81. Ravage

Concentrate and calm your mind; the battle begins.

Looking at the Twin Cities women standing one in front of the other, Yuan Chen, despite his earlier verbal disdain, decided to stop holding back after deciding to fight hand-to-hand.

He raised his right leg and stomped it hard on the ground. The heavy force did not produce the dense cracks that people expected when it hit the ground. On the contrary, the hard ground under Yuan Chen's feet turned into a pool of muddy water, and his entire foot and most of his calf were directly buried in the rock.

This immediately drew Vi and Caitlyn's attention—after all, this was a mining area, filled with hard, heavy rock slabs.

An ordinary person would feel a sharp pain even if they stomped their feet so hard on a wet, soft sandy beach, let alone on such ground.

Powered by the unique Monolith's Protection ability, Yuan Chen felt as if his right foot had fallen into a non-Newtonian fluid. Without the slightest hesitation, the moment he broke free from assimilation with the rock slab, Yuan Chen swiftly kicked his right foot out.

Bang!!!

To Caitlyn's disbelief, Yuan Chen forcefully pulled a massive slab of rock, nearly two and a half meters thick, from the ground. His bent toes hooked around the edge of the slab, and in the instant he tumbled, clods of earth stuck to it flew wildly.

With a powerful shot, the massive rock slab hurtled towards Caitlyn like a cannonball.

"I am a master! And also a member of the Earth Sect!"

A massive two-ton boulder hurtled toward her, and even Caitlyn paled instantly under its immense pressure.

At that moment, accompanied by a hum of energy, Vi arrived in front of Caitlyn almost without thinking. She didn't choose to shatter the massive rock slab, because even if it were broken, the flying fragments would seriously endanger Caitlyn's safety.

As she opened her arms and touched the rocks, Wei could clearly feel the bones in her arms groaning under the strain.

Buzz buzz buzz!!

The Hextech crystals located on the north side and the arm emitted a fierce roar under the engine's power, and with the infusion of energy, the pressure on Wei's bones suddenly eased.

But just as Wei was about to throw the boulder back, Yuan Chen's body followed closely behind, amidst Caitlyn's terrified cry.

With a swift and fluid kick, Yuan Chen shattered the heavy rock slab that Wei had desperately tried to block. The movement was as refined as a taekwondo demonstration of kicking a wooden board. However, compared to that performative dance, Yuan Chen was undoubtedly much faster.

The massive rock slab shattered and flew everywhere. Even though Wei managed to dodge it, he still inevitably suffered several scars on his face from the flying debris.

Bang!!

A gunshot rang out, but Yuan Chen didn't even dodge. A white blur flashed by, and in the instant the bullet disappeared, Yuan Chen's right leg cleaved towards Wei's head like a giant axe!

Buzz!

Raising her arms, energy projections shot out from the sides of the Atlas Gauntlets. Holding up a materialized energy shield, Vi thought she could easily withstand this heavy blow!

With the Atlas Gauntlets' defensive capabilities, she could withstand the barrage of bullets from Zaun criminals and charge through, punching them to death!

In the past, Yuan Chen would not have been able to shake the force field shield from this epic-level technological equipment.

But this time was different. Bathed in the Dragon Heart Blood, his body was strengthened in every way. Although his profession was still a warrior, Yuan Chen's physical attributes were now comparable to or even surpassed those of the Dragon Blood Warriors of the Dragon's Claw Sect Ionia!

Buzz!!

With a single kick, to Wei's incredulous gaze, the explosive shield released by the Atlas Gauntlets visibly expanded with several more energy ripples. Meanwhile, the indicator lights on the side of the gauntlets, which had previously emitted a pale blue energy glow, began to flash red!

"You can't unleash the true power of these gloves! It's a complete waste!"

Yuan Chen's cold voice came from above. Then, with a slight push of his ankle, before Wei could say anything, he turned around and turned his split kick into a powerful shot. Before Wei could react, his body was sent flying nearly ten meters away.

With a deafening crash, Wei's body shattered the rocks, struggling to rise from the jagged stones. Yuan Chen, however, didn't even bother to glance at her again, turning and walking unhurriedly towards Caitlyn.

"You can shoot at me, I'll give you enough time to recharge."

As he spoke, Yuan Chen began to walk. His pace was not fast, even somewhat slow. This greatly insulted Caitlyn, but Caitlyn quickly regained her composure, turned to look at Yuan Chen with a serious expression, and activated the charge limit switch to aim.

The two were about twenty meters apart, and at that distance, Caitlyn had never made a mistake even once since she could remember.

From her childhood hunting days, Caitlyn's bow and arrow, and her musket, always hit the heads of her prey—and later, the eyes.

Bump!!

The Peacemaker emitted Shimmer of energy, and the magic of the Hex Crystal was fully converted into kinetic energy and released in the sniper rifle.

Swish,

Another similar white afterimage appeared, and the bullet vanished.

This made Caitlyn even more serious and calm. In an instant, the Hextech suit on her body began to supply energy, her heartbeat was suppressed, and the world in Caitlyn's perception also began to slow down.

The slowing of her heartbeat made Caitlyn's arms, shoulders, and torso more stable. The Peacemaker's charge reached 100% in just 1.5 seconds and continued to rise after the limit was broken.

Bump!

A shot with 120% charge!

Swish!

The bullet disappeared without a trace.

Without hesitation, Caitlyn quickly regained her composure and refocused her aim at Yuan Chen.

Bump!

One shot, 150% charged!

Swish,

The bullet disappeared without a trace.

Bump!

One shot, 180% charged!

Swish,

The bullet disappeared without a trace.

Even after reaching the overload limit and firing a bullet at 200% charge, Caitlyn was still at a loss, and only then did she put down her gun.

With the battle suit's suppression of her heartbeat lifted, whether it was a side effect of the heartbeat suppression or the overwhelming power Yuan Chen displayed, Caitlyn simply stood there, pale and blank.

The Peacemaker had overheated due to continuous overload firing, and Caitlyn knew the Peacemaker well. Just one more shot, Peacemaker would explode the moment the bullet was fired.

"Very good, you know your weapon very well."

Yuan Chen walked slowly to Caitlyn and raised his clenched right arm beneath her pale face.

Instead of attacking, he placed his Riot Games about ten centimeters above Kather's head.

Congratulations on hitting all the targets!

With his palm open, one after another, the severely deformed alloy bullets, shaped by the charged firing, fell from Yuan Chen's hand. The dull thuds as they landed on the top hat made Caitlyn even more silent.

I can't beat... this guy who came from who-knows-where.

Their power was incomprehensible, even indescribable; they were monsters in human skin.

With her lips pursed, Caitlyn felt utterly powerless for the first time—she felt...

No, she was absolutely certain that even if she had her gun pointed at this guy's forehead, she would be caught in his hand the moment the bullet was fired.

But just then, an angry voice came from nearby:

"Little Cake's heart is crying!!" Despite her head being bleeding, she stubbornly stood up from the rubble. With her telepathic connection, Vi could clearly sense Caitlyn's despair and numbness.

This shared feeling further fueled Wei's impulsive nature. "What did you do to Caitlyn?!"

As he spoke, white energy streams burst forth from the Atlas Gauntlets on his arms, and the high-purity Hextech crystal at its core was rapidly released.

Driven by extreme rage, the engine output exceeded its original threshold, and even the original hum turned into a roar like that of a tractor, which would cause severe wear and tear on the gauntlets themselves.

With his left hand outstretched, a Shimmer of energy locked onto Yuan Chen. It wasn't just a visual effect; Yuan Chen was certain that in that instant, he and Wei—or more precisely, Wei wearing the Atlas suit—formed a single energy entity.

Immediately afterwards, the energy beam rapidly contracted. Unlike in the game, not only did Wei rush towards Yuan Chen at an unimaginable speed under this pulling force, but even Yuan Chen himself was forcibly pulled towards Wei's direction.

Two-way journey

The Cease and Desist!

Yuan Chen remained unmoved, but Caitlyn, standing to the side, exclaimed, "Vi! No!"

Just as Caitlyn had expected, even though Vi had unleashed the full power of the Atlas Gauntlets, Yuan Chen's face still showed no sign of seriousness.

The moment the two drew closer to each other, drawn by their energy, Wei unleashed a punch filled with a torrent of energy. However, Yuan Chen merely shifted his body slightly and pushed away, easily deflecting the trajectory of the punch.

Before Wei could react, Yuan Chen's hands moved like dragons emerging from the sea, pressing down on Wei's arms. In the instant he exerted force from his waist, his knees slammed into Wei's abdomen like heavy rocks.

Bump!

An elbow strike is like a knife, a knee strike like a spear!

Even with the Hextech suit that came with the Atlas Gauntlets providing ample shock absorption, it had little effect against this spear-like knee strike!

The heavy impact sank into his abdomen. Without the protection of his ribcage, his soft organs flew out in a flash. In the instant that massive contusions formed, Wei tilted his head back and spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood.

If it were Caitlyn, she'd probably be crippled right now. But having grown up in Zaun, Vi's physical abilities are clearly superior.

Sensing Caitlyn's inner turmoil and fear, Vi felt a force within her urging her to continue fighting.

With a roar, Wei's already unfocused gaze was suddenly filled with the explosive force.

But just as Vi was about to unleash another powerful punch—

Call out...

The Atlas Gauntlets, which had been roaring with power, suddenly shut down. Even the Hextech Cube Battery on the back of the suit was ejected and flew off, landing on the ground with a desperate clatter of metal against stone.

Under the analysis of the Malphite Network—or rather, the Monolith Fortress— Wei was essentially naked in front of Yuan Chen.