When Rhodes woke up from the vertigo caused by the time shock, he immediately noticed that something was wrong with Jax's state.

Rhodes had seen this kind of thing several times—he was very familiar with this kind of thing.

At the time of the Battle of Acacia, Jax had already been infected by the Void, and although the infection of the Void made him reject the erosion of time to a certain extent, it also made him have to maintain a high vigilance at all times to prevent himself from becoming a minion of the Void completely.

And just now, Jax failed to maintain his form, and his infection worsened.

Faced with this situation, Rod did not hesitate to prepare the seal - Rod would not have known how to seal, but not long ago, he participated in the sealing of the void under the howling abyss, and seeing that Jax was not in the right state, he directly took out the posture of sealing the void and set up a seal on Jax's body.

Of course, Jax's problem is the Void Infection, which is not the same as the situation under the Howling Abyss - but Rhodes can only use a dead horse as a live horse doctor now, and if he doesn't leave Jax alone, he will become a Void creature in a while, and then he will be really in trouble.

Luckily, Jax is hard, and Rod's seal is okay.

At least Jax's infection seems to have been contained, and the whole person no longer exudes the aura of emptiness.

Just as Rod's eyes were looking around, trying to find a stretcher, Jax suddenly spoke.

"Thank you."

The voice was hoarse and terrifying, as if it was rubbing sandpaper.

"Your situation doesn't look very good." Rod waved his hand, "How much does the Void infect you...... It's more serious than I thought, and you'd better take a break now and allow yourself to fight the will of the Void—I don't want to kill you with my own hands after you've lost yourself. ”

"It's fine." Jax didn't seem to take this matter to heart at all, "It's not the first time I've lost control, it's just that this time the situation is more special, and I didn't prepare." ”

"Ready?" Rod shook his head, "Void...... What else can you prepare? ”

"That's what the astrologers say." Jax pulled out a small pendant, "Although in the end, it turned out that the astrologers were wrong." ”

"Does it work?"

"Better than nothing." Jax pondered his words for a moment, "The effect is there, but it's troublesome, you need to keep an eye on it and don't think about anything but it, so that the Void can interfere with you less......"

Rod blinked.

This way...... Sounds familiar!

When faced with the infection of the void, Rhodes's countermeasure is to elementalize + empty his brain, and use this means to combat the illusion brought by the void to himself.

And Jax's method seems to be similar to his own?

Jax had already begun to meditate—he stared at the unsightly stone in his hand, and the void on his body began to fade little by little, and the whole process was magical.

And in this process, Rod also kept looking at the stone in Jax's hand, but no matter what direction Rod looked at, he felt that it was just a stone, an ordinary stone.

There is no energy reaction, and there is no elemental activity.

Don't...... And rune fluctuations?

No, it shouldn't be, this is Demacia Xiongdu, in this kind of place, magic items are still seriously weakened, and Jax doesn't shy away from forbidden magic stones, which should have nothing to do with rune energy.

After a long time, Jax finally put down the stone.

As if seeing Rod's confusion, Jax lifted the stone and handed it to Rod.

"Curious?"

"Yes." Rhodes said truthfully, "I have never seen anything as void as this. ”

"Theoretically, there really is no such thing." Jax gently placed the stone in Rod's hand, "And actually, it doesn't have the functions that the astrologers say it does. ”

“？！”

"This is what I found out much later." Jax's tone was a little painful, a little angry, a little helpless and a little sad, "The astral warlocks have never prepared any countermeasures, some of them have long been believers in the Void, these stones are just ordinary pebbles, and they don't have any special function - the only function may be to let the young men go to war with peace of mind." ”

Jax's voice grew lower, and Rod fell silent.

"At that time, we were wary of the so-called Void, and I once asked those astral magicians, if the Void is stronger than the Celestial Warriors, what guarantee do we use to ensure that your Void will help us."

"They say that the Void responds to the supplication of the summoner, just as the sun responds to the prayer of the Celestial warriors, and if the Void does not obey, they will 'teach the Void a lesson' - the next day, everyone is given the amulet."

"Then we set foot on the battlefield, and the stones were useless at the critical moment, and countless young men fell into the void and became part of it...... I left Acacia, and the stone was always on my side. ”

"I know it's fake, but for me, it doesn't matter if it's real or fake, all I need is a reason to exist, a proof that I'm still alive, and it's the source of my strength against the Void."

"To be honest, I don't know how long I'll be able to hold on – all I can do is grit my teeth and hold on."

"A stone or an amulet, it doesn't make any difference to me anymore."

"I'm sorry for talking to you about all this—I haven't tasted defeat for too long, and I was a little out of shape for a while, but now that I'm done, I feel much better."

Looking at Jax, who seemed to be rejuvenated again, Rhodes nodded and didn't say much - he seemed to remind him of a lot of things, and now was not the time to bother him.

Turning to leave, Rhodes came to Fiona's side.

What Jax said just now did not shy away from Fiona, hearing the whole process, Fiona was obviously still digesting the news - whether it was the subtle relationship between the stone and the amulet, or the strength of the will and spirit, Fiona felt an inexplicable shock.

Even when Rhodes came to her, she didn't react.

"This is the Sword of Acacia." Looking at Fiona, who was still thoughtful, Rhodes spoke, "His will is stronger than any sword—and that's what you lack." ”

“……”

Fiona looked at Rhodes with eagerness in her eyes.

"I know what you're thinking - my trip to Demacia isn't over yet, but unfortunately it seems that I can't stay in Jax's martial arts hall anymore, and the Laurent family should welcome a guest, right?"

"Of course." A bright light flashed in Fiona's eyes, "It's an honor." ”