Chapter 454 The Tower in the Crack of Time
The original Hex powered armor was recovered by the teleported Dawn and Mechanical Engineers.
Kassadin planned to keep this "battle-damaged version" of the Hex powered armor that had been with him for more than a year as a souvenir, so Li Lin did not sell it directly to the [Essence Store].
Next, after a few minutes of Zhi Nao's introduction and Li Lin's supplements, Kassadin became thoroughly familiar with the various functions of the new armor.
Kassadin seemed extremely excited to experiment with certain features, such as blinking, energy shielding, and flying.
"You are simply a genius!" He couldn't help but praise, "In just one year, you were able to develop the power armor to this point... Even Nezuk may not be able to match your creative talent. "
Li Lin couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Nezuk's living monolithic fortress that was comparable to a city, and then thought of the great clever Malphite.
"You're so flattering. I'm not at that level yet."
If the fourth stage of my space station is completed, perhaps it will far surpass Nezuk.
He added in his mind.
"You are always so humble."
Kassadin patted Li Lin on the shoulder, then retracted his hand and clenched his fist.
"With this new armor, I can easily kill Malzahar and avenge my dead wife and my fellow villagers..."
Li Lin was infected by Kassadin's emotions and felt a little heavy.
Malzahar was chosen by the void. If he was not removed quickly, he might cause some trouble in advance due to the butterfly effect he brought about.
Next, while waiting for the drone to send back the news, the two of them investigated the void erosion situation at the border between Khalisai and Ikasia.
There are not many ways to defeat the Void, one of which is to "starve" it to death.
Although the void can corrode inorganic matter, without sufficient energy supply, their expansion rate will slow down until they fall into sleep.
This is also the main reason why the Icathian Void has not expanded outward.
Without the continuous energy supply of the void channel, Icasia was completely devoured, and it was pursued and intercepted by the remaining gods like forest fires. A desert dividing line was cut, and the void that had no energy to continue devouring it naturally stopped.
The two wandered on the edge of the salt-alkali land and yellow sand, communicating through voice about their current situation and the occasional abnormal situations they discovered.
It wasn't until Intelligent Brain transmitted the drone's intelligence that the two of them stopped and looked at the picture on the holographic display.
[Master, the shed wool, footprints and excrement of the Dashai Bighorn Goat were found 4.6 kilometers southeast of you. 】
Li Lin and Kassadin looked at each other and started Hex teleportation, teleporting directly to the location of the drone.
"This excrement must have been there for a while," Kassadin said.
[To be precise, this is the excrement of the giant horned goat 13 hours ago. 】
Zhinao added.
"That guy wants to use these livestock as a living sacrifice to the void." Li Lin ordered with a cold voice: "Let the drone follow these footprints and find him."
[Master, I do not recommend that you rush into Icacia now. 】
Li Lin shook his head, "Judging from the current situation, Malzahar is probably hiding somewhere in Icathia. We must get rid of him as soon as possible."
There are now many void creations in Icathia that can rival the Celestial Warriors, and even Malphite does not dare to go deep into this area.
However, with the presence of artificial satellites and intelligent brains, Li Lin and Kassadin could completely avoid those behemoths without conflicting with them by relying on the changes in their energy index ears.
What's more, even if there is any accident, they can escape to a safe place through "Flash" and use the Hex teleportation device to leave after they escape.
Even if the void monster is chasing after it, if it leaves Icacia, Li Lin can't help it. He can immediately mobilize the Tyrant beast and mechanical troops to kill the monster, and he can also earn experience and essence.
No matter what happens, there are Shenwei space-based satellites in the sky. You can use "justice from the sky" to repel enemies with satellite rays and collect data on monsters.
Safety is not a problem, and Li Lin has the strength to kill the target, so it is not considered suicide.
Kassadin didn't say much.
In fact, before Li Lin, he had entered Icacia more than once with the help of the Void Stone, and he had also killed many ethereal spirits underground.
Although no trace of Malzahar was found, at least he was familiar with most of the Icathia area and knew how to avoid dangerous areas.
There were reports from the satellite positioning system and the intelligence brain, so Li Lin naturally knew about this.
"Let me lead the way." Kassadin suggested. "There are many dangerous places in Icathia. You need a guide."
Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "You will guide the way and let the drones clear the way in front. If there is any danger that we cannot handle, leave as soon as possible and try not to fight. Our energy weapons are nourishment for the void."
"I see."
Later, under the guidance of Kassadin and the drone, the two used the anti-gravity device to easily pass through the deep ravines and ravines, avoiding places where the energy index exploded and there were obviously dangerous void monsters.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the mountaintop in the middle from the border of Icathia... to be more precise, it should be the rugged landscape caused by the aftermath of the war.
"Ahead is the capital of Ikasia."
Standing on the high ground, Kassadin pointed at the towering hernia that was looming far away in the hazy gray mist.
There is no sign of any city at all.
"The ignorant are fearless. Those troll-like people tried to control the terrifying power that does not belong to this world, but in the end they almost brought the end of this world."
Kassadin clenched his fists and spoke with anger.
If it hadn't been for Icacia, his wife would not have been swallowed by the void, and his daughter would not have lived in symbiosis with the dirty void skin, fighting those corrupt and ugly monsters in the dark abyss for three years.
If it weren't for Li Lin, he wouldn't even know that Kaisha was still alive.
Li Lin felt equally heavy and did not answer Kassadin, but silently shook his head.
Even without Icathia releasing the void, it would only be a matter of time before Runeterra ushered in a mass extinction.
The Freljord's Frost Watchers are about to break the seal, and the mermaid territory deep in the Sea of Conqueror is approaching from creeping corruption due to the lack of moonstone illumination.
Runeterra is the most special planet in the entire universe, and it is also the best channel for Void to reach the material plane. Void wants everything to return to nothingness, so it is impossible to give up here.
After a pause of more than ten seconds, Kassadin took a deep breath to calm down his excitement. "The drone's trace stopped there. Are we going to take a look?"
"Go, of course." Li Lin said without hesitation, "Since we have come here, if we turn back, wouldn't it be a waste of such a long time?"
"That's true." Kassadin smiled.
When he arrived at the capital of Icathia, besides continuing to follow the traces of Malzahar's men to find the prophet of the void, Li Lin actually had other ideas.
If the background he knew could correspond to reality, the tower that Time Guardian Kiran erased from the river of time should be in the capital.
If possible, he would like to contact in advance the only old man who has seen the ending of the "Great Extinction" in Runeland and is trying to find a solution to the problem from the branch of time.
Since Soraka can't see her own destiny clearly, can Kieran start directly from time and see if the future has changed in the ending of destruction?
But if he couldn't find it, Li Lin wouldn't force anything. He was not a "fate-only" person.
Since a time traveler can bring a butterfly effect to the world, it proves that the world does not have the corrective power to move forward according to the "predetermined destiny track".
So what the final outcome will be depends on your own efforts.
After the drone eliminated nearby hidden dangers, Li Lin and Kassadin descended from the mountain top and flew as close to the ground as possible.
It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the outskirts of Ikasia's capital city.
There are almost no traces of ruins here, let alone the shadow of a city.
In addition to the twisted ground hernias of various shapes that have long been hardened into chitinous carapace, there are also many "miscellaneous fish" lurking in the shadows and underground.
"Be careful, there are a lot of ethereal beings here." Kassadin reminded, "I originally wanted to explore this place, but at that time the radar captured too many enemies, which would probably put me in a situation where I was attacked from both sides, so I gave up. Got this idea.”
Li Lin pondered for a moment, and the nanomaterials on the backs and wrists of his hands transformed into serrated long swords and serrated wrist blades respectively.
"It seems that before we find Malzahar, a battle is inevitable. I will try my best to use cold weapons."
The drone was still flying at the front, and the two of them stepped into the narrow and claustrophobic path one after the other. They were always alert to their surroundings and paid attention to the reminders from their brains.
Soon, the first one heard the movement and emerged from the shadows. The virtual spirit that could barely be recognized as a spider jumped out, but was pierced through the core by Li Lin's sword and was killed instantly.
Immediately afterwards, several more ethereal spirits emerged from the ground. Kassadin summoned the blade of the underworld in his gauntlet, launched the ethereal ball to annihilate one of them, and then waved the blade to easily kill the other two flying locusts. Void Spirit and a Void Spirit with a ferocious twisted cat face.
Along the way, the two of them walked and stopped, and each of them killed no less than 100 void spirits, which was enough to show how terrifying the ruins of the city closest to the released void were.
After passing through the hernia area, their eyes suddenly opened up, and finally some ruins appeared, and they could vaguely recognize the shadow of the prosperous capital back then.
After arriving here through the most dangerous place, the number of ethereal spirits was greatly reduced. Kassadin breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's pause here for a while and take a rest."
Fighting is very draining of energy, and it requires the assistance of the Intelligent Brain several times.
Especially this kind of corrupted monster that lurks in the dark and suddenly attacks you with a fatal blow.
The tense nerves relaxed a bit, and Kassadin, who was already quite old, felt a little overwhelmed.
Li Lin nodded and sent out a few more drones to survey the surroundings while he looked at the surrounding environment.
After a while, Kassadin, who was almost rested, came to him and asked, "Did you find anything?"
"No trace of the missionary or Malzahar was found, but I found a rather special place."
Li Lin sent the special coordinates captured by the drone to Kassadin.
"The energy fluctuations in this place are very strange." He said, "No, to be precise, there should be no energy fluctuations at all. It seems incompatible with other places."
"There aren't any... energy fluctuations?" Kassadin looked at the data in front of him and was stunned, "What's going on?"
"Just go and take a look and you'll find out."
The two continued to walk through the ruined roads of the capital.
After killing more than twenty ethereal spirits, Li Lin and Kassadin stayed in an open space that was completely different from the surrounding environment.
Judging from the traces on the ground, there should have been a tower here.
Li Lin realized that he had found the right place.
Kassadin noticed something unusual, "What's going on here? Why doesn't it look like it's been eroded by the void?"
"Maybe... this place has not been eroded by the void in the first place?"
Li Lin took two steps forward and tentatively stretched out his hand to "touch" the air in front of him.
Although he couldn't see anything, there was a real feeling on his hand, like touching an "air wall", telling him that there was definitely something here.
"Are you okay?" Kassadin asked after noticing Li Lin's strange behavior, "If you feel unwell, we'd better leave here as soon as possible. Malzahar can't disappear from Runeterra, and he still covets Shu. Rima, we can always meet him.”
Li Lin just shook his head and did not respond to Kassadin's words.
He looked around the open space, then lowered his head and thought for a moment, then immediately circled around the outside of the huge open space, and finally stopped in the middle.
Kassadin frowned and followed Li Lin closely, taking out the Void Stone to be prepared.
If the Blade of the Underworld and Zhinao hadn't warned him, he would have thought that Li Lin was controlled by some kind of void monster that could affect his mind.
But the next moment, Li Lin caught Kassadin's attention with an excited tone, "Kassadin, come and see what I found?"
I saw him unfolding the armor of his hands, with the backs of his hands parallel to his body, his palms resting on the "air" in front of him, and pushing hard.
Immediately afterwards, in Kassadin's astonished eyes, a translucent tower suddenly appeared in their field of vision, and it was the opposite door of this tower that Li Lin pushed.
A tower that disappeared into the long river of time, caught in the cracks of time.