Chapter 169 Evolution·Hunter Instinct

a few minutes ago.

In the deep tunnel illuminated by the evil purple light, Nasus, in the form of a god, continued to go deep into the ground.

His side was also covered in purple light, and waves of ethereal spirits with higher sensitivity and ferocity than those around him came in waves, but none of them could get close to him within ten meters, and they were all torn apart by the sand rolled up by black magic.

Nasus simply ignored the group of insects, which showed no fear at all, and stared straight at the end hundreds of meters away with his dancing eyes burning with black and purple flames.

There, a hole seemed to be torn open in the bedrock of the earth. Countless spikes formed by ground hernias tightly surrounded a thin film that revealed an even more evil light. It beat like a heart, and the sound seemed to be able to pass through. Through the body, directly to the soul.

But if you look directly at it for too long, you will feel that it is a huge and deep eye, as if it can suck the human soul into it, and it will never be able to escape.

Nasus stopped and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Like the evil and ugly light in a nightmare, another void dimension protruding from the ground scatters continuously, splitting all the materials in this world.

There was a hint of sourness in his mouth, and he heard the sound of fighting coming from the periphery behind him, and felt the familiar power of the same god warrior.

"Horok..." Nasus murmured in a low voice, and then took a deep breath, "The cycle of life and death... This time, it's time for me to close the void rift."

The long-handled battle ax rotated flexibly in Nasus's hands, and a magic circle of burning blue-purple flames covering at least dozens of meters in radius suddenly appeared under his feet.

In the blink of an eye, at least hundreds of ethereal spirits gathered around him were incinerated by the magical flames.

At the same time, he raised his left hand above his head, and the withered magic power escaped out of the magic circle almost instantly, controlling most of the ethereal spirits.

"Turn into dust!" Nasus' voice was hoarse and low.

In just one heartbeat, the endless swarm of insects disappeared around him, and the astral magic of the ancient era was reduced to ashes.

After dealing with this group of annoying little bugs, Nasus continued to move forward slowly, covering a distance of several hundred meters in a few seconds.

When he was less than one heartbeat away from the void rift, he stopped.

Nasus could hear inexplicable murmurs ringing in his ears...

But to be precise, it actually echoed directly in his mind, as if the whole world was continuously screaming and howling in horror.

This is not the first time Nasus has faced the void. Under the leadership of the first queen Setaka, he went to the front line of Icathia and faced off against the more terrifying group of corrupted giant beasts.

This impact was insignificant to him.

Nasus grasped the long-handled battle ax with his right paw, and the astral magic in his body was brewing and accumulating. It reached its peak in an instant and attached to his obsidian body, forming a personal magic barrier.

With this protection, most of the void chatter that can easily affect the mind will immediately dissipate.

However, despite all preparations, Nasus still did not take action, but looked around cautiously.

Just before he penetrated into this core place, he could still sense a terrifying ethereal spirit lingering here.

But now, except for the bare rock wall, the void crack in front of him, and the scattered insects in the surrounding areas that have lost their ability to move but have not completely lost their vitality, there is nothing else.

Nasus's heart trembled, and a bad thought appeared in his mind:

This is a monster that only has the ability to sneak...

On the frontline battlefield of Icathia, the most troublesome thing for the gods warriors was this type of ethereal spirit.

Their movements are many times faster than regular ethereal spirits. They can also blend into the environment and block the perception of most magic.

Only those melee ascenders who have been on the battlefield and have trained their intuition can have an upper hand in the battle against them...

Nasus gritted his teeth, not expecting that such an accident would happen again. "Sure enough, what the young man and the little girl said was right."

His thick claws clasped the salt-alkali soil and rocks under his feet, and he held the handle of the ax with both hands, assuming an offensive and defensive posture, always prepared for possible attacks at any time.

The moment Nasus turned his head, a roaring sound came from the blind area of ​​his vision.

In less than a breath, it reached his ears.

Relying on his fighting instinct and muscle memory, Nasus suddenly dragged the battle ax with one hand and swung it to his side.

"Hiha!"

A mutated mantis that was at least ten meters in size let out a piercing scream. He smashed the shell on one side of its body with an axe, and immediately flew backwards and hit the rock wall dozens of meters away, creating a deep pit. .

Nasus looked closely and saw that this giant mantis had only one purple eye without an eyeball. Its blue-purple chitin body was covered with tumors and wriggling tentacles. It was covered with dense needle-like sharp teeth protruding from its mouth. Pharyngeal tube, dark green corrosive liquid continuously seeps out from its mouth.

The one eye of the tentacled mantis rotated erratically, and a scorching purple light was quickly injected into its body from the depths of the void rift, repairing its broken carapace and several broken tentacles.

Immediately afterwards, the tentacled mantis roared sharply at Nasus, and its rotten flesh-like elytra rapidly vibrated the air, setting off a gust of wind.

However, compared to the desert storm that swept around Nasus, the strong wind that could easily cut through human flesh and bones seemed so soft and weak.

Nasus snorted coldly, quickly raised his left hand and pointed it at the void monster not far away, using the withering magic again.

The black and purple magic power covered the twisted body of the mantis in the blink of an eye, making it try its best to break free, but it could not move.

"-Hiss!!"

The tentacled mantis spurted out a pool of mucus that could corrode the earth's crust. Nasus felt a shiver in his heart and wanted to dodge.

It's just that this small space restricts his body of a god too much, and there is no wide distance for him to dodge.

Nasus just dodged most of the corrosive acid, but some was still stained on his arms, sizzling and eroding his body.

"Roar!" He roared angrily.

In a flash, Nether suddenly appeared in front of the tentacled mantis. Magical light gathered on the broken gems of the battle ax in his hand, and he raised it high above his head.

Several thick octopus-like tentacles squirmed rapidly, building a purple barrier.

However, this was no problem for Nasus, who had judged countless souls.

In the next heartbeat, the sharp battle ax made of extraterrestrial iron directly penetrated the void barrier generated by the tentacles, slammed down hard, and cut off the tentacles along with it.

With the final roar of the tentacled mantis, the battle ax blade cut through its carapace and shattered its ethereal core.

The huge body fell to the ground. Nasus stepped on its body, pulled out the giant ax with a little force with his right hand, and used magic power to clean away the corrosive liquid on it.

"Dirty soul." He spat secretly and turned his gaze to the core area of ​​​​the void here.

In fact, in the battle with the void, the best thing to do is to seal its source, that is, to close the void rift.

Nasus flashed back to the pulsating void lair, which had given birth to so many corrupt monsters and caused the place to lose all life.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, gathering all the magic in his body on the battle axe.

Immediately afterwards, Nasus suddenly opened his piercing eyes and slashed at the core of the void with all his strength.

The astral magic crushed the ground and collided with the lavender membrane of the void, making a sound like broken glass.

The movements of Nasus' hands were almost an afterimage that was difficult to capture with the naked eye, and the magic ax struck the thin membrane of the void again and again.

After a few breaths of time passed, layers of cracks extending around like spider webs appeared on the core of the void.

With his final charged blow, the protective layer of the void suddenly shattered, and scorching, flickering purple light spread outward.

Nasus immediately wrapped the power of the void with his own magic power, constantly wearing it down to offset it, and finally dissipated it.

Immediately, he hurriedly used many sealing rituals to lock all the void under the earth's crust to prevent it from escaping, and injected a large amount of magic power into it.

After everything was done, Nasus breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as given time, the void here will be completely cleared...

The yellow sand in his body dispersed outwards, and he quickly returned to his normal size.

It was at this time that a series of fast and heavy footsteps came from behind him.

Nasus turned around, and Li Lin, Kassadin, Kai'Sa, and Sivir descended the steep slope of the tunnel and entered the core area.

Behind them were 13 Storm Robots.

Nasus was slightly startled, "Why...why are there suddenly so many mechanical devices?"

"Ahem..." Li Lin cleared his throat and quickly changed the subject, "Grand Bachelor, has it been completely resolved?"

He purchased 10 air combat machines from the [Essence Store] and almost wiped out the ethereal spirits in the periphery.

Kassadin, Kai'Sa and Sivir had all asked this question just now, but they were all blocked by him.

Nasus seemed to hear that Li Lin didn't want to explain the problem, so he shook his head slightly and ignored it.

"I have sealed the more stubborn void forces here. In just a few years, they should completely dissipate."

He paused, lowered his head and sighed: "It's just that this area will never return to what it was like before it was eroded by the void."

Kassadin and Ka'Sa looked at each other, with a look of sadness on their faces under the metal and carapace masks.

Li Lin was silent for a while, and suddenly thought of a question: "By the way, Grand Master, where is the body of the void 'leader' you killed?"

Since Kai'Sa currently only has three skills: "Icathian Rainstorm", "Void Seeking Enemy" and "Extreme Overload", she has no ultimate move yet.

Considering that she had stayed here for ten years in her original timeline, Li Lin was very sure that she would get the "hunter instinct" from a certain ethereal spirit here.

The leader of this ethereal spirit has the greatest possibility...

Nasus pointed to the cliff on one side of the cave and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why do you ask?"

"I can evolve my own abilities by devouring powerful ethereal spirits." Kaisha interrupted, "It has been a long time since the last evolution of Skin Armor. If I can absorb this powerful 'leader', I should be able to evolve again. .”

She looked in the direction Nasus pointed and saw a giant praying mantis, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"This ethereal spirit is more powerful than any ethereal spirit I have ever seen before!"