Chapter 376: Flesh is Weak

Duke Byr branded the Mechanical Legion with the mark of Hell of Avernus.

Thus, upon their arrival at the Wanyuan Plains, the Blood War army, also from Hell, would not attack the Mechanical Legion. Moreover, other devil lords would recognize the Mechanical Legion as representing Hell of Avernus in the war upon seeing them.

Naturally, encounters with Abyss demons would result in immediate hostilities.

After branding the legion.

The devil lord looked toward the Supreme True Dragon, sizing up the fierce metallic dragon for a moment, and said, "Three thousand kilometers northeast of the Bronze Fortress, a band of Abyss demons crossed dimensions not long ago and occupied the Hellgate leading to the Wanyuan Plains."

"Surrounding the Hellgate, under the command of a Tanar'ri Firebaner demon, they built a demon fortress."

"The scale of this demon fortress is not large, with about a hundred thousand various demon warriors. The leader, the Firebaner demon, is a demigod-like powerful demon."

There was a pause.

Bathed in blood-red light, the deep voice of the devil lord rang out again.

"Lead your Mechanical Legion, eradicate the demons occupying the Hellgate, and destroy the demon fortress."

For the devil lord, these small-scale demon incursions into Hell of Avernus were like flies, seemingly endless, with similar attacks occurring periodically.

In the past, Duke Byr was more than willing to annihilate these demons with the fires of Hell.

A demigod-level demon, but only at the level of a half-god, and moreover, it was in the devil's home ground of Hell, was not something this War General regarded highly.

This time, Duke Byr specifically spared the opposition, mainly wanting to assess the combat effectiveness of the Mechanical Legion.

"This is your first mission as a part of the Hell Blood War army."

"Let me see, what splendid warriors of the blood war you are!"

Upon hearing this, the body of the Supreme True Dragon, covered in dark red flames, flared up, and the engine in its chest roared incessantly. Then, under the gaze of the devil lord, the mechanical dragon wings stirred with violent energy.

No words were needed, Garon's will was directly transmitted throughout the Mechanical Legion.

Following the tail flames brought up by the Supreme True Dragon, the dark mass of the Mechanical Legion moved, facing the blood light in the distance on the horizon, like a metal tide capable of devouring everything.

At the same time.

The eager players of the odd machinery received their first official mission.

[Follow the Supreme True Dragon, destroy the demon fortress, kill all demons, and clear the path to the Abyssal Hellgate.]

[The one who slays the most demons will unlock the legendary mechanical control rights.]

The mechanics were thrilled, rubbing their hands in anticipation.

"It's finally starting!"

"Ha ha, my mechanical cannon has been starving for a fight."

"Team up, team up, is anyone there who wants to team up to kill demons?"

They had heard far too much about demons, and being able to pilot odd machinery in a 'virtual game' to experience a war against demons was exciting enough.

Many mechanics were already discussing via internal channels, planning how to efficiently form demon-killing squads with different types of mechanical troops, and having heated discussions about how to earn military merits effectively.

Garon, through his own permissions, eavesdropped on the mechanics' discussions.

Seeing the bloody war as a game, the mechanics' thought processes and behaviors were highly unpredictable.

Like now.

Some mechanics were controlling their own mechanical troops, targeting the devil lord at the Bronze Fortress, and trying to attack Duke Byr, issuing the attack command.

"Target: Devil Lord, our ally, currently unselectable."

The mechanical intelligence responded without a hint of emotion.

"That's a pity. That devil lord looks very powerful. I'd love to see how it fights."

The mechanic players regretfully withdrew their gazes.

With the Grandmaster overseeing the entire situation, they would not be allowed to attack the devil allies before encountering the demons.

Time silently passed.

Under the blood-red light, amidst the tremors of the barren surface of Hell of Avernus, the seemingly boundless Mechanical Legion surged towards the position of the demon fortress, encountering various forms of hellish creatures along the way.

In all of Hell, except for dukes and lords, the rest of the hellish creatures broadly fall into three tiers: low, middle, high.

Whether it's low-level hell hounds, spine demons, or lesser demons,

Or middle-level steel demons, barbed demons, lust demons,

Or even the occasional high-level devils, tyrant demons, bone demons, blood armor demons, etc., when they saw the Mechanical Legion from afar, they dared not make any rash moves.

Even without the mark of the devil lord, the scale and momentum of the Mechanical Legion alone were enough to make these

 native hellish creatures give way.

Garon's gaze swept across the various devils encountered.

And those devils who were stared at by the Supreme True Dragon felt their bodies stiffen, shivering with cold.

Even in Hell, a devil with the power of a demigod is a top-tier creature, capable of becoming a duke or, in other words, in any dimensional world, a demigod creature is rare and powerful.

"Under the control of the Nine Hellmasters, the hierarchical order of the devils in Hell is strict, filled with order compared to the chaotic Abyss," Garon thought silently.

Hell has its unique operating rules.

Here, a devil's form does not adhere to one type; its character and type can change as it advances.

For example, if a low-level lesser demon fortunately achieves a feat and is then fortunate enough to get the promotion approval from its middle-level devil superior, it can be reborn in the flames of hell, transforming into a completely different middle-level devil.

Low-level devils need the approval of their middle-level devil superiors to advance.

Similarly,

If a middle-level devil wants to become a high-level devil, it also needs the approval of the high-level devil it belongs to.

Because high-level devils are already the pillars of Hell, higher-level lords have the right to revoke the promotion process approved by high-level devils.

As for high-level devils, if they want to become stronger high-level devils, such as the most powerful Infernal Refiner demons, they need the approval of a lord.

Because of this strict and orderly promotion rule, nearly all devils in Hell have their own superiors, forming a pyramid-like power structure with strict order, where high-level devils have absolute control over low-level devils.

At the top of the pyramid are naturally the Nine Hellmasters, the rulers of the nine layers of Hell.

Below the Nine Hellmasters are the devil lords and dukes of each layer.

Just below the lords and dukes are the devil dukes.

In fact, the devil dukes are also dukes, just the most powerful dukes of each layer.

The position of devil duke is exalted, but not so easy to hold; many powerful devil dukes are always looking covetously at the position of lord, trying to replace them in various ways.

As far as Garon knows,

The first lord of Hell of Avernus was long ago not the Infernal Refiner demon Byr but a devil named Zariel. Byr was originally a subordinate of Zariel's duke and successfully took over the position of lord through intrigue and schemes.

The Nine Hellmasters encourage such backstabbing and power struggles among the devils.

Therefore, Byr's actions are not only not despised in Hell but are highly praised and admired by many devils. While admiring him, these devils are also secretly thinking about how to replace Duke Byr.

It is said that the former first lord Zariel is imprisoned deep within the Bronze Fortress, continuously drained of power by the Infernal Refiner demon.

Those who fall in the struggle for the position of devil lord generally end up in a dire situation.

Considering that Duke Byr seldom leaves the Bronze Fortress unless necessary, the rumor that the former first lord is imprisoned deep within the Bronze Fortress holds high credibility.

Pondering various information about Hell, Garon steered the Supreme True Dragon, leading the tide of metal troops, and continued to surge toward the demon fortress.

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Hell of Avernus, demon fortress, outpost.

The variety of demons is no less than that of devils, or rather, far more numerous.

Every demon legion is composed of various types of demons, unless under very special circumstances, where a legion would consist of only one type of demon.

Based on the different abilities of different demons, they generally serve as different types of troops in the legion, performing reconnaissance, combat, healing, and so on.

Here at the outpost, the demon sentries mainly include two types of demons.

Spider demons and Arrow demons.

These two types of demons are representatives of the Abyssal Noths and like the demon prince Dimogorgen, belong to the Tanar'ri demons.

The spider demon is a half-humanoid, half-spider type of demon, with a humanoid upper body, muscular and fierce, covered with steel-like bristles, with densely packed spider compound eyes and ferocious fangs on its humanoid face.

Its spider-like lower body is as thick as a tank, covered in layers of pitch-black armor as if forged from steel, resembling armor and studded with poisonous barbs.

'Wolf Spider' Miska, a demon prince, is said to be the most powerful of the spider demons.

Other spider demons view Wolf Spider Miska almost like a god.

This demon prince is not currently in the Abyss; it was defeated in a war between chaotic demons and orderly gods, sealed in some part of the Howling Abyss, with its exact location unknown to anyone.

Many demons who believe that Wolf Spider Miska will become a demon king are committed to rescuing it, but they have so far been unable to find the exact location of its seal.

However, the demons have never given up.

As for the Arrow demons, these demons have a humanoid body shape, their bodies bristling with metal arrows, and a demon bow made of flesh on their backs, with vision and perception abilities that are second to none among demons.

Blood, metal, dirt, and other materials mixed with demonic power form watchtowers, up to a hundred meters high.

Arrow demons stand atop these demon watchtowers, their eagle-like sharp eyes scanning all directions.

Spider demons lurk in the subterranean spider nests around the watchtowers, using webs that can extend tens of kilometers beyond the nests to scout the surface of Hell.

These two types of demons have always been the best sentries in the demon legions.

Behind them, the demon fortress stands towering, constantly emitting a thick demonic presence.

Here at the outpost, a spider demon in the subterranean nest blinked its compound eyes, looking down at the webs covering the nest.

The colorless, nearly invisible web emitted an extremely subtle vibration, undetectable by most creatures other than spider demons, indicating that a creature had stepped into its webbed domain.

The spider demon's expression was not particularly cautious.

After all, hellish creatures often accidentally enter the concealed web-covered areas, causing the webs to vibrate, which it had grown accustomed to.

But just a breath later.

Nearly all the web strands in the nest vibrated at the same time, and it was obvious, violent, and frantic, as if thousands of troops had stepped into the webbed area, trampling the barren land of Hell and heading straight for the demon fortress.

After a slight pause.

The spider demon's expression drastically changed.

"Enemy attack!"

Almost all the spider demons simultaneously shouted in the demonic language, their shrill voices piercing the heavens.

At the same time they roared.

The Arrow demons at the demon watchtowers also simultaneously turned pale, their expressions grave as they stared into the distance.

Under the blood-red light of Hell of Avernus, a black wave rose from the distant horizon, shimmering with the cold light of metal, appearing endless.

The iron hooves of the Mechanical Legion trampled the cracked ground of Hell.

Dust flew, the earth trembled, and the rumbling noise approached from afar.

At the very front of the flying mechanical soldiers, the Supreme True Dragon, forged entirely from pitch-black metal, bathed in blood light, entered the sight of the demon sentinels, its ferocity evident, its murderous aura overwhelming.

The leading Arrow demon raised its demon bow toward the sky and fired an arrow.

Boom!

The arrow exploded, turning into a purple demonic fire, illuminating the sky and reflecting in the demon fortress behind.

This signaled that a massive army of Hell was attacking.

After a moment of stillness, the demon fortress suddenly became chaotic, and demons leaped onto the newly built walls, looking at the approaching Mechanical Legion with frenzied, bloodthirsty, insane, and somewhat fearful eyes.

"The target is right in front of us."

"Destroy the demon fortress, eradicate all demons!"

The Supreme True Dragon roared, its will spreading throughout the Mechanical Legion.

As they looked at the vivid sight of the demon fortress and the ferocious demons, the mechanics felt both fear and excitement, controlling their mechanical creations to follow the Supreme True Dragon, forming a relentless metal tide.

Soon.

Garon approached within about fifty kilometers of the demon fortress.

This was already within the attack range of the Mechanical Legion.

One after another, giant crabs carrying dense heavy artillery, their bodies as large as a hundred meters in diameter, stationed themselves in place, their steel limbs plunging deep into the ground to stabilize their bodies, while all the energy circuits on their bodies lit up.

Boom boom boom!

Dense physical shells took off from the heavy artillery on the backs of the giant crabs, rising into the air before turning in direction and bombarding the demon fortress.

Hovering in the air, mechanical squids fired high-energy rays, following close behind.

The most numerous iron spiders raised the mechanical claws on their backs, and the central cannon in each claw condensed a stream of blazing white light beams, piercing the air and emitting scorching heat.

The other mechanical creations also displayed their capabilities, one after another, unleashing attacks.

In just an instant.

Physical weapons, energy rays, shockwaves, spatial bombs, and various types of attacks converged into a terrifying storm, pouring down like a waterfall toward the demon fortress.

The demon fortress, seeing the attack wave filling the entire field of vision, was taken aback, its pupils contracting.

"When did Hell of Avernus get such a mechanical construct army?"

A large, imposing Firebaner demon emerged from the demon fortress, its expression extremely serious.

Whoosh!

Demon wings spread high, endless flames bursting

 from the cracked skin on its body, covering the sky and forming a fiery shield that enveloped the entire demon fortress.

The fortress's layered arrays activated, turning the fiery shield into a barrier.

Boom boom boom boom!

Deafening noises rang out.

Under the dense, rain-like offensive, clusters of cracks incessantly appeared on the fortress barrier.

"Damn Hell mercenaries!"

The attackers were not devils, but they carried the scent of a devil's brand, clearly a blood war army hired by devils.

The Firebaner demon cursed, its body's flames intensifying.

Under the endless flames, the body of this great demon also grew rapidly, soon becoming a hundred meters tall flame demon, flames roaming between its skin, its body seemingly composed of scorching magma, rapidly rising temperatures causing nearby demons to quickly retreat due to the scorching heat.

Roar!

The Firebaner demon took a massive step forward, and a torrential flame formed a terrifying giant whip thousands of meters long, vigorously swirling to become a high-speed rotating flame vortex, emitting unmatched suction force, drawing in attacks from the Mechanical Legion to relieve pressure on the barrier.

Seeing the demon leader display divine might, the rest of the demon soldiers were inspired and began launching attacks toward the distant Mechanical Legion.

Demon fireballs, energy siphons, corrupting black light, bone-shattering demon arrows—the demon legion counterattacked.

Their attacks landed in the dense, tide-like Mechanical Legion, destroying many machines, but compared to the overall Mechanical Legion, they were just a trivial portion, as more mechanical soldiers continuously surged forward, initiating long-range attacks while advancing toward the demon fortress.

At the same time.

Two pitch-black lasers suddenly surged.

Thick and immense, carrying destructive power, the beams directly penetrated the weakest point of the flame vortex and also targeted the weakest point in the layered barrier defenses, piercing through the defenses and stabbing into the chest of the Firebaner demon.

The scorching flames, like blood, splattered as the Firebaner demon let out a painful cry.

The source of the pitch-black beams was the eyes of the Supreme True Dragon.

The Destruction Death Ray, one of the weapons equipped on the Supreme True Dragon, has the powerful destructive power to penetrate divine shields and tear apart divine bodies. Combined with the Supreme True Dragon's weak point analysis, it delivered a severe blow to the Firebaner demon.

The beams shot from the eyes, along with the movement of the Supreme True Dragon's head, directly swept across.

Sizzle!

The body of the Firebaner demon was bisected.

"Interesting."

The Supreme True Dragon's unconventional attack methods, as well as the cross-dimensional control of mechanical combat, akin to playing a game, gave Garon a unique sensation, stirring his excitement.

Far away in the Dragon Court dimension, a silver dragon, seemingly asleep with its eyes closed, unconsciously swayed its tail.

At the same time, hovering thousands of meters in the air, the Supreme True Dragon turned its head, and wherever its gaze went, the hissing sound continued, and the demon fortress, forged from Abyssal steel, seemed like snow meeting fire, becoming severely damaged under the Destruction Death Ray, with some demons directly disintegrating.

"I will turn all of you into ashes, into a heap of metallic wreckage!"

In the midst of angry and painful roars.

The body of the Firebaner demon gathered again, but its body was significantly more ethereal.

Its roaring was just about to rise when it was interrupted.

As the leader of the demons, the Firebaner demon undoubtedly attracted the attention of many mechanic players, and every moment, fierce artillery fire targeted the Firebaner demon. The dense attacks, although not at the level of demigod power, were enough to cause the Firebaner demon great distress when combined.

The Mechanical Legion held an absolute numerical advantage.

Their firepower was completely overwhelming the demon fortress, and the demons' counterattack was merely a flash in the pan; now, the demons were barely able to defend themselves.

This demon legion based in Hell of Avernus was not large and no match for the Mechanical Legion.

Under Garon's control, within the Supreme True Dragon's chest, the engine's roaring sound began to rise, quickly overshadowing the noise of the battlefield, spreading like a grand bell throughout the demon fortress.

Engine Overload.

One of the mechanics' spells, it can greatly enhance the mechanical's various capabilities for a short period at the expense of entering a weakened state afterward.

Garon had the legacy of a mechanic, and he knew quite a few mechanic spells.

With the overloaded engine at its center, energy flows like blood, or like lava, spread throughout the Supreme True Dragon's body, turning the pitch-black metallic dragon into a glowing red color, while also emitting terrifying heat, distorting the surrounding air.

Boom!

The air exploded, and the shockwave blew away some smaller machines.

The body of the Supreme True Dragon in the air pulled out a trail of glowing red light,

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