Chapter 33: Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monster Horde [33]
This time, when they destroyed the Hive Fleet Mothership's tentacle, they didn't even need to leave the cabin to engage in boarding combat—they didn't have to face those dangerous bugs at all!
Under the Emperor's miraculous radiance, they achieved victory!
Everyone inside the cabin was extremely excited.
"This is simply unbelievable! We destroyed the Hive Fleet Mothership's tentacle in this way!" exclaimed the Captain.
After being blessed by the Emperor, this massive war machine now had the power to single-handedly destroy the Hive Fleet Mothership's tentacles. This battle seemed like it had nothing to do with them anymore!
"This divine machine! It has been blessed by the Emperor! With it, we will surely be able to destroy the four Hive Fleet Motherships in outer space," declared the Canoness.
At this moment, she even believed that the man before her, who claimed to be half a Primarch, was truly the chosen one of the Emperor.
Otherwise, some things would simply be inexplicable!
Those consecutive bursts of golden light just now were not something an ordinary person could unleash.
And this man was not a psyker, because the arrival of the Tyranid swarm would create an immensely powerful warp shadow that suppressed the abilities of psykers.
More importantly, even the most powerful psykers could not fundamentally alter the structure of a divine mechanical Titan to make it significantly stronger in battle.
Anyone with a keen eye could see that after those two bursts of golden light, the Titan machine they were piloting had undergone a dramatic transformation.
There was no need for any more doubts—Lord Rhodes, you are the Emperor's chosen!
"There are still two Hive Fleet tentacles left. We must deal with them quickly, then proceed into outer space," Rhodes said.
Previously, he had been wondering how to explain why King Joe had suddenly become so powerful, but now everything could be attributed to the Emperor's miracles. He had to admit—sometimes religious indoctrination was incredibly effective!
They could turn black into white, white into gold—even his monster's upgrade glow looked impressive. If the golden light had been blood-red, black, purple, or green instead…
Well, then he might have been mistaken for the chosen of Khorne, Slaanesh, Nurgle, or Tzeentch instead!
At this moment, Rhodes still had more than 9,000 system coins left. Finishing off the remaining two Hive Fleet tentacles should earn him another 10,000 coins.
Once that was done, he could upgrade the Pedan spaceship and strengthen King Joe one more time—that should be enough.
He had no idea how many system coins he would earn for destroying four Hive Fleet Motherships, but…
Ten minutes later, Rhodes piloted King Joe and the Pedan spaceship to the third Hive Fleet tentacle.
The number of Tyranids gathered here was considerable, though not significantly greater than at the second tentacle.
Rhodes controlled King Joe to land directly on the ground, unleashing a relentless bombardment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Pedanium main cannon rained destruction upon the Tyranid forces.
Countless Tyranid creatures were reduced to dust under the might of this massive cannon. At this moment, the Tyranids were utterly devastated.
They had discovered something horrifying—the bodies of their fallen brethren, slain by this massive mechanical beast, could not be reclaimed as biomass!
Though it seemed like they were being blown to pieces, not a trace of biomass remained. Everything had completely vanished. This was a devastating blow to the swarm.
In the past, whether it was humans or any other faction, even if they wiped out Tyranid forces if they didn't quickly dispose of the corpses, Rippers would soon devour them.
These Rippers would then carry the biomass back to the mothership, where it would be reprocessed into new Tyranid units.
But the forces wiped out by King Joe and King Red had their biomass fully converted into energy. The swarm had no way to reclaim it.
King Joe also unleashed Pedanium beam attacks from other parts of its body. The Tyranid swarm's flying and ranged units attempted to retaliate, but their attacks were effortlessly blocked by King Joe's energy shields.
Unless the attack was overwhelmingly powerful, King Joe's shields could negate it entirely.
Soon, the Pedan spaceship coordinated with King Joe, severing yet another Hive Fleet tentacle. Rhodes received a system reward of over 5,000 coins.
Half an Hour Later…
Rhodes piloted King Joe to the location of the final Hive Fleet tentacle.
Without hesitation, he spent 8,000 system coins to upgrade King Joe's armor and main cannon for the third time.
A dazzling golden radiance erupted once again, instantly obliterating the Tyranids clinging to King Joe's body.
King Joe had now grown to 70 meters in height and weighed a staggering 65,000 tons.
The Pedanium main cannon still had one upgrade slot left, but it required King Joe to reach 120 meters before it could be applied.
At this point, the firepower of this divine machine had reached an unimaginable level.
The golden glow from the upgrade sent the Battle Sisters into a frenzy.
"Go forth, Lord Rhodes! For the Emperor! For the Imperium! Let us exterminate these damned xenos!"
The Canoness was ecstatic. At this moment, she was convinced—Rhodes was not a psyker, but rather the Emperor's chosen.
Because even an Alpha-level psyker could not possibly turn a 50-meter-tall Titan into a 70-meter-tall divine machine.
A flying, heavily armed war machine of this caliber could only be a miracle of the Emperor himself!
"There's no need to go down there."
Yet, the golden radiance emanating from King Joe only made the Battle Sisters even more fervent!
"I can feel the Emperor's call, Lord Rhodes!" The Canoness' face was flushed with excitement, her eyes brimming with fervor.
The rest of the Battle Sisters trembled in unison, their faces burning red. Then, they began shouting enthusiastically.
Rhodes' mouth twitched. These crazy musclehead sisters… they're experiencing a divine ecstasy?!
The Space Marines were excited too, but their biological augmentations allowed them to suppress extreme emotions. They were nowhere near as fanatical as the Battle Sisters.
At that moment, a faint golden light appeared inside King Joe's hangar.
Rhodes could see that every single Battle Sister, including the Canoness, was now glowing with golden light!
Holy shit. I didn't upgrade them!
Are you kidding me? This is insane!
Was the Emperor himself watching this battle?!
Rhodes nodded and teleported the glowing Battle Sisters down to the battlefield.
Let's see what kind of miracle the Emperor has in store for these fierce warrior sisters.
"For the Emperor! Fight!"
The Battle Sisters erupted with unprecedented battle fervor, unleashing a storm of Pedanium rifle fire and wielding their chainswords with unrelenting fury.
Golden light flooded the battlefield. Any Tyranid unit that came into contact with it immediately began to burn, writhing in agony as they collapsed.