The Astartes Family's Notebook

Therefore, when heading to the designated anchorage for fleet reorganization, Katz actually learned a lot about large-scale fleet warfare from the Black Legion.

After all, enemies and allies share the same origin.

Although Abaddon was a bit of a sharp-minded guy, he was actually quite capable.

Abaddon had also heard of the name "Destroyer of the Hall," but Kaz didn't want to go to the Soul of Vengeance, and Abaddon wasn't interested in condescending to do so, so Amaterasu went to the War Gang Tournament.

"Black, damn black, the Black Legion are utter scum!"

Although Amaterasu himself was still wearing the Black Legion's power armor, he had no qualms about cursing his former employer.

Because the facts speak for themselves.

Every gang that goes out to raid must pay 25% of its loot as a membership fee in order to enjoy Abaddon's corresponding services.

It's true that making money off gold prospectors is more profitable than gold mining itself.

The Chaos Warriors can't take on the Imperial Navy by fighting alone.

Abaddon is no pushover; the Black Legion is a force to be reckoned with.

First, the Black Legion will contact the Chaos Warband in the real universe to cause large-scale trouble near the Eye of Fear region, diverting the Empire's attention and military strength.

Then the Chaos Raider fleet, already lined up in formation, will rush out of the Eye of Terror, break through the Cadian defenses, and then scatter and flee.

They chose the same strategy as the wildebeest crossing the river.

Blindly jumping in the real universe, like skipping stones in the subspace, is far less difficult and dangerous than blindly jumping from the subspace into the real universe without coordinates.

This is a "game of the brave" where teammates are openly betrayed.

Katz didn't feel any sense of trepidation or longing for home; all he felt was an absurd and unrestrained sense of utter frustration.

Because nearly thirty other war gangs have already approached [Destroyer's Blade], hoping to join forces with Kaz to pull off a major blow against the Empire.

There are no secrets in the warp. The fact that the Samar brothers have connections in the Empire is not exactly common knowledge, but it is certainly widely known.

There were even some members of the Alpha Warriors who wanted to join forces and ask Kaz to take them under his wing.

The composition of the Alpha Fighter group is so complex that it's hard to explain in a few words.

There are all sorts of people: those who defect to the Chaos faction, those who oppose the Empire, those who oppose both the Empire and Chaos, those who pretend to be loyal but are actually anti-Chaories, and those who pretend to be anti-loyal. They don't even know what they're supposed to be doing; they just keep combining and rearranging them.

Katz naturally didn't give these people a friendly look, and after visiting a few families, he closed his doors to visitors.

“Brother Samar, they left psionic coordinates on you.”

"That's perfect, it makes it easier for you to switch sides."

Katz is a seasoned veteran; how could he not be wary of "friendly forces"?

So he picked and chose one of the ten sets of power armor stripped from the Angel of Redemption to wear. Kaz never hid his malice towards the Chaos Warband.

The real test is about to begin.

As the Black Legion continued to issue various orders, the Chaos warships anchored at the anchorage began to warm up their engines.

The Great Raiders don't collect franchise fees for nothing. Amidst various tug-of-wars, although humanity knows that the Chaos Traitors are using a feint, they still have no choice but to disperse their forces to put out fires everywhere.

Then, hundreds of war gangs surged out of the Eye of Fear.

Has the thirteenth Black Expedition begun?

This is nothing, just a normal jungle camp, stay calm, stay calm.

The Imperial Navy's response was adequate, but the Chaos Warband had no intention of fighting and focused on fleeing in all directions, prioritizing the interests of their neighbors.

Under the cover of the Staff of Truth warriors, Kaz traveled with the main force aboard a destroyer.

Because so many factions were wiped out, even though half of the ships were sold to the Black Oil Guys, the Stick of Truth faction still managed to obtain several VIP user cards for the Black Oil Guys' forging world.

Therefore, the Staff of Truth has a considerable number of warships.

As a result, many Chaos factions naturally chose to attach themselves to the Staff of Truth, hoping that the Imperial Navy's cannons and spears would all be directed at the powerful Staff of Truth.

If the chaotic forces hadn't been fighting amongst themselves, the empire would have collapsed long ago...

As soon as the starting gun fired, the competitors were already scheming and almost came to blows on the starting line, which is very characteristic of chaos.

But Amaterasu had to endure it.

Because the Eye of Fear connects the inside and outside of the warp, and the planet Cardia locks the flow of the tides.

This is something that's hard to understand unless you're a Chaos Wizard.

Entering the Eye of Fear allows you to bypass Cadia, but exiting the Eye of Fear makes it impossible to bypass the planet Cadia.

The chaotic energy gushing from the Eye of Fear was restrained by some unseen entity, surging like an invisible wave. The chaotic ships had to go around Cardia before they could "turn around".

Unfortunately, Kaz wasn't a Chaos Wizard, and Amaterasu's explanation was too abstract. Kaz listened to the gist of it and then gave up trying to figure it out.

The Empire's insectoids aren't just sitting around doing nothing. Although I don't understand the principles behind them, the fact that the Chaos traitors themselves have personally certified the effectiveness of the Cardia Defense Line is enough.

So what's next?

Next, of course, comes the sentimental moment with a couple of lines of farewell poetry.

As Katz was about to set sail, he suddenly heard singing and dancing on the boat.

Fear may be a thousand feet deep, but it cannot compare to the kindness shown to me by my comrades.

elder brother!

brothers!

Brother Samar!

Brothers!

Having switched back to his own power armor, leaving the one that had been targeted by the Alpha Reis Warband's psionic abilities to Amaterasu, Kaz left without looking back.

Let us drink together in this golden goblet, for even the sharpest blades will not spare us. Perhaps it would be best if we never met again.

Kaz had made war plans for Amaterasu. Recruiting traitors was not a long-term solution. In any case, the Chaos Wizard had accumulated a lot of gene seeds. It was more sensible to poach a veteran apothecary from the Black Legion and cultivate his own loyal followers.

Amaterasu agreed with this statement, so the Staff of Truth warriors did not intend to be deeply involved in this raid.

Midway through the battle, the fleet of the Staff of Truth suddenly turned back towards the Eye of Terror, naturally attracting the attention of the Imperial Navy and others.

However, with the die already cast, Kars, taking advantage of the destroyer's agility, began to break away from the Chaos Grand Fleet and prepare for a warp jump.

However, Kaz ultimately underestimated the corrupting influence of Chaos on humanity.

They set up a scheme and staged a play, gathering a ship full of captured Imperial crew members, a mix of truth and fiction. The destroyer that Katz was on could barely be called "clean".

But without a navigator, subspace travel is impossible.

So Amaterasu helped by finding a psionicist who could barely serve as a navigator for Kars to use as a makeshift navigator.

Unfortunately, the Empire itself doesn't have enough navigators, and it strictly adheres to the fine tradition of killing navigators first in case of emergencies, so the Chaos Warband has a very small number of navigators.

Furthermore, they've all switched sides, spouting slogans like "Incinerate the Galaxy" and "Slay the False Emperor," but when other Chaos factions defect, they still rely on the muscle memory they developed in the Empire, killing Navigators and Psionicists first when in doubt.

This resulted in the "Destroyer's Blade" destroying countless sects, but not capturing a single navigator.

Who can I complain to about this?

However, as the largest market for psionic talent in the galaxy, the Eye of Fear can still find a few usable psionics by picking and choosing.

The only problem is that loyalty is not guaranteed.

The Alphas have been eyeing Katz for a long time.

A senior figure who rose to the rank of company commander in the Imperial Hall—his identity card is truly enviable.

Following Kaz is just an excuse. As a true Alpha Reis, my first reaction is always, "Your identity is quite impressive; the next moment, you're mine."

After going through so much trouble to get the psionic agent to Kars' side, the trap has been set up and is just waiting for Kars to make a warp jump so they can close the net.

For this reason, the Alpha Warriors even took the initiative to shield Katz's destroyers from the light spears and macro cannons.

"Lord Samar, the oracle array shows that all energy readings are normal, and we can proceed with subspace warp."

The captain was also an Imperial captain captured by Chaos. Although he remained suspicious of Kaz's true identity, he was willing to bring everyone back to the Empire, which was better than dying in the Eye of Terror.

Kaz nodded and ordered the captain to prepare for a blind jump into subspace.

what?

What? What is the Eye of Fear? It's Chaos University!

The only lesson Katz learned there was not to trust any chaotic traitors.

You dare to use a psionic ability that someone else gave you? You've never died, have you?

Kars would rather blindly jump through the warp and slowly find his way than entrust his life and fortune to something as vague as "loyalty" or "saving grace".

This scenario of Astartes being overly cautious despite his immense strength has played out once again, with Kars's antics leaving countless viewers breathless.

As the Void Shield lost power and the Geller Force Field came online, the destroyer, which had violated thousands of Imperial Navy manuals, vanished in an instant.

"What decisiveness! How could such a talent be a lackey of a false emperor? Abaddon is too sensitive."

AlphaReis wasn't the only one eyeing Katz; Abaddon was too.

Amaterasu was an Astartes trained by the Black Legion itself, and even if he went off on his own and started his own faction, Abaddon would still tolerate the young Chaos Wizard.

But [Destroyer of the Hall] is different. His style of doing things is too much like the Son of Horus. Abaddon will not allow a second person as powerful as him to exist in the Eye of Fear.

So from the very beginning, the Black Legion harbored the intention of killing Samar and taking Amaterasu under their control.

It's just that Kaz's alertness and discipline were top-notch, preventing the Chaos traitors from finding an opportunity to strike.

After skipping across the water five times in subspace, the captain had no idea of ​​the ship's exact location, except that he could still confirm that he was in a hazy star field.

When the psionicist finally got to work, he couldn't hide it anymore.

He dared not look directly at the light of the Star Torch; he only had a psionic coordinate in his hand, which he simply used to send Kars into the encirclement.

With a single punch to the head, Kars is never one to dwell on the past.

In the vast sea of ​​stars, everywhere is a path.

Well, it's just a real-world cosmic voyage. Stay calm, stay calm.

The only good news is that, thanks to the Emperor's blessing, Kars did not get lost in the so-called "dead zone".

It's like Damocles Bay, a vast expanse of empty space, hundreds of light-years in radius, truly "outer space".

With so many years of interstellar colonization, the Empire has ensured that any professional captain from a reputable academy has systematically studied navigation.

There's no need to panic if you encounter this kind of real-world space navigation error.

First, calculate the star's mass, then input the planet's trajectory, and finally apply the Imperial parameters to infer possible real-world space travel.

Then the astrolabe array was turned on at full power to search for traces of the plasma tail flame.

If you follow the path others have taken, you'll naturally find your way home.

Solving problems by applying formulas is so fast!

Kaz was very satisfied with the Empire's education system. You see, professional matters should be handled by professionals.

If it were Kars himself, he would most likely just whittle a stick, toss it around, and let the machine spirit head straight ahead in that direction.

However, before the human navigation trail could be found, space pirates came knocking first.

"Lord Samar..."

What's the panic? This is a good thing!

Chapter 427 Absurd and Out of Tune

Argumentative personalities can only have harmonious conversations with conciliatory personalities.

I don't think so.

"really."

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The power of chaos is quite difficult to resist in its manifestations.

If I had to describe it, it would be a choice between abstraction and eccentricity, and I chose eccentricity.

During his time in the Eye of Fear, Katz never told a single lie.