Ascend to the Throne

Seeing that it was getting harder and harder for Nerimajie's soldiers to penetrate deeper and even began to retreat, I did not order them to fight hard. They must conserve their strength now. 🌷♡ 🍔👌

At the same time, I quickly moved across the battlefield, trying to find and kill the enemy general, as this was the only way to delay their counterattack as much as possible.

One characteristic of the Shurima is their love of adorning themselves with gold and various jewels; the higher the status of a person, the more extravagant their attire.

Therefore, all tribal leaders were adorned with jewels, Shetaka was no exception. Using this characteristic, I quickly identified a commander.

The commander was dressed in thin clothes, with several gleaming gold bracelets on his wrists and a jeweled gold necklace around his neck. He was standing on a tank, giving orders. He looked to be at least a high-ranking officer, so I took advantage of the chaos to sneak in and wait for an opportunity to shoot him.

To my surprise, this person was very alert. He spotted me as soon as I entered his attack range, and instead of dodging, he gave me a disdainful smile.

Just then, an arrow flew from nowhere, heading straight for the commander's face. He waved his hand lightly, and the gold bracelet flew out of his hand to block the arrow, then returned to his wrist.

So you're a mage. No wonder you're so confident. But you can't just easily block Hextech Weapons!

Taking advantage of his arrogance, I fired several beams of light in succession. He tried to defend himself in the same way, but ended up injuring his arm!

I gave him no time to catch his breath, and fired a few more shots until one of the beams hit his head before I stopped.

The commander fell to the ground, his face contorted with terror, seemingly unable to comprehend even in death why my attack had penetrated his defenses.

I felt a surge of relief; thankfully, he was an arrogant person, otherwise, if he had focused on defense, it probably wouldn't have been so easy for him to succeed.

At that moment, the guards around me rushed towards me. I used my teleportation ability to blink to a more concealed position and then went to rejoin the troops.

After killing the commander, my troops were relieved of a lot of pressure, and everyone fought bravely again, gradually creating a stalemate.

Ultimately, this situation was broken by Aatrox. After receiving my letter, he launched an attack, quickly defeating the already panicked enemy, and successfully reunited with me at dusk.

The place where we met up was the very place where I killed the enemy commander. His belongings had already been looted, leaving only his stiff corpse lying diagonally on the chariot.

Aatrox threw him to the ground, chopped off his head, and handed it to me.

"This is your spoils. Take it back to Shetaka. This achievement is enough for you to establish yourself in Naremajet."

"This is all thanks to you; I was just helping out. By the way, who is this person?"

"He is the son of Chieftain Uze, and the next leader of the Uzer."

"So arrogant and conceited, even if I don't kill him today, he won't live long."

"Who exactly are you, and why are you helping us? To be honest, I wasn't at ease when I first saw you; your eyes revealed a deep sense of weariness."

"As I've said, I'm a traveler from the northern continent. Nothing else matters. Also, I won't be staying in Shurima for long; I'll be leaving in a few days."

"If you are truly a traveler, then I sincerely invite you to stay; you can truly shine in Shurima."

"Thank you for your kind offer, General Aatrox, but I have more important matters to attend to. Let's head back; the war isn't over yet!"

I declined Aatrox's invitation; to the people here, I was destined to be just a passerby, not to stay long.

He didn't try to stop us again. Just like I said, the war wasn't over yet, and we had to get back quickly.

The army immediately set off, rushing back to Naremajet despite their exhaustion. By then, the battle on Ekko's side had also ended. He had successfully led his men to resolve the crisis for the Western forces and rescued many people, but the losses were still very heavy.

Shetaka displayed incredible power, single-handedly defeating Zerima's formidable enemies, and is now on his way back.

After Shetaka returned, he ordered his soldiers to rest for a few days. After three consecutive days of fighting, they had barely slept and were on the verge of mental collapse. They needed to rest properly.

Ekko and I slept soundly, and the next day we received an invitation from Shetaka to attend a victory celebration.

At the banquet, as usual, rewards were given for meritorious service. Dozens of soldiers received honors and rewards, and in the end, only Ekko, Aatrox, and I remained.

We both said beforehand that we didn't need any reward, so why didn't Aatrox receive one either? Just as I was wondering about this, he brought it up himself:

"Manager, I defeated the Uzer on this trip and would like some reward."

"I'm sorry, Aatrox, I have nothing left to give you. In Naremajet, your status and wealth are second only to mine."

"I don't need status or wealth, I only want to serve you forever, but my health doesn't allow it now, so I want a special reward."

"A special reward? Tell me about it."

"I want to become Celestial Warrior like you!"

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

Everyone looked at Aatrox with surprise, wondering why he made such a request. To me, it also sounded awkward, as if he was unwilling to be subordinate to Shetaka and wanted to be on equal footing with her.

Of course, everyone knows he didn't have those thoughts; he genuinely wanted to help Shetaka and serve Naremajet.

Shetaka was somewhat disheartened; she didn't know how to help others become Celestial Warrior.

"I'm sorry, Aatrox, I don't know how to become Celestial Warrior. My power comes from the Sun God, and you should also pray for the Sun God's blessing."

Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat, because I knew the steps of the Ascension Ritual!

But should I interfere with the course of history here? If my intervention causes Aatrox to ascend prematurely or fail to ascend, what impact would that have on history?

At this moment, Aatrox laughed, "Hahaha... Am I, a hero for so long, really to leave the battlefield because of old age? It's truly unfortunate! But never mind, I have another request."

"Tell me, and I'll do whatever I can if I can!" Shetaka felt guilty and was eager to fulfill Aatrox's wish.

"I think you deserve the most credit this time, so you should reward yourself."

"Give myself a reward?"

"Yes, you should go further and ascend to the throne!"

Before everyone could recover from their initial shock, they were once again stunned by Aatrox's words.

However, this time people quickly realized what was happening and cheered together:

"Ascend the throne! Ascend the throne!"