Chapter 455: Another Airborne "Knight"

"Get ready, pilot, notify the hangar, logistics, and ground support for us to make arrangements."

It was Chris who spoke first, breaking the silence on the communication channel.

"Yes, Colonel."

The pilot in the cockpit also responded on the communication line.

"Colonel Thomson." Then, Chris, who was under the helmet, turned his eyes to Jaynes opposite and asked doubtfully:

"You know the current situation in Universe 08 (Halo) better than I do. So who is the 4th Company of the Raven Guard?"

Hearing this, Jaynes thought for a moment before saying: "Our fleet often cooperates with the Space Wolves and Dawn Raider Legion, and has less contact with the Raven Guard.

The impression is that the Raven Guard are relatively taciturn, especially the 1st Company, 2nd Company, and even the Primarch Corax.

However, they are gentle and easy to communicate with. At least they are not as weird as the Space Wolves. But as for the situation of the 4th Company, I don't know much. "

Saying that, Jaynes paused and continued:

"From the intelligence and information I have, the only thing I can confirm is that their fighting style is very tough and they are very good at frontal attacks, which is incompatible with the ordinary Raven Guard.

It is said that a Jiralhanae clan that inherited the Covenant's Dreadnought Fleet was wiped out by them in two Earth days, and even the planet where the Jiralhanae clan was located was burned to the ground. "

"Yeah." After hearing this, Chris nodded thoughtfully:

"In any case, with the support of such a company that is good at frontal assault, the risk of this mission will be greatly reduced.

If Captain Taboros fails to search for useful information or objects in the dungeon, their 4th Fleet can also implement an extermination order against Quicanto to completely eliminate hidden dangers. "

"really."

Jaynes sighed softly, and his expression under the helmet couldn't help but look gloomy.

Although his tone was still calm, the depression in his heart was clearly visible at this time.

The death of his subordinates and the helplessness that followed almost made him breathless.

As a commander, he has long been accustomed to the cruelty of the battlefield and the sacrifices of his men, but seeing the tragic death of his men and the inability to collect and properly bury the corpses still left a heavy burden in his heart.

However, they were very lucky. At least they were able to evacuate the landing zone in time and received timely support from a legion company.

Through the shared vision and various reminders on the helmet screen, Jaynes knew that the transport formation they were on was about to return to the Diana III.

In addition, he could also observe with "the naked eye" that the 4th Raven Company, the Man-Eating Shark Fleet, had arrived at the designated low-Earth orbit one after another.

Then--

Ri~咻——咻——! !

Then, the man-eating shark fleet began to launch a wave of naval gun salvos towards the entrance of the dungeon.

The electromagnetic main gun, high-power plasma secondary gun, and tactical-grade metallic hydrogen missiles continuously cut through the atmosphere, causing countless "flashes" to rise from the surface.

After the naval gun salvo ends, in accordance with conventional tactics, the Man-Eating Shark Fleet will also launch airborne operations on the "ploughed" surface, and officially replace their mixed forces and continue to perform tasks in the underground city.

But the first troops to be dropped this time will no longer be ODSTs and special formations, but Astartes.

Of course, at this moment, Jaynes could no longer observe the orbital airdrop of the Man-eating Shark Fleet through the "naked eye". After all, the transport formations they were riding in had already passed through the plasma valves and returned to the Diana III hangar. .

——

At the same time, the flagship of the Shark Fleet, the Carthage-class aircraft carrier "Scarlet Scar", was in the airdrop dock;

Boom, boom——

A group of company guards equipped with Titanium VII power armor were accompanying their company commander to the designated area.

And under the light, their titanium armor exudes a cold luster.

Each member of the Company Guard has his helmet, shoulder armor, and breastplate decorated with detailed and vicious "shark teeth", highlighting the cold and bloody style of their company.

They also regard these decorations as a symbol of supreme glory and a terrifying death threat to their enemies.

As for the leader of this group of Astartes, it is Captain Tyburos of the Shark Company.

The height of an ordinary Astartes, when equipped with Terminator armor, remains at about two and eight meters. Very few company captains, company champions, and Honor Guards can reach three meters.

However, Tiberos, who is also an Astartes, stands out against all the company guards.

Because in addition to the "exaggerated" and terrifying appearance of Tyburos' Terminator, its height has reached 3.6 meters, which is no less than the physique and height of the Forbidden Army.

After all, the average height of the Forbidden Army is 3.7 meters.

Moreover, the company commander's double arm armor did not have any long-range weapons attached to it, but instead attached a "chainsaw power claw" that was also a little too exaggerated.

The claw blades of these two giant power claws are gathered on the outside of the arm armor, and they are still flashing with cold light. It seems that once they are unfolded and charged, they are enough to tear any enemy into pieces.

In fact, Tiberos has no shortage of long-range firepower.

The terminator's power backpack mechanical arm is equipped with a micro-missile launcher and a three-barreled 1.0cal rotating bolter.

He is equipped for both melee and long-range combat, allowing him to adapt to any battlefield environment.

Next, a hundred company guards entered the standard Astartes airdrop chamber.

However, because of his "exceeding the standard" physical condition, Tiberus could not squeeze into the standard airdrop chamber at all, so he had to take the exclusive single-person airdrop chamber.

At this time, the staff began to conduct the final inspection to ensure that every piece of equipment was in good condition, especially the airtightness of their own protective clothing.

Soon, the lights in the airdrop dock turned from bright to dim.

Beep!

A sharp and piercing reminder sounded, and then the various equipment in the airdrop dock quickly operated and immediately decompressed.

After the decompression step was completed, the air valves at the bottom of all the slides were opened in turn.

And in one of the airdrop chambers;

Tap~Tap~!

With the crisp mechanical sound, six man-eating sharks belonging to the assault platoon used magnetic boots and shoulder armor fixing devices to lock themselves.

These Astartes, "wearing" Titanium IV power armor, quietly waited for the start of the airdrop in the airdrop chamber. No one whispered or made any small movements.

Then, they could vaguely hear the slight sound of the mechanical claws being released.

After that, they fell into silence again.

In fact, the airdrop chambers they were carrying, along with the 2nd and 3rd assault platoons with a total of 500 people, and the company guards of 100 people, had been ejected from the airdrop dock along the magnetic levitation slide.

And they could clearly know everything outside through the HUD display on the helmet screen.

Not long after.

Nearly 10,000 ODSTs also left the fleet one after another, following the 2nd and 3rd assault platoons and the company guards who were the first to carry out the airdrop, and "fell" into the atmosphere of Queconto.

But the area where the ODST landed was outside the entrance of the underground city.

Although the ODSTs belonging to the Legion Company have stronger individual equipment than the ODSTs of the Navy Fleet, they are still "mortal bodies" after all.

With the previous experience of Jaynes and others, and the information provided by Chris, Tiberus naturally chose to let the man-eating sharks, including him, face the highly contagious heretics.

As adults who can enjoy "unique numbers", the Astartes have stronger resistance than the "mortal bodies" of ODST.

And at this stage, the elite companies of the Legion have basically eliminated the titanium tank armor without energy shields.

The relatively "rich" and extremely good at plundering equipment and technology from aliens and traitors, the man-eating shark company, each member's titanium tank armor has an energy shield generator.

Therefore, when facing the tide of heretics, the man-eating sharks can boldly advance into the underground city on the premise of ensuring their own safety.

As for the ODST, they were responsible for fire cover, and also picked up the auxiliary troops who entered the atmosphere on the transport boat, as well as Jaynes, Chris and others who were forced to "work overtime" by Tiberus.

Moreover, not only did the Sharks and ODST "pop out" of the fleet, but there were also two large "disposable" airdrop pods following behind.

The airdrop pod was in the shape of a "rectangle", about 25 meters long and about 6 meters wide.

It only took a few minutes.

Carrying Tiberus and more than 500 Sharks, as well as the rectangular airdrop pods, they turned into fleeting meteors one after another and successfully broke into the atmosphere of Queconto.

And Tiberus's exclusive single-person airdrop pod took the lead and completed the landing first.

However, the landing area at this moment was no longer the "ice and snow" as before.

After the salvo of ship guns, especially the "plow" of the high-power plasma artillery group, the place was filled with thick fog, and the air was humid and the temperature was dull.

The bombardment of the naval guns completely tore the surface of the earth apart. The originally hard ground has now become muddy and slippery like a swamp, which seems to make every step heavy and difficult.

The naked eye's vision has become blurred, and it is almost impossible to see the scene five meters away.

At this time;

Bang~——!

Without waiting for the automatic ejection program to execute, Tiberus kicked open the door of the airdrop warehouse with a dull crash.

Then, his giant figure left the warehouse, and the soil under his feet was instantly stirred up by his heavy steps.

Boom-boom--!

As more and more airdrop warehouses completed the landing one after another, the landing area, which had returned to peace, became more and more chaotic.

The landing of each airdrop warehouse would cause the earth to shake, and the crash noise would rise and fall, and the mud would splash.

The soil and stones were rolled up and soared into the air, intertwined with the fog in the air, forming a thick layer of dust and fog, which obscured the vision even more.

The landing zone was now completely covered by gray fog and a strange atmosphere that even the Astartes would feel.

However, even without the assistance of the helmet screen, the man-eating sharks still had insight into the surrounding movements.

And without the order of Tiberus, the man-eating sharks that rushed out of the airdrop warehouse began to spread rapidly and maintain distance based on tactical teams, advancing towards the red "▼" inverted triangle position marked on the screen.

At the same time, the man-eating sharks with micro-launching chambers on their shoulder armor also released hundreds of disposable drones.

These drones, which looked like metal dragonflies, quickly dispersed over the entire landing zone to help the man-eating sharks better pay attention to the battlefield dynamics.

The marked area is the entrance and exit where the Cerberus, Hunters and Clones were completely wiped out.

However, after being bombarded by the fleet, whether there were cracks on the surface or underground tunnels and passages, they were also "changed beyond recognition."

The previously collected underground network maps are no longer reliable and applicable.

Therefore, Taboros is preparing to lead the man-eating sharks to use the tunnel blasted by the electromagnetic main gun to "directly" reach the underground city about 150 meters below the surface.

According to the fleet's latest intelligence and the analysis of the ship's intelligent AI, the underground city beneath their feet is huge enough to accommodate a population of fifty million.

Moreover, the results of the fleet's scans were also displayed on the abbreviated radar on their helmet screens.

I saw densely packed red signs representing the enemy. They had completed regrouping and were now rushing towards their surface with the help of the tunnel blasted out by the electromagnetic main cannon.

Buzz—!

Suddenly, the roar of an engine, similar to that of a transport plane or a small ship, resounded above the heads of the man-eating sharks.

Just look at two twenty-meter-tall humanoid mechas, using propulsion "backpacks" with folding wings attached to their backs to pass over the landing area at low altitude.

In fact, these two mechas are the "proud works" of the Thousand Sons, namely the knight mechas.

The Raven Guard purchased from the Thousand Sons, and through a "price increase", the Thousand Sons delivered ten Knight mechas in advance.

Two of them were assigned to the Man-Eating Shark Company.

Immediately after getting the Knight Mecha, the Man-Eating Shark decorated it "specially", so the shoulder armor, breastplate and helmet also had the shark and fang decorations of their company.

The driver is played by two veterans of the cannibal shark, using the consciousness transmission system for remote control.

As for weapons——

The two knight mechas are armed with 80mm caliber Gauss "rifle" cannons, and a 140mm caliber plasma cannon is mounted on the left shoulder.

In addition, a large power sword about ten meters in length is stored on the left side of each power backpack.

Within a moment, the two knight mechas with magnetic levitation engines and propulsion backpacks flew over the designated area first.

Looking down from the driver's perspective, you can see that the electromagnetic main gun has completely destroyed the entire area, and in the center, there is a gap in the tunnel that leads directly to the underground city.

But countless, distorted heresies were surging from bottom to top along the gaps created by the bombardment.

At this time, Taboros's order resounded through the driver's communication channel:

"Full firepower, open the tunnel for us."

"Yes, company commander."

After receiving the order, the two knight mechas immediately maintained a hovering posture and aimed their 80mm caliber Gauss rifle cannons at the gap in the tunnel.

Then, the mechanical index finger pulled the trigger——

TingTing——! ! !

In an instant, the clear, "sweet" sound of dense artillery echoed throughout the entire area.