Chapter 313 05.0312: "Storm Murder"

The positioning of this airborne landing was calculated based on the relative triangular positions of the planetary sphere, the star fortress orbit, and the airborne destination. It is a blind landing among blind landings.

Soon, the Valkyrie fighter plane plunged into the black cloud of the storm, and the shaking of the fuselage in the storm became more violent.

Horatio could clearly feel that the flight trajectory began to shift. He and Louise, who were fixed in the seats, were shaking like a small boat on a rough ocean.

"Reporting, pilot."

"Sir, we have rushed into the center of the snow storm. The hurricane force winds are causing turbulence to the aircraft, but everything is still under control," the pilot reported.

Louise sat nearby, fiddling with her helmet, looking calm and not frightened by the bumps at all.

“This unpleasant flight will continue for a while.

Now, all the detachments are on the same track, and we will reach the ground in about two hours. There are four Valkyrie fighters around us, and their flight conditions are normal. If the situation is not good, the pilots will open the rear cabin urgently and let everyone jump out. "

Horatio let out a long breath, took a piece of gum from his leg bag and put it in his mouth to chew against the bulging of his eardrums.

"Do you need one?" He tore off a new piece of gum and handed it to Louise.

"Thank you. It's minus 40 degrees Celsius outside. It's really cold."

She took a piece and deftly rolled it into her mouth with her tongue. Horatio took a quick glance and found that her tongue was much thinner and longer than that of an ordinary person, well, at least thinner and longer than Farida's.

This is a mutation that occurred as a result of the Cadians' long-term survival and reproduction under the Eye of Terror.

"Perhaps you have experienced this kind of unpleasant storm landing when you were in the Kashetzin reserve?"

“There have been a few hurricanes that have occurred periodically on Cadia, but they are not natural phenomena.

When we were at the Alicia Desert Airborne Training Range, a sandstorm blew off the wings of two Valkyries.

I was lucky to land safely, and when we walked on the ground to search for the bodies of others, the scene I saw left a deep impression on me as a child. This was an experience I had never had in White Shield. "

The conversation between the two was soon interrupted by the unclear transmission that was noisy and harsh due to the storm.

"Sir, this is the 14th Vanguard Group. We have been attacked by anti-aircraft fire, but the aircraft is currently intact."

"Hold steady and let the pilot take you out faster. If necessary, you can be parachuted in advance. Everything should be done to ensure survival first."

"Yes, Captain."

The communication was disconnected.

"The squad in the third theater has come under attack from anti-aircraft fire. I hope the snowstorm will prevent the anti-aircraft fire from hitting us so easily."

Although I think so, it is indeed difficult, because the divination radar does not need to rely on visual sight to search for the enemy, it will automatically lock the target and calculate the lead time to fire.

The only fortunate thing is that no missile weapon can hit the target normally in such a severe storm. Their biggest threat is live artillery fire, but the effective range of these weapons is relatively short, and even shorter in the storm. They just need to survive the range area.

Half an hour later.

boom!boom!
"Damn it! The enemy anti-aircraft fortress has discovered us and we are under heavy attack. Shock! Fragments are coming in."

On the other side of the line came Henry Harvey's cursing and David Betty von Ravensburg's screams, which sounded extremely noisy.

"Fifth Squadron, hold on. How's the aircraft?" Horatio asked.

"It's okay! I should be able to hold on." Harvey put on his helmet, and David Beatty's scream disappeared in an instant.

"Tell the pilot to open the tail hatch in advance, and parachute immediately if the situation is bad."

"Yes, Captain."

The communication was disconnected again.

Then the third communication came from Aqin.

"Horatio, this is Collingwood. We are 11 kilometers from your machine. The enemy has spotted us. I can already see the black cloud of anti-aircraft guns rising outside. Be careful, they may spot you too. Be prepared."

"Understood. Thanks for the reminder, Archie."

Horatio returned from the porthole to sit next to Louise.

"The enemy may have discovered us. The plane carrying Collingwood's 3rd Detachment was attacked by anti-aircraft guns."

The voice just fell.

boom! boom! boom!
The anti-aircraft shells exploded in the airspace near the fuselage, creating small black clouds that were soon cleared away by the hurricane. They looked like small anti-aircraft air-burst ammunition from the Hydra's quadruple anti-aircraft gun.

The body of the machine had an unsettling tremor amidst the vibrations.

Louise remained calm and even blew bubbles with her gum.

She was well aware that as passengers there was nothing they could do to help in this situation.

The best strategy is to stay calm and collected, and not pass on your nervousness to others, especially the pilots.

Most of the detachments sent in reports that they were under attack.

But there is rarely any major damage.

So far, only one Valkyrie has suffered a broken wingtip, causing it to lose balance in flight. The passengers had to parachute out of the cabin early, and the plane flew away into the distance, dragging black smoke from its wingtips.

All the scouts landed safely, and there were no patrols searching for their traces in the snowy area.

The only problem was that they were about 700 kilometers away from their original destination.

However, a Taurus assault vehicle dropped from a Skyclaw-type Valkyrie transport plane in response to a support signal, and a sled can serve as their means of transportation.

"15th Detachment, your mission is changed to infiltration and sabotage, and early warning of enemy movements. The other two detachments will send out skirmishers to complete your original missions."

"Yes, Captain."

The communication was disconnected, and Horatio stared at the data pad in his hand with a frown. Another Valkyrie made an emergency landing. The team on board was a little far from the target and had no vehicles. They could only attack the nearby fortress on foot and wait for the new Valkyrie to pick them up after paralyzing the air defense.

"We are 100 kilometers away from our target. We are almost there. Please wear your helmet just in case," he said.

Louise nodded and put the helmet on her head and buckled it tight.

"Air tightness is normal." The connection of new components is detected and the system starts self-checking.

Anti-aircraft fire exploded around the loose formation of Valkyries, and Horatio felt like he was trapped in a box, and a giant was holding the box and shaking it wantonly.

For some reason, the shaking became stronger and stronger.

Perhaps there is a heavy artillery firing not far away.

To be on the safe side, Horatio used the omen fragments to explore what might happen next.

He saw a heavy artillery with black and gold stripes and a silver metal skull decoration in the middle of the barrel turning its muzzle.

Judging from the appearance details, this is a creation left behind by the Iron Warriors.

The caliber is about 210 mm, of course, maybe larger, 250 or 280, both are possible.

I saw the slender gun barrel that did not conform to the style of 40K Imperial creations raised up, and the twin black muzzles pointed to the distant sky.

"God Emperor..." Horatio quickly ended the omen, and then used the communication channel to shout to the pilots of the formation:

"Disperse and maneuver immediately, enemy heavy artillery is coming!!"

boom!
This time it was not a muffled thud, but a heavy roar that whistled from dozens of kilometers away. It was a destructive punch that was completely different from the previous small blows.

The golden flame near the muzzle dispelled the nearby blizzard, and an arc drawn in the wind and snow was clearly visible.

After receiving the urgent order from the captain, the pilots did it anyway even though they didn't understand why.

Just moments after the formation dispersed, a huge explosion and golden fire exploded in the air.

Tens of thousands of pieces of debris were flying in the air.

Several Valkyrie fighters were hit by fragments, but the damage was not serious and they were still able to fly.

"Open the hatch!" Horatio ordered urgently.

If the equipment in the cabin is gone, it’s gone. We can still find ways to redeploy it by air later, but people must not be hurt.

The rear door slowly opened, and Horatio saw that there were several large holes on the tail of the Valkyrie fighter he was riding, but it did not affect the flight.

The two men stood at the rear cabin, ready to parachute immediately if the situation went bad.

Horatio took a long breath. If there had not been an advance warning, the shrapnel storm produced by the previous shell would have been enough to tear the two Valkyries to pieces on the spot.

Not to mention opening the rear door for an emergency parachute landing, I'm afraid both the plane and the people would be gone within a second.

Boom! The terrible roar echoed again.

That was the second barrel of the twin gun firing.

boom!
The machine body shook violently, as if the giant had become impatient and pinched the box in his big palm and threw it away.

"The plane is out of control! The plane is out of control! Passengers and pilots, parachute immediately!"

The Valkyrie pilot and weapon operator acted decisively, and after finally confirming the fixing belt within a few breaths, they immediately activated the ejection escape device.

"Uh!"

After hearing a muffled groan and a crash, Horatio, who had stood firm, suddenly discovered that the person next to him was gone.

Louise was thrown directly into the air from the rear hatch during the previous shake.

Horatio also jumped out of the tail cabin urgently and confirmed the situation on the communication channel.

"Louise, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but the left engine of the gravity parachute is unresponsive! I can't control the direction of the gravity parachute!" Louise's voice came from the communication channel.

Ever since her parents gave her an emergency injection of a vaccine of unknown origin, a problem she often faced was that her machine soul was often unhappy.

She didn't know why, but the side effects of the vaccine always caused her equipment to malfunction in strange ways.

It was then and it is now.

Therefore, before each battle, she would spend a long time lighting incense and praying for her weapons and equipment, but problems would occasionally occur.

Horatio activated the gravity parachute's floating state, and the energy meter bar on the display screen in front of him began to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He used the electronic eyepiece on his helmet to search for Louise in the wind and snow. Soon, using electromagnetic signal positioning, he spotted Louise struggling to stay afloat in the storm in the helmet eyepiece.

Below the two men, the unmanned Valkyrie crashed into the ice on the surface of the lake. The huge fuselage directly broke the ice, and the leaked promethium melted the ice in a raging fire.

"Damn it!" Louise, who was spinning and falling in the air, gritted her teeth and punched the gravity umbrella matrix with all her might.

After a few flashes, the engine spewed out flames, allowing her descent to return to normal.

But at this point, she was already too high to land smoothly, and the surface ice of the lake had melted beneath her in the cold lake water.

puff.

She plunged into an extremely cold lake with a temperature of more than 40 degrees below zero.

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