Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 646 06.645: "Epic, take us away from here!"

On board the attack ship E-47.

Captain Prien stood on the bridge, his eyes fixed on the Tau warship that was approaching like a surging tide.

They come in various shapes and sizes, like a group of hungry hounds who will never let go once they lock onto their prey.

Captain Prien's throat rolled involuntarily, an instinctive reaction of tension and anxiety.

"Send a telegram to Captain Cochrane and ask for permission for our ship to prepare for evacuation." His voice was steady, but it could not hide his urgency.

However, as the words were still echoing in the air, several heavy Seeker missiles, with long tails of flame, roared towards the E-47 attack ship.

In the blink of an eye, missiles exploded around the attack ship, and fire and smoke instantly engulfed the attack ship's vision of the surroundings.

The entire battleship shook violently, as if it was grabbed by an invisible, malicious hand and shaken wildly.

Many crew members on the ship lost their balance and fell to the ground one after another. Many of them had bloody heads. The groans of pain instantly spread throughout the cabin.

"Report... Report the damage!"

Captain Prien held his hand tightly over his bleeding forehead from the collision on the command throne. The blood on his forehead slowly flowed down through his fingers. He gritted his teeth, stood up with difficulty, and asked loudly to the CIC combat situation center below.

But when he looked around, he was shocked to find that the positions that were originally used for their respective duties were now in a mess, and only a few people were still able to stick to their posts.

"Ah! My eyes! My eyes!"

A candidate officer had blood all over his face, and he frantically covered his bleeding eyes with his hands, leaning against a broken Thinker array that was flashing with electric sparks, wailing in pain.

His steps staggered, and every step he took felt like he was stepping on a knife blade, causing his body to twist in severe pain and he kept emitting miserable cries.

"Cough, uh." Another captain fell to the ground, his neck scratched by horrific shrapnel, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

The captain covered his neck weakly with his hands, trying to stop the life that was constantly slipping away, but blood still continued to seep out from between his fingers. His body twitched slightly, and every time he coughed, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Another Seeker missile exploded right in front of the command bridge, and the violent blast wave hit the bulletproof glass like a sledgehammer.

With a "crash", the bulletproof glass shattered in an instant, and countless sharp fragments flew everywhere like hidden weapons.

Many people were unable to dodge and were hit by the fragments instantly, dying on the spot.

The injured were covered in blood. Some of them were covering the injured parts of their bodies that were pierced by shrapnel, rolling and struggling on the ground in pain, and uttering faint wails.

The bridge was filled with grief. The smoke, sparks, corpses and wounded soldiers made it look like a disaster area after a typhoon, dilapidated.

"No..." The air that continued to leak out brought with it a biting chill, blowing off Captain Prien's wide-brimmed hat.

With empty eyes, he looked at the enemy's small warships that were already rushing towards him. His lips trembled slightly as he murmured slowly, "Goodbye, Golden Throne, my brave comrades."

Suddenly, the enemy's heavy railgun first roared, followed by a salvo of fire.

Hundreds of railgun shells cut through the air like lightning and penetrated the hull of the E-47 attack ship.

Wherever the shells penetrated, the metal twisted and deformed, and sparks flew.

Immediately afterwards, several Manta attack squadrons swooped down from the sky like the black god of death, dropping bombs raining down on the already damaged and dying battleship.

Bang bang bang bang!
The bombs exploded one after another on the 2.2-kilometer-long hull of the attack ship, leaving behind a series of dazzling plasma explosion points.

At first, the adamantium shell stubbornly resisted the impact and plasma, but the enemy's attack was too fierce. Under the continuous bombardment of high-yield ion bombs, even the adamantium shell did not hold out for long.

The hull began to melt. Under the high temperature and impact, the two macro cannons located on the spine of the ship could not bear the weight at the connection with the hull, and slowly collapsed, eventually smashing into the interior of the attack ship.

Where the macro cannon fell, it caused a violent vibration, more cabins were damaged, and the alarm sounded shrilly throughout the battleship.

The backup power supply started up, the red alarm lights flashed wildly inside the ship, and the sharp alarm sounded like the roar of a wounded beast, sweeping every corner of the attack ship.

The flames spread wildly in the scarred cabin, illuminating the surroundings red.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling flame shot up into the sky, and a series of nuclear torpedo explosions occurred in the cabin.

The power of the explosion was like a raging tsunami, instantly engulfing the entire battleship.

Death came unexpectedly, and together with the E-47 attack ship, it destroyed the attacking Tau warships.

In an instant, there was dead silence within the entire 500 kilometers, and no one survived.

"That is...Major Prien's battleship..."

Major Kretschmer stood on the bridge of the E-99 attack ship, staring at the place where the dazzling explosion occurred. His eyes were wide open, full of shock and grief.

"May he and his crew rest in peace on the Golden Throne." He gritted his teeth, his expression regained its sternness, and turned to the intelligence officer and said, "Report! The E-47 attack ship has been destroyed... Ugh!"

Before he could finish his words, a heavy Seeker missile exploded under the E-99 attack ship.

The shrapnel produced by the explosion splashed on the adamantium shell like shotgun shells, making a "dong dong" sound, as if the god of death was knocking on the door.

"Captain! It's time for us to retreat." The first mate said anxiously.

"No, if we leave now, who will cover the evacuation of Lieutenant Colonel Cochrane?"

Major Kretschmer frowned and looked at the gas cloud next to him. "Sail towards the gas cloud layer. We will use these gas clouds and the asteroid belt to fight guerrilla warfare with these enemies, and then slowly sail towards Mandeville Point."

The major took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling violently, his brows knitted tightly together, and he slowly said: "This is the only way we have left to buy time for the lieutenant colonel. The rest depends on him and the blessing of the God Emperor."

Next to the E-96 Epic, the railgun on the armed freighter was already loaded, and the black muzzle exuded a cold murderous intent.

Since it has been detected by radar waves, there is no need to hide it anymore. Horatio stood in front of the command throne with a firm look in his eyes and a firm mind.

He swung his arms and shouted, "Adjust all reactor power to the void shield generator! Supercharge the void shield!"

"Buzz!" A low roar sounded, and the hazy shadow field disappeared instantly, and the outline of the Epic finally appeared clearly in the eyes of the Titanium people.

This was the first time they witnessed this legendary killer at such a close distance. The "sawtooth ray" totem on the outside of the bridge looked particularly hideous against the dim background of the void.

"This is..." A fire warrior captain standing on the bridge widened his eyes, his face full of horror.

His body was trembling slightly. The warship he was on was a survivor of a ship that was destroyed while responding to the human rebel ship E-110.

He had seen the symbol before him with his own eyes, the symbol of the human wolf king who had destroyed the entire commerce-breaking squadron.

"It's him! It's him! The human wolf king!" The Fire Warrior captain's voice trembled with fear. This shocking news instantly spread throughout the entire bridge like a virus. Everyone was shocked by this sudden news and stood there in a daze.

"Stop shooting! Ether has ordered that this man and his ship be captured alive and sent back to Titanium to publicize the victory and boost morale! Give the people an explanation!"

After hearing the description of this legendary warship, the Earth Clan's management master suddenly remembered the order sent by the Supreme Ether, and immediately shouted to all the warships on the communication channel: "Close the gate! Don't let him get out today! Lock him in! Board his warship! Capture him!"

On the epic.

Horatio was keenly aware of the abnormality of the Tau warships. Although they were aiming at the Epic, their guns did not move and there was no sign of firing.

[What's going on...] Cold sweat quietly flowed down his head and slid down his cheeks. His brows were furrowed, and a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.

[Could it be that they wanted to capture him alive?] This thought flashed through his mind like a bolt of lightning, and he suddenly thought of this.

Probably!

Then how could he give the Titanium this opportunity!
"Quick, Power Department! Transfer the energy back to the engine! Let's rush out!"

He took a few steps forward, climbed onto the guardrail in front of him, leaned his upper body at a dangerous angle, stared at the gate in front of him that was about to close, and pointed his finger forward like a sharp sword.

The Epic's engine instantly started to full speed, and the huge roar was deafening.

The warship rushed towards the gate that was about to close like a mad beast.

"They're about to run away! Quick! Speed ​​up the closing of the gate!" A Tau operator stood behind the internal observation window, eyes wide open, and shouted loudly to the control panel. His voice was sharp and rapid, with a hint of panic.

The speed of gate closing was further accelerated under command, and the sound of metal friction on the transmission shaft was harsh and unpleasant.

"Captain! We can't get out at the current speed!" Harvey stared at the computer in front of him, and shouted loudly after calculating the comparison rate.

"Weapons!" Horatio shouted without hesitation.

"Torpedoes are ready!" The weapons department responded quickly.

"Torpedo No. 1, wire-guided mode, aim at the gate! Fire! Other torpedoes fire at the superstructure on top of the starport, using the collapse to create chaos!" Horatio ordered calmly.

"Swoosh!" The torpedo in the No. 1 torpedo silo whizzed out from the hull like an arrow.

Under precise wire-guided control, it was not attracted by the cargo ship next to it, but ran straight towards the gate.

"Enemy torpedoes are coming towards us!" The gate observer's face turned pale instantly and he shouted in a trembling voice.

When the operator in the control console heard that the Epic had launched a torpedo at the gate where he was located, the originally orderly operation was instantly swept into chaos.

Many people panicked, dropped their work and ran towards the emergency exits, with shouts and footsteps intertwined.

"Boom!" As a dazzling mushroom cloud of nuclear explosion rose up, the gate was instantly melted by the power of the nuclear explosion.

Before the operator inside could react, he was instantly turned into plasma by the tens of millions of degrees high temperature and annihilated in this terrifying energy.

They simply cannot outrun the devastating power of a nuclear warhead.

Because the launch distance was too close, the flames of the nuclear explosion licked the front section of the Epic's hull almost at the same time.

The external warning was instantly transmitted to Horatio's command throne, and a sharp alarm sounded in his ears.

"Warning, external radiation seriously exceeds the safety threshold, and internal circulation radiation purification has been automatically activated." A cold electronic synthesized voice echoed inside the ship.

The other five missiles, intercepted by the sky-wide ion beams, stubbornly rushed towards the top of the sky at the top of the starport.

Regardless of whether it is intercepted or not, a nuclear explosion in such a closed environment with atmosphere would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the starport.

The two intercepted air explosions, the fury generated by the air explosions was like surging waves, instantly destroying a group of nearby cargo ships and rushing towards the nearby starport structure.

The other three broke through the interception and rushed into the main structure of the surrounding starport. Their targets were all the load-bearing support structures calculated by Latti.

Because in this star port that needs to maintain the atmosphere, such a support structure must be built.

"Squeak!!" The sound of the collapse of the giant structure was like the roar of an ancient monster, making people's eardrums hurt.

A kilometer-long supporting structure lost its connection after being blown off and began to fall downward.

The crew members on the armed cargo ship watched this scene in horror and frantically operated the ship to try to avoid it.

However, the space inside the starport is limited, and the ships are crowded together. If the ship in front does not move, the ship behind cannot get out at all. Some ships even collided with each other while dodging.

They could only watch helplessly as the collapsing structure above them fell down like a mountain.

In an instant, the golden-blue flames became the only color in the star port, and it instantly turned into a hell of ions and flames, with explosions, shouts, and the sound of metal twisting and deforming everywhere.

(End of this chapter)