Chapter 370: Forbidden Army, this is the will of the savior!
After the savior’s emergency order was issued, a huge redemption fleet that could crush any regional force gathered.
Prepare for a new round of combat.
All members of the Thunder Guard also entered the Dream.
After that, under the leadership of the golden battleship, the fleet group that covered the sky and the sun rushed towards the area that was about to be exterminated.
……
Istrad, the hive world.
This yellow-green planet has just been transformed into a hive city and still retains a lot of vegetation. However, the shadow of Tyranids has shrouded it.
Its fate becomes confused and gradually moves towards the abyss.
Airspace.
The strike cruiser docked next to the black ship of Xingyuting, and then a small landing ship sailed out of the cruiser and flew to the surface of the planet.
In the clearing in the forest, the captain of the White Temple led several soldiers and were waiting for something.
In the distance behind these warriors equipped with white power armor embellished with black, is the hive city shrouded in light yellow mist.
Amidst the roar of the engine, the landing ship slowly landed.
The ramp fell, and the golden-armored Imperial Guard walked out of the cabin, followed by a Sister of Silence.
The Imperial Guard walked up to the White Templar Warrior and looked down at him with his taller figure. A female voice spoke:
"I am Tilis of the Imperial Guard Order, your Mara. Where is Captain Kate?"
Ever since the Horus Heresy, the Custodes have been wary of these Space Marines who put honor and brotherhood above loyalty to the Emperor.
They consider these Space Marines to be a source of instability.
And this is true.
Nearly half of the Imperium's Space Marines followed their Primarch in rebellion, corrupted and without loyalty.
In the end, the emperor suffered a heavy blow and endured thousands of years of pain.
As a result, the Custodes never gave the Space Marines a good look again, and they also criticized the original body.
In their opinion, no one is more loyal to the Emperor than themselves, not even the Primarch who is the Emperor's own son.
After all, the betrayal rate of the original body is a bit high.
Who would have thought that even the Emperor's most valued Warmaster, who had been entrusted with important responsibilities, would betray him. Who else could be trusted besides the Imperial Guard?
The captain of the White Templars saluted slightly:
“I am Sergeant Zevram of the White Templars. Captain Malakate is consolidating defenses in orbit to protect a country with a population of 7 billion. The world is not easy.
I will report to you the situation here, please come with me..."
The captain of the White Temple led the imperial army to the protection center not far away. Go there, where the tithes to be delivered to the Empire - a large number of uncertified psykers - are imprisoned.
The arrival of the Forbidden Forces made this warrior somewhat excited: "It will be less than a week before the arrival of the Tyranid alien fleet. With you here to help us, the situation will be much better."
The tone of the Forbidden Forces soldier Tiliss Somewhat indifferent: "A thousand worlds on the edge of the Sun Star Territory are all preparing to resist aliens. There is nothing special about this planet..."
Such an indifferent tone gave the White Templar captain a hint of Bad premonition: "This planet is the world we swore to protect."
"I know your oath."
Tillis replied, not caring about it all. .
The White Templar captain stopped and asked seriously: "So...are you here to assist us?"
However, the Forbidden Army did not answer his question, but this attitude has been given Answer.
The soldier suppressed his anger:
“Are you going to abandon us after harvesting the tithe?
Then I’m sorry, I can’t stay with you here. I need to strengthen the defense line and protect the people here.”
The White Templar warriors saluted slightly and prepared to lead the team to leave.
Tillis stared at the warrior, and his tone became even colder: "Remember one thing, let Malakate come to see me, we need to have a good talk."
White The attitude of the Templar Warrior made her a little dissatisfied.
Loyal Space Marines will not resist any actions of the Custodes. The other party's behavior obviously contains a hint of disloyalty.
If there were more severe imperial guards here, this soldier would have been punished or even tried.
Hopefully that Captain Malakate will comply with that order, otherwise the entire White Templar Chapter needs to be alerted and thoroughly vetted!
The White Templar Captain nodded: "I will convey this matter to the company commander, and you can go harvest those tithes by yourself."
Tillis did not say anything more Pay attention to the soldier and continue moving forward with Sister Silence.
There are more important things to deal with now.
According to Sister Silence's report, the hidden vanguard of the Tyranid aliens has approached this area, and perhaps many people will die here.
But sacrifice is the cornerstone of empire.
She must give priority to protecting that batch of tithes that are rich enough so that the black ship can smoothly transport them to the Star Language Court.
When the Imperial Army arrived at the protection facility where the psykers were imprisoned, the black ship managers of the Astropath and the troops responsible for escorting them immediately knelt down.
The Black Ship manager sounded quite excited: "We didn't expect you to come, you gave us too much respect."
"What is the quantity of this batch of tithes? ”
Tilis raised his hand slightly to signal everyone to stand up, and then asked about the number of psykers.
"Sir, there are 1,430 people here, a rare harvest!"
After listening to the report of the black ship manager, Tilis nodded: "Immediately Load the tithe tax and transport it away, and all relevant personnel evacuate the planet."
The local official responsible for transferring the tithe tax was a little nervous when he heard this, and subconsciously asked: "Is everything okay? Is everything going to be okay?”
The official felt something was wrong and was very worried about the situation in front of him and the Tyranid aliens that were about to arrive.
Sister Silence told the other party in extremely fast sign language: "No, this planet is destined to be destroyed, and you and everyone on it will die..."
The official could not understand the sign language and was a little confused.
Tillis glanced at Sister Silence and answered the question for her: "It's okay, everything is fine."
The official finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the reply from Lord Custodian. : "That's good, with the guards of the Forbidden Army, we will definitely be fine!"
Tillis said nothing more and asked the black ship manager to prepare the transport ship.
Sometimes ignorance is a virtue.
In fact, the Custodes have a much better attitude towards mortals than they do towards Space Marines.
Mortals are mentally weak and it is inevitable to be corrupted. Any disturbance may make them become victims of war.
These mortals... deserve mercy.
The Space Marines have a firm will and spirit, and are even more powerful warriors. Their corruption is unacceptable and unforgivable to the Imperial Guard.
Although Tilis pities these mortals, their fate has been doomed, a reality that cannot be saved or changed.
It is better to let them die in optimism, that is the only thing she can do.
It didn’t take long.
Tillis then led the team to escort the psykers towards the direction of the transport ship.
Due to the terrain, the sanctuary is some distance from the transport ship and requires a short journey through the jungle.
In an area where Tyranids lurk, this is no easy task.
But she is confident to handle it all.
However, something unexpected happened.
As the Tyranid aliens approached, the influence of the Tyranid psychic shadow became greater, causing many psykers to have splitting headaches and squat on the ground with their heads covered.
Tillis and the escorting troops immediately became vigilant. Tyranid's attack was imminent. These precious tithes were in danger and were very likely to be lost!
"Ah!!!!"
A psyker lost control completely and ran deep into the jungle, but before he could run far, a psychic arc erupted from his body, and dark purple energy covered several meters around him. area.
The strong psychic power caused the space to fluctuate, and a subspace crack was about to be torn open, and chaotic energy was leaking out.
This is the danger of psykers. If they fall into a deep loss of control, they will become the node between subspace and reality, attracting the invasion of demons.
In serious cases, it may even lead to the destruction of the planet!
The escort team immediately turned their guns to attack the psyker. However, the strange thing was that all the bullets came to a standstill after entering the area covered by psionic energy.
The physical rules of that space have been distorted, and the shadow of a terrifying demon can be faintly seen.
This scene caused uncontrollable fear in the spirits of the surrounding escort teams, and everything seemed to be slipping into a more dangerous abyss.
However, Tilis's mood did not change much.
It's just that the psyker lost control.
Even if the devil does appear, she has the ability to deal with it, not to mention the Sister of Silence here.
She looked at Sister Silence slightly and motioned for the other party to solve the problem.
Sister Silence nodded, and in a few leaps she got close to the out-of-control psyker.
During the execution of her mission, she had dealt with this type of emergency countless times.
It’s pretty familiar.
Without any hesitation, Sister Silence walked straight into the range of psychic energy that was enough to drive people mad and fatal. All the psychic power was dissolved when it approached her body.
It's like there is a black hole, suppressing all spiritual energy. She came to the slightly floating psyker and grabbed him. The moment the two came into contact, all psychic energy was eliminated.
The psychic regained his senses and was very frightened: "I...what's wrong with me?"
But Sister Silence did not answer his question , threw it behind him, and quickly pulled out the blade sword on his back.
when!
The arthropod claw blade slashed down in the fishy wind and was blocked by the bladed sword.
This huge force caused Sister Silence's thin figure to sink suddenly, making it difficult for her to withstand the opponent's power.
What’s even more troublesome is that another attack has also struck, heading straight for her head.
Sister Silence changed her moves in an emergency to block and release her force. At the same time, with the help of the opponent's thrust, she flexibly jumped backwards and kept a safe distance from the Tyranids.
Just when she wanted to continue the attack, there was a snap, and the Tyranid alien's head exploded and fell to the ground.
She looked aside and saw that the imperial army raised the war blade at some point and used the built-in explosive weapon to destroy the enemy.
At this moment, more gunshots sounded.
More Tyranid aliens appeared in this area. Fortunately, the escort team had set up a defensive formation and was shooting at any approaching bugs.
These most elite mortal troops in the empire, responsible for collecting taxes, did not panic at all because of the appearance of the aliens. They used dense lines of gunfire to protect the precious tithe goods.
These goods are necessary fuel for the Star Torch, the foundation of the empire's stability, and are more important than their lives.
The Forbidden Forces shuttled within the defensive front, taking action from time to time to deal with dangerous targets, and they always killed them with one blow.
Hiss~
The Tyranid Licat assassins rushed out from the dense forest and quickly took away the lives of the two mortal warriors, greedily chewing their flesh and blood.
These mortal warriors are unable to resist the alien assassins who pose a fatal threat to the Space Marines, and the rest of the warriors are about to die.
The mortal warriors watched in horror as the claw blades swept towards them, but they were unable to do anything.
However, an afterimage appeared in front of them, faster than the claw blade swept down, followed by the sound of the war blade cutting through flesh.
The Likart alien fell.
When the Tyranids fell, the mortal warriors saw the figure in front of them clearly, with gratitude and admiration in their eyes.
That’s Lord Imperial Guard!
This being was so powerful that it killed Likart in a single encounter, so fast that even a mortal warrior could not see her movements clearly.
The remaining Tyranid warrior insects hesitated for a moment, then swung their blades towards the Forbidden Army.
Tillis didn't even have the desire to block, and slapped the Tyranid alien to the ground, and its head exploded and died.
After that, she stabbed towards the dense forest with the blade, and the other Tyranlicat just happened to pounce, and her chest hit the tip of the blade.
Bang bang!
The bolt weapon within the warblade fired, ending its life.
Like a precise and ruthless killing machine, Tilis continued to eliminate alien units one after another, restoring calm to the area.
There was still artillery fire in the distance, but that was no longer her concern.
The task of this Custodian is to ensure that the tithe goods are transported smoothly, and then to exercise the Emperor's will to the person in charge of the White Templars here.
Tillis watched as the escort troops successfully loaded the goods onto the transport ship and flew to the black ship.
Afterwards, a Thunderhawk gunship flew in.
Captain Malakate of the White Templar led several Terminators down and immediately walked in front of the Forbidden Army.
After a brief silence.
He took off his helmet and reported his identity to the Custodes: "Customers, I am Captain Malakate of the White Templar. I am here at your request."
Tilly Si also took off his golden helmet and visor, revealing a strong and resolute female face: "You should know that that is not a request."
"I don't know what you want to do with me. In less than a week, the sky here will be swallowed up..."
Marakate paused: "And you have already harvested the tithe , are about to leave, leaving us to face the Tyranids alone here."
Tillis stared at the company commander's eyes, seeming to be examining something:
"I'm here. You will leave within an hour, but before that, there is still an order that must be carried out. I am here as the emperor's mouthpiece, ordering you to obey."
There was a trace of dissatisfaction in Malakate's eyes: " You rejected our request for help, what else do you want us to do?”
He thought that the Imperial Guard wanted to transfer the White Temple to perform other tasks, and emphasized:
"Istrad is within our protection, and we will abide by the ancient oath and protect this place." This is a holy planet. If necessary, we will fight to death here!”
This planet is the recruiting planet of the White Templar. It is the home planet of him and many warriors, and it has built an ancient ancient planet. And the holy sanctuary.
It is also a symbol of that ancient oath.
The White Templar is willing to abide by its oath and protect this planet at all costs, even until death!
Tillis's mood did not fluctuate much. If he pointed out: "You can't do any of these things..."
The imperial soldier raised his hand and lit up a simple spherical star map, which included The solar field and nearby galaxies.
"This is the Emperor's decree. We will establish a protective belt around the Sol Sector, a circle of lifeless worlds, forcing the Tyranid swarms to find food elsewhere.
This A move that will protect the empire's core sanctuary from infringement."
With Tilis's cold narration, the star map marked the location of the protective belt, and all the planets within the protective belt disappeared without a trace.
And Malakate saw that the world guarded by the White Temple, Istrad, was also among them.
The warrior's eyes revealed a hint of disbelief and sadness: "No..."
Tillis's tone was irrefutable:
"You will start from Is By withdrawing your chapter's forces from the surface of Trad, you will be breaking your oath to this planet and its commitment to its people."
She slowed down and revealed an extremely cruel truth, too. Order: "Once your warriors enter orbit, you will personally order the annihilation of this world."
This is a cruel order. The world guarded by the White Templar will be destroyed, and there will be no time to evacuate the people.
As soon as these words came out.
The emotions of the soldiers of the White Temple fluctuated violently, and they looked at each other.
Malakate looked in disbelief and became more and more sad: "You can't ask us to do this!"
Tillis extinguished the map and patiently emphasized again: "I never asked you to do this!" Whatever I do, I am the emperor’s mouthpiece and convey the emperor’s will.”
The company commander moved forward, trying to save everything. There was a hint of prayer in his angry tone: "That is an oath that has been adhered to for three thousand years, and it is the glory of our battle group..."
Tillis smiled slightly Holding the war blade tightly, she became more severe: "We will never tolerate any threat to Holy Terra, no matter how much blood, life or honor we pay!"
Her patience has been exhausted, and she almost gave the order. The ultimatum: "You have heard the Emperor's will, Space Marine, and you will obey it, right?"
Tillis believed that he had given the Captain enough patience and opportunities.
What if the Captain disobeys us again and clings to so-called honor and brotherhood at the expense of his loyalty to the Emperor?
The Custodes can only clean up this disloyalty themselves and then carry out the Emperor's will, which will bring more blood!
She only hoped that the White Templars would remain holy and loyal to the Emperor.
Hearing this, Malakate felt more uncontrollable grief and slowly closed her eyes.
His heart was in tangle.
It is even more clear that the White Temple cannot disobey the imperial army and cannot disobey that will.
Even if they refused the Emperor's will, it would not help.
That will only cause more unnecessary sacrifices of brothers, the extermination order will still be executed, and the destruction of Istrad and its poor people is inevitable.
No one can stop this...
The company commander made a decision.
Under the strict scrutiny of the Forbidden Army, he said tremblingly: "I will..."
But before the company commander's words could be spoken, he was interrupted by a sudden change, interrupting one of his melodious and sacred music.
It makes people feel at ease.
That is the savior’s hymn.
Today, this sacred music is echoing in the atmosphere.
Whoosh——
The dark-gold Thunderhawk gunship landed here at an extremely fast speed, and the strong wind it stirred up carried the sand and gravel, beating everyone wantonly.
The Imperial Guard couldn't help but squinted his eyes and looked at the location of the armed ship.
In view.
Several warriors in dark gold armor, almost as tall as the Forbidden Army, stepped out, and the leading shield guard came to the two of them.
He declared a fact, the will of the Savior:
The great savior, the Primarch of Hope, has blessed this planet, and it will be protected from destruction for any reason.
At this moment, along with the hymn, the voice of the Savior also appeared.
The voice of this being echoed in the atmosphere, promising to protect the people here while giving it better development.
Not just this planet.
All planets within the protective zone that are about to be destroyed have received this promise and gift.
The light of the Savior will shine on all suffering existences and bring them out of the abyss.
The Thunder Guard Shield Guard looked at the Forbidden Army and the company commander:
"The savior's will has been conveyed, and I ask for your cooperation in the next actions. This is not a request, but a notification... ”
(End of this chapter)