"This is it!"
Gazing at Alicia, who seemed to be in slumber within the coffin, Duke carefully removed the hextech original crystal placed on her chest.
Under the influence of the hextech original crystal, Alicia's body showed no signs of decay, looking as if she were merely asleep.
Whether it was her face, her hair, or even her skin, everything was exactly like a normal person.
After all, Camille, who had a hextech original crystal enhancement, could remain youthful for eighty years without any changes under the crystal's influence, so preventing a corpse from decaying was certainly not impossible!
"Forgive me, Madam, for disturbing you!"
As Duke whispered, he examined the hextech original crystal in his palm. Compared to the grape-sized Hextech Gem created by Jayce, the hextech original crystal completely surpassed the Hextech Gem in both volume and quality.
Its fist-sized volume, naturally formed facets and planes on its surface, and the surging magic within made Duke's mouth water with intense anticipation.
The original crystal is as important as the heart and brain of the Brackern, the race to which the Crystal Vanguard Skarner belongs; it is their core, passed down through generations, and once removed, they will face death.
But now, Skarner is the only Brackern left, and he is trying to find the hearts of his people based on the connection between the original crystal cores, in order to restore the prosperity of his race.
However, it is a pity that if Skarner truly came, for the Piltover citizens now, he would only be a walking original crystal. Those who understand the importance of the crystal would dismember Skarner in minutes without hesitation!
I really hope Skarner gets lost underground forever!
"It's so beautiful!"
Duke gazed intoxicated at the original crystal in his hand, which would be the heart of his creation, just like Skarner, becoming the heart of his mechanical construct, re-energizing it.
"Father, a high-energy life form is approaching you!"
"What?"
Startled, Duke quickly looked in the direction Vali indicated. Without his faceplate down, he could only see a blue light flickering in the darkness.
"Damn it, it's Camille. How could this happen?"
Duke quickly put on his faceplate, re-locked the coffin, and threw it back into the tomb. As for the soil he had dug up earlier, he didn't bother with it. After putting away the original crystal, the Hextech Gem arcane engine on his back instantly activated.
With the arcane engine running, Duke quickly shot up into the sky.
"Why is this happening? Why did Camille suddenly appear?"
Duke suddenly thought of Skarner, who relies on the natural connection between crystals to find his people, and Camille's heart is an enhanced body with a hextech original crystal as its core.
"Damn it, I should have moved the coffin directly, taken out the crystal, and then put it back!"
Duke, realizing the crucial point, was filled with regret. He had miscalculated. Who would have thought that there was a corresponding connection between the original crystals?
But in the end, it was Duke's oversight!
Whoosh!
The sound of a sharp object cutting through the air entered Duke's ears. He had already ascended five meters. Two steel cables passed through both sides of his body, and the hooks on the cables were embedded in the high wall.
A figure was rapidly approaching him, pulled by the steel cables.
"Where are you going?"
A cold voice with a metallic quality reached Duke's ears, followed by a flash of gleaming blade sweeping towards him.
Camille, ability W — Tactical Sweep.
Facing the gleaming blade coming straight at him, Duke chose to lean backward, the propulsion runes in his legs pushing him diagonally downwards.
Swish!!
The blade light flashed and disappeared in the void. In the blink of an eye, the sound of a blade stabbing also came from the high wall. As soon as Duke stood firm, he saw continuous flashes of blade light attacking him again.
Camille's leg blades were full of Hex Crystal energy, and her body was covered in a shimmering crystal shield.
"Father, we must fight back!"
Duke narrowly dodged Camille's Q ability, Precision Protocol, and Vali's voice came to his ears. Duke whispered, "I know!"
In just a moment of distraction, Duke's chest took a heavy blow, and Duke flew backward rapidly, like a kite with a broken string.
"Damn it, end the battle as quickly as possible! If I can't maximize damage, I must at least repel her so I can escape!"
Duke flipped his hand, and the beautifully crafted ebony and ivory fell into his grasp. Holding ebony wood in his left hand, Duke pulled the trigger just as he was about to fall to the ground.
Bang!
The heavy gunshot pierced the night's stillness, and Duke used ebony wood's immense recoil to float in the air.
Camille was about to press her advantage when a flash of Fire appeared on her Hextech Crystal armor. The hammer-like heavy impact forced her to retreat involuntarily.
Her sharp leg blades cut through the ground like plows, leaving two shallow furrows.
Looking at the dent in her Hextech Crystal armor, Camille spoke nonchalantly, "Interesting!"
"But where do you think you can escape to?"
Leaping into the air, Camille's leg winches shot out grapple hooks. The steel cables ripped through the air, landing on the grass around Duke.
Poof!
The grapple hooks sank into the grass, and the traction from the contracting steel cables allowed Camille to rapidly close in on Duke.
"Is this the strength of Piltover's top hero?"
Duke swung his left hand, using Gun Kata's curved trajectory. A flash of Fire bloomed in the night, and Camille suddenly tilted to one side. A new dent appeared on the left side of her Hextech Crystal armor.
"Facing me head-on, yet you can hit my left armor. That's somewhat interesting!"
Adjusting her direction, Camille's eyes narrowed slightly. Her leg blades, brimming with Hex Crystal energy, were ready. The moment she got close to Duke, she swept them out horizontally.
Duke jumped back a step. His right hand's white ivory fired violently, the muzzle spewing intense Fire. The powerful recoil pushed him back, while a series of Fire flashes appeared on Camille's armor in front of her.
And the distance between her and Duke was widened again.
Gun Kata — Sweep!
"Your main objective is to repel, not to cause any damage?" Looking at her dented Hextech Crystal armor, Camille shook her head slightly, "Naive and childish!"
"No matter who you are, hand over what you shouldn't have taken, and stand still to be captured!"
"Sorry, lady, this concerns my future. I cannot obey!"
Duke aimed ebony and ivory at the ground below him. His fingers continuously pulled the triggers, and the immense force generated lifted him into the air.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The Hextech magical energy engine rapidly overloaded. As powerful magic poured out, Duke quickly ascended, intending to escape.
..... 0
"Little one, only cowards run away!"
Camille poured the hextech original crystal's energy into her dented shield. The shield was like a bubble, rapidly repairing itself, and due to the energy infusion, the shield's size became larger and thicker.
Seeing this wind-up, Duke had a bad premonition.
When you play Camille and see a low-health hero not far from you in the top lane, what do you do?
Everyone will make a choice!
Spam the 'R' key!
Camille leaped into the air, her movements incredibly elegant, like a dance at a ball.
She raised her leg blades high and brought them down heavily on Duke!
Thud!
The moment Camille landed, the ground instantly became a mess, cobblestones and turf flying everywhere, and her shield instantly expanded, an invisible field landing on Duke, forcibly pulling him down from the air.
Pulled down by the field, Duke landed heavily on the ground, and Vali timely said, "Father, we are bound by an invisible field!"
"I know, now shut up!"
Duke's eyes flickered with uncertainty, the energy of the hextech original crystal fluctuated again, and Camille's shield expanded into a hexagonal cage, a massive crystal wall like a prison, making it impossible for him to escape.
Camille, ability R — The Hextech Ultimatum!
Confinement, suppression, slow, no escape!
Camille, with magic energy crawling on her leg blades, black veins at the corners of her eyes glowing blue, her left hand on her hip, slowly walked towards Duke.
"Hello there!"
A lazy, graceful voice entered Duke's ears, and Camille came before him, proudly raising her head.
"Little one!"
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