Chapter 419 Infiltration

The fleet of the Astartes Legion gathered in the void on one side of the Zheras Space Station. Here, they did not have to face the concentrated firepower of the entire Forge World, so they could slightly narrow the firepower gap between the two sides. Then the battleships and fortresses began to shoot at each other.

The dark void was lit up by the spears of light, the golden light intertwined, and the macro cannon shells exploded on the void shield, creating circles of shining ripples. The torpedoes shuttled through the void, and then were exploded by the close defense guns when they were about to approach the fortress and the fleet, turning into balls of fire.

This is space siege warfare.

Dull, boring, time consuming.

The advantage of a naval fleet is its speed and flexibility, and it often does not have a firepower advantage when facing an entire planet. In the famous Gothic War, also known as the 12th Black Crusade, one of Abaddon's mistakes was to let his squadron fight against the planet's defense system, which greatly delayed the opportunity to fight.

The Warhorse strike cruiser shut down its void shield, reduced its engine output, quietly circled the star, came to the back of the gas planet, then spit out a shuttle, sank to the surface of the gas planet to collect data, and then returned to the battleship.

The cyclone storm on the surface of Zheras, the "brown patch" was slowly rotating away, the howling and raging gale weakened slightly, and the giant gas pipelines under the Zheras space station stretched and dropped again, slowly inserted into the surface of the planet.

The Warhorse opened the hangar door, and ten jet motorcycles flew out, carrying fully armed Iron Pagoda Terminators. This string of small black dots dived downward and quickly disappeared in the long-lasting cloud storm on the surface of the gas planet.

…

"Boom boom boom knock da da da da..."

The noise completely overwhelmed Qiao Shida's hearing.

The line of sight was also very poor, with visibility barely reaching three or four meters. Everywhere he looked was a large gray area. Fragments of meteorites whizzed past him like bullets, hitting the front of the jet motorcycle and the outer shell of the power armor, making a dense and harsh "ding-dang-dang" sound.

The jet motorcycle tactical team tried hard to maintain a compact and dense arrow formation, floating and sinking in the foggy deep sea, because as long as the distance was slightly increased, the communication link between them would be cut off, and they would be completely lost.

Qiao Shida carefully controlled the altitude, and the tactical team always maintained in the shallow atmosphere of Zhelas, so as not to be detected by enemies in orbit due to flying out of the surface of the planet, nor to sink too deep into the interior of the gaseous planet and be swept into the storm abyss.

"Switch formation and line up!"

Joe Star yelled.

I don't know how much of his voice still echoes in the communication channel filled with noisy static noise.

Fortunately, the entire tactical team heard it.

The arrow formation turned into a long snake formation.

Everyone followed Qiao Shida.

Qiao Shida activated the iron halo above his head.

The meteorite fragments that were attacking him were immediately repelled by the invisible force field and flew towards Qiao Shida. The tactical team formed a spear, with the first company captain at the front being the spear tip, piercing through the diffuse clouds and splitting the sweeping gale.

The magnetic field generated by the rotation of the planet and the year-round whirlwinds lead to large-scale lightning and magnetic storms in the gas on the surface of the planet. Ionized sparks crackle, thunderclouds spread everywhere, and from time to time a thick lightning with a diameter of tens of meters passes by, which is thrilling.

"Bang!"

A blinding white light suddenly appeared before my eyes.

A jet bike was struck by lightning.

"Mangtuo Guhun..."

Qiao Shida only shouted half of his words.

The jet motorcycle, along with the Iron Pagoda Terminator on it, rolled and disappeared into the depths of the clouds. At the same time, a rune light spot in the eyepiece's field of view also dimmed.

"Fuck..."

Qiao Shida cursed in his heart.

I can only continue to focus on controlling the motorcycle.

But then Qiao Shida discovered that thunderstorms are not without some benefits. At least the lightning that flashes from time to time penetrates the clouds and illuminates the surroundings, allowing them to constantly use the lightning to correct their direction and not deviate from their target.

Just thought of this.

A huge black shadow rolled towards them.

"Be careful of meteorites!"

Qiao Shida shouted. He twisted the handlebars with both hands, and the jet motorcycle turned instantly, narrowly avoiding the sudden giant meteorite. The riders behind him changed directions in all directions to avoid the meteorite.

Then they converged into a straight line again.

"They are better drivers than me..."

Look at the row of light dots in the eyepiece field of view.

Qiao Shida thought to himself.

The Cyan Mountain Heavy Power Armor is just like all other tactical dreadnought armors. As the wearer, Joe Star cannot turn his head to look behind him, and even his left and right vision is very narrow. However, the various detectors, sensors and scanners built into the armor can also help him perceive the surrounding environment.

At first, Qiao Shida was worried that he would gradually lose his way in the clouds, even though there was lightning illuminating the way ahead. But he soon realized that he was worrying too much.

Looking at the Zheras Space Station from the bridge, the gas pipelines looked like strands of drooping roots in the auspicious view. When the tactical team approached, they saw that the gas pipelines were black towering pillars that stretched as far as the eye could see. They were as thick as a high-rise building and were made up of metal rings like millipedes.

The closer you get to the pipe, the thinner the cloud becomes.

The tactical team's vision gradually broadened.

At the end of the gas pipeline is a huge cloud mining equipment. The exhaust blower and meteorite crusher are running with a roar, and the serrated steel mouth opens and closes, making a regular "pop" sound. The negative air pressure sucks the turbid clouds rich in minerals into the pipeline, and larger ores will be cut and crushed.

Time indicator above the field of vision: It took eight hours. We successfully reached the target location with only one person lost.

"Spread out in pairs."

Joestar ordered.

The tactical team quickly dispersed, each looking for a gas pipeline. Since an Iron Pagoda Terminator had been sacrificed before, Qiao Shida was alone as a group, approaching the gas pipeline in front of him. He ignored the cloud mining equipment that was in operation, but went directly to the side wall of the pipeline, controlled the jet motorcycle to hover in the air, and Qiao Shida picked up the double-barreled hot melt gun.

"boom!"

The strange blue molten flame cut through the thick side wall of the metal pipe. Qiao Shida drew a circle with the hot-melt gun. The edge of the pipe wall was twisted and red, and the negative pressure inside the pipe sucked it all in, and it floated rapidly upwards.

Qiao Shida abandoned the jet motorcycle as planned and jumped into the breach. He was instantly sucked away by the huge suction force and disappeared into the pipe. An unparalleled force lifted the Moon Wolf Warrior up quickly. The surroundings were pitch black, with only the sound of the airflow, accompanied by a lot of gravel and dust flying into the sky.

Several other groups of Iron Pagoda Terminators followed suit, using hot-melt weapons to break through the pipe walls, and then entered the gas pipeline one by one, their figures quickly disappearing inside the pipeline.

Unlike other chapters that usually only had a few tactical dreadnought armors as treasures, which were often worn by the chapter leader himself, the Iron Pagoda Chapter had a 50-man Terminator force, but only sent a tactical squad.

Fu Qinghai was not sure whether this infiltration plan would work. What if there was a monitoring device at the end of the pipeline? What if the inside of the pipeline was impassable? What if... There were too many uncertainties. He just tried to find loopholes in the enemy's defense with a "give it a try" mentality.

So far, everything seems to be going well.

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Inside the Geras Space Station.

The huge and complex foundry is operating day after day, extracting gases, sorting and processing, purifying and smelting. This is the key to the survival of the foundry world.

The tactical team cut open the side wall of the pipeline, causing the entrance of the gas pipeline to expand in disguise, which then caused the internal pressure of the pipeline to decrease. This data change was quickly fed back to the foundry. The mechanical servants who were always monitoring the production process immediately sounded the alarm, and several technical priests came over to check.

"What's going on?"

"I have no idea."

No one was talking at the scene. The three oil men in black robes were communicating using binary code. The gas pipeline and cloud mining equipment had been operating normally for hundreds of years. Even if they had just encountered a cyclone storm, there shouldn't be any malfunctions. Now there was a fierce battle overhead. After a silent exchange of words, the three technical priests decided to open the pipeline outlet to have a look for the sake of caution.

"A total of five pipelines had abnormal air pressure."

"It's all concentrated in this area."

"Open this pipe outlet."

Without any orders, the technical priest directly took over the control of the mechanical servants. One work section stopped operating, and the roaring noise that filled the entire factory space weakened slightly. The technical priest came to the connection between the gas pipeline and the space station.

"It looks like there's some large foreign object inside the pipe."

"Did it suck in a large piece of meteorite?"

Some code-level whispering.

…

Qiao Shida, who was being lifted up by the suction of air pressure, suddenly felt that he had stopped. However, since he was now in space and free from the pull of gravity, he did not fall directly, but was suspended in mid-air with the surrounding turbid air.

Then, a light appeared above his head.

Slowly illuminating the pitch-black pipe space.

Qiao Shida looked up.

The three oil men looked down.

!!!

"Close the door! Close the door!"

"Activate the reverse valve and spit him out!"

The oil man screamed and was in a panic.

"It's too late..."

The Moon Wolf veteran's lips curled up into a cruel smile.

"Activate the teleporter."

Qiao Shida muttered to himself.

The Moon Wolf Warrior was suspended in mid-air, more than fifty meters away from the exit above his head, and the gate was closing quickly...

A flash of white light.

The figure in the pipe disappeared, and a giant in black-gold armor instantly appeared above the three technical priests. He was captured again by the artificial gravity of the Zhelas Space Station. The Space Marine fell to the ground with a bang, and his heavy and huge iron boots crushed a pile of parts.

"010001101010..."

A chaotic scream of binary code.

"Meet the Emperor's wrath, traitor!"

Qiao Shida grinned grimly, his deep voice rang out through the loudspeaker, and then he pulled the trigger brazenly.

"Boom boom boom..."

The three black-robed technical priests were torn to pieces by the heavy bombs in an instant, turning into flying metal parts and bloody scraps. After killing the oil man, Qiao Shida looked around, turned on the communication channel, and said in a deep voice:

"I have successfully arrived at the Zheras Space Station. Hook Squad, all groups report to me."

"On your right, sir."

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

With a few explosions, blue molten flames rushed out of the steel gate, and several groups of Iron Pagoda Terminators appeared from the gas pipeline. They did not need to activate short-distance transmission, and could use molten weapons to break through the exit grille.

"I am in position, sir."

"Arrived safely, sir."

"very good."

Qiao Shida nodded:

"Everyone, move closer to me. Prioritize finding the void shield generator at the Zheras Space Station... sizzle!"

Before he finished speaking, his voice was quickly interrupted by a noisy and harsh static noise. After the static noise continued for a while, a hoarse and sharp unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded in the tactical team's communication channel:

"The running dogs of the false emperor, the scum who betrayed the faith of the God of All Machines, I see you! Prepare to welcome..."

"Crack!"

"Turn off the communication channel."

Qiao Shida said calmly:

"Use the megaphone to communicate."

"It's closed, sir."

The Iron Pagoda Terminators spoke out one after another.

The communication channel has been hacked by the enemy.

Given the technological level of the Dark Mechanicus, this was almost inevitable and not worth making a fuss about.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sounds of gates closing were heard one after another.

Qiao Shida turned his head and saw that all the passage gates around the foundry were automatically closed, and made "click" and "click" sounds as they were locked.

The Moon Wolf Warrior's mind moved, and the conversion beam weapon on his right shoulder automatically aimed at a gate. A dazzling white beam shot out, and a series of flames erupted on the surface of the steel gate. As the conversion beam continued to output, it quickly drew a circle.

"Bang!"

Qiao Shida kicked the cabin door open.

"Follow me."

…

Qiao Shida led the tactical team into a wide passage. The hatch at the end of the passage opened, and five hunchbacked intelligent robots filed out of the hatch.

They each held a multi-barreled rotating cannon in their hands, with a hook-shaped power blade under the muzzle and arcs of disintegration force fields flashing. There was also a particle lightning cannon above their heads, which should be some unknown and forbidden weapon of the Mechanicus.

A predatory intelligent robot.

The sound of "buzzing" engines rotating was heard, and a group of flying intelligent mechas that looked like mechanical flies flew out from behind the hatch. They used several sets of turbofans to stay in the air. In the middle of two mechanical tentacles was an Arc Blaster, the arc weapon of the Mechanicus, and there were two Catastrophic Missile Launchers on the side.

Vulture-type intelligent robot.

Also translated as Voltarax Intelligent Control Robot.

The intelligent control army has indeed arrived.

Qiao Shida knew that this would be a fierce battle.

"Activate the shield system."

Qiao Shida said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the Iron Pagoda Terminators activated the atomic shield generators on their shoulders. As soon as the defensive force field appeared, thick electric arcs and dense bullets followed and bombarded the transparent shield.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Qiao Shida was not to be outdone. The whirlwind missile launcher above his head and the two cubic twin missile compartments fired all the armor-piercing missiles and out-of-control missiles in one breath.

In the missile nest of the Blue Mountains, Fu Qinghai deployed missiles targeting intelligent control robots in advance.

Armor-piercing missiles are equipped with shaped charges with huge energy but low explosive power. They are usually used against armored vehicles or heavy infantry, and can also be used to attack intelligent robot soldiers.

The Out-of-Control Missile is a special support missile used by the Titan Corps. When it explodes, it will produce extremely strong static disturbances and electromagnetic pulses (EMP), destroying the target's electronic systems. This weapon is particularly deadly against other Titans because it will damage the Titan's Mental Impulse Unit (MIU), which is simply a waste of talent to use to attack the circuits in the body of an intelligent robot.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!"

The smoke from the explosion has not yet completely dissipated.

The Iron Pagoda Terminator holding a power lance has already rushed out with the etheric breath flashing when it is teleported.

…

After dealing with this mixed formation of intelligent robot soldiers with great difficulty, the Iron Pagoda Terminator sacrificed another person.

There was no time to be sad, and no time to recover the gene seeds. Qiao Shida led the remaining team members and ran quickly in a long and narrow passage. There were transparent windows on the side of the passage. Looking out through the windows, he could clearly see that he was currently in the upper area of ​​the Zhelas Space Station.

The dark expanse of space serves as the background.

The endless orbital station, with crisscrossing passages of different sizes, was paved with track plates in the middle. There were also densely packed close-in defense guns and rapid-fire guns, which were constantly turning and aiming, continuously firing at the torpedoes in the sky. Rows of macro gun turrets shrank one after another, spitting out giant shells the size of cars. The light spear array had cooled down, and the golden beam of light pierced the void, making people close their eyes and unable to bear to look directly at it, but a few spots of light still remained in their retinas.

The bombardment in space continues.

Qiao Shida felt that his mission was of great importance.

The front hatch opened.

A large group of Skitarii Vanguards and Skitarii Rangers, led by a Skitarii Alpha, poured into the passage without any shouting. Soon, under the command of Captain Alpha, they silently and quickly formed three rows of firing formations, aiming their galvanic rifles and arc rifles at Qiao Shida and the tactical team behind him.

Skitarii Alpha, with a metal mask and an expressionless face, raised the high-frequency vibration knife in his hand.

"Da-da-da! Zi-zi-zi!"

Radiation bullets and tiny arcs of electricity were coming towards us.

It hit the shield and made a crackling sound.

"snort!"

Qiao Shida sneered and said in a low voice:

"Magnetic shoes!"

There was a "sizzling" sound and an arc of electricity flashed at the feet. The Iron Pagoda Terminators activated their magnetic shoes one after another, firmly attaching themselves to the metal deck while holding their weapons tightly.

Qiao Shida raised the melta cannon, but aimed it not at the group of Crusaders, but at the bulkhead next to it.

"boom!"

The blue molten flame gushed out violently, burning a big hole in the not-so-thick cabin wall in an instant. A huge negative pressure was instantly formed, and the air in the cabin began to be sucked out with a "whoosh". The soldiers of the Skitarii were no longer silent, and they screamed one after another, and were sucked into the space by the huge hole.

"Snap! Snap!" "Snap! Snap!"

The magnetic shoes lock with every step.

Qiao Shida led the tactical team through the hole.

Turned his head and took a look.

Outside the passage, a large group of Crusaders were floating in the void in a disorderly manner, surrounded by various weapons. A layer of frost was slowly forming on the exposed skin around their necks. The lack of oxygen and low temperature in outer space had taken their lives.

With just one shot, the traitors were killed.

Qiao Shida withdrew his gaze and continued moving forward.

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The Honourable, bridge.

A fierce battle was taking place outside the porthole.

Fu Qinghai sat in the captain's chair, without looking at the battle scene outside the window, nor paying attention to the information on the screens around him. He rested his cheek in boredom, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table, like an idle outsider.

At this moment, Eugene suddenly shouted:

"Khan, new situation!"

"Oh? What's going on?"

Fu Qinghai immediately raised his head and asked.

"The void shield of an orbital station suddenly failed. Look, it's right there."

Eugene said excitedly.

Fu Qinghai looked in the direction of Eugene's finger. In the picture displayed on the screen, the void shield of an orbital station of the Zhelas Space Station suddenly went out. It didn't look like a simple short-term overload, but a complete extinction.

The light spears and macro cannons that followed immediately landed on top of the orbital station in an instant, and all orbital defense facilities instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire. Both the close-in defense weapon system and the light spears and macro cannons were twisted and disappeared in the raging flames.

The breakthrough...is opened!

Fu Qinghai was overjoyed and immediately ordered:

"Tell the other battle group fleets to stop shooting immediately, stop shooting at that area!"

Don't destroy my tactical team.

On the screen of the communication array, half-body holographic projections of all the chapter leaders appeared one by one. Nasir Amit, the chapter leader of the Flesh Tearers, asked impatiently:

"What happened? Was the infiltration successful?"

"I think so."

Fu Qinghai nodded:

"So now..."

Several chapter leaders looked at each other and said,

"Prepare for landing!"

The holographic projections disappeared one by one.

Outside the armored portholes, all of a sudden, all kinds of boarding torpedoes, Thunderhawk gunboats, orbital drop pods, Fist assault boats, Shark assault boats... all flew towards that area.

The area that has no ability to fight back.

The Space Marines' battle barges and strike cruisers opened their respective hangars one after another, and the drop pod launch ports and torpedo tubes spit out various landing vehicles one after another.

Fu Qinghai stood up from the captain's chair and strode down the marble steps beside the bridge, saying as he walked:

"All Space Marines, follow me to the transporter deck."

"Yes, Khan!"

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