Stars for the good Warhammer

An hour before the explosion.

Under the gray and dead sky, a team of nearly ten thousand people was quickly traveling through Karen's wilderness that was eroded by acid rain all year round.

They are members of the Free Army. In order to maintain the already shaky front, they have been running between various war zones under the leadership of Hoffman for a period of time. Even though their physical strength has already reached the limit, they can strive for the ideal and beautiful life. The fighting spirit in my heart has never diminished.

With the equipment and technical assistance provided by the Iron Man and the weapons seized from the Empire, so far, the Free Army has successively broken through nearly half of the mines and successfully withstood the planetary defenses on the frontal battlefield. The army's counterattack.

Although the well-equipped SADF soldiers are indeed very formidable opponents, with the hope for a better life and the courage to fight without fear of death, the Karen people who have fought so hard still see a glimmer of victory. They firmly believe that their The operation must have dealt a heavy blow to the Empire.

——[The Empire is not invincible! ! 】

Today, this has become a slogan used by the Free Army to encourage each other. However, courage still cannot make up for the gap in equipment and training. When faced with some well-defended positions or walled town fortresses and mechanical The Free Army was still helpless when it came to the teaching's mobile fortress, not to mention the hive guarded by force field shields and macro cannons.

But just a few days ago, the situation seemed to have begun to take a turn for the better. A mysterious force that came from nowhere secretly helped the Free Army break through several strong posts one after another. Those mysterious warriors would secretly eliminate all the empires in the fortress. The defenders then opened the city gates to welcome the arrival of the Free Army.

But the strange thing is that until now they have never seen what those mysterious warriors look like, so some people in the team firmly believe that the ghosts of their ancestors helped them.

In front of the team, Hoffman was standing silently on a hill observing the scenery in the distance and the refinery built in the center of the plain. Its towering fine gold furnace was like a huge The volcano stands on a desolate land that is charred and black and looks like an apocalypse.

That is the next target that this team is about to liberate. However, if they want to get there, the team must pass through a narrow valley. In order to better pass through, some of the soldiers walking in front have already lit torches.

But just when the team was about to enter, Hoffman ordered the troops to stop advancing. For some reason, the road ahead made him feel a little uneasy.

"Why stop! What happened?"

When questioned, he just calmly explained.

"Don't you think it's strange? We hardly encountered any imperial troops along the way, and the pursuers behind us have long since disappeared. It's almost as if they are deliberately driving us away."

Regarding Hoffman's concerns, Beria, the deputy, only responded dismissively.

"There is nothing to hesitate. I bet that old witch Moras must have transferred her troops to the front line. She must be frightened by us. We should take this opportunity to occupy more camps and release our compatriots!"

The successive attacks on the city made him full of confidence in the strength of this team. However, looking at the confident expression on the opponent's face, Hoffman's heart was filled with a bad premonition. Although he felt deep in his heart, He may hate the Empire more than anyone here, but as one of the leaders of the Free Army he knows he has a responsibility to the people of Kyron.

"We don't have many people, and we don't have enough ammunition. It's better to be careful."

Out of caution, just as Hoffman was still trying to keep everyone calm and take the next action seriously, a terrified scream suddenly came from the team.

"Hey! Look over there!"

Looking towards the source of the sound, I saw a huge fire rising from the mountains at the end of the earth, instantly illuminating a dead land like sunshine. Just as the soldiers of the Free Army were still confused about what was happening in front of them. When something happened, the radio station installed on the crawler transport vehicle suddenly responded.

On the other end of the radio, a voice roared and reported extremely terrible news.

"The Sixth Army is finished! The Empire dropped a new type of bomb that sent their positions into the sky!"

"Those defense forces have captured the high ground! Our defense line is about to collapse!"

This kind of news was like pouring cold water on everyone present. Looking at the fireball rising in the distance like the sun, Hoffman could not believe his eyes at this moment.

He didn't expect that the empire would actually hold such a terrifying weapon in its hands.

At this moment, the whistling sound of engines came from behind the clouds from far to near. They were three Vulture gunboats belonging to the National Defense Force. When the members of the Free Army realized this, the three gunboats were already like thrown long missiles. The spear passed quickly over the heads of the group, unleashing deadly fire in the direction of the crowd.

Under the fire of the large-caliber machine cannon, screams one after another floated among the team along with bursts of blood mist. There was no time to think about it, and I just heard Hoffman shouting at the crowd behind him.

"Quick! Don't just sit around here! Everyone enter the valley and take refuge immediately!"

However, just when the members of the Free Army began to flock forward like sheep, accompanied by a low roar, the sound of artillery firing came from the dim valley. The next moment, the vehicle in the team was modified from a tractor. The armored vehicle was penetrated by a large-caliber shell, causing a violent explosion.

With the help of the faint firelight, it was only then that Hoffman realized that his intuition was right. At some point, there was a Leman Russ tank in the center of the valley! For the soldiers of the Free Army, that thing is their lingering nightmare.

Seeing this, the deputy Beria threw the miner's hat on his head to the ground angrily and couldn't help but cursed.

"Damn! It seems that guy has really been cornered!"

However, although Leman Russ is very scary, the Free Army is not without its own methods to deal with it. After glancing at the Vulture gunship circling in the sky with his bloodshot eyeballs, Beria snatched it from a child who was trying to charge. Passed the bundle of explosives.

Although this thing is not powerful enough to destroy the huge steel behemoth, it can paralyze the opponent's main turret. Soldiers of the Free Army have used this method to subdue a tank in the past.

But this also means that someone must accurately place explosives at the connection between the turret ring and the body. Seeing this, Hoffman instinctively wanted to stop the opponent, but at this moment he suddenly discovered the Leman Russ The muzzle of the gun is already pointed in its own direction.

Ruined.

Just when Hoffman thought everything was over, the next moment, a dazzling ball of plasma suddenly shot down from halfway up the mountain, and instantly penetrated the top cover of Leman Russ, causing The machine gun tower that was slaughtering the Free Army soldiers instantly went silent.

At the same time, several anti-aircraft missiles were fired from the back of the hillside on the other side. This sudden change forced the vultures on the battlefield to temporarily evacuate. In less than ten seconds, the battlefield calmed down again. .

Looking at the figures of the defense forces fleeing in panic next to Leman Russ, before Hoffman and others could recover from the shock, something seemed to be flashing past in the night of the valley, followed by bunches of shadows. They gathered quickly and in just the blink of an eye, they gathered into several tall figures wearing black power armor.

These strangely behaving giants walked out of the night silently. Their thick armor did not make any sound as they moved, like ghosts in the night. Even the fire generated by the explosion of Leman Russ could not stop them. They illuminated, and after seeing the double-headed eagle emblem on the shoulder pads of those soldiers, some Free Army soldiers quickly raised their automatic guns, because they knew that the symbol represented the empire.

At this moment, a pale voice came into the ears of the Free Army soldiers from under the crow helmet of one of the giants.

"We are members of the Sixth Company of the Raven Guard Chapter, heirs of the Lord of Crows, and we are here to help you."

Under Hoffman's order, the soldiers of the Free Army put away their weapons. Although these Karen people, who were once laborers and indentured slaves, had never heard of what a Space Marine was, when they saw each other, they He knew that he and his men could never be the match of these giants.

"We appreciate the courage of the Karen people. Although you are still very weak, it is enough. We already know what the governor has done. While assisting you in resisting the tyrant, the Sixth Company will help you restore the local area as soon as possible. order and bring you back into the arms of the Empire.”

As the words fell, Solak, the Primaris adjutant, had already arrived in front of those thin and severely malnourished mortals. He thought that these poor Karen people would be excited by the arrival of himself and his battle brothers.

But the reality was not what he imagined. All he saw in front of him was deathly silence.

I don't know how much time passed before I saw Hoffman walking out of the crowd without saying a word. The young man just raised his head and came to Sorak with a blank look, looking at each other with the demigod in front of him. After a quick glance, three words came out of his throat.

"Then what"

"The Empire will send a new governor over."

Hearing this, Hoffman's face showed a half-smile expression.

"Sir, do you think our lives will get better after that? Will those Mechanicus overseers no longer force us to die of old age in the mines?"

Solak did not answer this question immediately, but just focused his gaze on the mushroom cloud produced by the nuclear explosion in the distance.

"Maybe it will be different."

As the words fell, the atmosphere at the scene fell silent again.

"We have nothing left, so we are not afraid of death. Our purpose is precisely to prevent the Karen people from repeating the tragedies we have experienced."

"If this is just a formality, then what's the point of our sacrifice?"

Looking at the calm eyes of the other party, Solak, as the Primaris adjutant, thought silently for a long time, but he was never able to come up with a satisfactory reply.

"We will find our own way to save Karen."

Having said that, the young man named Hoffman struggled to overcome the fear in his heart. He puffed up his chest and waved behind him with a calm face, signaling the Free Army soldiers to follow him. After making slight adjustments, he led Karen The people moved deep into the valley, heading towards the next camp waiting for liberation.

During the entire process, there was no more unnecessary communication between the two parties. The team led by Sorak just stood aside and watched the mortals go away in silence.

Seemingly sensing the trouble in Sorak's heart, Sergeant Gellar, a veteran, silently came to the adjutant's side.

Soon, Sorak took off his helmet, and his pale face had a pair of pupils as black as the night.

"We are the Emperor's angels, but we are also liberators who follow the teachings of the Primarch. The task given to us by the Gene Father is to liberate those worlds oppressed by tyrants and aliens, break the shackles of humanity and advance towards a brighter goal. , so that everyone can bathe in the light of the Emperor, and we are willing to make any sacrifice for this goal. "

"But if it is the empire itself that oppresses them, what choice should we make?"

As the words fell, Sergeant Gellar gently pressed Solak's shoulder and signaled him to calm down in a calm tone.

"I understand the anxieties of those mortals, Brother Thorak."

"We have encountered similar situations more than once, and sometimes we even have to take some extreme measures to prevent those people from going astray."

"But you're lucky, and so are the people of Karen, because in the past we might have had no choice."

Hearing this, Sorak turned his head curiously.

"But now there may be another path before them, a path we never imagined."

"Another path? Is that what you're talking about?"

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at the same time.

Located inside Clara's workshop.

Gazing at the sudden arrival of the Space Marines in front of him, just when Gerald was still debating whether to perform the Sky Eagle Salute, the black-armored warrior walking in front was the first to speak, speaking straight to the point. achieve one's own purpose.

"We are soldiers of the Sixth Company of the Raven Guard. We are here in the hope that the Ash Alliance can lend a helping hand. According to our investigation, the planetary governor has stored more than 21 nuclear missiles in his hive, including even There are also three high-yield cyclone torpedoes.”

"The other party has completely fallen into madness. Her existence may pose a threat to the entire Karen and no one will be spared."

"We hope the Alliance can help and save the people of Karen."

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