Yet the disaster did not stop there. Before the soldier operating the autocannon could react, he was mercilessly caught by the spreading Gauss energy beam.
He watched in utter horror as his hands began to dissolve and disintegrate in the blink of an eye, letting out agonized screams and wails.
But it was all in vain. Within mere seconds, the soldier vanished completely from the world, leaving behind only a horrifying sight.
"Monsters! These damned heretics are all monsters!" A Noble Coalition soldier saw this and immediately cried out in terror. Every shred of courage he had was destroyed by the Gauss energy beam.
For soldiers who had never seen the disintegration beams fired by a Gauss Rifle, this was far more terrifying than watching a comrade being burned alive by a flamethrower.
At the same time, "Rat-tat-tat!" Dense gunfire rang out without pause.
Under the Space Marines' masterful handling, the Heavy Ripper Rifles unleashed unparalleled power.
Deadly bullets howled through the air, piercing with perfect accuracy through the heads of Noble soldiers hiding behind cover. With every gunshot, another enemy fell, blood spraying everywhere.
The Noble Coalition defensive position, which had been fiercely attacking the Space Marines just moments ago, was thrown into chaos after suffering this sudden, vicious, and precise barrage.
Many weapons became useless after their operators were killed or wounded, and their firepower instantly thinned out.
This finally allowed the two shield bearers holding the frontmost line under immense pressure to catch their breath, their taut nerves briefly easing.
The Space Marine captain stared ahead with blazing eyes at the increasingly sparse web of fire. He gripped the two Power Axes gleaming coldly in his hands, as though they were divine weapons capable of cleaving through every obstacle.
Then, he suddenly burst into motion, shooting out