Luo Xi finally understood that Vulkan's Seven Hammers Amulet and his cross-universe escape were a plan that was tied together.
The Emperor would use the power that destroyed the Golden Throne and Terra to inflict heavy damage on the Four, and then send him away.
But there is no doubt that after doing all this, humanity is almost finished. What a painful price to pay...
No, this future cannot happen.
Luo Xi dug his nails deep into his flesh, blood dripping, but he seemed not to notice at all.
"I understand my duty, father."
Vulkan smiled, as if he was suddenly relieved. If mankind really faced the fate of inevitable destruction, then let him destroy the human race with his own hands.
Humans would rather commit suicide heroically and proudly than become lambs of chaos, allowing demons to plunder and devour human souls and toy with human free will.
The immortal Vulkan may become the gravekeeper of mankind, continuing to watch over the deceased humans for tens of thousands of years to come.
This is the meaning of Vulkan's existence and his mission.
After instructing his son, the Emperor who possessed Malcador left immediately. The endless war in the Warp prevented him from being distracted for too long.
The Fire Dragon Lord came to Terra from Nocturne via the Eldar's Webway, but he did not bring many warriors with him.
Only three fire lizards followed their father and overcame all difficulties to come here.
Vulkan took heavy steps, holding his burning hands, and disappeared into the shadow of the Golden Throne with his three sons.
Luo hoped that the Lord of Fire Dragon would leave. He knew that this Primarch would stay here to defend the final destiny of the Emperor and the Empire.
Chapter 439: Speed Up! White Scar (Please Subscribe)
Of the three legions led by Ryan, the White Scars have the highest degree of freedom.
Chagatai Khan personally led his descendants and the fleet, freely galloping across the starry sea, attacking the enemy in the way that best suited the Chogorians.
The huge battleship Sky Eagle shuttled through the empty space of the Beta Garmon Cluster, followed by some smaller cruisers and battleships. It is worth mentioning that the White Scars Legion did not carry many transport ships.
Any starships that would slow them down were abandoned, and all equipment and supplies were stored aboard their new flagship, including a legion of Titans called the Voidwalkers.
The White Scars were not particularly suited to fighting alongside the Titan Legion, and it was torture for Chogorius's eagles to endure the Titans' slowness.
The exception is the Voidwalkers, a Titan legion born on the Forge World of Lucius that is so maverick that it prefers to fight wars at its own pace.
The Voidwalker Titan Legion has specially enhanced its movement speed and reaction speed. Coupled with the high-intensity training of the Titan Captain, the Voidwalkers are able to break through the conventional Titan speed limit and are able to cover a distance of a thousand meters in just a few steps.
This Titan Legion, which excels in Titan-level assault operations and high-speed mobile warfare, has a close relationship with the White Scars. This time they are following Khan and fighting side by side again.
Chagatai Khan stood on the bridge deck of the Sky Eagle and took command. Although he had recovered from the initial excitement, even the Primarch felt his blood boiling in his chest at the thought of fighting on this super-speed battleship.
At this moment, the White Scars were the advance scouts and guerrilla forces of the expeditionary force. Chagatai completely ignored any restrictions. He and his fleet had separated from the main force and penetrated deeply into the galaxy occupied by the enemy.
"Zeta Garmon has been occupied by the rebels, Khan. This is an important hub of enemy forces."
Nugen Taliya Khan said beside Chagatai. He is the leader of the Black Ogedei Brotherhood and a senior war master in the legion.
He and other outstanding field commanders formed the Primarch's think tank, responsible for providing advice and reference to the Primarch.
"How strong is the enemy's garrison?" Chagatai asked.
The battleship's intelligent computer summarized all the collected intelligence and gave an answer in less than 0.1 seconds.
In the past, this might have required a lot of calculations by numerous mechanical priests and thinkers.
"According to the intelligence sent back by the Sigillite's agents, there are at least 20,000 Astartes Sons of Horus stationed in this system. Their commander is Ashurden. In addition, in other parts of the system, the XII Legion World Eaters and the IV Legion Iron Warriors have their own bases."
"The two rebel factions have their own independent command structures, but they will also operate alongside the Sons of Horus."
"The 141st Legion's Cthunian Headhunter Auxiliary Forces are fighting in coordination with the enemy. In addition, there are a large number of war machines and void fleets defending the enemy's positions."
There is no doubt that this is an extremely tough nut to crack.
There was no fear in the eyes of the Chogoris Warhawk; on the contrary, the fire of bellicosity was burning fiercely.
"My brother Ryan has given me the autonomy. Naturally, we can no longer just play the role of harassment and guerrilla warfare in the war as we did in the past."
Chagatai said that due to continuous fighting, the legion's strength was sharply reduced, and the Fifth Legion could only serve as an auxiliary to assist other legions in combat.
But now, the situation has changed. With the addition of the Sky Eagle and supplies from Terra and the Five Hundred Worlds, the White Scars have recovered a lot of their vitality.
Over thirty thousand White Scars Astartes remain in service, all of them fully refitted and completely loyal to the Imperium.
Gantura and that group of legion warriors who returned from the Five Hundred Worlds became the White Scars who were most proficient in using the Tengu mecha. Under the serious request of the Khan, all the White Scars needed to master the skills of controlling the Tengu.
Judging from the Primarch's intention, he seems to be planning to phase out the jet motorcycles and directly equip all personnel with Tengu mechas.
However, due to time constraints and overall considerations, only one tenth of the soldiers in the legion have their own Tengu mecha. However, this is already an extremely terrifying number. Among the 30,000 Astartes of the White Scars, 3,000 can directly transform into Tengu mechas and attack.
"My sons, let the White Scars' fame begin from this moment on. Take Zeta Garmon Ten for me!"
Chagatai's voice rang in the ears of every White Scar warrior and mortal auxiliary army. The warship's advanced sound transmission system made the transmission of information almost without delay.
From the commanders on the bridge, to the Astartes ready for battle in the cabin, even the mechanical priests maintaining the engine room of the battleship can be united under one will.
"Accelerate! Accelerate!"
Chagatai loved this battleship very much, not only because of its super fast acceleration, but also because of its almost zero delay reaction speed.
As long as he gives an order, the entire battleship can respond within seconds, and in the past it was able to respond within half an hour because of the tacit cooperation between the battleship's crew and technicians.
This is equivalent to a human being who is used to a half-hour delay suddenly speeding up his thinking reaction speed to seconds. The sense of pleasure and comfort almost kept Chagatai Khan's blood boiling.
He just wanted to take advantage of this momentum and let the fleet break through the enemy's defenses at the edge of the galaxy at the fastest speed and in the best condition.
All the mortal crew members entered the cabin filled with deep-sea liquid, which could ensure that their bodies would not be turned into a pool of mud by the terrifying acceleration.
The Astartes and the Primarchs stood fearlessly on the deck of the cabin, the magnetic locks of their power boots activated, allowing them to fully feel the acceleration process.
On the edge of the Zeta Garmon system, the rebels of the Sons of Horus and the Iron Warriors not only captured the defense system that originally belonged to the Empire, but also continuously reinforced it to guard against the Empire's attacks.
The soldiers of the Fourth Legion clearly made the most of their talents in infrastructure.
The Sons of Perturabo had architectural talent comparable to that of the Sons of Dorn. They redesigned the defense system and planned the cruising range of warships, making the edge of the galaxy an iron wall that was daunting enough for ordinary imperial troops.
Facing the iron wall built by the Fourth Legion, Chagatai had only one thought - speed up, speed up, and rush forward!
If it is an iron wall, then break it!
There is no doubt that if this line of defense is directly hit in the outer edge of the galaxy, it will definitely cost a heavy price. This is also the enemy's goal. The line of defense can be lost, but the enemy must bleed enough.
"Yes, sir." Commanders such as Gangtula and Nugen received the order and carried out their father's crazy order unconditionally.
The sages of the Mechanicus communicated with the Machine Soul, causing the battleship's violent Machine Soul to respond to their requests.
The next second, all the energy was transferred to the engine room and reactor at the stern, and a comet-like tail flame spewed out from the rear of the battleship.
Even the Primarch felt a slight sense of suffocation, which was a sign that blood could not flow smoothly back to the brain, but the battleship continued to accelerate.
At this moment, on the star fortresses and orbital platforms at the edge of the galaxy, the stationed Iron Warriors and Astartes of the Sons of Horus looked in horror at the light spots on the scanning array that were advancing at an incomparably terrifying speed, but to the naked eye, this area of the universe was completely empty.
"How is it possible? How can anything be accelerated to nearly the speed of light in the physical universe?"
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The Astartes' calm minds made them understand that an unknown enemy was approaching, but they could not figure out who would be so crazy as to navigate in the physical universe in such a manner.
They are completely crazy!
Chapter 440: A vulnerable defense line
The rebels of the Sons of Horus and the Iron Warriors activated the orbital defense system in an orderly manner. The space orbital platforms set up on the edge planets activated the reactors. Then, amid the friction of gears and machinery, the huge weapon array was aimed at the deep starry sky.
The high-energy nuclear reaction continued to intensify, drawing out surging energy to consolidate the void shield. At the same time, the battleships and cruisers in space also began to turn around and aim their main guns at the location of the scanning array warning.
"Everyone, everyone, maintain alert!"
There is no need to say much about the qualities of the Sons of Horus. As the Warmaster's personal soldiers, their troop quality and fighting will are first-class.
They began to check the operation of the defense system, and many supervisors waved whips to lash out at the slave mortals who were careless and lax.
The teeth-grinding sounds of flesh colliding continued to ring out, and the priests of the Dark Mechanicus prayed to the gods they believed in, using the blood and souls of mortals to please those machines.
The void shields of the star fortress suspended in space are fully activated, and the densely packed weapon systems have entered the preheating and standby state.
The early warning signal from the front line was immediately passed to the Supreme Commander Velen Ashurden. This outstanding Sons of Horus commander calmly deployed defense according to the predetermined measures.
He had more than 1500 warships under his command, operating throughout the Garmon sector. Horus trusted him greatly and gave him most of the military power to command.
"I don't know what they are thinking. Are these lackeys of the false emperor crazy enough to use warships to crash into our defenses?"
"Or do they have more schemes that haven't been exposed yet? Feint attack?"
Ashurden was confused. He despised the lackeys who were loyal to the Emperor, but he would not underestimate their fighting power.
Obviously, something he didn't know about had changed the pattern of war he was familiar with.
"Based on the data from the scanning array, calculate the enemy's predicted trajectory, launch saturation fire of torpedoes and macro cannons, and prepare the light spear array to attack."
The experienced war commander quickly took defensive measures. Suicidal attacks like this were not impossible to defend against. As long as they were predicted in their orbit in advance, the enemy's manpower could be greatly destroyed.
This requires great experience and skill, but Ashurden has no shortage of these.
The Dark Mechanicus priests loyal to Horus and those mortal high-level technicians began to work. The former began calculations using a creation called the Demon Engine, which was far more efficient than the Cogitator system currently used by the Empire.
The Demon Engine is a creation of the Dark Mechanicus after they broke through the Emperor's red line. This half-mechanical, half-demon creation has great differences in form and function, but they all have one thing in common - under the physical shell there must be a Chaos Demon bound inside it.
It is the demons that drive these engines, and as long as the demons are not destroyed, these evil creations will continue to operate.
The demon engines used by the Mechanicus are the demons that enslaved the Lord of Change. These beings are better at computing than war.
The Daemon Engines tortured their hosts, causing these Warp Daemons to scream as they were drained of their psychic energy to maintain the machinery's circuits and other functions.
"Enemy track locked."
"Space torpedo launch!"
Thousands of void torpedoes were launched from orbital platforms and space battleships. They were like a big net, woven together to try to stop the White Scars fleet that was accelerating.
There was nothing wrong with Ashurden's move. The calm veteran adopted the most harmless and safest measures to deal with the enemy.
The initiative is still in his hands.
The rebel warships turned all their weapons used for orbital bombardment around and fired continuously at the predetermined orbits.
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