Chapter 1494: He Was Set Up by the People of Xiuluo Holy Star!

3:20 AM, Kroke Empire Capital Star, Dongbuchengwai garrison.

Xierta stood on the open ground inside the garrison gate, with 1,200 assault soldiers lined up before him.

Deep blue combat uniforms, lightweight Carapace Armor, each person with a short-barreled assault weapon hanging at their waist; the soldiers in the front row also held heavy impact hammers for breaching and portable suppression shields.

Xierta wore a dark gray combat uniform and spoke.

The target is in that two-story building in the Waijiaoqu, no more than twenty people in total. We have 1,200 people, fully equipped.

After breaching and entering, the first priority target is the Human male wearing a gray coat, his name is Lu Zhenda, an envoy of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance.

Capture him, control everyone else, do not get bogged down in fighting, do not pursue, and withdraw immediately after securing all target personnel.

The entire operation window is fifteen minutes; after fifteen minutes, the Imperial City Patrol Squad will arrive, and at that time, regardless of whether the objective is completed, you must retreat. Do you understand?

Several Sergeants in the front row of the formation answered in low voices simultaneously.

Understood!

Xierta nodded, turned, and walked toward a line of dark transport vehicles parked at the garrison gate.

The transport vehicles started, and the convoy drove out of the garrison gate, heading toward the Waijiaoqu in the East City District along the pre-planned route.

The entire convoy consisted of thirty vehicles; Xierta sat in the cabin of the third vehicle, with two communications officers and one officer responsible for on-site coordination sitting beside him.

The convoy slowed down after driving for about eight minutes; there was a city gate at the intersection ahead.

The Sentinel at the gate post saw the convoy approaching, identified the insignia on the lead vehicle under the streetlights, and waved to signal passage.

The city gate opened slowly, and the convoy filed through, entering the area of the Capital Star's Central City.

Xierta asked in a low voice.

How much further?

The communications officer beside him glanced at the handheld navigation terminal.

It is a four-minute drive to the Waijiaoqu; after the intersection ahead, turn right, and after passing two more blocks, you will see the target building.

Xierta nodded and did not speak again.

The convoy continued to drive on the empty streets, encountering no Patrol Squads along the way.

The communications officer lowered his voice and said.

Three hundred meters ahead, target building.

Xierta looked forward through the vehicle window; the outline of the two-story building at the end of the street was clear in the night, and his gaze swept back and forth between the main entrance and the side door.

Consistent with the intelligence, there is no one on guard at this time.

The convoy slowed down and stopped at a position about fifty meters from the target building.

The soldiers jumped out of the cabins, spread out along the base of the walls on both sides of the street, and quickly occupied the predetermined positions.

The breaching team in the front row moved forward carrying heavy impact hammers, while the suppression team in the back covered them from both sides with their weapons.

Xierta got out of the vehicle and stood next to a vehicle at the rear of the convoy, his gaze locked on the main entrance of the target building, and the officer responsible for coordination spoke.

All units in position, the main entrance assault team has reached a position ten meters from the door, the flanking team is in position, and the outer perimeter guard team has deployed to the rear.

Xierta said.

According to the plan, breach the door at exactly 3:40.

The officer nodded and repeated the order in a low voice into his headset.

As 3:40 arrived, the breaching team in front of the main entrance acted simultaneously; the heavy impact hammer struck the door panel, and in less than five seconds, the main entrance was opened.

The front-row soldiers filed in through the breach with their weapons raised, followed closely by two Sergeants leading their respective echelons.

The flanking teams on both sides of the street moved toward the side door simultaneously, used small breaching tools to cut the side door locks, and two other groups entered from the side.

Xierta stood in place, watching the soldiers pour into the breach of the building's main entrance.

The situation was even smoother than he had anticipated.

But the next instant, sounds came from inside the building.

A burst of intense gunfire, the sounds of weapons mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish friend from foe.

Then, a dull explosion came from inside the building, and the smoke and dust from the explosion surged out from the doorway.

Xierta's four eyes contracted simultaneously; he looked at the communications officer beside him, but before he could speak, a yellow figure appeared below the door frame amidst the smoke and dust at the main entrance breach.

Subsequently, five Lamenters warriors wearing yellow Power Armor stood in a row inside the building's main entrance, each about 2.4 meters tall.

Among the five yellow Power Armor Space Marines, the one standing in the very center slightly raised his chin, looked at the Alien Kroke soldiers outside the main entrance, and roared.

For the Emperor!

As the voice fell, the five yellow figures moved simultaneously.

The Kroke soldier closest to the Lamenters Space Marine in the very center had just raised his weapon and had not yet managed to pull the trigger when that yellow figure was already before him.

An armored palm slapped the soldier's chest, and the soldier's body flew backward, knocking over several Kroke soldiers behind him.

The other four Lamenters warriors in yellow Power Armor rushed out from both sides of the main entrance simultaneously.

The second Lamenters Space Marine's right-hand Chainsword severed the weapon in a Kroke soldier's hand, the momentum of the blade not stopping, sweeping horizontally across the opponent's shoulder armor, and the soldier's head flew off directly.

Screams erupted from the middle of the formation, and Xierta watched as the area directly in front turned into a scene of chaos within dozens of seconds.

Those Lamenters Space Marines wearing yellow Power Armor moved with ease within the ranks of the Kroke soldiers.

The weapons used by the Kroke soldiers could hardly cause effective damage when hitting that layer of yellow Power Armor.

The officer beside Xierta spoke.

My lord, the enemy has heavy units similar to Kraken warriors! Our weapons cannot penetrate that armor!

Xierta's lips moved, but he did not speak.

On the street ahead, the Lamenters warrior in yellow Power Armor in the very center had already rushed to the middle of the street.

His body turned toward the direction where Xierta was, and across dozens of meters, his gaze pierced through the retreating Kroke soldiers and landed on Xierta's face.

For the Emperor!

At the same time those three words rang out for the second time, that figure accelerated and charged in a straight line toward the direction of Xierta.

Along the way, three Luoke soldiers attempted to Intercept, but were cut down by him, one with each sword strike.

The soldiers of the reserve echelon behind Xierta who had not yet entered the battlefield began to scatter to both sides and started firing.

A voice from the direction of the main gate came through the Communications Officer's headset.

My lord! Inside the main gate there are still... still more! There are more behind!

... Retreat.

Just as Xierta ordered the retreat, he heard screams coming from behind him as well, and a golden afterimage was rapidly charging toward him.

And at a street corner slightly further away stood the envoy named Lu Zhenda and over a dozen soldiers wearing black Armor.

Only then did Xierta realize what was happening.

He had been set up by the people of Xiuluo Saint!