Chapter 718: Defense of Macragge 2

The Zerg's horrifying attack began once again. The Zerg warships that covered the sky were like the devil's minions, ruthlessly pointing their hideous guns at the star fortress that was lonely and steadfastly guarding the orbit of Macragge.

Then, like a group of crazy beasts, they wantonly unleashed their terrifying firepower.

On those huge Zerg warships, countless launch ports emitted pale green light, which were highly corrosive ammunition.

These corrosive bombs streaked across the void of the universe like meteors, moving at an astonishing one-third the speed of light, and then accurately hit the external armor of the star fortress.

At the moment when the corrosive bomb came into close contact with the star fortress armor, it seemed as if time had frozen.

However, the next second, something terrible happened - the originally extremely solid outer armor of the star fortress suddenly turned pitch black, as if it had been swallowed by the power of darkness.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a slight "rustling" sound, the armor turned directly into a pool of black powder and floated in the cold space.

At this time, the atmosphere in the star fortress was filled with panic and despair.

General Crade, who was stationed here, was extremely anxious. He held the hilt of the power sword at his waist with one hand and pointed at the panicked officers around him with the other hand, shouting angrily: "Where is the air force? Where is our anti-aircraft firepower? Where have you all gone? Are we just going to watch the enemy destroy our defense line?"

Hearing the general's roar, an officer wrapped in thick bandages stumbled over. After a difficult military salute, he reported in a trembling voice: "Sir, the situation is very bad... The 15th, 17th and 25th formations have been annihilated, and their heroic spirits may have returned to the Golden Throne at this moment. Moreover, the enemy is obviously well prepared and has regarded our anti-aircraft firepower as a key target. Now the air defense system is almost completely paralyzed." After saying this, the officer lowered his head with a sad face.

However, at this moment, Crade was so angry that he was shaking. He walked up to the injured officer with big strides, grabbed his uniform and lifted it up viciously. Then he stared at the officer with his red-glowing mechanical eyes and shouted, "Is this your reason? We can't let the ground troops deal with the Zerg alone! Let everyone return to their posts!"

After Crade finished his words expressionlessly, he slowly loosened his grip on the officer's uniform.

At this moment, the officer gasped as if he had been granted amnesty. It took him a long time to calm down, then he replied loudly with all his strength: "Understood! Sir!" His voice resounded throughout the star fortress, as if to convey his firm determination to everyone.

As the order was given, the anti-aircraft firepower on the star fortress, which had been silent for a moment, was instantly restarted.

Dazzling flames spurted out of the muzzle, and shells whizzed out, interweaving into a dense fire net in the air.

The dense firepower was like the bright stars in the night sky, flickering again in the sky of Macragge.

This powerful anti-aircraft firepower quickly attracted the attention of the Zerg.

Originally they were launching a fierce attack towards Macragge with great momentum, but at this moment they changed direction and rushed towards this star fortress standing alone in space as if attracted by a magnet.

"For the Emperor! For the Golden Throne! Defend this place to the death!" Crad raised the power sword in his hand and roared passionately.

His figure appeared extremely tall and majestic under the reflection of the artillery fire, full of indomitable courage and determination.

Crade was standing steadily at the front of the platform, with thousands of soldiers standing ready behind him. They were manipulating a variety of powerful weapons and tightly surrounding the center of the platform, forming an indestructible line of defense.

Everyone's face was filled with determination and resoluteness, with no intention of retreating.

Faced with the flying insects that swept in like a tide, they were not afraid at all and vowed to defend this position with their lives and to protect the supreme faith in their hearts.

"For the world of Ultramar 500! For Guilliman! Fire!" As the roar rang out, a surging swarm of Zerg like a tide swarmed over.

Crad's eyes were firm and resolute, and he quickly reached out and pulled out the heavy bolt pistol on his waist.

Then, without hesitation, he pointed the gun at the approaching and aggressive swarm of insects and decisively pulled the trigger.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound of gunfire from the bolt pistol resounded through the sky, but was soon drowned out by the huge noise produced by the swarm of insects flapping their wings frantically.

These ugly and ferocious Zerg creatures, with their sharp claws flashing with cold light, seemed to tear apart every human on the platform.

After circling in the air for a while, they found the right moment and swooped down, rushing towards the soldiers who were defending their positions with terrifying momentum.

However, just as they swooped down, dazzling red beams suddenly shot out from all directions.

These densely intertwined beams of light were like an invisible net, instantly enveloping the swarm of insects.

Only a series of crackling sounds were heard, and the originally ferocious swarm of insects was blown to pieces in the blink of an eye, with broken limbs flying everywhere.

"Open fire! For the Emperor! Don't let the Emperor see your cowardice!" At this time, the political commissar who led the troops was standing in the center of the position and shouting loudly.

Around him, countless brave and fearless Astra Militarum soldiers, holding laser rifles, held their heads high and fired fiercely into the sky.

There was no trace of fear on their faces, only anger towards the enemy and infinite loyalty to the Emperor.

Behind them, the Gaussian resolver, which was originally used for mechanical teaching and scientific research, has been carefully modified and has become an incredibly powerful anti-aircraft gun.

These anti-aircraft guns were aimed at the sky in full readiness, and the black muzzles exuded a terrifying aura.

At this moment, with just a command, green laser beams shot out from the muzzle like lightning, instantly cutting through the sky.

These green laser beams were like nimble dragons, flying freely in the air and colliding violently with the oncoming red beams.

For a moment, the red and green lights intertwined and reflected each other, weaving together a gorgeous yet extremely cruel battle picture.

"Swish!" Accompanied by a sharp friction sound, a hideous-looking and agile springtail climbed onto the platform like a ghost.

It bared its teeth and claws, and a stream of pungent mucus gushed out of its mouth, as if it wanted to devour everything in front of it. However, before the springtail could gain a firm foothold, Crade rushed forward at lightning speed and kicked the springtail hard.

The springtail screamed, and its body flew out involuntarily, falling straight from the high platform.

At the same time, the Zerg's boarding fleet surged like a tide and quickly reached the outskirts of the star fortress. The huge drill worms launched an attack without hesitation, their sharp heads flashing with cold light, frantically drilling into the solid armor inside the star fortress.

As dull collision sounds were heard, the star fortress's defense system began to crumble.

On top of those huge biological warships, dense swarms of springtails and fighting insects kept crawling down. They swarmed towards the top of the star fortress like locusts.