Chapter 169 The Bottom of the Abyss(1/3)
"Yi, are you really just a mortal?"
Ezreal was so frightened that Yi set of sword rain cleansed tens of thousands of void creatures. Chopping melons and vegetables was not enough to describe the ease with which he killed these void creatures.
"Judging from the realm, he is indeed just a mortal."
Yi still didn't feel like he could cross the barrier directly. He didn't doubt Dolan's suggestion, but he felt more and more how difficult this road was.
It was like there was a wooden door in front of him. Yi only needed to push it open and step into a new world, but he chose not to do that. He had to wait, waiting for the door to decay, become dilapidated, and finally disappear into thin air.
"What about your combat power? What level of opponents can you challenge now?"
Ezreal didn't believe in the so-called realm anymore. He didn't think that the so-called barrier between mortals and extraordinary people could stop Yi, but Yi's realm was at the level of a master.
Since Yi can do this, can other people in this world also do this? In other words, he is very likely to meet a random mortal on the road and have the strength to kill him easily?
If this is really the case, this world is really too dangerous.
"It's probably possible to defeat a ninth-level transcendent. I haven't practiced it myself, so I can only give you an approximate level of strength. Are you satisfied with this result?"
Yi thought Ezreal was still questioning his strength, but this was normal. After using the prison just now, there was definitely not much energy left in his body.
However, Sword Rain is only a move used to cleanse large-scale enemies. If you really want to kill people, the sword in your hand will be more agile. Although Youmeng is a divine sword, it is not his divine sword, but a sword left behind by his predecessors.
Although the Divine Sword is good, it is not what he wants most.
"……satisfy."
Ezreal showed a bitter smile. A mortal grandmaster can defeat a ninth-level transcendent with hard power. Are you satisfied or not? My fucking heart is almost beating out of my chest.
Why is the gap between geniuses so much bigger than the gap between geniuses and mortals? If there were more people like Yi in the world, would Ezreal still have the nerve to call himself a genius?
Now he just feels that after returning to the family this time, no matter how much his family praises his genius, he will blush for himself.
"How long have we been down?"
Ezreal didn't want to discuss the issue of talent with Yi anymore. This was simply not a topic that he and Yi should have.
"Almost half an hour."
Yi has been counting the time, because how deep the abyss leading to the void is is also a secret that increases his knowledge. Now that he has the opportunity to measure it himself, he will naturally not let it go.
But Ezreal is different. No matter how deep the abyss is, what can it do? It's just a crack. Ezreal is an archaeologist. He doesn't care about natural wonders or anything like that.
"It hasn't fallen for half an hour?"
Ezreal had been paying attention to the dead void creatures. Although they were dead, their bodies were still squirming, as if something inside had escaped.
"Did you miscalculate the time? Or were you flying too slowly? Or is this abyss longer than we thought?"
Ezreal had never thought how far an abyss could grow. The highest mountain peak was no more than 100,000 meters, and at the current flying speed, 100,000 meters would only take about one minute.
It's been half an hour now. In other words, they have descended three million meters?
"Maybe our perception is confused here? What was originally very slow becomes very fast in our perception."
Ezreal felt that it was unscientific to have descended three million meters and still not reach the bottom. Moreover, Balliard had used spells to modify other people's perceptions before. Maybe this place could have such an effect?
"No, this abyss is just that long."
Yi immediately rejected Ezreal's conjecture. Although he felt that Ezreal's conjecture was very outrageous, it also added a lot of "experience" to him, even if this experience sounded a bit strange.
"Is it really that long?"
Ezreal looked like he had seen a ghost. Three million meters, or three thousand kilometers, was already more than the distance across the Freljord.
However, after descending for so long, we still haven't seen the bottom. Doesn't this abyss go straight to the void? I heard that the void is located under Runeterra in a certain concept.
"I don't have to lie to you. This is already the fastest way."
The Youmeng on Yi's waist suddenly unsheathed, cutting off a void creature that didn't know whether to live or die.
"It popped up again..."
"Don't tell me that those who guard the Howling Abyss have to walk thousands of kilometers every time they come down? It will waste a lot of human resources to deliver supplies to them, right?"
Even if the depth is only three thousand kilometers, it is not a distance that the Ice Guards can easily cross.
You must know that Valliard and the others were able to cross 3,000 kilometers in half an hour because they were descending, and Yi did not control the speed of their descent.
If you go down the stairs from the other end of the fortress, you will feel like you are in a maze. If the angle between each staircase and the wall is 45°, then it will take more than 4,000 kilometers to go down to a depth of 3,000 kilometers.
Kilometers of stairs.
Assuming that the Ice Guards were tireless and could descend the stairs at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, they would still need to walk for nearly two days without sleeping.
But at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, most Ice Guards can't reach it, and it's nonsense to stay awake. Maybe there are special dormitories and rest areas in the middle of those stairs. A conservative estimate is that it will take six days to go down the stairs.
"The guardian who is lucky will be brought down by Lissandra, and it only takes a few seconds. The guardian who is unlucky will need to go to a portal."
Yi also felt that the construction of this fortress was a bit outrageous. On the surface, the fortress was very high, seemingly to contain the monsters in the abyss, but in fact, the height of the fortress was not even one thousandth of the depth of the abyss.
So, what is the purpose of building such a high fortress? Let people outside not know what monsters are inside, and then seize the time to deal with these monsters?
The invasion of the Void is a disaster for the entire Runeterra. The Ice Guards' approach is too conservative. They are not only guarding the Void, but also guarding the people outside, and do not want people from the outside to come into contact with the Void.
In other words, don't trust outsiders.
"Portal? Why didn't you tell me earlier about that thing? If you use the portal, you can definitely avoid many void creatures, and you can quickly reach the bottom of the abyss."
Ezreal has mastered teleportation magic to a certain extent. He is one of the people who understands the convenience of teleportation magic best. Even if he can only teleport a short distance, it is still very convenient.
The teleportation gate built in the Frostguard Fortress was specifically designed to reach the bottom of the abyss. Once you step in, Ezreal will reach his destination.
"You think too simply."
Yi poured a basin of cold water on Ezreal's head again. The portal seemed to be faster, but in fact, it took more time than just the moment of crossing the portal.
"...Where did the Ice Guards place the portal?"
It seems that because of the cold water poured out by Yi, Ezreal thought of an important point. If possible, he would rather not think of going there. In this way, he still has the illusion of a closer road in his heart, which is hope.
"Not far above us."
"...Even if we take the portal, we still have to walk four thousand kilometers of stairs before?"
Ezreal really wanted to bombard those who built the portal. What was the purpose of building the portal? Is it for convenience, to reach the destination faster, and it was built three thousand kilometers underground, but it was flooded?
Or is it stuck in the ice?
"That's right."
Yi's answer was very calm, which made Ezreal very unhappy. Why could Yi Du treat such nonsense so calmly?
"Do you know any other inside information? Tell it and listen."
At this moment, Ezreal had every reason to suspect that there was something that Yi had not told him, something that would allow Yi to remain unmoved by the Ice Guards' efforts to build a portal three thousand kilometers underground.
"The first portal built by the Ice Guards was indeed on the ground, but the guardians in the Howling Abyss who were eroded by the void came to the surface through that portal and slaughtered their former compatriots.
Since then, the Ice Guardians have re-established a portal three thousand kilometers underground in order to prevent the guardians who may be eroded by the void from having enough time to cause damage.
After all, they are heroes who sacrificed themselves. No one wants to lose themselves for the world, and their companions will destroy their bodies, and no one knows whether the next hero will be themselves."
Yi told him the information that the purple-skinned man told him in his mind. He was actually unwilling to say such a thing. What the purple-skinned man did was worthy of the word "hero" in his eyes.
On the other hand, the personalities of these heroes are questioned by their compatriots, what an ugly human nature.
"Heroes don't care how their bodies are treated. For them, the moment they are eroded by the void, they should understand themselves that their lives have ended.
Those who are worried that the hero's body will be destroyed are only worried about themselves. On the surface, they are seeking benefits for the hero, but in fact they just want to protect themselves. They... are not willing to sacrifice."
Ezreal was born in a noble family. How could the children of a noble family not understand the human heart? Not everyone is a spirit like Valiad, and their thinking patterns are very different from humans. Ezreal needs to see through the thoughts of those Ice Guards in ancient times.
, it’s still very easy.
After all, people in that era were very simple, weren't they? Simple... This word is really a bit insulting.
"Sure enough, it doesn't matter
There are people like this everywhere, who talk about righteousness, wait for something for nothing, rely on the sacrifice of heroes, and enjoy the benefits brought by the sacrifice of heroes."
"Are there people like this in the Empire?"
Yi has always believed that both traitors and Qingliu are the kind of people who are willing to risk their lives for their own ideals. No matter how despicable their methods are, their ideals will not be eclipsed by this.
But Ezreal's words reminded Yi that the empire has never lacked soldiers who died in battles over the years. Could there be officials somewhere who applied for subsidies for the wives and children of soldiers and soldiers, and then embezzled the subsidies on the other hand?
Where is it?
"Yes, of course there are, and there are many. Some people rely on their status to raise donations for a certain disaster, and set an example by donating most of their property. In this way, they semi-coercively threaten others to donate most of their property.
Then, he used his own people to pretend to be thieves and embezzled the property. But on the other side, he angrily denounced the thieves for their unkindness, cried and shouted, saying that he was sorry for the people, and then he couldn't afford it and needed to go to other areas.
See a doctor.
So he took those properties and traveled far away. He gained not only a lot of wealth, but also a resounding reputation. He gained both fame and fortune. Others were the ones who made the sacrifices. Many of them were actually willing to use their property to go to other places.
Someone who helps others.”
Ezreal did not specify who it was, and Yi had no way of knowing who had done such a thing.
"One day, I will definitely kill all the bandits in the world, no matter how deep they hide."
What is the purpose of learning swords? The original purpose of swordsmen is to be chivalrous and righteous. Even Yi is the same. Only with a heart that wants to cut off all injustices in the world can you practice swordsmanship well. Because the world is unfair.
To be continued...