Warhammer 40 A New Hope

．．． A few hours after the arrival of the Rebel Ninth Fleet．．．

"So, Boss, how did you make the portal directly into the enemy group?"

"The real map is so different from the game map, how am I supposed to know?!"

"The enemy's forces were much larger than we expected. I doubt how Kubo survived."

"Enemy Titan's energy signature detected. We should relocate."

After Zhang Yi sent the 3rd Company of Blood Crows to the testing site of the Holy Ark, he also brought a team of Pathfinder Space Marines to Typhon, but...

Just like what happened in the XCOM world and with Ruby and the others in the Demon Slayer world, the plot development in the Titanfall world didn't seem to be what he knew - at least the map size was different.

On the other hand, perhaps because of the appearance of Zhang Yi and others, the IMC troops responsible for sweeping the battlefield, which were originally supposed to be few in number, are now increasing in number.

Whoosh—click!

A railgun shot shattered the edge of the rock where Zhang Yi and others were hiding, leaving a burnt pit on the rock wall in front of them. The sounds of IMC soldiers and Titans were getting closer.

"What should we do? Go out and beat them all down?"

"It's easy for you to say, but it's quite difficult to operate. Some Titans with powerful weapons are capable of threatening us."

"If we choose to fight head-on, it is very likely that more IMC troops will be attracted here, which will affect our future operations on this planet."

"If the IMC really sends its entire fleet over, our three ships may not be able to defeat them, even though we have a certain advantage in terms of ship size and artillery power."

"Let's split up into smaller units for now." Zhang Yi made up his mind. "Your power armors should all have stealth and shield devices. As space warriors, you should be able to move for a long time without logistical supplies."

"Besides, your size is equivalent to half the size of a Titan in this world, and there are so many of you, it's impossible for you to hide..."

"Boss, you're not planning on sneaking out to play by yourself, are you?"

"Am I that kind of person?!"

"Look at Ruby and the others you brought back, and say it again?"

"I...I created you just to make trouble for me, right? It was the same before..."

"We are just confirming whether you have left the profession of 'Mage'."

"Why do you care? Why don't you go check on what's going on over there with Guilliman?"

"If you don't get your life-long love settled, we young ones won't be able to find a partner..."

"WTF?"

[Bomb Swarm Core Activation]

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!

A large number of missiles attacked Zhang Yi and his team, but then they all stopped in the air strangely.

Zhang Yi walked out from behind the almost collapsed bunker with his left hand raised. On his left arm, the mark symbolizing Tzeentch was shining.

"Then Boss, shall we go first?"

"Let's go now. You guys are a big target. We'll meet at... er, the satellite station."

"Can you do it alone?"

"Go ahead. If things don't work, I'll release Cthulhu."

"Octopus Head is not your dog, you can let him go just like that."

"roll!"

Even a Titan with the strongest magnetic shield could not control so many missiles at once. For such a long time, the two IMC Pilots and the surrounding riflemen were stunned by this scene - this was obviously beyond their comprehension.

"Reporting to headquarters, we found a person who is suspected to be... a person with super powers?"

The enemy's signalman tried to report the situation here to the headquarters, but there was only the noise of electric current in the communicator, and the communication was interrupted at some point.

At this moment, the missiles floating in the air slowly began to turn and aimed at them.

"Take cover!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh－－!

The missile storm released by Polaris targeted IMC's own people. The riflemen gathered here encountered a large number of bombardments, especially the two IMC Titans.

The [Legion]-class Titan with an energy shield could not withstand such a large number of missile attacks. After resisting for a while, it was overwhelmed by the missile swarm. The [Polaris]-class Titan that released these missiles was shot down after a round of dodging in the air.

Soon after, all the missiles were detonated, two enemy Titans were destroyed, and some remaining riflemen fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

"We have been attacked by unknown individuals at headquarters and are almost wiped out! The enemy may be the secret weapon of the resistance army! We request support! Request..."

The surviving IMC signalmen held their communicators and tried desperately to send messages in the hope of getting support.

At this time, Zhang Yi had already come in front of him, threw the communicator in his hand away, and then looked at him.

"Do you know?" Zhang Yi said to the signalman. "Space Marines can obtain the other party's memory by eating the other party's brain marrow~"

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Zhang Yi did not eat the man's brain. He was not a space warrior. He just wanted to use this opportunity to let the survivor know the news.

From the communications soldier, Zhang Yi learned that the IMC troops stationed here had indeed ambushed a rebel fleet not long ago and almost wiped out the enemy.

As far as he knew, a small number of rebel soldiers did survive, but the enemy's Titan forces should have been completely wiped out.

As for Zhang Yi's question about whether there was a Vanguard-class Titan and his Pilot trying to break through their defenses, his answer was no.

He did know that in the initial ambush, the Apex Predator mercenaries destroyed a Vanguard-class Titan of the rebels and killed the enemy's Pilot, but so far, he had not received any information about the existence of another Vanguard-class Titan.

"Haven't Kubo and BT met yet? Or has the story just begun?" Zhang Yi thought as he confirmed that there were no survivors on the battlefield. "Should I look for that place? Can I see a reenactment of the classic scene?"

"good idea."

Zhang Yi then walked towards the location of the Titan he had previously known and informed the scattered Pathfinders of the news.

[Boss, you are eating alone again. Didn’t we say we were going to have fun? ]

"How can this be considered eating alone? At worst I can record the scene and show it to you guys."

[Although I know that both Guilliman and O'Neill want to train our actual combat capabilities, you have to know that if something happens to you, the entire human empire will turn the world upside down.]

"Don't worry, Sabeth. I'm not that weak~"

After a while, Zhang Yi arrived near the target location, and after searching for a while, he successfully saw the Pioneer-class Titan lying on the ground, as well as the protagonist, Jack Cooper, who was still unconscious under the debris.

"Hasn't started yet? Then I'll wait... a moment!"

Zhang Yi, who was about to find a place to put down his camera equipment, took a look at the life signals and thermal imaging images, and was surprised to find that neither the inside of the Pioneer-class Titan nor Jack Cooper under the fragments emitted any heat or life signals.

"what's the situation?!"

This sudden discovery made Zhang Yi a little confused. He immediately jumped down from his hiding place and came to the exposed feet.

The rifleman was dragged out, and then Zhang Yi saw the original protagonist who had stopped breathing.

"You're ridiculous. In XCOM's world, at least the protagonist is still alive, but the overall situation is not good. Demon Slayer's world has changed because of us. In your world, the protagonist is gone?!"

Then, Zhang Yi came to the fallen Pioneer-class Titan. The entire structure of the machine was covered with heavy damage, and the cockpit could even be seen directly from the back. The driver, Lastimosa, was barely left in human form.

Zhang Yi checked the device used by BT to store all data again and found that even it had some damage.

"Although it's shocking, I feel like this is what a top mercenary would do... God damn, why don't you show mercy and kill him directly, okay?"

"Guys, I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

"Bad news, it seems that Kubo and BT are gone."

"Good news, we now have a friendly Pilot."

"What the hell are you booing about?! Can't I be a Pilot?!"

415. Look, a friendly Pilot

In the game, the protagonists Jack Cooper and BT-7274 almost broke through the entire IMC defense line on Typhon by themselves, and finally prevented the IMC's plan to destroy the rebels' home planet.

But from a realistic perspective, the feasibility of such a thing is very small. After all, being completely separated from the main force means that they have almost no logistics and supplies.

If Cooper, as the Pilot, can obtain various firearms and ammunition from the enemy, then for the Titan's BT-7274, as long as the enemy can leave a bullet hole on it, it can be destroyed bit by bit - because it cannot be repaired until it reaches the satellite station, and there is no blood recovery by breathing or consuming batteries here.

In reality, it is normal for Cooper and BT to die midway. In the world of technology, as long as the technology is not too far behind, the human wave tactics are always very effective - the "invincible" Yamato was also sunk by countless American planes, wasn't it?

A Legendary Pilot can make the difference between victory and defeat on a battle front, but even a Legendary Pilot can be killed by a Rifleman's bullet.

It is not uncommon for a legend to die in obscurity.

The world of Titanfall that Zhang Yi and his companions arrived at, at least the current plot development has completely deviated from their expectations - the two protagonists were killed as soon as they landed?!

However, this also gave Zhang Yi a bold idea - I would also try to be a pilot.

This allows Zhang Yi to obtain information from both parties while hiding his identity, and of course it can also satisfy his selfish desires.

BT's former comrade Lastimosa died, Jack Cooper, who was supposed to be his next comrade, also died, and even it itself seemed to be gone.

After Zhang Yi's inspection, he found that except for the core (BT) that controlled the entire Titan operation, which was partially damaged, the rest of the overall structure was still intact, at least it could move, and they just needed to find another core.

So, where can we find an intelligent core that can rival the BT-7274?

Answer: [Hope] AI

Zhang Yi took out the core of the BT, then scanned the core connection part and the energy battery part, then opened the portal and sent the core to the [Hope] ship for copying.

With a sample for comparison, the replication work was quick, not to mention that the replica was a creation from the Golden Age. Moreover, with regard to the technology in the Warhammer world, a Vanguard-class Titan was not considered to be a high-tech gadget. It would be more effective to just drag the Ark over.

Soon, the Pioneer-class Titan core module, which was copied by the Hope AI and injected with its own cloned personality, was completed, and several prototype Titan batteries were also delivered.

The cylindrical new core was placed at the core connection of the Pioneer-class Titan, and then Zhang Yi plugged in an energy battery that was flashing golden light.

[A new unit has been detected]

[Protocol does not match, overwriting]

[Overwrite completed, accept the original intelligent personality information]

[Energy supply detected, input adjusted, self-check started]

[I said this machine is already broken like this, is it really necessary to hold it? 】

As the Pioneer-class Titan in front of him began to emit light again, the voice of the Hope AI came from it and spoke to Zhang Yi.

"No matter what, this machine is the first powerful mass-produced model independently developed by the resistance army. It must have some technical content, right?"

[According to the information we have about this world, it is true, but you should be aware that for you, some Space Marines and Primarchs, driving this machine is actually a weakening of your abilities.] [Hope] AI said, [If you can tear a tank apart with your bare hands, then why do you still want to drive a tank?]

"Hmm... to save energy?" Zhang Yi said uncertainly. "Anyway, this mecha and this equipment are still somewhat useful. At least it allows us to collect intelligence while hiding our identities."

[You know that if the human empire didn't have enough manpower, Guilliman would have planned to push forward, right? ]

"...I really don't know..."

He stripped Lastimosa of his Pilot equipment, hacked it and modified it to a certain extent before putting it on, then drilled into the body of a Titan that was undergoing emergency repairs.

Welcome back, Pilot.

[The voice of this original artificial intelligence sounds so silly]

"Yes, yes, not everyone has a voice as beautiful as yours." Zhang Yi said as he sat inside the Titan. "How should I address you? Beautiful lady?"

[You only remember to ask my name now? ]

【Call me Xiao Wei】

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With the new core, the severely damaged Vanguard-class Titan will be able to move again, but if it wants to be further repaired, it is necessary to obtain as many parts as possible from other Titans so that the Hope can copy and produce them, which will take some time.

In addition, although this [Vanguard]-class Titan can indeed use equipment from multiple different models of Titans at the same time by installing various modular weapons and equipment, just like in the game, it cannot really carry six or seven types of equipment with it. It can only carry two at most, and some large equipment can only be carried one.

Moreover, compared to those specialized models of Titan, the power of the Vanguard-class Titan will be reduced by using these different types of equipment. After all, one is modular equipment, and the other is that almost the entire body serves that one combat mode.

On the other hand, due to the previous appearance of Zhang Yi and the Pathfinders, the number of IMC troops recovering this area increased, which hindered his actions to a certain extent.

Boom boom boom--!

The parallel rifle emptied its magazine and knocked down an entire team of IMC soldiers. The Titan next to it also threw a local Titan to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and then punched through the opponent's cab, pinning the driver to death inside.

[The left leg and right arm are severely damaged, and the energy shield is about to overload]

"Didn't we agree to hold out for at least three days?"

[That is when there is no high-intensity combat]