Chapter 966: [0957] A Repeat of Past Mistakes
Shurima's reunification war was destined to become Runeterra's next headline.
Although the fighting was still confined to the banks of the Shurima River, even the sharp fluctuations in the commodities market across Northern Shurima, a region untouched by the flames of war, were enough to show how seriously the locals took the conflict.
Everyone knew that once the banner of Shuriman reunification was raised, Nareumajel would certainly not be the war's final destination.
Although the Northern Shuriman city-state coalition still couldn't form due to internal conflicts and entangled interests, everyone could see that its creation was inevitable.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, the New Shurima army, which had been sweeping forward without pause, ground to a halt soon after reaching the walls of Nareumajel. Just when everyone thought the battle would be a rout, it quickly settled into a stalemate.
The key factor behind this turn of events was the Laquor people's support.
Using a small Sun Disc, the Laquor people had created a sizable number of Transcendents and formed a brand-new Rah-Hok guard. In the siege, they dealt the New Shurima army a heavy blow.
Although these mass-produced, knockoff Ascended had only a crude grasp of Ascended Power and lacked coordination with one another, often clashing with the local defenders as well, they had still shown formidable strength while defending the city. Even Nasus and Renekton had personally rushed to the front lines, yet they had failed to take Nareumajel.
They had withstood an assault by the Ascended. Even if those Ascended had no legion behind them, this was still enough to make the people of Nareumajel rejoice. Given that Transcendents could be produced in batches, the governor's propaganda had already convinced many residents that "a new Shurima will rise from Nareumajel."