Chapter 424: Tonight's Operation

"For now, let Maike repair the Rune Cannon; once the Rune Cannon is mostly repaired, we can discuss his issue."

Seeing that Dawuqi wanted to go look for Maike again, Diwanhu spoke up directly to persuade him.

Hearing Diwanhu say this, Dawuqi could only swallow the anger in his heart, ignoring the corpse lying on the ground, and turned to leave.

Fourth Defense Zone Military District.

After Vulkan found Xindi and explained his thoughts, Xindi offered a suggestion.

"Do you have any candidates for rescuing the survivors imprisoned by the Beast Race?"

Vulkan nodded, his reddened eyes looking outside the tent, where two Grey Knights wearing Holy Shield Power Armor were standing, and he spoke in a calm tone.

"I will send one of my squads to carry out the rescue, but regarding what you said before—that the Beast Race brands a mark on the survivors, causing them to die rapidly after leaving their cages—do you know of a way to break it?"

After pondering for a moment, Xindi answered.

"It requires using Spiritual Power to sever the connection between the pattern and the cage; this is an emergency measure. The best method is to clear the pattern from each survivor, so they will no longer suffer the torture of the Beast Race."

After obtaining the answer, Vulkan stood up and walked out of the tent. Looking at Dabeiwenqiao and Taigehe'er standing outside, Vulkan's reddened gaze swept back and forth between the two, and he finally said to Taigehe'er.

"Taigehe'er, I have a Task to entrust to you."

Upon hearing Vulkan's words, Taigehe'er immediately said to Vulkan.

"It is my honor, Lord Vulkan, I am happy to serve you."

"Tonight, after the frontal battle begins, I will have a Salamander Squad attack the Alien Army camp from the flank to rescue the Human survivors locked in the cages."

Hearing Vulkan say this, Taigehe'er slowly asked.

"Lord Vulkan, but surely your own progeny would suffice for such a matter; why must I accompany them as well?"

"Because those Human survivors have been branded by the Aliens with a mark; once those survivors leave their cages, they will die rapidly. This requires you to use your psychic powers to destroy the cages associated with those marks and sever the connection to those marks, which will significantly speed up the rescue."

Seeing Vulkan say this, Taigehe'er could only nod and say.

"Understood, I will certainly not fail the mission!"

Vulkan's gaze then turned to Dabeiwenqiao, and he said.

"Dabeiwenqiao, you will accompany me to the frontal battlefield and make those Aliens pay the price for their actions!"

Seeing this, Dabeiwenqiao likewise saluted and replied.

"Lord Vulkan, it is my honor to slay Aliens alongside you! Victory shall surely belong to us!"

Within the Military District, as the order for the night attack was issued, a murderous atmosphere filled the camp. Many Human Alliance soldiers could not suppress their inner excitement, gripping their hands tightly and forcing them to stop trembling.

"Lord Vulkan is truly worthy of being the Emperor's progeny; he is preparing to wipe out those Beast Race members outside tonight!"

"I must kill more Beast Race members to avenge my deceased relatives!"

Many Human Alliance soldiers were very excited at this moment. On the streets outside the camp, Human Federation Prowler Tanks and Polar Armored Vehicles drove out one after another. At the very rear of the armored force, three Chimera Armored Vehicles and one Leman Russ Tank appeared as the finale, causing many soldiers to walk out of the camp to watch.

"What is that?"

"It looks like armored vehicles and tanks that came over from the Ninth Defense Zone."

"Could it be that the Emperor sent them?"

"That's for certain, what else could it be?"

"Oh, praise the Emperor!"

Beast Race Army Camp.

In the Beast Race camp near the front line, several Beast Race warriors were gnawing on the food in their hands. In their spare time, they mocked the Beast Race units in the rear that had intercepted the Two-legged Sheep troops last night.

"Hahaha, they actually let the Two-legged Sheep troops retreat; they are truly lacking in training. The comfortable life in the rear of the army has made their nerve reactions sluggish!"

"I heard many died last night, yet they didn't leave a single Two-legged Sheep behind. If you ask me, they should be sent here; only by experiencing the tempering of blood and fire can one become a qualified warrior!"

A Beast Race warrior tossed the bone he had finished gnawing aside, coughed twice, and said.

"Those Two-legged Sheep last night seemed to have come to destroy the Rune Cannon. I heard that several Priest Apprentices there died; they were all swallowed by that explosion, not even a corpse remained."

"Those Two-legged Sheep can only play some small tricks. How could a real warrior play such small tricks? It's all about head-on, hard-hitting combat!"

"Now that you mention it, I didn't go up to the city wall today. I heard that among the Two-legged Sheep, there are some warriors who are slightly inferior to our Rune warriors, but their strength is quite high."

Just then, a cold snort sounded from behind this group of Beast Race warriors. A 2.6-meter-tall Beast Race Rune warrior stood behind them, removed the fully enclosed Rune Helmet from his head, and said.

"Hmph, that's because they haven't met me! If I were to encounter them, I would let those Two-legged Sheep know what absolute power is!"

Seeing this, the other Beast Race warriors also chimed in one after another.

"That's right! Lord Nuola is also a Rune warrior; he will surely be able to slaughter those Two-legged Sheep!"

"With Lord Nuola here, our unit will surely earn many merits in the siege in a few days!"

The Rune warrior called Nuola twitched the muscles on his nose, looked at the group of Beast Race warriors with an arrogant gaze, and said haughtily.

"That goes without saying; with me here, you will certainly not lack for rewards!"

"Many thanks, Lord Nuola!"

"As expected of Lord Nuola!"

At the reconnaissance post of this front-line Beast Race camp, a Beast Race warrior was dozing off. Hearing the flattering voices of the Beast Race warriors below, he curled his lip in disdain and muttered to himself.

"A bunch of idiots, what is there to be proud of in becoming a Rune warrior? If I hadn't missed that opportunity, I would be a Rune warrior too."

Looking at the darkness outside, the Beast Race warrior yawned, placed his large rifle aside, and prepared to find a comfortable spot to sleep. Just then, he saw a flash of light in the distance, and subsequently, his head felt a searing heat, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.

In the darkness, a Kasrkin sniper moved his gaze away from his Long-barreled Laser Sniper Rifle. Behind him, armored vehicles and tanks began to drive toward the Beast Race Army camp from afar, and Salamander warriors followed on both sides of the armored force, Bolters held across their chests, advancing forward.