036, save the 'emperor' (II)

[The elite Kasrkin squad reacted even faster than you did.]

[Your warning had barely left your mouth when the sergeant's hellgun erupted in a ferocious roar.]

[Blazing lasers spewed forth, slicing through the surrounding forest.]

[The other squad members scattered into positions, their melta guns and laser fire illuminating the snow-covered ground.]

[In the forest ahead, a tall, slender white figure, two meters in height, leapt from the shadows, dodging the hail of bullets.]

[You tried to aim and shoot with your laser gun but found it impossible to lock onto the agile and nimble figure.]

[You reached for a few fragmentation grenades, planning to use their wide blast radius to stop the target.]

[You pulled the safety pin but had not yet thrown them.]

[Suddenly, the slender figure spoke a few words in a halting, obscure Imperial dialect, raising a hand and signaling for a ceasefire.]

[The sergeant ignored the call to ceasefire and signaled the rest of the squad to stay alert for more heretics.]

[The slender figure, wearing a long helmet, had no choice but to keep dodging the laser beams while stumbling over Imperial speech.]

[The figure explained that the destruction of supplies was a personal mistake.]

[It came from the Eldar, under orders from the seer Taldeer, to warn the Imperial allies.]

[An alliance between the Ork warlord Gorgutz and the Chaos Lord Krol was forming, posing a significant threat to Imperial forces.]

[A massive wave of Ork warriors, allied with Khorne Berzerkers, was headed towards the location of the Emperor-class Titan 'Dominatus'.]

[Your squad needed assistance from the Eldar.]

[The sergeant scoffed at this, and the hellgun roared even more frequently.]

[You took the opportunity to throw a few fragmentation grenades, but the slender white figure used the explosion's shockwave to leap behind tall trees and disappear from sight.]

[The sergeant stopped firing and, instead of reprimanding you for acting rashly, praised your potential as an expert grenadier.]

[In the third week, your squad finally reached the Emperor-class Titan 'Dominatus'.]

[You looked up in awe, marveling at its towering, mountain-like grandeur and its formidable firepower.]

[Your squad joined other arriving rescue teams and received additional supplies.]

[Through exchanges, the sergeant learned that other squads had also encountered warnings from the Eldar.]

[Squads that mistook the Eldar for allies suffered significant losses.]

[In addition to losing equipment, some squads even lost soldiers' lives.]

[After a brief rest, you received a gift from the sergeant.]

[It was a set of carapace armor from another Kasrkin squad, greatly enhancing your battlefield survivability.]

[You didn't have time to express your gratitude as the roar of laser and hellgun fire echoed all around.]

[The forest's edge teemed with Orks, and the even more terrifying Khorne Berzerkers revealed their towering forms.]

[The battle to defend 'Dominatus' had erupted.]

[In the fourth week, due to the lack of Tech-Priests for maintenance and appeasement, the Emperor-class Titan, suffering from 'Machine Spirit discontent', couldn't activate its void shields.]

[Only the hellcannon and laser blaster mounted on the platform were operational; a larger plasma annihilator cannon vaporized a squad of Khorne Berzerkers before going into standby mode, unable to fire again.]

[To prevent irreparable damage to the Titan 'Dominatus', all support teams had to face the surging Ork horde head-on, maintaining a battle line.]

[Your squad was a critical part of this defense line.]

[Many Khorne Berzerkers among the Orks seemed to fixate on you as their ultimate target.]

[Every Berzerker that spotted you would let out a guttural roar, seemingly forgetting the prominent Titan in the distance, and charged at you with their 'rabbit ears' waving.]

[After surviving one terrifying encounter, you gradually regained your composure and formulated a plan with the sergeant.]

[Your squad would exploit your unusual 'attraction' to the Khorne Berzerkers.]

[You would lead them to disrupt the Ork formations, away from the Imperial line, and then eliminate them.]

[From then on, the battlefield saw a strange scene:]

[Whenever a Khorne Berzerker appeared, you would bravely jump out from the line, throwing grenades or firing to attract their attention.]

[Each Berzerker would charge at you, smashing through countless Orks in the process.]

[Your squad would then precisely target the Berzerkers' heads or power packs with melta and laser fire, causing violent explosions that took out numerous Orks.]

[Drenched in sweat, you would calmly return to the Imperial line, reload, and wait for the next opportunity.]

[By the sixth week, your squad was growing numb and exhausted, leading to some mistakes in the plan.]

[One severely wounded Berzerker broke through the Imperial line.]

[It caused heavy casualties and finally confronted you.]

[This time, you clearly heard its guttural snarl.]

['Traitor...' it called you, with its helmet shattered and brain matter oozing out.]

[You raised your hellgun and shot it through the head.]

[You were puzzled by this.]

[There was no time to ponder as countless Orks broke through the line and charged at you.]

[In the seventh week, the Imperial rescue teams suffered heavy losses and had to retreat onto the Emperor-class Titan 'Dominatus', relying on the remaining weapons on the platform to resist.]

[Only three members of your squad, including yourself, survived.]

[The sergeant had lost half an arm to the Orks but continued to fight tenaciously.]

[You instinctively tallied the remaining supplies for all squads.]

[You discovered that the entire rescue force was about to run out of ammunition and food.]

[You tried to contact the Imperial outpost for more support.]

[You received a deeply sorrowful reply from General Stern.]

[The Eldar heretics had once again broken the brief alliance and launched a frenzied attack on the Imperial outpost. The Cadian Strike Group had no more troops to send… he prayed for the Emperor to protect you.]

[You ended the communication, falling into silence.]

[You picked up your hellgun again, planning to detonate the Emperor-class Titan 'Dominatus'.]

["If 'Dominatus' cannot belong to the Emperor, then no one shall have it," you muttered coldly to yourself.]

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