I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 181: Bloody Battle and Lost Contact

The human army, which had just finished a bloody battle, collided violently with the Tyranid Zerg troops.

The Tyranids are even crazier than the green-skinned Orcs. They don't know what fear is and rush forward like emotionless flesh and blood machines.

The surging sea of ​​insects filled the field of vision, as if the entire planet was covered with a living carpet of flesh and blood.

The exhausted human army was suddenly under tremendous pressure.

"Second Battalion Commander, where's your fucking petrified lizard cannon?"

"Blast it for me!"

Large-caliber shells filled with high explosives exploded in the sea of ​​insects, blowing dozens of soldier insects into pieces. However, those [Giant Beast] soldier insects, whose skin was thicker and whose shells were thicker than Leman Russ tanks, ignored the human artillery fire and rushed towards the human front like a runaway train under the bombardment.

With a violent vibration, the ground under the feet of the human trenches suddenly cracked, and huge and ferocious digging pythons broke out of the ground, waving three pairs of deadly giant sickles, and rushed into the troops of the mortal army at a high speed.

The sudden attack from underground caught them off guard, and the sharp scythes were as destructive as the Astartes' power weapons, and could instantly tear apart even a solid tank made of adamantium. Under close combat, hundreds of human soldiers were torn apart in an instant.

"Kill these bugs!"

Julius shouted and led the Space Marines to block the giant insects that broke into the human army's line. After paying the price of more than a dozen Space Marines casualties, he finally eliminated this wave of raiders and stabilized the human defense line again.

The human army's defenses are constantly breached by powerful soldier bugs with strange abilities. The Space Marines act as firefighters, facing the most dangerous enemies, repelling powerful enemies time and time again and maintaining their shaky defenses.

However, the all-round attack by hundreds of millions of soldier insects by sea, land and air still caused the human forces to retreat step by step. The defense line continued to shrink, the positions were ruthlessly eroded, and the number of combatants was rapidly reduced at a terrifying rate.

"Damn it! Antus, are you still alive? We need fire support!"

"Hey... We... Hey... We are under siege... Hold on..."

The communications of the human side were also seriously disrupted. Julius understood that they could no longer count on the space forces. The scale of the Zerg forces attacking Makaria was far beyond imagination and far beyond the combat power of their coalition.

The space fleet, including the Flamingo, is likely to be in danger.

The only option now is to hope that the distress signal sent out earlier can be received by the hometown as soon as possible, and the entire Ash Claw Regiment and its affiliated fleet can come to help.

"All troops, retreat to the tunnel!"

The enemy was numerous and we were few. In order to hold out as long as possible under the Zerg attack and wait for possible reinforcements to arrive, Julius led the remaining troops to retreat into the underground bunker originally used by the Orks to defend against orbital bombardment.

At this moment, Julius was a little grateful to the greenskins. Although they were disgusting, the fortifications they dug were quite reliable. At least they were spacious and solid enough to easily accommodate hundreds of millions of human troops.

Relying on solid underground fortifications, the human side stubbornly resisted the Zerg's attack. The narrow underground passages effectively eliminated the Zerg's advantage in manpower, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war, with hundreds of humans and tens of thousands of Zerg falling every minute.

From space, the human position has been submerged by the sea of ​​​​insects, and tens of billions of various Zergs have covered the earth. In addition to attacking the entrance to the underground bunker, other Zergs began to dig, and some turned to attack other creatures on the planet - the orc troops defeated by humans.

The orcs would not sit still and wait for death, and they immediately organized a counterattack under the leadership of their leaders. They also adopted a defensive strategy based on underground fortifications. Although they were not as good at fighting as humans, the orc army, which numbered tens of billions, attracted a large part of the Zerg army's attention, which invisibly relieved the pressure on the human side.

Julius saw an opportunity and planned to take advantage of the Zerg's division of forces to break out in one go.

He contacts the Flamingo.

"Antus, I am going to lead the troops to break out. The coordinates are Sigma 5, Beta 3. Be ready to receive them!"

There was no response from the communicator. There was only electronic noise and occasional screams. Julius did not receive any response from his comrades.

Suddenly, he felt something in his heart. He looked up through the observation hole and saw thousands of huge fireballs falling from the sky. They were countless burning steel wreckages, and the outline of the spacecraft could be vaguely seen. Among them, there was a particularly large wreckage of two or three kilometers long, which looked very familiar to Julius.

He recognized it immediately; it was half of the hull of their cruiser, the Flamingo.

A wave of sadness surged from his heart, followed by intense anger that roared in his chest like fire. Julius could hardly hold back and rushed out of the bunker with his warriors, slaughtering the Zerg with lightning claws to avenge his brothers on the battleship.

However, Astartes' transformation and years of combat experience made him remain absolutely calm despite his anger. Julius knew that rushing out now would only lead the soldiers to their deaths.

"Blow up the entrance!"

Julius gave an angry order and the soldiers blew up the entrance to the underground bunker, temporarily blocking the Zerg's attack.

Then Julius commanded everyone to conduct reconnaissance, and began to transfer using the complex channel system built by the orcs, conducting mobile warfare and preserving as much manpower as possible.

At the same time, Chief Think Tank Sagan was also using a makeshift psychic communication device to call for help from the outside world using astropathic means, and trying to re-establish contact with the rulers of Persephone and the Ash Claw headquarters.

"How is it, can you get in touch with him?"

Julius asked anxiously.

Sagan shook his head: "The subspace shadow created by the Zerg has blocked subspace communications. We cannot establish any contact with the outside world."

"This is really unpleasant news. It seems we can only hope for the best."

"I hope the greenskins can hold out a little longer and buy us more time."

"Logistics officer, count the personnel and supplies, and give the seriously injured a glory bullet. Give those who are unable to move a quick death!"

"Investigator, I need you to find out as much as possible about the route of the orc tunnels and the situation of the Zerg."

"NCOs, tell your soldiers that the Zerg are mindless creatures. If you don't want to be eaten, be prepared to fight to the death!"

"Tell everyone that reinforcements are on the way. As long as we hold on, we will surely win!"

Julius spoke with great vigor, and issued various combat orders in an orderly manner.

Although he didn't know if there were any reinforcements, it didn't stop him from painting a rosy picture for the mortal soldiers. These mortals were mentally fragile, and if they didn't find a way to boost their morale, they would soon collapse in the brutal battle.

A few hundred Space Marines alone cannot fight against the Zerg army. These hundreds of millions of mortal troops are their reliance for holding on.

Humans and orcs used the tunnel system to fight the invading Zerg army in tunnel warfare, guerrilla warfare, and protracted war. Under the attack of the powerful Zerg army, humans and orcs inevitably continued to lose people and were slowly dying.

It's only a matter of time before they're all wiped out, a few weeks or months.