Lux's Farewell

Chapter 807【0795】Brother
Nasus was undoubtedly very excited to see Renekton again.

But it is a pity that Renekton did not realize his brotherly love at all. It seemed that in his eyes, Nasus was just an Ascended One, while Ascended Ones were very good and used to study Ascension. Materials for the ceremony.

Renekton left mainly because of the destruction of Shurima City and the crash of the Sun Disk. As a staunch supporter of the ascension ceremony, he was pierced by guilt, so he chose to escape and fled into the desert. .

After that, although Nasus also tried to search, it was so difficult to find a madman in the vast desert!
In the end, Nasus could only return to the Great Library and devote all his energy to protecting this last piece of Shurima wisdom, until the gears of fate began to turn again.

This time, when he heard the news about Renekton and came to the Forma Peninsula to search for his traces, Nasus was very confident at first - since Renekton fell into madness because of guilt, as long as he Knowing the news about Azir's return and Shurima's imminent revival, it must not be difficult to bring him back.

However, when he realized that Renekton was connected to Bakai, Nasus already had an ominous premonition in his heart.

And now, after finally meeting Renekton, this ominous premonition finally became a reality - Renekton was indeed entangled with Bakai and became extremely extreme.

Guilty people will either run away or try to make amends.

But if there is no rational judgment when trying to remedy the situation, it is very likely to slip into the abyss of loss of control. This is the current situation of Renekton.

He seems to be trying to find a way to "perform ascension rituals without a sun disk", and these sharks Bakai seem to be the "results" of his research.

In the ascension ceremony of the Shurima Empire, there are not many Bakai - there is a complete ascension process and additional protection measures, unless there are some uncontrollable accidents that have not been experienced before, or there is something wrong with the ascender itself , otherwise Bakai will generally not appear.

It is precisely because of the high success rate of the Shurima Empire's ascension ceremony that the meaning of the word Bakai has gradually changed from a twisted product after the failure of the ascension ceremony to "a person who blindly pursues power."

I originally thought that Bakai from the Murloc War was a group of people blindly pursuing power, but now it seems that these guys are really the original Bakai!

Renekton was looking for a means of ascension rituals that didn't involve a sun disk.

The sharks tried to use deep-sea pearls to suppress the darkness of the abyss.

After meeting Renekton, the Sharks began to ask him for information about the Ascension Ceremony. Renekton answered all questions, which aroused the interest of the Sharks. With their encouragement, Renekton used the Ascension Ceremony to Using the pearl in the shark's hand as an energy source, an ascension ceremony was held for him.

The ascension ceremony was obviously not successful, and the shark turned into Bakai.

However, neither Renekton, the host of the ceremony, nor Bakai, who accepted the ceremony, gave up. Every ten years, they would wait at the place where they traded with the moon stars to lure the next shark with the deep sea pearl. Human warrior, come to participate in the ascension ceremony hosted by Renekton.

The distorted Renekton and the shark Bakai both suffered varying degrees of distortion. They seemed to believe that the ritual was effective, but they just needed more experiments. As long as there were enough sharks and enough deep-sea pearls, they could Master a perfect, brand-new method of ascension. When the time comes, the army of shark ascenders will go deep into the abyss of the sea and completely drive away the darkness!

In this way, the Mermaid tribe in the sea sent their best warriors from generation to generation to dive into the seabed to collect pearls, hoping to exchange them for moonstones.

But the warrior with the pearl has been tricked or coerced from generation to generation, and has become the recipient of the twisted ascension ritual.

Without the suppression of the moonstone, the darkness of the underwater abyss gradually spread, and the life of the sharks became more and more difficult. Everything fell into an endless loop-until one shark refused to accept the ascension ceremony.

The latest mermaid warrior is named Nami. While she was waiting to trade with the Moon Messenger, she also met Renekton and the other Bakai.

Facing the invitation to the "Ascension Ceremony", Nami clearly realized the problem. She first gave in and then slipped back into the sea while others were unprepared.

It's a pity that she wasn't flexible enough when moving on land. Although she returned to the sea, the pearl was not taken away and was snatched away by Renekton.

Fortunately, Nami had found out the contents of Renekton's ascension ritual experiment, so she immediately returned to the tribe. After reporting to the elders, she brought the warriors of the tribe with her and began to carry out the ascension process. The shallow waters of the ceremony sit back and wait.

Every time Renekton wanted to perform an ascension ceremony, Nami would come out with the sharks to stop him. This was what the locals called the "murloc war."

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Nasus had some vague guesses about the causes and consequences, while others had no idea at all.

But what he can confirm is that Renekton's current state is very wrong, and he doesn't seem to be in a state that can be easily persuaded to turn back.

Moreover, compared to when he left the ruins of Shurima City in despair, Renekton is now very obviously aggressive because of his paranoia and madness.

As soon as they met, he treated Nasus as "experimental material" and didn't care that he was his brother.

Renekton in this state would be a bit difficult for even Nasus to deal with.

Thinking about this, he didn't hesitate at all, and roared, and his body suddenly swelled.

The color of his skin became darker and the texture became harder. Nasus, who showed the posture of an ascended person, directly transformed into a tall obsidian colossus!
And as he moved, the cane in his hand also expanded in proportion, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a single-edged battle ax - if it weren't for the Shurima Empire's underground water network carrying a large amount of water, and the pipes were wide enough , Nasus's Ascendant posture might directly break through the wall!

With a wave of the battle ax in his hand, several Bakai who were eager to capture him were swept away.

Although the sharp blade of the tomahawk left deep wounds visible on their bodies, judging from the feel and their subsequent movements, these wounds did not seem to be fatal.

Not only is it not fatal, it cannot even render them incapacitated.

It seems that Renekton's "Ascension Ritual" is somewhat effective.

However, Nasus obviously had no time to study Bakai's resilience, because after he suddenly attacked and overturned Bakai who was closest to him, Renekton immediately picked up the weapon.

"Ascended one, haha, me too!"

Similar to Nasus, Renekton's body also began to expand, but unlike Nasus's obsidian body, Renekton's Ascended body was more wild - his body was covered with a layer of The surface armor was like crocodile scales, staring at Nasus with red eyes, and rushed towards him waving a sharp blade.

Judging from his actions, Renekton is now completely out of control, because when he rushed towards Nasus, he did not have any scruples about his "friendly forces". The ones who had just been swept away by Nasus Before the Bakais could get up, they were run over by Renekton.

Several unlucky ones were stepped on or swung by his tail. The injuries that were already serious became even more serious now.

But even so, the tenacious vitality given to them by the "Ascension Ceremony" still kept them breathing. They squirmed persistently in the corner, seeming to want to continue to get up.

On the other side, Nasus and Renekton were already fighting.Nasus is a scholar and is not good at close combat. If he must fight, he actually prefers to use magic.

As a Grand Maester of Shurima, Nasus has mastered many dangerous soul magics. The targets affected by these magics, even those who are ascended, may be driven to pieces.

But in this case, it is obviously impossible for Nasus to use these dangerous magics - although Renekton is crazy, Nasus is not crazy. He wants to wake up Renekton, not kill him .

In contrast, Renekton had no scruples at all.

Renekton, who was already good at close combat, became even more ruthless after falling into madness. At 01:30, he didn't care about his own safety at all, and seemed to want to capture Nasus at all costs. , let this ascended person become the material for your own experiments.

As he came and went, Nasus was naturally forced to retreat step by step, and even suffered bruises in many places on his body.

Thanks to the fact that his ascended body was still strong and he could still bear it for a while, he was not seriously injured.

In this case, Nasus, who gritted his teeth and persisted, had only one way, and that was to wait for Renekton to fall into exhaustion due to his own madness. This kind of unsustainable combat method could not continue forever. Once Renekton's offensive was unsustainable, , Nasus can try to seal him and bring him back to Antasil.

When the time comes, he, Azir, and Xerath will work together to rescue Renekton.

But the problem we have to face now is that we don’t know how long Renekton’s rage will last. If Nasus is seriously injured before he can do anything, then Nasus may end up on the autopsy table. .

Nasus himself was unsure.

But for the sake of his brother, he was willing to give it a try.

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The battle between Nasus and Renekton in the underground waterway caused quite a stir.

During the fight between the two ascended ones, the unlucky Bakai was unconsciously crushed again and again. On the ground, those who paid attention to the surrounding situation also discovered that something was abnormal here.

So, a team of mermaids who left the water found the center of the vibration. Under the leadership of a mermaid woman, they began to search carefully around the wet water traces.

Nami and the Mermaid Marines who had previously stopped Renekton arrived!
Guided by vibrations, these sharks quickly discovered the entrance to the checkpoint under the cover of plants.

After opening the door that Nasus had left ajar again, everyone looked at Nami, waiting for her to give her next instructions.

"We have to go in and take a look!" Nami didn't think for long before giving a clear order, "The enemy is very strong. We can't wait forever in shallow water to destroy his plan. We must seize every possible opportunity. !”

"But if they are just tempting us..."

"No, the seniors have fallen into madness." A trace of pain appeared on Nami's delicate face, "They have lost their minds and cannot do such a thing as seduction... If they can, that may be a good thing. It shows that they are gradually regaining their consciousness, and even this movement may be caused by them!"

After saying that, she held a staff in one hand and a smaller pearl in the other, and was the first to walk into the gate of the checkpoint.

Behind her, the warriors of the Mermaid Marines also lined up and filed in.

This was the first time for Nami to enter a building on the ground. She held up the pearl and let the faint light illuminate the building - the mermaids living in the deep sea have excellent eyesight, even with such a dim light. , enough for her to clearly see everything here.

So, she immediately discovered the inspection channel leading to the waterway from the checkpoint.

Looking at the deep space below, Nami blinked, then waved her staff, and a stream of water entered the channel, fell into the underground waterway, and returned to Nami's side after a moment.

"The current tells me that there are injured seniors below!" Nami's voice became excited, "Maybe they have gradually recovered their sanity and are fighting that evil monster!"

Hearing what Nami said, all the Mermaids became obviously excited - for them, those Bakai who followed Renekton were all their compatriots in the past, and they were the best compatriots. They were very willing to believe it. Those seniors who were once other people's children can get rid of that confused state.

If it were them...it would definitely be possible!

So, headed by Nami, a group of sharks jumped into the inspection port and entered the underground waterway.

However, when they turned a corner and came to the place where the smell of blood was the strongest, the scene in front of them almost made these sharks stop breathing.

Those twisted seniors are now no longer in the shape of a shark, and their already twisted bodies are now even more twisted. They stay in the corner one by one, squirming with difficulty.

The powerful vitality brought by Bakai's ascension ceremony still makes them breathe a sigh of relief.

But no matter how you look at it, they only have one breath.

Not far from these Bakai, two behemoths were fighting in the underground waterway. Every collision of their weapons would make a tooth-piercing sound, and every collision of their bodies would cause the ground to tremble.

They are the source of the shock!
One of the guys with a crocodile head is known to all the sharks.

The other guy with a dog's head was something they had never seen before.

This... what's going on here?

　Kalya’s Little Classroom·Dangerous Ascension Ceremony:
　　The essence of the ascension ceremony is to infuse energy and reshape the body, turning the recipient into a semi-energy being, thereby achieving immortality.

　　However, except for the sun disk, other sources of ascension can only infuse energy but cannot reshape the body.

　　Most of the changes in Bakai's physical condition are only caused by energy infection and cannot be regarded as reshaping the body.

　　Interestingly, in a sense, the ascension ceremony hosted by Renekton was indeed not far from success, because the bodies of these sharks Bakai were indeed reshaped - of course, just a little bit.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)