Chapter 333 Landing in Kasitu City

"A painted bitch might make you bleed for a few coins, but who can say for sure that they love the light waiting for the traveler to return from the void!"--Wandering Merchant, Captain of the Astra Truth

Enjili Spaceport, to be more precise, it is called Wandering Port, a supreme crystallization of human civilization located in the endless void. Like her cousin in the Kroros Expanse, she is also the brightest star in the Pangea Sub-sector. At least, she used to be.

She was once a bright decoration on the Emperor's armor and a very important place in the entire sector. She represents expansion, derivation, hope, adventure, and is also a fortress of trade, transportation, defense and information.

It is also the last stop from the human-controlled area to the wild land, the Great Whirlpool, the natural eye of terror. Once, the Minotaur Warband was stationed here for a long time to warn and restrain the unclear heretics, aliens, pirates, and traitors.

While technically a naval base, Port Wandering would not exist without the bustling Imperial institutions, Rogue Traders, and Charter Captains for support and trade.

This is what irritates many proud naval officers, and many of the staff sent there see it as a punishment and exile, except for the Feng family who forged their own dynasty with clear responsibility and brains.

In addition, Port Wandering is also crowded with arrogant civil servants, fat merchants, and a variety of other personnel, from arrogant administrators to scheming Inquisitor Acolytes, which makes Port Wandering more than just a military base. It is the most chaotic, mixed, and ironically, the most representative petri dish of the current Empire.

Just like the word "petri dish", this huge void creation is thousands of kilometers long. Even the greatest warship of the empire can only be regarded as a "small wooden stick" next to it. At the same time, dense Gothic spikes and towering towers make up this void nest city, which is no different from her brothers built on the ground, but its star-ring-like disc base is dotted with countless defensive forces.

Four "giant mouths" stand in the four rings of the disc. What the empire calls it is also the entrance and exit of countless giant ships. Because it is not built on any world, this huge void city is naturally a star port located on the planet's equator, and even her maintenance and use capabilities are not inferior to those of individual forging worlds.

At this point, the strategic value of this behemoth is also easy to see, not only its ability to maintain equipment in the void, but also its value as a supply station and void defense system, because in the vortex of chaos, several of the few relatively stable routes known to the empire and traitors, their end is right in front of it.

Occupying the Void Port means that all monsters and demons will be entrenched in the Maelstrom. Its value is self-evident. At this point, the high-level officials of the Empire, especially the Pangea and Gondva sectors near the Maelstrom, have paid more attention to this matter.

This means that all lives near the Maelstrom can take their fate back into their own hands. It also means that the Pangea sub-sector has emerged from the haze of the rule and attack of the Red Pirates and the Black Heart King and returned to the embrace of the Emperor. So far, nearly ten years have passed, more than 10 billion people have been mobilized, nearly 10,000 warships and ships have been used, and two sectors have been drained, with a total of more than 600 worlds.

But now those heretics have not given up. They regard the Emperor's good-intentioned advice as conspiracy and the words and promises of the evil gods and heretics as the criterion. The Emperor's punishment has been ready in the void. They think that the behemoth of Engili can resist the Imperial warships until their illusory masters come to their rescue, but the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Navy, the Astra Militarum, and the Imperial Hammers will not allow it.

In the void, the warships are ready to go. The "Shield Breaker" fleet composed of 2 cruisers, 1 battle barge, and a heavy cruiser is moving in a secret low-heat mode, looking like an inconspicuous light spot among the stars in the void.

Among them, Bordello is still the main warship. Their goal this time is also very simple, that is, bombing, to blow a huge hole in the middle of this behemoth, enough to accommodate a landing army of 200,000 people, related equipment, and destroy most of the orbital defense system.

Each giant tower on this void hive is more magnificent and huge than Mount Everest on Terra. The Gothic dark metal and its heavy nightmare-like foundation are beyond the reach of the Imperial warships. It is difficult to occupy this intricate place. Even if the Imperial warships can only bomb for a short time, if the enemy reacts, the light spear is enough to penetrate a loyal ship.

This covert operation still requires courage beyond normal people. It is difficult for so many main ships to completely break through those defenses in one breath. The heavy outer side of the hive and the intricate anti-orbital light spears are based on the ground and are much more solid than the Imperial warships.

Betting on all the honor of Pangia, those courageous people drove the ship to the sky above the star port. This huge and beautiful thing, carrying the stories and fate of many Imperial adventurers, has now become an accomplice of the traitors' evil deeds. If it has an organic soul, it must be crying now.

In Bordeaux's completely dark control room, relying on the aftermath of the propulsion and the adjustments of the Thinker array and multiple technicians, the stealth technique that the captain was once good at was fully used in this dark void, with only the console With flickering light and holographic projections, this lady, which had traveled through more than a quarter of the extreme star field, and its dedicated crew, relied on their experience and guidance to complete the entire array operation.

Floating in the void for 24 hours, a slight difference can make the destination no longer certain, but they rely on calculations and adjustments accurate to the millimeter to make the entire fleet float above the enemy's head, like a few non-threatening ships. Stone.

With the greatest help from the descendants of the Feng family, they walked to their current position and watched the expected targets approaching on the holographic projection. They wanted to focus on the side of the many sharp hive towers to completely clear the shells there, and then intercept them. The squadron escorted forward, clearing defensive batteries for Imperial Guard transports and dropping soldiers at the same time.

In the flickering green light screen on the bridge, Alan Bair's face was covered in ghostly green, and he asked the staff officer of Tadashi Academy next to him. "Old friend, is everything done?"

The senior executive who was almost equal to him nodded. "I don't think it's a good thing to let him in. Let the tiger return to the mountains and the fish into the sea."

"It doesn't matter. He has a good chance of deceiving us. Sometimes, trust is not only given to us by others, but we also have to pay for it." After saying that, Alan Bayer looked at the screen, and those things were clearly displayed. Yu Hongpao and Guang Guang When the spears crossed each other, the hot light like stars fell down, and the four warships fired in volley. Its power was huge, enough to burn the powerful Void beasts of Tyranids, enough to drive away the legendary Void Whales, and it could also deter those greedy orcs. pirate.

When its markings gathered at one point, the huge energy tore apart the entire outside of the hive. Only those vigilant forts realized that it was being attacked. Countless light spears and macro cannons fired back. At the same time, the void shield rose brightly. The soldiers who had been loaded into the transport ship early They began to land. The bombed area turned into a huge hole of 10 kilometers due to high temperature and debris. The air and charred corpses were sucked out. Metal towers comparable to Mount Everest emitted billowing smoke, and because of the lack of gravity, It is scattered in the universe, like a thick mass of ink spread out in water, which is quite strange.

The interceptor squadron attacked again. They fired from the warehouse of the Mars-class heavy cruiser. Like a few lightning bolts, those great aircraft with great military achievements did not show any sloppiness. They bypassed the enemy's main guns and attacked the close defenses scattered around the high platforms and towers. Cannon, the veteran captain cleaned up those things with ease, just like he did before.

Several Falcons hovered above death, leaving desperate fear wherever they touched and brushed. Finally, they turned into the bright red evaporation traces after the plasma shot, followed by countless landing crafts, transport ships, and airdrops. Cang, as described by Gaunt, the famous great loyal heir of the empire.

"Those transport planes flew through the burning sky like black pepper sprinkled on steaks. The roaring engines and the shooting turrets became a sharp contrast. I don't know how much they can complete the mission. I only know that those peppers are as good as expected. Generally, most of them do not "drift with the wind" but fall straight down, and only a few can ride the wind."

However, the fate of "Black Pepper" was obviously very good. The Imperial Navy tore up a beautiful defense for them, but the void shield had reached its limit. After the roar, the overloaded shield launcher could not withstand the long-term exposure of the light spear. During the shutdown, adamantine and ceramite, grid and dark iron were directly touched. Countless death beams heated the ship to red. The Imperial Navy had to retreat. At the same time, they also dropped their soldiers cleanly, with only a few interceptors. The machine followed the path of the black pepper and returned to the ship.

At the same time, as the imperial warship left and the Black Peppers landed, the transport ship quickly opened. They passed through the walls of the hive, the outside of the tower, and landed inside the intricate hive, where the burned ground and dead people Soldiers, civilians, and bombed-out shops were simple and shabby, with only sparse signs saying vaguely "Castus Specialties" or "Castus Manpower Management" in low Gothic.

Until the airdrop pod hit the local metal ground, the Master Chief and his brothers stepped out first. The powerful Astartes raised their weapons. Those explosive bombs pointed at everything here. The target indicator and the helmet completed the coordination to confirm that the area was clear. , until several explosive shells were fired, making a sultry sound, and several civilians hiding behind the bunker a few hundred meters away were killed instantly.

"Safe." A battle brother reported, and then a large number of airdrop pods and transport planes landed one after another, including soldiers, Chimera armored vehicles, Land speed attack boats, or Hercules tracked transport vehicles, all needed for mobile combat.

At the same time, they also carried enough long-term supplies and were airdropped as the main baggage. After the Astartes cleared the area, the Catachan Master Chief and the combat commander, the second lieutenant of the 4th Skadi Infantry Regiment, together with The work is about the demi-human auxiliary corps of special forces, and the only demi-human member, the Lytlin boy. Because of his body and vital identity, he was locked in a supply ship and walked out in a daze.

It can be regarded as the reunion between the veteran Skadi and the Eagle of Destruction. However, there is no lively meeting and there is only the beeping sound of the auspicious instrument starting to scan the area.

The second lieutenant watched the soldiers unloading supplies and stuffing them into heavy vehicles. At the same time, the depressing and dry atmosphere here was exactly the same as that of the hive city. The metal streets made it hard for people to get lost. Although they were like coke from the bombing, he could still feel the atmosphere and the atmosphere. Khadi similar style.

"About the 20th floor." He judged subconsciously, and the divination instrument had also scanned the code. Just as the second lieutenant said, the residents of the hive city are more reliable in such a place than those ancient instruments of the empire.

Next, they began to plan. Transport aircraft would be the main equipment for evacuation. They would be strictly protected. Some soldiers would be stationed here and set up heavy bomb arrays, rescue points, and supply points in the dead ends of the streets. At the same time, they would move towards the main nest city. , looking for local noble mansions.

According to normal thinking, they need to go down, find the intricate joints of the nest, and enter the main nest from the highway. Obviously, the traitors will be waiting there ready to attack, so it is obviously necessary to break through the main nest without heavy firepower. A fantasy.

The Master Chief suggested that the mobility and armor of the Space Marines could be used to break through the enemy's defenses. Although there would definitely be losses, they were probably not serious. However, the Ensign, who was more familiar with the hive city, rejected the psychic giant. He always had a straightforward personality. It was obviously strange that he would refuse such an offer, but the words that followed made most of the officers take a new look at the young man.

He straightened his uniform and spoke. "We should not attack directly. In terms of mobility, we have better equipment than the local PDF. In other words, our speed actually exceeds that of the locals, and the hive city is connected in all directions. We do not necessarily need to walk in a better environment. place."

The Master Chief spoke. "You mean we should go to the Middle Nest?"

The lieutenant shook his head. "It will still be strictly controlled. According to my experience, the few hive roads that can be passed will be strictly guarded. We don't have earth-shaking cannons and Lemanus. It will cost a lot of soldiers' lives to break through those places. ”

"At the same time, offensive and defensive battles will not be faster. According to imperial standard records, the battle loss ratio of defensive and offensive battles is as high as 6/1, and we can boldly estimate it to be 1/4, but four people can still kill a veteran. Too bad and slowing down.”

"And we can endure the most disgusting environments, whether it's Catachan, Space Marines, or Skadis, so what we need is not good roads, but roads without enemy control capabilities."

The Chief thought briefly, then answered. "Go down to the nest." He spit out a creepy name, full of gene stealers, cultists, madmen and perverts, a nightmare place for mutants, but for the heavily armed Imperial Guards and Astartes, it was not. It's not a place that can't be touched.

But this is still very risky. Those twisted and weird things are enough to kill any loyal soldier, and they are unfamiliar with the place. The Master Chief refutes this crazy idea without any doubt, until he suddenly sees the strategy table of the Imperial Guard. A bottle of wine was placed on the table, and those joking voices came from his ears.

"Good day, my name is Wild Snake. My lords, I am an inconspicuous acolyte of the Tribunal. I am not a talented person, but I have some influence in the local area." That was a clown wearing an Imperial Guard uniform, and he was also a member of Alan Bai. You deliberately put an interesting man in, but now he no longer serves the Grand Inquisitor, but instead serves the man who killed his master.