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“Enough... enough! Ah!!”
Inside the magic circle, Lion's Eye's body convulsed violently, his slit pupils consumed by blood red. Veins threatened to burst, and blood streamed from his eyes, a horrifying sight!
Perhaps due to the Demon Lion bloodline, Lion's Eye's roar was akin to a lion's roar—deafening yet filled with a mournful quality. Anyone could hear the pain within it... Yes, Lion's Eye no longer had the strength to question the rising scale, nor the energy to be shocked; in his world, there was only an endless, heart-wrenching agony!
In just a short while, blood had drenched Lion's Eye completely!
It was only then that those in the stands noticed the change in the crystal.
“4.2!!” Rogerett sprang to his feet, his face turning pale.
“How... how is this possible... He's just a Second-Stage Warrior... It changed! It changed again! 4.3!!”
On the pitch-black crystal, the scale suddenly jumped to 4.3!
There was no uproar.
No gasps of surprise.
The entire stand fell into a deathly silence.
Especially those who had just helped Lion's Eye plot against Garen; their faces were as white as paper, panic rising within them.
If Garen could withstand a Pain Scale of 4.7, it meant his willpower had reached the level of a super strong warrior. Now that his Pain Scale had reached 4.3, it indicated... he would undoubtedly become a super strong warrior! It was only a matter of time!
Tastandin trembled, repeatedly telling himself this was all an illusion, but even as he dug his nails into his flesh and felt the piercing pain, everything before him remained unchanged!
“What kind of monster have I provoked...”
Tastandin unconsciously turned to look and saw Kachin’s face was also pale, eyes filled with terror.
In a certain sense, the Pain Scale was directly linked to a warrior's achievements.
After all, power is a transaction with the world.
The stronger one is, the more they have endured and sacrificed.
Lion's Eye was recognized as a powerful servant among the blood clan, but whether in terms of Pain Scale or willpower, he had been surpassed by Garen...
More importantly,
The scale was still rising!
In that moment of fear and trepidation among everyone present, the crystal scale quietly climbed to 4.4!
"Enough... enough..." The voice of Lion's Eye was completely hoarse, blood continuously pouring from his throat, causing his words to come out in broken fragments.
Suddenly, he fell to his knees, his bloodied head pounding against the ground, producing a deafening "thud" sound.
"I can't take it anymore... I don't want to die... spare me! Please, please! Let me go... I... I really... really can't bear it!"
At that moment, the scale reached 4.5!
The entire Gladiatorial Arena was shrouded in a howling black mist, filled with a chilling negative aura!
"No!!" Lion's Eye was engulfed in black and red patterns, as if afflicted by some terrifying plague. "Kill me! Kill me!! Please, please! Just end my life!"
As the Pain Crystal's scale rose further, the speed of its ascent slowed down significantly; each increment of 0.1 meant immense suffering.
At 4.4, Lion's Eye still had a desire to survive and begged Garen for mercy.
But at 4.5, the pain he endured shattered all his desires; he only wished for death, to die swiftly and painlessly!
In that moment, death became his greatest luxury!
Living instead became the most torturous thing in the world.
However, Garen was currently lost in memories and could not hear Lion's Eye's pleas.
Lion's Eye felt completely numb; he wanted to end his own life, but under such torment, he lacked even the strength to move a finger. He gathered all his remaining strength and turned his gaze toward Niguzate.
Yes, with Garen lost in thought, the only one who could help Lion's Eye now was Niguzate… Their relationship had not been good over the years, and just moments ago he had threatened him. Surely if he begged Niguzate to kill him, Niguzate would not refuse!
But soon, despair filled Lion's Eye's eyes as his heart sank into an abyss.
Niguzate was looking at him calmly, still wearing that gentlemanly gentle expression, completely unfazed by the tragic scene before him; it was more like he was admiring some beautiful sight!
Clearly, Niguzate would not kill Lion's Eye.
Because Garen's trial was not yet over!
So far, Garen had shown potential and strength that were rapidly increasing; he was like a bottomless pit with no end in sight! Somaroth was someone with an extreme desire for control; he would not abandon Garen, this future legendary figure. Therefore, he needed to ascertain Garen's limits!
As for Lion's Eye, he was merely a failed experiment.
The combination of Demon Lion and the bloodline could be recreated; as long as one was willing to put in the effort, producing ten more Lion's Eyes would not be a problem.
But enduring a Pain Scale of 4.7? Not even ten or twenty or a hundred Lion's Eyes could manage that!
Lion's Eye never expected that the very scheme he devised against Garen would now turn back to torment himself.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The Black Tempest in the Gladiatorial Arena was relentless, echoing like the footsteps of an abyssal demon, instilling fear in all who heard it.
Niguzate looked at Garen, his eyes betraying his terror. As the person closest to the Pain Crystal, no one understood the stakes of this contest better than he did.
Everyone was focused on Garen enduring a Pain Scale of 4.7, but only Niguzate knew that 4.7 was still not Garen's limit!
As for the Pain Scale... even Niguzate could only trigger a 4.5, and now...
It had already reached 4.6!
According to the pain assessment given by the Seventh Ancestor, every increment above 4.5 meant unimaginable suffering; each 0.1 represented a layer of hell!
Watching the continuously fluctuating scale, Niguzate felt a shiver run down his spine.
...
Garen, of course, was unaware of what was happening outside; he was lost in memories of the past.
As the scenes shifted from the Godeyas Continent to the Valoran Continent, Garen saw more familiar sights. Throughout his past, every injury and every battle brought immense pain, but for Garen, these pains had never been taken seriously.
If Garen were to estimate, that previous pain level of 4.7 was roughly equivalent to half of "Soul Shackles," yes, that very ability from the fallen angel Morgana.
A dark magic-wielding angel and once Kayle's sister. With two supreme Rune Powers within her, after joining Noxus, Garen had faced her more than once.
As for Soul Shackles, Garen had experienced its full effects before.
Familiar scenes flashed before Garen's eyes—his perilous battles as the leader of the Fearless Vanguard Legion. The damage he had endured was unimaginable. In this regard, even combining Jarvan IV and Zhao Xin might not surpass him.
At that moment, Garen witnessed another scene.
Deep within a flat mountain range stood a Cloud-Wreathed Mountain. However, upon closer inspection, it was not a mountain at all but an astonishingly large lighthouse! It shimmered with radiant runes!
Surrounding the tower were forces from various city-states: Demacia, Noxus, Bandle City, Piltover... even the hidden Equilibrium Sect made an appearance.
"Rune Giant..." Garen's expression grew somber; this world-class battle in Valoran held special significance for him.
It was Garen's first devastating defeat.
Yet in truth, no faction emerged victorious; everyone lost.
The Rune Giant itself was a colossal deception, and when the lighthouse underwent changes, its emitted power nearly killed everyone except those with level 18 Rune Power.
Out of a thousand-strong army, only Garen survived.
It was the most severe battle Garen had ever faced in his life.
As Garen was lost in his memories, the outside world, after a long silence, suddenly erupted with frenzied shouts!
It rose! The scale was rising again!
4.7!
4.8!
4.9!
And then...
5.0!!
The pain index reached its maximum value!
The entire Gladiatorial Arena erupted with various cries, and everyone, including Somaroth, stared at the crystal with expressions of sheer terror...
No!
The scale was still fluctuating!!
Suddenly!
The Pain Crystal cracked open with fissures...
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