The Emperor’s Angel of Death

“Increase the output by another 7% based on the existing firepower. This will maximize the consumption of Tyranid biomass while maintaining our speed. Their overall movement speed is already 2% slower than before. I am collecting data on Tyranid biomass recovery, which will take some time.”

The voice of the Chorus of Minds made Soya realize the changes on the battlefield. The Tyranid fleet in front of him seemed to have sped up, but overall it had slowed down, which meant that gaps had appeared between them.

“Fleet accelerate forward, formation A, course change 113.”

As the order was transmitted, the Imperial formation began to move, the engines gradually pushing to maximum power, rushing towards the Tyranid fleet ahead. At the same time, the bows of the ships began to rise in unison, like a surfboard welcoming a giant wave.

When the distance between the two sides reached a certain level, the Imperial fleet began to collectively turn to the right, because there was a gap in the Tyranid cluster there. The Tyranids obviously did not want to let go of this little thing that was hurting them, and a large number of plasma clusters and masses of acid, as well as bio-torpedoes, swept over.

The main long-range attack methods of Tyranid warships are fire-acid cannons, acid cannons, and bio-plasma cannons. The projectiles fired by fire-acid cannons are high-temperature corrosive spore cysts. When the spore cysts hit a ship, they cause huge damage. Moreover, after being hit, the remaining spore cysts through the damaged armor plates can release smaller Tyranid creatures into the target ship. This is often more deadly than the weapon itself. It is a terrifying weapon that combines boarding and artillery capabilities. The only disadvantage is that the projectile speed is relatively slow, and a large amount of coverage shooting must be used to ensure the hit rate.

Therefore, when firing from the side at Imperial ships moving at extremely high speeds, the hit rate is very low and does not pose a serious threat.

The acid cannon fires a crystalline highly corrosive toxin covered with metal to retain toxicity. These crystals are launched by bio-warships at great speed through an electrostatic charge. The huge energy generated by the impact is enough to penetrate the thick armor of the main battleship, and the remaining electrostatic charge will form a deadly electrical explosion.

But the most deadly thing is the plasma emitted from the unique mouthparts. The color of Tyranid bio-plasma is different from normal plasma, shining with dazzling green light, but its power is not inferior to any human plasma weapon, and more importantly, they launch at a very high speed and frequency, almost without considering any overheating issues.

Under the impact of the Tyranid weapon firepower, the void shields of the Imperial ships shone brightly, and the point defense guns fired into the void, shooting down those bio-torpedoes.

As the Eternal Crusader trembled under the Tyranid attack, Soya could even feel the slight vibrations through the armrest of the throne.

“Fire.”

When crossing "above" the Tyranid cluster, the Imperial ships had completed their turn, and the cannons on their broadsides roared, smashing a massive amount of shells and plasma towards the Tyranid bio-ships hundreds of thousands of kilometers away. The fierce artillery battle between the two sides quickly turned the void into a boiling pot. Tyranid bio-ships were constantly rupturing, exploding, or convulsing and rolling, and small human ships also fell in the continuous attacks, and their cold wreckage was thrown behind the fleet.

Everything is normal at the moment, but Soya knows that there is never a lack of surprises on the battlefield.

“Lord Soya, the Soul Seeker sends a message that their void shield has been breached, and Tyranid creatures have boarded the ship!”

Soya glanced at the formation icon and found that the Soul Seeker battle barge was currently located on the rear right side of the fleet. This warship has been in service for a long time. Although its engine has been updated, it is still old and its speed is relatively slow. The probability of being hit by Tyranid fire-acid cannons is also greater.

However, he is not worried about the situation of this ship, because Bahram, leading the 10th Company, is stationed on it. More than two hundred warriors are enough to resist the Tyranid boarding forces, as well as the cooperation of mortal troops and combat robots.

“Block this gap!”

Bahram's voice echoed in the communications network.

“Damage control teams, clean up the spore cysts first, and then use filling materials to plug the holes!”

In the cabin full of smoke and pungent poisonous fumes, Bahram commanded while firing his bolt pistol. On the bulkhead not far away, three purple spore cysts the size of poison blades were embedded. Most of it had been broken, like a rotten egg. The surrounding metal was curled due to the corrosion of acidic substances, and it was still smoking non-stop. Countless ugly creatures, like fetuses detached from their mothers, fell from the spore cysts wrapped in mucus, followed by the sound of leather-like wings beating the air like raindrops.

Countless gargoyles flew past the ruptured hull, and scorching acid was ejected from the bioguns and the mouths of the bugs, but the gap was still narrow and they could not directly break in.

“Jacob! Take people to assist the damage control team!”

“Yes!”

When a large number of ripper swarms rushed over with undried mucus, Bahram gripped the Broken Horn of Caliban in his hand, slashing across the fragile bodies of the bugs. Each time he waved it, he would knock down several creatures.

Around him, the warriors of the 10th Company formed a firing line, welcoming the invaders with dense bullets. The rain of bullets sprayed by several plasma machine guns turned the entire space into a blue color, interspersed with the orange-red flashes of melta guns and flamethrowers, while the mortal auxiliary troops covered the flanks for the Space Marines in units of companies.

The situation did not seem to be further deteriorating.

Bahram stepped forward, using his pistol to accurately shoot and kill enemies one by one, or simply crush their heads with his feet.

Suddenly, a roar tore through the air, and a huge creature fell from the highest spore cyst, landing directly in front of Bahram, the ground shaken by its claw-like feet.

Bahram immediately realized that this was a Warrior. It roared, raised its armored oval head, and issued a challenge, enveloping the entire space with an extremely vicious aura.

At the same time, another violent impact sounded. Bahram raised his head and saw another spore cyst crashing into the deck.

“Has the void shield not recovered yet!”

“Ten seconds, nine, eight”

“I don’t want to hear you count! Restart the void shield, we can’t be boarded again, the Tyranids have begun to transport large creatures!”

Just as Bahram was speaking, more Tyranid creatures fell, and the battlefield fell into chaos. The Warrior stared at the target at a glance. Its two lower arms gripped a bizarre biogun, and in a burst of trembling, it shot out a large number of fat maggots.

This weapon is called the Devourer. Inside the weapon is a warm, humid incubator where Ripper Maggots grow and serve as ammunition. This tiny creature has a hard shell and is filled with highly corrosive and volatile liquid. Next to the incubator is an armament orifice inhabited by a spider-like creature that peels off the maggot's shell and throws it into the launch intestine. The launch intestine reacts to the maggot's corrosive muscles, producing intense spasms that eject the creature from the weapon.

When a Ripper Maggot collides with something, it kills the opponent with a combination of high speed, poison, and corrosive mucus. Even when encountering armor, the acidic mucus can easily etch through it.

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