70 Dark Descendant Crystal

Ezreal, also known as the Explorer or EZ, is one of the veteran champions in League of Legends. Due to his skill mechanics, he can be played as a hybrid physical and magical attacker, but he is more often seen in the bot lane as an ADC.

His core skill is his Q Skill, Mystic Shot, which has an extremely long range and can apply attack effects. This makes Ezreal very strong in the early and mid-game.

The passive skill increases attack speed by 50%. In the hands of a skilled player, the combination of attacks and skills results in top-tier damage, even among AD champions.

However, in the hands of a noob, it becomes a Qdc (a character in the game), where all they know is to hide in the back and spam QQQ, their passive is useless and they don't dare to attack at all. It's called something that desecrates the soul of AD (Attack Damage Carry) -- but Ziggs is even more ruthless in this regard.

Regardless, Ezreal is a popular pick in both competitive and casual games. He's not picky about team compositions or teammates, and he has one of the best mobility skills in the entire league.

However, in most cases, especially in casual games, if the AD carry picks Ezreal, it's generally assumed by others that the player is just trying to coast.

Although he's doing very well in the game, Little Yellow Hair's current situation and mood are definitely not good.

Looking at Yuan Chen Qiyana, Ezreal keenly sensed that something was wrong—he often encountered this kind of situation. For example, his partner would decide to keep the treasure for himself, or his employer would decide to discard him after using him.

This is quite common in underground archaeology, and Ezreal was well-prepared for it. However, what Ezreal couldn't understand was how these guys in front of him knew his whereabouts when he had never seen them before.

Especially Yuan Chen's gaze just now, the feeling of being spied on as if his body had been seen naked made Ezreal feel a strong chill—Damn! There's a pervert!

Thinking this, Ezreal drew his whip from his waist and lashed it fiercely at the crystal bottle beside him. Although it was a whip, when the whip struck the crystal bottle, it did not shatter or knock it away, but instead adhered firmly to it.

Retracting his whip, Ezreal raised a middle finger. Even in the face of danger, Ezreal retained his youthful spirit, laughing loudly at Yuan Chen and Qiyana:

"Haha! Don't underestimate the great explorer Ezreal! In a game, I'd be the main character!"

As he spoke, Ezreal shouted, "Arcane Shift, activate!!"

Ezreal had already fully charged his Arcane Gauntlet —although somewhat hastily, it was enough for him to break free of the restraints and leap directly upwards to the ground!

But when he raised his arm, the familiar feeling of weightlessness that Ezreal knew didn't come. One hand was raised, the other held up a stop gesture. For a moment, the air seemed to stand still, and a subtle stillness filled the atmosphere.

"Uh... start!"

"No, start it! Start it!!"

"Wait a minute, where's my Black Cleaver —no, where's my Gauntlet? Where did my Gauntlet go?"

Realizing something was wrong, the blond-haired boy's face filled with terror. He frantically searched his entire body, but still couldn't feel that familiar hardness.

"Is this what you're looking for?" Yuan Chen asked, manipulating the Flowing Water whip while toying with the Arcane Gauntlet in his hand.

The intricate wristband is made entirely of gold, but due to the weathering of time, a layer of indelible dust has covered its surface, giving it the appearance of brass.

Inlaid in the center was a bright crystal of a special material, the nature of which Yuan Chen could not discern. However, given that it could be used as the core of a weapon by an Ascended, its origin was certainly extraordinary.

The wristband is engraved with classic Ancient Shurima- style patterns. Although it appears incredibly blurry due to some dust and grime, Yuan Chen can still vaguely make out the Sun Disc, the golden eagle, and the mark of an alien beast.

The Sun Disc symbolizes Shurima, and the golden eagle is the symbol of the Shurima royal family, also known as the Azir. Therefore, this mark of the alien beast should correspond to Ne'Zuk.

Upon receiving ascension from the Sun Disc, the Ascended in Shurima develop distinct animalistic features. In this state, every Shurima Celestial Warrior is a half-human, half-beast, resembling Nasus or Renekton, even Meat-toothed Beast the Vastaya.

Unfortunately, the obscuration clinging to the wristband was far too severe; even Yuan Chen's attempts to clean it with magic and wash it with Water Flow yielded no results.

Yuan Chen hadn't had a chance to properly examine the item when it was on Ezreal. But now, after seeing the gauntlet clearly, Yuan Chen keenly realized something was wrong.

"You obtained this from the Ne'Zuk's Imperial Tomb, didn't you?"

"I've never told anyone! How did you know?" Hearing Yuan Chen's question, Ezreal's eyes widened in surprise. But after regaining his composure, he quickly shook his head and said:

"Wait, what are you doing here? I've never seen you before! Let's make a deal: you can have the potion, and you give me back the gauntlets, okay? I'll leave right now! And I promise I won't reveal your whereabouts!"

"What did you see in the tomb?"

"Hmm?" Ezreal was taken aback by Yuan Chen's question, then hesitated before saying, "You... are also interested in history and archaeology?"

"No, I just wanted to make sure this bracer wasn't cursed."

Yuan Chen held the wristband in his palm through the elemental Water Flow, a thoughtful look in his eyes, and said:

"As far as I know, this bracer should be the one you found in the sarcophagus in Tyrant Ne'Zuk's tomb... What did you see in the sarcophagus? A corpse? Or was this the only thing?"

"That's all... But how did you know? Were you spying on me the whole time?" Ezreal shuddered. "Don't scare me!"

"Who's interested in a little blondie like you? We just happened to be passing by and stumbled upon you causing trouble here."

"What do you mean by causing trouble! I'm taking a risk!"

"Your yarn is meant to destroy this ancient, pre-classical site?"

Upon hearing Ezreal's words, Yuan Chen curled his lip and said, "If I hadn't used the Water Flow to press down the mechanism on that stone platform, this place would have started to collapse the moment you took the potion. You people from Piltover really know how to cause destruction."

Upon hearing this, Ezreal was taken aback. He glanced back at the stone platform where the potion had been placed and, upon seeing a solid mass of water pressed against a small mechanism beneath it, couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Uh, it was just an accident, hehe..."

"No, even if we hadn't come, you would have taken the potion, causing a chain reaction that would ultimately destroy this place, just like Indiana Jones."

Yuan Chen shook his head indifferently, and then, under Ezreal's questioning gaze, placed his finger on the magic crystal on the back of the gauntlet, which, even after thousands of years, was still crystal clear and dazzling.

Now that he was closer, Yuan Chen could examine and analyze every part of the equipment in more detail. After continuous analysis, in just a short while, accompanied by clicking sounds, the crystal on the back of the brass handguard was safely removed.

Almost the instant the crystal was removed, Ezreal let out a scream, "Oh no! What have you done?! It saved my life several times! But seriously, how do you know this thing so well? I studied it for ages before I even mastered the basics."

Ignoring Ezreal's screams, Yuan Chen instead re-examined the two items in his hands.

The moment the crystal was removed, the quality of the Arcane Gauntlet in Yuan Chen's sight instantly plummeted from Legendary to Excellent—Excellent is not bad; in fact, Excellent represents the pinnacle of mortal craftsmanship.

Above all, even epic-level equipment requires at least demigod-level power to complete its forging.

Arcane Gauntlet are essentially a simple conversion and utilization of magic. While powerful, their true strength lies in the crystal located on the back of the hand. Depending on the quality of the crystal, the power that Arcane Gauntlet can generate varies.

And this crystal...

Name: Ne'Zuk the Dark Descendant Crystal

Quality: Legend

Effect: A condensation of all the power, spirit, soul, magic, and blood of the Ascended Tyrant Ne'Zuk. A top-tier Spellcasting medium that allows the user to forcibly open a rift in the spiritual realm and move regardless of the barriers of the material world.

Even a simple extraction can be extremely destructive to the magic's power. But hidden within it lies an unknown curse.

After witnessing the effects of the Dark Descendant Crystal, Yuan Chen narrowed his eyes.

Ascended are one of the few methods in Runeterra that allows mortals to gain demigod-level combat power. However, thousands of years ago, the Sun Disc, which could create Ascended, was buried in the sands along with the Shurima.

With the loss of the golden bloodline, the Ascended, who believed that mortals were not qualified to command them, began to succumb to pure desire. Under the influence of this desire, they started wars in Runeterra as warlords.

It was at this time that the Ascended began to be contemptuously referred to as the "Dark Descendant."

During the Dark Descendant Darkin War fought each other as tyrants, leaders, and chieftains, the Twilight Spirit Myisha managed to kill a large number of Dark Descendant and taught humanity a secret technique to seal them away. This crystal... must be Dark Descendant's attempt at Myisha.

No wonder Ezreal didn't find Ne'Zuk's body in the sarcophagus in Ne'Zuk's tomb... because Ne'Zuk wasn't dead, but sealed within the Dark Descendant Crystal.

Just like the greatsword in Aatrox's hand, the scythe in Kayn's hand, and the bow in Varus' hand. The Ne'Zuk before us, his true form is the crystal.

"You're lucky too. The Undertaker used Arcane Gauntlet as a burial offering for this guy," Yuan Chen said, shaking his head with a touch of melancholy.

"If you're directly handling this thing... tsk tsk, I wonder if your willpower can match that little madman Kayn's."