Void Beetle Evolution Guide

Both brave and reckless. Every step she took surprised Katarina, yet it was perfectly in line with her pig-headed nature.

Sylas thought Lux was just trying to scare him, after all, the Crown Guard was such a kind person, until she took an arrow to the shoulder.

Enraged, he immediately decided to kill Lux, who, without magic, was powerless to resist. (The last two lines appear to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

She can't change anything on her own, yet she's so confident and presumptuous, always bringing a lot of laughter to Katarina.

In the end, Garen arrived just in time, leading his wounded troops into battle, and finally suppressed the mage uprising, rescuing his sister Lux and Prince Jarvan IV.

Seeing that her target was being protected by soldiers, Katarina, unable to find an opportunity to strike, became somewhat impatient. At this moment, Wild Hunt spoke up to calm her down.

"There will be more opportunities, and they will come soon. She has never been a docile person."

First, nearly three hundred people died because of her at the execution ground. During the uprising, clashes broke out between the two sides, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers and mages, including high-ranking ministers and, most importantly, the king of the country...

At least a thousand people died on this tragic day, causing countless losses and having a profound and unpredictable impact on future generations. Our beautiful and kind-hearted Miss Mianwei has truly achieved remarkable feats.

Chapter 511 Kidnapping Lux

With everything settled, though deeply saddened, the prince had no choice but to look forward, take up the mantle of king, and lead the entire nation through this ordeal.

However, he failed to realize that the outdated system was the root cause of the tragedy, or perhaps he knew the problem but was blinded by hatred.

In short, he failed to understand the old king's sudden realization before his death and his determination to make these sorcerers pay the price.

Under his orders, the Demon Hunter Legion intensified its search for mages among the hidden population. Whether they were escaped convicts or potential demon-possessed individuals not yet on record, they were all thrown into the black dungeon as soon as they were found.

This move will only exacerbate the increasingly serious conflict over the ban on magic and undermine the long-standing stability and harmony of the country. It is by no means something the old king wants to see. I wonder when His Highness the Prince will stop acting impulsively.

So what is our Miss Crown Guard doing?

Despite causing such a huge disaster, she was not imprisoned or even confined to her home; instead, she walked openly in the streets without any punishment.

Well, maybe everyone was too busy catching the fugitive and dealing with the aftermath to deal with her.

Korax was never one to sit still. Seeing the homes that the demon hunters had broken into, her compassion overflowed once again.

She pretended to assist the demon hunters in their investigation, but in reality, she secretly gathered the demon-infected people together and eventually transferred them out of the martial law-bound capital.

Some of the fugitives released by Sylas didn't want to join the uprising and went back home after things escalated. Lux helped these people to prevent them from being forced to join Sylas's forces.

Their scheme was exposed, but fortunately, it was Garen who came after them. He softened and let his sister go once again, allowing her to lead a group of mages away from the capital through the sewers.

Lux passed through the sewer wall she had broken, and addressed the escaped mage convicts who had been chasing Garen earlier: "Everyone, it's alright. The trouble is over, at least for now. Let's find a place to spend the night."

“I know there’s a barn nearby, let’s go there and rest for a bit,” suggested a black-haired female mage.

“Sure, we’ll do it your way.” Lux nodded and was about to follow when she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from a nearby tree.

"Where is our Crown Guard Miss going?"

When everyone looked up, they saw a red-haired woman sitting on a tree branch, leisurely swinging her legs, playing with a dagger in her hand, tossing it up and then using it.

"Delin, what are you doing here?" Lux's face lit up with joy, but then she remembered that Garen shouldn't have gone far.

Delin's identity is somewhat mysterious. Should we go back to the sewers now and ask him if he knows Delin? After all, she saved him in Garen's name before.

“I’m waiting for someone too,” Katerina said.

"Waiting for someone?"

"It's similar to your situation. I know a group of mages who were supposed to leave the city through the sewers, but for some reason they haven't come out yet."

“That won’t do! Staying in the city will only lead to us being caught by the demon hunters sooner or later!” Lux frowned and hesitated for a moment, then said to Katarina with righteous indignation, “Let’s go back and rescue them! I can move freely in the city. Just tell me their location, and I can cover their escape through the sewers!”

She didn't doubt Katarina's story at all; her only thought was to save people. If those mages were imprisoned in the dark dungeon, their lives would be over.

“That would be perfect.” Seeing the fish that had taken the bait, Katarina couldn’t help but smile. “But too many people would make us more likely to be spotted. I can tell you all had a hard time escaping, and you even had two children with you…”

“Just the two of us!” Lux patted her breastplate and answered without hesitation. Then she said to the others, “The plan has changed, so I can only take you this far.”

"It's alright, we're already very fortunate to have escaped. Please take care, Miss." The group thanked Lux ​​and then said goodbye.

It may sound selfish, but no one wants to go back to that unsettling place. Demacia is no longer the Demacia it once was.

Lux nodded emphatically, watching the group leave, then urged Katarina, "Hurry up, Delin. Every second we waste now will make it easier for your friend to get caught."

“Coming right now.” Katarina leaped down from the tree and followed Lux ​​from behind.

Lux looked at her agile movements with envy. Then she shook her head and turned to walk towards the sewers. "Are there many of them? Where are they all? You can tell me as we walk."

"Not much, but he really wants to see you."

"Want to see me?" Mei, what do you mean? Mei Kong, you Lin Zai, what do you mean...?

Lux was met with a heavy chop to the neck. Lux never expected Katarina to attack her. She was struck hard on the back of the neck, and her vision went black as she collapsed backward.

Katarina reached out and helped her lean on her shoulder, shaking her head and sighing softly, "Our beautiful and kind-hearted Miss Crown Guard is really too trusting of others."

She blew a whistle, summoning the horses that had been prepared in advance, and carried Lux ​​onto them.

"It's a bit heavy." Before retreating, she deliberately removed Lux's breastplate and threw it on the ground. Lux only had this one piece of armor on, so it didn't take up much weight.

She did this purely out of her own twisted sense of humor, wanting to announce to the Crownguard family that Lux had been kidnapped. Garen would likely hate those mages for this, believing they were repaying kindness with enmity by forcibly taking Lux away.

This time, it's not about Noxus anymore; it's simply about plunging Demacia into even greater chaos so that the Wild Hunt can unfold more effectively there.

Two days later, Katarina traveled north and arrived at a village located east of Mithril City.

Lux woke up a few times along the way, but with her head covered, limbs bound, and fed anti-magic stone powder by Katarina, she couldn't do anything, not even question Katarina about why she did it.

Because not only could she not see, but her mouth was also sealed, her head was covered by a sack, and her beautiful blonde hair was soaked with sweat. She was in a sorry state but could only endure the bumpy ride on horseback until she reached her destination.

Katarina showed no mercy, dragging her into the cellar of a farmhouse and tying her up, making sure everything was safe before summoning the Wild Hunt.

“Well done. I’ll let you sisters meet right away.” In fact, Wild Hunt had seen the whole thing from behind the scenes. As he opened the void rift, a figure that looked somewhat like Katarina gracefully walked out.

Chapter 512 The Reason for Choosing Sisters

Summoned, the femme fatale Cassiopeia gracefully stepped out of the portal, one hand on her hip. She was always so elegant, as if she had already planned how to face her most revered master before even entering. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

The scene before her eyes shifted, from a passage teeming with evil creatures to a dimly lit house. Cassiopeia looked around but did not see her master. Instead, she saw another familiar figure.

"Hey, my dear sister, what are you doing here? Are you secretly eating something behind my back?"

"What do you mean I cheated on you? If you're going to say that, you must have done it all the time!"

Cassiopeia's words immediately made Katarina lose her composure. Without any evidence, and without even revealing its true form, the Wild Hunt was fabricating lies to slander Katarina.

"If only that were true, but unfortunately, Master hasn't been able to favor this lonely body much lately." Cassiopeia sighed pitifully, her sharp nails slightly parting the corners of her mouth, full of suggestive allure.

"Have some shame, will you? Don't bring shame to the family." Katarina was annoyed by her sister's behavior. Her sister was a slut who was always in heat, which was really damaging to the family's reputation.

"But I heard that you have already left the family."

"..." Katarina neither admitted nor denied it, falling into a silent silence. She needed time to adapt to the change in her identity.

“Alright, I brought you here to catch up, not to argue,” Wild Hunt said. “The Sinister Blade will never return to Noxus. She will stay by my side and work for me, and so will you, Cassiopeia.”

“Really? I’ve wanted to serve you by your side for so long.” Cassiopeia showed no sadness and did not care at all that her mother would worry about her disappearance.

In fact, when Syndra awakened last time and caused the incident on Philo Island, they had already fabricated perfect evidence of her presence. She remains one of those whose whereabouts are still unknown, so there's no concern about even worse rumors spreading.

She turned and leaned close to Katarina, placing her hands on the other's shoulders and resting her chin on hers, saying with a hint of amusement, "You died a heroic death, while I met an unfortunate one. We sisters were not only born from the same womb, but we even died in such similar ways."

"Where are we similar? I'm not going to die as cheaply as you." Katarina took a step back to create some distance; from the very beginning, she hadn't given Cassiopeia a friendly look.

Cassiopeia didn't mind. The sisters were being so formal because they hadn't been together long enough. They would relax after a few more visits.

"Hmph, say what you want, I won't get angry. But sister, why do you look unhappy? Isn't it better to follow Master?"

"Never mind me, this is just how I am, I always have a grumpy face."

Katarina rolled her eyes at Cassiopeia's attempts to sow discord; it was such a low-level tactic. However, she couldn't respond casually, as the Wild Hunt was listening.

Although leaving Noxus made her feel lost, she had to admit that working for the Wild Hunt was quite interesting, especially this time, Lux brought her a lot of fun.

"Speaking of which, why did Master send Cassiopeia to serve you?"

Cassiopeia had always known that the Wild Hunt rarely included her because they thought she was not strong enough, which was an indisputable fact. Therefore, she never underestimated herself and dutifully performed her duties of intelligence gathering, support, and logistics.

After all, it would be wrong of her to drag others down on the battlefield, and it would be a greater loss to lose the Wild Hunt's favor because of it.

But now she's more curious about what made the Wild Hunt change its mind and decide to take her, this burden, with it.

Cassiopeia was clever; she understood the Wild Hunt's logic: only bring the most useful people into their fold. The Wild Hunt's sudden acquisition of her was most likely to bestow upon her new powers.

So here's the question: what did she do to win the Wild Hunt's favor? Why did she get chosen from among so many familiars?

"I'm going to send you two sisters to deal with another pair of sisters for me."

"Is it that simple?" Cassiopeia was stunned. She exchanged a glance with Katarina, but the other woman's eyes were also filled with confusion.

"It's that simple." Wild Hunt didn't deny that he just wanted to see the sisters tear each other apart, because that would feel more like destiny. However, he still explained a little: "I will bestow upon you two sisters the power of the Darkin and the power of the Demon respectively. Although I am very interested to see what the effect would be if these two powers were combined in one person, it would be safer to use them separately. I need two hosts in total, so I thought of the two of you."

Wild Hunt could only think of Kayn as someone capable of wielding both powers simultaneously, but a man was out of the question; no matter how suitable he was, he wouldn't consider him. He didn't need to create another unstable god, because he already had Kai'Sa and Syndra.

The reason why they weren't used to enhance the two of them is mainly because Kai'Sa's abilities are already comprehensive enough. She was already able to hold her own against Kayle in a one-on-one fight, and Zolane, who had devoured the Protoss, had no way to deal with her.

However, giving Syndra the risk is too high. If she gets out of control, it will be extremely dangerous, especially since the Darkin power will strengthen the host's physique. If even her only weakness is gone, the Wild Hunt really doesn't know how he can control her.

Cassiopeia didn't share Katarina's concern about the backlash of evil power against its host; she trusted the Wild Hunt completely. She simply asked curiously, "Demonic power... is it like the demonic power of the Grand Commander?"

“Demons have very different abilities, but Evelyn’s power is no weaker than Ramer’s.”

Evelyn, the Embrace of Pain, and Rammer, the Secret Demon, are demons of the same caliber. Judging from their names alone, the latter is clearly more adept at intelligence gathering than combat. However, for those in power, the latter's abilities are obviously a better fit; the three-eyed ravens circling above the Immortal Fortress are Swain's spies.

Upon hearing Wild Hunt's reply, Cassiopeia greedily licked her lips, eager to possess the new power.

“Let’s start with Katarina, but before that, I’ll call them over to protect you.”

The void rift did not close; instead, two more figures emerged from it. The former was Kai'Sa, whom Cassiopeia knew well, while the latter was the Ionian witch whom she had the privilege of glimpsing from afar at the Fortress of Feral, who had nearly buried her alive.

Cassiopeia looked at Syndra with a gleam in her eyes, then covered her mouth and whispered, "Master, you really subdued her?"

"Surprised?"

"No, not at all. Even the most powerful woman is nothing more than your possession."

Wild Hunt felt something was off about her words, so he told her, "Don't blame me for not warning you, you don't have Kai'Sa's strength, so don't try to compete with Syndra for her affections."

“Yes, I understand,” Cassiopeia said with a smile.

"Is this Demacia? It doesn't seem like anything special." Syndra went to the window, pulled back the curtains, and looked outside, only to find that it was just an ordinary village.

"Don't flaunt yourself in front of others anymore. I don't want to help you kill someone to cover it up because of your carelessness." Kasha drew the curtains again.

Syndra ignored her sermon and turned to ask the Wild Hunt, "So, what did you call us here for?"

"You two should protect these two sisters first." Wild Hunt took out the Darkin Chain Scythe.

Syndra glanced at the two sisters who looked somewhat alike, not caring about their Noxian identity, and nodded slightly, urging, "Then let's get started."

"No, right here?" At this moment, Kasha jumped out again to stop her.

Chapter 513 Rebirth in Blood

"Do you have to go against me? You argue with me every time I say something?" Syndra stared at Kai'Sa, her expression filled with angry doubt.

“Doing this kind of thing in the village is definitely not an option. What if we make too much noise and get caught? It could even hurt innocent people.” Kasha certainly wanted to confirm the identity of the person in charge, but her words were also for the sake of caution and were not without reason.

“That’s true, let’s go somewhere else.” Wild Hunt has seen this kind of situation quite often lately, and he’s gotten used to it. He usually listens to whoever makes the most sense.

Just as the group was about to move, a faint sound suddenly came from the basement.

“I think I heard something?” Syndra frowned.

"Don't worry about it, it's part of the plan."

Katarina acquired a rural cargo cart, tied it to a horse, and set off, heading straight for the mountains near the village. Syndra, however, had no patience for finding a natural cave, so she simply used magic to create one.

Her abilities left Katarina speechless, because anyone else would have been able to dig the cave open bit by bit, and the efficiency was simply not on the same level.

The newly dug cave was filled with the pungent smell of earth, and the group went inside to continue the fusion ritual.

Wild Hunt retrieved the Darkin Chain Scythe from the Hive space. The pair of crimson hooks were held in mid-air by Syndra's magic, undulating slightly like waves.

"Sister, it's your turn," Cassiopeia urged. Katarina's success or failure would directly determine whether she should continue.

Katarina frowned as she approached the Darkin weapon. Despite the Wild Hunt's assurances, she couldn't help but think about the possibility of being devoured by it.

Just then, a hoarse female voice appeared in her mind.

"You're too weak... You need strength... and I can give you strength..."

"Just pick it up... all you need to do is pick it up..."

Katarina was also quite impressed; the Darkin weapon was indeed as eloquent as rumored. After a moment's thought, she denied it, saying, "No, it's you who needs a host. If you want to take revenge on the Protoss, then do as I say. I'm the boss!"