Chapter 826 The Minotaur attacks!
“We were attacked by the Minotaur Chapter on Dacia! The Chapter Master and other brothers were trapped on the planet, we fought our way back to seek help!”
When Soshyan came to the Scar of Victory, the fortress of the Suffering Alliance, the first thing he saw was the scarred Mother of Tears. Almost none of her armor plates were intact, and the superstructure was almost torn apart. If it weren't for her ancient The sturdy structure has worked, but I'm afraid it won't be able to support the return trip.
After that, he met Taimur Ace, the fourth company commander of the Lamenters. The other party's condition was no better than that of the Mother of Tears. His power armor was full of craters and there was dried blood inside. .
But when he saw Soshyan, he became very excited, grabbed his arm and roared.
"Captain Soshiyang, save them!"
"Don't worry, brother, what happened?"
Soshiyang is completely confused now, Mi He knew about the Notau Chapter, but why did they suddenly attack the Lamenters? Even more strange is, why do they appear in the Storm Star Territory?
However, his understanding of the Minotaur Chapter was limited to "knowing".
The Minotaur Chapter is one of the more mysterious of the many Astartes Chapters, as most of their records seem to have been tightly sealed over the past thousand years, even if Inquisition personnel also have difficulty unlocking these records.
In addition, other records appear to have been lost or lost. The matter is further complicated by conflicting historical records about the Minotaur Chapter. These records make it unclear whether the "Minotaur" appearing in M32, M36 and M41 belong to the same species. It remains unclear whether one Chapter or different Chapters shared the same name.
As early as the M32 period of suppressing the rebellion in the solar system, the Empire officially recorded the activities of a chapter called the "Minotaur". The key point is that this "Minotaur" worked with other Astartes chapters Act together.
However, other records indicate that the Minotaur Chapter was formed in the 21st Founding of the Army during the M36 period, known as the "Curse Founding". This "Minotaur" was between M36 and M38 Their activities earned them the title Berserker, for while the Minotaur were known for responding quickly to requests for assistance, they were also known for their complete disregard for command trees and battle plans, simply engaging their enemies until they were defeated. Until annihilated.
The reputation of this unreliable ally led to the majority of Imperial forces deliberately avoiding the Minotaur, which suited the Minotaur well, but at some point in M38, they were removed from Imperial records disappeared and was included in the list of missing battle groups.
Unexpectedly, the Minotaur Chapter reappeared during the Macarius Rebellion in the early days of M41.
The Inquisition noticed that the "returned" Minotaur Chapter had obvious differences in behavior, organization and appearance compared to the Minotaurs during the founding of the Cursed Army. The difference from before was that this time they were more compliant with the Imperial battle plan - — as they said in reports of relevant operations during the M32 period, but they still tend to remain silent.
While they tried to stay away from Imperial observers, no one could ignore the fact that they were a heavily armed and well-equipped force, with a dozen strike cruisers deployed during the campaign.
This is hard not to attract attention and curiosity. How did a small war group that had lost news for a long time obtain so many resources?
Some observers have noted that the Minotaur Chapter is extremely responsive to orders issued by the High Lords of Terra, and naturally they attribute this apparent unquestioning behavior to their ownership. Linked to large quantities of high-quality war materiel, it is rumored that this Chapter has some form of direct connection to the High Lords of Terra and has completely bypassed other forms of Imperial institutions.
But this statement cannot be confirmed yet.
Although the current Minotaur Chapter is still a standard Astartes Chapter, and seems to have the patronage of the High Lords, it has still gained an unsavory reputation among some of their fellow Astartes. In particular, the Ultramarines and their sub-chapters openly refused to fight alongside the Minotaur Chapter - mainly because the Minotaur Chapter almost wiped out the entire Forerunner Chapter and also robbed the Forerunner Chapter of armory. Some relics and flagships.
Some people think this is an overreaction of the Minotaur Chapter, while others think it is a blatant insult to Marius Calgar. In short, this Chapter Master of the Ultramarines Chapter is also an Imperial A hero who openly expressed his distaste for the Minotaur Chapter.
This kind of thing rarely happens to the Ultramarines, which shows how serious this humiliation is to the Ultramarines.
But the Minotaur Chapter still goes its own way, as if it has endless equipment and endless sources of troops.
“——We went to Daqia to implement a contract with the forging world Greia. They had a research station there, but it seemed to have been attacked by unknown forces. Two months ago Contact was completely lost, and the sent skitarii never returned, so we went to investigate and eliminate the enemy.”
As Taimur narrated, Soshyan saw servants carrying corpses down from the Mother of Tears. There were not only mourners in yellow armor, but also warriors in brown armor with the red bull symbol.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh. Many things will go bad once they see blood. "Everything was normal after we entered orbit, but there was no response from the ground. So the chapter leader led two hundred brothers to the ground to investigate and deal with it. But not long after they left, the Minotaur fleet suddenly came out and opened fire without explanation. ”
Speaking of this, the fourth company commander of the Lamenters was already gritting his teeth.
“Those bastards knew that we would not leave our brothers on the ground, so they planned to capture the Mother of Tears like they captured the Storm Daughter. Fortunately, the chapter has recovered a lot of strength and weapons in the past few years. The level was much higher than before. The guys who joined the gang didn't succeed immediately. At the critical moment, the chapter leader sent a message, asking us to withdraw to Nessen 4 immediately and seek support. So we left the battlefield and forcibly started the subspace engine. ”
"They didn't say why they attacked you?"
"We sent them hundreds of questioning messages, but they always remained silent."
Soshiyang frowned slightly and looked at Among the corpses that were brought down, there were no less than twenty corpses of the Lamenters alone, and there were also more than a dozen corpses of the Minotaur, including two Terminators.
This beam is really big.
“You killed them all?”
"It was them who resisted desperately."
Soshyan rubbed his forehead, then turned to Dietrian and said:
"Get me Greia's representative."< br>
Soon, as soon as Dietrian made the operation, the voice of the representative of the Forging World Grea in the Suffering Alliance rang out.
"Hello, Captain Soshyan."
"Hello, let me tell you the truth. The Weeper's brothers went to support one of your expedition stations, but were ambushed by another battle group there. Do you have any explanation?"
There was silence on the communicator for a while, and then there was still the same calm and indifferent voice.
"We have just received this message. We hereby promise that we know nothing in advance."
"Then what are you going to do next?"
A few seconds later, Soshyan heard hesitation in the representative's voice for the first time.
"In principle, we do not interfere in disputes between Astartes Chapters."
"That is your inspection station."
"We will negotiate with the other party afterwards."
Obviously, Grea planned to stay out of the incident completely this time, and they did not intend to provoke this vicious dog raised by the high lord.
(End of this chapter)