Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 193 Solo Boarding Assault
This is not technology that the empire should possess at all. The slave of the Codex, the bastard of that false emperor, the awakened hypocrite, the blue-skinned maggot Robert Guilliman, seized the regent position of the human empire after his awakening.

Although they also received intelligence that after this blue-skinned maggot took power, he dispatched a large number of Proto-Forged Space Marines to various chapters.

A completely new Astartes, taller, more enduring, and more agile than these traditional Astartes.

At first, he didn't think much of it. But until now...

He silently picked up the casualty report, and for a moment the rumbling stimulation of the butcher's nail in his brain became insignificant.

At the same time, he turned his gaze and attention to a combat video sent back from the front lines. It was sent from inside an assault boat, where a member of the Dark Mechanicus's Eight Gears Servant happened to be, allowing him to transmit this combat video.

Otherwise, they probably wouldn't know what was happening on the front lines.

Looking at the power armor that has the shape of an Astartes but with a more futuristic aesthetic.

Costus Salas simply couldn't understand when the Empire had managed to cultivate such an Astartes.

If the great sage Ramirez were here, he would proudly proclaim, "The Emperor's might... boy!"

"Looks like I'll have to take matters into my own hands!" Costus Salas looked at the command center with a grim expression, at the warships of the Shark Legion on the screen.

It stretched its neck and produced a crisp popping sound. Its blue and white armor was already a bit worn, but the dried bloodstains and bits of flesh on the surface made it look extremely terrifying.

In particular, the long-term exposure to chaos in the warp caused horns resembling those of a Khorne demon to grow on both sides of his head.

At the same time, his body also underwent certain mutations, and his height when standing up was no less than that of a Primal Astartes.

Several servants who had completely become chaotic rushed forward to serve him, and several members of the Dark Mechanicus also came over to conduct a final check on the power armor on his body.

Meanwhile, inside their Chaos Warship, the remaining hundreds of Warriors 331 were also making their final preparations.

Costus Salas was contemplating his next tactical strategy. The Butcher's Spike above his head was affecting him, but his willpower was able to temporarily suppress its influence.

Boom——

Costus Salas, who had been standing, suddenly swayed. Several of his mortal servants beside him were also thrown off balance by the sudden explosion.

Even the weapons and ammunition they were holding fell to the ground. This prompted Costus Thalas to act without hesitation, crushing the heads of these mortals.

He pressed down on the effects of the Butcher's Nail on him.

"What happened?" Costus Salas turned to a mortal who was walking quickly towards him and asked.

After saying that, he closed his eyes again, waiting for the other mortals to come and prepare and put on the power armor nuclear weapons.

He assumed it was some kind of space torpedo that had pierced the void shield and struck the warship. Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to it, but he still had to ask about it as a matter of routine.

Because no detail can be overlooked on the battlefield, otherwise, a small mistake can lead to a huge error.

"My lord, an unknown combat barge has entered the rear of our fleet," the Chaos Mortal said hastily, kneeling on the ground.

Upon hearing this, Costus Salas' eyes snapped open, a blazing rage flashing within them. Good heavens, he'd been surrounded and trapped.

But to send just one combat barge and dare to cut off their rear—that truly shows they don't take the 331st Warriors seriously.

On the Seraph battle barge, Ironhide and the others were already fully equipped with power armor and had their weapons ready.

The military-themed train sped along the specially designed tracks, passed over the plastic steel deck, and came to a steady stop in the center of their passageway.

The Mechanicus members began arming themselves with weapons and ammunition from the armory train. Their mortal servants also retrieved various necessities, making final preparations for the angels of the Empire.

Tie Hui and his group are preparing to defect.

His battle barge carried only ten Astartes and five Terminator armored soldiers, bringing the total to 16 Imperial Angels.

After all, warships need strong combat capabilities to maintain order and provide necessary command. They can't all just jump ship indiscriminately!

Although they are all equipped with nanocores, they can directly use nanoparticles to grasp the parts of the powered armor for automatic assembly.

But the situation is different now... because they are going to board the Chaos's warship. That chaotic energy is constantly eroding them, so it will take time for the Mechanicus and their servants to pray for their armor, appease the machine spirits, and imprint them with a holy mark.

To prevent the chaos from corrupting them, the machine spirits within their armor or weapons caused them to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield.

As a mechanical priest slowly raised his head and lowered the incense burner in his hand, Tie Hui realized that their prayers were complete.

"We've locked onto the enemy flagship and blasted several breaches, allowing for a boarding assault!" The mortal captain, who had been waiting for some time, hurriedly approached and respectfully reported as he watched the Imperial angels descend from the assembly platform.

A holographic projector was raised from one of its mech servants. It displayed various breaches on the Chaos Flagship's hull in space, as well as the paths of its attacks.

After Tie Hui and his group understood the situation, they nodded and proceeded to their respective assault positions. This was in line with the transplantation and widespread application of the nano-core.

The Mechanicus had to make certain modifications to the interiors of the warships of each chapter. For example, the pipes for launching boarding torpedoes and boarding assault boats. After these modifications, Astartes could also enter individually and board the ships.

And that's how it is now!
Tie Hui walked at the front, and the mortal auxiliary soldiers he encountered along the way turned sideways, pressed against the walls on both sides of the corridor, and performed a hawk salute, watching the imperial angels leave.

Upon reaching the specific pipe gate, all the Astartes, holding onto the handrail on the threshold with one hand, stepped into the stairwell and entered the jump-board pipe.

With final preparations complete, everyone waited quietly for the final moment. Suddenly, the warship shuddered slightly, clearly indicating that space torpedoes in the surrounding pipes had been launched.

This was to provide cover for them; otherwise, with only a dozen or so people, attempting a solo boarding maneuver in space would be easily destroyed by the anti-aircraft weapons on a single enemy frigate.

"Ready!" A noisy mechanical voice rang out, and everyone took a deep breath, their muscles tensing. At the same time, the nanoengines behind them slowly began to glow faintly.

There are three lights in the passageway. After the three colors of lights, one red, two yellow, and three green, are lit up in sequence, the passageway will be completely illuminated.

The main engines behind all the Astartes suddenly erupted with huge exhaust blasts, propelling their massive, one-ton bodies out of the warship.

The moment Tie Hui stepped off the warship, the surrounding landscape suddenly changed. Fortunately, Astartes' adaptability allowed it to stabilize itself in an instant, with miniature engines throughout its body rapidly adjusting its posture.

That is, the unmodified servo skull is separated from the equipment on the back and placed in front to clear the way for it!
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(End of this chapter)