The Astartes Family's Notebook

Oh my god, the flying poison bug!

Wait, isn't this supposed to be a mosquito exploding?

No, these bat-like swarms are primarily responsible for ground attacks. Against the Thunder Fighter swarms, the Zerg chose to launch suicidal attacks using a large number of small flying insects with hardened chitinous shells.

Just how much do they despise Imperial technology...?

As a veteran piece of equipment that has been in service for 10,000 years, the Thunder Fighter has maintained almost no changes to its core architecture from the Great Expeditionary Era to the current M41 Era. Similar to the Leman Rustank, this thing is extremely adaptable.

In ancient Terra, aircraft that were struck by high-flying birds or had foreign objects in their air intakes were basically doomed.

However, imperial goods are all about being durable and reliable.

High-altitude impact?

Go ahead and talk to me about the 45mm external armor plating on my Thunder fighter jet.

The Terran Zerg have indeed made a lot of targeted unit evolutions in their comeback.

However, it is clear that the targeted arrangements were not targeted enough.

The Empire is still holding on.

What about Void Bug Ships? Aren't you considering orbital bombardment?

Sorry, but please respect land-based air defense firepower.

Over at the Mechanicus's Forging Temple, massive plasma cannons are clustered together. If any Tyranid bio-warships dare to enter their firing range, they'd better prepare to be devoured by a hot plasma barrage.

It was still a relentless barrage of sporangium airdrops, only to be completely wiped out time and time again.

But Katz felt no joy at the victory.

How should I put it? It's that feeling of déjà vu, an increasingly strong sense of déjà vu.

From the initial diverse array of designs, Kaz watched as the Terran Zerg combat units gradually resembled the shapes he remembered.

Finally, after another three months of fighting, the gargoyles finally appeared on the battlefield.

Gargoyles are not scary. Compared to Imperial aircraft, their long-range attacks are weak and ineffective, and their close-range attacks are laughable in high-altitude dogfights. It would take at least a dozen gargoyles launching a desperate attack to possibly shoot down a Thunderfighter.

If the Thunder fighter formation is highly trained, the exchange ratio will increase significantly.

What's truly terrifying is the spore mine; the Terran are finally starting to deploy it in large numbers on the battlefield.

With the advent of Spore Mines, those laughable Flying Banelings were finally swept into the dustbin of history.

The troublesome thing about gargoyles is that they can guide spore mines close to their targets and detonate.

The battle in the sky had reached a fever pitch.

However, it's not a big problem; the fortified city clusters can provide powerful ground-based air defense cover for Thunder fighters.

The real problem is that the basic ground units of the Terran, such as the Bladebug and the Gunbug, have also evolved.

The hind limbs of the Blade Bugs have been greatly enhanced. The Blade Bugs that used to rely on running and sprinting have now become jumping blades that can leap more than ten meters, greatly increasing their threat to the Imperial soldiers.

As for the gun bugs, their flesh-eating guns haven't changed much, but their ammunition has become more diverse.

In addition to the Heartburst Bug, which deals armor-piercing damage, there's also the Incinerator Bug, which can ignite armor and flesh.

Even more outrageous, sonic attack insects like the shrieking worm and neurotoxin-spreading creatures like the nerve worm have appeared.

The upgrade of basic cannon fodder units alone has already put immense pressure on Commander Ka. More mutated, or rather, unformed experimental Terran war beasts have also been deployed to the battlefield.

The Astartes had no choice but to leave the field.

"Boss, it's not as mysterious as you make it out to be. These things break with the slightest touch."

Kaz wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

The culture of the "battle gang" is like this: when you win, everything you do is right. If you want to preach, wait until you lose.

At this point, the Terran Zerg displayed traits similar to the Orcs, both being able to launch targeted counterattacks based on the characteristics of their opponents.

This time, the casualty figures for humans aren't looking too good.

However, the problem is still not significant. The greatest advantage of fortification is not that strong fortresses are easy to defend and difficult to attack, but that they restrict the enemy's offensive routes by using a fortress system as solid as an iron turtle.

In other words, artillery plays a very good role in fortified systems.

The chitinous exoskeletons of the knife-like insects and gun-like insects have evolved resistance to high-energy laser beams.

The outer armor shell, which was originally designed to explode with a single shot at a distance of 100 meters, has been greatly strengthened. The power batteries in the PDF troops, which are normally 30 standard-measured, need to be adjusted to the strength of 10 shots in order to achieve the same level of damage as before.

This is not good news.

However, when it comes to live ammunition, the Terran have not yet evolved more targeted defensive capabilities.

Perhaps the Hive consciousness did the math and decided it wasn't worth it.

That's the situation on the main planet. Although the battle is intense, humanity still has reserves, so the situation isn't too bad.

Meanwhile, the situation on Pei Xing's side was quite critical.

The green-skinned orcs' mushroom fields are far from mature. Apart from a few large human settlements, the entire planet is almost in a state of collapse, and the Extreme Kids have been forced to retreat into the tunnels to fight a guerrilla war.

With the fall of grain-producing areas, the noble lords have no fresh meat to eat!

Is this important?

Otherwise, Kaz judged from the beginning that the enclave was an indefensible territory and not worth committing more main combat forces to its death.

Let's deal with this after we get the results from the main planet.

As for the fleet...

The fleet was diverted by Kaz again.

This time, the Tyranids didn't even glance at the Mining World.

All attention was focused on the two human-inhabited planets.

However, Katz had made preparations for the war in advance, and the results were naturally outstanding.

After six months of fierce fighting, the Tyranids abandoned a large amount of biomass left on the planet's surface and once again retreated in disgrace.

However, after compiling the casualty statistics, Katz's expression became even more serious.

In the last war, humanity suffered only about ten million casualties in exchange for the lives of one hundred million insects.

In this war, humanity lost at least 400 million people, while the Zerg abandoned at most 1 billion Zerg corpses.

Victory is still victory, but...

It's not a good look.

If there is a next time, we should really be prepared for the worst-case scenario where every inch of our land is lost in blood.

The most crucial point is how the Terran Zerg managed to significantly boost the combat effectiveness of their basic combat units, commonly known as cannon fodder, in such a short period of time.

That's not scientific.

The tech enthusiast provided an answer to Katz's confusion.

"After dissection and analysis, we found that the average size of the gun bugs and knife bugs from the second battle was seven percent larger than that during the first battle."

Yes, increasing body size is indeed an effective enhancement strategy.

"Furthermore, these units have completely abandoned the eating and digestive systems."

???

"During the first battle, there were numerous eyewitness reports of these beasts consuming the remains of both enemy and friendly forces. In other words, they had a need to eat. The samples we captured during the second battle showed that their feeding organs and digestive systems had atrophied and degenerated."

In other words, these gun bugs and knife bugs have become disposable consumables.

Finally, after a long period of trial and error and summarizing, the Zerg vanguard, which had suffered setbacks all the way from the Misty Starfield, found the most suitable tactics for the current version of Infernal Galaxy.

For the first time, Katz felt a sense of self-doubt.

Could it be that I raised this Zerg swarm?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Quickly adjusting his mindset, Katz once again focused his energy on reorganizing and preparing for battle.

The planets need to be recaptured, mining in the mining world needs to be accelerated, fortresses need to be repaired, lost PDF troops need to be replenished, and war materials need to be produced and stockpiled.

They have no time to understand the thoughts of the Terran Zerg.

But passively taking a beating like this isn't Kars' style.

In fact, Katz had already made preparations.

When Katz learned that even strategic nuclear weapons couldn't destroy a planet in one shot, he was quite disappointed for a while.

This time, Katz is determined to fulfill his dream.

Prepare with both hands.

At Zhao.Akada's Forging Temple, after a battle, at Kaz's request, they began mass-producing high-yield nuclear weapons. As long as the Zerg's biological ships dare to enter planetary orbit, they will surely receive a "warm" welcome from humanity.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, despite having absolute air superiority, the Hive's will consistently failed to deliver any valuable targets within the range of Imperial missiles.

Katz's backup plan is the yellow sun in the sky.

Do you remember that there was a Mechanicus forge ship in the expeditionary fleet?

Under Kaz's orders, other factions of oilers are working overtime to manufacture even more powerful bouncing bombs.

For no other reason than to trigger a solar storm.

The first time, the fleet was moved away to preserve strength, but this time, it's to guard against even one's own people.

Although no gene stealers were found locally, Kaz had a feeling that there were insect traitors on the main planet.

Kaz didn't doubt the Great Devourer's intelligence, but this reaction speed was unreasonable.

I feel that this Tyranid fleet is a bit too "human." How should I put it? Although the fighting style is very Tyranid, the strategic considerations reveal a "human" flavor.

Chapter 470 The Third Impact

Work: A way of doing things that involves exchanging one's life for money.

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Something felt off, even nine out of ten. Although the battle had already been fought twice, apart from the Zerg units that increasingly resembled the appearance of the Blade Bugs and Gun Bugs in his memory, and the only Narwhal Bug ship that Ka Baoyu recognized, Lord Nakado became more and more confused as the battle progressed.

The Terran Zerg, is that all?

So I've given it to you. Use it quickly! With just one "ding," you'll gradually understand everything.

Celestial was almost laughing in anger at that bastard Kars. He knew the Astartes were all pretty stubborn, but how could anyone dare to be as stubborn as the Emperor? Did he have any manners?

Don't get me wrong, Tzeentch didn't just watch for fun and develop feelings for Kars; he's determined to win him over perfectly.

But... the Lord of Change felt really uncomfortable because he couldn't show off the information he had finally managed to find in front of his friends.

In stories with typical art styles, deities who wield authority over things like fate and magic often also hold other divine duties such as secrecy and protection.

But this is the Warhammer universe, the Infernal Galaxy, the art style is quite unique.

Slaanesh's great demon is the true guardian of the secrets, while the ever-changing demon lords all have bird beaks!

Although once the Tyranids have fully entered the galaxy and the overall situation is settled, the Chaos God could easily find out what the vanguard sent by the Hive Will had been up to during this time with a simple check.

However, at this point in time, only Tzeentch has firsthand inside information.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

By touching the Milky Way too much, the Vanguard is gradually being assimilated by the Infernal Galaxy.

What do you mean?

To understand what the riddle master is saying, we must first understand the shareholding structure of Tyron Unlimited Liability Company.

The Great Devourer is indeed a collective of Gestalt-like hive wills, that much is beyond doubt.

However, before the destruction of the Eldar's Ark world, Matalan, the Tyranids were not a psionic race.

To be more precise, before absorbing the infinite circuits of the Ark world's Matailan, the Tyranids didn't even have psionic units.

So, have you figured it out? The Infernal Galaxy is poisonous. The more the Tyranids come into contact with psionic energy and the more they understand its convenience, the less likely they are to devour the galaxy.

Because the five giants of the subspace will use their extensive experience in the butterfly stroke in a cesspool to overwhelm the Great Devourer.