Chapter 106 The End of the Era: Blackstone Fortress (I)
Cole sat on the captain's throne, his fingers tapping the holographic buttons at high speed. The huge projection screen in front of him was scrolling information. His fingers quickly and skillfully switched the data nodes on the screen, which was an overview of the readiness of every combat readiness unit on the ship.
The captain's eyes quickly scanned the rows of green logos. All units were ready, as efficient and reliable as ever.
"First mate, is the void shield charged?" Cole asked. His voice sounded from the empty bridge hall and then passed to the crew position below. The female first mate strode behind an operator and looked at the screen. "Charging is complete! You can turn it on at any time, Captain!"
The first mate said in a loud voice, Cole's fingers tapped the screen and nodded slightly, "I need all the energy storage devices to be fully charged and restart the void shield as quickly as possible, now immediately"
Cole's words were not finished, and his words were interrupted by a shadow. The huge shadow outline shrouded the bridge, and everyone subconsciously raised their heads to look at the behemoth passing outside the bridge.
Outside the asteroid belt, a huge, mountain-like behemoth was slowly passing by. The black steel exterior did not reflect the light of the stars and the giant thrusters at the end, just like a black hole that swallowed all the beams of light.
The huge Black Stone Fortress was sailing slowly. A whole Chaos fleet was gathered around the huge fortress. The warships of the Black Legion were also sailing slowly around the Black Stone Fortress, like a group of vultures.
The scarlet tail flame of the thruster soon sprinkled on the bridge. Cole's face was illuminated by the thruster light of the Chaos warship. He looked at the upper and lower structures of the Black Stone Fortress rotating in different clockwise directions. The horrifying star destroyer cannon stood in the core position in the center. The muzzle of the cannon stretched out from the front, like a thick muzzle of a meteor.
That was what they needed to organize. He had seen the target.
"Start the thrusters! Push toward Blackstone Fortress! Quick! Send a signal to Firemane Fang! Move!" Cole stood up and shouted loudly. The entire bridge immediately began to operate at high speed. Countless commands mixed with the whispers of mechanical keyboards and servitors immediately filled the hall.
Cole strode to the edge of the command desk and held the handrail, looking at the huge man-made object outside the window, "Helmsman! Go forward!"
"Yes! Captain!" The old helmsman responded loudly, and then suddenly pulled the transmission lever at hand. The servitors around the helmsman began to whisper one by one. The intensive information transmission instantly penetrated the kilometer-long ship body and reached the thruster control unit at the end of the Infinite Frontier.
The huge thruster array began to spray huge flames. The powerful power pushed the Infinite Frontier forward and began to charge. The black and red ship body rushed out from the asteroid belt. The Space Wolves' battle barge, Firemane Fang, also rushed out at full speed on its side.
The two giant ships rushed towards the target like attacking beasts, and the plasma thrusters pushed the warships to sprint at full speed. The two warships broke through the outer defense line of the Chaos Fleet and rushed through the destroyers and frigates of the Black Fleet at lightning speed.
Cole supported his hands on the handrails. He had to do this or he would definitely fall to the ground. Old Kent rotated the rudder in his hand greatly. The Infinite Frontier was like an extension of his body. The warship rushed past the side of a Chaos cruiser.
The Fire Mane Fang and the Infinite Frontier rushed into the enemy camp together. The Wolf Group's battle barge rushed to a small reconnaissance ship and instantly broke the small boat with the ram of the bow. The explosion of the plasma reactor instantly bloomed in the hull and turned into a brilliant spark.
At this moment, all the Black Legion warships reacted, and all the warships began to turn urgently and launch attacks. The outer destroyers quickly turned around like a flock of vultures. The countless cannons and light spears on their ships bombarded the Infinite Frontier, and the void shield was instantly lit up. The shining flames almost instantly engulfed half of the ship.
But the Infinite Frontier rushed through the fire cloud. When the black building complex slid through the fire cloud, it set off a large surging wave. The warship spewed blazing flames and rushed towards the Black Stone Fortress in front.
On the side and above, a Chaos Cruiser fired a whole row of shells, and dense rain of bullets bombarded the shield. The clouds of fire exploded and rolled on the surface of the void shield.
"Fight back!" Cole's voice overwhelmed the sound of the explosion and reached the fire controller's ears accurately, "Free fire! Now!" "Yes, sir!"
The fire controller quickly issued an order, and the lightning-fast signal reached every fire deck. Immediately, all the artillery began to roar and roar. The fully-mounted macro cannons on both sides of the Mars-class battleship began to spray violent flames, and the shells engraved with the Mechanicus's hymns broke through the curtain of the star sea and bombarded the enemy ships.
The flames of the explosion began to surge and roll in the entire star sea, and the light spears turned and fired rapidly. One after another, the light spears gathered and hit a Chaos warship in front, and the void shield of the warship was broken in an instant.
The Chaos warship shattered and disintegrated after a moment. The destructive firepower came from the Fire Mane Fang above. The Space Marine battle flagship rushed forward at a higher speed. The macro cannons on both sides and the attack cannons on the top fired at full speed, and small Chaos warships exploded and shattered around.
The Space Marine warship tore through billowing flames and charged forward. The roaring fire wolf statue on the hull was now actually breathing fire, flames surging from its head to both sides, and rows of weapons under the black wolf's hands fiercely opened fire to fight back.
Dense automatic guns and rapid-fire cannons rained down all around, countless sparks burst out, and light spears penetrated the fire cloud and continuously bombarded the shields of both sides.
"Kent! Full left rudder!" Cole shouted, and the helmsman below immediately executed the order, and the rudder turned sharply, almost overturning half of the people on the bridge.
The battleship quickly lowered its head to avoid a Chaos warship rushing out of the fire cloud. The warship passed over the head of the Infinite Frontier. Cole punched the handrail and roared in an overwhelming voice, "Top firepower! Fire upward!"
All the weapon arrays on the upper side of the Infinite Frontier's hull were raised, and the automatic guns and honeycomb missiles were fired at the same time. The dense artillery fire bombarded the belly of the Chaos warship above, and sparks burst out.
The dazzling flames lit up the enemy ships and the buildings of the Infinite Frontier, but the flames raised by the concentrated shooting at close range hit the Infinite Frontier back, and the raging fire surged through the gap between the warship and the weapon position, and penetrated the hull along the gap like a surging torrent.
The raging fire passed under the gun mount of the bombardment gun, and the triple gun barrel slowly lifted up, and then burst into an angry roar that resounded through the universe!
The divine weapon of the God of All Machines vented the anger of its creator, and the artillery fire that was enough to destroy an entire city hit the enemy ship's shield at close range without any firepower attenuation. In an instant, the void shield of the Chaos giant ship was penetrated, and the void shield flickered and attenuated until it disappeared.
"In the name of the Emperor! For the glory of the Imperial Navy! Smash these bastards!" Cole roared, his roar turned into a real destructive force, dense missiles were fired from the hull, and missiles flashing red flew out of every launch silo.
Proton missiles bombarded the bottom of the Chaos ship, dense automatic artillery fire and the second shell of the bombardment cannon fiercely hit the belly of the enemy ship, and the flames sprayed out from the broken hull, like a wounded giant spraying blood.
The giant ship collapsed above the Infinite Frontier, and a huge explosion occurred instantly. The shock wave hit the Infinite Frontier and caused the warship to fall down.
Kent immediately pulled up three full operating levers. He stretched out his hand and pulled all the control valves on the display panel. The helmsman stretched out his hand and pulled a transmission rod to the deadest angle.
The reverse thrust engine roared immediately, and a giant plasma flame lit up from under the hull. The huge thrust made the warship raise its head, but what greeted them was not the Tantu, but the second Chaos giant ship!
The Chaos battlecruiser rushed from the cross section, and the sides of the giant ship were all aimed at the Infinite Frontier, and immediately began to roar, firing a volley of macro cannons to hit the bow of the Infinite Frontier.
The raging fire engulfed the entire bridge vision, and the violent shock wave almost knocked Cole down. He supported himself on the handrail, and then he heard the warning sound that made people's heart stop.
"Break the shield! The void shield has been penetrated!" The operator who barely climbed up shouted, Cole stared at the front after the fire cloud dissipated, and the flickering light of the void shield disappeared. Almost immediately, countless small and medium-sized shells hit the Infinite Frontier.
Violent explosions rang out from the beginning to the end of the entire battleship, and the piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire bridge. Cole punched the handrail and stood up.
But he stopped before he could say anything. A huge shadow covered the bridge of the Infinite Frontier. It was the Fire Mane Fang!
"No need to be afraid! No need to hesitate! We are the sons of Leman Russ! Roar! Brothers! Roar!" The communication channel of the Fire Mane Fang exploded in the bridge. The giant ship passed in front of the Infinite Frontier. The second wave of shells all hit the Fire Mane Fang. The flash of the void shield and the fire of the explosion flashed before Cole's eyes.
"Nova Cannon! Fire!" Cole roared, and his voice was responded to by the Infinite Frontier's machine soul. Before the operator gave the order, an incredible scene appeared. The Nova Cannon on the screen began to charge itself, and then the locking standard device had completed the locking.
The gunner shouted and pressed the fire button. The shining Nova cannon instantly pierced through the flames. The flames were immediately pierced when the Fire Mane Fang rushed past. The beam almost brushed the propeller mouth of the Fire Mane Fang, and the plasma flames it spewed out were pierced by the Nova cannon.
The glare of the Nova cannon hit the Chaos warship in front, and the battlecruiser was immediately broken, and the void shield was shattered and disintegrated.
"Torpedo! Salvo!" Cole's voice turned into a rage of destruction again. Countless torpedoes were fired from the launch tubes at the bow of the ship. The grid-shaped torpedoes were fired at the enemy warships. In an instant, the black hull was sprayed with surging blood and fire.
The surface of the armor was shattered and disintegrated, and the explosions of fire engulfed the warship. It was hit from the center, and the shattered hull was completely broken.
The Infinite Frontier crashed head-on into the enemy ship, its hull broke into two sections from the center, and the decorations and buildings on the bow of the Infinite Frontier were all destroyed.
The broken building fragments splashed around, and the warship rushed through the fragments and ruins. The Fire Mane Fang blocked the Infinite Frontier above it to block its rapid firepower.
"Void Shield! Charge! Quick! Now!" Cole shouted, and the operator turned his head and looked at the captain, "Charging now will damage the energy storage device, sir!" "Do it!"
The operator turned back and immediately executed the order, the energy finger was instantly pulled full, and the powerful force was injected into the body of the Ten Thousand Machines to light up the shield generator.
The void shield took shape instantly, and the shining energy shield appeared before more shells hit the warship. The Firemane Fang accelerated forward, and the long flames of the plasma thrusters were stretched straight and long.
Firemane Fang fired fiercely while breaking through the blockade of the Chaos fleet in front. The Infinite Frontier followed closely behind and broke through the gap made by the Wolves. The two warships passed through the blockade of the swarm of Chaos warships.
They came to the edge of the Blackstone Fortress and came to the outside of the rotating building.
Cole slammed on the control panel, and the communication channel was immediately opened, "Vito! Go!"