The tin can swung its massive claws, attempting to reverse the attack and grab the shrimp. However, its agility was clearly inferior to the other's. Kurland easily dodged the attack, but he was helpless against the tin can.
A Space Marine in armor stood about 2.5 meters tall, but the Killing Can was a little over three meters tall. Its cab was even higher than the can itself, a crucial height difference that prevented Kurland from piercing the cab with his power sword and delivering a fatal blow to the can.
He turned his head to look at Thorne beside him and asked: "Are there any melta bombs?"
Thorne, who had dodged another tin can attack, shook his head.
He used his power sword to poke a hole in the iron can that attacked him, then aimed his heavy bolter pistol at the hole and fired a few more bolts, killing the iron can.
After doing all this, he wanted to move closer to Kurland, but soon another iron can from the overwhelming number of greenskins came looking for trouble. Thorne had no choice but to turn around and continue the fight.
He was intentionally protecting Kurland, so he stayed by his side. However, he had no better solution for the current situation.
The main production lines were taken away by those sages. Although Leon tried his best to restore the production capacity of the Forge World, the output of the hot melt on Maxim can only be described as pitiful.
Leon redistributed these few meltas to the Astra Militarum on various fronts. This way, at least the ordinary Astra Militarum soldiers had a chance to die together with the Orks with melta bombs. The melta bombs could make their sacrifice more meaningful.
It is precisely because of this that the Astra Militarum's front line can be maintained under the impact of millions of greenskins.
Thorne understood Leon's choice, but as an elite assault force, their lack of anti-heavy armor tactics made them somewhat miserable. He glanced to the side and saw that the brothers wielding chainswords were in even more distress than they were.
The Astartes' charge was delayed before it could penetrate deep into the orcs.
If this continued, the goal of dividing the battlefield would be impossible to achieve. Thorne believed that the best way now was to retreat and cooperate with the Astra Militarum in defense: "Kurland! We should retreat!"
"No!"
Kurland rejected Thorne's proposal.
He took the risk of jumping up and attacking the iron tank's cab, but was almost caught by the iron tank and refined in an instant.
But after narrowly avoiding the attack, he still insisted: "Hold on a little longer!"
"How long will you hold on?"
"Persevere until we win! I believe in Leon and those veterans. They will never come up with an unfeasible plan!"
Thorne couldn't understand Kurland's trust, but he could only hope for it. He continued to fight the greenskins, but soon, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure running towards him.
Thorn knew him; he was a warrior named Kosmodric. Earlier, when he was preparing, he had been deeply impressed by the greatsword he carried, which was much taller than his other sword.
"Chambermaster Thorn!"
He heard the soldier shout, "Bring the two tin cans together!"
Thorne's confidence convinced him that he had the means to deal with both cans simultaneously. Without hesitation, he approached Kurland, carrying the cans still struggling with him.
When he and Kurland were standing back to back, he saw the warrior draw out the greatsword that he had been carrying behind his back.
A great sword? He was going to use this to deal with the mecha in front of him?
Thorne was a little incredulous, but the warrior had already bent his knees slightly. He gripped the hilt of the greatsword with both hands and slung it over his shoulder. Thorne could feel the other man's aura rising.
Just when the accumulated power reached a peak, she heard the warrior suddenly roar.
"Captain Thorne, Captain Kurland, get out of the way!"
As battle-hardened warriors, Thorn and Kurland both sensed the warrior's astonishing aura. Facing the other's request to dodge, they slumped to the ground in embarrassment. Behind them, Cosmode, using his shoulder as a pivot, delivered his first fierce strike.
The greatsword's sharp edge pierced through the killing iron can in the blink of an eye. Its blade sank fiercely into the iron can, and the unstoppable blade directly cut the orc's iron can in half!
The armor of the iron can shattered, and Thorne could see that the goblin pilot who was locked in the iron can was split into two pieces vertically by the greatsword along with the iron can. There was still a strong look of disbelief on the face of the fart goblin.
But this is not the end.
The full force of his sword combined with the weight of his sword lifted Cosmode off the ground. He then used the momentum to perform a 360-degree turn in mid-air, using the momentum of his tumble to strike another can with his second strike!
Unsurprisingly, the tin can followed the same fate as the first one.
Since then, both orc iron tanks have been scrapped.
The whole set of moves took only a few seconds. Cosmode's movements were smooth and fluid, but the results he achieved left Thorne, who was still lying on the ground, dumbfounded!
Chapter 96: Strangling the Spearhead.
If he were to ask himself honestly, if it were a one-on-one duel, Thorne didn't think he would be weaker than this warrior.
But Thorne was shocked by the power of the greatsword. It seemed that this weapon was born to hunt monsters that were even bigger than Space Marines.
With the two swords slashing down, the immediate crisis was resolved, and Cosmode stepped forward to help up the two embarrassed chapter leaders.
"Sorry, this sword is too big. It's hard to control its power when I use it at full strength."
Of course Thorne didn't care about this. He and Kurland looked at each other, and they saw each other's surprise in their eyes.
Although Kurland had seen this group of warriors fight before, the opponents at that time were all humanoid opponents like the Crusaders, and the battles were more based on agility.
Space Marines' melee countermeasures against heavy armor are usually weapons like power hammers, blunt weapons that can effectively penetrate armor and strike enemies inside. But how can a mere power hammer be as impressive as a greatsword in combat?
Thorne thought of Sigismund, the former First Captain of the Legion. This valiant champion of the Imperial Fists was once a martial arts master capable of battling the Primarch. Although best known for his swordsmanship, he was equally adept at wielding a variety of exotic weapons.
And now he could vaguely see some of Sigismund's shadow in this legion soldier.
A ridiculous idea popped into his mind.
Could it be that every member of this remnant army following Li Ang is an extraordinary company champion?
But rather than trying to figure this out, Thorn knew his focus should be on the battlefield. He looked up and scanned the battlefield. He saw that with the help of these warriors, many of the killing tins at the forefront had been eliminated.
While the six-meter-tall Golems still wreak havoc on the battlefield, these few mobile statues have now become the backbone of the greenskins.
Several Gorkors, brandishing their Gork Claws, charged forward, using the flamethrowers on their arms to push back any Space Marines who tried to approach, and then using their metal claws to snatch up any Space Marines who couldn't dodge.
The Mao Ge Kong piloted by Ji Ba Boy hid behind Mao Ge Kong, pouring out the fury of the Ion Shooting Cannon and the Death Storm Shooting Gun.
Their dense firepower overwhelmed the Astra Militarum, and these metal monsters slowly and steadily attacked the human positions.
The Astra Militarum sent up its few Leman Russ tanks, but the Leman Russ's firepower was no match for the enemy.
If we can't get rid of them, it would be a fantasy to want to cut through the battlefield by cutting the Space Marines.
While the greatsword was powerful, the few seconds it took to raise its hand was incredibly lethal. Compared to the killer tins roaming the front lines, Thorn didn't think they could get close to the horrific King Kong in the center of the battlefield without paying a price.
But the cornerstone of the empire was sacrificed.
Thorne never considered himself special. If necessary, he would be the first to make such a sacrifice.
"We have to create opportunities for you to get close."
He said to Cosmode: "Just make sure your greatsword can cut through those six-meter-tall greenskin armor."
"It's possible, but there's no need."
Cosmodes pursed his lips and signaled the two chapter leaders to look up at the sky.
Kurland and Thorne looked up and found that a group of soldiers wearing jumping backpacks had jumped over their heads at some point.
Soldiers armed with power hammers used jump packs to attack enemy armored targets from top to bottom... This was an expensive but effective anti-armor tactic. However, the weapons in those soldiers' hands were not thunder hammers.
Kurland, whose life had been saved by this weapon before, recognized the weapons: "Shield axe?"
The battlefield filled with the deafening sounds of killing became the best camouflage for this flying team. Led by a soldier named Qin Cang, the entire team quickly rushed towards Gao Mao King Kong.
The orcs' fighting was completely uncoordinated. Seeing the flying pack warriors desperately hammering at the King Kong's armor, the greenskins inside, who were enjoying themselves, were completely oblivious. By the time they saw the warriors from the limited view of the cockpit, these shield-axe-wielding warriors had already brought the King Kong into their attack range.
Instead of rushing to attack, they made a short emergency stop in mid-air. This seemingly provocative behavior made the greenskins driving the King Kong roar in anger, and they seized the shooting window and poured all the firepower of their guns into these flying cans.
Their simple minds were unable to realize that this sudden stop was part of the opponent's tactics.
A dense hail of bullets enveloped the Flying Pack Warriors, but all the firepower was blocked by their power armor and the shields they held. The kinetic energy of the bullets hitting the shields was accumulated, causing them to glow slightly red.
This kinetic energy is enough for them to make an extraordinary slash.
Before the truly threatening ion cannons could be fired, they had already swooped down like hunting hawks. Their swords and shields combined into a giant axe, and with unparalleled momentum, they chopped down the six or seven-meter-tall diamonds!
The target chosen by Qingcang was a Maoge King Kong. The green-skinned guy inside the King Kong screamed and stopped charging the ion cannon. He injected all the energy into the field generator in an attempt to block this attack.
But it doesn't help.
The axe blade slashed down, and the Stand Shield cracked like an egg. Even if the Gogo and Maogo were indeed much more durable than ordinary iron cans, they could not withstand this super solution that came from the sky.
The shield axe split the cab and almost half of Kongo, causing the already unstable Kongo to violently explode. However, the flying bag warriors, who had disassembled the shield axe into swords and shields, used their flying bags to evacuate easily.
The backbone of the orc front was destroyed so easily, and after a short rest, the Qingcang team quickly returned to the air and started a new round of hunting.
When it comes to combining Monster Hunter weapons with Warhammer's original tactics, Qingcang is a well-deserved expert.
Thorne's shock never stopped from the beginning.
He still had doubts about these people... but at least these doubts were not about their combat effectiveness.
All the Space Marines on the front had witnessed the astonishing strength of these hunters. Perhaps only then did they understand why Leon had only entrusted them with the tasks of dividing the battlefield and providing cover.
They began to spontaneously cooperate with the hunters, their entanglement creating excellent output opportunities for the hunters. With their cooperation, the first wave of Orc Iron Cans that rushed up were quickly killed one by one. They swept away those tall Orc Mechs with astonishing efficiency.
The Space Marines who were originally held back began to charge again!
Without the suppression of the Ork mechas, the Astra Militarum's mortars and lumber guns also began to show their fangs. These firepowers, which were too weak for the armor, now brutally suppressed these green-skinned guys who had lost the protection of the mechas.
Their ferocious firepower pinned the greenskins to death in their path of charge, turning this place into a horrific slaughterhouse.
The greenskins who had been advancing with the help of iron cans were only one step away from the Astra Militarum's position, but now they were beaten back again and again.
Even though this group of greenskins didn't know what retreat was before WarBoss died, they still charged forward stubbornly.
But their battle lines don’t lie.
The orcs' charge has become a futile suicide, and their green blood is flowing on every inch of land here.
But this was only the first wave of the orcs' attack.
Soon, a new iron can army was gathered behind the greenskins led by Gangat, and they were eager to launch a new round of attacks.
However, the previously destroyed four-wheel drive vehicles had made them lose the ability to maneuver quickly, and these iron cans could only move forward slowly using their two short legs.
They were destined to be unable to connect with the orc in front of them, who was already out of touch.
The Space Marines inserted from the flank, combined with the suppression of the Astra Militarum, broke through the Ork forces.
With only 600 men, they were like a wedge, weaving in between the disjointed orcs and the orcs who wanted to continue to reinforce, forming a thin but insurmountable natural barrier.
With the cooperation with the Astra Militarum on the front battlefield, the initial attacking group of orcs were nailed to death in this small encirclement!
The Leman Russ in the Astra Militarum position seized this opportunity and began to advance with a roar.
They used their tracks to crush the Orks who tried to resist in the encirclement, and the accompanying infantry used laser guns to carry out a thorough cleanup of the corners that Leman Russ could not take care of. After a while, they pushed the line to the side of the Space Marines.
Despite being outnumbered, they successfully counterattacked and strangled the first wave of the orcs' offensive!
Chapter 97: General versus General.
The counter-charge greatly boosted the morale of the Astra Militarum.
As for the greenskins, even though they were the creatures least affected by morale, their fighting spirit inevitably dropped a little.
How come these shrimps that were previously being chased by them suddenly became a little tough?
Although the drop was only from very excited to just generally excited, the greenskins' incredible power of imagination was closely related to their numbers and morale.
Although they still have 800,000 orcs and thousands of killing iron cans, the spiritual power that ordinary people cannot understand has actually dropped a lot.
This psychic weakness was soon reflected in Gangat's confrontation with the Warlord-class Titan.
The gunner aimed and fired the cooled volcano cannon, but just like the previous times, no one on the Titan crew expected this laser to cause any damage.
Christina sensed the Machine Spirit's discontent. The intense fire had already caused the residual heat in the Volcano Cannon's coils to reach a dangerous level. She would soon be forced to reduce the Titan's firing rate to maintain normal operation.
But the hope of destroying Gangat remains slim...
As the captain of a Titan, Christina had never felt this divine machine so powerless. Her mind raced, thinking of a strategy to reduce the firing rate. But the next moment, she heard the chief gunner's exclamation.
"Confirmed to have hit the target... Oh, by the grace of Om Messiah! That thing's arm is finally broken!"
Christina was slightly stunned, but soon she felt the Titan's joy and the reward from the divination instrument.
The arm of the Gangart, which was equipped with a huge squeaking cannon, was disabled by this shot. It fell directly from the Gangart, turning the Gangart into a ridiculous one-armed giant.
Even though the Titan had repeatedly penetrated its conventionally vital points with its volcanic cannons, the Gangat hadn't shown any signs of weakness. The orcs' incredible psychic powers maintained its overall structure, allowing this Reaver-class-sized Gangat to engage in a reciprocal exchange with the Warlord-class Titan.
But when the number and momentum of the greenskins were reduced, the physical laws of the real universe once again acted on this Gangat.
It can't bear any more blows!
Various data jumped rapidly in Christina's mind. Driven by the emotions of the machine spirit, she excitedly reported her estimate to Leon:
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