From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 439: Statue, One-sided War

Soon, an ODST (ODST) quietly approached and attached the explosive device firmly to the thick wall on the right side of the church.

Afterwards, the captains of the two teams led the ODST and elite veterans to stand one by one, close to the wall and on both sides of the blasting point, patiently waiting for the moment of the raid.

"Eywa lehiyu, zong livu nga'"

(Great God, please bless us.)

"Eywa lehiyu, ngaliv kllkxem ayhumon si ayliyutongu"

(Almighty Lord, please help us to kill all humans and lizardmen)

Inside the church, the Na'vi people who were praying were completely unaware of anything unusual happening outside the church.

In other words, there was not a single Na'vi in ​​the entire village who knew that more than thirty ODSTs and elite veterans were deployed around them almost silently.

Without the assistance of Eva's will, it means that they can no longer rely on Pandora's ecological environment to serve as their "eyes".

These Na'vi people, who rely deeply on the "power of nature", are completely unaware that the danger from the "people in the sky" is rapidly approaching.

Moreover, the Na'vi people today can no longer tame four-winged dragons as easily as they did before.

This resulted in the Na'vi having very few "air units", even smaller than when they were fighting against the RDA.

However, the atmosphere around the church became increasingly tense and "excited".

With every second of the countdown, the ODST and elite veterans became more and more impatient to take a peek inside the church.

If the evidence is conclusive, we can let go and do our best!

Finally, as the countdown of the blasting device "returned to zero" -

Boom——! ! !

The loud noise of the explosion suddenly tore through the apparent tranquility of the village.

Sudden flashes of fire and loud explosions spread out in all directions, and the walls of the church instantly collapsed inward, sending large amounts of dust and rubble flying.

? ? ! !

"Fitseng, pehem?!"

“Fitseng, txoa fitsenge?!”

(what happened?!)

The Na'vi people around were frightened by the sudden loud noise and were in a panic. They put down their work and looked in the direction of the explosion in confusion. The shock on their faces took a long time to disappear.

But the next second, they realized that the culprit who could cause such a commotion could only be the "Heavenly Man" and "Lizard Man" who were their mortal enemies.

The moment the explosive device took effect, the two captains and more than a dozen ODSTs and elite veterans, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately launched a raid.

The two captains took the lead and walked through the thick smoke, leading the team into the church. The subsequent team members followed in one after another, moving swiftly and in an orderly manner.

The four ODSTs and elite veterans at the end of the team did not enter with the team. Instead, they stood in a fan-shaped formation at the gap to ensure safety and provide fire cover and retreat routes for teammates who had already entered the church.

The thick smoke caused by the explosion filled the entire church, severely obscuring the view.

But for ODST and elite veterans equipped with visual assistance systems, the view is "extremely bright", and the smoke becomes another kind of cover.

Their individual systems automatically activated pulse scanning, quickly mapping out the structure and activities inside the church.

On the helmet screen, the outlines of the seats, statues, and the images of the Na'vi fleeing in fear were clearly presented to everyone, as if the smoke had been penetrated, making the layout of the church clear to everyone.

The ODST captain stared at the screen with a sharp gaze. The real-time image allowed him to quickly lock onto the position and movements of each Na'vi.

The Na'vi people gathered in the church seemed to be mostly elderly. They were wearing traditional jungle weavings, had hunched backs and walked slowly.

Obviously, those who are allowed to stay in this "sacred" place and pray during the day are all respected elders.

But what made the ODST captain more concerned and alert than the identity of the Na'vi was the strange blue light.

The light filled every corner of the church, dark and cold, as if floating in the air, bringing an elusive sense of unease.

The light source mainly comes from the Na'vi candles that emit a strange light, and the candle flames are not orange-yellow, but a surprising deep blue.

But in the captain's keen intuition, these candles seemed to be just a cover-up, and the real light source actually came from the huge and twisted statue at the front of the church.

As the smoke gradually dissipated, the captain was able to see the details of the statue through the helmet screen.

It was a grotesque and evil image, without any symmetrical body structure.

The statue looks like a combination of multiple creatures stitched together. It has the head of an unidentified animal, strange tentacle-like structures, and a huge body with inexplicable limb connections.

Some parts even have a sense of flesh and blood, which is intimidating.

The faint glow emitted by the statue seems to be the source of the blue light, and its ominous shape reminds people of blasphemy and chaos, as if it is not a simple object of worship, but actually the embodiment of some evil existence from the warp.

Faced with the scene before him, the ODST captain's expression quickly changed from solemn to fanatical excitement.

He stared at the ugly and twisted statue, and was certain in his heart that these Na'vi had long been corrupted by the power of the Warp.

Such a discovery means that the guys they are facing are real "heretics" who are allowed to be completely eliminated. It also means that they can let go and "kill as much as they want"!

After all, ODST and elite veterans are both "extreme" militants.

If they had not read or even memorized the Human Code and were not blessed by the Emperor's psychic power, the ODSTs and elite veterans would surely be the "favorites" of a certain evil god in the Warp.

What's more, this "deformed" statue in front of them is enough to determine the heretic identity of the Na'vi people, allowing them to fight legally and in compliance with regulations. What could be more exciting than this?

Then, the ODST captain pointed his gun at a Na'vi who was closest to the statue, pulled the trigger, and said loudly and excitedly on the communication channel:

"Everyone, fire freely! Get rid of these heretics!"

"Huha!!"

"Ow-!!"

All the ODSTs and elite veterans present responded with great excitement, and they all locked onto their targets and pulled the trigger one after another.

Accompanied by the "buzzing" sound of plasma and the "hissing" of the spike bullets breaking through the air, it immediately turned into a frenzy of firepower and energy.

Blue plasma balls and white tracer spike bullets cut through the air, splashing out strong energy fluctuations and sparks, annihilating the church's originally gloomy blue light in the fierce firepower of weapons.

In an instant, the statues in the not-so-spacious church were covered in shattered dust and shrapnel, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.

In the eyes of the Na'vi, these elders in the church are undoubtedly the "highly respected" people in the tribe, but in the eyes of the ODST and elite veterans, they are just slow-moving "mobile" merits and generous bonuses.

Moreover, all the abnormalities before their eyes were enough to show that the Na'vi had become puppets of Chaos, so this cleanup operation was nothing more than a routine elimination of heretics, with absolutely no mercy at all.

The old man Na'vi, who was praying "devoutly" in the church, was dizzy and disoriented by the impact of the explosion and the thick smoke, and instantly lost his sense of direction.

While he was panicking, he was attacked by Gauss and plasma guns.

In just a few seconds, accompanied by the dull sound of falling to the ground, dozens of old Na'vi were killed by this elite group of "celestial beings" and "lizardmen".

And these few short seconds made the church completely "dead silent".

At this moment, the battle also broke out outside the church;

The ODST, an elite veteran soldier responsible for providing cover for the captain and his men, immediately launched a fierce mopping-up offensive against the unsuspecting Na'vi after receiving the "free fire" order over the communication.

The ODSTs followed conventional tactical principles, working in groups of two, taking turns to suppress fire, accurately covering each other while reloading ammunition, and there was no lack of intense offensive rhythm during the battles.

It is true that this group of fighting maniacs are very radical, but they are always steady and cautious in the details, leaving almost no loopholes and mistakes.

At the same time, the style of the elite veterans is as wild and fierce as ever -

“Ouch! Ouch!!”

"Die! You bastards!!"

"For the Empire! For my Lord!!"

The unique growls and passionate war cries of the elite clan, mixed with the sounds of Gauss and plasma gunfire, echoed throughout the village.

With the help of optical camouflage, their figures almost blend into the surroundings, like ghosts moving through the streets and narrow alleys of the village, exuding a deadly threat.

After emptying the batteries of their plasma guns, these elite veterans were too lazy to replace the condensed matter battery magazines, and instead removed the "hilts" attached to their waists.

Buzz~buzz——!!

Along with a low humming sound, the hilts immediately extended sharp double-edged energy swords on both sides, emitting a blue-green luster.

The elite veterans wielded these energy swords, leaving afterimages as they swiftly shuttled among the Na'vi.

However, whether it was the bright flash of the gun, the dazzling trajectory of the plasma cannon, or the flashing blue edge of the double-edged energy sword, none of them could be completely hidden, forming a series of deadly blue trails.

Although it looked "out of place", it accurately harvested every Na'vi with its ruthless blade, like an unrealistic nightmare spreading in the village.

And from the perspective of the Na'vi, what appeared before their eyes were blue swords "floating in the air", cutting through the air with lightning speed, instantly cutting off their compatriots from the waist or beheading them with one sword.

The cruel and swift killings, the broken limbs and arms scattered all over the ground, and the rolling heads with their eyes open, all made them feel extremely terrified.

They knew that this was the unique technology of the "Heavenly People" and the "Lizard People", but they could not confront it head-on. They could only rely on their senses to shoot arrows and swing spears into the "air".

As the battle situation progressed to this point, the ODSTs and elite veterans who had infiltrated the village completely put aside their concerns about concealing their whereabouts. Their only goal was to annihilate all the heretics before them.

At the same time, more than 300 guys scattered around the village also received the latest intelligence.

The "deformed" statues inside the church have been confirmed to be correct, proving that the Na'vi are connected to the chaotic forces of the Warp, and their reputation as heretics is indisputable.

So when fierce fighting broke out in the village, the outer troops quickly abandoned their original targets, changed direction, and moved closer to the core of the village, ready to support the two reconnaissance teams and ensure that they could evacuate to a "safe distance" as soon as possible after the operation.

After all, the 2nd Company of the Luna Wolves also used the screen sharing function to "witness" the individual camera footage of the ODSTs and elite veterans.

The disturbing statues and the atmosphere of the church shrouded in an eerie blue light all indicate that the Na'vi have fallen deeply into the quagmire of blasphemy.

Therefore, the captain of the 2nd Company, who had already returned to the flagship on the Thunderhawk gunboat, immediately reported to Horus, and then directly ordered the fleet to carry out a saturation bombing on the core area of ​​the Holy Tree City.

This move was not only to complete the task of "purging the Na'vi" that Horus had implicitly instructed, but also to prevent the possible occurrence of Chaos sacrifice rituals.

The captain of the 2nd Company understood that if the Na'vi, who were confirmed as heretics, tried to summon the demons of the Warp through sacrifice in desperation, the entire Pandora would face a catastrophic Chaos invasion.

The Na'vi can die, but they must not cause a large-scale Chaos invasion.

You have to know that the total population of Pandora has now exceeded 60 million, and anything may lead to a repeat of the New Mombasa incident.

soon--

Whoosh—whoosh—!!!

Several "bright" beams of light instantly fell from the sky and broke through the clouds. These were the tungsten steel bullets fired by the ship's electromagnetic main gun.

They appeared in the sight of all the soldiers and Na'vi people at extremely high speed and with huge kinetic energy, like thunder.

The needle-shaped tungsten steel bullets weighing several tons accurately hit the core area of ​​the Holy Tree City, shattering everything in their path and causing the ground to shake violently in an instant.

The first thing that comes to mind is the huge "sacred tree" that is more than two kilometers high, which seems to symbolize the existing Na'vi civilization.

The needle-shaped tungsten steel bullet directly pierced into the thick trunk, penetrated its crown and trunk, and tore it into pieces.

In an instant, the branches and leaves of the giant tree fell to the ground like a collapsing waterfall, and the trunk was blown into flying fragments by the violent impact, gushing everywhere.

Countless Na'vi people were unable to even feel or perceive the pain before they were shattered by the violent impact and turned into lifeless "fragments" and pieces.

Boom—boom—!!!

Following a series of dull noises, the entire earth shook like a tsunami. The shock wave swept through, raising billowing smoke and deafening aftermath of the explosion. It was like a huge scene of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, plunging the entire area into complete destruction.

Just as the shock wave was about to sweep across the outermost village, all ODSTs and Hell Paratroopers had already quickly evacuated to a safe area.

At the same time, the captain of the ODST reconnaissance team also took away a "book" from the church.

However, the captain, who knew that anything related to the subspace was not to be looked up with curiosity, directly sealed the "book" and prepared to hand it over to the captain of the 2nd Company for personal handling.