Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 320 The Insect Nest Tentacles Arrive
Meanwhile, Gao Yi, who was at the Governor's residence in Asford, also received news of the victory from Kerrigan and others.

"Well done!"

"Lord Gao Yi, why are you so happy?"

"Merlen, the cunning threat hiding on the planet has been dealt with. You now have at least ten million more fearless soldiers, plus a large amount of war supplies!"

Gao Yi had Kerrigan gather all the pureblood chicken thieves and kill them. These beings, who had been completely transformed into Tyrannosaurus creatures, might have their control revoked if they encountered Leviathan tentacles.

"It's only been one day. Over six million? You mean those cunning believers? You can control them?!"

"Indeed, I think these cunning individuals should prove quite useful. Augustus seems to have been constantly hunting them down out of fear, and their numbers are much smaller than I expected."

"Lord Gao Yi, that's quite a lot! That's over six million! Perhaps we can send all these cunning followers to the Lord's Ring, where there are still many empty defense platforms. We can let them operate them to deplete the number of aliens! Moreover, these war materials can also arm more soldiers for me!"

The civilians still don't have weapons!

If, as Gao Yi said, these cunning followers will unconditionally carry out orders, then they are the most suitable soldiers for the Fortress Lord's ring. Even if Tyrion lands on the defensive platform, these cunning followers can carry out the order to perish together without hesitation.

Detonating the defense platform completely kills the Tyranids while also preventing them from obtaining biomass.

He could also replace his elite Cardia soldiers with those under the lord's command. In Mellen's mind, these Cardia soldiers would never have been able to return alive.

It would be a waste to keep these elite warriors on the fortress lord's ring; they could play a much greater role in the city.

But now someone can replace them.

To Mellen, these cunning individuals, though seemingly still human, were no different from aliens, and he felt no psychological burden in consuming their lives.

Soon, under Kerrigan's control, countless cunning followers emerged from their lower lair, and the cunning individuals hidden within the PDF also revealed themselves.

Even some local nobles and key defensive positions have stepped forward.

It is easy to imagine the consequences of their uprising once Leviathan arrives.

These cunning individuals were given basic supplies and weapons, as well as grenades or molten metal for taking Tyrannosaurus Rex down with them.

They boarded the transport ship almost immediately to replace the Kadia soldiers on the fortress lord's ring.

For Gao Yi, the most valuable thing about this trip was not these cunning individuals, but the information he obtained when Kerrigan devoured the will of the hive, which made it possible to find the most important node creature after the Norn queen.

If we can take down the Norn Queen, we might not have to engage in a war of attrition with the Terran.

Finally, on the third day.

The Leviathan tentacles, having accelerated, reached the outer edge of the Diamond Shield and charged into the asteroid ring filled with ice crystals without hesitation.

In the tactical command room, Gao Yi also nervously watched the holographic screen in front of him.

This was also Gao Yi's first time fighting a real Tyrannosaurus Rex. After all, GW had portrayed the Great Devourer as too powerful, which made him feel a lot of pressure.

The Imperial fleet and nearly a hundred Gorgons under its command in the Hades system were already arrayed near the Lord's Ring.

In the void, Justus, the supreme commander of the Imperial Fleet, also awaited the outcome.
"Admiral! Those Tyrannical ships have entered the Diamond Shield! The oracles show that these biological ships are completely lifeless. Are we really going to wait here in the Lord's Ring? This is all military merit! This is an entire Tyrannical tentacle!"

The officer beside Justus couldn't help but say that Justus wasn't the only one who didn't believe Gao Yi's words; most of the captains in the Imperial fleet in the Hades system shared similar thoughts with Justus.

"Wait a little longer!" "But..."

"I am the commander of this fleet! Didn't you hear my orders?!"

Justus berated his subordinates.

He could already sense that his subordinates were becoming slightly dissatisfied with him, but he had a nagging feeling that if he recklessly charged forward, something bad would really happen.

At this moment, the Terran bio-ship continued to move forward due to inertia, and Justus himself was equally anxious.

But the thought of Gao Yi's threatening order made him suppress his impulse.

After passing through the Diamond Shield, the Terran bio-ships were completely frozen into ice lumps by the frigid warp, and the oracles remained completely lifeless.

Many Terran bio-ships were even torn to pieces after colliding with asteroids filled with sharp ice crystals.

Even as they were torn apart, these Terran bio-ships did not struggle at all.

Some fragments of the Terran bio-ships were the first to break through the Diamond Shield.

"Dead. All these bio-ships have frozen to death. It seems that what the High Lord said wasn't entirely true. After all, he was just an ordinary merchant ronin. He only benefited from Lord Guilliman's influence. All warships, obey my orders and ignore that High Lord's orders! For the God Emperor! Attack!"

Justus chose to believe what he saw with his own eyes, and even if Gao Yi wanted to punish him later, he felt that his actions were justifiable.

He believed that as long as he earned enough military merits, Gao Yi would not be able to deal with him arbitrarily!

He wouldn't allow himself to miss a chance to fight; it was all for the sake of the Empire!
But as Justus's fleet began to prepare to advance, the Nova Cannon of the Star Pioneer fired first.

Just when Justus thought that Gao Yi's fleet was about to seize the military merit that originally belonged to them.

The Nova Cannon struck the ice crystal shell of the largest of the Tyrannosaurus Devourer-type bio-ships.

Its thick ice crystal shell protected it from a great deal of damage, but the power of the Star Pioneer's main cannon still sliced ​​off half of its flesh.

The attack brought the Terran warship, which had previously been completely devoid of biological response, back to life.

Upon seeing this, Justus immediately halted his fleet's advance, and almost all the captains on the bridge of the warships stared in disbelief at the changes on the oracle.

One after another, the Terran bio-ships that had previously shown no biological signals reappeared on the oracle.

"They're really alive?! They really withstood the freezing cold of the Shield of Diamonds? By the Emperor... if we really charge in..."

Justus was immediately sweating profusely, and all the officers around him fell silent. They knew that their decision had almost cost them their entire fleet.

Leviathan's bio-ships adapt extremely quickly. Upon entering the Diamond Shield, they begin to secrete a mucus that not only protects them from the extreme cold but also coats the fleet's perimeter with a layer of solid ice crystals, serving as armor.

If it were an Imperial warship, its ordinary macro cannons and light spears wouldn't even be able to penetrate armor in a short time.

"Retreat! No one is allowed to advance! Rely on the Lord's Ring to hold off those Tyranids! Quickly!"

The attack by the Star Pioneer awakened the disguised Terran fleet.

Countless Terran bio-ships have regained their vitality.

(End of this chapter)