Chapter 494 Attack-
“The Losatl hunters are not very willing to come back.”
When the first batch of jump gang torpedoes that survived the barrage penetrated the alloy shell of the Indomitable star fortress , and began to release hundreds of Uruvente berserkers into the flying fortress, shouting "Blood sacrifice to the blood god! Skull sacrifice to the skull throne!" Hours later, Adalik Wan, who was in charge of the infiltration operation, Nass sent this message back to Honso, who was cleverly hidden behind the fleet, via a relay transmitter installed at the landing site.
The War Blacksmith's assessment took less than a second, "Have you cut off the supply line? How many of them are unwilling to come back? According to your observation, why are they unwilling?"
Vanus's reply came quickly, "Loot loot, I think the Ultramarines are too well supplied, and they want to transport more loot to the rear."
"Mark the guidance coordinates, and then start retreating with those who are willing to come back. In two minutes, the positions in the dock area will launch a saturation bombardment of this and other locations."
"In this way... we can only withdraw at most half of it. Losatl Hunters."
"Then half," Honso told him, "You just need to tell them clearly that their lives will be in danger if they don't retreat, and those who are willing to follow you will not die. That's it. The rest is their own internal battle, not your responsibility. You're a frontline special operations commander, but not their nanny, Vanners. Prioritize your own missions!"
"I've finished it." Adalic Vanus, wearing black armor, crouched in the shadow at the intersection of the ventilation ducts inside the Indomitable Star Fortress, frowning, diagonally below him The Cathedral of Valor is also the location of the command center. He placed the neurological medicine boxes that Honso gave him at the intersection. According to the Master of Medicine, these medicine boxes will be opened "when necessary". Inside The medicine will evaporate from the liquid into a thin mist, which will quickly spread throughout the fortress along the air circulation system.
Although the former Raven Guard expressed doubts about the feasibility of this operation - the star fortress has its own air monitoring and purification equipment, and the Astartes armor also has internal circulation breathing devices. The last line of defense is the interstellar The warriors' own third lungs and pebble kidneys were barriers that ordinary medicines could not overcome, but he also admitted that in a battle where the combat traditions dating back to the 30th millennium still remained, few people would be like Hong. Suo used his advantage to arrange the battle plan in such a way that he felt uneasy about the possible consequences of such a battle plan.
Although when the Potion Master heard that the Shadow Master and his brothers had never done this, he expressed a certain degree of restrained ridicule at the Raven Guard's waste of talents, but he also had to express his gratitude to Vanus. Guaranteed, "This is definitely not an Extinction Order-style poison that will liquefy instantly after contact. It will only serve as an insurance. After all, we still have to recover this fortress." Only then did the Shadow Master agree to place it for him. These kits.
Of course, Vannas would not have heard Hongsuo talking to himself, such as [I also want to try the effect of the Extermination Order-level potion. After all, there is no need to consider the follow-up arrangements, but my The warning label left by my father is displayed on the armor. That’s all. The Lord of Iron is always so kind. I will also let the glory of his mercy spread throughout the world. 】
"You are too cold, Honso. You have scared me since the beginning of the war. You let the berserkers of the Blood Skull go forward one after another to die, just to open up a landing field that we will never really use. , and began to deploy artillery and bombing before the mercenaries and pirates retreated - you did the same to your genetic brothers. Tell me, the soldiers fighting for you are just some data and tables in your eyes. "Gathering together?" Vannas asked, holding the last box of medicine in his hand, "What do other people mean to you?"
"The battle is at its most intense, and every second you waste it , the variables of this battle will increase dozens or even thousands of times, and more people may die because of your hesitation, but will you only choose this time to ask me to explore my spiritual world?" Pharmacy Master? The reply became stern, "Don't be here, mother-in-law!"
"I have to know." Although his tone had softened, the Shadow Master still demanded an answer, "The act of placing these boxes for you makes me sad. I’m very, very disturbed!”
"First of all, they are not fighting for me. Who am I? I have a clear understanding of myself. They gathered under my command at first because of the power of the Black Heart King and the pressure of the game, and now because of them I believe that I can lead them to find the resources they need, defeat the enemy, and win. If I can't win my first war, conspiracy, murder, and desertion are all foreseeable things that will happen. You know that very well, don't you? ? The crowd is like gravel, and gravel can never be condensed into a powerful fist."
The Raven Guard raised an eyebrow on his pale face.
The Potion Master continued, "The death of these people will only please the dark powers now, but I don't care about this, Raven, you have never understood the meaning of what I have said many times. Did I say that only a victory dedicated to my father is what I want, and I will not follow any of the dogmatic ways of war that have been recognized in the past, and when I say dogmatic, I don’t just mean Ridiculing the fighting customs of the Codex Astartes and other Legions. Only the victors will write epics, while the defeated will remain unknown until they are quietly forgotten. In this universe, silent oblivion is more important than death to many. Even more terrifying."
A trembling electric current passed through Dark Crow's spine, and he dived deeper into the black shadow. Only the fingers holding the last nerve potion were still exposed, "I don't. I know whether I should still follow you and obey your orders. I know now that a commander like you will subvert many battles and even crucial wars." His Adam's apple rolled up and down. "Your battle plan is unpredictable... because you do not truly belong to any genetic bloodline that has been encoded from the source."
"Then you should be lucky, Adalic." Honso replied, " I now consider myself a descendant of the benevolent Iron Lord. If you don't complete your work, you won't have to come back."
The last potion box was taped to a hidden part of the ventilation pipe, and the figure of the Raven Guard completely melted into the shadows.
“It’s done,” he said.
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The guarding troops of the Indomitable are now concentrated in the invaded fourth quadrant, while the pirate fleets harassing them in other directions can only stay away from them. Causing some non-critical damage, the defense system of the Star Castle assisted the three frigates in driving around like dolphins driving seals away from various ships trying to approach. The remaining supply fleet and navigator ships have already docked in an emergency. Under the fortress, rely on the firepower network and the fortress' automatic defense system to avoid being destroyed or occupied like a school of fish hunted by sea beasts.
The pirates seem to be quite happy with this hunting game, and after Katya Salomba announces her reward for anyone who can accurately target missiles and other weapons at weak spots in the starfort's defenses, the adventure begins There were even more small ships harassing them. On several occasions, bold pirate ships even came close to jumping in. Their attacks made it impossible for the frigates to support the raided dock area from the void. Even though the Indomitable's well-designed cross-bastion had sufficient firepower and the auxiliary troops had sufficient physical strength and fighting will, the reckless killings of hundreds of Astartes berserkers still created a landing site here, and then, more Personnel, machinery and heavy equipment were delivered here, and trenches and huge positions began to be built.
The people on the defensive side had to be divided into two groups. One group was here to deal with these pirates who did not pose a particularly big threat but would greatly increase the number of distress calls. The other group was composed of people who had been fully awakened and equipped. Fifty Space Marines from the Fifth Company of the Ultramarines and their auxiliary troops went to the fourth quadrant dock area to focus on dealing with the Chaos Space Marines who had joined forces.
Sergeant Olanto waved his sword, and after helping a group of Ultramar auxiliaries to defend one section of the city wall, he hurried to another section. There were some cracks caused by the struggle. Although he finally won with the advantage of the defender, the rupture of the hose part made him feel breathless. Fortunately, the emergency repair foam inside the armor came out as scheduled and immediately blocked these cracks. .
The air in the dock area is now severely leaked due to bombing and random fire from various weapons, almost a vacuum, but the gravity field is still operating due to the undamaged core of the star fort itself, which allows the auxiliary forces to They were able to defend, but also allowed attackers to build fortifications.
He glanced at his eyepiece light screen, which showed that besides himself, there were seven other brothers left on this side of the city wall. The priest brother Sabatina had already gone to withstand more attacks. The fortress on the other side of the pressure helped them with their scepters, chants and force. The Inquisitor was not here. It was said that she had something important to confirm, but because she sent all her auxiliary troops, wearing scales A, a brave warrior named Datien Lizard came to help them guard this place, so Olanto tentatively thought that she really had something important to do.
"The Blood of Guilliman." He nodded towards Brother Decimus walking towards him, who brought him his own ammunition box and stood beside him looking towards the opposite position, " Their construction speed is too fast. "Although the ground here has begun to show a piece of flattened ruins and rubble, there are already two trenches, stone walls and other structures surrounding the artillery positions. fortifications, "Are these really the same group of people as those madmen we just killed?"
"I don't know, but I don't like the barrels and the caliber of those guns I saw. It's too big, and there is a risk of destroying the place after several rounds of salvos." Olanto assessed, "Can we let the artillery on the bastion bombard their rear positions to destroy those unpleasant cannons? Brother Decimus." He stared at the fortifications that were rising rapidly on the ground. "I estimate that they may start the next wave of suppressive attacks in ten seconds."
Olanto is a veteran. The judgment is undoubtedly quite correct.
In order to accomplish his tactical goals in the shortest possible time and impress the Ultramarines guarding this place, the War Blacksmith ordered the Darkforgers in his fleet to forcibly remove several ship bows. cannon, and used a large number of their demonic engines and other dark mechanical creations as the chassis of these weapons. He only asked that they be able to be used in this attack instead of carefully maintaining the weapons, or the act of generosity allowed All his men were impressed.
Under this request regardless of cost, Tucker, the leader of these Dark Mechanicus believers, was happy to make some twisted behemoths that were a fusion of flesh and metal, which he personally directed to transport and hoist to the position. , demonic flesh and howling mortal souls entangled the muzzles of these heavy cannons, and now they are firing volleys at the last high wall of the fortress under the command of the excited mechanical warlord and his construct troops, and at the same time there are more The attackers rushed up the slope formed by the collapsed rubble of the top building.
All the Ultramarines stationed on the Indomitable have arrived here. During the battle, Olanto saw the tall blue figure of the elder brother Artolion appearing in the gap in the opposite city wall. Fearless was roaring and attacking a group of soldiers. The slightly smaller demon engine slammed down the city with one punch, and at the same time, it stepped on the torn corpse of a huge alien.
Although other defenders on the city wall did not fail to see the threat of these artillery pieces, there was a huge disparity in their numbers. Their firepower was accurately allocated by Hong Suo from the beginning to suppress it. There were also some Smaller artillery was arranged on the flanks, specifically used to suppress the shooting of the city wall defenders. At the same time, the mixed war gangs and tribal troops deployed here launched more frequent attacks and charges on the city wall. The intensive firepower almost overwhelmed the defenders. Shooting can't come out.
But the defenders also had an advantage. They were well-equipped, well-trained, and took advantage of the favorable location. The situation was stalemate for a while, until the flames from a series of cannons began to illuminate the faces of everyone in the dock area.
The heavy artillery began to fire at the same impact point.
The Indomitable's walls were very strong, but it was not designed to withstand such an intensity of close range fire, so it began to make a rumbling sound, much like the first Kallan-Gol Fortress Like a crumbling city wall, it began to peel off from the weakest point, and the enhanced vision of the Dark Machine Priests would never miss any such small sign. The impact points of the second and third rounds of artillery fire To be more precise, people on the entire Indomitable felt a clear vibration.
Then with a muffled sound like a thunderbolt from inside, a wall separating the quadrants cracked, like a brick wall that had been repeatedly struck by a hammer. Only the thick steel bars inside were still barely maintaining the shape of the wall, and people scrambled to get in. The ground began to flee from this section of the city. As a small light spear that had finally completed its energy storage began to fire, that section of the city wall and everything within a radius of dozens of meters were submerged in the white light of vaporized matter.
The call channel of the command center was filled with panicked damage alerts and communications requesting confirmation of the survival of various personnel.
The attackers waved their weapons on the position, praised loudly, and waited excitedly for the city wall to cool down before rushing in to start the carnival feast of killing, without thinking about whether the star fort actually remained There are three intact, equally powerful quadrants.
Honso watched this scene calmly on his bridge, and then issued the next order.
“Keep attacking.”
(End of this chapter)