Chapter 96

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

The battle raged from day into night, and from night into dawn.

Corpses piled at the C8 District Gap rose three meters above the ground, human and beastman remains mixed together, blood frozen into crimson ice blocks.

These corpses all needed flamethrower purification, otherwise they were extremely likely to sprout new Green Skins.

But cleaning required time, and the beastmen granted the United Army no respite.

They charged wave after wave, never ceasing.

Lei Ou could no longer remember how many beastmen he had killed, five hundred or one thousand?

The power armor's servo system was nearly overloading, every breath searing his lungs terribly.

One third of the chain sword's teeth had snapped off, the blade covered in green flesh and blood and scrap iron.

He threw it to one of his bodyguards and swapped in a freshly sharpened chain sword.

In twelve hours, eleven Deathless Dreadnoughts had squeezed through the gap one after another.

These iron knots stood seven meters tall, their power claws could easily tear open Leman Russ tank armor, and their shoulder rocket pods could clear an entire position with a single salvo.

The United Army used every method to stop them.

Thermal bombs blasted off the legs of two, toppling them at the gap to temporarily block the passage.

But the other mechas soon tore their two fallen comrades apart and continued advancing into the gap.

An anti-tank missile struck one's chest, blasting a huge hole, and the biochemically modified kid inside stubbornly survived.

Unlike Space Marine veterans forced into Fearless Mechas, these Ork Boyz voluntarily accepted Tech Boss modification and entered Deathless Dreadnoughts.

This Deathless Dreadnought continued fighting for several dozen minutes, until a soldier threw a thermal bomb into the Iron Coffin, finally ending it completely.

But the remaining Deathless Dreadnoughts were still the United Army's hardest problem to deal with.

Heavy explosive gun concentrated fire on its front armor over thirty centimeters thick could only leave white marks.

Heat melt rays also could not directly penetrate their armor to inflict effective damage.

"Sir!" a PDF Captain's voice roared over the comms.

"The East position has fallen, the 47th Company is wiped out! We can't hold!"

Lei Ou did not answer; he looked toward the gap, where the twelfth mecha was squeezing in.

Painted entirely blue, its left arm was a Deathless Long-barreled Cannon, its right arm a Beastmen Power Claw, its chest daubed with a crooked skull painted in white—the Death Skull Clan's mark.

This one was larger than the previous ones; it bent at the waist, its huge power claw easily tearing open a temporary cover.

Behind it surged more Green Skin Boys, howling, brandishing machetes, their eyes full of the desire to fight.

Lei Ou took a deep breath, switched frequencies, and connected an encrypted line: "Aiden."

No response.

"Knight Aiden, I know you're listening," Lei Ou said, somewhat annoyed.

"The old thing sent you to watch me, right? Afraid I'd die here and cut off his line."

After a burst of static noise, a low voice sounded, with resignation:

"Young Master Lei Ou, you can still retreat now; I've already prepared a flyer, and in three minutes I can......"

"I'm not leaving," Lei Ou interrupted him, "and I want you to do something for me."

The other end fell silent for a while.

"Please speak."

"Do you see that largest blue Ork Mecha?"

"I see it."

"I want you to take it down."

The other end fell silent again, and after several seconds:

"Young Master, this is not within the scope of my duties for this mission."

"Aiden!" Lei Ou's voice suddenly rose.

"This is an order! In the name of the Saint Galus Family Heir, I order you, sortie!"

Aiden finally sighed, not responding to Lei Ou.

Lei Ou cut the comms and gripped his chain sword.

"Damn it, if you won't strike, I'll use my own method to make you strike!"

He looked at the Deathless Dreadnought mecha; it was only ten meters from the next defensive fortification.

The Green Skin Boys behind cheered exultantly, already prepared to open a killing spree.

Lei Ou began charging, rushing toward the mecha.

He leaped over collapsed cover, trod over frozen-hard corpses, and gripped the chain sword in his hand.

The mecha spotted him; its huge head turned, locking onto this tiny human.

The power claw rose, whistling as it tore the air, and came down.

Lei Ou rolled aside to dodge; the power claw slammed into the ground, spraying blood-stained gravel and ice shards.

He rose and kept charging, sliding under the mecha when it raised its barrel to lock onto him.

The just-aimed long-barreled cannon belched black smoke, firing its exaggerated-caliber bullet.

Watching the solid bullet explode violently upon contact with the ground.

The powerful shockwave threw him into the air; he adjusted his posture midair and landed in a roll.

As he rose, his plasma pistol was already aimed at the mecha's leg joints.

But it was too late; the power claw came down again, and this time he could not dodge.

Just then, an urgent bell rang in the sky, and three shadows descended.

They kicked up huge clouds of smoke dust on the ground.

When the smoke dust cleared, a silver-grey "Patrol-type" knight mecha appeared above the battlefield.

Its shoulder armor bore the Roaring Giant Bear Emblem; its left arm was equipped with the "Vengeance" Gatling Cannon, and its right arm was an exaggeratedly oversized "Death God" Chainsword.

It opened fire the instant it landed; the Gatling Cannon spat out two-meter-long tongues of fire, the shells forming a straight line.

The second and third were deep blue, slightly smaller, and belonged to the "Broadsword"-class Squire Knight Mechas.

They flanked the lead knight on both sides, and their shoulder missile pods opened at the same time, dozens of missiles screaming out.

Boom boom boom!!!

The exploding flames swallowed the Ork Boyz surrounding the Deathless Dreadnought, but did not reach Lei Ou beneath the mecha.

The power claw that had been preparing to smash Lei Ou was instantly wrecked by the Gatling Cannon.

The knight mecha moved with steps wildly unsuited to its size, swiftly charging at the Deathless Dreadnought.

The fearless Orks' Deathless Long-barreled Cannon kept firing giant bullets, but they were all blocked by the Ion Shield that lit up on the knight mecha.

Aiden piloted the knight mecha to stand before that blue Deathless Dreadnought.

Accompanied by sparks and crackling electricity, the Death God Chainsword easily sliced it from left to right.

The huge Deathless Dreadnought crashed to the ground.

Afterwards, Aiden piloted the knight mecha to turn around and face the gap.

The Gatling Cannon kept roaring; the metal storm formed by the shells swept through the rushing Green Skin ranks.

Wherever it passed, the Green Skin Boys fell like wheat before a scythe.

The two Squire Knight Mechas then began to advance.

Equipped with Thermal Cannons and Power Fists, specializing in close combat, they charged at the remaining Deathless Dreadnoughts.

First use the Power Fist to throw the Deathless Dreadnought off balance, then use the Thermal Cannon to blast through its thick chest armor.

Finally, hand it over to the arriving knight mecha to finish off.

With these knights specialized against large units joining, the battle situation saw a brief reversal.