The Combined Assault
On the way back, we introduced ourselves to Niko and Nidalee. Since I knew Nidalee was a member of the game, I invited her to join Light.69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼.
The Nidalee, having been slain, eagerly joined us. "Wildness will surely make the Vastaya tremble! I will become a member of the light and declare war on darkness!"
Niko joined in the fun. "I want to join the Light too! Once I learn how to provoke powerful people, I'll show those bad guys what Niko is all about!"
"Alright, welcome, but there's no time for you to grow stronger yet, the battle isn't over!"
Before leaving, Yerlanriel said he was going to find others. His ghostly movements were too troublesome; we must find more people to wipe him out in one fell swoop!
It was almost dawn when we returned to the Zhiyun Temple. We had been on our way for a whole day and night. Niko and Taliyah hit it off immediately and got along very well, which eased the tense atmosphere considerably.
After analyzing the current situation, we decided to call in more people. Janna is enough to guard the North Spring Temple, and Irelia, Sword Saint, Sejuani, and a group of Ionia experts can come and help.
With Shen and Akali available from Prexian's side, Kennen, Lee Sin, Udyr— three top-tier fighters—are more than enough to handle Zed and Kayn.
Hecarim also said she would send several experts from the Shilana Temple to provide support, and once everyone arrived, they would launch a massive encirclement from all sides of Zhiyun Island!
If a few more experts with strong perception abilities arrive, Yerlanriel will have no chance of escaping!
But that's where the problem lies. Apart from a few Shepherd, we don't have many people skilled in perception, so coordinating everyone's actions is a very troublesome matter. We also need to work together to find out the location of Yerlanriel.
At this moment, Janna contacted me. "Yasuo, let Ivern help you. His consciousness permeates all the ancient trees of Ionia, and he has already located the Vastaya."
"That's great! We were just one step away from finishing!"
Why didn't we think of Ivern at the beginning? With him confirming Yerlanriel's location, we wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths. Of course, this would have been much safer!
A week later, everyone arrived one after another and Zhiyun Temple. To avoid alerting the enemy, we have not taken any action in the past few days.
According to Ivern's detection, there are currently three black cats and a humanoid Vastaya on the entire Zhiyun Island, and the humanoid form is undoubtedly the original.
We now have more than twenty people, which is more than enough to divide into four groups. We can assign fewer people to restrain the three clones, and the rest can work together to destroy the main body, which would be a success!
Yerlanriel was extremely agile and had exceptional sensory abilities, so it was up to me, Varus, Fiora, Kled, and Huo Su— five people with both speed and strength—to attack him.
The remaining dozen or so people could be divided into three groups to deal with the clones without any danger, each led by one of the three excellent commanders: Darius, Garen, and Sejuani.
Once the discussion is complete, let's take immediate action!
On the way, I divided the tasks within the team, otherwise having too many people would actually hinder the operation:
Kled and Fiora took the lead in the attack, while Varus and I provided long-range support from the air. Huo Su used the super-high movement speed of the giant sheep form to keep watch around and prevent Yerlanriel from escaping.
Just as we were getting close to the location indicated by Ivern, he said that Yerlanriel had already noticed and was fleeing. Huo Su immediately activated his Giant Sheep form and gave chase.
Now she can use this power very well and won't lose control like before. Udyr's teaching is indeed at the level of a master!
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When we arrived, the giant sheep and the giant cat were engaged in a fierce battle. Huo Su was having a hard time dealing with Yerlanriel alone, but things were different after Kled and Fiora joined in!
Yerlanriel was never good at head-on combat, and now he had no chance of winning against several experts. There was no need for Varus and me to provide support, otherwise, creating chaos would make it even harder to subdue him.
So the two of us formed a third line of defense outside of Huo Su. Even if Yerlanriel could break away from the battle and shake off Huo Su, he would never be able to break through my wind formation and Varus's arrow formation!
After not seeing her for many days, Fiora's swordsmanship had become even more refined. She no longer resembled a flamboyant dancer; every move she made appeared very steady, somewhat reminiscent of Jax.
Kled was as fierce as ever. Every time I saw him fight, it was a thrilling experience. His steel sword, which was less than half a meter long, had a world-shaking momentum!
Just a few minutes later, Yerlanriel had been slashed several times and was now in his smallest form, ready to flee at any moment.
But where was his chance? Every time he managed to break free from Kled and Fiora's attacks, he was punched back by Huo Su.
A short while later, Kled slashed Yerlanriel on the shoulder, knocking him to the ground. Varus, who had been charging up for a long time, followed up with a powerful piercing arrow that pierced Yelanriel's heart!
Of course, the Vastaya wouldn't die so easily; he was merely incapacitated, baring his teeth and glaring at us menacingly.
"Varus, we've been friends for a thousand years, and you've actually helped humanity? Is this what you call honor?"
"Light and darkness have always been irreconcilable enemies; this wasn't just a saying of Queen Shetaka, but Lord Aatrox also frequently mentioned it."
"Hahaha... You are not worthy to call Lord Aatrox by his name. His nobility is not a gift from the gods, nor does it have anything to do with royal blood! He is a true Vastaya!"
"I'm sorry, I don't want to hear your sophistry anymore."
Varus's second arrow was ready, this time slightly weaker than the first, but still enough to pierce Yerlanriel!
Just as the arrow was released, Yerlanriel transformed into the form of Ash, pulled the trigger of his pistol, and fired a bullet, neutralizing the force of the arrow.
Ember's gun is different from before. It used to be very beautiful, with gold patterns covering the entire gun body. Now it is covered with a layer of black bumps, and there is an eye on each side of the barrel!
This is what the Vastaya looks like! So this gun is Yerlanriel!
But weren't the Vastaya originally sealed within their weapons? Could it be that Yerlanriel's Ascended Weapon two thousand years ago was a pistol?
I posed my question to Varus, who explained that while there were indeed simple pistols in ancient Shurima, Yerlanriel's weapon was not a pistol, but rather a pattern!
The patterns are like talismans; attaching them to any weapon can enhance its power. Yerlanriel used to attach the patterns to the back of his hands to increase his combat strength.
It now appears that after he was sealed away, he was used by others who had the patterns engraved on this gun, which eventually ended up in the hands of Ember.
"Ahem... I'm back on this stage, amidst everyone's eager anticipation..."
"The curtain is about to fall!"
Jhin spoke in his old tone, which roughly meant he had been resurrected, but that didn't mean he could escape!