From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man - Chapter 452

Soon, an ODST (Hell Paratrooper) approached quietly and attached the explosive device firmly to the thick wall on the right side of the church.

Afterwards, the captains of the two teams led the ODSTs and elite veterans to stand one by one, close to the wall and distributed on both sides of the blast point, patiently waiting for the moment of the raid.

“Eywa lehìyu, zong livu nga'”

(Great God, please protect us.)

“Eywa lehìyu, ngaliv kllkxem ayhumon sì ayliyutongu”

(Lord of the Almighty, please help us kill all humans and lizardmen)

But inside the church, the Na’vi people who were praying did not notice anything strange outside the church.

In other words, there was not a single Na’vi in ​​the entire village, and more than thirty ODSTs and elite veterans were deployed around them almost silently.

Without the assistance of Eva’s will, it means that they can no longer rely on Pandora’s ecological environment to serve as their “eyes”.

These Na’vi people, who are deeply dependent on the “power of nature”, are completely unaware of the danger from the “people in the sky”, which is rapidly approaching.

And now the Na’vi people can no longer tame the four-winged flying dragon as easily as before.

This resulted in the Na’vi’s “aerial units” being pitifully few, and their size was even less than during the fight against the RDA.

But the atmosphere around the church became increasingly tense and “excited.”

Every second of the countdown made the ODST and elite veterans more and more impatient to get a glimpse of what was going on inside the church.

If the “evidence is conclusive”, then we can go all out and start a big fight!

Finally, as the countdown of the explosive device “returns to zero”——

Boom——! ! !

The loud noise of the explosion suddenly tore apart the apparent tranquility of the village.

The sudden fire and explosions spread out, and the walls of the church instantly collapsed inward, sending a large amount of dust and gravel flying.

? ? ! !

“Fìtseng, pehem?!”

“Fìtseng, txoa fìtsenge?!”

(what happened?!)

The surrounding Na’vi people were frightened by the unexpected loud noise. They all put down their work and looked in the direction of the explosion in surprise. The shock on their faces could not be dissipated for a long time.

But the next second, they realized that the only culprits who could cause such a commotion were the “Heaven Man” and the “Lizard Man” who had formed a mortal enemy with them.

The moment the explosive device took effect, the two captains and more than a dozen ODSTs and elite veterans who had been impatient immediately launched a surprise attack.

The two captains took the lead and led the team into the church through the thick smoke. The other team members filed in one after another, moving quickly and orderly.

The four ODSTs and elite veterans at the end of the team did not enter with the team. Instead, they guarded the gap in a fan shape to ensure safety and provide fire cover and retreat channels for teammates who had already penetrated deep into the church.

Thick smoke caused by the explosion filled the entire church, severely blocking the view.

But for ODSTs and elite veterans with visual assistance systems, it is “incredibly bright”, and the smoke becomes another kind of cover.

Their individual soldier system automatically activated pulse scanning, quickly dynamically mapping the structure and activities inside the church.

On the helmet screen, the outlines of seats, statues, and the images of the Na’vi people running in terror were clearly presented to everyone, as if they had penetrated the smoke, making the layout of the church clear.

The ODST captain stared at the screen with piercing eyes. The real-time image allowed him to quickly locate the location of each Na’vi and their movements.

Most of the Na’vi people gathered in the church seemed to be elderly. They were wearing traditional jungle weaves, hunched over and walking slowly.

Obviously, those who are allowed to stay in this “holy” place to pray during the day are all respected elders.

But more than the identity of the Na’vi, what made the ODST captain more concerned and alert was the strange blue light.

The light spreads across every corner of the church, dark and cold, seeming to float in the air, bringing an elusive sense of uneasiness.

The light source mainly comes from those Neville candles that emit strange light, and the flame of the candle is not orange, but a surprising deep blue.

But in the captain’s keen intuition, these candles seemed to be just a cover-up. The real source of light actually came from the huge and twisted statue at the front of the church.

As the thick smoke gradually dissipated, the captain was able to see the details of the statue through the details outlined on the helmet screen——

It was a grotesque and evil figure without any symmetrical body structure.

The statue is like a variety of creatures being forcibly spliced ​​together. It has the heads of unknown animals and strange structures like tentacles embedded in it. The huge body is also mixed with unexplained limb connections.

Some parts even have the feel of flesh and blood, which is intimidating.

The vague radiance emitted by the statue seems to be the source of the blue light, and its ominous shape is reminiscent of blasphemy and chaos, as if it is not a simple object of worship, but is actually some kind of evil from the subspace. The embodiment of existence.

Facing the scene in front of him, the ODST captain’s expression quickly changed from solemn to a kind of fanatical excitement.

He stared at the ugly and twisted statue, and he was sure that these Na’vi had been corrupted by the power of the warp.

Such a discovery meant that the guy they were facing was a real “heretic” and was allowed to be completely eliminated. It also meant that they could let go and “kill as much as they wanted”!

After all, ODST and elite veterans were “extreme” militants.

If they had not read and memorized the Human Code and were blessed by the Emperor’s psychic power, ODST and elite veterans would have been the “favorites” of a certain evil god in the warp.

Moreover, the “deformed” statue in front of them was enough to determine the heresy of the Na’vi, allowing them to fight legally and compliantly. What else could make them more excited than this?

Then, the ODST captain pointed his gun at a Na’vi who was closest to the statue, and after pulling the trigger, he shouted loudly and excitedly on the communication channel:

“All members, fire freely! Clean up these heretic bastards!!”

“Huha!!”

“Ah–!!”

All the ODSTs and elite veterans present also responded with great excitement, and they all locked their targets and pulled the triggers one after another.

Accompanied by the “buzzing” sound of plasma and the “hissing” of spike bullets breaking through the air, it immediately turned into a frenzy of firepower and energy.

The blue plasma group and the white tracer spike bullets cut through the air, splashing strong energy fluctuations and sparks, annihilating the originally gloomy blue light of the church in the blazing weapon firepower.

In an instant, in the not-so-spacious church, the statue was covered with shattered dust and shrapnel, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.

In the eyes of the Na’vi, these old men in the church are undoubtedly “highly respected” people in the tribe, but in the eyes of the ODST and elite veterans, they are just slow-moving “mobile” merits and generous bonuses.

Besides, all the abnormalities in front of them are enough to show that the Na’vi have become Chaos puppets, so this cleanup operation is just a routine elimination of heretics, and there is absolutely no mercy.

The old Na’vi who was originally praying “devoutly” in the church was dizzy due to the impact of the explosion and the thick smoke, and instantly lost his sense of direction.

When he was still panicking, he was attacked by Gauss and plasma guns.

In just a few seconds, accompanied by the dull sound of falling to the ground, dozens of old Na’vi were killed by this group of elites composed of “heavenly people” and “lizard people”.

And these few seconds also made the church completely “dead silent”.

At this moment, the battle outside the church also started;

The ODSTs and elite veterans who were responsible for providing cover for the captain and his men, after receiving the order of “free fire” on the communication, immediately launched a fierce sweep against the defenseless Na’vi.

The ODSTs followed the conventional tactical principles, taking turns to suppress firepower in groups of two, accurately covering each other’s replacement of ammunition, and there was no lack of fierce offensive rhythm during the battle.

This group of combat madmen was very radical, but they were always steady in the details, leaving almost no loopholes and mistakes.

At the same time, the style of the elite veterans was as wild and fierce as ever-

“Ah–! Ah–!”

“Die! You bastards!!”

“For the Empire! For my Lord!!”

The unique growl and passionate war cry of the elite clan, mixed with the sound of gunfire from Gauss and plasma guns, resounded throughout the village.

With the blessing of optical camouflage, their figures almost blended into the surroundings, like ghosts shuttling through the streets and narrow alleys of the village, emitting deadly threats.

After the batteries of the plasma guns were emptied, these elite veterans were too lazy to replace the condensed battery magazines, but took off the “sword handles” attached to their waists.

Buzz~Buzz——! !

Accompanied by a low humming sound, the sword handles immediately extended sharp double-edged energy swords on both sides, emitting a blue-green luster.

The elite veterans swung these energy swords, leaving afterimages while waving, and quickly shuttled among the Na’vi.

However, whether it was the bright fire of the guns, the dazzling trajectory of the plasma cannons, or the blue flashing edge of the double-edged energy swords, they could not be completely hidden, forming a series of deadly blue trajectories.

Although it seemed “out of place”, it harvested every Na’vi accurately with its ruthless blades, like an unrealistic nightmare spreading in the village.

And from the perspective of the Na’vi, what appeared before their eyes were blue sword blades “floating in the air”, cutting through the air at lightning speed, instantly cutting off their compatriots from the waist, or beheading them with one sword.

The cruel and swift killing, the broken limbs and arms everywhere, and the rolling heads with eyes wide open, all made them feel extremely terrified.

They knew that this was the unique technology of the “Heavenly People” and “Lizard People”, but they could not confront it head-on, so they could only rely on their senses to shoot arrows and swing spears at the “air”.

As the battle progressed to this point, the ODSTs and elite veterans who infiltrated the village completely put aside their concerns about hiding their whereabouts, and their only goal was to annihilate all the heretics in front of them.

At the same time, more than 300 guys distributed outside the village also received the latest intelligence.

The “deformed” statues inside the church were confirmed to be correct, proving that the Na’vi were connected with the chaotic forces in the subspace, and the name of heresy was indisputable.

Therefore, when fierce fighting broke out in this village, the peripheral troops quickly gave up their original goals, changed directions, and moved closer to the core of the village, preparing to support the two reconnaissance teams and ensuring that they could evacuate to a “safe distance” as soon as possible after the operation.

After all, the Luna Wolves’ 2nd Fleet also used the screen sharing function to “witness” the individual camera shots of ODSTs and elite veterans.

The disturbing statues and the church atmosphere shrouded in a strange blue light all indicate that the Na’vi people have fallen deeply into the quagmire of blasphemy.

Therefore, the captain of the 2nd company, who had returned to the flagship on the Thunderhawk gunboat, immediately reported to Horus, and then directly ordered the fleet to conduct a wave of saturation bombing to the core area of ​​the Holy Tree Capital.

This move is not only to complete the mission of “purging the Na’vi” that Horus implicitly told, but also to prevent the possible Chaos Sacrifice Ceremony.

The Captain of the 2nd Company understood that once the heretical Na’vi tried to summon the demons of the subspace through sacrifice in desperate situations, the entire Pandora planet would face a catastrophic chaos invasion.

The Na’vi people can die, but it must not lead to a large-scale Chaos invasion.

You must know that the total population of Pandora now exceeds 60 million, and anything may lead to a repeat of the New Mombasa incident.

soon–

Whoosh-whoosh-! ! !

Several “bright” beams of light instantly fell from the sky and cut through the clouds, and these were tungsten steel bullets fired by the ship’s electromagnetic main gun.

With extremely high speed and huge kinetic energy, they appeared directly in the sight of all soldiers and Na’vi people like thunder.

The several-ton needle-shaped tungsten steel bullet accurately hit the core area of ​​the Holy Tree Capital, shattering everything in its path and causing the ground to tremble violently in an instant.

The first thing to bear the brunt is the huge “holy tree” with a height of more than two kilometers, which seems to symbolize the existing Na’vi civilization.

The needle-like tungsten steel bullet pierced directly into its thick trunk, penetrated its crown and trunk, and tore it into pieces.

In an instant, the branches and leaves of the giant tree fell to the ground like a collapsing waterfall, and the trunk was blown into flying fragments by the violent impact, spewing out in all directions.

Countless Na’vi people were not even able to feel or notice the pain, and were shattered by the violent impact and turned into lifeless “crumbs” and fragments.

Boom—boom—! ! !

Following a series of dull loud noises, the entire land rippled like a tsunami. The shock wave swept across, setting off billowing smoke and deafening aftermath of the explosion. It was like a huge scene of earth shattering, plunging the entire area into complete destruction.

Just as the shock wave was about to sweep through the outermost villages, all ODSTs and hell paratroopers had already hurriedly evacuated to a safe area.

At the same time, the leader of the ODST investigation team also took away a “book” from the church.

However, the captain, who knew that anything related to subspace was not allowed to be consulted with curiosity, directly sealed the “book” and prepared to hand it over to the 2nd company commander for personal processing.