Between Life and Death, Energy Points Are Enough!

"Everyone, put aside your prejudices against each other. Zaun is not our enemy. Hundreds of years ago, we were one. We share the same blood, speak the same language, and believe in the same Deity. If we turn a blind eye to their troubles today, then tomorrow they will become our troubles."

Piltover cherishes peace, Piltover should embrace peace as well. When our allies are in trouble, we must support them! Therefore, in the name of the Medarda family, I, Mel Medarda, will uphold the alliance between our two cities and extend a helping hand to our allies in times of need!

Piltover broadcast Mel's voice, clear and powerful, repeating the situation from Zaun and urging the residents of the Straits to head north, away from the low-lying western regions.

"All Zaunite, come to the Northern Park! All Piltover, come to the Northern Park! Don't risk your lives for useless loot! The council members will unconditionally compensate you for your losses, and after this disaster, all the major clans will help you rebuild your homes!"

"To reiterate, residents of both cities, please stay away from the western areas and seek higher ground to avoid the floods!"

Mel placed his hands on the stage, bent down, and spoke earnestly.

Mel already knows what's happening in Zaun's crisis.

With the help of the ditch enforcers, the Piltover enforcers took photos of the Zaun Stone Mine, including the towering fire monster, witnessing the lava and disaster it brought.

Mel swears that monster is bigger than a Behemoth and more terrifying than the stitched-together monsters created by Noxus blood magic!

Those were creatures that no human could possibly contend with. In Mel's view, even Noxus would have little chance against such monsters. The only possibility of victory would be to gather all the mages in the country and bombard them in turn. However, even in Noxus, a land with a vast population, mages were a rare commodity.

Right now, Li Ke and Vander from Zaun are fighting that monster.

In one photo, a man and a wolf from Zaun roar at a monster. They are both covered in wounds. The usually gentle and smiling black-haired youth has burned off his hair, his body is charred, and even one of his arms has turned completely charred. The terrifying wolf also has its limbs burned off, its skin and hair charred black, and there is not a single part of its body that is unharmed.

"Call"

Thinking of the scene in that photograph, Mel took a deep breath, spoke into the radio again, and made his voice heard once more.

In Zaun's Mid-level Plaza, all the residents had already left, but a group of people rushed in against Mid-level Plaza flow, carrying bags filled to the brim with blue Hextech Gem, piling the bags into a wall as they ran back and forth.

This is Piltover's second line of defense, using Hextech Gem. When the monsters are about to come up, the Piltover people will detonate all the Hextech Gem, creating an unprecedented explosion in Zaun!

The combined value of these Hextech Gem is enough to sustain the operation of the Sun Gates for six months. In other words, it's enough to build several docks, create a well-trained army of several thousand men, and feed the people of a city for decades.

All of this was funded by Jayce; it was all done with his money.

"Put the gem down and get out of here! Zaunite, don't get so close to the gem! Damn, be gentle when you put it down! If it explodes here, we're all doomed!"

A Piltover enforcer saw a Zaunite throw a bag and turned pale with fright, instinctively speaking to the enforcer in the Sump.

But after saying that, he realized something was wrong.

Piltover had been losing to Zaun for a while, and this Piltover enforcer was someone who had participated in the Progress Bridge War. Therefore, after he finished speaking, he was afraid that the Sump enforcer would cause him trouble.

To his surprise, when confronted with his accusations, the Sump enforcement officer simply nodded vigorously and said apologetically, "I understand."

"Stack the bags carefully, don't throw them out!"

"Hextech Gem are not very stable and will explode under strong impact."

He spoke loudly to all the Sump enforcement officers.

"Yes!"

Weila turned her head, nodded to the Piltover enforcer, and said, "Let's continue."

"Good!" The Piltover enforcer nodded vigorously.

At the same time, Jayce had already led his men to the Piltover Strait, waiting for orders with his eyes closed.

Once the people of both cities have gathered on higher ground, he will order the sluice gates to be opened, diverting the floodwaters towards Zaun.

This would completely wipe out Zaun. Piltover didn't even consider using this tactic when relations between the two cities were at their worst, because it would not only destroy Zaun, but also destroy a significant portion of Piltover.

But now, there's no time to weigh the gains and losses.

Zaun, the Sump Grandstone Mine.

Silco stood silently on the hoverboard, protected by the law enforcement officer. Vi, Ekko, Scar, and others also arrived, along with Jinx, who was sitting on the hoverboard, holding a large object and fiddling with it.

What appeared to be a massive cannon barrel, its front resembling a shark's, with sharp teeth and serrated edges. Jinx's slender fingers trembled as she carefully inserted a Hextech Gem into a slot on the cannon.

Jinx now deeply regrets not having followed Silco's instructions to seriously study Hextech weapons, and regrets having spent so much time playing around.

Now, she tried to adjust the cannon barrel in time, but it was too late.

It's really too late!

Even if she forced it, Jinx couldn't control the power or accuracy.

But what could she do?

She can only hypnotize herself to do this now, because once she does it, she can help Li Ke.

Yes, I want to help Li Ke.

"Congressman Silco!"

"Speak!" Silco turned around.

"All residents have been evacuated to the northern part of Piltover. The Upper City is about to open the floodgates, so we have to get out of here immediately," The Sump enforcer said loudly as he approached Silco.

Silco paused for a moment. He had assumed the Zaunite were mostly concentrated around the Progress Bridge and the Dance Hall, but now... they'd entered the northern part of Piltover?

That's a wealthy area.

A complex emotion flashed in his eyes, and he shouted, "Tell them that all the Zaunite have evacuated, and they can be released now."

"Yes!"

Silco walked towards Vi, and Vi, seeing him coming, immediately looked at him as well.

"Wait. Take Jinx away. This battle is not something we can get involved in."

"Then, what about Li Ke?" Wei asked anxiously. She was very strong, really strong. There were very few people in Zaun who could beat her, but now, looking at that red flame monster, Wei felt powerless.

"I will stay here," Silco said calmly.

Wei nodded and said, "I understand."

She understood what Silco meant.

Time passed little by little.

The Grandstone Mine was in ruins; the ground had caved in, the mine had crumbled, and the surrounding buildings were ablaze. Thick smoke billowed from the rising fire, but Li Ke and Vander were unaffected by the smoke because Janna would blow it away.

However, Li Ke and Vander were also finding it difficult to continue.

Damn it, I was playing Darkin, and it took me so long!

Despite having Deity assistance, Li Ke suddenly felt a sense of pride.

When the Darkin was inhabiting the cave, it should have been at its weakest. However, when Li Ke and Vander went down into the mine, they saw with their own eyes that those pools of blood were the power that the Darkin had accumulated in the depths of Zaun over the years. Therefore, it was not actually in a "weak" period.

Having managed to fight this Darkin to such an extent, and buy time until all the Zaunite had withdrawn, Li Ke was already quite satisfied with his performance.

Would things have turned out better if he hadn't gone down with Vander?

No, you can't think like that.

If she doesn't go down, the Darkin's power will spread to the Zaun community, causing even greater destruction, and she will gain more blood and become stronger.

Sometimes, once something is done, there's no need to dwell on whether it's possible, whether it's even possible, or how it's feasible.

Once you've started, you have to stick with it.

"Vander, are you alright?"

"I'm not going to die yet." One of Vander's eyes was already blind, his regeneration rate had slowed down, and metal bones were protruding from one of his thighs, where flesh and blood no longer grew.

Janna's size had also shrunk considerably. Seeing this, Li Ke glanced at his Energy Bar; it was just a little short. He just needed to hold on a little longer.

"Vander, let's hold on a little longer, just a little longer, I have a plan."

Before Li Ke could finish speaking, he swallowed back what he was about to say, quickly raised his head, and saw a rumbling sound. Something was rushing down from the top of the abyss. Squinting, Li Ke then saw the flow of water.

"Get out of the way!"

He grabbed Vander and, with Janna's help, Li Ke and Vander flew to the other side, avoiding the torrential flood.

"Piltover has flooded?!"

As Vander watched the torrent of water fall from the sky, his lips twitched as he said, "If Piltover had used this tactic against Zaun back then, Zaun wouldn't stand a chance now!"

This is basically like bringing in seawater directly!

The Sump enforcers in the distance reacted quickly, pulling Silco away, while Ekko and Vi stood in front of Jinx to prevent her from doing anything foolish.

But Jinx seemed completely oblivious to her surroundings. Her blue-painted thumbnail was chewed to shreds, and she stared blankly at the cannon barrel.

"Janna, stall for two minutes!"

Janna was taken aback, but immediately realized that Li Ke was going to that world, a world that even Janna couldn't access.

Li Ke also acted quickly.

Time flows faster in the Soul Blossom world than in the outside world, giving him ample time to find Ahri once he enters the Soul Blossom world.

Just now, Li Ke received a large amount of emotional energy points. Enough!

If Ahri can't do anything about it, then the two cities will have no choice but to abandon this place and seek survival elsewhere.

Without Deity intervention, the Twin Cities are truly powerless against the Darkin!

Li Ke took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

"Come Advent me!"

Time slowed down around Li Ke. When he opened his eyes, in the final moment before entering the Soul Blossom, he saw Stelaratu's disdain.

Too

Stytura is Darkin, not a fire elemental. Fire is her power, but not her source. If she could be destroyed by a flood, then she would be incredibly weak.

As everything went white, Li Ke heard a sound.

[Advent successful.]

[Welcome back to Soul Blossom, Summoner Li Ke.]