Chapter 38: Warhammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Bug Race

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

But this was only the beginning.

The poison rain covered an extremely wide area, and the Servitors responsible for transporting ammunition, maintaining equipment, and operating some auxiliary weapons suffered heavy losses.

More than one third of the Servitors were completely scrapped by the corrosion of the venom, turning into a pile of scrap iron and charred organic remains.

A pungent sour stench and burnt smell permeated the air.

Most fatally, after the Shield Force Field protecting the Anti-Titan Weapon Array had endured several direct impacts from Biological Cannon shells and continuous corrosion from large amounts of venom,

it emitted an unbearable humming like a dying groan.

The translucent shield radiance flickered violently, unstable, as if it would be completely extinguished in the next second.

"The shield can't hold!"

The Inquisition Army member responsible for maintaining the force field reported urgently over the frequency, his mechanical voice carrying a rare fluctuation.

And the Bug Race obviously would not let this opportunity pass.

"Roar!!!"

The Bug Saint emitted a hissing cry as if victory was within sight, its massive Green Skin Body strode forward again, the thudding footsteps like a death knell war drum.

At the same time, all remaining Warrior Bugs, as if injected with Excitement, emitted mad Shrill Cries.

Driving a sea of Knife Worms, Gun Worms, and Tearing Worms, they launched an unprecedented, suicidal Total Attack against the Children of Medusa Line!

Their goal was clear.

Interfere, delay, at any cost stop those Heavy Cannons from firing the next round!

As long as they could secure an unobstructed attack opportunity for the Bug Saint, the human line would completely collapse!

"Hold on! For the Emperor! For the fallen brothers!"

Cassius's voice was cold as iron, yet contained magma-like rage.

He swung his Thunder Hammer, smashing a leaping Warrior Bug, head and carapace, into pieces, green pulp splattering all over his Storm Shield.

"All firepower, Priority Elimination of the Bug Race approaching the line!

Heavy Cannon Array, I need you to prepare the next volley immediately!"

"Plasma Cannon charging at 70%!"

"Thermal Cannon needs 15 seconds!"

"Missiles reloading!"

The responses of the Servitor operators and Inquisition Army members intertwined over the frequency.

The Battle entered the most bloody, cruel Consumption stage.

The warriors of the Son of Medusa burst forth with amazing tenacity, the roars of the Bomb Guns never ceased.

Chain Swords and Power Weapons stirred up a bloody storm in the Bug Swarm.

The Preacher Vanguard and Hunting Hounds fought to the death to hold the gap in the line, building the last Steel Defensive Line with their bodies and weapons.

The Dune Crawler's rockets and phosphorous fire were almost exhausted.

The Lander Raider's Flame Storm Cannon fell temporarily silent due to overheating, but the Warhammer 40000 on the roof continued to roar.

Someone fell every second.

Either an Inquisition Army member was drowned by the Bug Swarm, or a Servitor was dissolved by acid, but the line, miraculously, was still barely maintained.

Finally.

"Plasma Cannon charging complete!"

"Thermal Cannon ready!"

"Missile lock complete!"

"Open Fire!!!" Cassius roared.

"Sizzle—Boom!!!"

"Hum—Thud!!!"

Blinding white and deep blue Light once again tore through the air, carrying the will of vengeance and slamming heavily onto the Bug Saint's massive body as it approached step by step!

"Roar!!!"

The Bug Saint let out the most painful, most violent roar since the start of the war!

The thick Carapace finally reached its limit under the continuous high-temperature energy impact.

Large chunks melted and peeled away, revealing the relatively fragile biological tissue beneath!

Four Anti-Vehicle Missiles followed closely, like precise scalpels, drilling into those exposed wounds and exploding violently!

Purple-green body fluid splashed like a waterfall, and the Bug Saint's massive body showed obvious staggering and retreat for the first time.

The Biological Cannon was also damaged in the explosion, its charging speed slowed considerably.

"Effective!" a warrior shouted excitedly.

But Cassius dared not relax in the slightest.

He knew this was the most critical moment.

The Heavy Cannons needed time to recharge and reload, and although the Bug Saint was wounded, it was far from fatal.

The Bug Swarm's mad attack also reached its peak, and the line could be broken at any moment.

Both sides were gambling, gambling on who could strike first and seize the initiative!

Just at this moment, when the battlefield was at its noisiest and most chaotic, with attention completely absorbed by the Bug Saint and the swarm.

"Sergeant! Three o'clock direction, high altitude! Something is approaching! Speed extremely fast!"

Over the communication channel, suddenly came the urgent and bewildered report of a warrior located at the side rear of the line.

It was not discovered by the Bird Divination Device or Thermal Imager, but by this warrior with his naked eye.

What?!

Cassius turned his head sharply, his deep-blue eyes instantly locking onto the direction the warrior spoke of.

That place was above the battlefield, a dim space covered by the thick Organic Dome, which should have only had occasional dripping mucus and floating spore dust.

But at this moment, he saw it.

A blurry shadow, almost blending with the environment, was diving down at an astonishing speed!

Its trajectory was silent, without energy fluctuation, without heat signal, not even a sound of breaking air, like a death spear from the dark depths!

If not for that warrior happening to catch sight of it with his naked eye, they would have had no way to notice it at all!

And its diving target was none other than the position of the Son of Medusa!

"Intercept that flying unit! Quick!"

Cassius hastily issued the command; that xenos made him feel extremely dangerous.

And a trace, of familiarity?

Two Indomitable Terminators swiftly turned their gun mouths, the Heavy Explosive Gun and Heavy Weapon spitting out Fire!

Several nearby Inquisition Army Preachers also raised their Radiant Rifles and Arc Guns, energy beams intertwining into an interception net!

"Bang bang bang! Zila!"

Until the attack hit, that purple-red figure only then revealed a clear outline in the hail of bullets.

Cassius recognized that thing; it was a mid-level Node Creature of the Bug Race, a Flying Warrior King Bug!

But this one's size far exceeded his cognition.

The Warhammer 40000 hit her body, emitting a crisp impact sound.

But what was shocking was that those carapaces presented a strange "shatter-detach" mode!

The carapace pieces at the impact point cracked and scattered, thereby offsetting most of the impact force and armor-piercing effect!

Although the bullet embedded into the carapace, it failed to penetrate deep enough to damage the internal tissues!

When the Heat Melt Ray and Plasma Cannon beam hit, a layer of faint light rippled across the surface of that purple-red carapace.

High temperature was significantly weakened and dispersed, only leaving molten traces on the surface, likewise failing to cause penetrating damage!

"Reactive Armor, impact detachment, and high-temperature resistant coating?!"

Cassius's pupils constricted beneath his helmet.

He had only seen similar design concepts in the Machine Cult archives on Mars.

How could a Bug Race unit possibly possess such precise, such engineering-principle-conforming defense mechanisms?!

This is illogical! Unless, some kind of power is guiding her evolution.

This thought flashed through Cassius's mind like lightning.

And at this moment, Lena had already, under interception fire, rushed to less than fifty meters above the array!

Her pair of crimson compound eyes coldly swept downward, instantly locking onto one of the Indomitable Terminators that had just finished firing and was cooling its barrel.

Her right foreleg's hideous Biological Plasma Cannon adjusted slightly, the cannon mouth glowing with dangerous green light.

"Careful!" a warrior beside that Terminator exclaimed.

But it was already too late.

"Pfft—Boom!!!"

A scorching, highly condensed plasma ball shot out.

The plasma ball hit the left arm of that Indomitable Terminator that had just raised, attempting to block!

The terrifying high temperature capable of melting through tank armor instantly acted upon the Terminator Armor!

The Ceramic Steel forged arm rapidly turned red, softened, and melted in the green light ball!

In the blink of an eye, the entire left arm, along with the weapon in hand, turned into a puddle of molten metal dripping down!

That Terminator let out a muffled groan, but he would not fall so easily.

And Lena's attack was far from over.

While the Plasma Cannon fired, her huge membrane wings suddenly folded.

Her massive and agile body, like a meteorite, using the momentum of the dive, precisely smashed onto that damaged Indomitable Terminator!

"Boom!!!"

The heavy impact sound made one's teeth ache!

Under the double crushing of Lena's body, strengthened several times and far exceeding the size of her peers, and the dive kinetic energy.

The Terminator Armor was brutally pressed down, the armor servo system emitted piercing overload alarms, sparks flew at the joints.

The Terminator warrior roared, attempting to use his remaining single arm to pull the trigger of the Bomb Gun and shoot Lena at close range.

But Lena ignored his attack.

With her Rending Claw, covered in ultra-dense chitin and flashing with dark light.

She easily pierced into the Terminator's armor!

The scalp-numbing sound of metal twisting and tearing rang out!

The sturdy Terminator Armor, before Lena's Rending Claw, was easily torn open like cardboard!

The claw blade deeply embedded into the interior, then, fiercely yanked outward!

"Clatter!"

Large armor plates, along with the pipelines and servo mechanisms beneath them, were violently pried open!

Exposing the relatively fragile life-support system inside and the Astartes warrior beneath the armor!

The warrior's face still bore an expression of shock and defiance.

The next second, the Rending Claw pierced in again, gripped, and twisted.

Fresh blood and shattered organs sprayed out from the breach in the armor.

Everything happened too fast; from Lena's assault to the Terminator's death, barely two seconds passed.

"No!!!"

Cassius witnessed the whole thing, his deep-blue eyes instantly filling with bloodshot veins!

A mixture of violent anger, grief, and a thoroughly provoked battle frenzy exploded within his chest like a volcano!

"Xenos!!!"

He let out a roar like a wounded beast, and his green Iron Knight Terminator Armor roared to life.

Striding forward with violent steps, he charged at Lena.