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Chapter 135: Piltover Blockade

Zombies, endless zombies came like a tide.

The red-haired Wei was drowned in the zombie swarm and stretched out her hands helplessly: "Save... me..."

"No! Wei!"

Caitlin woke up with a start, waking up on the large velvet bed in her bedroom.

"Having a nightmare again?" Caitlin's father sat by her bed and brought her food.

"Is it because of that girl?" Caitlin's father gently touched his daughter's hair.

"I... always dream about her. She's asking me for help." Caitlin sat up straight, and the wound on her abdomen was pulled, and she gasped in pain.

"I know you're worried about her, but now the goddess has blocked all roads between Piltover and Zaun, and we can't do anything. The only thing you can do now is to rest and recover."

Caitlin's father, Tobias Gillaman, comforts his daughter.

"No, there are still many innocent people in Bottom City! Wei and Jace are still trapped in Bottom City! I can't just rest and recuperate, I have to do something!"

Caitlin pulled out the IV tube from her body, lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed.

Mr. Gillaman wanted to stop him, but hesitated and didn't know what to say. He sighed deeply and said, "You should know that you are still grounded by your mother, right?"

"If I really want to leave, she can't stop me." Caitlin said stubbornly, picking up her law enforcement coat and gun and preparing to go out.

Mr. Gillaman shook his head. "Go and be soft with your mother. She will find a way."

"I want to solve it myself." Caitlin said and decided to leave.

After Caitlin left, Cassandra Gillamane, the head of the Gillamane family, walked over slowly.

She did not blame her husband for letting her daughter go after being grounded, but said helplessly: "Our daughter is always so self-righteous and loves to show off."

"She has the same personality as you, and I always think that's a good thing." Tobias looked at his wife with a smile.

"Give this to her when she comes back!" Cassandra hesitated and solemnly handed a key to Tobias.

"The key to the Gilaman family? Why don't you give it to her in person?" Tobias was stunned.

Cassandra frowned and closed her eyes in pain: "I made a cruel decision. For the safety of Piltover and for us, I closed the ventilation ducts between the Undercity and the Upper City, even though... I knew that doing so would cause the miasma in the Undercity to spread."

Tobias quickly held the lady's shoulders and tried to comfort her: "You are right to do this. The Storm Goddess's wind wall has already warned us. The horrible poison gas that can mutate people into monsters is much more terrifying than the gray miasma. Once it spreads to the upper city, everyone will die."

Cassandra did not waver. She held the key in her husband's hand with a firm look in her eyes. "I don't regret my decision, but my actions have violated the original intention of the Gilaman family to build this system. We wanted to improve the people's livelihood in Undercity, but I don't know when we began to ignore the difficult situation of the people in Undercity. Until now, everything is irreversible. I once again chose to sacrifice the people of Undercity to ensure the safety of the people of Piltover. But Caitlyn is different from us. She always cares about the people and treats Piltover and Undercity equally. So she is more qualified than me to have the key of the Gilaman family."

Cassandra left Caitlin's bedroom, saying as she left:

"Besides, to be honest, I also hope that our daughter can create a miracle."

……

At the same time, in the laboratory of Piltover University.

"Oh my God, this is a miracle!" Big-headed Professor Heimerdinger exclaimed in admiration as he looked at Victor's legs.

"No, no, no, how can you experiment on yourself? Do you know how dangerous this is? All the experiments you did on those plants failed! Also, have you forgotten my warning?" Heimerdinger suddenly reacted and immediately asked seriously.

Victor didn't want to expose the fact that he used Hextech to transform his body, especially in front of Professor Heimerdinger, who had once strongly opposed the Hextech core.

But he was so focused on discussing technology with Ekko that he didn't notice that Professor Heimerdinger beside him accidentally flipped through his notes.

Then Heimerdinger snuck up behind him and lifted up his trouser legs.

Victor coughed when he saw that he had been exposed, and said helplessly: "It must be difficult for you to understand that when a person desperately wants to survive, he is willing to try anything."

After his trip to Boreal, Heimerdinger had a new perspective on many things and didn't want to interfere, but he decided to remind his right-hand man:

"I've seen many miracles created by magic, but most of the endings don't seem to be very good."

Victor didn't comment, but nodded politely: "Thank you for your reminder, I will remember it."

Heimerdinger was playing with a wrench nearby. He didn't take it and quickly explained, "No, no, no. I've always thought it's because humans have trouble controlling powerful forces. But perhaps the real reason comes from the properties of the arcane itself."

Caitlin left home, not knowing where to go for a moment.

She wanted to figure out how to sneak into the base city, but Zaun had now been blocked from all directions by the Storm Goddess from land, sea and air, so the normal route was definitely not feasible.

Caitlin thought about it and decided to find Ike first. He was the leader of the Wildfire Gang in Bottom City and should be more anxious to find a way to return to Bottom City than herself.

After finding Ike, she can also go to the library to see if there are any construction drawings of underground facilities, which may contain the answer.

Caitlyn walked towards Piltover University. Along the way, she saw many Piltover people carrying luggage and queuing up to use the Hextech Gate to leave Piltover.

The disaster in Bottom City made the people of Piltover panic. Although there was a wind wall barrier created by the Storm Goddess, many people of Piltover still wanted to stay away from here.

Caitlin shook her head and ran into a pair of law enforcement officers on patrol.

"Caitlin?" the blond law enforcement girl with freckles called out happily.

"You are..." Caitlin stopped in confusion.

"I'm junior law enforcement officer Nolun...Maddie." Maddie wanted to act more mature, but seeing her idol made it difficult for her to suppress her excitement.

"You are a legend among us law enforcement officers. You gave up the comfortable life as the eldest daughter of the Jiraman family and came to be a law enforcement officer. You actually dug out the leader of the evil forces hidden in the bottom city for many years - Hilco! If it weren't for you, those old guys in the parliament would still not know who the enemy they are facing is!" Maddie chattered excitedly.

Her partner, the taciturn, tall and handsome murloc law enforcement officer, Steb coughed lightly and reminded Maddie that although Caitlin in front of her was a law enforcement officer, her mother was also a councilor.

"Oh, sorry." Maddie stuck out his tongue and smiled, then continued to ask excitedly:

"But I really want to ask, is the rumor true? You and Senator Jace and others participated in the special operation against Hilco, risked your life to save Senator Jace, and even though you were seriously injured, you still walked back from the bottom city alive!"

Caitlin felt sad when she thought of the people still trapped in the Undercity. She covered the bandaged wound on her abdomen and said, "Yes, I was rescued by Ike, but they are still in the Undercity. I will not abandon them! I am trying to find a way to return to the Undercity to rescue them."

"That's awesome. Count me in! With you leading us, we can definitely rescue Senator Jace and the others!" Maddie said as she extended her hand to Caitlin.

……

At this time in the Piltover laboratory.

Ekko, Viktor, and Heimerdinger are using a microscope to observe plant slices that have been mutated by the Hex Core, and are comparing and analyzing the changes in Viktor's legs.

"Yes, the corrosion of plants tested by the Hex Core is surprisingly consistent. It is an erosion caused by a replacement reaction, and the nature of the plant has changed. I don't think this pattern feels that simple." Ike stood up from the microscope and said.

Heimerdinger on the side struggled to climb onto a chair and finally reached the height of the whiteboard.

He explained as he drew in front of the whiteboard.

"The arcane is dormant in most places, but it is very active here, and this activity often leads to some strange reactions. It may naturally give birth to some new runes. And the constantly evolving Hextech core accelerates this process. As I said, the destruction of countless city-states often stems from an evil seed, and this evil seed is very likely a certain rune with powerful power that can bewitch people's hearts." Heimerdinger said seriously.

"Could it be the Wild Rune?" Victor pondered, looking through his notes.

"Wild Rune? What's that?" Even Heimerdinger had never heard of this term.

"This is based on my speculation. Maybe there is something called 'Wild Rune'. When our world is adjacent to the arcane world, this rune will naturally appear." Victor explained while flipping through his notes.

"Are you saying that you made Arcane unhappy because of your own selfish desires? So the Wild Rune was created to express its dissatisfaction?" Ekko pointed out the cause of the problem in a straightforward manner.

"That's not what I meant," Victor explained.

"This guy might be right. Every cause has its effect, and every effect has its cause." Heimerdinger agreed with Ekko's inference.

"Do you think these changes are related to the disaster in the bottom city?" Ike asked quickly.

"It's hard for me to say, but if the Wild Rune really exists, the place where it is most likely to appear should be where Hextech is most used. Then the disaster should happen in Piltover instead of Zaun." Heimerdinger held his chin and thought.

At this moment, Victor suddenly had an idea and thought of something.

"I see!"

(End of this chapter)