Clearing and Repairing the Earth Rift

Although the slippery Malzahar had taken the lead in fleeing at the first sign of trouble, and the Void Terrors had all fallen, the surface leading to the rift had already been plowed over by Karya's floating fortress, "Plow." Even so, the battle was far from over.

Beneath the surface, deep within the complex earth-rift system, large numbers of Void creatures were still active. They had originally acted according to Malzahar's will. Although their individual combat strength was mediocre, they had functioned more like an army as a whole, handling lures, ambushes, support, and breakthroughs with remarkable competence.

If the allied forces had not possessed an overwhelming advantage in individual combat strength, along with Malphite's network, it would have been nearly impossible to approach the Void Rift.

Moreover, even with such an advantageous situation, the allied forces had paid a considerable price. Both the elemental mages and the Icathian Guards had suffered casualties of varying severity.

The united Voidlings had left a deep impression on everyone.

However, after Malzahar abandoned the Voidling army and fled alone, the once-threatening army of Voidlings quickly fell into chaos.

Without unified command, the Voidling army, which had still shown some coordination, began tearing itself apart before the allied forces even attacked. Voidlings of different kinds began forming their own groups and fighting one another.

Among the Voidlings, creatures like burrowers, which had adapted highly to Runeterra's environment, quickly produced a new burrower queen. Under the queen's command, they began digging their own "hatching grounds" in the underground area near the rift.

But the Voidlings that Malzahar had specially cultivated and individually modified, primarily to counter the Elemental Magic of the Primal Axioms, were now in terrible trouble.

When facing the allied forces, they had been troublesome mage-killers who had to be dealt with by