owlsbooks Chapter 63 The Sea in the Sky
Chapter 63 The Sea in the Sky
The longer Aaron stayed in Runeterra, the more he felt the world's inconsistencies—
The gap in concepts and intelligence between people can sometimes be even greater than that between a person and a dog!
Take Urgot, for example, who's all bared his teeth and claws, and thinks he's got the victory in the bag.
Aaron never imagined that this guy, who worshipped chaos, strongly advocated anarchism, and even transformed his body into a humanoid weapon, was actually someone who...
They actually came up with a complicated plan on the spot: to use drug addiction to control key figures in both cities in order to achieve their goals.
To say that this plan was a complete failure? Not entirely.
Jayce, whose last nerve was about to snap and who was desperately trying to restrain himself from licking the liquid on the ground, clearly proved that Urgot's idea was feasible.
But you could say this plan was very successful...
When Urgot realized that Aaron hadn't been affected at all, and was instead looking at him with a mocking expression, he panicked for a moment first—
This crab monster didn't make any other contingency plans at all, and didn't even think about what would happen if the plan failed!
"Why does it suddenly feel like Jinx's plan to bomb the Piltover Council in the original storyline is more plausible than yours?"
Aaron muttered a complaint while sitting in the cockpit.
His feelings are truly complicated right now.
It wasn't just because of Urgot, but also because Singed's previous ruthless attack on him had inadvertently given him "drug addiction resistance."
All of this is clearly a coincidence, yet it has a sense of destiny that fits perfectly together.
"impossible!"
Urgot's distinctive voice, accentuated by his heavy breathing, sounded noticeably flustered.
"The cleansing agent was me... How could you be completely unaffected? You were clearly injected with it too... Kayuna lied to me? No, no..."
He was genuinely startled by Aaron's unharmed state, and instinctively spread his arms, causing the two thick gun barrels under his armpits to spring out.
It looked like they were about to directly clash with Aaron.
As a former Noxian executioner, Urgot possesses the common flaws of most Noxians:
When trivial cunning fails, they immediately resort to muscle instead of thinking, and their conditioned reflex is to use violence to achieve their goals.
However, those outstanding Noxians—such as Jericho Swain and Darius—either strive to ensure the success of their cunning or methodically employ violence from the very beginning.
Compared to those two, Urgot looks rather pathetic.
Because his instinctive action of drawing his weapon at that moment served as a reminder to Aaron:
What's the point of all this nonsense?
Let's get started!
"By the way, can the firepower of your two guns compare to that of an MG42 machine gun?"
"If I can't compare to you, then I guess I don't really need to consider you a threat."
Aaron ignored Urgot immediately.
While speaking in a language Urgot couldn't understand, he picked up the mentally unstable Jess, knocked him unconscious, and threw him into the "trunk" on the back of the mech.
After Aaron finished doing all that, he noticed that Urgot had been firing at the mech for a while.
The bullets hit the mech's armor and cockpit at close range, like firecrackers blasting a house—loud and loud, but leaving not a trace.
Clearly, the moment the Cheng Ying tactical mech appeared, it was virtually unmatched in the realm of conventional weapons.
"Hehe, just kidding."
Aaron let Urgot rain bullets on his mech, grinning as he floored the engine and charged straight at Urgot.
"Don't even mention the MG42 machine gun, it doesn't matter if you use an RPG."
"because……"
The mecha leaped high into the air, putting all its strength into it.
Aaron instinctively made the mecha use a highly dynamic, anthropomorphic motion to directly insert the right-hand cannon barrel into Urgot's mouth!
"You don't have an RPG, but I really do have an armor-piercing howitzer!"
boom--!!
The moment the mech fired, Urgot didn't even have a chance to use the giant drill inside his stomach, known as "the fear that transcends death."
In the next instant, everything on the crab monster's body except for the extremely sturdy steel material exploded!
The rotten flesh and parts were scattered everywhere, falling with a clattering sound.
Ironically, the aftershock of that blast was the most lethal "attack" the mech and Urgot had ever experienced during their brief battle—causing the mech, which was feeling the power of the grenade launcher at close range, to tremble slightly.
When everything settled down, Aaron finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I do enjoy playing one-sided games; it feels so good!"
He rubbed his temples, subtly mocking Urgot for being so weak.
Aaron then became more cautious.
After throwing Urgot's mangled body on the ground, he began very seriously to check if the other man still had any signs of life.
This is Runeterra, after all.
Even though Urgot doesn't theoretically possess any magical power, there's always a chance of something going wrong.
He wouldn't do something as stupid as "not finishing off a murderer"...
"You know what, the steel Urgot used for himself was actually pretty good quality. He was completely dead, but his parts were intact."
After some fiddling, Aaron finally confirmed that Urgot had been blown to smithereens.
He knew that once he got Jayce back to Piltover, this thrilling ordeal would be completely over.
"Phew... a crushing defeat was the right thing to do."
"I am a scientific researcher, and I cannot afford to take any chances."
Aaron sighed with genuine emotion once again.
Judging from the results, after acquiring the mech, Aaron seemed to be able to roam freely in "Hooked" with ease, and could even easily kill Urgot.
It can truly be called a "crushing victory".
But in reality, without the complex groundwork laid beforehand, he absolutely could not have done it so simply and crudely.
He absolutely cannot be like Urgot, a Noxian brute, who resorts to violence for everything!
When Caitlyn took the initiative to cover for Jinx and pinned the blame for her first kidnapping on Urgot, the incident became a political event:
The Zaunites' demand is that Urgot be dealt with, and that the Piltover people not interfere.
The Piltover people's demands are that they must give an explanation to the public and those involved, and that the reputation of the "Upper City People" overshadows that of the Zaun people.
Therefore, they will definitely intervene.
It was from that time that Aaron, who had not yet obtained the mech, vaguely realized that as a Zaunite, he not only had to achieve the goal of eliminating Urgot, but also silence the Piltover people and not give them an excuse to cause trouble.
So Aaron's initial plan was to let the Piltover people explore the trenches on their own, and then he would intervene after they suffered losses.
This matter could have been done slowly and meticulously.
However, due to the unexpected incident of "destroying half of Stillwater Prison," the process of dealing with Urgot was forced to accelerate significantly, and things went beyond Aaron's expectations.
Aaron never expected that Jayce would so hastily postpone the Progress Day celebration and lead his men to Zaun overnight, heading straight for the Ditch!
During this process, thanks to Jinx and Vi's situation disrupting the Enforcers' rhythm, and thanks to Mel's intervention, Aaron received real-time intelligence.
Otherwise, without Aaron's protection, Jess might already be completely addicted to the Purification Potion and have been given an iron gut or an iron butt by Urgot.
That would be troublesome.
Because if Jayce gets into trouble in the ditch, those Piltover council members who only care about gold will have to be on high alert and will have to turn Zaun upside down!
"Thankfully, the process was tortuous, but the result was good."
Aaron shrugged, muttered to himself as he pushed the main control lever, preparing to take off and fly directly out of the ditch area with Jess in the trunk.
Although he hadn't been piloting the mecha for very long, Aaron had to admit that his previous ingrained thinking had caused the main control system in the mecha's cockpit to be actually quite "mediocre".
That is, it still requires manual or voice operation by the driver.
In fact, Aaron could have completely changed his approach and made the mecha like the one in the original world called "EVA," which is controlled by the pilot's nerves and senses.
It can only be said that he hadn't quite adapted to the environment of Runeterra before—here, what determines the upper limit of Aaron's creations is often something like "imagination".
Because everything here can be related to magical power, and can completely defy all logic... including physics!
"So I could totally use these outrageous new ideas when completing new orders, maybe it would be twice as effective?"
"Hmm, if some of these ideas are too far-fetched, let's hope the black box really can make...some noise?!"
Aaron, who had already returned to the bottom of the steps leading to the sinking gate, hadn't even had time to launch his mech when he suddenly heard a strange noise.
He initially thought they were the inhuman minions in Urgot's training grounds.
But he quickly dismissed his idea.
Because right before his eyes, the previously dry and solid rock suddenly began to seep water... No!
It's not water!
Aaron suddenly realized the location of "Sinking Hook" in the trench area—adjacent to the mouth of the Pilt River, like a deliberately carved-out gap in a dam.
So this water should actually be...
Snap—thump, thump—
A huge rock was broken off more than 200 meters above Aaron's head and rolled down.
Aaron looked up.
Even inside the invincible Cheng Ying mech that traversed both cities, his mind went blank for a moment the instant he saw what was happening above him—
The entire outer wall of the "Sinking Hook" finally collapsed under the immense pressure.
And the surging sea, roaring, crashing, and pouring down... is coming to embrace every soul about to drown!