Cycle of Despair

Mordekaiser didn't rush to give chase. He slammed his hammer into the ground and began to reason with me:

"You're a very powerful living being. How about you serve me?"

"Give up on that idea. I will not betray the living. 6♥9♥s♥h♥u♥x♥.♥c♥o♥m"

"Actually, I wouldn't mind turning you into a dead person; you might be more obedient that way, but I don't want to force you."

"This doesn't sound like something you'd say. Aren't you the one who loves controlling others? Using the Master-Servant Contract to control them from thought to action in every way?"

"That was before. Now I realize that such control is meaningless; willingness is the right approach."

"Oh? So you mean Vladimir, Karthus, Thresh, Hecarim, Kalista, and Yorick all helped you willingly?"

"Of course, but they're not all helping me. Kalista wants to kill Hecarim, Yorick is helping Karthus, Thresh has his own agenda."

"Since you want to create a world for the dead, why spare me?"

"Life and death are not absolute contradictions. Doesn't the world of the living also have the dead? Of course, I allow the existence of the living, and powerful living people can help me realize my ideals."

Mordekaiser must have felt isolated and powerless because of the deaths of his men, which is why he tried to win me over.

I had no interest in his explanation; I just wanted to buy some time and see if Swain could find a way to remove the barrier.

In this confined space, I had no choice but to fight to the death. I had to put myself in a do-or-die situation and survive. That was the only option!

"I have no interest in your ideals. If you want to use me, the only way is to kill me!"

"That's a real shame. Next time, Nightfall will be smashing into your head!"

I fought Mordekaiser again, but this time it was much calmer; I no longer considered his weaknesses.

Because rushing to attack his weaknesses would cause my moves to become scattered, exposing my own weaknesses.

Since everyone here is a master of Martial Arts, and I have learned from everyone's strengths, I might not necessarily lose in a head-on confrontation!

I leaned forward, trying to lower my center of gravity to keep up with both above and below, and stopped thinking about what was behind Mordekaiser, charging towards the hammer!

Now that I've chosen to confront them head-on, I'm no longer using the Wind Sword, but instead the Laurent Swordplay.

This is another powerful sword technique I have mastered. When I cannot use Wind Force or Uniform Strength, Laurent Swordplay is stronger in direct combat!

Mordekaiser's eyes gleamed with a thirst for battle, a thirst that he too found exhilarating in this life-or-death struggle!

I haven't mastered Laurent Swordplay comprehensively, but with Fiora's careful guidance, my proficiency is quite good, and since switching to fencing, I'm less afraid of the powerful force of the mace.

After a while, I finally managed to turn the tide and achieve a stalemate. Just when I was about to gain the upper hand, someone suddenly rushed in.

Mordekaiser and I separated immediately, only to find out it was Morgana. We had been completely focused on the battle and were startled by this "uninvited guest."

Are you alright, Yasuo?

"It's nothing, I just startled you. How did you get in?"

"Swain brought me in. He created a Magic Circle, and I don't know why I was the only one who got in."

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"Alright, then let's join forces and defeat him!"

"Um!"

Morgana was overjoyed and joined forces with me to attack Mordekaiser. Although she didn't have Kayle's overwhelming power, the Dark Power was still not to be underestimated.

In fact, her power was more useful than imagined, because this Cycle of Despair could neutralize the Wind Force and the Uniform Strength, but it could not neutralize the Dark Power.

Mordekaiser was in Kusuo. He created this barrier specifically for one-on-one combat. If he could defeat me and retrieve the Death Rune, he might be able to defeat all of us one by one. Now, suddenly there was a powerful angel, and he was completely unable to cope with it!

However, with his superb Martial Arts, he wouldn't be defeated for a while. After fighting for a long time, Morgana suddenly threw out a Binding Orb, which firmly trapped Mordekaiser. I immediately turned to his back and stabbed him with my sword!

Although it's a bit of an unfair victory, we can't worry about that now!

Mordekaiser roared, his blood-red eyes seeming to spit fire, and in his rage, he actually broke free from the shackles of the Dark Power!

"You despicable living beings, I will kill you all!"

After saying that, he slammed the ground hard with the hammer and chanted a spell I couldn't understand. The space of the Cycle of Despair suddenly expanded, surrounding us all!

"What's going on? What is he doing, Yasuo?" Everyone gathered around.

"I don't know either. It looks like they wanted to die together. That's what Karthus and Vladimir did back then."

"Then kill him right now!"

Kayle gripped the Demon-Binding Blade tightly in one hand and conjured Light Sword in the other, slashing at Mordekaiser simultaneously. However, the attack passed right through Mordekaiser's body, causing no damage whatsoever.

"My body has already been offered to death; this is but a fleeting shadow. Soon, you will all perish with me, along with the entire Shadow Isles!"

"You've already failed, why drag us down with you?" Djis wasn't nervous at all, and even had the mind to joke.

"Heh heh, because I will not disappear. My followers will resurrect me sooner or later, but you will be gone forever!"

"You're really cunning. Will we all become ghosts in the end?"

"Yes, but you are stronger."

The Cycle of Despair continued to extend outwards, soon exceeding our field of vision, and Swain could not extricate himself no matter what he tried.

Just then, Gangplank arrived with his men. He was leading the third team in planting trees when he suddenly discovered that the Shadow Isles were once again shrouded in darkness, and it was receding from the shore!

It looks like this barrier will shrink back soon, just as Mordekaiser said, he's going to trap us here to die!

I took out the Life Rune, the Death Rune, and the Primal Crystal —the most powerful rune stones in the world. Perhaps I could find a solution with them!

Swain held it in his hands and studied it carefully. Gradually, he actually mastered some of its uses. His magical talent was indeed outstanding!

However, he could only apply the power of the runes to his own magic and could not dispel the barrier, so ultimately it was still useless.

After studying it for quite a while, Swain finally couldn't withstand the backlash from the rune's power and began to show signs of weakness. I quickly took the rune away to prevent him from getting hurt.

But it's strange, even though quite a lot of time has passed, why hasn't the barrier receded yet? Could it be that it's already over?