Warhammer 40 A New Hope

[Remnant Forces] The main force is composed of a large number of autonomous robots, but this does not mean that they do not need human soldiers or other personnel. Some equipment maintenance, research, and planting still require people to carry out. After all, this force is not just robots and AI.

This also prompted the scene that Zhang Yi and his team saw to happen - an IMC frigate appeared in this remote area and attacked a colonial planet with almost no defense.

According to preliminary scans, most of the facilities on the planet are agricultural facilities, with only a small number of mining facilities and minerals, which means that the colonists on the planet are only in the beginning stages of exploration and excavation of the entire planet.

Zhang Yi and his team speculated that this planet was lucky enough to escape the IMC's initial forced recall because it was relatively remote. Its low level of development and small colonial population also prevented it from becoming the main target of competition between the two sides in the future.

But apparently, their luck ended there.

"Rebel soldiers have been spotted, fighting against IMC troops. They are outnumbered and at a disadvantage. It is estimated that this force will be completely wiped out in four hours."

"We have discovered the multifunctional bipedal intelligent vehicle mentioned in the data - Titan. We have observed 19 of them, eight of which are IMC equipment."

"There shouldn't be a Pilot like Cooper on this planet who can kill the entire planet with just one person and one Titan." Zhang Yi said as he looked at the information he had collected. "In short, the rebels are doomed to lose, and they can't evacuate because there are no ships for them to escape."

"The Unknown Hope uses a short-distance jump to rush into the battlefield. All personnel are ready to attack and strive to destroy the enemy frigate with the first collision."

"The Ultramarines and Blood Ravens are preparing to carry out an airborne landing. After securing the landing site, the Astra Militarum will prepare to land."

"start to act!"

. . . . . .

This planet is called "Home Planet" by the colonists because for these colonists far away from the solar system, this planet, which is not in a very good location, is their second home.

In the beginning, there were only a few colonists coming to this planet to develop it, and the IMC allocated very few resources to this planet. So when the IMC unilaterally cut off its support here, the colonists on this planet were once in trouble.

But human vitality is strong. Although many of them died of famine or other reasons in the early days, they survived in the end.

When the rebel city was established, it provided them with a small amount of the most basic food resources several times, and the rebels also brought people from other planets to help develop the [Home Planet], and the planet gradually developed as a result.

And now, this planet that has been developed with great difficulty is being destroyed by IMC.

Due to its remote location, there were not many rebel troops stationed here, and there were basically no defensive facilities. So when an entire IMC frigate was deployed to the surface of the planet, they were almost unable to organize an effective resistance.

A large number of mechanical riflemen broke through their defenses and turned the colonists who had not had time to escape into so-called corporate assets. This was followed by the landing of several IMC Titans, further destroying the already extremely limited resistance forces on the planet.

In the last camp with rebel troops, several Legion-class Titans were carrying hunter-killer machine guns and firing at the enemies in front of them, smashing the metal plates in front of them into pieces.

【Laser core activation】

squeak--!

A scorching orange-yellow beam of light shot out towards the rebel camp in front of them, instantly melting the metal plates used as cover and forcing out the only rebel Ronin-class Titan behind it.

Relying on its lighter structure and more agile body than other Titans, this rebel [Ronin] Titan directly drew out its alloy sword and rushed towards the enemy Titan that was spraying laser beams.

The orange-yellow laser beam moved towards the Ronin, but the next moment, the entire Ronin Titan briefly entered a phase shift state and appeared behind the target.

Brush—click!

The sharp alloy sword directly pierced through the [Laser] Titan and then threw it towards the other IMC Titans.

boom--!

The [Laser]-class Titan exploded, affecting other IMC Titans, but soon the IMC Titans that were not affected shot at the only remaining [Ronin]-class Titan of the local rebels.

The Pilot who was driving the Ronin-class Titan had already demonstrated Titan driving skills beyond those of ordinary Pilots, but even so, he could not hold out for long under such dense firepower without cover.

After destroying another IMC Titan, this Ronin-class Titan's shield was overloaded, and its armor and structure were severely damaged, making it unable to continue moving.

The Pilot was ejected, and the only remaining Ronin-class Titan exploded afterwards, taking with it an IMC Legion-class Titan that had gotten too close.

The main force of the rebels is now busy with another matter, so it is basically impossible to get support here. At most, a small boat will come to take away the colonists who have not been captured.

A large number of mechanical riflemen began to clear out the last rebel camp under the cover of friendly Titans. It was only a matter of time before the remaining Pilot and several rebels were annihilated.

At this moment, the few human soldiers on the IMC side suddenly heard a deafening explosion from the communication channel, which made them pause, and the mechanical soldiers also stopped briefly.

"What ship did it happen on? Please reply if you hear me!"

However, the only response they got was a noisy electrical sound. When they looked at the communicator screen, they found that the signal symbolizing the IMC frigate had been marked as offline - someone had instantly destroyed the frigate they had come on!

Just when they were extremely shocked, a spindle-shaped metal object fell. The unidentified object falling at a high speed rubbed against the atmosphere, allowing people on the ground to clearly see the fiery existence.

Bang--!

A drop pod the size of a regular Titan crashed to the ground, its metal panels opening up to reveal an activated assault cannon inside.

"hidden!"

Squeak—bang bang bang!

Almost instantly, the IMC Titan, which failed to dodge in time, had its surface shield penetrated by the assault gun in the airborne capsule, severely damaging its mechanical structure, causing explosions one after another.

However, this sudden attack only caused temporary chaos. A Flame-class Titan fired thermite at the drop capsule and then ignited it. The scorching heat instantly melted the space capsule of the loader assault gun.

But at this moment, another airdrop capsule crashed not far away.

"For·the·Emperor!"

413. Tearing apart Titan (Part )

"For·the·Emperor!"

The [Tactical Squad] of the [Blood Ravens] Regiment rushed out of the airdrop pod and opened fire on the surrounding enemies.

The power of the grenade launchers in the hands of the Space Marines was no less than that of some anti-Titan weapons. Soon the shield of a Legion Titan was broken and then destroyed by concentrated fire.

Just as the rest of the mechanical riflemen and pilots were about to organize an attack, several more airdrop pods descended from the sky.

call out--!

The scorching hot melt beam instantly melted the cockpit of an [Ion] Titan, and another team of [Fire Team] carrying hot melt cannons appeared on the battlefield.

"Retreat and regroup, we need..."

boom--!

It seemed that the cockpit of the IMC commander's Titan suddenly exploded, followed by the entire Titan's explosion.

[This is Ceres. The enemy commander has been killed. The fire team is ready to move forward.]

The sound of a jet pack was heard, and an assault team belonging to the [Blood Crow] dropped from the sky. Without slowing down at all, they smashed into a [Legion] Titan and knocked it to the ground. The power swords in their hands were inserted directly into the cockpit.

The successive incidents disrupted the formation of the IMC Titan troops, and the death of the commander also made them a little overwhelmed for a while.

Because during this period, in order to gain an advantage in Titan battles, the IMC lowered the selection requirements for its pilots, which resulted in varying levels of pilot skill (some were directly driven by robots). A strong individual could kill through a line of defense, while a weak team of riflemen could kill him.

boom--!

A space capsule crashed to the ground, and this time, a huge mechanical creature came out of it.

[Blood Raven] Dreadnought Mecha (Davin Thule)

Two folding rail guns unfolded on both sides of the Dreadnought, aiming at a Flame Titan not far away, with blue electric light flashing on it.

boom--!

The target was pierced directly and fell to the ground. Then, in front of the shocked eyes of the other Titan pilots, the "iron coffin" crashed into another Titan at a speed that was totally inconsistent with its size.

[This planet belongs to the human empire! Corporate bastards!]

Bang--!

The heavy mechanical arm smashed into the fallen Titan's cockpit, shattering the cockpit's front armor structure and the pilot inside.

An entire Blood Crow company joined the battle at this point, throwing the IMC forces, which had almost completely suppressed the rebels, into chaos.

[This is Gabriel Angelos. We have defeated the enemy's Titan forces. The Astra Militarum forces can join the battlefield.]

[Received from the company commander, support is on the way]

A large number of Imperial transport ships began to sail towards the ground. After reaching the ground, Astra Militarum soldiers wearing uniform carapace and various vehicles walked out of them.

Just like the IMC Titan troops who were suddenly attacked by Space Marines descending from the sky, they lost the command and support of their own frigates. Other ordinary IMC human soldiers also fell into panic after the appearance of the Astra Militarum troops, and those mechanical riflemen also seemed extremely stiff due to the lack of command from their superiors.

Originally, it was thought to be just an operation to eliminate "criminals" as claimed by IMC, but now it has turned into a bloody battle because of the involvement of the Human Empire.

Near the rebel stronghold that had been besieged by the IMC Titan forces, when the Blood Raven Dreadnought with bullet holes and burns all over its armor tore the last Titan in two, the IMC's available Titan forces were declared almost wiped out, with only a few scattered IMC Titans that might be in other places surviving.

The unique combat method brought from the Warhammer world, which allowed Space Marines to airdrop directly onto the battlefield from orbit, caught the Titan force off guard, and the targeted decapitation operation reduced the possible effective resistance in the future.

After doing all this, the Blood Crow team did not advance towards the rebel base. After a brief rest, they rushed towards the nearest town occupied by the IMC.

This action left the remaining rebel forces in the stronghold somewhat confused, but soon, a Thunderhawk gunship landed nearby, and the [Ultramarines] wearing blue power armor walked out of it.

Negotiations and the like should be left to professionals.

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The battle of annihilation turned into a battle of defense, and then quickly turned into a street fight.

Just like the resistance soldiers on this planet in the beginning, the IMC soldiers who lost their escort ships and Titan troops and were trapped on the surface of the planet are now fortunate enough to feel what the resistance soldiers felt before - despair and helplessness.

The Astra Militarum soldiers displayed a combat level far beyond that of the IMC or ordinary resistance soldiers - this is normal, don't you see, in their world, they are fighting against all kinds of monsters and demons.

The IMC soldiers were at a disadvantage in terms of combat skills, troop numbers, and equipment vehicles. Except for the mechanical riflemen who had little self-awareness and did not know what fear was, the normal human soldiers were quickly defeated and surrendered to the Astra Militarum.

At the same time, the few remaining rebels on the other side also began their first meeting with the [Ultramarines].

There is no doubt that Zhang Yi and his men's support was indeed very timely, but no one could say whether the appearance of such an organization with huge military strength at the "border" was good or bad, even though he had just helped the rebels.

After a brief discussion, the few remaining rebels on the planet decided to delay the organization as much as possible if possible, and then try every means to establish contact with the main rebel forces and report the situation here.

However, after actually communicating with these giants who were almost half the size of a Titan, they found that these people seemed much easier to talk to than they had imagined - or it seemed that they had originally intended to establish friendly relations with the rebels.

But this leads to another question - why? Why would IMC, a mysterious organization with strong military strength, choose to establish diplomatic relations with the rebels when its industrial facilities, troops, and rear-end construction are far superior to those of the rebels? What is the purpose?

As one problem was solved, another one arose, which made the few rebels on the planet even more confused, especially when the other party said they could help them contact the main rebel force.

"So, the current plot should be the beginning of the second part?" Zhang Yi said, looking at the report in his hand. "Then, there is a fixed number of things worth exploring and obtaining."

"But if we really send our ships over there, both sides might be on guard. And we have some purposes and reasons that are hard to explain. So..."

"Then sneak in carefully and secretly."

As he spoke, Zhang Yi looked at the tall Space Marine beside him and pondered for a moment.

"Can you sneak in secretly?"

. . . . . .

The IMC has always wanted to destroy the rebel forces at the 'border' so that they can enjoy the countless resources here alone.

However, the previous battles had already interrupted the possibility of rapid communication between the core star region and here, and the internal divisions made them somewhat powerless.

Fortunately, everything may be coming to an end. They discovered a weapon that is suspected to be left behind by a higher civilization - the Holy Ark.

This weapon seems to be able to destroy its target by folding space and time, and previous experiments have proven that this weapon is very destructive.

The IMC therefore built a huge machine to use the Ark. They will use this powerful weapon to destroy the rebels' home planet, Harmony, and once again become the most powerful force on the "Border".

But their actions were still exposed. The Plunderer Corps in the rebel army found some clues and sent Major Anderson to investigate the situation.

A new story begins here.

. . . . . .

"Um...are you sure it can be called a Titan after such a modification?" Zhang Yi said, looking at the Dreadnought that had been slightly modified by the technical sergeant of the 3rd Company of Blood Crow. "When the oil man sees this, his blood pressure will definitely soar..."

"The so-called Titan here is mainly composed of a cockpit and four limbs that support its movement. In this respect, it is roughly the same as the structure of a Dreadnought." The Blood Raven technical sergeant said. "We just need to make the limbs 'slightly' larger."

"Well...do the fearless veterans inside have any objections?"

"No, I'm very happy."

"... All right..."

414.Is this reasonable?

Typhon

The rebels came to investigate the Ninth Fleet, but were ambushed by a large number of anti-orbital weapons and the IMC fleet on the planet. For a time, a large amount of artillery fire was directed towards the planet's high-altitude orbit, and a large number of ship fragments and escape pods also fell to the ground.

In order to ensure the smooth development and implementation of the space-time folding weapon, the IMC deployed a large number of troops on this planet and also hired the top mercenary corps - the top hunters.

This was something the Rebel Ninth Fleet had not anticipated. As a result, a large number of riflemen and pilots were dropped directly and aimlessly onto the surface of the planet. A large number of IMC troops and mercenaries were waiting for them.

A lucky rifleman, Jack Cooper, successfully reached the ground and survived the first wave of attacks, but was soon targeted by an IMC Titan, and his teammates, who had finally gathered together, were wiped out in an instant.

Then he was extremely lucky to meet the rebel pilot who landed on the ground with him, who was also his mentor, Lastimosa, and his Vanguard-class Titan, BT-7274.

If nothing unexpected happens, the legendary experience of this ordinary rifleman will soon begin from now on, but this time, our protagonist is not him.