Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 278 Judgment Arrives
The sky was torn apart as human legionary warriors descended from space aboard drop pods symbolizing the Empire's extermination, shattering the illusions of the Ghana Worms.

The ground trembled, the whole world shook, and the governor's gaze was cast into the distance. On the edge of the azure sky, the orbital bombardment of imperial warships descended upon other cities.

"It's over...it's over..." the governor murmured, staggering to the ground. His magnificent golden robes scattered on the floor like a chrysanthemum withered by autumn frost, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.

Humanity descended with fury!

They had discovered the presence of the filarial worms long ago, and what they had done before was to buy time and wait for the fleet to complete its deployment.

And this very moment is the time of judgment!

A sense of despair and helplessness welled up in the governor's heart. He could imagine that the human army was fully prepared and had launched a simultaneous attack on the entire territory of the Shaping Union.

It slowly rose from the ground. More and more of its kind gathered in the council hall. The hurried footsteps masked the whispers of fear. The silkworms, having realized what was happening, prepared to fight back.

"Activate city shields! The planetary shields have fallen; we need to protect the capital!"

"Humans are too cunning; they have deceived us!"

"Activate all automatic weapons and all defensive measures to resist the human attack and await the fleet's return to the home planet."

"........."

After a brief silence, the communication channels were filled with angry roars and curses against humanity's despicable behavior as the army began to organize a counterattack.

Perhaps inspired by the determination of his kin, the consul rallied his spirits and quickly ran from the front of the palace back to the council chamber, suppressing his inner unease amidst the noisy environment.

Our home planet is now in complete chaos. No matter how dangerous the situation, someone needs to step forward, regain confidence, and lead their people to fight back against humanity!
"Quiet down!" The governor hurriedly walked up to the platform, deliberately lowering his voice, which was originally elegant but was now serious: "The situation is extremely critical. Please put aside any doubts or anxieties. We need to be calm and rational."

After his reassurance, the situation on both sides of the hall calmed down considerably, and the high-ranking officials who usually held power found their backbone.

The governor nodded in satisfaction. At least for now, his authority remained intact, and he was still the supreme ruler above millions of people.

Colleagues did not impeach him at this critical moment to strip him of his rights because of his decision-making errors.

The ministers of state, dressed in robes of various colors, stood solemnly on both sides, awaiting the consul's speech to address the sudden crisis.

"Now, we need to prepare for the coming war, a war initiated and long planned by humanity!"

The governor's voice echoed in the hall. He summarized briefly and then made a quick deployment: "All combat personnel shall engage in defensive warfare, prioritizing the protection of energy facilities. Under the protection of shields, establish a defensive line to resist the human attack."

"The communication spire issued an emergency message, instructing the Void Fleet to abandon other worlds and prioritize support for the home planet."

"Everyone," the governor said, removing his mask to reveal his beautiful face. His gaze swept across the entire room with unwavering determination. "Now is a time of life and death. I urge you to join me in protecting the continuation of our race."

"Understood!" the council minister agreed, preparing for the brutal war.

Having received a satisfactory answer, the governor nodded in satisfaction and added, "I need to see my father and mother; you must maintain the front lines for now."

Everyone nodded, then hurriedly left the council hall to get to their respective tasks.

Seeing that the Councilor had left, the Consul also set off for the secret place to seek an explanation of the origins of the race.

On the outskirts of the city, airdrop pods descended from the sky, announcing the arrival of the Legion. The Emperor's Death Angels stepped onto the planet's surface, bringing destruction to humanity's enemies!

As the first batch of Steel Hand drop pods landed, Space Marines emerged one after another, using their bomb guns to slaughter the stunned civilians around them, clearing a landing zone for the following troops.

The architectural style that Ghanaian filars continued was not a towering, cloud-piercing city, but rather a cluster of cities similar to ancient Terra.

On the outskirts of the city, there are pastoral-style residences, with rows of small villas neatly arranged, creating a unique aesthetic.

"We signed a treaty with you, why are you killing us..."

Faced with the legion of warriors who descended from the sky, exuding murderous intent like tigers, an elder stepped forward and loudly questioned them.

boom! ! !
His response was a bomb, which blew his waist apart.

The excruciating pain forces the filarial worm to shut down its pain receptors to alleviate the intense pain emanating from its body.

Then, it felt something cold stepping on its head. It looked up and saw an extremely imposing human with combat boots pressing down on its head, and a dark gun barrel pointed at it.

"Damn aliens!" The warrior looked down, his voice filled with disgust coming from beneath the large grille of his mask: "Aton for your sins to the Lord of Mankind with your death!"

The legionary warriors stomped down on their boots, crushing the alien's shell like a watermelon, sending red and white matter flying out.

A transparent, centipede-like filarial worm slowly crawled out of its spine, struggling to escape the place.

Its subtle movements naturally did not escape the eyes of the Space Marines. The helmet, which integrates multiple detection functions, had already been inputted with the biological information of the Ghana worms, making the alien as dazzling as a firefly in the night.

The Legion soldiers naturally wouldn't let it go; the flamethrowers mounted below the bomb guns spewed out scorching flames and poured them towards the silkworm.

"Squeak~ Squeak~ Squeak~"

The filarial worms screamed in agony as they were roasted, their transparent bodies struggling in the flames, their gelatinous surfaces bursting with bubbles, and their nerve tentacles turning to ash.

"Without a human body, you lowly creatures can't even make a sound." The legionary warriors said disdainfully, increasing their firepower to turn the aliens to ashes.

The warriors of the Steel Hand slaughtered the aliens around the landing site, not rushing to attack the main city, but instead using flames to purify every inch of land.

Next to the Steel Hand landing site, Nur's unique airborne pods descended from the sky, opening up the troop landing zone.

Unlike traditional drop pods, the Nur drop pod is much larger, about the size of four Imperial drop pods, yet it carries no more than one passenger.

As the Noor airdrop pod landed, four Doomsday Warriors or Night Guardians emerged from all four directions. The upper part of the protective shield popped open, revealing a composite weapon platform and a shield generator.

The weapon platform consists of a pressurized laser, an automatic turret, a disintegration ray, and live missiles, with firepower equivalent to that of a heavy tank.

The shield generator mounted on the airdrop capsule can protect the safety of personnel within its range and effectively reduce the landing mortality rate.

These devices were developed by the Stone People to provide landing fire support and protect the safety of Nur's few combat personnel.

The airdropped weapon platform unleashed its full firepower, targeting the alien dwelling and bombarding the area with missiles, creating a security cordon.

Furthermore, the bottom of the airdrop pod rises, and the multi-directional tracks at the bottom rotate, moving to a suitable distance to form an initial defensive fire line.

A mobile front, its tracks rolling and flattening residential areas, its shields repelling incoming attacks, successfully opened up a landing zone.

This highly efficient combat method demonstrates technological strength and industrial capacity; by the time the troops land, the defensive positions have also been deployed.

The alien city also reacted, activating numerous defense facilities and continental-level shields to protect the city's safety.

The city square split open, and after the partition was opened, defensive platforms rose up, with dozens of cannons, each a hundred meters long, rising from the ground and aimed at the void ship.

Just then, an orbital bomber released from the space carrier plunged into the atmosphere, roaring past at supersonic speeds, leaving behind a trail of bombs.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
Amidst the filarial guards' confusion, the bomb exploded in mid-air before it could be intercepted, scattering puffs of pale blue mist.

The orbital bomber climbed to a higher altitude, left the range of defensive weapons, and flew away along the planet's atmosphere.

Ignoring the bombers that left trails of flame as they sped away, the Filworm Defenders locked onto the Voidship, waiting for their orbital defense weapons to recharge.

Once the void ships are driven away, the ground forces will be isolated and helpless, at which point troops can be sent to surround and annihilate them.

The void ship on track neither dodged nor evaded; it merely activated its shields without making any evasive maneuvers, appearing completely fearless.

It's important to understand that no matter how powerful a voidship is, it has to retreat when faced with ground-based firepower that can easily reach hundreds of meters in length and boast astonishing power output, since the two are not equal platforms.

Thinking of this, the filarial worms sneered repeatedly, knowing that humanity would eventually pay a heavy price for their arrogance!

After a few minutes of waiting, humanity dropped wave after wave of troops from the void, continuously reinforcing ground forces, and the orbital defense weapons were fully charged.

Just as the operator was grinning maliciously and about to issue the launch command, an irresistible wave of drowsiness swept over him.

"There's something wrong with those blue fumes..."

Before they could stop themselves from closing their eyes, this was the last consciousness of most Ghanaian filars in the city.

(End of this chapter)