Not long after Marcus returned to the Force of Daedalus, the Minotaur Chapter canceled their firepower against the Astral Knights, which was equivalent to officially announcing that they had given up on this operation.
Similarly, the Astral Knights also removed all hostile measures
At this point, the three parties completely let down their guard and began to attack the Necron fleet with all their strength.
But at this time, the Necron fleet actually increased instead of decreasing. Three more ships flew out from the planet and formed a formation.
Now even if the four companies join forces, it will be a bit difficult to fight.
But you have to fight hard!
The launch tubes of destroyers, frigates and cruisers spit out hundreds of torpedoes, standing straight with fire like pillars of flame pointing directly at the black fleet.
The Necron warships continued to move forward indifferently, not even trying to turn or dodge even as the torpedo wave got closer and closer to them. As the distance from dozens of kilometers was reduced to a few kilometers, those ominous alien warships did not make any move.
There was no interception or shooting during evasive maneuvers.
Everyone held their breath and watched quietly as those torpedoes entered the final stage.
Suddenly, the hundreds of blue signs that were tracking the flight of the projectiles on the holographic shadow ball were still running fast at the last moment, but now the red alarm signs were flashing crazily and then simply disappeared.
Many torpedoes simply stopped working, dulled and impotent by some force that Imperial battle detectors couldn't even detect, while others self-destructed or were thrown wildly off course as if blinded.
The few torpedoes that could maintain accuracy were simply evaded by the Necron ships with contemptuous ease, the enemy speeding through them with unpredictable vectors. Only a few hit the target, but there were too few of them.
without any real effect.
For some reason, the Necron battleship formations began to approach the flagship of the Minotaur Chapter, and their blackness was still one layer darker than the darkness of the cold void.
The Minotaur also rushed towards the enemy with the determination of revenge. In a moment, the two fleets were close to the range of the light spear.
Then the Necron opened fire.
On the bridges of various Imperial warships, sirens howled because they detected huge gravitational distortions rushing towards them at a speed almost equivalent to the speed of light, and the machine spirits and computers on the Imperial warships worked hard to identify it.
It was too late to tell what these were - fragments of dead stars.
These projectiles of destruction shattered the void shield in the dazzling flash, and brutally easily tore apart the battleships hiding in it. All over the battle line composed of the four battle groups, there were ships of different sizes flashing.
Disappear without a trace.
Even the newly built frigate "Whisper of the Dead" built by the Astral Knights was affected. It was hit in the middle of the hull and then exploded directly.
But the situation of the Force of Daedalus, which was hit hard, was even worse. Flames and wreckage baptized the flagship, and even her core was shaking.
Despite the chaos surrounding them, the Minotaur Chapter Master gave the order to the fleet to turn to flank the enemy and fire freely, and the increasingly narrow void between the two fleets turned into a blinding light.
Storms of spear rays and ion fire, the Imperial fleet sent flying cannon shells and roaring missiles, and the Necron fleet responded with a fury of their own, flashing bursts of emerald and amber light reaching out,
Dismember the hull and peel off the deck.
Both sides plowed their opponents with relentless firepower.
Soshiyang watched with some surprise as the holographic ball organized the chaotic battle details into a somewhat orderly report. The battle damage list on it moved so fast that only trained and strengthened eyes could have hope.
Can read the strange symbols of these Mechanicum binary languages.
After half an hour of fighting, one-fifth of the huge fleet of the four battle groups combined had been marked as destroyed or paralyzed. In comparison, the enemy's losses were so small, only one
One battleship and two small ships.
On the other side, after observing the battle on the holographic shadow ball, Asterion Moro, the gloomy chapter leader of the Minotaurs, quickly understood the superior firepower, maneuverability and range of the Necron battleship in the exchange of fire.
It was a stupid suicide, and he had the idea of retreating.
This is not the battlefield they planned, let alone the battle they planned.
But it may not be that easy to withdraw now.
Just when the situation reached a stalemate, someone put forward this opinion——
"Extermination order?"
Soshyan's eyes widened.
"The inquisitor said that this planet is originally a desolate and dead planet. If it explodes, it will explode."
Talos tried his best to imitate the other party's indifferent tone.
But Soshyan was very angry.
"Brothers Malaki are still on the ground!"
In fact, he had been trying to contact Malakin on the ground half an hour ago, but the planet seemed to be shrouded in some kind of force field and no signal could be received at all.
But he believes that the other party is definitely still alive, and the wailer will not be defeated so easily!
Thinking of this, Soshyan immediately opened the wide area communication channel.
"In order to completely destroy the alien nest, I decided to lead the battle group to land on the planet surface. I hope you will block the orbit as much as possible and prevent an alien warship from escaping!"
"No, aren't you afraid that the Minotaur will fire a few vortex torpedoes at the planet as soon as you reach the ground?"
"Don't worry, they can't do it now."
The reason why Soshyan has this confidence is entirely due to Kayan sitting with his eyes closed in the meditation room filled with incense, and the other party's powerful mind control skills.
Perhaps Marcus could never guess that from the moment he accepted the grimoire, his soul would be marked with a permanent and extremely hidden spiritual mark by Khayon, and he would be subject to some kind of subconscious influence at any time in the future.
Influence.
Here is Khayon's unique mind control technique, which can silently affect a person's thinking, personality, and even memory. This mind control technique, which is similar to hypnosis, is difficult to detect by other psychics.
Soshyan couldn't help but sigh that it was really convenient to have a psyker, even though he was a heretic and a traitor.
"Taros, let's take a trip."
"Okay, I haven't fought with these metal things for many years."
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"Live up to the blood of Sanguinius!!"
In the hall at the east entrance of the research station, all the wailers seemed to be in a state of rage. The sounds of beating storm bolters and roaring assault cannons seeped out into the open void above their heads like air.
Since the appearance of the Necrons' aircraft, a large number of aliens have continued to emerge from the cracks in the ground.
Although Malakin immediately activated the defense system of the research station and shot down many Necron aircraft with large defense arrays, as the number of enemies increased, even the most powerful defense system would be overwhelmed.
At first it was just ordinary infantry, but as the attack continued to be frustrated, the enemy's advanced forces appeared.
Lich Guards and Tombwraiths emerged from the cracks in the ground. Their huge armored bodies were twice as tall as humans. Their corroded gold-plated death masks gave off a slight golden and red light under the flash of flames emitted by human weapons.
There are also some metal structures holding mysterious long staff weapons in their hands. The strange fire bursting out from them can blow the enemy into ashes. Some are holding huge cutting blades and towering segmented shields. Those shields have the ability to
Withstand the deadliest firepower.
Soon, the Wailers were suppressed, and they had to retreat into the hall. Although the enemy had already paid twice the price of their number, the most desperate thing was that they saw those downed guys emerging from the ruins.
struggling to their feet, or another of their kind striding inexorably out of the darkness to take their place.
Malakin, who is on the front line, tirelessly kills with rage that is no less than any of the mechanical warriors who appear in front of him, and is even better than the cold rage. The bloody blade in his hand stabs without stopping.
Big Slash, wherever he goes, he will pierce the enemy's armored body and chop off the enemy's mechanical limbs to kill them.
But relying on him alone, he will eventually be overwhelmed.
Suddenly, after beheading a Lich Guard, Malakin seemed to feel something and looked up at the open dome.
I saw many tears of fire streaking across the sky.