However, although these Hekaton land fortresses were very fast, they did not directly break into the battlefield. Instead, they stopped on the outside of the battle line, using firepower to block the incoming enemies like a tide, while opening the hatches.
Groups of stocky figures wearing round blue-green power armor quickly emerged from the land fortress. Each Hekaton land fortress can accommodate about a dozen Furnace warriors.
"Little rocks! Be quick with your movements! Don't let the pointy ears of the hemp sticks look down on you!!"
Dordrim Firebringer, the leader of the war group, immediately shouted at the top of his lungs after he walked out of the land fortress. The upper half of his face was covered by a metal mask engraved with inscriptions, and his red beard kept moving as he spoke. Blown up like burning flames, twelve loyal Broken Horn Guards gathered around the leader.
At his urging, the Hearth warriors armed with bedrock bolters and rail rifles quickly formed a formation following their Hearth leader.
"Give them a volley!"
The Hearthborn formed a shooting formation around the land fortress. When flames and flashes were emitted from the muzzles, the penetrating bullets instantly knocked down many advancing enemies. Each bullet was aimed accurately and penetrated. Armor, flesh and bones, but this was not enough. More cultists beat human skin drums and strode across the damp ground soaked in blood.
"Hit me hard! Beat me hard!"
Dordrim Firebringer roared and fired continuously with the bolt guns in his hands. The Hearthborn's shooting was very efficient, and the enemies were like trembling leaves in the rain, never really getting close.
After the firing line was established, thirty more Hekaton land fortresses roared out, followed closely by hundreds of Centaur all-terrain vehicles. The real main force of the Iron Oaths arrived.
This six-wheeled all-terrain vehicle has extremely fast speed, thick armor, and incredible weapons. It is equipped with a super laser cannon on the back of the vehicle, two bolt cannons on the front, and can carry five warriors.
They rushed into the enemy group quickly, shooting and crushing at the same time, ignoring the incoming bullets, and soon cut into pieces the enemy waves coming from the east and south.
After the enemy's offensive slowed down, the rear hatch of the Sagittarius opened, releasing more deadly weapons.
"The ancestors are watching us!"
The Hearth Assault Team, armed with heavy hammers and sharp blades, strode out of the cabin, but the loudest ones were always the Deep Rock Berserkers. Their plasma battle axes emitted lava-like light as they roared.
Wherever they left, the destruction caused by the Hearthborn weapons could be seen everywhere. The bodies and limbs of Warp worshipers were everywhere, some smashed to pieces and torn apart by the shock waves of missiles.
However, some people survived.
With beastly roars and grunts, the frenzied cultists of Slaanesh attack from all directions, wielding crude swords and clubs and firing crude pistols.
What greeted them was the crackling plasma battle axe. The Deep Rock Berserkers were like a fierce hurricane. Their limbs flew like broken branches wherever they went, and blood mist filled the air like raindrops.
In a very short period of time, the Ironsworn Legion of the Hearthborn used a determined and powerful offensive to disintegrate and destroy the opponent's offensive, and thousands of mutilated corpses were scattered around them.
"This style of wheeled vehicles is interesting."
On the golden chariot, Soshyan watched the performance of the Furnace descendants. Although the Furnace descendants' stocky bodies could easily give people the illusion that they only tended to rigid tactics, in fact, relying on fast wheeled vehicles, the Furnace descendants Their tactics are definitely fast and flexible, at least far more flexible than those of the Human Empire. The Bison and Taurus armored vehicles used by the Astra Militarum simply cannot achieve this quality and performance, while other tracked armors are too bulky.
Generally speaking, wheeled vehicles may be slightly deficient in defensive and off-road performance compared to crawler vehicles. The armor of the Furnace does not seem to have this problem at present, but the advantages are undoubtedly obvious. After all, The wheeled drive structure is much simpler than the crawler type, and the weight is much lighter. If the price of this vehicle is right, Soshyan would like to introduce it into the mortal army under construction.
However, Soshyan's words elicited a disdainful response from a commander.
"Your Highness, are they just a pile of heavy steel and wheels? How ridiculous. As long as the terrain is more complex, they are just scrap metal. The only saving grace of these dwarves is that their bodies are thicker than humans. Look at those guards. Miners who don't wear any gear are really suitable for doing rough work."
His words caused a burst of chuckles from around him, and Soshyan was too lazy to say anything. After all, most races in this galaxy seemed to have a kind of blind pride, as if accepting any advantage of others was a humiliation to themselves.
However, compared to the Hearthborn fighting for contract and honor, most of the Ada present were driven more by hatred and anger.
Especially the howling banshees——
They rushed to the forefront of the battlefield. The sharp blades, spears and darts in their hands kept sweeping over the enemies in front of them, blooming flowers of death. The hunger and thirst of the fallen God of Bloody Hands still surged in their souls, and they fought. Every minute and every second is slowed down several times.
Relying on the spiritual link between each other, the howling banshees did not need any orders from the commander. With a scream that seemed to shake the ground, the groups of Slaanesh believers were directly shaken by the sound waves into blood-filled clouds. fragments.
Facing the lightning-fast Ada female warriors, the followers of Slaanesh were in chaos. Some even hit their own people by blindly shooting, causing a civil war. Taking advantage of the opportunity for the enemy to be dispersed by the sound waves, the howling banshees launched an attack on them. They swooped forward, plowing through the enemies trying to steal Ada's soul, slashing forward with their sharp blades.
In the blink of an eye, everything you see is brutal killing.
However, the more terrifying thing on the battlefield is the Nether Lord. This spirit bone ghost is as tall as an imperial knight, with slender limbs. The gleaming spirit bone armor is inlaid with rows of luminous gems and rolling runes. Under the towering helmet, It is a barren and indifferent black mirror, completely devoid of motives and emotions, but a mortal will be enveloped by its cold arrogance just by looking directly at it. In its hand is a huge sword that emits the wail of the dead. Circles of spells are engraved on the sword. These spells seem to be rotating and winding, drawing the eyes of those who are about to be harvested by it, as if dragging all thoughts into the cold embrace of the dead souls.
Although the Nether Lord is a giant spiritual bone structure like the Revenant Titan, but unlike the Revenant Titan, which requires a driver, the Nether Lord does not rely on living people to drive, but relies entirely on the souls of the dead spirits to drive.
Creating the Nether Lord requires a soul attractor to summon the dead souls from the infinite circuit, and only the souls of the real spirit heroes have the spiritual power to drive the huge body of the Nether Lord. Afterwards, the heroic spirits will give life to the structure through the soul stone. .
Therefore, even if the Nether Lord is knocked down, as long as the soul stone is safe, it can be placed on the next structure to continue fighting, or the soul can be returned to the infinite loop.
But because there is no driver, the Nether Lord also has some weaknesses. For example, although the Nether Lord's body is in the material world, the soul in it cannot be as alert as when it was alive. As a resident of both reality and subspace, the soul of the dead can only pass through To observe with "Netherworld Vision", this is a kind of perception ability that is different from that of the living. It will make the structure move slowly, or even be completely unable to move when disturbed by the subspace. For this reason, when the Nether Lords fight, they need soul guides. guide their activities.
"Fallen Calderon, use your sharp blade to clear away the enemies in front of you."
Behind the Nether Lord, a soul leader wearing a dark robe groaned, and it immediately followed suit.
When it raises the whispering Ghost Sword in its hand, it also means that a storm of flesh and metal fragments will rise from the ground. It towers over the heads of Slaanesh believers, and its size alone is enough to overwhelm their bodies supported by madness. courage.
As the ground trembled, it took a step forward, and the sword drew an arc, leaving a shining trace on the ground and in the air.
In an instant, a group of Slaanesh believers who gathered together to try to operate the heavy machine gun were wiped away without any trace, only some blood stains on the ground.
(End of chapter)
