The Astartes Family's Notebook

Therefore, the Shadow of Death invaded Skord, first clearing out the settlements surrounding Hive City 1, and then, relying on the overwhelming power of the Nurgle Plague and Astartes, directly destroyed the entire Hive City's will to resist.

But the governor was a real man. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he directly used his private ship to ram the rail elevator tower, gave up all hope of escape, and then set himself on fire. If this is not loyalty, what is?

Therefore, the number of Nurgle cultists and Plague Walkers in Hive One can be roughly estimated.

After deducting the number of people who died in the war, and taking into account the efficient killings by the Imperial Army over the past two months, plus the pledge of allegiance from the traitors at the top, the Shadow of Death War Gang can still mobilize no more than two hundred million mortals.

In other movies and TV shows, a plague of two hundred million zombies would be considered a natural disaster.

The problem is that this is the Warhammer universe, and Skold is the mining world of the Imperium of Man.

Two hundred million...

Even the local PDF forces are optimistic that the Chaos Traitors' forces are running out of manpower.

So how can the Chaos Astartes of the Shadow of Death faction turn the tide of their current unfavorable situation?

They did nothing but continue to fight and retreat, using space to buy time.

What was the Death Shadow Warband doing when the loyalist Astartes raided the Nest Peak to kill the traitors?

They still did nothing.

Even if those henchmen of the Corpse King seize the top of the nest, so what? They can only shut down the Void Shield of the Nest City.

In this situation, does the Void Shield still matter to the Chaos Astartes of the Shadow of Death faction?

Do you think you self-proclaimed loyal guys would actually be willing to blow up Nest Number One?

Pig tactics are always effective.

Chaos Astartes leaned against the wall, and the Loyalist Astartes really didn't have any good way to deal with it. They could only fight street battles with the Nurgle creatures at the bottom of their lair, taking on the tough nut block by block.

This cautious approach resulted in reduced efficiency in the large-scale clearing operation at the top of the nest.

The middle nest has been contaminated by nuclear radiation by the old men at the top nest.

The nobles of the top nest, who considered themselves still pure, were equally afraid that the Nurgle cultists and plague walkers of the middle and bottom nests would break through the blockade and rush to the top nest for a meal. Therefore, when they systematically poisoned at least 30 million Nurgle units in the middle nest, they did not consider the issue of cutting off passage at all.

So, apart from Sifus in the monitoring center, Kaz operating freely, and two combat brothers guarding the hangar to prevent any desperate traitors from trying to seize the chapter's precious Thunderhawk gunships, the remaining twenty-four four-man tactical squads all adopted a two-person action and two-person defense approach.

This is to guard against the potential ambush tactics of the Shadow of Death gang.

The loyalist Astartes had no interest in killing millions of people at the top of the hive by hand; it was far too inefficient.

The brothers in the warband are systematically clearing out key buildings and seizing control of core facilities.

The living conditions at the top of the nest are first-class, and the protective equipment is also first-class, which means that the efficiency of closing the door to beat the dog is also first-class.

Once the core facilities have been seized, the acting female governor can be invited back to her loyal governor's mansion.

Once genetic verification is passed and governorship is obtained, there are countless ways to deal with the poisonous offspring of the top nest.

For the more enthusiastic, they can raise the barriers, cut off the power supply to private residential areas, and improve the efficiency of public heating. Without wasting too much energy, fifty degrees of warmth will be delivered to their doorsteps. Which traitor wouldn't blush and have their heart race?

Let's be ruthless. Lower the windproof outer wall armor plates, turn on all the ventilation equipment. Although the No. 1 hive city did not reach the spire that could reach the planet's synchronous orbit, the overall height of the hive top was still far above the snow line. With a gust of wind blowing, it was refreshing and exhilarating. Surely the traitors would calm down by now.

Water and fire are merciless; the power of nature is far more effective than the swords and spears of Astartes.

The standard caliber of the bombs used by Astartes is .75, but please don't misunderstand, travelers of Ancient Terra, this .75 is in inches, not centimeters.

Therefore, the immense power of the bomb gun also means that the bombs are expensive.

The Wasteland Wings chapter is in relatively good shape. The chapter commander and company commanders are good at managing their finances, and the chapter has never run out of ammunition supplies for its brothers.

Some poorly managed Imperial factions and Chaos Warbands are so bad at managing that they have to be careful with their ammunition during battles. If they win, it's fine; they can recover the spent cartridges and reload. But if they lose, they can't even manage to resupply their ammunition.

At least the technical sergeants of the Wasteland Wings don't need to manually craft explosives; this is a privilege not every chapter enjoys.

So if Katz really had a brain fart and came up with the idea of ​​lining up people to be shot, the company commander and the technical sergeant would skin him alive.

After a good night's sleep, the assassin codenamed Nova, Callidus, remained awake until she naturally woke up, and Inquisitor Vinava did not come to wake her.

This is very unusual. Although she hadn't known this woman for long, Nova had already gotten a feel for her behavior.

"woke up?"

"Ah."

The body structure of the Calidus assassin is so amazing that when he disguises himself as a human, it is almost seamless. However, large security screening equipment can hardly detect any abnormalities.

So, since she hadn't had any testicles for a long time, they were a little itchy, and Nova scratched them.

“Mind your manners, Ms. Nova.”

How can you assume my gender?

Vina opened her mouth, but ultimately decided to skip the topic.

"You still have time to eat something else."

"Is the Astartes moving so slowly?"

Nova asked, puzzled.

"No, they blocked the hangar directly."

"So your plan failed before it was even executed, and I don't have to go and die, right?"

"Of course... no. Our goal is to buy time. There are still fifty-eight hours left, it's going to be tough."

Nova shook her head regretfully.

"I don't care, but are you willing to send your men to their deaths like this?"

Vinawa smiled and shook her head, then sighed before continuing.

"Life is the currency of emperors; every life has a price tag, you are, and so am I. I cannot tell you what the Mechanicus promised me yet, but if you, and all of you, return alive, I will offer a generous reward. If that is not enough to satisfy your greed, then feel free to take your revenge on me."

It is this frank yet ruthless style of doing things that makes Vinawa's leadership style convincing.

So, after the four groups of three people left the governor's mansion, Sifus immediately notified Kaz via a private channel.

"Kaz brothers, there's movement. Three people per group, three groups go first. I've sent you the coordinates, I'll continue to monitor their movements."

"receive."

"Wait, Katz, there's a fourth group. Another group has come out. There's an expert among them. They actually managed to evade the all-around surveillance equipment. I saw the changes in light and shadow!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Siforth brothers."

Company Commander Motor Sich's order was to leave no survivors.

Therefore, Katz will strictly follow the company commander's orders.

However, he was not very interested in the factional power struggles between Astartes and the Inquisitors.

Although stealth skills are considered mediocre by experts, Kaz's hunting skills are excellent.

Katz's long-term multitasking has honed his brain's activity level, giving him his own methodology for trace tracking.

So the hunt should begin, right?

What's right about that? We don't have time to deal with these petty squabbles. Let's just use the plan that lets them calm down.

Chapter 136 The Wall of Black Sheep

The term "black sheep" refers to a troublemaker or outcast in traditional Onsa culture, symbolizing an outsider within a group, often specifically referring to an individual whose behavior or characteristics deviate from the norm. "Wall" extends to the image of breaking through limitations, suggesting a vision that transcends barriers.

So when will the Empire officially replace High Gothic with Low Gothic?

"War aint what it used to be" is so lame.

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There's an old saying among the stars: Angels of Peace, environmentally friendly and safe, protect endangered species; Neutron Annihilation, rapid and clean, with no residual side effects; Earthburst Stars, waste utilization, mining rare minerals; Nanotechnology Assimilation, universal harmony, creating a harmonious society; Divine Judgment, testing faith, repenting and reforming oneself.

Kars was also a Paradox Interactive war criminal, and during his recruit training, he complained that Warhammer technology was inferior to Stellaris.

Then he realized he was wrong, terribly wrong.

The five world-destroying weapons that the Colossus can carry are not only for the space undead or the remnants of the Eldar, but also for our human empire.

The Empire's biggest problem is that it is mired in an endless galactic war and has no time to plan the development of its territories.

Therefore, for humankind, the level of technology varies greatly between different worlds, and the application of technology is vastly different.

It's just the annihilation of neutrons, yet some people actually call this practice of completely annihilating intelligent life and leaving only inorganic matter an evil war crime.

We generally call it high efficiency.

The Cult of Mechanics does indeed possess similar technological means, and more than one. For example, they could easily achieve neutron annihilation by simply taking over a Blackrock Fortress.

However, high efficiency does not equate to economy.

Ships capable of carrying planet-destroying weapons would need to be at least Imperial-class battleships or large ships like the Mechanical Ark. Just deploying such ships would require an enormous amount of Throne Coins to cover the food and supplies for the crew and horses.

With this free time, you might as well throw a torpedo.

This massive purge was a trial for Katz.

What Motor Sich cared about was not whether Katz could complete the mission, but what means he would use to do so.

Because Epsilon was not sentenced to become a Black Shield like Sephiroth, the former Fourth Company Commander was able to return to Desolace after serving his full term in Deathwatch.

Motor Sich couldn't stay in the Fourth Company forever; he genuinely wanted to train a company commander for the Fourth Company.

It is precisely because the current company commander of the Fourth Company doesn't say much but acts with exceptional integrity that the fighting brothers of the Fourth Company respect him.

The Epsilon remnants of the Ingus faction were indifferent to the promotion of Khaz, as Khaz was a true patron and one of their own. The fighting brothers of the Tyrant faction were also unconcerned, because although Khaz was a hapless fellow in the company, he had a mentor-student relationship with Tyrant.

Some of the fighting brothers don't like Kars, but what can they do? They can't beat him. Apart from Ingus and Tyrant, no one else can control this brat. He's militarily skilled and can speak loudly.

Unfortunately, the company chaplain Hammurabi also thought highly of him.

It could be said that Katz was practically the designated candidate for company commander.

Few of the fighting brothers who disliked Kars actually hated him because of incompatibility; rather, they felt uncomfortable precisely because of this unspoken arrangement.

Does Katz himself know any of this?

As you know, that wasn't a hint from Motor Sich; he practically threw abacus beads at his face.

The Fourth Company Commander is aiming for the position of regimental commander; he doesn't have much desire to control any particular company.

Therefore, it's best for Motor Sich to continue taking on this tough job of company commander, given his abilities.

Katz would not deliberately go easy on anyone to shirk responsibility, nor would he intentionally put on any show for power.

A task is a task; just execute it and that's it.

That feeling of knowing something but not being able to say it is extremely painful.

The planet Skold may be harboring some kind of space necromancer dynasty, so Kaz is very inclined to destroy this world directly.

The resting place of the space necromancers is not in the real universe; these iron skeletons have hidden their home in the quantum space rift.

So even if Skord was hit by Earthshattering Star, it wouldn't fundamentally damage the Space Necromancer.

But why would a space necromancer choose to slumber on a mineral-rich planet?

It's all so that we have enough resources to recover our strength after waking up.

Before the Silent King returns and before the Space Necromancers fully awaken, the optimal solution is to quickly destroy Skord and extract all remaining value.

But Katz was just a company sergeant; he couldn't make that decision.

Didn't Katz think of taking control of the Governor's Mansion immediately?

He did it on purpose; Katz deliberately used the method of a small soldier crossing the river to take the place of a chariot to carry out his idea.

This was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but a decision he made after careful consideration.

The outcome is unpredictable, but giving it a push is always an option.

So once all the strategic locations were under control, Katz bypassed Judge Vinava and, without using the governor's authority, directly used brute force to open all the gates of the top hive.

The wind howled, and only the Emperor's Death Angel stood in the ice and snow.

The temperature drop was exceptionally rapid, and the plants and animals in the greenhouse instantly experienced the power of nature.

However, this level of freezing damage is negligible compared to the fully enclosed protection of power armor.

Kaz stood on the edge of the outer wall, looking at the thick clouds outside the hive city, and gave further instructions.

"Everyone stay put for thirty minutes. After thirty minutes, according to the Sifors brothers' location guidance, destroy the energy supply of all heat source areas."