Chapter 580: Legion Engagement (4)

The battle lasted for nearly two and a half hours, and the intensity of the Insect Tide's offensive began to show signs of fatigue, while the 87th Regiment's artillery fire had never ceased, and even aerial fire support had arrived in 4 waves.

At this moment, the Dominator Insect commanding the Insect Tide waved its antennae continuously, feeling shocked by the resistance of these Humans.

"Is their supply so sufficient? They should have seen their morale gradually decline in such a war of attrition; why are they still fighting back so fiercely?"

It was not that the Dominator Insect had not thought about attacking the Humans' supply lines in the rear.

However, when it sent Winged Insects to fly from the sky toward the rear of the Human positions, they were intercepted by the opponent's dense Anti-Air Cannons, which blocked the swarm of Winged Insects.

It tried to outflank them from the sides, only to find that the Human armored units were already blocking the way, and several attacks had failed.

This Dominator Insect felt that the Humans it was fighting this time were more troublesome than ever before.

Previous Human units did not have such powerful firepower, ammunition was often in short supply, and their fighting will was uneven, but generally speaking, they were not difficult to deal with.

But this current Human unit's firepower had never stopped, and the roars on the battlefield had never ceased.

"If this continues, it is not a solution. First, slow down the frequency of the attack, wait until night when their spirits are exhausted, then launch a massive attack to wipe out this Human unit in one fell swoop!"

This Human unit must be destroyed! They cannot be allowed to have another chance to catch their breath! Especially those tall Humans wearing blue and white Armor! Absolutely not! How could they have such powerful combat strength? Even the first generation of Black-Winged Insects died at their hands."

After making up its mind, the Dominator Insect's antennae began to twitch rhythmically, letting only some cannon-fodder Zerg continue to charge, while some Zerg that were troublesome to the Humans were temporarily withdrawn from the battlefield.

But the Hatchery did not stop its attack on the Humans; the Dominator Insect had no intention of giving the Humans a chance to breathe.

As the Zerg that posed a threat to the Human soldiers gradually disappeared from the battlefield, only some Swift Insects, Giant-Pincer Insects, and Spike Insects remained to continue the charge.

However, the Insect Tide formed by these Zerg found it difficult to maintain its formation while passing through the fire coverage area formed by the Basilisk Self-Propelled Artillery, and furthermore, the Insect Tide that rushed to the bottom of the hills would experience a second round of Mortar shelling.

By the time they approached the Human defensive line, these Zerg were shattered by Laser Beams and Bolters the moment they showed their heads.

Valhalla Captain and Xu Jundu stood on the top of the hill, checking the Zerg's offensive on the battlefield through binoculars.

Valhalla Captain narrowed his purple pupils slightly and said in a hoarse voice.

"The Alien offensive is beginning to weaken."

"Taking advantage of the weakening Zerg offensive, we can prepare for a counterattack."

Xu Jundu put down the binoculars and said to Valhalla Captain beside him.

"Hmm, has the Astartes been notified?"

"I will send someone to seek the Astartes' opinion right now."

The first defensive line was already filled with thick green blood, and the severed limbs and broken arms of the Zerg were everywhere.

Fuderi was cleaning the Zerg carapace fragments and thick green blood off his Chainaxe with Tolemi.

"The Alien offensive has weakened; what's rushing up now are just small fry."

Tolemi lifted his foot to shake off the carapace flesh stuck to his Ceramite Battle Boots, speaking to the person beside him who was changing the magazine for his Bolter.

Just then, a respectful voice suddenly appeared in Fuderi's communication channel.

"Astartes, our commander feels that the Alien offensive has weakened and believes this is the best time for a counterattack; he would like to ask for your opinion."

After Fuderi finished changing the Bolter magazine, he looked at the dark green mist in front of him and replied in the communication channel.

"No problem, I will take my brothers and lead the way at the front!"

"Yes, Astartes!"

After Xu Jundu learned of the Astartes' intention, he immediately began to issue orders.

"Armored units on the flanks, enter the battlefield and provide fire support for the Astartes!"

"All units pay attention, except for units providing fixed fire support, all other units prepare for a counterattack! The Zerg have shown signs of decline; follow the footsteps of the Astartes! For the Emperor!"

Xu Jundu's orders were quickly delivered to each unit. After Fuderi confirmed that the orders had been delivered, he summoned his 9 brothers. Among them, several War Dog Space Marines' MK2 Power Armor had obvious scratches, and one War Dog Space Marine's shoulder armor even showed signs of cracking from being pierced.

Clearly, these were the masterpieces of those pitch-black Aliens with Energy Bone Blades.

"I believe you have all encountered those pitch-black Aliens. They are covered in an Energy Force Field that can deflect attacks from laser weapons, and long-range attacks can also be resisted to a certain extent."

"And when facing melee attacks, their Energy Force Field will shrink into an Energy Barrier to block melee attacks."

"The way to deal with this kind of Alien is to work in pairs, cooperating with each other to seize that 0.3-second gap to attack the Alien. When this kind of Alien is using its Energy Barrier, the carapace on its body with energy patterns does not have much defensive power."

"But it is uncertain whether that energy carapace becomes hard when energy is flowing through it."

Upon hearing Fuderi's information, the other War Dog Space Marines nodded one after another; they had more or less guessed this information while fighting the Black-Winged Insects.

"Good! Move out! The moment for a counterattack has arrived! For the Emperor! For the Lord of Red Sand! Kill!!!"

"In the name of the Emperor!"

"For the Lord of Red Sand!"

"Kill!!!"

10 blue and white figures rushed out of the defensive line. Facing the Zerg that could not threaten them, every part of their bodies was a lethal weapon.

Seeing this, the soldiers on the first defensive line fixed Bayonets to their weapons, their blood pumping, and deafening shouts rang out on the hills.

"For the Emperor! Kill!!!"

The War Dog Space Marines turned into human-shaped tanks. Any Zerg that pounced on them was dealt with cleanly and efficiently. Their Ceramite Battle Boots crushed the Zerg corpses all over the ground, and every time a Chainaxe swung out, it was accompanied by flying Zerg limbs.

The Zerg's massive Insect Tide meant nothing in the eyes of the War Dog Space Marines, who forcibly carved ten long lines across the battlefield.

Fuderi's shoulder armor smashed the mouthparts of the first Swift Insect, his left hand clamped the head of the second Swift Insect, and with a forceful squeeze, green blood splattered everywhere. His right-hand Chainaxe took advantage of the momentum to hack into the chest cavity of the third Swift Insect, and the splattered insect blood steamed into wisps of blue smoke on his Power Armor.

Before the Giant-Pincer Insect's raised pincers could fall, the Chainaxe in Tolemi's hand slashed diagonally from bottom to top. The sound of cracking carapace mixed with the roar of the Chainaxe, and the Giant-Pincer Insect was torn in two by the violent force.

The soldiers following behind the War Dog Space Marines cleared out the Zerg that bypassed the War Dog Space Marines. These soldiers also had long-standing experience in dealing with these low-end Zerg forces. The Laser Guns in their hands fired continuously, making it impossible for these Zerg, which were already few in number, to get close to them. Even if they did get close, they would be killed by Bayonets and Combat Knives.