From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 430: After the War: Golden "Meteorite"

More than ten hours later;

The capital city of Campbell, which was originally on the shady side, now welcomed the dawn.

Looking down at the city from the air through the dim light of morning light, you can still see the smoke and flames, as if telling of the fierce battle of last night.

Clang. Clang.

Da da da

Sporadic gunfire occasionally rang out on the street, clearly indicating that the "three-way melee" between Campbell Blood Angels and Arach seemed to have ended.

However, after a closer look, an unbearable scene appeared before my eyes.

The streets were littered with broken limbs and claws, and the ground and walls were stained green and orange with blood. The fishy smell was like an invisible wave, invading everyone's senses.

As the sun rose, the smell became more pungent.

In this uncomfortable atmosphere, the mobile infantry and local police and other cleanup personnel who were called upon to do so are struggling to use various tools to try to clear everything as quickly as possible.

Their faces were full of fatigue and pain, their lips were tightly pursed and their muscles were tense, as if they were trying to resist the suffocating fishy smell.

The remaining warrior bugs and tiger bugs seem to be waiting for the final Jedi counterattack

Even though they knew through the Swarm's will that they were doomed to fail and had been abandoned by the Swarm to fend for themselves, their instinctive desire to survive still drove them to fight back desperately.

But even when their number reached tens of millions, they were unable to cause trouble to the Blood Angels Legion, let alone the remaining thousand or so.

However, despite the decisive victory in this battle, there are still some potential risks that have not been completely eliminated.

Meteorites carrying insect eggs, scattered across the capital city and even every corner of the planet Campbell, became the only remaining threat.

Fortunately, the biological technicians accompanying the Blood Angels fleet have been able to accurately target those latent eggs through months of in-depth research and data analysis.

Using exclusive equipment and instruments, these technicians, under the protection of auxiliary troops and ODST (ODST), are eliminating the insect eggs one by one.

If the location of the eggs is too harsh, such as deep under the sea, they will be cleared out by dedicated terminators and hunters.

Therefore, it won’t be long before Campbell’s condition will completely return to “green”.

Furthermore, the remnant fleet, which was supposed to provide support for the mobile infantry and assault artillery, anchored at the starport in the capital city for comprehensive repairs and replenishment after the Blood Angels completed boarding and successfully joined the battle.

The ship currently hovering above the capital city is a Phoenix-class support vessel belonging to the 1st Company of the Holy Blood.

The two-kilometer-long Phoenix-class ship appeared and directly crushed the federal escort transport ship.

You know, this is still a "support" ship, and its firepower configuration is even worse than that of the Paris class.

Therefore, the mobile infantry and assault troops who knew this were once again shocked by the size of the Human Empire.

In addition to demonstrating the strength of the Empire and the Blood Angels, this Phoenix-class ship also dispatched a large number of Hextech robots to assist Campbell's side in the cleanup work.

Hextech robots are not only extremely efficient, but also equipped with precise sensing systems that can identify and process different types of limbs, blood stains and organs, and are quickly cleaning up all the filth in the capital city.

咜~咜~咜~!

It looked like a mechanical spider shuttling back and forth between the city streets, making the sound of its mechanical arms lightly poking the road surface.

They work tirelessly and without any sense of smell, and seem to be bringing the "prelude to rebirth" to this severely damaged city, restoring vitality to the earth as soon as possible.

Local civilians, following Campbell's official instructions, are still hiding in their homes or being placed by officials in emergency buildings and tunnels.

Although they had a strong desire to clean up the capital city together with the mobile infantry, commandos, and the Blood Angels, in order to ensure the stability of the situation, Sanguinius, who instantly became the commander-in-chief, decisively issued an order requiring all civilians to temporarily stay at home or on the streets.

After all, there are still many remaining bedbugs that have not been eliminated. If civilians appear, it will greatly increase the burden and pressure on various departments.

As for the control of low-Earth orbit, it has returned to humans.

With the Red Tear present, the biological fleet of the Arachi Zerg was simply unable to fight against it.

When quantity reaches a certain level, it can indeed crush quality.

However, when "quality" is strong enough, no amount of quantity will be of any use.

Faced with the Sojourner-class dreadnoughts of the Forerunner civilization, hundreds of thousands of space transport insects and plasma insects, like countless African army ants (man-eating ants), were fighting against humans wearing protective clothing and holding flamethrowers on the open concrete ground.

It cannot be said that there is no chance of winning. As long as humans have a brain seizure, voluntarily take off their protective clothing, leave behind their flamethrowers, and then lie down in the ant colony without any resistance, then the army ants can indeed win, and can even eat humans to death.

But with normal human operations, all ant colonies exposed on the concrete floor can be directly burned to ashes.

Therefore, as long as the Red Tear does not actively shut down its shield and its main and secondary guns, it only needs to use the beam matrix, cooperate with the flagship New Era aircraft carrier of the Holy Blood 1st Company, and the entire fleet, to slowly "sweep".

As a result, wars that break out in low-Earth orbit and within Campbell's gravity range end faster than wars on the ground.

Speaking of Sanguinius, the father of all Blood Angels, he was in the main entrance square of the Governor's Palace, discussing things with a group of high-ranking officials.

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This side of the main entrance square of the Governor's Palace;

Sanguinius stood tall with a body of five meters and wings folded behind him, making him look even more majestic.

A faint golden light loomed, surrounding Saint-Gilius, as if highlighting his extraordinary and sacredness, shocking everyone present.

Among the people gathered around Sanguinius were Leon, Maggie, and several investigators who were in lurking and inciting rebellion.

Moreover, Leon, Maggie and the others looked calm, as they had long known about the extraordinary nature of Saint-Gilius.

Moreover, the arrival of Sanguinius gave them a strong backing and more confidence, and at the same time freed them from the "calculating" and "tiring" spy life day and night.

Now, they can finally "bask in the sun" without having to face the public with false identities.

In addition to Leon, Maggie and others, there are also Rico, Tiz, Ace and a group of local non-commissioned officers and lieutenants from the Starship Fleet universe.

This group of people are the "genuine" military officers who were appointed by the federal high-level officials after Leon and Maggie forcibly dismissed their superiors. Some of them are Leon and Maggie's close friends, such as Ace, Rico and Tiz.

However, after this group of people came into close contact with Sanguinius, almost all of them had a solemn expression.

While in awe of the god-like Sanguinius, he was also considering what to do in the future.

In contrast, Campbell’s top management, led by Johnson Hallhold, looked completely different.

They gathered around Sanguinius, their faces filled with awe and worship, looking up at this omnipotent "God". To them, Sanguinius's existence was beyond the scope of human beings. His five-meter height and the pair of radiant wings behind him seemed to bring them into a mythical world beyond reality.

Recalling the fierce battle not long ago, Johnson and his colleagues still feel frightened.

The Zerg attack in the early hours of the morning allowed them to witness the true strength of the Arach Zerg.

The previous meteorite attacks were just minor incidents that could be dealt with by mercenaries, militia and police officers.

But facing hundreds of millions of insects, without the help of mobile infantry and commandos, Campbell could not hold on for a moment and would be completely swallowed up by the sea of ​​insects.

However, in the battles in the early morning and late at night, they witnessed Sanguinius soaring in the night sky, throwing the golden imperial spear into the sea of ​​insects, causing the raging flames to devour tens of thousands of insects;

Or he could rush into the sea of ​​insects alone, wielding the Imperial Spear and using his absolutely brute force to flatten the entire street of warrior insects and tiger insects in an instant like a torrent of wind and rain.

According to rough statistics, Sanguinius alone killed at least one million insects.

Millions of bugs

This number completely shocked them, because this was a power that was simply beyond the reach of human beings.

Where can there be someone over five meters tall with wings on his back?

How could anyone kill millions of bugs by themselves?

Without Sanguinius, the western front of the capital city might have completely collapsed before the arrival of the Blood Angels, Hell's Paratroopers, and Auxiliary Forces.

This means that the mobile infantry and commandos will have to abandon the west, and the civilians hiding in the buildings will be slaughtered and fall into the hands of the insects.

To them, Sanguinius is "God"!

To be honest, before meeting Sanguinius, Johnson and his team were struggling with whether agreeing to Lyon's proposal to send a request for help to the Human Empire was tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house.

Now?

Now they are eager to join the human empire directly.

Putting aside the influence of Sanguinius who has his own "holy halo", the combat power of the Blood Angels fleet alone is enough for them to actively bring the entire colony under the rule of the Human Empire.

After all, the Human Empire has the ability to keep them safe.

What if it were federal?

There is no need to change. They had witnessed with their own eyes that the Federation's interstellar marshal had issued a strong order, requiring the remnants of the expeditionary fleet to reunite with the Federation's 12th Fleet.

This order clearly meant abandoning the Campbells and leaving them to fend for themselves.

Because in the eyes of the federal high-ranking officials, although Campbell had "worked hard and made great contributions" and provided considerable help to the surrounding galaxies and the federation, in the face of political struggles and military security, two million citizens and civilians were just numbers, and it was not worth it for the federation to spend energy and financial resources to fight against the biological fleet of the Arach Zerg.

With the intervention of the Blood Angels, the overall losses of both the mobile infantry and the local people of Campbell were within an acceptable range.

The exact number of casualties has not yet been counted.

However, the total casualties of the mobile infantry and commandos, as well as the armed units organized by the Campbell authorities, were maintained at around 6,000 at most.

Civilian casualties were around 10,000.

Although Johnson and his men were extremely saddened by the loss of one person, without the intervention of the Blood Angels, or without Lyon and his mobile infantry staying behind, they would have lost the entire colonized planet.

Even if they carried out a full evacuation, the number of people who could successfully escape Campbell would be around 200,000 at most.

They could tell at a glance which was more gratifying, a loss of more than 1.8 million or a loss of 10,000.

Finally, it was the Human Empire's more advanced technology and propaganda strategies that attracted Johnson and Campbell's senior executives.

If they were truly incorporated into the human empire system, the living standards of the residents under their rule would be greatly improved.

With this comparison, Johnson and his people are naturally unwilling to work hard for the Federation. Instead, they are more eager to join the Human Empire.

Of course, they can't guarantee that Campbell's future will be smooth sailing.

But at this moment, they were only thinking about how to protect the two million people in the colony under the threat of the Arach Zerg.

So compared with the demeanor of the non-commissioned officers and lieutenants, Johnson, Campbell and other senior officers naturally did not have a solemn expression.

At this time, the sunlight shone through the dense clouds, casting a soft glow, which seemed to dispel the haze in everyone's hearts.

Being able to successfully repel countless insects is indeed something worth celebrating and enjoying.

"Your Excellency Sanguinius!"

Moreover, Johnson looked up at the giant with gratitude, his voice full of respect and sincerity, and his tone was firm:

“Thank you for rescuing our Campbell! Without your intervention, we would have been eaten by those bugs. It is you and the Empire that have rescued us from this dire situation!

Therefore, we are willing to join the human empire system! Please accept our most sincere respect and invitation.

However, before Johnson could finish his words, Sanguinius interrupted with a gentle smile.

His voice is like heavenly music, soothing:

“Haha, there’s no need to do that. We can discuss the next step after the situation in Campbell is completely stabilized.

After all, Campbell is still at risk of insect infestation, and the top priority is to ensure the safety of the city and the peace of its residents."

Secondly. "Sanguinius said, turning his head slightly, looking at Rico, Tiz, Ace and others beside him, and added apologetically:

“Major Leon Kennedy is indeed a spy arranged by our human empire, whose purpose is to prevent our compatriots from more casualties.

Please don't mind this too much, our original intention is always to protect you."

At this moment, Sanguinius' voice was like a gentle spring breeze, directly soothing the hearts of the non-commissioned officers and lieutenants.

He also made a final inquiry: "I wonder if you are interested in joining our human empire and joining the Blood Angels Legion?"

"Of course!"

As soon as Sanguinius finished speaking, Ace couldn't wait to respond first.

At the same time, a "meteorite" emitting golden light fell from the sky, immediately attracting the attention of Sanguinius.