However, Zuo Chi definitely doesn’t have any gold kraken coins, so he can only use that half piece of jerky as a substitute.

Zuo Chi had some understanding of Nautilus’s experience.

Nautilus was arguably the most capable salvager in Bilgewater, always able to salvage countless treasures from the deep sea of ​​Bilgewater.

Until one day, a foreign captain hired Nautilus to go to a certain sea area to salvage treasure for him, and in order to ensure the smooth progress of the salvage, the captain also prepared a set of extremely thick and strong diving armor for him.

However, just as Nautilus put on his diving armor and was lowered little by little into the sea by his companions with chains, he discovered with horror that this foreign captain had not even paid a tithe to the sea before setting out to sea!

Just like that, when Nautilus was sent into the deep sea, green tentacles wrapped around his body, as if trying to pull him into the abyss of the seabed!

Nautilus struggled violently, holding on tightly to the chain in his hand, because it was his only connection with the surface of the sea.

However, just when Nautilus was about to break free from the tentacles, the chain in his hand broke!

In order to avoid being affected, his companions cut off his only hope of survival.

He could only wear heavy armor and be pulled into the deep sea by the tentacles little by little, watching the shadow of the big ship disappear from his sight little by little.

From then on, there was one less ace salvager named Nautilus at the Pico Harbor dock, and there was one more terrifying legend named Nautilus in the deep sea of ​​Pico Harbor!

The shadow that Nautilus takes on uses a giant anchor in his hand to punish anyone who fails to pay a tithe to the sea.

If you don’t pay even a tenth, the seas will boil and the mountains will shake!

This sentence has become a consensus among almost every Bilgewater resident.

At this moment, Zuo Chi truly experienced this horrific legend.

As for why one has to pay a tenth of a li, Zuo Chi has a different understanding from others.

Bilgewater can be said to be the place with the most concentrated faith in the entire Runeterra, because there is only one god here!

Every Bilgewater citizen will dedicate his or her most sincere faith to the terrifying demigod that exists in the deep sea of ​​Bilgewater.

Nagakabouros, the god of life, growth and eternal movement!

Nagakabouros strictly controls all beliefs in the entire Port of Piraeus.

It is precisely because of this that she is so powerful, even ranked among the strongest demigods in the entire Runeland!

And the tithe is one of the means by which Nagakabouros controls the faith of Bigang!

Throwing golden Kraken coins into the sea is not really paying taxes to the sea, but offering faith to Nagakabouros!

Nautilus was the most devout and conscientious follower of the goddess Na, and was responsible for supervising whether passing ships paid tithes.

Of course, this is just Zuo Chi’s own inference based on his understanding of Nautilus’s background story in his previous life. It is unknown whether it is true or not.

After finally getting rid of Nautilus’s entanglement, Zuo Chi was finally able to move forward safely.

What Zuo Chi didn’t know was that shortly after he left that sea area, a series of turquoise tentacles slowly rose from the bottom of the sea, clinging to the rock spikes he summoned, and approached Nautilus little by little.

Then, these green tentacles exerted a little force, and the rock spikes shattered completely in an instant, and the light in Nautilus’ eyes lit up again at this moment!

After breaking free from the rock spikes, Nautilus stroked the tentacles with his big hands, looked up at the sea, and then turned into a shadow and sank into the abyss.

On the sea, after Nautilus’s struggle, the sky, which was already evening, became darker.

On the sea surface reflecting the ripples, Zuo Chi lay on the wooden board and paddled forward with his arms.

While paddling forward, Zuo Chi was also keeping an eye out to see if there were any fishing boats out to sea from the harbor.

After all, Zuo Chi’s power of ascension is not complete enough, so he is not able to fly in the air like Aatrox and other ascenders.

If you release the power of ascension for a long time and walk on the sea, it will be quite energy-consuming.

So if you want to cross this vast ocean, you still need to take a boat.

But Zuo Chi has not seen any ship on the sea since the afternoon until now.

Not only were there no ships, but not even a single seabird or sea beast was seen!

These abnormal phenomena also made Zuo Chi feel uneasy.

He carefully observed everything around him, trying to find some clues from the traces.

However, Zuo Chi helplessly discovered that there was nothing around him except the endless sea!

It seemed that all living people disappeared at this moment!

After searching in vain, Zuo Chi had no choice but to continue riding the wooden board and paddling forward.

Time passed little by little, and before we knew it, night had fallen completely.

“Woooooo~~~”

I don’t know if it was an illusion or something, but Zuo Chi suddenly heard bursts of wailing!

Zuo Chi turned his head quickly and looked around him.

The power of ascension gave Zuo Chi strong eyesight, so he could see everything around him clearly.

Just as Zuo Chi looked directly behind him, his entire face fell completely.

“No way, how can I be so unlucky!”

At this time, Zuo Chi finally understood why there was no living creature in this sea area.

In front of that thing, any living creature would probably be corroded into an undead spirit that only knew how to kill in an instant.

Without any more hesitation, the ascending power in Zuo Chi’s body burst out. He picked up the wooden board under him, stepped on the sea with both feet, and ran forward like crazy.

Not long after Zuo Chi’s figure disappeared from the spot, a blue-gray mist slowly covered the place where he had just been.

The fog came from the southeast of Bilgewater and spread all the way to the north.

The wailing sounds that Zuo Chi heard just now also came from this black fog.

On the other side, inside the Bilgewater port, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard.

“The Haunting Night is here. If you don’t want to die, hide quickly!”

Chapter 25: Shadow of War! A fleeting blue tentacle!

Zuo Chi was holding a piece of wood and running quickly across the sea of ​​Bilgewater.

Every time his feet stepped on the sea, a golden ripple would spread out from his toes.

Under the reaction force of the ascension force, he achieved walking on water in a short period of time.

Just behind Zuo Chi, the black fog that covered the sky was approaching him rapidly, and the roars of the undead in the black fog had become extremely clear.

Zuo Chi never thought that he would be so unlucky!

First, he encountered Nautilus, one of the four greatest horror legends of Piraeus.

I had just escaped from Nautilus’s anchor and surfaced only to encounter the Haunting Night that comes once a month!

The so-called Soul-Eating Night means that on a certain day of every month, a black fog will start from the Shadow Island in the southeastern corner of Runeterra and spread to the entire Runeterra without limit.

In this black fog are the countless undead souls of the Shadow Island!

These undead armies were unable to leave the Shadow Isles in the past because they had to have the black fog as a carrier to move freely.

But on the day of the Harrowing, the black fog will break away from the scope of the Shadow Isles and rush to every place in Runeterra!

Wherever the black fog reaches, the undead hidden within will madly devour and assimilate all living beings.

As the place closest to the Shadow Isles, Bilgewater is almost the primary target of the Harrowing Night.

Zuo Chi was wondering why there was no ship on the sea off Bilgewater today. It was because everyone knew that there would be a Harrowing Night coming today.

Only he, riding on a tattered little boat, drifted unsteadily on the sea, not noticing the coming of the Soul-Eating Night.

Zuo Chi was still speeding on the sea, and the ascension power in his body was poured into the sea water under his feet without any reservation.

However, the sea off Bilgewater is so vast, and the speed at which the Haunting Night spreads is so terrifying.

This meant that even though Zuo Chi had opened fire at full strength, the roars of the undead behind him were still getting closer and closer to him, and he could not see the port of Bilgewater!

“Tread! Tread! Tread!”

It was not known whether it was Zuo Chi’s illusion or something else, but he always felt that the roars of the undead behind him seemed to be mixed with the sounds of horse hooves.

Moreover, the footsteps were getting closer and closer to him, just like the black fog all over the sky!

The next moment, Zuo Chi’s body suddenly stopped rushing forward. His right hand brushed across his waist, grasped the Ascendant’s dagger in his hand, and then stabbed fiercely to the back!

In the black fog that was so close at hand, a combination of a human body and a warhorse appeared in front of Zuo Chi, holding a long-handled saber!

“when!”

The short knife in Zuo Chi’s hand collided with the saber in the figure’s hand, and Zuo Chi’s body flew backwards with the force.

At this time, Zuo Chi also saw clearly the existence of the vanguard of Soul-Erosion Night.

Shadow of War, Hecarim!

Behind Hecarim, there are dozens of figures whose appearances are extremely similar to his.

This is actually a knight legion composed of undead warriors!

These figures followed behind Hecarim, their eyes burning with blue flames staring at Zuo Chi on the sea.

And with the gradual advancement of Soul-Eating Night, they were getting closer and closer to Zuo Chi.

“The living, the dead!”

Hecarim’s voice was hoarse and suppressed. He raised his front hooves high and chopped the long knife in his hand straight towards Zuo Chi’s head.

As an undead soul imprisoned for eternity by the Black Mist and the Curse of Ruined Empire, Hecarim holds an endless hatred for all living things.

When Zuo Chi faced Hecarim’s attack, his ascension power emanated from the dagger in his hand, and it collided with Hecarim’s saber once again.

After each collision, Zuo Chi would choose to borrow Hecarim’s power to retreat rapidly.

Because Zuo Chi knew very well that once he got entangled with Hecarim, it would mean that he would be completely enveloped by the black fog.

Once enveloped by the black fog, he will face the entire Shadow Isle’s undead army!

Moreover, Hecarim is not the only top undead in this shadow!

If you are surrounded by a large number of undead, you will most likely be exhausted to death.

So Zuo Chi could only retreat while looking for a way to get rid of the black fog.