Warhammer: I don't want to become a stinky can!

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Stormbirds cannot land in this swamp; once entangled by tentacles, it's questionable whether they can take off again.

The ground beneath his feet became even more difficult to walk on, and Hades took a deep breath.

[Heading towards the main city, launching an early attack!]

Damn it, if Blanca and the others are all dead, Hades will use the Dark Domain to fight them to the death.

At the same time, Mortarion's army and Horus's army were also attacked.

However, unlike the current location, the army's retreat route has not been turned into a swamp.

Listening to Gara's report on the situation on the second battlefield, Mortarian realized that something was wrong.

"We need to retreat and then make further plans."

Horus's voice came, but Mortarian ignored him.

Mortarian stared intently in the direction of the main city, but the dense psionic energy blocked their way.

The channel rang, and Hades' voice came through.

[Can the main force attack the city on time? Due to the surprise attack, we will begin the siege ahead of schedule.]

We also suffered a surprise attack, and our main force was unable to attack the city on time.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the channel, then Hades' voice rang out again.

[Mortalian, don't act rashly. Remember, you are responsible for the entire Legion.]

With a click, the sound of gunfire filled the channel.

Mortarian took a deep breath and opened the main channel.

[Galo, the fleet is bombarding the area in the very center of the main city.]

The enemy's psionic defenses are very thick; high-altitude bombardment will not break through their defenses, at most it will only deplete some of their psionic energy.

However, the enemy psionic energy consumed was negligible compared to the material losses caused by the fleet's bombardment.

For the legion, this was a losing proposition.

However, as long as it can assist the second battlefield, this order can be executed.

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Chapter 206 Liberating Druen (Part 5)

The stormbirds roared past, explosions erupted, and smoke filled the air, yet the scene seemed exceptionally dim, for above, true power had already illuminated the heavens.

In the heart of the main city, spears of light pierced the atmosphere, scorching the air as the Death Guards unleashed divine punishment upon their enemies; the dome, like a surging sea, rippled with the radiant light from the highest heavens, its surface shimmering and sparkling, seemingly a gentle spring pond, yet a raging storm powerful enough to tear apart any individual.

Under the all-encompassing light of the sky, beneath the trembling dome, everything on the ground became small and blurred.

But the people on the ground were the ones who led this battle.

Horus frowned, looking at the indistinct figures of the Death Guard fleet above the atmosphere. Then he turned to look at Mortalian, who was struggling to breathe.

"Excuse my intrusion, but what are you doing, Mortarian?"

Are the Death Guards trying to breach the city's air defenses with brute force?

Mortarian's eyes, hidden beneath his hood, gave Horus a deep look before looking away.

"The second battlefield was also ambushed, and my soldiers were forced to move towards the main city and attack it ahead of schedule."

“I’m trying to make things possible for them.”

Horus felt momentarily speechless.

Finally, he decided to ask about the point that puzzled him the most.

"A siege? They're already near the main city?"

Due to Mortarion's insistence, the Shadowmoon Wolves do not have air superiority or fleet orbital deployment rights in the Second Front. Consequently, the Wolves cannot obtain high-altitude scan images of the Second Front, meaning that the Shadowmoon Wolves currently know nothing about the Second Front.

Horus did not approve of the lack of information sharing, but he understood Mortarion's extreme actions because the Moon Wolves had heard the story of the Iron Warriors bombing the Death Guard.

This also explains why Mortarion was almost obsessively unyielding in tactical negotiations regarding air superiority over the Death Guard. Even Horus couldn't imagine what he would do to the person who gave the bombing order if the Moon Wolves were bombed by friendly forces.

Horus also had his own considerations. In his view, the second battlefield would not affect the overall situation at all, and at most it would make it easier to clean up the battlefield after the war.

It cannot be ruled out that the Death Guards might want to gain military merit. If the Death Guards fight alongside the Shadowmoon Wolves, then the Shadowwolves, whose battle achievements are obviously more illustrious, will overshadow the Death Guards' glory.

Therefore, Mortalian's demand for a Death Guard-only warzone may also be to demonstrate the Death Guard's power to the Empire.

Although Horus didn't think Mortarion was that kind of person, in his interactions with Primarchs, apart from the angels Saint Gilles and Vulcan, the other Primarchs all had a desire for war merit to varying degrees, only in different ways.

Therefore, Horus was not so concerned about Mortalian's second war zone.

But now, the Death Guards on the second front have started their siege ahead of schedule?

Even if the siege is launched ahead of schedule, those Death Guards would still need to be close enough to the main city area, right?

This was completely different from what Horus had expected. The wolf god stared at his brother and realized something was wrong.

Mortarian blinked and said slowly,

"I was also puzzled by the excessively fast marching speed of my soldiers."

"But in hindsight, it went too smoothly; it was a trap."

"I should have told them to stop."

After speaking, Mortarian fell into a long silence, seemingly in frustration.

Horus was speechless. His reason told him that there must be more to this than met the eye, but Mortarian’s distressed reaction at this moment was not an act.

He was genuinely worried about the Death Guards on the second front.

Furthermore, the Death Guard's current all-out orbital attack confirms that the Death Guards are indeed taking this matter seriously.

In matters between legions, each legion needs to give the other some space; not every collaboration between legions is something to be happy about.

Horus certainly had his curiosity, but not now.

Horus pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Don't worry too much, my brother. We all believe in the abilities of your offspring; they will be your sharpest scythe."

"Moreover, once the current swampy terrain recedes, the main force can continue the siege."

"The good news is that the Death Guard fleet's orbital attacks have distracted the enemy, which has also accelerated the recovery of the terrain."

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Mortarian gripped his scythe tightly, nodded slightly, and did not reply.

[Go! This way!]

A roar came from the channel. On the city wall, the gap blasted by the molten metal bomb was clearly visible. Blanca crouched down and scooped up a Death Guard from below with one hand.

Only by standing atop this half-collapsed city wall can one truly glimpse the terrifying scene inside the main city.

In the center of the city, a towering archway formed by living people and twisted tentacles encircles an open-air altar. The waves of the warp are so intense that they are visible to the naked eye. Behind the archway, enormous tentacles twist, and the naked eyes on them stare unabashedly at the Death Guards.

Even standing on the edge of the city, you can hear the wails of the people who make up the archway.

The stormbirds dutifully circled overhead, clearing away the crowds as much as possible.

And attacks against Hades.

Hades kept a certain distance from the veterans. When the dark domain touched them, the crowd fell one after another. But it was clear that the other side also knew that Hades' attack was only effective against soul creatures within a certain range. The crowd stopped moving towards Hades and instead began to retreat, withdrawing back into the giant tentacle in the center of the city.

In the distance, the enormous tentacle that occupied almost a third of the field of vision began to split, with some new, slender tentacles extending out, while simultaneously wrapping around hard chunks of flesh and blood that were several people tall, with steel and cement faintly visible through them.

The tentacles retreated, then suddenly slammed directly at Hades!

Hades even saw the white mist created when the chunks of flesh broke the sound barrier!

Wait, aren't those fleshy lumps going to fall apart?!

After the first piece of meat, there was a group of meat pieces that almost covered the entire field of vision.

Hades was dumbfounded. He had never seen such an operation before. When the dark domain probed out, apart from the possible faint existence of human souls, it was just a massive barrage of flesh and blood projectiles that was seemingly hurtling towards him.

He tried to dodge, but the other side was also predicting Hades' movement trajectory, and for a moment, a flesh bomb covered the entire area.

One of these things certainly wouldn't kill him, but Hades wasn't sure what would happen next.

[Requesting bombing support.]

【receive. 】

The Stormbirds began their bombardment, which initially reduced the barrage of attacks on Hades. However, soon the tentacles began attacking the Stormbirds simultaneously, and the sky became a chaotic mess, filled with both gunfire and bloodshed.

Hades, shrink your dark domain!

Blanca's voice rang out, and Hades silently withdrew his Dark Domain. The veterans quickly followed, and the entire team marched rapidly toward the designated square. At the same time, these well-coordinated veterans used continuous and intense firepower to slow down the chunks of flesh from the front, and then took turns using their high-speed running bodies to smash open a path.

The Stormbirds were unable to land.

[Repeated, unable to land.]

The enemy's ranged attacks disrupted the original retreat plan, and the Stormbirds had to deal with the barrage of bullets.

Prior to this, apart from some rudimentary air defense systems in existing human nations, no one knew that these aliens could launch long-range attacks in such a bizarre way.

Clearly, the range of this remote attack can only cover the main urban area.

What should they do? Hades was frantically calculating how to get his team to safety if they couldn't retreat.

Hades, can your Dark Domain deal with that alien?

From Hades' perspective, the very center of that enormous tentacle was radiating a blinding, dazzling beam of psionic energy, as if illuminating the entire psionic space of that area.

But Hades knew that because he had to divert his psionic energy to defend against the light spears attacking the main city, the alien tentacles could only control the least amount of psionic energy at the moment.

If he compresses the Black Domain to its limit, Hades gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

[It's worth a try.]

He's good at taking risks, but others...

We'll cover your approach.

Blanca interrupted Hades's thoughts.

Hades took a deep breath; he understood what Blanca meant.

He has to go in this round.

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Chapter 207 Liberating Druen (The End)

From high above, the enormous tentacles were firmly rooted in the city, like parasites on the surface of a planet. In the middle of the tumor, a huge eye was twitching nervously, evil and cunning.

Above the tentacles, within the dome, light enveloped the surrounding area, and the clash between the psionic shield and the light spear caused the earth to tremble.

Are Hades and the others alright?

Gara stood quietly in front of the command platform. The signal from the second battlefield was eventually cut off. The excessively strong spiritual energy field distorted and destroyed the radio waves. The images transmitted back by Hades and Blanca were finally frozen on that place full of blood and flesh.

Even though Garo was a seasoned veteran, he realized that Hades and his men were likely in grave danger. His extensive experience told him that unless Hades could truly confront the alien leader head-on, the entire team would be wiped out.

But even if Hades really managed to kill the alien leader single-handedly using his special physique—no, no, killing him was still too far-fetched in Gara's imagination, even if Hades could severely injure the alien leader, even if the price was Hades himself being seriously injured.

Galo felt a chill run down his spine. They all seemed to have greatly underestimated, no, completely underestimated Hades's ability in anti-psychic energy!

After all, apart from the think tank, few Legion warriors had any direct impression of the Untouchables, led by the Silent Sisters. Garo's impression of them was limited to their suppression of psionic energy. But now, Hades had given Garo a solid lesson with his own performance!

The images that came back before, showing corpses everywhere, and now, if Hades really defeated that alien lord all by himself...

Galo swallowed hard; his current feelings could perhaps be described as a deep-seated, physiological fear.

Did the commander of the Mortarion Legion really know that Hades' abilities had reached this level?

The main force on the first battlefield resumed its slow advance, but due to the previous ambush, the advance became even slower.

Beneath the hood was Mortarian's unpredictable expression; Hades's channel had been cut off, which was not a good sign.