Void Beetle Evolution Guide

The lowest level of demons are called Azakana, which parasitize in the human body and absorb the host's negative emotions. They can only be harmed by attacking their entities in the spiritual realm or calling out their real names.

After Noxus brought the war to Ionia, the balance between the two worlds began to unbalance, and many Azakana emerged, which Ahri experienced well.

When an Azakana absorbs enough negative emotions from a single entity, they can evolve into a great demon, forming an entity in the material realm. Their diet will expand, and their feeding range will also expand, no longer limited to a single host.

For example, Tam represents greed. He likes to infinitely expand human desires and then taste the despair of everything going unfulfilled, but he also feeds on overlapping negative emotions such as greed and gluttony.

Not satisfied with creating a drifting city that provides it with an endless supply of food, it continues to lure others into the quagmire.

As for the ten original demons above them, they cannot be evolved later.

They each represent a pure emotion, which has existed since the birth of the corresponding emotion and is the embodiment of the concept. They cannot be eliminated or cut off, and once they appear, they will definitely bring disaster.

But the good news is that these demons are sealed in the astral plane. Even if one or two escape, they will only act on instinct and do not have the intelligence of the big demon.

After listening to the Wild Hunt's explanation, the three of them had a deeper understanding of the Drifting City in front of them.

Bilgewater is a den of illicit wealth, free from any formal government or trade regulation.

There, no one cares about your past. Whether you are escaping from trial, debt or persecution, the city will accept you equally.

Even so, at dawn, the careless will drift in the harbor, with empty pockets and blood at the throat...

Although it is dangerous, it is also full of opportunities. Whether you become as rich as a country or lose your family and everyone in it, it only takes a moment.

However, Driftcity is a place even purer than Bilgewater, a city formed by desire.

"Let's go in and see what's going on inside."

"Stop!" As Kassa and the other two got off the dock, several thugs suddenly rushed out from the corridor in front and blocked their way.

These big guys are all shirtless, revealing their extremely strong muscles. Their gray skin is covered with tentacle-shaped tattoos, and their heads are shaped like various shark heads.

There are dog sharks, hammerhead sharks, saw sharks... just all kinds of weird ones, and those that don't have shark heads and facial features similar to humans have shark tails.

"Have we disturbed the sharks' den?" Kassadin muttered, looking at the group of shark thugs in front of him, ready for the first battle.

"Stop! Who are you? How did you get off Boss Jack's boat?" The hammerhead shark with extremely ugly features stepped forward and shouted.

"So this isn't Tam's boat? Damn it, that guy even said he was going to sell it to us." Although she was angry, Kassa knew that wouldn't solve the problem, so she took out the admission ticket Tam had given her and showed it to him, "We don't know any Boss Jack, it was Tam who asked us to take this boat to Drifting City."

"So you are the distinguished guest of the River King. I was blind. Please come in."

After seeing the pass, several shark men immediately changed their expressions to a flattering one, and were so polite and respectful that it was hilarious.

Although Kassadin didn't quite understand the relationship between the two, he decided to use this step to go down first.

"I'm new here, big brother, can you tell us about the areas and power divisions in this city? If we accidentally offend someone we shouldn't, it will be very troublesome."

Ahri first tried to see if her charm spell worked. Her amber eyes glowed, and the moment her eyes met the hammerhead shark's extremely wide-set eyes were immediately assimilated into gold.

"Sure, sure." The Hammerhead Shark said with a laugh, "The two largest areas in this Drifting City are the arena and the casino."

"The ring is the territory of our Shark Gang, whose boss is the invincible Jack who has no rivals anywhere in the world; and the casino over there is the territory of the Crocodile Gang, which is managed by the cunning Fish Boss and is very lucrative.

In addition, there are black markets and taverns. The black market is a gathering place for the lower class, where many swindlers and pickpockets gather, but there are also high-end places such as auctions.

The tavern is open to everyone. It belongs to the river king and fighting is not allowed there, so it is the safest place. If you want to avoid your enemies, you can go there, but you have to prepare enough money to stay in the hotel. "

As if thinking of something, Hammerhead Shark turned to Ahri and patted his chest to assure her: "Fox sister, don't be afraid of getting into trouble. If anything happens, come here to find us and we will help you solve it."

Ahri sneered disdainfully at Hammerhead Shark's promise.

"Isn't the King of the River the master of this city?"Mei wants to be with me in the air without Lin Youyong...

"Yeah, but it basically doesn't matter. As long as no one gets killed, just be careful in front of it."

There was a burst of noise, and the three followed the Shark Man through the so-called ring, and found that it was not just a ring, but a collection of bloody arenas with various rules, such as gladiatorial arenas, fighting arenas, and Colosseums.

At this moment, a match is being held on the ring, between a scorpion and an octopus. The funny thing is that they are all wearing boxing gloves, three gloves against eight gloves, it looks so awkward no matter how you look at it.

However, there were a lot of spectators present, and the noise was deafening. Everyone was cheering loudly for the person they bet on. No one wanted to lose money, so the atmosphere was quite lively.

"Did you notice? There's no one among the audience."

Following Kaisa's prompt, Ahri looked left and right, and noticed that there were all kinds of animals among the audience.

In addition to the shark-men and crocodile-men mentioned earlier, there are also toads, otters, skunks, lizards... and even robots. There are more species than in a zoo.

They were all dressed like human beings, but you couldn't find a single pure human being.

Chapter 137: The Inhuman City

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“They are all human beings.”

Hammerhead Shark heard Kassa's question and replied, "This is the rule of Drifting City. No matter what you do outside, once you come in, you will be transformed into an animal and divided into different levels. The stronger the animal, the higher its status. Just like us sharks, we basically walk sideways in Drifting City. We just need to collect protection fees everywhere, and it's very comfortable."

Hammerhead Shark showed off his status and then said to the others, "But the degree of your transformation is quite subtle. It's been a long time since I saw a beauty in Drifting City who can still maintain so many human features. She must be worth a lot of money."

Faced with the hammerhead shark's stupid behavior, Ahri was unhappy in her heart, but she kept a polite smile on her face.

She motioned for the hammerhead shark to follow her to a secluded corner, and the latter immediately followed her happily, never expecting that a trap was waiting for him.Mei Xiang has me, Lin Kong Yong but not Lin You Yong...

Not long after, Ahri came back alone with a blank expression on her face and took the other two to a deserted place.

"Sister, what did you do with him?" Iris asked.

"It's too troublesome to ask one by one, so I just read his memory." Ahri said calmly, as if he had done something insignificant.

"Of course I know. I asked what happened to him."

"If too much life essence is sucked away, even if he is strong, he will be unconscious for a day or two. His mind is too simple and he doesn't know much. He might even become an idiot when he wakes up."

Iris wanted to know what happened to that person, so Ahri told her the truth. After listening, she immediately smiled with satisfaction.

"Well done."

"Ahem, there's no need to waste so much time on this kind of person. Let's get down to business."

Kassa urged, and Ahri nodded, then said, "Generally speaking, people thrown into the Drifting City by the River King will turn into various monsters. As for what kind of animal they will turn into, it is determined by their experiences and desires in their previous lives."

"Appearance is determined by the mind..." Crazy Hunter couldn't help but think of a very similar concept.

"That's about it. Just like the guy just now, he was actually a gang member in Bilgewater before he died. He was hunted by a rival gang and had nowhere else to go, so he accepted Tam's temptation. After coming to Drifting City, he habitually joined the Shark Gang and did the same thing as before."

"Is this profitable? You're still doing this even though you were almost killed."

"Being a thug is not profitable." Ahri shook his head and said, "But he had no choice. He became a shark man, and the shark boss Jack would not allow him to do other jobs in order to protect the face of the shark man."

"Being a waiter to serve tea and water, being a laborer to work like a slave... In the eyes of the Shark Gang, these are all embarrassing for Shark Man. Moreover, Shark Man is violent and has no sense of responsibility. Even if he wants to do something else, others dare not hire him."

"Besides that, the sharks are treated quite well in Drifting City because everyone is afraid of them. Even if they are blackmailed, they have to swallow their anger. Although the probability of saving enough money to redeem themselves is slim, we can still live a comfortable life here."

"How much does it cost to redeem myself?" Kasha asked.

"Based on the number of people, each person gets one million." Ahri explained, "Like the Shark's thugs, they can earn a few thousand dollars a month. As long as they live frugally and save for a few decades, they can redeem themselves. But in reality, because the Sharks have huge appetites and eat meat every meal, these few thousand dollars are not enough for them to spend. They have to get money everywhere to survive, and there is no way they can redeem themselves. Unless you overthrow the rule of the Shark Boss or replace him, you will never have to think about leaving Drifting City in your life."

"It seems that this money is not easy to collect..."

"That is to say... in Drifting City, your racial origin will affect your status, the jobs you can do... and even your minimum consumption level. If you have a bad background, it will be very, very difficult to earn and save money to redeem yourself." Iris concluded, pinching her chin.

"Yes. People like us who haven't transformed are extremely rare, and there are many ways to make money." As if thinking of something interesting, Ahri smiled: "But they seem to think of us as some kind of special animals, and they don't notice that we are not normal humans."

"I still don't understand why good people have to be turned into animals." Kassa said again.

"Perhaps it is to eliminate the influence of one's original status." Iris pondered, "For example, if someone was a well-known wealthy man during his lifetime, he could ask others to raise money to redeem him first, and then use his connections outside to redeem the people in Drifting City."

"It's just empty talk. The person who got out first will definitely not think of spending money to get the people inside out."

"Who cares? As long as we can get out, it's fine. Anyway, the demon would definitely want as few people as possible to get out. It won't be happy to see people bring in status from outside."

"I think this is a rule set by Tam to legalize violence." The Wild Hunter also gave his own opinion: "If you see a person beating up another person, although you don't have to help, a normal person would feel a little uncomfortable. But if you see a shark beating up a seal, you will think it's normal, and even happily come over to watch."

"That's right, just like that hammerhead shark just now. It was so ugly and disrespectful, so I went a little heavy-handed..." Ahri shrugged and agreed, revealing a sly smile.

"Legalizing violence..."

Kasa cast her gaze towards the ring thoughtfully, and she immediately saw an extremely ugly toad covered with pustules. Because it was too short to see the fierce fight on the ring, it was desperately squeezing towards the front of the audience seats.

The toad was so ugly that Kassa couldn't help but want to stay away from it when she saw it, for fear that the pus on its body would suddenly burst and splash all over her.

The disturbed spectators were even less merciful. Anyone who saw it would step on it. In the end, the toad was like a toad on the roadside that was kicked away by someone. It held the ticket covered with footprints and cried silently, then limped away.

"Okay, there is indeed such a possibility... Let's find a way to make money." Kassadin threw the messy thoughts out of her mind. Anyone who could be tricked by Tam into Drifting City must have some problems with them, so she should stop worrying about it.

"We can't rush this matter. Find out the situation first before making a decision. After all, the redemption ticket will disappear as soon as it touches a little money." The Wild Hunt ordered: "Drifting City is divided into four areas: the arena, the casino, the black market, and the tavern. The three of you will act separately and each be responsible for investigating an area. Gather together at the entrance of the tavern in four hours."

"Then let Kaisa be in charge of the arena. I'll tell you what you need to pay attention to." Ahri said.

The memories obtained from the hammerhead shark contain the most detailed information about the arena, so it is safest to let the simple-minded Kassadin stay in this more familiar area.

Kassa had no objection. She had originally planned to fight in the ring to make money, so it would be good to learn in advance about the opponents she might encounter and the competition system.

"Let's go take a look at the remaining casinos and black markets and then decide how to distribute them." Ahri said to Elise.

"Then you guys better be careful. You must control your desires and don't fall into them." Kassa said solemnly.

"You too, sis. I'll see you at the tavern later."

The two said goodbye to Kai'Sa and walked to another area, while the Wild Hunt possessed Ahri and left together.

Chapter 138: The Fox Wants to Repay a Favor

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Ahri and Elise came to the magnificent casino area together.

There were two burly crocodile men guarding the entrance of the casino. They were wearing suits and hats, looking like thugs in suits. Their small eyes stared straight ahead, and they seemed a little arrogant.

A weasel with a vest on its upper body crept along the wall and came behind the crocodile bodyguard. He lowered his petite body and tried to sneak in from the bodyguard's blind spot.

However, he was still discovered and was caught by the bodyguard by the tail as a warning.

"You are a cheater, you are banned from entering here forever. If you dare to come over here again, I will break your hands!"

"You two big rough guys, put me down now!" The weasel let out a sharp cry and struggled wildly.

The bodyguard seemed to be accustomed to it. He sneered with his long crocodile mouth, folded the stoat into a ball like a piece of white paper with his claws, and threw it out like trash.

The weasel flew in a parabola in the sky, and its folded body had no time to unfold. It hit the wall hard and rolled down, knocked unconscious.

But he quickly stood up, brushed off the dust on his body and pretended nothing had happened.

Just as I was about to leave, I saw the two of them and couldn't take my eyes away as if I was controlled.

Then he tiptoed up to the two of them, raised his head which was almost at their knees, and whispered.

"Two beautiful ladies, can you do me a favor?" Before the two of them could speak, he continued, "As long as you put on a skirt, I can hide under your skirt and sneak in, or let this fox lady make some room for her tail, and I can disguise myself--"

The weasel suddenly found that the color of its fur was very similar to Ahri's tail. When it was about to come up with an idea, it saw the spider beauty next to it leaning down and speaking softly with her face shrouded in shadow.

"Get as far away from me as you can before I pluck your fur and make it into a neckerchief."

A sudden feeling of fear made the unruly ferret's fur stand on end. It let out a scream and leaped into the darkness in the distance.

However, Iris did not let him go. Instead, she released a jumping spider as big as a fingernail to follow him without leaving any trace.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that this spider has a transparent body that emits a faint green fluorescence and has big, cute eyes. But if you get bitten, a series of green fluorescent vesicles like sunny roses will grow on its body, and more small spiders will hatch from them.

Then Iris asked the two crocodile bodyguards who were watching the show, "Can we go in?"

"Of course, two beautiful ladies, please come in."

Drifting City is also a world where looks matter. The bodyguards will not stop two beautiful women from visiting. Moreover, the casino boss, Guiqiao Yu, also likes to collect beauties.

As soon as the two came in, some idlers noticed their beauty.

They are stunningly beautiful in the human world, and this becomes even more prominent after arriving in Drifting City. It is difficult for them not to become the focus.

"You two beautiful ladies, you look a little unfamiliar. Excuse me, is this your first time here?"

A lizard man dressed in a flamboyant red suit and dressed like a gentleman came up to him. He was tall, stroking his long beard with one hand, and holding a shaking red wine glass with the other.

"Yes, we have never been here before." Iris replied.

"Well, I happen to be free, how about I show you around?"

"No need."

The two had just arrived in Drifting City, and their aesthetic tastes had not yet changed. They only felt that the other party was artificial and treacherous, and it was difficult to treat them well.

The other party's unintentional action of licking the eye boogers with the lizard's long sticky tongue ruined the aristocratic image he had worked so hard to create, and the two of them couldn't help but feel disgusted.