Chapter 1026: Zerg Invasion of Ximao Star (5)

"Bang!"

At the most critical moment, another combat motorcycle cut in from the rear flank!

It was Saerjiwusi and Lamier!

"For Sanguinius!"

Lamier opened fire with his bolter before the motorcycle had even come to a steady stop.

That leaping swift bug was sent flying backward at an even greater speed, disintegrating into a rain of blood in mid-air.

Saerjiwusi, meanwhile, operated the twin-linked bolter on his motorcycle, sweeping down a large swath of the blade bug swarm charging from the sand dune on the right!

Severed limbs and shell fragments splattered onto the transport trailer.

"Sergeant Kariliang, you go first! We are few in number; we will cover the rear!"

Saerjiwusi's voice came through the external loudspeaker.

"The agricultural station is just ahead! We will rendezvous there!"

Kariliang did not hesitate; he drove his motorcycle, pulling the trailer full of survivors, and sprinted toward the direction of the "Oasis" without looking back.

"Oasis" agricultural station defensive line.

Zerg airdrop spores slammed down inside and outside the river valley, and countless swift bugs, sickle bugs, and plasma bugs, mixed with some larger heavy armor bugs, charged wave after wave against the defensive line constructed by the Vantria 93rd Infantry Regiment.

Laser beams crisscrossed, the roar of heavy bolters, the shouts of soldiers, and the hissing of the swarm were all mixed together.

Several Chimera armored vehicles cruised behind the defensive line, supporting the infantry with their firepower, yet positions were still being breached, and soldiers were falling in close-quarters combat.

Company Commander Maskuge sat in his Chimera command vehicle, his expression grave.

The pressure on the defensive line was growing, and the number of the swarm was endless.

"Company Commander! The Blood Angels have returned! They even brought back survivors!"

The adjutant reported excitedly.

Maskuge felt a surge of spirit and immediately gave the order.

"Open Emergency Entrance No. 3! Provide fire cover for them to enter!"

Just as the two squads of Kariliang and Saerjiwusi were escorting the trailer, rushing toward the slowly opening armored gate, a new crisis emerged!

Several exceptionally massive "Charger" beetles, surrounded by a large group of smaller Zerg, broke through a weak point in the left river valley's defense and came crushing straight toward the gate!

Their thick shells could withstand the fire of many ordinary laser guns, and even the multi-laser of a Chimera only caused a puff of thick smoke when it hit them.

"No! We cannot let them get near the gate!"

Maskuge's heart tightened.

If these things were allowed to charge over, let alone closing the gate, even the entire entrance defense node could be destroyed.

Just then, from deep within the agricultural station, came a low roar of an engine!

A behemoth slowly drove out from the largest hangar of the agricultural station!

The massive vehicle body was equipped with thick, sloped armor and an exaggeratedly sized turret.

Mounted on the turret was a giant battle cannon!

On the secondary weapon stations on both sides of the vehicle body, heavy flamers and bolters glinted with cold light.

Baneblade super-heavy tank!

One of the Vantria Noble Regiment's trump card war machines!

"It... it is 'Iron Will'! It has been deployed!"

A Vantria veteran shouted excitedly.

"Iron Will" drove toward the gap in the defensive line.

Its appearance instantly attracted most of the attention on the battlefield.

"Aim for those large targets! Let these alien bastards taste the flavor of 'Sacred Verdict'!"

Inside the tank, the commander gave the order.

The turret slowly rotated, and the muzzle of the giant battle cannon aimed at the "Charger" leading the charge.

"Fire!"

"Boom————!!!"

A deafening roar erupted!

It hit that "Charger"!

With a sense of distortion as if space were being forcibly torn apart, the moment the massive "Charger" was struck by the energy beam, its thick bio-armor collapsed inward, shattered, and then the entire front half exploded directly!

Only the rear half of the carcass remained, retreating several meters due to inertia before crashing to the ground, with dark green plasma and viscera gushing out from the massive wound!

The entire battlefield seemed to fall silent for an instant.

Both human soldiers and Zerg were stunned by this terrifying firepower.

"Iron Will" did not stop; its secondary weapons began to unleash their power.

The heavy flamers spewed out hundred-meter-long dragons of fire, burning the small swarms attempting to approach into charcoal in swathes.

The bolters picked off the distant plasma bugs one by one.

"Iron Will" was like a moving wall of steel, forcibly curbing the swarm's offensive!

Wherever it passed, Zerg corpses littered the field; whether it was thick shells or agile movements, everything appeared so vulnerable in the face of absolute firepower and armor.

Taking advantage of this precious opportunity, Kariliang and Saerjiwusi's squads escorted the survivors through the gate.

The armored gate slammed shut behind them, temporarily isolating the battlefield outside.

The survivors in the trailer were almost limp on the ground, gasping for air in large gulps.

That old prospector from the "Suihao" outpost looked at "Iron Will" rampaging through the swarm in the distance and muttered to himself.

"The Emperor be praised... is... is this the power of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance..."

With the return of the four Blood Angels who had gone out to provide support, plus the one who had remained behind.

The five Blood Angels Space Marines did not pause for a moment, synchronizing battlefield information through their internal link and throwing themselves into the most critical areas of the defensive line.

Sergeant Leon and Aotasituo directly supported the left river valley gap, which was under the greatest pressure; there, the super-heavy tank "Iron Will" was crushing the charge of the Zerg, but a large number of insects were still infiltrating from the tank's firing blind spots.

"Aotasituo, clear out those pieces of trash trying to get close to the tank's tracks and rear flanks!"

Leon ordered, while the Bolter in his hands began to roar, blasting several sickle-bugs lunging toward the tank's exhaust vents into pieces.

"Understood!"

Otasuo brandished his Chainsword and charged into the Zerg swarm.

Wherever he passed, severed limbs and broken arms flew everywhere; not a single insect could get close to Aotasituo.

Saerjiwusi and Lamier utilized their Combat Motorcycles to conduct short, sharp assaults on the perimeter of the defensive line, specializing in hunting down targets that posed a great threat to the infantry.

Lamier operated a heavy Bolter mounted on his motorcycle to provide long-range suppression, while Saerjiwusi brandished his Chainsword from time to time to hack and slash, cutting down the Zerg that attempted to approach!

The Blood Angels Space Marine who had remained behind occupied the high ground of the agricultural station's main building.

His Bolter cleared out Zerg units that were attempting to organize into effective offensive formations.

Under the efficient slaughter of these five Blood Angels, combined with the devastating firepower of the "Iron Will" tank, the Zerg offensive, which had originally been surging like a tide, was actually forcibly contained!

Every roar of the "Iron Will" tank's main gun cleared a vacuum zone in the Insect Tide; every strike from the Blood Angels completely shattered the attack vectors the Zerg attempted to form.