is for sure, just in a different timeline from them.

Maybe now, he exists in some corner of the past, watching them quietly.

Chapter 223 A road never imagined

Just as Zhang Xu thought, when they stepped into the wizard tower, Jilan, who was in the long river of time, felt their arrival.

Of course, the more important point is...

Kiran felt an inexplicable throbbing sensation for the first time in a long time. For thousands of years, he had been wandering between the past, present, and future, bending and twisting the time around him. This forbidden power had completely expelled him from the real world, leaving him no way to interfere with the outside world.

But just now, Kiran felt an invisible force, and the curse of time imposed on him seemed to be alleviated.

It was as if as long as he wanted, he could immediately escape from the long river of time and return to the present world.

It feels like time... has been repaired.

Jilan was very sensitive to the source of this strangeness - Zhang Xu, the guy who was once chosen by the Eternal Flame. He once thought that when Zhang Xu walked out of the Mage Tower, they would never meet again, but he didn't expect that just a few years later, Zhang Xu came back here again.

Kiran's body gradually materialized in the lobby of the Mage Tower, and the illusory shadow gradually solidified, as if he had torn open the boundaries of a certain area and walked out from it.

"Long time no see, Mage Jilan."

Zhang Xu was not surprised at Jilan's sudden appearance, nor was he as panicked as he was when they first met. With a faint smile on his face, he greeted Jilan very naturally, as if he was the owner of this magic tower.

Kassadin, who was standing by, also greeted Kiran with some respect.

Jilan did not say anything. His eyes had never moved away from Zhang Xu since they fell on him. He stared at Zhang Xu intently, and a look of disbelief gradually appeared on his face.

"It shouldn't be like this... How could this happen?"

Jilan ignored the puzzled Zhang Xu and the people behind him, and paced back and forth, muttering to himself:

"I can't see clearly... All the branches have disappeared, and even the only main trunk has become blurry?"

Jilan suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Xu with burning eyes.

The difference from the last time is that Jilan no longer has any way to see any future about Zhang Xu, let alone other possible branches in the future. Even the prophecy that Zhang Xu would become a void does not seem to be effective.

There seemed to be a terrifying power in Zhang Xu's body that did not belong to this world, which completely blocked his judgment, as if... it was as if the whole person was surrounded by a fog.

Moreover, in addition to this terrible force, Kiran also felt two other forces.

One of them is more like a mark or... a note than a power? Just like that terrible power, it doesn't seem to belong to this world.

But there was another force that Kiran was very familiar with.

That is the power of time.

Jilan's face was wrinkled, he couldn't understand why such a drastic change had taken place in Zhang Xu in just a few years.

"Master Jilan, I am not here to ask you to predict the future for me again."

Zhang Xu smiled and showed the rune in his hand to Jilan:

"I think Master Jilan must be familiar with this thing, right?"

Feeling the majestic power of time contained in the rune, Jilan raised his head in confusion: "Rune...where did you find it?"

Although all the runes were kept safe in the Hylia Sanctuary on the Blessed Isles when Zilean fell into Ekathia, he learned a lot during the countless times he searched for solutions over time.

A lot of what happened in Runeterra after Icathia fell to the Void.

The failed ascension of the last Shurima emperor, the Darkin War that lasted for hundreds of years, and the Rune War that almost swept across the entire Runeterra.

Kieran, who had been invited to Hylia in his youth, knew very well what kind of terrible power the runes contained, but what he did not expect was that one of the runes actually contained the power of time.

What he didn't expect was that Zhang Xu actually obtained this rune.

"I got it by accident. Mage Jilan should be able to feel the power of time in this rune, right?"

Zhang Xu looked at Jilan sincerely and said, "After obtaining this rune and feeling the power of time in it, I thought that this rune might be of some help to you, Master Jilan. Even if there is no way to remove the curse of time on you, it can completely save the Ekassia people around you."

"You are a rare wise man and a great magician worthy of respect. We have a common enemy...so I think you should not be buried here."

Listening to Zhang Xu's heartfelt words, Jilan's expression turned complicated:

"You... are thoughtful. Ever since you left here, I never thought that you would come back again, and come back with such great hope."

"I'm not sure if this rune with the power of time can help me escape directly and completely master the mystery of time. But I am sure that it will be of great help to me."

After hearing what Jilan said, Zhang Xu felt relieved.

He was really afraid that Kiran had been completely trapped in the curse of time and unable to escape. Now from what he said, there should still be a chance of recovery.

Zhang Xu's worries disappeared and a smile reappeared on his face, but this smile seemed a little treacherous no matter how you looked at it.

"Ahem, Master Jilan... If this rune really helps you control time, I have something to ask of you."

Facing Jilan's slightly puzzled look, Zhang Xu pleaded:

"I hope Master Jilan can follow me to Shurima. I promise that Your Majesty Azir will form a group of mages, led by Master Jilan, and you can even select the members of this group of mages yourself. As for the Ekassia people beside you, they will settle down happily again like the real people of Shurima."

"And, the most important point is... Shurima will always be at the forefront of the fight against the void. When it comes to fighting the void, I promise that His Majesty Azir will fully support everything you say!"

Sivir on the side was stunned for a moment.

Zhang Xu's sudden turn of events was a completely different path she had never imagined.

No, buddy, why do I feel like you are more like a real Shurima than I am?

Compared to you, the blood flowing in my body as a princess of Shurima is not pure at all!

Xiweier now only felt that Zhang Xu's whole body was emitting golden light of ascension, as if two large golden characters were engraved on his whole body with the power of ascension!

loyalty!

Chapter 224 Waiting