Chapter 19: The Empire's Frontier: Express Cargo Ship

The flashing multifunctional reconnaissance telescope, countless data charts and distance display units, all work together efficiently to accurately present the direction observed by the telescope to the user.

This type of telescope is widely used by the Empire. The Astra Militarum, the Law Enforcement Team and the Planetary Defense Force, especially the artillery, particularly like this single-soldier telescope.

Because it can automatically calculate the distance and gun position through the infrared capture unit, which saves them a lot of trouble.

But unfortunately, Vito can't use those functions. First, because he doesn't have a gun yet, and second, he is in the low nest. More than ten meters above his head is a layer of crustal structure that God knows how thick it is.

Vito's pupils reflect a faint green light.

Underground canals, there are rivers under the hive city, a complex underground canal system, these natural rivers run through the continent, under the transformation and processing of the Mechanicus, the two sides of the canal have been widened, and the underground space has been further excavated.

Considering that the surface of the current hive world is not very habitable, most of the transportation work is done underground. The Grand Canal system cooperates with the heavy-duty train network that runs through the continent. They transport raw materials, processed products and everything you can think of from one part of the planet to another, and finally go to where they should go.

After thousands of years, each hive world has such forgotten existences that even the Mechanicus can't remember trimming, canals, railways, factories, and even more things.

It has to be said that the Empire is sometimes quite wasteful.

So, these forgotten places deep in the dark underground have become assets of the low-nest gangs.

Vito put down the telescope and sat cross-legged next to a dock freight box. Next to him, Marshall had already lay on the ground, aiming at the target with his precision laser rifle.

Vito smiled and looked at the large barge moored at the edge of the dock on the dark underground canal with satisfaction. Many members of the Hammer Gang were busy, carrying goods or chatting.

There were several big guys covered with canvas on the boat. Even from their outlines, Vito could tell at a glance that they were Sentinel Walker mechas.

"It looks like the delivery is on time, as always." Vito said with a smile, putting the telescope aside.

Marshall glanced at him with his peripheral vision, and then focused his attention back on the scope, "Silver Snake's news is as accurate as always. By the way, what do you think of her?"

"Marshall, tell me, that man won't be interested in that girl?"

Vito smiled and said mockingly, Marshall also smiled silently and put his finger on the trigger, "I'll start this time?" "Please."

Before Vito finished speaking, even just at the moment when the first syllable came out, the laser beam cut through the air and instantly blew up the man's head.

All the people on the dock were awakened instantly, and those holding guns all turned around, but almost instantly, two more men were shot and killed by the laser beam. The young member of the Hammer Gang next to the two unlucky guys was holding a kinetic rifle in surprise. When he turned his head woodenly, a bomb blew his head.

Vito jumped off the high container platform, pulled out the bomb gun when he squatted, and fired to kill the guard who was still confused. The huge gunshots echoed on the dock. The boss of the Hammer Gang at the dock turned his head in surprise, put down the data tablet in his hand, and looked towards the container with his subordinates beside him.

At the entrance of the dock, the guards were also attracted by the gunshots.

Suddenly, three trucks roared along the road on the side of the huge artificial isthmus. The trucks crashed through the landing fence and broke into the dock directly.

The Hammer Gang members looked at the three trucks driving in blankly. The Pious Society believers flipped out from the dump trucks at the rear edge of the trucks. The flashes of physical bullets and the burning red light of laser guns lit up the dim underground dock.

Vito ran out of the narrow container dock. He tilted his head and looked at the chaos in front of him jokingly. Countless light bullets and guns were intertwined. Members of both sides began to look for cover and fired guns at each other on the dim dock.

Vito turned sideways, and a flash of light hit the container next to him. The scorching laser beam burned through the thin box. Vito looked at the gradually dimming hole and touched the back of his head, "Wow, it seems to be ten seconds earlier? It seems that my cool speech is over."

"For the God of Redemption!" Hysterical roars sounded not far away. Vito turned his head and looked at the chaotic battlefield. He saw a member of the Hammer Gang rushing into the staff office outside the dock side after his boss almost roared in an order.

Vito raised his eyebrows slightly, grabbed the grenade gun and rushed away. Vito rushed across the empty dock quickly. He kept changing his posture and movement trajectory, and countless bullets and laser beams flashed and roared beside him.

But Vito's flexibility is far beyond that of ordinary humans. Obviously, the Inquisition modification he is equipped with is very excellent. No, I think there are also implants made on Mars. Well, it's meaningless to worry about how many enhanced parts Vito has installed.

Vito braked suddenly because a bullet just whizzed past him. Vito turned his head and saw a Hammer Gang sturdy man who was a little too strong, holding a logging machine gun and roaring and firing wildly.

The bomb penetrated a concrete pier, turning one of Vito's subordinates behind him into a bloody mist. Obviously, he had begun to vent his firepower on Vito.

Vito fell to the ground, rolling on the ground several times to avoid the bomb. The concrete floor was blown into pieces, as if the earth's crust was opened.

Vito hid behind a wall, but the wall began to collapse rapidly under the bombardment of the bomb.

"Marshall, shut him up!" Vito said to the communicator. Before he finished speaking, a red light flashed in Vito's eyes, and the roar of the explosion stopped. Vito immediately jumped out and picked up the grenade launcher and fired continuously.

A whole magazine of bullets whizzed out, hitting those guys who wanted to lift the grenade launcher together after the strong man's head was penetrated, and their flesh and blood splattered.

Instantly, several people collapsed to the ground, and the remaining people who were not dead also hurriedly looked for cover. Vito smiled and pulled out the magazine of the grenade launcher, "Og, don't hide and choke. Just shoot whatever you want today, just don't shoot your own people."

"Yes, boss!" A rough and somewhat stupid voice said. In the shadow of the dock, a huge silhouette appeared behind Vito. It was an armored Ogryn ape, and in his big hand, he was holding a larger and thicker logging machine gun.

Ogryn's wide teeth opened in a roar, and saliva splashed out of his mouth, and with it splashed the thick bullet chain of the grenade launcher. The fierce muzzle fire shone like the sun that suddenly appeared beside Vito.

Almost immediately, the storm-like firepower smashed countless obstacles and the people behind.

The second Ogryn ape also came out from the corner, holding an oversized caliber shotgun.

Vito changed the magazine, smiled and started moving immediately. He moved quickly along the outer wall of the dock office. Vito jumped over a position of the Devout shooter and rushed straight to the door of the office.

The leader of the Hammer Gang seemed to see his intention and roared to order his men to shoot at Vito.

But the first person who turned his gun to aim was immediately shot through the head by the laser beam, followed by the second one. Everyone was scared and took back the bunker.

The boss leaned over and hid behind the sandbags, poked his head out and saw the red light flashing above the container dock in the distance, "Where is the sniper! Kill him!"

With the boss's angry curse, a Hammer Gang shooter holding a plasma weapon emerged from behind the wall and pulled the trigger in the direction of Marshall.

Blue plasma lightning whizzed out, and the plasma ammunition hit the container. The full energy explosion instantly bloomed. Vito stopped and looked in the direction of the container with lightning.

"Marshall, are you still alive?" Vito asked. After a moment of blurry communication, a clear voice appeared, "Alive, although not too good."

A low curse came from the other side of the communicator. Vito smiled, "Can you still fight?"

In response, a laser beam pierced the head of a Hammer Gang member not far from Vito. Vito smiled silently and took a step back, "Pike! Break through the wall! Find me a shortcut!"

Amid a rough roar, the Ogryn shooter turned the muzzle of the gun, and the shotgun with an amazing caliber instantly hit the outer wall of the office, making a big hole.

Vito jumped in at once and immediately saw the young man of the Hammer Gang holding the phone and hurriedly pulsating the communication instrument, and the latter also looked at Vito in horror.

The latter smiled slightly, raised the gun and pulled the trigger, and the brain and skull fragments sprayed on the wall. Vito walked to the phone, picked up the receiver and listened. In the vague hoarseness, it was obvious that he hadn't gotten through yet.

Vito smiled with satisfaction and threw down the receiver. "Well, I thought I had cut the wrong line before. It seems that the Emperor has favored me again."

To be honest, Vito cut the telephone line at the dock before. He just grabbed a line in the communication pipeline and cut it short. I didn't expect that he cut it right.

Vito smiled jokingly, kicked open the door inside the office, and walked out of the deserted alley at the edge of the dock. Vito looked around and didn't see an enemy. He smiled with satisfaction, and then quickly rushed towards the bow of the barge along the deserted street.

In the extremely fierce and chaotic dock battle, no one noticed a figure. With a force that was completely inconsistent with human physiology, he jumped directly across the wide Grand Canal and jumped directly onto the barge.

Vito rolled up, rushed down the spiral staircase and shot the crew's head who didn't understand what was happening. He quickly rushed across the deck and shot and killed the unfortunate crew members who stayed on the ship without weapons.

Vito rushed to the machine covered with canvas, pulled out a dagger from his waist to block the Range Rover, and opened the canvas, revealing a large mechanical object squatting underneath.

The Inquisitor whistled and clapped his hands with satisfaction, "Oh, you are such a beauty. I must ask Omega to buy me two when I go back."

Vito inserted the grenade launcher into the holster, grabbed the handrail and jumped into the cockpit of the Sentinel mecha. He skillfully started the Sentinel, and the display screen on the dashboard lit up. After the Imperial Skyhawk logo passed through the main display screen, this two-legged Mechanicus creation stood up.

With huge high feet stepping on the deck of the barge, Vito drove the Sentinel to the side of the ship with heavy steps, jokingly looking at the stunned expression of the Hammer Gang boss on the dock, then waved goodbye with his left hand and pressed the red trigger with his right hand.

The twin lasers of the Sentinels instantly burst out with dense firepower, and dazzling red beams swept the edge of the dock like a rainstorm.

Wherever the laser swept, all the flesh and blood were instantly evaporated, and the steel was also turned into tattered slag under the impact.

The Hammer Gang leader and his subordinates around him turned into ashes.

The Hammer Gang member holding the only plasma weapon was ready for the last fight, holding the plasma weapon and aiming at Vito who had not yet discovered him and pulling the trigger.

However, this time his luck ended, the plasma weapon barrel suddenly expanded and exploded, and the ion plasma instantly swallowed him, and he turned into a pile of slag with screams.

Vito raised his fingers and looked at the magical scene. Vito stood up jokingly, with one hand on the command frame of the Sentinel, watching the survivors of the Pious Society who stood up after the battle on the dock.

The two Ogryns also stopped firing and walked to the dock. Marshall also jumped down from the container and gathered on the dock with everyone else. They looked at Vito, who had appeared on the barge and had already boarded the Sentinel, in great surprise.

"Boss! How did you get on the barge? You were just beside me." Oger touched his head with his big hand in confusion, and his Ogryn companion also scratched his head in great confusion.

Vito smiled and lay on the command cabin of the Sentinel mecha, "Today I will give you a famous saying of truth."

"Only the plasma of loyal people will not overheat."