Awkward Beyond Words

A Bing didn't leave the arena; he had been observing the battle from a corner. Seeing Riven in a disadvantageous position, he endured the pain and approached her. 💔♤ 🍩♗

He struggled to climb the pile of steel bars with his left hand, and put the broken pieces of steel bars into his pocket, seemingly intending to use them as concealed weapons.

I initially thought this move was futile. Riven's broken sword with its Wind Force couldn't even hurt Alistar, so how could he pose a threat with his meager strength? However, I overlooked one thing, which was his position.

Riven's height only reaches around Alistar's thigh after his transformation, so the only time she can attack his head is when he attacks with his horns.

A Bing is different; he's on top of the steel reinforcement pile, allowing him to attack any location at will.

Alistar didn't care at first, since it wouldn't hurt him much. But after an attack that almost blinded him, he became enraged and charged straight at A Bing!

The pile of steel bars collapsed backward under the powerful impact, almost burying A Bing. Fortunately, his leg was not injured, and he nimbly jumped away, a barely perceptible smile appearing on his lips.

That's when I realized he did it to help Riven expand her battlefield, since the reinforced concrete piles were severely hindering her performance.

However, in the current situation, all actions would be in vain if Alistar's weakness could not be found. Moreover, after such a long fight, Riven's reaction time was gradually declining, and she was almost hit by Alistar's horns several times.

The more I watched, the more distressed I became. Finally, I squeezed through the crowd to stand beside Tam: "Are you going to stop it, or should I go down?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you wait a little longer? Or do you not trust Riven?"

"I only consider believing things when it doesn't involve my life, but now that boundary has been crossed. Give me a straight answer."

"Do as you please. You can't stop him. The arena guards are all ordinary people. If they went, they'd be skewered like meat skewers. But don't worry..."

I couldn't be bothered to listen to Tam's rambling, so I squeezed through the crowd and jumped down. "You go up and rest for a bit, I'll deal with this big guy."

Riven was surprised by my arrival. "Why did you come down? I..."

She swallowed her words halfway through and silently returned to the stands, seemingly unhappy. Was she upset that I had interrupted her fight? After a moment's thought, Alistar charged over!

His attacks were even more ferocious than before, as if he were attacking me like a madman. What deep-seated hatred could this be? Did he also resent me for interrupting the fight?

Since transforming into this form, Alistar has remained silent, perhaps having lost his ability to speak. But it doesn't matter; I will not let Riven take any risks!

With a swift motion, a fierce Wind Force swirled around the blade as I thrust at Alistar. To my surprise, his skin wasn't very tough, and I managed to pierce a wound with minimal effort.

Even if I have better control over the Wind Force than Riven, there shouldn't be such a big difference, right? Just as I was wondering, I noticed that Alistar had fallen to the ground and returned to his previous form.

So this form has a time limit? Then that fierce attack just now must have been a last-ditch effort, no wonder it was so impatient.

I intended to save the day, but instead I stole Riven's thunder, leaving me in a very awkward situation, and to make matters worse, Tam made things even worse.

"The Warriors have won! Let's cheer for them!"

His shout further enraged the audience in the stands:

"Get out of here! Trash!"

"This glory belongs to the Blood Warrior!"

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Amidst the chorus of curses, I could only slink away. At the end of the passage, Riven was already waiting for me.

"Don't pay attention to their shouting, a bunch of blind idiots."

"Did you already realize he couldn't hold on any longer? That's why I felt awkward when I jumped down?"

"I do have that feeling, but I'm not sure if he has any other tricks up his sleeve. If he does, you've saved me; if not, it's not good for you, like your current situation."

"Ultimately, it's my fault for not being able to see clearly; I didn't realize he was about to give up. Actually, Tam had already warned me, but I..."

"You're just too concerned about me, hehe," Riven replied playfully.

"Let's go find Teacher Li. Let people curse all they want, I can't hear it anyway."

We arrived at the training ground, and as expected, Tam was back too. "You guys don't act like outsiders, just barging into my training ground without even saying hello?"

"We're not outsiders, boss," Riven said with a smile; she didn't dislike Tam.

"I heard you guys were quite active in Demacia this time?"

"It's alright. In any case, Demacia and Noxus have joined forces, and we haven't suffered any losses."

"You've suffered no loss, but when has Darius ever forgiven me? The debts he's accumulated over the years could build another arena."

Hearing someone speak, all Five Teachers came out. Just like last time, they completely ignored me and chatted warmly with Riven.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Riven pulled me over to Teacher Li and explained why I was there. She was very friendly with acquaintances, but unusually cold to strangers.

What do you want?

"I'd like to inquire about your background. I have a friend who looks exactly like you, but she's disappeared..."

I told Teacher Li about Shvana, and she was very interested after hearing it, but she didn't say much. Instead, she looked at Tam, and only after seeing him nod did she continue to tell me about her background:

She didn't even know her own situation. As far back as she could remember, she had lived with her father in a mountain village.

Teacher Li's Mana. She has no memory of her mother. Her father was an ordinary villager who was not very popular in the village.

One day when she was seven or eight years old, little Mana suddenly felt very uncomfortable. After struggling for a while, she transformed into a giant dragon!

At this point, she was conscious and did not do anything out of line, but everyone else was terrified, and some even called in hunters and mages to capture her.

Mana's father pleaded desperately, but was locked up as an outcast. She wanted to save him, but because of his enormous size, even the smallest movement caused immense damage.

Seeing that the hunters and mages were at a loss, the people finally made a decision: Mana must leave the village, or her father would be burned alive!

There was nothing Mana could do but leave in tears. Perhaps when she proved that she was harmless to people, they would be at peace with her.

About half a month later, Mana's body returned to human form. Overjoyed, she rushed back to the village, only to find that her house had been burned down by the villagers!

Anger drove her out of control. She had just transformed back into human form when she turned back into a dragon. The burning sensation in her throat was unbearable. She opened her Kog'Maw, and flames burst forth!

People cried out in terror, running for their lives but unable to escape the power of the dragon's flames; in the end, the village was reduced to ashes.