Arcane: Starting in Zaun

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Jax's Grandmaster-at-Arms burst forth instantly, and he used "Qi" to staunch the wound on his chest, preventing further blood loss.

At the same time, he suddenly launched an attack, a simple Leap Strike, and his entire body seemed to flicker in the air before appearing above Chen's head.

The lamppost gave Chen immense pressure, as if a mountain was pressing down from the sky.

Chen hurriedly activated Counter Strike, and his lamppost began to spin in the air!

The two lampposts collided, grinding against each other, and the massive crash echoed through the skies of Demacia, with sparks flying in that instant and the surrounding air rippling!

The aftershock of the collision caught Powder, who was watching from the side, off guard, and she was directly thrown head over heels, ending up leaning against the wall with her feet up and head down.

But Powder wasn't in a hurry to get back up; instead, she continued watching in a lying-down, upside-down position, not wanting to miss any moment of the battle:

"So exciting!"

Even though Chen used Counter Strike, it seemed to block it, but not completely.

The immense force from the lamppost made Chen retreat repeatedly, and he also felt his internal organs vibrating.

Just as Chen was about to counterattack, a mouthful of blood spewed out, and he quickly checked his health bar:

"Damn it! One hit took out a tenth of my health!"

Chen's health, after long battles, had already stacked to around four thousand, thanks to Grasp of the Undying and Overgrowth.

His dual resistances were also over a hundred, yet this one hit could still deal nearly four hundred damage to him!

Chen immediately raised his hand to end Counter Strike, attempting to stun Jax with the sharp point of his lamppost, but Jax seemed to anticipate this and retreated, dodging the Counter Strike!

This was the first person to dodge Chen's Counter Strike; of course, Counter Strike was originally Jax's skill.

Jax took advantage of the momentum, spun around, and entered Chen's blind spot, then elbowed Chen's head.

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound rang in Chen's mind, and he knelt to the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood; this blow dealt nearly a thousand damage to him, and he fell into a stunned state:

"Jax's Counter Strike stunned me?"

At this moment, Jax stood beside Chen, not continuing his attack, but explaining to Chen:

"Although I don't know where you learned Counter Strike, and your talent is good, you are clearly still a beginner."

"Counter Strike uses a weapon to block an enemy's attack and absorb the 'momentum' of the enemy's attack, then releases that 'momentum' outward!"

"But you are too focused on the moves; when using Counter Strike, you must spin the lamppost, which is flashy and will only affect your combat rhythm. You only need to follow the momentum to receive the enemy's attack and then block."

Chen woke from his stun, and at this moment, Jax had extended his right hand to him, helping Chen up:

"Training starts now. Don't spin the lamppost. Watch for the timing of my attacks, then block!"

Chen rubbed his head and looked at Jax; the wound on his chest had actually healed just like that. Jax truly wasn't human now!

Then Chen lifted his lamppost and said with a resolute expression:

"Come on!"

Chen understood that Jax was teaching him the true Counter Strike, not just the skill given by the system. As long as he mastered what Jax taught, he could also block without cooldowns!

But before Chen could react, Jax punched him in the face, leaving him dazed and disoriented!

Chen cried out:

"Master Jax, you're not playing fair!"

Then another punch came, and Chen hurriedly tried to block, but was punched in the face again!

Jax didn't use full strength, so not much health was lost, and the damage wasn't high, but it was extremely insulting.

"Don't hit the face!"

"Too slow!"

"Damn it! Still hitting! Go slower!"

"Step back half a pace, squat and receive it!"

"Gentler!"

"You should have blocked sideways just now. Again, continue!"

...In the afternoon, Chen was still getting hit, but he had progressed from not even being able to see Jax's movements or block a single hit, to now being able to continuously block several attacks.

But he still had to take some hits.

Chen didn't even notice that a row of people had already gathered beside them; yes, that whole group had arrived.

Lux looked at Chen, feeling somewhat pained, and said to Powder beside her:

"Powder, your Chen has been beaten into a pig's head. Aren't you heartbroken?"

Powder calmly and nonchalantly joked, holding sunflower seeds:

"Who's that? So ugly and weak, I don't know him, really don't know him. The Chen I know is handsome and fierce!"

Garen was already boiling with excitement, having done hundreds of push-ups on the spot:

"I want to fight too. When will it be my turn?"

Fiora turned to look at Garen, recoiling her neck:

"You can't beat him. Do you want to get beaten up too?"

Garen flexed his wrists, itching for a fight:

"It's okay if I can't beat him. Competing with a master can improve my own strength!"

Powder looked at Garen with disdain, then said to Lux:

"Is this masochist your biological brother? Is he always like this?"

Although Lux didn't understand what 'masochist' meant, she understood the second half of the sentence and also said with disdain:

"Yes, he's always like this. It's quite annoying..."

At this moment, the short Poppy also huddled over. She asked Lux:

"Do you think that guy who's beating Chen is a hero of Demacia?"

Lux shook her head; she didn't know Jax's identity, but Powder did:

"He's not a Demacian either."

"Oh!" Poppy sat down next to Powder with a disappointed look, then Powder quietly reached out her hand to touch Poppy's fluffy face:

"Little Ziggs, let me pet you~~"

The sky gradually darkened, and the last ray of the setting sun cast its light upon the ground.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

A series of continuous metal clashes rang out, and the onlookers immediately stopped their chatter, their attention turning to the scene.

Jax's lamppost struck continuously, while Chen, unhurried, blocked every single blow with his lamppost!

"You are definitely a genius!"

Then Jax stopped:

"I originally thought it would take at least a week to teach you, but I didn't expect you to learn it in one afternoon. You just need to spar more with others to improve your skill. I have nothing more to teach!"

During his training, Chen had been diligently blocking, and the number of blocks increased. After he successfully blocked five consecutive attacks, the system popped up a notification:

"Congratulations, you have comprehended the hidden passive of Counter Strike."

But Chen just opened the system and looked at his skill, Counter Strike.

Counter Strike:

You enter a defensive stance that lasts up to 3 seconds, allowing you to dodge all incoming basic attacks and reduce damage from area-of-effect abilities by 30%.

After 2 seconds, or upon reactivating this skill, you will stun nearby enemies for 1 second and deal 105 (+ 0.5 bonus AD) physical damage to them.

Each attack you dodge increases Counter Strike's damage by 20%.

Passive: Increases your dodge chance by 14%.

Cooldown: 11 seconds.

This meant the cooldown was reduced by 3 seconds, and the damage increased by fifty points, which meant it upgraded from a level one Counter Strike to a level three.

But none of that was important; what was important was that Counter Strike gained an extra second! Which was equivalent to an extra second of invincibility!

And it also gained a passive that increased his dodge chance!

This was the S2 old version of Jax's Counter Strike! He hadn't expected to comprehend it himself after this battle!

Now, Chen had truly mastered Counter Strike!

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