ICU War God, Torturing Good Men into 'Khorne'

Tau Empire commander.

Mocking the mercy on the battlefield.

"The commander's method is indeed working. The weakness of these people is their fellow humans. As long as we send humans forward and throw them in front of them, they will be held back. Coupled with the assassinations by the Stinger Bees, they are destined to fail."

"However, it is time to end this. Dispatch the second company of Stinger Bees and the first company of infantry to finish this world as quickly as possible. The home world of the Fire Caste is summoning us back. Unusual fluctuations have appeared near the Tau Empire, and we need to investigate." The commander paused, then continued, "All for the Greater Good."

"All for the Greater Good!"

The combat squad received the order and headed toward the dropship.

All Tau Empire soldiers wore lightweight combat armor, equipped with AKA Drone Bees to assist in combat.

The combat armor was a layer of metal plating covered in high-density nanocrystals, capable of blocking small-caliber weapon attacks.

The AKA Drone Bee was a floating aerial gun platform with complex classifications and various functions.

These drones were the most common type in the Tau Empire, widely used in all sectors of society, similar to pets kept by people. At the same time, these drones were allowed to be upgraded to high-level artificial intelligence. In the Tau Empire, some high-level drones could even obtain the rights of second-class citizens.

Boarding the dropship.

The Drone Bees retracted their flat tops and slotted into the dropship's mounting bays.

The order this time was to completely purge the disobedient government and then install a new puppet regime, thereby creating a vassal planet that followed the Tau Empire's commands. The ones responsible for the combat were the Fire Caste from several home worlds.

The Fire Caste was the most powerful clan in terms of individual combat strength among the Tau Empire's home worlds. The powerful Fire Caste was also much stronger than the average mortal in terms of physical fitness, not to mention the weapons in their hands. In terms of kinetic weapons, they could be said to surpass those used by the human Astra Militarum. Some of the powerful plasma weapons they manufactured could even penetrate heavy power armor.

Dispatching a company of the Fire Caste to take down a desolate world without Astra Militarum guards.

It was enough.

The Fire Caste warriors in the sky descended like dumplings into a pot.

The Tau were naturally weak in psychic perception, which allowed them to develop AI without restraint. Artificial intelligence made their battlefield formations and marching much faster than the human Empire.

Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The dropship bay doors opened. The jetpacks on the backs of the Fire Caste warriors spewed scorching flames, propelling them toward the battlefield to begin the harvest.

Behind them followed a massive number of drones and an assassin camp composed of Wasp-men, another terrifying threat.

"Initiate a round of long-range strikes first."

The Fire Caste fought differently than humans. Although they were warlike, strong, and violent, they had always been taught to use their brains in combat. Therefore, regardless of the battle, they tried their best to stay at the maximum range, using their advantages to attack the enemy's weak points.

Unless absolutely necessary, their frontline troops would not engage in close-quarters combat with the enemy.

In this war where victory was already assured.

All they had to do was clear out the difficult enemies from a distance.

A thousand meters from the battlefield, dense bullets were already whistling in.

Overhead, there were even missiles about to be launched by the enemy.

"Captain!"

A Salamanders Chapter warrior's angry voice roared out.

"Ahhhhh! Xenos, die!"

"Sergeant, go up and bring the captain back. I will provide cover for you."

The Salamanders warrior's flamer spat out angry fire, temporarily repelling the Stinger Bees in the air to buy a moment for the rescue.

Following the Stinger Bees' neutron weapons were even more powerful pulse weapons and plasma rays.

The dense laser bullets were something even the Salamanders had to dodge.

A human soldier who rushed forward was hit by the pulse rifle's laser bullets and melted instantly. Even his bones glowed red from the high-temperature energy. This meant that even the Ceramite power armor on the Salamanders might not be able to withstand these pulse laser bullets, let alone the plasma rifles in the hands of some Fire Warriors, which had longer range and greater power. Only by relying on agility and the decomposition fields of the shield guards could they form a line of defense.

"Captain."

The Salamanders gathered around Vulkan. "Don't worry about me. Their attacks can't kill me yet; I was just stung by those damn Wasp-men."

"Captain, the enemy is too far away. They keep a safe distance of one thousand meters from us."

"We only have meltaguns and flamers; our weapons can't reach that range."

Weng!

A plasma ray shot over.

It pierced through a Salamanders warrior's Ceramite power armor, leaving a terrifying wound on his chest.

A Salamanders warrior fell.

Immediately after.

The missiles overhead whistled down.

"The enemy's bombardment is here again."

Watching his comrade die and listening to the missiles whistling overhead, Vulkan gripped his thunder hammer tightly.

A tiger fallen in the plains is bullied by dogs.

If it weren't for the fact that they had accidentally crashed here a month ago while supporting Cadia, causing their warship to go down and their armory to be severely damaged.

How could they, the Salamanders Chapter inheriting the will of the Lord of Fire Dragons, be suppressed by these xenos?

"Kill!"

"Drive the enemy out!"

"Traitors!"

"Traitors who have defected to the xenos!"

The humans who believed in them and fought were being slaughtered on the battlefield.

One mortal soldier after another was falling.

Vulkan's rage was burning.

He seemed to hear the voice of the Lord of Fire Dragons.

A sound forged from anger and fire.

"I've fought so many battles, and I've never been as frustrated as I am today. Logan, form a defensive line, then launch another charge. I'm going to smash those bastards."

"Yes, Captain."

The Salamanders were kind, but they had been pushed to their limit by the Tau Empire's various harassment tactics.

The enemy kept attacking from a distance, bullying them for their short reach.

They couldn't run away, and they couldn't hit the enemy.

If you chased them, they retreated; if you didn't chase them, they popped out to hit you.

Under this tactic of the Fire Warriors.

You either get kited to death.

Or you fight to the death.

Vulkan had no choice but to go all out.

"Charge!"

The Fire Warriors opposite saw Vulkan leading his men in a charge.

"They are at their wit's end."

"Activate jetpacks, ascend."

"Yes, sir!"

The range of the opposing Salamanders had long been figured out by them.

Although their jetpacks couldn't support long-term flight, they were enough to keep their distance from these Salamanders.

"Ascend."

"What a terrifying tin can."

"Is this guy a god? He actually took two plasma rays."

Watching Vulkan actually endure their firepower and charge toward them.

If they hadn't ascended decisively.

They would have been surrounded by him alone.

A Fire Warrior saw these tin cans about to miss their target.

He couldn't help but reveal a sneer.

"So what if you can take it? How many plasma cannon shots can you take?"

"Being big is useless; having a brain is useful. Talif, don't you think?"

Before the words fell.

Whoosh!

A beam of extreme green light in the air hit him.

Losing half his head, he fell headfirst toward the ground the next second.

My lord, the Astartes reinforcements have arrived!

Oh? Which Chapter?

I don't know, but they are wearing silver-white Terminator armor.