Chapter 42: The Empire's Frontier: The Battle of Tyranids

The naval guns roared silently in the avalanche-like shaking. The giant naval gun shells roared out and broke through the curtain of the universe. After just a few seconds, the shells hit the purple-black chitinous carapace. The violent explosion and flames spread everywhere and engulfed the rugged surface patterns of the carapace.

The dazzling light of the heavy light spear array and the ship-borne turbo laser cannon cluster lit up the dark night sky. Countless laser beams and physical shells turned into dense fire rain in the galaxy.

Countless beams of light and physical shells intertwined, hitting the cruising void beasts head-on like a rainstorm in a strong wind.

The Tyranid Hive Fleet rushed from the direction of Victoria's satellite. Those biological ships covered with hard shells rushed forward. These large and small biological ships advanced under the imperial artillery fire.

The hornworm ship collided with an imperial frigate. The warship seemed so small in front of the void beast that it was broken, exploded and sank almost instantly.

Dazzling sparks bloomed against the gorgeous galaxy background. The Sword-class frigate squadron at the forefront of the Imperial Navy began to turn around rapidly, and the frigates fled backwards from the huge Tyranid warship.

The monster opened its bloody mouth and bit everywhere in the void, while on the other side, the Imperial Navy fleet launched a large number of torpedoes. Proton torpedoes and storm torpedoes whizzed out from the head launch ports of each cruiser and battleship. The flashing red light of the warheads intertwined and hit the hornworm warship like a meteor.

The giant beast screamed and was beaten with blood spurting out. Chitinous shell fragments flew everywhere, and the black blood also floated and spread in the zero-gravity environment. Light spears and ship guns immediately followed up and beat the giant beast into mud and rotten meat floating in the galaxy.

But this was not the end of the battle. Countless Tyranid bio-ships were swarming like bees. Those monsters with their bloody mouths opened had no formation at all. They rushed forward with their hard shells and impact force. On their bodies, green plasma sprayed out from their bloody mouths, shooting at the Imperial Navy like cannonballs.

The void shields of warships kept lighting up, and the blue shield surface was flashing with fluorescent light. Cole stood in the bridge and watched the shield light flashing in front of him.

Countless artillery beams were reflected in his eyes. The dense fire network that the Imperial Navy was proud of was combined with the background of the Milky Way itself, and a gorgeous picture was presented in front of Cole.

Captain Cole leaned on the bridge handrail with one hand and shouted, "Fire control! Use the nova cannon to bombard the mothership! Prevent it from approaching the planet's orbit!"

"Yes, Captain!" The fire control operator agreed loudly. He had several data cables inserted into his body, which allowed him to adjust and issue firing orders for the entire ship as if he were operating his own limbs.

The shining nova cannon passed in front of Cole's eyes. The flashing star cannon that penetrated the light of the galaxy slammed into the hive mothership. The flashing beam shattered the outer carapace, and the entire thick neck was instantly blasted and finally disintegrated and exploded.

Swarms of flying insects rushed towards the fleet densely. They crossed the wreckage of the biological fleet and hatched from the biological motherships. These ancient monsters that could cross the galaxy by vibrating their wings covered the shining galaxy background and attacked with a large shadow covering the sky and the sun.

The Imperial Fleet responded instantly. The anti-aircraft machine guns and turbine arrays fired the same dense rain of bullets. Countless sparks of fire shot at the Zerg swarms. Almost instantly, countless explosions and flames appeared in the black clouds.

Cole looked at the Zerg behemoths calmly. He raised his hand and floated the galaxy map in front of him. It was a scene of destruction. Almost all the planets along the way turned red. The bloody color of death enveloped half of the galaxy.

"First mate, how many Zerg landing troops have we intercepted?" Cole asked. The first mate under the bridge looked at the chair supported by a technician. Lines of data flashed through her eyes and then she suddenly raised her head and shouted upwards, "60%! But there are still 40% of Zerg sacs that pass through the atmosphere, 20% of which are destroyed by anti-aircraft firepower, and only 20% successfully landed!"

20%? No, this is not a small number. Although it seems small in statistics, Cole knows that it is still a huge swarm of billions of beasts for Tyrannosaurus.

But now he couldn't do so much, he had to stop the Tyranid fleet.

Cole swiped the display screen away and pointed to the battlefield outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window in front of him, "Withdraw all the vanguard fleets and concentrate firepower! In the name of the Emperor, we will win!"

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The sky above the entire hive city was on fire, countless fireballs flashed in the dark gray clouds, and the sound of gunfire echoed in the air.

The Hydra anti-aircraft gun fired fiercely at space, and the quadruple muzzle sent deadly shells into the sky. Tens of millions of such anti-aircraft guns roared together, and countless flashing bullets were spewed out in the entire hive city.

Between countless Hydra anti-aircraft guns and ground-based multi-mounted anti-aircraft guns, the huge ground-based turbo laser gun slowly raised its muzzle, and the deadly giant light column shot straight into the sky. The eye-catching fire illuminated the sky of the entire hive city, and its recoil caused a large cloud of dust to rise around the turbo laser gun.

Above the hive city, countless airborne fungus sacs were breaking out of the clouds, and those squirming Tyranid drop pods that were storing energy were smashing down from the sky onto the ground like a rainstorm, but most of those that hit the hive city were annihilated by intensive artillery fire, and all the fungus sacs were evaporated almost instantly.

The terrifying firepower density defended the sky of the hive city, but there were still fish caught under the burning sky, and those fungus sacs fell on the endless wilderness outside the city.

The Tyranids who landed successfully almost immediately launched an overwhelming attack. No orders or commands were needed. These nightmare-like terrifying creatures instinctively rushed towards the center of the hive city.

And facing these nightmare creatures were the brave Astra Militarum.

Laser beams and physical bombs roared and woven the destruction of the battlefield. The entire land was covered with the remains of the Tyranids. These terrifying nightmare creatures surged from the horizon like a tsunami, turning the city into ruins and the streets into battlefields. Once upon a time, this was also the gateway to the west gate of the hive city, the shining and dazzling Lion Gate, but now it has long lost its usual charm.

The golden lion statue was smashed and collapsed, and the magnificent Gothic building turned into rubble and ruins. The terrifying firepower of the Astra Militarum poured on the entire street and open space. The Tyranids fearlessly launched waves of charges, using the corpses of their companions as a position for advancement.

The huge Tyranid corpse fell on the battlefield, with a huge plasma pit on its body. Another Tyranid monster roared and stepped over the corpse of its companion to attack. Its many limbs were stained with the blood and flesh of its own kind, but it had no mercy or intention to stop.

The Astra Militarum established a position between the remaining buildings and fired fiercely at the monster. Laser guns and heavy bombs killed the Tyranid knife worms and gun worms that accompanied it in the attack. Those monsters turned into pieces in the explosion of flesh and blood. The monster rushed head-on against the artillery fire of the Empire.

The behemoth, as big as a building, knocked down a leaning building. It roared and rushed out from the rubble, knocking away and flattening the fallen stones and rubble. The behemoth was rushing towards the position under the city wall with earth-shaking steps.

The Valhalla Icefield Warriors stood up from the trenches carrying rocket launchers. The rockets roared out with tail flames and blew up the two Tyranid warriors who were charging at the feet of the behemoth. The dense bombs and lasers swept any visible Tyranid creatures around.

The Leman Russ tank drove up and parked steadily above the trench. Its turret was replaced with a hot melt heavy cannon. Behind the gun shield, the shooter pulled the trigger while the commander roared. The dazzling hot melt shells roared over the position and hit the Tyranid behemoth fiercely.

The monster fell to the ground with a scream, and at the moment it fell, countless shells fell around it. The heavy artillery of the Astra Militarum responded to the call, and the heavy shells fell from the sky like a rainstorm, blowing the monster into a smoking wreckage.

The Tyranids were still attacking, launching a tide-like offensive from every corner. The warriors of the Astra Militarum held on in the trenches and used the same swift bombs, laser beams and the powerful weapons of the Empire to give a head-on blow.

Countless artillery fire on the walls of the Lion Gate was shooting at the sky and the ground. The bombardment covering the earth turned the entire land over several times, and the craters all over the earth blew the whole world into pieces.

The lieutenant of the 242nd Regiment of Valhalla fired fiercely with a laser gun. He roared and gave orders to his subordinates. A soldier fell down beside him. He screamed and struggled. The carnivorous worms kept biting his flesh and blood. These wriggling nightmares were drilling into his flesh and blood, eating every inch of his body.

The lieutenant raised his gun to end his pain. He buried his head to avoid the bullets of the carnivorous worms. These creatures without digestive organs hit the wall and fell down. After a brief scream and struggle, they turned into corpses.

The lieutenant stood up with a curse and picked up the laser gun and was about to fire, but his behavior was stopped. In front of him, a giant beast broke out of the ground. The monster flipped over and flew over the trench. Its snake-like body slammed heavily on the back of the trench.

The burrowing python immediately began to kill, and its razor-like claws began to harvest lives. It overturned the multi-trained laser cannons that blocked the Tyranid attack. In the brief moment when the firepower stopped, those nightmare creatures surged up, and the knife worms jumped into the trenches, harvesting the lives of the entire trench with their claws.

Countless swarms of insects poured into the trenches, and the Tyranid beasts rushed in under the artillery fire, relying on the last breath to knock down the firing Leman Russ tank. The beast crushed the hot melt muzzle of the tank and then died.

"Retreat! Retreat to the gate position! Quick!" The lieutenant shouted and shot the knife worm that rushed over with a shot. He crawled out from the back of the trench and ran past the monster that was recklessly harvesting lives. The Astra Militarum soldiers evacuated the position and began to retreat, but those swift beasts followed closely, and countless Astra Militarum warriors were caught up, hunted and killed directly.

Countless beasts crossed the trenches, and the tall beasts stepped across the battlefield with earth-shaking steps. The Astra Militarum rushed up the stairs in front of the gate and ran to the platform above. There, the guards of the Astra Militarum still began to fight back, and the dense rain of bullets did their best to block the flooding beasts.

The survivors rushed up the stairs. After the lieutenant stepped on the first step, he turned around and shot a knife worm, but the digging python rushed up at a very fast speed and knocked the lieutenant over. He fell to the ground and looked at the monster standing tall in front of him. It still raised the butcher knife in its hand and was about to harvest another life, but the lieutenant was not afraid at all.

He pulled out the grenade from his chest and grabbed the fuse, "For the Emperor!" he shouted, but when he opened the fuse, a huge figure fell from the air and instantly crushed the python's head, and the flesh and blood were instantly The spray was sprayed everywhere around him, and the iron feet stepping on his flesh and blood also took the first step.

The tall black giant held a bolt gun and opened fire at the charging Tyranid creatures one by one. The explosive bombs killed these nightmares. The three giants around them also fell together. They blocked the charging Tyranid frenzy at the first moment. .

Chain axes and standing swords flashed among the flesh, and severed limbs and fragments of flesh and blood were scattered everywhere. The lieutenant looked up and watched three Thunderhawks roaring past. They used explosive bombs to kill the Tyranids in the entire street. Monster, blood mist spread instantly.

Two more giants fell from the Thunder Eagles whizzing past the sky. They were two behemoths that were much larger than the surrounding giants. The veteran wearing Terminator power armor landed with a crash, and the moment he landed, he began to The killing spree began, the storm bolters roaring in unison after a brief silence.

The double-barreled bolters slaughtered and harvested lives. The Tyranid creatures that surged from the ruins of the streets were almost immediately beaten into a bloody mist. More Space Marines of the Ultramarines Chapter fell from the sky. The moment they landed, In a moment, the formation was deployed, and the bolt gun roared in the hand.

Some Space Marines landed directly in the center of the Tyranid herd. They immediately sprayed destructive flames back to back around them, and countless Tyranid creatures were beaten into broken biomass remains.

The tall Tyranid behemoth knocked down a building, crushed the remains of a tank, and roared angrily. It rushed ahead and rushed towards the Space Marines blocking the herd.

But just as the behemoth rushed head-on from the street, smashing into the surrounding buildings and sending rubbles flying, a Thunderhawk flew over his head, and a blue figure fell from its landing deck and stepped on it. on the back of the neck.

The bright red shirt fluttered in the wind, and the power sword flashing with energy lightning swung down. The back of the monster's neck was neatly cut with a large opening. The monster roared and hit a solid building on the side, but it There is no death.

The Space Marine on its back pulled out the Masterwork Bolter from his belt and fired violently at the wound. The bomb blasted the wound deeper and deeper into its body. The Space Marine fired a melta grenade. It was inserted into the wound, even as the giant beast screamed and fell further and further.

He fell to the ground amidst the exploding fire. His scarlet cloak danced with the sharp blade. Several Tyranid beasts were killed instantly. A powerful warrior wearing a centurion war helmet was among the Tyranid beasts. As if entering an uninhabited land, he single-handedly interrupted the charge of the entire beast herd.

A roar caught his attention. He pulled out his sharp blade and looked in that direction. Standing on top of the ruins was a Tyranid warrior. It held a long bone knife in its hand and looked at the champion with its bloody mouth open. warrior.

The Tyranid beasts jumped down from the ruins and rushed towards them, but the centurion showed no fear. He rushed towards the Tyranid warriors and the two sides fought hand to hand.

The Tyranid warrior waved the bone sword in his hand and struck continuously, but was blocked by the centurion. The champion warrior raised his power sword to block the Tyranid warrior and hit him head-on. Most people would have been hit by such an attack. Bones and flesh shattered, but he would not, he was an Astartes, the deadly weapon forged by the Emperor, his Angel of Death!

The champion warrior released his arm and pulled out his bolter with one hand, aiming at the Tyranid warrior and firing. The giant beast screamed and leaned back. This provided a lightning-fast opportunity, and the centurion did not miss it.

The centurion wearing a cockscomb helmet spun around, and the cold light of the power sword flashed across the air in front of him. When the blade stopped, the Tyranid warrior's head fell to the ground, and his huge body fell to the ground.

The centurion calmly put away his sword, and the Tyranid knife bugs and gun bugs that lost the command of the node creatures around him began to disperse across the ruins. They fled into the shadows of the ruins and disappeared without a trace.

"Captain Mikael." The Space Marines came over, and the captain turned to look at his brothers and nodded in salute.

"Good swordsmanship. I have long heard that all the emperor's champions are extraordinary in skill. Now I see it is indeed true." Lancelot said eagerly, and he shook away the blood from the knight's sword in his hand.

Mikael waved his iron hand in front of him, and he looked at the completely collapsed building aside. From here, he could see a massive swarm of Tyranids attacking the empire's defense line. The entire horizon was full of swarms of worms. A large army.

"We must find the Tyranid commander and behead him, so as to provide time for the imperial army to reorganize." Mikael said, "Agreed."

Vito's voice came from everyone's communicators. Captain Mikael tilted his head slightly in surprise, "Judge, how is the situation in the city?" "It's not good, but I can still persist, in front of you. The Tyranid Tyrant is about two kilometers away, kill it."

"How did you know it was there?" Ragnar asked in surprise. "Does it matter?" "No, I don't think so." "Very well, go kill it."

Vito's voice hung up, and everyone looked at each other. Then Mikael turned around and looked at the road ahead, "The Inquisitor is as reliable as ever. He also accurately predicted the enemy commander in Ultramar. Location, because of this, we can defend the Arctic Fortress.”

The Emperor's Champion drew his sword and pointed it toward the sky, "Brothers! Mortal soldiers! In the name of the Emperor, walk with me!"

"March for Ultramar!"