Wind Team's Betrayal
A soldier's greatest fear is wavering in their conviction, and I have already wavered. (Book 69, new)
Wind Team's words were not only for my safety, but also because he was afraid that I might have mental fluctuations during the war.
He joined Project Source earlier than me and knows more, so let's do as he says.
Since he didn't report me to the master and even helped me regain some of my memories, he must have meant no harm.
The ensuing battle was extremely fierce, both for us and even more so for the soldiers of both Germany and North Africa.
Fiora has no memory of her past and shows no mercy to the Demacia.
She and Huo Su were collectively known as the Fiery War Maidens. Together, they annihilated an army of over 100,000 and killed their commander, Jon Daly, becoming the most hated targets of the Demacia.
Jinx and Vi are like a pair of violent and crazy sisters. When they go into battle, they are often accompanied by ear-piercing screams, and they blow the enemy to pieces in a burst of artillery fire.
Warwick preferred to be alone, and he was found wherever there was bloodshed, whether it was the battlefield or the enemy camp.
Lucian and I are relatively normal; we rarely appear in public and spend more time dealing with troublesome enemies.
Unfortunately, I couldn't kill Jarvan and Garen. These two guys, despite being ordinary people, possessed formidable fighting abilities, and even with the protection of many skilled fighters, they almost injured me once.
Our Noxus teammates are in a similar situation, maybe even worse than us.
Pyke and Katarina are their targets, and it's said that the Noxus leadership even issued a bounty to attract Bounty Hunter.
Zed and Akali have assassinated several key figures, achieving considerable success in creating chaos.
The Black Rose remain our biggest obstacle; their leader, though killed by Akali, has somehow resurrected.
As for Jhin, my opinion of him has changed quite a bit. I used to think he was an artist, but now he seems like a freak.
He took pleasure in killing, and in fact, he committed torture, which led the enemy to fight desperately and refuse to surrender, resulting in numerous additional casualties.
Yi seeks out powerful opponents everywhere. Within the Project Squad, aside from the Wind Team which isn't widely known, I believe Yi is the strongest...
The war escalated, with both sides constantly depleting their forces. The enemy consistently faced off against us with casualties hundreds or thousands of times greater, showing no sign of weakness.
About two months later, of the initial 12,000 Hextech Warriors participated in the battle, more than 5,000 had been lost. Even Pyke and Warwick were severely damaged and underwent repairs and upgrades.
At this point, our master ordered us to retreat to Piltover and await further instructions.
In the past two months, the Project Squad has added nineteen soldiers, bringing the total to thirty-three.
The Project armor has also been updated to the seventh generation, with a significantly reduced size. New additions such as Caitlyn and Jace now look almost like normal people.
I didn't see Wind Team after returning to base; in fact, I haven't seen him since that conversation.
Just when we were wondering what was going on, our owner announced something: Wind Team had defected!
"I regret to inform you that [Wind] has betrayed me, and [Shadow] will take over as captain from now on."
Hearing this news, everyone except me was surprised, because everyone knew that Wind Team always took good care of everyone.
Yi, also a first-generation Project Warrior, asked, "Master, why did Wind Team betray you?"
"He tried to change himself, wanted to break free from my control, but ultimately, he didn't approve of my behavior."
"Could he have been used? Wind Team always tells us to be loyal to you, he hasn't done anything else, has he?"
"Betrayal is betrayal, the reason doesn't matter. Besides, I don't have time to think about this. Next, we must focus all our efforts on resisting the offensive from Demacia, Noxus, and Ionia..."
It turns out that during these two months, our master not only tasked us with fighting against the two nations of Den and Noah, but also personally launched an attack on Ionia.
Now, the three parties have put aside their old grudges and joined forces, intending to destroy Piltover.
I've always wondered why our master would attack so many powerful forces simultaneously. Isn't that digging his own grave?
Many people had the same question, and the owner provided the answer for us:
"I know you have many doubts in your hearts, but please believe me, this is humanity's only way out..."
Our owner unusually spoke a lot to us; this was the first time since we'd known her. Perhaps she was worried that the departure of the Wind Team might cause us to waver.
In the end, her goal turned out to be to fight against the gods of Runeterra!
Throughout history, whether humanity has experienced decline or prosperity, it has always been guided by the gods.
If this situation cannot be broken, then humanity's fate will forever remain in the hands of the gods.
The master believed that humanity could break free from this controlled fate by relying on the power of technology!
She has always believed in the power of technology, and we Hextech Warriors are the best proof of that. But outside of Piltover, people in other regions believe in gods.
Demacia worships a winged god and a god of light;
Ionia worships the God of Wind, the God of Wood, and the God of Death;
Shurima worships the Sun God, Celestial Warrior, and nature gods;
Freljord worships the god of ice, the god of fire, the god of thunder, and those with Blood of Ice;
Bilgewater worships the sea god and the Serpent Mother;
Noxus is the only one that doesn't believe in gods, but they also don't believe in technology; instead, they blindly wage war everywhere, disrupting human order.
The reason the master launched so many wars was twofold: first, to demonstrate the power of technology to people, and second, to find promising individuals to train into Project Warrior.
She is not afraid of people uniting against Piltover, because we are indestructible!
Once faith in technology is established, the power of the gods will naturally be weakened, and more talented people will join us—that will be the true utopia!
I didn't understand much of what my master said, mainly because I didn't know what gods were.
If they have indeed been controlling humanity all along, then the Master's actions are undoubtedly correct; otherwise, it is a more brutal massacre Noxus's.
Before I trust her, I need to find Wind Team and ask him; he must know something.
But what reason could I give to look for him?
If she went rashly, she would surely be punished by her master, so she took the initiative to suggest it:
"Piltover's defenses are solid, so I plan to send two warriors to deal with the wind."
"I'll go!"
Akali accepted the quest, and there's one spot left. I quickly applied:
"I'm going with [Shadow]!"