Hell has invaded, but my Hextech is invincible!

Centuries after the Black Grail, the gates of hell opened intermittently, causing continuous bloodshed and loss for humanity, which led to the Church becoming the highest ruling class among mankind.

Meanwhile, heretical forces continued to shrink human territory, with the Near East falling completely and 90% of Africa lost, leaving only a few strongholds in North Africa such as Egypt and Morocco.

With the fall of the Russian Empire and the Principality of Poland, the armies of hell have reached the Baltic states, clashing head-on with the Holy Roman Empire.

Moreover, this world had no great seafaring; the oceans were occupied by countless monsters, and only the Mediterranean Sea was relatively calm, while the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans were lands of death.

Therefore, the East and the West were isolated from each other and never communicated.

Of course, it's also possible that the screenwriter deliberately avoided mentioning events in the East to avoid censorship.

Antioch is the only city established by humans in the Near East, standing for hundreds of years and being the only stronghold where humans can accurately grasp the movements of demons.

This holy city struggled through five hundred years of bloodshed and turmoil, but was finally destroyed sixteen years ago.

Humanity thus completely lost the ability to counterattack and was confined to Europe.

They faced powerful enemies on the outside and class oppression and the ignorance of the church on the inside.

By the way, the screenwriter probably felt it wasn't desperate enough, so they brought in alien insectoids and the four evil gods from another world into the script.

This world is like the ultimate cesspool.

Human civilization as a whole is like the Imperium of Man before Guilliman's awakening in Warhammer 40K—hopeless.

What's even more despairing is that there's no supreme being like an emperor to protect this world.

God and Heaven have an ambiguous attitude. Faced with hellish demons and evil gods, humanity can only passively respond, with no chance of turning the tide.

So even the United Front, this rebel organization, lamented the fall of Antioch.

Hextech's mention of the new Antioch naturally shocked everyone.

Hex glanced at Benev and said coldly, "Your intelligence is correct."

I am sixteen years old.

"Sixteen years ago, on the day Antioch was destroyed, was the day I was born."

"My parents took me and fled Antioch, which was on the verge of destruction, and we eventually made our way to Europe."

"Initially, they joined the Roman Orthodox Church, wanting to retake Antioch."

"But the previous Pope, Pharos XIII, didn't care about Antioch's sacrifice at all."

"He wasn't even confident he could take back Antioch."

"He simply organized the Antioch immigrants into a special force."

"Send them to the most dangerous places to deal with dissidents and cultists."

"Soon, the Antioch immigrants died one after another in battle."

"My parents also died at the hands of the Adventists."

"I was only ten years old then."

Hextech continued, "As for why I have no power?"

"Because the church doesn't allow me to join any religious order."

"I am not allowed to inherit the sacred talisman."

"They're wary of me; in their eyes, Antioch is a sore spot!"

Hextech's face flashed with just the right amount of sarcasm: "A wound they don't want to touch!"

"Antioch should just die."

"What a bunch of bastards!" Benev's blood pressure soared upon hearing this.

"How could the utterly disgusting church treat human heroes like this?"

The other enhanced soldiers also looked indignant.

The united front already included restorers from various countries, displaced immigrants, and, more importantly, ordinary people persecuted by the church. Regardless of internal political views, overthrowing church rule was one of its core objectives.

Hextech's words instantly stirred up a sense of shared hatred among everyone, and they began to regard him as one of their own.

"Shut up." Ada snorted and turned to look at Hextech.

"What's the name of the organization you mentioned that consists of Antioch survivors?"

This was a test. Ada didn't believe it was such a coincidence that a successful Frankenstein experiment happened to be a survivor of Antioch.

However, Hextech's statement is clearly not information that an ordinary person would know.

Even most intelligence agencies are unaware of this past event.

At least within the United Front, even a Tier 3 operator like Benev only knew that Antioch was destroyed, but didn't know where the survivors of Antioch went afterward.

Hextech said in a deep voice, "The Avengers."

"The Avengers"

When I first saw this name in the game, I almost spat out my water. I can only admire how well the writers copied it.

Upon hearing the name, Ada's pupils contracted slightly: "You actually know!"

"After all, that name was completely erased by the church long ago," Hex said indignantly.

"No one knows that there was once an Avengers chapter that sacrificed itself for humanity."

"Our history has been erased from the books."

Hextech wasn't making things up; he was referring to the actual settings in the game, and also a conjecture by researchers about the protagonist's background.

The child of the Grand Duke Antioch!

In the Return to Antioch chapter 8 of the game, at the request of the Church, the protagonist group attempts to launch a war to retake the city, during which they meet many Antioch survivors and Chapter survivors.

According to those who analyze the dialogue, text, and images, the protagonist is suspected to be the posthumous son of Grand Duke Antioch. His appearance and hair color are highly consistent with the Grand Duke's, and various dialogues and fragments of memories also point to this.

Hextech is a strategy enthusiast who often browses the community and reads player debates. This particular post left a deep impression on him; it really seemed plausible.

The game company never made it clear, and even after the eighth chapter ended, they only left a vague explanation, relying on leaving things unsaid to maintain the mystery of the protagonist.

The name "Avengers" is only mentioned in a very few core secrets in the game.

Hextech's clues were all unlocked late in the game, so they were naturally flawless.

"The Avengers really exist?" Benev frowned and looked at Ada.

Ada said, "This is a top-secret matter from headquarters; you have no right to know."

She looked at Hextech: "Then why did you become Frankenstein's test subject?"

Hextech said, "I've been wandering in Italy, seeking revenge!"

"The target of my revenge is naturally the Adventists who killed my parents!"

"Some time ago, I received a clue that the Adventists would be holding a secret ceremony in Manchester."

"So I infiltrated Manchester, and while investigating the Adventists, I also stumbled upon Frankenstein's experiments."

"The meta-Christian matrix enables people to obtain the power of primal gifts."

"This is the power of a saint!"

"This power was prepared for me."

"I have no inherited holy records, and the church will never help me."

"But Frankenstein's lab can!"

"So I disguised myself as a boy from the slums and deliberately got tricked into becoming a test subject."

"Don't you know this experiment is dangerous?" Ada asked in a deep voice.

Hextech chuckled: "Even if it's only a one in ten thousand chance, I'll still seek that possibility!"

"An opportunity to take revenge on a corrupt cult and an indifferent church!"

"I'm standing here to tell everyone!" Hex held up one finger.

"I will take back everything I've lost with my own hands!"

At this moment, all the agents of the United Front had stood up.

Everyone, including Benev, looked at Hex with a mixture of shock and admiration.

Their hometown was destroyed by demons, they were persecuted by the church, and their parents and family members were killed by a cult.

Her life story was tragic to the extreme.

But Hextech did not give up. Instead, he insisted on taking revenge on the cult and even traveled all the way to Manchester for power, just to seek a possibility!

This perfectly aligns with the United Front's anti-authoritarian and anti-church aesthetic.

He was born to be the executor of the united front!