Void Beetle Evolution Guide

"Are you okay?" Kassa also wanted to know what was going on with this person, so she reached out and knocked on the eggshell twice.

Hearing the sound, the person inside seemed to tremble in disbelief, then slowly lifted the blanket to reveal a pair of eyes observing Kassa outside the gap.

"Uh, is it a human...?" the girl asked with a look of surprise and fear.

She was wearing a waistcoat made entirely of stones, had short brown hair, thick eyebrows and a face full of freckles, and looked very ordinary.

The Wild Hunter recognized who the girl was at a glance, but he did not tell Kassadin about her situation.

The girl in front of him was not threatening at all. She was the type with a beautiful soul. She would soon tell Kassa about the situation herself.

"I guess so. Did you make this eggshell?" Kassa was already used to people looking at her as if she were a monster. Some childhood memories flashed quickly through her mind, then were thrown out of her mind.

"Yes, I can control rocks, but I can't use this ability very well yet." The girl put her face close to the crack and looked around. Noticing that there was no one else around Kassa, she asked tentatively, "Well, do you want to come in and hide for a while?"

The kindness shown by the girl made Kassa relax her vigilance towards her. She knew very well what kind of existence she could see through the crack.

Although the Wild Hunt has weakened the monster elements of the skin armor a lot, most people still feel scared when they see her for the first time.

Even so, the girl still plucked up the courage to invite her into this small shelter to avoid the locust plague together. Such kindness is truly precious.Mei wants Lin to have me, but you are empty without Lin...

"No need. I have separated the locusts around you. You can actually get out." Kasa remembered something and added, "And I saw the legendary Holy King Beetles appearing nearby. They are chasing locusts, but they will also attack humans. It is not safe for you to stay in there."

"Is that so? Thank you for your kind reminder."

A lot of locusts had already crawled into the eggshells. They were crawling around inside, making the girl feel a little disgusted with her temporary shelter.

After hearing what Kassa said, she tried to open the eggshell and took a look, and found that the locusts around her were indeed being eaten by another group of insects and could not fly in for the time being.

"Thank you again for the water and shade. My name is Talia, a weaver, and it's nice to meet you." As the Wild Hunt expected, the girl gave her name with a smile.

"Water and shade, Taliyah. Kai'Sa, that's my name."

Kassa nodded slightly in response, and Talia called out in surprise when she heard her name.

"Hey, Kasa... So you're the 'girl who came back'?!"

"You look more like a girl than I do." Kai'Sa folded up her helmet, revealing her face hidden underneath, and looked down at Talia, who was only as tall as her chest.

"But I'm already sixteen years old. I just held my coming-of-age ceremony not long ago and had my own dance under the moon." Talia raised her thick eyebrows and looked at Kassadin's great face curiously.

Kasha's mother also came from a tribe of weavers, so she knew what the Moon Dance was.

When children reach a certain age, they dance to the full moon, the symbol of the Weaver Mother.

This dance is to celebrate the children's talents and also foreshadow the contributions they will make to the tribe when they grow up. After completing the dance, the children can choose to become disciples of a certain master as the starting point of their personal practice.

"Then you are older than me, and I am still a few months away from the sixteenth summer." Kasa said.

"I really can't tell at all. You're obviously younger than me, but you look much more mature than me."

Talia's praise made Kasa feel a little proud. She coughed and said seriously: "It's not safe here. Let's find a place to hide and wait until the locust plague is over before coming out. Follow me."

"Oh, okay." Talia followed quickly without any doubt.

Kassadin took Talia through the cave and came to the ground. There were no locusts here, and the surrounding Sha had been cleared out by Kassadin in advance, so it was safe for the time being.

It is worth mentioning that the holes dug by Axe usually emit poisonous gas, so in order to entertain Taliyah, Kai'Sa specially disinfected them.

"Talia, why are you alone in Axel's territory? Don't you know it's dangerous here?" Kassadin's tone sounded a little fierce, but she was actually concerned about this rare peer she met.

"I'm ashamed to say that I have been suppressing my elemental power over the years, but it completely erupted on the night of the Moon Dance, causing terrible consequences. I was terrified, but fortunately no one was hurt in the end."

Talia placed her red scarf on the ground with small stones embedded in it. Then she manipulated the stones with a serious look on her face, letting them slowly move the scarf around her neck again.

During the whole process, the stones kept colliding with each other and making noises, which showed that Taliyah was not proficient in her magic. This was also what she wanted to prove to Kassadin. She was now an unstable factor.

She sighed and said, "In order not to endanger my people, I had to leave the tribe alone and look for a teacher who could teach me how to control this power."

"You're not even familiar with your own abilities, let alone coming here."

"I can sense the movement under the ground through the rocks. If there is any unusual movement, I will immediately drive the stone slab to escape. Those monsters usually can't do anything to me. The reason I appeared here is mainly because I sensed that someone was fighting with the monsters below. I wanted to try to help, but I didn't expect to encounter a locust plague and was unable to take care of myself."

As Talia spoke, she observed Kassa's reaction. She seemed to have guessed that the person was Kassa.

Kassa was speechless. It turned out that Talia entered this area because of her. How could she chase her away?

After thinking for a while, she asked Talia what her next plan was.

"Once the locust plague is over, we will continue westward. My natural connection with rocks led me to Mount Targon." Taliyah spread out a map and pointed to the westernmost part of the continent.

"Then I will escort you for a distance until you leave Aixai's territory."

"That's great! I'm glad I have someone to accompany me on this journey."

Seeing Taliyah's happy expression, Kai'Sa couldn't help but smile as well. Seeing their harmonious communication, the Wild Hunt who was watching the whole process also felt very relieved.

If Kai'Sa wanted to make friends, then Taliyah was one of the few people that the Wild Hunt could completely trust, so he never interfered with the communication between the girls.

The reason why the Wild Hunt had trust was mainly because Talia had a clean experience.

Taliyah said she wanted to go to Mount Targon to become a disciple, but the Wild Hunt remembered that she didn't make it in the end because she was tricked by the Noxians onto a warship and sailed across the ocean to conquer Ionia.

The little girl was unwilling to become a weapon of war, so she was thrown into the sea by the officer. Fortunately, she met a mentor in Ionia by chance, and finally returned after completing her studies.

Later, while escorting refugees whose homes were devoured by the Void, Taliyah met Kaisa, experienced battles together and Kaisa became her only friend.

But now, this fateful meeting has been brought forward several years due to a locust plague.

At this time, Taliyah had not yet returned from her studies and was still in the novice stage, but Kaisa had already grown into a seasoned hunter.

The Wild Hunt was very curious. Where would Taliyah end up after straying from her destiny? Who would she learn from? He could tell Taliyah that the person she was looking for was in Ionia, but that would be meaningless.

He felt that it might be a better choice to go to Mount Giant God to become a disciple as originally planned.

Mount Targon is recognized as the highest mountain in Runeterra, but its height remains a mystery. It can be called Schrödinger's height.

Its height changes with different climbers. Some can reach the top in one night, while others cannot reach the top even after climbing for a month.

How high the climbers climb depends entirely on the mood of the Star God. Those who are lucky enough to receive the God's favor will climb to an easy level, while those who are not favored by the God will only die halfway.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this ability to change the terrain at will that Mount Targon is like a huge magnet, attracting Talia from afar.

To think in an exaggerated way, perhaps Taliyah's perception came from a certain giant god, who wanted to turn her into his spokesperson, that is, the legendary star spirit that appears once in a thousand years.

Isn't this a higher achievement than going to Ionia to become a disciple? If Kai'Sa could have one more Protoss friend, the Wild Hunt would definitely welcome it with open arms.

Of course, in order not to interfere with Talia's will, the Wild Hunt said nothing and let her decide her own destiny.

Author's Note: Almost...

Chapter 56: The Faceless Goddess

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After the locust plague passed, Kassadin escorted Talia westward as agreed.

Along the way, Kassadin observed how she could avoid the death attacks lurking beneath the sand.

Before embarking on a journey, Talia will first create a stone slab under her feet, and then use her ability to control it to float forward.

This is indeed a good idea. As long as she doesn't touch the sand, those burrowing beasts won't be able to sense her passing, and naturally they won't be attacked.

Taliyah is truly capable of passing through dangerous areas quickly and safely, but Kai'Sa, who said he wanted to escort Taliyah, kept stepping on landmines.

Kai'Sa can't fly, and her footsteps have attracted several waves of Axe's attacks. Each time she relied on Taliyah's warning and her own reaction to dodge and kill them.

Although there are far fewer Sha on the surface than underground, and the battle ends quickly, and they pose no threat to Kaisa at all, it is still quite annoying when she is attacked too often.

Kaisa actually tried to use the silent step that the Wild Hunter once mentioned, rolling her feet forward on the sand, and making sure that the stride and frequency of each step were different, so that the Ax'Sai could not figure out the pattern.

The power of instinct is strong. Without long-term practice, it is impossible to overcome the instinct and take such untraceable steps, let alone walk quietly and quickly.

"Sorry, Kassadin, if I hadn't held you back, you could have run over there directly with your speed." Taliyah looked at Kassadin's irritable expression and apologized guiltily.

"It's okay, just treat it as a warm-up." Kaisa said helplessly. If she had gone at full speed, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. Before that Axel could react, she ran over.

"If only I were stronger, I could carry you forward."

Taliyah's stone slab could not accommodate two people, so she wanted to create a stone bridge for Kassadin to stand on it. Then she controlled the stone bridge to extend forward like lines on a woven cloth, so as to achieve the purpose of carrying people forward.

However, she couldn't control her own abilities and could only use some minor spells. Once she mobilized elemental power on a large scale, the magic would get out of control, and the stone bridge collapsed before it could extend far forward.

"I accept your kindness, you just need to take care of yourself. Don't worry, these evil tribes can't do anything to me."

Good things come to those who wait. After a few words, the two continued on their way.

Heading westward, Kai'Sa escorted them for nearly a week, but they were never able to leave Axel's territory.

Talia's map showed that they had moved hundreds of kilometers away, and it would only take another half a day to reach the nearest town, Zolan.

"Kasha, Zoran is very close, why don't you just send him here. You still have your own things to do, there's no need to waste so much time with me just for a sentence."

Under the sun, the dusty Talia felt very sorry about this matter, so she persuaded Kassadin to give up and stop following her.

"I have to send you to the city to settle down first." Kaisa frowned, "Besides, this place doesn't give me a good feeling. The range of Axe's activities is so large, this Zoran might not have left their territory. We must go and take a look."

After devouring a lot of Sha, the Wild Hunt unlocked a new ability.

This ability is of the perception type, but it is somewhat different from the effect of Axel's perception of vibrations. Its effect is to be able to sense whether there are a large number of void creatures in the nearby area.

The Wild Hunt directly displayed it on the auxiliary panel, and Kaisa only needed to take a glance to know whether the current area was spawning monsters and whether the number of monsters was dense. Along the way, she also relied on this to determine whether she had left the territory of Axel.

Similarly, Taliyah could also sense whether there were any monster activities underground through the rocks. Just as Kassa said, they were almost at Zoran, and there were still many tunnels under their feet where monsters were passing through.

This means that Zoran has most likely been included in the hunting zone by the monsters!

Taliyah's expression froze. After witnessing the battles between Axel and Kai'Sa, she knew how powerless ordinary people were when facing these monsters.

"If that's the case, then it's a very bad thing."

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Half a day later, the sun was about to set and the two finally arrived in Zolan.

From a distance, they saw a huge stone sculpture carved on the cliff.

The vertical cliff is like a huge piece of stone. After being eroded by wind and sand, the ochre-red cliff looks like layers of blades. The huge stone sculpture is carved from the cliff, and it can be clearly seen that it is the image of a goddess.

She has gone through many vicissitudes of life, and many details have been smoothed by the wind and sand. She has her arms outstretched, her long sleeves hanging down, and each hand holds a hook; there is a circle of sunlight behind her head, indicating that she has a close relationship with ancient Shurima, and she is likely a statue of a god warrior.

Only her face was replaced by an ancient sword scar, and her facial features could not be seen clearly.

"Wow! It's huge! From the collapsed feet to the broken neck, it must be nearly three hundred meters high, right?"

Talia couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. It was the first time for both her and Kassadin to see such a huge statue. Perhaps the legendary god-warriors were not so big.Mei wants Lin to have me in the air but there is no Lin to have me...

"Who destroyed her face?" asked Kasha.

"This is the statue of Zolani. The one who destroyed its face is Aatrox, another Ascended who has now become a Darkin." The Wild Hunt, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly appeared and answered Kaisa's question.

"What on earth did she do to make him not even spare a statue?" Kasa choked. The sword scar was deep into her bones, and even after hundreds of years, she could still feel the lingering hatred.

"The answer is betrayal."

Kassa didn't ask any further questions because Talia was sharing her new discoveries with her.

"Kasha, come and take a look, there is actually a lake there!"

Kasa looked in the direction Talia pointed, but the first thing she saw was a town.

Zolan Town was a town built under a statue and on rubble. It was small with only about 200 people and was located in a remote area where even the sand bandits were reluctant to visit.

The lake Talia was talking about was right in the center of town.

A wide river extends from the gravel belt below the stone cliff, passes through the center of the town to form a lake of turbid water and a touch of green shade, and then meanders and disappears under the yellow sand of Koharise.

Although it is located in a remote area, the houses here are all meticulously crafted and unique, and you can't find the same house type. They are built around a small lake, complementing the huge statues above, forming a unique landscape.

Looking at the spider-web-like scaffolding on the surface of the cliff, and the many craftsmen who were climbing high into the sky on a platform to repair the statues, Kasa immediately realized that this was a town built entirely by stonemasons and believers, so they were able to build houses into their favorite shapes.

It's a pity that such a beautiful town is filled with monsters with an increasing desire for destruction.

Chapter 57: Great Face

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"This is terrible. The ground is full of tunnels dug by Axel."

Talia came back to her senses from the shock of seeing the statue. She squatted down and put her hand on a rock, and immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

"The Wild Hunt said Zoran will be destroyed by Rek'Sai." Kaisa was used to this kind of thing. She crossed her arms calmly, her expressionless face making Taliyah feel that she was very cold.