Thirty-five. Shadow Stream
Ezreal spent a day and a night in Katerina's tent, and analyzed the situation in Noxus to Caterina in detail. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info Ezreal points out that Karen Darkwell can't make a big deal. Karen Darkwell's control of Noxus City is an illusion, and it is part of Svein's poisoning scheme.
Ezreal has been in the Valoran world for some time, and the Valorans have largely continued the Western way of thinking, preferring to express their intentions more bluntly, eager to express themselves; Chinese-style subtlety, rarely used.
Ezreal speculated: "Svein is creating a decoy for his downfall, fishing out the opponents hiding in the shadows, and clearing the way for a future monopoly on Noxus." In terms of evaluation, Ezreal believes that Svein has a high probability of success. Once Svein takes sole control of Noxus, there will be no opposition to invading Ionia and starting a rune war.
After hearing this, Caterina was dumbfounded and said: "It's terrible, it turns out that our opponent is such a terrible... Leader? "I searched through the words in my head and found that this was the only word that could describe the weight of the enemy.
Ezreal nodded helplessly: "From the strategic point of view of Svein, once Ionia is successfully defeated, the entire east coastline of Valoran will be blocked by Noxus, and Pi City and Bandel City will be divided!" At that time, Noxus will withdraw some of its main forces to the Summoner's Rift. The forces of the Summoner's Canyon have always been excessive, and the terrain that is too narrow is not conducive to the deployment of large armies, and it can be effectively defended with only a part of the troops. The rest of the army, either attacking Picheng or Bandel City, had the initiative firmly in their hands. ”
In Ezreal's view, Svein, like Lelouch, believed that the only way to end the war was to unify the world. Different from Ezreal's strategy, it is a cross-sea grand strategy of big data; Ezreal is the path to the west...
Caterina stared at Valoran's situation map, and suddenly understood where Ezreal's helplessness came from, and she smiled bitterly: "Father, is it against such an enemy? ”
Ezreal: "Yes, Miss. ”
General Durkkao was adamantly opposed to rune warfare, which led to the complete blockade of the road to Svein.
If you have a choice, who wants to go against such a huge force? The problem is, the eldest lady's dad is a pit this time... Katarina, who has always taken advantage of her father, felt the taste of being brought into the pit by her father for the first time.
Caterina was speechless for a long time.
At this point, Ezreal understood Soraka's intentions: to lend a helping hand and send Zelos to his side, so that he would be on Ionia's side.
Caterina had a headache: "So what are we going to do?" ”
Ezreal used a basic magic "Sense", and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he released the basic magic "barrier". The Ascension Charm expands the barrier to envelop the entire marquee, well over the size of a man.
Ezreal: "Apply to Zaun first: political asylum. Kieran studied capacitors for the authorities in Zu'an and was a great magician valued by the higher-ups, and Kieran had a close relationship with the general. After Ashgam consulted with me, he quietly went to Zaun to find out what was going on with Kieran. ”
Ashgam was sent by Ezreal to deliberately change his story.
Caterina doesn't have a high sense of internal affairs and doesn't notice it, she cares more about the result: "How is Kieran's tone?" ”
Ezreal: "Kieran says it's fine. The last time we were attacked, it wasn't the betrayal of Head Professor Stanley, but Victor's hands. We misunderstood, the Urgat treatment plan, and my plan to spy on Piltover, and Zaun was still going to continue. ”
"And the general's plan is that after arriving in Zu'an, we really can't get mixed up, so let's dismiss the bloody elite on the spot, leaving only the core retainers. The General will establish an army in Ionia called the Shadow Stream, and then we will try to cross the sea to support the General through Kieran's channels. ”
Once Noxus attacks Ionia, Zaun will also be involved in the attack. Militarily, Zuan is under the orders of the Supreme Commander of Noxus, and if the Scarlet Elite does not participate in the attack on Ionia, it is disobedience! If you don't want to be exterminated, you can only disband.
Katerina: "Fighting in Ionia against the army of Noxus?" Can you really win? ”
It's a suspicion born of reverence. Can you win? How can it be!
Ezreal: "It's not about winning. The general is trying to stall for time. The death of Archbishop Demacia and his entourage, thanks to the help of Soraka, made Demacia hostile to Ionia. The diplomacy of Demacia and Ionia is at an impasse. Once Noxus invades Ionia, Demacia will definitely not support it in the first place. It will take time for the high-level leaders of Demacia to react and understand Svein's strategic intentions! Time is the only chance the general can seize. ”
Slightly more informative, Caterina nodded mechanically, she was lost in thought and digesting.
As for the Raiders Freljord, Ezreal intends not to tell anyone for the time being.
Because the conditions for the raider Freljord are not yet available. There are three conditions: guide, technology, and logistics.
The guide is there, Jax and Gulagas are from Freljord, Ezreal probes the tone of the two, both of them think that the tribal melee of the three Ice Sisters for hundreds of years is a deep disaster with no end in sight, and they both think that not to mention Noxus, even Zaun can't compare.
Why mention Zuan? Because Zuan is a multi-ethnic country. The Noxians are only a part of Zaun, along with the Ionians, the Freljords, the Banders, and the Barbarians. In its early days, Zaun was a port city that relied on the accumulation of trafficked people.
Ezreal estimated that Hera was secretly pushing behind her, and this god, who was bent on revenge on Athena, deliberately used the human population business to collect genes for Zeus's planned experiments.
Jax and Gulagas thought that Zaundu was better than the current Freljord, which meant that their hearts were open to the unification of the war from outside forces.
The reason for this is simple, because Freljord itself is a "multi-ethnic" country. Not only multi-ethnic, but also multi-species... In addition to humans, there are also bears, trolls, and snowmen. Ezreal was looking forward to this and wondering how the humans there got along with the "animal people".
Almost, Caterina finally cleared her mind.
Ezreal asked, "Didn't the general tell you this when he left?" ”
Caterina shook her head and said, "My father said that I should listen to you, but I didn't say anything other than imparting me shadow flow and telekinesis. ”
Shadow Flow and Telekinesis!
Everyone has their own shadow, and after refining into a clone, their skills are different. Like Vladimir's shadow is a moving coffin, the intent to save his life is obvious; LeBlanc's shadow is a repetition of its own movements; Draven's shadow is an independent fighting body - Xhosa!
Ezreal considers Draven to be the strongest, and Shadow has a separate set of combat skills, almost another hero. Ezreal intends to follow suit. Once you've got the name in mind, let's use Shadow of the Blade! Tyrone's Assassin lore lives on. And with one more identity, it is more able to hide people's eyes and ears when it comes to action.
Ezreal: "The General has also taught me Shadow Flow and Telekinesis. I'm going to awaken the shadow stream today and materialize the shadow. I've been adjusting my form for the past few days to see what else is missing. ”
The moment the shadow becomes an entity, the state of the body is recorded, and the shadow is burned as if it were a copy. For example, the body was broken in one hand at the time, and when the shadow is awakened, the shadow will remain a broken hand forever... It can no longer be modified. At least for now, the wizarding world has not found a solution.
The only way is to avoid being injured before awakening, and then find out what shortcomings you have.
There are also smart people who take advantage of this and take magic drugs in advance to change their body shape, and after the shadow is formed, they will have a different body shape, and their identities can be better disguised. For example, Draven is tall, but Xhosa is short.
Ezreal had carefully considered that he was not a pharmacist, unlike Draven, who had medicine in his hands, so he did not plan to make major changes, only focusing on the color of his hair and the fat of his face.
And Ezreal estimates: Using an unfamiliar body shape will take a long time to run-in. It will be very unnatural and unaccustomed for you, a person who is already very tall, to suddenly control a very short body. Further, there may be exceptional talent. At this point, Draven's smooth forehand and backhand, and accurate maneuver weapons from near and far, show that he is a genius.
Caterina is not used to attacking from multiple angles, she focuses more on attacking from one angle, so she chooses to attach Shadow Flow to her body and repeat her movements.
Ezreal remembered something and asked Caterina, "Remember what I mentioned the other day, about your martial arts and magic flaws?" Your eyes, the flaws you use to keep an eye on your opponents, are your weaknesses in themselves. ”
Katerina: "Of course I do. My father also mentioned that I have been trying to overcome it. After using magic to strengthen my body, my movements are more in line with the memory of my muscles, and I can hit the target accurately without having to look at it deliberately. ”
Caterina awakens Shadowstream, which she names Shadow of Greed, which becomes her passive.
Caterina looked at Ezreal, and Ezreal's shadow on the ground widened in a large circle, and in the circle stood Tyrone, the former shadow of the blade. Ezreal was remote Tyrone through the elongated shadow, his movements stiff and rusty.
Caterina lamented, "You should have chosen the same one as me." See, the longer the shadow is pulled, the less agile it is. ”
Where did Ezreal think it would be so bad! "I'm just starting to get used to it!" ”
Ezreal moved his right hand, but saw that Tyrone was moving his left hand, and his right hand holding the knife was not moving; Before he could figure it out, Ezreal looked at the shadow and raised his right foot to take a step forward, causing the body and the shadow to take a big step together, looking comically frozen in mid-air, losing their balance and falling to the ground!
Caterina went to help Ezreal and asked, "What happened, why did you fall?" ”
Ezreal said bitterly, "I seem... Messed up. ”
Caterina said bitterly, "What then? "Oh my God, how can this be?" How do you get in touch with your father? Find a way, write to ask what's going on. ”
Ezreal: "The general won't let us contact us, he said that when the time comes, he will send someone to find us." ”
Ezreal calmed down and thought back to the reason for the fall. Standing up again, he observed the shadow for a while, and found that he was face to face with the shadow, as if looking in a mirror. No wonder you move your right hand and the left hand on the other side! When I looked in the mirror for the first time as a child, who wasn't left and right chaotic and dancing hand and foot?
With that in mind, Ezreal turned the shadow away from him, and the two bodies faced in the same direction, trying to take a few steps, and finally it was clear.
Caterina looked at it, figured it out, and just breathed a sigh of relief and thought of a question: "What is the difference between you and mine when you stand in a straight line like this, it's not that you can't attack at the same time?" Otherwise, the magic you send out from behind will hit your own shadow! Or when you switch positions, your shadow will hit you behind your back! ”
Ezreal thought for a moment and said, "There are only four points like this, directly ahead, directly behind, due left, and directly right. ”
Valoran's shadow stream is still different from the shadow clone in Naruto. Ezreal was referring to the movements of the Lord of the Shadow Stream, and the thought of the arc-shaped flying blade used in the robbery suddenly became enlightened. If it is at those four points, change the line of the main body and shadow throwing weapon to an arc to avoid the collision path of the oolong. If you think about it, Draven's axes and knives are also arcs.
Ezreal spun around and let Shadow of the Blade throw a slash from behind, three crosshairs flew diagonally, whistling with the sonic blades, and as she approached Ezreal, Caterina screamed, she almost saw Ezreal split in half diagonally from her shoulder! However, the fanblade changed direction in the air, and became vertically off-course, turning around Ezreal in an arc and moving forward, as well as when it returned.
Katarina: "You're scared the hell out of me!" ”
Ezreal was calm: "I'm ready to launch the Arcane Leap!" Whirling blade, no wonder the heroes of the Noxus faction love this type of weapon. ”
The two of them both successfully awakened the shadow stream, and while celebrating, they repeatedly checked that there were any problems. In fact, it is useless to check for problems, because the wood is already in the boat.
However, it really made Caterina see a "small problem" with Ezreal.
Katerina: "Did you notice that your shadow unconsciously raises its left hand when it relaxes?" ”
Ezreal took a look, and sure enough! As soon as there are no commands, Blade Shadow's left hand will automatically be raised! Ezreal secretly screamed badly, he used to wonder that Tyrone didn't hold a knife in his left hand in the game, but often raised it unconsciously. It is a gesture of raising the hand to shoot, and it is a preparatory action for Ezreal to shoot with his left hand. Ever since he got the Flying Talisman, even if he wasn't in battle, Ezreal has developed the habit of doing this action since he didn't know when!
Katerina: "Don't you want one more hidden identity, this is too bad, this gesture will be violent. Reveal your connection. ”
Ezreal said luckily: "It's just a gesture, unless it's someone who knows me very well, there's no need to hide acquaintances." In short, I will pay attention in front of strangers. ”
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