Chapter 806 [0794] Bakay's Origin

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 bloodstains dripping on the ground can be used as a mark, and the shark scales remaining in the gravel can be regarded as proof after the battle.

But the sand infected by magic not only quickly lost the traces of traceable elements, but also disappeared with a gust of wind. It was simply a fantasy to rely on them to find traces of Bakai.

The result was that even though some clues had been found and there was a little clue, Nasus had wandered on the edge of the beach for a long time, but he did not even take the first step.

This situation of "seemingly having a chance but actually having no way out" was undoubtedly the most torturous. An indescribable anxiety began to spread in Nasus' heart. He wandered on the beach, occasionally finding a piece of shark scale, and then unconsciously crushed it.

As he was pinching, he suddenly realized that the texture of these shark scales seemed to be a bit different.

As a famous scholar of Shurima and the administrator of the Great Library, Nasus has always been called a "living encyclopedia". For him, even if it is a relatively rare thing like shark scales, at least he knows something about it.

That's why he was able to recognize the shark scales scattered on the beach at the first time.

However, when he thought about it carefully, more than half of the shark scales that he crushed unconsciously seemed to be completely inconsistent with his past cognition.

At first, he thought that it was because the shark scales that fell off in the battle had suffered magical attacks, and they were exposed to the 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 together, in the same environment, the state should not be so different!

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

As he continued to use his cane to turn over the gravel and find the shark scales, this judgment became clearer and clearer - yes, there are two types of shark scales on the beach!

This discovery finally made Nasus suddenly enlightened.

He did not find any traces because the drop of water was hidden in the sea.

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

Why are there two types of shark scales?

That's because both sides of the Murloc War had sharks!

Since the local people's legends were all kinds of things, and many of them were obviously outrageous, Nasus could only use their words as a qualitative reference without too much analysis on this basis. If he really did so, he would find that many people in the description of the Baka camp had words like "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 insignificant among the exaggerated bragging.

Now, thinking about it the other way around, this description probably appeared mainly because those Bakays had a close relationship with the mermaids. Either they were mermaids, or they wanted to become mermaids!

Yes, if it weren't for this reason, how could Bakay, who blindly pursued power that he could not control on land, be connected with the mermaids who appeared and disappeared in the sea?

Although the leader of Bakay's side is Renekton, how could Renekton be a leader in his current mental state?

It is more likely that these Bakays are using Renekton!

After realizing this, Nasus quickly changed his mind and began to look for the dull mermaid scales on the edge of the beach.

And this time, he finally found the traces he had been looking for.

On the edge of the beach, on the path away from the beach, and on the bark of the roadside, Nasus found a lot of mermaid scales sporadically.

These mermaid scales gathered together and guided him to a secret path.

If nothing unexpected happens, the end of this road is Renekton!

Picking up his staff, Nasus strode along the forest path and went deep into the forest.

Renekton, I'm coming to find you!

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It seemed that because the enemies were all mermaids in the water and would not come ashore, these Bakay had no intention of hiding their traces.

Through the scales, Nasus found a path leading underground very smoothly.

Judging from the location and starting point of this path, it seemed to be part of the magic network waterway in the past, which 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 over and pushed aside the leaves of the plants, he could clearly see a lot of traces of bricks and stones.

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

Unlike the well-preserved Magic Grid waterway checkpoints in the desert, which were covered by yellow sand, this checkpoint had almost completely changed its appearance due to "biodegradation".

Nasus approached the entrance to the underground checkpoint cautiously.

There was a door that was obviously newly installed. The crooked door was half-closed, and it seemed that it could be opened with just a slight push. However, considering that the door was half-closed, it might not be able to be closed completely after a few more attempts.

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

The next moment, the door hinge made a harsh squeak, as if this was the owner's first trap.

Nasus, who had expected it, jumped back suddenly and prepared for a fight - if he couldn't enter quietly, he could visit openly.

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

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

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

Nasus picked up a piece of wood and 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, entering such a place is still a bit awkward.

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

A very typical checkpoint layout - the whole is located underground, which is convenient for entering the magic network waterway for work.

There are very few things in the checkpoint. Except for some sundries and garbage left on the ground, there is not even a simple piece of furniture.

There is no one in the entire checkpoint, and the surroundings are quiet.

However, Nasus obviously will not be deceived by this total silence. After a brief inspection of the surroundings, he quickly found the checkpoint of the checkpoint - the inspection port leading to the magic network waterway.

The door of the inspection port was still intact, but the lock had long been broken. Nasus opened the round door that opened and closed like a skylight, and quickly entered the long-abandoned magic network waterway.

Here, he finally saw traces of living people.

Some ornaments and utensils of unknown meaning, a bunch of mushrooms that were obviously professionally cultivated.

And a lot of footprints without any cover.

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

However, the things were all there, where did the people go?

Did they leave here and go back to the ground?

Then, just when Nasus fell into self-doubt and wondered if his luck was too bad and he 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 speech, Nasus could easily find that they had a very obvious ancient Shurima pronunciation style. If nothing unexpected happened, the people who said these words were probably surprisingly old.

Nasus took the initiative to go in the direction of the sound - and only halfway through, he saw a group of horses.

The one walking in front of this group of people, who seemed to be in a clear leadership position... was Renekton.

Behind Renekton, there was a group of bakai who walked on their legs, but their way of walking was not stepping but moving their legs.

From their appearance and movements, it can be fully confirmed that Nasus's judgment was correct.

These bakai were indeed once mermaids.

Bakai, in a narrow sense, refers to the Ascendants who failed to ascend.

In the broad sense of Shurima, the word bakai refers to "a person who blindly pursues power that he cannot control."

This is obviously not a compliment.

Although there are many kinds of magic and rituals that can form bakai, even if Karya does not fully understand them, at least Nasus only needs to see the origins of these bakai in front of him at a glance.

These bakai are trying to master a certain dangerous, distorted, and corrosive power, and have become what they are now.

The magic on these bakays has a very obvious Shurima Empire style, but it looks messy and confusing. For a moment, Nasus even thought, "Could these mermen become bakays because they tried to ascend?" This made him shake his head and laugh at his own stupidity.

Shaking his head gently, he raised his arm very gently, indicating that he had no hostility, and took the initiative to ask Renekton: "My brother, do you remember me?"

The next moment, in Nasus's surprised eyes, Renekton nodded.

However, before Nasus could say the next sentence, Renekton's next sentence struck him like lightning.

"Ascendant, good material."

Hmm?

What's going on?

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Renekton's words made Nasus' heart sink to the bottom, and he even prepared for a fight.

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

There must be something wrong here!

And judging from the attitudes of those Bakays, it seems that these problems are caused by them!

This time, Nasus did not wish them well.

The reason why Renekton became what he is now and the outbreak of the Murloc War were indeed caused by the Bakays.

This matter started with an ancient contract of the mermaids. Long before human civilization was in its infancy and the Shurima Empire was established, the mermaids living in the Sea of ​​Mermaids reached an ancient contract with the Moon Titan on the nearby Mount Targon.

Every ten years, the mermaids would collect the most dazzling pearls in the deep sea to exchange them with the Moon Titan for flawless moonstones to suppress the darkness of the abyss.

This was a win-win deal. The dazzling pearls could be used as indispensable materials for certain rituals, such as the deep-sea pearls needed to carve the inscriptions on the sun disc that Kalya had never been able to decipher.

The ancient contract lasted very smoothly for thousands of years. During this period, the tribe of mermaids began to expand, and a marine kingdom appeared in the Sea of ​​Mermaids, which had nothing to do with the creatures on land.

However, later, with the outbreak of the Rune War and the frequent appearance of the top fighters in Runeland, this ancient contract gradually lost all its constraints. During this period, the Sun and the Moon sects, without external enemies, began to tear each other apart passionately. The Sun, which was more powerful, gained an overwhelming advantage, forcing the Moon sect to become third-rate.

The most direct manifestation of the end of the Moon sect was that the Moon spirit appeared less and less, and they often died in battle just after they had received the favor of the Moon.

Without the Moon spirit walking on the earth, the transaction between the mermaids and the Moon soon had problems. The mermaids picked pearls and sent out the bravest warriors as always, but the result was only impotent rage. They could not contact the Moon spirit, and they had no way to deal with the increasingly tight defense of the Giant God Peak. The mermaids had to find other ways to stop the abyss rift.

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

For the mermaids, they can clearly sense the power in the pearls, but they have no way to extract this power. At this time, Renekton came - at that time, Renekton's mind was not as clear as it is now. He was full of revenge and answered all the questions of the mermaids. As a result, the mermaids began to think about whether they could use these pearls in a more "Shuriman" way to fight against the darkness of the abyss?

In this way, the Bakkai ceremony began.