Chapter 29: The Broken Ring of Zhongya
moved, eight people from both teams moved at the same time.
Yi drew his long sword and went forward, leading a series of afterimages to rush towards the enemy camp. Li Qing followed closely, his hands emitting a dazzling red light, and his speed was equally fast.
"Hmph." Darius clenched the giant axe with both hands, and met Yi with a force under his feet.
At the same time, Li Qing's goal is Delevingne. The reddish fist met the axe that flew towards him, making a loud clashing sound in midair.
Izawa's body was full of white light, "The spell energy is high!" The clenched right hand emitted waves of energy light to join the battle group.
Irelia also continued her previous battle with Caterina. Except for Missing, Tyrone.
"Bang." After another fight, Yi Yi turned over and took a few steps back. Observing the form on the field.
"That's not right." Yi suddenly called anxiously, "Izawa, be careful. β
"Huh?" Izawa jerked his head back and met a fan-shaped blade that shimmered with silver light.
"Arcane Leap!"
"Golden bell jar!"
Izawa dodged out of the blade's attack range. Li Qing also put down Draven in front of him, and made a displacement in mid-air to block Izawa's back.
"User of the Assassin Track, Tyrone."
Although he was able to dodge Tyrone's follow-up attack, the fan-shaped blade of the sneak attack also injured Izawa's arm. "Tick-tock." Blood continued to drip down Ize's fingers to the ground.
"Hehehe. Ezreal, I haven't seen you for two years, you're still so weak. Draven held the axe to his shoulder and looked at the wounded Ize.
Izawa tilted his head and glanced at his injured arm and looked at his teammates' concerned eyes, "It's time to show your true skills." β
"Hehe, on the real battlefield, you can't be distracted." At the moment when Yi turned his head, Darius swept over with a giant axe, and between the lightning and flint, Yi raised his sword and barely resisted in front of him. "Bang." It was easy to be swept out, holding a sword in one hand and holding the ground with the other hand to barely stop his figure. Yi shook his arm that was numb, but fortunately he was not injured.
Here, Li Qing has already faced Tyrone. Bright red headbands fluttered in the air, clenched fists slammed into Tyrone with a piercing sound.
Tyrone's body is constantly changing, but the blades in his hands are increasing. Finally, "Life under the knife, death under the knife." "It's still the trick of sneaking up on Ize, but this time the fan-shaped blade is dense, and the angle is unexpectedly tricky.
Li Qing did not dodge or dodge, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were firm. The two fists were clenched in front of his chest, and a yellow shield appeared on his body. "Thorn." Li Qing, who was hard to resist Tyrone's blade, had several subtle wounds on his arm. At the same time, Li Qing's fist also hit Tyrone.
"Bang."
Tyrone snorted, clutched his chest, half-squatted to the ground, and looked at Li Qing coldly. The two of them hurt each other!
Over there, Irelia and Caterina were already fighting each other, like two whirlwinds entangled together, and they couldn't see the figure clearly.
Darius shook his head, raised the giant axe in his hand and pointed at Ize and Yi from afar, "The four of us, let's continue the battle two years ago." β
Izawa shook the blood on his hand casually, and stood side by side with Yi, "That's exactly what I mean." β
Yi looked at Izawa's injured right hand, "You... β
"No problem, let's go."
"Hehehe. This is Ionia, and it seems unlikely that it will kill you. I wonder if it would be better to leave an indelible shadow on your hearts. Draedne swung his axe and smirked.
Yi single-handedly holds a sword. The arm holding the sword was wrapped in a strong green light from the shoulder to the hilt, "The path of infinity continues in my heart. With a swing of the long sword, it brought a burst of green light.
"Hmph, carving insect skills." Darius's tall figure dragged the giant axe, which was almost as flat as his body, and rushed towards Yi, "Let's see the true spirit." β
"Bang."
The huge tomahawk volleyed towards Yi. Yi raised his sword with both hands and volleyed in the air, but his body was slowly lowered.
"Zheng!"
Yi stepped back a little, and the long sword was scattered with a touch, and he pulled out. Immediately turned into a whirlwind, constantly attacking around Darius.
Both Draeven and Ezer are on the move. Draven's two axes swirled in his hands, making a piercing sound and flying towards Ize. Every time, Izawa avoided it dangerously, but he had to beware of the throwing axes that swirled from behind.
The wound on Izawa's hand was already bleeding, and the frequency of the energy light waves emitted from his hand was getting slower and slower. Izawa frowned and looked at his wound, "It's not a way to go on like this." β
The spectators under the stage did not feel the heat of the weather at all, and they all watched this game with bated breath. This Ionian, no, the collision of the strongest young generation in the entire Valoran continent. Let's take a look at Li Qing's battle with Tyrone. Li Qing is completely fighting for his life. Don't dodge or dodge Tyrone's attacks, and every time there is a yellow shield on his body that flashes hard resistance, and at the same time gives a counterattack.
It was also the first time Tyrone had encountered such an opponent, the hand holding the knife was already trembling slightly, and the cloak was already in tatters. But he still looked at Li Qing with cold eyes.
"You won't win today." Li Qing's body was also covered with wounds of all sizes.
In the battle at the same time, Irelia's sky-blue armor also had many cuts, and the big sword was raised flat on her chest, and her eyes looked at her opponent firmly. Caterina wasn't much better, her long blood-red hair was a little messy, and the dagger hung in her hand and gasped for air.
"I have to admit that you are very strong." Caterina calmed down, "It's not like a flower in a greenhouse." β
Irelia was unmoved, still determined.
"If Ionia had a few more people like you, maybe Noxus wouldn't have targeted Ionia." Katerina continued.
Irelia's sword was raised above her head, "Ionia, it will not perish. The big sword in his hand suddenly released a thousand rays of brilliance, and one after another sharp blades flew towards Caterina at great speed.
"Huh!" Caterina dodged and threw the dagger in her hand.
"Zheng Zheng." The metal of blades and daggers clashing against each other.
On the other hand, Ize and Yi are here.
Yi was still maneuvering with Darius with his speed, but he didn't dare to meet his giant axe. Suddenly, Darius's giant axe swung around itself in a circle, attacking without dead ends!
A poignant and dazzling green light flickered, it was easy. Under the indiscriminate attack, a thick green light gushed out from Yi Zhou's body, and a long sword was also protected around his body, and the drip of his wielding did not leak. At the same time, the whole person quickly jumped towards the rear.
Yi knew very well that the inertia of wielding the giant axe and the weight of the axe itself were incapable of stopping.
And Izawa's speed of movement is getting slower and slower, and his right hand is already slightly weak. Delevin laughed from afar, "Hahaha, Ezreal, axe in hand, only the prey is owed." β
Under the stage, Dilfia accompanied Verus, who had not yet recovered, to watch the game, Verus frowned, there was a thick melancholy in his eyes, and he looked at Ize, who was getting weaker and weaker, "Big brother, come on." β
Izawa felt his increasingly tired body and shouted, "Yi, I need some time." β
"Understood."
Here, Yi dodged in front of Izawa and slashed Draven's axe with a sword. The long sword was horizontal in front of his chest, and the sword body was green, which looked a little bright. Faced with the attacks of Draven and Darius alone.
"The trembling that overrides all, this unstoppable force. You're too self-conscious, easy! Darius roared, axe in both hands and swept through the army. Here, Draven's arm shook, and the two throwing axes all came out of his hand, grazing the ground and flying towards Yi, who was in front of Izawa, bringing up a burst of rubble.
Yi did not return, and it cannot be returned. With both hands on his sword, he took Darius's axe with great brute force.
"Bang." Yi Heng, who was hit head-on by the axe, flew out, and the long sword came out of his hand, flying out of the ground for several meters, marking a deep mark.
"Ahem!" Yi snorted, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.
In the audience, Changfeng, who had been defeated by Yi before, looked at this scene nervously with his hands in his hands, and muttered, "Come on, Master Yi!" β
And Draven's flying axe has arrived in an instant, and Ize, who is not easy to block in front of him, is exposed to the flying axe. And Izawa's eyes were closed, and the yellow light on his body kept flashing, obviously still in the condensation technique.
In the distance, Draven smirked, "Ezreal, do you hear me?" Death is knocking at the door. β
The axe cutting table brings up a burst of sand and gravel, and it is about to hit Ize. No one can stand in front of Ize anymore, and Li Qing and Irelia in the distance rushed anxiously but helplessly, but they were entangled by each other's opponents.
Between life and death.
"Heaven and man are one!"
Yes easy!
Yi, who was swept away by Darius, returned to the battlefield the moment the axe hit Ize. Everyone could only see the light and shadow. Yes, from the position where Yi Sweep fell, to the reappearance in front of Yi Ze, there was a string of Yi figures, each of which had a movement. From falling, to getting up, to rushing past, until he stands in front of Izawa. It looks so unreal, yet so real.
"That's the unity of heaven and man!" Dean Diru "Huo" stood up from his chair.
Yi, who was in front of Izawa, had no long sword in his hand, and his hands were crossed across his chest.
"Bang." There was a dull sound, the sound of a hard object hitting the body.
No refund!
Yi used his body to defend Draven's throwing axe, "Click! Yi's arms hung down weakly, twisting at a strange angle.
"Hmph, blocked. So what. This move will make you regret being my enemy. Darius looked hideous, raised his axe in the air, and slashed at the two of them.
Electrifying and flint.
"Precise barrage."
Izawa, it's finally here!
A large arc of exaggerated energy emanated from Ize's body, bringing a strong wind to hit Darius head-on, through his body, flying at a speed that hit Draven and flew into the distant sky.
"Uhhhhh Darius clutched his chest in pain and slowly fell to his knees.
"Smack." Izawa mentioned Yi, who was about to slowly fall to the ground, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "You can give me your back with confidence, how can I let you fall." Izawa slowly put Yi, who had lost consciousness, to the edge of the arena, "It's hard work. We'll take care of the rest. β
The Black Norths, who lost No. 1 Darius, did not give up.
Izawa felt his body getting heavier and heavier, and his eyes were a little dark, and he shook his head hard.
Delevingne, who fell into the aftermath of Ize's big move, is also not optimistic. Draven's two axes were barely in his hands, "I didn't expect you to be able to perform such an attack without your weapon." But that's all you can get to it. β
"yes, then let's see which of us falls first." Izawa struggled to straighten up.
At this time, the mutation protrudes. Tyrone, who was fighting against Li Qing, suddenly disappeared. Yes, gone.
"Born under the knife! Death by the knife! β
"Izawa!"
Yi Ze heard Li Qing's shout and was unmoved. The blood-stained arm struggled to raise itself, and the light flickered before emitting a final wave of energy, "This blow is not for the previous grudge. It's for my little brother to educate you. Draven, take your life! Izawa roared angrily, exerting all his strength.
"Whew!"
Ize's last rays of light struck Dravine passing through his body. Draven clutched his chest, and slowly fell to the ground with a painful "uh, uh" sound in his throat.
"Shadow Raid!"
Izawa felt a strong wind behind him, but he didn't have the strength to look back. Looking at Draven, who had fallen to the ground, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly closed his eyes.
"Golden bell jar!"
"Thunder breaks!"
"Raptors wag their tails!"
Tyrone's knife had already been smeared on Ize's neck, but there was no next move. Li Qing appeared above Tyrone out of thin air, put his five fingers together, and knocked Tyrone away with the momentum of falling into the sea at the last moment. In the middle of the air before Tyrone landed, his figure followed closely, his whole body flashed with red light, and his body in mid-air rotated one hundred and eighty degrees and kicked Tyrone.
Dean Dilu on the stone looked intently at Li Qing in the arena, "This is, extreme fist speed?" β
"Bang!"
Tyrone slammed into the ground in mid-air. With a puff of dust and smoke, a huge pit appeared on the stage.
Izawa slowly opened his eyes, "I thought I was going to get a boxed lunch." Thanks, Li Qing. Li Qing, who landed in mid-air, bowed slightly, and the red hairband fluttered in the wind.
At this point, the Black Norths were left with only the number three, Katerina.
Li Qing walked up to Irelia and looked at Caterina coldly.
Caterina flicked her long hair and played with the dagger in her hand, "Hmph, why are you so fierce." It's just a competition, what can you do with me? β
Izawa shook his head with his arms half-hung down, "Indeed, this is just a competition at Nanwu Academy. The next time we meet, it's time for the battlefield of Noxus. Now, do you step down on your own, or will I help you? β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ "This battle was really the first time I've ever seen it in my life. Anyway, we congratulate Nanwu Academy for defeating Black Norths and defending its glory! As the words of the commentary fell, the end of this Ionian vs Noxus battle was announced.
"Because the members of the Nanwu Academy were seriously injured. In addition, the table has been completely damaged, and the next game scheduled for tomorrow has been rescheduled. The remaining two challenger teams, I don't know what kind of surprise it will bring us, tomorrow, please wait and see! β
Izawa and Yi were carried to the infirmary on stretchers. Yi has been in a coma. Defiya looked at Ize's bloodless face with concern.
The students in the stands had a question in their hearts after experiencing this game.
"That little yellow hair, can't you kill it?"
"If you want to defeat me, you must prepare at least an atomic bomb! Hahahaha" Izawa, who was carried into the infirmary, woke up and didn't know what time it was, only to see a white fish belly in the sky outside.
Glancing down at the tightly wrapped arm, Izawa smiled bitterly, "Although the game is over today, it seems that it will have to be delayed for a few days before it can set sail." β
"Ding." Yi, who lost consciousness, finally woke up, his eyes half-squinted at the miserable white ceiling, and his first action was to get up.
"Sss It's easy to gasp and feel the pain from the wound.
"Wake up." Izawa smiled and looked at the mummy-like Yi.
"Did you win?"
"Win."
There is no need to say much between men, a look, a movement, is enough.
"There's one last game this morning. I promised Dean Diru to win the group stage, and I didn't want to break my word. Just lie down here. Izawa reached for the goggles on the table and put them on his head and walked towards the door.
Yi looked at Ize with his arms hanging on his chest, "Strong? It's not like your style. β
"Ann, Ann. You won't come across a team as strong as Draven again. Izawa waved his hand impatiently and pushed the door away.
Due to the damage to the table yesterday, the last match was played in the open space in front of the academy.
"Will the long-awaited last challenger team in the group stage bring us the same regular competition as yesterday?" The narrator's high-pitched voice echoed through the clearing.
And in the team of Nanwu Academy, only Ize and Irelia remained. When they appeared on the stage, they especially saw Izawa hanging an arm...
"Xiaoqiang!"
"Is this guy human...
Listening to the whispers around him, Izawa walked to the side of the stage nonchalantly and said "hehe" twice to a female student in the crowd, "Am I handsome?" β
βγγγβ
βγγγβ
"Hahaha, it's hard to imagine that after yesterday's fierce battle, this player named Ezreal will still be on the stage. Well, we have the last challenger team, debut! β
"Bang bang." After three gun salutes, Izawa frowned as he looked at the last challenger team on the stage. Because, they are also all dressed in black.
"Wow~" The audience also burst into shouts.
"Today's team, isn't it a little similar to yesterday's Black North, will it bring us the same exciting game!" The narrator waves the microphone.
The four of them slowly walked up to Izawa and stood still. The face shrouded in black clothes could not be seen clearly.
"Aren't you hot," Izawa sighed.
The four did not speak.
"Pretending to be a ghost."
Irelia had drawn her greatsword behind her back and stood at Ize's side.
Suddenly, one of the four spoke, "Pretending to be a ghost? So you know who we are? β
Izawa shook his head, "You are the Monkey King?" β
"It's not..."
"Bumpman?"
"Gon..."
"Wang Baoqiang?"
"Who is Wang Baoqiang?"
"Oh, that's no problem."
Irelia stared blankly at the conversation between the two sides, and waved the big sword in her hand forward, "Can you start fighting?" β
"What a fight?" One of them said, "We're just going through the motions, by the way... He walked up to Ize and patted Ize on the shoulder, "I'm a hero, I saw this brother so fierce yesterday, are you interested in joining our treasure hunt team." Looking at the way they hooked their shoulders, I didn't know and thought they were friends who had known each other for many years.
"Not interested." Izawa's face was expressionless.
"Oh, then let's see you again." After speaking, the four of them turned around and walked off the stage.
"This..." Irelia was dumbfounded, "You know each other?" β
"Wang Baoqiang, ripe, too ripe."
"Then they just stepped down and conceded defeat?"
"Who knows, whatever." Izawa yawned lazily and said to the explanation that he hadn't understood yet, "Hey, it's over." Announce it. β
"This... It was really unexpected. The two sides only had a brief exchange, and the treasure hunting team had already conceded defeat, is this the legendary soldier who surrenders without a fight? How many incredible abilities are hidden by this Ezreal player! The narrator just came back to his senses, waving the microphone, and his face flushed. Well, I declare. Ionia, Nanbu Academy group stage, Nanbu team wins! β
"Wow~~" Although they couldn't figure out what was going on, the Nanwu students still looked happy and quickly told each other the good news.
"Next. At the final award ceremony, we invited Dean Nanvudiru, Dean Kalong of Kita, Master Kuluo and Foreign Minister Metolong to present the award to the Nanbu team. β
Oh, and the reward that Dean Diru mentioned. Izawa looked at Dean Diru with interest, "I don't know, it's something interesting." Dean Diru looked at Ize with a smile, "First of all, on behalf of the Nanwu Academy, thank you for defending the honor of the Nanwu Academy, Ionia, regardless of your life. β
Izawa scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, "Actually, I was asked to participate at first, but I refused. β
"Uhhh Dean Diru's face was black.
"Ahem!" Dean Diru cleared his throat, "Children, I have seen all the hard work and efforts you have put into this competition. Let them be an example to motivate you to move forward. After a pause, he continued, "You've grown up to be adults who can take charge of your own affairs. I hope that wherever I go in the future, I will never forget the glory of Ionia that I have carried. Tomorrow, the Academy will be proud of you! β
"Wow!" The crowd erupted in applause.
Izawa didn't listen to anything, and looked at Dean Diru with blank eyes. Dean Diru couldn't stand the fiery gaze of Izawa a little, and cleared his throat, "Okay, no more gossip." This is your reward this time. There is only one reward, and how to divide it is a matter for you young people. After speaking, he took out a delicate small wooden box.
Izawa unraveled the slightly quaint wooden box with intricate patterns on the surface and slowly opened it. "A ring?" Izawa looked at the ring lying in the wooden box, there was no glimmer of light on the surface of the ring, there was no complicated ornamentation, and the plain surface could not tell what material it was made of.
Izawa looked up at Dean Diru suspiciously.
"Hehe, don't underestimate this ring, it's the best thing my old thing can come up with." Dean Diru looked at Izawa with a look of disdain and smiled.
"This is, Zhongya Ring," Dean Karon of Beifu asked with a look of surprise.
"Yes. However, it was missing half of its soul, and it was already a broken Zhongya ring. Dean Diru looked at the ring in Izawa's hand, and his body trembled slightly, as if he remembered some unbearable past.
"Zhongya Ring. Legend has it that it is an artifact that does not belong to this continent. And its function is also very simple, one is blessing, and the other is condensation. Dean Caron continued.
"Blessed, stagnant?" Izawa looked at Dean Diru in bewilderment.
"The so-called blessings. For example, cultivating martial arts can increase physical strength, and cultivating demons can increase magic power, making your attacks more damaging. However, this blessing effect is gone, and this is the mutilated half of Zhongya's ring. The so-called stasis can resist a fatal damage for you. When you feel a life-threatening attack, it will automatically block it for you. Of course, you can only use it once, and after one time, the ring breaks. β
After listening to Dean Dilu's explanation, Ize looked bitter, "It's useless. β
βγγγβ Dean Diru.
βγγγβ Dean CuarΓ³n.
"Boy, don't be too ignorant!"
Seeing Dean Diru's thunderous appearance, Ize hurriedly changed his words, "Okay, okay, I'll reluctantly accept it." β
"Come on! Stinky boy! β
Irelia pulled Ize and fled from the clearing before Dean Diru was in a rage.
College Infirmary.
"Is this the reward?" Yi looked at the bland Zhongya ring in his hand, "It feels so useless." β
"Yes, yes." Izawa nibbled on a watermelon next to him and nodded desperately.
"You two." Irelia chuckled helplessly.
"There's only one reward, so take it, Irelia. Although it can only be resisted once, it is better than nothing. Yi said to Irelia.
"Yes, yes." Izawa's head was about to be buried in a watermelon.
"Well, I don't need it. I've been in Ionia, and nothing will happen to me that threatens my life. It's the two of you, wandering the continent, who need him more than I do. Irelia shook her head.
"Hahaha." Yi laughed a few times, "If we have to rely on this thing when we encounter danger, how can once or twice be enough." Moreover, after sending Izawa away, I plan to return to the village and continue my training with Master. β
"Oh, I thought you'd go to sea with me." Izawa pulled his head out of the watermelon.
Yi shook his head and said to Izawa, "What Irelia said makes sense, we will stay in Ionia for a long time, you can keep this ring." β
"I don't want it." Izawa spat out a few watermelon seeds.
"Take it, or your travel to the mainland will worry us friends." Irelia looked at Ezer sincerely.
"Uhhh Izawa paused, and suddenly remembered what he had said when he was separated from Master Rio in Stone Mountain Town.
"Take it, Ize." Yi also looked at Ize with a sincere face.
"Okay, but I'll probably give it away." Ize wiped his mouth, "Also, Yi, don't look at me with such disgusting eyes, I'm not interested in men." β
Easy: "SB"
In this way, the ownership of Zhongya's ring was decided, and the day when Ize left Ionia was getting closer and closer.