Cruiser Sossalan, bridge.
Vlahos sat on the captain's chair without any hesitation, holding his chin in thought.
After pondering for a while, he turned around and asked:
"How much longer?"
The technical priest standing aside immediately replied:
"There's still a quarter of an hour, my lord."
Vlahos nodded and then asked:
"No word has come back from any of the teams?"
The attendant standing on the other side shook his head and said: "No, sir."
"Including the White Scar team from Qingshan?"
The attendant hesitated for a moment, wondering why Vlahos wanted to ask about the situation of this team alone, but he still answered:
"Yes, sir. No news has been sent back, including from them."
Vlahos touched his chin, grinned, and thought: That's right, if the space warriors sent into the space hulk destroyed the gravity siphon device of the space hulk, the spacecraft would naturally be out of control.
Looking at Vlahos's appearance, the technical priest reminded him in a low voice:
"Sir, if the current engine thrust remains unchanged, the tail engine nozzle of the Sossalan will touch the space hulk in a quarter of an hour. Once the engine plasma channel crashes and melts, we will fight with the space hulk. The boat is completely integrated.”
Vlahos nodded and said calmly: "I know."
"Should we increase the engine output so that we can delay the process for a while?" the technical priest suggested.
Vlahos shook his head and said, "That's not necessary."
After thinking for a while, he asked:
"Has the self-destruct protocol been locked?"
"Ready, my lord."
Vlahos looked forward, was silent for a while, and whispered:
"For the Emperor."
The attendant clenched his fist and saluted: "For the Emperor!"
The technical priest lowered his head slightly:
"For the Emperor, for the Ohm Messiah."
If anyone were standing next to the porthole in the stern of the cruiser Sossalan at this moment, he would be able to see it.
The giant asteroid composed of dense scrap iron behind the Sossaran.
It's so close that it can be seen with the naked eye.
…
The White Scar team circled around in the winding corridors and gradually approached the target location.
The growing number of bodies on the ground proves it.
Fu QH carefully looked at the wounds on the corpses from the Ultramarines and Mortal Auxiliary Army.
Many of them were from large-caliber energy weapons, and there were two tragic corpses with their armors crushed and crushed into pieces, like beetles hit by a large truck. It was difficult for Fu QH to judge.
The enemy has changed again.
At least no more enslavers this time.
Fu QH was very sure that enslavers would not cause such harm.
The White Scar team hurried through a corner and saw a row of ultramarines in dark blue armor. They were building a temporary bunker based on debris from some space hulks, acting as an obstacle and shooting at the enemies outside the bunker. .
The ultramarine in the middle heard the footsteps from behind and turned around. When he saw the White Scar team, he shouted excitedly:
"Qingshan, you are here!"
When Fu QH heard this voice, he recognized it as his old acquaintance Gurt.
At this time, a blue plasma beam shot past Gurt's head. Gurt was so frightened that he quickly shrank his head and ran toward Fu QH with his waist hunched over.
"Qingshan." Gurt said as he ran.
"Gurt, what's going on now?" Fu QH took off his helmet and asked.
"We encountered a hateful intelligence, Qingshan!" Gurt came to Fu QH and explained the current situation in a concise and concise manner:
"Several squads of soldiers who landed from different routes have gathered here. We can already hear the rumble of the weird gravity siphon device operating, but a group of rebel intelligent robots are guarding this place. Damn it, theirs They have a lot of firepower and a very sturdy body, but I can't identify their model."
Gurt waved his hand and said:
"You're here just in time, Qingshan. You're a technical sergeant. Maybe you know these guys."
Fu QH followed Gurt to the simple bunker. Through the gap in the bunker, Gurt pointed at the tall robot that was shooting at the Ultramarines in the distance.
"Look, those are the ones!"
Fu QH looked up and understood immediately.
Outside the passage entrance is an open and towering space, which seems to be the interior of a giant spaceship.
Seven or eight huge bipedal humanoid robots were slowly advancing towards this defense line, resisting weapons and volleys from the Ultramarines.
They are a full five meters tall, with a huge and solid main fuselage fixed to the bipedal chassis through a short and thick main shaft. On both sides of the main fuselage are wide shoulder armor plates, which protrude from under the shoulder armor plates. There were two huge mechanical arms, and a rectangular device with a muzzle was fixed on each arm. Two thick black cables were connected from the two iron box devices to the power reactor behind it.
The robot's head is in the middle of the main body, an ellipsoid-shaped head, with three circular detectors on one side of the head. Their heads are not located on the shoulders like other humanoid robots, which makes them look like a group of people lined up. A stocky hunchback with big arms.
This design is a characteristic of Warhammer 40K. All humanoid mechanical units in the Human Empire, from intelligent robots, Knight-level Titans, to the indomitable Emperor-level Titans, have their heads placed in the middle of the fuselage, not on the top. This makes them all look like big hunchbacks.
There is also a thick cannon on the right shoulder of these robots. As they advance slowly, the muzzle of the cannon continues to fire plasma or heavy explosive bombs in the direction of the Ultramarines.
"Domita-type intelligent control robot, with additional long-range weapons on the shoulders."
Fu QH said in a deep voice.
He identified the enemy's model at a glance.
Gurth asked: "So these are all products of the Mechanicus? Then why haven't I seen them before in the intelligent control army that follows us?"
The Adeptus Mechanicus has three major military forces: the Skitarii, the Intellectual Legion, and the Titan Legion.
Skitarii usually stay on the forge world to protect the safety of the production lines.
The Intelligent Control Legion and the Titan Legion are the Mechanicus troops that followed the Space Marine Legion on the Great Crusade.
The intelligent control corps are various types of robots, intelligent war robots created without violating the Crimson Protocol that restricts artificial intelligence.
The Titan Legion is a giant war machine controlled by a human driver, often hundreds of meters high, and is responsible for the fire support of each legion.
Fu QH turned to look at Gurt and hummed: "This model is the most advanced model that was only installed in the army in the late period of the Great Expedition. Of course, the Warmaster will not give priority to equipment for the Ultramarines."
Gurt understood immediately.
Like the MK4 Extreme Power Armor, the Dom Tower is also the most advanced weaponry of the Mechanicum. The Warmaster, who has long been plotting rebellion, will definitely give these good things priority by using his power as the supreme military commander to allocate supplies. His own legion and other traitor legions were deployed.
Gurt spat, scolded He for his shameless bald head, and then turned around and asked:
"Well Qingshan, as a technical sergeant, you must know the weaknesses of these intelligent robots, right?"
"..."
Seeing Gurt's eager and expectant eyes, Fu QH didn't know how to explain to him for a while.
"Gurt, do you think...the Space Marines have any weaknesses?" Fu QH asked.
"No!" Gurt shook his head firmly, "The Space Marines are the most perfect killing weapons carefully designed by the Emperor. It is impossible for him to set up weaknesses and shortcomings for us."
You could tell he was very proud of who he was.
"Then..." Fu QH said seriously: "The Mechanicum has the same attitude towards intelligently controlled robots."
Fu QH said it very euphemistically, but Gurt understood it. He looked embarrassed and pointed at the bodies lying scattered outside the bunker:
"Look, we once rushed to the vicinity of the gravity siphon device before, but were forced back by this group of intelligent control robots. Now they are launching a counterattack against us. It is impossible to hold on to the temporary bunker here. Too long."
The implication is that whether the mission is completed or not depends on the CD. If we don't retreat, everyone will be killed by these robots here.
Intelligent control robots are very powerful. This can be seen from the number alone: a Space Marine Legion has hundreds of thousands of Space Marines, but only has several thousand to tens of thousands of intelligent control robots.
The cost of a large intelligent robot is worth the cost of several Space Marines.
When Fu QH heard this, he was also deeply aware of the thorny problem.
He turned to look at the intelligent control robots outside the bunker who were advancing neatly towards the defense line, and then looked up at the towering dome that could not be reached at a glance. The huge and empty space echoed with the rumble of large machines operating.
Fu QH said loudly: "To deal with this group of intelligent robots, the power of bolt guns is not enough. I need melt guns, plasma guns and deflagration weapons. Where is our heavy fire support team?"
The sound was loud enough to cover up the vibrations made by the intelligently controlled robots stepping on the floor not far away and the sound of the giant device operating.
The various assault tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of the Space Marines cannot be driven into the space hulk, but the Space Marines generally have a fire support team equipped with heavy long-range weapons to provide anti-tank or anti-fortification support.
Gurt also responded loudly: "Dead, or ran out of ammunition. On the way here, we fought with a group of psychic jellyfish, and broke through various bulkheads of the space hulk along the way to open up the road. It cost a lot of money." Too much ammo."
"If Commander Vlahos hadn't anticipated this situation in advance and sent a group of mortal auxiliary troops to bring us some supplementary ammunition, we wouldn't even be able to fire the double-barreled melta gun now!"
Damn it, you guys actually used your precious melt guns and plasma guns to blast and cut the bulkheads of the space hulk... Fu QH felt a deep pain when he heard this: I led the team and encountered a cabin that the welding gun couldn't open. The doors and walls were bypassed directly. I didn't expect you to use heavy weapons to break down the door. How deep are you?
No wonder the Ultramarines all arrived at their target location first. It turned out that they had violently opened their way along the way, and there was no such thing as a detour.
Gurt was waiting for his suggestions, and the White Scars team members behind him were waiting for his orders, but Fu QH was at a deadlock at this time - how to fight without heavy weapons?
Gurt saw that Fu QH couldn't think of a way for a while, so he turned around and walked back to the defense line, shouting:
"Ultimate warriors, form a formation!"
Except for a few ultramarines holding heavy weapons who were lying on the bunker and firing, the ultramarines without heavy weapons in their hands all quickly gathered into a row, and the square and thick jump shields in their hands were all thrown to the ground. .
"Boom!" A uniform and heavy sound.
The Ultramarines quickly formed a tight shield wall.
A bolt gun protruded from the L-shaped gap on the side of the jump shield, turning the shield into a prickly hedgehog.
He was ready to fight hard. Fu QH looked at this well-trained scene.
The shield wall of the Ultramarines is firm, fearless, and full of courage.
But he knew it was all in vain.
Fu QH recognized the square box-like device fixed on the arm of the Dometa-type robot. It was a gravity hammer, a terrifying weapon that used gravity shock waves at close range to crush the enemy into a pulp.
The long-range weapons on the shoulders of the mechs are additionally modified. This is an assault-type intelligent control mech. Its real battlefield position and function is not to stand at a distance and fire artillery, but to rush into the enemy's line and use it to attack the enemy. The gravity hammer on his arm hammered the enemy's armored vehicles and fortifications into meat pies with each punch.
This shield array can't even withstand a punch.
"Gurter!" Fu QH shouted to the commander behind the shield formation.
Gurt turned around in surprise.
Fu QH said: "I have a way."
Gurt came over and asked, "What can we do?"
Fu QH said:
"If you think about it carefully, what is our goal?"
Gurt was stunned.
Fu QH didn't wait for his answer and said in a deep voice:
"The goal of our mission is not to fight head-to-head with these intelligent robots, but to destroy the weird device behind them and relieve the crisis on the Sossaran."
Gurt suddenly understood and said: "What do you mean..."
Fu QH continued:
"I counted, and apart from the ones whose legs you just destroyed and can't move, there are a total of seven Dom Tower robots here. The gravity siphon device is bigger than a house. Seven robots can't be defended. There are a total of sixteen of us here. We can break them into parts, spread them out, and attack and destroy this device from other directions. As long as we destroy the operation of this device, our goal will be achieved. We don’t need to We must destroy these intelligent robots."
Gurt was overjoyed when he heard this. Just when he was about to say why didn't you tell him about such a good idea earlier, he saw that Fu QH's face was still heavy.
Gurt was not a fool, and he immediately realized the problems with the plan proposed by Fu QH.
First of all, someone needs to stay on this line of defense to attract the attention of the intelligent robots, and those who stay behind are almost certain to die.
Secondly, other people have to disperse into smaller groups than the seven intelligent robots, or even individually, to destroy this device, so that the seven robots cannot take care of it.
The intelligent control robots will naturally spread out to defend themselves. A group of people can form a tight defense line and still be able to fight against the intelligent control robots. However, if they spread out and one or two people fight against an intelligent control robot, The person who is unlucky enough to meet him is equal to death.
This is cheating.
Use the inevitable sacrifice of some people in exchange for the achievement of the mission goal.
After figuring this out, Gurt suddenly fell into hesitation and entanglement.
Who should be sent to stay behind? Who should be sent to disperse?
Fu QH did not wait for the result of his entanglement and said directly:
"Give me all the heavy weapons you can use, and I will be responsible for staying on this line of defense."
Gurt was surprised: "You?"
Fu QH nodded: "Yes. By the way, do you have phosphorus grenades or phosphorus bombs?"
Gurt shook his head: "Only the Death Guard will be equipped with that kind of weapon."
Phosphate weapons, like plasma, melt, and deflagration weapons, are excellent anti-heavy armor unit weapons. They claim to be able to burn everything. However, the disadvantage is that the pollution is extremely serious. Areas where phosphate weapons have been used cannot be reused for thousands of years. .
It is originally a subspace garbage dump. There is no psychological burden on Fu QH when using phosphate weapons on the space hulk.
Unfortunately, the Sossaran does not have such a weapon in its arsenal.
Gurt did not expect that Fu QH would choose this most deadly task.
If you choose to disperse and destroy the gravity siphon device, you still have a chance of survival. This is a competition of luck. Whoever is unlucky and encounters an intelligent control robot will be hit by a gravity hammer. No one can withstand it and it will be difficult to survive.
But if you stay here and hold off the intelligent robots to give others time to detour, you will basically have to die.
Fu QH did not wait for Gurt to hesitate anymore and said directly:
"That's it. Let's go quickly. White Scar's people have also dispersed. Let's look for ways to destroy the gravity siphon device from other directions."
Fu QH patted Gurt on the shoulder.
Gurt's eyes were red, his mouth was pursed tightly, he took a deep look at Fu QH, nodded, and turned around to convey the order without saying anything more.
Albus Lang, who stood behind him and listened to the entire conversation, nodded to Fu QH and said:
"Take care, Qingshan. I believe you can come back alive. "
Then without any nonsense, he led Aaron and another White Scar warrior to turn around and leave quickly in another direction.
Seeing that both of them had left, Fu QH turned around and said to Chen Xue behind him:
"You stay here and follow me."
In fact, to be honest, Fu QH was embarrassed to make such a decision.
The others are all Astartes and Imperial soldiers. It is their duty to obey orders and die in battle. They have no choice.
But Chen Xue is just a reincarnation. Although he belongs to the emperor's camp, there is no need to risk his life for an indigenous NPC.
But Fu QH had no choice. The only reason he dared to stay was Chen Xue.
Taking advantage of the ability of the Spell Dimension Gate to ignore armor and cut directly, Fu QH still had a chance to fight the Domita mechs, and at worst, he could at least deal with them.
Without Chen Xue, Fu QH wouldn't be able to survive for a second.
Fu QH gave Chen Xue this order with great difficulty, but he did not expect Chen Xue to listen to him.
If you want to leave, just leave.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xue behind him just nodded slightly and didn't say much.
It was such a simple decision to stay.
Gurt came back, handed a double-barreled melt gun and two plasma pistols of different models to Fu QH, and said:
"These are anti-vehicle weapons that still have ammunition."
After saying that, he led the Ultramarines and turned around and left.
He didn't even glance at the mortal auxiliary standing behind Fu QH.
Fu QH took the weapon, looked down at Chen Xue, who was wearing a mortal auxiliary army uniform, helmet and mask, and whispered:
"Come on, come with me and take a look."
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