Chapter 296 Valley of Holy Skeletons
Time was tight and there was not much time to make a choice. When they learned that endless rebels were swarming towards the Ministry of Justice Fortress, Soshyan and Gorgli quickly made A decision was made.
Leave all the Astra Militarum and some Astartes to stick to the fortress, gather the most capable forces, and ride the Thunder Eagle directly to attack the ancient ruins that Marcus pointed to.
Destroying the altar first became the first goal, but Soshyan believed that they would definitely encounter the culprit there.
In this operation, the Astral Knights dispatched a total of 10 people, including the teams of Priest Yazdan and Farzad, while the Ustad team stayed at the fortress to assist in the defense.
The Soul Drinkers dispatched 110 warriors, all veterans of the battle group.
Both sides dispatched a total of four Thunderhawks, which did not carry large equipment and only had some heavy firepower, because according to Marcus, the ruins It's in a valley.
A special team composed of two battle groups set out early the next morning after the riot.
When they arrived at this place called the Holy Horror Gorge by the locals, they did not encounter any enemies.
This canyon is located at the junction of the Second Parish and the Third Parish. It was once the burial place of the saints. Therefore, believers also built tombs here, so they got the name Holy Relics Gorge. .
The canyon is more than 100 kilometers long from north to south. The narrowest point is only 50 meters, and the deepest point is more than 600 meters.
The location of the ruins is located in the deepest part of the canyon.
When the Thunder Eagle sent them to a depth of one hundred meters, they could no longer descend, so the team could only move forward on foot.
Valedo has a history of tens of thousands of years. The long time has allowed countless generations of people to breed here and created countless tombs. The entire rock wall of the canyon is densely covered with dug tombs. .
Due to the tight space, there is even a special scene of hanging coffins here. Many coffins are directly fixed on the rock wall with iron pillars.
As they descended the steps dug by the mourners, the sky grew darker and darker above their heads.
When we descended to a depth of 500 meters, it became as dark as night, and we could still see torches ready for use on both sides of the stairs.
The bottom of the canyon has also been smoothed out with a path that can barely be regarded as a road. A large number of skeletons that have not yet completely decomposed can be seen on both sides of the rock wall, some of which fell from damaged coffins. Coming down, some poor people simply couldn't afford a coffin, so they just threw the bodies down.
Over the years, this place has almost become a corridor of bones, becoming extremely eerie and terrifying.
Besides the dots of phosphorus fire among the pale bones, some burial objects can also be seen.
Some are jewelry, some are objects from the deceased's lifetime, as well as weapons and the Sky Eagle emblem.
On the way down, there was no other sound except the footsteps of everyone.
Unless the devil doesn't care about this altar, it would be too abnormal.
When Soshyan told Gorgli his concerns, the other party also agreed and told the soldiers to be ready for battle at any time.
Marcus and his followers also followed the Space Marines to this place.
From the beginning, he expected that he would encounter an enemy. The key was when and where——
As everyone gradually approached the hidden ruins, there was a feeling like an electric spark, and they suddenly passed by. It hit Marcus' cerebral cortex like a sharp claw.
"There are enemies ahead!"
Three seconds after the words were spoken, an explosion suddenly occurred in front of the team - the enemies had buried explosives in the bones on both sides of the road.
Thanks to Marcus's reminder, the soldiers at the front instinctively turned to the bunker to avoid the most violent explosion impact - although they were still thrown out, they were not What kind of injury?
After the explosion, there was gunfire.
"Concealed!"
Gorgli shouted, the bullet passed over his head, bursting into a monotonous explosion on the desolate soil and rocks.
"Team Faku, follow me! The other teams are in position, waiting for the signal!"
As the Chapter Master of the Soul Drinkers mobilized his troops, Soshyan was also on the move , he ran towards the nearest firepower point, knowing that Farzad's team was right behind him. A hail of bullets intertwined at the bottom of the narrow valley. After getting closer, Sosh Yang discovered that the enemies were hiding in the rock wall tombs, shooting at them from above.
The gunfire illuminated the dark canyon, giving everything a cold halo.
The enemy even deployed automatic turrets, which poured out artillery fire on the advancing Soul Drinkers, while more than a hundred Astartes gathered in a classic assault array, attacking the ruins surrounded by boulders. Attack from hidden entrance.
Golgri's tactics are very simple. If you stay at the bottom of the valley, you will be a living target. You can simply crash into the ruins.
However, the enemy's firepower was very fierce. In addition to laser rifles, there were heavy explosive shells, twin automatic lasers and other heavy firepower. Gorgli rushed for a while, and finally had to slide behind a rock.
The flames of the automatic turret immediately chewed up pieces of gray rock fragments around him.
At this time, Soshyan and his warriors held their shields high to resist the enemy's artillery fire, and quickly came to both sides of him.
Soshiyang, who has had many experiences in fighting in narrow terrain, specially asked Farzad's team to bring jump shields before setting off, and it really worked this time.
As for him, at least for now, the enemy does not have the firepower to threaten him.
“It seems they are prepared?”
"They must have understood that we were coming."
Sosh Yang answered while shooting upward to suppress the enemy's firepower.
With the flickering light of the storm bolter, several mutilated corpses would fall from the rock wall from time to time
"Even if they don't know, their master should know."< br>
Golgri looked out from the edge of the rock and saw figures in purple armor lined up at their predetermined positions, advancing and shooting in an orderly manner.
Despite the unfavorable terrain, the Soul Drinker veterans remained unfazed, launching a perfectly coordinated attack from a series of tactical positions, staggering across the battlefield like chess pieces on a chessboard.
“Judge!”
Soshiyang turned his head and looked at Marcus, who was huddled in the shadows and firing a black gun.
“Where is the entrance!”
“There, there is a stone there!”
Looking in the direction Marcus pointed, Soshyang saw a rock with some traces of processing at a glance.
“Man, we gotta blow that thing up.
“Of course. "
Golgri stood up from behind the bunker.
"For Dorne, for the Emperor, for freedom! ”
The warriors around him let out a war cry before covering fire from the support team passed over their heads.
A perfect raid kicked off. Every unit cooperated with each other. The heavy weapons team attacked the enemy's firepower point, the assault team advanced to launch an attack, and the tactical team looked for a suitable position to provide fire support.
The defensive turret on top of the entrance exploded in the firelight, and strings of ammunition were thrown into the air. The explosion they produced caused shrapnel to fly across the sky and scatter soil across the sky.
Soon, a rocket passed by Soshyan and exploded on the rock at the entrance, leaving a flaming black crater on the surface of the rock. The second missile followed, and the third——
After a while, the giant rock was full of cracks.
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