Chapter 761: Warlord Titan (1)
"All tank crews! Serpent maneuver! Don't let those big guys' muzzles lock onto us!"
The voice of the Cadian Armored Battalion Commander rang out in the communication channel.
The Leman Russ Tank engines roared, tracks churning up scorched earth as they desperately performed evasive maneuvers.
The main guns continued to roar, bombarding the Giant Mech's shields and the approaching Cyberk Infantry, while the coaxial bolters wove a dense web of fire.
"Hard left rudder! Full speed reverse! Quickly!"
A Leman Russ Tank commander roared in the channel.
Their tank had just used its main gun to draw the attention of a Shield Guard Giant Mech ahead, and now that Giant Mech was pointing its condensed Siege Cone at them!
The driver yanked the control stick, the tracks spinning wildly in reverse, kicking up a sky full of dust.
Boom!
The energy Siege Cone swept over their heads, and a Leman Russ Tank behind them that failed to dodge in time was grazed on the side by the condensed energy Siege Cone.
The thick armor was instantly melted through and torn apart, and the secondary explosion of the ammunition inside turned it into a mass of burning Steel, the shockwave of the explosion even flipping over a nearby Chimera troop carrier.
The scorching heat wave and shockwave caused the Leman Russ Tank that had dodged the attack to jolt violently, and the alarms inside the crew compartment blared harshly.
"Emperor protect us..."
The loader's face turned deathly pale as they scrambled to shove the next Rune Bullet into the breech.
"Don't just stand there! Keep maneuvering! Create opportunities for the Knight lords and the Space Marines!"
The commander roared with bloodshot eyes.
These Steel behemoths were toys in front of these Alien Titans, but they were bait, shields, and indispensable gears on this desperate battlefield.
"Reform the line! Broadsword Attendants, protect 'Star Spear'! Hilt-ring Attendants, keep harassing the shields!"
Jialun's 'Star Spear' became the new spearhead, the cooling system of the Combat Rapid-Fire Cannon running at overload, every shot accompanied by an overheating alarm, but he still bombarded stubbornly, trying to chisel a gap in those impenetrable shields.
The wreckage of the Attendant mechs lay scattered at the Knight's feet, every piece of twisted metal telling a tale of sacrifice.
Inside the cockpit of the 'Oath', Commander Saide gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain fed back from the machine.
The severe deformation of the chest armor affected the operation of some systems.
"Ion Shield recharging will take another 47 seconds!"
The Tech-Priest's voice rang in Saide's ear.
"There are no 47 seconds left!"
Saide saw a Shield Guard Giant Mech locking its target onto the teetering 'Oath', the light shield on its arm gathering energy.
Just as the wall of Shield Guard Giant Mechs pressed forward step by step, the front line bearing immense pressure and casualties mounting, a completely different tremor came from behind the front line.
Thud... thud... thud...
This tremor was heavier than the walking of the Cyberk Giant Soldiers.
It drowned out all the clamor on the battlefield, making the very air solidify.
A massive shadow slowly rose, looming over the churning smoke and dust of the battlefield.
The first thing that came into view was the Warlord Titan, standing about 40 meters tall.
The Volcano Cannon and the Gatling Burst Macro Cannon brought an unparalleled sense of oppression just by their very existence.
And mounted on the shoulder armor were two Twin-linked Turbo-laser Destructors.
Aside from these main weapons, some Laser Cannon turrets seemed much smaller by comparison.
Every time the Warlord Titan's heavy footsteps fell, soldiers kilometers away felt as if their hearts were being struck by a heavy hammer.
Its height far exceeded that of a roaming Knight, making even the sixty-meter Shield Guard Giant Mechs appear slender in front of it.
On its ancient, solemn body, covered in layers of sacred armor, the Double-headed Eagle Emblem shone brightly under the reflection of the artillery fire.
Its head was a command cabin resembling the spire of a Gothic Church, from which the captain overlooked the entire battlefield.
Guarding its left and right were two Reaver Titans, slightly smaller in size but still massive.
The heavy weapon platforms on their arms, the Laser Blasters and Gatling Blasters, had finished preheating and were emitting a low hum.
At the very front, a relatively "petite" yet exceptionally agile Warhound-class Titan charged into the battlefield first, its Plasma Blastgun and Laser Blaster already locked onto targets.
"In the name of the Omnissiah!"
The voice of the Warlord Titan's captain came through the loudspeaker, filled with unquestionable majesty and divinity.
"Lock onto the Alien Giant Mechs! Target: Giant Mech cluster directly ahead! Main weapon charging! For the Omnissiah! Fire!"
The Warlord Titan instantly formed a devastating core of firepower.
At the muzzle of the massive Volcano Cannon on its right arm, energy gathered into a blinding white-hot sphere, the surrounding air distorting from the high heat.
After a brief charge—
BOOM!!!!!!
A torrent of destructive energy, thick beyond imagination, tore through the sky!
The target was the Shield Guard Giant Mech charging at the very front, which had just smashed two Broadsword Attendants with its energy giant shield!
The energy level contained in this torrent far exceeded the sum of all previous attacks!
The Shield Guard Giant Mech's Energy Shield was instantly activated to its limit!
Geometric planes flickered and distorted crazily!
It attempted to disperse this destructive energy.
However, the energy of the Volcano Cannon was too concentrated, too violent.
The shield held for less than a second before the contact point was forcibly melted through and torn open.
The violent torrent of energy slammed into the chest core of the Shield Guard Giant Mech!
There was no violent explosion, only an instantaneous, extreme incandescence!
The massive body of the Shield Guard Giant Mech stiffened abruptly, a huge, terrifying hole melted through its chest, with molten metal flowing along the edges!
The internal Energy Core instantly overloaded and annihilated!
The entire Assault Giant Soldier collapsed with a boom, crashing into the ground and triggering a secondary earthquake, with the rising dust and smoke reaching a hundred meters high!
The shockwave swept outward, causing even the Luna Wolves in the distance to stand unsteadily!
The Energy Shield around it flickered a few times the moment its main body died, then extinguished completely.
"Target destroyed! Shield node database updated! Efficiency... acceptable."
The voice of the pilot of the Emperor's Wrath remained cold, as if they had just crushed a bug.
The cannon muzzle made a slight adjustment, beginning to search for the next target.
At the same time, the twin-linked Turbo Laser Destructors of two Reaver Titans also began to charge.
The Warhound-class Titans nimbly wove between the Assault Giant Soldiers, their plasma burst cannons precisely bombarding the energy nodes on the Shield Guard Giant Soldiers' shields that had been marked by the Space Marines, while the Vulcan Mega-bolters strafed the Scout Type and Assault Type Giant Soldiers attempting to approach.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom-rumble—!!!
The Laser Burst Cannon of a Reaver Titan fired at the temporary point of turbulence on another Shield Guard Giant Soldier caused by the Warhound-class Titan's attack on its energy node, successfully melting through the shield and opening a hole clean through its thick chest armor!
The Shield Guard Giant Soldier staggered a few steps, collapsed to its knees with a boom, its core dimming.
The Gatling Bolter of the other Reaver Titan completely tore apart the upper body and shield of an Assault Type Giant Soldier that was attempting to ambush the Warlord Titan from the flank!
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