Chapter 38 Blood Tribulation (2)
After the calm subspace voyage, when the Starfire pulled itself out of the shining madness, with supernatural fear, the entire hull trembled and groaned, like a A predator thunders out of the calm sea, surrounded by a halo of passing.
The auspicious matrix is still ringing when detecting the new surrounding environment. The blurry and incomplete sea-green three-dimensional image of the Ma'kande galaxy is slowly appearing in front of the command throne on the bridge. on the holographic screen.
Soshiyan stood in front of his throne, flanked by Lothar and three other team captains, as well as the chief priest.
“We are 2 hours away from the highest orbit.”
Lothar said that he wanted to focus on the tactical report.
"Preliminary scans indicate that there is a spacecraft in our path. We are still identifying it. Considering that there may be an encounter, we are reading the macro gun data and encountering it at the gravity well range. The possibility of wreckage."
In front of the screen, Soshyan listened carefully, Yazdan Shahinyan in black armor nodded thoughtfully, and the captains of the independent team were also learning. Do tactical analysis.
"According to the information transmitted back by the Astropath, the defensive orbital station on that planet seems to have been activated."
Lothar continued, clicking on the holographic control panel embedded, A rune that highlights the three-dimensional image of the orbital station.
"We received a warning signal and some noise. The weapons on the orbital station were not activated. Considering the possibility of invasion, there may be survivors on it."
"Did someone get there first?"
Armin muttered.
"Have you determined that they were attacked?"
Soshiyang was still more cautious, because he did not see any traces of fighting, and the auspicious device did not scan the battlefield yet. The wreckage of an orbital defense station is difficult to fall silently.
This sounds incredible.
“There is no clear evidence yet, but the slowly moving ship may be able to give us the answer.”
“Time does not wait for us, we must act quickly.”
Yazdan said, clicking his skull helmet.
“It appears our initial plan does not need to change.”
Soshyan quickly made up his mind.
"If the orbital station that sent the signal is still resisting, that will become our base of operations."
When he spoke, his eyes must be fixed on the three-dimensional image of the orbital station, as if to Engage it in your mind.
"If not, we will take it back. According to common practice, the materials to be sent out will be stored in the temporary warehouse of the orbital station. We will enter there and take our goods, no matter what is in front of us .”
The gathered Space Marines nodded silently.
"Before that, we have to board the ship first to see what happened. Maybe this will help us understand what we will face later."
Soshiyan turned his attention to Farzad With Ustad.
"Your team will follow me aboard the ship."
"Yes!"
"Sir..."
Armin spoke, but before he said the following words, Soshyan interrupted him.
"Your team serves as a reserve team, ready to respond to emergencies at any time."
He hesitated for a moment and finally accepted the order.
"Get ready quickly and gather at the torpedo launch bay in 10 minutes."
The Astral Knights quickly prepared for war. For many recruits, this was their motivation This is the first official battle for Space Marines. Previously, most of them only participated in the battle as scouts.
As the armament slaves and craftsmen were busy assembling the warriors, the deck was filled with the friction of armor and the whistling of servos, as well as the prayers of chastity brands.
Soshyan flexed his metal glove, observing the intricately carved tiny seals on the fingers and feeling the perfectly synchronized response.
The power armor he is wearing now is not the one he wore during his service, nor is it the one he repaired after the World Engine War. This armor is actually that of his former former Chapter The long armor has been kept in a secret room.
This is a set of MKVIII type precision power armor, which is much more powerful than his previous set in terms of protection and functionality. Not only is the neck guard added, but the torso and limbs also have thunder-like sculptures, paired with the main color of Astral Knight silver-gray, just like the thunder that has accumulated enough energy in the clouds, waiting to release huge destructive power at any time.
When he wore it for the first time, Soshyan realized how different the armor's machine spirit was from his old suit. It had an uncanny power of movement, as if urging him to fight.
After the servitor affixed the Purity Brand to his right pauldron, Soshyan donned his helmet, allowing the automated senses to connect to his own.
Despite having the iron halo, Soshyan tried his best to make himself the same as other warriors.
No matter who was before, he is the current chapter leader.
The warriors will follow his example.
"Farzad."
The sounder of Soshyan's helmet sounded, and the team commander turned around from his formation and bowed his head in salute.
“Are your recruits ready for the blood?”
Soshyan asked, turning his gaze to the assembled recruits.
The array of silver-armored warriors reminded Soshyan of the scene on the Storm again, but at that time they had more than 700 warriors, but now there are only twenty.
"They are ready, Chapter Master!"
Farzad said, Echo looked at his team members with his eyes, and it could be seen that some recruits were still shaking slightly because of the battle.
For a moment, Soshiyang remembered the days when he had just undergone transformation and served as a recruit in the recruit company.
They should have been polishing themselves in the recruit company for a period of time, but the cruel reality forced them to mature quickly, and such maturity was likely to be paid with blood, but Soshyan had to do it.
The helmet concealed his lonely expression.
"Very well, attack captain, you will act with me and break into the bridge directly."
Farzad lowered his head again.
"As you command, Chapter Master."
"Ustad."
Another captain stood up and lowered his head.
"You and your men are going to sweep the engine room."
"Yes, Chapter Master."
The prepared team then crossed the arsenal and set off towards the launch port.
Each soldier has been conveyed detailed combat principles and tactical reports, environmental overview and enemy analysis. They all know why they are here and what they need to do.
At this time, Soshyan's communicator sounded again, and Lothar's voice came.
They are passing through the asteroid belt and it will take a while.
More importantly, the ship in the void suddenly stopped. Lothar felt that Soshyan should come and listen. They received some strange signals.
"Report to Port No. 1, soldiers."
Soshiyan told them.
"I must return to the bridge and make a decision. I will join you when we arrive at our intended location."
After saying that, he left the assembly area, and as he walked towards the bridge and passed through the corridor, the Starfire began to vibrate.
The weapon array of the strike cruiser has been ignited, and the uninterrupted sound waves of macro cannon fire and light spear fire shook the surrounding space.
The fleet was moving through the system's asteroid belt, and it was necessary to clear the way and break up the barrage of icy rock before they could do any sustained damage. The strike cruiser's void shields effectively defended against the attack. It shattered into a million pieces, although occasionally the lights inside the ship would dim slightly after a particularly tricky impact.
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