Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 328 The Holy Blood Angels Enter the Scene
In order to contain the forces led by Gao Yi, the Hive Will also began to mass-produce a type of Tyranid creature called the Poison Smoke Bug.

At this time, although there were not many active Tyranid creatures within the city of Fodia, a thick, pale green fog permeated the area.
These are highly toxic bacteriophage spores released by the poisonous smoke insects, which can increase the activity of Tyranitar but are deadly to humans.

Humans simply cannot survive at a certain concentration.

It's impossible to bring the humans of Fodia to collapse with these poisonous smoke insects, but they can certainly cause them trouble.

Mellen looked at the compiled data with concern. The non-combat casualties caused by the toxic smoke were slowly starting to exceed the casualties caused by combat.

"Lord Gao Yi, those soldiers with combat uniforms are alright, but those soldiers without combat uniforms, even if they wear gas masks, still have a certain chance of being infected. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long."

If soldiers have some protection, then the remaining tens of billions of civilians on this planet truly have no protection at all.

The workers in the lower nest do have some filtration breathing equipment, but even when there is no war, the planetary government would not provide them with enough, let alone now, no matter how fast they manufacture it, they cannot meet the needs of so many people.

"The occupied area is too large. The spore clouds there are so thick that visibility is less than 10 meters. Leaving the city will inevitably cause us to lose our geographical advantage. Without the city's anti-aircraft firepower, our fighters will not be able to outlast the countless gargoyles. Even if I call on the Gorgons to bomb them, it won't be long before they can produce enough units again."

This is only a temporary solution; as long as the biological warships in orbit are not eliminated, the Terrans can still quickly occupy these areas.

"But, my lord, we simply cannot do it now!"

"It's not possible right now, but we'll have reinforcements arriving soon. How many days has the war been going on?"

"Lord Sixth Heaven! Who exactly is this 'support' you're talking about?!"

Before Mellen could even ask a question, an Imperial warship roaming the star system suddenly transmitted intelligence back.

Justus's surprised expression appeared on the projection in front of them.

"The Holy Blood Angels! It's the Holy Blood Angels! Lord Gao Yi, Admiral Melen! The oracles on the warships have detected a massive fleet belonging to the Holy Blood Angels crossing the Diamond Shield!!"

"Mellen, you see, it's not just us who are anxious. As Baal's shield system, the Blood Angels in the Hades Galaxy are more anxious than anyone else!"

Meanwhile, Dante, the chapter commander of the Blood Angels, was aboard his flagship, the Blade of Vengeance.

Beneath the golden mask, no one knew what he was thinking. In the eyes of others, Dante was always calm and composed, always able to use his personal combat skills and command abilities to lead the warband and humanity to victory.

On any battlefield, whenever Dante arrives, almost every commander is willing to relinquish command and let him take charge of the war.

This demonstrates the empire's recognition of his leadership abilities; after all, he was originally destined to become the regent in the shadows, which meant controlling half of the empire's military leadership.

But Dante beneath the mask was utterly exhausted. As one of the longest-serving Astartes in the Empire, he longed to go home, but the responsibilities he bore compelled him to continue.

The constant, suppressed craving for blood subjected his spirit to constant torment and suffering.

While other angels of blood occasionally need to consume small amounts of human blood to suppress their thirst, Dante refuses to consume even a single drop.

He wanted to prove that this terrible curse could be overcome through willpower alone.

This time, he brought the first and second companies of the Holy Blood Angels, as well as the entire Flesh-Tearer Warband.

To cross the shadow of the warp, he sacrificed countless lives of navigators, but for Dante, these sacrifices were worthwhile if they could save the Hades system. If the Hades system fell, Baal's weak defenses would be no match for Leviathan's tentacles, which had devoured the Hades system.

The two are interdependent; if one is gone, the other will be devastated.

He had prepared for the worst; he even thought the Hades system might have already collapsed. His purpose in coming here was to save as many survivors as possible to prevent Leviathan from acquiring more biomass.

However, upon entering the planet, he immediately received a communication from the Imperial forces in the Hades Galaxy.

At this time, every world in the Hades system was still in the hands of the Empire, and Tyrande had failed to devour any planet!
Asford even repelled Leviathan's attack! And a considerable number of fleets remained in the void.

Even Dante was incredibly surprised by this news. He knew how terrifying Tyrannosaurus was; the Hades system could actually stop such a massive Tyrannosaurus fleet with the power of a single system.

The God-Emperor has manifested?! Or is Leviathan just a facade?!

Moreover, the current situation on the entire planet is somewhat perplexing to him.
He was well aware of the roles of each of the planets in the Hades system. Under normal circumstances, Tyrannosaurus's power should be concentrated on Asford, but what about now? The number of Tyrannosaurus bio-ships displayed on Asford was even less than the number on Isox!

What on this planet is worth Tyrion risking his life for?!
When Dante learned that it was Gao Yi, who had resurrected Guilliman, who had supported the Hades system and enabled it to survive, he was eager to find Gao Yi and find out what was going on.

The Blood Angels also received news of Guilliman's resurrection and Gao Yi's rise to High Lord. To verify whether Guilliman had truly been resurrected, they sent their own messengers to Terra.

The fact that the Hades system had not suffered devastating damage was the best news for him.

But everything became clear when they met Gao Yi.

"Full speed ahead to Asford! Destroy the Tyranid fleet above Asford! I need to get to the surface!"

Dante gave his first command.

Upon witnessing the Blood Angels' actions, Gao Yi immediately ordered his fleet and the Imperial Navy led by Justus to cooperate with the Blood Angels.

This time, the fleet in the Hades system did not suffer too many serious losses.

This means that, with the addition of the Blood Angels' warships, the Empire's fleet strength in this star system is now sufficient to launch an attack on the Terran bio-ships above Asford, whose numbers have been significantly reduced!
As Gao Yi and Mellen emerged from the command center, in the planet's near-Earth orbit, the Blood Angels' strike cruisers and combat barges continuously weaved through the Terran bio-ships, destroying them one by one with their swift attacks.

The Imperial Navy under Justus's command was also exceptionally brave. Previously, they could only retreat in a sorry state and launch sneak attacks, but now they could vent all their previous frustrations.

With the Blood Angels drawing Tyrion's attention, Gao Yi ordered his Gorgons to immediately warp in and launch a massive bombardment of the areas on Asford occupied by Tyrion.

Towering capillary towers collapsed, and digestive pools were destroyed.

Areas where poisonous smoke insects congregate are key targets for crackdown.

The flames destroyed the spore cloud, and without the support of the poisonous smoke insects, the spore cloud would soon thin out or even disappear.

After dealing with most of the Terran bio-ships, several Blood Angels Thunderhawks headed towards Helos Airport.

"Merren, let's go see Dante together."

(End of this chapter)