From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 455: Another Airborne "Knight"

"Get ready, pilot. Notify the hangar, logistics, and ground staff to prepare for the pick-up."

It was Chris who spoke first, breaking the silence on the communication channel.

"Yes, Colonel."

The pilot in the cockpit also responded via communication.

"Colonel Thompson." Then, Chris, under the helmet, cast his eyes on Jaynes opposite him and asked with doubt:

"You know more about the current situation of Universe 4 (Halo) than I do. So what is the th Company of Raven Guard?"

Hearing this, Jaynes thought for a moment before saying, “Our fleet often cooperates with the Space Wolves and the Dawn Raiders, but has less contact with the Raven Guard.

My impression of the Raven Guard is that they are rather taciturn, especially the 1st and 2nd Companies, and even the Primarch Corax.

But they are gentle and easy to communicate with, at least not as weird as the Space Wolves, but as for the situation of the 4th Company, I don’t know much. "

Jayne paused and continued:

"The only thing I can confirm from the intelligence and information I have is that their fighting style is very tough and they are very good at frontal attacks, which is incompatible with the ordinary Raven Guards.

It is said that a clan of Jiralhanae that inherited the Covenant's dreadnought fleet was completely wiped out by them in two Earth days, and even the planet where the Jiralhanae clan was located was burned to ashes. "

"Hmm." Chris nodded thoughtfully after hearing this:

"In any case, with the support of a company that is good at frontal assault, the risk of this mission will be greatly reduced.

If Captain Tiberus fails to find any useful information or objects in the underground city, the four fleets can also issue an extermination order against Queconto to completely eliminate the hidden dangers."

"really."

Jaynes sighed softly, and his expression beneath the helmet became gloomy.

Although his tone was still as calm as usual, his inner depression was obvious at this moment.

The deaths of his subordinates and the subsequent helplessness almost made him breathless.

As a commander, he had long been accustomed to the cruelty of the battlefield and the sacrifice of his subordinates. However, seeing his subordinates die tragically and their bodies could not be collected or properly buried still left a heavy burden in his heart.

However, their luck was already very good. At least they were able to evacuate the landing zone in time and received timely support from a legion company.

And through the shared vision and various reminders on the helmet screen, Janes knew that the transport formation they were on was about to return to the Diana III.

In addition, he could also observe with his "naked eyes" that the 4th Company of the Dark Crows, or the Man-eating Shark Fleet, had arrived at the designated low-Earth orbit one after another.

Then--

Ri~whoosh——whoosh——!!

Then, the man-eating shark fleet began to fire a wave of naval gunfire at the entrance of the underground city.

The electromagnetic main gun, high-power plasma secondary gun, and tactical-grade metal hydrogen missiles continuously cut through the atmosphere, causing countless "flashes" to rise from the surface.

After the naval gun barrage is over, according to conventional tactics, the Man-eating Shark Fleet will also launch an airborne operation towards the "plowed" surface, and officially replace their mixed forces to continue their mission in the underground city.

But this time the first airborne troops will no longer be ODST and special forces, but Astartes.

Of course, at this moment, Janes could no longer see the orbital landing of the Shark Fleet with his "naked eyes". After all, the transport formation they were riding on had already passed through the plasma valve and returned to the Diana 3 hangar.

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At the same time, in the drop dock of the Carthage-class aircraft carrier "Scarlet Scar", the flagship of the Man-eating Shark Fleet;

Boom, boom——

A group of company guards equipped with Titanium-7 power armor are heading to the designated area with their company commander.

And under the light, their titanium armor exudes a cold luster.

Every member of the company guard has detailed and ferocious "shark teeth" decorated on his helmet, shoulder armor and breastplate, highlighting the cold and bloody style of their company.

They also viewed these decorations as symbols of supreme glory and a terrifying death threat to their enemies.

At the forefront of this group of Astartes was the Captain of the Shark Company, Tiberus.

The height of an ordinary Astartes, when equipped with Terminator armor, is maintained at around 2.8 meters. Only a very small number of company commanders, company champions, and Honor Guards can reach 3 meters.

However, as an Astartes, Tiberus truly stands out among all the company guards.

Because in addition to the "exaggerated" and terrifying appearance of Tiberius's Terminator, its height has reached three meters and six, which is no less than the physique and height of the Imperial Guards.

After all, the average height of the Imperial Guards is three meters seven.

Moreover, the company commander's arm armor did not have any long-range weapons, but instead had "chainsaw power claws" that were also a bit exaggerated.

The claws of these two giant power claws were retracted on the outside of the arm armor, and they were flashing with cold light. It seemed that once unfolded and charged, they would be enough to tear any enemy into pieces.

In fact, Tiberius does not lack long-range firepower.

The Terminator's powered backpack robotic arm is equipped with a micro-missile launch bay and a three-barrel 1.0cal caliber rotary bolter.

He is capable of both close combat and long-range combat, allowing him to adapt to any battlefield environment.

Next, a hundred company guards entered the standard Astartes airdrop chamber.

However, because Tiberus's physique was too "excessive", he could not squeeze into the standard airdrop cabin and had to take a dedicated single-person airdrop cabin.

At this time, the staff began the final inspection to ensure that every piece of equipment was in good condition, especially the airtightness of their own protective clothing.

Soon, the lights in the airdrop dock turned from bright to dim.

Beep——!

A sharp and piercing warning sounded, and then all the equipment in the airdrop dock started to operate quickly and immediately reduced the pressure.

After the decompression step is completed, the air valves at the bottom of all slides will be opened one by one.

And in one of the airdrop warehouses;

Tick~tick~!

As the crisp mechanical sound rang out, six man-eating sharks belonging to the assault platoon locked themselves using magnetic boots and shoulder armor fixing devices.

These Astartes "wearing" Titanium IV power armor were quietly waiting for the airborne landing to begin in the airdrop bay. No one whispered to each other, and no one made any small movements.

Then, they could vaguely hear the slight sound of the mechanical claw completing its release.

After that, it fell into silence again.

In fact, the airdrop capsules carrying them, the 2nd and 3rd assault platoons with a total of people, and the company guards of people, had been ejected from the airdrop dock one after another along the magnetic levitation slide.

And they can clearly know everything around them through the HUD display on the helmet screen.

It won't take long.

Nearly 2 ODSTs also left the fleet one after another, following the 3nd and rd assault platoons that took the lead in carrying out the airdrop, as well as the company guards, and "fell" into the atmosphere of Queconto.

But the area where the ODST landed was outside the entrance to the dungeon.

Although the ODST belonging to the legion company has stronger individual equipment than the ODST of the navy fleet, they are still "mortal bodies" after all.

With the previous experience of Jaynes and others, as well as the information provided by Chris, Tiberius naturally chose to let the man-eating sharks, including himself, face the highly contagious heresy.

As adults who can enjoy "unique numbers", the Astartes have stronger resistance than the "mortal bodies" of ODST.

Moreover, at this stage, the elite companies of the legion have basically eliminated the titanium tank armor without energy shields.

The relatively "wealthy" Sharknado Company, which is extremely good at plundering equipment and technology from aliens and traitors, has each member's titanium tank armor equipped with an energy shield generator.

Therefore, when facing a tide of heretics, the man-eating sharks can boldly advance into the dungeon while ensuring their own safety.

As for ODST, they are responsible for providing fire cover and also for picking up auxiliary troops who enter the atmosphere on transport boats, as well as Jaynes, Chris and others who are forced to "work overtime" by Tiberius.

Moreover, not only did the Man-eating Sharks and ODSTs "pop out" of the fleet, but there were also two large "disposable" airdrop bays following behind them.

The airdrop cabin is in the shape of a "rectangle", about 25 meters long and about 6 meters wide.

Just a few minutes.

The rectangular airdrop capsule carrying Tiberus, more than 500 man-eating sharks, and the other two transformed into fleeting meteors and successfully penetrated into the atmosphere of Queconto.

Tiberus's exclusive single-person airdrop cabin took the lead and completed the landing first.

However, the landing area at this moment is no longer the "ice and snow" like before.

After experiencing the naval gun barrage, especially the "ploughing" of the high-power plasma artillery regiment, the place was filled with thick fog, and the air was humid and the temperature was dull.

The bombardment by naval guns completely tore the surface of the earth apart. The originally hard ground had now become muddy and slippery like a swamp, which seemed to make every step heavy and difficult.

The vision with the naked eye became even more blurred, and it was almost impossible to see the scene five meters away.

At this moment;

Bang~——!

Without waiting for the automatic ejection program to be executed, Tiberius kicked open the door of the airdrop cabin with a dull thud.

Immediately afterwards, his huge figure left the warehouse, and the soil under his feet was instantly stirred up into mud by his heavy footsteps.

Boom—boom—!

As more and more airdrop pods completed their landings, the landing zone, which had originally returned to peace, became increasingly chaotic.

The landing of each airdrop capsule will cause the earth to shake, and there will be a series of impact noises and mud splashing.

The dirt and rocks were rolled up and flew into the air, interweaving with the fog in the air to form a thick layer of dust and fog, obscuring the vision even more vaguely.

The landing zone was now completely shrouded in grey fog and an eerie atmosphere that even the Astartes would feel.

However, even without the assistance of helmet screens, the man-eating sharks can still see what is happening around them.

Without any orders from Tiberius, the man-eating sharks that rushed out of the airdrop warehouse began to spread out quickly, maintaining distance, based on tactical teams, and advancing towards the red "▼" inverted triangle position marked on the screen.

At the same time, the Man-eating Shark, with a miniature launch bay mounted on its shoulder armor, also released hundreds of disposable drones.

These drones, which look like metal dragonflies, quickly dispersed over the entire landing zone to help the man-eating sharks better focus on battlefield dynamics.

The marked area is the entrance and exit where the hellhounds, hunters and clones were annihilated.

However, after being bombarded by the fleet, both the cracks on the surface and the tunnels and passages underground were "beyond recognition".

Previously collected underground network maps are no longer reliable and applicable.

So Tiberus prepared to lead the man-eating sharks, using the tunnel blasted out by the electromagnetic main cannon, to "reach directly" the underground city about 150 meters below the surface.

According to the fleet's latest intelligence and analysis by the ship's intelligent AI, the underground city beneath their feet is extremely large, large enough to accommodate a population of 50 million.

In addition, the results of the fleet's scan were also displayed on the reduced radar on their helmet screens.

The dense red marks representing the enemy had regrouped and were now rushing towards the ground where they were with the help of the tunnels blasted out by the electromagnetic main gun.

Om-!

Suddenly, the roar of an engine, similar to that of a transport plane or a small ship, resounded above the heads of the man-eating sharks.

Just look at two twenty-meter-tall humanoid mechas, which are flying low over the landing zone using the propulsion "backpacks" with folding wings mounted on their backs.

In fact, these two mechas are the "masterpieces" of the Thousand Sons, namely the Knight Mechas.

The Raven Guard purchased from the Thousand Sons, and by "raising the price", they got the Thousand Sons to deliver ten knight mechas first.

Two of them were assigned to the Man-eating Shark Company.

As soon as they got the Knight Mech, the Man-eating Sharks gave it "specialized" decorations, so the shoulder armor, chest armor and helmet also had the shark and sharp teeth decorations of their company.

The pilots are two shark veterans who use a mind transmission system to remotely control the vehicle.

As for weapons——

The two knight mechas are equipped with 80mm caliber Gauss "rifle" cannons, and a 140mm caliber plasma cannon is mounted on the left shoulder.

In addition, a large power sword about ten meters long is stored on the left side of each power backpack.

In a moment, two knight mechas equipped with magnetic levitation engines and propulsion backpacks flew over the designated area first.

Looking down from the driver's perspective, one can see that the electromagnetic main gun has completely destroyed the entire area, and in the center, there is a tunnel opening leading directly to the underground city.

But countless distorted and twisted heretics were surging from bottom to top along the gap that was blasted out.

At this time, Tiberius's order resounded over the driver's communication channel:

"Full fire, open up the tunnel for us."

"Yes, Captain."

After receiving the order, the two knight mechas immediately maintained a hovering posture and aimed the muzzles of their 80mm caliber Gauss rifles at the opening of the tunnel.

Then, the mechanical index finger pulled the trigger——

TingTing——!!!

Suddenly, the crisp, "pleasant" sound of dense artillery spread throughout the entire area.