Douluo: Rainbow Cat, Blue Cat, Seven Swords and Dragon Rider

Chapter 1089 Central Hub and Runes

Without saying a word, Jinx pulled out her weapon and started shooting.

Jinx fired her weapon while letting out a wild laugh, displaying her madness to the fullest.

Vi used Hextech-engineered gauntlets to defend against Jinx's attacks.

At that moment, Katherine aimed her sniper rifle at Jinx and pulled the trigger.

Jinx had already noticed Katherine, and as soon as she fired, Jinx rolled away to dodge.

As Jinx rolled, her weapon changed from a machine gun to a hand cannon.

"Enjoy the taste of that shell! Hahahaha!"

Jinx fired several cannonballs in the direction of Katherine and Vi.

Catherine and Vie hurriedly took cover, while the explosions of the shells caused plumes of smoke.

After the smoke from the shells cleared, they lost sight of Jinx once again.

"Damn it, that guy got away again."

"It's okay, she can't escape. We'll definitely catch her."

"That's right, we must catch her."

Catherine and Vi started tracking Jinx again.

After getting rid of Katherine and Vi, Jinx left the upper city of Piltover and headed to the lower city of Zaun.

Although Zaun is also after her, Zaun is Jinx's hometown, and she knows it better than anyone else. Catching her on her own turf is harder than climbing to heaven.

However, Catherine and Vi did manage to catch up to the city, and they were already used to its filth and squalor.

The reason why the lower town is so dirty and filthy is largely due to the upper town of Piltover, though some people simply cannot see these things.

They would subconsciously think that the sinking was so dirty and filthy, and that it was entirely the fault of the people in the sinking town.

People from the lower town are like rats in the gutter; they just love living in such dirty and chaotic places.

This is a difference in perception; there is no right or wrong to speak of. Moreover, such perceptions are like nails, deeply rooted in their consciousness, and it is extremely difficult to change them.

Even some people in the lower city of Zaun have accepted this idea.

Since we who are down in the city are like rats in the gutter, then you who are up in the city shouldn't expect to have it easy either. We'll drag you down into the gutter and turn you into rats too.

There are actually quite a few people from Zu'an who hold this view.

Lan Hong and his group have arrived in the lower city of Zaun and have seen the current state of Zaun.

"The environment is much worse than expected, so why can't we develop simultaneously?"

Wouldn't it be better to use Piltover's wealth to help Zaun develop together?
Making Zaun so dirty and chaotic wouldn't do any good for Piltover, the upper city.

And it will turn this place into a potential hazard that could explode at any moment.

Faced with He Xi's question, Jess had no idea how to answer, and could only sigh and say...

"I'm just a researcher. I don't know much about other things. There are just too many intricacies involved in politics. I really don't have the energy to argue with them. My main purpose is to study Hextech."

"Escaping will not get us the desired result. Judging from the current situation in the upper and lower cities, the final outcome will probably be that we both perish."

After saying all that, He Xi stopped talking, because they had now arrived at the central hub of Hextech.

Upon arriving here, they discovered something peculiar. "What is that? This shouldn't exist here."

"This is a new rune, and I think the reason it appeared is because Hextech was being abused."

We don't know what's going on with this thing right now, so it's best not to touch it.

Furthermore, to prevent any unforeseen issues with this new rune, the widespread use of Hextech must be halted.

Heimerdinger's analysis makes a lot of sense, but is it really possible to do it?

The answer is likely no; Hextech has long been an indispensable part of Piltover.

Leaving aside ordinary Hextech technology, even powerful Hextech weapons have become ubiquitous in Piltover.

The proliferation of Hextech weapons has even led to a significant number of them existing in Zaun.

Jinx's weapon is a Hextech weapon, as are the sniper rifle in Katherine's hand and Vi's gloves.

Katherine and Vi found Jinx in Zaun once again.

It's really annoying that they found Jinx again.

"Do you know how annoying you all are? Why did you keep coming after me?"

"We must catch you and put you on trial."

"Hahahaha, this is hilarious! On what grounds are you judging me? Why don't you arrest those big shots? I don't believe you're completely unaware of the evil deeds they've committed!"
Do you know how many people die in Zaun every day? Do you know how many people die because of them?
"What? You think the lives of Piltover people matter, but the lives of Zaun people don't?"

Faced with Jinx's questioning, both Katherine and Vi chose to remain silent, after which Vi launched an attack.

Jinx didn't hold back and immediately launched a barrage of attacks.

Catherine watched calmly from the sidelines, ready to finish off any opponent with a follow-up shot.

At that moment, a man named Sevika suddenly rushed out and attacked Catherine.

What started as a two-on-one siege turned into a two-on-two showdown, making the battle increasingly intense, and they also became more reliant on Hextech weapons.

This is also why the rune that Lan Hong and his team discovered showed unusual activity.

Due to the abnormal movement of the runes, Ekko, Jayce, and Heimerdinger suddenly felt dizzy.

Seeing this, Lan Hong raised her hand and instantly suppressed the rune's abnormal movement. After the abnormal movement of the rune was suppressed, Ekko, Jayce, and Heimerdinger also recovered.

"What happened? Why did this rune suddenly malfunction?"

"If I'm not mistaken, someone is using Hextech weapons in this area, and the energy used by the Hextech weapons is set to a very high level."

"Professor Heimerdinger, what should we do now? Should we shut down the Hextech hub directly?"

"No, absolutely not!"

Jess said hastily.

"Leaving aside the chaos that shutting down the Hextech Hub will cause, just the fact that this rune is here means we don't know what will happen after the hub is shut down."

“Jace is right about that. We can’t shut down the central hub rashly, or the problem could be even bigger.”

In Lan Hong's view, the key point is not in this Hextech hub at all, but in the irreconcilable conflict between the upper city and the lower city.

(End of this chapter)