Warhammer 40 A New Hope

108. Times have changed! Rat! (IV)

Several [Doomsday Rockets] exploded underground, and a large amount of rock and soil were instantly melted and blown away. At the same time, a large amount of dimensional stone radiation emitted by the explosion immediately killed all living things around it. A bright green mushroom cloud rose, and a large area was polluted by the explosion.

"I RNH..." The Catachan leader cursed after being thrown to the ground by the explosion, then shook off the sand on his body and stood up. "Are you all still alive?"

call out!

A huge tree was blown down and thrown over his head. The huge [Wanderer] Nakai brushed off the dust on his body and appeared in front of him.

"You're not dead yet, hot-blood."

At this time, more giant lizards and Catachan warriors stood up nearby.

"Did that unlucky guy die?"

"Yes, Jem is dead. He ran slower and seemed to have vaporized."

"I told him to run faster, but he still fell behind."

After saying that, the leading Catachan looked at the tall lizardman and walked up to him.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Keep moving behind the enemy lines and causing trouble for them," Nakai replied.

"Then you wouldn't mind having a few more people, right?"

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Holy City of Itaza

The battle has been going on for more than a day. Not long ago, another group of ratmen arrived at the battlefield carrying a large number of mutated creatures and ratmen.

This is the ninth ratman troop. Now the entire city is almost entirely surrounded by densely packed ratman troop of various types.

Even when faced with such a huge number of ratmen, the Lizardmen troops defending the city showed no fear and bravely fought against the huge number of ratmen.

A wild Ankylosaur, its body pierced with all kinds of hidden weapons and covered in blood, knocked over several fast-moving [Ratman Skinning Machines] and trampled the ratmen driving them to death, but it was immediately knocked down by several dimensional stone lightning bolts, and the surrounding ratmen took the opportunity to rush forward.

An Ancient Triceratops carrying several spirit lizards was wreaking havoc in the sea of ​​rats. The surrounding lizardmen warriors took it as the center and attacked the rats coming from all directions.

The sharp metal axe in his hand easily killed every enemy that pounced on him, while the spirit lizards on the back of the [Ancient Triceratops] also used the lightweight metal spears provided by Zhang Yi and others to throw at the surrounding ratmen.

Moreover, the spears they threw sometimes brought them some small surprises.

boom!

A thrown spear pierced into a ratman's [Wheel of Destruction] that was attacking them, and after a few seconds, it suddenly exploded.

The temperature released by the explosion instantly melted a huge gap in the [Wheel of Destruction], and it tilted and overturned to one side, killing dozens of ratmen.

[Melta Spear] is the favorite weapon of the Krieg Death Corps when charging. Sometimes, only one hit is needed, and the subsequent explosion can take away a Space Marine.

Moreover, in order to allow the relatively thin Skinks to use it better, the size of the melta bomb and the weight of the spear were reduced, but it was still a huge threat to most heavily armored units in the medieval world.

The huge explosion and the destruction of a [Wheel of Destruction] caused the surrounding ratmen to fall into a brief chaos. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the few Lizardmen warriors around immediately moved towards another force that had penetrated deep into the enemy group, and finally successfully joined up with them.

Biubiubiu!

Boom boom boom boom!

On the city wall, the [Solar Engine] that had cooled down began to fire again. The scorching beams of light fell into the rat group, annihilating a large number of enemies in an instant. Then a huge flaming skull appeared in the most densely populated area of ​​​​the rats, and moved slowly, engulfing and burning everything along the way.

Because of this volley and magical support, the pressure on the lizardmen outside the city wall was relieved a lot.

"We successfully dismantled the ratmen's crude battering rams and several siege towers." A lizard warrior from another squad reported as he stabbed the ratmen who were charging at him with his spear. "For a short time, these ratmen have no other traditional siege equipment to use."

"We destroyed an entire squadron of Plague Trebuchets and drove off another squadron of Lightning Cannons."

"It's time to retreat. The commander-in-chief (Gorok) has already given the order to retreat. Let's all gather near the city wall to defend."

"Let's go! Before more enemies arrive!"

A large number of Lizardmen troops, trapped deep in the enemy group, have arrived at Itazana at this time. Facing the scarred city walls attacked by a large number of ratmen siege engines, they rely on the archers on the city walls to resist all enemies trying to approach, and at the same time send those Lizardmen who are too injured to continue fighting back to the city for treatment.

After such a long battle, the Lizardmen defending the city had suffered heavy losses, with nearly one-third of the defending troops killed.

Although the ratmen suffered greater losses, it had almost no impact considering their numbers. As long as their leader was not killed, these despicable creatures could overwhelm the Lizardman defenders with their huge numbers.

But now, the decapitation tactic is difficult to work. On the one hand, almost all the rat leaders have hidden themselves, and there are a large number of guards around them. On the other hand, there are almost a dozen rat leaders present. Even if they kill one of them, the soldiers under the command of that rat leader will only be controlled by other leaders after a brief chaos and continue to join the battle - the rats don't have much comradeship or anything like that.

In this situation, the Astra Militarum snipers deployed on the towers had to give up sniping the enemy leaders and instead attack those enemy units that posed a huge threat.

Boom——!

Another tower on the city wall was destroyed by the Skaven's long-range siege equipment. A large amount of rocks fell down, and the Astra Militarum sniper among them failed to escape in time and was buried under the rubble.

The war situation had shifted in a direction unfavorable to the Lizardman defenders, but even so, Gorok still refused to allow the Astra Militarum troops to intervene because the last of the Skaven troops had not yet been discovered and arrived nearby.

But this also involves a question, where did the ratmen army go? Why haven't they arrived at the battlefield yet?

The attack on Itaza was an order issued by the Skaven's Council of Thirteen to other clans. According to Skaven captives captured by the Lizardmen, this was an order personally issued by their god, the Great Horned Rat.

This means that the ratmen clans that were specifically named and asked to participate in this battle would not be able to disobey the order. They would definitely gather here and launch an attack.

If that’s the case, then where did the last group of ratmen go?

Just as Gorok was puzzled, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to shake, and then several large pits appeared in the city.

"DIE! DIE!"

"Kill, kill these lizard things!"

"For the Horned Rat! For the Council of Thirteen!"

As several pits appeared in the city of Itaza, a large number of ratmen rushed out screaming and attacked all living things around them.

In this regard, although [Great White Lizard] Gorok was a little surprised that these rats could dig through the ground that had been strengthened by magic, they had considered this situation.

Several shield-wielding lizardmen warriors and behemoths that had been prepared in advance immediately blocked the pouring ratmen and started fighting with them. At the same time, Gorok, as the leader of the entire city's defense, put down the high-tech weapons provided by Zhang Yi and others, which were sophisticated but had many flaws due to successive battles, and took out his two artifacts - [Urumak Hammer] and [Shield of Time].

The legendary leader, holding his two artifacts, led dozens of elite [Temple Guards] and stood in front of the pyramid where Master Kroka's remains were placed, ready for battle.

"!"

boom!

Gorok, who had just stood still, suddenly smashed his side with a hammer, and the heavy hammer smashed a big hole in the stone of the temple.

Afterwards, the [Temple Guards] saw the air suddenly twisted, and then a short figure appeared in the air, rolled over, and landed steadily on the ground.

The legendary ratman assassin - the chief of Clan Eshin - [Death Master] - Snikch (DEATH MASTERSNIKCH, Death Master, Three-Knife Rat)!

Afterwards, several rat assassins appeared around, and at the same time, an entire elite [Eshin Triad] also lifted their invisibility and appeared around the Lizardmen warriors.

After a very brief moment of silent gaze, the ratmen let out a deafening roar and charged towards the dozens of lizardmen [Temple Guards] in front of them.

"You! Can't! Pass! Here!" Gorok, the Great White Lizard, shouted fearlessly at the elite ratmen rushing towards them. "You! Can't! Pass! Us! Ever!"

Then, Gorok turned his head and looked at a skin lizard.

"Go inform our new warmblood allies, it's time!"

"All enemies have appeared before us!"

"Send these blasphemous beings to hell!"

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Far from Itaza

A complete Astra Militarum artillery position has been built, and all heavy artillery is aimed at the direction of Itaza City, waiting for orders.

"Report!" A signalman rushed into the command post and shouted. "We have received news from our Lizardman allies..."

"All enemies have appeared, we can start attacking!"

109. Times have changed! Rat! (V)

The origin of the Skaven may be related to the four evil gods in the medieval world.

These giant rats that can walk upright use the plague and the power of dimensional stone to make a variety of high-tech weapons. Although their stability is questionable, explosions are very common.

However, these problems cannot conceal the power of their weapons and their devastating performance on the battlefield. The Skaven rely on these weapons and technologies to compete and fight with other races, and they can always win with their technological advantages.

But this time, it is no longer them who have the technological advantage.

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The [Thirteen Council Guards] holding long-handled blades and the huge number of [Plague Censer Monks], like a sharp knife, tore a path leading directly to one of the city walls among the Lizardman defense forces in the city.

Under the attack of the guards who were obviously larger than ordinary ratmen, and the plague monks who had become unaware of fear through drugs and were wielding incense burners carrying deadly plague, the Lizardman defense force was unable to stop them for a while and could only slow down their pace as much as possible.

However, they did not delay long, as one of the city walls appeared not far away.

Tear it apart!

boom!

The Plague Censer Monk, with a hideous wound on his body, swung the censer hammer in his hand that exuded a green aura and knocked the lizardman warrior in front of him to the ground. Then he fell down due to excessive blood loss. Around him were the corpses of ratmen and lizardmen.

However, the special force protected by the ratmen - the [Dimension Stone Crusher] team has arrived under the city wall. Several ratmen carrying weapons emitting ominous green light rushed to the city wall, inserted the green weapons in their hands into the city wall, and pressed the start button.

The next second, as an ominous green light spread, the ground began to tremble.

. . . . . .

The extremely heavy [Urumak Hammer] seemed to have no weight in Gorok's hand as he swung it continuously, but each of his destructive blows was nimbly dodged by [Master of Death] Snikch.

The green blade in his hand slashed at Gorok repeatedly, but could not break through his defense, and could not even leave a trace on the heavy [Shield of Time].

DUANG!

Snikch's attack with his rat tail was once again blocked by the shield, and he was once again thrown away by Gorok.

After rolling several times in the air, [Master of Death] landed steadily on the ground, his red eyes fixed on the powerful lizardman in front of him.

Dozens of ancient and powerful [Temple Guards], like an impenetrable wall, blocked all the ratmen who tried to enter the pyramid.

Most of the elite [Eshin Three Rats] have fallen in front of the temple, and the rat assassins have also suffered considerable casualties.

On the defending side, the Lizardmen also lost several [Temple Guards], but every dead Lizardman took the lives of dozens of ratmen before his death.

With such a high casualty ratio, even the elite troops of the ratmen inevitably began to lose morale, and they no longer dared to attack the enemy boldly.

At this moment, there was an obvious vibration coming from the direction of the city wall not far away.

"You, you lose." [Death Master] said to Gorok, who was like an unshakable rock wall in front of him. "The city walls will collapse, countless ratmen will pour into the city and drown everyone..."

"We will eat that rotten corpse as food, and all your efforts will be in vain!"

Boom!

It was visible to the naked eye that a large section of the city wall collapsed in the shock, taking with it a large number of defenders who had not been able to leave in time. At the same time, the rats outside the city also let out extremely excited roars because of the collapse of the city wall.

Several spells were cast that could make the rats go berserk and become fearless, and the magic winds in the vicinity became exhausted in a short period of time.

The other Lizardmen defenders immediately blocked the gap in the city wall, but the collapsed part was too long and the ratmen's attack was too fierce. These fearless warriors were soon overwhelmed by countless ratmen warriors and disappeared without a trace.

"Lizards, you, lost!" Snikch laughed triumphantly and wantonly.

And at this moment, a long trumpet sounded in the city.

Afterwards, after hearing the horn, the Lizardmen warriors who were still fighting fearlessly with the ratmen began to gather together and retreat back to the city in an orderly manner.

The sudden sound of the horn also stopped Snicky, who was still exercising.

"What do you want to do?" Snicky was a little confused. "You want to escape?"

At this moment, there was a sound of something whizzing past the city. Although it was very faint, it was still caught by the sharp hearing of the [Master of Death].

Immediately afterwards, huge explosions were heard from all around the city.

boom! boom! boom!

The rats who were cheering excitedly because of the collapse of the city wall were stunned by the sudden explosion.

Moreover, these attacks came from nowhere and not just one wave, but continuously!

In the distant Astra Militarum artillery positions, a large number of various heavy artillery were firing towards the city of Itaza. At the same time, a whole formation of bombers flew over them and headed towards the enemy.

Soon, the bomber formation arrived above the battlefield and dropped a large number of incendiary bombs.

Boom boom boom!

Bear--!