The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Now, the No. 3 Sacred Furnace Mining Area, like the Slag Mountain Range, has become a 'troop black hole.' However, the situation is slightly better because it is relatively close, making support more convenient. The Jackal Squad's main task is to counter possible infiltration attacks by the Adeptus Mechanicus from that direction on the No. 3 Sacred Furnace Mining Area, which is considered a relatively easy job, unlike the Slag Mountain Range, where they need to transport supplies and troops at great risk.

Nevertheless, casualties are still unavoidable. They can only try to avoid large enemy forces, like this time, catching a lone target.

With the roar of engines and exhaust outlets, the convoy sped across the desert, drawing a blurry straight line.

They were heading to a hidden supply station where convoys would regularly place fuel, supplies, and ammunition in underground shelters for use by the patrolling Jackal Squads in the vicinity, enabling them to carry out long-term missions.

"I heard the situation in the Slag Mountain Range is very bad."

Yaya, who was controlling the motorcycle, suddenly adjusted the front of her vehicle slightly, getting closer to her sister, the hunt leader of this squad.

This woman, whose face was covered by a dust mask, looked taller than Yaya. Her motorcycle had a sniper rifle and a small communicator attached to it. After hearing her sister's voice, she said softly:

"Many squads have been transferred to that direction, so the pressure must be very high."

"I heard the support for the Trevanck operation has also been stopped. The Bishop claims that the compatriots there have achieved a phased victory, but privately, many people think that the compatriots on Trevanck's side may have... Sister, how much chance of victory do you think we have if we keep fighting?"

The Jackal Hunt Leader, hearing this, lifted her dust mask with one hand, revealing her half-burned face.

"Yaya, we must win, because everyone has no way out. The consequences of failure will be more terrifying than death."

Looking at her sister's face, Yaya swallowed. Her sister was once a very famous beauty in the Hive, but unfortunately, she was targeted by a perverted Tech-Priest in the mining area. To protect the Hive from being exposed, she had to endure his perverted hobbies. But one day, she could no longer bear it and resisted. The price was her face being scorched by him with a stun baton.

So she immediately understood the meaning of her sister's words and nodded firmly.

"Victory or death is far better than living without dignity!"

"Yes, we only have victory or death."

However, the Jackal Hunt Leader's voice became somewhat worried at this time.

"But the number of Jackal Squads that have gone missing recently is increasing. Although I don't know the exact number, Squads 0112 and 0064 lost contact several days ago. I have a feeling of unease in my heart. Now, Cinder Furnace City can't come up with enough vehicles and drivers to replenish us, so we may have to abandon or reduce activities in this area in the future. After this operation, we must retreat back to the camp to await new instructions."

Soon, the convoy approached the location of the underground supply point, but what greeted them was not rest—

Lasers and bullets whistled from the dunes, disrupting the convoy's order.

"Enemy attack!"

"It's an ambush!"

"The Mechanicus Skitarii have discovered Supply Point 19!"

"Don't panic!"

The Hunt Leader waved her bloodstained curved blade, encouraging the people around her with an inspiring voice.

"They are not many in number. Vey, Cass, you provide suppressive fire, the rest of you, follow me!"

The Jackal Squad scattered at an extremely fast speed. Only then did Yaya notice that there were about twenty Skitarii on the dunes, kneeling on the ground and firing a rain of bullets frantically.

"Pincer formation!"

With the efficient telepathy of the Genestealers, the motorcycle convoy turned left and right in an orderly manner, rushing towards the enemy quickly amidst terrible shouts of killing, following the sharp sounds of the rifles.

At the same time, the heavy machine guns on two all-terrain vehicles also began to fire. A member of the Ecclesiarchy did not lie down in time, and his entire upper body was directly blasted into a cloud of blood.

Yaya, at this time, tried to lower her body as much as possible. When the wind and sand brushed her face, she couldn't help but clench her teeth and squint her eyes to look at the quickly approaching enemies, picking out the first guy to die.

"Ha!"

At the moment the motorcycle passed over the dune, Yaya perfectly seized the opportunity to slash down with the machete in her hand, hitting the Ecclesiarchy soldier's neck. The impact of the motorcycle also doubled the power of this strike, severing the metal-protected neck in one blow.

The Ecclesiarchy soldier's body was still swaying, but his head had already spun out.

The Jackals took the lives of six Ecclesiarchy soldiers in one charge, and then they crossed into a semicircle maneuver, starting to shoot with pistols, while the Ecclesiarchy soldiers still resisted with an attitude that did not fear death.

Soon, with a scream, a Jackal fell off his vehicle, and his motorcycle then rolled on the ground, almost knocking down another one.

Just as the Jackals continued to reap the lives of these Ecclesiarchy soldiers with hatred, at a high place, some kind of roaring flying object was stirring up bursts of air, making a strange buzzing sound.

Yaya was one of the few who noticed. Her senses were more acute than those of ordinary compatriots, so she often served as a scout.

When she turned her head, she saw a white omen appearing on the horizon.

"This is"

Yaya quickly picked up her binoculars and looked over, seeing the shining eagle emblem engraved on the wide body of the anti-gravity speeder. The rockets hanging on both sides of it ostentatiously displayed its qualifications as the Grim Reaper. The head contained a rotary cannon, which seemed so small in contrast to the desert behind it.

And its pilots were two giants wearing white armor. When Yaya's gaze looked at their eyepieces, she even felt the other party's contempt, or anger? Or just the greedy eyes of a predator?

No matter what the pilot was thinking at this time, Yaya felt a fear from the bottom of her heart, a chill that could still cause muscle tremors under the sun.

Because she also saw the motorcycles flying close to the ground and the armored giants wielding chainswords in the smoke below this aircraft.

"Trap! This is a trap!"

"Another alien motorcycle team has been caught. It seems this strategy is right. Let the Ecclesiarchy act as bait to attract them on their inevitable route, and then deliver a heavy blow."

Federico, the reconnaissance squad leader of the White Templars Sixth Company, muttered to himself while confirming the tactical map.

His squad had been active in this area for a week, during which they hunted nearly a thousand alien rangers and determined the location of an alien supply point by tracking them. But they did not rush to destroy it. Instead, they used this stronghold as a hook and the Ecclesiarchy as bait to constantly fish up and kill the surrounding Jackal Squads.

Their mission was to completely cut off the land communication between the No. 3 Sacred Furnace Mining Area and Cinder Furnace City before the general attack began. As for why the Space Marines were doing these things

In fact, it was mainly for training and testing new equipment.