Evan was furious. Absolutely furious. A massive, mysterious device sat atop the void shield generator. The men wanted to plant explosives, so they simply hacked it open.
Piercing screams came from inside. The flesh of the pitiful people crammed into the device had fused together. Vast amounts of anguish were converted into warp energy and fed back into the void shield system, channeling away its excess heat.
"Chapter Master, can we save them?"
"No. Blow it up."
With the timed charges planted, everyone dispersed. William went back to rendezvous with Captain Arnos's troops and destroy the enemy's warp-enhancement devices, while Evan led his warriors toward the enemy's massive antiaircraft battery.
Kazhaniv handed the Librarian Sisyphus, whom he had been carrying, to another warrior, then went out "hunting" alone again.
The prey was strong, but I wasn't the one who killed it. So annoying.
The Stellar Defense Battery stood on the outskirts of the hive city. Four massive batteries threatened every approach. Destroying just one would let the warships approach from that direction and eliminate the others with precision bombardments.
Transport ships could then bring the God-Machines down to begin clearing the enemies outside the hive city.
The batteries fired terrifying attacks without pause. Powerful enough to damage heavy cruisers, their barrages kept the Imperial Navy's fleet from entering planetary orbit.
"Boss, da void shield's gone. Whadda we do?"
The Slaaneshi daemon guarding this place was extremely irritated. He embodied lust for power, and his only concern now was whether to report the daemon guarding the void shield and seize authority over its defense as well.
If my troops counterattack and retake that void shield, wouldn't it naturally fall under our control?
"Assemble the troops. Counterattack the void-"
Boom! A tremendous explosion echoed throughout the hive city. Raging flames left the