Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 176, Chapter 173: Tiberius's Valor

"Damn it!" The Iron Warrior had half of his forearm severed by this attack. The half of his forearm, covered in power armor, crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

Fresh blood spurted out, but it congealed in a moment, leaving only blood clots scattered on the ground.

Despite the pain from his wound, he used the chainsaw sword in his other hand to precisely lock onto the mortal who had cut off his arm, taking advantage of the angle of his previous attack.

He clearly felt the vibration of the chainsaw cleaving through flesh with each strike. However, the duration of the vibration puzzled him; it seemed as if the tremors were occurring on his limbs.

Moreover, based on the amplitude of its trembling, it must have struck the leg bone.

But the final result came to light as the layer of blood on his goggles slowly slid down. Just as he had suspected, the chainsaw had indeed struck the mortal's right calf.

After severing the steel warrior's arm, the officer leaped forward, attempting to dodge the ensuing attacks. However, it was clear that even with the enhancement of the nano-core, his reaction speed and strength were still inferior to those of the upper-level Astartes.

The chainsaw sword then severed his right calf, and he instinctively wrapped his arms around the steel warrior's upper body like a bear.

The monomolecular dagger at his waist had already flown out, cracked open, and transformed into several nanoblades, which took advantage of the opportunity to pierce the connection between the Iron Warrior's chest armor and abdominal armor.

This series of attacks caught the Iron Warrior completely off guard. The Iron Warrior, now wounded, felt a surge of panic.

He didn't want to die at the hands of mortals; it would be too shameful if word got out. Even if he died in a brawl with the Sun Auxiliary Army, at least it would save face.

Just as the two embraced, the officer who had been poised to fire from behind pulled the trigger, and the beam of the magnetic energy cannon roared out.

A beam of light suddenly appeared in the air, piercing through the two people who were tightly embracing. Its remaining force struck the wall in the distance behind them.

Bang!

The two bodies, still entwined, crashed onto the cold steel floor. The officer stood frozen in place, his energy cannon lowered.

Finally, he let go and the energy cannon crashed to the floor. Death is a common occurrence for everyone in this world.

But for some reason, he felt a strange, inexplicable emotion. Looking around, he saw that most of his comrades who had followed him were dead, and he was the only one left standing there.

In just one skirmish, almost all of them mortals were wiped out, as they looked up at the battlefield of the Imperial Angels in the distance.

For some reason, he felt a sense of despair, but even more so, an unparalleled rage!
"For the Emperor!"

He ran forward, picked up the chainsaw sword from the ground, and charged forward. The monomolecular dagger at his waist split open, automatically forming nano-long blades that dispersed around him.

On the battlefield of these Imperial Angels, the Astartes, equipped with nano-cores, were practically dominating the Iron Warriors.

In particular, their unique physiological structure as Astartes has enabled them to make significant progress in the research and application of nanocores in a short period of time.

Among them, Tiberius's strength was the most obvious. He wielded two ancient relics, Hunger and Thirst, and fought fiercely against the siege of the Iron Warriors.

Especially his ancient model of armor—the Unyielding Tactical Dreadnought Armor—made him appear exceptionally tall, giving the steel warrior an immense sense of oppression in the dim, flickering lights of the warship.

In addition, the armor formed by the nano-cores on his body and the miniature engines that provide him with mobility allow him to attack at a speed that is comparable to those Astartes wearing standard power armor.

Several explosive projectiles struck the thick nano-shield he had conjured. The powerful nano-shield even suppressed the explosions, turning the projectiles into ordinary bullets that fell to the ground. That was the power of the first-generation nano-core!
Quenching Thirst lunged forward, the nanoengine attached to its elbows accelerating it significantly, propelling it several times faster, and directly piercing through a steel warrior charging towards it wielding a chainsaw sword.

Meanwhile, the explosive gun mounted on the mechanical arm formed from a nanocore on its back fired Kraken armor-piercing rounds, which directly shattered the head of the Iron Warrior that was following closely behind.

Moreover, the prismatic nano-monomer blades on the back of his elbows and ankles unfolded. With his control and the assistance of the nano-armor, he could even execute a side kick.

Astartes, dressed as a Terminator, performed martial arts in real life.

Upon seeing this, the other Iron Warriors nearby swarmed forward. They couldn't win one-on-one, so they attacked together!

But Tiberius wasn't intimidated. He swung his thirst-quenching weapon and took one down, then another with hunger. The explosive gun on his back spun and fired, providing Tiberius with as many one-on-one opportunities as possible.

The nano-armor on both sides of the shoulder armor suddenly opened, and the stream of light took off, shining like fireflies, streaking across the dimly lit warehouse like a shooting star.

It then crashed into several Iron Warriors around him, the violent explosion causing them to stagger backward, some even losing their footing and falling to the ground.

The combat dagger at his waist sprang up and split into several nano-straight blades equipped with monomolecular blades. Like a shooting star streaking across blue light, it pierced the bodies of several nearby Iron Warriors.

Although the palm strike didn't kill them, the part of the nanoblade that pierced their bodies instantly turned into liquid and flowed through their bodies, beginning to attack their internal organs in the form of parasites.

The immense pain caused even the steely warrior to howl in agony, clutching his body and collapsing to his knees, his body convulsing.

Tiberius walked up to him without any mercy and stomped on his head, smashing it into a watermelon-like shape.

One of the steel warriors who rushed up was pierced through both sides by his thirst and hunger, lifted to the same level as him, and then the shark's blood-red mouth on his head suddenly opened wide!

It bit down directly and mercilessly on the head of the Iron Warrior, and amidst the ear-piercing sound of steel scraping against steel, the Iron Warrior screamed in agony.

Even the most valiant warriors around them, pulling their triggers with all their might, could not quell the fire.

They could only watch helplessly as the mechanical, skeletal shark head jerked back. Blood, like the umbilical cord connecting an infant to its mother, clung to the shark's mouth and the headless body of the steel warrior.

Seeing this, the shark pups on the periphery were even more invigorated.

In an instant, the Iron Warriors' lines were pushed back step by step. There weren't many Iron Warriors on this ship to begin with.

Including the troops that were previously divided to block the invasion of various compartments and lines, Liu Xiu's remaining steel warriors here now number no more than 50!
Since the initial contact, the number of our Iron Warriors has been reduced to almost half.

During his battle with Iron Glory, Klepatch also kept an eye on the changes on the battlefield.

When I saw this change, my heart was filled with shock and disbelief.

These are likely upgraded versions of the Astartes, the tools that the false emperor ultimately used to eliminate them.

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(End of this chapter)