"Three moves!"
Li Shijie suddenly retreated, withdrawing his blade, creating an opening. Kui Zhao seized the opportunity, attacking relentlessly, his strikes flashing with blood-red brilliance!
Yet, Li Shijie deftly avoided the blows, lightly asking, "Kui Zhao, what do you see between heaven and earth?"
Le Yuxin glanced up at the night sky—it was a curtain of rain.
"What is it?" Kui Zhao, terse in words but forceful in action, asked while striking fiercely, hands moving like lightning, seemingly about to tear Li Shijie apart!
"It is the greatest weapon—nature!"
Li Shijie planted his left foot forward, and instantly all water droplets gathered toward the blade of his straight sword. Suddenly, everyone realized there was no rain around; even the ground became dry, as all water converged where Li Shijie stood, forming a whirlpool!
Kui Zhao sought to rip open Li Shijie's throat, but what met his touch was the turbulent flow of water!
Li Shijie's sword, akin to the Dragon King of the seas, swung gently, releasing a flood of silver light ten thousand feet long!
Water Moon Battle Technique: Break Wave!
"Damn..." Chen Fu couldn't help but curse.
Witnessing such an extraordinary combat technique like a supernatural display, Le Yuxin was equally incredulous! If what happened earlier could be seen as a duel between masters, then this scene was akin to an Immortal guiding the way!
Le Yuxin recognized the origin of Li Shijie's move; it was merely one skill among the Water Moon Battle Technique. Though perhaps only 5% of those who practiced Water Moon could execute this move, it shouldn't possess such power!
According to the academy's instructor, Break Wave was merely about unleashing a Sword Qi infused with real water flow, primarily for piercing damage. How could it be, like Li Shijie demonstrated, slashing out a water stream sword over ten meters long, seemingly splitting Kui Zhao in two?
"It's rain," Lan Yan softly murmured.
Le Yuxin realized: Li Shijie's ability to execute this move was related to his profound level, but more importantly, he leveraged nature, wielding it fluidly!
The Break Wave move relies on light energy gathering air vapor, yet with the rain curtain enveloping heaven and earth, Li Shijie easily amassed tons of water, naturally producing an extraordinary effect.
"Drink!"
Kui Zhao shouted, shielding his face with both hands, covered in blood-red shine like iron gauntlets, yet still was broken apart by Break Wave, the water instantly shredding his clothes, flooding into his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose!
The intense feeling of suffocation caused Kui Zhao to lose control of his body, writhing in agony on the ground, but in an instant, he struggled up, swiftly retreating with hands shielding his vital areas!
"Utilizing nature is an important research topic in my academy." As Li Shijie pressed on relentlessly, his sword's edge weaving an ensnaring net around Kui Zhao, he persistently badgered him verbally to disrupt his auditory judgment: "In eighteen years, you can learn this knowledge in the post-revolutionary era!"
Kui Zhao was about to bite the dust.
Although the Statistical Department agents wanted to help, Li Shijie's sword light twisted their surroundings' light, making it impossible for outsiders to pinpoint Li Shijie's and Kui Zhao's precise positions, not daring to shoot!
Le Yuxin felt relieved; if the Statistical Department sank, he could openly return to the rebel faction. Although still dangerous, it couldn't be as perilous as being an inside agent in the Statistical Department!
Suddenly, a hand precisely seized Li Shijie's wrist from the side.
With a slight twist, Li Shijie's right hand was instantly dislocated. He turned his head in pain, shouting in surprise, "Lan Yan!"
Le Yuxin was stunned; it was then he realized Lan Yan was not standing beside him, having moved with no trace, as if appearing behind Li Shijie in the blink of an eye!
Others naturally noticed this scene, and the betraying agents and rebel faction immediately raised their guns to shoot Lan Yan, while Statistical Department agents rushed to fend off, gunfire erupting in the courtyard!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
However, amidst the chaos, Lan Yan stood at the center of the courtyard, immobile, his right hand gripping Li Shijie's hand like a vise. Before him emerged a wall of water, bullets embedding within, leaving a trail before halting within the water wall, unable to harm Lan Yan in the slightest!
Meanwhile, Li Shijie suddenly clutched his mouth and nose, struggling with an extremely pained expression.
Countless streams flowed toward him, but this time, they did not become his weapon; instead, they formed his prison.
Gradually, the gunfire ceased.
Everyone stopped shooting, staring dumbly at the scene before them.
The sky remained overcast, rain outside continued to rage, yet the courtyard was as dry as indoors, not a drop of rain falling.
Because all rainwater was divided into two parts—one part amassed before Lan Yan, forming a water wall blocking bullets; another gathered onto Li Shijie, becoming a massive Water Prison, drowning him on solid ground!
Li Shijie clutched his mouth and nose, attempting to escape the Water Prison, yet Lan Yan seemed to have broken his wrist, although Di Shijie's hand gripped Lan Yan, he was powerless, struggling incessantly within the Water Prison.
Many have heard of or witnessed drowning, even experienced it, but in this era, perhaps no one has ever seen so vividly the process of drowning someone—the Statistical Department's strong light illuminated every detail within the Water Prison, allowing everyone to clearly see Li Shijie's changes.
Panic ensued first; when water enters the trachea, whether hero or coward, everyone succumbs to extreme panic.
Then convulsions occur; Li Shijie's face turned purple, obviously in excruciating pain, his veins bulging!
Gradually, Li Shijie's pupils dilated, muscles relaxed, evidently having lost consciousness.
Lan Yan released his grip, watching Li Shijie float within the Water Prison, suddenly remarked with a smile, "You're right, nature is indeed the greatest weapon."
Suddenly, within the Water Prison, Li Shijie began to breathe violently, face twisted in a grimace, deeply inhaling as if trying to extract air from the water like a fish, glaring resentfully at Lan Yan outside the Water Prison.
Lan Yan clasped his fists, saluting, "Lan, learned a lesson."
For a long time afterward, Le Yuxin found it difficult to forget that night.
Clearly surrounded by the sound of rain pattering, but in this open courtyard, it was dry to the point of discomfort, as if there wasn't even a hint of vapor in the air.
No one spoke, even though they were enemies intending to fight to the death, neither the Statistical Department agents nor the rebel faction engaged in slaughter, instead quietly awaiting the end of this cruel drama.
Kui Zhao caught his breath, his arm wounds revealing bones, hiding behind agents to tend his injuries. Despite being saved by Lan Yan, he displayed no favorable expression, instead gazing complexly at the scene before him.
Lan Yan remained silent, adjusting his glasses, maintaining the water wall and Water Prison, watching Li Shijie thoroughly lose consciousness with heart and lung functions entirely stopped.
When the Water Prison shattered and Li Shijie's body fell to the ground, a rebel faction member laid down his light handgun.
Just as dominoes began to topple, one by one, traitors and rebels continuously laid down their weapons, even turning pale and kneeling.
No one fled, no one resisted.
For they realized, Lan Yan didn't need five moves, since he could drown Li Shijie on land with just one move, then with the remaining four moves...
In this stormy rain night, he could wipe them all out!