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Chapter 229 Holy Terra, Part 2
The demons began to break out like a plague among those who were filled with anger and hunger.

Then it spread quickly.

They began their march from the Warp towards the Lion's Gate, a fortress and the last defense of the Palace of Terra.

Countless cannons and massive, multi-walled formations form the foundation of the impenetrable Lion's Gate, the fortress of Terra's Palace, the brightest of all the stars.

Some say that the Lion's Gate was forged by the Emperor, but although he provided the blueprints, every piece of metal in it was the result of mortal labor!
Of course, this does not prevent it from being the most difficult place to conquer in the entire universe.

Now Taylor looked at the overwhelming red demons, which were flooding in like twisted sea water.

Those foul-smelling things coming from all directions squeezed out other ugly things.

The devil was not a strange opponent to Taylor, but it was the first time he saw one of such a scale.

88 Legions of Khorne, 88 Demon Lords, and 8 Great Daemons. This is most of the fighting power of the Brass Throne under Khorne.

But now, they came in overwhelming numbers, but were instantly blown into pieces by the heavy lasers and macro cannons on the Lion Gate. That kind of firepower was something Taylor had never expected or seen before.

He had seen the roar of hundreds of heavy artillery shells and watched how volcanic cannons dissolved all matter known to man.

But he had never seen that huge weapon, like a battleship's main gun, swinging its huge body over the Terra Palace.

The sound that thing made was deafening, louder than thunder and stronger than the roar of a Titan.

As a mortal, Taylor only felt the ringing of his eardrums, as if there were no fragments, with only the sound of snowflakes and inexplicable electric current ringing in his cochlea.

Visually, countless demon fragments flew into the sky like waves, but the sea is still sea water. When the waves subsided, the earth was once again surrounded by endless demons and hellish fire.

On the ground, the macrocannon fire hadn't even left a crater, as the demons filled those things up once again.

On that front, the foul smell of sulfur and the disgusting mutation of flesh and blood made many mortals incontinent with fear just by watching.

In contrast, Taylor's troops were not afraid at all, but were rather eager to fight.

Except for him, the unlucky commander.

Taylor muttered. "The Custodians and Space Marines are trying to avoid this fight, so why is it my turn..."

"The Emperor, be it not for the Emperor himself... a war of this magnitude has nothing to do with a loser like me, right?"

After saying that, the Glory of Ultramar lowered its head from the void and began to shoot at the front of the palace. After countless mechanical sages calculated the shooting positions, a large number of light spears fell like raindrops.

The fleet's fire almost turned the area of dozens of kilometers into a scorched earth. The last time the palace looked like this was during the Horus Heresy.

But even so, the demons still climbed up the towering walls of Lion Gate.

The high metal walls of the fortress were not suitable for climbing, but those things actually used the corpses of other demons as stepping stones.

Taylor watched the red walls wriggling and covering the outside of the Lion Gate, and as the hateful vampires climbed up the wall one by one, he raised his weapon and cut open the head of a demon.

Now, all artillery and all projectiles have once again become the most basic and worst way of fighting, that is, close combat.

Beneath the Emperor's glory, before the dimming Astronomican, the Imperial Guard and the Terran Guard stationed here stand as the last line of defense.

Taylor, however, cursed without any sense of honor. "No, this is too much!"

"Khorne called his entire family here?!"

He cursed and complained about the complexity and heavy workload of his job, but at the same time he was the fastest and most hardworking one in the team.

The demonic heads piled at his feet reminded many of the Imperial Fists and Yellow Space Marines fighting in the fortress of his reliability.

Unconsciously, the fortress's defense area began to move closer to him. Although many places had fallen, the place where Taylor and his regimental headquarters were located was still clean and reliable.

But it is difficult to support the situation alone. No matter how proficient the Skadi Legion is in combat, it is difficult to resist those life-seeking monsters from the warp.

When an armored vehicle used as a cover was torn apart by demons, Taylor immediately realized he needed to move!

He had to admit that his energy was not enough to change the status quo. He had long since recognized this, and although he was a little reluctant, he also knew his own limitations.

But before he could announce his retreat, a flash of golden light passed before him.

Those were several golden-armored warriors, the leader said. "Sorry, my dispatch took a while."

Taylor cursed. "I fought for you for so long, and you only brought so few people?"

The guard didn't answer, but raised his halberd, and the front blade easily killed the heads of several demons.

Then the explosive grenade at the end fired, instantly killing a larger Khorne demon.

He turned the blade in a circle and swung it, causing the blood to be carried away by centrifugal force. At the same time, he chopped off the heads of two demons who were trying to get close to him.

This show-off made Taylor realize for the first time the exaggerated combat effectiveness of the Imperial Guards.

Even Space Marines have to deal with those demons, but they are no match for little rabbits!
Then the guard looked at the demons that had been almost eliminated and explained quickly.

"We're gathering slowly because we need to awaken some warriors who have been dormant for too long, and persuade and mobilize veterans within the Webway."

"This is Terra's calamity, and it is our destiny to face it. The Astronomican is dimming, and demons are invading."

"The Emperor has already seen this."

As he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps. The sound was comparable to the firing of heavy artillery, but the existence of that sound was very small compared to the battlefield.

But, that’s four thousand imperial guards!
They held golden shields and long spears, and the leader wore a cloak with lion-shaped runes carved on his chest armor.

His face looked as if it had been hacked and chopped by a knife or an axe, with sharp edges and many wounds, but no one would think he was not handsome...

He was Trajan, the Grand Marshal of the Guards, and among the four thousand warriors, huge humanoid golden dreadnoughts and heavy Astraeus Terminator armor were also ready to go.

At this moment, the tightly closed Lion Gate suddenly opened, and countless demons rushed towards the imperial guards like crazy.

It was like a small wave of golden ants huddling together for warmth in the rushing red water.

At the same time, the Grey Knights and Sisters of Silence continued to gather in front of the palace. They were also the last shield of mankind, although their number was far less than that of the Imperial Guard.

After all, the Imperial Guards are almost fully deployed...

Then, as the demons charged, Taylor was proven wrong about two things.

First, the Imperial Guards are not ants.

Second, perhaps a real flood would be much more terrifying to them than those demons.

At this moment, for the countless mortals struggling here, they saw a miracle.

Four thousand guards blocked the huge entrance of the Lion Gate. They were in unison and easily killed the demons with shields and long-handled weapons.

The scene was like a cork stuck in the water; no matter how exaggerated the water flow was, not a single drop of it could enter.

The corpses of the red demons piled up as quickly as garbage. Every time the imperial guards swung their swords and raised their shields, dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of demons died.

They are like a harsh array of swords, not real human beings.

Taylor was stunned and couldn't help but say, "It's amazing."

"This isn't a battle, it's a massacre."

The imperial guard was now taken away by a golden armed airship, and he also answered Taylor.

"The demons' invasion of Terra was doomed to fail from the start."

"Because, we are here!"

(End of this chapter)