The group of people below stared in astonishment at the spaceship soaring through the sky. "Gentlemen," they thought, "the Bilgewater people have never seen anything like this before!"
Although they knew that Piltover had Hex Airship, and that the people of the Twin Cities already possessed vehicles that could fly in the sky.
But knowing something and seeing it with your own eyes are two different things.
Even after seeing it with their own eyes, they were still shocked, staring blankly at the sky.
Even Illaoi was taken aback, because even someone as powerful as her couldn't possess the ability to fly.
Among the group, Gangplank was the first to react. Upon seeing this, he immediately shouted at his men, "Shoot! What the hell are you all standing there for?!"
As he spoke, Gangplank reacted, snatching a flintlock pistol from one of his men, pulling the bolt, and aiming it directly at Sarah's head, ready to blow Sarah off with a single shot.
Sarah's eyes flickered, and she bit her lip.
With a fierce look in his eyes, Gangplank did not hesitate.
Fuck Nagakabouros, fuck Illaoi, fuck the Deity!
Gangplank wasn't about to let this opportunity slip away.
But just as he pulled the bolt, preparing to pull the trigger, someone in mid-air was faster than him.
On the spaceship, Jinx's movements were fluid and seamless. Her right hand reached for her thigh, her right foot quickly stepped forward, and she turned to the side, her blue hair ruffled by the wind, and she squinted one eye.
In her right hand, Li Ke raised the exquisitely crafted little pistol she had commissioned someone to make for her, pointing it at Gangplank, who was a full two hundred meters away. Then, accompanied by a whistle from Jinx's lips. "Whoosh!"
A terrifying surge of electricity erupted from the muzzle of the gun like a sharp arrow, flying towards Gangplank like a writhing snake.
"Puff--!"
"Damn it!"
Gangplank failed to fire the shot because Jinx beat him to it, hitting his arm with a single shot. His arm was pierced by the electric current, and even the bones in Gangplank's arm were shattered by the stun gun. He clutched his arm in pain and shouted angrily.
"Haha, you want to race me with your gun?!" Jinx withdrew her hand, pouted, and blew air into the muzzle of the pistol. She squinted her eyes, looking quite dashing with her triumphant expression.
Just kidding. In the entire Twin Cities, Jinx might not be the most accurate with her gun, but when it comes to drawing her weapon and firing speed, Jinx is definitely number one.
Furthermore, in terms of accuracy, the only person she lost to was Caitlyn, and in a real duel, Caitlyn would be no match for her.
Caitlyn is no good in close combat, and she's no good in long-range gunfights either.
Jinx has that confidence.
"Sarah, stop standing there!"
Jinx yelled down at the crowd, then took two steps back and slammed her Riot Games into a button on the spaceship's control panel.
"Click--"
Upon hearing the sound of the spaceship, Li Ke heard a series of ringing and noisy music. Then, the smiling face on the spaceship's hull parted, revealing two dark tubes.
Then, the two dark pipes spewed out a large amount of blue gas, which instantly covered and surged downwards.
Jinx took out two masks and handed them to Li Ke and Akali. She then put one on herself, covering her mouth and nose, leaving only her eyes and upper face exposed.
"Gas mask~" Jinx said to Akali.
Akali blankly reached out and took it, looking at Jinx. To be honest, Akali had previously thought Jinx was just a funny girl, a lunatic, and just a sidekick to Li Ke. And there were just too many guys like that in Ionia.
However, Jinx's current performance has changed Akali's mind.
This is definitely not a pendant!
"When did you make this weapon?" Li Ke took the gas mask, put it on, and asked Jinx curiously.
"What are you thinking? How could something I made not have weapons?" Jinx said, as she remotely controlled the spaceship to lower its altitude.
"Hit, hit cough cough!"
"This fog is poisonous! Everyone, cough, hold your breath!"
"Damn it, we can't get out. The smoke field is just too big!"
After descending to a height of about thirty meters, Jinx pressed another button on the control panel.
"Ring ring~~~"
The smiling face on the spaceship began to change again. After changing several times, the big blue smiling face turned into a net, a dense blue net.
"Whoosh!"
From the black pipes on both sides, fishing nets were shot out and spread down to the people below.
From the moment Jinx appeared with his background music to the chaos that ensued, less than a minute had passed.
On the platform, Sarah, of course, didn't stand still. She was a bold and meticulous person, and the moment she saw the smoke dissipate, she had already resisted.
With a powerful thrust of her knees, Sarah lunged forward, headbutting the islander in the chaos. As she pinned him down, she swiftly turned and elbowed him in the chest. Then, her legs, bound by ropes, buckled, propelling her forward and kicking the dagger that had fallen from the man's body, sending it flying right in front of Rafen.
As Sarah's right-hand man, Rafen understood Sarah 'Sarah meaning the moment they made eye contact. He quickly crawled forward, his hands, bound by ropes, laboriously raising the knife. Then, he stretched his arms straight out and suddenly brought it down.
"Click!"
The dagger severed the ropes, freeing Sarah's feet. She quickly tapped the floor with her toes, shifted her position, and placed her hands behind her back. Rafen swiftly reversed the blade.
Sarah's arms fell, leaving cuts and bleeding on her wrists, but the rope was successfully severed.
She grabbed a knife and cut Rafen's ropes as well.
"Quickly help our own people!" she shouted, coughing as she spoke.
Visibility was decreasing, and now when she stretched out her hand, she could barely see it. She could only tell the direction and whether the other person was one of her own by sound.
But just as Sarah rescued her third henchman, a green object suddenly shot towards her, sending Sarah flying.
Flying several meters backward, Sarah felt as if her bones were about to shatter. She struggled to her feet, shaking her head. Her red hair and the bloodstains on her cheeks mingled together. She noticed that the thick fog around her was being absorbed by the green light, and her vision became clear within a range of about four meters. Then, Illaoi walked over.
In the sky, Li Ke reached out and patted Akali's arm, smiling as he looked at her. He pointed down at Illaoi, who stood like an iron tower, carrying God of Illaoi as she walked step by step toward Sarah, and said, "See that woman?"
"Um?"
She's in your hands now.
Akali rolled her eyes at Li Ke, snorted, put on the gas mask Jinx had given her, took out the scythe from her waist with both hands, and then leaped out of the spaceship.
Falling from a height of thirty meters, Akali moved with agility, using the tall buildings on both sides as footholds, and landed lightly on the ground in a few steps.
Sarah looked up at Illaoi, whose muscles were bulging and Illaoi remained perfectly calm even in the chaos, and a beautiful, sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.
Illaoi looked at Sarah and said calmly, "Sarah, you have gained Nagakabouros's approval. Come, accept the trial, and I will let you live."
"Trial? Who the hell wants to take orders from an octopus?" Sarah sneered, grabbing a nearby rock and throwing it at Illaoi.
Illaoi did not reach out to stop them, but let the stones hit her face.
"You will soon change your mind. We are the ones who act. The true eye will grant you power. Destruction is not the goal itself; change and follow the true destiny."
Illaoi chanted a prayer, the enormous sphere "Eye of God" in her hand began to shake, and a faint green light emerged from Eye of God, transforming into tiny green tentacles.
But just then, an untimely voice rang out.
"It's that disgusting prayer that tries to brainwash people again!"
The girl spoke coldly, then emerged from the thick fog, appearing like a sharp blade within the green light curtain.
She clasped her hands together and flipped them over, revealing fangs on the sickle in her hands.
Akali rushed towards Illaoi through the thick smoke after landing, and when she heard Illaoi's prayers, which were the same as Shen's, she couldn't hold back anymore.
"When!"
The scythe struck the Eye of God, Akali had already slipped from behind and to the side of Illaoi, appearing right in front of Illaoi and between her legs.
Akali abruptly straightened up, flipped her right hand, and thrust the scythe blade towards Illaoi's throat.
"You rude scoundrel!"
Akali's image appeared in Illaoi's bell-like eyes. She whispered something and quickly raised her thigh.
Illaoi's steely body was swift and powerful; her kick, accompanied by green light and a gust of wind, hurtled towards Akali's stomach with a whooshing sound.
However, Akali's reaction and speed were even faster. She pressed her left hand on Illaoi's kicked thigh, supporting her body, and used Illaoi's thigh to do a handstand with one hand. She was as light as a piece of paper, and she changed her posture again in mid-air.
His long, well-proportioned right leg shot downwards, swiftly hooking towards Illaoi's head.
"Smack!"
Akali landed a hit, but instead of lingering, she used the force of the blow to launch herself away, landing right in front of Sarah.
He held a sickle in one hand and flung a kunai with the other.
"Uh, thanks."
"Stop talking nonsense. I don't have time to protect you right now. You can run away by yourself, right?" Akali quickly said to Sarah.
Sarah was taken aback, then nodded, clutched her stomach, got up, and quickly left the area.
Akali, however, watched warily through the green light screen, where she saw tentacles blocking the kunai she had thrown.
That kick really hit its mark, striking the opponent's skull. Under normal circumstances, Akali's kick would have killed the opponent instantly, because her heel kick was as powerful as a scythe.
However, the situation after the kick made Akali realize one thing: this guy might not be a match for her.
Her physical strength was just as strong as it appeared, like hard steel. My kick to her head felt like iron hitting steel!
Akali felt a threat from her, much like Shen; her physical strength was far beyond her own.
But Akali remained in her fighting stance.
"Are you Ionia?"
Ahead, a voice rang out, Illaoi emerged from the mist, accompanied by a green light curtain that illuminated everything around her.
Nagakabouros' divine light could even dispel the Black Mist of the Harrowing, so this little bit of poison gas would be even less of a problem.
Akali didn't answer her question, but instead lunged forward again, using the surrounding smoke to her advantage, she had her own territory.
This is Akali's preferred fighting style, because she is never one to directly confront her opponents and engage in head-on melee combat. Instead, she relies on skill and intelligence to find every possible way to kill them.
"Not bad, you're quite good too. You're also qualified to accept Nagakabouros's trial." Akali didn't speak, but Illaoi wasn't angry either; instead, she spoke calmly.
She walked step by step toward Akali, shaking her head and stretching her body.
Akali once again approached Illaoi, skillfully utilizing various parts of her body.
Elbows like knives, knees like hammers—the hardest parts of his body struck the softest parts of Illaoi's body.
Her battle with Illaoi seemed to be proving one thing.
That means either the strongest physique or the best technique—either one can secure victory.
On the spaceship, Li Ke watched the end time of his weakened state, while Jinx chattered away beside him.
"Li Ke, Akali is really that good? I never would have guessed." Jinx looked at Akali fighting Illaoi below, a hint of envy in her eyes.
It's incredibly flexible.
Jinx thought her flexibility was good enough, but looking at Akali's movements below, Jinx felt that compared to Akali, her flexibility was like that of an old man or woman.
There's absolutely no comparison!
How can a person's limbs be so flexible? Whip kick, whip kick, how come your legs are really so flexible that they lashed out like a whip!
This is outrageous!
Jinx even believes that if Vi weren't wearing boxing gloves, Akali could easily take down the two sisters in two hits if she and Vi were together.
That's amazing!
But Jinx soon realized that Akali was at a disadvantage.
"Li Ke, Akali's about to die!"
Li Ke opened his eyes and looked down. He saw that Illaoi had already used the power of Nagakabouros. As countless green tentacles grew and burst from the ground, rapidly grabbing at Akali's speed was restricted.
Her strength and attacks were completely unable to break through Illaoi's defenses. She could only rely on her speed to restrain Illaoi. She had the upper hand earlier because the poison mist created by Jinx provided Akali with the most familiar combat scenario.
But at this moment, a large number of green tentacles sprouted and swayed like vines, quickly reaching out to grab her, which immediately put Akali in a difficult position.
Then, just as Akali was dodging and escaping with a series of backflips, a tentacle flashed and grabbed Akali's ankle.
Akali quickly propped herself up and tried to slash with her scythe, but failed to sever the tentacles and was instead lifted up by them.
"Li Ke, when exactly are you planning to make your move?!"
"Are you just going to watch like this?!"
As Akali was being carried upside down by tentacles towards Illaoi, she couldn't help but scream.
Are you kidding me?! Aren't you fully recovered yet?!
What do you mean by a period of weakness! You've been perfectly healthy and energetic the whole time!
He was flirting with Jinx on the spaceship, so how did he suddenly become weak?!
The cries for help turned into a string of curses, but just as Akali was still a dozen meters away from Illaoi, a gust of wind swept in.
"Whoosh--Buzz!!!"
In the upper plaza of Bilgewater, the poisonous gas was dispersed by the strong winds, revealing a crack that was over ten meters long and over ten centimeters wide.
All the Bilgewater people stared dumbfounded at the crack in front of them, and then a dark-haired youth appeared on the opposite side, pointing two fingers.
Li Ke grabbed the green tentacle and tore it off forcefully. Feeling his strength returning, a smile appeared on his face.
"Don't rush me, I'm here now."
Akali slapped her thigh after landing, got up, and glared at Li Ke with annoyance.
As expected, her guess was correct, because this guy's strength did indeed surpass hers.
Is it speed, strength, or skill?
The Wind Technique is not something ordinary people can learn; otherwise, such a powerful sword technique would not have been lost in Ionia.
And what about Li Ke?
He looked at Illaoi, who was squinting at him, and smiled, waving as he said:
"Illaoi, substitution."
"Now, I'll fight you."