Warhammer 40 A New Hope

They need to know how strong the enemy is this time.

“I·See·You”

At dusk, in the sight with a green background, the head of an Astartes Brother gradually moved into the crosshairs of the crosshairs.

boom!

Duang!

At the moment the sniper rifle fired, the Astartes Brother with superhuman perception suddenly turned his body and used his thick shoulder armor to deflect the flying bullet.

"Sniper!"

"No possible target is seen in the range, it could be the Chosen One - the Hunter!"

"Take cover!"

The hunter fired several more shots at the target, out of the range of most weapons and people, but missed.

"Qi!"

Although he was very dissatisfied, long experience told him that he needed to move immediately.

But this habit of his saved his life.

boom!

A powerful artillery shell landed where he had been, creating a huge crater.

Behind the human position, two [Basic Lizard Cannons] began to bombard the calculated position. They were not short of ammunition, and firepower coverage has always been the "virtue" of the Astra Militarum.

Any evildoers must think carefully under the coverage of the basilisk artillery, even the alien hunters called the Chosen Ones.

boom!

Even though he dodged in advance, he was still blown away by a powerful shell that landed nearby, and his internal organs were shaken.

And the Astra Militarum bombing was not over yet.

In response to this, the hunter decisively pressed the button of the teleportation device on his body, and then he was wrapped in purple psychic energy and teleported back to his fortress.

"We have confirmed the purple beam of light when the Chosen One left. The Hunter has left the battlefield."

"Everyone cheer up! The battle is not over yet! Other enemies are coming!"

24. The First Inter-Universe War (Part )

The basilisk artillery and Astra Militarum mortar teams began bombarding the attacking alien forces.

The defeat of the [Chosen] Hunter did not dampen the opponent's morale. It would be better to say that the opponent had no morale at all. With chips implanted in their brains, they would only be able to launch attacks under enemy fire.

The elders and others were "fleeing" here, and the weapons and equipment they carried were incomplete, which was why they had to use infiltration to invade the earth in the early stages.

After confirming that humans could indeed heal themselves and successfully controlled most of the major human countries at the time, the elders began a full-scale invasion to eliminate all remaining small countries that resisted them. These forces generally did not have strong military forces and did not need a large number of armed vehicles.

During their subsequent rule over humans, although there were human resistance forces, they were all small-scale battles, with the number of enemies no more than a hundred at a time, and some heavy weapons were useless, which also caused their military equipment to exist in a deformed way.

They have a large number of mutant soldiers wearing armor, MEC machine soldiers that can launch micro missiles, and Supreme Shield Guardians wearing super heavy armor like tanks.

However, they do not have much heavy artillery or mortar equipment for fire support at the rear of the team, because they need to focus more resources and energy on the [Avatar Project], and they do not have the use of large weapons vehicles to deal with small groups of human resistance forces with almost no equipment.

At this stage, even the largest rebel base does not need to be bombarded with heavy artillery from a long distance. Even if some rebels still have a small number of armored vehicles or tanks from the previous Earth, they can be easily dealt with by a fearless anti-armor team.

Therefore, they did not, nor did they need to develop and build a large number of mortars, howitzers or similar things, which also created the current situation - they could only attack under the artillery bombardment of the Astra Militarum.

They had considered attacking the Astra Militarum's artillery positions from the air, but two Hydra anti-aircraft vehicles completely blocked the surrounding sky and shot down all the light aerial vehicles they sent out.

Two [Basic Lizard Cannons], two Astra Militarum mortar squads, and two [Hydra Anti-aircraft Cannons]. Such a simple artillery position caused the aliens to suffer considerable casualties just on the march.

Finally, a team consisting of a [Supreme Shield Guardian] and several mutant shield bearers who could cast [Energy Shield] for their teammates arrived at the range of the exchange of fire by stacking shields and using luck.

However, before they could find a relatively safe position, red laser beams attacked them, and ripples continued on the huge shield of the [Supreme Shield Guardian] for a while, and then the heavy bolter machine gun also opened fire at them, shooting fist-sized bullets at them.

The energy shield stacked by [Mutant Shield Bearer] for his teammates was easily pierced through like paper by multiple laser gun beams and heavy explosive bullets. The subsequent explosion directly blew away half of the body of the person who was hit.

After a few seconds, the only one left alive was a man wearing heavy high-tech armor and holding a shield [Supreme Shield Guardian]. His heavy high-tech shield and armor could effectively resist the impact of kinetic and laser weapons. He also used this to activate the small tactical missile on his back, trying to blast a gap in the Astra Militarum position.

call out!

Suddenly, a beam of hot orange-yellow light came and accurately hit the shield on his arm.

The heavy shield immediately turned red, and then his arm melted along with the shield.

It's a hot melt gun

This kind of equipment is aimed at the weapons of various heavily armored units, and it has a good effect even against some large or super-large tanks, not to mention him, a humanoid creature wearing armor.

As the melta gun continued to shoot, this Supreme Shield Guardian, who was powerful enough to annihilate several rebel squads, along with his armor, turned into a pool of liquid, which also announced that the alien attack had once again failed.

In the air, another nearby UFO attempted to provide air fire support for its own troops, but was shot down by concentrated fire from two anti-aircraft artillery pieces as soon as it arrived at the battlefield.

Occasionally, a few mutant soldiers or other aliens who arrived at the Astra Militarum positions for various reasons were killed by the Astra Militarum's weapons, mainly laser guns, before they could recover from the previous bombing - the laser guns in the hands of the Astra Militarum were not the kind of forced weapons in the hands of the XCOM organization.

Various MEC robots carrying machine guns or micro missiles were destroyed before they reached the battlefront due to the disconnection of the psychic network and their bulky and rigid bodies, making it difficult for them to play a role.

This is not a game, there is no such thing as one round per side, the Astra Militarum will fire at all ranged enemies until they are destroyed.

Squeak--boom!

Suddenly, a burst of purple psychic energy exploded in the Astra Militarum position, and the sound of laser gun fire also weakened.

"Should I have added some weird mods..."

A tall and thin alien who looked like an elder led a group of other aliens with psychic powers to the front of the position.

[Aether], an alien of the same race as the elders, has a status second only to the elders, incarnations, and the [Chosen Ones] who are directly under the elders. He has psychic powers second only to the elders, but also suffers from the problem of physical withering caused by unknown reasons.

For various reasons, these aliens are unable or unqualified to join the [Avatar Plan], so they have no choice but to drag their sick bodies onto the battlefield, hoping to obtain a human body that can be used for soul transfer through their achievements on the battlefield.

As for whether to give or not, it is up to the elders...

Aether's existence is like a psychic node. He led the surrounding aliens who had recovered most of their abilities and also had psychic powers, and began to attack the positions of the Astra Militarum.

Although the Astra Militarum soldiers who discovered him immediately launched saturation fire at him, the several mutant shield guards around him blocked most of the attacks, and those attacks that successfully bypassed the first layer of defense were also blocked by the ether's solid psychic barrier. The ether even had the ability to reflect some light beams back in a directed manner.

The Grays and mutant priests who reconnected to the psychic network began to launch their own psychic attacks, harassing and attacking the Astra Militarum's defenses.

The elite Grays used their powerful psychic powers to interfere with and control the machine gunners, making it impossible for them to concentrate and even turning their guns around to attack their own compatriots.

The mutant bishop used his powerful psychic energy to gather a wall of fire and pushed it towards the Astra Militarum position. Several soldiers who did not have time to dodge were engulfed by the flames.

"Don't scatter, gather and focus your fire..."

Biu!

A green beam of light shot out from the chest of the Astra Militarum soldier who was trying to gather his comrades, and he fell down and turned into a corpse. Behind him, a being with a transparent orange-yellow figure disappeared from the spot.

[Original], these are composed purely of data and energy. They exist as living firewalls of the elders' psychic network. They also appear because of the reconnection of the psychic network. Relying on their ability to teleport and replicate themselves at will, they directly enter the trenches of the positions and accurately snipe the officers of the Astra Militarum from all directions.

The technology possessed by the elders and their alien subordinates is not as advanced as that of the Astra Militarum, but the use and popularity of psychic energy is unmatched by the Warhammer Human Empire.

There are also psykers in the Human Empire, and their quality is much higher than that of the Human Empire. However, the Human Empire cannot be like them, where any random squad can have a strong psionic soldier.

Despite the limitations of the psychic network, due to the existence of a safer and more stable subspace, as long as the psychic network is not disconnected, they can, to a certain extent, rely on their psychic powers to make up for their technological disadvantages.

Squeak--buzz!!!

Captain Loken chopped down the original text that was trying to teleport away with his chainsword, then crushed it with one foot and disappeared, leaving behind the [Original Text Brain].

"Take one out of every ten soldiers to switch to anti-psychic bullets, throw anti-psychic grenades, and hold the position!" Loken shouted to the messenger beside him. "Anyone who dares to desert will be shot!"

As the order was given, the anti-psychic weapons prepared in advance were taken out.

Anti-psychic grenades were thrown one after another, disrupting the aliens and mutant soldiers' use of psychic powers, followed by anti-psychic bullets shot into their bodies.

The various alien soldiers with psychic powers that served as the shock troops were being slowly eliminated, but because of their attack, other soldiers were able to enter the range in large numbers and began to take over their attacks on the Astra Militarum positions.

shhhhhhhh!

The alien MEC finally managed to reach the shooting range, stood still, and then fired all its micro missiles at the Astra Militarum position.

Boom boom boom!

Continuous explosions sounded in the dug trenches, and many Astra Militarum soldiers were blown to the ground.

boom!

A bolter bullet hit one of the MEC robots, and then more MECs were knocked down.

At the same time, on the other side, a berserker who had rushed into the trench and started making a scene was pierced through the chest by a chainsaw sword, and then was lifted up and thrown onto several mutant soldiers.

Space Marines, join the battle

"Gather the Space Marines!"

"Where's the sniper? Focus your firepower and take out that 'Aether'!"

"Sir! The anti-psychic bullets have no effect on him! They were all blocked!"

The appearance of the Space Marines further stabilized the battle situation, and the alien attack was repelled.

However, near the Astra Militarum trench, the team led by [Aether] was like a nail, nailed in front of the defense line.

The multi-layered psychic barrier constructed with powerful psychic energy and mental power not only blocks bullets, but also isolates the psychic interference of bullets to a certain extent. However, due to the different worlds, rules and structures, the anti-psychic bullets do not have the expected effect.

This meant that Aether, the backbone, still stood on the battlefield and did not provide any assistance to the subsequent attacks.

At this moment, several mutant shield guards who had defended against attacks for [Aether] had fallen in front of him, while there were still several mutant shield guards standing in front of him.

The [Aether] also stopped attacking at this time and focused on acting as a living psychic node.

The re-launch of the psychic network has caused the mutants and aliens' actions to become orderly. They cooperate with each other and attack in turns. The heavy armored troops attract firepower, the heavy firepower team bombards a section of the Astra Militarum's defense line together, and the mutant snipers target the firepower points.

It was as if someone was able to see the overall situation and perform a certain degree of micro-management on each soldier, the alien troops, whose equipment was obviously inferior to that of the Astra Militarum, were now able to fight them back and forth.

boom!

Suddenly, a Space Marine jumped out from the Astra Militarum position, and immediately rushed towards the Aether with his bolter in his arms.

"Covering fire!"

The surrounding Astra Militarum firepower began to focus on the charging Space Marine.

Lasers, melta bombs and heavy bombs all centered on him, killing enemies who tried to intercept him along the way. The aliens also sent surrounding soldiers to intercept him.

And he (the Space Marine) rushed towards the Aether at a speed that was inconsistent with his body size, ignoring all the enemies around him that did not need attention.

Bang bang bang!

The grenade launcher switched to continuous fire mode, the trigger was pulled, and the magazine was emptied instantly. The dense firepower killed all the mutant soldiers guarding around the ether. At the same time, the mortar team in the rear also began to bombard this position.

Boom boom boom!

After the bombing, all the guards around Aether were cleared out, and the Space Marine decisively threw away the empty bolter in his hand, drew out the bolt pistol and tactical dagger from his waist, and pointed them at Aether in front of him.

Bang bang bang!

Duang!

The bolt pistol, which had fired only three bullets, was knocked away by the suddenly appearing blade and stabbed into his (the Space Marine's) chest.

In response, the Space Marine did not evade, but grabbed the tactical dagger with both hands and stabbed it straight into the Aether in front of him.

puff!

Ding!

The sword pierced through the thick ceramic steel armor and the Space Marine's body. At the same time, when the dagger was close at hand, Aether used his powerful psychic power to freeze him in the air.

"Just a little bit!" The [Chosen One], who had released his invisibility, laughed at the Space Marine who was pierced in front of him and turned the hilt of the sword in his hand. "You are destined to die here!"

“Hmm…!”

In response, the Space Marine from the Imperial Fists did not say anything, but instead grabbed the assassin's arm.

"!"

dong dong dong dong!

Just when the Chosen Assassin realized something was wrong, the ground began to shake again, and another Space Marine broke through the smoke and rushed over from another direction.

"what?!"

Seeing this, the assassin who immediately wanted to intercept found that his hand was tightly grasped by the golden giant in front of him, and the sword blade seemed to be stuck between his ribs.

The Aether on the other side also began to react quickly, but as soon as he raised his other two hands, a ball of white-blue light attacked it and exploded on his psionic shield.