In the center of the crown is an arrow-shaped runestone that glows with an ominous red light. After the crown returns to the bloodstone base, the calm blood basin begins to boil. Deeper, the holy chamber is connected to the bloodstone octagonal altar. Within, the metal minerals dug out by the rats began to slowly transform into blood stones, and the blood in the blood basin began to gradually decrease.
"I feel the activity of the Holy Stone."
The Horned Rat King stared at the Holy Blood Stone on the crown, and what he spoke was actually Noxian.
"He brings us wisdom, brings us strength, and brings us prosperity. At this moment, He has given us new revelations."
"My king, please speak, your servant is listening."
Without raising his head, the One-Horned Priest responded in Noxian.
"The second holy stone is not far from us. It is in the body of a human being who invaded the underground."
The Rat King's voice is low and majestic, and even his expression is the same as that of a human being.
"Find that human being and obtain the second holy stone. Only then can we, the humble ones, respond to his gift and gain greater power."
It wasn't until the bloodstone door closed again that the one-horned priest stood up from the ground and slowly left the sacred altar.
Outside the altar, when I saw the high priest walking out of the altar, the rat-man priest hurried forward to greet him.
"Master Priest, what instructions does the Rat King have?"
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The two waves of attacks launched by the rat men were finally blocked by the soldiers of the Emerald Territory. After the tension, the surviving soldiers cheered a few times.
Before the blood boiling state, the Noxian Black Guard withdrew from the battlefield in advance to ensure that their sanity was not completely lost.
In the open terrain, even with the simple defense facilities erected in advance as a buffer, the soldiers of the Emerald Territory still suffered a lot of casualties. At least in Lester's view, he suffered more than a dozen casualties despite being well prepared, which was considered a serious injury. Big fail.
But thinking about it on the other hand, Valoran is different from its previous life after all.
The modern army in the previous life relied on advanced automated weapons and military command systems, and focused on zero battle damage and high lethality. After all, this is still in the era of cold weapons. Even Piltover, who invented the Hex technology gun, has not yet been born. , gunpowder weapons did not appear,
It is difficult to avoid casualties in a chaotic battle with swords alone. Coupled with the magic-breaking properties of the magic steel crossbow itself, the accompanying mages also lose the effect of using magic to defend against attacks. Life and death depend entirely on the soldiers' instinctive reactions and luck. .
Thinking of this, Lester felt a little relieved, but he still felt a little more gloomy about the red-skinned demon rats that were endlessly killing him.
The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear, this is not a happy thing.
"Establish a defensive stronghold here, and continue exploration until the place stabilizes."
The wizard was ordered to block the other two passages outside the rat hole with magic and placed magic guards. Lester and Meredith walked out of the mine, and Margaret would be solely responsible for the defense of the underground stronghold. It is impossible to leave in a short time.
Fortunately, Lester is absolutely assured of Margaret.
"This war will take a long time to end. Judging from these few contacts, these red-skinned rats don't care about their own casualties at all. Ms. Meredith, do you know what this means?"
Noticing the man's heavy tone, Meredith said softly.
"Does it mean that the underground world is bigger than we thought?"
Nodding appreciatively, Lester looked at the bright moon in the horizon.
"The prerequisite for reproduction is a stable and sufficient supply of food and housing. The underground biome below the Shining Silver Mountains must be very complex. As the overlord, the red-skinned rat can obtain sufficient food resources by plundering other creatures. This Only then can the female rats give birth to offspring unscrupulously and provide a steady stream of soldiers for the rats.
Maybe the rats that attack us every time are just the product of their overpopulation. This... is outrageous, right? "
Nodding, the female mage agreed.
"Logically speaking, these mutated rats shouldn't appear. What exactly is the problem..."
Trying to recall the relevant information about the Nokomochi Plains in the previous game, Lester suddenly discovered that except for heroes, some equipment or scattered background stories and historical events, he actually still knew many things about Runeterra. in a state of ignorance,
This is why she who likes to explore background stories often tells herself some interesting stories, otherwise she might be even more ignorant now.
'It seems that in the future, Noxus wants to invade Demacia by bribing Nokomochi. At that time, the country of Nokomochi will become more desolate, and there will even be homeless people who can't eat...
Putting aside the problems of the rulers themselves, land degradation is likely to be an important factor as well.
At present, it seems that the Knockmooch Plains are quite rich. Could the land becoming barren be related to the sudden appearance of rats underground? How did the Knockmooch Kingdom deal with the rats underground at that time? '
After pondering for a moment, Lester's emotions were somewhat complicated.
Obviously, the Mombian natives who created the country of Nokomochi would not do better than themselves, the outsiders from the civilized era. So we can only guess that the decision-makers of the Nokomochi Kingdom chose to avoid it. The underground creatures in the Shining Silver Mountains also follow a certain rule and do not expand to the surface.
At this moment, this balance was broken by himself.
He did not regret it, however, for he obtained orichalcum.
Any power that can make the Emerald Territory stronger or that he can control must be held in his hands as much as possible. This is his ultimate goal in Rune Continent.
Whether it’s darkborn, star spirits, underworld, or void,
He has his own pride, and he will never let himself succumb to any powerful force, so he naturally needs a force to compete with it.
Since the Yodels can live forever, Lissandra who traded with the void can survive for thousands of years, and even LeBlanc can use forbidden black magic to achieve immortality, then why don't you try to find a way to extend your life? How to escape the shackles of time and see the future world with your own eyes?
Not knowing that the man had become more determined in his ambition at this moment, the female mage thought for a moment and then cautiously tried to test it.
"I wonder if Sir Leicester has ever heard of the World Rune?"
Of course he knew what the world runes were, and Lester was secretly amused in his heart.
When I played the game before, every time I chose a hero, I would click on the runes myself...
Wait, world runes?
This world-changing power is enough to change the landscape and life forms, right?
Lester's expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at Meredith seriously, which actually startled the female mage.
"You mean, the thing that affects the underground rats is the world rune?"
