Cyberzaun, Machinarium

Looking at the happy girl in front of her, Seraphine hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind. She asked carefully, "You are from Zaun, right? Can you tell me... do you have any special feelings about my music?"

"What?" Jinx felt like she must be so stupid right now. She had even put on a wig before going out this morning, and imitated the people of Piltover and put on a student outfit, and even repainted her nails. How could she be recognized by a woman who was even crazier than her when they just met?

"No, you must have mistaken me," Jinx retorted, and her hand quietly moved towards the pistol hidden under her skirt.

"Hey, it's okay, my parents are from Zaun... I'll buy you a cup of coffee. I haven't been to Zaun for a long time, tell me about it." Seraphine smiled, took Jinx's wrist and happily ran to the dessert shop she often went to.

Jinx thought that if Wei still thought she was crazy, she should throw today's incident in her face and see how she responded. Who would be calmer than her?

"What's your name?" Seraphine looked at the girl sitting opposite her stiffly and enthusiastically pushed the cream cake to her. "This is my favorite."

"My name is Luna, Luna Sigrid." The girl smiled and immediately asked the question that concerned her most, "Why do you think I'm from Zaun? Is there something wrong with me?"

"No, you are really beautiful," Seraphine smiled, "but it's just that my habits are a little off. Generally speaking, unless it is required for work, not many people would say something like "May the gears turn forward". But many older people are used to this kind of greeting."

"Also, you didn't respond when I greeted you just now, so I guessed you were from Zuan... How is Zuan now? Will anyone come to my concert?"

"Oh, there should be people going. After all, this kind of entertainment is quite novel." Jinx paused. "When did you salute me?"

"That's it." Seraphine put down the coffee cup she was holding with both hands, and gently tapped her head and heart twice with her right hand. "Mixed-blood people from the Twin Cities usually do this. It means they are a mixture of the upper and lower. Many people are proud of this."

"Thanks for the reminder," Jinx put down her untouched cup of coffee, "I'll pay attention next time... Hey, how did you come up with the idea of holding such a large-scale concert? Who gave you the idea?"

"I've conceived this a long time ago. In my opinion, the two cities are a harmonious chord, but recent events have disrupted the continuity. I want to use my power to communicate. You don't have to doubt me." Seraphine gently tapped her ears and smiled. "I can hear other people's emotions. This is my little specialty. Don't worry."

"Oh, I'm not worried at all." No wonder Jinx is now considering persuading Enoch to stay away from this woman. Her power is really a bit dangerous.

Sensing Jinx's anxiety, Seraphine wisely didn't point it out, and changed the subject, "Do you think my song is good?"

"Well, oh, right, let me think...it should be 'all the things she said', yes, that's the song." Jinx was a little helpless. She had never heard this woman sing, so how could she know what she was singing? She could only recall with difficulty a disc of this woman that she had seen when she visited Wei's apartment. Jinx remembered the name very clearly because there was also a signature of 'for Wei' on it.

"Really? I like this song too... It gives me a lot of strength." Seraphine suddenly became quiet and shy, silently picking up the cake and speaking in a low voice.

“So…” Jinx looked at the girl in confusion and said in a long tone, “Will you hold a concert in Zaun as well?”

"Of course, I want to sing in the Midtown Plaza. I've heard my parents mention it so often. You can see all kinds of people there, and people from all over the world gather there."

"You... haven't been to Zaun, have you?" Jinx thought about the severely overflowing fluorescent lights near Fulgrim's Tavern, and the never-disappearing pickpockets and smugglers on the streets. When did Zaun become an international logistics center?

"I've only been to the Dance Corridor. My family always thinks I'm too young and doesn't want me to go any further. However, I've talked to the people of Zaun, and they sometimes don't like it..."

"Well," Jinx stared at the innocent-looking girl in front of her, "How about we go to Zaun now?"

"What? But isn't the bridge closed?"

"Don't worry," Jinx waved her hand carelessly, "I have a way, are you coming?"

Chapter 126 Seraphine (Part 2)

"Hey, Luna, I don't think it's a good idea for us to do this." Seraphine fiddled with her clothes that were covered with rivets and belt buckles, and pulled at her leather fingerless gloves awkwardly. She felt that with all her clinking clothes, she could be louder than a maraca.

"You mean that part that's not good? For God's sake, it's martial law now, we definitely can't dress like a girl from Piltover." Jinx changed into a leather jacket and put on a respirator she just bought from the store. Fortunately, she spent a lot of time on the wig in the morning, otherwise she would be in trouble now.

"I think the surrounding environment may not be good. They sound... a little angry." Seraphine had just witnessed the seamless switch from a young lady to a little girl, and now was following the girl stupidly.

"How can anyone be in a good mood at a time like this?" Jinx didn't care. Did they really think that the 40 or so people who died in the conflict in the past few days were just a number? The Piltover guys were abnormally excited these days, but the thugs who usually looked so arrogant were very quiet. They knew how to protect themselves in the chaos, and they all retreated early.

"What do you mean by that? They didn't say anything."

"I can hear people's inner emotions, just like songs. Happy people sing brisk melodies, sad people sing slow melodies, and the people here sound very anxious." Seraphine looked at the many closed shops around her. "I want to make them reconcile through my efforts, even if it's only for a short time."

"Well, lofty ideals, I wish you success. By the way... how do the people marching these days sound to your ears?" Jinx nodded and moved away from her subordinates who were about to come up to say hello.

"It's very noisy and harsh, like a repetitive high-pitched note, or an unarranged noise. In short, it's very chaotic." Carefully avoiding the steam spewing from the street pipes, Seraphine looked at the bubbles floating in the alchemy pot with great interest.

"To describe you this way... you're really a weirdo," Jinx sighed, stopping Seraphine in her tracks. "Well, you can only go this far. You can't go any further. The inspections have been very strict recently, and I can't cause any more trouble."

"Oh, okay," Seraphine looked around with regret. This time they were only a little further away than when they were taken by their parents before, but overall they were still in the dance corridor. "Can I take a picture nearby?"

Jinx rolled her eyes. "No, taking pictures here is almost the same as shooting. Shooting is even considered a normal reaction. Don't irritate these sensitive guys."

"Um, Luna?"

"what happened?"

"I think there might be some trouble. Let's run." Seraphine tugged at the belt on the girl's arm and pointed to a dark alley. "I heard some bad noises."

"Really?" Jinx looked at the alley for a long time but found nothing. She raised her eyebrows and looked at the girl inexplicably. "Okay, let's leave first. Do you think it's safer over there?"

Jinx and Seraphine ran in small steps towards a place that looked safe, through the streets and alleys of Zaun, and ran to the vicinity of the fountain.

Seraphine panted as she looked at Jinx, who didn't look tired at all. She was wearing a breathing filter, so why did she look more relaxed than she did when she danced all the time? "Is this your daily warm-up? You don't feel tired at all?"

Jinx remained silent, just looking at the statue of Fandel on the fountain. Maybe someone had been here just now? The man's pipe was burning brightly.

"Luna? Luna, are you okay?" Seraphine gently tapped Jinx's back and looked at the fog around her anxiously.

Several hooligans were waving sticks in their hands. Before they could get close to the two, shrill whistles echoed around them. "What's wrong, pretty girls? Can't find your way home? Do you want your brother to help you?"

The harsh sound strongly disturbed Jinx's thoughts. Looking at the statue of Vandel behind her, Jinx did not blow the heads of these thugs up immediately. After stiffly saying "Wait here", Jinx rushed towards the group of people without paying attention to Seraphine's shouting behind her.

Looking at the guys wearing ill-fitting clothes, Jinx impatiently took off her respirator and shouted at the leading thug, "Get away!"

It can be seen that Jinx's little face is very convincing. The pickpockets leaning against the wall slipped away without looking back. The thugs who were watching the show nearby also recognized this face and simply stood aside, ready to watch the joke of these confused thugs.

"Luna, be careful!" The scream from behind made Jinx dodge reflexively, avoiding the sharp knife wielded by the gangster. Jinx realized that something was wrong.

She was very sure that the other party could see her face clearly, and since they had just reached the dance corridor, no one would fail to recognize her - the gang without good eyesight would quickly kill her in Zaun.

But since the other side wants to attack me, there is no need to indulge them, just kill them all. Jinx is too lazy to figure out whether this group of people is the new gang that appeared.

She skillfully took out her pistol and shot at the newcomer. In order to hide her identity, Jinx used a gunpowder weapon this time, which caused a lot of trouble for her. The ammunition capacity was seriously different from the weapons she usually used. This also resulted in Jinx being a little uncomfortable and pulling the trigger a few more times when the bullets were automatically empty and the gun was hung up.

The thugs on the opposite side were no pushovers either. They looked like they had been trained and they knew how to dodge and cover. As a result, Jinx had only killed 3 people before she had run out of bullets.

Cursing inwardly, Jinx activated the protective shield powered by Hextech gems and retreated backwards. The gangsters on the opposite side hit the eggshell-like shield hard, causing ripples. This made Jinx feel embarrassed and angry. When had she ever been chased and beaten like this?

Pulling up the girl who was squatting near the fountain, Jinx ran towards the port first. If they entered her territory, Jinx promised to treat these guys well.

The onlookers around looked at each other in bewilderment. When had they ever seen this crazy woman get humiliated? Those who reacted quickly contacted their bosses and told him everything that happened today. Some of the smarter ones even sent someone to deliver a letter to Baron Enoch in a hurry, hoping to get a generous reward.

The dance hallway was in disarray in a way no one expected.

Chapter 127 Singing × Psychological Suggestion √

"Don't be shy, little ones, come out and play with me."

Thanks to Zaun's intertwined streets and developed smuggling business, Jinx and Seraphine didn't have to run far before they collected what they needed - strong terrain and guns stolen from smugglers.

Even though the weapons in these guys' hands hadn't been maintained for a long time, they could still complete their tasks overall. In the hands of the elusive Jinx, these weapons were like bloodletting knives, destroying the attackers rushing around bit by bit.

If it weren't for the reinforcements that appeared out of nowhere, Jinx would have finished her work and gone home to rest.

Compared to the embarrassed Seraphine, Jinx seemed to be at ease. Nothing was more familiar to her than this.

While reloading, Jinx pulled at the Hextech shield device on her body in dissatisfaction. If Littlefinger hadn't ordered her to do so, she would have given up on using it. Not only would it be useless in the conflict in Zaun, but it also seemed stupid to have to temporarily close the shield every time she fired.

"What's wrong, Miss? Did I scare you?" Jinx looked back at Seraphine who was squatting behind the pipe and asked with interest, "Sorry, I will be careful not to scare you."

"careless!"

Before Seraphine could finish her words, she saw one of the people who had just been hit by Jinx suddenly crawl up, with a huge energy ball condensed in his hand, and threw it towards the shelter where the two were hiding.

In an emergency, the Hextech energy shield automatically expanded outward and collided with the whistling magic in an instant. After a moment of stalemate, a huge impact force spread outward from the contact point between the shield and the magic, rolling up all the debris piled in the alley and throwing them in all directions.

Jinx, who was dodging to the side, was also knocked against the wall by the huge impact and rolled several times before finally stopping.

"Damn it!" Jinx cursed angrily and tried to get up from the ground. The impact just now made the girl dizzy, and the surrounding environment seemed to be spinning and twisting.

Jinx slapped her head hard in fear and tried to regain consciousness. She looked at the rifle that was thrown far away and crawled towards the weapon with difficulty. She had to be faster than the person on the other side.

Seraphine was also startled by the explosion, but fortunately the pipe where she chose to hide was strong enough. Although she was dizzy from the huge noise, at least she looked dirty and embarrassed, but no other changes occurred to her.

Seeing Jinx falling to the side, Seraphine went forward to help without thinking, but after taking two steps, she discovered a scene that horrified her. The mage also climbed up, and a dazzling light began to condense on his hands, like lightning.

"I have to help her," Seraphine thought in panic, taking a few deep breaths and trying to calm herself down. It was too late to carry Jinx to a safe place because of the explosion just now. Most of the things that could be considered as cover for her disappeared. She couldn't carry the attacker to a safe place before the next attack.

"Calm down, little Seraphine, think about your abilities, think about the song you heard..." Whispering to herself, Seraphine carefully hid most of her body and hummed a song softly.

There was no professional recording equipment and the surrounding environment was far from her own recording studio, but Seraphine's singing was still so clear. It didn't sound like a song heard with the ears, but rather like someone whispering in her ear. Even Jinx, who was a little far away, could hear this sound.

Feeling her emotions gradually calming down, Jinx turned around and carefully looked at the girl who looked stupid before. She originally thought that Piltover would prepare some dangerous weapons, but she didn't expect that for the two cities that are now hostile to each other, the girl herself is the most powerful weapon, but... she may not realize this at all.

If her ability is permanent, it would be much crazier than the mind-control tower that Littlefinger once mentioned.

At least forced memory tampering can be easily detected, but emotional changes are very normal changes at any time.

The attacker on the opposite side also staggered down and put down his hands, leaning on the ground tiredly. Like Jinx, no one present had any thoughts of fighting each other for the time being. This impulse was masked by the emotions contained in the song.

The song ended quickly, and the people on the street took a long time to relax. Their spirits gradually recovered, and the mortal enemies on both sides slowly stood up and prepared to fight again until they killed each other.

Before Jinx could get up and pick up her weapon, her sixth sense suddenly gave her a warning, and she unconsciously slowed down a step. The rifle that fell to the ground in front of her was covered with dark yellow crystals.

Realizing that this was the work of an old friend, Jinx immediately looked up and, sure enough, a green skid was wandering in the sky, while the attacker on the other side was caught by this solidification device, wrapped tightly and unable to move.

"Long time no see, little one." Jinx looked at the masked people in front of her. They were all very familiar with each other, and their friendship was connected by bullets and splattered blood.

There was a brief silence on the scene, and suddenly, a man on a skateboard appeared from the darkness behind and threw these crystal bombs at Jinx's back, hoping to lock up this notorious woman temporarily.

Jinx was no stranger to this kind of sneak attack and she dodged it deftly. While the girl was distracted, several people turned around and walked towards the bound attacker and Seraphine who was hiding on the side. They had to finish them as soon as possible as this place was too close to the port, so they had to leave quickly before the situation got out of hand and they were surrounded.

"Where are you thinking of going?" Jinx yelled angrily. She pulled the pawn off the skateboard before he could dodge, stomped on him hard, and looked at the leader provocatively.

Sighing, Ike pulled out the stick behind him and prepared to end the battle quickly.

"Ha, you finally dare to show up? I thought you would hide forever." Picking up the crowbar on the ground, Jinx slowly walked towards Ike. She knew clearly that these people had caused a lot of trouble in the factory area, but every time they were as slippery as loaches. It seems that she can help Littlefinger clean up a trouble today.

Just as Ekko and Jinx were about to fight, a series of tear gas bombs ricocheted on the ground, catching everyone present off guard. In the smoke, a terrorist squad wearing standard equipment hurried over, using net guns to control anyone who dared to resist.

Ike and Jinx faced it vigilantly. They could only hold their breath and dared not act rashly until a breathing mask covered with graffiti was thrown into Jinx's arms.

"This is the charm of human augmentation technology. You don't have to worry about being trapped in a bad environment." Enoch looked at Jinx who was relaxing, and turned to Ike who was covering his mouth and nose tightly.

"Nice to meet you"

Chapter 128 Assassination

"I'm curious, why didn't you use this thing to leave here?" Enoch fiddled with the skateboard in his hand. "In fact, I'm also interested in why you approached the dock area. Can you give me a brief explanation?"

Ike stepped back cautiously, and huddled together with a few companions who had not yet been captured, looking around and trying to find a way to escape. However, the smoke here was too thick, and there were members of the Terrorist Squad around, so they had to take their captured companions with them when they fled.

"Don't be nervous. I remember your name is Ike, right? You used to work for Benso? I think there's a misunderstanding between us. I'd like to invite you to have a cup of tea." Enoch put down his skateboard and looked at the dusty Jinx. "You look terrible."

"I know. You don't need to remind me." Jinx said sullenly with a mask on her face. She raised her chin towards the place where Seraphine was hiding. "Our great singer is hiding there."

Enoch nodded, signaling the people coming up behind to go and take care of the patient, and then he nodded slightly to Ike and said, "Excuse me."

Several captured attackers had already broken free from the crystals in which they were trapped, and were being pinned to the ground by security personnel, unable to move.

The group of people were dressed in Zaun clothing, but they didn't wear any gang decorations, nor did they have any tattoos to identify them. They didn't look like people from Bilgewater or Shurima.

Signaling the security guard to pull the man up and kneel in a row, Enoch squatted down and looked at him for a long time before finally giving up his guess. "I'm very busy right now, so I really don't have time to waste here. Let's keep it simple. You give me some useful information, and then I'll give you a quick death. Do you think this is okay?"

The man continued to struggle, and laughed a few times after hearing what Enoch said. His lips moved slightly, but no sound was heard.

Enoch looked at Jinx helplessly and gently pressed the button on his prosthesis. Unlike Jinx's round shield, the light blue shield appeared like a bubble attached to his body in an instant and then gradually faded until it was barely noticeable to the naked eye.

"This is new technology." Enoch waved his hand, smiled proudly at the embarrassed girl, and then turned and walked towards the captive on the ground.

He slowly approached the man kneeling on the ground, but this time the man was much more straightforward. He spat fiercely and laughed.

The shield worked perfectly, but even so, Enoch still felt unhappy. "I really don't understand what the purpose of this thing is other than to irritate me and make me kill you as soon as possible...

You know, if you take the opportunity to use some poison smoke or poison needles, maybe you can really surprise me. At least it will be more glorious than your stupid smile now. At least in the former case, you are a crazy assassin loyal to the master, unlike you now, a cannon fodder with a brain filled with paste.

...So you have nothing else to say?"

"You sissy who can only hide behind others, how dare you humiliate me, you damn coward, come on, do you dare to fight me in a duel?" The kneeling man yelled at Enoch, but fortunately he stopped immediately... Not everyone can laugh with a hole in their head.

"So, do you have anything to say?" Enoch turned the gun and looked at the person next to him. "I will give everyone an equal chance."

"go to hell"

"As you wish." Seeing that the second person was killed easily, the remaining few people began to panic a little. They had never seen such an amateurish torture method.

Normally, wouldn't you say a few harsh words first and then get stabbed twice? You wait until you are almost full before opening your mouth, saying something unimportant, and the interrogator will believe the authenticity of the information you get. No one would beat someone to death right away.

Where did this guy come from? The local gangs in Zaun are too rude.

The group of people were a little more obedient now. Except for one person who refused to speak, the other two quickly shouted, "Don't kill us. We are Shurima mercenaries. We are just here to work. We don't know anything. This morning, a masked employer gave us a photo and said he wanted to kill her. We took the deposit and came to work. Trust us, we didn't lie to you."