Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 495 Fierce Battle Against the Alien Fleet, Black Insect Men
The green-skinned orcs are not the only alien threat to the Empire; they are merely one of the many calamities plaguing the human empire. Besides these green-skinned monsters...

Other alien life forms also invaded the Empire; for example, on one planet, Rhodes' army encountered a type of beetle-like creature.

They are between 5 and 3 meters tall, covered with thick exoskeletons, and possess extremely strong physical abilities, comparable to the original Space Marines.

Their hardened carapaces can even withstand bullet gun fire, and ordinary laser weapons are completely ineffective against them. These terrifying aliens have invaded three worlds of the Empire.

When Rhodes's Unyielding Expeditionary Fleet arrived, the local garrison was in the midst of a fierce battle. They had appealed to the Empire for help years ago, but due to the Empire's poor communication system, they had not received their plea for assistance until now.

“Lord Rhodes, these evil aliens look like savage insects, but they have developed something similar to a fleet,” Titus said.

He had served in Deathwatch for so many years and had never seen such a strange creature. In terms of individual combat skills, it was no weaker than the original Space Marines. Its bio-chitinous carapace could even provide defense comparable to power armor!
This creature reminded him of the Tyranids, an old rival of the Empire, but these beetles only possessed some massive black warships.

Compared to the diverse unit composition, terrifying Zerg motherships, and colossal bio-ships of the Terran Zerg, they are far inferior.

“You should be grateful, Titanus, that we encountered these guys first, rather than the Tyranids,” Rhodes said from the ship’s control room.

These black beetle-men have innately superior physical abilities; their exoskeleton defenses can withstand human explosive guns. What kind of monsters are they!

Fortunately, their own army arrived quickly, otherwise the planet's defenders would have been completely annihilated.

If such a creature were to fall into the hands of the Terran, its chitinous carapace would be a favorite among the Terrans, and this hard shell would be ideal for the Terran forces.

So, apart from their own Danim weapons and thermoelectric weapons, other artillery shells and laser guns are practically useless against them.

“These damn aliens, Primarch, we should wipe them out quickly,” Tiidas said.

In the forty-second millennium, the Empire communicated with some alien creatures. The human empire had revised its theory of human supremacy, and some intelligent races, as long as they loved peace, were now on board.

So it's still possible for them to coexist with humans, as long as they don't threaten humanity's home world.

But these ferocious beetle-men are clearly not included, because these savage creatures have even begun to eat the corpses of the human soldiers they have defeated.

What a cruel and evil act this is!
Humanity has traversed the galaxy for so many years and encountered many strange races, but the only races that eat people are the Tyranids and the aliens like the one in front of us!
“Of course we must annihilate them. We can’t let the Tyranids get their biological DNA. Send a fleet to wipe them out first, but let some escape. We need to track them down and head to their homeworld,” Rhodes said.

These black beetle-men are far too easily genetically absorbed by the Tyranids, so we must be fully prepared.

Apart from humans and space undead, virtually no other races can travel faster than the speed of light.

All travel within the universe requires the use of the warp, and humans are experts at maneuvering in the warp, after all, humans are also a psionic race.

“I understand! Great Father of Genetics, this is to prepare all our brothers in arms to launch an attack! To completely annihilate these despicable aliens,” said Avarres, another vice-commander of Rhodes.

"Remain calm and collected in this battle. I will be watching you from the spaceship. Remember, eliminating the aliens is the secondary objective; protecting your lives and those of your comrades is the primary principle," Rhodes said.

"Thank you for your concern, great father of genes!" Several legion commanders bowed to Rhodes, then left the cabin together to deploy their troops in preparation for a landing strike.

This time, apart from the lord of Creedburg, who was the deputy legion commander of the Kadia Legion, Rhodes brought almost all the other deputy legion commanders with him.

Tiidas, the former leader of the Space Shark Battle Group, had followed Rhodes for many years and made great contributions. Rhodes also gave him a super-beast transformation and bestowed upon him a mass-produced miniature Zoga.

He then promoted the other party to the position of his deputy commander, giving him command of a Space Marine force of 10 men.

Countless massive drop pods were launched from Rhodes' mothership, and the other Queen of Glory-class battleships following alongside also dropped a large number of Space Marine drop pods.

At the same time the airdrop pods were deployed, countless Imperial destroyers, battle barges, and cruisers took up positions and aimed their Pedanium ray cannons at the enemy ships.

The human combat barges and some cruisers of this expeditionary force have also been equipped with Rhodes' Pedanium Ray weapons.

This weapon is almost as powerful as the Light Hair Cannon, and its reload speed is incredibly fast, far surpassing the Macro Cannon. Boom! Boom!
Imperial ships opened fire on the black beetle fleet first, using not only Pedanium ray cannons but also light spears, and the macro cannons of some small escort ships also launched an attack.

The battleships built by these black beetle people are far less defensive than human combat barges. Although they can travel in the warp, they are basically just blind jumps in compressed space and do not even have the most basic channels.

Geller only managed a rudimentary development on the spot, let alone something like a void shield. After being hit, the black beetle's ship exploded violently, and the enemy quickly turned their guns around and launched an acidic biological cannon bomb.

However, these biological cannon bombs were immediately blocked by the Imperial ships' void shields, and the attack was then transmitted into the warp.

To destroy an Imperial ship, you cannot hit it unless you completely reassemble or destroy the Void Shield array on it.

Of course, you can also choose to come over and engage in boarding combat, but it is clear that these beetle-men do not have very advanced psionic teleportation or technological phase teleportation.

They simply charged towards Rhodes' fleet in small biological vessels, and these lone landing ships were instantly reduced to cosmic dust under the Rhodes fleet's artillery fire.

Under Rhodes' command, the human empire's fleet displayed overwhelming superiority.

Although the Black Beetlemen's fleet was large, it lagged far behind the human empire in terms of technology and tactics.

Although their biological warships were sturdy, they were reduced to cosmic dust one after another under the bombardment of the Empire's advanced Pedanium ray cannons and light spears.

Under Rhodes' command, the Imperial fleet's cruisers and battle barges slowly surrounded the enemy, forming a tight fire net. Any beetle-men ships that tried to approach were ruthlessly destroyed.

Although the Beetlemen's acidic bio-cannon bombs were corrosive, they were ineffective against the Imperial ships' void shields, and all attacks were effectively diverted into the warp.

Currently, some of the Empire's main battleships are equipped with Void Shields and Rhodes Energy Shields, which can be considered double insurance. And these energy shields haven't even been activated yet.

"Lord Rhodes, we have annihilated 90% of the enemy fleet, leaving only a few remnants," said the Imperial Navy commander in charge of the fleet battle.

It was a great victory. The new Primarch brought a great triumph to the Empire, and these mortals were fortunate enough to join in this great war.

"Order each fleet to continue destroying the enemy, but remember to let one fleet escape."

"We will use this fleet to track their homeworld and wipe out these vile aliens completely," Rhodes said.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Great Imperial War General! Your command is our will."

Meanwhile, Rhodes' Space Marines successfully landed on the surface of the Beetleman-controlled planet via drop pods. Equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and armor, they displayed unparalleled combat prowess against the Beetleman ground forces. The Beetleman's chitinous carapace, though tough...

However, it still couldn't provide enough protection against the Space Marines' molten metal weapons and Pedanium ammunition, and was shattered into pieces.

The battle raged fiercely on the planet's surface, with Space Marines advancing like a steel torrent, and the Beetlemen's resistance gradually crumbling under the powerful offensive.

"For the great Father of Genes, warriors, fight!" Titus instantly grew to gigantic size, becoming a 60-meter-tall giant. Wielding his power sword, he charged into the swarm of black beetles and began his slaughter.

"Carry out Lord Rhodes' will and destroy these damned aliens." Tiidas swung his massive power axe, cleaving a black beetle-man in two.

The battle on the planet became one-sided. After a large number of Imperial troops landed, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt, and the Black Beetlemen began to collapse.

Rhodes closely monitored every development on the battlefield from the ship's control room. Under his command, the Imperial army operated like a precise machine, executing every order flawlessly.

Under Rhodes's orders, a lone dummy heavy man spaceship fled in disarray, while behind it, a small Pedan spaceship piloted by several of Rhodes's offspring followed closely.

These warriors will search for the mother of the Black Beetleman and then send the coordinates to Rhodes' fleet to ensure the complete annihilation of these aliens.

(End of this chapter)