Hell has invaded, but my Hextech is invincible!

The moment Hextech stepped into the first level of the spire, he was completely engulfed by hellfire that burned away souls; the flames rolled and even the air was distorted and deformed by the heat.

"hiss--"

A burning sensation shot through his skin instantly, and he felt a burning sensation, but Hextech merely frowned slightly, completely unconcerned.

The one-time immunity effect of the adaptive helmet was triggered.

In the second, he was unharmed.

Great, the first step was a success.

Hextech noticed that the health bar was also starting to drop at a rate of 10 points per second.

However, thanks to his life regeneration rate, he actually only loses 7.5 points of health per second.

With nearly 200,000 units of blood, like a bottomless pool of blood, this burning loss is nothing but a drop in the ocean. Even if he stood still in the sea of ​​fire for seventeen or eighteen hours, it would not exhaust his life force.

"The steel gate shall live forever!" Hex kissed the Heart of Steel mark on his hand.

Then, with a sudden burst of power from his feet, the six-meter-tall giant transformed into a black shadow, sprinting wildly through the sea of ​​fire.

The gust of wind stirred up by his figure directly churned the raging flames into a vortex, churning endlessly.

The seemingly small spire is actually a fiery inferno inside.

Hextech raced at top speed for a minute, but still couldn't see the end, and there was no trace of the passage to the next level.

"Where exactly is the passage?"

Hextech looked around. Although he could withstand the flames, in half an hour, the Gates of Hell would expand for the second time, and Kalodos would be freed. Then he would have to face the fully-formed Demon Lord directly.

Just then, the sea of ​​fire behind them suddenly exploded!

A flaming longsword, solidified to the extreme and carrying the power to scorch mountains and boil seas, suddenly thrust straight toward Hextech's back. The flames pierced the air, and even the soul could feel the burning pain.

A strong sense of life and death crisis instantly swept over him. Hextech suddenly flipped to the side, dodging nimbly like a leaf in the wind, but the flaming sword still grazed his shoulder, leaving a deep, gruesome wound that revealed the bone.

Hellfire clung to the wound, frantically gnawing at flesh and blood.

Hextech whirled around, his cold gaze fixed on the figure amidst the sea of ​​fire.

A six-meter-tall fire demon, only half a head shorter than him, its body enveloped in raging flames, slowly emerged from the sea of ​​fire. Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Hextech, its face filled with arrogance and greed.

Why are there demons?

That idiot Valeria didn't tell him at all that there were guards on each floor!

"Outcast! You're the ant that the Great Lord specifically requested?" The Flame Demon looked at him.

His previous arrogance froze instantly, and his eyes widened suddenly.

"Why are you so tall!"

"You're human?" the Balrog asked incredulously.

The "person" in front of it was over six meters tall, and even it had to raise its head slightly to look at him.

How could that be? It's not like he hasn't seen ordinary paladins before. Paladins are only a little over two meters tall, and even when they wear bronze armor, they are still less than three meters tall.

Could this six-meter-tall giant be the Primarch of the Paladins that the Highlords were talking about?

In Hell, the size of most demons is positively correlated with their fighting ability.

Especially for the Balrog, the larger its size, the stronger its combat power.

It was initially full of confidence, but now it suddenly feels somewhat wary.

However, seeing the flames engulfing its opponent, it remained determined.

"I will capture you and present you to the Great Lord." The Flame Demon spat out sparks.

"Then you will gain your true name and become a true True Name Demon!"

Balrog!

A common type of fire demon found in hell.

A very small number of high-ranking individuals among the Balrogs are in the True Name Demon rank, with the strongest Balrog being a Demon Lord.

Hextech was lucky; this Balrog was just an ordinary demon.

Most ordinary demons are not very intelligent, and this Balrog has now directly revealed all its information.

"Idiot," Hextech replied with just one sentence, "How do I get to the next level?"

"Defeat me, kill me and you can enter the second level!" The Flame Demon laughed, seemingly even more confident.

Hex looked at it suspiciously: "You're so stupid, why are you hanging out with that stinky bat?"

"Does it have cast a curse on you, forcing you to tell the truth?"

"How did you know!" the Balrog asked instinctively, then realized he'd made a mistake and roared furiously, "You cunning human!"

"You'll never get any information from me!" It brandished its flaming longsword and charged forward fiercely.

Each step sent the sea of ​​fire surging and flames flying everywhere.

"This fire demon may not be very bright, but it seems quite powerful," Hex thought to himself. Then, he suddenly lowered his body and rolled to dodge the sweeping blade.

He then kicked the ground hard, his whole body flying more than ten meters away like a cannonball, easily avoiding a fatal blow.

"Bug!!" the Balrog roared, flicking his wrist to unleash a flaming whip that coiled around Hextech's waist like a venomous snake before being hurled with tremendous force!

"Bang!"

Hextech crashed heavily to the ground, creating a spiderweb-like crack, and spurted out a mouthful of blood mixed with sparks, but he almost instantly pushed himself up.

I glanced down at the health bar. With nearly 200,000 health points, it had only dropped by 3,000 points, less than one-fiftieth, which was negligible.

"What kind of skill is it to hide! If you're so capable, fight me head-on!" The Flame Demon was completely enraged, and flames surged around his body.

Hextech ignored his roar, his gaze fixed on Balrog's shoulder, where the Heartsteel mark was solidifying and about to turn from black to red.

The Balrog's attacks were swift and fierce, with its flaming longsword and whip striking in turn. Hextech dodged with ease, occasionally taking a few hits head-on, and its health remained as stable as a mountain.

At this moment, the Flame Demon was blinded by rage, frantically devouring the surrounding hellfire. Its body grew larger and larger, and its flaming sword grew three feet longer, making its slashes several times more powerful.

Hextech's eyes flashed with a sharp light. As he dodged the slash, the Heartsteel Mark on Balrog's shoulder fully bloomed, transforming into a huge and dazzling crimson star!

Completed!

Hextech stomped his foot hard on the ground, causing it to explode instantly. He transformed into a black lightning bolt and charged straight at the Balrog.

With nearly 200,000 health points, the attack power of Heart of Steel's punch was close to 20,000.

"Hahaha, you actually dare to go head-to-head with me!"

"Foolish humans!!"

The Balrog laughed wildly, abandoning his weapon as well, and brandishing his enormous fiery fist, he charged forward, attempting to smash Hextech into a pulp with a single punch.

The next second, the two fists collided with a loud bang!

boom--!

A deafening roar echoed throughout the entire first layer of the sea of ​​fire.

The air was instantly compressed and exploded. A violent shockwave emanated from the two of them, sweeping wildly in all directions. The hellfire that filled the sky was blown away and scattered, creating a brief vacuum zone!

Hextech stood firmly in place, his body motionless, his blood surging, and his power poured out like a tsunami.

Meanwhile, the six-meter-tall Flame Demon's entire arm exploded instantly.

Blood, flesh, flames, and bone fragments flew everywhere, and half of his body was shattered inch by inch by the terrifying force of the punch!

Before the Flame Demon could even let out a scream, its massive body flew hundreds of meters like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the fiery ground and creating a deep crater. The flames around it instantly dimmed by more than half, and it lost all its previous arrogance.

Hextech slowly withdrew his fist, looking down at the struggling Balrog on the ground.

"So weak."

The Balrog lay in the deep pit, writhing in excruciating pain. Half of his body was nearly destroyed. His crimson eyes had lost their arrogance, replaced only by deep fear and despair.

It once joined forces with several Balrogs to kill a paladin.

But the giant before them was not even in the same league!

No Orichalcum Armor, no Sacred Relics.

With sheer physical strength alone, it completely overwhelmed it!

It could only tremble and hiss, "What...what kind of monster are you?!"