"traitor!"
Yugen raised his Meltagun and took a resolute step forward, standing between Cain and Amberly and the renegade Governor.
Gryce visibly flinched as Cain's aide stepped closer, though Cain could still smell the alcohol on Gryce. Then Gryce pulled the trigger again, and a bolter round exploded on Yugen's helmet, sending shattered pieces of armor flying and knocking Yugen back.
Fortunately, the helmet, though not penetrated, protected Yugen.
He stumbled towards Cain, who, along with Amberly, instinctively supported him. Their weapons clattered to the ground; Cain's pistol and Amberly's small Bolter dropped onto the soft carpet, while Cain's Chainsword spun and rolled into a corner, continuing to powerfully cut into the floor.
"He's still alive."
Cain told Amberly, picking Yugen up after finding a pulse on his neck.
Cain thought that if Gryce fired again, he might still be able to withstand it.
"He won't be for long if you don't keep him away from me."
Gryce threatened.
"Neither will you," Amberly said flatly, as if confirming her suspicions.
She took another step closer to Gryce, forcing him to turn his gun towards her. The danger reached its peak at this moment, because although she was protected by a Displacer Field, Amberly had said the device was not entirely reliable.
Her sudden disappearance would expose Cain to the next shot.
Cain feigned that Yugen's weight was bending him over, subtly reaching for the hellgun slung over Yugen's shoulder.
At this moment, he noticed the twisted expression on the Governor's face, saw the strange movements of his mouth, and heard a series of eerie whispers... The Governor whispered: "The Tyranid Swarm will survive, the Hive Lord will summon the Tyranid Swarm... I will emerge as the new Patriarch..."
...Industrial Hive City, Hive City Core
A large number of hybrids and Gretchin were in the Hive City's Core Area, where a massive beacon device, powered by the entire Hive City's Core energy source, was being constructed. Numerous Pureblood Gellerpox Infected, hybrid mutants, and infected individuals were transporting various materials. They needed to establish communication with the Hive Fleet within the final timeframe.
But at this moment, humanity had completely broken into the Hive City, with the offensive surging like a flood towards the Core Area. Three Space Marine Chapters and a large number of elite Astra Militarum forces. Even though the Genestealers occupying the Hive City had overwhelming numbers, they still couldn't reverse the tide.
With lasguns, a cheap but highly effective squad support weapon, being widely equipped by Astra Militarum forces, the combat efficiency of infantry squads greatly increased.
In the past, fire suppression tasks within regular infantry squads were usually assigned to cumbersome heavy stubbers or heavy Bolters. While these weapons were excellent for fire suppression, their weight and inconvenience resulted in slow troop movement. Additionally, their ammunition was not interchangeable with the lasguns widely equipped within the squad.
Although Li Feng's lasgun primarily used several hundred-round batteries, the loading port was still universal, and ordinary "power banks" could still seamlessly connect. While the firepower was not as lethal as stubbers and heavy Bolters, the high rate of fire and portability still caused significant losses for these Gretchin.
Gunfire and explosions grew closer to the Core Area. The Gretchin constructing the beacon did not slacken in the slightest; instead, they sped up their work... At this time, Titus, leading the Ultramarines, and Chapter Master Forros of the Carcharodons, had successfully rendezvoused and were rapidly advancing towards the Core Area, using the upper-level suspension bridges.
Simultaneously, Kastin and the 597th Regiment's armored spearhead also arrived near the Core Area. Kastin, wearing a Soviet-style fur hat, stood in the commander's hatch of a T-80 BVM modified with 40K materials and technology, observing the distant situation with binoculars.
On this planet, the Genestealers' last stronghold was not far away. They had also amassed all the heavy firepower "borrowed" from the local Planetary Defence Force here, which even included Leman Russ Tanks, Chimera transports, and Salamanders scout vehicles.
The main road leading to the Core Area was a vast, open space, crisscrossed with railways and bridges. Numerous stopped trains lay here. The Gretchin had utilized every available terrain feature, arming every possible cover. War was entrenched in tank bunkers made of concrete and sandbags, serving as fixed gun emplacements.
And beneath Kastin and her forces... within the lower maintenance tunnels and sewage pipes, numerous Astra Militarum Soldiers were patrolling the tunnels, aiming to clear all remaining threats within the pipes.
Four Astra Militarum Soldiers walked through the sewage pipes, enduring the foul smell while using flashlights to inspect every corner. Soon, they reached a small platform, next to which was a shallow but putrid sewage pool.
"I need to relieve myself."
"Alright, Kenny, hurry up. I'm almost pickled by the smell here..."
The Soldier walked to the edge of the sewage pool, rested his lasgun on his shoulder, unzipped his trousers, and began to relieve himself... Instantly, a whooshing sound came, and a bullet shot directly from the darkness, hitting the Soldier in the neck. The bullet directly pierced his spine, causing his body to suddenly tremble, then fall into the sewage pool... Suddenly, countless splashing sounds came from the darkness.
"Enemy attack! 3 o'clock! In the dark!"
With a shout from the point man, he immediately raised his lasgun and began firing. The machine gunner at the rear immediately grabbed the bipod of his lasgun and began sweeping the dark sewage pool. In the dark underground sewage treatment facility, a large number of hybrid Gretchin and infected PDF traitors charged towards the three men.
At this moment, the lasgun's excellent suppression and sustained firepower instantly killed any traitors who dared to show their heads. Suddenly, everything went quiet... A faint red light glowed on the magazine well of each of their weapons... "Is that all? Karman! Go check on Kenny's condition..."
The machine gunner, Karman, walked to the edge of the pool, looked at Private Kenny floating on the water, and immediately said:
"OMG! Stan! They killed Kenny! Those bastards!"
But the next second, splashing sounds reappeared in the pool. The three men quickly pulled their spare magazines from their tactical vests, but by this time, the Gretchin and hybrids had already charged.
A traitor PDF Soldier directly knocked down the first point man with a rifle butt, then the machine gunner Karman immediately shot and killed that traitor. Another Gretchin, raising his four arms, charged towards the machine gunner, but... at this moment, a Soldier wearing a felt hat directly cut down the Gretchin with an entrenching tool.
Point man Stan and a Gretchin wrestled in the sewage: "You fat bastard! Get this Gretchin off me!"
The machine gunner was about to raise his gun for support, but a Gretchin, holding a long sword, directly stabbed him from behind... The Gretchin immediately pulled the long sword from his body, but the machine gunner seemed unfazed by being stabbed. He swung his rifle butt back, directly knocking the Gretchin to the ground.
At this moment, the Soldier in the felt hat raised his entrenching tool and directly shoveled it, decapitating the Gretchin... The point man now pressed the head of the last Gretchin on him into the pool, his two thumbs directly gouging into the Gretchin's eye sockets.
"Die! Die! Die! Ahhhhh!"
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