The storm swept through the sky, and the gravel slashed through the skin of Aatrox and the others like sharp knives, but everyone at this time did not make the slightest movement.

Just as Zuo Chi's attention was drawn to the four options in front of him, all the Darkspawns present were also looking at him.

There was no doubt that Zuo Chi's remarks just now caused an uproar in the hearts of many Dark Descendants, and even the bodies of all Dark Descendants were trembling slightly.

In the past, I don't know when, Aatrox and the members of the Darkspawn Legion began to proudly call themselves the Darkborn, and whenever they killed other creatures, they would always tell people about their identity as if they were giving up on themselves, perhaps even they themselves subconsciously let themselves not think about it, in the beginning, the title of the Darkspawn was just a contempt for them.

Is it true that they like the title Darkborn?

Do they really like to keep themselves in this ugly and deformed form?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

Zuo Chi clearly remembered that in the background story of Aatrox in his previous life, it was mentioned that after Aatrox broke out of the giant sword, he had tirelessly searched for a way to get out of this form and return to his ascension form countless times.

It's just that although he has tried everything, there is still no result.

It was precisely because after he had gone through countless efforts without results that he completely gave up hope of returning to his ascension form, and instead wanted to drag the whole world to be buried.

In his heart, returning to the form of the Ascended God will always be the first choice.

And now, when the real hope lies in front of many of the Darkborn, there's no reason why they shouldn't be excited.

"Zuo Chi, where did you hear this method?" Aatrox's voice trembled slightly at this time, and his hands were even more clutched to the sand on the side of his body, and the yellow sand in his hands was squeezed into various shapes by him.

Zuo Chi ignored the four options in front of him for a moment, and instead looked at the group of Darkspawns beside him.

"It's just my speculation, but it's well documented."

Zuo Chi did not hide it, but directly said the truth in his heart:

"And I'm sure you all know that the risk of the Ascension Ritual is very high, and with your current situation, it is likely that the Ascension will fail, so that it will be directly destroyed by the impact of the Ascension Power."

After listening to Zuo Chi's words, Aatrox asked with some apprehension, "Your Majesty."

Zuo Chi was noncommittal: "As long as you are willing, Your Majesty has no reason to refuse, after all, he really needs some team to support his return to the country." ”

Aatrox nodded, and didn't say anything more, instead looking at the members of the Darkspawn Legion beside him.

Met their eager and longing gazes, Aatrox only felt his heart, which had been dead for thousands of years, begin to stir again.

It is true that no matter what he looks like, these warriors are willing to follow in his footsteps, whether it is the Ascension to the Gods or the Darkspawn.

But it is precisely because of this that he has to do everything to fight for them for an ideal future.

Slowly raising his head, Aatrox's voice was extremely firm: "Zuo Chi, I will personally go to meet Your Majesty, I am willing to try!" ”

Zuo Chi said with some concern: "Aatrox, you have to think about it, with what you have done in the past, it is very likely that the solar disk will no longer recognize you, once you cannot fuse the power of ascension, the power of the Yang Zhigang Ascension will not hesitate to destroy your body." ”

"It's okay!"

Aatrox shook his head firmly: "As long as there is the slightest chance, I will not give up." ”

Aatrox's voice suddenly became a little stunned: "Zuo Chi, if I have to spend the rest of my life in this form now, I might as well fight for that ethereal hope, even if I die, I won't regret it!" ”

Zuochi looked at the other members of the Darkspawn Legion and saw that the expressions on their faces were no different from those of Aatrox.

Tiratul stepped forward and came to Aatrox's side, and for the first time in a long time, she boldly took the initiative to put her hand on Aatrox's shoulder.

Her trademark royal sister voice was gentle and firm: "Aatrox, I will ascend to the Altar of the Sun before you, so I will test it for you and everyone in advance." ”

When Tiratu's voice fell, Tarosh also stepped forward: "Then I will be the second, and the one may not see anything, but the accident cannot be ruled out." ”

One by one, the Darkspawn stepped forward, all ready to attempt a second ascension before Aatrox.

"General, if we don't succeed in all of them, don't try again. All of us can die, but you can't! ”

Looking at the Darkspawns standing up one after another beside him, Aatrox's eyes flashed with extreme emotion.

There is no doubt that the Darkspawn are simply putting their lives on the line to give him a slim chance.

At this moment, everyone was looking at Aatrox, who stood up, and he raised his head slightly, looking at the solar disk above the sky dome in the distance.

"More than 4,000 years."

Aatrox seemed to be caught in some kind of reminiscence: "More than 4,000 years have passed since I ascended with Empress Setaka, and I have witnessed everything about this empire from its rise to its decline, just as my life has been, from peak to trough, from god to prisoner. ”

"And now, whether I will continue to protect this empire, or whether I will end this broken life, I will only look at this once."

Aatrox looked at the Darkspawn Legion in front of him with blazing eyes: "If I succeed, then you will ascend to the Ascension Altar." And if I fail, you leave the empire and do what you want, this is my order, and my last order! ”

In the face of Aatrox's oppressive gaze, none of the Darkspawns spoke.

It's just that everyone's hands are tightly clenched together, and their bodies tremble slightly.

No matter how long it has passed, their generals have never changed.

In every battle, Aatrox was and still is at the forefront, and even though the front is full of thorns and strong enemies, he has never flinched.

Perhaps it is because of this that they will unswervingly follow behind him.

Zuo Chi sat cross-legged on the ground, he looked at Aatrox and the members of the Darkspawn Legion in front of him, his brow that had been furrowed from the tangle completely loosened.

Perhaps, the ability to control the yellow sands is great, but it is only limited to the continent of Shurima.

And compared to having Aatrox walk down the Ascension Altar in its entirety, this ability suddenly seemed to become less important.

With a slight tap of his finger on the second option, the light curtain in front of Zuo Chi immediately turned into a blue point of light and disappeared in front of him, and a strange ability appeared in his mind.

Now, he can appoint any person who ascends the Ascension Altar, so that his ascension will be a success.

This was something that Zuo Chi had bought with his ability to manipulate the yellow sand, but he didn't regret it.

Standing up slowly, Zuo Chi bumped Aatrox on the arm with his shoulder and grinned at him:

"Come back to the imperial capital with me? In the case of the ascension ceremony, it may not be held until His Majesty and several generals have recovered. ”

Aatrox looked at his old friend, and he had to admit that after going through so many things, the bond between himself and Zuo Chi was really getting deeper and deeper.

He would never have imagined that the tiny human he had let go of in the desert of Shurima would grow to such a point.

Nodding his head heavily, Aatrox said, "Good! ”

Without staying any longer, Zuo Chi and Aatrox once again rose into the sky, heading straight for the Imperial Capital of Shurima.

Behind them, the members of the Darkspawn Legion glanced at each other, and then stepped out together, following behind Aatrox and Zoike.

Soon, the legion that had destroyed the two demigod-level forces of Zorrani and Zelas gradually disappeared into the yellow sand.

Perhaps, they are finally about to have a happy ending.

When he returned to the imperial capital, Aatrox and the others were taken to the palace by Zuochi and arranged not far from his residence.

Now, the injuries of Azir and Nasus have not yet recovered, and the strength of Zuo Chi and the Darkspawn is almost exhausted.

Aatrox and the others are recovering their strength as much as possible, and Zuochi is ready to go back to Kaisha's room.

However, just as he was about to push open the door of the room, he seemed to think of something.

Turning his head to look at the central area of the imperial capital, Zuo Chi patted his head a little helplessly, and then rose to the sky again and flew towards that side.

I almost forgot about Ramos.

Zuo Chi had sensed Ramos's power long ago, and in addition to Ramos, there was another very peculiar aura.

Now that I have time, I naturally want to take a look.

Coming to the central area of the imperial capital, Zuo Chi suddenly found that it should have been the most densely populated area in the entire imperial capital, but now, there was no one here.

From a distance, Zuo Chi saw Ramos's mountain-like figure, and the towering cage leaning against him!

When he saw this cage, Zuo Chi's eyebrows raised slightly.

This cage Zuo Chi is all too familiar, after all, he broke this cage with his own hands and released Ramos in the first place.

And Zuo Chi could feel that another strange aura was located in the cage behind Ramos.

Slowly falling from the sky, Zuo Chi came to Ramos's side, and just as he was about to open his mouth to call Ramos, his body slammed.

Immediately after, the golden sea beast mark at the center of Zuo Chi's eyebrows began to flicker, and a cyan film of light full of life aura appeared on the surface of his body.

This layer of light film isolates the loss of life force of Zuo Chi, and ripples continue to appear on the light film.

This time, Zuo Chi finally knew why there was no living person approaching here.

"Ramos." Zuo Chi shouted.

Sensing Zuochi's approach, Ramos' face suddenly showed a hint of relieved ecstasy:

"Zuochi, you're finally here, quick, Amumu, this is the human being I told you about, he will definitely be willing to be friends with you."

Having sat here with Amumu for a whole day, Ramos only felt that he had said more in that day than he had said in thousands of years.

In the end, he didn't know what to talk to about with Amumu, so he just sat with him.

Although he already had a conjecture in his heart, when Zuo Chi really heard Amumu's name with his own ears, his eyes couldn't help but flash with shock.

Recalling the experience of this little mummy, Zuo Chi's heart couldn't help but feel a strange throbbing.

He didn't expect that Zelas would even be able to find Amumu, and he would also put him as a weapon of war in the Imperial Capital of Shurima!

Fortunately, they left Ramos to guard the imperial capital at that time, otherwise Zuo Chi would not dare to imagine how many people would die because of Amumu.

"Click!"

As the door of the cage opened again, a miniature figure wrapped in bandages appeared in front of Zuo Chi.

Amumu clasped his hands together, and looked at Zuo Chi in front of him, who was looking at him with a smile on his face, with some apprehension:

"Would you like to be friends with me?"

Facing Amumu's worried gaze, the shock in Zuo Chi's eyes gradually disappeared, and he turned to a gentle smile.

Stretching out his hand towards Amumu, Zuo Chi smiled lightly: "Of course, I do." ”

Looking at Zuo Chi's outstretched hand, Amumu was stunned for a while.

He had never encountered this scene before, and even since he had a memory, he never imagined that someone would be willing to reach out to him, and that this person would be willing to be his friend.

Carefully tightening the bandage on his right hand, Amumu stood on tiptoe and stretched out his very slender arm towards Zuo Chi.

With his hands clasped together, Zuo Chi's entire palm was covered in a black-gray curse, his originally smooth skin was covered with old folds almost instantly, and the power was still spreading to his forearm.

"I'm sorry."

Amumu also found out about this scene, so he subconsciously wanted to retract his arm, and the guilt in his eyes became more and more intense.

However, just as Amumu wanted to retract his arm, he found that Zuo Chi was still holding his hand tightly, and the smile in his eyes was still undiminished.

"You"

Zuo Chi smiled and shook his head: "We are friends, as friends, we naturally have to accept everything from each other." ”

As the words fell, Zuo Chi raised the already old arm, the eyebrow sea beast mark lit up, and the arm recovered at a rapid speed.

When Amumu saw this scene, a huge joy appeared in his eyes: "Thank you, my friend, my first friend."

As he spoke, Amumu himself actually laughed stupidly, as if the suffering he had suffered for so long had come to an end at this moment.

Zuo Chi touched Amumu's head and sat down beside Ramos.

"My good friend, do you want to listen to the story? I've been to many parts of the Runeterra, and I know a lot of secrets that no one else knows. ”

"Yes, yes." Amumu nodded happily.

He suddenly felt that today was really the happiest day of his life, and he not only found someone who was willing to talk to him, but also found a good friend who would not dislike him.

"After leaving the Shurima continent last time, I went to the Ionian continent and the Freljord continent, these two places."

In the center of Shurima's imperial capital, under the solar disk, Ramos, Zuo Chi, and Amumu, three people from the largest to the smallest, sat side by side, and Zuo Chi was telling Amumu what he had seen and heard before.

Compared with Ramos, who is like a stuffy oil bottle, Zuo Chi's sight, hearing and eloquence are much more than that.

During the whole process, Amumu listened very attentively, and when he heard the wonderful places, this innocent little mummy like a child would clap his hands excitedly.

Zuo Chi looked at Amumu's happy appearance, and only felt a little sour in his heart.

He didn't want to hurt anyone, but the curse on his body doomed him to be rejected for the rest of his life, and it also doomed him to be alone for the rest of his life.

Now, now that we've met, let's talk to him.

From the sun hanging high to the crescent moon hanging across the sky, the three figures always sat in front of the huge cage, and the story of Zuo Chi never stopped.

Zuo Chi looked at Amumu's happy appearance, he was also in a good mood, although he needed to constantly use his strength to resist the curse on Amumu's body, but he never showed the slightest dissatisfaction.

The voice of the night crow echoed in the night sky, Zuo Chi finished telling a story, and he was about to tell the next story to Amumu, but at this time, a pair of small hands gently pulled the corners of his clothes.

Zuo Chi turned his head and looked at the little mummy beside him:

"Mumu, what's wrong?"

Against the backdrop of the white moonlight, Zuo Chi suddenly saw that Amumu's eyes were shining with tears at this moment.

Immediately after, Amumu's crying voice sounded in the ears of Zuo Chi and Ramos:

"My friend, I think it's time for me to leave."

"Huh?"

Zuo Chi looked at Amumu with some confusion: "What's the matter, is there anything else?" ”

Zuo Chi suddenly thought of the huge cage behind him, and for a moment, his eyes were a little dangerous: "What prohibition did Zelas set on you?" This cub species! ”

"It's not. Not really."

Amumu kept shaking his head, and at the same time, his eyes were full of happiness and reluctance.

But in the end, he still raised his head and looked at Zuo Chi firmly: "Zuo Chi, we are friends, right?" ”

Zuo Chi nodded without hesitation: "Of course, we are friends!" ”

Listening to Zuo Chi's firm words, the tears in Amumu's eyes became thicker, and his eyes never left Zuo Chi's face for a moment:

"Friends want each other to think about each other, and even though I've never had friends before, I still know that."

"My friend, my presence bothers you, doesn't it? You don't have to answer in a hurry, in fact, I know it in my own heart. Even if you don't say it, I can still feel it from the way those people look at me. ”

"You're the first person who doesn't dislike me, and the first person who is willing to be my friend, and although I'm reluctant to give you a treat, I don't want you to be embarrassed."

With his hands on the ground and ready to get up, Amumu almost tripped over the bandage, but he still struggled to get up.

Turning his head to Zuo Chi and smiling lightly, he stretched his long waist:

"My friend, it's been a long time since I left the ancient tomb where I live, and I want to go back."

Amumu's voice was very relaxed, but Zuo Chi could hear it, with a thick trill in his voice, as if he was trying his best to suppress the reluctance and throbbing in his heart.

Without waiting for Zuo Chi to answer, Amumu looked at Ramos on the side again.

"Ramos, can you take me back? I'm afraid I'll hurt innocent people again. ”

Ramos looked at the little mummy in front of him with a complicated gaze, and then nodded:

"Yes."

"Thank you." Amumu said with a smile.

Turning his head, Amumu beckoned to Zuo Chi: "Goodbye my friend, I'm really happy today." Hopefully we'll have the day we can see each other again, and hopefully we'll hear your story when the time comes. ”

Looking at the little mummy in front of him who was clumsily arranging his bandages, Zuo Chi only felt that his heart was hit hard by something.

With a gentle smile in his eyes, Zuo Chi stepped forward, half-squatted down, and then hugged Amumu into his arms.

"Goodbye, my friend. I'm so happy to be friends with you. ”

Outside the imperial capital, Shurima waved his hand at Amumu and Ramos from afar, and Zuo Chi watched the two figures, one large and one small, disappear into the desert at night.

When he turned around again, Zuo Chi couldn't help but be a little stunned.

With a long exhale, Zuo Chi got up and walked in the direction of the palace.

Zuo Chi knew that the next thing to do was the ascension ceremony that he had been looking forward to for a long, long time!

(End of chapter)