Chapter 2814 Killing the enemy and protecting the people will not end with blood (1)
Standard Terra Calendar 979.M41, Tempest Star Territory, St. Casparen Parish, Sondheim System, Sondheim 5 , Harvest Port
As an agricultural world, the sky should have been cloudless and well-illuminated. At this time, it is covered with clouds. But if you look carefully, you will find that those "clouds" are composed of countless tiny creatures. Clusters that cover the sky and the sun, they soar freely in the thick spore clouds rising from the ground, covering the sky and bringing destruction. And through the gaps between these "dark clouds", you can see the existence of huge marine life-like creatures. , waving terrifying tentacles that connect to the sky like a tornado, claws and claws outside the atmosphere. Occasionally, fire will explode on them, but it cannot cause actual damage, as if it is just a cluster of insignificant sparks.
Bang!
With a thunderous noise, the temporary metal gate was knocked open, and it seemed that the destruction of this airport in the northern hemisphere at Sondheim 5 was doomed.
From the time the first Tyranid spores landed, this place held firm for 12 days and more than five million people were transferred, but that was all.
A huge, bipedal walking nightmare Tyranid beast used terrifying and huge power to tear open tons of metal, announcing the fall of the door. As soon as the breach appeared, some half-human beings Monsters big and small snorted and hissed and rushed behind the door. Their claws sprayed sparks on the surface of the cobblestone street. Their oval heads were covered with a layer of bone plates, and they had a pair of tiny but... It has vicious eyes, a long and thin tail and strong hind limbs.
Accompanying the small creature that squeezed through the broken door was a creature that was as big as an overweight tank. It had an ugly alien head and wore a towering spiny shell to protect its bulging belly. Then Like an ugly alien placenta, little monsters covered in pus are constantly falling out of it and joining the sea of insects. It has very strong hind limbs and four sharp forelimbs. Although it moves very slowly, it is unstoppable and can Pushing away obstacles on the ground like toys, the entire airport trembled under their heavy footsteps.
Far behind the monster army, a pair of gloomy inhuman eyes watched everything silently.
The endless screaming small creatures left a deep impression on both the Space Marines and the Astra Militarum when humans first came into contact with the Tyranid Zerg, and they were given the name Blade Bug based on their characteristics. This terrifying Tyranid creature is the vanguard of the Tyranid fleet's ground offensive. It is usually sent out in billions. As a melee creature, they have a pair of sharp sickle claws, and their powerful hind limbs can move at extremely fast speeds. It moves with jumping movements that look like insect-like hopping from a distance.
Compared with most Tyranid creatures, the cannon fodder knife bugs have a deadly hunting instinct, which allows them to hardly need the guidance of the hive mind and can devote themselves to their own hunting activities in a semi-independent state. , their enthusiasm for hunting can even allow them to ignore physical injuries and fatigue until the moment they come into contact with the prey, and then it is time to feast, using their sharp teeth to tear open the flesh and blood of the victim.
However, the extremely fast metabolism mode will drive the knife bugs to continue looking for the next prey after eating, and this choice is random, unless the hive mind actively intervenes to lead them further away A more important target, otherwise most of the time they are just like ordinary beasts.
In addition to behaving independently, knife bugs can even reproduce independently of the hive fleet. They can reproduce while fighting. One knife bug can easily lay hundreds of eggs, although their lifespan is also frighteningly short. , but every time the previous generation dies, the new generation will take over and continue to ravage the world left by their predecessors.
The roaring knife bugs poured into the street behind the gate, like a dirty living tide, waving their claws covered with blood and mucus, like a natural structure made of chitin and claws The power is generally fierce, wild, and unstoppable.
However, when they entered an open area with three forks, dense bullets were fired from three directions. In an instant, roars and whines resounded through the sky. The bullets penetrated the carapace, penetrated the flesh, and sprayed out dark purple and black pus. The crackling sound of the broken carapace was like crushing insects with boots.
The raging monster wave seemed to hit a rock and stopped instantly, with tumbling debris and corpses flying several meters high.
But this did not stop the knife bugs. Instead, it aroused their ferocity and appetite. They began to sprint even more crazily, and tried to jump to high places on both sides to avoid direct fire.
"Hold! Hold your position! Shoot down those who climb the wall!"
The third company commander Sullivan of the Weeper Chapter held his bolt pistol and fired while He raised the long sword in his hand and shouted, then accurately sent a bomb into the head of a knife insect. The explosion then tore the monster's skull from its neck. There were scars all over his armor, and there were also wounds on his chest. There were two deep scratches where flesh and blood could be seen, and the helmet was thrown aside due to serious damage. His face was covered in blood, and his left eye was hastily bandaged with a red bandage. This was given to him by a samurai bug. The gift he left behind, and he also sent the monster to hell.
Around him were the twenty-seven remaining soldiers of the third company. Everyone was injured, and some even lost their arms, but everyone was fighting. The only ones left were the militiamen - although the planet's defenses had already It was defeated, but after the intervention of the Weeper, at least it was not completely collapsed. Now these young and middle-aged men, who can hardly be called soldiers, are using crude live ammunition weapons to shoot at the enemy. Their only heavy firepower is seven heavy machine guns. and three antique-class mortars made in the 38th millennium for use in firefighting.
The heavy weapons of the third company were also lost in the previous battle, leaving only one heavy explosive bomb.
In fact, as an imperial frontier planet, the planet's defense forces are actually not that bad in equipment. At least they have enough laser guns, armored vehicles and machine guns. Unfortunately, before the Tyranids arrived, nearly half of the planet was defended. The troops mutinied, and the genestealer contamination had already penetrated into the army. The ensuing war directly destroyed the planet's defenses. After the Tyranid fleet arrived, the remaining troops were less than one-twentieth of the original number, and almost all their equipment was lost. Light.
If the Weeper hadn't arrived in time, this planet would have fallen as soon as possible.
Of course, the Weeper could not change the situation. Even they did not expect that an operation to suppress the gene stealers would actually cause them to run into a Tyranid fleet!
"Too much! Too much! We can't stand it anymore!"
A scream attracted Sullivan's attention. He turned around and saw a militiaman throwing down his gun and turning around to run away. His actions also start to shake others around him.