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Chapter 26: The Wrath of the Gods
"The enemy wants to airdrop Space Marines to board the Judgment Day?"
When Esso Tunet, the captain of the Emperor-class Titan Judgment Day, heard the news through the noisy communicator, his first reaction was not tension but a mixture of amusement and pity.
What kind of desperate situation must one be in to lose their mind and make such a foolish decision?
However, as the commander-in-chief of this divine machine, being too lax on the battlefield is still not a good thing.
In particular, "she" might be unhappy.
"So how many people did they send to deal with Judgment Day?"
"One...rustling."
The communication interference had not been completely eliminated, and Tunet could barely hear a number.
"A special operations team?"
"no....."
"A tactical squad?"
"No, it's a... rustling sound."
"Could it be a battalion?"
Tunet's expression turned serious. A standard Space Marine battalion or squadron might have 500-1000 men, and they couldn't afford to be careless in the face of such an attack.
"Shasha...I already said...Damn it...There's only one!"
What he heard next almost made Tunet believe he was hallucinating.
"Just one Astartes!!"
"One? Hahaha, are you kidding me?"
After confirming that he hadn't misheard, Tunet almost burst out laughing.
"How could there be only one—"
"Report! An object has been observed approaching from above in free fall..."
However, at that moment, another crew member in the dimly lit bridge, Jonah Aruken, who, like Tunet, was loyal to Horus, cried out in alarm.
"Target confirmed, human... no, Astartes!"
Tunet suppressed his smile, closed his eyes, and connected his consciousness and senses to the divine machine via the data cable behind his head.
The next second, his vision suddenly opened up, even though his eyes were still closed.
This was a sensor signal from an Emperor-class Titan. After taking a deep breath and concentrating, Tunet's main camera, moving upwards with a heavy thud, captured an image of the sky.
And a scene of a green Son of Horus power armor falling from the sky like a meteor.
That's so stupid. Even if we do nothing, this thing will self-destruct by crashing into the Void Shield.
Just as this thought was forming in Tunet's mind, another voice rang out directly from the depths of his brain.
No, that's too lenient on him. How dare a mere mortal defy the incarnation of a god? He must feel the wrath of the gods.
A sudden surge of intense rage and bloodlust began to spread and surge from his brain along every nerve in Tunet's body.
"Jonah, prepare to use the Plasma Annihilator."
Upon hearing Tunet's hoarse, cold voice, Jonah's eyes widened in surprise.
"There's only one person on the other side? Why bother..."
"Do as I say."
Jonah gasped when Tunet turned around.
Because he saw that the captain's eyes were now bloodshot and extremely frightening.
"She's angry; this war can't satisfy her."
Tunet's demeanor had completely changed; compared to before, it was as if he had suffered a mental breakdown.
"She needs to vent her anger—hurry up!"
Jonah nodded quickly, not daring to ask any more questions, and began to rapidly input commands into the control panel.
Despite its enormous size, the Emperor-class Titan moved with surprising agility. In just 0.5 seconds, it raised its right arm, and the barrel of its plasma cannon began to glow with a dazzling light of energy accumulation.
A free-falling target is not difficult to lock onto, and there is almost no need to calculate the possibility of the other party evading.
Given the attack range of the plasma destroyer, any aerial maneuvering to evade is meaningless.
Buzz—Boom! !!!
A beam of light shot straight into the sky, and the destructive energy beam that ripped through the sky could be seen within an area of almost half a planet.
Everyone who witnessed this scene could feel how insignificant mortals, and even Astartes, were in the face of the avatar of the god of machines.
"For an ant, this cremation scene is a little too extravagant."
Mortarian stared directly at the blinding light that could blind mortals, seemingly quite pleased with the outcome.
"If only this could crush the enemy's morale, then everything else would fall into place without a doubt—"
"Wait, wait! The Death Shroud Team has issued an emergency report!"
Mortarian's pupils contracted slightly. He couldn't wait to hear the report. He grabbed a super-high-powered telescope from a soldier next to him and looked at the sky, which still bore traces of ionization.
However, what came into view was a scene that he could hardly believe.
A tiny, yet complete figure.
Like an angel descending to earth, it passed through countless energy points that had not yet completely dissipated, and then crashed straight into the void shield of the Judgment Day.
The dazzling ripples spread along the arc of the multiple void shields, and then there was no further movement for a long time.
Everyone who witnessed this scene, including Mortalian, had the same thought in their minds at that moment.
As expected, the world still operates according to common sense; what we just saw must have been some kind of debris...
However, the next second, the light that slowed down as it passed through the void shield caused their fragile sense of reason to collapse.
He wasn't stopped by the Void Shield at all; he simply activated his jump pack to slow down and buffer the impact.
The Judgment Day's defense system was immediately activated, with defensive lasers, missile launchers, anti-aircraft guns... a barrage of ammunition and firepower rained down on the Astartes. However, this not only failed to stop the Astartes' landing, but it was as if fireworks were being set off to welcome its arrival.
Impossible, absolutely impossible, this must be some kind of trick!
Mortarian refused to believe what he was seeing.
I have never seen anything like this before.
really not?
In that instant, a memory buried deep within Mortalian's heart was activated.
That was in Barbarossa, after he failed to challenge his adoptive father, "Overlord," and was about to die in front of the latter's fortress.
This fortress is flawless; no one can possibly breach it, so I can only...
However, the man clad in golden armor descended from the sky, ignoring all the firepower, and executed the alien overlord directly.
Yes, it's so similar to that time.
This can only be described as a miracle... no, it should be called—
"This is a miracle."
The Great Tyrant's broadcast array seemed to be running at full power, and its ethereal yet incredibly resolute voice could be heard for tens of kilometers.
"Let all of you witness this for yourselves, for this is the divine power bestowed upon Lord Sun Qian, the Emperor's most loyal warrior!"
Mortarian only snapped back to reality when he saw the Astartes disappear into the Gothic spire.
"Have the Death Shroud Squad find a way to ascend to the Emperor-level Titan and capture—no, kill that bastard!"
The commander of the Fourteenth Legion roared at his sons behind him.
"Let the Death Skull Order defend the Judgment Day at all costs!"