Chapter 835: The First Battle of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance (3)

Pshhh! Sizzle—!!!

A stream of plasma heat capable of melting through armor instantly vaporized the relatively weak Ceramite at the joints and the Servo System inside!

Below the left knee of Vikarius, the leg vanished in the blinding white light; his right shoulder joint was melted through, and the entire arm, along with the Chainsword gripped tightly in it, slammed to the ground with a clang!

His massive frame lost its balance and he stumbled forward, crashing to his knees!

"No!!!"

Nearby, another Salamanders warrior, Kasiwusi, let out an angry roar, attempting to turn his Bolter.

But it was too late!

The very moment Vikarius knelt and lost most of his combat effectiveness, five or six crazed-looking Fengqi Assault Team members charged out from behind cover!

They completely ignored the Bolter fire from Kasiwusi, their eyes fixed only on the fallen giant!

The Vibrating Blades in their hands emitted a high-frequency hum, and their Energy Pistols fired wildly, aiming straight for the gaps in the eye lenses of Vikarius's helmet and his neck armor!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The beams from the Energy Pistols sparked against the helmet, and the Vibrating Blades hacked at the junction between Vikarius's helmet and neck armor.

"For Fengqi! For Bode Coin!"

A Fengqi soldier with a hideous scar on his face roared, stabbing the tip of his Vibrating Blade fiercely into the gap of the power conduits under Vikarius's armpit, exposed by the loss of his arm!

Sshhh-la!

The sharp Vibrating Blade tore through the conduits, and high-pressure hydraulic fluid and Coolant sprayed out! Vikarius let out a muffled growl, and sparks and black smoke erupted from inside his Power Armor!

"Die, tin can!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bolter rounds flew in, their powerful fire killing the Fengqi soldiers pressing down on Vikarius, but one Fengqi soldier detonated a high-temperature bomb on his own body.

That position happened to be right near Vikarius's head, and with the scorching heat wave that erupted—

Vikarius's massive body stiffened abruptly, then went completely limp, and the life signs inside his Power Armor extinguished instantly.

A wisp of blue smoke mixed with a burnt smell drifted slowly from the helmet area.

"Brother Vikarius!!!"

Kasiwusi's eyes were splitting with rage, and the roar of his Bolter blew the head off a Fengqi soldier who had just popped out of cover.

This brief victory greatly stimulated the surrounding Fengqi soldiers!

"Took down another one! We took down another one!"

"They aren't invincible! Kill them!"

"For our fallen brothers! Tear them apart!"

With their morale boosted, the Fengqi Assault Team acted as if they had been injected with adrenaline, their attacks becoming even more frantic!

Taking advantage of the gap their comrades had bought with their lives, they used heavy weapons and suicide charges to pin down Zheermakesi, while splitting off more men to swarm the remaining Salamanders Space Marines!

The Meltagun and Plasma Gun glowed with charging light once more.

Zheermakesi witnessed the fall of Vikarius!

From within the Terminator Armor of the Salamander came a roar mixed with endless grief and violent fury!

The red light in his helmet lenses flared!

"You... all deserve to die!!!"

BOOM!!!

Zheermakesi was completely enraged!

He no longer cared about potential attacks on his joints, and the electric arcs wrapping around his massive Power Hammer instantly doubled in intensity!

He abandoned defense and charged into the densest part of the enemy group with a purely destructive posture!

The Power Hammer swept and smashed; every strike was accompanied by the terrifying sound of shattering bones and bursting armor, along with leaping, lethal electric arcs!

He used his shoulder pauldrons to knock away enemies blocking his path, and his war boots trampled fallen enemies into pulp.

Two Fengqi soldiers attempting to aim their Meltagun at him were grabbed, along with their weapon, and smashed together into a mass of flesh and blood.

The Salamanders Space Marines were also driven into a complete frenzy by the death of their brother!

Kasiwusi discarded his Bolter, drew his Chainsword, and charged into the enemy ranks, engaging those Fengqi soldiers armed with Combat Knives and Vibrating Blades!

The other warriors also abandoned long-range fire, using their Chainswords to engage in the bloodiest close-quarters combat, refusing to give these Heretics a chance to use heavy weapons.

The Salamanders' violent counterattack instantly cleared a large area, ruthlessly extinguishing the Fengqi Assault Team's brief surge in morale!

"My god! Lord Jialuo! These Xiuluo Holy Indigenous are simply..."

Before the words could finish, the Fengqi Sergeant who was reporting the situation was flattened by Zheermakesi.

The first batch of Fengqi Assault Team members to board the Indomitable were wiped out by Zheermakesi and the other Salamanders Space Marines; the corridor was filled with scorched marks and blue blood.

"Brother, you have proven your Loyalty with your actions; your soul shall surely be protected by the Emperor!"

Zheermakesi walked before the several sacrificed Salamanders Space Marines, spoke a few words in a heavy tone, and then said to the other Salamanders Space Marines.

"Brothers! The Heretics have not yet been cleared! Their attacks will surely close in again, and we will let them know that this is a place of death! For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!"

Bridge of the Re-xue Dreadnought-class Light Cruiser.

Alarm lights dyed the entire Bridge a blood red.

The hull shuddered violently under dense artillery fire, and every hit from a Macro-cannon caused the ship to sway.

There was no fear on the face of Captain Tailunbu, only steel-like resolve.

He stared at the Fengqi main Battleship looming ahead like a mountain of steel on the main screen.

Its heavy armor belt shimmered under the artillery fire, its secondary battery fire net was absurdly dense, and two Cruisers and several Frigates circled, biting at the relatively thin flanks of the Re-xue.

"Void Shield is about to overload! Port armor belt severely damaged! Engine room reports multiple ruptured conduits!"

The Adjutant's voice roared through the gaps between explosions.

Captain Tailunbu's gaze swept across the star map.

The "Blood-Hot" was tightly gripped by the massive Heretic battleship and its escort fleet, trapped in a heavy encirclement.

In a conventional exchange of fire, the "Blood-Hot" had little chance of victory.

"Brothers of the Fourth Company!"

Captain Tailunbu's low voice resonated through the ship's internal channels, especially in the ears of the War Hound Space Marines waiting in the assault pods.

"We are surrounded by the 'Big Guy' and its whelps! Conventional tactics are a dead end!"

Outside the Bridge, the cosmos was illuminated by interwoven beams and explosions.

The fighter swarms of both sides exchanged fire, and the Laser Cannon fire carved a grid into the void.

A Xiuluosheng torpedo boat was torn apart by the Close-in Weapon System of the Fengqi Main Battleship, while at the same time, a Fengqi attack craft was also blasted into a burning wreck by the "Blood-Hot's" anti-aircraft fire.

"But in the dictionary of the War Hounds, there is no retreat!"

Captain Tailunbu's voice suddenly rose, carrying a near-maniacal resolve.

"The will of Lord Angron guides us! Ram into it! Use our Liaya to tear open its throat! Open a gap for the following fleet! For the Emperor!"

"For the Lord of Red Sand! For the Emperor! For the War Hounds!"

A deafening roar, filled with bloodthirsty battle intent, erupted in the channel!

The warriors of the War Hounds Fourth Company had the desire for conquest and destruction engraved in their genes!

"Engines! Maximum overload! Target: the weak armor area beneath the bow of the enemy Capital Ship! Ram it for me!"

Captain Tailunbu waved his hand to issue the order.

"All remaining firepower! Cover the ramming trajectory! Take out those annoying escort ship turrets!"

The "Blood-Hot's" remaining engine nozzles erupted with blue-white flames, and the entire Cruiser, carrying an unstoppable and tragic momentum, braved the firepower of the Capital Ship and its escorts, and brazenly rammed into that behemoth!

The hull continued to disintegrate and explode amidst the dense artillery fire, but its speed increased rather than decreased!

"Lunatics! They're insane! Evasive maneuvers! Evasive maneuvers, now!"

On the bridge of that Fengqi Main Battleship, the Fengqi captain let out a cry of alarm, but at such close range, with such a resolute ramming, there was simply no way to avoid it!