Warhammer: Beginning with Planetary Governors

Chapter 323: Insects rain down from the sky, the savior’s support arrives!
The shadow of Hive Fleet Leviathan looms over Diamond Shield, the frigid asteroid belt that isolates all life.

When the hive vanguard Tyranid Siren's octopus-like twisted tentacles first probed into this airspace, its surface was immediately covered with a layer of diamond-like ice crystals.

The tentacles were frozen.

Some tentacles completely lost the ability to move, while others were shattered during the struggle.

Those pieces of flesh covered with ice crystals became part of the Diamond Shield.

This sudden change caused the Leviathan Hive Fleet to be briefly delayed, as they seemed to be considering how to deal with this extremely cold natural barrier.

But there is no doubt about it.

The Great Devourer's desire to eat will not be stopped by any obstacles.

Soon, Hive Fleet Leviathan made a decision.

In order to better cross this natural barrier.

They dispersed into dozens of small fleets, and then entered the extremely cold asteroid belt without hesitation, shuttling between obstacles.

This natural barrier is so terrifying.

Even though Leviathan's biological battleship has strong vitality, it still cannot withstand such an extreme environment.

Biological warships continued to succumb to the extreme cold.

They lose power and float motionless in the void, or collide with the knife-sharp ice crystals on the surface of the asteroid and are pierced or split in two.

The movement speed of Hive Fleet Leviathan has been greatly slowed down, and it continues to lose more tentacle fleets...

The other side of the Diamond Shield.

The Imperial Navy fleet built a defense line, ready to strike head-on at those biological warships that had managed to escape the severe cold.

Command ship bridge.

"As I expected, those damn bugs can't withstand the severe cold of the Diamond Shield..."

Imperial Navy Admiral Justu looked at the image displayed on the auspicious instrument and smiled.

According to the data display.

The Leviathan Hive Fleet's speed has reached nearly freezing point, and a large number of its manpower has been destroyed in the extreme cold.

Lost any trace.

Justo lit up a Walsh cigar and took a deep drag.

Enjoy the charming aroma of this precious tribute.

Walsh cigars are made from leaves of a plant found in the wild world.

These leaves are under the protection of some kind of wild beast, and often require the sacrifice of many lives of leaf pickers.

Only then can you get a little bit of thin leaves.

Therefore, Walsh cigars are very valuable, and some critics even criticized them for being watered in blood and said that the industry should be banned.

But the criticism is always directed by a very small minority.

The powerful and wealthy favor Walsh cigars because of their preciousness and bloodiness.

Some rare items will even have corresponding symbols engraved in the gift boxes, which represent how many leaf pickers died just to get the leaves for this box of tobacco.

The symbols on the box of treasures in Justo's hand represent the loss of five hundred lives, which further shows its preciousness.

But none of this matters.

The admiral tasted a hint of victory in the charming aroma of the Walls cigar.

It seems that it is only a matter of time before the Tyranids are conquered by the extreme cold.

It was only a matter of time before they were conquered by the cold.

"It's time for us to strive for more results..."

Justu thought so.

If he could kill more Zergs here, he would gain more merit and glory, and leave a glorious mark in the history of the empire.

As the admiral, he has stayed in this position for too long. With this achievement, he will definitely be able to move up.

Such an attractive opportunity, don't miss it!

In case you miss the opportunity.

If a part of the swarm of insects is allowed to run into the castle lord's ring belt, then this achievement will be greatly reduced!
Thinking of this, Justu couldn't wait to give orders to his adjutant:

"The fleet moves forward at full speed, snipe the swarm!"

Hearing such a hasty order, the adjutant's face changed.
He advised carefully: "Admiral, isn't this too risky? Perhaps we should..."

"Adjutant, this is an order..."

Justu took a big puff of his cigar and said with a sullen look: "Execute immediately!"

This adjutant is always so unpleasant. If he didn't have some ability, he would have fired this guy long ago.

anyway.

They all had to grab the credit before the fort's artillery batteries opened fire.

Even if it causes some losses, it is worth it!
Under Justu's stern gaze, the adjutant lowered his head: "Yes, Admiral!"

In the airspace.

The Imperial Navy fleet changed its defensive formation and charged towards the Diamond Shield at full speed.

Sporadic shadows began to appear outside the Diamond Shield.

Leviathan's hive fleet stubbornly broke out of the asteroid glacier belt, and the surface of those biological warships was covered with ice crystals.

Slowly approaching the fleet.

Inside the bridge.

Justu patted his adjutant's shoulder with a cigar in his mouth and said complacently: "Adjutant, you see, the facts prove that my decision is correct!"

Through the dome skylight, one can sporadically see the appearance of some biological warships.

Those ugly organisms are no longer as vibrant as before.

Diamond Shield has drastically reduced the number of Hive Fleets, and now the Imperial Navy has the advantage in numbers!

"Admiral, the number of insect nests is somewhat unusual..."

The adjutant still insisted on his opinion: "We are too close. We should stop marching immediately and defend ourselves against the attack."

He was worried that this general, who had risen to power through his family's power, would become greedy and act rashly.

This put the fleet into an unfavorable situation.

however.

The situation is no longer under the control of the adjutant.

He is just a think tank member and has only the power to make suggestions, not the one who makes decisions.

Justu looked at the adjutant with disappointment.

At this time, the adjutant was still stubbornly insisting on his own opinion, shrinking back and being too cautious.

When this war is over, let him go.

Justo ignored his adjutant and issued orders directly through the command channel, ordering the fleet to maintain speed.

He stared at the augur, waiting for the Zerg fleet to come into attack range.

Under his command, the distance between the two sides was rapidly closing.

When the Leviathan Hive Fleet entered the attack range, Justu's eyes became sharp, and his voice came through the communicator, firm and clear:
"Attention all ships, lock on to the target and fire with all your might!"

After the order was given, the entire fleet entered combat status and the artillery moved slowly.

Aiming at the Zerg fleet ahead.

Boom boom boom——

The concentrated fire of the Imperial Navy fleet instantly lit up the dark void.

Let those horrible biological warships reveal their ugly and twisted bodies in the light.

Flames spewed out of the huge muzzle of the macro cannon, and the shells streaked through the void like meteors.

Immediately afterwards, the torpedo barrels opened, and one torpedo after another, like hunters in the deep sea, silently flew out and headed towards the target.

The light spear turret shone brightly, and concentrated energy beams shot out, and the rays penetrated the battlefield.

Hit the vital point of the biological battleship.

Under Justu's command, the Imperial Navy fleet launched concentrated fire more quickly and covered the Zerg fleet that had just emerged from the Diamond Shield.

however.

When these destructive weapons came into contact with the hull of the enemy ship, it was as if they had hit an invisible wall.

The macro cannon shells created sparks on the hard and smooth shell, but only left dents.

The torpedo hit the carapace hard and exploded, but failed to cause much substantial damage.

The moment the light spear's rays came into contact with the ice crystals on its surface, they were refracted and a large amount of energy dissipated and disappeared.

Didn't cause any harm.

After a round of concentrated fire from the Imperial Navy fleet, not much damage was caused to the Leviathan Hive Fleet.

Inside the command ship's bridge.

Justu and the commanders fell into silence. The consequences of this were beyond everyone's imagination.

The adjutant hurriedly retrieved the combat data.

After the analysis, he sadly announced a terrible fact to the general:

The Leviathan Hive Fleet's ability to adapt to the environment exceeds all research records of the Empire. The extremely cold glacial asteroid belt of the Diamond Shield has not slowed down their progress.

Instead, it strengthens their carapace armor.

In other words, Leviathan adapted to the extreme cold in a very short period of time.

Simultaneously.

Prompted the entire Zerg fleet to make targeted evolutions!

Justu snatched the data and fell into deep regret after reading it.

His overly risky strategy put the fleet in an unfavorable situation.

perhaps.

The unattained merit will become a humiliating defeat and punishment.

It became a stain on his career record.

suddenly.

Justu thought about something, rushed to the communication station and yelled:

"All ships stop charging and defend!"

pity.

It's too late.

Justu has realized that he was blinded by his military achievements and made the biggest mistake of his life.

Even more terrifying.

His worst fear happened.

The auspicious instrument sounded an alarm frantically, detecting a large number of Zerg units.

The Leviathan Hive Fleet did not lose that many manpower due to the Diamond Shield, only because after their evolution, the temperature of their shells remained consistent with that of the glacial asteroids.

This caused the auspicious instrument to mistake it for a part of the Diamond Shield and it was not detected.

Now, there is no need for the auspicious alarm.

Within the field of vision.

A large number of gleaming shadows emerged from the Diamond Shield.

Those were the biological warships of the Leviathan Hive Fleet. Their numbers far exceeded those of the Imperial Navy Fleet, and they were rushing over like a wave!
Hiss——

The precious Vols cigar fell to the ground.

Justu watched all this in despair, he knew the situation was irreversible.

At such a close distance, the naval fleet had no chance of escape. In the shadow of the Tyranid Hive.

Even the sub-aircraft navigation cannot be started.

These warships will be caught up and destroyed by the Tyranid Hive.

Besides, he couldn't escape.

The Hades Galaxy is right behind you. If you escape, everything in the past will disappear into thin air.

Those lunatics from the Inquisition will come knocking on our doorstep, and not even the family will be able to protect itself.

Even one's own family may be implicated.

Justo lit the new cigar with slightly trembling hands and took a deep puff.

Do your best to control your emotions.

He looked at his adjutant and said sincerely: "Maybe all this is useless, but I think I should apologize to you. You are a very good adjutant..."

"Admiral"

The adjutant's face turned pale, and he shook his head slowly:

“Given the current situation, your decision can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

The number of the Hive Fleet was far beyond our expectations. We had to strike them as hard as possible before they all emerged from the Diamond Shield and regrouped.

Only in this way can we buy more time for the defense behind us!"

Justu bit his cigar and forced a smile: "You mean, we should give up defense and continue to charge?"

"Yes, Lord Admiral, we must do this!"

"Okay, then I'll listen to you!"

Justu took a deep puff of his cigar, his eyes became firm: "Then let's all charge forward and send those bugs to hell!"

Facing death, the admiral made his final choice.

Soon, new instructions were issued.

Instead of retreating, the Imperial Navy fleet launched a suicidal charge.

These warships quickly approached the emerging Leviathan Hive Fleet and opened fire at a closer range, causing more damage to the biological warships.

Some warships launched brutal collisions after suffering damage.

Died together with those biological warships.

More biological warships were knocked back into the Diamond Shield and pierced by sharp ice crystals.

Command ship bridge.

The bridge shook violently, causing many crew members to fall to the ground.

The entire battleship was shaking violently, and the acid and plasma cannons spewed out by the biological battleship were corroding and destroying the hull.

Even more troublesome is that.

The warship had been tightly entangled by the huge predatory tentacles of several Tyranid sirens.

Hard to break free.

Justo tried hard to maintain his body shape and kept issuing orders, ordering the broadsides on both sides to attack the predatory tentacles first.

In the ship's channel.

There were constant screams and reports coming in, and it was obvious that some bugs had entered the interior of the battleship and launched an attack, constantly destroying the facilities inside.

sizzle.

Violent arcs of electricity erupted from the energy lines.

Subsequently.

The ship shook violently, and the light of the void shield was completely extinguished.

There was no doubt that the Tyranids had destroyed the shield's energy system.

Justu ignored it and issued one final order, ordering the command ship to ram hard into the largest biological warship within sight.

Snapped--

Something slammed into the viewing dome, but was resisted by the dome's hard alloy material.

Turned into meat sauce.

however.

The liquid flowing out of the meat sauce was corroding the mirror surface of the sky, and cracks were spreading across the transparent dome.

next moment.

A black shadow rushed over, and its sharp horns pierced through the dome and crashed into the bridge.

When people recovered from the shock, they saw a cone-shaped Tyranid creature stuck in the center of the bridge.

Justu recognized it immediately.

Those were small Tyranid creatures launched from the bio-battleships—living boarding torpedoes.

Phew——

The Tyranid creature slashed through the belly of the living torpedo, burst out, and pounced on all living things.

A lot of screams were heard.

The guards in the bridge could not withstand the attack of the insects and died one after another.

"Damn bugs!"

Justu spit out his cigar, pulled out his pistol and attacked the Tyranid creature.

He killed a Tyranid bug, pulled the seriously injured adjutant to his side, and continued shooting at the surrounding bugs.

however.

Such firepower simply could not reach the ferocious insects.

"Adjutant, do you think I can return to the throne?"

Suddenly, Justu asked seriously.

But he got no answer.

Because the next second.

The admiral was torn to pieces by the swarming bugs, which then pounced on the other crew members.

soon.

All the humans in the bridge were killed, and the insects devoured the delicious flesh and blood.

however.

The command ship did not stop. The program had been set, the engine overloaded and accelerated, and continued to crash forward along the predetermined trajectory.

boom--

The command ship collided with a hive cruiser-class biological battleship in a fierce fire.

Die together with it.

The naval fleet led by Justu did its best to delay the Leviathan Hive Fleet and fought until the last moment.

Gradually, the airspace gradually became quiet.

With the destruction of the last Imperial Navy battleship, the first natural defense of the Hades Galaxy was officially broken.

The Tyranid bio-warships began to recycle all biomass.

Soon after.

The Leviathan Hive Fleet came out again and headed towards the Castle Lord's Ring.

……

Castle lord's belt.

Densely packed meteorites and asteroids fill the area.

now.

All mining companies and their employees were evacuated, and the abandoned deposits of meteorites and asteroids were filled with macro-cannon turrets and light spear arrays.

The airspace between asteroids is also filled with firepower platforms and floating torpedoes.

General Mellon transferred the best gunners and engineers in the army to the Castle Lord Ring to ensure that these war firepower machine souls are in the best condition.

Due to the shadow of the hive mind, no one knows what is happening with Diamond Shield.

But General Mellon understood that without an overwhelming advantage in military strength, it would be difficult for them to defeat the Tyranid swarm in space.

Under his orders, the troops stationed in the castle lord's ring were kept as hidden as possible.

After the Leviathan Hive Fleet reaches the center, open fire collectively from the surrounding areas to inflict as much damage as possible.

The garrison troops followed the general's orders strictly.

Even if a small number of people were discovered and attacked by the Zerg fleet, they did not make too much noise to avoid alerting the Zerg.

Leading to more hidden forces being discovered.

soon.

The Leviathan Hive Fleet arrived at the central area of ​​the Castle Lord Ring.

With the first roar of a floating torpedo.

Macrocannons and light spear arrays overwhelmed the Zerg Hive Fleet, and the flames they burst out could even be seen by nomads on the distant surface of Lysios.

however.

After the flames lasted for a week, they were completely extinguished.

Due to the interference of the hive shadow on communications.

No one knows what fate the garrison troops in the castle lord's ring have encountered.

But the only thing we can know is.

Those brave warriors destroyed countless bio-warships and Tyranid creatures before being overwhelmed by the Zerg swarm.

They bought enough time for the various planets to deploy defenses, giving people a chance to resist the minions of the Devourer.

thump—

The Tyranid Siren knocked the meteorite away and was the first to fly out of the castle lord's ring.

Subsequently.

More shadows appeared in the void.

The Leviathan Hive Fleet rushed through the killing field set up by General Mellon and pounced on the nearest planet.

That means Lysios, Higanbana, and several surrounding satellites and celestial bodies.

Will face the impact of the Tyranid swarm head-on.

Soon, the vanguard of the Leviathan Hive Fleet approached the airspace of these planets and sprinkled spore sacs loaded with large numbers of Tyranid creatures all over their surfaces.

This caused the people on the surface of the planet to gradually fall into despair...

Soon after.

A battleship and several affiliated warships stopped in the airspace near the star Higanbana.

That is the mothership of the Children of Man.

Soon, several dark green landing ships headed towards the surface.

at the same time.

The tranquility in the airspace a little further away was broken.

The space seemed to crack open, and in the dim light, warships sailed out from the exit of the webway one after another.

These warships are loaded with powerful weapons and elite warriors. The savior emblems on the hulls indicate the ownership of these warships.

This represents the first wave of support from the Savior's territory.

Already arrived!

(End of this chapter)