Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 280 Complete Lockdown
The Iron Hand Legion advanced towards the city center on multiple fronts, sweeping away the aliens with overwhelming force.

Meanwhile, deep within the Nur front, a psionic storm capable of turning the tide of the battle was brewing.

Thirteen "Beta" level psionicists, clad in robes adorned with ancient runes and bearing the title of "Master," have undergone rigorous training and are now forming a circle.

The Doomsday Warriors stood guard, psionic light gathering in their hands.

The masters chanted obscure incantations, their wills united, guiding the raging warp energy into an invisible psychic barrier that crashed down upon the alien city.

To prevent any unforeseen events, Doom ordered the construction of a psionic barrier, aiming to completely isolate psionic communication between the city and the outside world, severing alien psionic communications.

Although most filarial worms lose their resistance after inhaling biological agents, extra caution is still needed to prevent unforeseen circumstances.

As the psionic masters unleashed their full power, all the psionic runes on the ground lit up, and the will of the thirteen psionic masters transformed into a psionic barrier, "attached" above the alien city.

A transparent semi-circular dome descended, completely severing all external psionic communications and signaling the start of the Nur Legion's attack!
The hybrid legion marches towards the alien city to wipe out the Ghanaian filarial worms, offering a final act of mercy to its infected brethren with utter annihilation.

The Doomsday Warriors and Night Watchers command the auxiliary legions, using their superhuman wisdom to analyze the battlefield situation and make decisive decisions.

Meanwhile, the mortal auxiliary troops, who had been tested by blood and fire, unleashed outstanding combat power, and with the support of the information platform, their advance was in no way slow.

One hundred thousand Nur auxiliary troops directly operated two hundred and fifty thousand automated mechs to advance in the front, while reserve mechs executed automatic commands. Quadruped robots dragged filarial hosts out of civilian houses and gathered them together to burn.

The enemy is a shaper whose physical functions are no different from those of an ordinary person. The auxiliary army's offensive is overwhelming, constantly destroying any resistance from the enemy.

When facing bunkers or other cover or enemy defensive positions, a single marker is all it takes for the coordinated firepower platforms to immediately unleash heavy firepower on the target.

With the multi-team collaborative advance mechanism, it is rare to kill enemies head-on. One squad discovers the enemy in front, while another squad flanks from the rear or side, and together with the automated mechs, they sweep them away like leaves in the wind.

"That's incredible!" Felus, who was keeping a close eye on the Nur front, couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.

He was impressed by the combat effectiveness of Nur's auxiliary army. In large-scale legionary operations, their actions were extremely efficient, and the overall coordination of the legion was very high.

Discover and destroy!
The auxiliary forces were followed by self-propelled artillery pieces, which automatically entered the enemy's shield and determined the priority of firing based on beacon guidance.

Along the brothers' mixed legion's advance route, there were few prolonged firefights; the firefights were often brief and intense, quickly ending with precise fire support.

Without the drawn-out battles of traditional urban warfare, the moment enemy troops are spotted, artillery shells are already fired from the right angle, destroying the enemy.

Doom arrived on the ground and teleported directly into the command fortress. He stared at the holographic image with a solemn expression, wary of any unexpected events that might occur at any moment.

“The troops are advancing into the city,” he said in a deep voice, pointing to the underground transportation entrances on the holographic map. “Use the alien underground transportation lines to disperse the troops.”

"The legion's objective must be clear: eliminate the enemy's manpower and hand them over to automated infantry once they are no longer able to resist."

"Aliens that are mobile and capable of responding to psionic communications are priority targets for elimination."

The battle was progressing smoothly, but Doom was far from relaxed. The real mastermind had not yet appeared; what had been eliminated were only lower-level filarial individuals and human bodies.

A more comprehensive offensive must be launched to eliminate more humans who are still able to move, in order to prevent them from becoming sacrificial victims.

At his command, the auxiliary forces quickly organized assault teams and entered the underground transportation system.

These extensive transportation networks, built by aliens, have now become the best transportation system for human armies.

Technicians hacked into the transportation system, restarted the system that had been shut down by orders from higher-ups, and began scheduling underground trains, allowing assault and infiltration troops to travel to various parts of the city.

On the other side of the city, steel hands plunged underground, and technocrats made contact with allies, initiating a full-scale invasion.

The two Primarchs, as if by telepathy, chose the most efficient course of action almost simultaneously, aiming to eliminate the Xenomorphs as quickly as possible.

As the deep invasion began, the entire city erupted in chaos, with intense gunfire erupting in every street, every corner, and every building.

Space Marine bomb guns, Nur auxiliary electromagnetic guns, shapeshifter automatic guns—all sorts of gunshots, each with its own distinct sound, mingled together and tore at each other.

Within just two hours of the start of the offensive, the outer population was completely wiped out, and all areas outside the Fifth Ring Road of the megacity were controlled. The troops crossed the streets of the Fifth Ring Road and, in coordination with the assault forces, launched an attack on the Fifth Urban Circle from both inside and outside.

The planet trembled under the human attack, and other cities, unable to deploy shields in time, were reduced to ashes by the orbital strikes of the void ships.

The warship's light spears never ceased firing, continuously extending their firepower. The light spears evaporated the ground again and again, sending destruction into the city's underground space.

The alien capital was trampled by ground forces, countless filarials were reduced to ashes, and mercilessly slaughtered by humans. Just then!

Amidst the fierce battle in the Fifth City Circle, an unusual roar erupted, a dark sound resembling the grinding of teeth piercing through the intense gunfire.

"My lord! A new enemy has appeared!"

"Primarch! A new enemy has appeared!"

Two reports were relayed back to different command centers, indicating the appearance of a new enemy on the battlefield.

Although Doom and Firus were several kilometers apart, their expressions remained calm, and they simply nodded slightly to indicate that they understood.

As the report arrived, an enemy image appeared on the holographic screen. Its transparent body and horrifying mouth revealed it to be the "father" deep underground, devouring human bodies to provide nourishment for the "mother."

"The opponent is predicted to be a mid-level individual of the race, responsible for resource collection, with a certain combat capability, but not a high level of threat."

Sofia immediately provided a prediction, drew a calculation conclusion, and reported the threat index to the commander.

Doom nodded slightly. His assistant's analysis was reasonable, neither overestimating nor underestimating the situation.

The insects that appeared at the front lines were not the so-called "fathers," but merely intermediate-level individuals.

Because beneath each city, there exist a large number of similar insects, hiding in dark corners to feed, and then feeding back to the "mother" they mate with.

The true "parents" remain hidden in the shadows, observing the battlefield situation and devising ways to counterattack the human army.

Doom then said, "Send an intelligence analysis to our allies, and remind them of the filarial attack methods."

Ferrus soon received intelligence from his brother that the digital life's calculations were similar to his expectations, but more scientific and rigorous.

He lowered his eyes and said to the messenger, "Notify the front-line troops to prioritize eliminating the individuals referred to by our allies as 'filariasis pseudofathers'."

The two Primarchs did not join the battle, and the insects are no longer a threat; they are merely cannon fodder used by the enemy for probing.

Sure enough, white, translucent worms appeared one after another. Their bodies, composed of thousands of silk worms, wriggled and rolled, but dared not take a step forward.

A hazy glow emanated from their bodies, and psionic energy blocked the penetration of biological agents, ensuring their mobility.

"ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"

The pseudo-father, with its lamprey-like mouthparts hissing, sprayed out silk threads from the protruding edges of its mouthparts, entangled the auxiliary soldiers who couldn't escape in time, and dragged them into its mouth to chew them up.

But the next moment, dozens of red lasers from the mortal auxiliary army focused their fire, instantly vaporizing the fake father's body, and the silkworms he was holding exploded all over the ground!
Bullets despise carbon-based life forms!

Any carbon-based life form is extremely vulnerable to bullets; even a Space Marine without power armor would be riddled with holes by laser guns.

How can the seemingly ferocious and terrifying filarial worm pseudofather withstand bullets with its frail body?

They can only devour unarmed humans in dark corners; when faced with a well-trained army, they are nothing more than writhing targets.

Its ferocious appearance may scare people, but it won't scare lasers or bullets.

In the struggle for the city's Fifth Ring Road, the appearance of the filarial pseudopatriarch was of no use and could hardly withstand the human offensive.

The moment the filarial pseudo-father appeared in front of the Nur front, the high-pressure laser of the automaton instantly pierced through it, turning it into a mindless mass of rotten flesh.

Even mortal auxiliary troops have ways to deal with them, let alone Space Marines, who killed the aliens with a single precise shot.

In the vast galaxy, during the Great Crusade launched by the human Empire, the Xenomorphs, who were unable to kill the Space Marines, were not even worthy of being recorded in human history.

The weaknesses of the filarial worms are exposed: they cannot withstand bullets, cannot kill Space Marines, and are difficult to fight against mortal support troops in direct combat.

Their most direct threat to humanity is their sheer numbers and their silent assimilation and replacement.

However, within the heavily sealed-off Star Bay, the alien race found it difficult to leave, spreading the infection to the human empire.

It's like a dangerous virus that can infect everyone, but it's put into a closed container and can't cause any trouble.

(End of this chapter)