From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 496 Everyone, See You in Valhalla
"Wuhu! Hit the target~"

Andes' voice rang out in the communication channel, and it was not difficult to hear a hint of excitement in his tone.

This Immortal, who usually doesn't talk much, only shows his emotional side after defeating a target in battle, especially in situations like this where he hits an important target from a long distance.

As the energy output core behind a front line, the fusion reactor is naturally not equipped with heavy armor like a combat unit, so two high-speed penetrating rods easily destroyed its main structure.

Although the entire substation looked fine except for two holes in the wall, its energy output was actually cut off the moment the fusion reactor was destroyed.

The emergency energy of the logistics node will automatically start to be activated and supply power to external equipment when the energy output is cut off. However, since the emergency energy has limited output power and energy reserves, many non-essential equipment can only be powered off in an emergency.

Baninger looked at the smoking substation and the many lights that were extinguished in the entire logistics node, and said with a sigh of relief: "Now the main goal has been achieved. The next step is to find a way to clear the ammunition and cause as much damage as possible to the enemy!"

The Immortal Legion Commander deployed the dual electromagnetic reconnection cannons on his back and fired two shots at the HCP who hadn't reacted yet. Then he said on the communication channel: "Everyone, see you in Valhalla!"

"See you in Valhalla, Commander!" ×3
If this sentence is said as a human being, it will naturally sound very heroic, and people can't help but think of the scene where warriors are besieged by the enemy and trapped in desperate situations, and finally sacrifice their lives heroically and return to Valhalla.

However, when it comes to the "digital life" of the Immortal Legion, that tragic feeling disappears instantly.

Baninger and his friends' words sounded more like a daily greeting like "Come home for dinner after the fight~".
After the main mission objectives were completed, the little pressure on Banninger and his team disappeared.

In order to successfully complete the mission, they were relatively conservative during the operation and did not make any radical or personal moves. The overall goal was to complete the mission.

Therefore, even Baninger and Memphis, who were responsible for the feint attack, were steady and cautious in the offense.

But when the 'restraints' on them were removed, the situation changed subtly.

The first people to feel this change were the soldiers responsible for defense in the logistics nodes.

They just felt that these enemies who rushed into the node and exchanged fire with them using various cover and obstacles suddenly became aggressive.

Clearly, a few seconds ago, he had carefully set up a temporary 'killing zone', waiting for them to come to him, but now he took the initiative to rush out from behind the cover.

The two huge power armors, with the deflection field on top, rushed into the area where they were like gods of war, suppressing them with electromagnetic machine guns.

After the electromagnetic machine gun's ammunition was emptied, the two 'Demons' simply threw their weapons away, pulled out the folded plasma halberds from their backs, and then started their unparalleled battle on the battlefield.

There is no plasma propulsion array on the back of the Dauntless. Although a rocket engine can be installed to assist in maneuvering, Banninger and his team obviously did not choose it. This also caused the back of the Dauntless to be wrapped in the deflection force field and there is no obvious weakness.

When the three HCPs came to support, they found that although there were a few wreckages of combat bodies in this position, most of the defending soldiers had been killed or wounded.

However, in the footage captured by the temporarily released drone, the culprit had already left this place and was moving towards the substation.

"Instead of retreating, they continued to advance? Could it be that these unidentified enemies were all 'death squads', so they had no intention of returning alive from the beginning?"

The captain of the HCP team was stunned for a moment when he saw this, but still led his team members to chase after them.

Just kidding, their failure to stop the other side from destroying the substation was already a very bad result, and now they couldn't let these attackers escape unscathed, otherwise even if the battle ended successfully, they would become the "laughing stock" of their colleagues.

The large number of 2-3-story temporary barracks in the logistics node provided excellent cover for the 5-meter-long Dreadnoughts. After the drones released by the HCP were shot down by the Dreadnoughts and combat elements with laser weapons, the HCP team was unable to accurately locate Baninger and his men for a while. Finally, an HCP in the team that was responsible for long-range firepower cover and had a relatively low combat weight suddenly exerted force with both feet, and then rushed straight into the sky in the blue light of the plasma propulsion array.

From an aerial perspective, the optical sensor quickly discovered the Dreadnoughts hiding behind a barracks.

The driver of this HCP was not vague. After confirming that there were no friendly units in the barracks, he directly deployed the charged particle cannon and irradiated them. The electromagnetic machine guns in the hands of the machine and the missile bays mounted on the legs also opened fire at the same time. The overwhelming attack covered the area in an instant.

"No. 3, you stay here to deal with this enemy, No. 2 and I will go after the other one!"

The team leader's voice sounded in the communication channel. When Unit 3 jumped up to investigate, it actually discovered at the same time that another Dreadnought was approaching the substation quickly with several combat bodies, so the commander of the HCP team did not dare to neglect it at this time.

Just as they rushed through the camp and arrived at the gate of the substation, they found that the defenders here had been wiped out by the enemy, and the scarred large power armor was standing at the door with its plasma halberd.

After seeing their two HCPs arriving, the power armor not only did not show any intention of dodging, but instead raised its left arm equipped with a power glove and made a provocative gesture of thumbs down.

"You want to die? Then I'll help you do it!"

The pilot of plane No. 2, who rushed over with the lead plane, was a young man. Although he had outstanding skills among all the pilots, he was still relatively impulsive in character, and was often taught a lesson by the captain of the team because of this.

Not surprisingly, after being provoked, his blood boiled and without even a second thought he deployed the heavy particle cannon on the weapon rack behind him.

"Number 2, wait!"

By the time the captain heard the alarm and reacted, it was too late. His body only had time to raise one arm to try to block it under the mapping of the control operating system, and then he saw a dazzling blue-white beam sweeping across the gate of the substation.

The heavy particle cannon equipped by the HCP is so powerful that few human ground units can match it, and Banninger's body has also reduced its output power due to long-term combat and damage in battle.

Therefore, the deflection field of the Fearless only exerted less than 50% of its power, and was torn apart after blocking for less than half a second.

When the upper half of the Dreadnought was engulfed by the surging jet of heavy metal particles, the jet, carrying powerful kinetic heat energy, continued to rush towards the main body of the substation right behind the Dreadnought, and completely melted the upper half of the fusion reactor.

When the blast from the heavy particle cannon subsided, only the half-melted remains of the Dreadnought at the substation gate remained, and a circular through-hole in the main building of the substation farther away reflected the scene on the other side.

At the same time, the captain heard Unit 3's voice:
"Captain, the enemies inside the node have been cleared. Do we need to cooperate with the defenders to pursue the enemies outside the node?"

"Chase the enemy, there's not one left. No. 2 and I will come over to support you right away."

Although they had defeated this team of mysterious enemies, there was no trace of joy in the captain's tone at this moment.

Although the fusion reactor in the substation was damaged, the main body was still basically intact, so engineers might be able to find a way to repair it urgently.

Now it’s much easier. Only half of it is left, and there is basically no need to repair it.

Just as the team leader was thinking about how to report the reckless behavior of the pilot of Unit 2 to his superiors, he heard a panicked voice coming from the advanced communication channel of the logistics node he had connected to:
"The enemy has breached the central defense line. Contact has been lost with the 'Whiskey' and 'Tequila' tactical nodes. The last message warns that the enemy armored forces are charging towards this node with all their might!"

(End of this chapter)