Warhammer: Open the door! Human League players!

Chapter 140 Art is...

Guilliman and Feralas simultaneously murmured Abaddon's name, saying in a deep voice, "Chaos Warmaster Abaddon?"

The first Chaos Warmaster was Horus, who used the title he held before his betrayal of the Empire.

Abaddon, as Horus's successor, continued the flames of rebellion that had raged for millennia since the Great Rebellion.

"This web crawler!"

Neither of them took Abaddon seriously, but his power did seriously affect the Empire, and they could even be considered the Empire's mortal enemy.

The two had clashed head-on at Macragge years ago, a battle so devastating it nearly destroyed the entire planet. Now, with the appearance of Chaos Warmaster Abaddon's fleet, the pent-up hatred between them has reached its peak.

The Imperial fleet sped through the twisted, dark network of tunnels, with ferocious and terrifying demon warships constantly emerging from all sides, blocking their path in layers.

The Chaos forces in the rear have amassed over a thousand warships, and with the hundreds of interceptor ships hastily built along the key routes ahead, the total number of enemy forces has exceeded 1,500.

Guilliman only had a little over three hundred Imperial warships under his command, totaling less than four hundred. The disparity in troop strength between the enemy and himself was too great, making victory virtually impossible.

"Can the Human Alliance create miracles?" Evelyn turned her gaze to Fang Yun.

The Human Alliance has created countless extraordinary feats, each one refreshing their worldview.

Evelyn placed her hopes on Fang Yun without hesitation.

"You mean to put one warship against thousands of warships?" Fang Yun rolled his eyes.

This overwhelming enemy force was accompanied by a massive number of Chaos Space Marines mobilized by Abaddon. As a Chaos Warlock, he could influence an astonishing number of Chaos factions, capable of rapidly summoning thousands of Chaos warships.

While Abaddon cannot completely control every Chaos Warband, this time he possesses the ability to make the vast majority of factions obediently follow his orders.

At a time when the Chaos Gods were all eyeing Terra with covetous intent, and many Chaos factions worshipped the Four Gods, when their own evil god issued a divine decree to launch a war to destroy the Empire, the various Chaos factions naturally willingly submitted to him.

The grand goal of conquering Terra and overthrowing it inspired countless Chaos forces to join the war, allowing Abaddon to assemble this terrifying fleet in a very short time, putting devastating pressure on Guilliman.

Magnus and Forgrim had only one goal: to hold Guilliman back and drag the Primarch into the abyss of chaos. If Guilliman stopped his fleet to engage Magnus, a massive swarm of Chaos ships would quickly surround him. Guilliman had nowhere to retreat and could only charge forward relentlessly, but small fleets would constantly appear ahead, harassing them.

The battle on the entire battlefield has reached a fever pitch.

Tuanquan, leading a squad of robot-type players, prepared to board the Frost's Lamenter Chapter gunship.

"We need to operate the gunboat. Please unlock sortie permissions."

The leader of the Weeping Warriors, Frost, asked in shock, "You want to pilot gunboats? Do you know how many enemy fleets are out there?"

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It wasn't that Forros and the group had a bad relationship, but rather that Forros didn't want the group to go to their deaths.

"Give me the authority immediately." The group's tone left no room for argument.

"never mind!"

"Number Seven!"

"Permissions have been unlocked!"

The Empire's gunboat authority is practically meaningless in the face of Number Seven.

The group forcibly boarded the gunboat, and Forros could only watch helplessly. He couldn't defeat them, and he knew he couldn't afford to offend the Human Federation over this.

There was no forceful obstruction, but the gazes directed at the group were filled with solemnity.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Tuanquan stepped onto the gunboat, watching the hatch slowly close. As it closed, he calmly looked at Forros and said indifferently, "You'll find out soon enough."

Magnus's Chaos fleet is in increasing pursuit, and battleships have appeared in the Chaos fleet blocking their path.

Battleships have hulls that are over ten kilometers long. Such massive ships would take an hour to be completely crippled even if a hundred warships opened fire simultaneously. Battleships are almost impossible to destroy with naval guns alone, except for boarding.

Adamantite, a high-grade material in the Warhammer universe, is also a component of ship keels and main decks. One or two high-intensity bombardments are almost useless against it; only extreme weapons can damage it.

Such a massive object blocking the net lane makes it almost impossible to avoid.

Tuanquan led his mechanical androids, piloting several gunboats, and resolutely charged straight toward the battleship blocking their path.

"Switchboarding?" Fang Yun's gaze fell on the group.

"What do you want to do?"

The probability of losing by switching sides is very low. As a top-tier player among the closed beta testers, it wouldn't be too difficult for Tuanquan to deal with an enemy inside a battleship, especially since he was leading his entire battle group, nearly a hundred players from the open beta.

Fang Yun had no doubt about the players' creativity. He immediately activated the game modules, and powerful modules were added layer upon layer to all the gunboats.

[Module Loading - Shield Enhancement]

[Module Loading - Danger Detection]

[Module Loading - High-Frequency Dodge]

[Module Loading - High-Frequency Flashing]

High-frequency flashing: Allows for multiple close-range dashes, enabling close-quarters combat with enemy ships whenever possible.

This is similar to the ability to travel quickly.

High-frequency dodge: Allows for multiple dodges in a short period of time, thus avoiding some attacks that are almost certain to hit.

Several players' warships quickly dispersed, skillfully dodging a barrage of lasers. The high-speed, maneuvering gunboats were exceptionally agile, making them impossible for enemy fire to hit.

All the Imperial warriors on the mothership were stunned, whispering in disbelief, "How the hell did they do that?"

"He opened it?"

"I'll eat it, poet!"

Of course, compared to their high-frequency dodging of fleet attacks, the next operation was even more unbelievable: the player's gunboat rushed into the shield and then directly boarded the ship.

"Are they crazy?"

"They're throwing their lives away."

They witnessed the formidable fighting prowess of the Human Alliance fleet. They only needed stronger weapons to inflict effective damage on these ships. So what do you mean by boarding them directly?

That's a battleship!

"Battleships? Have they gone mad?"

Discussions arose one after another. Many of the Empire's soldiers had witnessed this scene, as they were all operating the ships' weapons and could see the situation on the battlefield.

It may not be comprehensive, but it's just the tip of the iceberg, enough to shock them.

A battleship, and every single battleship, will inevitably have a complete battle group stationed on it.

Of course, the Chaos War Gang is easy to deal with, but the troublesome ones are the war leaders of the Chaos War Gang.

The Chaos Battle Commander, along with several company commanders, or even a dozen company commanders, were among them.

Battleships, aside from powerful beings like Primarch Ferus who can sweep through enemy lines, are difficult for other chapters to take down directly.

Even if the Primarch were to arrive, it wouldn't be possible to do so in a short period of time.

It took Ferrus a long time to resolve the bombing of Magnus.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

A deafening roar suddenly echoed across the battlefield, and earth-shattering explosions erupted one after another on the hull of the Chaos Battleship.

"The ship has exploded!"

"The ammunition depot... the ammunition depot was detonated."

Only then did everyone realize the group's true plan. The group went straight for the ship's power core and ammunition depot, intending to completely destroy the warship and turn the massive vessel into a sky full of flames.

This bold and decisive move left even the other players present bewildered, completely unaware that the group had already devised such a dangerous tactic.

Until a hysterical laugh rang out in the player's network.

"Art is Patrick Star!"

"Hahaha, I've disliked these idiots for a long time."

"I traded an entire battleship for one of my own, it was worth it!"

Holy crap!

"Damn it, you should just go and change it!"

This bizarre scene left all the Empire's warbands bewildered.

No, you replaced it directly!

No, can you replace it?

There are precedents for replacing warships.

However, it is rare for a battleship to be replaced so quickly.

These battleships are tens of kilometers in size, intricately intertwined, and don't forget the entire Chaos Warband.

To replace a battleship in a short period of time, it would require at least three, or even five, battle groups to work together.

Normally, it takes several hours, days, or even months of fighting to determine the ownership of a battleship.

[Announcement: Player groups and their warbands have completed the war mission and destroyed the battleship. The reward is one resurrection slot for all members and three upgrades to mech components...]

Those who make enormous contributions and achieve great merit may even be eligible for resurrection.

Such rewards strongly stimulated the enthusiasm of all players.

They have only one goal.

"We've blown them up!"

"Hahaha!!1"

Amidst bursts of wild laughter, these ships charged toward the warships that were blocking their way.

Of course, their target was battleships; only battleships could yield such rich rewards.

"Just go for it!"

Fang Yun witnessed what the group had done.

Trading a mechanical humanoid warband for a Chaos Demon battleship is such a great deal.

Mechanical humanoids are readily available; while androids are more difficult to create, they are not impossible.

To put it bluntly, recovering the original machine is practically equivalent to no loss.

The actions of the Iron Man of the People's Union won over everyone present.

"They are heroes."

They ignite the kindling themselves, and deserve our respect.

Everyone knew that the number of players present, including all the beta testers, was extremely limited, totaling only about twenty. Even with the current tactics and everyone going all out, they could only destroy a maximum of two thousand Chaos warships.

The threshold for completely capturing a warship and successfully detonating its core is extremely high.

The battleships are home to a host of top-tier powerhouses, including the commanders of various Chaos fleets, seasoned veteran Terminators, and formidable Chaos company commanders. Ordinary players cannot establish an absolute advantage in the short term.

Only experienced beta testers have the strength to contend with them, defeat these top-tier guards, fight their way through the defenses, and reach the core of the ability.

One after another, warships exploded with deafening roars, the violent shockwaves sweeping in all directions, and the immense and intense psionic energy fluctuations spreading wildly throughout the entire Netway airspace. The chaotic energy field constantly interfered with the fleet's progress, significantly slowing down Abaddon's army's advance and barely buying Guilliman's main fleet precious time to break through.

All the Chaos ships that blocked Guilliman's fleet's advance were destroyed and detonated one by one by the player in gunboats.

However, the Chaos Fleet's continuous engagements and surprise attacks still slowed down the main fleet's advance.

Seeing this, Magnus quickly redeployed his troops, sending a large number of gunboats to attack Guilliman's fleet and launch a forced landing and boarding operation.

The flames of war spread rapidly, and one imperial warship after another was breached and detonated by the enemy, leaving the defenses in grave danger.

There are never any winners in war. (Assuming you're not killed in action)

The Imperial fleet wasn't fighting alone on the battlefield; the Eldar fleet, modified with Human Alliance technology, also joined the fray, fighting valiantly. Eldar ships possessed formidable weaponry, often destroying an enemy warship with a single attack, making them extremely effective. However, with thousands of Chaos warships, the combined firepower of just three ships was ultimately insufficient.

At this time, other situations arose within the fleet.

Evelyn's voice suddenly cut to the fleet command channel, her tone calm yet urgent: "We have reached the back of the lunar network gate, coordinates confirmed."

"Open the gates to the internet immediately!"

At Evelynn's command, the Eldar prophets quickly gathered around the ancient Eldar psionic machinery, their fingertips swirling with eerie green psionic light as they precisely manipulated the intricate and complex ancient devices to fully activate the Webgate on the far side of the moon.

The heavy, nebula-like gate trembled and shifted slowly, and the dark blue passage interwoven with psionic aura gradually opened. This gate directly connected to the real universe. Once fully open, Guilliman's Imperial fleet would be swept into the buffer zone between the network and reality, trapped in a special spatial constraint, and then the next step would be to enter the moon.

At that very moment, Magnus's fleet suddenly accelerated.

"Hahaha, I've been waiting for this for ages!"

Guilliman was furious and said through gritted teeth, "It's psionic magic."

Guilliman sensed the psionic spell released by Magnus, which caused Magnus's fleet to accelerate rapidly for a short period of time.

When the gates had stored all the fleets in the special zone at the end of the netgates, half of the Chaos Warband's demons had already reached the surface of the moon.

"They followed us in!"

Even if there are only a few hundred warships, once they appear on Terra, the most likely outcome is that they will burn Terra to the ground.

Guilliman stared at the lunar coordinates marked on the star map, his heart sinking to the bottom. This was the far side of Terra's moon, practically next to the core of the Imperium of Man, Terra, and a galactic strategic core second only to the Webgate on Terra itself. There was no room for error. Magnus absolutely could not be allowed to seize this Webgate!

If left unchecked, even if he leads the Imperial Army to enter the real universe first, a large number of Chaos Demons and Magnus's main fleet will inevitably pour into reality through the Web rift. What's even more terrifying is that this crucial Web rift hub could very well be completely controlled by Magnus.

Once the Webgate on the far side of the moon falls into the hands of Chaos, it will be like planting a bomb on Terra's doorstep that could explode at any moment. The Chaos army could use this to advance unimpeded, which would be a catastrophic disaster for the entire Terra and the entire human empire, and the foundation of the millennia-old empire would be in grave danger.

With this thought in mind, Guilliman unleashed a chilling Primarch aura, the patterns on his golden power armor gleaming. He issued a death order to the entire fleet, his voice resounding through the command channel across every warship: "All troops, listen up! Concentrate all firepower, at all costs, drive Magnus and his Moorish Chaos fleet back to the Warp! We must not allow Chaos to touch the Lunar Webgate. Hold this line of defense and protect Terra's safety!"