Chapter 3348 A strong city will not fall
As Brooke watched, lightning after lightning in the chaotic sky struck the top of the alien fortress, making its turrets burn with flickering ghostly fire.
Around the pyramid, Necron infantry patrol tirelessly, and a flood of Crypt Scarabs and other constructs can be seen everywhere, dragging masses of corpses and debris to satisfy the pyramid's hunger.
This is an extremely stubborn fortress. Several counterattacks by the imperial army were repelled by it. Its horrific lethality resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties. In order to deal a fatal blow, the superiors decided to use underground digging fortifications.
Brook estimated that his position was about 400 meters away from the alien fortress, which just met the requirement of 500 meters, so he immediately retreated into the passage, and the attacking aliens had basically been eliminated, although the company also spent a huge amount of effort. casualties.
"Hurry up and notify the superiors! We have completed the mission! Reinforce the passage immediately! Get rid of this garbage, the enemy is likely to counterattack!"
"Destroy them!"
Sabourin roared angrily, and stabbed out the chain saw halberd in his hand, piercing the thin chest of an undead warrior, and then the roaring saw teeth made his body tremble.
When he pulled out the chain halberd, green mixed with silver liquid splashed out, and he stabbed at different targets five or six times at extremely fast speeds.
Alien corpses began to pile up in front of the walls of the Ministry of Justice fortress, but their offensive did not weaken. As screams ripped through the air, the artillery confrontation between the two sides turned into a one-way ravage. The city wall was in Gauss The cannons on the parapet were silent as they trembled and made sharp sounds under the continuous bombardment. Li Lin didn't have time to look, but he guessed that those damn Tesla arcs had killed the last batch of gun crew members.
Now he was fighting in the breach in the city wall. Enemies were swarming towards him, shooting and scraping their rudimentary blades along the edges of the Terminator's armor. The green lightning cast dazzling colors on the battlefield, whether mortals or Space Marines. Casualties continued to mount, but even the severely wounded soldiers kept fighting until their bodies dissipated in screaming lightning.
But Sablin knew that the defense line could not hold out for long. The resistance of New Vasburg had reached the end of its rope. Five hours ago, he lost contact with the last Orpsian legion. Although Talos He was repeatedly asked to persist, and the large forces would soon launch a counterattack. However, the enemy's sudden appearance of the fortress became a cancer on the ruins of Neuvasburg. It firmly blocked the pace of reinforcements. Sablin saw everything clearly. in the eyes.
He could completely move, but after sixteen hours of resistance, the temporary command post and the last two bunkers it protected were filled with more than half a million refugees and wounded soldiers. How could Sablin escape?
This was the most stressful time he had ever been under since he became a Space Marine, and it wasn't just personal life or death.
For the first time, Sablin personally felt the weight of millions of lives on his shoulders. In the past, he was just a soldier who carried out orders, and his attitude towards life and death was actually very negligent, but this time his concept changed fundamentally. Change.
When he gave those officers a fatal mission, they all just saluted silently and turned around to leave. Sabourin even knew nothing about them before that, and just watched them explain their funeral affairs to the commissary. , to store some personal belongings. When they walked out of the command post, there was no more news. Together with the dusty, scarred and exhausted soldiers, they disappeared into the dark ruins of the nest.
Sablin even felt a sense of guilt for a time, as if he was the executioner.
But he has no choice!
The defense lines are constantly being squeezed, and key nodes are constantly being lost. Although the defense forces in various places are not instantly defeated in the face of the enemy's offensive, it can only be said that they cannot last for long, even if the soldiers of the 11th Company are almost non-stop in various areas. Running around the battlefield to provide support could not stop the enemy's offensive, and even the delay could not delay it for a long time. In the process, the company suffered a lot of casualties, which made Sablin feel even more self-blame.
But Talos's order is very clear - hold on, hold on with the most resolute attitude, and you must attract the enemy to invest heavy troops in New Wasburg, even the main force. As long as the resistance here continues, the enemy will continue to increase their troops. . He did indeed do this. The defenders of New Wasburg used the most fearless and desperate attitude to tell the enemy that they were still here and the nest city had not fallen yet!
Finally, when the enemy raised the redoubt on Fort Neuvais, Sabourin knew his mission was accomplished.
But his own task was not completed.
He wants to lead as many people as possible to survive. This is not a task given by above, but a task given to himself by himself.
"This is it!"
Just when Sabourin kicked the remains of a Necron away from his feet, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook, and the huge metal structure shattered with a heavy and ominous sound. Sabourin took the risk to look back, only to It was seen that the area behind the protective wall leading to the communication spire on the left side of the Ministry of Justice had collapsed, and a large pile of tumbling metal emerged from the ground, sprinkling deadly debris to the surrounding defenders.
The huge mechanical spider jumped into the air like a big fish breaking out of the water, and then slammed into a group of screaming soldiers, crushing them all.
For a moment, everyone stood there in shock, trying to digest the shocking turn of events before them, so much so that it seemed like the fight had been suspended.
Then, the huge metal plates on both sides of this huge underworld spider fell down, and the screaming corpse-eating nobles and his clawed servants rushed out - this kind of underworld spider is also unique to Menak The variant, called the Broodmother, has transport capabilities and can carry twenty warriors at a time to launch an attack from the enemy's unexpected feet.
"Retreat!"
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Realizing that there was no possibility of continuing to defend here, Sablin immediately shouted:
"Retreat to the second line of defense."
The so-called second line of defense is just the outer wall of the main building of the Ministry of Justice fortress. It is also the last line of defense. It is filled with refugees and wounded soldiers. Sablin knows that there is no way out. They will fight there until the last moment. One after another they were wiped out.
When he was about to turn around and evacuate from the breach, a corpse eater staggered towards him, the claws on his hands still stained with dripping blood.
Sabourin slammed the end of his chainsaw into its face, then kicked it in the chest. He could feel its metal ribs shatter.
When he smashed the opponent's skull with a chain saw, he saw from the corner of his eye that there was still one comrade left around who was continuing to fight with him. It was Besai, a veteran of the company. Together with Sablin and Li Lin, he became the third A descendant of the Eighth Army, he has become a very conspicuous person in the company with his unique sense of humor, and has a very good relationship with Li Lin.