53: Chapter 53 An Unexpected Incident Occurs: Tartarus Suffers an Accident.

On Lexios, the mission of Flesh Tearers Chapter Master Seth changed to protecting the Helios Data Hub System on the Nomad Crawler.

Before long, people were shocked to find that the Tyranids landing on Lexios had nearly devoured the planet itself. Whether it was the world's marine life, algae, or even the seawater itself, everything had been sucked dry. In less than a day, the massive tides that had ravaged Lexios for centuries vanished.

Meanwhile, the Flesh Tearers and Battle Sisters could only don sealed helmets amidst the massive amounts of toxic gas released by the enemy, engaging in one bloody battle after another. But as time passed, the Flesh Tearers on the defensive line gradually began to be affected by the Red Thirst.

"For the Emperor!"

"For Sanguinius!"

"For Humanity!"

Some Battle-Brothers of the Flesh Tearers Chapter, unable to endure the bloodlust, shouted the name of Sanguinius and broke from the defensive line to charge into the Tyranid Swarm, launching suicide attacks against the enemy.

The Chapter Master, helpless in this situation, could only fight and retreat alongside the Battle-Brothers who remained sane and the equally battered Battle Sisters, shrinking their defensive line. No matter what, even if they all died in battle, they had to ensure the normal operation of the Solar Data Relay System until the grand prism was activated.

In space, the Imperial Navy and Flesh Tearers warships controlled by the players were engaged in a fierce battle with the Tyranids to support the Chapter and Battle Sisters on Lexios.

On the other hand, on the gas giant Eros, Captain Aphael of the Blood Angels Second Company received help from the awakened Necron Overlord of the Mephrit Dynasty—The Ineffable Zaratusa. The Necron forces he led quickly began clearing the Tyranid organisms entrenched around the transport pipes. According to the plan, the energy beam fired by the grand prism had to pass through these pipes to strike the planet's core directly. Because the gas giant was surrounded by turbulent atmospheric layers, Anrakyr the Traveller worried the beam would be disrupted by them, failing to achieve the goal of detonating the star system; thus, they had to clear the area around the pipes.

But were it not for the request of Anrakyr the Traveller, The Ineffable Zaratusa would not have cared one bit about the lives of these humans. In the eyes of this Necron Overlord, these creatures, like the Tyranids, were despicable xenos encroaching on his territory. But according to the Traveller, to eliminate the massive number of Tyranids in the system and reclaim control, they had to temporarily cooperate with these barbaric races. The furious Ineffable could only force himself to focus on the battle.

Meanwhile, the human forces stationed on the Refinery Platform were also clearing wave after wave of the Tyranid Swarm according to Commander Dante's orders. Guarding this location were the Cadian Shock Troops and the Blood Angels; laser beams and various shells exploded continuously on the platform as Astartes and Astra Militarum fought side by side to repel the oncoming Tyranids. They could only retreat the moment the planet was detonated; one could imagine the heavy casualties they would sustain.

Captain Aphael of the Second Company wanted nothing to do with these so-called allies—the Necrons, enemies of humanity; he only hoped the Commander's plan would succeed.

Just as the allied forces on Asford, Lexios, and Eros were struggling to hold their ground, an accident occurred on Tartaros, where the grand prism was located...

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