This is Zaun, a place where the strong prey on the weak, a place devoid of any order. Here, death is simple; survival is the greatest challenge. Here, mercy is a luxury; only might makes right.

Chapter 75 A villain's elaborate schemes are no match for a fool's quick thinking.

As soon as Yang Yi came out of the alley, he saw several dark figures rushing in impatiently.

Immediately afterwards, screams rang out from the alley. Yang Yi paused, thinking that these people from Zu'an needed to improve their mental resilience.

Ignoring the screams coming from the alley, Yang Yi continued wandering around Zu'an.

Yang Yi strolled around and came to a bustling night market.

This place is called a night market, but it's actually just a relatively wide street with stalls on both sides selling food and trinkets from Zaun.

Because of its proximity to transport planes to Piltover and the presence of law enforcement officers who are on duty year-round, the area is relatively safe, and Zaun gangs don't dare to cause trouble here.

Yang Yi walked up to the stall and saw all sorts of Zu'an delicacies: roasted blackened rats, deep-fried giant insects, roasted frogs several tens of centimeters long, worm sashimi salad, and even rice made with the eyeballs of unidentified creatures...

He scanned the food with his senses to make sure there wasn't anything weird added to it, and then ordered a little of everything.

He has a mod that increases his maximum health by eating, so he doesn't discriminate based on what he can eat.

Although these Zuan delicacies didn't look very appealing, they tasted quite unique, much better than the "British cuisine" he had eaten before.

Before long, Yang Yi's hands were full of Zaun's specialty foods. He ate as he walked and came to the swamp frog stall that Viola strongly recommended.

The octopus-faced shop owner was chatting with a regular customer when he saw Yang Yi arrive and immediately greeted him warmly.

Yang Yi ordered a serving of swamp frog legs, a serving of honey fruit, and a few swift crab legs.

He picked up a swamp frog leg, took a bite, and his eyes lit up. The texture was soft, chewy, and bouncy, with a complex alchemical potion flavor—it was incredibly exciting!

He asked the owner for a few more servings and ate them as he walked.

He then discovered that each swamp frog leg tasted different because it contained different proportions of alchemical potions.

When he left, the owner saw that he was enjoying his meal and praised him for his good taste. He also told him a pairing secret: the swamp frog legs taste even better when eaten with the alchemical wine from the Fugen Tavern.

He was just about to go check out the Fugen Tavern.

Yang Yi ate the swamp frog leg as he walked, and before he knew it, he had arrived in front of a tavern in the heart of Zaun.

He had intended to go in and try the alchemical wine, but found the tavern door broken and the inside empty.

Just as Yang Yi was about to go forward to check, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from afar.

"Hey, look what's going on!" Yang Yi, carrying a bunch of snacks, ran towards the direction from which the fighting was coming from.

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Meanwhile, Vander has been kidnapped by Hillco and his men, and Vi is leading Craig and Milo to rescue him.

"You two go rescue Vander, I'll distract them!"

Craig and Milo nodded without hesitation and immediately acted according to Vi's instructions.

Wei charged at the gang alone, and for a moment she managed to force them to retreat.

Upon noticing Vi and the others' actions, Hilco immediately dispatched the Spectre-enhanced cyborgs.

Although Wei is stronger than an ordinary person, she is still far inferior to these monsters that have been modified by technology and ruthless methods.

She was knocked down time and time again by the cyborgs, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, but she gritted her teeth and struggled to get up.

"Cough cough..." Wei spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing Vi coughing up blood after being beaten, Bao Bao, who was hiding in the shadows, was extremely anxious. She tightly gripped the Hextech bomb she had made on the spot and decided to help Vi.

Boom secretly releases the monkey toy and manipulates it to slowly approach the luminous cyborg.

The monkey toy wobbled as it approached the luminous cyborg, triggering the unstable Hextech crystal inside, which instantly released a massive amount of energy.

"What is that?" The cyborg sensed something was wrong and looked down at his feet.

Just as Vander was rescued by Craig and Milo, he sensed this powerful energy fluctuation and hurriedly pulled Vi up, shouting, "Run!"

But it was too late. The Hextech Crystal exploded with a deafening roar, unleashing a torrent of violent energy.

The shockwave sent everyone flying, and iron pipes from the abandoned factory flew everywhere like cannonballs. Craig and Milo were pierced directly through by the steel pipes.

With lightning speed, Vandel tackled Wei to the ground. A steel pipe grazed his body, leaving a trail of blood.

“Vandal!” Vie held the injured Vandal, her voice trembling.

“I…I’m fine…” Vander endured the pain and comforted her.

Immediately afterwards, another wave of energy struck, and the dilapidated factory began to collapse. Several people were injured by the shock and unable to move for a moment, forced to watch helplessly as bricks and stones rained down.

"No!" Wei was in despair. She couldn't die like this; Bao Bao still needed her care...

At that moment, everything around them froze.

The raging energy, the collapsing walls and ceiling, all froze in mid-air.

The fear, despair, and resentment on everyone's faces froze, leaving only their eyes still able to move.

Then, time suddenly started to flow backward!

The steel pipe flew back to its original position, the wound began to heal, and the violent Hextech energy wave contracted towards the center, condensing into a crystal ball that shone with blue light.

The crystal ball was held in Yang Yi's hand, who appeared out of nowhere.

Everything around them had returned to its pre-explosion state, with only the lingering pain in a few people serving as a reminder that what had just happened was not an illusion.

"Whose unlucky kid is this, setting off firecrackers and tearing down houses in the middle of the night? Look how scared they are!" Yang Yi broke the eerie atmosphere.

At this moment, the cyborg who hadn't been killed in the explosion got up. He shook his dizzy head, spotted Yang Yi, and charged over with a low growl.

"Oh, you're pretty brave." Yang Yi punched the man with the luminous altered body squarely in the abdomen.

"Ugh!" The cyborg was beaten so badly he couldn't straighten up.

Yang Yi grabbed his neck, shoved the unstable Hextech crystal into his mouth, and then covered his mouth.

"Gudu."

The cyborg swallowed instinctively, and the Hextech Crystal entered its stomach.

The cyborg realized something was wrong and struggled frantically, but it was too late; Yang Yi simply tossed him into the air.

The cyborg soared into the sky, its Hextech energy growing increasingly violent, finally exploding in mid-air with a deafening "bang!" as it burst into a blue-purple firework.

Vander struggled to his feet and said to Yang Yi, "Respected mage, thank you for saving us."

"You're welcome, but I've heard that your tavern's alchemical liquor goes well with the swamp frog legs?"

"I'll treat you to a drink when we get back. You can rest assured about my cooking skills!"

Just as Vandel was about to return to the tavern to entertain Yang Yi, Yang Yi interrupted him: "By the way, was that blue-haired girl who planted the bomb with you?"

"What?" Everyone was shocked and looked in the direction Yang Yi was pointing, where they saw Bao Bao huddled in the corner.

"Wait, you're saying that the explosion was caused by Boom?" Vandel and Vie, who were about to rush over to check on Boom, were stunned.

"This is impossible! How could Boom Boom..." Vander said in disbelief.

“You don’t pay enough attention to your children. There is indeed a lack of educational resources in Zu’an. Forgive my bluntness, but although your children seem quite clever, none of them are actually normal.”

"The older one is a brute who only uses his fists instead of his brain to think, and the younger one not only often makes stupid mistakes, but also seems to have a bit of a mental disorder. You still need to strengthen their education in the future and let them run around outside less."

"I'm not afraid of bad guys racking their brains, I'm afraid of stupid people coming up with a clever idea. If it weren't for me today, you would probably all be gone. Old Fan, you can't just spoil your kids when you're raising them. You still have to discipline them when they need to be disciplined."

Vander fell silent. Although he didn't want to admit it, what Yang Yi said did seem to be true.

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The group returned to Fugen Tavern, where the tired children had already fallen asleep.

Van der looked at the large stack of textbooks and workbooks Yang Yi had given him and fell into deep thought. He decided to put the matter of educating his child on the agenda tomorrow.

Upon hearing his idea, Yang Yi immediately commissioned the people of the Super God Academy world to create a lecture robot.

Moreover, the shell needs to be hard enough, and it needs to have a built-in fighting system so that when kids want to do something reckless, they can be kept awake with their fists.

Yang Yi ate the swamp frog while drinking alchemical wine. The combination of the two was indeed unique. At the same time, thinking of Wei and Bao Bao and the others engrossed in doing their homework, he couldn't help but feel even happier.

Then, a notification sound suddenly rang in his ear, making him even happier.

[Ding... Energy level is full]

[Can select 1 Hextech Challenge attempt]

(Hextech Recruitment, Teamfight Tactics, Golden Spatula, Arena, and Rune Brawl are all acceptable)

Chapter 76 Tempering Your Heart

As Yang Yi opened the interface, Hextech lights shimmered, and three options appeared.

The first is [Chain Lightning]: When damage is dealt to one enemy, it will deal half of the true damage to another enemy, which ignores both armor and magic resistance.

"Winning on the first day, what great luck!"

The second is [Spring Claw]: Every 12 seconds, Blitzcrank automatically launches his grappling hook at a nearby hero.

"What garbage! The only purpose of this thing is to pollute the card pool."

The third is [Infernal Conduit]: The skill has a burning effect, continuously dealing magic damage and reducing the cooldown of all basic skills.

"Hextech is nice, but sorry, I don't like catheters."

Without hesitation, he refreshed the Spring Claw, and a new Hextech Grip appeared.

[Unending Recovery]: Restores 3% health + 60-180 health for every 1000 yards moved.

"This is amazing, this is really amazing!" Percentage-based health regeneration, at his current speed, he can fully restore his health bar several times in a second.

He considered it briefly and did not make a choice immediately, but wanted to see if he could find a better option.

"Let's take another look." Yang Yi refreshed the [Purgatory Conduit], and a new option appeared.

[Steel Your Heart]: You can receive a reward when you possess a Heart of Steel and have reached level 300 or above.

Reward: 6 Heart Steel stacks, 2% increase in HP regeneration based on the number of Heart Steel stacks.

"Damn, this smells amazing too!" This was practically made just for him.

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