Chapter 734: Assault on the Cyberk Fortress at the Border of the Fifth Defense Zone (2)

As soon as Sanguinius landed, the power spear in his hand precisely pierced the core of an automatic turret that had just turned toward him.

The terrifying power contained in the spear tip blew the turret, along with several Cyberk soldiers nearby, into burning fragments.

"Target: High-energy unit! Focus fire! Energy weapons at maximum power!"

The fortress's defense system reacted in an instant.

Several thick energy beams and a dense rain of pulse fire shot toward Sanguinius from several gun emplacements and behind cover.

Sanguinius's wings behind him gave a sudden beat, his figure dodging rapidly, and most of the attacks only left scorched, deep craters in the ground where he had just been standing.

A few energy beams that grazed the edges of his wings merely caused a few snow-white feathers to turn into fly ash in the high heat and drift away.

"Blasphemous creations of the Alien, pathetic!"

Sanguinius made a sudden dash, his spear sweeping horizontally, cutting two Cyberk soldiers who tried to pounce with high-frequency oscillation blades in half at the waist; the metal and cables were extremely fragile under the spear blade.

The Blood Angels formed a tight assault squad, their bolters precisely blowing open the skulls of enemies behind cover, while their chainswords specifically targeted the relatively fragile joint areas of the Cyberk soldiers.

A Blood Angels Space Marine used his chainsword to parry incoming pulse fire, took advantage of the momentum to charge forward, and the chainsword roared as it cut into a Cyberk soldier's leg joint, instantly severing it.

However, the number of Cyberk soldiers was vast and they were fearless of death; the dense fire net could not always be dodged.

A Blood Angels Space Marine who had charged too far forward was hit in the shoulder armor by several plasma light spheres shot from the side; the powerful energy instantly devoured him, melting half of his MK2 Power Armor and exposing the vaporized muscle beneath.

A comrade nearby immediately used a bolter to suppress that firing point, shielding him behind.

"Hold on, brother! Father is watching us!"

"No! It is I who have failed Father! Watch out for their weapons! These tin-skinned Aliens do not care about plasma explosions."

On the other side of the fortress, Vulkan raised the war hammer in his hand and smashed it fiercely against a thick alloy blast door!

Amidst a deafening roar, the door panel, which was capable of withstanding heavy artillery bombardment, buckled and twisted inward, and the welding points and structural components emitted sounds of snapping.

The second hammer blow followed immediately!

This time, the entire gate, along with the surrounding walls, was smashed open to reveal a huge gap, with rubble and molten metal splashing everywhere!

"In the name of Humanity! Advance!"

Vulkan roared, charging first into the smoke and dust filling the interior of the fortress.

The dense incoming fire hit his thick "Dragon Scale," kicking up countless sparks and energy ripples, yet it could only leave shallow scorch marks on the ancient master-crafted armor.

He ignored the attacks, swinging his war hammer left and right; every time it fell, it was accompanied by the scattered remains of crushed Cyberk soldiers.

The energy arm shields of the Cyberk soldiers could not block Vulkan's attacks at all.

The Salamanders heavy bolter gunners, under the protection of shield-bearers, used fierce firepower to suppress the enemies in the corridor.

The Salamanders flamethrower troops' scorching Promethium Flame instantly devoured the enemies behind cover, burning them into twisted, charred scrap metal, with even the precision components inside melting away in the high heat.

These Cyberk soldiers' energy arm shields could only block a portion of the high heat; facing large-area high-temperature flames, their chassis soon began to melt.

A Salamanders Space Marine used a power hammer to smash the head sensor of a Cyberk soldier that had pierced his power armor.

But an energy beam shot from a blind spot on the flank by another enemy hit his thigh armor, the high heat and impact force making him grunt and drop to one knee.

The Salamanders Space Marine nearby immediately used his bolter to kill the ambushing Cyberk soldier, while simultaneously extending an armored arm to pull him up, speaking as he did so.

"Stand steady, brother!"

The Cyberk soldiers inside the fortress quickly organized a counterattack.

Several figures, swifter than ordinary Cyberk soldiers, rushed out from the fortress, charging toward Vulkan who was wreaking havoc inside, attempting to entangle the Lord of Fire Dragons.

Vulkan's war hammer came down, and a Canglei soldier barely raised its shield to block; the energy shield erupted with blinding light at the moment of contact, then shattered!

The Cyberk soldier was smashed away by Vulkan, hitting the metal wall and twisting out of shape, but this blow did indeed cause Vulkan's movements to have an imperceptible lag.

The other two Canglei soldiers seized the opportunity, their high-frequency oscillation blades slashing toward Vulkan's joint connections.

"Hmph!"

Vulkan let out a cold snort, his left arm armor slamming outward to parry, forcibly knocking aside one blade, the vibrating blade leaving a deep mark on the master-crafted armor.

At the same time, he swung his war hammer, smashing another Canglei Cyberk soldier near him into a pile of scrap metal.

Vulkan felt a sense of familiarity from these Cyberk soldiers, as if these Cyberk soldiers were imitating the physique of Space Marines.

Compared to how they looked when fighting the War Dog Space Marines more than two years ago, their physiques had expanded significantly, and they had indeed improved quite a bit in terms of combat.

It was just that here with him, those improvements had not yet manifested; if they were his own progeny, then perhaps they might have had some use.

And on Sanguinius's side, the situation was equally intense.

The heavy laser cannon on top of the fortress fired continuously, thick beams of light booming toward Sanguinius.

Sanguinius's wings flapped, narrowly avoiding the main cannon bombardment, the light beams grazing his wings.

The aftermath of the shelling and the dense anti-aircraft fire net that followed forced Sanguinius to observe their position from behind cover.

The Blood Angels Space Marines tried to charge up to cover Sanguinius, but were pinned down by the Cyberk soldiers pouring out from inside the fortress and the firepower of the automatic turrets, the battle falling into a white-hot stalemate.

"Father! Their firepower is too concentrated!"

A Blood Angels Space Marine roared over the comms; he had just split an enemy with his chainsword, but was hit in the chest armor by pulse fire shot from the side, leaving a smoking dent.

Fury burned in Sanguinius's blue eyes.

He sensed the pressure on his progeny and also saw Vulkan being briefly entangled by elite soldiers on the other side.

"Enough!"

Sanguinius's voice carried a divine penetrative power.

He took a deep breath, the wings behind him unfurling, and the holy radiance surged instantly, even briefly dispelling the dimness inside the fortress!

A suffocating psychic pressure spread out; the Cyberk soldiers near him instantly became sluggish in their movements, their sensors alarming wildly.

In this momentary stagnation, Sanguinius transformed into an uncapturable light and shadow, the power spear being violently thrown by him!

The spear tore through the air, precisely and incomparably piercing the core energy conduit of the heavy laser cannon that was charging on top of the fortress!

Boom—!!!

An explosion occurred at the top of the fortress, a huge fireball devouring the gun emplacement and all the defensive facilities around it.

The suppressive firepower within the Fortress went silent in an instant!