Knights, sally forth!
Huge clouds of dust swept over; in the eyes of the genestealer Cult, those Steel Knights were nothing short of true 'daemons'!
The Holy Terra Auxiliary troops stared blankly at the colossal, ten-meter-tall Knights, their hearts suddenly enveloped by a surge of warmth!
So this is what the 'Imperium' is!
After the Knights arrived, they brought with them a large number of Knight retainers, who were responsible for protecting the Knights and dealing with smaller targets.
Instantly, with the addition of this new force, the tide of the entire battlefield turned dramatically!
The genestealer Cult, which had originally held an absolute advantage, suddenly seemed to become meat on a chopping block, eyed by one fervent Knight after another as if he was looking at military merits!
In truth, the Knights didn't care much about merit or glory... that was just how it was. What truly excited them was finally not having to stay in their families, praying and reciting those damned glorious family histories all day long!
At this moment, the Knights were in tears.
They had finally caught a chance to 'rest'!
That's right, compared to the tedious, lengthy, and mind-numbing prayers and rituals within their families, they preferred to participate in combat!
Hmm, preferably the kind where they'd be knocked unconscious after the fight, so they could get a good sleep!
"Roar—!"
The utterly arrogant Broodlord, as if invincible, led countless 'Aberrant Masters' and 'Aberrants', opening its maw full of sharp teeth and roaring at the fifteen-meter-tall, mobile fortress-like mechanical humanoids!
However, its size was no different from a mortal's in front of a Knight mech!
A pure white Knight was the first to lock onto the roaring Broodlord.
"Very good, let's start with you!"
He took large strides, making the ground tremble, and charged directly into the genestealer crowd, crushing the mutants in his path into a bloody pulp!
The Broodlord brandished its claws, which could easily tear steel, with extreme agility, attempting to slip beneath the pure white Knight's legs to deliver a fatal blow to him!
But, it must be said, its fantasies were beautiful, but reality was somewhat cruel!
Before the Broodlord could execute its plan, it saw a ten-meter lance tear through the air, dragging a shockwave as it thrust forward at terrifying speed!
Boom—!!!
In milliseconds, the arrogant Broodlord was impaled by a steel lance, wreathed in scorching light, directly through its body, and violently pinned to the steel city wall of the hive-city!
Thinking too much, aren't you?
The pilot inside the Knight sneered.
Be more careful in your next life. Don't assume that just because a Knight mech looks clumsy, its speed is actually very slow.
"Knights, charge—!!!"
A furious roar sounded the horn of attack!
The leading pure white Knight mech was clearly optimized for close combat, with a several-meter-long shock lance capable of unleashing astonishing destructive power with just one strike!
No matter what Aberrant master or tank, none could withstand its single blow, being effortlessly pierced through!
And the ion shield on his left arm could even block a close-range tank shell!
A sweep of the shock lance meant a spray of blood mist!
The charging mutants were directly torn apart by this mech's utterly brutal and ferocious power!
"Again! Again!!!"
Soon, the pure white Knight mech howled and charged towards the densest crowds.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The Knight mech responsible for rear support looked at the large cluster of red dots marked 'enemy' on his radar display, a wild grin spreading across his face.
Excellent, the more there were, the happier he was!
You have many people?
A 'Crusader-pattern Errant Knight' felt it was finally his turn to shine, wielding a rapid-fire autocannon in one hand and an Avenger Gatling cannon in the other, demonstrating to everyone that no matter how many people there were, they were just cannon fodder in the face of overwhelming firepower!
Cold, icy rain randomly slapping his face?
No, it was a barrage of fervent, explosive shells relentlessly pounding the faces of the genestealer cult to death!
The 'Crusader-pattern Errant Knight's' firepower configuration even surpassed that of an Astra Militarum tank squadron!
What is a sense of security?
This was it. The 'Crusader-pattern Errant Knight's' ammunition capacity and mounted configuration almost achieved the effect of 'a single person forming an army', instantly suppressing the mutants so they couldn't even lift their heads!
Many 'clever' Aberrant Masters, carrying large mining equipment, tried to use close combat to deal with this terrifyingly powerful 'Crusader-pattern Errant Knight'.
But very quickly, they realized something.
Although it was a long-range firepower type, its name also included 'Knight'!
Without needing any 'retainers', the Knight lifted his massive foot and brought it down like he was stepping on an ant.
Splat!
He stomped to death an Aberrant that was howling and charging for close combat. The 'Crusader-pattern Errant Knight' didn't even bother to look at such an idiot.
Surely no one really thought that just because he was 'Errant-pattern', they could bully him in close combat, right?
You know, many Knight mechs, despite their massive size, are quite agile, and can even perform a handstand Thomas for you!
"Yorn, you bloody well leave some for us!"
As the Crusader-pattern Errant Knight was slaughtering furiously and his kill count rapidly updated, the other Knights couldn't stand it anymore and rushed forward, scrambling for kills!
It wasn't easy to catch such an opportunity!
They couldn't let Yorn have all the fun, so the ensuing scene was undoubtedly extremely cruel and bloody for the genestealer Cult!
Several Errant Knights wished they could shove their muzzles into the xenos' mouths. Meltaguns, plasma... everything was flying chaotically through the air!
The genestealer Cult used stolen PDF tanks and heavy weaponry to try and break through those damned Steel Knights!
But very quickly, they found it futile!
Knight mechs came standard with 'ion shields'. Heavy firepower hitting them was almost like a tickle, and any individual truly threatening firepower was destroyed by the Knights before it could even aim!
"Awesome! So awesome!!!"
The most frantic of them, the pure white 'Knight Moirax', wielding his shock lance, had already made seven or eight rounds through the genestealer Cult and was still not satisfied!
A path of destruction, with blood and mutilated bodies everywhere!
Such a brutal sight even astonished their allies, the Holy Terra Auxiliary troops, who were seeing 'Knights' for the first time. This thing... it's so ferocious!
They wouldn't get so carried away with killing that they'd slaughter them too, would they?!
But thankfully, despite his frenzy, the person piloting the pure white 'Knight Moirax' did not set his sights on these allied forces, because he had already found a newer target!
The 'Genelord', protected by his honor guard at the core of the genestealer cult – this was the glory he rightfully sought!