Chapter 3015: Drawing the fire under the cauldron
Ouch——
In the moment of plasma flash, a huge hole nearly two meters deep was torn open in the Hive Tyrant’s abdomen, and a large piece of burnt internal organs flowed out. , the battle ax that lost its energy also fell to the ground with a clatter.
Farzad took the opportunity to rush over, firing his melta pistol at the tyrant's knees continuously, and dodged the bone blades coming at him. Then he grabbed the tyrant's flexible whip with one hand, gritted his teeth and roared, Just tear the whip off, and due to the action of the gray marrow, the tyrant's chitin will be covered with a layer of white frost.
“Death!”
The third company commander punched the tyrant's body, knocking the opponent crooked, then raised his power tomahawk and struck the opponent's neck hard.
In response, the Tyrant swept with the bone blade, but because the angle was wrong, it just hit Farzad. After losing its psychic effect, it became a dull club and just knocked Farzad away. After going out for more than ten meters, the third company commander quickly rushed up again. This time, he directly punched the left eye of the tyrant who was kneeling on the ground and gasping. Then he grabbed the opponent's bloody eye socket and dragged him down with force.
"Let you invade my ship! Let you kill my crew!"
Axes and fists rained down on the tyrant's head until it was reduced to an unrecognizable puddle of debris After removing the flesh and exposing the skull, Farzad stopped because he discovered that the tyrant was dead.
He looked behind the tyrant. Several huge transparent holes were smoking, which was the effect of Sabourin's melt fire.
With a cold snort, Farzad raised his battle ax and chopped off the tyrant's head.
But using gray marrow for a long time also greatly consumed his physical strength, so that he had to lean on the tyrant's hill-like corpse, panting violently, and exhaled a mouthful of cold air.
"Captain Farzad, we are here for reinforcements under the orders of the fleet commander. Sergeant Kassati has already led people to support the power cabin."
Farzad is just He snorted, then stood up and picked up the plasma battle axe.
"Bahram is really worrying. Does he think I am too weak to solve these little troubles?"
Sablin didn't say anything, but Li Lin was already muttering on the channel.
“It’s such a good-hearted thing that goes unrewarded. I didn’t even say a word of thanks, and I’m still going crazy here.”
At this time, Farzad had turned around and walked towards a person who was in confusion. Mechanic-Priests who also worked hard to work near the Cogitator during the war. .
"What is the situation of the battleship now?"
"Reporting to your lord, the survival rate of the personnel on the gun decks on both sides is less than 17%, 26% of the guns have suffered serious damage, and only 7% of the main weapons deck on the spine have survived. The facilities were damaged, but the power lines were severely damaged. 81% of the area was powered off. The firepower level of the entire ship was reduced to 22% of the ideal state. It can be concluded that the combat effectiveness has been basically lost.”
"Damn it!"
Farzad slammed the railing next to him, looking very angry.
"Sir, communication request from the flagship."
"Receive."
"Third company commander, how is the situation?"
"Still alive, but the Triumph is on its last legs and has no choice but to withdraw from the battle."
"Permission."
Suddenly, Farzad took on a very serious tone.
"Bahram, if we continue to fight like this, the legion's fortune will be completely wiped out."
"I know" "Withdraw, before there's still time, withdraw the ground troops. The remaining ones extend the mercy of the Emperor"
Hearing Farzad's words, Bahram had mixed feelings. His eyes looked at the damage report sliding aside.
[Logon-class high-speed light aircraft carrier USS Cobalt, sunk]
[Moon-class cruiser USS Nathan's Blade, sunk]
[Tyrant-class cruiser USS Aegis , lost combat effectiveness]
[Mars-class battlecruiser Triumph, lost combat effectiveness]
[Viper-class guided missile destroyer USS Onyx, sunk]
[New star frigate Copper, sunk]
It has been 19 hours since the battle. The central fleet has sunk 2 main ships and 15 small ships. Another 4 main ships and 23 small ships have basically lost their combat effectiveness and had to withdraw from the combat order. , and the left and right fleets also lost more than twenty warships in the continuous fighting.
But these are not the most dazzling things. Next to the battleship losses, there is a sliding red list, which is the personnel situation of the Space Marines. So far, 176 Space Marines have died in the anti-jump gang operation. , among which the Light Astral Knights and White Templars combined have 64 people.
"Captain Talos, now."
Bahram, who was pale and covered in sweat, pursed his lips and looked at Talos, who was always calm. He retracted his gaze and looked at the other person.
“Why, you are shaken?”
“Do you know how the Eighth Army was shattered by the First Army as easily as breaking glass?”
Bahram didn't know that the other party suddenly mentioned the old legion, so he could only shake his head.
"At that time, we lost the command of the original body. When the fleet of the First Legion suddenly appeared, everyone did not know whether to fight or run. However, as the losses increased, escape became the consensus of most people, and everyone began to Think about how to reduce your losses. Even if the original body wakes up later, the situation will be irreversible. Bahram, the loss is not terrible. The terrible thing is that you can't tell whether the loss brings victory or defeat. What's even more terrible is, Because of the loss, my will was immediately shaken. I support you because I believe in your ability. Even now, my opinion has not wavered at all. What about you? "
Bahram raised his hands, He rubbed his eyes with his palms.
“Captain Talos, I am very scared now. My hands have been shaking since the beginning of the war. Every message I see, every loss, is like an accusation, accusing me of my incompetence. and failure, I don’t know how to face the Chapter Leader now.”
“So, are you shaken?”
After a moment of silence, Bahram put down his hands and his face changed. It turned into a fierce and decisive expression that he rarely showed in the past, and his fist hit the tactical instrument hard.
"No! There are billions of lives here! As the Emperor witnesses, if we abandon them, what are our weapons fighting for? And it's far from time to admit defeat!"
Bahram As if he had made a decision, he connected to the communicator.
"Senior Khayon, can you determine the location of the real hive mothership."
A moment later, Khayon's slightly tired voice came from the communicator.
“.When I tried hard to find the eye in the tentacles, I felt a fear from my soul. I even felt that this fear was looking at me coldly from the distant void. , that is endless hunger. Bahram, I don’t recommend you to take risks like this, because when I am exploring it, it is also exploring me, and it will definitely guess our intentions and lay a trap.”
"The Ultramarines won by killing the real mothership and letting the Hive Fleet kill each other. This is our only chance!"
"No, you can't be sure whether its consciousness will be dispersed. Get out. Wait, I feel it."