The threat posed by the sudden appearance of human warships.
Withdrew numerous Tau warships from low-Earth orbit around the planet Havers.
They formed a standard tactical formation in the void again and slowly sailed towards the huge, majestic fortress battleship.
The Stone Fortress was caught in the Warp storm, and the other escort ships followed it into the Warp.
Relying on the advanced technology provided by the Imperial Regent, they managed to emerge from the subspace without any losses.
The human empire's military strength far exceeds that of the tau empire. The stone fortress alone is beyond the reach of the tau empire's fleet.
Even though the number of enemies and us is huge.
The Tau Empire, however, showed no fear and firmly believed that victory would belong to the Greater Good.
The Tau ships looked much neater.
The three castle lord-class battleships are magnificent and are the backbone of the fleet.
Numerous hero-class and frigate-class escort ships and cruisers also formed a large-scale naval formation.
Commander Xia immediately issued an order to activate the deflection shields of all starships and put all troops into combat readiness.
Then he released all the void fighters including the Warden, Manta, Barracuda, etc., ready to fight, in order to overwhelm the opponent with momentum.
"Commander, humans have sent us a message." said a Tau personnel in charge of communications.
"What did they say?" Commander Xia looked at the communications officer and asked.
"They demand that we leave the planet Havers immediately, otherwise they will use force to expel us." The communicator translated the human message.
"Tell them that this is the territory of the Tau Empire. Tell these human warships to disarm immediately. Tell them that anyone who offends the Tau Empire will be punished no matter how far away they are."
Commander Xia's words were sonorous and powerful, firm and decisive, and full of confidence.
After a while, the communications officer continued to speak, translating human speech.
“They refused.”
"I don't know how to live or die. Tell them righteously that if they dare to cross the galaxy cordon, they will never return. The Tau Empire will destroy all enemies and let them know that the majesty of the Tau Empire is inviolable, the Greater Good cannot be desecrated, and the glory of the Ether cannot be challenged. If they go any further, they will play with fire and get burned."
Commander Xia slammed the table and roared angrily.
Many Tau Empire commanders shouted slogans such as Ether.
He also beat his chest with his fist to show his loyalty.
The communications personnel immediately sent Commander Xia's message to the other side, demanding that humans retreat immediately, otherwise they would launch an immediate attack.
However, the human giant warships ignored their warnings.
Straight past the Tau Empire's space scanning relay station-722:199.
It was a top-level creation that integrated the empire's most sophisticated technology, collecting nearby void information for the Tau Empire.
Every once in a while, the hidden door will open, and the automatic sensing device will be extended out. After collecting the void data, the device will be retracted and the lens panel will be closed again.
It was designed to operate for at least five hundred years.
However, it was blocked in front of the Stone Fortress.
Even though it had activated its mobile jets, it was still difficult to avoid the attack. The huge imperial fortress turned into a cluster of sparks exploding in space.
Its destruction also means that the Human Empire has crossed the bottom line of the Tau Empire.
Commander Xia's face darkened. The Human Empire actually dared to ignore his ultimatum.
Then don't blame him for being rude.
"Give them a painful blow, hit them hard, and let them know how painful the iron fist of the Tau Empire is." Commander Xia gave orders to the entire ship.
Numerous Tau captains and members of their vassal races shouted the Ether and responded to his command by launching the attack.
Soon, missiles and white plasma beams filled the void.
The shield of the Stone Fortress was hit by countless light beams, causing countless ripples.
The light spread out in circles, and the scene looked very shocking.
The brilliant light stirred up bursts of glimmers in the space.
People on the ground can see the escaping light.
The hatch of the Stone Fortress opened, releasing a dense swarm of Valkyries.
Let them form their own escort group to protect the airspace ahead of the Stone Fortress and clear out the torpedoes and low-speed missiles launched by the Tau fleet.
Commander Xia stared at the screen. The tactical computer displayed every piece of data and information on the void battlefield.
Humans did not launch any effective counterattack, and the giant battleship, which was rough and barbaric and had no technological beauty, was still trying to advance.
It was obvious that the other side intended to withstand their firepower and make a tactical advance.
Such tactics are simply a joke in front of the Tau Empire warships that pursue battlefield informationization and superior mobility.
Are humans just here to die
Such a thought emerged in Commander Xia’s mind.
"They are still advancing. It is estimated that the distance between the two sides will be reduced to less than 100,000 kilometers." The Tau commander said, "Their shields are very strong, much stronger than those Imperial warships we encountered before."
"Continue to increase firepower and order the tactical array to perform full operations to find the shield's weakness." Commander Xia said, "Humanity's technology is very backward and is not a threat. They won't be able to hold out for much longer."
"They are too reckless. They just rushed over without any plan. Do they want to rely on the size of the battleship to win?"
Another space fleet commander, Polonium Ra, said.
"They have always been so ignorant." Commander Xia said, "It seems that they have not learned their lesson. It is time to make them pay the price. After this battle, humans will flee when they see the Tau Empire."
Many Tau commanders looked at the tactical holographic screen and smiled knowingly.
In the eyes of the Tau Empire, humans will always be a symbol of barbarism and rudeness.
Not as elegant, rational and wise as them.
One day, humans under the rule of the Corpse King will realize the beauty of the Greater Good and submit to the great Aether.
By then, the Tau will become the best, most outstanding and most respected race in the galaxy.
Of course, now they still need to teach these stupid humans a little lesson.
Let them understand the huge gap between the Human Empire and the Tau Empire.
If you dare to offend the Tau Empire, you must be prepared to be annihilated.
Tremble before the iron fist of the Tau Empire.
The Tau will sweep across the stars.
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The Lord of the First Legion sat on a gorgeous throne made of ivory and obsidian, looking a little lazy.
A huge holographic projection appeared in front of him.
The rune images shone brightly, and some dotted lines flickered into shape, depicting the trajectory of the megalithic fortress and the enemies around it.
During this time, Ryan had gained a comprehensive understanding of the Stone Fortress.
In this battle, the empire would have won even if they had done nothing and just let it go.
When Guilliman first visited the Stone Fortress, it acquired a batch of new technologies.
The Imperial Regent has lifted the ban on the use of many technologies, and the Dark Angels have no intention of sticking to the old ways.
They simply used those technologies to strengthen this giant fortress dedicated to the void.
This magnificent celestial-level fortress has undergone extensive renovation.
The energy circuit has been improved and many advanced weapons have been installed.
Star-destroying cannons, geomagnetic field devices, shock waves, etc.
Traces of science and rationality reappeared in this giant fortress. Brand-new mechanical devices replaced those that had been used for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
The application of these new technologies has increased the power of the Stone Fortress by at least 300%.
In particular, the improvement of the void shield has further enhanced the defensive capabilities of the Stone Fortress.
The dense light spears of the aliens hit the void shield, but could only create ripples, and could not reach the level of overloading the void shield.
Ryan finally understood where Guilliman's confidence came from.
The Great Crusade was a campaign led by the Astartes, without them the Great Crusade could not have proceeded.
What to do if the alien fleet is too strong
The Astartes boarded the ship and hacked at it from the inside with their axes.
What should we do if the enemy’s technology is too advanced and the mortal troops are crying out in despair
Astartes airborne decapitation, chopping down the rival leader with a battle axe.
The other troops are just auxiliary, and it's the Astartes who are doing the chopping throughout the whole process.
Now, Guilliman is comprehensively improving the strength of all Imperial forces.
The equipment of the mortal legions is so much better than during the Great Crusade that they no longer seem like a single race.
Automatic shoulder cannon, built-in intelligence, plus exoskeleton armor integrated into the survival pack.
The combat capability has increased several times, and one regiment is now comparable to more than a dozen regiments before.
Not to mention the newly launched Primaris Space Marines, whose bodies and armor have been fully upgraded, with the addition of shields, high-speed neural reaction devices and power packs.
The Imperial Navy was comprehensively strengthened.
The new warships are more efficient, have stronger firepower, and can be produced faster. They are available in large quantities and can kill the enemy with piles of them.
Various sky punishment colossi, stellar fortresses, planet mining ships, etc.
"My Lord, they rejected our offer and opened fire on us."
Azrael relayed the intelligence chief's words.
"Then let them disappear." Lai En's words were very concise.
"Understood." Azrael nodded.
Just as he was about to walk out, Lai En spoke again.
"This is my first battle since I woke up, I don't want any problems."
"Don't worry, sir, everything will be as you wish."
Azrael said in a swearing tone.
"Go ahead."
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The personnel of the Stone Fortress are composed of ordinary people, Primaris Space Marines, and Tech-Priests.
In addition to the powerful Primaris Space Marines, the fortress garrison composed of ordinary people and mechanical servants is also huge and extremely terrifying.
Especially after obtaining Guilliman's new technology, the battlefield firepower and survivability of these mortals increased sharply, becoming countless times stronger than before.
Azrael issued an order to all departments to annihilate the enemy.
The frigates and cruisers that had been guarding the Stone Fortress began to carry out tactical maneuvers.
The fighting between the two sides was not fierce.
Most of the time, the Tau Empire took the initiative to attack, while humans were basically on the defensive.
Azriel was not in a hurry either. He examined the tactical screen in front of him and analyzed the enemy's weaknesses.
Soon, he locked onto the castle lord-class battleship that had always been located at the rear and was always protected by several warships.
It was obvious that the battleship was the enemy's flagship.
Decapitation is the fastest way to end a battle.
The Space Marines' favorite tactic is also decapitation.
Azriel called up the strategic weapons panel of the Stone Fortress, ready to eliminate the enemy with one shot.
There is no need to waste any time with the enemy.
If you don't run away after being given the chance, you are really courting death.
In the spherical coordinate system with the Stone Fortress as the origin, the enemy's flagship is marked as a red light dot.
Distance hides the detailed structure of the target. In space, at distances of hundreds of thousands or millions of kilometers, everything is just a point.
Azrael clicked on the strategic weapons panel and called up the Empire's latest star-destroying weapon.
The Stone Fortress is large enough that the parts of the Star Destroyer Cannon can be transported from those forging worlds and assembled before use.
Of course, the energy pipelines also need to be adjusted to prevent the star-destroying cannon from placing too much of a burden on the fortress.
Azriel clicked repeatedly on the interface to perform the locking operation.
A red halo was placed on the light spot of the castle lord-class battleship.
Are you sure to activate the Star Destroyer
Azrael clicked confirm, and a brass-colored metal device rose from the side, emitting a golden beam that scanned his orifice up and down.
Biometric information confirmed, soul wave scan meets the predetermined data, please enter the attack code
The series of security measures are very strict.
After all, it is a star-destroying weapon, and the Empire's management of it is extremely strict.
When the verification was passed, the screen facing Azriel also turned red.
Data computing resources have been allocated. Tactical models are being built. The target is the Tau Empire's Fortress Master-class battleship, and the plan for the greatest advantage is being planned.
The Star Destroyer Cannon charging procedure has been initiated and the optimal strike path has been determined.
Charging progress: 1%, 2%, 3%... ... ... ..98%, 99%, 100%.
The Star Destroyer Cannon has been fully charged and is awaiting the launch command.
Following a series of prompts, the thinkers in the data array standing behind the weapons director all opened their mouths in pain.
Bubbles were bubbling out of the nutrient solution. Calculating such a huge amount of data put these thinkers into an overloaded state.
Azrael clicked the light spot to confirm the launch.
Urgent alarms sounded throughout the Stone Fortress.
The lights in various areas dimmed a lot, and all the energy was drawn away and sent to the star-destroying cannon matrix array.
The dense electromagnetic patterns on the metal arrays of the three huge obelisks emit a faint halo.
The top also turned red.
A huge ball of light appeared in the middle area of the three metal obelisks.
Thick arcs of electricity crackled and the air smelled of industrial ozone.
The ball of light grew larger in just a few minutes, eventually forming a beam of light with a huge diameter that spanned the entire starry sky.
The light made the dark void bright in an instant.
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"We successfully overloaded the shield of one of the enemy's warships."
"The enemy's fighter planes were hit, and the loss reached 80%."
From time to time, excited voices could be heard in the control room where Commander Xia was. They were constantly achieving results.
The human fleet's warships and fighter planes are constantly suffering losses.
No ship had yet been destroyed by the Tau fleet, but Commander Xia believed that one would be soon.
We have just started the battle, there is no need to rush.
Time is on the side of the Tau Empire.
If you hold out long enough, the resources of the Tau Empire will continue to flow in.
The technological level of human warships and that of the Tau Empire are completely not on the same level.
They were destined to win.
Good news came from all the warships.
The morale of many commanders and crew members on the Tau Empire side was high.
In their view, the Imperium of Man has been severely suppressed by the Tau Empire and will soon be defeated.
The human empire had a large number of warships, but their firepower was dispersed and was easily blocked by the Tau Empire's deflector shields.
Some of the attacks were unable to penetrate even the shields of the Tau Empire's warships.
It's simply garbage.
"It seems that they are not well prepared, and their counterattack firepower is scattered." Commander Xia looked at the data and intelligence sent back by the warships and smiled from ear to ear.
How dare you challenge the Tau Empire
You really don't know how to live or die.
Self-destruction.
"Why are they rushing forward like this
"Polon La on the side also shook his head.
"It must be because of our lack of long-range firepower. We can only close the distance. After so many battles, the human army has always relied on close combat to win. Long-range firepower and technological equipment are no match for us." Commander Xia made a judgment based on past experience.
"Their broadsides are indeed more powerful than ours. It is obvious that they want to use broadsides to win." Another commander also said, "The human empire has used this tactic many times. As long as we keep a good distance, they can only passively take the beating. Victory will definitely belong to the Tau Empire."
"I can already foresee the celebration dinner tonight. Taking over the planet Havers and defeating the reinforcements of the Human Empire, doesn't this just represent the manifest destiny of the Tau Empire to rule the galaxy?" Commander Xia said excitedly.
As Commander Xia spoke, laughter broke out in the control room.
All the Tau commanders showed excitement, looking forward to the upcoming victory.
A communicator's voice rang out.
"What is that?"
Everyone followed the communicator's hand and looked at a tactical screen.
What is shown above is terrifying.
Their smiles all froze on their faces.
The giant human fortress released an extremely terrifying beam of light.
It was dazzling, like the judgment thunder sent by Zeus from heaven.
The entire void was illuminated.
A shrill alarm also sounded simultaneously.
The energy index of that spear of light released in just a few seconds exceeded the maximum value that the Titanium detection equipment could detect.
According to the estimates of Tu clan scientists, nothing could survive that extremely terrifying beam of light.
Everything that stands in the way of that beam of light will simply vaporize and turn into the most basic particles.
"Maneuver, quickly, maneuver, get out of the enemy's attack range." Commander Xia roared madly.
But it's too late.
Many detection devices of the Titanium family are based on electromagnetics to transmit signals.
As we all know, the highest speed of electromagnetism is only the speed of light.
The speed of the light spear is also the speed of light, which means that when Commander Xia and others saw the beam of light, the attack had already arrived.
The terrifying power of the star-destroying beam is terrifying.
Even if the Tau warships along the way turned on their deflector shields, it was of no use.
In just a moment, the warships disappeared, torn apart into the most basic particles.
"No!" Commander Xia screamed in horror.
The other Tau commanders were not much better off. They all screamed in fear and some even froze in their places.
Faced with the spear of light that was powerful enough to destroy the entire world, the same question arose in their minds.
When on earth did humans master such terrifying technology!
Obviously, their technology is so backward, how come they suddenly have such lethal technology
Unfortunately, no one gave them an answer.
The beam engulfed the Castellan-class battleship, and every Tau member on board was transformed into elementary particles.
Wait until the beam of light disappears and the void returns to darkness.
The warships covered by the light beams have disappeared without a trace.
Some warships that were lucky enough to be only touched were also turned into broken wreckage in the void.
“By the Ether, what have these humans done!
”A Qi clan commander’s blue lips trembled as he spoke.
Such a horrific blow instantly shattered his worldview.
The technology that humans have mastered is so terrifying.
With just one strike, all the warships along the way were destroyed.
The flagship is gone.
Many of the Tau Empire's senior commanders were also gone.
With one strike from the Star Destroyer Cannon, the outcome of the void battle was decided.
After Guilliman awakened, the Empire lifted the ban on most technologies and introduced many new technologies.
The battleship's shield and firepower have been greatly improved.
The Tau Empire's advantage over the Imperium of Man has been lost.
The Tau Empire fleet, which had originally been in high spirits, was shattered in an instant.
The Qi clan commanders who tried to resist found that they could not destroy the imperial warships as easily as before.
They tried to escape the war, but were held tightly by the empire and finally destroyed in the siege.
One after another, the Tau warships were destroyed.
The desperate message was transmitted back to the ground, causing panic in the ground command.
The Fire Clan gathered all their superior forces, prepared to fight those humans to the death, and asked for help from their home world.
Ti Wa stood on a balcony in the human city and looked up at the sky.
The sky is clear and you can see spots of light shining in the void.
Each flash of light represented the death of tens of thousands of Tau warriors.
Human warships were more powerful than ever before, and just one strike caused heavy casualties to the Tau Empire.
The sirens filled the sky.
Tai Wa clenched his fists, anger evident in his eyes.
He was going to make those damned humans pay.
Maybe they defeated the Air Caste's fleet, but they could never defeat the Fire Caste.
Those barbaric humans would be beaten to a pulp by the high walls built by the Fire Caste.
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"Quick, set up the explosives."
A nobleman dressed in gorgeous clothes loudly gave orders to his personal guards.
Install explosives on state religion buildings and statues of imperial heroes, preparing for a perfect explosion as a token of your allegiance to the Tau Empire.
"You can't be like this."
A devout believer of the state religion tried to stop the crazy behavior of the powerful, but was kicked to the ground by the other party's men.
"Damn untouchable, do you also want to stop the noble Lord Andwar?"
The subordinate was extremely rude to the civilian believer he had kicked down, but his tone was very flattering when he spoke of his master.
Such performance made the dignitaries beside him nod slightly.
It's rare to find such a loyal lackey.
You have to be entrusted with an important task.
Several soldiers pointed their guns at the devout believers, and the crackling sound of the gun muzzles revealed a dangerous aura.
There were several bodies lying in the open space, all of them were killed.
The ragged believers were frightened by the ruthless tactics of the powerful.
They could only protest by standing outside the safety line demanded by the other side.
"Untouchables, the era of the Corpse King has passed. Now is the time to embrace the Greater Good." The noble opened his arms and said loudly, "Now, let us embrace the ether together and embrace the beautiful new era." The noble named Andrew said to everyone.
"Sir, you said it very well. The new era of happiness and contentment has arrived, and we should decisively abandon the old era of cannibalism and corruption."
The subordinate clapped his hands vigorously, which made Andrew very happy.
It feels different when there is someone helping to liven up the atmosphere while you are talking.
That is the power that only those of them who are born superior and destined to rule over the untouchables have.
"You will be punished for doing this. The Imperial Judge will not let you go."
The church pastor was pinned to the ground, but he still tried his best to shout, hoping to stop this blasphemous violence.
"empire!
"Andy smiled, as if he had heard something ridiculous," The Empire is finished, Havers is now the territory of the Tau, and we must all believe in their good ways. The Corpse King's rule over us is over, forget him, everything is over."
"The Emperor is everywhere, and his angels will bring judgment," said the priest.
"Haha." Andrew laughed as he looked at the priest pinned to the ground. "The Emperor's angels have been killed. They are all dead. The Ether has won. They have achieved victory. Give up the Emperor, and we will have a new life."
"Even if the Empire sends reinforcements, what can they do? They will just flee in panic like they did in the Battle of Damocles. The speed at which the Tau Empire's technology is updated is beyond the imagination of the High Lords' idiots, understand?"
Andrew spoke at the top of his voice, advocating that the empire would inevitably fail and that it would be the end of the corpse king.
The subordinates on the side clapped their hands hard, making a clapping sound, and from time to time they shouted that Lord Andrew was unparalleled in wisdom and incomparable.
Andrew was overwhelmed by the continuous compliments and spoke more excitedly.
At this moment, a voice came from the communicator placed next to my ear.
They were the personal soldiers who installed the explosives. They were ready and only needed to press a button to detonate all the explosives.
"Sir, all the explosives have been installed. Should we detonate them immediately?"
Just as Andrew was about to say blow it up immediately, he was interrupted by another voice.
A woman yelled in panic on the other end of the communicator.
"Lose, lose, the empire loses."
Hearing this, the smile on Andrew's face became even brighter.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly. I know the Empire has lost again and the Corpse Emperor is finished. You don't have to be anxious, speak slowly and announce the Empire's defeat to these idiots."
Andreas connected the communication signal to a suspended servo skull, ready to let all citizens hear the latest battle report.
Let me show you how vicious the nobles' vision is.
You lowly people will never challenge the rule of the nobles in your lifetime.
You guys just don't have the vision.
The woman's voice was released through the loudspeaker.
She cried and yelled.
"No, it's the T'au Empire that failed. The Imperium of Man destroyed all of the T'au ships, and they're about to drop in. It's said to be the Dark Angels. The Dark Angels are coming."
Andrew's smile froze on his face, and then his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Then he remembered something, switched to the channel of the personal soldiers who were installing the explosives, and shouted tremblingly.
"fry... ..."
As he spoke, a rumbling sound was heard.
The huge state religion building was engulfed in flames, and many sculptures of imperial heroes also collapsed due to the impact of the explosion, breaking into countless pieces of stone.
Along with a loud noise, the rich and powerful shouted out the last three words like they were slaughtering a pig.
"... No way."
See the collapsed state church buildings and the statues of the imperial heroes.
Andrew was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
He had only one idea in his mind.
Finished.
It's completely over.
If the empire wins, I will be torn into pieces and burned at the stake.
"Hurry, help me up." Andrew cried and wanted to find other dignitaries to discuss countermeasures.
The subordinates who had been looking fawning just now, saying "Long live Lord Andrew" on the left and "Lord Andrew is unparalleled in wisdom" on the right, all had a changed look on their faces at this moment.
He looked at the collapsed state religion building and the statue of the hero in the distance, and then at Andrew who was so scared that he peed his pants.
They were all confused.
Shit! Just after we blew up the state religion, the Emperor’s army fought back!
What evil have I done to deserve to play tricks on others like this!
The roar of fighter planes could be heard in the sky.
Several Valkyries roared past and engaged in a tangle with the Tau fighters.
Soon, the Tau fighters were defeated and retreated into the distance.
"Hurry, help me up, don't waste time." Andrew shouted loudly to his servant.
If his legs weren't weak, Andrew would have wanted to give these guys two punches. What a lack of vision.
This matter is extremely urgent, I have to go back and find a solution.
Otherwise, you'll be cut into pieces and burned at the stake, and if you don't die, you'll be cannon fodder.
"Fuck you, you traitorous Emperor scum."
The subordinates who had appeared to be extremely loyal before now spat in Andrew's face and punched and kicked him.
Andrew was stunned. Before he could continue speaking, he was pinned to the ground and beaten.
"Kill this damn traitor."
"Yes, beat him to death."
"Kill him."
The soldiers who had just pointed their guns at the civilian believers turned their guns around and joined their subordinates in beating Andrew.
The Anglican priest who was pinned to the ground was also helped up.
At this time, his head was bleeding and he looked very miserable.
"Burn them damn traitors." said the priest tremblingly.
Others followed suit and the scene became a mess.
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Accompanied by the sound of an explosion, a Killer Whale fighter jet landed and thick smoke rose.
Human troops walked out of the thick smoke, like the god of death, reaping the troops of the Tau Empire.
The powerful firepower made the Huo clan miserable and they were defeated one after another.
The vassal races suffered heavy casualties, with corpses strewn all over the ground.
"Retreat, retreat to the human nest defense position." Taiwa shouted, "Quick, all troops go to protect Lord An She."
An.She is the ether that followed this expedition.
In the Tau Empire, the Ether holds the highest status.
The other teams must protect the Ether at all costs.
The blue face of the helmet covered with titanium tiles showed an expression of fear and confusion.
The Human Empire's support troops this time are completely different from previous troops.
They abandoned traditional airborne methods and used some kind of teleportation technology to reach the surface directly.
Accompanied by flashes of light, they appeared in front of the Huo clan's position, catching them off guard.
As a result, the original anti-aircraft artillery was completely ineffective.
In addition to the changes in airborne operations, what made Titanium Wa even more worried was the upgrade of human equipment.
All the mortals are wearing exoskeleton vehicles and equipped with automatic cannons.
Hover tanks, armed servo skulls, fighter slaves, etc., all possess terrifying firepower and advanced computing modules, forming precise and terrifying firepower.
The walkers also charged at them, using shields and power weapons to tear through the Fire Caste's defenses.
At the first contact, the Tau were routed.
Those servoskulls became the Drones' formidable enemies.
What’s even more terrifying is that their numbers are much greater than those of Titanium Wa and other robot bees, and they are everywhere.
Those Emperor Angels were even more terrifying. They were much more powerful than the ones that Tau Wa had dealt with before.
He saw an Emperor's Angel have his leg broken, only to have it healed in a matter of minutes.
Its recovery ability is so strong that it can be described as abnormal.
The individual combat capability was crushed, and the original firepower advantage was also crushed.
On the front battlefield, they had almost no defense capabilities.
The Fire Clan's troops were beaten back step by step.
If it weren't for Lord An She constantly using the power of elements to empower the Fire Clan warriors to never give up.
I'm afraid they would have already fled, abandoning their weapons and armor.
Retreating to a hive defense line, the remnants of the Tau Empire used the void shield devices left behind by the human hive city to barely hold back the powerful human forces.
The void shield generator was very bulky, but the shield it produced was very strong, allowing the survivors of the Tau Empire to catch their breath.
Under the order of Lord An She, many commanders gathered in a hive room to discuss the next tactical arrangements.
Because there were too many casualties among the senior management, Tai Wa was also temporarily promoted and went to the meeting.
They must find a way to stop the human attack and hold out until reinforcements arrive.
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The Stone Fortress.
The captured Tau commander was chained to a chair.
Several experienced Dark Angels are conducting psychic interrogation on him.
In this regard, the Empire can be said to be experienced.
Azrael led many think tanks and relied on his tenacious spirit to forcibly break down the opponent's mental defenses and find the answers they wanted from the opponent's deepest memories.
Soon, detailed information about the history of the Titanium Clan appeared in front of Ryan.
The development history of the Titanium Clan can be described as a miracle.
The Imperial Mechanicum became aware of the existence of the Tau in the 35th Millennium.
In the earliest records, Tau was just a dry world with some lush plants and aliens that resembled human form.
The most advanced tribes had only just mastered the use of fire and could only make the most primitive weapons.
This planet was listed as a planet that posed no threat to the empire.
The plan is to cleanse the planet and colonize it.
A warp storm caused the military fleet responsible for the cleansing to disappear.
In this impenetrable warp storm, the Empire gradually forgot about this weak race.
Originally, this race was not special at all. No matter how much it developed, it would take hundreds of thousands of years to go through the feudal age, the industrial age, and finally reach the interstellar age.
But what the Empire did not expect was that after Titanium received help from the mysterious ether, its technology began to advance by leaps and bounds.
In just a few thousand years, they completed a journey that would have taken other races tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years to complete, and they mastered very advanced technology.
In six thousand years, the Tau grew from a tribal civilization that only knew how to use wooden spears to an interstellar empire spanning hundreds of light years.
The speed of his development is comparable to that in the novels about cultivating immortals, where within nine months he goes from being a hated waste to a peerless immortal king with many children and grandchildren and many wives and concubines.
The cheating is like the incarnation of heaven, a girl who comes to pay for her son whom she has raised for ten years.
Ryan was also keenly aware of the mysterious existence of ether.
Ether is the highest-ranking being in the Tau Empire, with a noble status. He is also the founder of the Greater Good, the most important concept of the Tau Empire.
After carefully reading the intelligence about the Titanium Clan, Ryan turned his attention to the intelligence about the Greater Good.
This thing made him feel very familiar.
Aether also gave him a sense of familiarity.
After flipping through the interrogation memory of the Tau commander several times and checking the footage, Ryan finally understood where this sense of familiarity came from.
He had dealt with these beings, known as the Aethers, during the Great Crusade.
At that time, they were not called ether, but another name.
A name that has vanished entirely from the Imperium, and one that the Dark Angels Chapter watches ever vigilantly.
The name is - Ran Dan.
The number of people in the empire who know about this alien race is definitely less than a handful.
There are very few records about Ran Dan in various institutions. Only the Dark Angels have preserved certain classics, and related sub-groups have been active, carrying out a continuous extermination of this alien race for ten thousand years.
We must resolutely prevent the existence of this race from being known to others.
Because just knowing that this race exists may poison you by its uniqueness.
This race is extremely deceptive, and one Primarch once firmly believed that Randan's concept of galactic racial coexistence was better than the Emperor's human supremacy.
For this reason, the Emperor had to send Russ to execute the Primarch and erase the memories of all the soldiers under his legion.
The memories of several primarchs involved were also erased.
Among them was the Primarch of the Imperial Fists, Dorn.
In addition to forgetting that incident, the most important thing is to eliminate Ran Dan's influence.
This race is very strange.
They have no physical body, only thoughts, and their reproduction method is so strange that ordinary races cannot imagine.
It will live on different races and use them for activities.
They advocate their ideas to the utmost, cultivate young ones among those races that agree with them, absorb their ideas and gradually become stronger.
Attracting races that have no ability to identify to join.
Once it grows stronger, its cruelty will be revealed.
During the Long Night, a part of human beings joined in and prepared to establish the so-called galactic coexistence circle with Ran Dan.
Unfortunately, there has never been anything beautiful in this galaxy.
Just pesticides wrapped in honey.
If a farmer is willing to spread fertilizer on a chive field, don’t ever think that the farmer loves this chive field.
He just wanted to harvest more.
The same is true for Ran Dan, their ideas looked very good at the beginning.
Once they grow stronger, they will reveal their cruel nature.
Treat those races that follow them as food.
Lai En smiled, "I thought you were all dead!
I didn't expect you to survive. You hid here, changed your old ideals to the Greater Good, and still dream of continuing to rule all races in the galaxy? ? "