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Chapter 218: Emergency in the Baal Galaxy (Subscribe please)

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Accompanied by beams of transmission light.

The Imperial troops pierced like a knife into the heart of the defense system of the capital of Daroi.

Calgar personally went to fight.

As he walked out of the teleporting light.

The sky was gradually getting dark.

The light of the stars gradually dimmed.

The night was dim and there were signs of a large crack in the sky.

The strange sound floated across the planet Darova like a breeze.

From time to time, bright flashes of light appeared in the sky.

That's the light from low Earth orbit.

After taking control of the planet Dalova.

The Imperial fleet's orbital bombardment of the surface had lasted for three full hours.

The artillery fire rolled over the designated transmission location again and again like a rainstorm.

Everything within the coverage area was completely destroyed.

Even stone vitrifies at high temperatures.

The fleet led by Calgar is quite large.

Even if you have to fight on multiple fronts, you can easily crush the enemy.

In order to complete the cleanup mission as quickly as possible, Calgar divided the fleet into two parts.

Part of the fleet was responsible for clearing out all non-Imperial forces in the Dalova system.

Aliens, traitors, and the Dark Mechanicus are all cancers that the Empire must eliminate.

A portion of the fleet hovered in low-Earth orbit around the planet Darova to carry out saturation bombing.

The fleet's sensors were scanning non-stop, locking onto ground targets.

Carry out saturation bombardment on ground anti-aircraft artillery positions, fortifications, and firing points.

Open up the situation for the Imperial forces' ground operations.

Three hours of bombing made the sky colorful.

The smoke and water vapor scattered the laser light, forming halos.

The flames brought by the physical bomb rose up with thick smoke.

Beams of light would pierce through the clouds from time to time, making it seem as if the gods were angry in the sky.

"Go forward and catch that damn traitor." Calgar gave the order of a full-scale assault to other troops in the communication.

The Mandeker Knights will pay for their betrayal of the Empire.

Facing the Imperial attack, the Daloi defense forces showed great tenacity.

Prior to the Great Rift, the Knight World of Dallova had considerable military autonomy.

The authority of the High King is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people than that of the High Lords of Terra.

At one point, the people of Darova only knew the Knight High King, but were unaware of Terra.

The mobile artillery appeared behind the camouflaged fortifications, with the barrel almost parallel to the ground and shaking under the effect of recoil.

Even larger, fully armed walking mechas also slowly walked out from the shadow of the city wall.

They are operated by the Knights as a defense of the High King's palace.

Huge laser cannons, cannons, rotary ion pulses and other weapons fired at the Imperial forces.

The battle situation was once in a stalemate.

The will of the Dalois army to resist was very strong.

They continue to use various deadly weapons.

Deflagration assault fire system, heavy bolter, plasma cannon, pulse beam bomb, ion shock mine and so on.

Even after the Primaris upgrade, Calgar's troops still had a hard time advancing in the face of such fierce firepower.

The Mandecor family is supported by the Dark Mechanicum.

They used all kinds of weapons banned by the empire.

No scruples.

It was obvious that the High King had gone mad.

There is no fear of the empire's subsequent liquidation.

In the face of such fierce firepower, a large number of ordinary troops were killed.

The bodies were torn apart by the enemy's fire, and broken limbs were scattered everywhere.

Karga fought in the front, commanding the battle and fighting bloody battles.

The defense system of the capital city of Darova is very tight, and there are intricate underground tunnels.

The rebels used a complex network of caves to move around in stealth mode.

Often, after the Empire had taken great pains to seize a defensive position, the enemy would somehow launch an attack on the Imperial forces from the rear, causing the position to be lost.

The intricate underground tunnels caused the enemy and friendly forces on both sides to intertwine, turning it into a brutal meat-mincing war.

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Position on the eastern palace wall of the capital of Darova.

502nd Natal Regiment.

Captain Hawke opened the protective mask of his exoskeleton armor and spat on a dead Darois soldier.

"These damn Chaos traitors are like rats. Running around everywhere."

After experiencing so many wars, Hawke has matured a lot.

There are more and more prosthetic limbs on the body.

In war, injuries are common.

A good mechanical prosthesis can better replace the original flesh and blood tissue and make it stronger.

To this end, Hawke implanted a number of prosthetic limbs to comprehensively enhance his strength.

After years of hard work, the 502nd Regiment has been upgraded from a marginal regiment to a main force regiment.

This regiment is composed of elite soldiers from the Natal galaxy.

Used to undertake tough tasks.

Using the special vision of his electronic prosthetic eye, Hawke watched the war in the distance.

The fight between the enemy and us became more and more intense as time went by.

The deaths on both sides were horrific.

Even with their exoskeletons and automatic shoulder cannons, the Imperial Astra Militarum could not match the terrifying firepower of the Dalova defenders.

The artillery shells bombarded the Imperial attacking forces as if they were free.

Causing a large number of casualties.

After taking a look at the battlefield, Hawke turned his head and glanced at the poet Kakar beside him.

The other party was lying in a bomb crater, using a camera to capture a historical moment worth remembering.

It took a long while before Kakar responded to Hawke's words.

"It's good to know that they are rats. If they had a little more brains, they wouldn't embark on the path of pursuing chaos." Kakar took a picture of a Daroi soldier charging towards the Imperial troops and being blown up by a plasma beam.

War is cruel, both to our own side and to the enemy.

"To be honest, you can observe the battlefield through the servoskull. There's no need to come down in person." Hawke said, "For a recorder like you, the battlefield is too dangerous. If you're not careful, you might die here."

"If you can't be there in person, you won't be able to feel the bloodiness and cruelty. People are always used to beautifying things they can't see. Look at my colleagues, they describe war so romantically and turn death into art. But if they take a walk on the battlefield, they will know that war and death are never romantic, nor do they have any art."

Kakar shrugged, his tone full of mockery.

"It's up to you. Anyway, if you die, I'll just consider it one less trouble." Hawke said with a smile.

Kakar has been with the 502 Natal Regiment for a long time.

In the Vitria galaxy, fighting against the Behemoth Zerg fleet.

Kakar served as a recorder in the 502nd Regiment in Natal with old John.

At that time, Kakar was full of passion but very immature.

When they heard the stories about the boudoirs of men and women, they were so shy that they were laughed at by the soldiers.

At that time, old John was still alive.

The old man will help the embarrassed Kakar to smooth things over.

For the soldiers who are causing trouble, I'll tell you a few things about the Emperor's angel and the noble lady, such as the young woman who is very plump and needs extra money.

Unfortunately, in the Vitria galaxy, old John died in the Zerg attack.

After that battle, Kakar, who had stumbled over his speeches and was almost autistic due to the mockery of the soldiers, suddenly matured.

He can eloquently tell dirty jokes that everyone loves to hear.

It can also convey the will of the imperial regent in an enthusiastic manner and encourage the soldiers to fight hard.

Today, Kakar has grown into a recorder who dares to follow the front-line troops into the front line.

His poems and photographs, full of power and emotion, quickly brought him fame and wealth.

Many people regard him as an idol.

"If I die, who will take pictures of you? Do you expect those losers to dare to go to the front line to take pictures of you?" Kakar said without turning his head.

Hawke raised his middle finger to show the deep and inseparable comradeship between him and Kakar.

"Captain, the wild wolves have already rushed to the palace wall."

The voices of his subordinates interrupted the communication between Hawke and Kakar.

"Forward, we follow the Wolves into the Traitor's Palace. Victory to Guilliman," Hawke shouted. "May we all return to the throne."

"Victory to Guilliman, may we all return to the throne."

"Victory to Guilliman, may we all return to the throne."

"Victory to Guilliman, may we all return to the throne."

Accompanied by the soldiers' battle cries.

The gunboats, fighter planes, and Titans used as siege weapons in the sky also launched attacks simultaneously.

The Jiaoyang Legion is currently no longer equipped with new old-style Titans, and has begun to gradually switch to multi-functional Titan vehicles such as Thunderbird.

But the Jiaoyang Legion is, after all, a well-known Titan Legion in the Empire.

There are a large number of Titan machines in stock.

These machines can no longer adapt to the empire's rapidly developing military combat system.

But those Titans are not completely useless. They can still play a huge role in attacking the capital controlled by the Mandecor family.

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"Keep going, Wolves," Jace growled.

The Primaris Space Marines under his command emerged from the ruins and followed the Chaplain.

The Heart of Guilliman grants them powerful recovery and combat capabilities, allowing them to quickly move between the boulders.

Looking up, the high walls stand like dangerous peaks.

Various artillery pieces are placed in the tunnel made of thick reinforced concrete.

The firepower was so powerful that it was frightening and unsettling.

Even steel would melt in the face of those artillery fires.

The flag belonging to the Mandecor family fluttered against the wind, rustling in the smoke-filled air.

The red lasers never stopped like a torrential rain, and the blazing light that was bright enough to blind the retina tore through the sky from time to time.

Amid the billowing black smoke, it seemed as if even the night sky was howling in pain.

Jace and others held up alloy shields and personal protective shields and rushed towards the enemy.

They have to open a gap.

Otherwise, you will be blocked here forever.

Their rage made them even more powerful.

Jace took off running, passing over the rubble and debris.

His whole body was tense, like a hunting wolf king, waiting for the opportunity to rush towards the enemy's defense line.

A torrential rain of bullets poured down from the ramp overhead.

The charging troops could only hide among the scattered rocks and metal debris to temporarily avoid the enemy's fire suppression.

Seeing the appearance of the Imperial troops, lasers and live ammunition weapons opened fire at once.

Jace watched the lasers and live rounds slam into his shield.

Fortunately, their power armors have all been newly upgraded and can release personal protective force fields.

Otherwise, in such a violent attack, even the power armor would be shattered.

The wolves rushed into the enemy lines like a pack of wolves, transformed into sons of killing, and flattened all obstacles with bullets and sharp blades.

"Fire, break through." Jace shouted, pulling the trigger of the grenade launcher in his hand, shooting all the enemies within his sight.

The impact of the massive bombardment flooded the ramp leading to the palace.

Flames burst into flames and blood and flesh splattered.

The steadily advancing wolves maintain amazing and deadly accuracy without the need to aim.

Hundreds of explosive bombs tore the enemy soldiers into pieces with a deafening roar.

The wild wolves' attack was so powerful that they quickly broke through the gate and even the city walls were blown away by the installed explosive packs.

They swept in through the gap and rushed towards the enemy.

Jace placed the empty bolter on his maglock, activated his scepter, and sprinted toward the panicked enemies.

There is an open space within the high walls of the palace of the Mandecor Knight family.

It is filled with firing points and barbed wire.

Fortresses made of heavy concrete and blast-proof steel sit on the open ground.

Daroi's soldiers hastily retreated from the ruined city walls and entered the long-built fortifications.

Unfortunately, they underestimated the power and speed of the Primaris.

The Wolves were faster than the retreating Dalois soldiers.

They use activated melee weapons or grenade launchers to harvest fleeing enemies.

Jace lunged at a group of Darois soldiers, scepter swinging in his hand.

Those mortals were simply powerless to resist the powerful scepter.

The bodies of the traitors were beaten to pieces by Jace. The scene was so cruel that it was difficult to describe such a bloody scene.

It would be even more cruel if Jace's scepter fell on his head. The whole head would explode like a watermelon with a bang.

The panicked soldiers saw the imperial troops charging into the city one after another, causing even greater panic.

At this point, they had no hope of holding the pre-built fortifications.

The only way to survive is to throw away your weapons, kneel on the ground and beg for your life.

A lot of people did that.

I can't fight anymore.

Wolves are not in the habit of killing their captives.

They passed over the captives who knelt in the rubble with their heads in their hands, and pounced upon those enemy soldiers who had not yet thrown down their weapons.

The wolves stopped only when no one resisted or when everyone who resisted was dead."

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Calgar led his personal guards into the palace walls and entered the palace of the High King.

On the battlefield outside, there was no sign of pollution.

Inside the palace, traces of chaos pollution can be seen everywhere.

The darkness was wriggling in the corner as if it had life.

Formless monsters were lurking everywhere, whispering to each other.

The monsters would run out of the darkness, emitting shrill screams, and then attack Calgar's troops.

However, Calgar's troops were all elite, consisting entirely of Primaris warriors.

Several of them activated the Emperor's Angel Engine and embarked on the path of demigodhood.

Those disorganized demons were simply unable to stop the progress of Calgar and others.

They cut into the palace's interior with the precision of an industrial drill performing open-heart surgery.

The sounds of fighting were everywhere, echoing in the dark palace.

As night fell, the corridors and rooms were unlit.

It was very dark and gloomy, and I couldn't see anything.

The deeper the troops led by Calgar went, the weaker the sounds of battle became.

Those defenders who were unwilling to surrender were slaughtered without mercy.

In the end, they achieved their goal.

A grand and spacious hall.

This is also the seat of the High King of House Mandeker.

Its furnishings and layout are luxurious and bright, fully matching the noble status of its owner.

The guards broke open the door and raised their weapons vigilantly, guarding against possible attacks.

Karl strode toward the center of the hall.

The layout of the hall is very special.

A long corridor connects many rooms.

At the end is a vault about thirty meters high, inlaid with the emblem of the Mandecor family.

Under the arch, there are two thrones that are completely black.

Sitting above is the culprit of this war.

High King Ligius and his wife High Queen Calligia.

"It's all over." Calgar walked up to the throne and said angrily as he looked at the two bastards who betrayed the empire.

"I thought I could at least hold out for a while. I didn't expect it to end so soon." High King Ligius sat calmly on the throne.

Seeing Calgar standing in front of the throne, his deep-set dark eyes moved slightly and his gaze fell on Calgar.

"Do you think you can resist the wrath of the Empire with such power?" Karga said, "If you think so, I can only laugh at your stupidity. Surrender, traitor."

"I admit that you are powerful," Ligius said, "but don't think that you have won the final victory. This universe will soon become the domain of the gods. The era of the emperor is over. I feel sorry for you. You live in a scam that has never given you freedom. You are fooled and wield the sword against innocent people."

"Shut up, idiot. How can you, a person who betrayed the empire, claim to be innocent?" Calgar said angrily. He raised his weapon and pointed it at the throne. "Surrender. All your resistance is inappropriate."

"Before the Corpse King arrived in Lowa, the Mandecor family had already led the people of Dalova out of the Long Night crisis. We have been living well and freely. Until the arrival of the Empire, we were forced to offer our warriors and food to satisfy those gluttonous bureaucrats and a military machine that would never stop."

"I am sick of this kind of life. The people of Dalova deserve more and don't have to deal with those bureaucrats. We are capable of living well on our own. We have not gained any benefits by joining the Empire, but have suffered greatly from it."

Ligius stared at Calgar, his thin lips half open, revealing his yellow teeth.

"I don't want to waste my time talking to you." Karga didn't want to listen to the other party's sophistry.

There are thousands of reasons for betrayal.

And loyalty is loyalty.

Kindness to a traitor is harm to a loyal person.

In the face of the threats from the gods, every human being suffers greatly.

If every ruler of the world was so short-sighted and thought that war was far away from them.

The extinction of mankind is just around the corner.

Kalius smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, you are so stubborn." As he spoke, he reached out to press the button next to the throne.

But he underestimated Karga's speed.

After the second Primaris upgrade, Calgar mastered a variety of special combat skills.

With a bang, Karga disappeared from where he stood, leaving only a cloud of mist that slowly dissipated.

He reappeared next to Ligius, activated his power gauntlet, and threw a punch.

The entire throne could not withstand Calga's power and turned into countless pieces with an explosion.

The Supreme King of the Mandeker Knight Family was also shattered along with the throne, with flesh and blood mixed with fragments scattered everywhere.

The Supreme Queen screamed in horror.

Two Primaris warriors stepped forward and restrained her.

"Take her away." Karga glanced at the empty hall.

The battle was over, and he purged the world of traitors in his capacity as Imperial Regent.

But there are more battles waiting for him.

At this time, a prompt sound came from Calgar's communication channel.

The communications director sent him a message.

Calgar turned off the force field of the power gauntlet and turned on the communicator.

"Is there anything you want to report to me?"

"Lord Calgar, we have received several astropathic messages."

Karga frowned slightly, "What kind of astronomical information?"

"The most important one is that the Primarch has resolved most of the wars at hand and is currently heading to Vigilance. He will meet us soon." The communications director's tone was filled with excitement.

The arrival of the Primarch is a good thing, they will fight alongside a great man.

Karga also smiled.

The failure of Alert Star made him feel very frustrated.

The Nakmund Corridor was closing, and there was nothing he could do but watch it all happen.

"But there is some bad news," the communications director said in a low voice.

Karga pressed on: "What bad news?"

"The Baal Galaxy has summoned the descendants of angels. An unprecedented Zerg fleet is heading towards the Baal Galaxy. They are likely to fight the Zerg."

The Baal system is the homeworld of the Blood Angels.

The Blood Angels are the founding parent chapter of the Imperial Chapters, along with the Space Wolves, Dark Angels, Ultramarines, Salamanders, Iron Hands, Raven Guard, Imperial Fists, and the White Scars.

The Primarch of the Blood Angels is Sanguinius.

Sanguinius is known as the perfect man. He possesses a pair of white angel wings, a handsome appearance, and powerful combat power.

The story of each Primarch begins the same way.

Sanguinius was stolen from the Emperor's laboratories by the Chaos Gods and cast to the planet Baal.

It is a very cruel planet.

The wars of the Golden Age left a legacy on Baal.

Radioactive dust suspended in the air is tormenting the people living there all the time.

With his wisdom and strength, Sanguinius became the leader of the local tribe, fought off the mutants, and finally completed the unification of Baal.

After the emperor arrived in Baal, father and son recognized each other.

Sanguinius thus took over the 9th Legion.

Barr became a recruiting ground for the Ninth Legion.

After the Horus Heresy, the Codex Astartes was created.

The Blood Angels Legion was split up, with the successor legions leaving Baal to seek new homeworlds elsewhere.

The Blood Angels remained in Baal as the parent chapter, guarding the relics and various books.

The Baal system is of great significance as it is where Sanguinius, the Gene-Father of the Blood Angels, grew up.

The Blood Angels will never allow any accidents to happen in the Baal system.

The Tyranids are coming with great force, determined to take revenge on the Blood Angels.

Because the Blood Angels repeatedly interfered with the Great Devourer's feeding.

After a while, hatred was formed.

Out of blood honor, the Blood Angels will not allow the Zerg to invade Baal no matter what the cost.

That is a trampling and provocation to angels.

The Blood Angels' action of summoning those sub-groups to return showed their attitude that they would have a decisive battle with the Tyranids in the Baal system.

Calgar was lost in deep thought, whether to continue protecting the Nachmond Corridor which was slowly closing, or to go to the Baal Galaxy to support the Blood Angels Regiment!

This is a very important question.

The Blood Angels and many of the Chapters on the Dark Side of the Imperium have not received any Primaris upgrades, nor do they have new warships and weaponry.

If they face the Zerg, they will definitely be in danger of death.

It is very likely that the angel's bloodline will be cut off.

"We need to get some support to the Blood Angels."

Karga turned and walked out of the palace.

Now, the situation is more complicated.

He has to do his best.

When the Primarch arrives, you won’t be so disappointed.

He had screwed up the Vigilante thing, and if he hadn't saved Baal, the Blood Angels would have been wiped out.

The Primarch's anger can be imagined.

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With a flash of light, a Kroot War Sphere ship rushed out of the warp.

In addition to the Kroot people, the war ball also includes heroes such as Yingyang and Yonglan from the Tau Empire.

The omnic rebellion that occurred in Damocles Bay resulted in the annihilation of the expeditionary force led by Shadowsun.

What a disastrous defeat this was.

Before they even saw the enemy, they had already suffered heavy casualties.

Taking into account the rebellion of the intelligent machines, Yingyang and others did not dare to let the A. Luo battleship use the highly intelligent Star Tide Hub.

Can only fly at sub-light speed.

That was too slow, so Yingyang and the others had to take the Kroot's war ball and quickly return to Dal Yins's home world to report the source of the omnic rebellion.

For the sake of the Greater Good, Shadowsun vowed that he would return with his troops and give the humans a severe beating to let them know how powerful and terrifying the Tau Empire is.

After jumping out of the subspace, Yingyang subtly sensed that something was wrong.

The Dal Yins family world, which had strict defense measures, did not issue any inquiries or warnings to them in the first place.

Just when Yingyang wanted to discuss with Yonglan and other high-ranking legions who had escaped.

A shrill scream was heard.

The Duchess, who was standing by the porthole, pointed outside and screamed in fear.

Yingyang walked over and was also stunned.

She finally understood why Dal Yins's world did not intercept and inquire about the Krut war ball in the first place.

In the void, countless metal debris were floating.

It rotates slowly, being pulled by the gravity of stars or celestial bodies and sent into the low-Earth orbit of a certain world.

The Tau space defence stations and rings had been destroyed.

A large number of Tau Empire warship wreckages were suspended in the void, and a large number of Tau corpses were floating in the air.

Flames could be seen rising from the planet, and the atmosphere was obscured by thick smoke from burning cities.

It's all over.

Yingyang looked at the floating corpses, his body trembled slightly, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to his knees.

"We are late." A feeling of despair rose in Yingyang's heart.

"Sir, we received a message." Yong Lan at the side showed a hint of joy, "It seems to be a message from an ether."

Hearing this, Yingyang felt a glimmer of hope, and she hurriedly played the message.

It's a message for help.

Without a confirmed location, I was afraid of being intercepted.

Apparently, an Ether and a group of survivors managed to escape the Omnic's pursuit.

"We have to rescue them," Shadowsun said. "Get ready. We are going to the surface to rescue the survivors and save the Aether."

The Fire Clan warriors who lost their combat uniforms had their combat effectiveness severely weakened.

They need the help of human auxiliary forces and alien races such as the Kroot to go down to the surface and fight.

Otherwise, the Fire Clan without combat uniforms would be no match for the omnics.

After going down to the surface, everything on the surface is so shocking.

The former prosperity has turned into ruins everywhere.

There were corpses everywhere, it was a horrible sight.

There was definitely an inhumane massacre taking place here.

The world of Dal Yins has always been famous for its interstellar, bustling, and fast-flowing free trade.

This home world is very welcoming to interstellar friends and outsiders.

Hundreds of alien and allied races have answered the call of Dal Ins's home world to fight against the Empire.

Thousands of alien races such as the Threi, Mu Jia, and others live in the world of Dal Yins, creating an ideal world where all galactic races can coexist.

In the past, Yingyang felt that this was also the superiority of the Tau Empire.

The mind of the Tau Empire is so broad that it accepts every race and creates a true era of galactic harmony.

The human empire is too narrow-minded. It is stubbornly centered on its own race and unwilling to accept other races.

That's the gap.

Now, Yingyang no longer has any of the joy and pride he once had.

The rebellion of the intelligent machines turned this place into a dead city.

She didn't know to what extent these terrifying intelligent machines had reached, and where they had spread to?

If the Omnics were to spread throughout the Tau Empire, Shadowsun couldn't help but shudder!

If that were the case, it would be really terrible.

"I detected a special signal." A human auxiliary soldier whispered.

Hearing this, Yingyang walked over quickly to check the signal detected by the other party to see if it was sent by Ether.

Yingyang has made his decision.

Once the Aether was rescued, she would head to the capital of the Tau Empire.

Go find the Ether Council in person, explain the whole story to the Ethers, and accept the punishment.

At this moment, a buzzing sound mixed with a whistling sound suddenly came.

Drones flashing red light came roaring in, machine guns shooting at the crowd crazily, starting a violent killing mode.

Some intelligent machines hate all organic life and wish to kill all life.

Yingyang and others could only turn around and retreat. If they engaged in a battle, it would only be a waste of time.

Their mission was to rescue Ether, leave Dal Yins, and go to the imperial capital to warn the entire Tau Empire, rather than stay here and destroy these drones.

"Quick, run in the direction of the signal source." Yingyang shouted to the others, "Don't fight these machines. We can't destroy them, and it will only attract more."