Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 286 Atmospheric Incineration Torpedo
Ghana is now a devastated land. Orbital bombing has destroyed its former prosperity, leaving large cities in ruins. The atmosphere has been ravaged by light spears, and once beautiful and habitable cities are now covered in yellow sand, seemingly unable to meet the survival needs of life.

Doom lowered his gaze, his sharp, piercing eyes seeming to penetrate the world below and lock onto the enemy lurking beneath the ruins.

He was certain that the leader of the Ghanaian filarial worms was not dead, but was leading the real filarial worm population, lurking beneath the barren lands, plotting a comeback.

When the father and mother insects died, Doom sensed two consciousnesses that left their bodies the instant their physical forms perished, and hid deep underground.

Out of consideration for concealing the subspace, he did not tell Feralas, but chose to hide the truth and eradicate the filarial worms by other means when the opportunity arose.

Now the opportunity is coming!

The Shapeshifting Alliance arrived late, missing the chance to return to their homeworld, but it drew away Feralas, allowing the Primarch of the Steel Hand to focus on the Void Wars and neglect other matters.

Doom sat on his command throne, his gaze fixed on the brother fleet as it sped away through the porthole of the all-day bridge.

He wasn't in a hurry; on the contrary, he was incredibly patient. The best time to strike would be when the Shape-Shaped Alliance Fleet and the Steel Hand were locked in battle deep within the void.

Du casually opened the holographic communication and contacted the Iron Hand that remained behind. He said to the Legion, who was kneeling respectfully, "Order the Legion's mortal support troops to evacuate the world of Ghana within three Terradays."

The Primarch's orders were not to be questioned. After making a memo, the Legion warriors did not hesitate and immediately ordered the mortal auxiliary forces to abandon the extermination of the aliens and begin to evacuate the world of Ghana.

Upon seeing the images transmitted back by the bird oracle, the mortal auxiliary forces began an orderly withdrawal. Doom then ordered Iron Man Gates: "Load the atmospheric incineration torpedoes and target the entire world."

"Your order confirmed. Based on my calculations, three atmospheric incineration torpedoes will be loaded."

Gates's hovering tentacles moved quickly, and after receiving authorization, loaded torpedoes into the belly launchers of the Royal Majesty.

Atmospheric incineration torpedo, a weapon of mass destruction commonly used by the Empire, whose method of destruction is to ignite the entire world.

Among the many destructive methods used by human empires, atmospheric incineration torpedoes are relatively "mild," with no residual radiation or subspace pollution.

"My lord, destroying this world is more cost-effective with the Bipolar Cyclone Torpedo." Iron Man faithfully carried out the order, not forgetting to remind Doom of the most suitable method.

This is not a complaint, but a routine suggestion based on logical procedures.

After hearing Gates' suggestion, Doom smiled and shook his head, saying, "I want to meet the other party."

Using a single bipolar torpedo to blast the world beneath your feet apart from the earth's crust, completely destroying the entire world and annihilating the Ghanaian filarial population hidden underground, is indeed highly efficient.

Moreover, Doom has no intention of destroying the world for the time being.

Otherwise, if the "Molecular Decomposition Cannon" carried by the Royal Majesty were to fire a single shot at a planet, the resulting chain reaction would be enough to disintegrate the entire world, breaking it down into a mass of dust.

Destruction is simple; the warship has dozens of ways to kill the world.

"You have your own thoughts; I have said too much." Gates also realized he had said too much, and the mechanical voice paused, while the floating mechanical arm swung much faster.

Doom raised his hand in a gesture of respect and said softly, "It's alright, you've always been dedicated to your duties."

He did not blame Iron Man, but rather criticized Gates' actions, since no one could have imagined that the atmospheric incineration torpedo was just a "stepping stone".

Three Terra Days were enough for the auxiliary forces to withdraw, and the Iron Hand to retreat into the void.

"Primarch, all mortals belonging to the Legion have been evacuated." Sergeant Steel Hand knelt on one knee and reported to the Primarch in the holographic image.

Over the past three days, the mortal auxiliary forces have completed their withdrawal, and there are currently no Imperial combat units remaining on the planet.

"Have you confirmed that all personnel have been evacuated?" Doom asked the sergeant again with a solemn expression, confirming the evacuation status of the auxiliary troops.

He did not want to hear any news about friendly casualties after dropping the atmospheric incineration torpedoes.

"Confirmed." The sergeant was absolutely certain. He opened the data panel on his arm armor and checked the data again. He had long heard of the Primarch. "To die a worthy death" was the blessing that the Emperor's offspring bestowed upon every human being.

"I checked the landing list six times to confirm the specific situation of each soldier, and no one was left behind."

"Thank you for your hard work." Doum nodded, acknowledging the soldier's work: "Upholding one's duty is a noble virtue."

"All for the Lord of Mankind! For our great cause!" the sergeant roared in a deep voice. The affirmation from the Primarch was something he would remember for the rest of his life.

Doom severed the holographic image and bowed to Gates, saying, "Captain, release my 'Knock on the Door'." "Atmospheric Incineration Torpedo Release." The Iron Man's mechanical voice was steady, devoid of any world-destroying excitement or regret, routinely launching the doomsday weapon.

The Royal Majesty, docked on the planet, activated its engines, using its own thrust to escape gravity and lose synchronization with the planet. Its belly launcher aimed at the planet and fired an atmospheric incineration torpedo. Atmospheric incineration torpedo.

The name suggests a terrifying weapon that could ignite the atmosphere and incinerate the entire world, and that is indeed the case, but its specific working principle is much more complex.

The torpedo silently plunged into the planet's atmosphere, generating high temperatures through friction with the atmosphere, and then exploded in mid-air with a "bang".

The mid-course warhead explodes, and the oxidizer material inside explodes and spreads through the atmosphere to a wider area.

During the diffusion process, the nano-sized combustion accelerant lowers the ignition point of plants, organisms, steel, oceans, and even minerals and rocks, making all substances combustible.

After detaching from the torpedo body, the top-mounted warhead uses the gravitational acceleration of descent to penetrate the ground and bury itself deep in the soil, waiting for the day it will be detonated.

The Royal Majesty escaped the planet's gravity and deployed atmospheric incineration torpedoes at three optimal points along the equator, ensuring that the oxidizer could diffuse throughout the entire planet's surface.

In the following period, all that is needed is to wait for the accelerant to make everything combustible, and then ignite the planet with a "match".

Then, the second and third torpedoes landed in succession, ensuring that the entire world was transformed into a giant fuel depot from the macro to the micro level.

The Primarch has issued an extermination order!

The message was quickly relayed to the Father of Genetics, Feralus Manus, by the sergeant who remained behind, who then reported it to him for his decision.

After receiving the news, Felus, who was fighting in the void, pondered for a long time.

The Primarch did not understand why his brother would issue an extermination order against a world that posed no threat.
Felus quickly realized something was wrong; his brother was definitely hiding something from him!

He wanted to turn the ship around and go back immediately, but was held back by the shaping combined vessel, and finally realized that his brother had been waiting for this opportunity.

After pondering for a long time, Feralus sighed and said, "There's no need to disturb him."

Although he didn't know the specific reason, he chose to trust his brother.

Each legion has a different mission, and Felus was well aware of this, so he just needed to do his job well.

He wasn't an imperial military policeman, so he had neither the right nor the need to rush up to his brother and loudly question what was going on.

Given Doom's character, if he had the right to know a secret, he wouldn't be stingy with the truth.

A week after Terra, the nano-combustion agent filled the world, and three points on the Ghana equator burst into blinding light as the "matches" carried by torpedoes were detonated.

Ta-da!
Three muffled thuds sounded as the three detonation points on the Ghana world simultaneously exploded in pure flames. From the planet's orbit, the atmosphere at the explosion points trembled.

A violent burst of energy erupted instantly, visibly lifting Ghana's atmosphere before it began to contract violently.

Then the orange-red flames began to spread, starting from three dots, the orange-red fire rings expanding outwards in a regular pattern, without any sign of being blocked.

Over the past week, the nano-combustion accelerant has spread throughout the atmosphere, and the air, water, and soil are now all highly flammable.

The entire planet was burning fiercely, even the soil on its surface was burning, the flames turned the world into a fireball, emitting an orange-red glow, as if it had become a new star.

The Ghana World Satellite is brighter now, displaying a fiery orange hue, and its reflected light is more dazzling than ever before.

At the three points of origin of the explosion, the intense fire and atmospheric air currents created a massive firestorm visible from space, which slowly eroded the entire flammable atmosphere.

The scorching, fierce flames defied gravity, curiously licking the cold void.

High in orbit, humanity silently watches all this, arrogantly looking down upon the demise of a beautiful planet, all life reduced to ashes.

Far beyond the void, the Void Fleet engaged in battle made a discovery: the observers detected a small "star" within the galaxy, radiating terrifying heat.

The Shapeshifting Alliance Fleet went even more frenzied, launching suicide attacks on the Steel Hand, and in their madness, they even destroyed several human warships.

(End of this chapter)