The explosion was deafening, and the flames spread rapidly.
Although most demons were accustomed to the fiery environment of the Hell Dimension, and many were primarily fire-aligned themselves...
When these lesser demons—who couldn't even withstand a casual swing from the Flame Demon Warlord's sword—faced the sudden eruption of all the hellfire contained within his body, countless numbers were instantly reduced to ashes.
The densely packed demon army, charging like a tidal wave, suddenly had a massive chunk bitten out of it.
However, that wasn't all awaiting them.
Just as Mitsuki flashed backward, he quietly tossed an ordinary Capsule into the enemy formation.
Poof~
A massive cloud of white smoke exploded.
Following closely was a terrifying, metallic dragon roar.
"ROAR————"
Amidst the roar, the smoke and dust were blown away by the shockwave.
The [Hextech T-Rex] (aka T-Hex) made its grand debut!
Covered from head to toe in heavy blue-and-gold armor, brilliant blue light constantly emanated from various parts of its body.
Standing over twenty meters tall, every step the [Hextech T-Rex] took seemed to make the earth tremble violently.
Even though Mitsuki had thrown it into the densest cluster of demons, the [Hextech T-Rex] showed no fear.
The moment it appeared, it swung its thick tail, sweeping across the ground continuously.
In the blink of an eye, all nearby demons were crushed to death by pure brute force.
However, simple physical attacks were merely the least impressive of the [Hextech T-Rex]'s arsenal.
The next moment, a series of mechanical clicks came from the armor on its back. Countless missile pods instantly emerged on its surface.
Strangely, these pods appeared empty, devoid of missiles.
But as the [Hextech T-Rex]'s body hummed slightly, micro-warheads composed purely of energy suddenly materialized within the empty pods and rapidly launched into the sky, scattering in all directions.
Then.
BOOM————
A continuous chain of explosions rang out. Even the [Hextech T-Rex]'s own roar was drowned out by the earth-shaking blasts.
In an instant, the battlefield blossomed like a field of azure flowers, countless plumes of blue explosive flames rising into the air.
This sudden carpet bombing created a vacuum in the demon army even larger than the previous hellfire explosion.
However...
"Bucky, Lord Luca said not to waste energy like this!"
Without anyone noticing, Mitsuki had appeared on top of the [Hextech T-Rex]'s head. As he spoke, he rapped his knuckles against the behemoth's metal skull twice as a reminder.
"Bucky" was, of course, the name of this newly synthesized [Hextech T-Rex].
Luca had originally wanted to name it "T-Rexy," but that sounded terrible, so he named it after a certain guy with the ability to split his body apart.
Bucky—this [Hextech T-Rex]—was a dragon-shaped mech that could be piloted, but it also possessed extremely high mechanical intelligence and the ability to act independently.
If high-level mechanical intelligence counted as true life, Bucky might even be considered the first "native species" of the Hextech Dimension, perhaps even more legitimate than Luca, the half-baked Dimensional Lord.
However, precisely because of this, Bucky's core energy consumption drew directly from the Hextech Dimension.
As mentioned before, dimensional warfare was essentially two dimensions plundering each other's energy. "Using a cannon to kill a mosquito" was bad practice here.
Using sealed hellfire to mass-kill lesser demons, like Mitsuki did, was fine. But attacks like Bucky's...
Even with widespread micro-missiles, spending a missile to kill a few lesser demons might not be cost-effective, potentially resulting in a net negative return.
Of course, tactical needs like disrupting enemy formations or killing core targets were exceptions.
After being reprimanded by Mitsuki, Bucky was slightly disgruntled but didn't argue.
With a disgruntled roar, it treated itself as a pure bulldozer, waving its two small claws and charging towards the dense demon horde in the distance.
At the same time, the Hextech Dimension forces, having completed their assembly, finally arrived.
The first to strike wasn't just any unit, but the wildest force on the Hextech side: the Brute Legion.
These grey-skinned muscle-heads might have low IQs, but each one was practically a mini-Hulk.
Upon contact with the demons, they rolled over them mercilessly like heavy tanks.
Facing the Hell Dimension forces, the Hextech side might have a massive numerical disadvantage, but their quality was overwhelming.
Essentially, they had no low-level fodder.
The Hell Legion's fodder—imps, ghouls, insect demons—found that their claws, their primary weapons, could barely scratch the skin of the grey giants facing the Brute charge.
Behind the cursing, charging Brutes, the new Haro Mechs modeled after the [Lancelot] didn't even need to draw the greatswords on their backs. The mechs' inherent performance alone was enough to slaughter the demon army effortlessly.
Yes, despite his disdain for the [Lancelot] mechs from the Code Geass world, Luca had still used its mechanical structure to build a batch of medium mechs exclusively for Haros.
The [Lancelot]'s fatal flaw—the exposed cockpit that acted like a bullseye—was eliminated since Haros were piloting.
Even the "Sakuradite" power source was replaced by "Ion Batteries" modified by Luca.
This thing was less a [Lancelot] and more a brand-new weapon that adopted some of its structural advantages.
But regardless of how much original performance remained, against ordinary demons, the result was summed up in one word: Domination!
At this moment, Dunshan, still in the rear base command room, watched the one-sided slaughter after the lines engaged.
The weight in his heart finally lifted slightly.
He immediately issued further orders from the main control center.
"Razor Drones, prepare to engage enemy air units. I demand that not a single flying demon enters the base's airspace."
"Yuri Psychic Corps, remain on standby. Focus on demons Class B and above. Control them immediately upon detection to disrupt enemy formations!"
After these two orders, Dunshan turned to his deputy and asked in a relaxed tone:
"How is the Genetic Mutator preheating coming along?"