Despicable Throat lay beneath the Shadow Isles, concealing itself. Meanwhile, another being in the underground world of the Shadow Isles had awakened as well—Mordekaiser, whom LeBlanc had always feared.
The complete purification of the Shadow Isles would bring Mordekaiser no benefit. It would even utterly disrupt his plans, so he would certainly try to stop it.
However, Mordekaiser had only just awakened. It would still take some time for him to crawl out of the ground.
That was enough time for them to deal with Karthus and his undead army on the surface.
Following the undead's song, He Xi and Kaisha finally found Karthus not long afterward.
"Karthus, we finally found you. Stop singing—it's truly unbearable."
"My song praises death. Only the dead can appreciate it; naturally, the living find it unpleasant. Come, embrace the rewards of death, and you shall hear the most beautiful melody."
"You're a complete lunatic. I shouldn't have wasted words on you."
Karthus paid no attention to He Xi's thoughts and simply continued speaking to himself.
"Life is nothing but a deception. From the moment you begin to breathe, you are already slowly dying.
"Life is like a parasite attached to the soul.
"In the end, only death remains.
"Death is merely a horizon.
"No one can escape the moment of their end."
He Xi and Kaisha found Karthus's words nothing but noisy.
"There's no need to waste time with him. I originally wanted to see whether this Karthus had anything in common with Death God Karl, but it seems there's no need to compare them at all."
"Indeed. Compared to this fellow, even Carl seems far more normal."
As soon as she spoke, the Angel Sword in He Xi's hand bloomed with dazzling radiance, and she slashed at Karthus.
Naturally, Karthus would not wait