Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 252: Dragon Knight Goes to Die

"Eva is wailing, the soul of the world is dying, and the excessive number of dead and injured beasts is making it weak. If Pandora's ecosystem is damaged beyond a certain limit, the sacred tree will wither and fall asleep."

Dragon Knight Keane felt the power of the world soul in his body wane. Eva was able to mobilize the power of the entire ecosystem to fight against invaders, but on the other hand, if the enemy attacked Pandora's ecosystem, it would be Eva who would be traumatized.

It is powerful because of this, but it is also limited by it.

"We must join the battlefield. If Eva completely loses her blessing on us and the power of our ancestors can no longer communicate with us, we will really have no chance at all."

"Follow me, dragon riders, and show our indomitable fighting spirit." Keane raised his dragon lance high, pulled the reins, and patted his old friend on the back.

The bipedal Tyrannosaurus Rex under him let out a long and arrogant roar. This spiritual giant beast understood what its master meant, and it was willing to be driven by him.

The ground was burning, and the fallen corpses of the giant beasts began to burn into charcoal one after another under the ignition of the promethium flame. A strong stench filled the air, which was the smell of burning flesh and promethium.

Under Eva's care, every time the dragon knight took a step forward, the flames on the ground would automatically extinguish. Moist moss and fungi grew tenaciously on the land contaminated by chemical agents. When they touched the flames, they rolled up waves of steam.

There was burning smoke everywhere. The powerful bodies of the dragon riders, the wild elves, were enough to withstand this pollution. When the ancient saints created them, they were positioned as stable and reliable weapons of war. Their genomes contained the ability to adapt to most harsh environments.

Except for the crackling sound of grease exploding, the entire battlefield was eerily silent.

There was no growl of the herbivorous beasts, no roar of the carnivorous beasts, everything seemed to have disappeared, leaving only metal shells and the scorched earth scattered all over the ground.

The deep pits created by the nuclear toads spread forward one after another. The nearest one had approached Roche's base camp, and those war fortresses that served as buffers had been destroyed by the behemoths.

"Stop firing and give them a decent ending," Luo Xi ordered.

In fact, there was no need for him to remind him, as Commander Hill had already ordered all long-range firepower to stop roaring.

When the roaring sound of artillery shells faded away, all that was left was the buzzing in my head and the silence as if the whole world had fallen silent.

"No matter what their stance is, they have demonstrated their courage and fighting spirit. To casually erase them is a blasphemy."

Luo Xi was very serious. After staying in the Five Hundred Worlds for so long, he increasingly understood the value of admiring and respecting the heroes.

The hymn of mankind is a hymn of courage. In doing so, they are not only respecting their enemies, but also respecting themselves.

It is the sacrifices of countless brave humans who have used their blood and bones to lubricate the huge war machine of the Human Empire, allowing it to go further on the road paved with ashes.

The dragon riders watched as huge shadows covered the earth one after another, the roar of machinery penetrated the hot smoke, and scarlet and extremely aggressive lights were looming in the smoke.

The sound continued to grow louder, and when it roared completely, a team of knight mechas strode out from the smoke.

Those were knight mechas driven by mortals. Their war horns emitted long and distant sounds, as if foreshadowing the end of the war.

The knight mechas, which are more than ten meters tall, dug their sharp claws deep into the soil. They are equipped with hard armor and ion shields. The heavy shoulder armor and back armor make their heads look particularly small. The cobalt blue paint unique to the Extreme Warriors Legion is branded with the Extreme Ω logo.

Thick war cannons and giant chainsaw swords are their standard weapons. These knight mechas produced by Luo Xi are the perfect balance of speed, firepower and armor.

They have stronger mobility than the knight mechas produced by the Empire, and can move quickly even on a battlefield littered with corpses.

The black muzzle of the long-range rapid-fire cannon, which was the main weapon, made the dragon knights feel their scalps tingling, while the giant platinum chainsaw sword held in the other hand kept buzzing and roaring.

The redundant space behind the knights is equipped with an Iron Storm missile launcher, and the giant thermal cannon it carries can cause terrible damage to armored vehicles that are larger than it.

Dozens of knight mechas, surrounded by slightly smaller Tengu mechas, formed an iron battle line.

The knights stretched their bodies, like living humans relaxing their muscles, raised their front feet, and then stomped down hard, causing the sticky and slippery corpses to burst and explode.

The machine was shaking, and they moved their feet out, and dark red plasma immediately flowed out from the gaps between their limbs.

Faffnir's Wolf Squad reappeared from nowhere. The Fenrisians were incredibly resilient, sustaining only minor injuries even after a nuclear toad's self-detonation. They were blown away by the massive shockwave, but their power armor absorbed most of the damage and activated a cushioning mode before hitting the ground, preventing their users from sustaining secondary damage.

Aside from the fur ornaments and ancient amulets of Fenris that had been reduced to ashes, the dusty Space Wolves were still in good condition.

"How can we miss such a decisive moment? Your Master Fenris is back."

Although the wild wolves have arrived at the battlefield, the protagonists of this war are undoubtedly the knight mechas. Only these behemoths can fight against the equally huge dragon knights at close range.

Dragon Knight Keane was followed by his comrades, his heart beating extremely fast. When facing the last moment, he suddenly forgot all his fear and anxiety.

It was as if the war heritage left in their genes by the ancient saints was awakened. He raised his lance high, and the ordinary weapon flashed with dazzling beams of psychic energy at this moment, and it was the first to shoot out a dazzling laser.

The beam of light emitted by the Savage Eldar was extremely powerful, and even penetrated the ion shield of the leading knight mecha, until it disappeared at the adamantine shoulder armor.

There is no doubt that this foreshadows the beginning of the war. Keane urged the Tyrannosaurus Rex under his crotch, and the arrogant giant beast launched a charge with a force that could not be matched by thousands of men.

At the same time, the long-range rays carried by the mounts of other dragon knights were also firing frantically. Although the combination of this sci-fi weapon and primitive mount was surprising, its power was very impressive.

The essence of the light beams seemed to be a kind of psychic power. When they came into contact with the adamantium armor, an ablation reaction immediately occurred, and the huge body of the knight mecha was damaged.

The super-large four-legged dragon was loaded with a huge amount of shells on its body. The psychic weapons from the Ark Eldar were gathering strength. They launched a fire coverage of the Savage Eldar against the array of knight mechas.

"Attack!"

Under the command of Commander Hill, the engines of the knight mechas were immediately started to the maximum. These walking bipedal giants withstood the firepower coverage of the Savage Eldar and relied on their own ion shields and adamantium armor to withstand the damage.

At the same time, the cannons in their hands and the missile arrays on their backs were all launched. The flaming missiles screamed into the enemy camp. The huge bombs blew up the dragons' spirit bone armor, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. The dragons fell down one after another wailing.

Some dragon knights chose to dismount on their own initiative. They brandished the traditional weapons of the Savage Eldar and began a fierce battle with the Astartes who were also charging forward.

The dragons' spirituality is enough to support them in fighting against humans independently. These huge monsters opened fire at full power on one side, while approaching the knight mechas on the other side, using their huge bodies to ram these steel enemies.

It was a collision of unimaginable force. The dragons equipped with wraithbone armor were able to temporarily resist the slashing and tearing of the giant adamantine chainsaw blades. They used the hardest part of their bodies to hit the knight's more fragile waist, and would rather knock him down at the risk of getting injured themselves.

Keane's Tyrannosaurus Rex attacked the most fiercely. This overlord of the jungle used its huge head to knock over a Knight Mech. Then it stepped out its right claw and pressed it on the chest of the Knight Mech, forcing it to be unable to get up.

The dragon rider leaped up, and with the help of the dragon's power and Eva's power, the dragon rider's spear immediately pierced through the cockpit of the knight below him. The agile Eldar tore open the armor, entered and killed the mortal driver.

Before being killed by the Savage Eldar, the old soldier driving the knight mech grinned and activated the self-destruction program. The reactor core inside was instantly overloaded. The dazzling flames broke through the suppression of the giant beast, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex staggered to the ground with a wail.

"Go to hell, you damned Eldar bastard."

Keane could understand what the human was saying, but he responded just as coldly by piercing the man's head with his lance.

The leader of the dragon knights achieved an impressive record, but his companions suffered heavy casualties. With the assistance of the Tengu mecha, the knight mecha used its chainsaw sword to tear the dragon's armor, and the huge heart pumped thousands of liters of blood out of the body.

Even the wraithbone armor cannot withstand the endless bombardment of high-energy laser beams and physical ammunition, not to mention that the more powerful plasma weapons and melta weapons are also having an effect.

After all, dragons are just flesh and blood wrapped in armor, and weapons that cause full overflow of damage are fatal to them.

"Charge! Keep charging!"

The dragon knights had no way back. Their numbers had been reduced by half, with only thirty or forty dragon knights still following Keane.

"They are seeking death." Luo Xi said. He could see the wishes of these wild elves.

"Then let them have their wish."

　The plot seems to be a bit slow recently, I plan to speed up the progress
　　
　
(End of this chapter)