Chapter 393: Hedge

Huokan deactivated his roaring chainsword, looked at the Salamanders warrior who had suddenly appeared above the head of the Dominator Zerg, and asked.

"My brother, how did you know this alien was here?"

"I heard stationary gunfire coming from here, so I guessed you must have encountered the mission target, and simply cut through the flesh beneath my feet and jumped down."

This Salamanders warrior put away the chainsword in his hand and explained.

Just as the few were chatting, the Hatchery began to show signs of collapse.

"Let's stop talking for now, let's retreat from the alien nest first, notify the others, and we will gather outside the alien nest."

"No problem, my brother."

As Huokan evacuated the Hatchery, he saw many Carrier Zerg and other Zerg scurrying about the Hatchery. Seeing the large number of Zerg, Huokan thoughtfully threw a few fragmentation grenades to help them avoid losing their way inside the Hatchery.

By the time Huokan and the other Salamanders warriors ran out of the Hatchery, they already saw the steel torrent of Armageddon driving toward this side.

Yake waited for the tank he was riding to stop, immediately jumped off the tank, came before Huokan and the others, and said after a standard salute.

"Lord Astartes, the alien swarm has been mostly wiped out. Several squads have already been dispatched to pursue the remaining fleeing aliens, and I believe those aliens will be eliminated very soon."

Upon hearing this news, Huokan nodded slowly, cast his gaze toward the commander of the 95th Legion following behind—Cheng Daomang—and spoke.

"Commander Cheng, report the situation here to the Military District, begin advancing the position, and construct defensive fortifications. Notify me immediately if the Military District has new instructions."

"Yes, Lord Astartes."

Cheng Daomang was already astonished by everything happening before his eyes.

Just... just like that, they won? Although there were some casualties, the overall situation still showed a crushing momentum.

Regarding these Angels wearing green armor, they came to the Hatchery alone and destroyed the Hatchery without a single casualty, which filled Cheng Daomang with respect for these Emperor's Angels.

Bing Tuan 7 Hao Zhendi.

A shrill whistle sounded particularly piercing amidst the artillery fire. As the whistle blew, a group of Krieg soldiers wearing gas masks and holding Lucius Pattern 98 Lasguns launched a charge against the Insect Tide rushing from the artillery-covered area.

There were also Gorgon Armored Assault Transports carrying Krieg Grenadiers rushing into the Insect Tide, with Chimera Armored Vehicles clearing the way, allowing the Gorgon Armored Assault Transports to rush faster through the Insect Tide toward those Plasma Bugs firing plasma bombs at the Krieg soldiers.

The two twin heavy machine guns on the elevated deck at the rear of the Gorgon Armored Assault Transport fired at the Zerg that had slipped past the Chimera Armored Vehicles in front.

Both sides of the vehicle body had heavy bolters, and the powerful firepower shredded every Zerg within sight.

Soon, the Gorgon Armored Assault Transport passed the path cleared for them by the Chimera Armored Vehicles, and the front hatch crushed the rushing Zerg into pulp like a bulldozer.

Quite a few suicide bugs were also thrown into the passenger compartment of the Gorgon Armored Assault Transport, triggering a series of explosions.

The Dominator Zerg controlling these suicide bugs discovered that after these suicide bugs with glowing green bodies exploded, apart from causing a small number of casualties, the poison gas that appeared posed no threat at all to these soldiers wearing gas masks.

Consequently, the Dominator Zerg replaced the green liquid inside the suicide bugs with blue plasma, though such suicide bugs could only be used like hand grenades and thrown out by other Zerg.

But as a large number of Krieg soldiers engaged in close-quarters combat with the Insect Tide, the armored units that had attracted most of the Insect Tide's attention were not quickly wiped out by the Zerg, which left the Insect Tide in a dilemma.

Tens of thousands of Krieg soldiers were locked in a bloody battle with the Zerg, and many Krieg Cavalry rode biochemical warhorses, harvesting the lives of the aliens before them amidst the Insect Tide.

A Krieg Cavalryman followed the cavalry unit, using the 95-centimeter-long single-edged curved sword in his hand to pierce one alien after another; the serrated blade withstood the high-speed impact of the biochemical warhorse, preventing the single-edged curved sword from bending during the charge.

A plasma bomb flew in from afar and hit the body of this Krieg Cavalryman; until death arrived, this Krieg Cavalryman still maintained an offensive posture.

The Gorgon Armored Assault Transport soon arrived at the location of those Plasma Bugs firing large plasma bombs, and the Krieg Grenadiers immediately rushed toward the target after the hatch opened.

The heavy firepower of the Gorgon Armored Assault Transport continuously helped clear the way for the Krieg Grenadiers; most of the Krieg Grenadiers held Lucius Inferno Pistols in their hands, and a small portion of Krieg Grenadiers held flamethrowers and meltaguns.

The Krieg Grenadiers holding meltaguns fired at the Zerg approaching them, and the high-temperature beams instantly evaporated the hit Zerg, making it difficult to even leave behind a corpse.

Dong Jian was directing the artillery to provide fire support at the rear position, and upon seeing the fearless fighting style of this group of Krieg soldiers, he only felt his scalp go numb.

It seemed as if these soldiers didn't care about themselves at all, as long as they could kill the Zerg in front of them. No wonder that Krieg Commissar did not let his own troops follow the Death Korps of Krieg to attack.

First, the other side's numbers were indeed large, and they didn't need his own people; second, his own people couldn't do this kind of fighting style—most soldiers shouldn't be able to. No wonder they added "Death" to the legion name; this was just too fierce!

"They are simply crazier than those aliens. Do they not have the emotions that humans should have? Why do they have such a will to fight?"

Dong Jian shook his head slightly, his gaze filled with complex emotions, slowly casting it toward that cruel and bloody battlefield that was like a meat grinder.

On the battlefield, countless hideous and terrifying Zerg were entangled with those heroic and fearless Krieg soldiers.

Dazzling laser beams hit the bodies of the Zerg with precision; sharp bayonets flashed with cold light, and every swing and stab could take away the life of a Zerg; there were also many Krieg soldiers who used entrenching tools to hack fiercely at the heads of the Zerg, slicing off more than half of the Zerg's skulls.

Some Krieg soldiers were unfortunately wounded by the powerful strength of the Zerg, seeping from their greatcoats. But even if they were seriously injured, these Krieg soldiers still used every means of attack to kill the Zerg in front of them.

When they realized they were about to be submerged by the insect swarm, they resolutely pulled the hand grenades they carried, burying themselves together with the dense Zerg around them in the explosion, blooming with a brilliant and tragic light.

However, it was the human side that held the upper hand. Clearly, the Zerg side had not expected that humans would have so many soldiers who dared to charge against them, and they were suppressed by this group of masked soldiers. Although the number of the Insect Tide was still greater than the Death Korps of Krieg, the downward trend had already appeared.

Victory was only a matter of time.