"...Some people say that when the first people discovered the Paidu Star, it could not even be illuminated by the Emperor's light. There was a black sun hanging in its sky. It was the heretical sun... Its jungle is also very different from the jungle of Catachan. The rain falling in it seems to never evaporate, enough to soak people's bone marrow. The air is always filled with a strange smell. For me personally, this is a strange place. land."
After listening to Stryker's narration, Soshyan rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and then asked:
"Colonel Stryker, have you heard any legends during the years you have been on Paidu Planet? For example, the past of Paidu Planet, or the history of the era before colonization."
Stryker thought for a moment, then replied with an uncertain tone:
"I usually don't care about these nonsense, because most of them are fairy tales, but... I heard a rumor from an old man when I was at the Olimpia Mountain Camp."
"What is it?"
"The first colonists who came to Pai Shang were a group of miners. They landed in the mountains, then established an explorer fortress and dug downwards. A group of them encountered some kind of caveman tribe deep in the mountains. .”
"Caveman?"
"No one can tell exactly what it was, but it seemed to be a human being. The old man was drunk and spoke in a daze. I also drank some at the time."
"Understood, please continue."
"Speaking of... ah, cavemen, those miners discovered a certain tribe that existed underground. Those strange guys, both feared the miners and hated them. According to themselves, their history dates back to the Emperor. Existed when they conquered the world, they called the miners the dogs of Horus and attacked the fortress, later...."
"What happened next?"
"The colonists couldn't bear it anymore, so they organized forces to eliminate most of them, and found some damaged technological artifacts and files recorded in High Gothic in their tribes... Obviously I guess they It’s not a simple primitive tribe.”
Soshyan's eyes suddenly lit up.
"What happens to those files later?"
"This...I guess it was collected in a museum? I don't know the details. The old man just said that the file recorded the crazy words of a guy. His name seemed to be Kraft. It only briefly said One thing is that there is a door beyond in a place called Cora Pit
The door to reality and reason. "
"The Pit of Korra, is there such a place on the planet Pisces?"
"Yes, it's near the foothills of Olympia. But it's not a pit, but a very huge natural cave in the mountains. It is said that the deepest point is tens of thousands of meters, but many places are submerged by groundwater. I used to have enough to eat. I went on an adventure and found nothing special.
The place. "
Soshyan looked sideways at Randall, who was also looking at him. Both of them realized that this might be the place they were looking for.
"Thank you very much for your assistance, Colonel Stryker."
"grown ups."
Suddenly, Stryker's expression became serious. He straightened his collar, and then pulled out a short staff with a double-headed eagle emblem from his waist. This was brought to him by someone from the former planetary governor. , as the symbol of the Governor of the Banishing Star.
Soshyan immediately realized what the other party was going to do.
"Captain Soshyan Alexey, I hereby hand over to you the command of all the defense forces of the Pai Mao Planet until the next planetary governor arrives!"
Soshyan looked at Stryker, remained silent for a few seconds, and then asked softly:
"Why, Colonel Stryker? You've done a great job, and there's no one better than you."
"I know myself. My command is not to say a mess, but at least it's as bad as shit. It's a mistake for me to be in this position. I'm more suitable for leading troops to fight on the front line. I also hope that you can give me and my people Opportunities like this.”
Once most people have tasted the taste of power, they will be unable to stop, but Stryker regarded it as a mistake, and Soshyan rated him a little higher.
"I understand, then I will relieve myself of this responsibility."
Soshyan stretched out his hand and took the short staff.
"You and your warriors need some time to rest. I guarantee that you will return to the battlefield and return to Attica."
Stryker's big rock-like face revealed a bright smile.
"That's good, I haven't killed enough Space Marines yet."
The next second, he realized that he was on an Astartes ship, so he tensed up and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, Chaos Space Marine."
"It's nothing. I heard that you killed many traitors? This is a feat that ordinary people cannot achieve. After the war, we will send a report to the Ministry of Military Affairs to prove the merits of you and your soldiers."
"This won't be a problem. The Ministry of Military Affairs is just issuing a few more medals."
While the two were talking, Luko hurried into the bridge, holding a data pad in his hand.
"Chapter Commander, the results have been announced."
Soshyan took the data tablet, glanced at the things on it, and his face became slightly solemn.
Stryker watched from the sidelines. Although he was very curious, he did not ask. Many things on the battlefield were confidential. He had already resigned from the post of governor, so he still had this consciousness.
Soshyan then handed the data pad to Randall and said to Stryker:
"The naval battle will decide the outcome."
"naval battle?"
Stryker looked confused.
"The decisive battle between the main force of the Imperial Navy and the main force of the Black Legion fleet ended with a complete victory for the Empire, but——"
The person who sent the first-hand information was Lothar, the fourth company commander of the Astral Knights Chapter and the master of the fleet.
It turned out that just when the main force of the fleet led by Admiral Kalanswo was entangled by the Black Legion fleet and was in danger, the Astral Knights fleet led by Lothar and the Navy's [Reliable Loyal Servant] dictator-class cruiser arrived on the battlefield in time.
Lothar's ship was the former Soul Drinker's flagship, the battle barge Soulbringer, and it brought six frigates, plus the carrier-based aircraft formation of the Reliable Servant, which quickly changed the battlefield situation.
Black Legion Fleet Commander Iongraspeer had to mobilize his forces to deal with the new enemy, so when the surviving attack aircraft returned to the Vengeance, the flagship finally got a breather, protected by a net of escort ships, and the Chaos Fleet Pulled away.
At this time, for Admiral Kalanswo, victory seemed to be close at hand. As long as he was given more time to take off all the torpedo aircraft formations, he could launch a fatal blow to the enemy's flagship.
But he didn't know that it wasn't just his side that had reinforcements.
Just as the Revenge was scrambling to take off the torpedo plane formation, inconspicuously behind the Imperial fleet, the Heart of Hate, a Slayer-class cruiser, ignited its iconic huge engine and rushed towards the Imperial fleet from the flank with all its strength.
More importantly, this cruiser also miraculously dragged an asteroid fragment behind it.
The purpose of this strange action became apparent after approaching the Revenge. The interior of this huge rock is hollow, hiding the Thousand Sons wizards and the Red Pirate Jump Gang equipped with Deathclaw boarding bays.
Once close enough to the Vengeance, the Hateful Heart unleashed an asteroid that crashed into the Imperial formation, forcing the smaller ships to get out of the way.
After reaching a close enough distance, the capture beam emitted from the interior of the asteroid fragment pulled the Imperial flagship, and a psychic attack released by the chanting Order of Thousand Sons destroyed the shield and paralyzed most of the short-range defenses. artillery.
As soon as the Revenge's shield disappeared, dozens of attack cabins were launched at the defenseless ship at the same time, and soon a boarding battle broke out in the ship's corridors and landing bays.
The red pirates who boarded the ship quickly spread all over the ship. At the same time, the Thousand Sons wizards also opened an unstable temporary subspace portal. The demons pouring out filled the Vengeance in a short time. The flagship was almost Swallowed by the fierce fighting.
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