Time was running out and there was not much time to make a choice. When they learned that endless rebels were swarming towards the Ministry of Justice fortress, Soshyan and Gorgli quickly made a decision.
Leaving all the Astra Militarum and some Astartes to defend the fortress, they concentrated their most capable forces and rode the Thunder Eagle to directly attack the ancient ruins that Marcus pointed to.
Solving that altar first became the first goal, but Soshyan believed that they would definitely encounter the culprit there.
In this operation, the Astral Knights dispatched a total of 10 people, including the teams of Priest Yazdan and Farzad, while the Ustad team stayed at the fortress to assist in the defense.
The Soul Drinkers dispatched 110 warriors, all veterans of the chapter.
A total of four Thunderhawks were dispatched by both sides, carrying no large equipment and only some heavy firepower, because according to Marcus, the ruins were in a valley.
A special team composed of two battle groups set out early the next morning after the riot.
When they arrived at this place, which the locals called Shenghai Gorge, they did not encounter any enemies.
This canyon is located at the junction of the Second Parish and the Third Parish. It was once the burial place of the saints, so believers also built tombs here one after another, so it got the name Holy Relics Gorge.
The canyon is more than 100 kilometers long from north to south. The narrowest point is only 50 meters, and the deepest point is more than 600 meters.
The location of the ruins is located in the deepest part of the canyon.
When the Thunderhawk dropped them to a depth of one hundred meters, they could no longer descend, so the team could only move forward on foot.
Valedo has a history of tens of thousands of years. The long time has allowed countless generations of people to breed here and created countless graves. The entire rock wall of the canyon is densely covered with dug graves.
Due to the tight space, there is even a special scene of hanging coffins here. Many coffins are directly fixed on the rock wall with iron pillars.
As they descended the steps dug by the mourners, the sky grew darker and darker above their heads.
When we descended to a depth of 500 meters, it became as dark as night, and we could still see torches ready for use on both sides of the stairs.
The bottom of the canyon has also been smoothed out with a path that can barely be regarded as a road. A large number of bones that have not yet completely decomposed can be seen on both sides of the rock wall. Some have fallen from damaged coffins, and some are poor people. They couldn't afford a coffin, so they just threw the body underneath.
Over the years, this place has almost become a corridor of bones, becoming extremely eerie and terrifying.
Among the pale bones, in addition to dots of phosphorus fire, you can also see some burial objects.
Some are jewelry, some are objects from the deceased's lifetime, as well as weapons and the Sky Eagle emblem.
Along the way, there was no other sound except the footsteps of everyone.
Unless the devil doesn't care about this altar, it would be too abnormal.
When Soshyan told Gorgli his concerns, the other party also agreed and told the soldiers to be ready for battle at any time.
Marcus and his followers followed the Space Marines to this location.
From the beginning, he expected that he would encounter enemies. The key was when and where——
As everyone gradually approached the hidden ruins, a touch like an electric spark suddenly passed over Marcus's cerebral cortex, like a sharp claw.
"There are enemies ahead!"
Three seconds after the words were spoken, an explosion suddenly occurred in front of the team - the enemies had buried explosives in the bones on both sides of the road.
Thanks to Marcus's reminder, the soldiers at the front instinctively turned to the bunker to avoid the most violent explosion impact - although they were still thrown out, they did not suffer any injuries.
After the explosion, there was gunfire.
"hidden!"
Golgri shouted as the bullets passed over his head and burst into monotonous explosions on the desolate earth and rocks.
"Team Faku, follow me! Other teams are in position, waiting for the signal!"
As the Soul Drinkers' Chapter Master maneuvered his ranks, Soshyan was on the move, running towards the nearest firebase, knowing that Farzad's squad was right behind him.
A hail of bullets intertwined in the narrow valley bottom. After getting closer, Sosh Yang discovered that the enemies were hiding in the rock wall tombs, shooting at them from a high position.
Gunfire illuminated the dark canyon, giving everything a cold halo.
The enemy even deployed automatic turrets, which poured out artillery fire on the advancing Soul Drinkers, while more than a hundred Astartes gathered in a classic assault array and launched an attack on the entrance to the ruins hidden by the boulders.
Golgri's tactic is very simple. If you stay at the bottom of the valley, you will be a living target. You can simply crash into the ruins.
However, the enemy's firepower was very fierce. In addition to laser rifles, there were also heavy firepower such as heavy explosive shells and twin automatic lasers. Gorgli rushed for a while, and finally had to slide behind a rock.
The flames of the automatic turret immediately chewed up pieces of gray rock fragments around him.
At this time, Soshyan and his warriors held their shields high to resist the enemy's artillery fire, and quickly came to both sides of him.
Soshiyang, who had many experiences in fighting in narrow terrain, specially asked Farzad's team to bring jump shields before setting off, and it really worked this time.
As for him, at least for now, the enemy does not have the firepower to threaten him.
"It seems they are prepared?"
"They definitely understood we were coming."
Soshyan answered while shooting upward to suppress the enemy's firepower.
With the flickering fire of the storm bolter, several mutilated corpses would fall from the rock wall from time to time.
"Even if they don't know, their master should know."
Golgri looked out from the edge of the rock and saw figures in purple armor lined up at their predetermined positions, advancing and shooting in an orderly manner.
Despite the unfavorable terrain, the Soul Drinker veterans remained unfazed, launching a perfectly coordinated attack from a series of tactical positions, staggering across the battlefield like chess pieces on a chessboard.
"Judge!"
Soshyang turned his head and looked at Marcus, who was huddled in the shadows and firing a black gun.
"Where is the entrance!"
"T-there's a rock there!"
Looking in the direction Marcus pointed, Soshiyang saw a rock with some traces of processing at a glance.
“Man, we gotta blow that thing up.
"certainly."
Gorgli stood up from behind cover.
"For Dorne, for the Emperor, for freedom!"
The warriors around him let out a war cry before covering fire from the support team passed over their heads.
A perfect raid kicked off, with every unit cooperating with each other. The heavy weapons squad attacked the enemy's firepower point, the assault squad advanced to launch an attack, and the tactical squad looked for a suitable position to provide fire support.
The defensive turrets atop the entrance exploded in flames, and strands of ammunition were thrown into the air. Their explosions sent shrapnel flying and scattered dirt across the sky.
Soon, a rocket passed by Soshyan and exploded on the rock at the entrance, leaving a flaming black crater on the surface of the rock. A second missile followed, and a third—
After a while, the huge rock was full of cracks.
