The light is fierce and dazzling, like the kindness of the emperor. It is cold and terrifying, making people tremble. And heat is a thing that Prometheus stole from mortals and used it as a weapon through nuclear fusion for the first time. Flames played out among people, and during this period they experienced Greek fire, flamethrowers, and many other variations.
Even in this dark forty thousand years, the temperature is roaring as an existence that can destroy thousands of substances in this world. This is magic, the most essential magic in this world, that is, melting.
The two beams of white light turned into entities, or resembled the oak wood that killed the vampire. They were smashed into it by the hammer and embedded in the heart of the behemoth, triggering a silent and long roar in the void. The star of destruction was in the greatness of the empire. Dying under the power, its light is dissipating, its soul has collapsed, and its light spots are scattered around its huge body.
In just half an hour, this behemoth has become a dead thing. The force that once filled its body has collapsed. The traitor who drove it will also become a part of death in a very short period of time, but there is a difference between these extremes.
Although mortals are stupid and their lives are fragile, the Space Marines among them are a real threat. The gods favor them, and even a hundred years can't take them away. The magic power given to them by the Emperor and his brothers is now being used against their compatriots. It's disgusting. Extremely disgusting.
Debris and corpses floated in the void, and the heart of this behemoth collapsed. Those deaths turned into a long and terrifying hole, several kilometers long, representing the complete victory of the empire.
Alan Bair's arms trembled slightly due to excitement, and waves of cheers like waves surrounded him. Those loyal elites of the empire vented all their dissatisfaction and efforts during this period at this command point.
They are like Prometheus who stole fire and taught mortals how to use powerful energy before Zeus discovered it. They are like the first mortal pilot to drop an atomic bomb, using tens of thousands of people and millions of people to control millions of others. Human murders leave their names in history.
What a powerful force this is, and now it has a target that matches its power. Those burning traces can be seen clearly even if they are tens of thousands of kilometers away. It is like the emperor taking down the flames of the sun. It is better than the so-called general's cannon. , light spears, and all space-based weapons known to the empire are more exaggerated, and this ability is in the hands of a race that has not matured for 40,000 years.
Since the beginning of the Dark Age of Technology, human beings have been constantly mastering terrifying powers that are even more powerful than this time. The Eldar fearfully call them Mengqi, that is, barbarians with terrifying power. This sentence is not groundless, and even to a certain extent, it is said. true.
It's just that the Eldar's behavior of treating themselves as mentors will only intensify the conflict between humans and them. However, when they see the power of the volcano cannon, they may have to talk about ridiculous prophecies about the future of the universe.
But now, mankind has once again proved that its destiny can only be determined by itself, that is, by real force and killing. When an arrogant planetary engine collapses, all the haze dissipates, and the enemy warships flee in all directions, and this The giant body on the platform is slowly moving outwards following the huge gravitational force outside.
They can follow those movements to find the enemy, but the interior of Ndjili Port is already in chaos. After the former Captain Bordero and now the Governor of Ndjili quickly changed his attitude, he changed from the enthusiasm and joy of victory. Became a selfless planetary governor.
"Send all the servo skulls and ask to monitor the situation in the entire hive. All members of the Legal Department will be dispatched. After the circuit is restored and there is light, any illegal behavior will be treated as betraying the empire and sent to the punishment camp!" He His words were harsh, and he had obviously endured them for a long time. As the governor of the hive city, his hands and eyes were open to the sky, but he could not stop the malicious emotions from taking root in the dark and obscure place.
Now he can only use worse sentences and harsher methods to deal with the lawbreakers, but fortunately during the power outage, the local pdf still strictly guards the edge of the lower nest, and every person who enters the middle nest needs to read the emperor's decree Scripture, and then use the fluoroscopy equipment arranged by the mechanical sage to observe whether there are any mutations in its bones before entering.
Therefore, in this most chaotic time, those who let Dan are very honest, in order to prevent their existence from being discovered. After all, no matter how powerful the psychic mimicry is, it is difficult to hide everything in the fortress where hundreds of people are stationed. Eyes, and more than one security check at the same time also greatly increase the risk.
Jean Dan knew very well that instead of confusing the civilians and showing his presence, it would be better to use more covert means to get close to the top of the empire and unknowingly disintegrate the area.
At the same time, facing the void situation, the Imperial Navy began to return to the port for maintenance and supplies. Because the existence of Engili Port itself was what the Red Pirates wanted, the senior leaders of the Empire agreed that they would get a short rest. time.
Just because there are huge remains outside Engili Port now, it is impossible for the enemy to bring the second Ark, which is fatal to them, at this time, because the strong gravity will make them lack controllability and make them There is the possibility of two nightmare-like behemoths colliding with each other.
Only Alan Bayer asked urgently. "What's going on with Skadi's Fourth Regiment? How long will it take to get there?"
the correspondent replied. "Due to the chaos in the hive, we still have about four hours of progress before we can return to the upper hive."
This is not much, but on a vigorous battlefield, four hours is enough to do a lot of things. Although there is no definite evidence, Alan Bayer's sensitive sixth sense keeps telling him that this matter is far from over.
He was a little restless, but when the cafeteria brought him four strips of Glomon bacon and two fried artificial eggs, as well as a cup of high-strength Reca coffee without milk and sugar, he Then I realized that another day had passed.
When the three meals, a mortal, clearly felt that the sign of time disappeared because of the war, and only looked at the battle situation, in this place without stars, Alan Bayer forgot that he still needed to eat, but he did not feel weak, he just ate. It took less than eight minutes to finish this meaningless breakfast.
And many great figures in human history have had such a time, not because the food is not delicious, but because compared to the huge achievements they are making now, those physical senses can be left behind without hesitation.
However, when his stomach was filled, the lord felt that his backbone was back. When the heat filled his body, his fragile body could persist in this miserable void for a while longer. Alan Bayer put away the messy tableware and let the haste The mechanical sage who came in a hurry used his noble hands to spread out a physical diagram drawn on kraft paper for the first time.
Firstly, as an Imperial Guard officer, he is most accustomed to seeing this kind of picture. Secondly, this seemingly simple picture shows him ordering hundreds of thousands of servitors and hundreds of mechanical priests and thousands of officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Observe the top and bottom of the outer platform of the void, focus with the naked eye, and sketch out the entire scene next to Engili Port today.
Painted during his breakfast break, he had never believed in holographic projections, and the stars that had been painted with the naked eye were now included in the faint light reflected by Enjili's light.
The focus of tens of thousands of eyes overlapped and piled up again and again. Although it was not as good as the calculations of the meditator's array tens of millions of times per second, he had an inexplicable trust in such stupid things. Maybe it was because of the person who painted this picture. Something with a brain similar to his.
And on the terrifying star map about 10 meters long in this chapter, the first thing to bear the brunt is the huge Ark of Omen. Even the largest deep space equipment in the empire, Engili Port is only as big as an ordinary warship in front of Engili Port. Now this behemoth is parked here, and there is no news about it, which makes people feel reassured and frightened at the same time.
In addition to Engili Port and the Ark of Evil Omen, the dense dots in the void are the remains of countless battleships caused by this war, covering a corner of the universe like stars.
At the same time, the Ark of Omen is like a star. Its continuously burning internal structure emits light and illuminates the area. The heat reflected from the fine gold outer layer of the battleship makes it like stars, forming countless stars in this dark corner of the universe. The rays of light and stars are dotted with stars. From a concrete point of view, they are all suffering and death, just like the real universe.
Those "stars" are now divided into several levels according to their size: battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and transport ships. Although there are detailed errors, the differences are not big. After all, most ships can only be used for void combat. Here, there is minimal cover effect.
The weapons of a large number of ships have penetration depth far beyond people's imagination. With the same weapons and equipment, what determines the battle is probably the quality of the void shield and the ability of the gang members. It can even be said that in today's universe, there are countless All races choose the most primitive form of fighting, that is, killing enemies in close combat. Heavy shields like the Void Shield have made indelible contributions.
Therefore, most people couldn't see why Alan Bayer needed to care about those things that were barely used as a cover. Until he looked at them for about eight minutes, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the normal holographic star chart that was recognized by the divination instrument. universe.
The human eye is different from the instrument. In most cases, the instrument is more accurate, but the human eye is not useless because the instrument has the possibility of being interfered. If the enemy is equipped with anti-detection equipment, then they can achieve a certain level of detection on the radar. disappearing effect.
Even the almost death-seeking act of shutting down the engine can greatly reduce the accuracy of the divination instrument, because its essence is to detect energy and suspected enemy objects, and then rely on the cogitator array's huge database matching, and certain manual replacement and confirmation. The eyes of the empire with great trust.
But at this moment, Alan Bayer saw a "star" approaching. This was not normal, because this dead battleship was displayed as something that did not exist in the divination instrument.
In other words, it was because it reflected the burning light of the Ark of Omen and the light source of the Enjili Spaceport that it was possible to be observed, and this damn thing, if nothing else, should have been expected by Alan Bayer If you pass, join the army.
Facts have proved that in this cold universe, no matter how you predict the enemy's greatest malice and madness, it is not enough to completely control them. Those things will not only take surprise in order to survive, but will also act outside of your understanding of the current situation time and time again. .
If Alan Bair had not subconsciously felt the necessity of human existence and this war, then, faced with the sudden gang-hopping, the Imperial Guard would have fallen into great chaos, and at the same time, the enemy would have risked cutting into the Ark of Omen to fight for Jumping into troops provides more power.
Gravity, mutual harm, and death, those heretics don't care from the bottom of their hearts, because taking Engili and this star sector is the embodiment of all their goals.
Alan Bair spoke immediately. "There is an enemy in this area. Give up the divination equipment and ask the gunner to aim with the naked eye. It may be a warship full of Space Marines. The enemy is going to join the gang to fight!"
Disjointed responses from others. "How is that possible? Are they going to carry out a pointless attack? Our defenses are so strong?"
And the former Captain Bordeleau immediately spoke. "It doesn't matter if it's firepower. Even if it's fake, we can't miss the opportunity. Just a few hundred rounds of artillery shells are nothing!"
The next second, Engili Port began to uselessly release firepower, but after hitting something, it caused a wave instead of an explosion. Everyone had to be surprised by Lord Skadi again. When everyone was shocked because of the lack of They almost failed when they ignored the existence of human beings and relied on the so-called cogitator array and diviners.
It's just that the shields of Space Marine ships are much thicker than those of Imperial warships, and those Space Marines are even more elite among the elite. The jet-black ships are relics from the Great Crusade era. Now they appear to be able to face shots without auspicious guidance.
The mechanical sage immediately began to report. "It is expected that the enemy will hit the interior in 20 minutes, and the violent force may cause the collapse of the upper nest."
His words were emotionless, but the constant ticking of the indicator light betrayed his uneasiness, as did everyone else, who felt that they had made a serious mistake in protecting the place and betraying the Emperor's trust in them.
But Alan Bair just asked the communications troops to protect the Imperial Guard battle group on the upper level of the hive city, a powerful front composed of several old regiments and the Destroying Eagles. The industrial-grade elevators that move the upper and lower levels must not be lost. Heretics cannot be allowed to disrupt any war plans.
At the same time, this represents the beginning of a bloody ground-based meat grinding battle. The Red Pirates are once again fighting against the Skadi people, but this time the Skadi people are not fighting alone, but the anger of the entire sector!
(End of chapter)
