"boom!"

"Hahahahaha! It feels so good! I've never felt so good before!"

"Fighting is fun!"

In the artillery position behind the defense line, the ogre Big Head, the commander-in-chief of the First Artillery Corps, laughed loudly towards the sky, his fat belly trembling.

"Boom! Boom!"

At this moment, the artillerymen in the position were busy. Hundreds of heavy artillery were firing non-stop, pouring shells into the surging demonic tide and causing the ground to shake violently.

In this war, there are more than a dozen artillery corps like this, and each corps has a designated bombing area to ensure the effect of fire coverage.

Big Head skillfully stuffed several shells weighing hundreds of kilograms into the specially made cannon and fired them out with a deafening roar.

He raised the telescope and looked at the wasteland in the distance. He saw a mushroom cloud rising into the sky, and hundreds of cowards and quasais were swallowed up by the explosion.

"These demons are natural targets!"

The ogre shouted to the rest of the heavy artillery corps, "Where are those experiments from the Science and Technology Department? Bring them over and try them out!
Haha, I was just worried that I wouldn't be able to use these things, so I'll let these demons verify their effects for us in person!"

"boom!"

Another shell exploded above the demon army, this time releasing white smoke.

But when the smoke touched the bodies of the cowards, their exposed skin was ignited and their rotten flesh was melted to the bones!
"Ah!"

"Ow—"

Hundreds of demons struggled and wailed in the flames, rolling on the ground until they were burned to ashes.

That's white phosphorus.

This cruel weapon, which is openly opposed by domestic scholars, can cause great damage. It is most appropriate to use it on the devil at this moment.

"boom!"

Another shell exploded in mid-air, releasing not only broken shrapnel but also dazzling lightning, instantly knocking all the demons within a hundred meters to the ground.

——This is the latest elemental shell developed by the Imperial Science and Technology Department. It can select the corresponding elemental energy and release extremely terrifying power.

Then, shells engraved with various inscriptions exploded in the demon army. Flames, light, force fields, lightning and even ice, all kinds of effects appeared in the magic tide.

As for the demons flying in the sky, the Empire's methods were even more cruel. The special shells exploding in the air released thousands of shrapnel in an instant, instantly shooting down hundreds of demons around them.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The bombing was still going on, and under the intensive artillery fire, the demon army's marching speed was slowed down a lot.

In the sky, the trajectories of the shells formed a tangled network, covering the entire plain.

The artillery fire formed an invisible wall of blood and fire, ruthlessly strangling all the demons who tried to force their way in.

The smoke of gunpowder filled the land and the entire wasteland was shaking. In the area where the artillery fire was most intense, there were huge craters everywhere and even the hillsides were flattened.

But the number of demons was too great, and even such intensive artillery fire could not completely stop them.

"go ahead!"

"Their attack is nothing! Move forward! Do you want to be completely destroyed by Master Jelrazak?"

Leo roared amid the howling artillery fire. He rode on the back of the Abyss Dragon Beast and swung his whip in the air, making a whistling sound.

Compared to rebirth in the blood pool, these demons are more afraid of complete extinction.

Moreover, dread demons are extremely afraid of higher demons that are more powerful than themselves - this fear even surpasses the fear of death itself.

Under his intimidation, the cowards braved the fierce artillery fire, stepped on the bodies of their companions, and rushed towards death.

There was another loud bang, and the explosion covered the area where the cowards were. Hundreds of demons turned into charcoal in an instant and disappeared into the main material plane.

"Too slow, too slow
Lord Jelrazak will not be satisfied."

Leo thought so as he looked at the demon army that kept dying one after another.

In fact, he was very adapted to the environment of the abyss, which was extremely hierarchical. These cowards were like the serfs in the north, the lowest and expendable. But cowards were stupid and slow in nature, and had no efficiency in combat. They could only rely on human wave tactics to stop the enemy.

"Weak bastard"

Looking at the cowards in front of him dying in large numbers and being harvested like weeds by artillery fire, Leo gritted his teeth.

He knew that he had to change the current situation so that revenge would be possible.

"Berserker Legion, charge!"

He raised the flaming sword in his hand and shouted orders to the demons that looked like giant toads.

These demons have armor-like skin that is covered with scales and is extremely damp, and they exude a foul odor.

Berserkers serve as infantry among the demons of the Abyss. Although they are strong in body, they have low intelligence and are often easily deceived by more powerful demons and fight for them at the cost of their lives.

"Roar--"

"Crush those humans!"

The Berserker leader raised his fist and shook it, charging at the front, followed by dozens of Berserker warriors, heading towards the area covered in artillery fire.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

The shells fell one after another, but did not cause many casualties to them, and the Berserker's movement speed did not slow down much.

These demons have armor-like skin and a certain degree of fire resistance, making it difficult to harm them unless hit at close range, whether it is exploding flames or flying shrapnel.

The desires of these berserkers are simple: the thrill of feasting on living creatures, the pleasure of having beautiful things destroyed or crushed by their clenched fists.

"Hahahahaha!

Their attack is weak! Charge with me! "

The Berserker leader laughed wildly as it dodged the shells falling from the sky, moved through the artillery fire, and rushed towards the Empire's defense line.

"Eat these bastards from the Prime Material Plane alive! Destroy their empire!"

"Crack!"

Just as the Berserker leader was shouting triumphantly, there was a crisp sound under his feet, and the feeling of stepping on something.

The berserker looked down in confusion, scratched his head, and continued to charge forward.

The moment he raised his foot——

"boom!"

Flames shot up into the sky and a huge mushroom cloud appeared on the battlefield. Even a berserker would be seriously injured by the explosion at such a close distance.

"Damn guy!"

You are a bunch of cowardly worms! Despicable human beings! "

The Berserker's originally strong legs turned into charred pieces of carbon. It struggled on the ground holding its legs, and did not forget to curse in the direction of the Empire Wall.

"Click."

There was another crisp sound.

The Berserker turned his head in disbelief, only to see a device that his torso was pressing against flashing red light.

"boom!"

Another mushroom cloud rose above the battlefield. This time, a big hole was blown in the Berserker's body, and he did not survive.

The same thing happened to dozens of berserker demons and thousands of cowardly demons that broke through the artillery blockade.

This is the second gift that the Imperial Military Department prepared for the demons who came all the way from the Abyss - the minefield.

In an area one thousand kilometers long and two kilometers wide in front of the defense line, the Empire buried most of the mines produced over the years, estimated to be more than 300,000.

Some of them have been enhanced with magic and can kill mid-level demons at close range. (End of this chapter)