Chapter 410: Charge! Charge!

Boom!!

The airdrop pod, which lands almost like a hard landing, has an impact force enough to kill a mortal who has undergone enhancement surgery and whose physical condition has reached its peak.

But this amount of force is truly negligible, child's play, for a Shadow Moon Grey Wolf and a Terra‑born veteran wearing Umbrella ceramic‑steel armor III.

Clang!! As the pod doors make intimate contact with the ground.

For the Emperor!

For humanity!

Xiluosa·Xidelie and his four brothers roared in battle as they burst out of the airdrop pod, their feet once again treading the homeland they had left centuries ago.

Bang! Bang!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The burst‑arrow gun roared and the projectiles whistled, echoing all around them.

Bang~… Boom!! The nearby artillery and explosions were even more intense.

The area where Xiluosa and his men had airdropped was already scarred by the fleet's preceding saturation bombing; factories, towers, and dirty, cramped streets had no intact structures left, all reduced to ruins.

Including Xiluosa, fifty‑four Shadow Moon Grey Wolves, over 1,100 Sparta from the 12th and 13th Battalions, and tens of thousands of auxiliary troops formed formations on the ruins, organized by combat squads and platoons, and launched an assault toward the industrial core in the northwest, which is also the location of the Terra Palace.

At this point, more and more airdrop pods belonging to Sparta, Glory Iron Fist, Dark Crow Guard, Clearance Unit, Holy Blood Angel and the UNSC landed on Terra's surface, each batch releasing 200,000 Astate, 600,000 HellParatrooper, 12,000,000 auxiliary troops and UNSC marines, in various regions, directions and continents, to form a rudimentary encirclement of the entire Terra Palace.

With the first wave of nearly 13 million airdropped troops as the vanguard, they eliminated nearby traitors, demons and anti‑air defenses, expanded the landing zone, allowing subsequent air fleets to carry more soldiers, equipment, artillery and heavy vehicles smoothly to the surface.

Everything proceeded orderly and fluidly; all legions and the UNSC operated with the same proficiency as when dealing with hostile alien forces, executing the most routine, standard sweep operations.

Only the scale was dozens, even hundreds of times larger, and every combatant fought zealously, driven by the desire to partake in the "spectacle," to earn glory for themselves and their families, or to have their names recorded in history.

After all, Shensheng Tala is not the homeworld of hostile alien forces; it is another human homeworld guarded by OriginalBody, Astate and fallen mortals, and it also hosts trillions of demonic creatures.

Ahead of the main‑universe warriors lie countless humans twisted and grotesquely deformed by chaos, humanoid and beast‑shaped demons that gained solid bodies through sacrifice, and torrents of steel armor shells fused with living flesh and heads…

In the sky soar dragons with wingspans over a hundred meters, blood‑smeared beasts that rain blood mist, giant moths that spread lethal plagues and foul stench, and so on.

No matter what, the battle is extraordinarily perilous, and precisely because of that the warriors consider it a rare spectacle!

Zoom in.

Among all the forces, it is the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf at the forefront…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Xiluosa's right index finger was gripping the trigger of his commander‑type burst‑arrow gun, continuously firing. 75‑cal high‑explosive burst‑arrow rounds at a ruined factory about three kilometers away.

After leaving the barrel, the projectile accelerated, crossing three kilometers in the blink of an eye, piercing a slanted wall and striking the mortal scum and demonic creatures hidden inside the factory with perfect accuracy, then…

Boom~—! Boom~—!

The violent explosion of the high‑explosive burst‑arrow round utterly obliterated the factory, which spanned roughly two football fields; small mushroom clouds rose slowly, and shockwaves laced with gusts, debris and rubble rolled and swept outward.

As for the mortal scum and demonic creatures hidden inside the factory?

They had already been blown to fragments, not a single whole body remaining.

Besides this company commander, the other Shadow Moon Grey Wolves used their weapons to fire point‑shots at any traitors they could see in the open, or, via helmet‑screen scans detecting hidden, ambush‑ready foes, took extermination measures.

Advance quickly!

Soon, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves who volunteered as vanguards, together with their auxiliary troops and the cooperating 12th and 13th Battalion Sparta, burst out of the industrial zone and reached a ravine about sixty kilometers from the southeastern building complex of the Terra Palace.

Dense, chaotic structures littered the mountains on both sides, and of course, chaos Astate, mortal scum and demonic creatures were also present.

Furthermore, the traitors belonging to the Steel Warrior Legion, exploiting this as the inevitable route from the industrial zone to the southeastern palace complex, erected numerous fixed artillery, defensive fortresses and other installations.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom! Boom!

Just upon reaching the ravine's entrance, a slightly depressed spot, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves were met with extremely dense high‑energy beams, burst‑arrow rounds, and large‑caliber solid‑shot and energy cannon volleys.

Hoo!!

Snap!!

Additionally, countless demonic beings unleashed Spiritual Energy flames, lightning and impacts, combined with artillery fired by Steel Warriors and mortal scum, surging down upon the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves like a deluge.

Buzz! Buzz!

Individual shields that detected the threat rose instantly, offsetting the previous seconds' assault for them.

Boom! Boom!

The explosions hurled up soil and debris; the extremely high‑temperature cannon fire crystallized the ground around Xiluosa's group, and some auxiliary troops who were running were caught off guard and were blown skyward by the fierce blasts.

If they did not retreat, the only fate awaiting them would be shattered shields, forced to rely on armor and flesh to withstand all attacks.

But how could the momentum of the charge possibly cease easily?

The Shadow Moon Grey Wolves, the 12th and 13th Battalion Sparta, and the later‑joined Glory Iron Fist 32nd and 37th Battalions, unable to withdraw from the ravine in time and facing heavy casualties, nevertheless chose to keep charging??

Seeing the main‑universe humans make such a decision threw the Steel Warriors into a brief…

…thought.

Are humans of the main universe this foolish??

Could the metal armor you produce in the main universe be more effective than shields and defensive positions??

Thus, with incomprehension and mockery, the Steel Warriors tasked with defending this spot spared no ammunition in intensifying their attack, determined to annihilate this clueless batch of main‑universe humans…

Especially the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves, still bearing the silver‑white paint that vanished centuries ago, the native Terra "locals"…

Don't think that switching factions and then swapping paint jobs will let you return to the peak of the Great Expedition era!

Loyal to the false emperor, the ridiculous, pitiful, and wretched brothers!

Bang~ Crack~ Wham~!

Accompanied by a burst of crisp, rapid sounds, this signified that Xiluosa's group and the Sparta and Glory Iron Fist energy shields were shattered by the Steel Warriors' fierce onslaught.

It also meant that Xiluosa's side would have to endure the incoming shells, cannon volleys and high‑energy beams with only armor and flesh.

However, just as the Steel Warriors gloat, expecting the main‑universe humans to become corpses and carcasses, reality dealt them a resounding slap.

Because after their shields collectively failed in Hilosa, an invisible golden light barrier that only appears when they are under attack appeared, canceling all attacks for them.

Even large-caliber high-energy beams and plasma artillery capable of melting through siege tank and mobile fortress frontal armor could not budge those protected by the golden light shield of Xiluosa and them in the slightest.

Hahaha!!

At this moment, an Iron Fist company commander six hundred meters to the right of Xiluosa drew the power sword hanging at his waist, pointed the blade toward a fortress ahead, laughed loudly without restraint, and said in a metallic voice:

"Listen up, you idiots hiding inside! We are the pure offspring blessed with paternal care and protection! Not the pitiful worms you are, unloved by father and mother, can match! Be afraid! Tremble! Hahahaha!!"

"Brothers, follow me in the charge! Let's teach that bunch of cowardly, weak little trash who call themselves warriors a lesson, and see what the hell they call combat!"

Saying that, the Iron Fist company commander mustered all his strength, quickened his pace, and advanced toward the fortress guarded by many Steel Warriors amidst the dense barrage.

"For the father!"

"For humanity!"

With the company commander leading, the entire Iron Fist company put away their ranged weapons, drew chain swords with disintegration stance and standard power swords, and let out metallic battle cries as they charged.

"Sparta! Do you know what to do next?!"

"Ah—! Ah—!"

Seeing the Iron Fist brothers so formidable, Sparta also let out their legion's unique battle cry, preparing to rely on the golden light shield and engage Steel Warriors, human trash, and demonic creatures in close combat.

Not only the Astate of the main universe, but also Sparta, the HellParatroopers and auxiliary forces of the Honorable Iron Fist, as well as the UNSC's airborne division and elite marine corps, became more aggressive.

Just now, the Steel Warriors thought the humans of the main universe were fools and idiots, yet the main universe's side also thought the Steel Warriors were fools and idiots?

The reason they chose to continue charging despite the offensive was that the main universe's warriors knew beforehand that their father, their chairman would provide protection with unreasonable and extremely strong Spiritual Energy.

This is the reason they acted so recklessly.

Seeing the allies so formidable, Xiluosa, who also received Chairman Sui's protection, naturally did not want to be left behind; he attached a commander-type burst missile gun to the outer plating of his left thigh, took a power short sword from his waist, gripped it with his right hand so that the sword's hilt fit into his palm slot, activated it, and at the moment power was supplied, the blade was enveloped by a cyan-green lightning field.

"Grey Wolves! Warriors!" Afterwards, as he ran toward a two-story fortress on the left‑front, he loudly addressed the veteran brothers and the auxiliary forces willing to assist them:

"For honor! Also for merit! And so that the traitors feel our wrath and fear! Kill!!"

"Kill!!" The fifty‑three Terra‑born veterans and the auxiliary forces from the main universe responded in unison.

Setting aside the Terra‑born veterans who are brothers with Xiluosa, the twenty thousand auxiliary forces were initially very unhappy about being assigned to the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, for they were formerly UNSC elites, proud and high‑spirited, and above all, Xiluosa and his Terra‑born veterans are incomparable to the main universe's Astate…

The overall strength gap is too great.

Who would not want a strong commander to lead them into battle?

If it were not for John's order, coupled with the strict discipline of the main universe, the auxiliary forces would have chosen to absolutely obey Xiluosa's command.

But after jointly experiencing the operation to storm the capital of the Phoenix Star Region, the auxiliary forces saw the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf fearlessly charging forward and, relying on veteran experience, repeatedly winning, which finally earned them genuine wholehearted acceptance.

Only Xiluosa and his comrades were seen as a silver‑white torrent surging upstream (the auxiliary forces' TPS and CMC powered armor also had silver‑white and black‑mixed paintwork), ignoring all attacks, and in a brief moment they closed with the Steel Warriors whose paintwork was chaotic but overall tended toward gray‑yellow.

"Whoosh~! Crackle!" The cyan‑green lightning field easily split the chaos‑blessed armor and bodies.

Xiluosa, leading the charge, had already reached the fortress entrance; he first sidestepped to avoid two blows from Iron Warriors wielding power hammers, then, while dodging, he swung his power short sword and easily disemboweled one Iron Warrior.

"Splurt! Splurt!" The foul‑smelling intestines and organs gushed out almost all at once, scattering across the sloping, dry ground.

Having completed his evasion, Xiluosa did not linger, nor did he pay attention to the first Iron Warrior; he quickly turned, shortened the distance to another Iron Warrior, and made a thrust toward its neck…

"Pfft!" The short sword's blade and lightning field pierced the Iron Warrior's neck.

"Slice!" The power short sword then severed the Iron Warrior's head from its body.

Watching the rolled‑away head and the collapsed body, Xiluosa redirected his attention to the first Iron Warrior he had disemboweled; seeing that the warrior ignored its wounds and still intended to raise its power hammer to counter‑attack,

Thus this veteran company commander dodged the hammer strike again, chose to give him a swift end, and swung his power short sword to behead him.

At that moment, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf also cleared the area around the fortress.

"Hmph." A veteran came up beside Xiluosa, looked down at the two headless corpses, and couldn't help but sneer, "Traitors are traitors."

Xiluosa said nothing; after a number of veterans and auxiliary forces gathered around him, he was the first to enter the fortress and ordered, "Execute the traitors."

"Yes."

Having entered the dimly lit interior of the fortress, filled with chaotic power and a repulsive aura, frankly, their high morale seemed to need no protection from Chairman Sui, yet Xiluosa and his companions continued the purge in orderly fashion until they reached the inner control room on the second floor……

"Rattle‑rattle‑rattle!" The explosive bolts brimming with chaotic Spiritual Energy swept in the moment they opened the gate.

"Hum…! Boom!" However, the fully charged energy shield blocked the explosive bolt attack.

Looking around.

It turned out that among those firing, not only were there several Steel Warrior officers, but also individuals wearing Terminator gear, painted in dark‑green colors, bearing insignia similar to the Eye of Omniscience—the sons of Helusi!

(End of chapter)