Hive City Lower Hive Edge, the first line of defense.
Wade stood on the temporary command tower, looking at the mine entrance in the distance that was left as a bait, with a confident smile on his lips.
He personally watched and built the fortifications.
The "Aegis" defense line was spread out 500 meters outside the entrance and exit of the mine. Three-meter-high alloy armor plates were connected end to end. A two-meter-deep anti-infantry trench was dug in front, and the trench was filled with anti-infantry mines.
The crenels and shooting holes of the armor plate were filled with Heavy Bolter and Autocannon.
Behind the defense line, twelve heavy explosive Wolf Spider sentry towers are arranged in a fan shape. Each tower is equipped with a double-mounted Heavy Bolter. Cross fire can cover the entire front.
Further away, the "Saber" weapon platform and the "Bull" armored personnel carrier were already in place. Six Leman Russ Tanks were hidden behind reinforced bunkers, with their main guns aimed at the only exit. Four Sentinel Walkers were lined up in a row, and the ten-meter-high mechanical torso was covered with Missile Launchers.
Wade knocked on the tactical board, which showed a complete defense deployment diagram.
"Except for the main frontal defense line, all the alleyways on the flanks have been blocked with concrete. Houses have been cleared. Steel plates have been welded to the sewer entrances. Twelve groups of lurking sentries have been placed three kilometers outside."
He looked at the projection of Fu Haoran in the communicator and couldn't help but say, "Sir, are you a little too worried? Isn't it just a cult? Even if there are more people - just a little, it is still a mob."
Fu Haoran looked at him silently.
Wade was stared at so hard that he laughed and said, "Okay, okay, you have the final say. Anyway, I will just guard this opening and kill as many as I come."
Projection is off.
Wade turned around and gave an order to the communicator, "Attention all units, blow up other entrances and exits, leaving only this one."
Boom!
There was a dull explosion in the distance, and the elevator shaft, ventilation ducts, and backup passages leading to Underhive were blown down one by one.
Only the entrance and exit of the mine are left, a dark hole gaping open, waiting for prey to take the bait.
"Virus Bomb" has been loaded onto the rail car and is ready to be sent to Underhive at any time.
Of course Wade knows that it is not Virus Bomb. But that is not important. What is important is whether the enemy will come.
The scout's voice came from the communicator, with a hint of trembling. "Colonel----the enemy----the enemy has appeared."
Wade approached Auspex, and the red dots on the screen were densely packed, like an exploding ant nest.
But the next second, he was stunned.
Those red dots didn't come from the mine tunnels.
They emerged from the streets, houses and sewers around the defense line.
In all directions.
The smile on Wade's face solidified instantly.
"Where's the lurking post? Why wasn't there a warning?!"
There was only the sound of sizzling electricity in the communicator.
Twelve groups of lurking sentries have all lost contact.
The first wave of charges began.
Not a hundred, not a thousand, but hundreds of thousands.
Hybrid Acolytes poured out of every alley. Most of them still retained the outline of humans, but their arms had been transformed into sharp bone claws. They were carrying rusty machetes and Autogun in their hands, stepping on the corpses of their companions and rushing forward.
--
Even though half of his body was shattered by a bomb, he still dragged his bleeding intestines forward until he died completely.
"Fire! Fire!" Wade roared into the communicator.
Heavy Bolter roared, and bullets were thrown at the crowd like a heavy rain.
The hundreds of hybrids at the front were instantly beaten to pieces, but those behind stepped on the corpses and continued charging.
Twelve heavy explosive Wolf Spider sentry towers opened fire at the same time, and the crossfire created more than a dozen bloody grooves in the crowd.
The six Leman Russ Tank behind the bunker made a deafening roar. High-explosive bombs landed in the densest place of the insect swarm. Each shot could blast a flesh-and-blood vacuum of more than ten meters wide.
The grenade nests of the four Sentinel Walkers fired a salvo, raining fire down from the sky, and the Space Wolves four-wheel drive vehicle at the front was instantly blown into a fireball.
But it's no use.
The black tide is still coming in a steady stream.
The one in front was blown to pieces, and those behind immediately stepped on the corpses to fill the crater. Even though the entire street was blocked by flesh and blood and steel debris, the charge did not stop for a moment.
The main gun barrel of Leman Russ was red, and the ammunition box was emptying at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But instead of decreasing, the red dots on Auspex are increasing in number.
The shooter standing on the sentry tower had emptied three bullet belts, and his eyes were red. He had clearly killed hundreds of Genestealers that were rushing towards him, but instead of getting thinner, the black tide in front of him was getting denser.
The barrel of the gun was so hot that it blistered on the palm of his hand. He could only grit his teeth and continue shooting, because he knew that as long as he stopped firing for a second, the black tide would rise instantly.
The black tide overflowed the first line of defense and hit the Aegis armor plate.
The alloy plate was banged with a clang, and the soldiers behind the crenels fired wildly. Laser and explosive bombs turned the Genestealers that came up into a honeycomb.
But at this moment, heartbreaking screams suddenly came from the flank of the defense line.
Hundreds of Space Wolves four-wheel drive vehicles rushed out of the alley and rushed against the rock wall.
The heavy machine guns on the vehicle fired out deadly chains of fire, and the Guardsmen guarding the flanks instantly fell to pieces.
The ethnic brother driving the car laughed wildly and turned the steering wheel. The four-wheel drive vehicle slammed into the defense line and destroyed the makeshift barbed wire fence and bunker.
Thousands of hybrids poured in through the gap.
Wade punched the podium and his eyes turned red.
These beasts are not beasts, they have fucking tactics!
Before the aftermath of the first wave of charges dissipated, the interior of the defense line exploded.
The Heavy Bolter position deep inside the fortification suddenly went silent, and the only sound left in the communication channel was the sizzling sound of electricity.
It wasn't that the position was breached, but the communication antenna of the command tower had long been blown apart from the inside.
The veteran guarding the ammunition depot let out a short scream, and then fell silent.
What was even more terrifying was that several veterans who had been fighting side by side for several hours suddenly pulled out their knives and stabbed their comrades beside them.
It's Sanctus.
Genestealer Cult's exclusive assassins, those deeply infected hybrids, can perfectly disguise themselves as humans and launch fatal blows at the most critical nodes.
Their targets are not ordinary soldiers, but communications soldiers, heavy weapons operators, and grassroots officers.
Wade witnessed with his own eyes, a recruit who had just joined the army was so frightened that his hands were shaking and he couldn't hold the gun. The veteran next to him slapped him on the back of the head and shouted, "Why are you shaking! Shoot! If you don't shoot, they will chew you until you have no bones left!"
But as soon as the veteran finished speaking, a Sanctus rushed out from the shadows, and his throat was instantly cut open with a sharp blade.
The new soldier was stunned as he held the veteran's blood.
"Colonel! The right wing can't hold on any longer!"
The cry for help in the communicator was heartbreaking, and more Genestealers poured in through the gap.
The black tide had already overflowed one-third of the defense line, and the Aegis armor plate was knocked topsy-turvy.
Wade kicked open the iron door of the ammunition depot, and his heart sank to the bottom.
The veteran in charge of guarding the warehouse fell in a pool of blood, his throat was cut open by sharp claws, and he had long since lost his breath.
On the wall, a letter - G was crookedly written in the blood of veterans.
Grinna Family's family crest.
Wade's back was instantly covered with cold sweat.
He recalled the findings of the Governor's investigation not long ago. More than half of the core members of the Grinna Family had long been infected by Xenomorph, and were wearing the same pants as Cult of the Four-Armed Emperor of Underhive.
It's not Genestealers who sneaked in.
It was those nobles who had been corrupted long ago who ended up personally.
Wade led the reserve team and rushed forward, using Chainsword to cut Genestealers into pieces. The veterans behind him set up Bolter again and finally blocked the gap.
He just took a breath and wanted to send a battle briefing to Fu Haoran, but found that there was only the sound of sizzling electricity in the communicator.
At this moment, a shocking explosion came from the main bunker at the core of the defense line.
A Goliath Truck emitted black smoke and crashed into the concrete wall. The heavy front of the car crashed through the two-meter-thick wall.
The back door of the carriage opened with a bang, and a three-meter-tall Abominant roared out.
Its muscles were as knotted as rocks, its arms transformed into a bone battering ram structure, and it was followed by a dozen equally giant Aberrants.
"Fire! All fire!"
The firepower of explosive bombs, Laser, and heavy weapons was instantly concentrated on Abominant.
But its ridiculously thick skin withstood most of the attacks, and only a few bombs left bloody holes in its body.
Even if one falls down, the rest are still fighting hard.
With one hammer, the Aegis armor plate was directly dented and deformed.
With two hammers, a heavy bomb sentry tower was smashed into rubble.
With three hammers, the track of a Leman Russ Tank was broken and the main gun misfired.
The line of defense was completely broken.
The black tide overflowed the last bunker, and the soldiers struggled with Genestealers, fighting with bayonets, fists, and teeth.
Wade picked up Chainsword, split open a charging Aberrants with his sword, and roared at the few dozen veterans left behind, "Follow me! Block the gap!"
Behind him, the veterans followed his footsteps silently, carrying Bolter.
Suddenly, Wade felt a sound of tearing the air behind him.
Wade turned around suddenly.
I only saw a black shadow that was so fast that it almost became an afterimage.
The sharp claws clawed hard at Wade's Power Armor breastplate.
The ceramic armor piece was torn open like a piece of paper, and three deep scratches with bone visible instantly appeared on his chest.
Wade was thrown away by this claw and hit the ruins hard, his mouth full of blood.
He struggled to raise his head and saw the figure.
Pure blood.
It didn't appear out of thin air. It followed the insect tide silently from the first wave of charge, bypassing all defense lines along the way.
The sentries and guards along the way were all killed by it in one blow without making any sound.
Its target was not ordinary soldiers from the start.
He is the supreme commander of the defense line.
However, Purestrain Genestealer stood beside him.
The other party wore decent clothes and behaved like an aristocrat, not a thug.
The three arms hold different weapons, including Power Sword and Bolter.
It's Genestealer Primus.
The second in command of the sect, the strongest combat power under Broodlord.
The opponent hooked his fingers, signaling Wade to attack.
Wade won't talk about martial ethics with the other party, raise the gun and shoot.
However, the leader Genestealers was so fast that he dodged the attack and looked towards Wade.
The Chainsword in Wade's hand was directly knocked away, and the huge impact made him stagger back.
Before he could stand firm, the leader was already approaching.
The first claw sliced open his left shoulder armor.
The second claw tore his breastplate into pieces.
The third claw went straight to his throat.
Wade tried his best to turn sideways, and the sharp claws scratched his neck, leaving three deep scratches on his collarbone that were visible to the bone.
He fell heavily to the ground, his mouth full of blood.
The leader did not pursue.
It just stood there condescendingly, with its three arms slightly open, like an artist admiring his own work.
Those cold compound eyes swept across the corpses and retreating defenders on the ground, as if everything in front of them was just a scheduled hunt.
Wade didn't know what the enemy in front of him was, but he instinctively felt that the enemy in front of him was not something he could deal with.
The other party didn't try their best at all.
If Fu Haoran is here, he will definitely recognize that this is Genestealer Primus, the second in command in the sect, the strongest combat power under Broodlord, and a ruthless character who can challenge the company commander Astartes head-on.
Wade gritted his teeth, supported the ground with Chainsword, and struggled to get up little by little.
The leader seemed amused by his resistance. The two arms holding Power Sword were raised slightly, and he was about to pounce on Wade in the next second and give Wade the final blow.
At this time, a Sentinel Walker arrived and opened fire at the place without hesitation.
The thick Laser attacked, and the leader quickly dodged and rushed towards Sentinel Walker.
After a few breaths, the leader jumped on the Sentinel Walker and pierced the armor with a sword, killing the pilot inside the mecha.
Sentinel Walker lost control and fell down. The leader jumped down easily and walked towards Wade again.
Wade stared at the figure standing on the ruins, with cold sweat covering his back.
Suddenly, a faint green Phase Sword struck down. The leader's reaction was extremely fast. Almost at the moment when the blade light appeared, he turned sideways and narrowly avoided the blow.
"You can really hide." Lucifiel's voice was a little careless, and the figure emerged from the void. With a wave of Phase Sword, the flying bomb was instantly cut in half and exploded behind her.
The leader's compound eyes stared intently at Lucifiel, and his body tensed instantly.
It can clearly feel that the woman in front of it carries a terrifying coercion from ancient times that far exceeds Broodlord. It is a force that it cannot compete with at all.
But it didn't run.
As the second-in-command of the sect and the leader of countless sect uprisings, it will never run away from its prey.
It let out a sharp neigh, and the Purestrain Genestealer around it instantly rushed towards Lucifiel like crazy.
Lucy Fei Ji frowned, Phase Sword swept out, and the dozens of Purestrain Genestealer that rushed over were instantly beheaded, but the leader's figure had disappeared deep into the tunnel.
She glanced at the defense line that was about to be completely overwhelmed by the insect tide, then glanced at the direction of Underhive, and finally stopped pursuing it.
"Can you still stand up?" Lucifiel looked down at Wade on the ground, and said in a calm tone, "The defense line can no longer be defended. Take your people and retreat to Promethium Factory. There are solid fortifications there, so you can hold on for a while."
Wade gritted his teeth and stood up with the help of the guards. His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the black tide of insects that passed over the defense line.
"Withdraw!" Wade issued the final command to the communicator.
Using the cover of Lucifiel, the remaining soldiers gathered their formation little by little and broke through towards Promethium Factory behind the defense line.
The leader of Genestealers looked at the retreating defense forces with great disdain. "These heretics don't understand that only Four-Armed Emperor can save the world."
Just when the leader of Genestealers was about to continue the attack with the large army, the message from Underhive was telepathically received.
"Someone broke into the core of the lair?"
The leader's expression changed from shock to anger.
"Just a few dozen Rat dare to challenge the gods!"
"The others continue to attack, I will go back and meet those Rat."