Lux's Farewell

Nasus thought he had found the key to the problem.

However, when he began to track the abnormal gravel, Nasus soon discovered that this clue seemed to be broken.

The blood stains dripping on the ground can be used as marks, and the shark scales remaining in the gravel can also be regarded as proof after the battle.

But the magic-infected gravel not only quickly loses traceable traces of elements, but also disappears with just a gust of wind. It is simply impossible to rely on them to find traces of the Bakais.

The result was that even though he had discovered some clues and had some clues, Nasus lingered at the edge of the beach for a long time without even taking the first step.

This situation of "seeming to have a chance but actually having no solution" was undoubtedly the most tormenting. An indescribable anxiety began to spread in Nasus's heart. He wandered on the beach, finding a piece of shark from time to time. scales, and then crush them to pieces unconsciously.

Squeezing and squeezing, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a big difference in the texture of these shark scales.

As a famous scholar in Shurima and the administrator of the Great Library, Nasus has always been called the "living encyclopedia." For him, even something as rare as a shark scale is at least something. understand.

This is why he could immediately recognize these shark scales scattered on the beach.

However, when he thought about the shark scales that he had unconsciously crushed, most of them seemed completely inconsistent with his past knowledge.

At first, he thought it was because the shark scales that had fallen off during the battle had themselves been attacked by magic. In addition, they had been exposed to wind, sun, and sea water for a long time on the beach, which led to their dryness and roughness.

But in addition to these abnormal shark scales, there are still some shark scales that maintain their proper shape, round and shiny.

If the shark scales fell off at the same time, under the same environment, the status should not be so different!

Thinking of this, Nasus began to lie down on the beach and carefully search and collect shark scales.

As he continued to use his stick to dig through the gravel and find shark scales, his judgment became clearer and clearer - yes, there are two types of shark scales on the beach!
This discovery finally enlightened Nasus.

I couldn't find any traces, it was indeed because the drop of water was hidden in the sea.

But that drop of water was not the gravel that could be seen everywhere, but the shark scales that Nasus had already discovered but had not thought about carefully.

Why are there two types of shark scales?
That's because there are sharks on both sides of the fish-men war!
Since the locals had all kinds of legends, many of which were obviously outrageous, Nasus could only use their words as a qualitative reference and did not conduct much analysis on this basis. If he really did this, Then he will find that many people in the Bakai camp have words such as "They are as funny as fish out of water."

Nasus, who did not realize that this was key information, just regarded it as an ordinary description. This level of description was completely inconspicuous among the extravagant bragging.

And now thinking about it, this description may be mainly due to the close relationship between those Bakai and the sharks. Either they were once sharks, or they want to become sharks!
Yes, if it weren't for this reason, how could Bakai, who blindly pursues power beyond his control on land, be connected with the elusive sharks in the sea?
Although the leader of Bakai's side is Renekton, with Renekton's current mental state, how can he be the leader?
The greater possibility is that these Bakai are taking advantage of Renekton!
After realizing this, Nasus quickly changed his mind and began to look for the dim shark scales on the edge of the beach.

And this time, he finally found the trace he had been looking forward to.

Nasus found many shark scales sporadically on the edge of the beach, on the path away from the beach, and on the bark of the trees on the roadside.

These shark scales came together to guide him on a secret path.

If nothing else, the end of this road is Renekton!
Picking up his cane, Nasus strode deeper along the forest path.

Renekton, I'm coming for you!
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It seems that because the enemies are all sharks in the water and will not come ashore, these Bakai have no intention of hiding their traces.

Through the scales, Nasus found a way to the underground with great success.

Judging from the location and starting point of this road, it seems that it should be part of the magic network waterway in the past. It lost its function due to the division of the empire and was later completely abandoned.

This secret passage was surrounded by vines, but when Nasus leaned down and pushed aside the leaves of the plants, he could clearly see many traces of masonry.

Obviously, the exit of this passage may have been a building in the past, but after no one maintained it, it was destroyed by growing plants - the germinated seeds destroyed the solid base, and the roots of the plants destroyed the masonry walls. , and finally the place was completely hidden.

Unlike the Magic Network waterway checkpoint in the desert, which is still well-preserved even though it is covered with yellow sand, this checkpoint has almost completely changed its appearance due to "biodegradation".

Nasus cautiously approached the entrance to the underground checkpoint.

There is a door that is obviously newly installed here. The crooked door is ajar. It seems that it can be pushed open with just a slight push. However, considering that the door is ajar and half-hung, I am afraid it will open a few times. It can't be closed at all.

Nasus carefully stretched out his cane and gently pressed it against the door, trying to open the door.

The next moment, the door shaft made a harsh creaking sound, as if this was the master's first trap.

Nasus, who was expecting something in his heart, jumped back suddenly and was ready to fight. If he couldn't enter quietly, then he could pay him a visit openly.

However, as Nasus moved, there was no movement from behind the door.

After waiting for a long time and confirming that no one was there, Nasus finally stretched out his cane again.

This time, he opened the door completely. It was dark inside and there was no sound. It seemed that this was really just an abandoned magic network water station checkpoint.

Picking up a piece of wood, Nasus threw it into the door.

Nothing happened.

After waiting for a while, Nasus finally stood up and carefully entered the door.

Narrow descending stairs and cramped sinking space.

For a tall man like Nasus, it was a bit awkward to enter a place like this.

He tapped his cane on the steps. While confirming that there were no traps, he also lit up a soft white light on the top of his cane. Under the illumination of this white light, he walked down the steps step by step, and at the same time, Look carefully at this underground space.

A very typical checkpoint layout - the entire checkpoint is located underground, making it easy to enter the Magic Network waterway for work.There was very little in the checkpoint. Apart from some clutter and garbage left on the ground, there was not even a simple piece of furniture.

There was no one in the entire checkpoint and everything was quiet.

However, Nasus obviously would not be deceived by the silence. After checking the surroundings a little, he quickly found the checkpoint of the checkpoint - the access point leading to the Magic Network Waterway.

The door to the access door was still intact, but the lock had long been broken. Opening the round door that opened and closed like a skylight, Nasus quickly got into the long-abandoned Magic Network waterway.

And here, he finally saw traces of living people.

Some trinkets and utensils of unknown significance, and a cluster of mushrooms that had clearly been professionally cultivated.

And a lot of uncovered footprints.

Each of these footprints was awkward, and the way of applying force seemed to be very different from ordinary people, which made Nasus even more convinced of his judgment.

However, everything is there, but where have the people gone?

Did they leave here and go back to the ground?

Then, just when Nasus fell into self-doubt and wondered whether his luck was too bad and just missed them, there was a sudden noise in the waterway not far away.

There are indeed people here!

Moreover, from the tone of these people's words, it was not difficult for Nasus to find that they had a very obvious ancient Shuriman pronunciation style. Not surprisingly, the people who said these words were probably older. amazing.

Heading towards the direction of the sound, Nasus took the initiative to meet it - and then halfway through, he saw a team of horses facing him.

And walking in front of this group of people, the one who seemed to be clearly in a leadership position... was none other than Renekton.

Behind Renekton was a group of Bakai who walked with their legs, but moved their legs instead of stepping.

From their shapes and movements, it was completely confirmed that Nasus's judgment was correct.

These Bakai were indeed once all sharks.

Bakai, in a narrow sense, refers to an ascender who failed to ascend.

In the broad sense of Shurima, the word Bakai refers to "a person who blindly pursues power beyond his control."

This is obviously not a compliment.

Although there are many kinds of magic and rituals that can form Bakai, even Kalya does not fully understand them, but at least Nasus can see their origins with just one glance at the Bakai in front of him.

These Bakai are all trying to master a certain kind of dangerous power that contains huge twisted power and is inherently corrosive, and they have become what they are today.

The magic on these Bakai has a very obvious style from the Shuriman Empire, but it looks messy and confusing. For a moment, Nasus even asked, "Can these sharks be there?" He became Bakai because he tried to ascend." This thought made him couldn't help but shake his head and laugh at himself for being stupid.

Shaking his head slightly, he raised his arms very gently to show that he was not hostile, and took the initiative to ask Renekton: "My brother, do you still remember me?"

The next moment, under Nasus' surprised gaze, Renekton nodded.

However, before Nasus could say his next words, Renekton's next words struck him as if he was struck by lightning.

"Ascended One, good material."

Ok?
What's happening here?
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Renekton's words made Nasus' heart sink to the bottom, and he even vaguely prepared to fight.

But he didn't understand at all what was going on now. Renekton had obviously recovered a lot of his ability to think, but when he saw him, his hostility was completely undisguised.

There must be something wrong here!
Moreover, judging from the attitudes of those Bakai, it seems that these problems are caused by them!

This time, Nasus didn't want them.

Renekton's transformation into what he is now, and the outbreak of the Murloc War, are indeed rooted in the Bakais.

This matter starts with an ancient contract between the sharks - as early as when human civilization was still in ignorance and the Shurima Empire had not yet been established, the sharks living in the Sea of ​​​​Sermons had an agreement with the nearby giant gods. The moon giant on the peak reached an ancient contract.

Every ten years, the mermaids would collect the brightest pearls in the deep sea, in exchange for flawless moon stones with the moon stars to suppress the darkness of the abyss.

This is a win-win deal. Bright pearls can be used as indispensable materials for certain rituals. For example, when carving the inscriptions on the sun disk that Kalya has never been able to decipher, this kind of deep-sea pearl is needed.

The ancient contract lasted very smoothly for thousands of years. During this period, the tribe of the sharks continued to expand, and an ocean kingdom appeared in the sea of ​​​​the sharks, which was in harmony with the creatures on the land.

However, with the outbreak of the Rune War and the top combat power of Rune Land finally no longer appeared frequently, this ancient contract gradually lost all its constraints. During this period, there were no foreign enemies like the blazing sun and the bright moon. The sects began to fight each other passionately, and Lieyang, who was more powerful, gained an overwhelming advantage, forcing the Moon Sect to become a third-rate sect.

The most direct manifestation of the demise of the Bright Moon Sect is that the appearance of the Bright Moon Star Spirits is getting less and less. They often die in battle just after receiving the favor of the Bright Moon.

But without the bright moon and star spirit walking in the world, the deal between the sharks and the bright moon also soon went into trouble. The sharks continued to pick pearls and sent out the bravest warriors, but the result was only incompetence and rage, and they could not contact them. The Bright Moon Star Spirits had nothing to do with the increasingly tight-defended Mount Targon, so the sharks had to find other ways to stop the rift in the abyss.

In this case, they set their sights on deep-sea pearls.

For the sharks, they can clearly sense the power within the pearl, but they have no way to extract this power.And at this time, Renekton came - at that time, Renekton's thinking was not as clear-headed as it is now. He was full of revenge and answered all the questions asked by the sharks. As a result, the speaker had no intention and listened. With some intention, the sharks began to think about whether they could use these pearls in a "more Shurima" way to fight against the darkness of the abyss?
Just like that, the Bakai ceremony began.