Ezreal's gaze was sincere, sweeping over the faces of the four.
He saw clearly that each of their eyes was bloodshot, and beneath them lay hidden pain.
"You have moved me, and I happen to have the ability to do what I've said. I am very willing to offer you my help, if you are also willing to accept it."
Ezreal smiled gently.
Lyon's body trembled repeatedly, his lips quivering slightly. He looked directly at Ezreal and slowly spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse, "What price do we have to pay?"
Ezreal raised an eyebrow, "The price is very steep, you know."
Lyon fell silent, frowning in thought.
The Pink-haired Girl looked at Ezreal, gritted her teeth, and said, "Anything! I'm willing to give everything!"
The blue-haired man also had a determined look in his eyes, "Anything I possess, you can take, as long as it revives Lord Zero's master and kills Deliora."
The Dog-eared man also came closer, bowing his head to Ezreal, "I am weak, but you can make me do anything. I'll do whatever it takes!"
Lyon's gaze swept over his three companions, then he took a deep breath, lowered his head, and said, "As long as Ur can be revived and Deliora destroyed, my life is yours!"
Ezreal looked at the four of them, his eyes growing softer. He smiled, turned, and walked towards the ice-bound Deliora.
Lyon heard footsteps and instinctively looked up. Ezreal had already reached the edge of the pool.
Lyon opened his mouth, mumbling, "You..."
Ezreal stood at the edge of the pool, turned back with a smile, "You've already paid the price."
Ezreal extended a finger, pointing at each person in turn. He smiled and said, "Your kindness."
The four stood rooted to the spot, their eyes red.
After a brief silence, the four bowed in unison, their eyes red, and loudly said, "Thank you!"
Ezreal wasted no more words. A soft, bright white light illuminated his body, and he lightly lifted off the ground, flying up.
The white light enveloped Ezreal as he flew in front of the frozen Deliora. Ezreal extended both hands and pressed them onto the ice.
The extreme cold made him frown slightly.
A magic circle composed of Blue Buff runes suddenly lit up beneath his feet, flickered twice, then subsided, leaving only the white light on his body.
That was the super powerful additional magic from the Blue Buff — Crown of Insight!
It enhanced magic resistance and increased mana recovery speed!
With the boost from the Crown of Insight, Ezreal's hands, which were touching the ice, almost instantly adapted to the extreme low temperature.
If it was like holding an ice cube when he first touched it, now it was roughly equivalent to his palm touching cool water.
The effect of increased magic resistance was immediate!
Besides that, a white light once again lit up in Ezreal's eyes, and a vast surge of magic power was injected into his body out of thin air. Under the immense magical boost, his hair stood on end, and the white light that had enveloped him suddenly changed from soft to dazzlingly bright.
Inside the dark cave, light burst forth for a moment, as if a sun had been placed within it.
Along with the white light, an astonishing high temperature also appeared, and the air within the cave began to subtly distort.
Lyon and the others had been intently watching Ezreal's back, waiting to see him cast a spell, but were temporarily blinded by the intense white light.
The white light on his body instantly flared and then retracted, and all the light-element magic power that had escaped was perfectly controlled by Ezreal and drawn back into his body, leaving only the light magic needed to keep him afloat.
Ezreal felt the surging magic power within him and nodded in satisfaction.
He thought to himself, with the Blue Buff's magic power and the boost from the Crown of Insight, such a massive amount of magic should be enough to directly revive Ur using Life Alchemy.
As Ezreal thought, he activated the magic power within him, and a large amount of eerie green mist suddenly gushed from the palms of his hands. The vast green mist almost instantly enveloped the entire block of ice.
The four of them, Lyon, looked on with tense expressions, their eyes unblinking, but they could see nothing through the thick mist.
Time passed minute by minute; the entire cave was eerily silent, with only the faint sounds of their breathing.
About five hours later, it was evening.
The dense green mist finally began to change, slowly receding.
A pair of crimson eyes lit up within the mist, and an exceptionally fierce aura, mixed with a chilling malice, appeared in the cave.
Lyon and the others, who had been getting drowsy, felt this aura as if they had encountered a natural predator. They jolted awake and stared wide-eyed in the direction of the mist.
"Get ready, the big guy is coming."
Ezreal's voice came from within the mist.
Before he finished speaking, a gigantic black figure stumbled out from the remaining mist.
Its black skin was covered in thick carapaces and horny layers, along with massive muscles. Its crimson eyes held a hint of confusion and the innate cruelty and ferocity of its nature!
The huge demon body, over ten meters tall, exuded a sense of power in every inch.
The Undying Demon, Deliora!
It had successfully broken free!
Lyon and the other three grew tense, their magic power surging around them, maintaining vigilance, but they didn't act immediately.
They were waiting for Ezreal's next command.
Deliora had just emerged from its icy prison, its body still somewhat stiff, but it immediately realized who the most threatening person in the area was.
Deliora slowly turned its head, twisting it 180 degrees at a strange angle to look behind it, at the blonde young man whose hands were pressed into a pool of chilling water.
From this blonde young man, it sensed an extremely dangerous presence, a truly fatal threat.
Deliora opened its massive mouth, its fangs gleaming bone-white, its eyes filled with killing intent and confusion. It actually spoke in human language, "You are human?"
Ezreal plunged his hands into the pool, and the dense green mist dyed the water green.
He replied without looking back, "The real deal."
After speaking, he paused, then spoke again, "Hold it for five minutes."
Before he finished speaking, a pair of fiery red eyes lit up in Ezreal's shadow, followed by a thick, emerald-green vine, as thick as a bucket, growing out of his shadow.
The tip of the vine strangely bore a snake's head, its mouth wide open.
The moment the vine appeared, it grew rapidly. The snake-headed vine twisted its body, bit Deliora's head, and then, twisting its emerald-green body, directly slammed it against the cave wall near Lyon and the others.
Deliora, having just been unfrozen, was still somewhat stiff. It didn't even have time to react before the snake-headed vine bit its head and violently smashed it against the wall.
Its entire body was almost embedded in the cave wall.
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