Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 330

"Vampire"

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The ten regiments of the "Mordian Iron Guard" deployed on the main battle line.

The Belik Battle Tank has an all-black hull, with bright red and white paint on the turret.

The Mordian, living in perpetual night, preferred to use bright colors for their military uniforms and vehicles.

The engines of the Bellerophon Battle Tank roared as it advanced across the ground, which had been blasted into darkness by the rails.

The artillerymen operated their Battle Cannon, raining shells down on the slave army several kilometers ahead of the front line.

The Rangdan Overlord roared in fury, the hidden fortress unveiled its disguise, and miniaturized Shadow Blaster launched their attack.

Radioactive electromagnetic waves struck several black combat tanks, leaving dark shadows on the cratered ground.

The terrifying scene did not frighten the Mordian, who possessed an iron will; the tanks continued to advance steadily.

The 1st to 10th Regiments of the "Mordian Iron Guard" are the main force regiments, with more sophisticated weapon systems mounted on both sides of the Bellerophon Battle Tank.

The first to fifth plasma cannons roared in unison, their destructive beams striking the fortress's energy shield.

The explosion of energy collision resounded, and the combat tanks of the sixth to Tenth Company followed up, with two additional Multi-melta launching an attack.

A blazing beam of light, almost invisible to ordinary people, shot towards the Steel Fortress.

The steel melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into Distortion, viscous substance.

Then came the human slaves driven by the Neural Collar, whose bodies turned to ashes, freeing them from their tragic fate of enslavement in death.

Inside the Vostonian Rhino command vehicle, Bukayo House Arshavin was surrounded by video screens. After reviewing the overall situation, he thought to himself.

The Mordian performed even better than I expected, not only defeating a small number of the Slave Army led by the Overlord, but also beginning to dismantle the fortresses one by one.

If the Rangdan Xenos don't want the war situation to deteriorate rapidly, they will likely launch a full-scale counter-offensive.

Just as Bukayo had predicted, more Rangdan slaves emerged from the caves.

The rat-headed Rangdan Overlord, with a hunched body nearly three meters tall, led a large number of Rangdan Warrior in a counterattack.

Rangdan Overlord opened his mouth wide, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth, and let out a piercing scream aimed at a Belik Battle Tank.

The Psychic Shockwave penetrated the steel body and echoed within the vehicle.

The members of the Mordian Iron Guard crew, their faces contorted in Affliction, did not cease their work, launching an attack on the Slave Army amidst piercing sirens.

A few seconds later, the person in charge of the Multi-melta on the right side of the vehicle abandoned his duty first and covered his ears with his hands.

But the action had no effect; the piercing scream still echoed in his mind.

Rangdan Overlord clenched his fist, and the two Bellerophon Battle Tank simultaneously turned their guns and launched an attack on the friendly tanks next to them.

Inside the Vostonian Rhino command vehicle, the Dark Lord witnessed a large number of Rangdan Psyker appear and launch an attack on the "Mordian Iron Guard" lines.

Their powerful and eerie Psionic Energy instantly caused the loss of more than forty Bellerophon Battle Tank, creating a gap in the battle line.

They cunningly hid among the slave army, and the scattered firepower posed no threat to them.

"Attack!"

"Calling for the Void Walker!"

The Astartes armored vehicles and Titan, poised for action, simultaneously started their engines and sped forward.

The Warlord-class Titan, Heart of Dreadnought, strode forward and was the first to arrive at the battlefield.

The Titan Machine Spirit roared in fury, its machine guns locking onto the Rangdan Overlord.

Boom boom boom!

Rangdan Overlord's personal energy shield was torn apart. He raised his right claw to create a Force Shield, and pushed hard with his left claw.

The Telekinesis struck the Void Shield directly, and the machine guns rattled loudly.

The Overlord's Telekinesis shattered the Void Shield of the Warlord-class Titan first, and an invisible giant hand slammed onto the Heart of Dreadnought.

The Heart of Dreadnought's Machine Spirit roared in fury, its arm cannons still locked tightly on the Rangdan Overlord, and a dense barrage of bullets slammed into the Force Shield.

Bang bang bang!

Amidst a series of explosions, the shells shattered the invisible Psionic Energy shield.

With a piercing scream, the Overlord's body was torn to shreds.

The Void Walker Titan Legions appeared on the most dangerous battlefield, while the Third Legion's Shadow of Order was also locked in fierce combat with the Rangdan army.

Chief Apothecary Mikel moved through the lines of the Third Legion, fulfilling his battlefield medical duties.

Unlike most legions that use white paint, the Apothecary of the "Shadow of Order" wear black paint.

Like other Legion Apothecary, they used a variant of the Supreme Helix on their right shoulder, with outstretched black wings.

Since becoming a "Vampire," Mikel has come to dislike the white armor worn by his fellow vampires; the light it casts always makes him uncomfortable.

The illusory "Dark Wings" behind the "Vampire" grant him speed far exceeding that of any Shadow of Order.

He would leap up briefly and then fall down, swiftly traversing the battlefield.

The "Vampire's" nose twitched, accurately discerning the scent of his comrades' blood from among the Rangdan Xenos, Tech-priest, ordinary humans, and Shadow of Order on the battlefield.

He swept over the heads of both sides in the battle. On the ground, fifteen Thunderwolf and forty-one Catachan Wolf ran swiftly, avoiding the large number of enemies.

A Rat-Headed Overlord raised his staff, and a pillar of fire shot straight into the sky, crashing into Mikel.

The Vampire's black, illusory wings flapped as he swiftly descended.

His left hand had no gauntlet; instead, it was sculpted from the carapace of the Catachan Devil into a flexible, retractable glove.

The glove has a gap at the front so that his hand can pop out.

The "Vampire's" fingernails grew out an extra length, covered with mysterious symbols and patterns.

The "Corrosion Claw" suddenly shot out and grabbed Rangdan Overlord's personal energy shield.

Its powerful Corrosion force instantly created a crack.

The "Vampire" swiftly swung its claws, instantly creating cracks in its personal energy shield.

With a thought from the "Beast Tamer," the wolf pack pounced on Rangdan Overlord.

Rangdan Overlord raised his hand and unleashed a raging inferno, engulfing Catachan Wolf.

But it still charged toward the Xenos, crashing into the Overlord's newly erected Flame Shield due to inertia.

The wolf pack launched an orderly attack from all directions, their sharp claws tearing open cracks in the ground.

Teeth tore and ripped off large chunks of flesh.

The Overlord screamed in fury, unleashing flames that killed the hungry wolves one after another.

But the wolf was extremely agile, and his fire attack couldn't hit both of them at the same time.

For every wolf he killed, he would be attacked by several, or even a dozen, hungry wolves.

The wolves are also very resilient; even after crashing into a sea of fire, they don't die immediately, but are always left with wounds.

Thump!

Rangdan Overlord, died unwillingly in the attack of the wolf pack.

The wolf pack lost one Thunderwolf and twelve Catachan Wolf, and the rest were all wounded.

The wolves howled as they chased after the "Beast Tamer," while the Chief Apothecary began treating the Shadow of Order.

The Chief Apothecary knelt beside the Shadow of Order, scanning his fallen brother with Medical Bio-Scanner from the anesthetic device mounted on his arm, while Scalpel Appendage on his back moved rapidly over his body.

A moment later, the "Apothecary" helped his comrade up and took out a bottle of green potion.

The potion was prepared by the "Apothecary" using plants from Catachan. It could temporarily boost the spirits of the wounded and temporarily Paralysis their bodies, allowing them to continue fighting.

The Vampire smelled blood again, and following the scent, he saw the corpse of Shadow of Order lying in a pool of blood.

Rangdan Overlord curiously rummaged through it with his claws.

The Chief Apothecary immediately rushed towards the Overlord; retrieving the Gene-seed was another important responsibility of his on the battlefield.

The "Vampire" raised his left arm, and the shadow returned to the body of the Rangdan Overlord, solidifying into an illusory yet solid pitch-black shackle.

Rangdan Overlord, suddenly stopped moving; the "Abyssal Shackles" restricted his movement, rendering him immobile.

Mikel's Brainy Cat raised its paw, its Telekinesis striking directly at his personal energy shield.

With a bang, the personal energy shield shattered, and the howling wolf pack pounced on Rangdan Overlord.

The Chief Apothecary's appendage-switching Surgical Saw through the corpse of the Shadow of Order, retrieving the Gene-seed.

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