"Zzzap!"
A massive beam shot from the side of the Hive City and struck the Squiggoth head-on, accompanied by the hiss of air being dissociated.
A tremendous explosion instantly engulfed the Behemoth bred by the savage Orks.
As the flames gradually faded, a gaping hole appeared in the Behemoth's body.
"Thud! Thud!"
The enormous explosion naturally drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield.
Three immense, imposing figures like small hills emerged from the side of the Hive City.
The Imperial troops immediately erupted into deafening cheers and battle cries.
"The Divine Machines march! In the Emperor's name, crush all xenos!"
A deep voice boomed from the Warlord Titan's loudspeakers.
Although Gilacross was a newly established Industrial World, its status was extremely unusual.
It was not far from either Armageddon or the ice world of Valhalla.
The Imperial Adeptus Mechanicus's Collegia Titanica had chosen it as a deployment base so they could respond swiftly to the many surrounding worlds that might come under Ork attack.
This time, however, before they could dispatch these Divine Machines to support other worlds, this world itself had suffered an Ork invasion.
The Ork armored formations immediately redirected their fire, trying to destroy these enormous machines that looked very Waaagh! indeed. Imperial Titans, however, were not so fragile.
The Volcano Cannon mounted on a Titan's arm fired again.
It blasted a swath of Ork vehicles to pieces, along with the ground beneath them.
The Plasma Annihilator unleashed a dazzling, high-speed ion jet that struck the Ogryn Dragon again. This time, the beam vaporized the Behemoth's head outright.
The frailty of flesh was laid bare at that moment.
Even as the Behemoth toppled, the Orks riding it still operated its enormous super-cannon, firing at the Warlord Titan.
The massive shell tore across the sky, then exploded