From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 590: Deadly Enemy
At this moment, Fular's near-Earth orbit immediately turned into a "furnace", and the two destructive forces "collided" violently in this star field.

As the Iron Warriors' fleet emerged from slipspace, it flashed dangerously like a blade just out of its sheath.

"All-ship battle formation."

Dantioch's voice echoed through the bridge, his eyes fixed on the observation window.

Without any assistance, this veteran's vision is sharper than any sensor.

"Hestia, mark the priority target."

"As you command, Captain."

The projection of the intelligent AI Hestia switched to the center console. Her silver-white robe was filled with real-time battlefield information. "It is detected that the main force of the enemy fleet is gathering in sector 3-7-1, and the enemy is charging the profane weapons."

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a series of alarms suddenly burst out on the holographic screen.

Three World Eaters raiders burst from the debris field, bone spurs growing on their twisted hulls, sickly red lights gleaming from their portholes.

The most terrifying thing is the main guns on their bows - those weapons are not mechanical creations at all, but some kind of flesh and blood organs growing on the hull, with thick blood vessels beating on the surface of the gun barrels.

"Port side 45 degrees, enemy ship fires salvo."

A member of the Iron Warrior crew reported in a calm tone.

And Dantioch needed no further reminders, as his rich fighting instincts had already predicted the crisis.

"All ships take emergency evasive action and release interference barrage."

The huge hull of the Carthage-class supercarrier performed agile maneuvers in space that were inconsistent with its size, while ejecting tens of thousands of metal foils from both sides of the hull.

The foils were temporarily engraved with Chinese characters, forming a shimmering barrier in the vacuum.

When the World Eaters' flesh and blood shells hit the barrier, the coagulated blood actually screamed silently like a living thing, and then "evaporated" under the burning of the runes.

But a few shells still broke through the defense.

Boom. Boom
Dantioch felt a violent vibration under his feet and the bridge lighting system flickered.

These flesh and blood shells containing psychic energy seemed to be specifically designed to attack the psychic hole shield. After passing through, they immediately hit the starboard armor belt.

However, what exploded was not flames, but a mass of wriggling flesh and blood tissue, which was corroding the α-level armor at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"The starboard side C area is damaged, with a corrosion rate of 0.1 meters per second."

Another team member was giving a report.

Hestia's projection suddenly split into dozens of data streams, and her voice became like a chorus: "It is recommended to immediately initiate the purification protocol, Your Excellency Captain, in accordance with Chapter 17, Article 4 of the "Regulations on Handling Heretic Contamination."

"implement."

Dantioch interrupted, turning to face the center console, "All Kingfisher-class cruisers, concentrate your fire on the enemy ship's engines. The Valiant-class formations maintain crossfire cover."

Following his orders, the fleet formation began to change subtly.

The six Kingfisher-class cruisers were like a well-trained wolf pack, launching surprise attacks on the enemy fleet's flanks from different angles.

Their rapid-fire macrocannons spewed out dense rain of bullets. These specially made needle-shaped tungsten steel bullets were engraved with temporary purification prayers, and would burst into a circle of golden holy flames when they hit the target.

One of the needle-shaped tungsten steel bullets accurately hit the engine array of the World Eater ship.

The World Eaters' thrusters suddenly spewed out a strange blood mist, and then the entire power system began to fester like an infected wound. The bone spurs on the surface of the hull trembled violently, and finally the entire ship broke the common sense of physics, let out an inhuman wail, and immediately disintegrated.

"The enemy flagship is changing course."

Hestia suddenly warned, her projected finger swiping across a stream of data, "The energy readings are abnormal, and appear to be a sign of enabling subspace navigation."

Hearing this, Dantioch frowned slightly.

He was not familiar with the World Eaters, but he knew his fellow brothers, the War Hounds, and he immediately determined that the other side was preparing to feign a retreat and then ambush the pursuers at the evacuation point.

"All units, please note that the enemy ship is trying to lure us into an ambush area. Implement countermeasures and deploy the psychic disruptor given by the Inquisition."

As soon as they received the order, the four Heroic-class super-heavy cruisers released twelve 300-meter-long metal prisms emitting silver-white light, and unfolded them into complex mechanical structures at the predetermined coordinate points.

The surfaces of these jammers are also engraved with confinement runes, and the energy fluctuations they emit make the surrounding real universe extremely stable.

The subspace rift that had just begun to tear the real universe apart immediately closed again in painful twisting, like a beast with its throat strangled.

"Well done." Dantioch praised him, and then continued to give orders, "All troops should attack now, target the enemy flagship, and launch a saturation attack."

The macro-cannon array of the 1st Company flagship, the Dreadnought, began to charge at full power, and the cooling fins on the two-kilometer-long acceleration barrel were fully deployed, like a giant beast baring its fangs.

At the same time, the main guns of the four Valiant-class ships also locked onto the target.

"Fire."

Following this brief command, dozens of destructive energy beams cut through the darkness.

These beams intertwined into a web of death in the vacuum, locking the flagship of the World Eaters fleet firmly in the center of the fire network.

The enemy ship's subspace shield lasted less than three seconds before it shattered, and then the blasphemous armor melted in the "pure" flames.

Through the blown-open gaps in the hull, one could see the World Eaters still wielding their weapons. They were even hacking and killing their "brothers" around them before being swallowed by the vacuum.

"The enemy flagship has been sunk," Hestia announced calmly, "and the remaining enemy ships are beginning to disintegrate."

Dantioch showed no sign of victory.

He just remained silent, staring at the red dots scattering on the holographic screen, like a seasoned hunter evaluating the results of a battle.

Then he turned on the comm: "Tell the guys raiding the surface that the surface of Fular is dirtier than orbit."

Dantioch's voice spread throughout the fleet through the fleet's full-frequency communications.

As his orders were given, the Iron Warriors' fleet began to adjust its formation, the belly hatch slowly opened, and thousands of airdrop capsules broke away from the mothership like steel raindrops and "fallen" towards the surface of Fular.

The first batch of "death messengers" to land were none other than the Iron Warriors' Astartes, Hell's Paratroopers, and the elite Sangheili veterans from the Halo universe.

One of their many airdrop targets was the burning port city of Koseran.

The fall of the airdrop capsule was like the judgment of God.

Boom—boom—!
The heavy metal warehouse created a violent shock wave the moment it hit the ground, blowing away all the rubble and dust in the port square.

Bang~——!
The hatch of one of the airdrop bays was suddenly bounced open with a scream, and six Iron Warriors wearing Titanium Power Armor rushed out in the billowing smoke, and their armor glowed a cold steel gray in the dim firelight of Coseran.

The hatch was kicked open by the team leader, Sergeant Kasim, and the finely forged magnetic boots created a string of sparks on the metal.

His helmet screen quickly captured the bloody scene thirty meters away—

Four World Eaters berserkers were immersed in a carnival of slaughter, their chainsaw axes tearing apart the bodies of the stormtroopers lying on the ground. The blood splattered on their spiked armor and coagulated into thick blood scabs. They seemed to be unaware of their arrival.

One of the World Eaters even ripped off a stormtrooper's head and casually hung it on the chain around his waist.

"For the Emperor!" Bang-bang-bang! !

Cassim's bolter roared first, and the bolt bullet broke the sound barrier the moment it left the barrel.

Three bullets whizzed out in a triangular pattern, the first shattering the twisted eyepiece of the target's helmet, the second piercing through his breastplate, and the third exploding directly in the World Eater's abdomen.

Puff——Puff——!!

Red and white brain matter, and all kinds of flesh and blood tissues instantly gushed out from the gaps in the armor. The headless corpse still maintained the posture of swinging the axe, and staggered forward two steps before falling to the ground with a bang.

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The three remaining World Eaters turned abruptly, murky steam gushing out of the exhaust vents of their power packs, and the teeth of their chainsaw axes whirled madly, emitting piercing screams.

The leading World Eater's armor was covered with dried human skin trophies, and a crazy laugh like metallic friction came from his helmet: "Ha! Look who's here? The Emperor's good dogs have finally found the heart to crawl out from under the skirt of the Golden Throne?"

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A cold snort came from under Cassim's helmet, and the six Iron Warriors immediately divided into two teams of three to encircle the enemy.

"At least we are not like you, kneeling at the feet of the evil god and licking blood." He retorted, and at the same time dodged the oncoming chain axe. The power glove on his left hand was activated by a buzzing sound, and he hit the opponent's chin with an uppercut.

Bang-!
“Ah!! Die!”

The World Eater's helmet was instantly dented and deformed, but the furious World Eater ignored his injuries and instead used the force of the impact to ram Cassim's chest armor with the spikes on his shoulder armor.

The battle on the right was equally fierce.

An Iron Warrior shattered a World Eater's kneecap with a well-placed shot, but the creature leapt forward and continued to swing its chainsaw axe at him.

Om-! !

The sharp teeth scraped across the iron warrior's energy shield, causing dazzling energy ripples.

An Iron Warriors recruit seized the opportunity and hastened to assist his "brother", aiming his plasma pistol at the side of the World Eater at close range and pulling the trigger.

"You little bastard, I am not as good as you!"

However, the wounded World Eater reacted with incredible speed and threw a chainsaw axe directly at the recruit.

Ri~咻——! !

But the recruit had already pulled the trigger, causing a high-temperature, high-energy plasma cannon to burst out instantly, "vaporizing" the World Eater with its knees shattered into a charred skeleton.

Buzz——Boom——!!

But then, the chainsaw axe, which had lost its owner, actually succeeded in tearing through the shield of the Titanium Power Armor. The high-speed rotating axe blade hit the recruit's right shoulder, instantly tearing open the shoulder armor and nanosuit, and crushing the recruit's skin, muscles and bones.

The last two World Eaters formed a defensive circle back to back, and they were indeed experienced in combat.

A World Eater swung his axe to deflect an incoming plasma grenade. The shock wave from the explosion caused a brief chaos in the formation of Qasim's team.

"Die! Die!"

"Hahaha! You little bastards!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two World Eaters suddenly attacked, slashing the wounded recruits with their chainsaw axes at astonishing speed.

At the critical moment, Qasim violently pushed the newcomer away, but his own leg armor was torn by the saw teeth into a 20-centimeter-long crack, and blood immediately soaked the lining of the nano suit.

"Concentrated fire attack!"

Qasim gave the order despite the severe pain.

The six Iron Warriors changed their formation instantly, three of them continued to suppress the attack with firepower, while the other three outflanked the opponent from the flank.

The last World Eater was hit by seventeen bombs before finally falling. When the smoke cleared, the remains of four World Eaters were scattered on the ground.

Boom—boom—!
At this time, more airdrop pods landed in this area. Among them was a pharmacist from their combat platoon, who immediately rushed forward to check on Qasim and the recruits.

at the same time.

On the outskirts of the port, the Hell Trooper's single-person airborne capsule landed precisely at a commanding height.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!
These elite soldiers equipped with fully covered mechanical skeletons quickly deployed their formations, and the crisp sounds of Gauss rifles rang out everywhere in an instant.

"Team A sets up a firing point! Team B covers the civilians!"

A paratrooper captain barked an order.

His combat platoon had just occupied an apartment when the sniper had already set up his anti-material rifle, with the crosshairs of the scope firmly locked onto the pack of bloodhounds roaming in the distance.

Bang——! !

As the anti-material rifle opened fire, the upper body of a bloodhound was directly shattered.

Roar--! !

But the remaining guys immediately sensed the threat, let out shrill screams, and ran towards their position.

Ouch——!
Similarly, from the temporary position established by the Hell Paratroopers, a unique war cry was heard.

A large number of elite veterans wearing the unique armor of the Sangheili tribe voluntarily rushed out of the temporary position.

They either used plasma rifles or brandished double-edged energy swords and energy spears to face the attacking bloodhounds.

The leading elite veteran brandished an energy sword in both hands and rushed into the crowd alone.

And he shouted loudly, "For my Lord!"

"These filthy creatures are not worthy of defiling a warrior's soul."

"Since they are looking for death, don't blame me for being ruthless!" and other such extremely "middle school" words.

A bird's-eye view from above;
The battle situation in the entire Koseran has reached a fever pitch.

Countless airdrop pods were dropped all over the city, and transport fleets belonging to the Iron Warriors continued to deliver large numbers of auxiliary troops, clones, and various armored units to the surface.

The moment the Iron Warriors' tactical team left the airdrop pod, they instinctively built simple fortifications, divided and controlled areas to repel and contain the World Eaters' charge.

The World Eaters rely on their violent melee abilities to continually break through the defenses, and the exchanges of fire between the two sides are not only with bullets and blades, but also accompanied by vicious verbal exchanges.

"You traitors, have you even sacrificed your brains to the bastards?"

"At least we live happily! Unlike you, who are still acting as watchdogs for that fake emperor!"

"Shut up, bastard! Your 'pleasure' is drinking the blood of innocent civilians?!"

“Ha! The blessing of the Blood God, you cowards will never understand—No, no, we are not cowards, we are a group of miserable unpaid construction workers! Hahahaha!”

"Asshole! Die! Die right now!!"

As the verbal battle intensified, the Iron Warriors seemed to have forged a mortal feud with the World Eaters.
(End of this chapter)