"For the glory of the Astral Knights."
Robin was still whispering, his eyes fixed on the sword grid.
"For the Emperor."
Although it was a bit inappropriate, Bahram still wanted to remind the other party that they were fighting a civil war and had nothing to do with loyalty.
In fact, win or lose, this battle cannot be called glory, at least that's what Bahram thinks.
All that is lost is the empire.
Just when he was thinking wildly, with an explosive collision, everything in his mind was instantly confused.
The torpedoes advanced two kilometers in seconds, gravity pressing the Angels against their safety gates, and the view through the observation holes changed from gray steel to open void.
The void flashed with the firepower of laser cannons and macrocannons, and then a second sound spread across the torpedo. It was the autonomous drive system being ignited and the corrective thrusters adjusting its departure course.
Bahram watched through his narrow opening as a barrage of lance strikes from the Unbound Soul penetrated a Minotaur Chapter frigate, exploding as the ship's interior air ignited.
He sighed softly and looked away.
"Why do you sigh?"
Suddenly, he turned his head and found Robin staring at him.
"It's just a little... regretful."
"Why."
"Everyone is fighting for the empire, but now..."
"These men threaten the Chapter."
Robin narrowed his eyes and said in an almost contemptuous tone:
"They deserve to die."
"This...although there may be a conflict of interest, they are still loyal warriors of the empire. Such blood should not be shed on the battlefield where fellow soldiers are at war."
"The Empire, they made the Empire what it is now, don't you understand? To save the Empire, we can only rely on powerful battle groups, relying on powerful and wise heroes like the Chapter Master and Instructor Thor, not these Mediocre people and ordinary people are like flies and dogs."
Bahram looked at the other party and didn't know what to say for a moment. Although he had always known that there was an unreasonable enthusiasm for the Chapter and Chapter Leader in Robin's heart, he never thought that this enthusiasm would expand so much.
And Robin's undisguised contempt for mortals frightened him even more.
Perhaps in the other party's mind, the Astartes are already higher than the Empire - the current Empire.
"We are about to go to the battlefield. What boring topics are you talking about?"
Hao Mo suddenly interrupted, and then a countdown sounded from the speaker.
"Impacted on seven, six, five..."
Robin then shut his mouth, lowered his head and sheathed his sword, while Haoma reached out and patted Bahram's shoulder comfortingly.
"Brother, there is no need to look for trouble."
"four three--"
"Contact target!"
boom--!
The impact caused everyone to fall forward of the torpedo, and Bahram felt his superhuman body squeeze against the back of the seat.
As the giant thermal melt installed on the grille was activated, the light shone in the crack in front, white hot, like a supernova.
The Stormmaiden's hull armor evaporated and she was unable to slow the assault torpedoes.
In just a few seconds, it penetrated the thick outer layer.
With one crack after another, the jumping torpedo smashed through the bulkhead and internal truss, but the inertial suppression system gradually slowed down each successive impact, so Bahram was already untying the torpedo when the pull finally stopped. In the process of tooling.
"Why does it feel like the location is different than expected?"
Oscar asked as he stood up, breaking free of his restraints and raising his bolter.
"The ship must have changed direction."
A warrior across from him said with a smile.
"It's turning, possibly to engage the Unbound Soul."
"How brave."
Bahram turned around, and a rumble from the front filled the cabin. Gas sprayed on the assault hatch, extinguishing the flames and rapidly cooling the deck metal that had turned red due to frictional heat.
A swirling cloud filled the deck, and the rate of temperature change flashed in his helmet's eyepiece.
"Everyone, follow me."
As the door banged open, Ustad was the first to step out of the torpedo.
The other soldiers then trudged off the gangplank, clearing the passage they had crashed into.
At the same time casting their scrying net wide enough to allow the augur to locate their point of entry.
"Deck 2, Area 10."
Soon, Ustad determined their location.
"The early impact brought us a few hundred meters closer to our destination."
Suddenly, a howl of fear and anger echoed through the passage.
"Destroy those traitors!"
The soldiers turned their guns in that direction, and Bahram heard footsteps.
Soon, a group of uniformed and nervous-looking mortals appeared at the corner at the end of the passage. As far as Bahram could see, they bore the red bull emblem of the Minotaur Chapter and the shining eagle emblem.
Some were firing blindly with shotguns and laser guns, and Bahram counted about two hundred.
And it seemed like more people were still coming.
Zod begins breathing from his heavy flamethrower.
"We're going to the bridge."
Ustad said grimly, raising his masterwork bolt pistol and signaling the armor's elbow joints to lock.
"Kill those who block it!"
Then he was the first to pull the trigger.
Along with the roar, the explosive bomb flew out from the bullet, exploding the chest of an officer and tearing the eagle symbol on it to pieces——
Then the soldiers swarmed in and quickly cleared the road.
At first they went relatively smoothly, encountering only mortal resistance forces, but they soon realized that they were encountering a group of enemies who were very adept at fighting the Astartes.
The interior of the Storm Lady is different from most Astartes warships. Its passages and cabins have been specially modified. The entrances and exits in many places have been specially reinforced and made very short, allowing only mortals to pass through. , but it was very difficult for the Astartes to squeeze in.
At the same time, when the invasion occurred, a large number of bunkers and roadblocks were automatically generated inside the entire battleship, and a large number of automatic turrets that should not have existed appeared in hidden locations such as passage corners and vents, as well as original fire sprinklers. It’s not fire extinguisher, it’s blazing flames——
These countermeasures caused serious trouble for the Astral Knights' gang-hopping troops. Six warriors were already killed before they even engaged the enemy Astartes.
Despite this, everyone is still moving towards the goal with great determination.
Everyone knows his role, everyone knows the role of his brothers, and if someone falls, one of his brothers will take his place.
Bahram stepped forward quickly, bolter clutched tightly in his hand, and he could hear the sounds of battle coming from the adjacent cabins—the blast of bolters and the desperate screams of mortals.
Astral Knights will abandon those mortal cabins if they are unarmed. If there are armed personnel inside, they must eliminate them all. After all, they go deep alone and cannot leave hidden dangers behind them.
More importantly, they were already approaching the upper deck!
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