The Maw of the Abyss

As darkness fell, we planned to wait for the monsters' attacks to weaken before driving them back, then retreating to rendezvous with Ers. 🐍♠ 🍓👺

But they did not retreat even as night fell completely, and their strength was about the same as at dusk; Kog'Maw even seemed to have the upper hand!

Morren's skin was originally light blue, but now it was covered with purplish-green spots, especially on his left leg, which was almost turning purple.

"We can't go on like this, let's retreat, Senior Morren!"

"Let me kill this monster first!"

At first, Morren said they would retreat if they couldn't win, but now he's really getting excited!

If things continue like this, he'll suffer sooner or later. I left the monsters around me and went to his aid.

Ancient dragons are several times larger than ordinary dragons, and Kog'Morph is even larger than Morren; in comparison, I seem insignificant.

However, I've already fought a much larger Void Treant; size is just a bluff, it doesn't determine victory or defeat.

Morren seemed reluctant when I offered my help. "What do you mean Yasuo? You think I'm no match for him?"

"Let's not worry about this now. Let's work together to take it down first. If we want a proper fight later, we can choose a normal opponent, okay? What kind of garbage is this?!"

"That's right, what kind of thing is this? Kill it!"

Hearing our conversation, Kog'Maw wasn't about to be outdone; his Kog'Maw kept attacking, making sounds that seemed to come from nowhere:

"I'm getting hungrier and hungrier, I'm going to devour you all!"

"Be careful, you might not be able to digest it!"

I originally planned to land on Kog'Maw to attack, but when I got closer I found that he was covered in slime.

This slime is extremely corrosive; it can penetrate the Wind Force and stick to my body, causing a burning pain!

The skin splashed with the mucus would also turn purple, which suggests that this is how the Ascended were affected!

I quickly created some distance and used the Wind Form to launch my attack.

His skin was very soft, Wind Spear could penetrate it almost effortlessly, but unfortunately it had little effect; the Wind Force disappeared without a trace after entering his body.

We haven't discovered the Void Creatures' weaknesses yet; the only way to kill them is to slice them into pieces or attack their internal organs.

This is a bit troublesome. We can't get close, and ranged attacks aren't very effective. The key issue is that Morren isn't retreating. If this continues, we'll be eroded sooner or later.

I urged him again, "Senior Morren, we really should retreat. We're too close to the Void Rift. Nighttime doesn't affect the monsters much. Let's lure them away first before engaging again!"

"I'm afraid I can't leave. My wings are incredibly heavy, and my legs are injured. If I turn to leave, this monster will kill me instantly!"

"I'll hold it off, you find a chance to retreat!"

"Kid, the Wind Force can't stop its attack. I can't leave, but you guys get out of here!"

"This won't do! How am I supposed to explain this to Senior Garr and the others!"

"You want to die here with me? Fine, I have nothing to lose anyway!"

As he spoke, Morren was attacked again. Kog'Maw spat out a large glob of slime from his mouth, which wrapped around Morren's legs, making his body, which was flying in mid-air, even heavier.

At that moment, Jax approached me and said, "Let's go, Yasuo! We can't go on like this!"

"Let me try! We can't lose such a powerful fighting force! You go first, Master, I might not be able to look after you later!"

"Then act according to your ability!" Jax said, disappearing into the night.

I activated my Hextech Motorcycle and approached Morren, intending to escape by flying at high speed. After all, the motorcycle has a powerful defense system, which should be enough to hold out for a while.

"Senior, trust my skills!"

"Sigh, why don't you just leave?"

Morren sighed, retracted his wings and transformed into human form. I caught him perfectly and we began to flee for our lives.

Kog'Maw's attack range is very long, and the slime sticks to the motorcycle, making a hissing, corrosive sound.

I didn't have time to see what was happening behind me. I used my powerful gust of wind to rush out, but I hadn't gone far when another huge blob of slime sprayed over, directly destroying the power system!

Almost simultaneously, a large swarm of flying monsters surrounded us, ruining our escape plan.

"Haha, you'd better run away yourself, if you can manage it!"

Morren transformed into a dragon once more, his aura even more powerful than before!

It was clear that he was prepared to fight with all his might; only in this way could he cover my escape.

No matter how reluctant I am, I cannot betray his heart. Now I can only run away. I will take revenge another day!

Just as I was gathering Wind Force to leave, a dazzling Golden Light suddenly appeared from the north.

The beam of light sliced through the night sky like a longsword, cutting down any monsters it touched, including Kog'Maw!

I am very familiar with this force; it is Khopesh!

Then a figure appeared in mid-air, sitting on a large bird—it was Sivir!

Okay, I'm not sure if it's Sivir or Shetaka either, they look so alike, I can't tell them apart at night.

A person and a bird arrived with a whoosh, driving away the monsters around us. Only then did I realize that the large bird was Calista, and the person who came was Sivir!

"Are you alright, Yasuo?"

"Thank you! You came just in time!"

"I should be the one thanking them; this is Shurima's business, I couldn't not come!"

"Let's get out of here quickly... be careful!"

Before I could finish speaking, something suddenly occurred to me: Kog'Maw can self-destruct after he dies!

However, my warning came a little too late, because it was very close to us, and with such a large size, there was no way we could avoid it if it exploded!

Morren also sensed the abnormal energy and spread his wings to protect us. Then a muffled sound came, like a stone sinking into the sea.

The impact of the explosion knocked Morren to the ground, his back and wings completely stained purple. Fortunately, he hadn't lost consciousness and was still able to transform into human form.

The surrounding monsters were also killed by Kog'Maw's explosion. Before the other monsters could gather, we quickly jumped onto Calista's back and escaped.

We headed north back to the Grand Canyon, but Morren couldn't hold on any longer before we even landed. He reverted to his human form and transformed into a massive dragon, nearly crushing Calista. I immediately used my Wind Force to hold everyone back until the Earth Dragon Ers arrived.

The situation here is not optimistic either; many Void Creatures have already swarmed over. Ers carried Morren on his back and told us to follow him.

"Let's leave here first and go find Garr!"

What will happen to the people here?

"They're either dead or have fled; they're no longer worth defending against!"

After Ers finished speaking, he stirred up a sandstorm around him and then led the way. Calista, along with me and Sivir, followed.

After traveling for half the night, they finally arrived at Garr's location at dawn.