Chapter 98 The Final Era: Battle of Mountain Formation (Part 2)

The Imperial Fists are humanity's best defensive war group, ah? You asked why they were beaten by Chaos before, because the reason is very simple. No one expected that they would be attacked by teleporters in the orbit of Terra. Ever since Beast Wars

No enemy of the Empire could approach Terra's orbit.

The entire solar star field is almost a giant defense line built around Terra. There are countless galaxy defense zones based on astronomical scales. A huge imperial navy fleet cruises between various planets and galaxies. There are even astronomical phenomena in the void.

Digital early warning radar stations, battle fortresses and Astra Militarum barracks.

It can be said that the entire outer reaches of the solar system is an iron barrel, and near the Mandeville Point of the solar system itself, it has also been horribly enhanced after the Beast Wars and the Horus Heresy.

A full circle of automatic fire stations set up by the Martian Mechanicus is deployed around the entire jump point. The most loyal, powerful and elite solar system fleet guards the outer space of Terra. Together with the headquarters fleet of the Martian Mechanicum, they will attack anyone trying to get close to Terra.

All the traitors and enemies were wiped out.

Moreover, the Empire has an ancient rule that any fleet entering the solar system must be disarmed unless allowed, and if it is to approach Terra, it is prohibited to board any ship that can conduct orbital attacks.

There are only two forces that can remain armed in the sky above Terra. Terra itself is the most loyal to the powerful Terra Astral Legion. They are also generally called the Praetorian Guards outside the palace.

The entire legion was born out of the Solar Auxiliary Army. They control Terra's orbital weapons platforms, ground-based anti-aircraft firepower, and barracks and positions across the continent. In orbit, they also have a combat moon platform made of the entire moon.

The other armed force is the Imperial Fists. Their Phalanx and Chapter fleet are the only ones that can sail freely over Terra and possess devastating firepower. But it is also in these ten thousand years that

The glory and peace of the past have made the Imperial Fists neglect their defenses.

The entire battle group no longer simply guards Terra. After the Beast War, the normal situation of the Imperial Fists is that most of the companies go out to join the endless war in various parts of the galaxy, leaving only a small number of new recruits on the mountain formation for training.

And some veterans responsible for training.

And this has become the Phalanx's biggest weakness, a huge weakness that will be exposed if Chaos can find a way to enter the Phalanx.

But Chaos ignored one point. If the Sons of Dorn stood firm and seized any opportunity to reorganize their defenses, then this small garrison could also use the mountain formation's own defense system to become an indestructible eternal front.

Now, that's it.

The Sons of Dorn set up a position outside the steel gate leading to the bridge. They skillfully activated their existing defense systems. The automatic cannons and hive missile systems were activated, and terrifying firepower bombarded the attacking demon army.

In the midst, the flames of the explosion and the wreckage of collapsed flesh and blood flew everywhere like splashes of water.

In front of the Iron Gate, the Imperial Fist warriors built a solid position with large bulletproof shields, movable walls and modular shooting positions. The Imperial Skyhawk was illuminated by gunfire outside the battle wall, and the golden light continued to shine.

Above Skyhawk's head, the Imperial Fist warriors opened fire fiercely with bolt guns. A whole platoon of mixed recruits and veterans were stationed here. They were not soldiers from the same company, recruits from the 7th company and veterans from the 3rd company.

Half a company of soldiers permanently stationed in the mountain formation gathered here.

The last order they received was to defend the bridge at all costs, because as long as the bridge was not lost, the Phalanx would not be defended. Even if most of the fortress was eventually occupied by Chaos, the self-destruction system of the Phalanx could be overloaded here.

The reactor blew up the fortress monastery.

Even if it turns into a broken wreckage in the void and disappears forever from the sight of the Emperor and his people, the Phalanx will never fall into the hands of a traitor!

With the position as the core, the Sons of Dorn used heavy bolters, large-caliber shotguns, plasma cannons, and melta cannons to build this destructive position. They would turn this place into a tomb, a tomb for traitors.

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The yellow-robed veterans of the Imperial Fists' warband opened fire rapidly with their portable bolt machine guns, blasting bolts into the enemy formation and beating the traitors to pieces.

And beside the veteran, there were mortal soldiers fighting alongside him. The survivors of the mortal auxiliary army on the Phalanx also gathered here. They formed a whole company of defense forces here to fully cooperate and support Dorne.

The sons held their ground.

Laser guns and mounted bolt machine guns fired from behind the shooting slots. The colorful gunfire illuminated the entire dark space in front of the door. Even though the power supply system had been cut off, the bright gunfire illuminated the place more brightly than before.

Bright.

The demons launched a rapid offensive towards the position. The hell artillery of the Khorne demons and the traitor's explosive bombs bombarded the fenders of the position. Countless steel fragments splashed in the air and fell to the ground. The golden skull symbol that symbolized loyalty and the emperor was broken into pieces.

, almost all the sunken carvings were destroyed, as if there was a silent countdown to the moment when the garrison's destruction was about to come.

But even if the light of the Emperor has long since disappeared, they will not surrender, they will fight to the death, because they are the blood of Rogge Dorn! They are the Imperial Fists!

"For the Emperor!" the mortal soldier shouted and stood up from behind the shield. He pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher on his shoulder, and the rocket projectile with tail flames roared out, and its shooter was also hit by a explosive shell.

kill.

The rocket slid through the air, destroying the Khorne Daemon cannon in the distance with an extremely precise shot. The small Daemon engine quickly overloaded and exploded, spitting out blood and blazing fire, swallowing up the surrounding Daemons and traitors.

The Master Chief looked at the bloody mortal soldiers. He turned around and shot the Khorne hound that had climbed up to the position. The Master Chief kept pulling the trigger, and the airflow from the muzzle of the bolt pistol caused the cockscomb helmet on his head to repeatedly shake with the shock wave.

Rocking back and forth.

On both sides of the Master Chief, his battle brothers were still conducting defensive counterattacks in an orderly manner. The multi-functional automatic cannon sliding out from the wall above their heads was providing fire support. Its high rate of fire sent shells and large-caliber explosive shells into the air.

Enemy sea.

The sergeant felt that the ammunition was holed. He pressed the side switch of the bolter and the magazine quickly slid off. The sergeant took off a new magazine from his belt, but when he was preparing to reload, he started to build and stepped on the position.

The Daemon of Khorne.

The Khorne demon with wings and a face between a wolf and a bat roared and raised its claws. The Master Chief immediately inserted the magazine into the bolter, but he didn't have time to lift the monster's head in front of the gun.

Then it was smashed to pieces. To be precise, the whole body was beaten into a hornet's nest.

The monster fell backwards and fell to the ground. As the monster fell to the ground, countless tall figures fell into the trench. The sergeant chief looked at the newly arrived brothers of the battle group. They did not wait for orders but immediately joined the defense of the position.

During the war.

But the only exception was the Master Chief, who was waiting for new orders because his company commander was now in front of him.

The Master Chief knelt on one knee and bowed his head in salute to Captain Garadon, "Please allow me to report to the Captain that our unit is holding the position leading to the bridge. The position is still under control, but please listen to my advice."

"I request to activate the self-destruct system and detonate the mountain formation to complete our mission." The Master Chief calmly stated his suggestion. In other battle groups, I would have trembled inwardly when saying such words to the company commander.

After all, you proposed blowing up the entire chapter's home, along with all the relics within it.

But the Sons of Dorne will not be afraid. They will faithfully perform their duties and will gladly accept the punishment it may bring, even the punishment of death.

"I will listen to your request, but I must overrule the noncommissioned officer, because I have brought other missions." Captain Garadon said sternly like a majestic iron statue. He turned his head to signal the noncommissioned officer to look at Vito and his group.

, the Inquisitor waved to the sergeant jokingly. Of course, he also knew that the Son of Dorne would not respond to such an informal greeting.

"Inquisitor Vito Constantine has brought reinforcements, and Lord Celestine, the Living Saint, has brought the light of the Emperor back among us! The fate of the Phalanx is not over yet, Sergeant, and together with us, she will continue to serve the Emperor.

Fight on! Until the Emperor calls us!"

Galadon clenched his iron fist and shouted loudly, his voice loud enough to be heard by everyone above all the artillery fire.

"I, Thor Garadon! Captain of the Third Company, in the name of Rogal Dorn, order you to stay alive! Stand firm! This is your mission!"

Garadon raised his explosive gauntlets high and roared like thunder, "Primarch above! For the glory of you and the Lord of Earth!"

"For the Emperor! For Dorne!" the surrounding warriors roared, and the Iron Wall would now become even stronger and impossible to destroy.

Galaton turned his head and nodded affirmatively to Vito, "Go ahead, Inquisitor, I will stand firm here with my brothers and buy time for you."

Captain Garadon said as he turned around and roared, raised his bolt gauntlet and joined the battle. The Master Chief also stood up and pulled the bolt of his bolt pistol and strode past Vito to join his brothers in the battle.

Vito looked at the gunfire that almost engulfed everything around him. His ears were engulfed by the deafening gunfire. Fortunately, his ears would not be deafened by the noise, nor would he suffer negative effects such as severe hearing loss.

Vito looked at Celestine and smiled awkwardly. He touched his chin and said, "Lord Living Saint, please help me guard here. Ah, I'll be back as soon as I go!"

Celestine smiled disdainfully, and then glanced at Lilith, who was standing behind Vito, covered in blood, holding a knife and staring at Vito with murderous eyes.

The little angel rolled her eyes and smiled mockingly. She waved her hand and turned towards the position, "Okay, let that bitch accompany you."

"Cut chicken." Lilith cursed in a low voice. She met Vito's eyes with murderous intent. The latter trembled and immediately ran towards the steel gate. Lilith also rolled her eyes and followed.

The bridge door opened to both sides, and Vito rushed into the bridge of the Mountain Formation. This was a huge semicircular space. What made it unique from other naval ships and spaces in the empire was its operating position.

Most of its operating positions, such as the fire control system, radar and weapons array waiting facility operating units, are located below on both sides of an iron bridge. There are meditators connected to the long row of recessed control positions.

Servitor.

The system control units in the ship on both sides and rear of the circular platform are also connected to the Thinker servitors. These servitors, as cold and dead as corpses, are covered with cables, and their data guides

At the end of the bridge is a master control servitor placed on a cylindrical computing array at the center back of the bridge hall.

The machine servant was quietly embedded in the cylindrical steel structure. Countless indicator lights and data hard drives were inserted into the cylinder, and it was surrounded by a circle of control platforms and holographic displays.

Vito rushed to the master control servitor. He quickly clicked and tried to activate the servitor's response unit. According to the holographic instrument, the servitor's system was damaged and was undergoing slow maintenance before it could be reactivated.

But looking at the crazy progress bar, this damn thing is progressing as fast as the speed at which a document is approved in the Ministry of Government Affairs.

"What the hell did they change the Mountain Formation into? This is a golden age battle fortress! What kind of crap did they change the system into for me!" Vito cursed and kicked the control platform, and Lilith stood

Behind his back, he used the tip of the knife to gently poke the servitor's wrinkled skin against the bones.

"So what should we do?" Queen Succubus asked, Vito sighed and rubbed his neck, "Theoretically, I can bypass the cogitator system and directly activate the engine and the entire system of the mountain formation. I guess the God of the Mechanicus

The sticks probably don’t know how to really strip away the Golden Age system.”

Lilith slightly shrugged and patted the servitor's shriveled thigh with a folding knife, looking at the metal box covering his crotch with great excitement, "It's boring, but if I remember correctly, if you want to bypass the Thinker system, you need to

In an astronomical system library, to screen and calculate a one-in-a-billion program vulnerability, is it necessary to perfectly avoid the data trap set by the Mechanicus?"

"That's right." Vito said and walked towards the bridge glass in front that was lit up by the brilliant light of the subspace and the gunfire outside. Lilith turned to look at him and raised her eyebrows slightly, "My dear, your brain. How should I put it?

"My IQ cannot be said to be low, nor can I be considered high."

"I know what you mean, so it's not me who has to do this." Vito smiled and walked to the bridge glass. He looked at the dazzling subspace naval battle going on outside, where the Infinite Frontier and the Absolute Truth were going on.

Using parallel maneuvers, they used large swings to widen the distance from the Chaos Fleet.

With one battle cruiser and one cruiser, he fought against the entire Chaos fleet.
To be continued...