Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 443: Destroying Zeta Garmon (Please Subscribe)
A brutal space naval battle broke out between the imperial fleet led by Chagatai Khan and the rebels of Zeta Garmon in the star system.

At every moment, warships were turning into burning fireballs, completely out of control, overloaded, and self-exploding under the attacks of particle light spears and void torpedoes.

Many of those ancient warships carrying a glorious history had been in service since the early days of the Great Crusade. Hundreds of years of glory were now gone.

As Horus declared, he would let the galaxy burn in order to resurrect humanity.

When the warships that lost control continued to explode and self-destruct, looking out of the porthole of the Sky Eagle's bridge, one could indeed see the void that looked like a sea of ​​fire.

Many of those burning warships were loyal ships in Chagatai's fleet, but more were enemy ships from Horus' camp.

In such a grand naval battle, no matter how powerful the Sky Eagle is, there is only one ship. She is also unable to stop those iron boxers from destroying their opponents with their deadly blows.

More than a thousand space battleships from both sides were crowded in the narrow star system and bleeding. The Empire's battleships were generally equipped with energy shields from the Roche STC database, which undoubtedly had stronger survivability than a single void shield battleship.

"Only civil war can destroy an empire. These 1,000 warships are the power of mankind. They should be loyal to mankind on the glorious battlefield of the Great Crusade, but now they are fighting against each other."

"No matter who falls, it will be a huge loss for humanity."

Chagatai was sad in his heart. He did not feel much joy in slaughtering the traitors. These people just chose to stand in Horus' camp.

The rebels' weakness in cutting-edge combat power was quickly magnified. The Sky Eagle swept across the battlefield at high speed, and even being hit by her void shield was a devastating attack, not to mention that the powerful macro cannon and light spear could take down at least one enemy ship every time they fired.

The White Scars Astartes piloted this magnificent ship to their heart's content, constantly reaping the lives of their enemies and accumulating the glory of their own victory.

This space naval battle lasted for a week, and finally, after paying a heavy price of a quarter of the warships being sunk, Chagatai Khan destroyed all of Zeta Garmon's enemy space forces.

The first appearance of the Sky Eagle was in the tragic Battle of Zeta Garmon. This warship, which originally belonged to the Ultramarines but was forcibly captured by the White Scars Legion, shone with its own brilliance.

The battleship's streamlined surface did not have any serious injuries except for some scorch marks and craters left by light spears and macro cannons. This metal behemoth was still able to perfectly participate in the war, standing proudly among the king of beasts.

"Even the Bladestorm of the past would not have such dominance in the face of this situation. The Thundercloud is indeed a more powerful warship than the Queen of Glory." Chagatai Khan praised sincerely.

As an expert in space naval warfare, he understood too well the value of such a dominant giant ship. As long as the Sky Eagle was still there, the fleet would not be defeated. Even if there was only one flagship left, it would still be a deadly threat.

"Sir, we have recovered all the gene seeds of the rebel Astartes that we could find. The legion's pharmacists and mechanical priests will study and test them before using them."

Gangtula reported that at a time when the legion was short of talent, Nayan Khan, who had returned from the Five Hundred Worlds and presented the head of the traitor Eidolon to the Khan, was given a greater position.

Chagatai intended to make him his right-hand man, just like Qin Xia and Yesugei in the past.

"Very good. Be careful of the possibility of Chaos corruption. Gene seeds are important, but if the seeds give birth to a vicious flower, it is better not to have it."

Recovering enemy gene-seed left on the battlefield is commonplace for both the loyal and rebel sides.

Excluding those Sons of Horus who were killed or missing in the war, Jagatai Khan harvested more than five thousand gene-seeds of the Sixteenth Legion in this battle. As for the gene-seeds of the Iron Warriors and the World Eaters, the number was much less.

They have an independent command structure, and after the war became completely disadvantageous, many Iron Warriors and World Eaters ships chose to flee Zeta Garmon.

"In addition, some of the enemy's remnants have fled to the surface of Zeta Garmon 10, and are using the underground fortifications and void shield defense system there to continue their resistance."

It is impossible to kill all the enemies at once. If the traitors are determined to escape, it is not impossible given the current chaos in the star system.

Chagatai didn't care about the deserters. His strategic objective had already been achieved, inflicting heavy damage on the Horus rebels within the Zeta Garmon system. "We don't have time to engage in a war of attrition. Issue the Extermination Order and incinerate any remaining rebel planets," Chagatai Khan displayed his ruthlessness.

He is sober and rational, and knows that his greatest advantage lies in his strong mobility.

The White Scars are the rangers in space, and the ability to come and go like the wind is the survival ability of the Legion. Once he greedily occupies Zeta Garmon X and the surrounding planets, it will fall into an extremely passive situation.

This is not a trophy, but a hot potato.

"We don't have that much manpower to waste. Our only choice is to attack! Attack! Offense is the best defense."

Nugen Khan immediately acted according to the order and began to arrange for the fleet to carry out orbital bombardment of Zeta Garmon 10 and any planets where enemy forces might be hiding.

With each ray of light that fell, a piece of the city and the earth would disappear, and all the matter would be vaporized. No trace of life could survive under such extreme conditions.

A sea of ​​fire enveloped the surface of the planet. The scanning array penetrated the crust and found those extremely hidden underground shelters. The rock layers thousands of meters deep were enough to block most orbital bombings. This was a planet-level defense.

"Release the continental shelf vibration bombs." Nugen Khan said to the priest of the Mechanicus.

The Mechanicus priest who volunteered to follow the White Scars and participate in the war in exchange for contribution points immediately began the preparation ceremony.

The continental shelf concussion bomb is the most suitable weapon on the Sky Eagle to deal with enemies in bunkers. Unlike the star-destroying cannon on the bow, which is good at destroying enemies on the surface of the planet, the continental shelf concussion bomb is good at destroying the geological structure of the planet.

Before leaving the solar system, Chagatai Khan asked Roche for this weapon that could effectively destroy fixed fortifications and defense systems in order to make up for the White Scars' shortcomings in offensive warfare.

The Mechanical Priest continued to perform the Machine Soul Blessing Ceremony according to his own traditions and methods, although this weapon was equipped with extremely simple artificial intelligence since its production.

The mechanical servants anointed it with holy oil, the loud bells echoed along with pious prayers, the mechanical priests passionately praised the weapon's machine soul, and finally sent it into the launcher.

The continental shelf concussion bomb fell from the Sky Eagle and landed in the world that was still burning with fire.

"It will drill into the Earth's crust and mantle all the way to the Earth's core, and then begin its own reaction, activating the continental plates that are in a state of equilibrium." The priest explained. He was deeply proud and honored of this powerful weapon. This was the power of Om Messiah.

More than ten minutes later, the fleet hovering in the space orbit suddenly noticed that the planet below seemed to begin shaking abnormally. The planet's own frequency, disturbed by the external force, produced an avalanche-like terrifying reaction.

The bomb cannot directly destroy the planet, but it can cause it to collapse by interfering with its frequency.

Huge earthquakes visible to the naked eye tore apart the planet's crust, exposing the lava layer directly. Horrible giant volcanoes erupted, and black smoke and dust clouds reached the atmosphere. Everything seemed as if the day of doomsday had arrived.

Like a chess table being shuffled, the continental plates of Zeta Garmon 10 began to drift again, which should have been a slow process over tens of millions of years.

Under the mutual compression of the continental plates, any bunkers and fortifications hidden in them were undoubtedly crushed into pieces. Nothing could withstand the compression of trillions of tons of soil and rock.

Those rebels who hid and tried to continue to resist were buried under the earth's crust.

Perhaps billions of years later, when life is born again on this planet, people will be surprised to dig out fossilized human bodies from the ground.

Chagatai Khan used brutal means to completely destroy the rebels' control over this area, and then left the Zeta Garmon system with his fleet.

(End of this chapter)