Chapter 2458 Lord of the Netherworld
However, although these Hekaton land fortresses were very fast, they did not directly break into the battlefield. Instead, they stopped at the periphery of the battle line while using firepower to block the influx of enemies. , while opening the hatch.
A group of stocky figures wearing round blue-green power armor quickly emerged from the land fortress. Each Hekaton land fortress can accommodate about twelve Hearthen warriors.
"Little stones! Move quickly! Don't let the pointy ears look down on you!!"
Dodrem Firebringer, leader of the battle group, walked from the land fortress. After coming out, he immediately raised his voice and roared. The upper half of his face was covered by a metal mask engraved with inscriptions. When he spoke, his red beard kept blowing up, like a burning flame. Twelve loyal people The Brokenhorn Guard gathered around the leader.
At his urging, the Hearth warriors armed with bedrock bolters and rail rifles quickly formed a formation following their Hearth leader.
“Give them a volley!”
The Hearthborn formed a shooting formation around the land fortress, and when the muzzles erupted with flames and flashes, the penetrating bullets instantly Knocked down many advancing enemies, every bullet was aimed accurately, penetrating armor, flesh and bones, but this was not enough, more cultists beat the human skin drum and strode through The damp ground soaked with blood.
"Hit me hard! Beat me hard!"
Dodrem Flamebringer roared and fired continuously with the bolt gun in his hand. The Hearthborn's shooting was very efficient. , the enemy is like trembling leaves in the rain, never really close.
After the firing line was established, thirty more Hekaton land fortresses roared out, followed closely by hundreds of Centaur all-terrain vehicles. The real main force of the Iron Oaths arrived.
This six-wheeled all-terrain vehicle has extremely fast speed, thick armor, and incredible weapons. It is equipped with a super laser cannon on the back of the vehicle, two bolt cannons on the front, and can carry five A warrior.
They rushed into the enemy group quickly, shooting and crushing at the same time, ignoring the incoming bullets, and soon cut into pieces the enemy waves coming from the east and south.
After the enemy's offensive slowed down, the rear hatch of the Sagittarius opened, releasing more deadly weapons.
“The ancestors are watching us!”
The Hearth Assault Team, armed with heavy hammers and sharp blades, strode out of the cabin, but the loudest ones were always the Deep Rock Berserkers. Their plasma battle axes emitted lava-like light as they roared.
Where they left, the destruction caused by the Hearthborn weapons could be seen everywhere. There were corpses and mutilated limbs of Warp worshipers everywhere, some smashed into pieces and torn apart by the shock wave of missiles.
However, some people survived.
With beastly roars and grunts, the frantic Slaanesh cultists attacked from all directions, wielding crude swords and clubs and shooting with crude pistols.
What greeted them was the crackling plasma battle axe. The Deep Rock Berserkers were like a fierce hurricane. Wherever they went, their limbs flew like broken branches, and blood mist was like It spread like raindrops.
In a very short period of time, the Ironsworn Legion of the Hearthborn used a determined and powerful offensive to disintegrate and destroy the opponent's offensive, and thousands of mutilated corpses were scattered around them.
“This style of mainly wheeled vehicles is interesting.”
On the golden chariot, Soshiyang watched the performance of the furnace descendants. Although the furnace descendants had stocky bodies, It is easy to give people the illusion that they only prefer rigid tactics, but in fact, relying on fast wheeled vehicles, the Hearthborn's tactics are definitely fast and flexible, at least far more flexible than the Human Empire. Star World The Bison and Taurus armored vehicles used by the army simply cannot achieve this quality and performance, while other tracked armors are too bulky.
Generally speaking, wheeled vehicles may be slightly deficient in defensive and off-road performance compared to tracked vehicles. The armor of Keluyi does not seem to have this problem at present, but the advantages are undoubtedly It is obvious. After all, the wheeled drive structure is much simpler than the crawler type, and the weight is much lighter. If the price of this vehicle is right, Soshyan would like to introduce it into the mortal army under construction. . However, Soshyan's words elicited a disdainful response from a commander.
"Your Highness, are they just a pile of heavy steel and wheels? How ridiculous. As long as the terrain is more complex, they are just scrap metal. The only saving grace of these dwarves is that their bodies are thicker than humans. Look at those guards. Miners who don’t wear any gear are really suitable for doing some rough work.”
His words caused a burst of laughter from everyone around, and Soshyan didn’t bother to say anything. After all, most races in this galaxy seemed to be like this. There is a kind of blind pride, as if accepting any advantage of others is an insult to oneself.
However, compared to the Hearthborn fighting for contract and honor, most of the Ada present were driven more by hatred and anger.
Especially the howling banshees——
They rush to the forefront of the battlefield, with the sharp blades, spears and darts in their hands constantly sweeping over the enemies in front of them, blooming with death. The hunger and thirst of the fallen Blood-Hand God still surged in their souls, and every minute and second in the battle was slowed down several times.
Relying on the spiritual link between each other, the howling banshees did not need any orders from the commander. With a scream that seemed to shake the ground, the groups of Slaanesh believers were directly shaken by the sound waves into blood-filled clouds. fragments.
Faced with the lightning-fast Ada female warriors, the followers of Slaanesh were in chaos. Some even hit their own people by shooting blindly, causing a civil war. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the enemy to be dispersed by the sound waves, The howling banshees swooped at them, plowing through the enemies trying to steal Ada's soul, slashing forward with their sharp blades.
In the blink of an eye, everything you see is brutal killing.
However, the more terrifying thing on the battlefield is the Nether Lord. This ghost bone ghost is as tall as an imperial knight, with slender limbs. The gleaming ghost bone armor is inlaid with rows of luminous gems and rolling runes. , under the towering helmet is a barren and indifferent black mirror, completely devoid of motives and emotions, but a mortal will be shrouded in the cold arrogance it exudes just by looking directly at it, holding a handful in its hand. The giant sword with the wail of the dead souls has circles of spells carved on it. These spells seem to be rotating and winding, drawing the eyes of the people who are about to be harvested by it, as if dragging all their thoughts into the cold embrace of the dead souls.
Although the Nether Lord is a giant spiritual bone structure like the Revenant Titan, but unlike the Revenant Titan, which requires a driver, the Nether Lord does not rely on living people to drive it, but relies entirely on the souls of the dead spirits to drive.
Creating the Nether Lord requires a soul attractor to summon the dead souls from the infinite circuit, and only the souls of the real spirit heroes have the spiritual power to drive the huge body of the Nether Lord. Afterwards, the heroic spirits will give life to the structure through the soul stone. .
So even if the Nether Lord is knocked down, as long as the soul stone is safe, it can be placed on the next structure to continue fighting, or the soul can be put back into the infinite loop.
But because there is no pilot, the Nether Lord also has some weaknesses. For example, although the Nether Lord's body is in the material world, the soul in it cannot be as alert as it was when alive. As a person who is in reality and subspace at the same time, Residents and dead souls can only be observed through "Netherworld Vision", which is a perception ability different from that of the living. It will make the structure move slowly, or even be completely unable to move in the case of subspace disturbance. For this reason, the Nether Lords fight Sometimes, soul guides are needed to guide their activities.
"Fallen Calderon, use your sharp blade to clear out the enemies in front."
Behind the Nether Lord, a soul leader wearing a black robe whispered, it Then take action.
When it raises the whispering Ghost Sword in its hand, it also means that a storm of flesh and metal fragments will rise from the ground. It towers over the heads of Slaanesh believers, and its size alone is enough to overwhelm their bodies supported by madness. courage.
As the ground trembled, it took a step forward, and the sword drew an arc, leaving a shining trace on the ground and in the air.
In an instant, a group of Slaanesh believers who gathered together and tried to operate the heavy machine gun were directly wiped away, leaving no trace, only some blood stains on the ground.
(End of this chapter)