Chapter 703 Ultramar War 2

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the sharp sound of explosions echoed in the hive city. This city, like a steel jungle, instantly fell into chaos and panic.

Countless monsters emerged from all directions and spread to the top of the hive. No one knew how these monsters entered the hive, let alone where they came from. They were like ignited barrels of explosives, instantly triggering a disaster that swept the entire world.

Faced with the sudden crisis, the temporary Ultramar Defense Force and the Inquisition Force were urgently ordered to quickly organize a mixed force to suppress the monsters. They shouldered the important task of defending the nest and protecting the safety of Ultramar.

"These guys are zombies, probably infected by Zerg spores." An Inquisitor, dressed in heavy power armor, walked steadily towards a Chimera infantry fighting vehicle painted in blue camouflage.

He handed the report from the Military Affairs Department to the officer who came to assist in the defense, his tone serious and heavy.

"Zerg, are the Zerg really about to come?" The officer took the report, frowned, and deep worry appeared in his eyes.

"I think so. These guys are the vanguard or special forces of the Zerg Swarm, and they come to the rear to cause sabotage. Damn it!"

After Inquisitor Hammock smashed a zombie that was close to him into pieces, he turned around and said to everyone, "What should we do next? We have already asked for help from the district government. We..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by someone beside him.

"What is that!" the man shouted in horror, pointing to the sky.

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that the originally bright moon was suddenly obscured by a huge black shadow.

The dark shadow grew larger and larger until it completely covered the entire surface of the moon.

With the appearance of this black shadow, the entire planet fell into darkness.

A huge shadow enveloped the entire hive city. Both the fleeing civilians and the soldiers who remained at their posts looked up at the sky.

"The swarm... the swarm is coming..." someone shouted in horror.

In this darkness, people can see countless huge biological warships flying from the horizon, covering the entire planet like dark clouds.

These biological warships looked like giant insects, hideous and terrifying.

They hovered above the planet, as if looking for prey.

The imperial fleet docked in orbit had already been destroyed by these biological warships, and the wreckage fell into the atmosphere, forming a gorgeous meteor shower.

The huge Moon-class cruiser fell from the sky like a corpse without a soul, and the huge ship and the scattered debris around it fell like raindrops. These fragments fell on the ground, raising a cloud of dust, as if the end of the world had come.

"Quickly activate the void shield! And all the energy shields above the hive city!" a Mechanicus sage shouted anxiously. His voice spread throughout the hive city through the loudspeaker, reminding people to prepare for defense.

The wreckage of the thousands-meter-long Moon-class cruiser was piercing the hive city like a sharp knife. It was moving at an extremely fast speed and was attacking the hive city with a huge impact force.

The Mechanicus sages stationed in the hive city took quick action, activating all shields and air defense devices in an attempt to resist the disaster.

Layer upon layer of purple halos appeared in the sky of the hive city, forming a solid protective net.

At the moment when the battleship was about to fall, various shields blocked the falling warship and slowed down its falling speed.

However, the battleship still hit the shield with amazing force, making a deafening noise.

The blocked warship was detonated in an instant, causing an earth-shattering explosion.

Flames shot up into the sky, lighting up the entire sky of the hive city, while the surrounding debris rolled down along the shield, falling like a meteor shower.

"Emperor above..." Inquisitor Hammock held up the grenade launcher and looked up at the scene in the sky, his eyes filled with fear.

"What should we...what should we do?" a soldier asked stutteringly, his voice full of despair and fear.

"I don't know, but now is not the time to discuss, we must prepare for battle!" another soldier roared, his eyes firm and resolute.

"Pull all those who can fight to the front line! Whether they are women or the elderly! Tell them that the time has come to serve the Emperor!" shouted an officer of the Ultramar Defense Force.

Fear had spread to everyone, like a plague, rushing straight to their heads. But loyalty to the Emperor forced them to take up arms and prepare to fight the swarm in the sky, even if they fought to the last man, they would never let the flag of Ultramar be dishonored.

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"Ultramar has been raided, my lord!"

Guilliman, who was sorting out his equipment, heard the news and put down his work with a serious look on his face, then hurried to the bridge. The atmosphere on the bridge was tense and serious, and several captains immediately stood up and saluted when they saw Guilliman coming here.

"My lord, your prediction is correct. The enemy is indeed preparing to raid Ultramar." said a chapter commander.

"But there is good news. We currently have two chapters stationed in the Ultramar star field, and 2 Space Marines scattered across 500 planets, which is enough to deal with these bugs." Another chapter commander added.

However, Guilliman shook his head and said, "No, this is not the most important thing. What matters is how the enemy broke through our blockade and reached Ultramar." He glanced at everyone with a hint of confusion and vigilance.

At this time, the biological sage at the side stepped forward to explain: "My lord, according to the report provided to us by the planet Lux, the enemy seems to have used a special method to break through our defenses. The surface of their fleet is covered with a layer of seemingly ordinary dust, but it is actually tiny spores of the swarm. Any human who comes into contact with this dust will be infected by the swarm's genes and turned into a terrible corpse-mutant..."

The biological sage added: "But you can rest assured. According to our research, the bodies of these so-called corpses are actually very fragile. They can be killed with just a few laser beams."

"How long will it take us to reach Ultramar?"

"It is estimated that the remaining troops there will be enough to hold out for about 15 days until our support arrives!"

"Very good. Tell Thrawn not to be careless. The enemy may take advantage of the situation. We will return to defend after we have dealt with the matter in the Ultra Star Region."