Chapter 340 Empire's Support, Three Barrel's Suicide Mission
Regent Guilliman issued an order to support Baal.
Led by Macragge's Glory, a huge support fleet is gathering in the void, including hundreds of large ships and many battle groups.
That is nearly half of the strength of the Indomitable Expedition Second Fleet.
Full of Imperial troops.
The most powerful force among them is the enhanced version of the Space Marines - the Primaris Space Marines - that have been studied by the Archsage Belisarius Caul for nearly ten thousand years.
There are tens of thousands of them.
These Primaris Space Marines are taller, stronger, more capable, and more loyal!
The Regent believes that this force can handle Baal's war well.
Give the Tyranids a powerful counterattack!
now.
The Indomitus Crusade support fleet is ready to go...
The Regent's Sanctuary Study Room.
Bookcases hundreds of meters high stand quietly, with light falling from above the glazed dome, and the fine dust in the air slowly falls in this soft light.
The valet Felix walked in, trying his best to control his pace and making almost no sound.
He knew that the Primarch liked silence.
What did not match the pace of his movements was the three-meter-tall body, set against the blue gold-embellished armor.
Looks impressive.
Felix was one of the first Primaris Space Marines successfully transformed by Archmagos Caul.
Shortly after the Horus Heresy ended thousands of years ago, he was sent to Mars as an excellent candidate to participate in Primaris transformation technology experiments.
Within ten thousand standard Terra years thereafter.
This warrior spends his time in a state of suspended animation in cryo-sleep, undergoing complex experiments, during which he will be awakened for further hypnotic indoctrination to ensure his loyalty.
Everything Felix endured was not in vain, the Primaris transformation of his body was successful.
More importantly.
The return of his genetic father, the Primarch of the Ultramarines, Robert Guilliman, allowed the Primaris to see the light of day again.
after.
Philax participated in the Indomitus Crusade, performed outstandingly in the war, and was appreciated by the original body.
Became the esquire of the primarch.
Not only that.
The Primarch himself also broke the restrictions set by himself in the Codex Astartes and founded the 11th Company of the Ultramarines, naming him its Captain.
Such a gift cannot be said to be profound.
Felix strives to fulfill his responsibilities, hoping that he can bear this gift.
The Regent noticed the footsteps of the visitor. He put down the documents and raised his head: "Felix, have you found the route to Baal?"
"My lord, think tanks. A passage has been found, but they also issued a warning..."
Felix said softly:
"They said that such a large-scale passage is likely to attract the attention of the abominations in the subspace."
"We have been under the gaze of Chaos. Those evil gods and my fallen brothers are thinking about it all the time. You want to attack me and take my life.”
The regent thought for a while and made a decision: “We can’t delay any longer, let’s let the support fleet set off!”
Barr is an enemy. It is one of the key points in the face and cannot be missed.
If it continues to be delayed.
They might miss the Battle of Baal, causing even more unpredictable consequences.
"Yes, Lord."
Felix nodded and immediately sent an order to set sail to the support fleet.
After a while.
The light in the sanctuary study became slightly darker, the glazed sky was also covered by armor, and slight vibrations could be felt around it.
There is no doubt about it.
The Macragge's Glory and the support fleet have entered the subspace.
Guilliman gathered the documents and stood up, walking towards the path to the study: "Felix, come with me for a walk..."
Many things cannot be seen from the documents. came out.
He needs to communicate more with his subordinates in order to obtain more detailed information.
The squire straightened his body, feeling proud and a little nervous:
"Yes, my lord!"
Guilliman's big hand patted the squire's shoulder, making the other party unable to bear it. Stiffened.
See this.
He had no choice but to take back his hand and said as gently as possible:
"When you face me, don't always be tense, and don't have too much blind worship of me. You must treat me as a living person.
There is no god in this universe, those are just It’s just an entity with more power.
Including my father, the emperor of the empire...”
The regent always emphasized this point at all times to prevent the people below from being blind to him. religious worship.
He wants to be a living person.
Instead of being put on a god's level like that father.
Suffering from the pain of faith.
Actually.
He has felt the presence of more faith recently, and there is no doubt that the blind worship of him by the people below has deepened.
"It's really troublesome. I don't know how Brother Ron copes with all this..." Guilliman thought.
The Prince Regent took Felix on a walk on the trail, and like a breath of fresh air, asked about the situation within some war groups and the army, as well as Felix's views on some issues.
He quite likes this form of conversation.
Although this will inevitably make the person he talks to feel some pressure.
Zizi~
While Guilliman and Felix were walking, the light source became unstable.
Light pink gray fog filled the air, and candlelight flickered.
On the trail not far ahead.
A gorgeous shadow gradually became solid, with fair skin, exquisite makeup, and a long snake tail coiled and swaying.
"Be careful, Lord!"
Felix immediately pulled out his power sword and ignited the disintegration field alert.
"My good brother."
The slightly shrill voice of the former Imperial Phoenix and Fallen Primarch appeared, and he licked his sharp tongue: "Finally I caught you, maybe we can have a good time... ..."
He had been planning for a long time before he had the opportunity to intercept Guilliman here.
The words just fell.
The entire ship shook violently, and the Prince Regent's communication channel continued to receive warnings of attacks.
now.
The Sea of Souls roared and churned, the waves of the Warp pushing the supporting fleet deeper.
Its course has deviated.
In the wave, groups of hungry demons launched an attack on the fleet!
Of course.
The biggest threat is the fallen original body in front of us.
Guilliman motioned for Felix to step back. Such a scene was not something that the squire could handle.
He looked at Fulgen, who had been corrupted beyond recognition and full of evil spirits. His eyes were filled with anger and a hint of heartache: "How dare you appear in front of me? Look what you have become. What's it like!"
"Isn't this good?"
Fugen twisted his body and sneered: "You will know how much pleasure you have when you enjoy it. It’s wonderful, your loyalty is so blind, but I pursue higher art and perfection!”
He drew the Blade of Ral.
The poisonous sting that killed Guilliman.
Fulgrim mocked: "Look at what you look like now, you are just a corpse relying on alien machinery to survive. Or I can help you die. Come and continue our duel and let all this come to an end!" "
After thousands of years, he challenged Guilliman to a duel again, confident that he could kill him again.
Bang!
Guilliman ignored the sarcasm and ignited the flames of the Emperor's Sword.
Putting on a fighting stance.
He let out a long sigh: "If father sees your ugly appearance, he will never let you go!"
Hearing this.
Fulgan's pupils shrank, revealing a trace of fear.
But then he felt annoyed at his fear of being in front of Guilliman.
He shouted:
"The cursed person has turned into withered bones and cannot move. Sooner or later, I will dismantle his bones and throw them into the devil's abyss, and let the banshees desecrate him. !”
Although Fulgen was a little afraid of that father.
But this is the depth of subspace, and the opponent is already half-dead, and there is no way to spread influence here.
However.
As soon as he finished speaking, some kind of fluctuation occurred in the subspace, and the shrill howls of the demons were heard.
Fugen felt even deeper.
He seemed to have seen something extremely frightening, and even his voice returned to that of a man: "No...impossible!"
The fallen primarch became frightened and completely lost. Having lost the courage to stay here, he turned around and fled like a bereaved dog, hastily diving into the pink mist.
Only a shrill scream was left, as if being dragged away by something:
"Father... don't!"
Then.
The trail has returned to calm, as if nothing happened.
At the same time.
Macragge's Glory also became stable.
The sudden change made Guilliman unable to react. He thought he was about to experience a fierce battle.
I didn’t expect that fallen brother to run away like that.
"The Emperor is above, He has protected us..."
I don't know when.
Felix knelt on the ground and prayed to the emperor slightly fanatically, with a hint of disbelief in his voice.
Guilliman was helpless.
The father seemed to have done something again and appeared here, but he couldn't seem to feel it.
"Felix, get up. My father, the emperor, doesn't like people to kneel down and worship him. We don't need to worship anyone!"
He forcefully asked the attendant to get up.
After Felix obeyed the order and stood up, he told the sacred experience that had just happened:
He saw a tall figure in the hazy golden light.
That is undoubtedly the great emperor.
It was He who drove away the evil in the subspace and protected the support fleet!
After.
Many witness reports came in. Some people saw the emperor with wings on his back, some saw the golden sun, or a tall warrior in golden armor.
Everyone claims that he is the great emperor.
Some people even saw the golden emperor angrily beating a crying female demon with a snake tail.
Some think tanks have seen a richer scene or symbol:
In the tide of subspace, the demons are trying to capsize our ships and devour people's souls, but Golden angels, saints and many golden walls keep away all evil spirits.
Rumble. Guilliman walked to an observation window in the sanctuary and opened the outer armor.
Then.
He saw a strange phenomenon.
In the chaotic subspace, a road formed by golden light was paved in front of the fleet, guiding the fleet forward.
His father expelled the demons blocking the fleet, allowing him to support Baal and the Ron brothers more quickly.
That certainly surprised the regent, but it also gave him a headache.
This incident.
The entire fleet saw too many miraculous phenomena, which shattered the atheism he had been promoting for a long time.
He didn't know what to do to turn everything around.
"Father..."
Guilliman sighed: "Don't you hate that others regard you as a god? Why do you create so many confusing images?"
If Ron were here, it would explain these phenomena.
That is not voluntary.
It is the spontaneous impact caused by the use of faith energy, which causes believers to see different phantoms of the objects of worship in their hearts.
In general, it is the pot of subspace.
This idealistic place that cannot be explained by science can always affect people's spirit.
Soon.
The Prince Regent put the matter behind him for the time being.
There is bigger trouble ahead.
Due to the interference of demons, they deviated from their planned route and were lost in the depths of subspace.
This seriously delayed their arrival.
Fortunately.
There is still a glimmer of hope for recovery.
The Indomitus Expedition support fleet gathered the attacked warships, collectively adjusted their course, and then followed the direction pointed by the golden light.
Continue to the Baal Galaxy.
While the regent led the fleet to support Baal.
Holy Terra also received corresponding orders.
After the meeting, the high lords also sent out many astrological messages and contacted all the Space Marine Chapters that could be contacted.
I hope they can send troops to Baal to participate in the battle.
There is no way around it.
The previous battle in the Hades galaxy had consumed all the mortal armies that could reach the nearby area.
Currently, only the Space Marine Chapters can move faster on the dark side or break through the blockade of the Tyranid Shadow.
At the call of the Regent and Holy Terra.
Many battle groups with spare strength sent troops to support Baal.
...
Near the Baal Galaxy.
Airspace.
A dilapidated ship with mottled green paint slowly came to a stop, its iconic chapter star symbol flashing in the light of the star.
That is the battle barge of the Sons of the People Chapter.
Within the cabin.
Tacked to the wall is a wanted poster for a Space Marine.
There is a portrait of a wanted heretic on it: the soldier is not wearing a helmet, has a smile on his fat face, and is carrying two bottles of red wine.
This is the only image left by the monitoring equipment at the crime scene.
Display information based on wanted warrant.
This daring Space Marine is named Three Barrels.
Of course, he also has many names, such as the shame of the human empire, the great heretic, the loser who goes to the cooking class eight times a day, etc.
This guy's life is a legend.
According to the memories of a certain collector Trazin who was also very disdainful.
Three Barrels were born somewhere outside the Holy Palace of Terra.
His father had served in the Astra Militarum for a long time and survived, and even accidentally crossed the dossier with the son of another high-ranking Terran official.
As a result, he got a job as an editor in the palace, which made his family's class leap forward in one fell swoop, becoming a high-level tool of Holy Terra and an elite class person in the eyes of the poor.
Three barrels themselves are lucky enough.
When he was 14 years old, he accidentally entered a romantic establishment controlled by a gene stealer.
Unfortunately, he was kicked out because he had no money, but luckily he met the Legal Department who came to clean up.
so.
Sangu had an idea and reported the Fengyue establishment, which led to a fierce exchange of fire. During the exchange of fire, his brain got hot and he picked up the melt and killed a gene stealer.
Rescued a member of the Legal Department.
This feat was noticed by a servant of a certain Space Marine Chapter, and he was recommended to a Chapter that he did not want to mention, where he underwent genetic modification surgery.
Also awakened psychic powers.
At first.
Three Barrels' powerful psychic potential delighted the Chapter's think tanks, even predicting his ability to become Chief.
But for more than ten years, he only learned to use his terrifying spiritual energy to form a barrier that could protect himself.
Beyond that, nothing can be done.
This completely disappointed the hopes of the think tanks.
after.
San Tong did a lot of shitty things because of his amazing enthusiasm for eating and his ability to lead people into bad ways.
The battle group was ashamed to mention his name, and even excluded him from the battle formation.
Leave it to fend for itself.
This was a kind act. The war group did not judge him, which is a huge forgiveness.
But Three Barrels is not without progress and achievements.
In a certain battle, he used his psychic powers to resist attacks when he was extremely angry and saved a Moon-class cruiser.
Saved the STC fragments regarded as treasures by the Mechanicus.
This feat earned him a generous reward from the Mechanicus and an exaggerated title - Human Void Shield.
After.
Three barrels wandered around and interacted with many war groups.
Such as Space Wolves, Salamanders, etc.
He even joined the Salamanders Chapter and followed them to fight everywhere for four years.
When the three barrels drifted around for several years and returned to the Chapter's monastery, they sadly discovered that he had become the last Space Marine of the Chapter.
The other battle brothers died in the war with the Necron.
The entire battle group became a de facto abandoned group, leaving almost no assets.
This made Sangu fall into sadness.
Later, he learned from the painful experience and decided to reorganize the battle group according to the Holy Code and restore the glory of the battle group.
But unfortunately.
Due to the bad reputation of the three barrels, he was not allowed to continue to use the name of the original chapter, so as not to tarnish that sanctity.
have no choice.
He had to change his name to a new name, which was the Son of the People.
After three barrels reorganized the battle group, they worked hard to develop some space warriors, but most of the time, they were in a state of poverty.
It does not receive any resource support from the Ministry of Interior.
For this.
He had to lead the soldiers to fend for themselves and engage in some gray deeds.
For example, disguising the equipment of this chapter as produced by Salamanders, and then selling it to the black market at high prices;
Selling items stolen from orc pirates to certain governors, and then threatening to put them on trial The court reported that the governor possessed heretical creations in order to extort money and soldiers;
Claim that an important STC appeared somewhere, attracting many Mechanicus factions to fight for it, and a fierce war broke out with the Space Death Dynasty. Afterwards, the oil guys It was discovered that this STC could only create some kind of silicone sacrilegious item.
These actions triggered a severe investigation of the three barrels by the Tribunal, but found nothing.
The most recent time.
Three barrels sneaked into the treasure house of a certain high lord and stole a lot of priceless red wine.
This also completely angered the high lord, who issued a wanted order and prepared to trial and investigate this notorious war group.
Give severe punishment.
What a pity.
Sangong had already taken the soldiers and fled in his broken boat.
However.
They still did not escape the pursuit of the Inquisition, because the person who took action was the famous madman, the high-ranking Inquisitor-Greyfax.
She chased the three barrels all the way to the dark side of the empire and finally intercepted them.
At this moment.
Greyfax's exquisite explosive crossbow was pressed against the head of the three barrels.
More importantly, the battleships of the Tribunal have already targeted this broken ship that is almost falling apart.
"Lord Greyfax, can you let me finish this glass of red wine?"
Three barrels held the glass of precious red wine, wanting to cry without tears.
The surrounding soldiers quickly drank up the red wine in their glasses, fearing that the subsequent conflict would spoil the delicious food.
These guys have been suffering for many years and are already scared of poverty.
Pop!
The Seiko Explosive Crossbow broke three barrels of wine glasses, and the precious red wine splashed on his face.
Of course.
Three Barrels did not resist, let alone explode and kill people. On the one hand, the battleships of the Inquisition were watching, and on the other hand, he would not betray the empire.
Although he engages in some shady activities, his heart will always be loyal to the empire!
Greyfax sneered and announced the trial of Three Barrel and others.
They were sentenced to perform combat missions on Baal to resist the Tyranid swarm. During this period, they were not allowed to retreat until the last person fell or the war was over!
This is already a kind of forgiveness.
If the Battle of Baal had not required warriors, they would have faced more severe punishment.
Three barrels and other soldiers were tried.
Of course.
This does not mean that they confessed, but that Baal needed them.
After.
The Son of Man's battle barge sets sail again, heading for the Baal System.
——
Dream, the Sanctuary of the Savior.
"Why is there no signal? Could it be that we have entered the turbulent area of subspace?"
Ron used a special psychic communication device to contact the Regent, preparing to ask the other party about the time of arrival, okay Further planning of the battle against Leviathan in Baal.
But he found that he could not contact the other party.
suddenly.
Ron sensed the huge fluctuations in the subspace...
(End of this chapter)