'I am strong.'
There was no doubt about that.
He watched as countless vines drilled out of the ground and wrapped around the soldiers in front of him or slapped them to death. Li Ke closed his eyes and immersed his mind into the network of tree trunks that he had awakened. He saw that under the command of his magic, the plants he created captured the civilians, policemen, officials, beggars, merchants, scholars, and even gangsters, gangsters, workers, and the rulers of the two cities.
Then he controlled them and used his magic to extract a part of their life force and spawn more trees and vines.
Why did he dare to flip the table the moment he realized the problem? Why didn't he care if it would cause riots and unrest in the city and cause countless innocent people to die in the turmoil caused by his cleaning of the superstructure?
Because he had the power in his hands. In front of him, these people were all weak. Whether it was their thoughts or their physical strength, they were all pathetically weaker than him.
Unfortunately, he had come to realize this during his previous operation.
The plants that he had spawned were like subordinates to him, and his magic was more like a life that knew all his thoughts. All he did was give orders, carry them out, and strengthen his will. This was what he had learned after his trip to Shurima, and also the result of the ascender's teachings. For the original magic of this world, the size of one's heart, the distance one could see, and the strength of one's will could all affect the power and function of one's magic.
Somehow, the voice of Ai Weng, who had taught him, sounded again.
"Have you finally understood?"
Li Ke didn't feel much because Ai Weng's voice was filled with regret and lament. It was clear that he had seen where the life of these plants came from and what Li Ke had done. He didn't care about human corpses or animal corpses being used as nutrients by other life forms because this was the cycle of life. He didn't feel sad for the lives that had passed away because death wasn't the absolute end in this world. He only felt that it was a pity that Li Ke didn't walk down the path he wanted, because Li Ke's will had begun to manifest in his magic. His magic was no longer a newborn and ignorant magic. This was also one of the reasons why his understanding and control of magic had increased by a lot in such a short time.
Magic could be affected by people, but it could also affect people. This was the unique ecology of this world, and the reason why the people of this world were so cautious about magic. Because anyone could possess and use magic, even if they didn't notice it and only felt that their emotions were stirred up.
Magic, on the other hand, was the reflection of one's heart. People who didn't recognize themselves couldn't use this power correctly.
"It's just a part of it."
The plants tore apart the earth and penetrated the seemingly sturdy steel houses. The people sailing on the sea level watched in horror as the two-story city became a city wrapped in countless vines and plants at a speed visible to the naked eye. When they carefully drove near the city, the survivors they met also vividly described how they escaped from the pursuit of these vines, and how terrifying these vines were.
But the scariest thing was yet to come. When these ships tried to approach the city, their ships went crazy. The wood on the ships constantly sprouted and grew. They didn't even have time to jump off the ship before they were firmly bound by the vines that grew out of the ship and fainted due to the absorption of life force. This kind of thing made the other ships flee the city like crazy, to avoid being in such a terrible situation. Of course, they naturally didn't know that the person who did such an exaggerated thing was actually having a headache.
"I've gone a little overboard."
When Li Ke reached the highest point and saw the city completely wrapped in his vines in less than half an hour, he knew that he had gone overboard. He could only ensure the safety of the people caught by his vines, but he couldn't prevent the vines from harming the city.
Thus, the reconstruction of the city was bound to be a huge task that the city's leaders would want to kill.
"Hahahaha! Just thinking about it makes me laugh. For the sake of the city's stability, the capitalist pigs … "
His laughter came to an abrupt halt. He suddenly remembered that he was going to hold a public trial. In other words, after he did what he wanted to do, he would be the city's manager for a certain period of time. He would be the one in charge of the reconstruction work. Otherwise, no one would be able to convince the people of Leather City to put down their arrogance and disdain for Zu An's people and assign them new living quarters based on their needs and work requirements.
He was the only one who had the authority and the right to speak.
"This is really …"
Thinking about how he ended up on this path by accident, Li Ke felt ridiculous about what he had been struggling with before. Because he finally understood another truth after doing it.
It was impossible to rely on others. It was also impossible to just think about it. Some things were easier than one thought.
"Next up is the public trial. I'll also have to teach them about the value of their labor. However, I'm afraid that I'll have to endure the curses and resentment for a period of time."
Looking at the ruined city, Li Ke couldn't help but chuckle. His original plan was to kill most of the armed forces so that they wouldn't be able to stop the large-scale propaganda of the will in this world. However, he didn't expect them to gather their forces so quickly. He also didn't expect his magic to have such frightening destructive power and control.
However, it was precisely because of this that the path ahead of him became even more difficult. Without an obvious enemy, as well as the damage to his interests in the early stages of the transformation, his reputation would surely be tarnished. He would be called a tyrant and a monster by the people he wanted to save. He might even be attacked by the heroes and envoys of justice. The neighboring countries, especially Noxus, would also attack and target him.
Before someone who could truly understand his thoughts appeared, he would even have to face 'teammates' who would join him because of his power, seemingly supporting his thoughts but using those thoughts to commit atrocities, as well as the consequences of his misconceptions and wrong decisions towards many things.
However …
"This is what it means to go against the world!"
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