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Before Hammiel could say another word, Obhedhrur's claws had already reached Red Miner, cleaving through its right shoulder and aiming to tear through the entire metal.
CRAAASH!
A claw from Obhedhrur was big enough to be as large as half of Red Miner's size, an attack at full power could easily blow up the entire robot if aimed correctly.
However, the Fifth King of Chaos missed by a hair, as Red Miner managed to avoid vital systems being destroyed by predicting his trajectory and reacting using its propulsors at the last moment.
At the end, the claw managed to tear out through only metal, giving Hammiel time to retaliate, he only spent a single second glaring at the giant, trying to decipher a weak point.
"The head will likely not be enough, the chest or stomach, it'll be a gamble! His core must be between those two!"
He gritted his teeth, moving Red Miner's left arm forward, as he punched the Fifth King of Chaos with all his might, the Pile Bunker was released at full power, and at point blank.
BOOOMMM!!!
The blow itself caused a massive explosion, blowing a large hole through Obhedhrur's toros, the area between the chest and his stomach, which left the giant slightly surprised.
"Your weapons are good, but were you aiming for my core? I knew you would."
"Hah, bad luck huh?!"
The monstrosity retaliated, swinging its claws again and this time, releasing several laser beams from its body at once.
CRAAASH!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Red Miner tried to move in time, but it completely lost its left arm, while its right leg was also blown up into pieces, and its right shoulder was heavily damaged.
"Shit…!"
Hammiel didn't have time, he had to make a decision right here, right now.
He noticed the crack right behind the monster.
"At the very least I have to…!"
Unlike Mighty Atlas, Red Miner couldn't "awaken" it was not designed to do so, its power and functions weren't even designed specifically for battle, but they proved to be effective.
Therefore, unlike Ezekiel, he couldn't have a "second wind".
"SCREW IT!"
He rushed forward, using the second pile bunker and aiming at the monster's stomach this time.
BOOOMMM!!!
"It's futile."
However, Obhedhrur felt no pain and was not amused anymore, the attack left another hole, yes, but that was about all it did.
"MEGATON… DRILL!"
And yet, in that moment, his eyes widened. In that small time frame where Obhedhrur glanced at his wound, Red Miner took out the drill attached to its back again.
And by spending the last remaining energy within its core, it charged forward, drilling through the monster's chest and pushing it towards the crack in space.
"Ugh…! You're trying to…?!"
Obhedhrur was surprised at the tenacity of humans, he quickly began tearing through the gigantic machine with his black claws, miasmic and chaotic flames spreading everywhere.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
As Hammiel saw the entire robot beginning to fall apart into pieces and the interior rapidly beginning to burn, his eyes began to spiral, as he put even his soul into this attack.
"RAAAAHHHH!"
"UUGGH…! YOU'RE…! THIS IS FUTILE! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ATTAIN FROM THIS?! PERISH ALREADY, HUMAN."
The monstrosity was dumbfounded by his tenacity, as he was being constantly pushed into the hole, more and more.
The hole was already beginning to rapidly close by the power of Genesis herself, who healed the wounds within the world's space as fast as she could.
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"The cracks are closing?!"
Obhedhrur was shocked, as he quickly and desperately kicked the head off Red Miner, and yet its immense weight and its overheating core began to release an immense gravitational force, pushing him further down.
"AAGH…! THIS DAMN MACHINE…!"
He lost his cool completely, as Obhedhrur faced what humans called "difficulties and struggles"!
"HUMAN! YOU'RE IMPRESSIVE, TO PUSH ME THIS HARD! AND…!"
However, Obhedhrur stopped speaking, he felt no life within the machine, it was moving on autopilot… or well, whatever was left of its tough and heavy torso.
Hammiel was already dead.
"…"
Obhedhrur could have fought back and destroyed the machine in that moment, but something within him quickly developed.
Through his first struggle…
Was it admiration?
Or perhaps pride?
BOOOMMM!!!
The overheating core of the Red Miner exploded, sending the Fifth King of Chaos inside of the Chaotic Plane, just as the crack closed.
"…"
His wounds easily regenerated, even though he was covered in highly radioactive and deadly cosmic flames that came from the overheated cosmic core of Red Miner.
He glanced at the floating head of the mechanical giant, his eyes glowing brightly.
"No matter how many souls my children offered to me, I was never able to truly experience feelings until now. How interesting… Red Miner, Hammiel… You were worthy foes. Your sacrifice showed me the strength of humans… I shall wear your shell, as I aspire to be like you."
The monstrosity slowly began to evolve into something different, more intelligent.
Through emotions.
The fragments left of Red Miner were quickly retrieved by thousands of miasmic tentacles, rapidly turning black and purple colored, as Obhedhrur assimilated them into his body.
His shape quickly transformed, becoming a gigantic black, purple, and red colored machine-like lifeform, the power of the technology of humans combined with the power of one of the Kings of the Chaotic Plane…
"This power… And your legacy, I shall carry it with my hands. So I can also become admirable."
He quickly flew through the chaotic plane, showing countless strange, bizarre landscapes that didn't make sense.
"My first true battle… I desire more. This feeling, is it excitement?"
As this happened, the death of Hammiel and the destruction of Red Miner showed through a projection in front of Fate, as she smiled.
"Well done, Genesis, you coordinated the spatial regeneration just in that moment, didn't you?"
"Yes… It worked thankfully. Two big foes out of the picture now… What else must we worry about now?"
"The Dream Plane Inhabitants and the second Chaotic Vessel… Alongside the Outer Gods and the Spirits."
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