Warhammer 40 A New Hope

The two reached a consensus and, under the guidance of the magical creature, carefully left the area.

When Yang and the others withdrew from the range where their communications might be detected as planned and tried to contact Ruby and the others who were holding back, the sound of intensive gunfire was heard over the communicator.

problem occurs!

506. Expedition of the Human Empire (VI)

Count Gaza's influence cannot affect the entire planet. The area he actually controls is basically only the city where he is located and several surrounding cities. The neutral settlements that will really listen to and respond to his orders are only the dozens around the area he controls.

However, there are indeed many people on the entire planet who respect or fear him. After all, a team of royal guards can easily destroy a medium-sized settlement. If the opponent is a primitive tribe, then even the largest primitive tribe will not escape the fate of being destroyed.

Count Gaza's actions did not make people respect him or obey his orders willingly, but they successfully made others fear him.

Compared to the Human Empire that only existed in words, Count Gaza's soldiers and royal guards were more terrifying, so after discussions in some settlements near Bastan, it was decided to take captives from the Human Empire to show their loyalty to Count Gaza.

Two disposable doomsday rocket launchers attacked the low-flying automatic transport ship. No matter how strong the Empire's ship was, it could not continue to fly after being hit twice in a row and fell to the ground.

Then humans armed with various weapons surrounded the crashed transport ship and the two people who stayed behind, Ruby and Weiss.

Arrows, metal projectiles, grenades and even laser beams attacked from all directions. The dense firepower suppressed the two and made them unable to fight back.

At this time, the ship in the orbit of this planet was also attacked by Count Gaza's fleet. Although the Empire's ships were stronger than any of the enemy's ships, they were civilian in nature after all. They had thick armor but poor firepower. When facing multiple enemy ships, they could only temporarily avoid the attack.

The Imperial high-speed fleet nearby, which had been hidden in order not to disrupt the target mission, had received the message and was heading towards the target location at full speed, but this still took time.

Ruby and Weiss managed to reach the crash site of the transport plane and activated the few mechanical soldiers that were still intact.

But there is a problem, because the hunters are positioned as scouts, messengers and explorers, so they will not choose to use lethal force unless it is necessary - you can't think of killing someone's entire family and then peacefully explore and negotiate nearby, right?

This also means that these mechanical soldiers carry non-lethal weapons with limited power and range.

But unlike them, the attackers really wanted their lives!

squeak--!

boom!

An enemy with a laser rifle knocked down a mechanical soldier, and then he was hit by a rifle bullet.

The remaining enemies immediately concentrated their fire in Ruby's direction, but a sudden ice wall blocked their shots.

"Ruby! We must fight back or run away!" said Weiss, who had more experience in this area. "If we keep going like this, sooner or later we will be..."

boom!

Weiss's words were interrupted by the explosion of a grenade, and several cracks appeared on the ice wall.

"Why are these people attacking us!" Ruby was still a little bit reluctant and shouted. "Before that, they were..."

"Now is not the time to worry about this!" Weiss said as she reinforced the ice wall. "These people really want to kill us!"

Weiss, who had more social experience, knew very well that because of Count Gaza's declaration, all the people on the planet who received the news were affected. Some of them chose to sit back and wait, while others chose to swear allegiance - these outsiders were the "crutches" for swearing allegiance.

And based on what Count Gaza did, he would most likely prefer to take the heads of his enemies when accepting prisoners, which means that if they were caught, they would have no chance of escape.

"But Weiss, these are just ordinary people, and we met some of them not long ago!"

The hunters who came to the ground to carry out the mission were not completely without any means to deal with this situation, or the Empire was well prepared for it.

The Human Empire specially equipped them with [Cell Disintegration Bullets] purchased from [K Company]. After causing damage to a living organism, this weapon can further damage the living organism through the wound - in simple terms, the wound caused will not heal naturally in the future but will gradually expand.

This weapon has been tried by hunters including Ruby. As long as it can cause a wound of sufficient size to the target organism, the battle can basically be declared over.

But precisely because of this, some hunters have a certain aversion to this kind of weapon. After all, the damage it causes to living things is too great.

Of course, this does not mean that this weapon will not be used. Most hunters will think more before using this weapon, but for new hunters like Ruby, this degree is difficult to control.

Just like Ruby said, they were having a good chat with some of them not long ago. It would be difficult for them to adjust their status and fight with these people to the death.

Click!

Another mechanical soldier was destroyed, and before it was destroyed, it also made several enemies lose their combat capability. If the enemy's firepower was only this and we had enough mechanical soldiers, it would not be impossible to beat these enemies back.

Unfortunately, neither of these two prerequisites is met.

There were only five mechanical soldiers that could be activated from the crashed transport ship, and the enemy had more than just individual weapons. Ruby and the others had already seen what looked like armored vehicles approaching.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

The heavy machine gun mounted on the armored vehicle opened fire, smashing the nearest mechanical soldier into pieces. Ruby and Weiss, who were behind the metal bunker, were also pushed back by the firepower.

"Ruby! Now is not the time to hesitate!"

"I see!"

Ruby removed the non-lethal bullet magazine from her Crescent Rose and replaced it with a green magazine with the K Company logo, then aimed it at the approaching enemies.

boom!

As gunshots rang out, one of the nearest enemies was hit. This time, he was no longer hit by a non-lethal bullet that would only render him unable to move. Instead, a fist-sized wound pierced through his shoulder, and the wound was slowly expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This shocking scene was naturally seen by other attackers, and at this time, accompanied by continuous gunfire, one bullet after another hit other enemies.

Every bullet that hits the enemy's body will leave a huge wound on his body, and these wounds will gradually expand under their gaze, which undoubtedly deals a heavy blow to the morale of the attackers.

Seeing this, one of the armored vehicles began to approach Ruby, and the heavy machine gun on the roof began to suppress her.

There is nothing wrong with this choice. In the absence of enemy intelligence, it is a correct strategy to prioritize suppressing the more dangerous enemy at the moment, but...

Ruby isn't the only one who's threatened.

Whoosh—bang!

An arrow made of solid ice came and hit the crude armored vehicle accurately. Behind the bunker, a huge ice-blue giant holding a huge bow was slowly nocking on the second arrow.

Whoosh—bang!

Another armored vehicle in the distance was hit, following the fate of the previous armored vehicle, and the enemies that were suppressed once again allowed Ruby to continue suppressing other enemies.

The attackers began to waver. They had never expected that these girls who seemed to have little fighting power actually had such fighting power (imagine the scene in the game where the entire colony was hacked down by naked savages).

The fighting has reached this point, and they can no longer stop. The Human Empire will certainly hold them accountable for this attack, and they will not be accepted by Count Gaza for having gained nothing.

So, at this time, one of them took out the last [Doomsday Rocket Launcher] and aimed it at the extremely conspicuous ice-blue giant.

boom--!

A powerful rocket flew out and caused a huge explosion after hitting the giant. Using such a powerful weapon against an individual was an atrocity.

The huge shock wave generated by the explosion instantly knocked Weiss, who was maintaining the movement of the giant, unconscious, and Rudy, who was not far away, was also affected and flew out of his shelter.

"Only if we capture them and hand them over to the Count will we have a chance..."

"What did you bastards do to my sister!?"

The enemy who was firing the [Doomsday Rocket Launcher] was interrupted by a roar and a heavy punch, and a full-load [Outward Force] attack directly knocked him out.

The others also noticed Yang, who seemed to be enraged. Just as they were about to turn their guns around, they heard a series of light gunshots. Several submachine gun bullets penetrated their bodies, and their wounds began to expand.

Unlike the entangled Ruby, Yang in her angry state no longer cared about the follow-up issues. Black was a member of the White Fang organization before. She didn't encounter such things every day, where people were having fun one second and fighting the next.

The two people who broke into the enemy camp from the rear made the enemy panic, and at this time the last armored vehicle finally completed the turn, and the vehicle-mounted machine gun on the roof was aimed at them.

Ding

When the operator on the roof of the vehicle was about to open fire, he suddenly found that the surrounding trees began to move closer to him. The thick trunks blocked the shooting route, and at the same time, green vines entangled the wheels.

"what happened?!"

[I hate metal creatures that move like humans]

【It's just a pollution-generating machine】

The thick roots flipped the last armored vehicle over, and the active vines wrapped it up in circles, trapping the driver and the machine gunner in the vehicle.

At this point, the idea of ​​using these outsiders as a token of allegiance was no longer possible, and the attackers scattered like birds and beasts, running into the forest in a disorderly manner.

Then they discovered that for some reason a large number of animals had gathered in the nearby forest, including some ferocious predators, and these animals were very unfriendly to them.

"Ruby!" Yang didn't care about the biting sounds and screams coming from the woods. She ran straight to Ruby who was knocked away before. "Are you okay?!"

"I have a headache, sister." A small stream of blood flowed from the top of Ruby's head, drawing a red line on her delicate face. "Where's Weiss?"

"She's fine." Black's voice came. "She protected herself with ice. She just fainted."

"The situation has gotten out of control. We must notify others to come and help immediately."

"Our ship has left orbit. Who should we notify?"

"The people who are still on this planet... uncle and others."

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Count Gaza sat in his impregnable underground launch base, monitoring every move of the outside world.

He had learned about the turmoil in the city, and he was also aware of the chaos and actions in the surrounding neutral settlements caused by his declaration - he enjoyed this feeling.

He always held the button to launch the poison missile in his hand. He enjoyed the feeling of controlling everything on the entire planet, and was also ready to make the entire planet his tombstone at any time.

If he can't get it, then no one else can. Regardless of whether the intelligence about the so-called human empire is true or false, when they arrive here, they have only two choices except to surrender to him or occupy a lifeless planet.

He is the leader! He is the ruler! He was born to...

Just as he was immersed in his own world, the surroundings suddenly began to shake violently, and the lights above his head also began to shake.

"What happened? An earthquake?"

"My Lord Earl, we seem to be under attack by unknown weapons. Our lines and defenses are being physically destroyed!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing the news, Count Gaza immediately pressed the launch button in his hand, but at this time, the launch button he carried with him seemed to malfunction.

At this time, the amplitude of the vibration became more and more intense. The light tubes above the head and various pieces of concrete blocks fell from time to time. People in this underground launch base could not stand firmly and could only crawl on the ground voluntarily or forcibly.

After a long time, the shaking finally stopped. When the staff at the base tried to mobilize the cameras outside amid the roar of Count Gaza, they were shocked by the picture from one of the cameras that was still working.

From the picture, it can be seen that the launch base, which was originally located underground, was pulled out at this time, and the raised earth mound turned into a small hill.

"Just one sentence from you almost caused me to suffer heavy losses, do you know that?" Zhang Yi's voice appeared along with a white portal. He led Koz and his [Midnight Lords] team and appeared in the chaotic command hall.

"Should we settle the account for this matter?"

507. The Expedition of the Human Empire (VII)

Count Gaza knew about psychics. These beings with special abilities were not limited to humans. Almost any living creature could have psychic powers.

Most psykers only have some abilities to soothe, inspire or guide, and the very few psykers with attack abilities are not the direct attack type.

He had seen psychics with telekinetic abilities and even said that he had killed one. The guy playing with the iron sheets wasn't as powerful as others said. He was killed with one bullet.

But now, this unimaginable power completely overturned his understanding of psychics - what kind of psychic could pull out an entire underground launch base? This is not scientific at all!

No matter how unbelievable Count Gaza was, the facts were already in front of him. His underground launch base, which was his trump card, had been completely pulled out by Zhang Yi, and then they appeared in front of them in a swagger.

As soon as the [Midnight Lords] Space Marines who arrived with Zhang Yi appeared, they cleaned out the surviving staff and soldiers in the room. Whether they were planning to escape or picking up weapons to attack, the [Midnight Lords] would kill them.

Count Gaza and Zhang Yi were locked in a strange stare-eye relationship.

"You want to settle accounts with me? Humph!" Count Gaza snorted coldly. "You are the ones who invaded my planet! Now you say you want to settle accounts with me?"

"You should know that the area you actually control is only a small area around here, right?" Zhang Yi said. "There are still a large number of residents on this planet who may have never heard of someone like you, and have no idea who owns this planet."

"And we informed you in advance. The conditions we offer are not too harsh. You can continue to be the local emperor on this planet. Even if you are not satisfied, we can continue to negotiate, but..."

"You didn't give us any room for negotiation. You insisted on going to war with us, and you planned to destroy the entire planet if we disagreed."

"You have started another war, and we have not yet sent troops to this planet against the opponent you mentioned."

"This planet is mine! It can only be mine! If I can't get it, I will destroy it!"

"It seems that this doesn't make sense."

Just when Zhang Yi was about to get to know the cruel, cold-blooded and unreasonable count in front of him, several bullets seemed to have eyes and attacked his head.

Dang Dang Dang!

The cuticle that grew out in time blocked the series of bullets, and Count Gaza was rescued from his sight.

"[Sky Axis Security]?"

The team that rescued Count Gaza, wearing close-fitting combat uniforms, thin smart helmets, and with an auxiliary robot floating beside them, was the [Tianzhou Security] team that Zhang Yi and his team wanted to contact but failed to find before.

As the Primarch, Curze naturally saw this scene. He threw the corpse in his hand directly at one of the security guards, trying to stop them from taking the target away.