Chapter 760: Shield Guard Type Giant Soldiers

On the horizon ahead, amidst the churning dust and the distorted light of energy beams, 20 moving mountains slowly appeared.

Their height reached a staggering sixty meters, and their entire bodies were covered in deep, ink-black diamond-shaped composite armor.

With every step they took, deep cracks were left in the earth.

A layer of flowing, translucent energy light shields surrounded their bodies.

This light shield was composed of countless tiny geometric planes, and under the reflection of artillery fire, energy ripples constantly undulated across its surface.

"Energy shield! Unknown model! Extremely high intensity!"

Commander Saide, inside the Tailin Family's "Oath", said in a grave voice.

"Fire! Test the shield's reaction!"

Horus ordered calmly, instantly drowning out the noise of the battlefield.

The order was executed immediately.

"Iron Warriors! Focus fire with Heavy Bolters! Target, the Titan on the far left!"

"Cadian artillery position! Full battery volley! Target the center of the cluster!"

"Tailin Knights! Prepare for rapid combat fire! Target the joints of the giant soldiers on the right flank!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—!

Zzzzt—!

Dense bolter rounds, high-explosive Rune Bullets, ion beams, and several thick, crimson streams of Melta flew toward the cluster of Shield Guard Type giant soldiers that had just stepped onto the battlefield!

However, the anticipated violent explosions and the flashes of energy shield overload did not occur on a large scale.

The Iron Warriors' Heavy Bolter rounds smashed into the light shield; the bursting Fireballs and jets of metal struck those geometric planes, but the energy was not rigidly blocked, but rather eerily "guided" and "dispersed."

The energy of the explosions conducted and dissipated along the geometric structure of the light shield's surface, ultimately only stirring up larger-scale, more violent "ripples" on the surface of the shield.

The Rune Bullets from the Leman Russ Tanks hit the target, and the massive explosion shockwaves spread out, but the impact force was likewise dispersed and conducted by that layer of eerie energy shield.

The Shield Guard giant soldiers that were hit did not even show any stagnation; the shields fluctuated violently, but the bodies themselves were almost completely unscathed.

The Melta Cannon of the Tailin Knight had the most significant effect.

The crimson, high-temperature molten stream struck the light shield, and the terrifying heat caused the geometric planes at the point of contact to instantly turn crimson, warp, and even suffer localized melt-through!

But most of the energy from the Melta stream was still dispersed and guided away, failing to form effective damage.

The Energy Core in the chest of the attacked Shield Guard giant soldier maintained the shield in front of it, advancing at an unchanging speed!

"Damn it! That shield disperses energy!"

Jialun roared inside the cockpit of the "Star Spear", his Melta Cannon having just left only a ripple on the target giant soldier's shield.

"Conventional firepower is extremely ineffective!"

Commander Saide also confirmed this point.

"Broadsword Attendants! Attempt melee interference on the joints! Hilt-ring Attendants, continue firing to suppress the shield!"

Following the Knight Mech, the Tailin Attendant mechs launched another charge.

The Broadsword Attendants brandished their Death Chain-cutters, charging fearlessly toward the foot joints of the Shield Guard giant soldiers.

The Hilt-ring Attendants, meanwhile, fired wildly from the rear with Automatic Cannons, attempting to create continuous ripples on the shield to interfere with its stability.

But the Shield Guard giant soldiers were not clumsy targets.

Facing the incoming Broadsword Attendants, one of the Shield Guard giant soldiers did not swing its weapon; the layer of flowing light shield around it suddenly contracted and condensed inward!

In an instant, a gargantuan, solid, crystal-like diamond-shaped energy shield appeared in front of its left arm!

Boom! Boom!

The two Broadsword Attendants' charge slammed hard into this giant energy shield!

There was no explosion, only a dull, heart-trembling sound of impact!

The giant energy shield did not budge, and there were not even any obvious fluctuations on its surface!

The two Attendant mechs instantly deformed and shattered amidst the sound of twisting metal!

The debris was sent flying backward by the massive reaction force!

"No!"

Jialun watched helplessly as the family's Attendant mechs turned into scrap metal.

"Careful! They can change the form of their shields!"

Commander Saide issued a warning.

Almost the moment the giant energy shield appeared, the light shield around another Shield Guard giant soldier also changed—it was no longer in a defensive form, but suddenly extended and condensed forward into a cone shape!

It transformed into a giant energy Siege Cone over 40 meters long, shining with a blinding blue-white light!

This Siege Cone, carrying a shriek that tore through the air, stabbed fiercely toward the position where the "Oath" Crusader Knight was located! The speed was far beyond imagination!

"Ion Shield! Maximum power!"

Commander Saide's pupils shrank, and he pushed the control stick to the limit!

The Ion Shield of the "Oath" Knight instantly shone to the extreme!

Boom—!!!!

The tip of the energy Siege Cone stabbed fiercely into the Ion Shield!

There was no dispersion, no guidance, only a point impact that was pure to the extreme!

The blinding light instantly swallowed that area!

The Ion Shield of the "Oath" shattered with a roar! The remaining terrifying impact force slammed into the Knight itself!

The massive body of the "Oath" was hit head-on by the Siege Cone and sent flying backward, with shrill alarms sounding inside!

Had Commander Saide not reacted quickly and the Ion Shield offset a significant amount of damage, this strike would have been enough to destroy the Crusader Knight!

"Chapter Master Saide!"

"Hold them back!"

The battlefield situation reversed in an instant!

Twenty Shield Guard Type giant soldiers transformed into a wall of sighs that kept pushing forward, braving the fierce artillery fire, neutralizing most attacks with their strange Energy Shield, and launching devastating counterattacks with their condensed energy great shields and Siege Cone.

The Tailin Knight House suffered heavy losses, and their momentum was forcibly checked!

Just then, a majestic voice resounded across the entire battlefield, instantly stabilizing the wavering morale of the troops.

"Iron Warriors! Concentrate fire on the energy conduction intersection points!"

"Luna Wolves! Wolf pack tactics! Target those Cyberk Alien infantry and bypass the frontal shields!"

"Cadian units! Maneuver and evade! Draw their fire! Create opportunities for the Knight and the Space Marines!"

The tactical interface of Kafanoqi's helmet visor rapidly refreshed the geometric nodes where energy flowed and dissipated on the shields of the Shield Guard giant soldiers.

His commands were transmitted directly to every fire unit over the communication channel.

"Heavy Bolter squads, lock onto the energy dissipation peak point on the target shield's left shoulder! Three-round burst!"

This time, the bolter shells struck precisely at the intersection point where the geometric plane energy flow was most intense, appearing like the "center of a vortex"!

The violent explosions caused the ripples in those areas to instantly become chaotic!

"Effective! But the shield is rebalancing!" the Sergeant's voice carried a hint of tension.

Luoke wiped the Coolant splashed onto his helmet visor, and the voice of Horus ignited the flames of war in his heart.

"For Horus! For the Emperor! Tear those tin-can scum to pieces!"

Luoke's roar ignited the pack of grey-white armored warriors.

They abandoned the futile frontal confrontation with the Shield Guard giant soldiers, targeting instead the Cyberk Infantry clusters that were attempting to regroup under the cover of the giant soldiers' massive shadows, using energy beams and High-Frequency Oscillation Blade to attack the flanks of the Imperium armored units.

The speed, strength, and coordination of the Luna Wolves effectively severed the synergy between the giant soldiers and the infantry, alleviating the pressure on the front line.