In the direction of the Bloody Skull Galaxy, Corsaro Khan also opened up the situation after receiving a series of reinforcements. The troops and fleets he led have occupied the mineral worlds on the edge of the two galaxies. This galaxy can be said to be the lifeblood of Huron. Son, it is definitely a huge blow to the Red Pirates.
But the smoother the battle reports from all parties were, the more uneasy Soshiyang felt. He knew very well that Huron's main force still existed, and the other party must be shrinking its strength if it gave up territory so easily.
Is Huron preparing to launch a major showdown?
His capital and confidence only come from Blackstone Fortress?
Or are there any new variables in the middle?
Or is there a new disruptor?
Soshyan is now very eager to obtain the accurate information provided by Occam, but the other party seems to have disappeared, which makes him a little worried and has some doubts.
Could it be...that this Alpha has rebelled again?
If Occam rebels, the consequences will be devastating. He has too much key intelligence about Soshyan and the Eleventh Legion.
Soshyan is not a suspicious person, but it is obvious that Huron is planning something at the moment, and it is difficult for him not to have some anxiety. Kayon is not here now, and Veronica has some inconveniences after all.
Sometimes things seem to be arranged secretly. Just when Soshyan was worried about the lack of news from Occam for a long time, Sorge suddenly brought Occam's message.
It turned out that this Alpha was sent by Huron to Galmyk, one of the headquarters of the Word Bearers. Huron did not expect to be able to form an alliance with the Word Bearers, but only hoped that the other party could temporarily put aside their past grudges and send troops to attack the empire. Obviously, the previous Ockham's "excellent performance" for a period of time gave Huron some other expectations for him.
But the road to Galmyk was not smooth. Occam was intercepted by a mysterious force on the way. He struggled with the opponent for a long time before he was able to escape. Through various analyzes and clues, Occam speculated that it was most likely to kill Landau. Er's group of people, because now they are second only to Soshyan and most hope that Huron will be destroyed. Only in this way can they reap the dividends.
After arriving in Galmyk, Occam was placed under house arrest by the Word Bearers for a period of time. As a Word Bearer, he knew his "blood relatives" very well, and sexual infighting was a common problem among most of them. , so he didn't worry about anything. Instead, he took the opportunity to connect with some Word Bearers in Galmyk during his house arrest and learned some inside stories.
The Word Bearers detained him not because of hatred or anything else, but because the person in charge of Galmek was absent. The remaining people were unable to make up their mind when faced with such a big matter. Each leader had his own ideas, and some people They feel that this is an opportunity to plunder the empire. Some people think that they should wait until Huron is defeated and then divide the red pirate legacy. Some people think that if the red pirates are defeated, then the empire's next target is likely to be Galmyk. No matter what happened in the past, at least Huron was able to attract most of the Empire's firepower in the Maelstrom, so he advocated assisting the Red Corsairs.
The three parties argued endlessly, and no one could completely overwhelm the other, so Occam, the "messenger", was temporarily placed under house arrest.
But when he was finally released, the Word Bearers had nothing to say about him, but the condition of Galmek was enough to reassure Huron. Ockham mentioned in the message that Huron was preparing to concentrate all its forces, including new Badab was used to defend against the Word Bearers' troops. It was obvious that the other party was preparing for a decisive battle. However, why Huron had such confidence, Occam did not know yet, because Huron immediately asked him to investigate again. Eldar actions.
This is the first thing Occam wants to remind Soshyan. Huron seems to have known that there are spirit tribes operating in the Maelstrom, and is very wary of it. He doesn't know who leaked the news to Huron, but that People must know a lot of things.
The second thing is that, according to Occam's analysis, although most of the Word Bearers should be leaning towards the second option, a small number of warbands may launch attacks and plunders on the empire on their own, leaving Soshyan with a lot of trouble. Pay attention to the direction of Endymion. There may be some Word Bearers warbands launching attacks on Imperial worlds and expeditionary force logistics centers in the near future.
The content of the message was not much, but it was enough to reassure Soshyan. At least Occam did not rebel. At least he knew that Huron was indeed preparing for a decisive battle. He also believed that Occam would give him the reason why Huron did this.
As for the variables on the Word Bearers side, Soshyan made some adjustments to the escort fleet and patrol fleet, but now Endymion is no longer a key battle zone. He has no extra Space Marines to arrange there, so he can only rely on a large number of Mortal troops were on alert to reduce losses as much as possible.
Sorge brings not only news about Occam, but also another bad news.
The follower of the Inquisitor who was "loyal" to Samuel before actually escaped from the Grief Galaxy. According to the killers sent by Zorge, that person turned out to be a psyker. She was in the Inquisition, on the left. Tracked by both sides, Sorge always seemed to be able to escape in advance without warning, and finally hid on a passenger ship. However, Sorge's killers found notes in a residence where she was hiding that she had not taken away. The handwriting was very strange. Scratchy, after identification, the general meaning is that she has the image recorded by the inquisitor's mechanical prosthetic eye before his death. At this time, the inquisitor gave himself an insurance. When he dies, the information recorded by the mechanical prosthetic eye will be transmitted to This attendant was in hand, but the attendant's mental state was not very good. The notes kept narrating as if someone was whispering in her ear.
It stands to reason that she should hand these over to the people in the Inquisition, but she doesn't seem to trust those people.
Now following the route, she has probably gone to the Maelstrom Tribunal branch of Serenity II.
Based on a series of clues, Sorge deduced that this servant had probably been controlled by those fallen angels and had become an unknowing pawn. Once in the Tranquility Galaxy, the news would definitely be artificially spread to the Dark Angels. In order to prevent the situation from expanding, the Dark Angels Troops will definitely be sent to silence them.
And that entourage was a bait, attracting the Tribunal and the Dark Angels together again. It was obvious what the fallen angels were planning.
They don't expect to be able to eliminate the Dark Angels, but they want the other party to die in public opinion. This is a tactic that won't kill you but will disgust you to death.
It has to be said that Soshyan admires the Fallen Angels and the gang, and Azrael didn't tell him about it. He obviously didn't intend to "trouble" the expeditionary force, but since they only sent Samuel, maybe they also Not realizing the true purpose of this trap.
Soshyan then contacted Azrael, told him about the situation, and formulated a "play it off" plan with the Supreme Master of the Dark Angels.
The first step of the plan is to control the follower, which can only rely on Sorge's power.
