The Valley of Songs is located in the mountains in the southeast of Shurima.
Along this remote mountain road, there are many hollow rocks formed for unknown reasons.
When the desert heat waves during the day and the howling strong winds at night blow through, these rocks will emit a sobbing sound, hence the name.
But being remote is not a good thing, especially when living in such an extremely harsh environment, one should never trust human nature too much.
According to Kassadin, travelers traveling in the Valley of Song need to be especially careful, especially at night.
Although there are no large groups of bandits like in Da Sai, there are still many robbers in groups of two or three.
However, because they roam in such places all year round, most of them have already become deaf, and a small number of them have also suffered severe hearing damage.
Therefore, as long as you do not light open flames at night and hide in a remote place, the probability of encountering robbers will not be too high.
Of course, these are not problems for Li Lin, Kassadin and Sivir.
The mountain road was rugged, so the three of them left Skarash and the camel at the Marrow Seal Market, and each of them carried the necessary basic supplies and set off.
When they were crossing the middle section of the Valley of Songs where the noise was the worst, the three of them put on earplugs in advance and had almost no communication along the way.
It took three or four days before they finally arrived at the outskirts of Kassadin's original village.
"Ever since my village was swallowed by the void, there aren't many robbers left on this road." Kassadin looked at the towering black stone pillars in the distance and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
Ever since the village sank into the earth's bedrock when the Void tore it apart, these twisted stone pillars have risen from the ground and become the iconic landmark of this place.
After nearly three years, this place has been completely swallowed up by yellow sand, leaving no trace of the original ruins.
Li Lin and Sivir remained silent, standing two steps behind Kassadin.
Listening to his rather sad tone, I didn't know what to say.
"Alright, now we're about to face those corrupted and twisted monsters. Are you ready?"
Kassadin left all the supplies he brought with him at the camp.
It would be bad if the unprotected water and dry food were contaminated by the space in that area.
Although there are enough supplies in the morning light to feed three people for about a month...
Sivir took off the Charikar from her back and said, "What preparations are there? If we encounter those monsters, can't we just kill them directly? Fighting is a daily routine for me."
Li Lin glanced at her and asked, "Can you withstand the erosion of the void?"
She subconsciously touched the emerald barrier pendant Nasus had given her. "Uh... with this, it should be okay, right?"
"It can only resist magic, but the power of the void is not magic."
"How do you know this?" Xiweier raised her head slightly, very surprised by Li Lin's words.
"I've told you many times, read more books, and you can be as knowledgeable as me."
"Is this thing recorded in the book?"
Xiweier had an expression of disbelief, but Li Lin stopped talking and sorted out the supplies he brought with him in the morning light.
Why do I always have the urge to hit someone...
She glanced at Li Lin's power armor, clenched her fists, and gave up the bold idea in her mind.
Forget it, I won’t argue with you.
While Xiweier was thinking, Li Lin took out a suitcase from the morning light and handed it to her, "Put this on."
"Your power armor doesn't suit me." Sivir shook her head and declined, "It's too big."
Li Lin forced the foldable power armor into her hands. "We don't know the situation underground. It's better to have protection than not."
After a little thought, Xiweier took the briefcase and put on the power armor with the help of Li Lin.
Then, Kassadin hid the supplies in a secret place, carrying only a small amount of dry food and two water bottles.
However, what attracted Li Lin and Xiweier's attention was the exquisite little box in his hand, which was engraved with mysterious runes.
Kassadin showed it to Azir in the Sun City. It contained a Void Stone that could prevent corruption and erosion when entering the Void.
"Azir said before that as long as you don't touch the core area like the Void Fissure, you won't be corroded immediately by contact with the Void."
He looked at Li Lin and Xiweier, raised the small box in his hand, and said, "I don't know how large the protection range of this stone is. We can try it in the outer area first. If it can only protect me, then you don't need to get involved too deeply."
They both nodded at the same time, agreeing with Kassadin's point of view.
Then, Kassadin opened the box directly, and a small stone with an uneven surface and shining purple-black light appeared in front of them.
A sour metallic taste appeared in the mouths of the three people at the same time, and the air was faintly filled with the scent of some ancient magic.
As Kassadin took the stone out of the sealed box, an inexplicable chill swept over his body.
This kind of trembling feeling from the depths of his soul was something Kassadin had never experienced even when he faced the ferocious man-eating beasts in the desert.
Sivir stared at the Void Stone and suddenly felt as if her sight was deeply sunk into it, forcing her to quickly look away.
"This thing gives me a weird feeling..." She took a breath and said with lingering fear.
Fortunately, this was a magical item, and the emerald barrier Nasus gave her blocked most of the impact.
So her feelings were not as strong as those of Li Lin and Kassadin.
Especially for Kassadin.
Time passes by every second.
As soon as he touched the Void Stone, time seemed to be infinitely stretched and stopped at this moment.
This feeling came and went quickly, and after just a few seconds, Kassadin returned to normal.
But at this moment, the Void Stone was already beating rhythmically, along with his heartbeat, as if it had become a part of him.
Sivir glanced worriedly at the purple-black stone in Kassadin's hand, then quickly looked away. "Is this situation... normal?"
Of course it's not normal...
But it won't have much impact on Kassadin for a few years.
Li Lin shook his head and muttered to himself.
"It doesn't matter. I just hope it can let me kill a few more Void monsters and that 'Void Prophet' Malzahar before it completely devours me." There was no emotion in Kassadin's voice.
“…”
Sivir opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
Comforting people...
It's good enough that she doesn't make others more sad and angry.
"Alright, judging by the current situation, the Void Stone can cover a wide range, at least a few meters. If you stay closer to me, it should be able to protect you from being eroded by the void."
Kassadin paused, then glanced sideways back towards his home. "Now... it's time to escape into the void."
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