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Jikegar led the Piltover troops to the bridgehead with lethal efficiency. As he leveled his Hextech goggles, his brow furrowed. The Zaunites hadn't just scattered; they had transformed the middle of the two primary bridges into a fortress of sandbags and concrete, leaving only narrow embrasures for returning fire.
"Since when did these gutter rats learn military engineering?" Jikegar muttered.
Behind the wall, the air was thick with the smell of wet sand and ozone. Ekko, clutching his walkie-talkie, watched the confused Piltover frontline through his binoculars. "Look at him," Ekko chuckled into the radio. "Jikegar is stunned by 'Zaun Speed.' He didn't expect the workers to actually fight for their home."
The Middle-Lane Cannon Duel
Jikegar wasn't one for subtleness. He slammed his cane into the ground. "Push the city defense cannons forward! Blast them into the Sump!"
Heavy iron artillery pieces were wheeled into position on the Piltover bank. But Ekko had lived through this bombardment a dozen times in his loops. Before the Piltover gunners could even prime their fuses, a roar erupted from behind the sandbag bunkers.
BOOM! BOOM!
Zaun's artillery—built from repurposed industrial Chem-Tech—fired first. While Piltover's cannons were relics of an older era of warfare, Zaun's weapons used high-pressure chemical propellants. It was a clash of generations: 19th-century iron against 20th-century chemical fury.
The "Middle-Lane Duel" turned the bridges into a hellscape. Shells whistled through the air, blossoming into orange fireballs. Piltover had the numbers, but Zaun had the cover. When Jikegar tried to split his fire to destroy the sandbag walls, his counter-battery suppression faltered. Two Piltover cannons were silenced by direct hits from the Wildfire gunners.
Eventually, both sides ran dry. The thunder of the big guns faded, leaving the bridges scarred and the sandbag walls riddled with breaches.
"The theater is open," Jikegar sneered, wiping soot from his face. "It's time to see whose guns are more ruthless. Columns One, Five, and Ten—onto the bridge! Columns Two, Four, and Seven—cross the river! PURGE THE UNDERCITY!"
The Synergy of the Sump
As the dark mass of the Piltover Guard surged forward, Chen felt the system's power thrumming through his allies. The lineup was set: Twitch, Zac, Urgot, Jinx, and Ekko.
SYNERGY ACTIVE: Gunslinger (2) Buff: +5 AD. Attacks have a 40% chance to trigger a double-shot.
SYNERGY ACTIVE: Chem-Tech (3) Buff: Below 75% HP, gain 25% Damage Reduction, 20% Attack Speed, and 3% Max HP regen per second.
SYNERGY ACTIVE: Geek (2) Buff: Jinx's B.F. Sword transforms into a Giant Slayer (+20% damage, scales to 60% against tanks).
Jinx felt the Giant Slayer pulsing on her back, her eyes glowing a manic violet. Beside her, Urgot's rotary cannon began to spin with a high-pitched whine. "FOR SURVIVAL!" he roared.
"FOR SURVIVAL!" his followers echoed.
The Irony of the Ferros Family
As the first wave of Enforcers drew closer, Urgot's mechanical eyes zoomed in. "Wait! Those shields... those are Chem-Plates! How does Piltover have our gear?"
Ekko growled into the walkie-talkie. "The Ferros Family. Camille's clan sells the poison to Zaun and the antidote to Piltover. They've equipped the Enforcers with our own industrial armor to counter our bullets."
Chen cursed loudly from his position. "That old hag! She knew exactly what she was doing when she said we couldn't win. They have Hextech for range and Chem-Tech for defense!"
Chem-Plates were designed to deflect the heavy slugs of the Undercity. However, Jinx's genius flared up instantly. She grabbed the radio. "Listen up, you idiots! Don't shoot the center of the plates! Aim for the floor and the edges! Create ricochets! Those Pilties are wearing fancy blue cloth and no helmets—the shrapnel will do the work for us!"
The Firefight
The silence of the bridge was shattered. From the small gaps in the sandbags, Urgot's machine gun erupted, a stream of glowing green tracers chewing into the Piltover line. On the other bridges, the Wildfire squads unleashed their Gatling-style Pow-Pows.
The air became a solid wall of lead and blue Hextech sparks. The Enforcers pushed forward, huddled behind their stolen Chem-Plates, but the ricochets Jinx had predicted began to take their toll. Shrapnel from shattered bullets peppered the unarmored faces and limbs of the Piltover soldiers.
"Push! Don't stop!" Jikegar screamed from the rear.
The battle for the bridges had reached a fever pitch. Zaun was holding the line, but the blue light of the Hextech Rifles was beginning to glow at the far end of the bridge, preparing to unleash a range of fire the Undercity had never seen.
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