There were densely packed and endless undead spirits.
On the originally vast yellow-red wasteland, there was not even a trace of yellow earth.
All undead.
Undead warriors, scarab swarms, and destroyer troops... At the lord's call, they are rushing towards the rear.
In a simple trench behind a hill, Hades' scalp tingled. The picture transmitted from the Iron Warrior Stormbird showed that in less than ten minutes, the first wave of returning Necrons would enter the south side of the construct casting complex.
And now Death Guard and Iron Warriors forces are attempting to break in from the north of the complex.
Since the Necrons awakened from underground, these strange and bizarre black stone buildings have risen from the depths of the planet. Geometric shapes stand at different heights, and the emerald green lines outline the symbol of the dynasty to which Gaseros belonged.
In the central area of the city formed by black stone geometry, the pyramid-shaped fortress was swallowing up undead soldiers.
That is the construct casting used by the Undead to execute the resurrection protocol.
In the very center of the fortress, a towering stepped black pyramid stands proudly, with green stripes cascading down from the top like a waterfall.
What worries Hades is that, judging from the aerial reaction images, the interior of this construct complex lacks corresponding heavy firepower defense. The heavy firepower turrets that the Death Guard can currently detect are all set up on the walls outside the city.
Undead warriors are emerging from the construct castings in an endless stream and marching towards the north of the city.
They are endless and endless. Even if they die, they will crawl out again from the constructs in the rear. These soldiers are the lord's cheapest combat force.
But these numerous soldiers were not their real threat.
For the Death Guard and Iron Warriors, what really hindered their siege was the city walls and the heavy artillery on the walls.
A magnified version of the Gauss weapon, more powerful than the Gauss guns in the hands of the Necrons, enough to defeat the defenses of the Space Marines' power armor and cause them to disintegrate at the atomic level.
The good news is that they also have counter-weapons. Along with the drop pod, the Iron Warriors' artillery also landed.
But it is far from enough to rely on artillery that is far smaller in number than the enemy's to fight against the heavy firepower artillery installed by the Undead on the city walls.
Hades looked across, about two kilometers away, but it was filled with undead troops.
They cannot be held back, as once they are held back the opposing artillery will hit them.
The first batch of attacking soldiers will rush up the city wall, eliminate the enemy's artillery operators, and provide opportunities for the main force behind.
They need to pass this distance as quickly as possible, enter the building complex, destroy key buildings, and use the terrain to deal with the next enemy main force.
[It seems we need a speed-break team.]
Hades said,
The high mobility of the Space Marines will be the key to their survival in the face of enemy Gauss weaponry.
But what made him feel a little uneasy was that neither the Death Guard nor the Iron Warriors were good at this. One was good at slowly advancing a stable front, while the other was good at building military fortresses.
It would be nice if the partner was the White Scars, or some other legion.
Dantioch beside him nodded at him, interrupting Hades' thoughts and signaling to Hades that he was ready.
There was no time to hesitate about tactics. Hades took a deep breath and opened the full communication channel.
[Everyone, listen up!]
[In daily training, the top 30% of sprinters will be selected! Each group consists of two people! ]
[Remember, your mission is to reach the opposite fortress and destroy the enemy's artillerymen! Remember, don't be held back by the enemy! ]
[The queue cannot be concentrated, keep it scattered.]
[Always be careful of the enemy's artillery!]
Hades looked at the Iron Warriors operating the artillery at the back of the queue. They had already begun digging trenches on the spot to cover the artillery and had begun measuring the coordinates of the opposing heavy firepower.
Well, there’s no need to remind the artillerymen, they’re all very conscious.
Hades turned his head and stared at the battlefield in front of him. He picked up the obituary and got ready.
[.I'm in the same group with you.]
Dantioch's voice came from the channel, and Hades was stunned, but he did plan to break out alone.
[No, you are in charge of the main force.]
Hades said,
[One commander must be retained.]
Dantioch, who was sitting opposite him, said nothing more.
The time was right, and a phrase familiar to every Death Guard came over the channel—
[attack.]
Hades rushed out first. Compared with the Death Guard who often advanced slowly on the front line, Hades often experienced highly mobile battles.
Like cold water falling into hot oil, the dense undead army exploded directly, and Gauss lasers and Tesla lasers covered the entire sky.
On the fortress, seeing the enemy appear, the artillery pieces changed direction, received orders, and began to aim.
Hades felt like he was running in a sea of undead. Every step was accompanied by the sound of metal breaking. He swore that he had not set foot on the ground once.
Don't stop.
Don't stop!
Countless Undead warriors stretched out their hands at his feet, as if trying to drag Hades into the metal abyss. The Gauss rays on the fortress rushed towards him and exploded beside Hades, immediately raising black dust. Those were the corpses of the Necron decomposed by their own weapons.
Alarm bells rang in Hades' mind. According to his previous analysis, he should not be facing undeads of this density anyway? !
It was simply, it was as if all the undead on the battlefield were rushing towards him!
But at this moment, any hesitation would bring disaster, and a pause would mean the enemy's artillery fire would come. Hades had to maintain his speed and use brute force to break a path leading to the construct.
The sickles opened and closed wildly, and the hissing of metal cut through the sky. At this moment, there was no trace of skill. Facing the densely packed, low-level undead forces, violence was the best pass.
However, outside Hades, Dantioch in the trench was observing the situation on the battlefield in amazement.
To everyone's surprise, most of the undead on the battlefield were trying to surge towards Hades, and only a few tried to attack the first batch of charging Death Guard, but these undead were quickly beheaded by the Death Guard's scythes.
Compared to Hades, who was running in the front and was obviously killing madly, everyone else was more or less aware that something was wrong.
Dantioch also realized this, and he began to command some gunners to bombard the area near Hades. The density of the undead, which was far greater than that of other locations, provided an excellent opportunity for their bombardment.
Seeing that the first batch of Death Guards (mainly Hades) at the front were about to reach the wall of the Underworld Construct, Dantioch also gave orders and prepared to lead the main force forward.
Hades controlled his steps, speeding up, and speeding up again. The undead warriors that rushed over could not keep up with Hades' speed at all. He was like a stone skimming across the water, creating ripples behind him.
The black wall is getting closer and closer, here we are!
Hades leaped straight up and threw out his sickle at the same time. The sickle blade hooked tightly onto the bump above the city wall. Hades grabbed the loose chain at the back end of the sickle and climbed up the city wall in one leap!
Behind Hades, the other Death Guards swung out their scythes and began to scale the city walls.
Hades, who climbed onto the city wall, shifted his target to those heavy firepower artillery. Ordinary Necrons were no match for Hades at all. The number of troops on the city wall was far less than that of the Necrons below the city, which made Hades feel like he was in an empty land for a moment. With the sound of bombs exploding, the Necrons fell to the ground!
The Death Guards who climbed up the city wall also began their encirclement and suppression. The Necrons' artillery bombardment became significantly weaker, which made it easier for the second batch of Space Marines to charge.
After realizing that he had greatly reduced the number of enemy artillery, Hades lowered his eyes, as if searching for something.
Finally, in a place that was obviously different from other turrets, Hades found what he wanted.
This is it.
Hades thought as he ordered the finely crafted backpack on his back to place the melta bomb, while commanding the Death Guards to leave the area.
After two short explosions, a gap appeared in the Necrons' wall for them to enter.
Done.
Hades thought as he looked back at the mixed forces of Iron Warriors and Death Guard clearing a path through the sea of undead.
Dantioch stared at the underworld structure in front of him that had been blown beyond recognition and fell into deep thought.
Since the main force entered the northern building complex, Hades led a small number of Death Guards to place bombs in various corners. With only a small amount of explosives, these magnificent buildings would fall down with a wail.
The fallen black stone buildings isolated a defensive zone for them in the north of the city.
He really wanted to ask Hades why he was able to find the weak points of these buildings in the first place, but he swallowed the words back when they reached his lips. This was not a good question.
So the Iron Warriors' commanders watched as Hades rushed between the various buildings like a fish in water, placing bombs.
Since Hades directly blew through the opponent's resurrected construct, they were not under much pressure at the moment. The team composed of Death Guard and Iron Warriors fought with the Undead in the jungle of Blackrock. After losing the ability to resurrect, the last advantage of these low-level Undead was gone.
Seeing that Hades had blown up at least a quarter of the buildings, Dantioch tried to contact Perturabo to ask about the ground attack's support from the sky, but unfortunately, Perturabo and Mortarion were concentrating on dealing with the Necron fleet at the moment, and the Primarch ignored him.
[It's time to start laying out your defense formation.]
[At the same time, let the air force prepare to support us.]
Hades' voice came from the channel, and the Death Guard decisively handed over the matter of "defense" to the Iron Warriors who were more professional in this area.
On the other hand, Hades didn't feel so good.
Ever since he entered this city built of black stone, he could vaguely feel that the black stone here was vibrating and humming.
What is going on
But Hades couldn't take care of all that. He continued to command the Death Guards to place explosives while observing the battle situation.
As Hades expected, the fleet in space was out of contact. Realizing the speed of the Necrons, he hoped that the Death Guard could at least escape the Necrons' ships.
However, as long as the Iron Warriors can hold back the Necrons' ships, the Death Guard will be able to escape according to the route.
Hades thought as he continued to place the bombs—
He jumped back suddenly!
A green light brighter than the Undead's cannon just brushed past Hades and splashed onto the building.
Hades turned his head quickly, only to see that the Necromancer had disappeared into the black stone building.
It's the mark of death!
Death Marks are the Necrons' snipers, but the Overlords do not like to deploy these soldiers because the placement of the Death Marks is "humiliating to them".
But at this moment Hades only realized one thing!
If a Death Mark appears on the battlefield, it proves that the lord in this tomb has awakened!!!
What the hell?!
Isn't it said that the Necrons sleep very soundly and usually can't wake up the nobles in the tomb? !
As if in response to Hades' thoughts, on the pyramid in the center of the city, an alien creature whose stature was much taller than the other undead emerged from the top of the pyramid and overlooked Hades and his party.
"Can you dodge it? Not bad."
Then Gatheros spoke,
Before the lord finished speaking, a laser flashed and directly pierced through an Iron Warrior!
The death mark has changed its target!
[Beware of snipers.]
Hades shouted in the communication channel,
"I was looking forward to what kind of existence you would be."
Gathros continued, holding a scythe in its hand, the heavy energy field working well inside it, and it slowly walked down from its high position.
Some Space Marines tried to shoot at the Overlord, but unsurprisingly, they were all blocked by the Necrons' shields.
Every time Gaserlos spoke, a laser would flash from the building complex, and the Mark of Death faithfully carried out the lord's orders.
Even though the Space Marines tried to dodge, the sniping of the Mark of Death still made it difficult for the warriors to resist, and the cold guns temporarily interrupted the rhythm of the Space Marines.
"But it seems that it is just a trick played by low-level creatures."
"It is your own existence, the soulless one?"
"No, not really."
But it doesn't matter, we'll know once we catch it, Gaselos thought casually.
It’s too boring. It might as well talk to its brother again.
"I am willing to grant you a fight, lowly creature."
"If you've got any tricks up your sleeve, use them as much as you can."
"If I'm interested in you, maybe I can let you live a full life until the time comes for you to die."
When Lord Gatheros walked to the last step, the main force of the Necrons also appeared from the city in the south.
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