Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 256 The Colossus
"Commander! The Vulcan Titan Legion has defeated the Empire's knights! However, some models of Titans we've never seen before have appeared on the opposing side. They have very poor mobility, but their firepower is surprisingly fierce!"

They were like mobile artillery positions, causing us a lot of trouble in our advance.

Not far away, the wreckage of several Warhound-class Titans lay scattered on the ground.

These divine machines were destroyed by the Thor brought by Gao Yi.

Although the rebel legion destroyed a considerable number of Thors on paper, these vehicles, which only required one pilot, would always return to the battlefield after being repaired by the SCV.

The presence of an internal auxiliary combat system allows it to be easily controlled as a turret in emergency situations.

At this moment, Abaddon was gripping the Demon Sword tightly in his hand, and the Claw of Vengeance on his other arm still had the corpse of a Royal Guard hanging from it.

Beside him lay the corpses of loyalists and members of the Black Legion.

Loyal Astartes from different chapters.

Battle nuns, priests of the Mechanicus, and a large number of Cadia soldiers dressed in combat suits.

He couldn't stop everyone, and some people still managed to escape back.

Ordinary traitors are stripping these Cardia soldiers of their combat uniforms and using the usable pieces as their own fighting gear.

They have already experienced how much these equipment enhances the combat effectiveness of ordinary civilian troops.

Some tech enthusiasts are even attempting to attach demons to these devices to make them work again.

When Abaddon appeared on the battlefield, the chapter commanders immediately organized a decapitation strike.

Although they killed many of Abaddon's guards, they ultimately failed.

During the battle, these soldiers in combat gear actually killed several of his veteran long-term soldiers wearing Terminator armor in direct combat using their own strength.

This would never have happened before.

Abaddon tossed the body of the Imperial Guard aside.

He loathed these guys who claimed to be the masterpiece of the Corpse King.

The other party caused him a lot of trouble and killed many of his men.

Abaddon's silence let the Black Legion warriors know that he was clearly very dissatisfied with the current progress.

The already resilient Cardia soldiers, enhanced by their combat suits, inflicted unexpected losses on Chaos on every inch of their position.

Even if the surviving soldiers die, the widow mines hidden on the position can still cause considerable casualties to the troops that break into the position.

Abaddon's Black Legion is paving the way with their lives.

If it weren't for the demon legion summoned through witchcraft, Abaddon would have found that his own troops might not have been able to break through the enemy's defenses.

Even mortals can now so easily pose a threat to demons...

The objective of the forces personally led by Abaddon was Kraf Bastion, which contained a shield array protecting the entire planet.

However, the Cardians invested countless resources in their last stronghold. Although Creed was no longer there, the alpha wolf Logan was in charge of its defense.

Garadon of the Imperial Fist also sent several soldiers to guide the defense of the fortress.

Abaddon then looked towards the direction of Blackrock Plains, where the concentrated appearance of demonic primals caused unusual phenomena in the sky.

He had assumed that these demonic primal beings in the void would be enough to deal with the Empire's warships.

The report from the Void Fleet, however, indicated that they had voluntarily retreated to Cardia.

Although Abaddon was somewhat surprised, it was also a good thing for him, as the attack launched by the demonic Primarchs on Blackrock Plains could relieve some of the pressure on him.

When the demonic primal began its slaughter on Blackrock Plains, Abaddon clearly felt that the resistance here had diminished considerably.

"We cannot stop! Let the demon legions and mortal believers clear the way! Cover the Vulcan legion's attack."

Even the strongest infantry couldn't withstand the Titans' attack!

The two Titan legions remain their most powerful forces.

At this time, the defense of Kraf Bastion was handled by 20 Kashezin Regiments belonging to Kadia, nearly 100 ordinary Kadia infantry regiments, and nearly 50 astral legions from other worlds. The Space Wolves, Dark Angels, and Roaring Griffin chapters were also stationed here.

Dius and another guard were on the Blackstone Plain, while two other guards remained in the Clough Bastion.

"The raid failed... There are too many Divine Machines on the other side. Those traveling merchants and ronin's Thors can't achieve any decisive results. What are those priests from the Holy Machine Order doing in that foundry that's long since run out of forging resources? Why don't they come here and help with the defense!"

"Logan of Space Wolf said with dissatisfaction. Although these priests have provided them with great assistance, that is not a reason for them to avoid battle."

"There's no need to be so harsh on them. We don't have time to worry about these issues right now. The only thing we need to consider is how to defend this place. It's just as important as Blackrock Plains."

"This is what the Dark Angel Corasiel said."

"Sir! Something's happened! The lookout says there's an emergency!"

A Cardia soldier rushed in through the door.

"Calm down! What happened? Has Chaos launched another major attack somewhere?"

"No...no...By the Emperor, aliens...lots of aliens, and alien mechanical constructs tens of meters tall, they...they are attacking those traitors, they just suddenly appeared on the battlefield!"

"What are you talking about? Where did these aliens come from on this planet! Are the fleets on the outer edge of Chaos just for show? Even if there really are aliens, how did they break through the outer fleets and enter Cardia!"
These alien machines, over sixty meters tall, had nowhere in Kadia to hide them? Could it be that the Eldar had used the network of portals?

The Astartes members clearly didn't believe it.

"Not a Spirit Race! I swear to the God Emperor!"

The group exchanged glances, then immediately rushed from the command center to the front lines.

When they saw what they saw, they believed what the soldier had said... "Many" is not even the right word; it was not "many," it was practically an ocean of aliens.

A purple swarm of insects seemed poised to engulf the entire land, with aerial units of the Zerg filling the sky.

Even on the front lines, the roars of the alien insects could be heard, so loud they made one's eardrums ache.

This is the largest Zerg appearance in the Warhammer universe to date.

The group looked towards the direction where the alien insects had appeared, which was the foundry.

Meanwhile, the voices of the priests from the Holy Machine Order came through their communicators.

The priests told them that these were all friendly forces!

"These aliens are allies? By the God Emperor..."

Ordinary soldiers stuck their heads out of their positions to look out.

They looked at their superiors, their eyes asking... what should they do next?
The officers were completely bewildered. "You're asking me? How would I know what to do?"

The Zerg that have been shown so far are not all of them; the Tunnel Worms are still transporting Zerg from Char to Kadia.

Not only the Zerg, but also the Colossi appeared on Cardia without warning.

At this moment, Kerrigan was standing on top of a colossus.

She looked down at the land before her, where the Chaos Legion was advancing.

Artanis used the available resources to create a total of 30 Colossi.

Three Colossi could destroy a civilization with rudimentary interstellar travel technology in a short time.

Although the difference in civilization is vast, their efficiency is also evident.

These four-legged war machines, resembling crab legs, towered into the clouds, even smaller than a general-class Titan.

The Protoss have applied their most advanced shielding technology to it, and its attack method is thermal rays.

They can clean up ground units with extremely high efficiency, which can be understood as a continuous output of heat without cooling.

The Colossus's only weakness is that it can't attack air units...

However, Kerrigan's existence compensates for her biggest weakness.

The energy consumption of these unmanned war machines, the Colossi, is terrifying. The creation of these thirty Colossi left Artanis with no more resources to equip them with Protoss air escort units.

Every Protoss unit and war machine is powerful, but each one is a major consumer of psionic energy.

Fortunately, there is no barrier between the Protoss and the Zerg here.

Such close cooperation between the Protoss and the Zerg is impossible to see in interstellar space.

Meanwhile, the Zerg vanguard has already begun engaging in combat with the demonic legions and mortal traitors.

(End of this chapter)