Hell has invaded, but my Hextech is invincible!

The smoke and the sound of artillery fire boomed overhead, the ceiling trembled, and fragments of stone fell down from time to time.

Hex, Ida, Joanna, Emily, and Benev are traversing Manchester's vast underground tunnels.

"It's incredible," Joanna whispered.

"A day ago, I never imagined I would be working alongside two members of the United Front."

Joanna donned a brand-new suit of armor, the standard equipment called "Elite Crusader," which is even a pricey skin in the game. Of course, as a paid game skin, it can also boost combat power, which in reality means a significant increase in armor and resistance.

Her height of over 1.8 meters, coupled with this silver-white armor, gave her an air of calm and reliable heroism.

"We're the same," Benev muttered under his breath.

"I don't know how many reports I'll have to write when I get back."

"The fact that senior leaders of the United Front and the church have joined forces is something that should be brought to the questioning table of the General Council."

If Aida hadn't been one of the twenty-two executives, Benev would never have dared to act so arbitrarily. The regulations within the United Front were equally harsh and cruel.

"I must say, your sewer system is quite well-maintained," Hex said, breaking the silence.

"Of course," Joanna said with a touch of pride. "Victor Hugo once said that the sewers are the conscience of a city."

"Unfortunately, you only fixed the conscience of the Upper City." Ada's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

"The glamorous upper town and the impoverished lower town are clearly distinguished."

"Sergeant Joanna, you've never even been to the lower city."

Joanna froze for a moment: "I...I don't know."

This is the truth.

Even if she couldn't agree with it in her heart, it was a rule jointly set by the church, the kingdom, and the nobles.

"You still have time to bicker?" Hex warned. "Have you ever considered that if that demon above us were to step on the pipes and collapse, we'd all be dead here?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Horus," Joanna apologized first.

Compared to the confrontation between Ada and Benev, Joanna's attitude towards Hex took a complete 180-degree turn after learning that Hex was not a member of the United Front, but an experimental subject who had been captured and forced to travel with them. She became exceptionally warm and gentle.

In her mind, Hextech's image was already incredibly lofty.

Despite being persecuted and tortured by an evil organization, they still yearned for the light and refused to compromise their principles. When the city was on the verge of destruction, they stepped forward without complaint.

Hex had no idea how highly Joanna regarded him; he just felt a headache coming on.

He knew that this trading company was located beneath a huge cult base, which was one of the reasons he didn't make it his first target. In the game, the sixth altar was also the most difficult level.

Players will face wave after wave of monsters. Once inside, they will encounter not only mutated and demonized cultists, but also more than a dozen levels to overcome before finally facing the demon.

Moreover, the situation is different now.

The good news is that the gates of hell have not yet opened, and the monster tide has not appeared.

The bad news is, a horned demon has appeared on his head.

Hextech is almost certain that this is a true-name demon from level 333.

Although Cardolos himself enjoys intrigue and scheming, in the fiercely competitive Hell, he certainly needs some loyal henchmen to defend his territory.

This demon may seem a bit dim-witted, but it possesses formidable strength in direct combat. It only knows how to fight head-on and doesn't resort to any underhanded tactics. It is precisely because of this that it stands like a fortress above the altar.

Add to that the Adventists who have retreated from the entire city, and the sixth altar will definitely not be much easier to defeat than in the game.

However, he has six-star Emily and Inessa behind him, five-star Ida, four-star Joanna, and three-star generic cannon fodder character Benev.

I managed to put together a team for dungeon runs.

Hex reached a corner and suddenly stopped.

There was a steel door in front of them, which seemed out of place in the sewer environment.

Emily stepped forward and gently shook her head at him.

Emily was brought along precisely for this early warning.

"How many people are ahead?" Hex asked in a low voice.

"There are twelve people at the door," Emily replied.

It seems that the remaining forces of the Adventists have indeed all retreated here.

Ada asked, "What about the terrain?"

Hextech immediately looked at Emily.

Emily pondered for a moment, then gently placed a hand on Hex's forehead.

The next second, an image appeared directly in Hextech's mind.

Beyond the steel door was a maze of pipes, at the end of which stood an iron gate, where twelve cultists armed with rifles stood guard at the entrance.

Behind the iron gate was a passageway more than ten meters long. At the end of the passageway stood a cultist, his eyes fixed on the entrance, blinking only once every half minute.

Further inside, behind the main gate, lies the true base of the cult.

It was a huge hall where a large group of cultists dressed in black robes and wearing hoods sat together, discussing a map, while others kept moving boxes of explosives and piling them up on both sides of the passageway.

There is a secret room on the bottom floor.

A man was writing at his desk when he suddenly looked up as if he had noticed someone watching him.

—The scene ends abruptly here.

"That's all I can see." Emily withdrew her hand, her face slightly pale.

"He discovered I was spying on him, and I dared not look anymore."

Although Emily is sharp-tongued and sarcastic, she is not one of those kids who just scream and act crazy.

On the contrary, she has an extremely clear understanding of the situation and never acts rashly.

"Is this the only way in?" Hextech asked.

Emily nodded.

"That's troublesome," Hex said.

"A direct, forceful attack would definitely trigger the alert."

"They'll blow up the passage, and we won't even have a chance to get close to the altar."

"Are they crazy? Wouldn't that mean they'd all blow themselves up?" Benev exclaimed in astonishment.

"Don't forget, they are cultists of the Advent movement," Ada said.

"For them, death was not the end, but a reward."

"The altar is located in the deepest part of the secret chamber."

"To get there, we must break through at least three lines of defense," Hex concluded, based on his own strategy.

The terrain is similar to that in the game, but compared to the dilapidated fortress in the game, the current fortress is much more intact.

"It will be difficult for us to get in," Ida shook her head.

"I have an idea," Hex said.

"If we can't go in on our own, why don't we let them come out on their own?"

Benev remained bewildered, but Ada understood instantly.

Ada looked at Emily, her eyes full of admiration: "Emily, you are the key."

"With your abilities, you should be able to subtly influence other people's perceptions."

"Even implanting a thought."

"This led to the introduction of four people."

"Then we'll go back using their identities."

Joanna exclaimed with delight, "That's a great idea!"

"Miss Emily, can you do it?"

Emily gave Hex a strange look and said, "Okay."

"After leaving the United Textile Factory, I felt like I could do something."

"Things I couldn't do before, I seem to be able to do now."

Hextech knew, of course, that his teammates on the ARAM screen had reached level three, had over fifty ability power, and had gained a new Mind Buff skill.

This upgrade is even more inexplicable than Hextech itself.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Joanna exclaimed in surprise, but then asked with some doubt.

"But you're not a clergyman, so why do you possess this kind of holy power?"

Emily's smile froze slightly.

Ada said, "This is a secret of our United Front, Sergeant Joanna."

This seemingly deferential remark caused Emily's heart to skip a beat.

She knew perfectly well that this was Ada subtly warning her.

Meta-Christian matrix is ​​considered blasphemous by the Church. Once verified, all individuals, researchers, and participants involved will be completely eradicated by the Church.

Ida was reminding her not to consider joining the church, otherwise, if this matter were to be exposed, Emily would surely die.