Chapter 549: Beast Race Breeding Ground

After the Salamander Squad finished off the Beast Race troops outside, they entered the Communication Tower; just as the squad was advancing in formation, the spike-covered corridor suddenly stirred, and hydraulic-driven armor plates blocked the squad's path forward.

Huokan heard the sound of gears meshing above his head, and the ceiling began to descend, intending to crush them flat.

"For the Lord of Fire Dragons! You go first!"

The flamer Ignis held up the descending mechanical gate, allowing the other 5 Salamander Space Marines to pass through first; only after the five Salamander Space Marines held up the other side of the gate did he take his flamer and slide under the mechanical gate.

The six of them rushed all the way to the control room without encountering any resistance or attacks from other Aliens.

Just as they reached the control room on the top floor of the Communication Tower, the scene in the control room made even their Chainswords falter.

Several skinned survivors were nailed to the walls, and an Orc Priest Apprentice was holding a staff high, the bead at the top of the staff glowing with green light.

"How did you get in! There should have been troops stationed outside!"

Seeing this, the Priest Apprentice immediately channeled the Rune Power within their body to cast an Illusion Rune.

Huokan only felt his vision blur, and he immediately realized this was the Heretic magic used by that Alien.

A manic voice kept ringing in his ears, a voice attempting to make Huokan kill the brothers beside him.

Huokan tried his best to stay conscious, but the vision before his eyes was constantly blurring; just then, he suddenly remembered the words his father had said to him.

"Remember, we wield the weapons in our hands for Human Civilization..."

These words appeared in Huokan's mind, making the things before Huokan's eyes gradually become clear.

How could he be like this? He could not fail his father's expectations; he still had to continue fighting for Human Civilization!

Huokan erupted in an instant, his Chainsword activated, and he rushed toward that Priest Apprentice, his speed so fast that afterimages appeared.

"How is this possible! You should be suffering mental torture! Why! Why..."

The Priest Apprentice's questioning was drowned out by the roar of the Chainsword, and a green head rolled into a corner, the expression on its face already twisted.

"Phew... thank you for your teachings, Father!"

With the death of this Priest Apprentice, the other five Salamander Space Marines also recovered.

Huokan went to the Control Console and, following the operating steps for the Communication Tower Control Console obtained before departure, began to establish a connection with the Communication Tower of the Ninth Defense Zone.

Seventh Defense Zone Outer City.

Shantan's Ceramite Battle Boots crushed the rusted ventilation duct, and his entire body instantly smashed a large hole in the factory floor beneath his feet.

Foul-smelling steam immediately enveloped him; through his MK2 Helmet, Shantan looked around. Hundreds of iron hooks hung down from the thirty-meter-high factory, each hook tip skewered with the dripping, fragmented remains of his kin.

Shantan heard movement ahead, and after rushing over, he saw a Beast Race butcher holding a steel whip attacking the survivors inside a cage.

Witnessing this scene, Shantan immediately felt a surge of anger; he raised his Bolter, aimed, and pulled the trigger—the entire sequence of actions was fluid and extremely fast.

"Bang!"

As the Bolter fired, the muzzle of the Bolter flashed in the shadows, and the head of that Beast Race butcher exploded in response.

"For the Emperor!"

Shantan looked at the survivors around him whose shoulder blades were pierced by chains; their eyes were dim, and they made only a simple reaction to Shantan's appearance, wanting to shrink into the depths of the cage, but they were controlled by the chains, which instead caused blood to flow from their wounds.

Aside from the cages around Shantan, there were six steel hooks hanging in mid-air ten meters above the ground in the center of the factory, each hook hanging a ragged survivor.

A certain giant device—eight mechanical arms with barbs surrounded a rotating chain saw, and fresh fragments of parts hung on the blades.

Shantan's appearance caused the Beast Race butcher operating this giant device to pick up the steel whip in his hand and walk toward the 13th Cage where Shantan was; before leaving, he also pressed the red button on the Control Console.

"What happened? What kind of thing just fell from the sky?"

The butcher roared in the Beast Race language, then walked toward the location where Shantan had landed, holding the steel whip.

The chain saw's rotation speed increased instantly, and it began to gradually move upward, preparing to mince those survivors hanging from the hooks.

Seeing this, Shantan rushed directly and quickly toward the location of that Beast Race butcher.

After turning through several Breeding Grounds, Shantan and this Beast Race butcher collided head-on.

The Bolter quickly aimed at this approaching Beast Race butcher, and he pulled the trigger.

In an instant, he blew up the head of the Beast Race butcher who hadn't even reacted.

"Hold on!"

Shantan came under the giant device and fired at the connection point, the Salamander emblem on his shoulder armor reflecting light in the gunfire.

The Bolter paralyzed the circuits of the giant meat-grinding device, which finally caused that massive chain saw to stop rotating.

Shantan looked up at the steel hooks ten meters off the ground; the six survivors swayed in the air, and fragments of parts from the barbed mechanical arms fell with a rustle, splashing dark red patterns onto Shantan's shoulder armor.

"This is Shantan, is there anyone else nearby?"

Soon, a deep voice rang out in Shantan's communication channel.

"I am near you; I have already cleared the Aliens on my side and am coming to support you now."

"Understood."

Soon, a Salamander Space Marine holding a flamer arrived at this huge Beast Race Breeding Ground.

"These damned Aliens! Shantan, it is unclear whether they have planted Control Marks on these survivors. Expand the communication range and see if we can contact Herui."

"Alright."

After a while, Shantan finally contacted Herui, and after sending the location to Herui, Shantan said to this Salamander Space Marine.

"Brother, you save the six survivors above; I'll go over there and take a look. The situation was urgent just now, and I think I saw a baby."

"Understood, leave it to me."

Shantan came to the 13th Cage where he had just killed the first Beast Race butcher and saw a man inside holding a baby in his arms.

"Don't worry, we are not enemies; we have come to save you!"

Shantan slowly squatted down and said to the man in the cage.

This man was clearly different from the other survivors; there was at least still light in his eyes, and he should still be able to communicate normally.

"You... which defense zone are you a soldier from? I remember no soldier should be this tall."

Sheng Wolun held the baby in his arms and voiced his confusion.

The strength Shantan had just displayed left even Sheng Wolun feeling shocked.

How could it be possible for someone to have such powerful physical attributes!

"We are the Emperor's Angels, the progeny of the Lord of Fire Dragons, fighting for Humanity. Rest assured, we are comrades-in-arms. Can you tell me how many more Breeding Grounds holding survivors there are?"

"I am not clear; ever since I awoke, I have been imprisoned in this Breeding Ground, right up until now."

Sheng Wolun shook his head slightly and said.

He chose to believe the words of this tall warrior clad in green Armor; after all, the other party's strength was plain to see, and if they truly wanted to harm him, it would be nothing more than a matter of a single shot.