Chapter 841: The First Battle of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance (9)

Inside the Qingsuanzhe Hao, the main corridor leading to the Bridge.

The wide corridor here is large enough to accommodate small vehicles, and the walls on both sides are embedded with glowing panels displaying star maps and fleet status.

At this moment, alarm lights have dyed everything red.

Corpses are piled in layers, all Fengqi Military soldiers wearing dark purple Power Armor, their deaths wretched.

The remaining guard units are putting up a futile resistance, relying on makeshift barricades and sturdy blast doors.

The hissing of Energy Rifle charging, the hoarse screams of soldiers, and some kind of... increasingly oppressive humming sound are intertwined.

A new recruit just added to the warship's guard unit, wearing brand-new Power Armor, has hands that are still trembling slightly while gripping an Energy Rifle.

He hides behind an overturned transport platform, watching the dazzling golden light constantly erupting at the corridor corner ahead and the broken bodies of his companions being thrown out; his heart is pounding so hard it feels like it might burst out of his chest.

"What... what kind of monster is that?!"

He screams at a scarred veteran beside him, his voice distorted by fear.

The veteran does not answer, only staring fixedly at the corner, his face deathly pale, his lips trembling.

Suddenly, that low, chant-like humming sound intensifies sharply!

An incarnation of light rushes out from the corner!

Karl's eyes widen instantly, his mind going blank.

He sees... what is that?

A tall figure, covered in golden armor engraved with intricate patterns, with something unfolding behind it... are those wings?!

Are those feathers made of pure light and energy?!

The wings flap gently, scattering warm light dust; the moment any energy beam shot at him touches that light dust, it vanishes without a trace!

The figure holds a Spear burning with golden flames in his hand, and simply swings it forward casually.

No sound.

No shockwave.

But twenty meters in front of this recruit, the blast door reinforced with heavy alloy and an Energy Barrier, along with the seven or eight comrades shooting behind it, are silently severed and cut through from the middle!

The cross-section is as smooth as a mirror!

The severed blast door collapses with a boom, and the comrades behind it, along with their barricades, are sliced in two; blue blood and internal organs spill out!

Karl stares blankly at this scene, the Energy Rifle in his hands hanging limply.

He even forgets to fire, forgets to run.

His worldview collapses completely in this instant.

This... this is not war... this is... divine punishment...

Aren't they Xiuluo Holy Indigenous? How can they be this strong?

A golden streak of light flashes past.

Karl feels a heat in his neck, and his vision begins to spin.

The last thing he sees is his own headless body slowly falling, and those huge, snow-white, dust-free wings gracefully sweeping past above him, continuing forward.

A heavy weapons specialist of a Fengqi squad is carrying a multi-barreled Energy Cannon that has just been set up, powerful enough to pierce light vehicle armor.

He sees the winged monster appear, sees the recruit killed in an instant.

Endless fear turns into hysterical madness.

"Go to hell! Monster!"

The heavy weapons specialist lets out a beast-like roar and pulls the trigger!

Zzz-hum—!!!

A thick, scorching pillar of energy shoots out, aimed at the golden figure's chest!

This is the most perfect shot of this heavy weapons specialist's life!

However.

When the scorching energy stream is still several meters away from the figure, it is forcibly deflected and diverted, melting the nearby metal wall into crimson metal droplets that drip down!

It fails to touch even a single light feather on the opponent's wings!

"No... impossible..."

The madness on the heavy weapons specialist's face freezes, turning into complete dullness.

This has already exceeded his understanding of weapons.

The golden figure does not even glance at him, just continues walking forward.

A red-armored warrior following beside him raises the Bolter in his hand.

Bang!

The heavy weapons specialist falls onto his multi-barreled Energy Cannon, motionless.

The Fengqi Sergeant is the final commander of this defensive line.

He has witnessed this terrifying existence destroy his carefully laid-out defenses.

He knows conventional weapons are ineffective, he knows retreating is also a dead end.

In despair, he recalls a rumor about special shock Hand Grenades made from some ancient technology that can interfere with or even harm psionic entities.

He happens to have one, a trophy from his last Task, which he has always kept as an Amulet.

"For Fengqi!"

The Fengqi Sergeant pulls the pin and uses all his strength to throw the Hand Grenade, which is emitting eerie purple ripples, toward the feet of the golden figure!

This is his final gamble!

The Hand Grenade rolls to the side of those golden-armored feet and explodes!

There is no fire, only a distorted purple energy shockwave spreading outward.

The surrounding lights dimmed instantly, and the electronic equipment emitted a harsh, grating noise!

The Fengqi Military sergeant felt a surge of joy in his heart—it worked?!

However.

That twisted purple energy wave, upon contacting the pure golden radiance surrounding Sanguinius, rapidly dissolved and collapsed!

It did not even interrupt the rhythm of his wingbeats by a single fraction!

Sanguinius finally... for the first time... slightly lowered his perfect head, and those azure eyes truly "looked" at the Fengqi Military sergeant for the first time.

In that gaze, there was no anger, no contempt, not even killing intent. There was only a kind of... boundless... compassion?

The Fengqi Military sergeant felt his entire being, from soul to flesh, thoroughly seen through by that gaze.

All his courage, all his experience, and all his hope turned to nothingness under that gaze.

Sanguinius raised his hand; he did not even use his Spear, merely flicking it lightly through the air toward the Fengqi Military sergeant.

The Fengqi Military sergeant felt an indescribable, warm, and pure power envelop him.

The next moment, his consciousness, his body, and his soul all decomposed and dissipated within this warmth, turning into the most basic photonic dust, disappearing from the world completely without leaving a single trace.

Sanguinius withdrew his gaze and continued forward, his pace not pausing in the slightest.

The Angel Warrior soldiers of the Blood Angels behind him followed in silence, using bolters and Chainswords to clear away the remaining, scattered resistance that had completely lost the will to fight.

The final door leading to the Bridge was right before his eyes.

"Indomitable" Bridge

Angron looked at the light point of the Weiguang Fleet warship "Qingsuanzhe Hao" on the star map, his ocular sensors seemingly piercing through layers of armor to see the holy war erupting within!

A slight arc curled at the corners of his mouth as he roared over the ship-wide broadcast.

"Warriors! Look! Our Angel has descended into the enemy chieftain's Nest! For Sanguinius! For Xiuluosheng! Slaughter the bugs that have jumped up! Smash our artillery fire! Ruthlessly into the enemy's heart! For the Emperor! For Human! For the Star Alliance!!!"

"For the Star Alliance!!!"

The earth-shaking roar echoed in every corner of the "Indomitable," and even the thunderous roar of the ship's cannons seemed to become more violent!