Chapter 622: Battle of Beasts: Passing Through the Insect Nest Hole

The power sword cut through the rolled steel, and the huge metal frame fell in front of Lancelot. He called for the walking armor behind him to follow.

The huge four-legged Mechanicus "Wild Ass" Dune Walker tank followed. Surrounding him were Imperial Army soldiers with guns, and some Mechanicus skitarii mixed in. Their long The procession passed by tall rolled-steel barricades that towered at the foot of the mountains.

Lancelot continued to cut off the tall roadblocks blocking tanks and other vehicles from the front, and Ragnar also used his power ax to cut together. The two of them were like explorers walking through the jungle, constantly using machetes to chop. Cutting down the vines and shrubs in front of him.

They were shot down, as was evident when Lancelot's group joined Ragnar after the Valkyrie fell and began marching together toward the rendezvous point.

"How do you think things are going in heaven?"

Ragnar asked.

Lancelot looked up at the sky. Fighters were still biting in the sky, and the Infinite Frontier was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps it had returned to a high-level orbit.

"I don't know, but it looks a little worse than we expected, but Cole will figure it out, he can always solve the problem."

"That's true. He is an expert in heavenly matters. Let's just keep busy with earthly matters."

Ragna said as he cut off the last piece of rolled steel, and a passage leading directly to the foot of the mountain was cleared. The two came to the foot of the mountain and looked up at the peaks above their heads.

"How are we going to get there? The meeting point is on the other side, right?"

Ragnar asked confused, suggesting he try to crawl through, but Lancelot declined, they both might be able to crawl through, they were Astartes.

But that's not true for the other people behind them, let alone the tanks and walking mechas they bring with them. These things must be safely brought to the meeting point.

Lancelot immediately ordered his men to start looking for a way out.

"Go and find out if there are any other roads nearby."

After a while, the Imperial Army men came over and saluted the two of them.

"Lords Astartes, we have found a way."

Lancelot and Ragnar followed. A cave crossed the cave at the foot of the mountain. The hot wind blowing in the distance showed that it did have an exit.

"Are we going from here?"

Ragnar frowned.

"Fenris's beard is on top. I don't like this ghost place at all. It reminds me of the ice cave at the foot of Jotunheim Mountain, with a monster living in it."

"And we have no choice, we have to get to the rendezvous point."

After Lancelot thought for a moment, he decided to ask Ragnar for other opinions. The latter really couldn't come up with a better idea, so he shrugged and agreed.

So the entire team began to pass through the cave, with Lancelot and Ragnar leading the way, and the two Astartes standing side by side holding power swords and axes at the head of the team.

The power ax in Ragnar's hand releases a high-temperature flame. It is different from Lancelot's sword. It is monotonous but reliable. The Fenris ax has richer decorations. In addition to the golden wolf on the ax, there are also connected to the back. There are two flame tubes, which heat the ax blade.

Normally Ragnar would use it to sharpen iron like clay, but now it was used as a bright torch as he walked in front of Lancelot.

Lancelot observed the surrounding cave spaces vigilantly. They looked particularly complex, with a large number of cavities, weathered rock walls, and huge grottoes like spider webs.

He saw a bone among the stones. It looked like it belonged to a local creature, not a human, but some kind of arthropod. Lancelot frowned slightly.

Suddenly Lancelot heard something strange.

"Stop! Load the bullets, there are wild beasts here!"

But it was too late for him to shout. An Imperial Army corporal was captured, and his screams howled miserably in the dark cave.

Lancelot turned around and slashed with his sword to cut off something that jumped out from the side. It was a creature with four insect wings. It was all white and had six honeycomb-shaped eyes.

More similar creatures appeared from all around, emerging from the cave lairs and swooping down from the heights with flapping mandibles.

Lancelot shattered a fallen creature with one shot, and his mind instantly recalled their name, Sandworms, which Omega had mentioned during the tactical briefing.

They are social creatures, and this is their nest. No wonder Ragnar has a bad premonition about this place.

The sandworm jumped up from the ground and pounced on Lancelot's back. The latter turned around and saw Ragnar coming up and chopping it to pieces with an axe.

The blazing heat of the power ax instantly melted through its frame.

"I told you this looks like the caves of Jotunheim, right?"

Ragnar said somewhat boastfully, as if they were not in a cave full of monsters, but in a tavern and won a bet.

"You are as wise as ever."

Lancelot said angrily, and shot the sandworm that fell above to pieces. After its body exploded, green liquid sprayed all over Lancelot's face.

"I wish Old Wolf was here and his lightning could help."

"No need for him."

Ragnar said with a smile and rushed out. His ax hit several sandworms in the air, and their bodies fell into pieces in the team.

The soldiers of the Imperial Army moved closer to the tank. They fired fiercely with their backs against the armor. The fire of laser guns and solid ammunition illuminated the entire cave, making the sandworms even more terrifying when they passed by.

They fell from the tanks and captured many people. Their screams came from the dark caves. Only the Skitarii were spared from such pain. Steel is stronger than flesh.

Lancelot saw with his own eyes that many of the captured Skitarii escaped intact, leaving the grotto and returning to the team. The sandworms only left a few small scratches on their bodies.

"Everyone is ready to break through and leave."

Lancelot ordered, and the tank behind him rumbled as a pioneer. The Dune Walker walked over Lancelot's head. Its powerful main gun had no room to display here. One shot would collapse the entire cave. So only the self-defense firepower at the top is unleashing the wrath of the Ohm Messiah.

The machine cannons hit the surrounding area, crushing many sandworms.

But the sandworms rushed up and pulled down the skitarii who were operating self-defense firepower. They picked it up and took it away. The machine guns that lost their shooters also swept through the cave at the top, falling and blocking the way with large rocks. The way to go for dune walkers.

Lancelot stopped and looked at the densely packed sandworms around him. They almost filled every inch of the visual space as they flew.

"Do you remember the Battle of Balk? The time we fought against the Tyranids forty years ago? We were also in a cave like this, fighting God knows how many bugs."

Ragnar said as he slashed around with his ax and helped an Imperial Army private get rid of the sandworms that jumped on him.

"We had reinforcements that time."

said Lancelot.

"We have it this time too."

Ragnar said that Lancelot discovered those figures according to his reminder. Several people appeared in the cave, and slender tongues of fire sprayed in this direction.

The flames ignited many sandworms. They screamed and fell to the ground and were burned to death. The rest of the sandworms were also frightened away by the flames and fled back to their grotto in panic.

All crises were resolved. After the sandworms left, the Imperial Army and Skitarii stood up again from the tanks, while Lancelot looked at the approaching reinforcements.

"Yeta? Political Commissar Yarek?"

"Hello, Lancelot, I hope we arrive in time."

The visitor was none other than the one-eyed Jarek, whose iconic body made Lancelot recognize him even before he appeared in the light.

"We saw your Valkyrie fall and rushed here. I guess you need help."

"It came just in time."

Ragnar said with a heroic smile, heaving the ax on his shoulder.

But Lancelot discovered someone else.

"they are?"

He pointed at the strangers behind Ye Ta. They were all tightly wrapped, with only a pair of eyes exposed. In addition, everyone was carrying a long gun, and the flames came from the slender barrel of one of them. of.

"Friends, I guess so, they are here to help."

Yeta explained.

"Where's the general?"

"He's right in front."

The two parties did not exchange any pleasantries, and quickly passed through the cave and left. The dune walkers walked outside the cave, and Lancelot stood on the hillside and looked down at the landing point.

There were charred wreckage everywhere, and the sand was burned into pieces of glass, raising tiny waves on the earth like ocean waves.

"Inquisitor, we are here."

said Lancelot.

"But it seems you don't need help anymore."

"No, Lancelot, bring all your tanks, they will use them soon."

Vito smiled and said towards the hillside. He was standing on a paralyzed green tank, and behind him a huge landing ship landed from the lightning clouds. It was suspended dozens of meters above the ground. Stopping, the belly hatch opened and a Knight Titan crashed to the ground.

It fell behind Vito and threw up a large piece of broken glass. The knight slowly stood up. Behind Vito stood the chain saw with his right arm raised. Two knights also fell behind it. They stood on the victor's side. Hold behind you.

The latter stood in front of the Knight Titans, with his windbreaker flying in the wind.