From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 569: More New Forces Arrive, Massive Transmission

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Darth Vader's breathing suddenly stopped.

It seemed that he had not anticipated that there would be a "person" who could cross the shielding field formed by psychic energy and the Force he had set up, and that he had not noticed it at the first time.

Then, Darth Vader looked over and found that in the center of the Spartan line, there was a "beautiful figure"——

The opponent was wearing golden armor, and every curve of the armor was like a work of art carefully carved by a master craftsman. It not only showed the heavy defense required on the battlefield, but also perfectly outlined the elegant curves of the "goddess".

Pale golden energy lines flowed between the joints of the nail plates, as if the galaxy was woven into the metal.

The waist-length golden hair was simply tied up, with tiny sparks of psychic energy dancing between the hair.

The other person's face was perfect, with a high nose bridge, plump lips, and sharp hawk-like eyes that were gleaming with wisdom and fighting spirit.

The most shocking thing was the aura lingering around her. Just standing there made the air around her become sticky and heavy.

Darth Vader's eyes were fixed on the golden figure.

He had never seen anything like it before—not the Jedi, not the Sith, not the Chaos Gods he had just become familiar with.

The other party appeared silently, as if she walked out from the gap between reality and illusion. Even the warning of the Force failed to detect her arrival.

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But after witnessing the appearance of the other side, the Spartans showed rare emotional fluctuations at this moment.

John's breathing rhythm slightly quickened, Douglas's back straightened unconsciously, like a soldier facing the supreme commander, and even the calmest Jerome raised his head slightly. This was the Sparta's instinctive respect for the strong.

Of course they knew of this existence
Pallas Athena, the Olympian goddess of war and wisdom, is now one of the supreme forces fighting for the human empire.

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Darth Vader did not speak rashly.

His breathing became unusually smooth, and his fully enhanced fighting instincts allowed him to make a quick judgment—

The fact that the opponent was able to throw the ancient spear from more than ten kilometers away and knock Obi-Wan away when he was about to completely corrupt him showed that his basic physical fitness was at least equal to his, or even stronger;
In addition, the fact that the opponent was able to break through the shield he had set up proved that he was at least not to be underestimated in terms of psychic control;
Finally, from Athens' standing posture to the way he holds his weapon, every detail reveals his honed fighting skills.

What made Darth Vader most alert was Athena's eyes.

That was not only the fanaticism of a warrior, but also the calmness of a strategist. The opponent was also observing him, just like a chess player examining the chessboard, looking for the most deadly place to make the move.

There was an eerie calm in the air.

The sound of Nirenhog's breathing gradually died down in the distance, and the sound of the Iron Wing Knights' grenade launchers also became sparse.

The entire central city of Mos Eisley seemed to be pulled out of time and paused, leaving only the constantly compressing energy field between Athena and Darth Vader struggling silently.

However, after Athena walked alone into the shielding field set up by Darth Vader, John, Jerome and other Spartans regained their freedom.

Then John waved his hand to signal to retreat.

His eyes swept over Obi-Wan, who was slumped at Darth Vader's feet. The old Jedi Master's chest was still rising and falling slightly, but his face was as pale as death.

The distance is too far and the risk is too high.

This Jedi Master is indeed "priceless".

Obi-Wan's understanding of the Force, his mastery of Jedi technology, and even just that body enhanced by the light side were worth the huge price the Empire paid.

This is why John planned to rescue Darth Vader when he was knocked away by Athena's spear. After all, "recovering" Obi-Wan was worth the risk for them Sparta.

At this moment, on the battlefield where the Dark Lord and the Goddess of War are confronting each other, there is very little that these "mortal" soldiers can do.

But with Athena's intervention, they can retreat to a relatively safe area and then act accordingly.

Darth Vader did not deliberately make things difficult for the Spartans who chose to evacuate. After all, the dark lord focused all his attention on the goddess of war not far in front of him.

Before long, the three Spartan teams quickly withdrew from the chaos force field in the central city, preparing to reunite with their comrades in the rear.

and
Boom—boom—!
Clang clang clang——!
Ri~——roar————! !

And as soon as they withdrew, violent explosions, "pleasant" gunshots, and the dragon's fiery breath followed.

Outside the central city of Mos Eisley, there is still war.

With the air support of the Iron Wing Knight Company and Nierenhog, the originally suppressed imperial forces finally turned the tide.

The Imperial Fists' combat squads began to advance in an orderly manner, using their massive shields to form mobile fortresses and open up safe passages for the retreating civilians.

The heavy weapons squad of the auxiliary army set up plasma mortars. In an instant, hundreds of plasma barrages blew the heretics who tried to block the retreat route into pieces, and the demonic creatures were expelled back to the warp.

Biological and mechanical weapons, namely clone soldiers, Terminators and Hunters, are responsible for covering the rear, using their "cannon fodder" attributes to buy time for the main force and local population.

In fact, Sigismund's retreat order had just been conveyed to every combat unit.

The green light spots on the tactical network began to move out of the city, like waves at low tide, slow but unstoppable.

Therefore, if you look down from the sky, the central urban area of ​​Mos Eisley is still shrouded in black "smog", and the northern urban area is still burning by the dragon's breath fire. The Human Empire, with a total number of over 10,000 but divided into small groups, protected tens of thousands of people and began to evacuate out of the city.

In addition, the pillar of light that penetrated the sky and the earth suddenly expanded. In the dazzling golden light, a brand new "legion" marched into the battlefield in neat steps.

"The Emperor's blessing!"

"Die! Die! Heretics!"

The battle cry exploded like thunder, resonating with a metallic texture.

Clang—clang—!!
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The roar of the 50cal bolter instantly drowned out all other sounds on the battlefield. Amid the whistling sound of bullets tearing through the air, rows of Chaos Heretics fell down like straw.

Their bodies were as fragile as paper in front of the special ammunition. Each bolt round could string three or four enemies together into a bloody gourd, until the bolt round containing pure psychic energy exploded the last guy. Moreover, the scale of this new force made most heretics feel suffocated - a full 40,000 warriors, pouring out of the light column like a silver tide.

Their attire can be described as moving works of art. The power armor is painted in black, silver and white. The streamlined armor plates are etched with Chinese scriptures and the Imperial holy emblem. Their hoods and cloaks flutter in the wind. They are simply sci-fi knights and nuns.

These characteristics are enough to show that these are the new combat knights and combat nuns established by the Human Empire after it integrated the "Trench Crusaders" universe numbered "13".

After years of renovation by the empire, the total number of battle knights and battle nuns has been expanded to 100,000.

Moreover, the equipment of these warriors can be described as "luxurious".

Based on the MacP power armor used by the auxiliary army special forces and combined with the various data of the Titanium power armor, the Research Department designed a power armor exclusively for this force that uses a cold fusion reactor and has an energy shield.

Although the customized bolter firearms are smaller than the Astartes models, their rate of fire is even better. Combined with the cloned flesh and blood modification surgery and the neural synchronized aiming of the customized power armor, their hit rate reaches a terrifying 99.7%.

After changing the magazine, a certain head nun held the bolter in one hand and fired three bursts of fire, killing a Chaos wizard several kilometers away. The bullets passed through the opponent's hands while he was forming seals, and the remaining force blew off his entire head.

Although the cost of transformation and equipment of a knight or nun can allow at least a hundred auxiliary troops to have MacP power armor and small bolter rifles, their value is far from being measured by money.

These warriors are the sword of the Inquisition, specializing in dealing with extremely high-risk incidents such as invasions of warp entities, large-scale Chaos corruption, etc. that ordinary troops are unable to cope with.

At this moment, this high-priced army is deploying textbook tactics.

The vanguard knight combat squads form a wedge formation, wielding power spears and chainswords to fight heretics and demons, and ignite the fire of purification to wipe them out forever.

The nuns equipped with sniper bolt rifles occupied the commanding heights, and every bullet accurately killed the more threatening demonic creatures.

The heavy-armored team set up their own melta cannon, burning the entire street into a molten glass corridor.

Their participation instantly accelerated the evacuation operation, building a steel wall on both sides of the civilians fleeing the city. Any heretics or demons who tried to approach would be turned into meat paste in the rain of bullets.

Moreover, just as the battle knights and battle nuns were building a new line of defense, the sky-high beam of light began to ripple again.

A goddess in a bright red robe walked out slowly. The moment her toes lightly touched the sand dune, the sand around her retreated to both sides as if on a pilgrimage.

Her face was as beautiful as a classical sculpture, her pupils shone with galaxies-like light, and her elegant temperament formed a strange contrast with the bloody battlefield. This was none other than Hera, one of the twelve gods of Olympus.

When the goddess reached the top of the sand dune, she gracefully raised her left hand, and her slender fingers gently stroked like a conductor.

Whoosh——Boom——!!!
A light golden spiritual energy ray with a diameter of more than a kilometer exploded in the center of the enemy camp.

There was no smoke, no shock wave. The Chaos Demons enveloped by the light were directly "vaporized", while the corrupted flesh and blood vehicles melted like ice and snow under the sun.

With just one strike, one-fifth of the entire heretic army on the flank was wiped out.

Then, Hera turned her gaze to the east side of the city.

The goddess, who had vision far superior to that of Astartes, immediately discovered that in a corner of the city, more than thirty women and children were being forced into a dead end by the crazy heretics, and the nearest auxiliary troops were still a hundred meters away from them.

She raised her right hand slightly, and a translucent psychic barrier rose up like a dome, covering the civilians.

Buzz~——Puff——!!

When a Chaos fanatic's giant axe hit the barrier, the recoil force directly blew his arms into a bloody mist, while the rain of explosive bullets fired by other heretics only caused ripples on the light curtain.

The auxiliary troops nearby took the opportunity to reorganize their formation and immediately dealt with these heretics who had fallen into madness and were only thinking about how to please themselves and the evil god. They then successfully rescued the besieged civilians and continued to evacuate.

Hera never set foot into the city from beginning to end.

She just stood quietly on the top of the sand dune, her red robe fluttering in the breeze, and every wave of her hand brought purification to an area.

Hera neither directly participated in the battle like Athena, nor vented violence like Nironhog, but intervened with absolute precision to maintain the balance of the battlefield.

Just like the authority she holds.

She is the protector of marriage, family and sacred order, and what she is protecting at this moment is the spark of human survival on Tatooine.

"Good guy"

Douglas glanced at the battlefield situation map that was being updated in real time on the helmet screen, while the Gauss rifle in his hand continued to output.

In addition, the griffins of the Iron Wing Knights were circling overhead, the hymns of the battle sisters and the sound of gunfire intertwined into a passionate movement, and the psychic barrier released by Hera in the distance was like a dazzling dome, isolating the deadly artillery fire from outside.

He whistled, tapped the side of his helmet with his fingers, and said with emotion:

"With such powerful reinforcements coming, why should we retreat? We can just fight back, hahahaha!"

"A temporary advantage does not mean victory." Cortana explained at the right time. Her voice remained calm, but her speaking speed was a little faster than usual. She continued:

"According to the intelligence I obtained after contacting the troops that came to support, this support was an inter-galactic transmission that the Emperor urgently activated after foreseeing that Tatooine was about to fall completely."

She also pulled up an encrypted video recording.

In the picture, a psychic rift that spanned the continent appeared on the surface of the planet Jedha. The two Greek gods, the Iron Wing Knights, Nirenhog, and the troops of the Battle Knights and Battle Sisters all disappeared in the golden light.

"This scale of instant teleportation." Cortana's projection paused for half a second. "Even though I cannot actually sense the supernatural power, it is not difficult to imagine that teleporting so many combat forces at once would seriously consume the Emperor's energy and physical strength, as well as the so-called psychic energy.

Therefore, all we can do now is to continue evacuating and then build a new temporary stronghold according to the original plan to defend it. "

Cortana's analysis was correct. After all, with the arrival of Hera, the "master of spells", she could release a large-scale psychic barrier to resist the orbital bombardment of the Chaos fleet.

Sigismund thought the same, so all units continued to follow the original retreat order.

"Understood." Douglas put away his joking tone, turned around and made a tactical gesture to his Spartan comrades behind him, and said:
"Keep in formation. Once Goddess Athena successfully defeats Darth Vader, we will take the opportunity to rescue Master Obi-Wan and then withdraw according to the commander's order!"

At this moment in the central city of Mos Eisley, the goddess of war Athena and the dark lord Darth Vader are still in a standoff.

It seems that it is impossible to find out who is better through silent competition between the two sides.
(End of this chapter)