Warhammer 40K: Rise of the Second Imperium
Chapter 543

Assault on Jerma Hive World

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Within the Jerma System, the magnificent spaceport stood silently in the depths of the vast cosmos like an impregnable fortress. Yet at this moment, the once peaceful atmosphere was shattered by the sudden outbreak of war.

Inside the spaceport, savage macro-cannons awakened like long-slumbering beasts. Their muzzles erupted with dazzling light, instantly illuminating the surrounding void as brightly as day.

With thunderous force, these devastating macro-cannons launched a ferocious assault against the distant fleet of the Carcharodons Chapter.

Massive macro-shells streaked through the boundless black void at astonishing speed like meteors burning with fury, hurtling straight toward the Carcharodons Chapter's warships.

Their overwhelming momentum and terrifying power struck fear into all who beheld them.

The warships of the Carcharodons Chapter also detected the hostility and threat from the spaceport. At Captain Evans's command, the entire fleet immediately responded.

"Return fire! Destroy that spaceport for me." Evans's roar exploded across every warship's communications channel like a thunderclap tearing through the heavens.

What followed was an even louder, more resolute chorus of shouts:

"Yes!"

Amid those roars, the Carcharodons Chapter's warships began to shift laterally with agility. Like a troupe of well-trained dancers, their movements were synchronized and rhythmically precise.

Each warship swiftly adjusted its posture, turning one side of its hull toward the spaceport above Jerma Hive World.

Once the warships had turned broadside, the massive macro-cannons packed densely along their flanks became clearly visible. They had long been primed and ready, waiting only for the order to unleash world-destroying power.

Accompanied by deafening thunder, macro-shells trailing long plumes of flame screamed forth like arrows loosed from a bow, racing directly toward the spaceport.

In an instant, the entire void was engulfed by overwhelming artillery fire, creating a scene of breathtaking devastation.

When the firepower of both sides met in midair,

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