The Emperor’s Angel of Death

"S-Sir! Enemies are everywhere!"

Before seeing the enemy, Erquessos first heard the cry of the slave leader. Distraught, he raised his leg and kicked the unlucky guy into a puddle on the wall.

"Damn it!"

When they arrived outside, they found that the entire parapet was gone. It had just disappeared, leaving only a smooth stone edge that had been wiped clean.

It was a crater, and the heavy artillery from the Empire caused dust to flow down like fine water.

Regardless of the danger, Erquessos rushed through the crater. The command tower of the fortress was nearby. This building was originally the residence of the lord. After many rounds of reinforcement, it was able to withstand most ammunition.

They rushed out of the gap opened by artillery fire, and when they entered the command tower, a large group of imperial infantry had already approached the fortress wall.

Erquessos immediately made arrangements and ordered his officers to lead the troops in all directions to resist the attack of the enemy Astartes, while he himself went to make the main gate that could be easily breached.

The cultists on the city wall were still struggling to hold on, lasers piercing into their midst, and grenades falling from their hands like flower petals.

"fighting!"

Urqusos howled, roaring through the soldiers in a hail of bolters, knocking two cultists trying to escape into the wall behind, and the smoke filled the air.

His battle ax twisted into the head of a one-eyed bull, and when he moved it, it spewed out suspended red plasma - for eight thousand years it had lost the blue power of the Imperium. Field.

Hundreds of battle-hardened Khorne warriors are beside him, waiting for the enemy to invade, and then sacrifice their blood to the Blood God!

Three green Stormraven gunships rolled gracefully in the air, flying towards the ruins and being chased by more cannonballs, but then the beastmen's screams changed their tone.

Erquessus turned around and saw three beastmen enveloped in light green flames, shooting wildly and looking around in panic.

Soon, the three of them seemed to be twitching, swelling, and their bodies were strangely deformed, and then they fell into a ball of filth on the stone ground.

The corners of Erquessus' eyes twitched and he growled viciously:

"Phosphate weapons, very good, look up to me!"

Soon, phosphorus fire surged like water on the fortress walls, and the defenders above disappeared almost immediately.

"Evacuate! Evacuate the outer wall! Hold on to the inner wall!"

Knowing that phosphate weapons cannot be hard-topped, Erquessus could only order the abandonment of the outer wall.

The soldiers immediately ran wildly, and then his adjutant suddenly rushed out of the smoke, holding a plasma gun in his hand.

"Sir, the north entrance has been captured. Heavy tanks are bombing us. The only two air defense platforms have also been destroyed. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."

Urquisos almost groaned loudly.

"I will not be driven like an animal! This is my fortress and I will defend it!"

But he was still controlled by the soldier's instinct, making all his conjectures self-defeating: his legs had already passed the entrance to the inner wall, heading to meet the last group of retreating Space Marines and a group of struggling Space Marines who came to meet him. 's servant.

He looked at them for a long time, and he did not flinch when the Cyclone Missile exploded a dazzling yellow-white fireball above their heads.

"Brothers, hold on firmly, hold on! There is a way! The Warmaster's reinforcements are already on the way, and the battle will soon turn around."

It wasn't the first time Urquessos had lied, but it was a lie that made him feel ashamed.

Suddenly, the inner stone wall a few hundred meters away from them shone with fiery light and collapsed as the Space Marine next to it leapt down.

The Stormravens cleaving the breach quickly disappeared from view, followed by a barrage of delicate lasers, the minions falling howling, and the Beastmen pouring towards the opening as the Stormravens moved away and sailed out of sight. gunfire.

The Chaos Space Marines quickly retreated into the inner city of the fortress. They dispersed into the fortifications without orders: within seconds, the door was sealed, and the slaves and beastmen huddled in a circle behind the bunker, muttering and tightening their weapons.

"Sir, we...we are surrounded by enemies on all sides."

Thane's voice was flat and hoarse with anger.

"Today will be the end."

Erquessos had no idea about this. He looked around and said:

"I don't want to hear any words related to failure. They will definitely attack us, like waves hitting the cliff, but the Blood God lives with us, and no one will survive in front of us."

Then he took the first step with his battle ax raised, followed by the others, and, as if on signal, they heard the bombardment outside begin again.

While Erquessos and his entourage gathered at the southern end of the protective wall, it happened that the imperial troops also marched in, blew up the wall, blasted open the bronze door, and dispersed among the ruins.

"Today! Blood sacrifice to the Blood God!"

Urquisos roared and charged, his outline obscured by dust and smoke, bullets striking the columns beside him as his men fired back from the archways.

A grenade exploded nearby, and a flash of searing white revealed the attacking Astra Militarum: after they were blinded, the Chaos Space Marines launched their own attack.

They climbed on broken bricks. The movement was as fast as an insect, and the faint muffled sound of the German laser gun was drowned by the shocking howl carried by the exploding barrel.

The counterattack of the Khorne Berserkers was ferocious and violent. The mortal soldiers who broke into the protective wall were defeated almost instantly. A large number of mutilated corpses were piled up in the gap of the protective wall, while the remaining people retreated in panic. .

But the battle did not stop. On the contrary, the roar of bolters sounded again, but it came from outside the protective wall.

The Astartes appeared in the smoke, clad in green armor.

"Bastards of the First Legion! Come on!",

Erquessus roared and charged again with his axe.

The battle this time was more intense and cruel than before. The Dark Angels organized rounds of fierce attacks with hatred for the traitors, and the White Templar and Astral Knights also launched attacks from other directions.

The cultists and slaves were soon being decimated, and Khorne's berserkers were killed by explosive bombs, plasma, melta and other weapons, or were cut by chainsaws and power swords.

But they showed extremely strong resilience and fighting will. Everyone fought until death, and also caused a lot of casualties to several battle groups.

"Whoaaah!"

With a roar, Thane knocked down another Dark Angel, and his left arm was cut off by the opponent, leaving a thumb-width scar on his chest.

Suddenly, a white energy stream flashed through, and the air around Thain seemed to explode.

The next second, blood and ceramite spurted from his back. The Khorne champion's torso was torn apart. His eyes under the helmet glazed over for a moment, and then he fell backwards.

Erquessus stepped away from him and let the corpse fall. At this moment, he had no time to care about the life and death of others.