Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 345 Urian Bendreg Gets a Chance to Prove Himself

841 AD, the Abyss of Colony, the Grail Abyss.

The legion commander, Urian Bendreg, clad in black armor, stood triumphantly on the bridge of the Unyielding Truth.

Through the low-lying displays surrounding the command platform, Bendreig could see the icons of ninety-nine dark-colored capital ships moving with the flagship.

Two of the ships' icons stand out: the Exemplary Abomination and the Razor of Truth.

The Legion flagship's central console, composed of adamantite frames and insulated cables, was filled with the shockwaves of system noise and flashes as the Void Wars began.

The Thinker emitted binary clicks, mixed with thick digital accents from Terra, Mars, and Jupiter, while the red-robed cyborg priest whispered amidst shrill, manipulative chants.

Bendreg quickly fiddled with his tablet, thoroughly enjoying the reading experience.

Finally, he had a formidable opponent who proved his ability to lead the First Legion.

Bendreig clenched his fist. "I did not become a legion commander merely because the lords of the heavenly armies compromised with each other."

The faltering First Army will, under my leadership, be back on track.
Bendreg saw the swarming crimson lights and gave the order.

The warships of both sides opened fire simultaneously, and all screens were filled with signals.

The dark-colored warship takes damage while inflicting damage on the crystal-clear enemy warship.

The Unyielding Truth advanced through the ripples of explosions, its scorching plasma and laser beams viciously tearing at the wrecked hulls of enemy ships.

A barrage of tactical data flashed by.

The energy ratio of the light spear is 94%.

Starboard side No. 13 Void Shield overload.

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In addition to the tactical data for the Indomitable Truth, there is also data on other ships.

[The battleship Invincible Eagle has been lost.]

The battlecruiser Terra Glory was lost.

The escort ship Hurricane Wing was lost.

...]

The black-clad warship advanced steadily, but at a terrible cost.

The Grail Abyss is the most important area for the Mito Xenomorphs besides Marchena, and it is the location of their Grail Temple.

The energy cannons of the Mitu warships fired strange, rippling beams of light, a mixture of orange, pink, and many other unnamed colors, like splashes of dye, onto the First Legion's warships.

Despite their bizarre appearance, the Metu's arcane energy cannons are just as lethal as the Empire's various artillery pieces.

The Void Shield overloaded under the arcane barrage, and energy shockwaves tore warships apart one after another.

While the First Legion was engaged in a bloody naval battle with the Mitu warships, the five battle groups of the Eleventh Legion simultaneously launched an offensive against five star systems surrounding the Cyclops Cluster.

Inside the Metu prophecy hall in Rascal, hundreds of Metu people, shaped like sea anemones and with varying numbers and shapes of legs, gathered in front of a machine.

Aside from their deformed heads, the Mitu people generally followed a symmetrical body shape.

The Mittu alien, positioned in the center and wielding a prism-material arcane staff that gleams with metallic luster, has twelve long, seaweed-like legs.

He opened his long, narrow mouth, and ripples spread across the anemone's body.

"shadow……"

"A massive fleet..."

“Send an alert to Manach and request backup.”

A dozen or so four-legged anemones, their bodies two sizes larger than the other two Mitu aliens, lay inside a strange ring-shaped metal device.

The device has a thick tube with twenty-five shimmering crystal cables on it, the other end of which is connected to an inverted basin-shaped device.

Each device contains two hundred desperate humans. The Mitu people's arcane technology uses flesh and blood as fuel, and most of them are humans.

Some of them had already given up hope, and knelt on the ground, limp and waiting for their death.

A small number of people futilely crashed into the barrier time and time again. Twenty-five devices simultaneously emitted a piercing roar, and the humans, used as fuel, were torn apart in the rapid spinning.

The prismatic crystal at the center of the device was filled with blood-red color, and then burst out with a blinding beam of light that shot straight up.

The ring-shaped metal device gleamed, and psionic rays soared into the air.

At the same moment, the Shadow of Reign jumps into the real world.

In the simulated sanctuary, Diana Pauline examines the number of warships on both sides within a sea of ​​data.

Relying on the oracle systems of the 192 warships of the Eleventh Squadron, she grasped the situation of Rascal after the first round of scanning.

The enemy has 137 warships, including 29 capital ships.

Experimental testing and evaluation results indicate safety.

Gabriel's technical sergeant team's research on the Randan warship, while making no progress on the Shadow Destroyer, achieved some success in falsifying readings.

The shipyard on the satellite of Vostonia is conducting experimental modifications to the warships of the 11th Fleet.

A total of twelve warships underwent conversion, including the flagship of the First Company, the Sword of Vostonia.

After devising her experimental plan, Diana consulted the Primarch.

"Lord Ninglu, I request permission to begin the experimental test of falsifying readings. Is that permissible?"

On the throne, Ninglu's communication bead beeped.

After hearing the message, he pondered for a moment and then rejected the request.

"There is still a friendly fleet from the Fourteenth Army Corps on the battlefield, so no testing will be conducted."

In Nimrod's memory, the future Fourteenth Legion followed Mortarion in their faith in Nurgle.

Even though Mortarion did not fall, he and Angron were extremely averse to psionic powers, far more so than Leman Ruth, who was stubborn but still used them.

If Ruth would mock him at the mere sight of him, then Mortarion would certainly not be on good terms with him.

More importantly, it's always good to keep your cards close to your chest, especially when you don't know who your friends or enemies will be in the future.

Even if the experiment succeeds, he will not use the technique of falsifying readings during joint operations with friendly fleets.

Without combat data, even if they learn in the future that the Eleventh Legion's Voidships possess the technology to falsify readings, they will not be able to respond effectively in the event of an outbreak.

Identifying spoofed readings requires a data foundation.

"My lord, I plan to dispatch the 14th Legion fleet to attack the enemy's detachment in order to avoid our fleet being within friendly fire range."

"Execute your plan, but no experiments are allowed," Ninglu ordered.

Diana reluctantly abandoned the experiment, though she didn't understand why, but the Primarch's orders were clear.

Diana made slight modifications to the experimental plan, and the combined fleet still maintained a numerical advantage.

The 14th Army Corps' fleet deployed and launched an attack on the Mitu detachment.

The Fourteenth Legion's style of aerial warfare fully demonstrates their endurance and tenacity in combat.

The flagship, like a heavy scythe, cut into the lines of the Mitu fleet.

Chief Company Commander Balasin watched the eerie silent explosions that reverberated around the flagship like firecrackers, his expression calm.

He watched on the video screen as the Void Shield defended against the strange beams of light from the Mitu warship.

"Let's get started, artillery commander."

The bow lances and the two side cannons fired simultaneously, and targets exploded one after another, igniting a burst of flames on the video screen.

Just as Balasin was enjoying the destructive feast, the voice of the Sound Array Master rang out.

"Commander, Lord Ninglu has ordered us to set sail for Zavalich and destroy the Mitu people's granary."

"Navigator, plan the route to Zavarich, set sail."

(End of this chapter)