Chapter 646

Second turn, third turn,

each time it was a damage skill.

Fourth turn, fifth turn,

first the scouting [Staff · Crystal Ball],

then the current [Staff · Spell Counter].

Li Yao could clearly feel

that the rewards were shifting toward functionality.

This is a good thing.

As his strength gradually increases,

every powerful enemy he encounters is not someone who can be killed by burst skills alone.

The role of offensive skills is gradually diminishing.

"It seems my initial path was correct."

"Only learn passive skills and skills with functional utility!"

[Staff · Spell Counter] has almost no improvement for bullying weaklings,

but if facing an enemy of equal strength where one might fall into a bitter struggle,

it is simply a shameless existence!

There hasn't been a real battle yet, so Li Yao doesn't know what others think,

but he knows

that if someone were to use Spell Counter on him,

a domain skill that could originally be kept open for ten minutes could only be kept open for five.

Various skills would also have to be used sparingly.

The impact on the battle situation is extremely exaggerated!

"Sure enough, none of the Cloudtop Chess Player's exclusive skills are trash!"

"Each one is tailor-made for me at that time."

"Finally, there is the specified Hextech."

Li Yao fell into deep thought.

Given his current state,

the best choice must be a Hextech that boosts immediate combat power.

At the same time, Hextech selection requires good synergy.

"Choose a bond-exclusive Hextech?"

"Current major bonds are Void, Assassin, and Fate."

"Void's effect is summoning, and there are too many low-combat-power accessory pieces; plus, it has already reached the full count of 'Eight Void', with no room for growth, so it is excluded."

"Fate is strong, and it includes the future strongest firepower, Xerath, but the number is too small; it counts as an investment, not immediate combat power, so it is excluded."

"In other words, my only choice is actually the Assassin bond?"

Li Yao muttered.

"The most critical thing is that the Assassin bond is not like Fate and Void; Assassin Emblems are something that can be synthesized! As long as you have a Golden Spatula, you can turn any chess piece into an assassin!"

"Chess pieces obtained later, including the Shadow of War still being refined, can all become assassins and gain the buff!"

The hesitation in Li Yao's eyes vanished, gradually becoming firm.

"Assassin-exclusive Hextech."

"There aren't many choices."

In Li Yao's mind, countless Hextech icons flashed.

Finally,

it stopped on a cloud of smoke.

"That's you!"

[Congratulations! You have obtained the Gold-tier rune, Smoke Bomb!]

[Smoke Bomb: When an assassin chess piece first drops below 60% health, it enters a three-second stealth state, becomes untargetable, and removes all negative effects; cooldown 60 seconds.]

This was Li Yao's well-considered choice.

From the battle with the New King, it could be seen

that the current chess pieces—

their output ability has [Practical Training], and even among Overlord-tier, they are definitely above the standard.

The key is that the chess pieces cannot survive, so they cannot convert output ability into damage!

You must know

that even if the chessboard can revive infinitely,

during the 15 seconds they are dead, they cannot gain attribute bonuses!

It is equivalent to wasting energy maintaining the domain for nothing.

And this Hextech

can grant three seconds of invincibility when health drops.

Not to mention anything else,

if they can deal damage even once during those three seconds, it's a huge profit!

Like high-mobility chess pieces such as Kai'Sa and Kha'Zix,

they can even use these three seconds to dodge a fatal situation!

"Three seconds of invincibility for all chess pieces, and the cooldown is only 60 seconds."

"If measured by skills, Smoke Bomb is definitely an existence surpassing the XR rank!"

Up to now, the gains from the fifth turn have all been converted into combat power.

Facing the chess game laid out by Swain,

he has gained combat power beyond the opponent's expectations.

This is his confidence for a comeback!

Next, there is only one goal:

Purge the Demon Insect race!

At the same time,

the underground world is at full-scale war.

All cities are being attacked by demon insects.

The flames of war are spreading.

Demon insects appear like a tide from all sorts of unexpected places.

Powerful underground nations

have strong individuals standing at the front,

blocking the demon insects outside the city-guarding arrays.

For a while, they can manage to resist the demon insect offensive.

But those weak nations, perhaps unable to produce a single strong individual capable of ascending to the Upper City in months,

facing countless demon insects,

can only rely on weak city-guarding arrays.

On the city walls, they use devices like catapults to attack the demon insects.

How can such ancient techniques stop the demon insects?

Before long, the walls fall, and all warriors huddle within the arrays,

only able to watch helplessly as these pitch-black demon insects continuously gnaw at their city-guarding array.

Half an hour?

Ten minutes?

Five minutes?

No one knows how long the array can hold,

but they know

that once the array breaks, all millions of people in the city will be devoured by these demon insects!

"Demons!"

"Black demons!"

"What exactly are these things?!"

"Where did they come from?!"

An underground humanoid whispered in terror.

As it spoke,

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A wisp of black mist slowly rose from its head and drifted toward a certain direction.

The view rises.

Throughout the entire city,

black mist rises from various places, converging toward the same location.

Dream City.

The Lilliputian Kingdom is not weak among the hundred underground nations.

As the capital of the Lilliputian Kingdom, Dream City

has strong defensive forces.

Plus, nine hundred [Ascended] strong individuals are fighting the enemy here together.

The Demon Insect race cannot approach the city-guarding array for the time being.

As Grand General, Gnar stands on the city wall directing the battle.

Now that the situation has stabilized slightly,

he turns to look at the tall figure beside him.

Before entering the battlefield, Poppy informed Gnar about Li Yao and the others.

Gnar shows the highest respect to the strong individual who slew the Black Dragon God.

This person is a friend of the strong individual, so they must not be neglected either.

""

Shang Shang Yana turns back, and the Spirit Heart on her head quickly extends its tentacles.

"General Gnar, please trouble yourself to say it again."

"I wanted to ask how the situation in Bandle City is."

"I heard from Poppy that the city-guarding array there was destroyed by the Black Dragon God."

"General, rest assured," Shang Shang Yana smiles gently.

"Senior Heimerdinger anticipated that the demon insects might launch an attack, so after we left, he and City Lord Mayor Lulu took the Yordles to the Gloom Maze."

"The Gloom Maze has narrow terrain; as long as the entrance is guarded, no matter how many demon insects there are, they only need to deal with a small portion."

"Moreover, Senior Heimerdinger built gun turrets early on. According to him, as long as the Black Dragon God doesn't appear, they can hold out for at least three days!"

Hearing Shang Shang Yana say this,

Gnar's hanging heart finally settles.

"Many thanks, Miss Shang."

After speaking, Gnar shifts his attention back to the battlefield.

Even though the Yordles have the advantage,

how can there be no sacrifices on the battlefield?

Yordle warriors have already been pounced on and devoured by demon insects.

In Gnar's eyes, it's like a raging fire burning fiercely.

He is brewing anger.

After a few breaths,

"Roar, roar, roar!"

A terrifying roar sounds.

General Gnar's form suddenly enlarges,

and his aura surges abruptly!