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Chapter 246 The Only Remaining Fortress World

In Cadiane, on the fortress world of Vigilantum.

The last two Cadian Infantry Regiments are stationed in the last fortress on the planet.

"Quick! Soldiers! Bring up another box of explosive bombs! Are there any priests alive? The automatic turrets here have stopped working! By the Emperor! If we don't repair these turrets, we won't be able to withstand the next round of attacks!"

"Captain! We're out of ammunition. The two remaining priests are repairing our only two remaining Leman Russes. We only have some laser rifle magazines!"

On the fortress wall, soldiers were lighting a fire and throwing the batteries of their laser rifles directly into the fire to charge them. This crude method was very inefficient, but the energy engine in the fortress had been destroyed long ago and there was no excess energy to charge ammunition and weapons.

The only two remaining regiments were just a few remnants, and all their organizations had been destroyed. Captain Anderson from Cadia was just a squad leader 10 days ago, but ten days later he became a company commander.

The fortress where they were located was once the Zhongsi Academy on this planet.

Anderson looked up at the orbit and could see with the naked eye a large number of warship wreckage. The small shipyard on the orbit was destroyed immediately, and the small number of defense fleets were unable to resist the Chaos attack.

The traitors' fleet is still visible in orbit.

The place where they were was the last stronghold of the empire on the entire planet.

There are also a large number of survivors and refugees gathered in this Zhongsi Academy.

Anderson knew very well why Chaos did not directly launch an orbital attack here. They needed the living people here to perform a sacrificial ritual. Anderson, who had retreated all the way here from other positions, witnessed many atrocities committed by the traitors.

And this is the reason why they can continue to live.

With a sigh, Anderson walked down from his position on the fortress wall and headed towards the final command post.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

Anderson walked straight into the gate. There was not even a guard outside the command post at this time. All those who could move and breathe had been transferred to the front line.

The instructors of Zhongsi Academy and the students who had not yet graduated were also incorporated into the infantry regiment. Some of the Zhongsi students were only eleven or twelve years old.

The refugees also distributed everything that could be used as weapons.

"Captain Ferguson! The soldiers are out of ammunition! The traitors are gathering, and they also have Astartes from the Iron Warriors. I request ammunition and support from the soldiers! Otherwise, we won't be able to stop the enemy's next attack! The northern wall will be lost!"

But in response to Anderson's request, Ferguson simply put down the map in his hand and looked at Anderson.

"Soldiers, we are out of ammunition. I will arrange for the civilians to go to the front. It is better to die in battle than to be tortured by those traitors. This may be our last battle. If you have no ammunition, use daggers and bayonets! I will also go to the front with you.

Kalessus, Kaserpatox, Kasersonan, and Horn Fortress have all lost contact in the past three days. The last communications they sent out were all shouting that Cadia stands firm. Anderson, do you know what this means? Now in the entire galaxy, except for the fortress world of Cadia, we may be the last planet still in the hands of the Empire.

I don't mind dying in battle, that's the fate of the Cadians, and it's Cadia that I'm worried about."

Ferguson couldn't stop worrying.

"Captain, Cadia will not fall. The Empire will not abandon us. Angels from the Phalanx, the Great Guards, and the various Astartes Chapters, you have also heard the communication from Cadia. We are worried about Cadia, and Cadia is also worried about us. He is telling us to hold on!"

However, Ferguson is not as optimistic as Anderson. Vigilantum is not as important as other worlds in Cadia. The reason they can persist until now is not because they are strong enough.

It's because the planet they are on is not a resource planet, the most valuable thing on the planet is Zhongsi Academy.

It is not the main target of attack.

But he couldn't say it out loud and shake the morale of the troops.

A huge explosion sounded at the wall of the academy fortress.

This marks the beginning of the traitors' final attack.

"Give up the city walls. It's meaningless to hold on to the walls without heavy firepower. Get the remaining two Leman Russ ready. Their targets are the Iron Warriors among the enemies!

Fill it with explosives, and if we can take away a few more Chaos Astartes, we'll win!

Let the soldiers retreat to the interior of the fortress, and make every room, every corridor, and every area a position to block the enemy. "

Ferguson issued his last order as the leader, and then he picked up the laser pistol and power sword.

"Let's go, Anderson."

However, when the two men just walked out of the command post, the sound array in the communication system behind them suddenly sounded inexplicably, and both of them couldn't help but look back.

The Astropaths had all died long ago, and Cadia's communications had been completely blocked by Chaos.

There are no other surviving planets in the galaxy. Who can communicate with them at this time, or has chaos invaded their communication system?

"Vigilantum, report your status. Are there any living Imperial soldiers?"

The sudden sound made Ferguson immediately pick up the communication in his hand.

"I am Ferguson, the commander of the 173rd Cadia Infantry Regiment! Vigilantum is still in the hands of the Empire, and we have not been completely conquered! Who are you? Report your identities!"

"There are still people alive? Hold on! Support is here! Send us your identification signals and locations, and don't hurt anyone by mistake."

As Ferguson signaled, communications were lost.

"Captain? Support, did I hear you right?"

"Who on earth is the other party?!"

As they approached the walls, the Chaos Traitors attempted to capture the fortress as quickly as possible, regardless of their own casualties or those of the sacrificial material they were trying to capture.

At this time, the flames of the explosion were clearly visible in the orbit of the planet, and the Chaos fleet was reduced to wreckage in a short while.

And a golden alien warship that had never been seen before was approaching orbit.

"Alien?!"

Just when Ferguson didn't understand the situation, two Gorgons had already leapt above everyone's heads.

Start firing to clear out the Chaos troops that have not yet entered the fortress.

And one airdrop pod after another landed directly towards the fortress.

He had never seen the emblem on the Gorgon before and he recognized it.

But when the airdrop capsule and the azure thunder eagle appeared, he knew the identity of the visitors.

"Ultramarines?! For the Emperor's sake! It's the Astartes of the Ultramarines!"

At this time, Calgar was using the power fists of his arms to smash all the enemies in front of him. The two under-hung explosive bombs on his gloves kept firing, and several Iron Warriors were killed directly.

At this moment he was venting his suppressed anger. He was not present at the first moment when the Primarch was in danger, and now he poured this anger on the Chaos traitors here.

But Ferguson couldn't help rubbing his eyes

The soldiers in combat uniforms could still understand, but what about those Templars and the Tyranid-like creatures that followed.

Since when did the Ultramarines start working with the Aliens?!

The speed of the Templars who started the charge was much faster than that of the Astartes, and they were even more efficient in clearing the enemies than the Astartes.

The alien insects were like a swarm of locusts, and all resistance seemed like a joke in the face of her absolute numbers.