The airborne capsule, like a meteor shower, crashed to the ground through the dirty sky. When the hatch opened, a team of majestic steel giants stepped out of it, and at the same time, a purple-gold battle flag spread out in the wind.
Wearing exquisite power armor, Chapter Master Gorgri of the Soul Drinkers Chapter entered the battlefield surrounded by the Honor Guard of the Chapter.
He looked around and found that the light was very bad, and the rainy night had made everything deteriorate like rotten flesh.
And this fortress seemed to have been ravaged and broken into pieces before they arrived.
The original appearance of the Ministry of Justice Fortress has long been difficult to discern, and only rubble remains of the buildings and fortifications everywhere.
Blackened rubble and debris crisscrossed the inside of the fortress, some piled up into steep slopes, and some were blasted into deep craters by airdrop pods falling from the sky.
Among the ruins, corpses were scattered, and the craters and ravines were filled with blood.
Scarlet gurgling water surged in the damaged drainage ditch, and bloody remains were scattered around. These were the only remaining traces of the departed souls.
The air is filled with violent energy, pulsating lasers, flying bullets and roaring rockets.
As soon as the warriors of the Soul Drinkers landed, they shot at the panic cultists - according to the intelligence they received, there were only enemies here except the Astartes, so they did not need to identify the targets, as long as they killed all the mortals.
Just fine.
This is a simple "sweeping" job.
Among them, there are also many new recruits who have not yet put on power armor. They often form groups and quickly seize the commanding heights, then use their sniper rifles to kill enemies at high altitudes and deploy covering fire.
Only when they have accumulated enough experience on such a battlefield can they be qualified to put on sacred power armor and become true interstellar warriors.
Fine debris kept swaying down, making the downpour thick and greasy. The boiled and evaporated rainwater re-condensed and fell into this broken land.
The war machinery covered in smoke, dust and water marks roared over the rubble everywhere, spewing death without stopping.
Thunderhawks and Stormcrow gunships roared among the high towers of the fortress, constantly using these buildings to avoid the lasers fired by the defensive turrets. From the ground and the upper floors of the buildings, individual defenders aimed small-caliber weapons at the low-flying thunderbolts.
eagle.
Many laser guns shine on the Thunderhawk's armored shell, like fireworks, causing no harm at all.
When the Thunderhawk landed directly on the fortress's parapet, its movable ramp had already been opened, and the Space Marines who came out of it poured rain of bullets on their invisible enemies as soon as they landed.
The remaining cultists continued to launch counterattacks against the invaders, but with little success. The Space Marines' power armor rendered defensive firepower useless.
Several subsequent Thunderhawks also landed one after another, dropping more troops onto other rooftops.
This scene was repeated throughout the Ministry of Justice fortress. At this time, the defenders' weak firepower was unable to stop the Soul Drinkers' attack and could only delay their progress.
In addition to unloading Space Marines, Thunderhawks also brought Land Speeders and Land Raiders to the surface. These armored vehicles would roar loudly every time they fired ammunition and throw swarms of missiles at those who were still there.
The operating turret is like a bird returning home.
"For Dorne, for the Emperor, for freedom!"
The war cries of the Space Marines echoed in the air. The sound drowned out the roar of the battlefield and even the collapse of the building, completely drowning the heretics who were about to be burned in the fear of punishment.
Because it is the most chilling sound in the entire universe, it is the primal roar that accompanies death. No one who has heard it will forget it, and few people who have heard it have survived.
It freezes the blood and melts the will. It signals the coming of destruction. It shows that negotiation and surrender are too late. It represents the most direct punishment from the Lord of Mankind.
The killing continued, but the Chapter Master of the Soul Drinkers realized that the enemies here had suffered a fatal blow not long ago, and they were already frightened.
What he has to do now is not to destroy these remaining enemies, but to find the earlier attacker.
Golgory and the Honor Guard walked side by side through the ravaged buildings, and nearby shadows were also scurrying in the smoke and dust.
For many people, this is an eternal dark night that will never be dispelled by the sunrise.
On the way to the fortress, he had killed six heretics - two with swords and four with guns.
These are all achievements that are not worth mentioning.
The main door of the fortress had been opened, and Golgri strode inside. On both sides of the passage were the corpses of slain heretics, and their blood was smeared on the nearby walls and pillars.
As the real core of the local legal department, the structure in the main castle is actually not complicated. The front is the reception area, the middle is the conference area, the rear is the living area and armory, the right is the training room, and the left is the evidence storage area.
There is a chapel and office rooms for different departments on the second floor.
Passing through the reception area and entering the conference area, he saw many makeshift fortifications and barricades with seats and statues, but now they had been violently destroyed, with mutilated bodies mixed with charred wood, like a bad
BBQ party.
Based on the distribution of corpses on the ground and the damage to the furnishings, he judged that the intruder should go straight to the evidence storage area, where the case materials and evidence collected by the Ministry of Justice were basically concentrated.
When he passed the messy corridor and turned to the courtyard on the left, he saw a huge blast-proof door that was open.
This explosion-proof door is completely starship-level standard, with a thickness visible to the naked eye of more than half a meter.
But it was now opened intact. Unless the person inside voluntarily opened the door, Gorgli couldn't think of any other reason.
"It seems that our brother——"
As soon as he stepped into the blast door, he was suddenly pointed at by more than a dozen bolt guns.
The honor guard behind Gorgli also immediately raised their guns.
"take it easy."
"Put the gun down."
Two voices sounded at the same time, and the soldiers on both sides also put down their guns. Although the atmosphere was still a little stiff, it was no longer so tense.
The huge snow storage area is divided into several large areas with metal partitions. A row of meditative computers are distributed along the wall. A technical sergeant is busy there, and a tall combat robot stands next to him.
Surrounding the entrance, there were 18 Space Marines in silver-grey armor standing, and they were also watching the sudden appearance of these similar people at this moment.
"Ah! Battle brothers of the Astral Knights."
The Chapter Master of the Soul Drinkers Chapter walked up to them enthusiastically and nodded to them, as if greeting them was the only thing he wanted to do at the moment.
"Welcome, battle brothers."
The sound that sounded earlier reappeared, and Gorgli turned his head and saw a man wearing Terminator armor walking out of the storage compartment in the middle.
He looked at the visitor carefully. He didn't have many decorations on his body, but the iron halo behind his head looked slightly different. There was a sword hanging on his waist, and he was holding a chain saw halberd in his left hand.
——This weapon feels very fresh to the Chapter Leader of the Soul Drinkers. It is the first time he has seen a similar weapon in so many years of service.
In his right hand, this man is holding a data tablet. The huge difference in body size makes this picture a bit strange, like a giant holding a cookie.
From the waist down, including the fringed hem that surrounds the waist, there are traces of dried blood on the thighs and knees - this is a thought-provoking detail.
He must have carried out many killings at very close range.
Golgri couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart and asked with some caution:
"I'm sorry, battle brother, are you the Soshiyan Chapter Master of the Astral Knights Chapter?"