In the projected view.
Looking around, on the crimson scorched earth, terrifying demons of various forms were everywhere, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Even more frightening was that these countless demons gathered together but were not killing or fighting each other. Instead, they were dispersed into groups quite 'harmoniously.'
Remember that in most legends, demons represented chaos and disorder.
Often when they appeared, the first ones they fought and killed were their own 'kin.'
But at this moment, the demons in the projection were so quiet that one might suspect Vision forgot to turn on his audio recording equipment when recording this video.
However, the next moment, everyone realized this silence was just an illusion.
When Vision passed through the grinder barrier and appeared, the golden Buddha light attached to his 'Transcendence' stance immediately 'activated' the demons closest to the portal.
Roars and howls instantly erupted, and countless demons rushed towards the 'camera' like a tide.
Claws, fire, acid, even teeth.
If Vision hadn't been in an invincible state, it would be hard for anyone to imagine who could withstand this overwhelming offensive.
However, even with invincibility activated, Vision only fired two lasers from his forehead before realizing he couldn't break through the tide of demons and retreated helplessly.
But at this time, everyone also understood why Vision said 'that grinder is a one-way defense' just now.
Thanks to the special structure of those crimson sharp teeth, the grinder, which was extremely sharp when entering, did no harm when returning.
Even the massive number of demons following Vision could calmly pass through the grinder and enter the Hell Gate.
The video stopped abruptly here.
After that, everyone already knew about Vision's return from the Hell Gate.
Gulp~
Someone swallowed saliva, which sounded exceptionally loud in this quiet laboratory.
"Those..."
Captain America originally wanted to say a few words to ease the atmosphere because the scene was too depressing.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized his voice had become somewhat hoarse.
After a moment of silence, Steve finally spoke again.
"Those demons don't seem to have the idea of actively entering the portal... Maybe there is some restriction?"
In fact, even Steve himself didn't quite believe this.
Although only one or two demons ran out occasionally before, the wave brought out by Vision at the end had no restrictions.
If not for everyone's interception, who knows how many demons would have rushed into Earth.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Rhodes beside him immediately complained.
"If they really can't come over, are these guys gathered there for a team-building exercise?"
"Maybe they are queuing up to breathe Earth's air..."
Harry on the other side followed with a cold joke, but no one present could laugh.
Fortunately, their back-and-forth slightly eased the originally oppressive atmosphere.
But just then, Clint, who had been staring at the virtual projection, suddenly looked at Vision and asked with a serious expression.
"Can you rewind and zoom in?"
Vision looked at Luca upon hearing this, then nodded to confirm to Clint.
"Yes, Mr. Barton."
"About 2 seconds, hmm, a little bit earlier, this position, zoom in!"
Hawkeye pointed and gestured, signaling Vision to zoom in on a scene right after he passed through the crimson grinder.
However, when they saw the zoomed-in image, the atmosphere that had just eased up immediately became tense again.
"This... this looks like a generator?? Are they sacrificing to a generator?"
When Dr. Banner said this, his tone was very hesitant.
Because in the image at this moment, calling the strange thing surrounded by a circle of demons a generator was really too far-fetched.
Its shape was incredibly twisted, purely composed of flesh and white bones, surrounded by flickering flames and eerie red light.
Plus the blood patterns on the ground resembling a cult sacrifice, it was more acceptable to call it a demon altar than a generator.
However, when they saw this thing clearly, Luca and Tony's expressions changed simultaneously!
"Mana-Electric Conversion Device!"
"Mana Generator!!"
Luca and Tony exclaimed at the same time. Although they used different names, they were referring to the same thing.
It was the device they created together during their joint research to convert 'electricity into mana' for the convenience of using the Arc Reactor to replace 'magical artifacts.'
It was just that the machine in the projection looked much more grotesque than the original version they made. If they weren't the designers and manufacturers themselves, they might not have recognized it.
Actually, what Tony didn't know was that Luca later took this thing to Wong at the New York Sanctum for a look.
He wondered if this device capable of creating 'mana' could provide Kamar-Taj mages with an additional power source, so they wouldn't have to borrow from those expensive Dimension Demon Gods.
Um, of course, Luca also thought about exchanging it for some good stuff and expanding new business.
Unfortunately, although the power converted by this thing was called 'mana' by Luca and Tony, it was essentially 'Hell Dimension energy.' And it wasn't really 'conversion'; 'extraction' might be a more accurate description.
Kamar-Taj itself was still a relatively proper organization. For powers like the 'Dark Dimension' and 'Hell Dimension,' probably only the Ancient One dared to use them casually in the entire Kamar-Taj.
This wasn't just a rule, but also a concern that mages with insufficient ability would be corrupted by the evil represented behind this power.
Therefore, Luca's idea of 'reselling mana' naturally fell through.
But...
The Hell Dimension has Hell energy itself. Why do they need to convert it from electricity?
Thinking of this, Luca's pupils shrank instantly.
No! They are converting in reverse, using mana to generate stable electric current!
"What needs electricity?!"
Luca turned instantly to look at Tony Stark.
However, he found that Tony, who also noticed this device, was actually biting his fingers nervously at this moment.
"Tony! Do you know something?!"
Due to emotional agitation, Luca's voice was close to a roar.
The exploding sound in his ears also caused the nervous Tony to snap back to reality instantly. However, at this time, his hands trembled somewhat uncontrollably, and his voice was full of regret and bitterness.
"Those blood patterns aren't sacrificial rites, they are reverse spatial fluctuation stabilization circuits..."
"The forward spatial fluctuation stabilization circuit was originally used to smooth out spatial rifts on Earth..."
"If it's reverse... they... they might want to use weak spatial points... to open countless Hell Gates on Earth..."
(End of Chapter)