First, take down the Sword Demon, then save Runeterra.

Zolani, entangled by tentacles, laughed arrogantly, leaving the one-eyed creature utterly bewildered.

"You are a Celestial Warrior, captured by the Great Void. You should feel humiliated and rebel."

Hearing the mechanical, synthesized voice, Zolani laughed, "Big-eyed, I don't think I've seen you before. A new species from the Void?"

"We are the true high-ranking beings of the Void," the one-eyed creature continued in a mechanical voice. "The material world is far too complex to describe in your language... Is it because humans betrayed the Void? Because of this betrayal, the Celestial Warriors have never seen us."

“Heh, betrayal…” Zolani scoffed. “Void creatures rarely speak, yet you’ve learned advanced human vocabulary? Not bad.”

"Your reaction is different from what I expected." The one-eyed creature wasn't angry. "Celestial Warrior, the greatest obstacle in the void, why didn't you attack me?"

Zolani responded, "This is my sincerity. You are a creature that is good at learning, so you should understand what I mean."

“I originally wanted to negotiate with the superior beings in the void who possess wisdom, and now it seems that you are the superior being I am looking for.”

The one-eyed creature tightened its tentacles, causing Zolani to groan in pain.

"Interesting... What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Let you...be fully present in this world..."

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed creature became interested and released its tentacles, allowing Zolani to finally catch her breath.

"We will not make the same mistake twice," the one-eyed creature said coldly. "According to your world's timeline, ten thousand years ago, a witch betrayed us."

“She promised us a complete descent into this world, but like the humans of Runeterra, she knew the meaning of ‘betrayal’ from the beginning, while the Void did not understand the word, so we failed.”

“It took me a long time to understand this complex word. My people are still trapped between two worlds. You were once a celestial warrior who struck the void hard and were more untrustworthy than a witch.”

Zolani's smile widened: "Looks like I didn't pick the wrong person. You're different from the creatures that appeared in that war. You're called the Watcher, right? I thought all void creatures were as stupid as burrowing beasts. Do you have a name?"

Despite being compared to the earth-burrowing beast, the one-eyed creature remained unperturbed: "Name? Heh, that fits my analysis of you. You must be given a unique name to refer to each individual, but it's meaningless to us. Our will belongs to the void itself."

"If I must have a name, you can call me Vikts, that's what humans have called me."

Zolani's smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression. "Vekz, I don't care who this witch you mentioned is, nor do I want to know how she betrayed you. Just tell me how to open this rift, just like the Icathians did back then!"

Viktor paused, then said with interest, "The more you understand humans, the more you realize they are greedy creatures. You still have a strong human scent about you. Ten thousand years ago, that witch wanted power from us. What do you want?"

"What do I want to gain..." Zolani knew very well that she couldn't appear to be without desire at this moment. Only by revealing her true thoughts could she have a chance to gain the trust of the void creatures.

But sometimes there's no difference between telling the complete truth and telling only half the truth.

"I want to find someone, someone I admire."

Viktor asked, puzzled, "Then why don't you just assimilate him into one?"

The brain circuits of the void creatures cannot comprehend all of this.

Zolani gave Vicz a deep look: "I would do it if necessary. But I love him."

“It’s love again…” Viktor obviously didn’t believe in such an ethereal thing. He had seen this word many times in humans, but after ten thousand years, he had come to understand many things, but “love” was the one thing he still couldn’t understand.

“You don’t need to think about what love is.” Zolani knew the thought process of the Void creatures. “If you agree, I will help you reopen the Void Rift. You just need to hand over one person to me, and make sure that he has no ability to resist me.”

“Okay.” Vicz’s eyes narrowed. “But I have one condition.”

"Go ahead."

"Ten thousand years ago, it was the Void that first promised the witch and granted her power, but was quickly betrayed by her, which is why the Watchers were trapped in the rift between worlds. This time, you must first fulfill your responsibility and fully open the rift before we send the irresistible target to your side, how about that?"

Zolani's expression shifted; this was not a fair condition, and it clearly benefited the Void.

She would have to take all the risks. Only if the Void successfully descended into reality and wreaked havoc in the world for a while would she have a chance to obtain Aatrox, who was now powerless to resist. And there was no guarantee that the Void would keep its promise.

But by this time she was desperate. Not only was she seriously injured, but she couldn't even escape the one-eyed void creature, so she had no choice but to accept it.

“Tell me how to open the rift first,” Zolani said calmly. “If it’s simple, the rift is right beneath our feet, and I can do it for you right now.”

“That’s impossible.” Vel’Koz paced back and forth, as if trying to think like a human. “The rift in Shurima cannot be opened for the time being. It involves… to put it in human terms, it involves our strategy. I can only tell you that the power accumulated here is not enough.”

Zolani immediately saw an opportunity: "This is your problem, not mine, so all we can do now is wait for you to accumulate your strength? Why don't you help me seize the target first? Besides, I don't have the power to seal your strength."

"So you thought the Void's power only existed in Shurima?" The big-eyed man revealed a knowing look. "That's right. When the witch betrayed us, there was no Sun Disk in the world, let alone Celestial Warriors."

"Indeed, no one tells you that my fellow Watchers originally came from the far north. If you can successfully bring my fellow Watchers down, not only will they help you capture people, but conquering the world will be a piece of cake!"

"north......"

Zolani hesitated slightly. She was at her wit's end and had originally intended to try to deceive the Void into holding the line. However, she did not expect that this one-eyed creature was so intelligent and flawless, and instead asked her to take the risk to help them first.

"As you can see, I am severely injured. Not only are there many people chasing me outside, but there is also a black mist carrying the spirits of the dead..."

Viktor interrupted her: "I never intended for you to set off immediately. Let you recover here first and wait for the black mist to dissipate. This thing is too strange, and I'm worried that something might go wrong."

"You're worried about pursuers? Once the black fog dissipates, I'll go north with you. Who can do anything to you then?"