Chapter 395 Caught in the act
After the Eldar fleet fled, the battle group of the Astral Knights was finally able to approach the low orbit of the planet.
After some inspection and searching, Soshyan was able to determine that Nessen-6's orbital defenses had been completely destroyed, but it was not Eldar artillery fire that destroyed it.
"Echoes of the Curse..."
Sevita looked at the corpse wearing midnight blue armor on the ground with a stern expression, which was retrieved from the wreckage by the salvage team.
Although no survivors were found, all signs pointed to one thing.
The Eighth Legion drove their warships into the orbital station!
“Could he be dead?”
Soshiyan looked at the corpse on the ground with disgust. The guy’s body was full of depraved symbols, and there were a lot of The mere appearance of human skin and human bones on the bridge of the Unbound Soul made him feel sick.
The Eighth Legion has fallen so deeply that he is already considering whether to continue with Sevatar's plans.
"No, he won't die."
Savitar shook his head.
“If he was really dead, the Eldar wouldn’t try their best to stop us.”
“Then now——”
“Report!”
The auspicious officer suddenly stood up, and Soshiyang immediately walked to the edge of the command platform.
"Say."
"Scanned a suspicious moving target!"
"Let me take a look."
On the imager, immediately A picture of the auger scanning appeared. It can be seen that among the large number of particles, there is an inconspicuous small particle that is moving slowly.
If you don't look carefully, it's really easy to miss.
Soshiyan then retrieved the outline analysis data, which showed that the target was roughly the size of an average shuttle.
"The Starfire dispatched a combat interception and asked the other party to surrender, otherwise it would attack immediately."
"Yes!"
The already prepared fighter formation flew from the Starfire Slide out and head straight for the fish that slipped through the net.
Five minutes later, word came that the target had surrendered.
Fifteen minutes later, the disarmed shuttle was escorted to the center of the battle group, and then a transport plane docked, and soldiers with live ammunition immediately rushed in for inspection.
Twenty minutes later, the shuttle entered the hangar of Unbound Soul.
Soshiyan, Thor and Sevita are already waiting there, with the honor guard of the Astral Knights behind them.
When the hatch of the shuttle slowly lowered, dozens of bolt guns pointed at the diffuse steam at the same time.
Soon, under the flashing red warning lights, three trembling figures walked out of the stairs escorted by armed soldiers.
Soshiyan frowned in confusion, a Mechanicus priest, a young mortal man and woman, the woman looked like a navigator, and she was obviously pregnant.
This combination is weird no matter how you think about it.
After stepping onto the flight deck, the soldiers immediately dispersed and saluted Soshyan and others.
"Let me introduce myself, I am the Chapter Master of the Astral Knights, Soshyan Alexey."
Soshyan took a step forward. Without wearing a helmet, he looked at the three of them with a stern gaze.
This put a lot of pressure on Octavia. Not only was she afraid of the giant, but she was also afraid of the eagle emblem on the giant's chest - how much Octavia admired it in the past, and how much she fears it now.
Because it not only represents justice, but also punishment.
The same goes for Dietrian. His brain is now running wildly, trying to find a way to survive.
Not to mention Septimus, he was completely confused, and even felt like he had just stepped out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den.
After all, he was not naive enough to think that falling into the hands of the empire was a good thing. Regardless of what they did, their identities alone were enough to be burned on the rack a hundred times.
In short, no one dared to speak.
Silence made the atmosphere stiff. "What? None of the three of you are going to say anything?"
This reaction was also expected by Soshyan. After all, there is a high probability that a living person will appear in this place. It won't be the people on the orbital station.
Then their identities will be obvious.
Especially the technical priest, the gear pendant on his chest is too new, it looks like it was freshly made - he can't hide the smell of heresy under his robes.
Soshiyang noticed it as soon as he met him. After all, a normal Tech Priest would not always be accompanied by the smell of blood and putrefaction. That was what corpses should have, not to mention that there was still a faint smell in it. The stench of psychic energy.
There is a high probability that this guy is a technical heretic.
“Or do you three want me to transfer you to the Tribunal or the Ministry of Justice?”
"No, no, no -"
Hearing the name of the Inquisition, Dietrian immediately waved his hand.
"Your Majesty Omnissiah, I was just shocked by your majesty. My name is Dietrian, I am a Tech Priest on Nessen 6. The Eldar attacked us——"
“Oh, that’s right.”
Soshiyan smiled and nodded, interrupting Dietrian’s clumsy lie.
"Then I will contact the technical bishop of this area now and ask you to report the situation directly to him."
"Ah, this-"
Dietrian was dumbfounded, his His hands moved uneasily, and his skin even secreted a rare amount of sweat.
"My lord."
At the critical moment, Septimus stood up, and his action immediately caused the sound of pulling the bolt of the gun, which made him raise his hands in fright.
"I, I tell the truth! We are all slaves on the Cursed Echo, and we escaped!"
Soshyan nodded as if he looked at him carefully.
"I appreciate honest people, and in this regard, I am willing to believe you."
"Thank you, sir."
Septimus retreated to Austria Next to Tavia, she quietly held the other person's sweaty hand to comfort the other person's anxiety.
"Three of you, since you are members of the Cursed Echo, you must know what happened in the end?"
"Yes."
"No."
This At that moment, Savita's voice suddenly sounded. Soshiyang looked up and found that the other party had gotten into the shuttle at some point and had already bent down and came out of the hatch.
"You must be more than just the three who escaped. I found a complete set of apothecary equipment on it. There must be a pharmacist following you... Also, where is Markarian? Why do I only look at it? To three iron coffins ”
Upon hearing this, Soshyan's eyes immediately turned cold when he looked at the pilot.
Then he waved his hand gently, and the soldiers immediately surrounded the shuttle. If there was any abnormality, they would open fire immediately.
"You are wearing down my patience, mortal, where is he hiding."
"My lord, please listen to my explanation."
Seeing the tense situation, Octavian Yaya finally conquered her fear, and she knew she had to say something, otherwise they, who had just gained freedom, would probably have to return to prison - the empire would never punish traitors more mercifully than their former masters.
More importantly, she must earn a living and a way out for her children.
Soshiyang glanced at her. He could feel the spiritual energy stirring in her body - this was a navigator with extraordinary abilities.
“I’m listening.”
“Actually, it’s like this——”
After calming down, Octavia destroyed the cursed echo. The matter was told to Soshyan...
(End of this chapter)