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Chapter 352 New Cavalry Has Appeared
"The Tribe of the Seven Wings welcomes your tribute. Feed the warriors and let the future take shape"

—The Unnamed Kroot Shaper, speech before the defeat of the 309th Landryan Light Infantry.

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Planet Kernak III, equatorial jungle.

Three jet motorcycles flew over the top of the dense forest canopy at high speed, the loud noise of the engine startled a crowd of birds, the air waves from the wake wrinkled a ripple in the forest sea, the green branches and leaves shook for a while, and the white miasma dissipated slightly.

The three jet motorcycles lifted their heads up, flew high into the sky, and merged with the large army hovering above the clouds.

"How about it?"

Fu Qinghai asked in the communication channel while riding his unique jet motorcycle.

"Nothing was found."

The rider who had just returned from low-altitude reconnaissance replied.

"The jet bikes are so loud, it's very easy to startle them, and it's hard to find them."

Satterfaran said.

"And the closer to the depths of the jungle, the taller the trees and the denser the vegetation, if the enemy lays an ambush in advance..."

Kalamanda said.

The two agreed very much. The battlefield in front of them is not suitable for jet motorcycle combat. The dense jungle hinders the sight from high altitude. The motorcycle cavalry of the Iron Buddha Squadron, it is best to fight in a place with a wide view.

Three hundred jet motorcycles, say less is not much, say more is not much, at least for the vast equatorial region of the entire planet, it is like a handful of water sprinkled into the sea, the scope of reconnaissance is not enough to completely cover the entire equator jungle area.

Moreover, Fu Qinghai had tried to drive his motorcycle over the top of the forest canopy several times, and occasionally he could receive a reminder from the force perception that he was being targeted by some kind of long-range weapon.

But the other party did not choose to shoot in the end. When he led people to land in the forest to investigate, he only saw a bunch of strange footprints, like some kind of reptile or some kind of bird. clue.

Obviously, the opponent this time is better at hiding his whereabouts than the previous Slaanesh champion, without leaving any clues. It is already difficult to find them with the two modified organs of taste detection nerve and gene detection nerve.

"How much fuel is left?"

Fu Qinghai asked.

"Enough for us to return, but not enough for us to explore further, Khan."

Joe Star replied.

"Then head back."

Fu Qinghai ordered:

"Ground forces continue to expand the search area."

The coordinates of the exit of the webway provided by the Savage Eldar woman were very far away from the Hive City, the supply line was a bit long, and the number of enemies was unknown, so Fu Qinghai was unwilling to take the risk of going deep into the jungle.

He also thought about using the fleet to airdrop supplies, but the United Fleet is encircling the remnants of the orc fleet in space orbit at this moment, chasing all the way into the galaxy, and launching a tentative attack on the warship, temporarily unable to free up hands to support Surface combat.

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In the dense forest composed of towering giant trees, it was dark and gloomy, with wisps of sparse sunlight shining through the layers of leaves, forming thin beams of Tyndall effect in the air filled with white miasma.

"Crack."

A huge gray wolf claw lightly stepped on the soft and thick humus soil, and a deep pit was formed, making a slight clicking sound.

Saroyan Skarsen rode on Thunderwolf's back, searching around vigilantly. The red-haired warrior didn't like storm shields. He held a Thunder Hammer in one hand and a Frost Prison Ax in the other. Holding a weapon, he looked very fierce.

"Sir, I think we should probably speed up a bit. The areas we are exploring have already been scouted by Aoyama Khan's jet motorcycle unit."

Li Hanxing next to him suggested.

The company commander of the death cavalry clamped the horse's belly, accelerated a few steps and followed, but kept a certain distance between the bio-riding beast and the giant gray wolf. Thunderwolf is higher level.

This giant wolf often looks at the horses under the crotch of the death cavalry and the barbarian cavalry with a look of food.

"Do not."

Saroyan shook his head and vetoed.

"The warriors in Qingshan are too dependent on what their eyes see. There are other things in this jungle..." The Space Wolf sniffed, "I can feel it."

After finishing speaking, he took off his helmet, leaned down close to the face of the giant wolf under his crotch, and asked in a low voice in Fenrisian:
"Did you feel it too, brother?"

Looking at this scene, Li Hanxing frowned slightly.

He also has a very good relationship with his horse. There is no cavalryman who will treat his mount well, but talking to his mount... always feels a little strange.

If Li Hanxing knew where Fenris' wolves came from, he probably wouldn't have such doubts—this Thunder wolf might really be related to Saroyan.

"How does it feel, sir?"

Li Hanxing couldn't help asking.

"We all smell the stink of aliens."

Saroyan raised the corners of his mouth, showing his fangs.

At this moment, Li Hanxing couldn't tell whether Saroyan or the giant wolf under his crotch was more like a beast.

The giant gray wolf turned its erect ears left and right, then lowered its head, put its nose on the ground and sniffed, then suddenly got up and jumped in one direction with the space wolf warrior on its back.

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The shaggy, stubble-covered head turned in his direction, and the xenomorph seemed to be able to hear the faint noises emanating from the Space Marine's power pack.

Through the crosshairs of the bolter, Saroyan saw the beaked head, blinking yellow eyes that were fixed on him.

Is this the Kroot?
Saroyan thought to himself.

They have the appearance of birds, appear to be much taller than humans, standing about two meters tall, with protruding beaks and feathers on their faces, they don't look strong.

But according to Aoyama, the Kroot's lean and strong body contained inhuman strength and speed.

Saroyan's heart moved, and the helmet's eyepiece switched to the thermal imaging view. Only then did he realize that the Kroot in front of him was integrated with the environmental background in the field of view of the eyepiece.

"So that's the case, no wonder..."

The Space Wolves murmured.

No wonder Aoyama's jet bike didn't spot them.

Kroot can shield the body from heat radiation.

"Whoosh-"

The Kroot in sight disappeared.

"Ready to fight!"

Saroyan put down the bolter and yelled.

An unknown xenolingual mix of clicks, squeals, and twitters echoes around.

The death cavalry and barbarian cavalry quickly approached and formed a circle, holding their weapons tightly and looking around.

"Cuckoo, quack, quack..."

In the jungle, there are shadows, like ghosts.

"Shh!"

The black shadow fell from the canopy, which caught people off guard.

A sharp blade missed by only a few millimeters, and because of Li Hanxing's twisting and turning, it hit the tree trunk and stuck in, exploding a pile of tree slag spikes.The young officer's naked eyes couldn't capture these swift and alien figures at all.

Seeing the second sharp blade turning into a black shadow and slashing down, Li Hanxing hurriedly raised his hunting spear to try to block it. His riding boots touched a thin but strong calf, and he was kicked off the horse. I fell and ate shit.

"Uh... ah."

Li Hanxing crawled with difficulty.

He felt his ribs shatter.

"Herod... poof!"

Li Hanxing heard the scream of the biochemical beast.

The Kroot lay down on his war horse to eat, and Li Hanxing crawled on his stomach, trying to put his hand into the holster while listening to the terrible sound.The Kroot ripped his steed, snapped its bones, and ate its smoldering guts... His hand was on the butt of his laspistol.

He turned around abruptly, raised his hand and fired a gun, and a Kroot covered in blood was instantly decapitated by the crimson beam of light.Then his laser pistol was sent flying by a backhand blow, and then the butt of the rifle hit Li Hanxing in the face, and his mouth was full of blood.

Dazed, he realized he was being dragged from under the dead kroot, he heard the rattling, whistling words of the xenos, his limbs gripped by vise-like palms. I can't move.

Li Hanxing felt that his thigh was bitten by the huge and sharp beak, and he began to tear and eat. He felt severe pain, and he couldn't help but groan.A Kroot rode on top of him, scraping at his plasteel breastplate with their beaks, as they tried to open his chest and devour his entrails.

"boom!"

The pressure on the limbs suddenly disappeared, and the figure in front of him suddenly disappeared, and the Kroot surrounding Li Hanxing were blown away. He only saw the alien birdmen being torn apart by the thunder hammer.The Kroot who straddled him was bitten by a bloody mouth, and the golden mandible of the gray giant wolf chewed twice, and Li Hanxing heard the crisp sound of the spine shattering.

The Kroot was bitten off, bleeding profusely.

Accompanied by strange chirps, countless Kroots are skillfully maneuvering through the branches. Their rapid pace is so fast that people can't see it, and they make long-distance jumps from time to time, jumping from one tree crown to another tree trunk.

A Kroot rushed forward with a hook in his hand, trying to drag Saroyan off the Thunderwolf. The Space Wolves kicked him to death with a bent leg, but the force feedback from the soles of the feet showed that the alien's physique He was much stronger than expected.

Their muscles are like metal cables that can be stretched in an instant, and they are so tough that even Thunder Wolf has to puff up his cheeks and chew hard.

In contrast, the primitive and backward gunpowder firearms in the hands of the Kroot could not penetrate the power armor of the space warriors at all.

Another Kroot leaped down from the top of his head, and his slender but hard fingers went straight to the throat of the space soldier. Saroyan raised an ax and cut him in half. The ice-blue blade seemed to contain some kind of With the unique technology, the corpse was instantly covered with frost, turning into two ice sculptures and smashing into pieces.

The Thunderwolf ran wildly, and Saroyan Skarsen brandished a hammer and an axe, and started killing in the jungle. There were not many Thunderwolf cavalry, but all of them were experienced in battles. The Kroot took the initiative Ambushed two imperial guards, but was killed by the thunder wolf cavalry, screaming again and again, fleeing in a hurry, and corpses littered the field.

Until, several behemoths separated from the bushes and bushes and appeared in front of the tactical team.

Several Kroots rode on some kind of giant beasts with two feet and two claws. These weird beasts were just like the Kroots, with a huge sawtooth bird beak in front of their faces, and thick studs erected behind their heads. Black hair stubble, it is not difficult to imagine that they have some kind of kinship with the Kroot on the back.

Maybe like the Space Wolves and the Wolves of Fenris.

"Quack quack... roar!"

The Kroot cavalry roared.

Saroyan hung the Frost Prison Ax back to the magnetic lock, and a black shadow fell beside him. The Space Wolves didn't even look at it, and just grabbed a slender neck full of bast and stubble. Feeling that the alien was broken in the palm of his hand, when his fingers were slowly clenched into a fist, the razor-sharp teeth of the Kroot were squeezed out.

"Call for backup."

Saroyan spat out a few words coldly.

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Deep in the equatorial jungle.

In the crevices of the vast mountains, a strange building is hidden in the dense vegetation. Its whole body is snow-white, very hard, like stone and jade, it is the legendary spiritual bone.

In front of this temple-like building, a group of wild Eldar cavalry stands here. They look extremely gorgeous. Although those polished spirit bone helmets have a history of millions of years, they are still like sparkling waves in a platinum pool. Shining, the silk cords on the spears floated like smoke.The mutant carnivorous dinosaur is terrifying and majestic, and its driver wears a cape made of native bird feathers, showing dignity.

The Patriarch of the Wild Spirit Clan came here in person.

But in front of them, the Kroot people all over the mountains and plains have completely surrounded this group of Eldar cavalry, whistles and honking sounds one after another, the meat eaters of the Kroot people are already hungry, if not for the Shaper who is the leader Ordered, this group of Kroots had already swarmed up and feasted.

"How to do?"

The Eldar patriarch asked about the Howling Banshee.

"According to my father, although the Kroot people like to eat corpses, they are actually an intelligent race. Their leader class is called the Kroot Shapers. It is not impossible to negotiate, but... ours The disparity in strength is too great."

Salamander Uslan said in a low voice.

"We must allocate part of our troops to guard the entrance of the webway, otherwise we will not be able to return to Separil."

The patriarch of the Wild Spirit Race said.

Salamander shook his head.

The savage Eldar in Separil haven't fought for a long time, so that they made such a low-level mistake. The Howling Banshee turned around and said seriously and seriously:

"We shouldn't divide our troops. If we join forces, we will have enough strength to get that thing. Even if the exit of the webway is occupied, we will have enough strength to fight back. But now the troops are divided into two groups. We care about one and lose the other. Neither side can be defeated, the temple cannot be taken, and the webway cannot be defended."

When the patriarch of the Spirit Race heard it, he felt that it was indeed the case.

"Salamand, daughter of the Prophet, you are worthy of being Asurman's disciple. In my opinion, how can we break through the encirclement of these Kroots?"

Salamander thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"The Kroot's long-range weapons are poor, and their flying units are also relatively weak. I have a jet motorcycle. After breaking through alone, I mobilized the troops near the webway. You must guard this place and never let them touch the temple."

The patriarch of the Spirit Race nodded in agreement:

"This is the way of Kane, Salamander, you are a brave Aspect Blade, Asuryan bless your safe return, I will stick to this place until the reinforcements arrive. After this battle, Separi All of Er's wild Eldar will also move to Uthvi's Arkworld."

Salamander put on the banshee mask, nodded without saying anything more, turned over and rode on the fiery red jet motorcycle, and went straight to the sky after a soft whistle.

In the formation of the Kroot, seventeen or eight Kroot carnivores with bat wings flew up immediately upon seeing this, and a large swath of them rushed towards Salamander.

A series of black star darts spewed out from the front of the jet motorcycle, shooting down several Kroot meat eaters, and then Salamander raised the power scimitar in his hand, swiping a few times as fast as lightning. Only the Kroot carnivore had its wings cut off, and the Howling Banshee easily broke through the encirclement of these flying Kroot without screaming with psionic power.

Galloping all the way, flying into the distance.

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(End of this chapter)