After the Eldar fleet fled, the Astral Knights' battlegroup was finally able to approach the planet's low orbit.
After some inspection and searching, Soshyan was able to determine that the orbital defenses of Nessen-6 had been completely destroyed, but it was not Eldar artillery fire that destroyed it.
"Echoes of the Curse..."
Sevita looked at the corpse wearing midnight blue armor on the ground with a stern expression, which the salvage team retrieved from the wreckage.
Although no survivors were found, all signs pointed to one thing.
The Eighth Legion drove their warships into the orbital station!
"Could he be dead?"
Soshiyang looked at the corpse on the ground with disgust. The guy's body was covered with fallen symbols, as well as a large amount of human skin and bones. Just the mere appearance of such things on the bridge of the Unbound Soul was all. It made him feel sick.
The Eighth Legion had fallen so deeply that he was already considering whether to continue with Sevatar's plans.
"No, he won't die."
Sevatar shook her head.
"If he was really dead, the Eldar wouldn't have tried so hard to stop us."
"Then now——"
"Report!"
The auspicious officer suddenly stood up, and Soshiyang immediately walked to the edge of the command platform.
"explain."
"Scanned a suspicious moving target!"
"Let me see."
On the imager, a picture of the auspicious scanner immediately appeared. It could be seen that among the large number of particles, there was an inconspicuous small particle that was moving slowly.
If you don't look carefully, it's really easy to miss.
Soshyan then retrieved the outline analysis data, which showed that the target was roughly the size of an average shuttle.
"The Spark dispatches a combat interception and requires the other party to surrender, otherwise it will attack immediately."
"yes!"
The already prepared fighter formation slipped out of the Starfire's flight and headed straight for the fish that had slipped through the net.
Five minutes later, word came that the target had surrendered.
Fifteen minutes later, the disarmed shuttle was escorted to the center of the battle group, and then a transport plane docked, and soldiers with live ammunition immediately rushed in for inspection.
Twenty minutes later, the shuttle entered the Unbound Soul's hangar.
Soshiyan, Thor and Sevita were already waiting there, with the honor guard of the Astral Knights behind them.
As the shuttle's hatch slowly lowered, dozens of bolters pointed at the diffuse steam.
Soon, under the flashing red warning lights, three trembling figures walked out of the stairs escorted by armed soldiers.
Soshyan frowned in confusion, a Mechanicus priest, a young mortal man and woman, the woman looked like a navigator, and she was obviously pregnant.
This combination is weird no matter how you think about it.
After stepping onto the flight deck, the soldiers immediately dispersed and saluted Soshyan and others.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Soshyan Alexey, Chapter Master of the Astral Knights."
Soshyan took a step forward. Without wearing a helmet, he looked at the three of them with a stern gaze.
This put a lot of pressure on Octavia. Not only was she afraid of the giant, but she was also afraid of the eagle emblem on the giant's chest - how much Octavia admired it in the past, and how much she fears it now.
Because that not only represents justice, but also punishment.
The same goes for Dietrian. His brain is now running wildly, trying to find a way to survive.
Not to mention Septimus, he was completely confused, and he even felt like he had just stepped out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den.
After all, he was not naive enough to think that falling into the hands of the empire was a good thing. Regardless of what they did, their identities alone were enough to be burned on the rack a hundred times.
In short, no one dared to speak.
Silence stiffened the atmosphere.
"What? None of the three of you are going to say anything?"
This reaction was also expected by Soshyan. After all, there was a high probability that the living people who appeared in this place would not be people on the orbital station.
Then their identities will be obvious.
Especially the Tech Priest, the gear pendant on his chest was too new and looked like it had just been freshly made - he could not hide the heretical smell under his robes.
Soshiyang noticed it as soon as he met him. After all, a normal Tech-priest would not always be accompanied by the smell of blood and putrefaction. That was what corpses should have, not to mention that there was a faint stench of psychic energy in it.
There is a high probability that this guy is a technical heretic.
"Or do you three want me to transfer you to the Inquisition or the Ministry of Justice?"
"No, no, no -"
Upon hearing the name of the Inquisition, Dietrian immediately waved his hand.
"Your Majesty Omnissiah, I was just shocked by your majesty. My name is Dietrian. I am a Tech Priest on Nessen 6. The Eldar attacked us——"
"Oh, that's right."
Soshyan smiled and nodded, interrupting Dietrian's clumsy lie.
"Then I will contact the technical bishop of this area now and ask you to report the situation directly to him."
"Ah, this-"
Dietrian was dumbfounded, his hands moved uneasily, and his skin even secreted a rare sweat.
"grown ups."
At the critical moment, Septimus stood up. His action immediately caused the sound of pulling the bolt of the gun, and he was so frightened that he immediately raised his hands.
"I-I'm telling the truth! We are all slaves on the Cursed Echo, and we escaped!"
Soshyan nodded as if he looked at him carefully.
"I appreciate honest people. On this point, I am willing to believe you."
"Thank you, sir."
Septimus retreated to Octavia, quietly holding her sweaty hand to calm her anxiety.
"Three of you, since you are members of the Cursed Echo, you must know what happened in the end?"
"Yes."
"wrong."
At this time, Savita's voice suddenly sounded. Soshyan looked up and found that the other party had gotten into the shuttle at some point and had already bent over and came out of the hatch.
"There must be more than just the three of you who escaped. I found a complete set of apothecary equipment on it. There must be a pharmacist following you... Also, where is Markarian? Why did I only see three iron coffins. "
Upon hearing this, Soshyan's eyes immediately turned cold when he looked at the pilot.
Then he waved his hand gently, and the soldiers immediately surrounded the shuttle, and would fire immediately if there was any movement.
"You are wearing down my patience, mortal. Where is he hiding?"
"Sir, please listen to my explanation."
Seeing the tense situation, Octavia finally overcame her fear. She knew she had to say something, otherwise they, who had just gained freedom, would probably have to return to prison - the empire would never punish traitors as harshly as they did Former masters must be kind.
More importantly, she must earn a living and a way out for her children.
Soshyan glanced at her, and he could feel the spiritual energy stirring in her body - this was a navigator with extraordinary abilities.
"I am listening."
"Actually, it's like this-"
After calming down, Octavia told Soshyan what happened at the moment before the cursed echo was destroyed...
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