Tech-Priest Dominus Kahil stood atop the platform, his gaze fixed tightly on the battlefield ahead.
When he saw the Space Marines and Earth Dreadnoughts suddenly burst into the defensive positions from the flank like phantoms, slaughtering his soldiers without restraint, his expression instantly darkened.
All the defensive forces in the fortress hall had originally been standing ready at the main gate. Everything had been carefully planned.
The moment those Space Marines dared take a single step into the hall, they would unleash a savage assault and eradicate those heretics with overwhelming, concentrated firepower.
Yet what Tech-Priest Dominus Kahil had never expected was that these heretics would refuse to play by the rules!
They had not entered through the front gate at all. Instead, they had smashed directly through the walls, sweeping through the entire defensive line like a raging whirlwind.
This sudden turn of events caught the Adeptus Mechanicus completely off guard. They did not even have time to mount an effective response.
Even a seasoned and exceptionally intelligent leader like Tech-Priest Dominus Kahil was helpless in the face of such chaos. Reorganizing a solid defensive line had already become a vain hope.
In the blink of an eye, the heretics charged into the defensive positions like tigers descending the mountain, engaging the Adeptus Mechanicus at close quarters in a fierce melee.
Shouts of battle, clashing metal, and the thunderous roar of energy weapons mingled together, deafening everyone present. Blood sprayed everywhere, severed limbs flew through the air, and the entire scene was bloody and horrific.
Seeing the situation spiral further out of control, Tech-Priest Dominus Kahil knew there was no other choice. They could only make a last stand and use every ounce of strength to drive back these menacing heretics.
Without hesitation, he issued a grim command to