"Chen!"
Powder's eyes seemed to light up at that moment, and she cried out in joy.
LeBlanc looked at Chen in disbelief;
"How could you have come over?"
Chen ignored her, and the motorcycle drifted sideways on the spot, braking sharply in front of LeBlanc.
A powerful Crippling Strike was brought down upon LeBlanc:
"Wicked woman, prepare to die!"
LeBlanc smiled eerily, and Mirror Image appeared behind Chen.
But Chen was already on guard, using Apprehend with precise timing to hook LeBlanc, who had appeared behind him, directly in front of him.
"Apprehend, followed by a basic attack, then Crippling Strike, then Decimate!"
Noxus's classic combo, E-A-W-A-Q, instantly applied three stacks of Hemorrhage.
At the same time, Chen clenched his hidden left hand, and a small poisonous magic circle appeared in his palm. Chen flicked his left hand, and poisonous magic appeared at LeBlanc's feet.
This was the Q skill he had just acquired from the Snake Woman; a cloud of Noxious Blast suddenly appeared at LeBlanc's feet. LeBlanc was caught off guard, and the Noxious Blast exploded beneath her.
"When did you learn magic?!"
LeBlanc was shocked. She dared not underestimate him again, and Mirror Image was activated once more. She transformed into a cloud of smoke, splitting into two and appearing on either side of Chen.
Chen looked left and right, unable to distinguish the real LeBlanc from the two identical ones.
But he also had a countermeasure. Suddenly, he snapped his fingers.
Powder, who LeBlanc had overlooked, had already shouldered Fishbones and was holding Pow-Pow.
As soon as Chen arrived, the two fluffy little pixies flew to Powder's side, immediately transforming back into weapon mode.
"Spray and Pray!"
Powder had been cooped up for days. She held Pow-Pow in one hand and Fishbones in the other.
Pow-Pow fired at the left, and Fishbones fired at the right!
A missile flew towards the LeBlanc on the right. LeBlanc had no time to dodge, but the moment the missile hit her, she turned into a cloud of mist.
Chen immediately realized the one on the right was a clone and the one on the left was real. Chen immediately activated Counter Strike and used Sweeping Blade to dash forward, striking a critical blow with his axe on LeBlanc's weak point, then chasing her down with another lamp-hammer, instantly triggering Bloodrage.
At the same time, Powder's bullets rained down on LeBlanc. The rapid rate of fire struck LeBlanc's body repeatedly, leaving several bullet holes.
LeBlanc once again vanished into thin air with Mirror Image. Chen immediately turned around, but LeBlanc did not appear behind him.
Chen secretly cursed, knowing LeBlanc was about to Mimic her previous tactic and ambush Powder.
Fortunately, Powder was smart. She turned around while continuously firing Pow-Pow, ensuring that if LeBlanc appeared behind her, she would receive another burst of bullets.
But who was LeBlanc? She anticipated his anticipation.
The cunning LeBlanc appeared directly in front, but by then, Powder was already turning.
LeBlanc's chain once again lashed out at Powder.
"Oh no!"
Chen activated his Chemtech Putrifier and rushed over. He didn't want to see Powder captured again!
As long as Apprehend hooked LeBlanc back, everything would be fine.
But at that moment, Rell, who was injured and on the ground, fiercely wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. Seeing LeBlanc attack Powder, she gritted her teeth and roared:
"Don't touch my friend!"
Propping herself up with her lance, she stood up, her entire body beginning to tremble slightly, red light blazing in her eyes. The magic overflowing from her body had materialized and was floating in the air.
"Ruin them!"
Rell galloped forward,
All the metal weapons and armor around them suddenly flew into the air, converging around Rell. Red cracks appeared on all the metal objects, and they instantly melted.
A pool of molten iron intertwined and mixed in the air.
Rell suddenly leaped into the air.
Accompanied by a red light, the molten iron instantly solidified, forming a steel warhorse.
Rell landed on the steel warhorse.
Riding the warhorse, she raised her lance and charged at LeBlanc.
The steel warhorse galloped forward, its powerful metallic force directly sending LeBlanc flying!
"Last Breath!"
Chen roared, and the katana at his waist was unsheathed again.
He flashed beneath LeBlanc, delivering a fierce upward strike that kept LeBlanc airborne, then a side slash that cut across LeBlanc's chest, and finally, a vertical cleave that descended from the sky, striking LeBlanc to the ground!
Five stacks of Bloodrage, five stacks of Conqueror, an Indomitable Onslaught, and a Weakness!
"Die!"
The descending strike directly severed LeBlanc's body, splitting her in two!
But LeBlanc, with only half a body remaining, still laughed loudly:
"Chen! I still underestimated you! You destroyed one of my true clones!"
The next second, LeBlanc's corpse turned into a pile of ashes, scattering into the air.
"It really was a clone. Is one of her clones that strong?"
Chen frowned and shook his head.
Powder saw LeBlanc escape and excitedly threw down her gun. She leaped up, clinging to Chen, her head resting on his neck, holding him tightly.
Tears couldn't help but fall as she hugged Chen tightly:
"I thought I'd never see you again. Do you know how scared I was?"
Chen, as before, gently patted Powder's back:
"I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well."
Powder hugged him even tighter:
"It's not your fault, it's all that bitch LeBlanc's fault!"
"Who taught you that? Who taught you such dirty words?"
"You did."
"...No, I didn't?"
"I said I've grown up. Can't I curse that guy?"
"In my eyes, you'll never grow up. I'll take care of you for the rest of my life."
"Oh, huh? I suspect you're implying something!"
"No, no, absolutely not!"
"..."
Rell, sitting on her iron horse nearby, watched the two of them, a knowing smile spreading across her face. Then she looked down at a small medal in her hand:
"Gabriel, if you were still here, perhaps we would be like this too."
"Don't worry, I will live on for both of us."
"And of course, I will avenge you."
After speaking, Rell looked towards the distant Immortal Bastion, clenching her fist:
"Noxus, I will make you pay!"
...
Far away, in the Immortal Bastion, at the Black Rose's base.
LeBlanc suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. She coughed violently twice, then slammed her fist hard on the table:
"Chen! One of my seven flesh-and-blood clones has been destroyed by you just like that!"
LeBlanc's other clones were all illusions, without combat power.
But she had seven clones, forged through forbidden magic using her own flesh and blood, inheriting her magic and power. If one died, her power would decrease by one-eighth.
LeBlanc continued to bang on the table, roaring furiously:
"Chen, I will make you die!"
LeBlanc hadn't been this angry in over a hundred years, not even when Swain seized control of Noxus from her.
After a while, she managed to calm down. She instructed a subordinate:
"Notify Kled that there's a guy I want him to kill."
Then LeBlanc ascended the spiral staircase, heading deeper into the Immortal Bastion:
"Vladimir, it's time..."