Conquering the Dungeon

Varus immediately understood. He also transformed into an ascending posture, raised his War Bow, and fired an arrow into the sky. The golden light had even stronger penetrating power!

Fighting death with life, supplemented by the power of light—that's a great idea. 👹💗 😝ൠ

"With the power of the Life Rune, I can now explore the skies for everyone, but mapmaking isn't my forte."

"No need for that trouble. If you want a map, I can give it to you."

Evelynn's voice rang in my ears. She was always silent, possessing great power yet lacking any imposing presence.

She soon appeared before us, and the Ascended, mistaking her for an undead from the Shadow Isles, all pointed their weapons at her.

"Wait!" I immediately stopped everyone and went to Evelynn: "What do you mean by saying you can give us a map?"

It means exactly what it says.

After she finished speaking, she took out a dark yellow parchment scroll, which, when unfolded, turned out to be a map!

Besides the main terrain, the map also marked many other locations, which Evelynn told me were where Mordekaiser's men were stationed!

Each time she points to a location, a name appears on the map at the corresponding location: Yorick, Kalista, Hecarim, Thresh, Karthus, Vladimir, and Mordekaiser— a total of seven locations.

To defeat Morcaiser, you must destroy these strongholds one by one according to the locations marked on the map, because it is a unified Magic Array!

After Evelynn finished her explanation, I asked her, "Are you helping us destroy the Shadow Isles?"

"To be precise, it's a purification. It seems you've found the Life Rune; quite efficient indeed."

"Purify? You mean the Life Rune can purify the Shadow Isles?" I recalled the circles Nasus created and it seemed very likely.

"Yes, plant new seeds, and the power of the Life Rune will nurture them. Once you have captured all the strongholds on the map, the island will return to its former state."

Why should you help us?

"There's no particular reason. If I had to say, I don't want Mordekaiser to become too powerful. As you've seen, the undead haven't launched an attack; they're quietly accumulating strength."

"That's why we took the initiative. Are you aware of Mordekaiser's plan?"

"I know one thing: he has found a way to absorb the Death Rune. Even if he can't achieve his goal this winter, he will surely wreak havoc on the world next winter. You'd better hurry."

Evelynn left as soon as she finished speaking, disappearing without a trace. Several Ascended ran up to me and asked me what had happened, but I didn't know how to explain.

Should I say this map was sent by an enemy? She's clearly helping me. I can only briefly mention her name:

"She is Evelynn, who... did many bad things."

I initially thought that Evelynn orchestrated the Void War, but I was afraid of misunderstanding her because Jax had told me that it was a man who guided the mages to open the Void Rift.

Varus had been with me the whole time, so of course he knew what Evelynn had done, but he's a calm man and wasn't blinded by his past hatred.

"Do you want to believe her, Yasuo?"

"I know she has ulterior motives, but this matter is still believable because we can easily detect these locations. Look at this map..."

I put the map on the ground, and everyone gathered around to study it.

The terrain of the Shadow Isles is unremarkable; apart from a high peak in the very center, there are basically no treacherous terrains.

We came from the south of Bill and arrived at the northern Shadow Isles. The stronghold nearby is Yorick we fought last time.

To reach the central peak, you must defeat Yorick in the north, Kalista in the east, Hecarim in the south, and Thresh in the west, proceeding clockwise.

To reach the summit of Mordekaiser, one must first defeat Karthus and Vladimir from the bottom up.

As you ascend through the levels, it's like playing a game and clearing a dungeon; the further you go, the harder it gets. But while it was just for fun before, now it's an immersive experience. Not only is there no chance to revive, but the game strategy is limited to this particular map!

If Evelynn's intention was to lure us, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths and meticulously planned the route.

So we split into two groups. Varus, the angel sisters, and I were responsible for exploring the locations on the map to see if there was anything strange.

Nasus and his companions went back to the rear to bring back the information from the map, and also brought back some seeds with strong vitality. We need to plant trees and create forests!

We agreed to attack Yorick the day after tomorrow morning!

Two days usually pass quickly, but a careful exploration takes much longer. In more than a day, we only had time to check out Yorick and Thresh's outposts.

Aside from the increased aura of death, there was nothing else strange about it. Since the attack had already begun, we had no other choice!

When Nasus and the others returned, I didn't see the seeds. At that moment Djis patted his stomach:

"Mice are masters at hoarding food, don't worry, they can't digest it!"

"Haha, that makes things convenient."

They brought back many seeds, all of which were the most hardy varieties from Bilgewater, whose moisture-loving and cold-resistant characteristics were perfect for the area.

We tried it immediately, and the circle that Nasus drew the day before yesterday no longer shone with Golden Light, but the green radiance of life remained.

Nasus was a learned man, an expert in the cultivation of various plants, and also possessed a vast amount of magic. He quickly brought a sapling to life!

This is a cypress tree, standing out conspicuously on the gloomy, misty Shadow Isles, and also very resilient!

To commemorate this significant event, we named it "Light Cypress).

Kayle even created a little sun to help the Light Cypress grow strong!

So we scattered one or two seeds every few steps. Although it was sparse, once the rest of the group caught up and planted more plants, it would surely be a different sight!

During our planting process, occasionally the undead would approach, but they were quickly driven away by the life force. They wanted to kill these lives, but dared not get close!

Sowing life intermittently, we arrived at Yorick's stronghold: a desolate graveyard.

He is the Soul Reaper; he certainly won't be defeated by us as easily as last time in this place.

However, as the first hurdle in the challenge dungeon, it must be cleared cleanly and decisively!

We carefully searched the cemetery for Yorick's whereabouts, and soon we sensed a powerful aura of death!