10 Utterly Insane!

Chapter 10: 10 Madness!

Seeing Nedeli's stats, even Yuan Chen couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Nedeli's abilities weren't particularly outstanding. If anything, her main class, Shapeshifter, was only level six, on par with his own.

Her level four Assassin ability meant she had mastered all the basic techniques of an assassin and had developed her own unique style and combat methods.

But the problem was, Nedeli's trait was clearly not easy to deal with... agility increased in the jungle, leaving no trace of movement or sound. And the so-called jungle would provide her with shelter...

Combining all her abilities, she was already an assassin, and the dark, damp jungle was Nedeli's home turf. Now, the home referee—the jungle itself—was even biased towards Nedeli...

Thinking this, Yuan Chen said coldly, "Milio! Stay alert!"

"Oh! Okay!"

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Milio's casting process was a bit rough, even causing flames to spill out, but his innate talent was undeniable.

The flames in his palm grew brighter and brighter. In a few seconds, they increased the visibility range in the dark jungle from ten meters to over twenty meters.

"You can't escape!"

Nedeli's voice came from all directions. From the branches of trees, the corners of bushes, even the sticky mud. The entire jungle was filled with Nedeli's voice.

Through his perception of water elements, Yuan Chen could determine that Nedeli wasn't actually in all the places the sounds were coming from. Instead, the wind in the jungle was deflecting Nedeli's voice, causing it to lose its original trajectory.

It was like a grand opera theater; the jungle's vines, branches, and leaves actively turned to form a sound-gathering effect, causing constant echoes.

Yuan Chen was certain that the Runeterra he was in was definitely not the Runeterra of the League of Legends main universe—at least, Nedeli in the main universe's Runeterra wasn't this troublesome!

But Yuan Chen also keenly noticed something. Nedeli was injured—the recent attack hadn't touched her, meaning Nedeli had already fought a battle and sustained injuries before encountering him.

This explained Nedeli's terrible attitude. But...

"I'm not planning on slinking back just like this!"

He clapped his hands, and the scattered twelve Dancer Blades returned to circle around Yuan Chen, unfolding like petals guarding a flower bud. Centered on Yuan Chen, they spun in a circle like saw blades. The surging energy sealed him in from all sides, and as they spun, their momentum continuously increased, waiting for the moment to be unleashed, forming the Dance of Rupture.

Dao Mei W.

With a thought, the dense moisture in the rainforest turned into threads that connected the flying wheels. He retracted one set into his backpack, while the remaining twelve wheels flew irregularly like a swarm of bees. Yuan Chen's energy had a limit; when controlling a set of relatively heavier and sharper War Dance Blades, he could still control another set of twelve flying wheels.

Water vapor dispersed, and Yuan Chen's perception gradually expanded with the omnipresent mist.

Soon, Yuan Chen forcibly captured Nedeli's trace. His gaze sharpened, and with a wave of his hand, three blades detached from the flower-like formation. Like three arrows shot through the air, they pierced a thick tree trunk that suddenly drooped down, accompanied by a flash of silver arc light!

Behind the tree trunk were Nedeli's eyes, cold and filled with wild fury.

Seeing this, Yuan Chen's eyes also narrowed—

He was certain that the branch hadn't been near Nedeli just moments ago. But the moment his blades flew out, the branch moved! It acted like a guard, positioning itself in front of Nedeli and blocking his three blades, which had been flying like crossbow bolts!

"I'll show you, you house cat, what true..."

As she spoke, Nedeli's muscles tensed. Her tanned skin instantly erupted with a resilience utterly incongruous with her form. She remained graceful, but her pretty face flushed with color.

Her upper body straightened, her right hand gripping her spear. Her beautiful back muscles formed perfect streamlines, her spine becoming a powerful bow, her muscles the bowstring.

With faint creaking sounds, Yuan Chen was sure Nedeli's body had been stretched to its limit, to the point where any further tension would cause a sprain.

And in that instant, her tensed muscles suddenly relaxed. The shift from tension to relaxation created immense thrust, which traveled along her bones and veins to the end of her arm. With a sonic boom that tore through the air, the bone spear in her hand shot out like a cannonball!

"Claws!!"

The jungle canopy protected Nedeli. The wind, the branches and twigs along the path—they either boosted her or parted for her. After he'd thrown his three blades, the flawless sword array of Dance of Ruin had developed subtle gaps due to the missing three strikes.

The gaps weren't large. Yuan Chen was confident he could survive a hail of arrows from an army. But now, with the jungle's assistance, Yuan Chen was sure that if he didn't react, the spear would pin him to a tree in the next moment!

Thinking this, Yuan Chen extended his right hand. The nine blades, already maximized in speed and impact by the centrifugal force of their spin, became streaks of light. Without hesitation, the remaining blades slashed through the sky!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

Clang clang clang clang!! Four of the nine blades were shattered by the spear the instant they made contact. But the remaining five successfully struck the tip of the bone spear, disrupting its balance.

In an instant, even with the precise enhancement of the jungle wind, the spear merely grazed Yuan Chen's cheek and blew apart the giant tree behind him!

That's right, blew it apart!

The moment the spear struck, its force fully penetrated the giant tree's trunk and then exploded outward from within. Though over ten meters away, Yuan Chen could clearly hear the muffled explosion behind him.

Assassin's technique—

Yuan Chen didn't ponder it deeply. Or rather, the situation didn't allow him to.

Because the moment the spear flew past, Yuan Chen saw Nedeli in the distance, having transformed into a handsome Cougar, chasing after the bone spear. As she sprinted, the jungle winds on either side propelled the beast-formed Nedeli forward.

From several meters away, Nedeli leaped. Up close, Yuan Chen could clearly see the dagger-like sharp fangs in the Cougar's mouth—as if she could crush his throat at any moment!

But do you really think close-quarters combat is my weakness?!

A cold glint appeared in his eyes. From the very beginning of the fight, Yuan Chen had been using War Dance Blades for mid-range duels and long-range throws. On one hand, with the jungle's protection, Yuan Chen truly had no opportunity to engage Nedeli in close combat. On the other hand, Yuan Chen had no intention of revealing all his combat methods!

His right arm twitched. The next moment, moisture in the air surged around Yuan Chen, forming chains. This solidified water, like jade, connected to the last set of War Dance Blades in his backpack.

With a crisp sound, blades tore through the backpack, pulled by the water chains. The air hummed wherever they passed. The twelve blades, linked by flowing water, formed a feather cloak. But compared to the cloaks used by War Dance dancers for show, this cloak made of blades was clearly far more lethal!

Swish!!

Accompanied by the humming in the air, the blade cloak left an afterimage in the air. Seeing this, a human-like seriousness flashed in the Cougar's beastly eyes. But this seriousness didn't make the Nedeli before him retreat. Instead, it further ignited her ferocity. With a surge of magic, her slender beastly body's muscles hardened like steel.

Although not retreating, Nedeli felt the sharpness of the blade and clearly realized that close-quarters combat was far from easy. She then shifted from biting to pouncing.

Her body, weighing over a hundred jin, lunged with unimaginable speed. Her broad, sharp beast claws landed on the cloak, and under the immense impact, her beastly form was instantly left with several scars from the blade, the deepest of which tore through flesh and revealed bone!

The impact was mutual. In almost an instant, the chain woven from flowing water was shattered. Propping himself up with his right arm, Yuan Chen felt a heavy force penetrate his body.

A hint of sweetness welled up in his throat, but Yuan Chen didn't panic. Instead, he lowered his center of gravity, using the "Silken Dance" technique to powerfully redirect the force into the ground. The heavy power surged downwards along his spine and joints, his trembling muscles and joint tissues acting like roller bearings, constantly dispersing the impact.

Then, his legs tensed abruptly. The power of support surged from the ground into his torso the moment his legs straightened. His bent left arm powerfully shot out—"Uppercut!!!"

As the punch was thrown, Nedeli, who was preparing for a series of rapid attacks to unleash a combo, was just about to bite. With her old strength spent and new strength not yet generated, accompanied by her needle-like beast eyes, Yuan Chen's iron fist struck her open jaw.

BAM!!!

The cougar, nearly two meters long including its tail, was forcefully hammered from a pouncing state into an inverted throw in mid-air. Yuan Chen didn't pause at all. The moment the hit landed, he retracted his right arm—

Having endured Nedeli's frontal charge and pounce, his right arm was now bleeding profusely and heavily bruised. Intense pain shot through his nerves into his brain, and even with Yuan Chen's mental fortitude, he couldn't help but feel a slight numbness and distraction.

This wasn't a game where taking damage simply meant losing a bit of health. Like now, under Nedeli's pounce, the mere pain and soreness made Yuan Chen's arm feel almost numb!

But similarly, Yuan Chen had no hesitation—even if it meant the price he would eventually have to pay Oshirresh!

Demon Agent, activate!

In an instant, a clear, sick, and twisted laugh echoed in Yuan Chen's mind.

The next moment, it wasn't just in his mind. As he was sent flying, within Nedeli's downward-gazing beast eyes, the wild woman clearly saw the man, whose forehead was covered in veins and face contorted in pain from the force entering his body, break into a smile.

Unbidden joy flooded his heart, like a potent anesthetic stimulant.

The aching pain in his arm should have been agonizing, but at this moment, by actively strengthening his connection with Oshirresh, this intense pain became a potent medicine filling this chaotic joy. Extreme pain gave rise to extreme pleasure, and his body and mind entered a state of frenzy simultaneously!

His skin took on a sickly crimson hue. Accompanied by a twisted grin tearing at his cheeks, Yuan Chen's right arm bulged. Muscles, no longer possessing their harmonious beauty, instantly swelled! Veins erupted, appearing like small snakes or ancient tree roots on his crimson arm!

The restless blood exploded from within him, amplified by extreme pleasure, filling his muscles until they felt like bull hearts!

Grinning, he looked at Nedeli, who was suspended in mid-air, unable to brace herself, her abdomen even exposed before him. Yuan Chen's bared lips revealed neat, white teeth to the air.

Perhaps due to the excessive force, thin strands of blood were already squeezed out from his gums along with uncontrollable ecstasy.

This joy was intoxicating, this pleasure irresistible. Yet, even so, Yuan Chen's eyes maintained a sliver of clarity. He looked at Nedeli, met her beast eyes, and gritted out through his teeth, "In Ionia, martial arts and dance are the same!"

As the words fell, a punch tore through the air! The moment it swung, the air exploded with a deafening sonic boom!

Her beastly instincts made Nedeli feel death breathing down her neck at that instant. An omnipresent, chilling sensation licked at the back of her heart like a cold tongue!

Without hesitation, Nedeli instantly dispelled her cougar transformation—

In her beast form, Nedeli's defense and explosive power were several times that of a human. However, with the physiological changes brought about by the transformation, her weaknesses would also correspondingly increase!

Without bone protection, the abdomen of felines, packed with organs and digestive systems, is forever their most fatal weakness!

Just like this, although she had reverted to human form, which had weaker explosive power, defense, and combat ability, with the change in shape, she transformed from a cougar blasted away to a human simply sent flying with nowhere to brace herself!

She tucked her torso inward, shifting the point of impact from her abdominal cavity to the ribs on her chest, and brought her arms together, crossing them in front of her. Magic continuously poured into her, and the surrounding trees even extended branches, trying to help her block—but alas, it was too slow, everything was too slow!

In her state of pathological revelry, Yuan Chen's mental senses were sharpened to an almost uncontrollable degree. Even the time she perceived became incredibly slow, and the air seemed filled with restless, reveling factors—

CNM went completely insane!!

Sonic booms roared through the air, accompanied by a bone-cracking sound that made one's teeth ache, erupting from Nedeli's crossed arms and full chest—BOOM!!!

Nedeli was almost turned into an afterimage as she was blasted away directly. Along the way, the bushes, vines, and branches that tried to make contact with her were all snapped.

She was blasted away for nearly a hundred meters before her broken and shattered body finally came to a halt!!