Chapter 866: The Fall of the Atreides Family!
The Emperor lent his elite Saduka Legion to the Harkonnen family, and his purpose was obvious:
To completely eliminate the Atreides family, a major threat, and take this opportunity to curb the growing power of the Harkonnen family.
In front of this powerful demigod army, the members of the Atreides family were like a group of pigs, allowing the Saduka Space Marines to slaughter them.
Although the Atreides family also had its own Space Marines, they were far inferior to the Saduka Legion in terms of the cruelty of training, the advanced performance of equipment, and the number of people.
As soon as the two sides clashed, the warriors of the Atreides family retreated step by step, with heavy casualties.
Compared with the Saduka Space Marines who were fully supported by the Mechanicum, the equipment owned by the Atreides family was simply a small witch compared to the big witch.
Their attacks were almost useless to the Saduka warriors, and every counterattack of the opponent could cause fatal damage.
Blood dyed the land red, wailing echoed through the night sky, and this battle with a huge disparity in strength seemed destined to end with the destruction of the Atreides family...
Although Duke Reto himself was not a soft-hearted person, he was really good to his own people.
So, facing the Space Marine transformation surgery with only a one in ten thousand chance of success, he simply could not send a large number of his soldiers to die.
Therefore, the number of Space Marines in the Atreides family was extremely limited, and only 1,000 people had been accumulated over the years.
However, on the other hand, whether it was the Saduka Legion or the Harkonnen Legion, as long as the soldiers passed the faith assessment, they would accept the Space Marine transformation surgery without hesitation, and the number was several times that of the Atreides family.
This time, Shaddam IV sent two battalions of Space Marines to participate in the battle at once.
In addition, there were also a large number of Space Marines from the Harkonnen family who joined the battle together.
The difference in strength between the two sides was staggering. Tens of thousands of modified and fully armed Space Marines rushed towards the only 1,000 Space Marines of the Atreides family like a tide.
From the beginning of this battle, the outcome seemed to be determined.
The Atreides family was almost completely in a passive situation, and it can be said that they were ruthlessly crushed unilaterally.
The ratio of casualties on both sides was as high as an astonishing 200 to 1!
The Atreides side, which was attacked suddenly without any preparation, suffered heavy casualties at this moment.
They could only retreat continuously and were forced into the castle step by step.
But the enemy had no mercy at all and pressed forward step by step. A brutal massacre kicked off...
You know, the emperor secretly sent troops to attack the Atreides family, and no news of it must be leaked to the outside world.
Once the news leaked out, it would cause an uproar and might even shake the ruling foundation of the entire Corino family. The nobles would stand up and rebel against the emperor.
Therefore, everyone involved in this operation knew the importance of confidentiality and must bury this secret deep in their hearts and never let it see the light of day again.
So, a bloody massacre was taking place in the magnificent castle of the Atreides family.
The space warriors of the Saduka and Harkonnen families quickly shuttled between the rooms and corridors, wielding their weapons ruthlessly.
Whether it was the butler, the servants, or even the dog at home, they could not escape the fate of this killing.
If it weren't for Baron Harkonnen's desire to see his cousin, Duke Atreides, for the last time, even the Duke would have been killed by them.
However, just when everything was going well, suddenly, a burst of extremely angry psychic screams resounded throughout the castle like thunder.
In an instant, the castle shook violently as if it had encountered an earthquake.
"Kala~"
Xiao was sitting at the table leisurely tasting fine wine, when the crystal wine glass in his hand suddenly made a crisp cracking sound, and the originally smooth and flawless wall of the glass was instantly covered with dense cracks.
He frowned, and a hint of sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Finally woke up!"
This powerful spiritual energy came from Xiao's sister Jessica.
At this time, she was furious because her family suffered a catastrophic disaster, and the spiritual energy in her body surged out like a volcanic eruption.
'Dare to take sleeping pills before going to bed, do you really think this is your home? '
Xiao sighed in his heart, and found it difficult to understand the carelessness of his sister and brother-in-law.
They knew that Arrakis was full of dangers, but their defense was so lax.
Perhaps it was because the Atreides family had been too powerful for a long time, so that a kind of arrogance permeated from top to bottom.
The Atreides family had a strong military force, huge wealth and resources, and a rich and comfortable life.
Because of this, they gradually lost their due vigilance and subconsciously thought that they were still in Caladan.
The Harkonnen family and the emperor of the empire did not dare to attack them easily.
But the reality was cruel. It was this arrogance that eventually led to the destruction of the Atreides family.
Harkonnen and the emperor not only took action, but also made a decisive attack to completely wipe out the Atreides family.
As Xiao's identical twin sister, Jessica's blood connection with each other was incredibly close, and this degree of intimacy even surpassed the inheritance of father and son in ordinary families.
The blood tree from the Xiao clan had actually taken root in Jessica's body without her noticing.
However, for a long time, this gentle and timid woman always felt that she did not need to rely on her own abilities, and could completely rely on her husband and son to protect the peace of life.
Because of this, she always gave people the impression of being so weak and helpless.
But things are unpredictable. When her beloved husband was attacked and seriously injured, and her beloved son was missing,
the long-suppressed power in the heart of this once gentle and timid woman finally erupted like a volcano!
In an instant, the violent psychic energy swept across the entire Atreides base like a raging storm.
Jessica's strength was far beyond the cognition of everyone present!
Even these space warriors who were hailed as "demigods" were swallowed by the psychic lightning released when Jessica raised her hand, and turned into charred bones in the blink of an eye.
When she casually waved her arm, it was like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, easily tearing those brave and fearless Space Marines into pieces.
On the battlefield, various weapons used by both sides in the fierce battle collided with each other, emitting countless dazzling sparks.
For a moment, the weapons that were originally powerful lost their effect and became difficult to control.
Only those special weapons that were blessed by the devout prayers of the Mechanicus and had self-awareness could remain safe and sound under this terrifying psychic impact.