Chapter 190 The Void Sacrifice Has Begun!

The grand performance ended perfectly.

It is the season of falling cherry blossoms, and the time when love flowers bloom.

Seraphine happily stayed at the Hayden Bistro with Orianna for dinner, and then slowly floated back to the floating castle.

When she leisurely returned to the library on the top floor of the Mage Tower, she heard the voice of Ms. Sindra as soon as she entered the door:

"Demacia has discovered a mage who controls the rhythm of music."

Seraphine's face was slightly stunned, and she asked curiously: "Does she have the same talent of soul as me?"

"No, she just has the talent of sound magic."

She saw Ms. Sindra sitting at the desk and shook her head slightly. She blinked and asked:

"Ms. Sindra, is there any task for me to do? Recruit her?"

"She doesn't mean much to us. Swain thinks you should go to Demacia and enlighten them." Sindra said lightly.

"But. Aren't we enemies?" Seraphine was a little puzzled.

The enlightenment she understood was to help Demacia resolve the confusion in their hearts, which was what she was best at.

But doing so is undoubtedly aiding the enemy.

Sindra flipped the pages of the book, her tone indifferent:

"This is an attempt by the Empire to spread culture, and it is also your next assignment. From here to Demacia, every place is your stage."

Hearing Ms. Sindra's indifferent words, Seraphine seemed to understand something.

It seems that in the eyes of her two teachers and the top leaders of the Empire, Demacia is not an object worth dealing with.

They have the confidence and ability to completely crush Demacia

"It sounds great." Seraphine's eyes were moved, "Should I put the academy aside for the time being?"

"Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. This is what he said, and it is also the awareness that every mage should have." Sindra said lightly.

Taking the students with her, Seraphine instantly understood Ms. Sindra's subtext.

This is not training mages.

There was helplessness in her eyes. Ms. Sindra's words were said by her teacher, and it was the standard for all mages in Noxus.

The mage in the eyes of teacher Ryan is completely different from the mage defined by Rune Continent.

In her teacher's eyes, a mage should know the changes of the sun, moon and stars, and the changes of the continent for thousands of years.

In addition, he should read thousands of books, travel thousands of mountains and rivers, and understand all the mysteries of magic.

And her training program is formulated according to such a benchmark.

Therefore, Seraphine believes that she is not a mage apprentice, but a reserve of gods.

"I will prepare well."

Seraphine nodded in response, with expectations for the future in her eyes.

Walking between Noxus and Demacia, feeling the collision of the two cultures. Perhaps, this is a very interesting thing.

Sindra nodded slightly and continued to shift her sight to the book in her hand.

Aerie was lying under her right hand at this time, and a magical interaction was constantly going on between the two, as if conveying some information.

At sunset.

In the desert on the border of Icathia.

A poor village welcomed two dusty guests.

The people doing farm work in the village raised their heads, frowned and stared at the strangers, with vigilance in their eyes.

The two visitors were Kassa and Ryan who had come all the way. After experiencing several waves of attacks from void creatures, Ryan was finally able to restrain his strength, at least he would not provoke ordinary void creatures to pounce like mad dogs.

"Outsiders, what is your purpose here?"

An old man with dark complexion walked up to the two of them, his tone revealing undisguised hostility.

Ryan stopped Kassa who wanted to speak, and said calmly:

"We are travelers from Noxus, and we want to go to Icathia."

His words made the old man's face change slightly, and his brows furrowed deeply:

"Icathia, it has long been a dead place, and no one wants to go there."

"But it is a magic holy land for thousands of years, and there will always be some traces left." Ryan replied with a smile.

"Young man, you should be a powerful mage. But I still have to give you a piece of advice, it's too dangerous there." The old man advised.

"Don't worry, we know our limits." Ryan smiled and said indifferently, "We want to stay in the village for one night, may I ask if it's okay?"

"Go to my house and stay for one night, I hope you can come back alive."

The old man sighed and welcomed the two into the village.

Only when walking in the village can you feel the hugeness of this village.

The village is unusually empty, and there is only one house far away.

And around the houses of each household, there are fences, and the poultry and livestock inside are constantly making cries.

Ryan and the two walked and observed the surroundings, and chatted with the old man.

During the conversation, Ryan also learned the other party's name-Karu, the village chief of this village.

Following the village chief Karu into an ordinary courtyard, the village chief gave a few instructions and went out, telling the two not to go out at night, and it was not safe near the night.

Seeing the village chief walking away, Kasa frowned and said:

"Lord Ryan, this is the fifth village we have explored. Each one is similar, with very few people living there, but they raise a large number of livestock. They must know something. I can see that Kalu is afraid of Icathia."

It is normal for natives like them to be afraid of Icathia.

But under Kalu's fear, there is also a hidden fanaticism.

With the ability to coexist with the void, Kassa can easily sense this.

Especially in the village, the cattle and sheep raised by the villagers far exceed the number that the population can bear.

If it is just one village, it can be explained that it is for supply to other villages.

But this is already the fifth village, and the total amount of cattle, sheep and poultry raised in these villages is enough to supply the Immortal Fortress.

You know, this is a desert, and raising these cattle, sheep and poultry consumes far more resources than other areas.

Ryan's mouth curled up slightly, and the rune blue light in his eyes flickered:

"The village is full of the breath of living beings, but I didn't sense the void. The void will not approach here, there must be a reason."

"Do you mean that this place is related to the void?" Kassa's face was slightly condensed.

Ryan tapped his chin lightly: "This is inevitable. In the past 10 years, those who do not believe in the void should have been screened out."

There is almost no shadow of any major forces on the border of Icathia, and those Shurima warlords will not come here.

This land has been free for decades. It is estimated that the last time an organized army visited here was when he led people to invade the Shurima continent and sent people to explore here to find Kassa and her family.

It has been 7-8 years since then, and the soldiers only went to the village where Kassa was. He didn't know much about the current situation in the local area.

But one thing is certain.

The villages that can survive now must have all believed in the void, and they may even be the rations raised by the void.

And the person who controls or collects rations on behalf of the void is the "prophet".

Perhaps, the other party is doing this for the reason of preserving human life, or perhaps, the "prophet" is a member of the void.

Ryan's eyes flashed with curiosity and exploration. For him, the current situation has aroused his interest.

The land is full of void creatures. Magic detection is almost ineffective for this land, and it will alert the enemy.

That 'prophet' is not like a brainless void creature.

After possessing powerful power, he seems to have not played against unknown enemies for a long time.

Interesting!

"Maybe tonight, or tomorrow after we set off, we should be able to detect something." Ryan raised his head meaningfully.

In the direction he looked, Kalu talked to a middle-aged man for a few words, and the middle-aged man ran towards the desert with a serious face.

The direction he left was the direction of Icathia.

This village is different from the villages they have passed before. There are more cattle, sheep and poultry here and they are older.

In other areas, although there are many livestock and poultry, they are all young.

The explanation they got was that the older poultry and livestock had been sold to the town, and the new batch was still growing.

The day to sacrifice the void here should not be far away.

"Is that so" Kasa nodded knowingly.

Lord Ryan once taught her that she needed to think about the overall situation from the details.

In the past few days, every time she heard Ryan's advice, she felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

These experiences reminded him of the past.

Her father was employed by a caravan, so he was often not at home. He would travel around the world and send some precious treasures to distant employers.

Although her father was rarely at home, he would always tell her a lot of interesting things he encountered during his travels.

On his way back, her father met Ryan who was seriously injured at the time.

At her father's kind invitation, Ryan stayed at her home to recuperate.

From Ryan's mouth, Kassa heard another kind of understanding, from the perspective of a mage.

It was because of some of Ryan's teachings and guidance that she was able to spend so many years in the void.

Otherwise, when facing the first void creature, she would have already followed her mother to die.

Thinking of the void, Kasha's eyes were filled with pain. After suppressing it, she reluctantly smiled and asked:

"Lord Ryan, do you think we can meet the 'prophet' this time?"

In the past few days, they have been walking in the Gobi Desert.

They have found many villages, but none of them have found traces of the void, let alone the 'prophet'.

There is no void where there are villages, but under the land where no creatures grow, there are traces of the void.

All signs reveal weirdness.

And the source of all abnormalities can only be the work of the 'prophet'.

Ryan casually opened the translucent blue light cover, which made Kasha frown and realized that someone was approaching.

Then, she heard Ryan say:

"The void is chaotic and disordered, this is the conclusion we can draw at present. Or in other words, those intelligent void creatures lack strength or lack the understanding of space."

Recently, they have been in contact with void creatures almost every day, and Ryan's concept of them has gradually become clearer.

The void is a destructive parasitic organism.

Their survival depends on absorbing nutrients from other organisms, but they have no restraint and will only devour everything they know.

The void is like a virus, devouring and destroying all organic organisms in a large area, leaving nothing behind.

When they devour all organisms, they will die because they cannot find new devouring objects, that is, their new owners, and they will also die due to lack of energy sources.

In addition, void creatures will devour each other. When they devour a certain number, they will evolve.

The most common void creature is a worm-like creature with sharp limbs and shells. It is not big in size, but appears in a large group. It was also called "void spirit" by the pioneer in the mausoleum at that time.

Going up, Ryan has only seen void creatures with big eyes, which are his experimental subjects from "Vazuan".

Even after thousands of years of consumption, even if the energy is almost cut off, it is difficult for void creatures to die.

This is a high-level void creature, much more difficult to deal with than the void spirit. Even if it is just disturbed by its mumbling, or just stared at by its big eyes, ordinary people will lose their lives unconsciously.

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At present, this level of void does not seem to exist at the border of Ekassia.

Or maybe, the "prophet" is at this level and cannot control this level of void.

Ryan explained the known concept of the void. Just by saying it, he felt like he was being watched by an unknown existence.

But it seemed that due to the world runes in his body, or because of the rune continent itself, this feeling only appeared at the moment when the void was mentioned, and then disappeared without a trace.

At least the void can't do anything to him now.

Ryan's mouth curled up slightly, and he continued in a good mood:

"It has been determined that the 'prophet' or the creatures under his command have the ability to control the void creatures. As long as I see their sacrifice with my own eyes once, I can find it."

It is obvious that the void creatures under this large piece of land are so large because of the support of these villagers.

Now, it is not far from the time of the village's sacrifice, and he really wants to see the 'prophet' behind it.

At the same time, 1 kilometer away from the village to Ekassia, there is a deep and narrow gully. The inside of the gully is dark and bottomless, which makes people feel scared.

The middle-aged man who had left the village before had already run here.

He knelt on the ground with his legs, knocked his head heavily on the rock, and the whole person was in a prostrate state, with only his palms facing up, as if he was praying.

"Void. Great Void. Please respond to the call of your loyal servant!"

The man kept muttering a mysterious language, which was an ancient language from Ekassia and had long been lost.

His voice was very light when he spoke, but it seemed to contain some kind of wonderful magic.

As he kept repeating, the tone kept rising, and the surrounding environment was also changing slightly.

The ground began to tremble slightly, and the narrow crack in the ground was slowly getting bigger.

"Hiss!"

The first roar came from below the crack in the ground.

Then, the sound became more frequent and more piercing.

However, within a few breaths, a group of virtual spirits shook their limbs and drilled out of the crack in the ground, densely packed.

These virtual spirits piled up together to form a huge four-limbed monster.

The spirits that made up the head roared at the same time, and a storm blew up, blowing on the middle-aged man's body, tearing the cloth on his back and leaving blood marks.

If the man hadn't been crawling on the ground, he might have been blown away by the strong wind.

The man's legs trembled, and he said with fear in his tone:

"Void, great god! Two wizards came to the village, and they want to go to Icathia."

"Tomorrow night is the day of sacrifice. Whether they should become our tribute, I hope the gods will issue a decree!"

The information was transmitted before in several of their villages, and they all knew about the two wizards heading towards Icathia.

According to the usual habit, wizards are the favorites of each village.

Icathia attracts countless explorers who are desperate to come and search for treasures, but most of them will not live to reach the land of Icathia.

For the void, magic is a tonic far better than livestock.

Every wizard can exempt the village from a month of sacrifice.

Other villages asked the Void, but the Void's answer was to ignore it. The other villages were far away from the time of the sacrifice, so they could only give up.

But their village was different from the others. Tomorrow night was the monthly sacrifice day.

On this grand day, they would sacrifice cattle and sheep as sacrifices. After receiving their sacrifices, the Void would also ensure that they would be safe this month.

They have been carrying on this tradition for nearly ten years.

And the arrival of these two mages symbolizes additional benefits for them.

Before that, they need to ensure that their behavior can satisfy the Void.

"Let them leave and the sacrifice will be normal tomorrow night!"

The monsters piled up by the Void Spirits roared, mixed with tones similar to the Shurima language.

Although the middle-aged man did not hear it very clearly, he still understood what the Void Spirit meant.

He bowed to the Void Spirit again and left tremblingly.

During this process, he did not even dare to raise his head, let alone look at the Void.

He returned to the village in a panic and saw Chief Kalu waiting at the entrance of the village.

"How is it? Does the Void have any will?" Although Chief Kalu was anxious, he still made a pious gesture.

At this moment, the sun in the west had set, and the moonlight and the starry sky were shining on the earth.

With the faint light, you can see that a large number of villagers gathered around the village chiefs.

They were so busy with the feeding of livestock at home. At this moment, they gathered with steel forks and iron guns, waiting for the middle -aged man to bring back the news.

Obviously, everyone has regarded the two mage living in Caru's house as an extra tribute to the village to void.

"The meaning of the void. The sacrifice is the same, and let them leave tomorrow." The middle -aged man said.

The journey to see the void just now seems to consume the spirit of his whole body.

He is now cold and he can't stop trembling.

"Follow the will of the void." Karu Village said with a righteous face, matching his identity with his fanatic believers.

Compared with the enthusiasm of Director Caru Village to the void, the remaining villagers have regrets at their eyes, and some let go of the weapons in their hands.

The two mages can at least offer for at least two months of sacrifice.

What they have to do is just to kill the two weak mages while night.

Similar things have experienced countless times in the past ten years.

The house where Ryan lives is a house made by the village to receive 'VIP', and the whole body is flammable materials.

As long as Mars can burn it out.

At that time, the rocks on the roof will fall, even if it is a powerful mage, it will not hurt.

They throwed iron guns in the distance, and there was almost no mage who couldn't handle it.

The sacrifice of the void does not need to be living. It is only a day of death, and the mana in the body will not even pass.

Unfortunately, the sacrifice of the hand was rejected by the void.

At the same time, Ryan, who was sitting quietly in front of the table and read books, showed a ridiculous smile at the corner of his mouth.

It seems to be ridiculed the ignorance of the villagers, or the weakness of the void.

This night, the ground was quite calm.

The next day, the rising sun was rising.

Facing the complex eyes of everyone in the villagers, under the respect of the village chief, Ryan left the village.

On this day, Ryan stepped across the village's south of the village to restore the original seam, and walked far and far in the direction of Aiksia.

Until the night fell again

On the soil bag not far from the village, Ryan stood there quietly.

They were wrapped in a semi -transparent blue cover, and they were all suspended in the air by the magic and did not contact the ground.

Walking through the cover, even if you pass by the land below them, you will not notice any trace of them.

"It's almost exactly the same as that night."

Casha looked at the bonfire burning in the distance, with a trace of pain and intolerance in her eyes.

That night was the same as the village in front of today.

The villagers put the cattle and sheep rings together, tied their limbs to the bonfire in the middle of the open space, and chanted in their mouths that could not speak unknown language.

It was just that at the time, there were not so many cattle and sheep in her village. And. At that time, she did something very stupid, and she and her partners

The cattle and sheep bought by those villagers.

Play!

And that may be the real fuse of the arrival of the void.

But whenever he thought of it, Kasha's heart was full of anger and unwillingness.

Perhaps they will survive like this village now.

Or, they will be destroyed like the village ruins, because they do not sacrifice poultry and livestock.

but why.

As human beings, they will be regarded as sacrifice by a group of dirty brainless beasts, and even weak foods!

Void, her eternal enemy.

One day, she will destroy them all!

At this time, Ryan seemed to be aware of something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he reminded:

"Sacrifice, start!"