Chapter 994, The Great Impure Ones

Chapter 994, The Great Impure Ones

Even Gu Hang felt a wave of dizziness upon seeing this scene.

Although Gu Hang did not personally come to this battlefield, he saw all of this.

Gu Hang thought it was quite exaggerated and shameless that the villain in front of him had ascended to demonic status in just one second.

What's even more shameless is that, despite clearly losing, this guy refused to admit defeat and even planned to get involved himself. Gu Hang gave him a hard time, and the two were entangled in subspace for a long time before finally breaking free.

Unexpectedly, the events on the surface of Holy Terra became more and more outrageous.

First, a group of bronze bull riders appeared—are these things commonly seen in the real universe?

Even a single encounter is a bloody affair, let alone a fully-staffed knightly order!
Faced with an enemy of this size, it's quite normal for Robert's frontal assault to fall into a stalemate.

Even more outrageous were the seventy-seven great unclean beings surrounding Qi Bodu!
This is a genuine Great Demon; a single strike from it could destroy the world. Gu Hang encountered one when he was starting out on the Wrathful Owl Star, but it was just an avatar. He had a proper encounter with it in the neighboring world of Koroga Nest, luring it into his Storm God Kingdom. It took him a very long time and a great price to defeat it.

That was just an ordinary, highly unclean creature!

When faced with this thing, an ordinary Space Marine chapter might not be able to defeat it even if it were wiped out, unless the chapter has multiple chapter champions, or even more than one chapter champion.

Right now, there are seventy-seven of these things in front of me.

Gu Hang was already prepared for the operation to fail.

The next thing to consider is how to facilitate the withdrawal of this elite force.

To be honest, this is giving Gu Hang a bit of a headache.

Just as Tzeentch's intervention was not permitted, he would personally intervene to stop him, paying a certain price to shield him. If he were to 'break the rules' and personally intervene in the situation, the outcome would likely be the same.

That 'benevolent father,' who was probably feeling quite pleased with himself, would never allow Gu Hang to personally ruin his excellent situation.

But similarly, could these seventy-seven Great Impure Ones, including the Bronze Bull Knights still rampaging on the battlefield, have simply appeared out of thin air? It's impossible for those cultists to summon such terrifying beings on their own through prayer and sacrifice.

That must have been the work of the evil god behind it all.

Gu Hang couldn't act directly, so he had to think of some indirect methods.

But before he could even start operating it, something surprising happened.

Wielding the Blade of Rebirth, Mattins raised his arm and shouted, charging ahead without hesitation to fight the enemy!

His actions also had a tremendous inspirational effect on all the troops under his command.

Despite the terrifying enemy, the human warriors chanted praises of courage and marched bravely toward death!

What's even more surprising is that they actually achieved results!

The presence of the 77 Great Impure Ones certainly inflicted immense damage on the human forces in the very first wave of the battle through their vile Nurgle magic and plague cannons. However, the counterattack launched by the surviving human forces was by no means easy.

After losing nearly a hundred Titans, the remaining nine hundred, with their ferocious barrage, also wiped out the two most arrogant Great Impermanent Ones at the very front!
The Titans' firepower should not be underestimated.

Especially those nearly one hundred Warmaster-class Titans!

These Titans of the Alliance National Knights weren't just hiding in the back and exchanging fire. While they fired through their Void Shields, the Titan pilots and Knight mech pilots charged forward!

With the Titans leading the charge, the Alliance's elite infantry had a better environment to advance.

Their weapons might inflict limited damage on the massive, unclean beings. However, the elite human infantry's primary enemies were not those great demons.

Besides the Greater Demons, a significant number of low- to mid-level demons of small to medium size were also present, along with some other large creatures—such as toad-dragons and Nurgle. While not as powerful as the Greater Unclean, they were not far behind in size. There were also powerful Plaguebearers and corrupted humans serving as Nurgle warriors, protecting the Greater Unclean. Even more noteworthy were some Pale Death Space Marines who had arrived through warp magic. This was a notorious traitorous army that had all defected to Nurgle.

These things cannot be allowed to easily get close to our Titans. Otherwise, they are capable of breaking through the Void Shield's protection and inflicting fatal damage on the Titans or Knight Mechs at close range.

Titans are the core combat weapons of human armies today; only they can inflict widespread and sufficient damage on the Great Impure Ones.

The human infantrymen accomplished their mission admirably.

The swarming demons found it difficult to get close to the Titan under their attacks.

The blessings bestowed upon the battle nuns by their faith are so strong that they are visible to the naked eye. The power of faith grants these battle sisters boundless strength, allowing them to temporarily rival even ordinary Space Marines.

The sacred flames infused their explosives, sweeping away enemies. Facing close foes, they fearlessly wielded chainswords and power swords, fiercely dueling and slaying one Nurgle demon after another.

The elite soldiers of the Honor Guard are no less formidable. They might have to lose ten or twenty times as many men to kill a single Chaos Space Marine, but they would never hesitate to do so, exchanging men whenever possible.

Opponents of the Chaos Space Marine caliber are not always encountered. The Pale Reaper doesn't actually make up a large percentage of the enemy force. The Royal Guard, with its superior numbers, can easily eliminate most of the normal demons.

Moreover, Space Marines are not opponents that the Honor Guard should deal with in the first place.

We have some too!

Aside from the initial squadron and the two thousand warriors of the Phoenix, the remaining three thousand were all elites drawn from various battle groups. The proportion of company champions was quite high; even if they faced the Pale Reaper, they wouldn't be as strong.

Moreover, the nearly two thousand warriors of the founding team and Phoenix are the elite of the elite, with an even higher proportion of company champions and even battle group champions!
When the Pale Death God faced them, he would have the same thought: When did these henchmen of the emperor become so capable of fighting?

Under such intense pressure, the enemy's formation was quickly breached.

At the cost of the destruction of hundreds of Titans, the Titan array finally reached the Great Impure Ones.

An even more brutal close-quarters combat began! This order was actually given by Martins.

He didn't believe the Titans could easily win in close combat. But at least, the chances were greater than in long-range engagements.

Losing a hundred Titans in exchange for two Great Impermanent Ones... Even if this exchange ratio continues, once all the Titans are lost, only twenty can be taken down.

Furthermore, as the number of Titans decreased and their firepower declined, the trade ratio simply couldn't reach the point where they could take down twenty opponents.

Close-quarters combat might offer some different opportunities.

Moreover, Martins never placed all his hopes of victory on the National Knights, which was unrealistic.

The infantry provided cover as the Titans approached, but what were the Titans covering?

Those are, of course, the 'champions'.

In a single exchange, while the Great Unclean One and the Titan were locked in close combat, Martins had already silently killed one of the Great Unclean Ones.

While Mattins was indeed quite tall, he was still far smaller than the eight- or nine-meter-tall Great Impure One, barely reaching its hips. Yet, in a real confrontation, when the enormous scythe swept down, the Nirvana Blade in his hand steadily blocked it.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around swiftly, slashed with his sword again, and cut off the arm of the Great Impure One before he could retract it; then he took another step, raised his sword above his head, and thrust it diagonally upwards into the Great Demon's fat abdomen.

The roaring Primarch of the Alliance suddenly pressed the holy sword embedded in the enemy's body forward, slicing it out from the great demon's rear end and tailbone. The extremely destructive wound rendered the great demon unable to maintain its stance, causing it to collapse.

The fallen demon still tried to swing its arm to drive Martins away. An ominous green light covered its enormous wound, attempting to heal it. But Martins, after dodging the attack, struck again with his sword, severing its hideous head.

Just then, a plague cannon shot came straight at us.

The enemy had clearly also realized the threat posed by Martins, and they didn't care about friendly fire; they were determined to give him a severe beating.

Martins had nowhere to hide. He lowered his head, raised his sword to block, and prepared to take the hit head-on.

However, when the plague cannon actually hit him, he did not feel any impact and was not injured.

A swirling bolt of lightning formed a shield, protecting him.

The Thunder Shield, having withstood a Plague Cannon blast, did not dim; instead, it shone even brighter and moved, twisting into a lightning spear that shot out, retaliating against the Great Imp who had fired the cannon at Mattins and piercing his head.

This wasn't a fatal blow to the Great Demon, but it certainly dealt it a severe blow.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a warmaster titan, even larger than the Great Impure One, seized the chance and crashed into it.

The heavily wounded Great Imp was knocked to the ground. The War Titan disregarded the possibility of injury to himself, raised his left hand with a powerful punch, and slammed it down hard, denting the Great Demon's chest. Meanwhile, the heavy cannons mounted on his arm, as well as the heavy rocket launchers on his shoulder and back, fired at close range.

The Great Unclean One couldn't stand up, but the Alliance's Warmaster Titan wasn't in much better shape either. It was covered in smoke and looked damaged, with many of its weapons broken... But at least it managed to stand up unsteadily, which could be considered a victory.

However, in the next moment, a demonic sword swept across and cut down the Warmaster Titan.

But at the same time, the Alliance's living saint—High Sister Grouri—also set her sights on it. The flying living saint slammed her blazing halberd into its body…

Dante and Raymond Weiss, while not as good as Mattings, were no worse than Gretel, and perhaps even slightly stronger; among five thousand Space Marines, they could easily muster a couple hundred Chapter Champions. These Champions could also pose a deadly threat to the Great Imp, especially with the desperate cover of the Alliance's Titan forces; the combination of the two could indeed deliver a fatal blow to the Great Imp.

What's more, Gu Hang also gave them a boost.

The lightning shields that occasionally appear on them, which can block fatal attacks and launch counterattacks, are naturally the work of Gu Hang, given from afar.

Gu Hang did this because he heard his loving father's angry roar, which was anything but kind.

But Gu Hang couldn't care less.

If you can use cheats to release seventy-seven Great Impure Ones on the ground, why can't I use some minor cheats for our troops that get close?
Gu Hang believed that what he did was nowhere near as outrageous as what the other party did!

Seeing Mattins and many of the Alliance's elite warriors so fearless and selfless, he was deeply moved.

He had already planned that once the troops began to withdraw, he would take measures to try to save as many troops as possible from evacuation.

But to his surprise, upon witnessing the enemy's formidable strength, his troops did not retreat but instead launched a resolute counterattack. From commanders like Martins to numerous champions, Space Marines, and Titan pilots, down to the warriors of the Glory Guard and the Battle Sisters, none lost heart or retreated; they charged forward with unwavering resolve. How could Gu Hang not be a force to be reckoned with?
The means originally intended to support the retreating troops were all transformed into offensive means and fell on them.

Let's fight this battle to the death!

As for the pressure in subspace, Gu Hang took it all on his own!
Of course, at this moment, he couldn't help but wonder what that old man was doing.
Your stronghold is almost destroyed! I'm fighting tooth and nail here, what are you doing?!

But the answer to this question was soon found.

Gu Hang had already prepared himself to face his father's wrath, to have a proper showdown just like he had with Jian Qi before.

Even though his Storm Kingdom had not fully recovered from the last confrontation, and the risk of his kingdom being destroyed and him suffering severe injuries had increased dramatically, he accepted it.

But the anticipated major battle did not occur.

On the contrary, Gu Hang could vaguely sense that in that very conspicuous corner of the warp, the core area of ​​the despairing realm known as 'Nurgle Garden', it seemed to have been set on fire.

This news was later confirmed through another source.

The faceless god of the Eldar, now in charge of the goddess Windsor, sent him a message.

He has been freed from the 'divinity' that was tormented for countless years in Nurgle's Garden.

(End of this chapter)