"The Man-Eating Shark Chapter——"
Looking at the pale shark pattern curled up in a ball on the screen, Soshiyang frowned.
The Shark Chapter can be said to be among the top ten mysterious chapters in the Empire. Before the Badab War, they could be said to have no sense of presence within the Empire. Even the ancient archives of the Astral Knights only had Fragments of words.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that they are a Space Marine Chapter of unknown origin, and much information is buried under various legends.
Soshyan has always been interested in those mysterious battle groups that are not well-known. For this reason, he also specially read all the information about the Man-Eating Shark Group.
But there is no trace of them in public records. This chapter seems to have no known officially recorded battle honors, and there are some unknown chapters using similar names and symbols to theirs. Potential misidentification of these Chapters creates further confusion.
However, after delving into specific ancient writings on the history of the Imperial War, Soshyan was able to acquire some hints and references regarding the shadow cast by this Chapter, the oldest of which was collected by scholars of the Secretariat of Military Affairs of Terra The Civilian Myth of the Angels of Death, an often obscure and incomplete work, mentions a Chapter of Space Marines known as the "Star Sharks" who were sent into the "Outer Darkness... Endless voyage...slaughter and ravage the enemies of mankind", and "show no mercy to traitors, aliens and traitors, uprooting them from their own territory", and this article seems to come from some far ancient but Now lost documents, the latter dating back to the unknown era of the Astrologian Wars in late M32/M33.
The period is now shrouded in myth and fable, its truth so thoroughly sanitized in the historical record that the higher echelons of the Imperium are less aware of it than they are of the Horus Heresy or the Great Crusade, but the Astral Plane Instead, the knight recorded some events at the time.
Records mention that the Shark Chapter displayed a ferocious but thoughtful cruelty in several battles, and that even those who were indifferent to the Empire's methods of warfare found them terrifying.
More importantly, the chapter records also mention that this vicious chapter seems to have been given a sacred but never-ending duty: they are entrusted to carry out an endless battle in the dark deep space beyond the borders of the Empire. Voyage with the purpose of finding, locating and destroying humanity's enemies.
But these alone could not give Soshyan a deeper understanding of this mysterious battle group, so he turned his head and said:
"Instructor Thor, Talos, do you know them?"
For this kind of missing history, Soshyan usually turns to Thor or Talos.
Talos glanced at the standard, then showed an expression of disgust.
"Ah, of course I know. Although I have never fought against them, the guys like the Prince of Thorns were severely educated by them. They... should be a branch of the Raven Guard, but based on my interactions with them, According to the war gangs we fought with, these bastards seem to have some of our blood.
As for why it became what it is now, I really can’t say. "
Thor pondered for a moment, and then replied softly:
"I do know a little bit about it. During the late period of the Great Crusade, the Lord of the Crows exiled a group of heirs, including senior commander Alcahas Farr. I have some old acquaintances with him. This commander He is of Terran descent and served in the 19th Legion long before the return of the Raven Lord. Because of his origin
He comes from a slave-owning family. He has a fierce personality and is not very friendly to mortals. After he was exiled, I specifically asked someone to find out about him, but I only knew that he and a group of Terran veterans were exiled. No one knows where I went. After the great rebellion, I tried
They tried to search for him, but after searching for him, the only thing they knew was that they went to the dark deep space where the light of the star torch could not shine, and they had no choice but to give up in the end. "
"Captain Thor, you mean...they are indeed a branch of the Raven Guard?"
"This is confirmed."
"Can we still communicate?"
Thor shook his head.
"After so many years, they have changed too much. The war in the dark deep space has made them more cruel than before."
At this time, the Lord of Zhancha also loudly announced the opponent's power.
"——According to the scanned keel identification code, there are a total of five enemy warships, namely the battle barge Nikkor, the Tyrant-class cruiser White Taotie, the Sword-class frigate Gray Reaper, and the Hammer-class frigate Void Hunter , and a Cobra-class destroyer Deepsea
Number! "
The fleet of Man-Eating Sharks arriving this time is not that large, but there are at least four companies. Soshyan must confirm the other party's attitude.
"Communications officer, pick up the Nikkor for me."
After waiting for about a minute, the communication was connected.
"I am the Chapter Master of the Astral Knights, Soshyan Alexei, and across from me is the Chapter Master of Tiberius?"
After a while, a low growl-like response sounded from the communicator.
"yes."
Tiberius, nicknamed the Crimson Scar, served as the commander of the Sharks during the Badab War, and is therefore considered the Chapter Master.
It is said that he wore a set of ancient Terminator armor throughout the Badab War and never showed his true face.
But his terrifying fighting prowess spread in just two years.
"I want to know your attitude."
"Counterinsurgency."
The answer was as simple and cold as ever.
"Where's the rebellion?"
"In front of me."
"The Minotaur Chapter innocently attacked the Lamenters. They are the traitors."
"I only saw you attacking the Minotaur Chapter for no reason."
Hearing this, Soshyan had something to worry about, and instead of trying to hide it, he said loudly:
"So... what price did those people from Terra offer to impress the man-eating shark? How much is my Soshiyang's head worth?"
This time the other party did not respond, but directly closed the communication.
Then, the voice of the Lord of Zhancha rang again.
"Report! The shark fleet is speeding up! The Minotaur fleet is also approaching us!"
Soshyan shook his head.
"What do those people get for paying such a high price?"
Talos grinned.
"Defend their imagined power."
"Since we refuse to give up, we will show no mercy. If Terra is destined to shed tears, it will not be because of us!"
As he spoke, Soshyan slammed the railing.
"Send signal!"
Soon, as the signal was sent, fluctuations occurred in the subspace jump node, and then several battleships from the White Templar rushed out at the same time.
"White Temple?"
On the bridge of the Power of Daedalus, Asterion's voice suddenly changed its tone.
"Didn't you say they have left?"
At this time, a voice behind him suddenly said:
"It seems they have formed an alliance with the Astral Knights."
"Judge Marcus, was this what you expected?"
Marcus, who walked gently out of the shadows, shook his head.
"That was not in the plan."
The appearance of the White Templar was immediately caught by the man-eating sharks. Their fleet immediately turned like a stressed shark and aimed at the White Templar fleet that was closer to them.
A big melee seems inevitable——
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