Chapter 404: Time Waits for No One (This chapter is sponsored by Hm Kun)

Hearing Tan Xiaotong say this, the medical Xiunu who had been distributing clothing paused, her gaze darting toward the woman beside her.

This woman—did she know who the child she spoke of was? That was the offspring of the great God-Emperor, a Primarch!

However, the medical Xiunu did not speak, instead continuing her work; she soon finished and followed Yingzhou's mother out of the Survivor Settlement Area.

Ninth Defense Zone Inner City.

When Yingzhou found Selina, he saw her recording data in front of an instrument, so he got straight to the point.

"Selina, can you contact the Fourth Defense Zone now?"

Selina moved her gaze away from the instrument before her and spoke to Yingzhou in a flat tone.

"I can. Do you need to send a message to the Fourth Defense Zone now?"

"Yes, tell Kelin in the Fourth Defense Zone that I will immediately dispatch support troops to reinforce them. Once the Transport Aircraft successfully arrives at the Fourth Defense Zone, have the Transport Aircraft carrying Vulkan appear directly at the location of the most intense fighting and immediately join the battle!"

After hearing Yingzhou's words, Selina looked back at the instrument in front of her.

Faint green light flickered in her pupils from time to time as her slender fingers skillfully operated the control panel.

Time ticked by, and the entire room was silent, save for the faint humming sound of the running instruments.

Not long after, Selina's calm voice sounded again: "Helmsman Yingzhou, I have successfully sent the message you requested to the Fourth Defense Zone. I just received a reply from the Fourth Defense Zone saying, 'We will all surely exhaust every ounce of our strength to stubbornly resist the Beast Race's frenzied attack, please trust us! We hope that before you arrive to assist, our losses will not be too heavy...' Are there any other important messages that need to be sent?"

Yingzhou shook his head and said.

"No, send a communication to the Inner City City Defense Team; there will be Military District Transport Aircraft arriving here shortly. By the way, have the Transport Aircraft from the Military District departed yet?"

"They have departed, expected to arrive at the Inner City Landing Pad in 37 minutes."

Upon hearing this news, Yingzhou nodded and said.

"Fine, if there is any news from the Fourth Defense Zone, you must notify me immediately."

"Understood."

Ninth Defense Zone Inner City Landing Pad.

Accompanied by a low roar, four Transport Aircraft slowly descended onto the Inner City Landing Pad.

The cabin doors slowly opened, and a group of Salamanders warriors clad in MK2 Power Armor stepped down from the Transport Aircraft.

Yingzhou stood quietly not far away; seeing these Salamanders warriors walk off the Transport Aircraft, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint, imperceptible smile.

The Salamanders warriors quickly assembled into neat ranks and followed behind Vulkan, walking toward the direction where Yingzhou was.

Vulkan walked up to Yingzhou and lowered his head slightly, his reddish pupils looking toward Yingzhou, his eyes revealing respect and confusion.

Then, he asked in a low and deep voice: "Father, you specifically summoned us here; there must be an extremely important matter, right?"

Yingzhou looked up to meet Vulkan's gaze, looking at Vulkan's reddish pupils, and said.

"I need you to lead the Salamanders Legion to the Fourth Defense Zone. The compatriots there were once ravaged by Orcs. After I drove the Orcs away, because of the situation here, I was unable to leave them enough help in time.

Furthermore, the Beast Race has reduced their population, making it very difficult for them to resist another large-scale attack from the Beast Race.

How about it? Vulkan, do you want to go?"

"Father, time waits for no one. I will set out now; arriving earlier can reduce some of the sacrifices."

Watching Vulkan board the Transport Aircraft with 50 Salamanders warriors, Yingzhou thought it over carefully and decided to also send Dabeiwenqiao and Taigehe'er to Vulkan to deal with those Beast Race Priests.

After summoning the two Grey Knights, considering the Grey Knights' style of doing things, Yingzhou asked the two Grey Knights.

"For this mission, all actions must follow Vulkan's orders. I will bear witness to your Loyalty."

Upon hearing Yingzhou's words, the two Grey Knights immediately knelt on one knee in excitement, their voices ringing out powerfully as they replied.

"God-Emperor, please bear witness to our Loyalty!"

"Go!"

Finally, this Transport Aircraft took off carrying Vulkan, 50 Salamanders warriors, and two Grey Knights, and with a surge of Gray Mist, it eventually vanished into the sky.

Yingzhou looked at the three remaining Transport Aircraft and, after a moment of thought, decided to send a Kasrkin unit to follow along. Once there, they could not only assist the Space Marines in resisting the Beast Race but also train the local ordinary soldiers after the war ended.

"Yes, that's what we'll do!"

Fourth Defense Zone Outer City Wall.

Massive stone giants with bodies flashing with Rune Power were approaching the city wall with heavy, powerful strides.

The City Defense Cannons on the wall emitted deafening roars, firing at those stone giants.

Each artillery strike caused some gravel and debris to crack off the stone giants' bodies, but for their mountain-like frames, this was nothing more than negligible damage. Most importantly, the runes on the stone giants kept flashing to resist these fierce attacks.

At the same time, some coalition soldiers with long-range attack capabilities also unleashed their abilities. Flaming rockets, razor-sharp Wind Blades, and crackling lightning were all aimed at the constantly flashing runes on the stone giants.

Their attacks were not without effect; following a series of crisp cracking sounds, the runes on some of the stone giants finally could not withstand such dense strikes and shattered accordingly.

The stone giants, having lost the reinforcement of the Rune Power, immediately became unsteady and finally collapsed with an earth-shattering boom. The falling giant bodies not only kicked up clouds of dust but also crushed many Orcs who could not dodge in time.

However, despite achieving some results, more stone giants still successfully approached the city wall. The Beast Race Priests in the distance controlled them to pile the corpses of their already defeated companions at the foot of the wall, then stepped on these piles of corpses and reached out their arms, finally reaching the Outer City Wall.

"Destroy the runes on the arms of those stone giants! Don't let them climb the wall!"

Xindi gathered purple lightning in her right hand, condensed it into a Lightning Spear, and then threw it fiercely, aiming straight at the stone giant closest to her. The Lightning Spear accurately hit a white rune, and as the rune shattered, the arm of this stone giant crashed down and fell to the ground.