Chapter 152 Ambush Him
In front of the Sun Temple in Vicoula, Li Lin and Nasus stood side by side at the top of the steps.
A tall and thin man held a dripping ice pack against his face, stood in front of them with a smile on his face, nodded and bowed to them...
But more to Nasus.
The man wore a robe covered with iridescent feathers, his sleeves were as wide as flying clouds, and an ebony-colored turban stained with dirt was wrapped around his head.
On the man's bandaged face, there were countless blood stains that seemed to have been scratched by tiny metal particles, but they also appeared as horrific brown-red stains as if they had been burned by hot iron.
His name is Azrahil Seramu, a cleric and the ruler of the reborn city-state of Wekaura.
Before Nasus approached Li Lin and the others, he had "visited" the man who claimed to be a descendant of the Eagle King Azir.
After a "friendly" exchange, Nasus used a crude imitation of the sun disk above the temple that could reflect sunlight to verify that this ruler had no "ascended bloodline" at all.
"I have followed your instructions. My soldiers have already gone to evacuate the residents of Vicoula, Grand Maester." Azrasil chuckled, with a respectful attitude.
But the resentment and fear hidden deep in his eyes could not be hidden from Nasus's eyes.
"How long is it expected to take?" Nasus said calmly, not paying much attention to Azrahil's hatred towards him.
After all, the wounds on this guy's body and the burns on his face were caused by him.
"Weikaola has a permanent population of more than 3,000 people, plus the nomadic tribes, caravans, travelers, expedition teams, etc. who stop here, the total number may be close to 10,000 people..."
Azrahil's expression was a little troubled, and his hands, which were also bandaged and scarred, were placed together in front of his chest.
Although the scale of Vicora is not comparable to the port towns such as Bergun, Tellishni, Nasramei, and Uzeris in the north of Shurima.
But as the junction point of Dashai, Kohalise and Kalixe, and located next to the River of Life and Kohali River, Wekaola is already a town with a large number of people in the desert.
In a city with a huge population, it is almost impossible to completely evacuate the people.
Not to mention some people with stubborn tempers who refuse to leave, let those women, children and the elderly with limited mobility and poor health walk through the vast desert.
Even if they are Shuriman, a considerable number of them cannot stand the harsh desert environment and are buried in the yellow sand.
This greatly increases the difficulty of evacuation work.
"In your name, caravans, nomadic tribes, travelers and explorers may be the first to leave, but those mercenaries are a problem, they are likely to make some small moves.
"However, the two hundred elite soldiers under my command will try their best to maintain order and protect civilians from being affected as much as possible."
Azrahil looked confused, "As for how long it will take to evacuate... I really can't give you an exact time, Grand Maester."
"I can feel the ancient magical aura of Xerath, that evil ancient wizard. It will only take him a day at most to arrive."
Nasus closed his eyes and sighed heavily.
Although when he first arrived in Waikoura, he was angry at the way the country was remembered and the residents' ignorance of history.
But after all, they are still the people of the desert, and they still miss the former Shurima Empire. Nasus cannot bear to let them be involved in any way they should not.
"Speed up the progress as much as possible. Let's say that an evil demigod will come to Vicora and he will destroy everything here."
"But...but..." Azrahir became emotional, "If you do this, it will cause turmoil!"
"Let's just say that the Desert God of Death is here to control everything. If anyone dares to interfere at this time, my soul will be harvested."
Azrahil was silent for a moment, finally nodded, and called two personal guards to walk down the steps of the Sun Temple.
Only Li Lin and Nasus were left on the altar.
Kassadin went with Sivir to evacuate the people long before the decision was made to evacuate the people.
As for Taliyah, she ran to the unreconstructed ruins in the easternmost part of Wekaura by herself, preparing to activate her magic and use rocks to build a temporary shelter underground for women, children and the elderly who were unable to travel far. There.
"It's time." Nasus glanced at Li Lin and murmured softly.
The votive cords wrapped around his arms and waist fluttered in the wind as the heat from the desert blew high above.
Nasus held the battle ax tightly in his left hand, pressed its bottom end against the stone tile floor made of a mixture of inferior marble and basalt, and slowly closed his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, he raised his right paw, and purple-black magic as smooth as running water and silk emerged from his palm, pulling a large number of yellow sand particles scattered on the floor, creating a swirling halo around his arm. .
Not long after, Nasus opened his eyes suddenly, and the red light in his eyes suddenly turned golden.
He controlled the yellow sand to gather around him, and with the continuous injection of magic power, he directly summoned the two yellow sand soldiers sent by Azir to follow Li Lin.
"It is indeed Azir's power." Nasus said with a hint of joy. "With this medium, I can contact Azir and ask him to come to support..."
Just as he was speaking, his words stopped suddenly, and his expression looked a little worried.
"But Azir has just been resurrected and ascended. I'm not sure whether he has mastered the power of his ascension, and I'm not sure whether we can defeat Xerath..."
You are too frustrated...
Li Lin looked at the hesitant Nasus and couldn't help complaining in his heart.
"Back then, you and Renekton were able to fight Xerath to a draw when the Sun Disk was destroyed. Now with the blessing of the Sun Disk, Xerath, the unorthodox Ascendant, cannot defeat the two of you together. .”
But I have fallen for thousands of years, and my strength is no longer what it used to be...
Nasus shook his head, "Maybe."
As the ancient magic was cast at his fingertips, more black-purple light surrounded him, and then injected into the body of one of the Yellow Sand Warriors.
After about a minute, Nasus retracted his right paw, and the yellow sand soldier who had been infused with magic power dissipated in the wind.
The heavy metal smell in Li Lin's mouth gradually faded away.
"I have informed Azir of the news. He will probably reply to me this evening."
Nasus dismissed the remaining soldier.
"If we have enough time and nothing unexpected happens, we can ambush Xerath outside the city and severely injure him. He will no longer be able to track Sivir in a short period of time."
He turned around and looked into Li Lin's eyes with a pair of scarlet eyes. "I hope you can take Sivir away from Vicoula. This battle is not something you can participate in."
As he spoke, Nasus pulled the pendant he had been wearing from his neck.
The pendant is embedded with a piece of sea-green jade, with thin gold threads running across its surface.
Under the sun, a ray of light slowly flows through it, as if it has its own life, rising and falling slowly with the breath.
Li Lin turned on [Digital Thinking], and all the information about the pendant flashed in his mind.
[Emerald Barrier (Epic): A pendant made and enchanted by Nasus himself, which can be immune to magic perception and absorb magic. 】
[Attributes: 20% spell power, 1500 mana. 】
[Ability Effect]
【passive】
[Enchanting·Astral Magic: This item can absorb magic in the air and restore magic power. The wearer does not need to consume his own magic to use its ability. 】
[Perception Shield: The wearer is immune to magic divination and perception for 14 days. 】
[Positioning: The wearer's position can be known by Nasus. 】
[Abolition: When the wearer is attacked by a fatal magic attack, it can temporarily generate a magic barrier with 8000 health points to defend against subsequent magic attacks, which lasts until the end of the battle (cooling time 30 minutes). 】
【initiative】
[Spell Shield: The wearer can actively create a layer of spell shield that lasts for 1 minute and block a magic attack (cooling down for 1 minute). 】
Good guy, it turns out you gave Wheel Mom the magic barrier?
This epic-quality "Emerald Barrier" ability is not as good as the "Eliza's Miracle" Li Lin purchased for Caitlin.
However, with these few skills, it is considered to be of "epic" quality.
Li Lin raised his eyebrows, took the pendant and pretended to ask, "This is it?"
"Give this pendant to Sivir. Wearing it will block Xerath's perception, but it can only last for a period of time... but it is enough."
Nasus squinted at the distant sky filled with dark clouds, "I will look for you again after tomorrow."