They stood safely behind the massive golden wall formed by a thousand Paladin-Mechs.
The Star-Shatter Cannon had fired. The explosion was absolute.
A beam of blinding white solar fire erased the massive cave entrance. It didn't stop at the mountain's surface.
The amplified blast drilled straight through the solid Umbral Ore, carving a city-block–sized tunnel into the heart of the dark dimension.
The sound finally caught up to the light.
It was not a boom. It was a continuousplanetary roar. The physical shockwave hit the Paladin-Mechs like a tsunami.
The thirteen million mortal soldiers behind them were thrown to the ground, covering their ears.
"The mountain is gone!" Lady Scarlett shrieked over the comms rune, her dire wolf whining in distress.
Lucifer stood up slowly. He looked past the massive legs of the Paladin-Mechs.
The Warlord's void-swirling eyes pierced the settling dust and smoke. The entire central peak of the Umbral Ridge was simply vaporized.
