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Another factor is that the human empire has a kind of worshipful mentality towards these Titans.
When these divine machines traverse the land, the morale of the human empire's troops soars.
In contrast, if he were to manufacture a Federation combat unit that is expensive but powerful in combat, it could serve the same purpose.
However, there will probably be no initial boost to morale.
Of course, the Federation's weapons are mainly made of alloys, and they cannot be manufactured if the quality is not up to standard.
Furthermore, although Titan is cheap, it still requires the use of alloys.
Therefore, Zhou Qing did not have many Titans; he only had 400 Warmaster-class Titans.
He simply couldn't produce more of it quickly.
The problem was that there simply wasn't enough alloy; it still needed to be used to build valuable transport ships and frigates.
Standing aboard the cruiser, Zhou Qing watched his fleet depart to assemble his planetary defense forces. After seeing them off, Zhou Qing turned his attention to the planet below.
"The warships will bombard all Chaos Gathering Phases with full force, indiscriminately striking them to weaken their combat capabilities as much as possible. We also order our psionic legion to prepare for an initial airborne landing to scout the situation on the planet."
"We must make contact with our fellow human beings on the planet and check on their situation."
Chapter 43 The Psionic Legion's First Battle: The Chaos Demon Appears
Under Zhou Qing's command, the Wanli-class cruisers began orbital bombardment of this imperial world. A large number of light spears were fired from the cruisers and directly aimed at the location of the Chaos Demon Army.
To be honest, Zhou Qing really couldn't understand why so many demons from the subspace were here. How did these guys even get here?
While the cruiser was continuously attacking the ground, the 400-strong psionic legion had reached the location of the drop pod and was subsequently airdropped by the cruiser.
Each drop pod can carry 4 Psionic Legion soldiers.
One hundred airdrop pods streaked across the sky like a meteor shower, leaving dazzling trails of flame in the chaotic atmosphere.
Each drop pod was covered in anti-chaos runes and carried four fully armed psionic warriors.
"Impact on the ground in 30 seconds," the AI navigation system announced emotionlessly. "All personnel prepare for impact."
Inside the drop pod, the psionic warriors silently inspected their equipment.
Their nanotech suits had switched to combat mode, their psionic weapons were fully charged, and their tactical goggles were constantly updating with data streams from the ground battlefield.
"Remember the mission priorities," the first airborne squad leader emphasized in the communications channel. "The primary objective is to establish a safe landing zone; the secondary objective is to search for survivors; and the last objective is to eliminate the Chaos forces."
When the first batch of airdropped pods crashed heavily onto the ground, the entire battlefield was shaken.
The moment the hatch burst open, the psionic warriors rushed out like lightning, immediately establishing a circular defensive line amidst the smoke and dust.
"High concentration of subspace contamination detected!" A soldier's tactical goggles flashed frantically. "The Chaos Demon Army is gathering at ten o'clock!"
The arrival of the airdrop pods naturally attracted the attention of the Chaos Demon Lord, but after these pods landed on the ground, the surrounding Chaos army began to assemble.
Thousands of Nurgle followers, their bodies covered in pustules, were seen staggering towards them, brandishing rusty knives and axes.
They were followed by three bloated Nurgles, which left corrosive slime on the ground with every step they took.
"Annihilate the enemy and wipe them out completely!" The psionic warriors raised their arms in unison, psionic energy surging in their palms.
The next second, forty pure psionic beams erupted simultaneously, tearing a blinding blue-white light curtain through the Chaos Battle Clan.
The Nurgle cultists who were struck let out a piercing wail, their corrupted bodies melting away as quickly as wax figures exposed to fire.
The most important thing about the Psionic Legion is their powerful psionic energy. Unlike ordinary troops that rely on weaponry, the most important thing about the Psionic Legion is their psionic attacks.
The defensive line formed by the psionic warriors was like an insurmountable Great Wall of Steel.
With each wave of their hands, dozens of beams of psionic energy tore through the battlefield, evaporating swathes of the Chaos Demon Army.
The corrosive slime of Nurgle vaporizes into harmless mist the moment it comes into contact with pure psionic energy, purifying even the filth on the ground.
"Second wave of enemies is coming! Three o'clock!" a warning came through the communication channel.
Hundreds of Khorne berserkers clad in brass armor burst from the ruins, their chainsaw axes emitting piercing screams.
"A blood sacrifice to the Blood God's skull, offered as a skull-seat!"
These bloodthirsty warriors completely ignored the casualties of their comrades, continuing their charge over the charred corpses burned by psionic energy.
"Switch to psionic mode," the captain calmly ordered. "Use 'Mind Blast'."
The psionic warriors immediately changed tactics. They crossed their arms, and a powerful psionic wave formed a visible distorting force field in front of them.
When the Khorne Berserkers reached a distance of fifty meters, four hundred psionic warriors simultaneously unleashed their psychic shocks.
An invisible psionic storm swept across the battlefield, deforming and shattering the Khorne berserkers' armor in the shockwave. Their muscle tissue was reduced to a pulp, and their bones shattered inch by inch. With a single blow, the entire Khorne warrior gang was reduced to a pile of bloody, mangled pieces.
Without a doubt, the Psionic Legion is powerful, and they would absolutely crush ordinary Khorne Legions.
Or rather, ordinary Chaos armies would have no chance against these psionic legions unless they had the advantage of sheer numbers.
However, it is extremely difficult for the Chaos Demon Army to gather their sheer numbers.
After all, a Federal cruiser personally overseen by Zhou Qing was parked on this track.
If the chaotic army shows any signs of large-scale gathering, a particle light spear will immediately be fired to completely annihilate it.
This is the advantage of controlling the air in the interstellar era: ground forces are basically helpless against orbital bombardment from warships.
If they were ordinary human imperial troops, perhaps they could have relied on orbital defense facilities to cause some undetectable damage to the Federation fleet, or even just reduce the energy shield's consumption.
But right now they are just ordinary Chaos Demons, and these ordinary Chaos Demons can't even reach the shields of a cruiser.
The Psionic Legion soldiers continued to expand outwards, clearing a landing zone for the next wave of troops to drop in.
They also had to carry out the governor's orders and make contact with the surrounding imperial armies.
They need to make contact with as many of the remaining humans on the planet as possible who are still resisting.
The psionic legions were virtually unstoppable among the Chaos's armies, but such unparalleled mowing down of enemies would eventually attract the attention of the Chaos Overlord.
After the Psionic Legion had annihilated hundreds of thousands of Chaos Legion soldiers, its unstoppable offensive finally attracted the attention of the true powerhouses of the Chaos forces.
A massive, blood-red rift suddenly split open in the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar, as a ten-meter-tall Khorne demon—Kha'Zak the Blood Reaper—torn through the veil of reality and descended upon the battlefield.
"Pathetic ants!" The Great Demon brandished his flaming axe, leaving charred footprints with every step. "How dare you slaughter the warriors of the Blood God!"
"You don't even dare to draw your weapons and have a real man's duel with the warriors of the Blood God, you deserve to die!"
Meanwhile, another purplish-black rift unfolded on the other side of the battlefield. The Tzeentch Archdeacon "The Tongue of a Thousand Faces," Az Mot, slowly emerged with dozens of Tzeentch wizards, their bodies surrounded by twisted psionic lightning.
The Psionic Legion's communication channels were momentarily jammed, and the tactical goggles were briefly filled with static-like noise. After 5 seconds, everything returned to normal.
"Two Chaos Demons have been discovered. The Psionic Legion is preparing to form ranks and destroy these two Chaos Demons, for the sake of humanity!"
The roars of the psionic legion rang out, and Zhou Qing shifted his attention to the battle on the ground.
He wanted to see how his psionic army would perform when facing two Chaos Demons.
At the same time, Zhou Qing had already conjured a powerful bolt of psionic lightning in his hand.
Although theoretically even the weakest psionic legion soldier could contend with an ordinary Chaos Archdemon, it was clear that the two Chaos Archdemons below were no ordinary Archdemons.
If the psionic legion falls into any disadvantage, a powerful psionic lightning bolt will strike from his hand, completely annihilating the two Chaos Demons below.
Zhou Qing only has this 400-strong psionic legion so far, how could he allow the Chaos Demon to wipe out his army?
(I'm going to press the recommendation button tomorrow, so this book will have to be updated to two chapters a day. I'll be focusing more on starting a new book. I have a new idea, and I can't wait to write it down.)
Chapter 44 You can lay down your weapons and rest in the back, or you can attack with us.
The Chaos Legion's first wave of attacks was wiped out without a trace, and the Psionic Legion's 400 Psionic soldiers successfully cleared a landing zone for the subsequent landing forces.
With the arrival of ten transport ships, 1,000 million planetary defense troops also arrived on the battlefield.
The real war has now officially begun.
All troops were ejected from the transport ships in their airdrop pods, and 1,000 million troops began to fall to the ground.
Along with them, 400 Warlord-class Titans were also airdropped.
After the last transport ship completed its airdrop, the entire landing zone had become a sea of steel.
The planetary defense force's armored columns kicked up clouds of dust, and the heavy footsteps of the Titan mechs made the earth tremble.
The war began to turn into a one-sided affair. When the surging Chaos Demon Army encountered Zhou Qing's Planetary Defense Force, it vanished in an instant, like ice meeting fire.
These planetary defense forces, clad in power armor and advancing relentlessly, are far superior to the planetary defense forces of ordinary human empires.
The Gauss rifles kept firing, and they were not only very effective against the greenskins, but also against the Chaos Demons. Almost every shot could take down a Chaos Demon or a cultist.
The soldiers of the Psionic Legion led the Planetary Defense Force forward as the vanguard.
Zhou Qing remained on the warship, observing the current situation through a holographic combat map. He could see the troops advancing outwards from a circular frame centered on their landing site.
Unfortunately, the human resistance forces that originally existed on this planet also began to dissipate.
This is not a hive world; it is simply a timber world, specifically designed for logging.
This results in a world that lacks sufficient planetary defense forces to resist and hive cities that can be used as defensive fortifications.
Faced with such a sudden chaotic demon nest, the humans of this logging world had little ability to resist. If Zhou Qing had been even slightly slower in sending out his fleet, he wouldn't have seen anyone still putting up a fight.
Even though Zhou Qing had dispatched troops to fight and was prepared to help the citizens of the human empire here, it did not have much effect.
The defenses of the Lumberjack World are so poor that the Planetary Defense Forces are practically like people from the Middle Ages.
Don't expect a bunch of armored guys with longswords to fight against the Chaos army. Only a few are equipped with Imperial-standard laser guns, and that number is far too small.
Seeing this scene before him, Zhou Qing had no good solutions. His troops had already begun fighting on the ground, but the resistance from the human empire had vanished far too quickly.
All we can say is that we'll continue to accelerate the process and see how many people will survive in the end.
With the full-scale landing of the Federation forces, the defeat of the Chaos Demon Army was inevitable.
The Planetary Defense Force's armored columns swept across the battlefield like a steel torrent, while the Titan mechs' plasma cannons and volcano cannons vaporized swathes of demons into ashes.
The Psionic Legion continues to lead the charge, using precise psionic strikes to destroy the twisted creations of Chaos.
However, in contrast, only the last stronghold of the Imperial army remained on the planet, putting up a final resistance. Meanwhile, the corruption of chaos had turned the original humans on the planet into chaotic monsters.
The defeat of the Chaos army may have been inevitable and even predetermined, but with the entire planet being hatched, the subsequent battles will become even more complicated.
A massive army of Chaos demons will surge towards Zhou Qing's landing force until the last man dies. And these men were, not long ago, citizens of the human empire, still human.