Warhammer 40: From the League of Humans to Warhammer

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"What you're thinking about, I've certainly considered. Ordinary warp demons would only face certain death if they encountered the Web Path, so there's no need to worry."

As he spoke, Zhou Qing pulled Trajan to a machine, and that brand-new machine was used to explain the situation of the entire network.

"The operation of the Internet will be taken over by your Imperial Guard from now on. I originally wanted to mobilize Guilliman's Ultramarines to guard it, but since this is the palace, it is best for you to guard it."

"This machine can show you the condition of the entire network. If there is any damage, you can press the button next to it to increase the power output."

This will allow for further repair of the network tunnels and also eliminate enemies that have entered them.

"At the same time, it will also tell you the extent of the damage. If you see more than 40% damage, or even an irresistible and powerful entity appearing inside the network, then don't hesitate to press this button."

Zhou Qing swiped the virtual screen and directly showed him an end button.

"If the enemy cannot be resisted, and there are no of our own left in the Web, then press here, and this Web will be destroyed immediately, and no one will be able to reach Terra through the Web."

"If something is unusable, then we can just destroy it. But you must be careful not to press this button when any of our own people are inside."

“If you destroy the Web Path, then the people who were originally on the Web Path will appear directly in the subspace. You should understand that for ordinary people to appear there, there is only one way out: death.”

"If we want to support them, we need the Psionic Legion, but I haven't developed the Psionic Legion yet."

Zhou Qing gave Trajan a stern warning, and Trajan memorized everything Zhou Qing said.

After Zhou Qing indicated that the network could be destroyed, Trajan nodded very sincerely.

He now admits that the Emperor's online gaming technology is nothing compared to this one.

If the Emperor's web tunnel were directly destroyable, he wouldn't have allowed the enemy to enter Terra directly through it, and he wouldn't have needed to sit on the Golden Throne and block it all the time.

Although the burning of the Star Torch requires the Emperor's psychic power, at least he doesn't have to sit firmly on it like he does now.

Chapter 81 The Tragic Demons and Cultists

Trajan understood Zhou Qing's meaning, but he did not immediately withdraw all the Imperial Guards. He left 1000 Imperial Guards to be ready for any eventuality.

After all, he still needs to be prepared with the necessary precautions.

Zhou Qing did not leave the network; he remained standing in place, waiting for his army to arrive.

Time passed slowly as the two waited, until the sound of orderly footsteps echoed from the net lane.

Along with this came the sounds of large machinery.

Although it was impossible to discern the exact machine making the sound, there were indeed large war machines present.

This time Trajan didn't react to the stress. It was obvious that even a fool could figure out that the Chaos beings couldn't possibly march in such perfect unison.

The only ones capable of such synchronized footsteps could not possibly be the Chaos Demons; they could only be the reinforcements Zhou Qing had mentioned earlier.

A smile appeared on Zhou Qing's face. Finally, reinforcements had arrived, and now there were enough troops to deal with the demons on Terra.

After all, he was the Sun Lord of the Human Empire, in charge of war affairs, so war was something he was responsible for. Since there were demons here, he was responsible for annihilating them.

Amidst the expectant gazes of everyone, two Warlord-class Titans emerged, followed by 20 Poison Blades.

And this is only the beginning.

Following behind the 20 Poison Blades was an entire regiment of Planetary Defense Forces, dressed in standard power armor, carrying Gauss rifles, and with power swords at their waists.

Each person also carried three nuclear magnetic grenades as supplementary firepower.

This is far from the end.

Behind this planetary defense force are 40 unique combat tanks from the Federation of Humanity.

The Annihilator Battle Tank was once a main battle tank in the Human Federation, capable of operating in any terrain and environment.

More importantly, it has no energy problem. If the tank's own energy is completely used up, the four human comrades inside the tank only need to get a good night's sleep for four or five hours, and the energy will be recharged.

The technology used inside is similar to the bed that Zhou Qing distributed earlier; it can collect the various energies emitted by them, then make minor changes to turn them into the energy needed for the tank.

This tank has a variety of main guns, and the Disintegration Cannon can be used when a siege is needed.

For precision strikes, it can be modified into a main battle tank that uses light spear weapons.

Gravity cannons, plasma cannons, gamma ray burst cannons, and orbital plasma cannons can all be mounted on this tank.

It's fair to say that this tank is Zhou Qing's equivalent of the Leman Rustank; it's a versatile chassis.

"Space Marine!?"

"Moving the Space Marines here shouldn't be of much use. There aren't enough of them to solve Terra's problem. Terra's problem right now is that it needs a large army."

Tula was somewhat puzzled by what he was seeing.

What's the point of bringing Space Marines here?

Even with the support of a Warmaster-level Titan, counterinsurgency warfare is clearly not fought this way.

What is needed in counterinsurgency operations is to precisely eliminate the resistance forces and then preserve the integrity of the buildings as much as possible. What use would it be if such weapons of mass destruction were brought in?

You can't just send Titans to destroy bases; that's obviously unreliable.

Zhou Qing, who was watching his army appear, naturally heard the words of the Imperial Guard commander behind him, but he didn't even turn his head.

“You’ve misunderstood. These aren’t Space Marines. They’re just some ordinary PDFs. You should know about the Planetary Defense Force.”

"Of course I know that the problems on Terra require a large-scale mobilization of the military to deal with them, which is why I mobilized my planetary defense forces, totaling 2,800 million."

"With these troops, and in conjunction with Terra's original forces, it will be much easier to eradicate these cultists and demons."

"Are you serious?"

Tulajn stared intently at Zhou Qing with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you kidding me?"

You're telling me those guys in power armor carrying weapons are just ordinary PDFs?

How did they see that it looked like a PDF?

Zhou Qing had seen those PDFs in his hands firsthand during the Lionsgate battle.

Those guys were no different from Space Marines at that time, and they immediately drew their power swords and started fighting the Chaos Demons.

Ordinary Ultra Warriors aren't even as powerful as these guys; they slaughtered the demons as soon as they entered the ranks.

Now Zhou Qing comes over and tells him that these guys really are PDFs.

Honestly, how do these guys resemble the Planetary Defense Force? If the Planetary Defense Force is this strong, what are the Astronautical Army supposed to do?

What should the Space Marines do?

Tula's expression was somewhat difficult to shake off; he was still immersed in Zhou Qing's words, while the army within the network continued to advance.

Thanks to the power armor that Zhou Qing had provided for them, they received orders directly from him.

Once outside the network, these PDFs understood their respective missions. They quickly began advancing towards their mission objectives, using groups and alliances as the basic units, preparing to eliminate all remaining demons and cultists.

Typically, a company of planetary defense troops faces opponents who are either gangsters or traitors.

If demons or even a rebel army numbering in the tens of thousands were to appear, then Zhou Qing would have to mobilize a warband of planetary defense forces.

The Warmaster-level Titans also fought alongside them; these Titans were used to deal with large demon units that they couldn't handle.

As one army after another marched out, Trajan watched them closely and noticed that they were marching out in a consistent formation.

Each unit consists of 3000 Planetary Defense Force soldiers, 20 Poison Blade tanks, two Warlord-class Titans, and 40 Annihilators.

Judging from this organization, it seems that each of these units is organized as a PDF infantry unit.

PDF infantry regiment is utter bullshit.

I was really annoyed by the thoughts in my mind.

Trajan couldn't help but utter a harsh complaint, then fell silent as he watched the endless stream of soldiers emerging from the net.

From the initial unit structure to now, he has seen 30 regiments of soldiers emerge from it.

And this force still shows no signs of being depleted; could it be the 2,800 million planetary defense force Zhou Qing mentioned?

If the Emperor hadn't solemnly told him not to interfere with Zhou Qing's actions, he would probably be in a panic by now.

He was certain that Zhou Qing was a morally upright leader and he didn't need to worry about what Zhou Qing would do to the human empire.

Or rather, the emperor would love for him to do something to the human empire.

In their previous conversation, the Emperor had stated directly that if Zhou Qing wanted the Human Empire, he would give it all to him.

Therefore, Trajan's mindset was relatively stable at this time; he was simply pondering a question in his mind.

2,800 million Space Marines went to wipe out the demons and cultists?

Cultists and demons are so pitiful—

Chapter 82 The High Lords Launch an Attack on Zhou Qing

Groups of Space Marines began to execute their combat plans.

On this day, even the soldiers on Terra, the capital of the Throne World Empire, witnessed a spectacle they had never seen before in their lives.

An IG infantry regiment paired with a PDF (crossed out).

Team up with a Space Marine chapter and fight alongside them.

IG never imagined they would receive such treatment, with Space Marines advancing alongside them to eliminate all resistance.

Their enemies, while slightly more numerous than them, were still only a limited number.

An IG infantry regiment, together with a Space Marine chapter, went to encircle and annihilate what was essentially a gang or demon force of around 10 people.

At the same time, Warmaster-level Titans will also assist in combat at any time.

This gave the IGs a kind of joy they had never felt before.

The Emperor's angels, the demigods of the human empire, were always by their side, fighting alongside them, looking just like ordinary big-headed people.

Of course, although they were Space Marines from the same chapter, it was clear that Zhou Qing's standard Space Marine force was completely different from what Guilliman had described in the Astartes Grand Ceremony.

A chapter of 3000 Space Marines doesn't seem to fit the description in the Codex Atrest that a chapter should only have 1,000.

However, Guilliman wisely refrained from seeking out Zhou Qing to carry out his Astartes Codex.

Because Zhou Qing's definition of this unit is pdf.

After all, he had met the Emperor with Zhou Qing, and the Emperor trusted Zhou Qing completely, so why was he worrying about it?