Chapter 2862 Song of Fire and Acid (Part 1)
Under the reflection of the distant stars, countless sharp shapes streaked across the ocean of stars, reflecting the coming bloody battle.
The bridge of the Eternal Loyalty was full of people, but Soshyan turned a blind eye to anything at this time. His left elbow rested on the armrest of the command throne, and his right hand held a huge golden wine glass. , although his eyes are staring at the twinkling star map, he is actually staring at a distance that others cannot see.
He could already feel the actual malice of Tyron, and he could even see a vague outline, like a black mist full of tentacles, gradually covering the stars, and everything Bringing into the darkness.
But what I felt most deeply was not the hunger, but the hatred.
He felt an overwhelming hatred.
Where does this come from? And for whom?
Is it you?
Can Tyron’s consciousness recognize him?
Or is this malice aimed at a broader existence, all life?
"Legion Commander, the enemy's vanguard has passed through the asteroid belt at the edge of the galaxy."
Lothar's voice interrupted Soshyan's gaze. He coughed lightly and sat up straight.
Looking at the tactical observer in the star map, it displays all the ship icons and runes in the fleet, and indicates the position of the Hive Fleet with dense light points. If you want to compare the two, then It's just a wave of scarlet and some sporadic green.
It only takes one glance to tell that this wave can easily swallow up this little light.
The first people in the fleet to feel the malice of Tyranid, besides Soshyan, were the astropaths and navigators who bore the brunt.
"They are coming! The Great Devourer is coming!!!!"
The sensitive psychic nerves of the Astropaths were almost vulnerable to that evil force, and they let out painful and crazy roars. A response plan was already in place, a large amount of tranquilizers were injected, and then all the astropaths were sent into cryogenic protection chambers, but this also meant that the fleet temporarily lost the ability to communicate over long distances.
The navigators were asleep from the beginning, but they were not harmed.
“Is this the Tyranids?”
Compared to Soshyan’s calmness, the company commanders in the battle group saw the real Tyranids for the first time. The Hive Fleet were all shocked by their scale.
This is also the first time in their lives that they have seen a scene that can "fill up" the void. Even the largest imperial fleet cannot do this, but Tyranid has indeed done it. The edge of the entire galaxy can be seen at a glance , even the starlight disappeared, leaving only countless monsters covered with thick carapace and twisting tentacles, like migrating fish schools in the ocean.
“Such a number. What kind of creatures are they?”
On the bridge of another battle barge, the Soul Messenger, Bahram was also staring at the cute things in the observation mirror. Horrible scene, and was shocked by it.
“In other words, are they really living things?”
“What kind of horror is there outside the galaxy that can give birth to such a thing?”
Jacob on the side looked away from the observation mirror with a look of disbelief on his face.
"How many are there? Is there one million?"
"I'm afraid it's more than that, it's estimated to be hundreds of millions."
"Look at their size, those big ones I'm afraid it's about the same as a cruiser. With this number, does our fleet have any chance of winning? ""You have to believe in the legion commander."
While the soldiers were talking about it, Bahram couldn't help but take a breath. The pressure brought by this dense group of creatures is really much more terrifying than a huge fleet. Even if the Astartes' perseverance is strong, It is inevitable to be shaken when faced directly, and another pressure comes from the fact that he knows more.
The Tyranid force in front of us is not the entire strength of the Hive Fleet. It is already one of three parts, although it is the largest one.
If it is the Tyranid fleet of full strength
Even if Bahram has unconditional trust in Soshyan, he will inevitably have questions among the soldiers.
Do they really have a chance of winning with their few battleships?
But he would never doubt Soshyan. Besides, this battle was not to defeat the Tyranid fleet. Soshyan made it very clear at the tactical meeting that the purpose of this naval battle was only to delay the Tyranids' digestion of the galaxy.
". Whenever a biological ship is killed, the Tyranid fleet will give priority to recovering those biological remains and re-transforming them. This sounds scary, but it will also delay their time to conduct ground operations. No Nothing is absolutely perfect, even Tyranid."
When Soshyan said this with a smile, the fleet had already approached a planet at the edge of the galaxy.
“So we only need to kill enough Tyranid ships within five hours to achieve the tactical goal.”
When the Imperial fleet approaches, the Tyranid Hive Fleet They also reacted immediately. Whether it was the aggregation of a large amount of organic life or the heat wave generated by the combustion of the engine, they attracted the attention of the Thirsty Devourer and judged that this was an optional target. Then the huge fleet launched a With incredible coordination, the formation began to change, forming a semicircle like a giant hand to surround the imperial fleet and the nearby icy planet.
It wanted to swallow this "little snack" in one bite, but it didn't know that it was a poisonous fruit covered with thorns.
"All ships enter combat positions."
Soshiyan's voice was transmitted to surrounding warships through the ship's internal communication network. Knowing that Tyranid Will had the ability to interfere with communications, he The Adeptus Mechanicus was specifically asked to improve the fleet's communication network, using a shorter-range but very stable technology.
Soon, this huge fleet with more than 150 ships began to change its formation and turned into a three-line formation usually used for defense. The advantage of this formation is that it is easy to change the formation, but its disadvantages Just lacks offensiveness.
But now is not the time to attack.
As the sound of the broadcast echoed on the gun deck, the turrets were opened along the sides of the huge battleship. At the same time, the torpedo tubes on the armored bow were also opened. The gunners began to shout the shooting plan and draw the projectiles on the display screen. movement route and enemy trajectory.
But what really completes this huge task is another thing.
In a room of the Eternal Loyalty that no one can discover, the All-Changing Conceit stands tightly, surrounded by countless cables and thinkers, and its body is also covered with wires.
It is not only directly connected to the scanning device on the ship, but also connected to the data receiver. Scanning data from the entire fleet is gathered here, and all firepower and projectiles are precisely quantified by it. Standard values, and compared with the number of Tyranid creatures, analyze all the tactical data Soshyan needs.
"Third Cruise Squadron, torpedoes are ready!"
"First Viper Squadron, missiles are ready!"
"Second Viper Squadron, missiles are ready!"
According to the empire's standard naval battle procedures, the first wave of strikes will naturally be torpedoes Initiated, Soshyan did not choose any ingenious tactics this time because there was no need.
But he has an ingenious weapon specially prepared for Tyranids——