The Astartes Family's Notebook

Chivalry is long dead; you alien civilizations of the Old Night era chose this path yourselves.

Don't you bear any responsibility for humanity becoming the extreme racists we are today?

A long-range bomb sniper shot, the self-destructing rib "messenger" created a dimensional rift!

Ha ha.

She's quite cute, adorably silly.

If this thing really gets into the command post, even power armor won't be able to withstand indiscriminate environmental damage.

"My lord, how did you notice something amiss?"

Nonsense, the caste system among the Necromancers in space is even more severe than in India. Those who retain self-awareness are all former elites from the Fearless race.

Even backup clones of these guys are incredibly flashy, using all sorts of decorations to show off their uniqueness.

How can something that looks like a cheap, ordinary item call itself an envoy?

Anyone who believes that is a fool.

However, this cannot be said to outsiders.

So Kaz changed his story.

"I would have done the same."

Yes, that's reasonable, well-founded, and convincing.

Looking beyond the surface, the space necromancers are starting to resort to underhanded tactics. What does this signify?

This indicates that a high-level command unit has been revived from the slumbering undead dynasty in the tomb world.

Something terrible has happened?

This is a good thing!

First, let's make it clear that Kars came to dig up graves for scientific archaeology, not to destroy this space necromancer dynasty.

If you can't crack the phase dimension technology of the Space Necromancer, how are you going to kill the whole family of Ribs? You don't have that ability, okay?

Even if you blow up this mining world, it won't harm the undead's tomb world itself.

Other space necromancers simply anchor dimensional portals to planets, and the foundation of the tomb world is not the material world.

Don't take yourself too seriously. If you're digging graves, then dig graves in the physical sense. Don't suddenly change your tune and try to become a gravedigger of capitalism. Yorick isn't Vladimir, so don't mess around.

That's why it's said that Kaz is the head of the Blood Duck Gang.

The leader was too shrewd; he had no other thoughts whatsoever. He was just planning to take advantage of the Necromancers' manpower vacuum to pull off an extreme base raid.

what?

Are we facing space necromancy, or are we fighting on our home turf outside the tomb world, during a period of manpower vacuum?

You heard right, my brothers in arms, the Necromancers in space really do experience a manpower vacuum.

The root of the disease was planted by King Silent Szalak himself.

This space necromancer's... um... the last overlord?

What the Silent King was thinking is not important; what is important is that he abolished the General Control Protocol.

To put it nicely, it's out of guilt that they want to restore spiritual freedom to their people.

But without the master control protocol, how do I flash the firmware?

After 60 million years of slumber, the former fearless undead were still too arrogant. A large number of mid-to-low-level space undead units not only suffered physical damage to their bodies, but even their spirits were crippled.

In personification, it's like someone who's been sleeping like a maniac, and then gets forcibly shaken awake, making it impossible to recover completely.

The battles of Astartes are a clash of intelligence.

Kaz just felt something was off. According to his understanding of the style of space necromancers, if they could win, the skeletons wouldn't waste any time and would just sweep them away.

The fact that they're resorting to underhanded tactics now can only prove one thing.

There was a problem with the awakening of the soldiers in the tomb world.

Strike while the iron is hot and kill him!

Strictly implement the strategy of recovering battlefield debris. Although Gauss weapons can cause head injuries with a single shot to the armor of the Astronauts, the rate of fire of Gauss weapons is not that great. The Empire's laser guns can cause damage, and large-caliber ballistic weapons are even more effective.

Although the 2:1 casualty ratio was unacceptable to the Astronautical Army commander, Kaz was already quite satisfied.

If it weren't for the good timing, it would have been 2 to 1?

Even a ratio of 200 to 1 is difficult.

Peak Necromancers even have phase recovery devices, allowing damaged Necromancer units to be recovered directly through dimensional means.

However, which of the major races on the surface of the Purgatory Galaxy hasn't had its peak? The peak human race even signed a peace treaty with the Aida Empire through war.

There's no point in talking about this.

As a result, Katz's tactics worked.

The Necromancers in space attempted to steal back the remains of Necromancer units confiscated by humans using the Necromancer Beetles, but they couldn't prevent the Oil Guy from taking precautions under Commander Ka's orders.

What a joke! If we, the Mechanicus monks, can't handle your high-level undead units, how could we not handle those automaton-like worker beetles?

But there are only those who steal all year round, not those who guard against thieves all year round.

So Kaz hardened his heart and made up his mind to go all the way.

Once you've collected enough undead wreckage from a Thunderhawk gunship, transport it directly to a destroyer in orbit for safekeeping. Once you've collected enough cargo for ten sorties, sail the ship close to the star and fire the macro cannons.

Resurrection Protocol, right? Farming creeps, right?

Heh heh, TVP, what's the point of playing a game if you don't know the "truth, goodness, and beauty" tactics?

By the time the Crowned General of the Necromancer Dynasty realized something was wrong, the Necromancers had already lost the remains of nearly 30,000 basic combat units.

Sixty million years ago, this loss would have been negligible.

However, in the Infernal Galaxy of the M41 era, the situation was quite different.

The Emperor was sleeping soundly; who knew what the consequences would be if he rashly angered his superior? But after carefully examining the tomb world, the Crowned General felt a chill run down his spine.

Huh?

I'm already a living metal body, so why am I getting goosebumps?

Oh, the control base is leaking electricity.

This is the current state of the tomb world.

Dimensional Technicians and Phase Engineers both belong to the ruling class of the Space Necromancers. They are high-level Necromancer units that enjoy superior coffins and are also fast asleep.

The result is that relying solely on the Netherworld Beetles to maintain the tomb world for a long period of 60 million years is bound to cause problems.

What's particularly troubling is that the Necromancer Dynasty adopted a centralized military system under the feudal framework.

Back when there was a central control agreement, everyone was a soldier under the Silent King, and whatever Lord Szalak said went.

General Dai Guan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.

Although it has become metallic and can no longer laugh, the Silent King cannot speak at all.

That's not the point. Losing the overall control agreement not only meant that the Silent King relinquished his power of life and death over all the undead in space, but it also meant that the various undead dynasties rapidly degenerated from unified feudal dynasties into a tribal alliance of military nobles.

Is the emperor the one with the strongest army and the most powerful horses?

No, it's not that bad yet. Everyone's still fast asleep; it's not that serious yet.

However, General Dai Guan was puzzled to find that the public troop pool was almost dry. Apart from the security brigade and the troops under his command, he had no authority to mobilize the armies of his colleagues in the dynasty.

Many of those low-level undead never wake up again while they are asleep; it's considered good if three out of ten can be awakened.

With such a tragic non-war loss before him, General Dai Guan was naturally very cautious about rousing his old subordinates who had fought alongside him to conquer the world.

Being cautious is useful; with the tomb technicians' meticulous care, the success rate of awakening one's own private army is far higher than that of the rank-and-file undead soldiers, resulting in low replenishment efficiency.

Kaz didn't send any more troops either. A mere million Astral Army soldiers were still suppressing the Necromancer forces and had already advanced to the outer perimeter of the Necromancer's buildings on the planet's surface.

"Company commander, what do you say? Should we go in and test the waters?"

"No rush, dig trenches and excavate with earth and wood."

Don't treat games like everyday life. The fortresses built by the Empire all know that mines are linked to automatic cannons, and bunkers and watchtowers are connected to drawbridges. The Necromancers' building complexes do not deserve the status of the original galactic overlords if they do not have automated firepower.

Let's build a transit airport on the front lines first.

Thus, Katz's caution paid off.

The Necromancers are also masters of urbanization, having hidden many defensive structures within the Phase Summoning complex.

So the motorists were overjoyed.

So that's what this thing does.

Even if you ask a tech enthusiast to analyze the principles and replicate the equipment, they probably can't do it.

But when it comes to damaging components, mechanics are professionals.

The Necromancers and the Protoss share some similarities, both employing a centrally modular power supply system.

It is a pyramid that acts as a "crystal hub" to power the surrounding buildings.

Destroying this power hub will cause the surrounding undead structures to lose power.

Unfortunately, the space necromancers, responding hastily, prioritized efficiency, with one pyramid powering many buildings, completely disregarding the issue of overlapping power fields.

Seeing this architectural layout, Katz would feel he'd be doing himself a disservice if he didn't stage a "Great El Al Blackout"!

Enough said, Astartes, step forward and unleash your full power!

Whether loyalists, traitors, or Chaos Astartes, they are all Space Marines who get their blood pumping when fighting Xenomorphs.

Especially those from the small-time gang, who usually only have about ten gang members when they go out in full force, have never seen a scene like this with more than a hundred gang members fighting a major attack.

It was a literal sense of exhilaration, devoid of any fear of death, only an overwhelming fighting spirit.

Brother Samar, I love you so much!

Please clean up the smell.

Kaz split the Astartes in his hands into two attack clusters. Trois had to defend his home base, so he put Ovisa in charge of one company, while he led the others, accompanied by the Gadgetzan and with the assistance of the Astragalus, to launch a frontal assault on the Necromancer's power pyramid.

The morale of the Ascendant Army soldiers who had recently participated in the extermination of the Greenskins was also very high.

Although the alien race is hideous, with their logistics bases in the same star system and ample ammunition, the Astral Army is truly daring and aggressive.

In just ten hours, the expeditionary force had crippled six pyramids.

It seems like a major power outage is really coming to El.

However, if the Necromancers in space were so weak, they wouldn't have been chosen by the Star Gods to fight in the War of Heaven.

Those who didn't participate in the military operations were in a frenzy! They were lucky enough to witness the Necromancers spawning troops and buildings on the spot. Oh my god, has the God of Machines appeared?

The urban cluster of space necromancers expanded out of thin air, with more necromancer structures being summoned from the tomb world into the physical universe via phase technology.

The imperial army that had penetrated deep into the area was then surrounded.

"withdraw."

Upon receiving the intelligence, Katz did not hesitate for a moment and decisively issued a retreat order.

A quick victory or a quick defeat is nonsense. This time, the expeditionary force was able to force the opponent to change their tactics, so the expeditionary force did not return empty-handed.

We must quickly preserve our strength and get out of here when the wind gets strong.

You think you can just leave after offending General Dai Guan?

The Necromancer's air units are truly formidable. Among the newly summoned buildings, a large number of Tombblades, Annihilator Gunships, and even Doomsday Arks have emerged.

The Runestone Tower and Runestone Obelisk, which were originally somewhere between vehicles and buildings, rose directly from the ground to participate in the interception of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

only......

What is the purpose of having so many Thunder Fighters?

What was the purpose of digging trenches and tunnels to build frontline fortifications in advance?

While necromancy technology is indeed advanced, it is not advanced enough to make them immune to damage from Imperial weapons.

Faced with overwhelming numerical superiority, the Space Necromancers' advanced weaponry is "too weak to be effective alone."