As Mitsuki flew backward, the Razor Drones zooming past him on both sides made a move.
Groups of four drones shifted and interlocked mid-air, forming massive, four-bladed fans.
Then, each of these "Razor Fans" protected the saucer-shaped aircraft flying behind them, diving without hesitation into the overwhelming swarm of locusts through the gap Mitsuki had blasted open.
These drones can do that?
Mitsuki, not fully aware of Luca's latest modifications, was surprised by the bizarre maneuvers of his own side's combat weapons.
However, while the fan-mode drone squads could easily shred locusts, they were a drop in the bucket against the endless swarm.
Their true purpose was to provide cover, allowing the strange saucer aircraft to disperse throughout the insect cloud.
Just as Mitsuki watched the swarm about to envelop the saucers that had charged into their midst...
The dozen or so odd-looking fixed ports on the saucers suddenly spewed massive amounts of eerie pink smoke.
Due to the spherical saucer design, these ports covered both the top and bottom of the craft.
The moment the pink smoke erupted, it formed gigantic spherical smoke zones in the air.
However, this pink smoke wasn't a lethal poison gas, but a neurotoxin!
Yes, these saucer-shaped aircraft weren't the "Floating Discs" from the Yuri tech tree, but "Poison Gas Drones" modified from Chaos Drones!
The instant the neurotoxin spread, the Hell Locusts enveloped within the spherical zones were dyed a faint red.
The swarm, which should have been charging forward in unison, turned upon being dyed red and immediately began tearing into their own kind mercilessly.
In a split second, all the locusts descended into madness.
While these locusts might lack damage output against other creatures, their fragile bodies were incredibly weak against their own attacks.
Or more accurately, for their own kind, a Hell Locust's attack was a "one-hit kill."
With countless densely packed locusts capable of "one-hit killing" each other falling into a frenzy simultaneously...
The outcome was predictable.
In an instant, the Hell Locusts in the sky fell like rain.
Some locusts closer to the ground even began attacking the fodder demons below.
However, since Dunshan chose to deploy the "Chaos Saucers," he naturally intended to deal with more than just these fragile locusts.
After clearing the sky of Hell Locusts instantly, only a few Chaos Saucers were assigned to remain airborne, releasing gas to counter any follow-up swarms.
The majority of the Chaos Saucers descended towards the ground under the cover of other drones, blanketing almost the entire combat zone.
The next moment, pink toxin was released again. In a flash, the smoke shrouded the entire battlefield, enveloping even their own ground units without discrimination.
But...
The Hextech combat units, aside from various mechanical legions, had only one biological unit: the roaring Brutes.
These muscle-heads, genetically modified by Yuri tech, were completely immune to neurotoxins.
Other biological units like Yuri Clones, Virus Snipers, Engineers, and regular Clone Soldiers were all stationed far away in the base.
Therefore, even if the neurotoxin didn't magically differentiate between friend and foe, it didn't hinder the Hextech forces from efficiently killing enemies within the fog.
On the other hand, while some Hell demons were immune to the toxin, nearly half of them turned into red "neutral units," slaughtering their allies without hesitation.
Furthermore, these infected demons even gained a boost in attack speed and strength.
At this moment, the demon side, which had slightly regained its footing due to the locust swarm, collapsed completely.
Many "Red Demons" near the boundary even turned around and charged back into the Hell Dimension, killing as they went.
Mitsuki, carried away from the center of the battlefield by Pandora, slowly landed on the ground.
This time, he didn't rush back to the slaughter. He just watched the chaotic battlefield quietly.
In moments, this one-sided battle was drawing to a close.
Even the Hell Dimension, seemingly intimidated by the power of the neurotoxin, refrained from sending more elite demons into the fray.
However, Mitsuki knew that this move, combined with the earlier disciplined advance of the demon army contrary to their instincts...
Undoubtedly indicated that the enemy forces were commanded by an intelligent, high-ranking general.
The enemy's withdrawal now didn't mean victory for his side; the next battle likely wouldn't be far off.
War... doesn't seem as bad as I imagined?
Mitsuki, who had lived in an era of peace since birth, inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation for the upcoming battles rising from the bottom of his heart.
Next came corpse recovery and feeding them into the "Grinder."
Mitsuki didn't need to handle these chores. As planned, he threw himself into modifying the clone soldier equipment at the base.
The constantly roaring Grinder caused the base's already sufficient resources to skyrocket again.
This time, because Hell didn't send many elite units, the Hextech side kept many trump cards hidden.
Due to the massive disparity in individual combat strength resulting in minimal casualties, and the precise use of the "Genetic Mutator" converting many Brutes...
The Hextech camp not only suffered few losses but actually expanded its total troop count.
While accelerating the construction of new Barracks, existing Barracks were also "spamming troops" rapidly.
Everything was in intense preparation for the larger war to come.
However, the Dimensional Battlefield was destined to become a protracted, massive meat grinder. One or two staged victories weren't worth overemphasizing.
Meanwhile, back on Earth.
Shortly after sending off the second batch of troops led by Mitsuki, Luca, finally relaxed and ready to rest for a couple of days, suddenly received an emergency communication from Gwen.
"Luca! We're in big trouble! Mr. Stark is injured! Dr. Banner and Harry have been taken!"
"We need help. Get over here, now!"