The Glory of Noxus

Avenue of Stars, Basement of the Zodiac.

In the gorgeous gilded room, exquisite crystal chandeliers hanging from the dome cast soft and bright light.

Suddenly.

A shrill alarm sounded.

The alarm lights on the metal wall began to flash wildly, reflecting a red light that fell on the faces of Katrin and Wei.

"No. This. Someone really wants to rob the Zodiac basement."

Beside the two of them, the person in charge in brocade clothes stood there blankly, with beads of sweat appearing on his face.

He looked at the warning lights that were lighting up one after another in the basement, his pupils tightened, and his expression was horrified.

But the scene in front of them was telling everyone in the basement that someone had triggered the magic alert in the Zodiac basement.

Caitlin took a deep breath, gripped the Hextech precision rifle, and scanned the basement passage with sharp eyes.

"Wei, arrange for someone to go down and find the source of the alarm." She looked at her partner and spoke in a deep voice.

"OK."

Wei immediately agreed, and the giant Hextech gloves covering both fists glowed blue and wrapped around her body.

Then she named four Piltover guards to follow her, looking for the source of the alarm.

Caitlin herself also started running in the basement, her long dark purple hair swaying slightly under her police hat.

While running, she waved to the Piltover guards along the way to enter combat mode.

Under Caitlin's order, the Piltover guards in blue uniforms took off their Hextech rifles one after another, and the embedded Hexgems shone with energy.

But the situation seems a bit complicated.

After careful investigation by Caitlin and Vi, the source of the alarm was not found.

Even they didn't find anything suspicious.

"etc."

Wei stopped her hurried steps, as if she noticed something, and lowered her eyes to look at the ground.

Caitlin followed Wei's gaze and landed on the ground, with a look of surprise in her firm eyes.

"Are they planning to enter the Zodiac vault from the underground? But that's not right either."

Caitlin shook her head slowly.

As the safest bank in Piltover, the Zodiac Basement considered the underground conditions when it was first built, and used hard alloys for filling and reinforcement.

Moreover, the basement is underground. If someone behind the blast blasts, it will directly cause a landslide.

Wei saw Caitlin's shaking head and suppressed her inner worry. She was about to continue searching when she noticed a familiar energy fluctuation.

Buzz!

In the silent air.

A blue halo suddenly appeared out of thin air, instantly flooding the gilded room.

"Is this the Hex Crystal?"

Wei looked at the scene in front of her, and a scene of memory buried deep in her soul instantly appeared in her mind.

She immediately turned around, wanting to alert Caitlin and the Piltover guards to find cover.

But I haven’t had time to speak out yet.

Boom!

An explosion that echoed through the sky suddenly sounded in the Zodiac basement.

Along with it, there was a blue halo that seemed to spread like ripples.

It is like ink smeared on rice paper, dyeing the walls, alarm lights and everyone's face with a mysterious blue glow.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

Everyone's movements were frozen in place, and only the blue halo continued to spread, shrouding the Zodiac Basement in a dreamlike atmosphere.

The next moment!

The Zodiac basement, known as the safest in Piltover, suddenly began to shake, as if a giant beast was wailing and trembling.

The chandelier fell from the ceiling, making a crisp crackling sound.

The solid metal walls cracked and debris flew everywhere.

The most eye-catching thing is that a huge hole appeared in the center of the ground.

It is like a deep blue eye, quietly staring at the chaotic zodiac basement.

The edges of the hole are jagged, apparently caused by the powerful impact of the explosion.

As the explosion subsided, the blue halo gradually disappeared.

The air was filled with the smell of dust, shrouding the basement in a haze.

The original gilded rooms and wide passages had become crumbling, and the cracks on the walls spread like spider webs.

The dark red warning lights reflected a strange and tense atmosphere in the broken room.

"Leave no one alive."

A cold, hard voice came from the dust.

Then came bursts of scattered and messy footsteps.

Under the dark red light, a Dicheng man wearing an alchemical technology device, holding a ferocious gun, and wearing a mask with dark purple eyes quickly rushed out of the dust.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dull gunfire rang out frequently.

These Dicheng people who broke into the Zodiac basement would shoot immediately as soon as they saw Pi City guards and basement guards.

The earthy yellow light shot out, piercing through the guards who had lost their resistance.

Just a moment.

Red blood flowed along the passage, and the wails of death broke the deathly silence of the explosion scene.

"You... damn it!"

Wei walked out of the dust in embarrassment and looked at the killing scene in front of her with a violent expression.

Seeing someone alive, the people in Dicheng immediately turned their guns, and streaks of earthy yellow light spanned the distance of space and shot straight towards Wei.

[Explosive Shield]!

Wei clasped his fists together and placed them in front of him. A blue Hex shield appeared to resist the earthy yellow light approaching in front of him.

Bang!

Then, like a beast out of its cage, Wei kicked the ground with both feet, leaving a deep footprint on the broken ground, and pounced on the nearest Dicheng people.

"Get away!"

The man from the Underworld looked at Wei, who was rushing towards him, and made a low voice, with a look of horror, and the gun in his hand spewed out flames of anger.

But in front of a pair of Hextech fists, his counterattack was so weak.

Boom!

The huge fist fell, and the hideous gun and the alchemical technology device worn were shattered together.

The Underworld man in front of him left his feet and embedded heavily into the broken wall.

"And you."

Wei stood up, looked at the panicked Underworld man behind him, moved his arms, and strode over.

Under the heavy punch, the broken gilded room quickly returned to calm, leaving the Underworld corpses all over the floor.

Wei stood in place, looking at the Piltover guards who had lost their breath of life one by one, and the flames of anger burned in her eyes.

Then she lowered her eyes and looked at the purple eyes on the mask of the Underworld man.

"The Eye of Zaun, it's really you!"

Bang!

The crisp sound of gunfire rang out, breaking through the dust in the air.

In the broken room, a blue light pierced through the dust and accurately smashed the head of the Undercity man.

Just like a watermelon being broken, blood sprayed in the sound of gunfire, dyeing the face of the Undercity man's companion beside him red.

Under the terrified roar, another blue light lit up, sending the two to hell together.

Caitlyn was holding a Hextech precision rifle and pulling the trigger, harvesting the lives of the Undercity man with a firm and cold look.

Caitlyn's shooting was accurate and fast. She seemed to know every target well. Every time she pulled the trigger, it was a fatal blow to the Undercity man.

When she stopped shooting, the room in front of her was full of the bodies of the Undercity people.

Their blood mixed with the blood of the guards before, dyeing the ground and walls red, forming a shocking picture.

"Huh!"

In the chaos and dust, Caitlyn exhaled lightly and carefully observed the surrounding environment.

Behind her were the Piltover guards who survived the explosion.

At this moment, they were holding Hextech standard rifles, looking at the safest Zodiac vault in Piltover, with horror on their faces.

But they also knew that now was not the time to be shocked.

They had to act quickly to rescue more companions and face the invading enemies.

"Keep moving forward."

Caitlyn straightened her body and led the Piltover guards to walk in the broken vault.

Dada! Dada!

Not long after moving forward, heavy footsteps sounded, attracting Caitlyn's attention.

When she raised the Hextech precision rifle in her hand, a familiar figure came into view.

"Vi?"

"It's me."

Wearing a giant Hextech fist, Vi walked out of the dust and felt relieved when she saw Caitlyn.

"Are you injured?"

Caitlyn looked at the blood on Vi's body and said with a little concern.

"It's not mine, it's those people from the Underworld." Vi shrugged and walked to Caitlyn.

In the explosion just now, because the Zodiac vault was hit, the two fell to different positions.

"What's going on here?" Vi looked at the Piltover guards behind Caitlyn.

"The situation is very bad, and the losses are heavy."

Caitlyn noticed the Piltover guards who came out one after another behind Vi.

They were more or less injured, and the seriously injured ones were walking forward with the help of their companions.

"Let them return to the ground, and we will continue to go deeper into the basement." Caitlyn thought for a while and replied in a low voice.

"Okay."

Vi nodded slightly in agreement.

Under the orders of the two, the injured Piltover guards prepared to return to the ground, and the rest followed them to go deeper.

Caitlyn walked in front. As a Piltover policewoman, she had the responsibility to protect the peace of Piltover.

No matter how great the difficulties and dangers were, she would never back down.

And now the Zodiac Basement is no longer the gorgeous and safe place, but a challenge field full of dangers and unknowns.

Caitlyn calmly commanded the Piltover guards, while clearing the bottom city people they met along the way, and started a search.

Vi was by her side. The two had cooperated for many years and understood each other's ideas.

"It was the explosion caused by the Hex Crystal." Wei whispered, revealing the truth behind the explosion.

"The other party is very familiar with the explosive power of the Hex Crystal, and must have been tested many times."

When Piltover first discovered the Hex Crystal, after many experiments, it was found that it was very unstable.

The magic energy contained in the crystal will produce violent explosions when stimulated by the outside world.

Later, Jayce invented the Hex Stabilizer, which made the processed Hex Crystal become a stable Hex Gem.

The magic energy contained in it also became milder and no longer exploded.

"This is probably the same group of people who caused the port incident." Wei guessed.

"And their goal is also very clear, the Hex Stabilizer and Hex Gem."

After hearing about the Hex Crystal, Caitlin's eyes condensed slightly.

As the Sheriff of Piltover, she understood the meaning of the Hex Crystal.

"Now is not the time to talk about this." Caitlin said in a deep voice.

"The people who sneaked into the basement have already headed for the safe of the Midalda family."

"We must not let them leave. We must capture them all."

Bang!

Caitlin just stepped over the collapsed wall when she heard a dull gunshot.

Wei immediately stepped forward, swung her fists, and smashed the oncoming earthy yellow light.

"It's them again!"

Wei raised her face, her crimson hair fell, revealing her eyes full of anger.

Behind the wall not far away, she saw those Undercity people wearing purple eye masks.

As the gunshots rang out, Undercity people quickly appeared and began to deploy their defenses, intending to stop the Piltover guards from advancing.

[Powerful Punch]!

Wei bent her knees, and the strength of her whole body seemed to be gathered on her fists.

At the same time, the giant Hextech boxing gloves flashed blue light, charging, preparing to release her signature ability.

Bang!

Wei raised her fists, and her body followed the Hextech boxing gloves, like lightning, breaking through the dust and crashing into the wall where the Undercity people were hiding.

Under her impact, the thick metal wall shattered instantly.

Pieces of stones of different sizes were like arrows shot out by force, piercing the air at an astonishing speed and piercing the bodies of those Undercity people.

In an instant.

The screams of the people of the Undercity rose one after another, and the alchemical technology devices were broken and stained with blood.

Wei looked at the people of the Undercity who smashed into the wall, and a fanatical smile appeared on her face.

Without any pause, she swung her fist again and hit the people of the Undercity who had no time to escape.

[Explosive Bomb Punch]!

Under Wei's superb boxing skills, the huge Hextech fist was like a scythe of the god of death, harvesting the lives of the people of the Undercity.

At this moment, Wei was like an angry beast, galloping on the battlefield, and forcibly cutting through the formation of the people of the Undercity.

Seeing Wei's charge, Caitlin raised the Hextech precision rifle calmly.

[Peacemaker]!

Under her aim, piercing bullets shot out one by one, harvesting the lives of the people of the Undercity.

The alchemical technology devices worn by the people of the Undercity quickly opened into a wider gap under the piercing bullets.

But in a moment.

Led by Wei and Caitlyn, the Piltover guards defeated the blocking Undercity people.

Perhaps they sensed something was wrong.

Caitlyn and Wei quickened their pace. When they passed a corner, they saw a group of Undercity people stopping in front of a sealed safe.

"Damn, it's a portable Hextech device!"

Caitlyn was sharp-eyed. She thought these Undercity people couldn't open the safe, but when she saw a familiar Hextech device, her face suddenly changed.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

As Caitlyn's voice fell, an orange ray suddenly appeared, and the scorching and terrifying energy caused the air to distort.

Under the control of the Undercity people, the heavy safe door was easily cut open.

"Are you here so soon? You are worthy of being the Piltover policewoman and the Piltover law enforcement officer."

With a sharp cutting sound, a tall figure wearing a purple eye mask walked over.

Wei looked over, half-closed her eyes, and clenched her fists.

Most of this guy's body has been equipped with Hextech enhancements, and rich magical energy is flashing.

Especially his left arm, which has turned into a sharp blade, and dark green liquid is flowing in the pipe.