Chapter 267: Are You Here to Save Us?

After the Death Korps of Krieg reached the designated position, they began to dig trenches rapidly; for a time, dust filled the air in this area, and soon the Death Korps of Krieg had finished digging simple trenches.

Meanwhile, the Krieg Artillery had also set up their artillery positions, adjusted the muzzles, and prepared to open fire at any moment to unleash the Emperor's wrath upon those Aliens.

As several Illumination Flares rose into the sky, the dazzling white light illuminated the area as if it were daytime, revealing the Hormagaunts wandering nearby.

The Krieg soldiers in the trenches aimed their Lucius Pattern 98 Lasguns at the Hormagaunts appearing in front of them and pulled the triggers without hesitation; beam after beam of laser light struck the Hormagaunts, taking their lives.

These scattered Hormagaunts were soon wiped out, easily dealt with without any effort.

Just after the Hormagaunts here were wiped out, the ground began to tremble; an Insect Tide composed of tens of thousands of Hormagaunts approached the Krieg, and in the sky, Zerg with fleshy wings and mouths like sharp spikes flew toward the trenches where the Krieg soldiers were located.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

40 Basilisk Self-Propelled Artillery began to fire at the Insect Tide composed of Hormagaunts, and a portion of the Krieg soldiers began to turn their guns to fire at the flying insects in the sky.

Although they had reacted, some flying insects still used their nearly one-meter-long mouths to pierce the gas masks of the Krieg soldiers, and carrying the corpses of their opponents, they flew into the air and began to feed on their flesh and blood.

Even the flying insects that succeeded were blasted apart by subsequent laser beams; fortunately, the number of flying insects here was not large, and the Krieg soldiers stopped those flying insects by firing into the air.

As for the Hormagaunts rushing toward the Krieg soldiers' trenches on the ground, even if they reached the edge of the trenches, all that would greet them were 45-centimeter-long bayonets or Entrenching Tools.

Perhaps sensing the firepower advantage of the Humans here, some Ravener and Tyranid Warrior joined the battlefield.

Among them, the Tyranid Warrior, with the help of the Ravener using their bodies to block attacks, charged into the first trench where the Krieg soldiers were located with few casualties and engaged in combat with the Krieg soldiers in the trench.

A huge claw directly snapped a Krieg soldier's waist in two, and another claw stabbed into a Krieg soldier nearby who was swinging an Entrenching Tool at its body.

Even though they were stabbed through the body, the Entrenching Tool in that Krieg soldier's hand still hacked off one of the Tyranid Warrior's legs.

And the Krieg soldier who had just been snapped in two pulled a Hand Grenade under the feet of the Tyranid Warrior, and with the sound of an explosion, perished together with that Tyranid Warrior.

Not many Krieg soldiers had been assigned to the first trench, and when the number had dropped to thirty percent, the rear artillery position detached five Basilisk Self-Propelled Artillery to fire at the first trench, blasting the Tyranid Warrior that had gained the advantage in the trench into a pile of slag.

From time to time, the sounds of explosions, the roars of the Zerg, and the sounds of weapons piercing Zerg bodies could be heard on the battlefield.

The numbers on both sides were decreasing, but it was clear that the rate of decline on the Zerg side was much faster than that of the Death Korps of Krieg.

A Vittorian Squad of Vitrian Dragoons, upon hearing the artillery fire from afar and seeing several Hormagaunt units rushing in that direction, accelerated their pace and arrived at the area where the Aliens were imprisoning Humans.

This was a terrain like a small hill; the top level was a building similar to a Church, and the further down one went, the more it was a scene of broken walls and ruins, dilapidated and miserable.

"Captain, how should we distinguish who are Heretics and who are the survivors we need to rescue?"

A Vitrian soldier asked the squad captain at the very front.

"Our Task is to rescue survivors; as for those Heretics who have betrayed Humanity, the Emperor will surely have a way to deal with them."

The squad quickly entered the Breeding Ground and discovered that there were no Human survivors in the area where they were located.

"Strange, there is no trace of Human survivors in this entire area; where on earth have they gone?"

Hearing the confused voice of their team member, this Vitrian Captain looked around and did not find any signs of a massacre; of course, it was also possible that they had been killed without even leaving a trace.

"Let's search deeper; perhaps those survivors have gathered together."

The squad advanced deeper into the Hatchery again, and just as they were about to enter a corner, the Captain made a stop gesture and leaned against the wall behind them.

"Still thinking someone would come to save you? This is the Zerg's Breeding Ground; the only way is to join the Zerg! This is the way to survive!"

Hearing this voice, this Vitrian Captain said to the team member beside them, "No need for the Emperor to go looking for this one; it has been clearly identified as a Heretic!"

The squad walked out from the corner and saw a skinny boy with an iron rod stabbed into his abdomen, lying in a pool of blood, his pupils dilated, his eyes staring fixedly at their location.

A young man who did not look very thin was stepping on the boy's corpse with his feet, his mouth kept talking about defecting to the Zerg or something.

Defecting to the Zerg? Betraying Humanity! Heretic!

Seeing this scene, this Vitrian Captain aimed their Laser Gun at the young man and said in a serious tone.

"Found a fallen Heretic, eliminate immediately!"

The young man, hearing the movement behind him, had just turned his head when he was hit by a maximum-power Laser Beam, leaving only half a body slowly falling, collapsing into the pool of blood of that boy.

This Vittorian Squad came to the boy's corpse, and the squad captain remembered the instructions the Emperor gave them before they set out; the first survivor they met had been killed by a Heretic just like that!

Slowly squatting down, they used their right hand to close the boy's eyes and whispered, "May you return to... uh... may your soul receive the Emperor's protection."

Afterward, this Vitrian Captain stood up, feeling the strange atmosphere behind them, and the Vitrian Captain gave a light cough, "Since we have already encountered survivors, we will definitely encounter more next; let's go quickly."

This Vittorian Squad of Vitrian Dragoons disappeared into the alley just like that, leaving behind two... one and a half corpses lying in a pool of blood.

Sure enough, when this squad passed through an alley, they saw survivors sitting around, their eyes dim and lifeless, staring blankly at the things in front of them.

When they saw the fully armed Vittorian Squad of Vitrian Dragoons, a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes.

"Are you soldiers sent by the Human Alliance to save us?"

A survivor asked the Vitrian Captain with a trembling voice and a shaking body.

The Vitrian Captain shook their head and slowly said, "We are sent by the Emperor to save you, not some Human Alliance; gather the survivors around, we are going to take you away from this hellhole. No need to thank us; what you need to thank, what you need to have Faith in, is the Emperor!"