Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"Enough of the small talk," Fugen ordered. "We have received new intelligence. Chaos is building something in an area. It is said to be a defensive position for counterattack."

"There's nothing wrong with the location. This area can indeed handle enemies from several nearby landing zones very well, but..."

“I think maybe it’s not that simple.”

"Father of Genes, whether or not that place is a real defensive position, there must be a lot of enemies there. If we go there, we will probably be wiped out."

"I know, even so we need to at least find out what it does."

"Signalman, have you established contact with Ryan and the others?"

"The psychic tower that brought us here has not yet found a suitable location to stabilize. It will take some time."

"Keep abreast of the communications. One team will leave the unit to investigate the situation in that area. The others will continue to follow me and carry out sabotage operations behind enemy lines."

"Be careful, just investigate the situation, don't go too deep."

"clear."

. . . . . .

When the news of the second factory attack spread, the local Skitarii troops began to confirm and investigate the incident, trying to find Fulgrim and others who were responsible for the sabotage.

However, because Fugen and his men acted extremely swiftly, and had the support of different technological creations from various worlds, the enemies who were chasing them were completely unable to track them down in a short period of time.

As mentioned before, due to the Lion Fleet, there are not many military forces left in this Forge World. Except for a few important regional buildings, the defenses in other areas are relatively weak and unable to stop the actions of Fulgrim and others.

Although the actions of Fugen and others now seem to be going very smoothly, this is a forging world with a long history after all. The scale of the buildings on the planet is huge, and the damage that their small number of people can cause in a short time is extremely limited.

Therefore, Fulgrim had a bold idea - to attack the nearby space elevator, then control the ship factory on it, and use the firepower of the ship to launch an attack on the surface.

This is a bold and dangerous plan, because it means they need to penetrate the defenses of an entire space elevator from bottom to top, and they also need to hack into their systems in a place full of mechanical priests to control the ships, and they have to do it quickly, otherwise the noise they make will definitely attract a siege from large local forces.

After proposing this plan, Fugen asked everyone to check the equipment they carried to confirm the feasibility of this bold plan.

The Space Marines, who are called demigods by countless mortals, are actually not that strong for the people of the Mechanicus. From the Skitarii and heavy Servitors carrying targeted weapons to the previously mentioned Silicified Rust Hunters, various automatic robots and mechanical priests who are good at combat, all of them can kill the Space Marines who took at least decades to create and were carefully selected from thousands.

Therefore, given that the quality and number of their troops are inferior to those of the enemy, if they want to carry out this plan, they can only rely on the various equipment from other worlds carried by Fugen and others.

In addition to the chainswords, bolters, power swords and melta grenades commonly carried by Space Marines, they also carried railguns with high armor-piercing capabilities, several plasma rotary machine guns capable of suppressive fire, and a small number of rune weapons.

"We have disposable [Demon Spirits], so invading the enemy's Thinker array shouldn't be a problem." The technical sergeant said. "But in terms of firepower, we still have some..."

At this time, Fugen took out a small hilt, which was given to him by Ryan before he set out. It was fueled by the flesh and blood of the God of River Luo, and was a powerful divine weapon that could instantly melt a Knight Titan.

"Thank you for your trust, brother," Fugen said, looking at the weapon in his hand. "The fuel inside should be able to be used once more."

"If we're quick enough, we may not need it."

The plan was confirmed to be executed, with Fulgrim leading all the Emperor's Children Space Marines and rushing towards the giant tower not far away.

A huge battle is about to begin

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Perturabo received intelligence from the pursuing forces that two destroyed small factories meant that the forces of the Human Empire had infiltrated.

The other party's actions were so swift and secretive that the troops chasing them now have not discovered their exact traces.

"These traces... are not from Curze or Corax." Perturabo muttered as he looked at the limited image data in front of him. "They wouldn't leave such obvious traces, and their fighting style wouldn't be so obvious..."

"It's... another Fulgrim."

Perturabo knew Fulgrim quite well. He was a specialist in the

A theater was built in the huge crater created by the explosion of the door to satisfy the brother's interest and let him tell him the so-called important information (that the Eldar have something that can kill the Emperor).

Everyone knows what happened next. When Fulgrim was singing and dancing at the climax, he was shot in the head by Raven Guard Sharokin and almost died there (after he came back to life he said he was very happy).

After so many years, Perturabo's impression of Fulgrim remained on his increasingly perverted behavior and increasingly strange appearance. It took him some time to remember what the original Fulgrim was like.

"Destruction behind enemy lines is not his style..." Perturabo muttered, recalling Fulgrim's behavior. "He doesn't have many men under his command, and the damage he can cause won't be great... Normally, this is the case..."

"But he won't be satisfied with this. Whether he is now or in the past, he will not choose to make do. He will definitely want to really have an impact on us..."

"His target...is the 'defensive position' that is being established...the troops!"

"No, he may be arrogant and complacent, but he is not stupid. The extremely small number of troops means that they cannot carry any powerful weapons. If they want to have a sufficient impact on us, they can only rely on what is already on this planet."

"So, he should choose...the orbital ship factory!"

"Tell the Mechanicus that Fulgrim's target is the nearest orbital ship factory. They will try to break in there and seize a ship to carry out orbital bombardment on the ground."

"Have those who are currently constructing the orbital defenses first, while we send our fighters to contain them."

"This won't be easy, Fulgrim."

"If you want to break through my defense, you'll have to pay a price!"

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The red beams released by the twin laser cannons knocked down the ordinary servitors that tried to stop them, and the promethium flamethrower in the right hand sprayed out hot flames, igniting everything in front of them.

A heavy servitor equipped with an ion cannon was slowly approaching the battlefield. The ancient sage Rylanor, who had discovered its existence one step ahead, operated the railgun on his right shoulder and aimed at the opponent. The next moment, accompanied by a leap of blue lightning, a highly penetrating projectile penetrated the opponent's armor and made a big hole in its chest.

The [Type IV Contemptor-class Dreadnought], which has undergone various modifications many times, is now playing its role. Under the control of the veteran who survived the Battle of Isstvan III, this ancient and advanced armor is like a meat grinder, reaping the lives of all those who stand in its way.

Soon, under such rapid firepower, all blockers were completely cleared, and Fugen and his companions were able to step into the space elevator that led directly to the universe without any hindrance.

But soon after, intelligence deciphered from the corpses showed that the enemies had discovered their intentions and more enemies were on the way.

"It was Perturabo. He guessed my plan." Fulgrim murmured. "Given his character, he won't let us do what we want..."

"It is foreseeable that if they fail to intercept us successfully, they will most likely have their warships directly destroy the space elevator, preventing us from achieving our goal."

Even though thousands of years had passed, and even though the two sides were now on different sides, Fulgrim and Perturabo still knew each other very well and knew each other's most likely intentions and plans.

This is a game, just like playing chess. Whoever can predict the moves more will have the upper hand.

Perturabo has the advantage now. No matter how insufficient and empty the manpower here is, it is more than enough to deal with such a small number of people. They don't even need to attack. As long as they establish a solid line of defense, they can trap them here to death.

"We can't continue with our plan, but..." Fulgrim pondered. "We can't do enough damage with what we have now."

"Then... we need someone to be the bait..."

670. Outbreak (VII)

The huge dragon-shaped demon engine landed on the tarmac, and the lava that splashed from its chest when it landed was enough to melt the two unfortunate servants.

Another team of [Iron Warriors] Chaos Space Marines was transported directly here, where they built a defense line and waited for the enemy to fall into their trap.

As another fallen legion among all the legions that excels in sieges and trench warfare, and also the only legion that still retains a large-scale organization and a large amount of weapons and equipment after betraying the empire, it is not a good choice to go against such a behemoth, especially when it is on the opponent's territory.

From the fact that the Emperor once ordered the Iron Warriors to take charge of a certain place and then forgot about him, we can see that their combat effectiveness and defensive capabilities are very reassuring (so reassuring that people can forget about them).

The Iron Warriors' Space Marines ordered the Mechanicus to lock all other entrances and exits, leaving only one entrance and exit, and set up fortifications there.

There are already more than a dozen Chaos Space Marines here. Together with the fortifications being built and the Demon Engines supported by the Chaos Dwarves, they can completely annihilate the troops led by Fulgrim.

And shortly after the dragon-shaped demon engine arrived with a new batch of [Iron Warriors] Space Marines, an order came for them to urgently support somewhere on the ground.

Fulgrim led a [Contemptor-class Dreadnought] and several Space Marine squads to try to destroy the

The 'defensive position' launched an attack.

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As mentioned before, Fulgrim and Perturabo knew each other very well. When the "Little Princess" guessed the "Phoenix" plan, Fulgrim also quickly realized this.

Therefore, he immediately turned his troops around and took the initiative to attack the "defensive position" that the [Iron Warriors] Legion was building, aiming to take them by surprise.

A shoulder-fired missile was shot out from the hands of a Space Marine, and it shot straight into the sky with a trail of white smoke. Then several small missiles popped out from the missile, and a large string of exploding flames rose from the ground.

The surface of the ancient sage Rilla's body flashed blue light and exploding flames from time to time. The multi-layered energy shield protected this precious imperial machine and the veterans inside it, and released his anger towards the enemy in front of him.

"Primarch! Enemy air units detected! A large enemy force is coming!"

"It's almost time, everyone start to retreat!"

A large amount of electronic smoke rose up, hiding the figures of Fugen and others. The last electromagnetic projectile was fired at high speed, shooting down an enemy transport plane that was approaching. A huge fighter plane fell from the sky, further delaying the speed of the pursuers.

Tens of minutes later...

After releasing their phase travel state, Fugen and the others appeared in a wasteland.

"Report your respective situations!"

"No one was killed or injured, but some equipment was consumed." The technical sergeant replied with several overloaded shield generators in his hands. "Some ammunition for some special weapons was also consumed."

"Get ready quickly, the enemy will catch up with us soon."

Under Fulgrim's command, the Emperor's Children Space Marines present immediately took action, checking the ammunition of their weapons, bringing new shield generators, and the technical sergeants also began to inspect the precious dreadnought mecha.

[Report, we have entered the target building. According to the intelligence we overheard, the troops supporting this place are being transferred again because of you.]

[But they blocked all the roads leading to the orbital shipyard]

"Keep going, and break into the shipyard when you see our signal," Fulgrim responded. "For safety's sake, keep your communications silent from now on."

[Understood, I wish you good luck in martial arts]

After the communication was disconnected, Fugen raised his head and looked towards a fortress not far away.

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boom--!

A servitor who was reporting the situation was smashed against the wall by Perturabo and turned into a pool of meat paste.

Perturabo was furious because his speculation about Fulgrim's strategy was completely wrong.

They went to the nearest space elevator, but for some reason didn't go there again. They circled around and launched an attack on the area they were building.

Although the enemy did not cause much damage because of their small number of people, Perturabo was still angry.

"Where are my soldiers? Where are those Mechanicus Skitarii troops?!"

"They are already hunting down the infiltrating Imperial forces according to your orders, but there is still more..."

Another speaking mortal servant was turned into a pool of meat paste on the ground by Perturabo. The surrounding [Iron Warriors] Space Marines were no longer surprised by this - guess why they didn't speak?

"Let those mortal servants speed up the construction. We must complete it before they notice!"

"Also, get my guards ready..."

"I'm going to meet him in person, my brother!"

. . . . . .

Bang bang bang－－!

Along with the sound of grenade launchers firing, the mortal soldiers guarding the perimeter of the fortress were killed one after another, and thick laser beams and exploding flames appeared around the fast-running Emperor's Children Space Marines.

Squeak--boom!

There was the familiar light of the railgun firing, and a high gun position was destroyed along with the people and weapons, and there was less artillery fire directed at them.

Soon, several Space Marines rushed to the tightly closed fortress gate. The heavy metal gate could not be easily opened even by a tank.

In response, a Space Marine pulled out a small cylindrical jar from somewhere and smashed it directly on the heavy metal door.

Then, under the surprised gaze of the traitors behind the door, the originally locked metal door actually began to move on its own, the chain drove the ancient gears to start turning, and then the door began to slowly open.

"The door opened by itself?"

"Close it quickly! The enemy wants..."

Sizzle－－!

Dancing arcs of electricity shot out from the gradually opening gate, directly carbonizing several nearby enemies. Those [Emperor's Children] Space Marines rushed into the huge fortress.

"Occupy the control room! Clear out the enemies here quickly!"

The Mechanicus's ordinary Skitarii troops appeared inside the fortress at this time, trying to intercept the incoming Space Marines, but they could not do it alone.

The flickering energy shields and solid power armor blocked the incoming arcs, laser beams or plasma spheres, but those people were destroyed by the incoming bombs.

A shadow suddenly fell from the sky and pounced on a [Emperor's Children] Space Marine. Then its sharp claws cut through his power armor like tofu, and a large amount of blood spurted out.

The Space Marine who was attacked

He did not die immediately. He struggled and swung his fists to repel the enemy on him, and his companions nearby opened fire on the attacker.

"It's the Silicified Rust Stalker!"

The attacker dodged most of the bombs at an extremely fast speed and used all four limbs to kill another Emperor's Children Space Marine.

Seeing this, the Space Marine decisively pulled out the dagger at his waist and stabbed the enemy who was rushing towards him after firing all the bullets in his gun. However, the opponent's agility was far beyond his imagination. He turned in the air to avoid his attack and stabbed his chest with his sharp claws.