The humanoid figure in the shadows threw a boomerang at him.
Caleb sneered, then...
Activated Nullifying Orb.
There was no helping it. The opponent's movement was much stranger than Shadow Step.
It was not that Caleb could not use skills like Shadow Step and Arcane Shift.
But with Zed having far more than two shadows, dodging and hiding...
Caleb was not that confident. His combat technique still was not that polished.
But with Nullifying Orb and Aery's help, he could at least survive the other man's ghostlike attacks.
"Don't mess with me."
Caleb had no intention of giving this man any time to react. Hijack quickly activated, and very soon, Death Mark was already in his hands.
Looking at Zed's silent face, Caleb hardened his heart and used Shadow Step, then followed with Arcane Shift to arrive beside him.
"Are you really that eager to die?"
To Zed, other than his master Kusho and his senior brother Shen, those two people from his past, the only one who mattered somewhat in his eyes was Kayn, that promising young man.
If his student had been captured, how could a master stand by and do nothing?
For Caleb, this still had to be settled with one killing blow.
But to land that blow, he had to keep setting traps for the other man.
Caleb beckoned, and a narrow blade automatically entered his hand.
Without the slightest hesitation, he swept a Gale toward the shadow's position.
However, the shadow quietly vanished, leaving only three shadows charging at Caleb.
Others might not know, but Caleb, as someone who had once been instantly deleted by Zed while playing support Xerath and Brand, knew very well.
During this process, the real body was behind him!
Caleb turned without hesitation, and Shadow Step quietly carried him through the wall.
The wall was not thick. Caleb crossed it in a single step, but to Zed, this was no different from a bolt from the blue.
This guy actually knew Shadow Order techniques.
But before his shock could end, an even greater shock appeared in front of him.
Three of Caleb's shadows rushed toward him at extreme speed.
Death Mark!
"If you could start all over, would you love me again,"
Caleb was not nervous at all. Instead, he began humming a song.
To Zed, that was not a good sign. It meant the technique he had stolen and learned also existed in this person's hands.
Caleb did not give him a chance to hesitate. Almost in the same motion, three Gales had already charged toward Zed's shadows.
Zed's actual body was also enveloped by the Gale around Caleb.
And the Gale moved much faster than before.
The expression beneath Zed's mask was extremely shocked, but at this moment, he could only entrust his life to the twin blades in his hands and the refined technique he had polished over the years.
Caleb's Gale rolled up Zed's body without hesitation.
Yet in midair, Zed not only did not lose control, but instead twisted his body even more, spinning like a fast-moving top.
Clearly, that strike had not injured Zed.
But if Xayah and Rakan could force Zed back, Caleb felt that he was still not inferior to that Vastayan couple.
Only when Caleb's figure flashed in front of Zed did Zed realize that the blade in Caleb's hand was no longer glowing with that bright golden light from before.
Zed, who had originally thought that weapon was meant to counter him, widened his eyes.
After all, shadow magic was indeed suppressed by a weapon that gave off light.
Yet now, faint cherry blossoms drifted around this blade, giving it an elegant, effortless air.
There was only one purpose for switching to this longsword at a moment like this.
One-hit kill.
Zed's thoughts did not last long before he felt the searing touch of the blade at his throat.
Unlike other blades, the edge of Youmuu's Wraithblade was like molten lava, while the body of the sword remained cold and clear.
But Caleb put the blade away and instead walked outside.
"Why?"
Zed looked in confusion at the guy who had taken his disciple away.
There were many beliefs in Ionia, and the most widespread was the Kinkou Order.
But this person, though he had an Ionian-looking face, had not chosen to kill him.
Why?
The Shadow Order was opposed to the greatest order in Ionia, the Kinkou Order.
"Your business with the Kinkou isn't over yet. There's no need."
The ignorant were not guilty. Zed did not know about Rhaast and was only fighting Caleb for Kayn's sake.
Of course Caleb would not kill him.
That would be beneath him.
When he returned to the arena, the audience was still cheering for the new round of fights.
But Caleb was unmoved.
Under his eyesight, everything seemed so deliberate.
So this performance show, in front of Caleb, who had truly experienced great wars, really did not amount to much.
"Mr. Caleb."
A nearby attendant spoke humbly, and then Caleb saw a cat face with tears in her eyes.
"Huh? You're actually okay?"
Yuumi seemed a little surprised. Her cat tree had come back without any damage?
"Could you wish me something good for once?"
Caleb could not help rolling his eyes.
"How is Kai'Sa?"
What Caleb cared about most was still the tower that had appeared in that abandoned city.
That appearance carried great meaning. After all, Zilean was the Chronokeeper.
He was basically one step away from telling Caleb directly, the Void is about to invade, get ready.
For Caleb, this was bad news through and through.
Although he had obtained a massive amount of petricite from the nobles who had failed to scheme against him, this matter also largely meant that the Twin Cities had become enemies with Demacia.
Future cooperation was basically impossible. Caleb would have to rely on the allies he currently had to resolve the Void himself.
As for Noxus, that was even less worth mentioning. He had previously redirected Mordekaiser toward them and sent him into the Immortal Bastion through Realm Warp.
Although that had definitely damaged Noxus's vitality, from the current situation, it was possible that Noxus would become his enemy, or even take advantage of his weakness.
Caleb's thoughts did not last long. Yuumi had already pushed him hard, and following her strength, Caleb returned to the area near the Twin Cities.
The good news this time was that he did not enter a petricite cage again.
"Governor."
Ekko, wearing PROJECT armor, walked toward him, but his next sentence nearly made Caleb choke.
"Did you go to the Freljord and pick up two wives?"
Across all of Runeterra, most places practiced monogamy.
But you know how it is. There were always a few exceptions.
Caleb had previously picked up Kai'Sa in Shuriman territory, then kept her by his side the whole time after that.
Now, people had already started calling Kai'Sa the Governor's wife, and Kai'Sa, with her cheeks flushed bright red, had not denied it.
"Don't just slander an innocent man out of nowhere!"
Caleb's face also reddened, and his voice rose a little as he spoke.
"But they both said they're Warmothers, and asked you to come become their oathfather..."
Caleb thought about it briefly. Fine. There should still be some assets left from what had been seized from those Piltover nobles.
He would get these two a set of PROJECT armor each.
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