Just as everyone was still reeling from the afterglow of victory, a more terrifying sense of oppression suddenly descended. The air was filled with the pungent smell of rust and a thick scent of blood, as if the battlefield itself had begun to groan.
Heavy footsteps echoed from afar, each step like a Warhammer striking the earth, accompanied by piercing shrieks and evil whispers, as if the entire battlefield trembled for some entity.
The voice on the communicator rang out again, this time an urgent report from front-line command: "Warning! Daemon Prince Angron is moving towards your location! All units evacuate immediately! I repeat! Evacuate immediately!"
"Angron?" Celestine's face instantly grew solemn upon hearing this. Even as a Living Saint, she understood what it meant to face a Primarch who had fully succumbed to daemonhood.
At the same time, Bianca had abandoned her paralyzed machine and stood next to Li Feng. Her hand gripped her rifle as she asked in a low voice,
"Sir, should we retreat?"
However, Li Feng did not answer. He merely looked towards the distant horizon, where a crimson figure was slowly emerging. It was a behemoth, engulfed in scarlet flames, dragging an axe larger than a battle Titan, walking slowly with an aura of world-shattering power.
At this moment, a green zaku was cleaved in half by that gigantic figure and thrown away... In the air, the cockpit successfully ejected, flying towards the Imperial forces' position.
"Lieutenant Colonel Cima! Are you alright!" Bianca immediately called out on her radio. At the other end of the radio, a woman's voice replied,
The black-haired pilot in the cockpit said,
"It's too strong! I'm sorry, I couldn't stop it!"
And with every step of that figure, it seemed to tear the air on the battlefield. That was Daemon Prince Angron, an avatar of slaughter whose sanity had been completely destroyed by the Butcher's Nails.
His eyes burned with a bloodthirsty glow, and the flames spewing from his nostrils melted the surrounding metal ruins. His gaze swept past the Imperial Guard, Battle Sisters, and even other mechs on the battlefield, locking onto Li Feng alone.
"He's coming for us." The Astra Militarum around them spoke with tension in their voices, but more so with shock at the sight before them.
"No kidding, I'm not blind yet."
Li Feng spread his hands, his gaze complex as he stared at Angron, who was approaching him: "Tsk, as expected of the Butcher's Nails and its strongest mech, Angron!"
Suddenly, Angron accelerated violently, his crimson body transforming into a burning meteor as he charged towards Li Feng. At this moment, two RX-78 Gundams rushed forward, attempting to block Angron's advance.
But Angron directly knocked over one of the mechs, while the other mech shouldered a huge recoilless rifle, intending to attack Angron. With a pull of the trigger, a massive armor-piercing round directly hit Angron.
After a cloud of explosive smoke... a gigantic crimson figure suddenly burst out of the smoke, charging directly forward and using its massive axe to cleave off one of the Gundam's legs.
"Damn it, what is this thing made of?!" the pilot shrieked, desperately trying to keep the RX-78 balanced, but the one-legged Gundam appeared extremely clumsy.
Angron, however, gave no quarter, roaring and swinging his massive Daemon Axe again at the immobilized mech.
"Boom!" With a deafening crash, the cockpit of the second RX-78 erupted in a shower of sparks. Fortunately, the emergency ejection system activated at the last moment, and the pilot was thrown from the battlefield, but the entire Gundam was reduced to a pile of twisted scrap metal.
Angron suddenly straightened his body, raised his burning axe, and let out a thunderous roar, as if proclaiming his absolute dominion over the entire battlefield.
"This is bad..." Bianca gritted her teeth, her rifle trembling slightly in her hands. "Two RX-78s couldn't stop him. How can we possibly defeat this guy?"
Li Feng didn't respond, still staring intently at Angron. In his gaze, there wasn't just fear, but also a hint of... eagerness?
In the chaotic battlefield, strong winds whipped up smoke and dust, mingling with the smell of sulfur and blood. Angron's roar was like world-shaking thunder, rushing closer from the distance.
Li Feng stood at the front of the line, his expression calm, yet unable to conceal the gravity in his eyes. Though he was immortal, the mortals behind him were as fragile as paper, unable to withstand Angron's fury.
Celestine slowly stepped forward, her longsword drawn, its cold gleam flashing, and the pure white wings on her back slowly unfurled, as if hinting at a glimmer of hope.
She turned to look at Li Feng, and softly said, "Take them and go. I will buy you time."
Li Feng frowned, opening his mouth as if to say something, but was stopped by Celestine's resolute gaze.
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