Chapter 2109 Hold on to Hope (Part 1)
When the other party finished introducing their names, Winter suddenly spoke, looking a little cowed.
"Um. Will the enemies rush in? Those fallen space warriors? I heard from other people that there may be a lot of people coming outside?"
"Sometimes, recruits, it's better not to think too much about these things. More is better.”
Huck sighed.
"I guess you have only served for more than half a year. Just keep your faith."
"Faith? Are you talking about the God Emperor?"
"Yes. No. Maybe. ”
Suddenly, Huck’s words became as slow and thoughtful as his expression.
“When I first became a guard, I believed in many things. I believed in the general, I believed in the political commissar, and most importantly, I believed in the God Emperor. Now, I definitely don’t believe in the first two. Believe it, but the God Emperor? It is usually difficult to see His light in countless massacres, but a person must have some faith in something, so, yes, I always believe in the God Emperor, I believe in him, and I also believe in my comrades. These are two things I believe in, and I hope you do the same, otherwise it will be difficult for you to survive in the next battle.”
Mabo also spoke again, and said something that surprised even Huck.
“Remember, kid, there is something as important as faith. It is called hope. A person must have hope, otherwise he might as well not live. It is as important as the air we breathe, so no matter what No matter how bad things get, no matter how bleak they look, you must remember not to give up hope, believe me, if you can hold on to your hope, then you will have a chance of surviving in this hell.”
Suddenly, Hashet's voice came from the distance, and at the same time, the sharp siren began to echo in the passage. All the lazy Catachan people immediately stood up, started running and calling, and picked up their equipment.
"What!? Quick! Go to Uncle Hatchet!"
Hayes quickly grabbed Winter's hand and ran to Hatchet, because this was a battle warning, That means——
The enemy is coming soon!
"Hayes."
At this time, Mabo's voice came faintly from behind.
"If your group is finished, come to us immediately. This is the only way for you to survive. You can't stop it. Remember, keep hope."
"Ma Bo, you are here today. What happened.”
"Maybe. Boring."
Soon Hayes and the others returned to the regiment station. At this time, Arni also received the news that the frontline troops needed support. As a second-line defense force, they certainly could not stay back leisurely. Therefore, when the frontline troops are in short supply, they need to send timely support. If the frontline is really unable to support, they will have to accommodate the retreating troops and use new lines of defense to delay the enemy while waiting for new reinforcements.
Just twenty minutes ago, the enemy's first wave of gang-hopping troops broke through the ground defenses and began to enter the first layer of underground defense circles. According to the information given above, their location alone In this defensive zone, there are probably nearly 500 Chaos Space Marines and a large number of cultists and demonic machines who follow them.
As always, Arni sent Oranios and his battalion to support the defensive troops deployed in a ring connecting their positions. The opponent was also a native regiment of the Maelstrom, but the relationship was not as strong as Arni. In fact, the troops deployed in the first ring are basically local regiments, because the essence of this defensive line is to consume the enemy, and the second ring troops are the main defense force. When the enemy crosses the first ring and reaches the second ring exhausted, the second ring The troops will immediately counterattack, defeat or even defeat the enemy before he has a firm foothold, and then try to regain the first ring position. Such a flexible defense can buy more time than a rigid defense.
As a result, Hayes and his battalion quickly marched along the passage through the first defense hall. After about ten minutes, they arrived at a rail transit station. They took a simple rail car and maneuvered quickly. In more than half an hour Later arrived.
When Ouranios communicated with the leader here, he learned that they had already repelled a wave of enemies. They were all crazy cultists. They were not many in number and they were obviously testing troops.
Then the second battalion deployed in a position built with rocks and metal barrels. As the company's heavy fire support squad, Hayes and the others spent a lot of effort to deploy the heavy explosive bombs, so they Everyone was out of breath.
For some reason, the entire defensive position was eerily quiet. Everyone was staring at the wide area ahead. There were many broken corpses lying there. They all looked pale, inhuman, and blasphemous. The star flag was placed diagonally among the corpses, and no one dared to clean it up. Further away, there are several dark holes, which are the passages leading to the ground. Now they have become a magical cave that makes everyone highly nervous. It seems that countless demons and monsters will jump out of them in the blink of an eye.
Another point is that those passages are also the most spacious in the entire underground defense, which means they can accommodate more enemies. The troops stationed here have already fought with the enemies in the passages. , killed many, but there were still many enemies, and according to survivors, there were many "metal demons" among them, and there were also terrifying machines that could cut through the passages.
The atmosphere in the trenches was unprecedentedly tense. Everyone knew that an attack was coming, but the most suffocating thing was not knowing the future that would happen, but not knowing when the future would arrive and under what circumstances.
Although these men had been attacked dozens, possibly hundreds, of times in the past, every trace of tension on their faces was still evident for anyone to see.
Hayes let go of his left hand holding the gun, reached into his pocket, and took out the rose-colored little angel statue.
Maybe this is his last battle. Can he hold on and survive? These questions echoed violently in his mind, but he couldn't find the answers.
Suddenly, that cold voice appeared in his ears like an echo.
Hope——
It’s that scary man named Les Marble.
Suddenly, there was a slight movement in the distance, as if thousands of people were running, talking nonsense and chattering in incomprehensible accents.
Then Hayes saw a flash of light, which gradually expanded from small to small, and was accompanied by a sharp scream, getting closer and closer.
Until, almost above their heads, the scream reached a terrifying level of sharpness and harshness.
"Shell attack!"
Hachet shouted, grabbed Hayes by the collar, pulled him down together, and jumped towards the bottom of the ditch dug in the rock behind.
As he fell to the trench floor, Hayes's butt slammed against the ammunition box, and the rest of the squad fell prostrate at the bottom of the ditch one after another, embracing the ground passionately like lovers reunited after a long separation.
Boom, boom, boom————
The ground was shaken by multiple explosions. Hayes’ body trembled. He closed his eyes, buried his face in his arms, and murmured on his lips. A series of choking and frightened devotional prayers for salvation.
As he prayed, his mind filled with desperate and angry questions.
The enemy can actually bring artillery underground. How is this possible?
But there were no answers, just more explosions and flying earth as the bombing continued.
Then, suddenly, thank God, the explosions stopped.
"Move! Move! Move! Back to position!"
Hachet suddenly shouted.
"Hurry! Before these bastards come up!"
(End of Chapter)