Chapter 176: CHAPTER 176 - Target Locked
Outside the room where Nasus was casting his spells, Li Lin, Kassadin, Kaisa, and Vayna waited patiently.
Taking advantage of the downtime, the newly appointed governor of Zirima, Vayna, inquired about the situation of the three.
Kassadin had heard some rumors, but his knowledge was limited.
This well-known desert guide from Nashramae had become a wanderer of Shurima for over two years.
Kaisa, this young girl, was Kassadin's daughter. Vayna was curious why she hadn't been with Kassadin before.
Seeing that they were reluctant to answer this question, Vayna realized that there might be some hidden secrets and decided not to pry too much, so he sincerely apologized and skipped over the topic.
For the next period of time, Vayna mainly conversed with Li Lin about various legends of Zirima and the customs of Piltover.
Li Lin could tell that Vayna had ideas about his power armor, but he couldn't hand over such dangerous technology to a stranger he wasn't familiar with, so he once again brought up the Kiramman family as a shield.
Want power armor?
Well, the Piltover Enforcers sponsored by the Kiramman family have low-end versions of charged armor.
If you can get it, there's no problem with how much you want.
As a ruler, Vayna wasn't stupid; naturally, he could hear the hidden meaning in Li Lin's words.
Power armor was not a technology to be spread around, so he had no hope of it.
Now, Vayna could only watch Li Lin and Kassadin's power armor for a while, then envy Kassadin for being able to make friends like Li Lin...
The group spent another two minutes in silence until Sivir's voice broke the silence: "Hey, are you all here?"
Everyone's gaze turned to the dimly lit corridor.
Sivir was still wearing her golden three-point armor, with the Chalicar strapped to her back as usual.
Her complexion was slightly flushed, and there was a distinct smell of alcohol in her breath. It seemed that these days had been hard on her, but Sivir still maintained her composure and didn't drink too much.
"Miss Sivir, if you want to drink, I have some fine aged wine here, the youngest of which is five years old..."
Vayna hurriedly greeted her, not showing any impatience towards this descendant of the Falcon.
Although Sivir appreciated Vayna's timely performance, the fact that Nasus didn't kill him proved that he had returned to the Empire's control.
But she also disliked Vayna's flattery and fawning behavior.
Sivir completely ignored him and walked straight to Li Lin, Kassadin, and Kaisa.
Vayna still had a smile on his face, showing no signs of anger.
"I heard you guys had a conflict with someone at the north gate? What happened?"
"Not really a conflict, just encountered enemies."
Li Lin deliberately emphasized the word "enemies."
"Enemies?"
Sivir raised her left eyebrow slightly, glanced at Kaisa, and immediately realized what was going on. Her expression suddenly became serious.
"Is it the Void Cultists again?"
Ever since she fought the disgusting and weird twisted insects underground in the Valley of Songs, Sivir had been having nightmares of various disgusting and weird twisted insects for several days. She was disgusted and nervous.
At the same time, she had truly seen what kind of impact the Void would have on this world.
In the face of the Void, the bandits of Kthaons, the intrigues between rulers of Shurima, and even the conflicts and wars between countries around the world... were completely insignificant.
In Sivir's heart, perhaps influenced by her bloodline, she had already added the Void to her list of enemies to fight to the death.
"It's different from what we saw at the Marrowmark Market. This guy isn't parasitized by the Void, just a regular person.
"He uses seven parts lies and three parts truth to deceive the people, trying to get them to embrace the Void and participate in the so-called Night of Confession."
As soon as Li Lin finished speaking, Kaisa immediately added, "The Prophet will conduct live sacrifices during the Night of Confession, including the cultists who believe in the Void."
Sivir's brow furrowed even tighter. "Ugh, these cultists are truly disgusting! And that Prophet... by the way, have you gathered any information about him?"
"The cultists carry a pendant that can serve as a medium. The Grand Scholar is currently using divination inside to locate Malzahar's whereabouts," Kassadin said.
Before Sivir could ask for more details, they heard a creak from the door across from them, and Nasus walked out, carrying his axe.
"Nasus, did you find the Prophet?" Sivir asked.
Upon hearing Sivir's voice, Nasus shook his head. "That man is blessed by the Void, disturbed by its power. I only know his approximate location."
Disturbed by the power of the Void...
Li Lin instinctively thought of Malzahar's passive ability:
"Generates a barrier around oneself that can immunize control effects and reduce the damage of an attack."
But in the real world, Malzahar's strength was far from being as simple as portrayed in the game.
Although Nasus's astrology was not considered an offensive spell, it still involved the use of celestial magic.
Yet Malzahar could block even that, and he could also open the Void Gate at any time, summoning voidlings, or use "Nether Grasp" to manipulate the minds of others.
With the assistance of the Void, his strength likely far surpassed that of a mere human.
Based on system calculations, Li Lin speculated that Malzahar's combat power was probably around 80 or higher, surpassing the peak level of humans.
Li Lin had seen Nasus's attributes underground in the Valley of Songs and during their time together these days.
Under normal circumstances, his combat power fluctuated between 88 and 95, usually stabilizing around 92.
But after transforming into his Divine form, his combat power would directly exceed 100, becoming an immeasurable "question mark."
Malzahar was a threat to their group of ordinary people, considering that even with his power armor, he only had a combat power of 82.
Li Lin also understood that his current strength relied almost entirely on the Infinite Armor, and his personal abilities were limited. Judging solely based on this cumulative calculation of combat power was insufficient.
However, for Nasus, Malzahar was just a small fry he could take out with one Q ability—"Siphoning Strike."
Li Lin couldn't help but furrow his brow.
Malzahar's threat was far beyond that of Twitch and Cassiopeia. The rewards for killing him would definitely surpass those of Twitch.
This bounty, absolutely should not be taken by Nasus, Kassadin, or Kaisa, after all, whether or not assisting would bring rewards was uncertain.
As for Sivir, she was the weakest among them. Even if she clashed with Malzahar later, she would only be dealing with the small voidlings.
Li Lin didn't even consider her.
Perhaps, by using 14 Storm Robots with a sweeping firepower, he could exclude Nasus, Kassadin, and Kaisa and grab this big bounty...
Various thoughts flashed through Li Lin's mind rapidly.
After a brief silence, he finally spoke to the others, "It seems we can't linger here for too long."
The four of them turned to him simultaneously.
"Grand Scholar, where is Malzahar likely to be now?" Li Lin asked.
"In Nashramae, I located him with astrology in the southeastern part of the Great Sai Mountains," Nasus replied, pausing for a moment before adding, "However, I believe he has noticed my surveillance. There is a high probability he won't stay there any longer."
"We absolutely cannot let this guy escape!" Kassadin's tone was slightly agitated.
"Dad..."
Affected by his emotions, Kaisa remembered her mother and the elders and friends in the village. A hint of sadness and indignation surged in the depths of her purple eyes.
If they didn't take down the Void Prophet Malzahar, more and more ordinary people would fall victim to the Void's corruption.
"But we don't know where he'll hide next," Sivir worried, "Nashramae is so vast, Nasus' surveillance will be blocked. Where do we find him?"
If according to the original timeline, Malzahar would eventually return to Icathia and continue to develop his followers, offering them to the Void...
His goal was to let the Void devour Nashramae, followed by all the coastal ports.
After some thought, Li Lin decided to take a gamble.
"We head to Sai Kahleek," he said.
(END OF CHAPTER)
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