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"Whoa."

Jinx, lying on the ground, watched the figure fly away. She tilted her head back, her small mouth opening and closing, and couldn't help but let out a "whoa."

Little Jinx looked at Li Ke, who was standing where Big Sister had been. Her beautiful blue eyes were filled with disbelief.

Heavens!

What's going on?

Li Ke, who even Craig couldn't defeat, actually sent Big Sister flying?

Then why is he being so polite to me?

Jinx endured the pain, finding it very strange.

She... she thought Li Ke asked her to stay because he couldn't beat her. Wasn't it like that when they first met? She had threatened Li Ke, threatened him for this bed.

But now... Li Ke is so powerful!

And Li Ke?

Li Ke was unaware of Jinx's thoughts. He simply shook his arm and looked at the figure embedded in the wall, stuck in the Grey Mist.

Li Ke had only used five percent of his strength. If he hit an ordinary person with that much force, it would probably be enough to cripple them.

But what about Sevika?

That was a big question mark, because Li Ke knew very well that Sevika's body had already been enhanced by the Glow. After all, that Alchemical Mechanical Arm was attached to Sevika, not externally, but integrated directly with her flesh and blood.

As a result, when the arm activated and the Glow liquid boiled and burned within the machinery, some of that liquid would inevitably mix with Sevika's blood. Through this exchange, Sevika's physical condition had long surpassed that of ordinary people.

Sevika might not have become a complete Glow Enhanced Person like Jinx would in the future, but her physical condition was definitely far beyond normal. Big Sister had always been the second strongest fighter in Black Alley.

Besides Vander, Sevika was considered the Second Hand in the hearts of Black Alley's residents, though she herself never thought that way.

"Big Sister, can we talk properly now?"

Li Ke placed his hand over his forehead, shielding his eyes, and squinted at the spot as he asked.

This action caught Jinx's attention. She watched Li Ke's movement, her frail, shrimp-like body twisting on the floor, her small white teeth opening and closing.

"So cool."

Jinx whispered.

I want to do that next time!

Jinx made a silent resolution.

"Click."

The sound of machinery operating answered Li Ke, accompanied by a flash of purple light, followed by a burning yellow light like flames.

"Buzz!"

A purple Sword Light flew towards Li Ke. Li Ke leaned slightly to dodge it and even let out a whistle.

Sevika is serious now~

"Boom!"

The Sword Light hit the wall, causing it to collapse and shatter. Li Ke became distressed.

My home. It seems like it's completely gone now.

But I don't have enough money to rent another place.

As Li Ke thought this, he dodged the second Sword Light Sevika attacked with.

"Again, Stinky Kid!"

"You've really gotten capable, damn it."

There were water stains at the corner of Sevika's mouth. She rushed out from the collapsed wall, raised her right arm high, and her alchemical mechanical arm slashed towards Li Ke's head.

Seeing this, Li Ke moved backward, dodging the Sword Light. He looked down at the ground and saw that Sevika's sword strike had pulverized the ground, leaving a deep Sword Mark, and it carried terrifying heat.

She's intending to kill me.

That's right, Sevika has never been someone swayed by emotions. In her heart, the greater cause always comes first. This was also the reason she betrayed Vander.

Li Ke looked up.

"Big sister, you taught Malson and me something before, remember? You said that when fighting, you shouldn't look at the opponent's body, but at their eyes, right?" As Li Ke spoke, he extended his right leg and, while staring into Sevika's eyes, stomped on her left calf. Sevika cried out in pain and stumbled forward.

Immediately after, Li Ke put force into his waist, spun his body slightly, and raised his left hand, his elbow aimed at Sevika's chin.

Jinx, lying on the ground, covered her face with one hand, obscuring her eyes. However, her slender, beautiful fingers were spread wide, revealing a pair of narrowed, beautiful eyes.

"Wow."

This is definitely going to hurt!

"Bang--"

The sound of bones cracking echoed.

At the moment of impact, Li Ke had held back a lot of his strength.

Even so, the moment their elbows met their faces, Sevika's eyes rolled back, her chin dropped, and she fainted.

With a thump, she collapsed onto the ground, Sevika's legs still twitching.

Seeing this, Jinx grew anxious. "Is she dead?"

"How could that be?" Li Ke said speechlessly, looking at Jinx and spreading his hands. "How could I kill her?"

"She just fainted."

"That must have hurt." Jinx got up from the ground, clutching her stomach, and walked over to Sevika. She raised her leg, but then thought better of it and pulled it back.

Big Sister had suffered enough.

Then, she looked at Li Ke.

She saw Li Ke packing up, picking up two pieces of clothing from the table, and walking towards the door.

Watching Li Ke's retreating back, Jinx hesitated where she stood.

She didn't really dislike Silco. She just disliked boredom. And now, Li Ke brought her novelty, a lot of fun. More importantly, being with Li Ke, someone her own age, made Jinx forget Milo, forget Craig, forget Vander, forget Vi.

But now, she didn't know if she should still follow him.

Sevika was right. She had caused trouble again. The enforcers from the Upper City were coming down. If she followed Li Ke, she would only endanger him. Although she had brought back the Hextech Gem and Silco was happy, asking her to use the Hextech Gem as a weapon?

She couldn't do it.

It was too difficult!

Even with the notes from that young councilor, she still couldn't do it.

Because every time she experimented, Milo and the others would fill her mind, noisy, shrill, and annoying!

This was also why she had run away from home.

Besides, what reason could she give Li Ke to take her with him? She had thought Li Ke was just an ordinary person who couldn't beat her, and she could threaten him. But now, seeing how badly Sevika had been beaten... wow, it really hurt, she looked truly miserable!

"What's wrong, Jinx? Why aren't you leaving?"

Just as Jinx was pondering with her chin in her hand, Li Ke's voice suddenly rang out.

Jinx looked up and saw Li Ke turn to look at her, saying very seriously, "We should go, Jinx. This place is uninhabitable now."

"We?" Jinx froze, her teeth biting down on her pale lips.

"What else?" Li Ke tilted his head.

Jinx looked at Li Ke, biting her lips even tighter. But immediately, she casually spread her hands and said with a tone of inevitability, "Right, right~ We should go."

"But wait a moment, I still have something to do."

Jinx ran to the ruins of the wall, squatted down, and rummaged through the stones, searching for something.

Then, she found what she wanted.

On the streets of Black Alley, a girl wearing a hood, tattered pants, and shoes that made noise when she walked was laughing heartily.

"Did you see it? The painting on Sevika's face, cute, right? Pretty, right? But that stuff is hard to wash off. After she goes back, Silco will definitely scold her!"

"I told you long ago, this Big Sister can't do anything right. If you ask her to clean, she'll set the house on fire by lighting an oil lamp!"

Leaning against a man, her body's weight completely tilted towards him, the girl spoke cheerfully.

Li Ke also laughed, recalling the graffiti Jinx had drawn on Sevika's face. He could also imagine Silco's expression when he saw Sevika.

Walking out of Black Alley with Jinx, Li Ke also felt a sense of relief.

He really was strong.

In the current Zaun, Sevika was one of Zaun's top combat powers on the surface, yet he had knocked her down with just a few punches.

This made Li Ke feel at ease.

As for why he ended up bringing Jinx along.

Li Ke was also puzzled. He had seen Jinx standing there in a daze, hugging one of her arms and standing beside Sevika. The words had blurted out subconsciously.

Hmm.

Was it because he didn't want to lose Jinx, this mobile power source?

Or, did I want to change all of this?

"Hey"

"Hey,"

"Hey!"

"I've called you several times, what are you thinking about?"

A small hand appeared before him, and Li Ke snapped back to attention.

He saw Jinx's small face right in front of him.

Li Ke grabbed Jinx's hand, looked at her mischievous little expression, and smiled.

"I was wondering what to eat tonight."

"Don't worry, I took all of Big Sister's money," Jinx said, patting her non-existent chest.

"Then you're treating?"

"No problem, there'll be plenty of Muddy Frog meat," she said.

"..." Li Ke was speechless.

I really don't want to eat that.