Warhammer: Empire Reboot

Endless demons poured into the ark through these entrances, swarming about like maggots.

Thousands of low-ranking vampires climbed onto the outer walls of the Spirit Bone Dome, gnawing at the lingering echoes of souls left behind by the millennia-old Spirit Bone structure.

Ironbone Apostles and Demon Engines were continuously being launched into the depths of the Ark from the Dark Mechanicus's teleportation array.

Deeper still, three more unclean beings were releasing a corrupting mist on the outskirts of the Soul Bone Realm, infecting a large number of Spirit Clan warriors and rendering them unable to fight.

On this massive ark, which is over 1400 kilometers long, the area covered by the 8000 bear guards brought by Er Gou is almost negligible.

It's not even as good as a drop in the ocean.

Er Gou was fully aware of this; he knew exactly what orders he had received.

The main task is to protect Evelynn and rescue others as well; one must not be greedy for credit or act rashly.

Anyway, the boss didn't give him a guarantee that he would win this battle.

As long as Evelynn is alright, the mission is complete.

Therefore, all 8000 of the Bear Guard's forces were concentrated within a radius of several kilometers around Evelynn.

This forms a swirling storm circle centered on Everene, constantly creeping forward.

All the chaos and demons that approached the storm's edge were constantly being pulverized.

However, there is one more thing that cannot be ignored: Lawson's influence.

Of these 8000 Bear Guards, 300 are assigned to Flying Bear Motorcycles. Nowadays, when Lawson's combat units carry out missions, they are accustomed to multi-party cooperation, and air units are indispensable.

The terrifying firepower was endless, and the huge vehicle crashed and ravaged through the air.

Wherever Flying Bear Motorcycles go, they smash, break, and crush.

Lawson's combat units are already renowned throughout the galaxy, especially among these chaotic groups.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

The first to react was a Dark Eldar raiding party; upon spotting the Flying Bear Motorcycle, they quickly changed their course.

They were originally planning to weave along a side road leading to a residential area, with the intention of taking advantage of the chaos to abduct some Eldar civilians.

As a result, their forward squad saw Flying Bear Motorcycles firing in the distance and immediately turned and retreated.

The image of this 15-meter-long heavy motorcycle with its adamantite ramming horn had long been known among the Dark Eldar.

Over the past few years, countless Dark Eldar raiders have encountered these motorcycles in the dark side of the Empire's star systems.

Very few of them managed to escape back alive.

Most of them were caught and crushed, or captured.

Therefore, these Dark Eldar raiding parties have an unwritten rule: if they see a Flying Bear Motorcycle, they must run away immediately.

It's not that they can't beat them at all. If they are well-organized and have enough numbers, they can still shoot down the Flying Bear Motorcycle.

However, after the appearance of the Flying Bear Motorcycle, there is another potential threat: Lawson, the mastermind behind the Empire's dark side, is very likely nearby.

They haven't seen Lawson yet, but by the time they do, it will be too late.

The Dark Eldar raiding parties communicated with each other via the communication channel.

"The Dark Side of the Empire has come to disrupt things. The best time to plunder has passed. Retreat now!"

At this time, there were still three Chaos Space Marine squads in the lower levels of the Ark, two of which were from the Word Bearers and one from the Iron Warriors.

After they locked onto Flying Bear Motorcycle's signal, they began cursing and swearing as they withdrew from the Ark.

Swarm intelligence did manage to intercept shortwave communication fragments sent by the Whisperers during their evacuation.

"The forces of the Dark Side's Markers have appeared! Repeat! The Markers have most likely entered the Ark! All units disengage! Evacuate immediately! What's here isn't worth our lives!"

This is the psychological shadow that Lawson left on his enemies during his years in the shadows of the Empire.

It seems that every chaotic force that comes into contact with Lawson never ends up well.

Therefore, the wisest choice is to stay away from places where Lawson might appear.

Now that Lawson might be on the Eldar Ark, it wouldn't be worth it for him to stay any longer.

What benefits would there be in staying on the Usvi Ark? A few Eldar soul stones and some fragments of spirit bones—is it worth risking your eternal soul to gamble that Lawson himself won't show up?

Of course it's not worth it!

So when the Flying Bear motorcycle squadron began high-speed patrols and rampages in the middle and upper levels of the Ark.

According to data monitoring by the swarm intelligence, 36% of the high-level chaos units and half of the dark Eldar raiding parties inside the Ark have voluntarily withdrawn from the battlefield and left.

The remaining majority are low-level demons, vampires, Khorne hounds, and shapeshifters—these mindless warp beasts who cannot analyze and only act on their killing instincts. There is also another group: the Iron Skeleton Apostles and Demon Engines directly controlled by the Cult of Mechanics. They also lack free will and simply follow pre-programmed sequences to kill their enemies.

The anti-gravity engines of the Flying Bear motorcycle formation roared piercingly beneath the Spirit Bone Sky.

The massive vehicle sped through the air at Mach 1.8.

The vehicle-mounted heavy weapons relentlessly unleashed firepower on the dense swarm of demons.

The weapon compartment of the Flying Bear motorcycle is connected to the armory, so the driver doesn't need to release the firing button.

For the Flying Bear Motorcycle Team, there are no natural enemies in this battle.

Normally, the main threat to Flying Bear Motorcycle comes from enemy air units and anti-aircraft fire.

However, this intrusion occurred through a breach in the network channel; the Chaos faction did not deploy any air superiority forces inside the Ark.

The Flying Bear formation shuttled back and forth on the Ark, leaving behind trails of charred marks cleared by the firepower.

The Eldar garrison also noticed the arrival of the Flying Bear squadron.

The message spread throughout the entire Ark at the Eldar's unique communication speed.

"The ruler of the empire's dark side has sent reinforcements!"

"His air formation is rapidly clearing the middle corridor."

"Many of Chaos' elite forces have already begun to retreat."

Since the siege of the Five-Four Ark began, according to incomplete statistics, more than 200 million Eldar warriors have died, and tens of millions of civilians have been slaughtered by demons or abducted by the Dark Eldar.

High Prophet Karadon's psionic shield has reached its limit and is about to collapse. The Ark's core energy reserves have also dropped below 30%.

They had already prepared for the worst. If reinforcements didn't arrive and their core energy was exhausted, they would detonate the Ark's spirit bone reactor and perish together with the enemy, at least ensuring that the souls of the ancestors of the Ancient Soul Realm wouldn't fall into the hands of Slaanesh.

Fortunately, they finally received reinforcements from the Emperor of the Empire.

A Phoenix Lord from Usvi issued an order via the Ark broadcast: "All units, Imperial reinforcements have arrived. Hold your positions and cooperate with the Imperial forces to clear out the remaining enemy."

Evelyn also heard the broadcast, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully we arrived in time!

While a large number of high-level Chaos units were leaving the battlefield, some unusual situations occurred.

A Slaanesh demon was approaching at an extremely fast speed.

After Er Gou discovered this, he immediately gave San Gou a hand signal.

The three dogs circled out from the left side of the queue, and the two formed a pincer-shaped angle in perfect harmony.

The Slaanesh demon charged from the end of the corridor ahead.

This is a nearly 6-meter-tall hermaphroditic humanoid with subspace luster flowing across its purplish-gold skin.

Its right hand was free, palm facing forward, making a negotiating gesture: "Wait..."

But Er Gou and San Gou had already rushed in from both sides, their speed so fast that they created two white cone-shaped shock waves in the air.

Second Dog's giant axe cleaved horizontally from the right, the blade cutting into the Slaanesh's waist. Third Dog's tower shield slammed in from the left, shattering the bony whip the demon was trying to raise. Then his power hammer in his right hand followed, smashing into the demon's head.

Everything happened too fast. The upper body of the great demon Slaanesh was severed from his waist by the axe blade, and his head was smashed into his chest cavity by the hammer.

Its soul was also quickly intercepted and absorbed by the swarm mentality.

San Gou put away his hammer and glanced at the still convulsing remains of the Great Demon.

He turned to look at Er Gou: "What did Da Mo just say? He wants to talk to us, to surrender?"

Er Gou flicked the purple blood off his axe against the wall, his face expressionless: "Didn't hear that? It doesn't matter, keep chopping!"

San Gou wholeheartedly agreed and picked up the tower shield to follow.

Evelynn saw it clearly from behind; the Slaanesh was about to surrender.

She just didn't understand why the great Slaanesh demon, who could have escaped, rushed over and surrendered. Was there some kind of conspiracy?

However, that doesn't matter anymore; it's already been smashed.

The turning point in the battle came after the Flying Bear Motorcycle squadron completed its third round of corridor sweeps.

On the real-time heatmap of the swarm data network, the density of enemy forces inside the Ark has decreased by 47 percent in the past four hours.

About half of them were physically destroyed.

The Bear Guard's shield wall and the Flying Bear's firepower carved out twelve interconnected safety passages in the middle-level corridor.

The other half evacuated voluntarily.

The remaining enemies consist mainly of low-level demons and automated creations of the Dark Mechanicus.

They continued to rampage inside the Ark, but without the tactical command of the Chaos Space Marines and the flank support of the Dark Eldar, these uncoordinated skirmishers were gradually compressed into several isolated areas in the lower levels of the Ark and the outer perimeter of the Bone Soul Realm.

Saim-Khan's military order entered the battlefield at this stage.

As vassal allies of Lawson, Saim-Han took over the defense of the cleared area, established a temporary barrier of spirit bones, treated the wounded, and evacuated civilians.

The Eldar are indeed exceptionally efficient in the field of logistics.

The bone-song craftsmen of Saim-Han were able to repair structural cracks in the skeletal structure of the corridor walls within minutes, restoring the partial integrity of the Ark.

Fight in the front, repair in the back, and relocate civilians in the middle.

This three-stage production line quickly stabilized the situation in the middle layer of the Ark.

Usvi Ark's own armed forces finally got a chance to catch their breath.

They had been constantly on the run between the outer perimeter of the Bone Soul Realm and the main residential areas, with their defenses collapsing and being rebuilt repeatedly.

Large numbers of Eldar defenders were divided and surrounded in various isolated strongholds, unable to regroup or retreat.

Now, these isolated outposts have been reconnected.