Huge war machines move through Webway.
Godbreaker Legion Collegia Titanica and Warlord Titan are walking in the front.
Its body is so huge that the ground trembles for a long time every time it falls. The heat pipe sprays out white steam columns from the back, and the surface of the armor plate is hung with a layer of Shell condensed from battle residues. It is the sediment formed by Daemons's dirty blood, ignited engine oil and dust mixed together.
The Warhound Titan behind it moves between the channels at a faster speed, while the Reaver-class Titan is responsible for the flanks and tail. Their Gatling Blaster and Turbo-Laser Destructor swing slightly with each aiming.
The entire Titans formation was like a mountain range moving among the Webways. The silhouettes of Daemonss continued to emerge from the shadows ahead, but they were quickly shattered into ashes by artillery fire.
The Daemons wave was contained by Orks troops.
Those huge green figures were still fighting with the Daemons coalition forces, and the roar of the battle came through the rock walls and Webway structures, like continuous muffled thunder in the distance.
The siege of Orks freed up a rare buffer zone for the Imperium defenders.
Daemons cannot attack the Imperium position with all its strength at the same time, nor can it completely bypass the wave of Orks to outflank Imperium.
Those offensives that originally pounced on Defense Line day and night had a lull, and that lull was enough for Imperium's command system to rethink the battle situation.
Custodian Tribune Helios made a decision and launched a counterattack.
He stood on a tower-like Observation Platform, staring at the battlefield in the distance.
He watched for a long time, and no one knew what he was observing until he ordered a meeting of officers throughout the army.
"We maintained defenses in this direction on the flanks of Thres Node, with the main force of Daemons concentrated in the center and left wing. The impact of Orks disrupted their formation and forced their backup troops to detour. This left us with a passage."
A Sisters of Silence Commander asked in sign language: Could this be a trap to lure us into dividing our troops?
Helios shook his head. "They did not leave a passage. That passage was created by Orks himself. Daemons's chain of command is still intact, and their troops are still operating in place."
"If we don't take that road, that road will be blocked again by the green wave of Orks, and by then we will never find such a window again."
Among War of the Webway, Imperium is almost always on the defensive.
Over the long years, the job of the defenders was to hold on to the stronghold and withstand every Daemons attack.
No one talks about counterattack, because talking about counterattack requires sufficient troops and sufficient certainty.
Now, the addition of Orks has eased the pressure on the defenders, Daemons's coalition's attention has been torn open, and Helios's counterattack plan is gradually taking shape.
He knew clearly that the defensive battle could not be won.
Every day the defensive battle drags on, Imperialis Militia's casualties will increase by one point, there will be more soldiers infected by Murder Syndrome, and Daemons's offensive will be one inch closer to the core Defense Line.
He needs to fight a proactive campaign to change the climate on the battlefield.
According to Helios's strategic concept, Imperium's defenders were under the cover of the Titan Legion's subordinate Godbreaker Legion, The Adeptus Custodes, Sisters of Silence, Space Marine, and Mortals troops formed a wave of offensive, attacking from the flanks and crushing the enemy's rear forces as quickly as possible.
The troops Daemons put into the battlefield must rely on the supply channels and reinforcement lines between Webway nodes to maintain the front, and those channels can be cut off.
Break through the flank first, insert reinforcements from Daemons, and then withdraw before the enemy can readjust their deployment.
After cutting off the enemy's support, the Daemons troops entangled with Orks at the front will also be trapped in a pincer attack.
Orks won't care about tactical coordination, but they will instinctively hunt down any Daemons that appears from behind.
Imperium only needs to open a gap, allowing Orks's fighting spirit to flow naturally to the enemy's rear.
Helios's plan is a bit bold in the eyes of those experienced veterans, but it is not unexecutable.
The key is speed.
They must complete the entire interlude faster than Daemons's panic.
Under the command of Helios, tens of millions of Mortals troops were mobilized and marched towards the depths of Webway.
They carry a large number of heavy weapons and Ammunition, and use steel crawlers to tow mobile artillery and air defense platforms.
The Mortals troops do not need to run faster than Daemons. They only need to occupy the position in time after Titans breaks the road and block the enemy's retreat route.
The huge Warlord Titan Kratos released the anger from Emperor into the darkness.
Its pilots sit in the cockpit and merge with Machine Spirit through spiritual connections to become a living weapon.
Kratos lifted Volcano Cannon, the barrel made a dry, muffled sound, and flames spurted out from the muzzle.
Volcano Cannon shines in the darkness, and each hit can take away the lives of tens of thousands of Daemons.
Where the muzzle pointed, a large area of Daemons troops were shattered into ashes or steam by the high-temperature beam.
There were no bodies left, no wreckage, only traces of burning remaining in the cleared open passages and edges.
The Book of Revelation Missile Launcher on the back of Titans was covered with firepower in the distance, and millions of Daemons were annihilated in the flames.
The Missile in the bomb bay flew out in a salvo, dragging its tail flames and smashing into the formation of Daemons in the distance.
The shock wave generated by the explosion spread to both sides along the Webway structure, tearing the ancient stone on the tunnel wall into pieces.
Those covered areas were engulfed in flames in an instant, and the existence of Daemons was erased, leaving only the charred rock formations and Mars in the embers.
Around Titans, Adeptus Custodes and Sisters of Silence acted as the vanguard, using the cover of Titans to quickly approach the front.
Titans's artillery fire provided a mobile steel bunker for ground troops, blocking most long-range attacks and Daemons from above.
Adeptus Custodes holds Guardian Spear and follows the footsteps of Titans towards the Webway node.
Their golden armors continued to move in the firelight, their steps coordinated, ready to shift into battle formation at any time.
Sisters of Silence was scattered on the flanks and rear of Adeptus Custodes, silently cutting off the Daemons reinforcements that tried to raid from the Psychic Energy path, and not letting any Warp attack touch the Mortals troops they were covering.
Every time millions of Daemons are exiled by the power of Warlord Titan, tens of millions of Daemons are added to the battle.
Webway Those surging figures in the depths are still appearing, like a disturbed black river, continuously flowing into the battlefield.
The gunfire of the Kratos could not completely clear a passage, because soon after it was cleared, a new Daemons appeared from the darkness.
Imperium's counterattack force advanced a long distance, but Webway's depth also had no end.
The two sides fell into a strange anxiety.
Godbreaker Legion's firepower suppressed Daemons to a certain extent, and Daemons's formation began to appear chaotic, but their numbers showed no signs of being exhausted.
Imperium troops must face new resistance every time they take a step forward.
There seemed to be a balance on the battlefield. Imperium relied on Titans's advantage to maintain the offensive, and Daemons relied on numbers to continue to fill the gaps. The two sides intertwined with each other in Webway, and no one retreated first.
Adeptus Custodes enters the battlefield.
Helios only led hundreds of Adeptus Custodes, and killed hundreds of thousands of Daemons the moment he landed.
Those golden figures passed through the gap left by the artillery fire and rushed into the densest area of Daemons.
When they landed, Guardian Spear drew arcs with light in the air, and at least dozens of Daemons were cut off with every swing.
Bolter's gun spewed out a series of bullets, tearing the approaching figures into pieces.
Helios himself was walking at the front of the team.
He did not use large long-range weapons. He broke into the enemy's position from the middle. At the same time, hundreds of Adeptus Custodes cleared a large open space, as if they were carving a huge hole in the black wave.
The two sides are intertwined in flesh and blood.
Daemons's Claw and Adeptus Custodes's spear blades collided with each other, and a mixture of blood, engine oil and Warp dirt splashed onto the ancient ground.
Tens of thousands of souls are often annihilated in one breath.
No one lasts long in this kind of battle, and no one retreats.
Both Adeptus Custodes and Daemons continue to fight with all the strength of their existence.
At this moment, from the depths of the dark Webway, a Black Greatsword flew out.
The long sword had no warning or trajectory, and the huge blade hit the cockpit of Warlord Titan in an instant.
The blade cut through the top, passed through the thick armor, and sank into the cockpit.
There was no gorgeous flash or roar in the whole process, only a harsh sound of tearing metal apart, and the sound ended in one breath.
The next second, the explosion wrapped in black Psychic Energy enveloped Warlord Titan's body.
Titans's Shell shattered in the black flames, the barrel dropped, the head Sensors group went out, and a series of First Company dull explosions came from inside the machine body.
The huge golden figure slowly tilted in the darkness of Webway, and finally fell to the ground.
Black flames continued to burn on the wreckage for a long time.