Chapter 898 Battle of Pandora
Six hours after the Black Legion launched the attack, Attica was completely occupied. Then the Great Reaver Abaddon ordered the Plague Master 'Slug' Lex to spread the deadly plague and eliminate it. All residents of the city.
Forced to evacuate the city, the Catachan Jungle Warriors had to fight their way through the jungles infested by the Predators of Permalink. Other Imperial troops probably would not have been able to survive this march, but Catachan Relying on their familiarity with the jungle, the Tachans defeated many lizards and beasts and various carnivorous plants, and finally arrived at the relatively safe foothills of Mount Olympus two days later, which is only 150 kilometers away from Attica.
Here, Stryker decided to fight the Dark Army to the death.
But strangely, they unexpectedly began to have time to breathe and recover.
Although the Dark Legion harassed the remaining Imperial defenders from time to time, it never launched a full-scale attack, which gave Colonel Stryker time to contact the remaining Imperial forces.
Although the largest part of the Imperial Army is deployed in Attica, each underground explorer fortress has its own garrison, which totals tens of thousands of people.
Colonel 'Death' Stryker, with the authority of the Governor, quickly organized air barges and began to gather the scattered troops into the camp at the foot of Mount Olympus, and began to build fortifications everywhere to protect the jungle. and swamp as a buffer zone, and scattered the remaining soldiers of the Catachan 183rd Regiment into it, intending to fight the enemy on the familiar battlefield and hold on for a long time, waiting for the arrival of imperial reinforcements.
In addition, although the attack launched by the Black Legion was terrifying and swift, it still failed to prevent the Pai Mao Star from sending out a request for help. The desperate defenders held on long enough to allow an Star Language request for help to be sent out. The immaterial world spreads out.
Despite the great efforts of the Chaos Sorcerers to allow the Black Legion to block most Astropath signals, a small number of signals are inevitably spread.
The Pandora Galaxy is located not far south of the Great Vortex of the Demeter Sector. Because it is so close to the territory of Black Heart Huron, the Demeter Sector is always on high alert in order to respond quickly to attacks.
The previous mobilization of the sector fleet was precisely because Black Heart Huron had signs of large-scale activities.
When the signal from the Pavilion Star was received, the top commanders of the Imperial Navy finally realized that they had been tricked. They were tricked by Huron and Abaddon together!
After receiving the signal for help, the warning fleet closest to the Pandora system in the sector was ordered to sail to the Pisces Star. While the 19th and 27th Cadian Regiments were arranged to board the ship, the Ministry of Military Affairs and A large amount of naval resources began to be concentrated on the operation to annihilate Abaddon's invasion. At the same time, several active Astartes chapters in the surrounding areas received campaign coordination orders.
All forces took action upon hearing the news, and the Battle of Pandora began——
On the other side, in a mysterious world that does not exist in the physical universe, a mysterious meeting is also being held.
This is a simple rotunda. A huge black hardwood round table is placed in the center of the hall, surrounded by a circle of Inquisition Stormtroopers in parade uniforms. Their faces are all Hiding behind a silver mask, never revealing their true face.
These ominously silent Honor Guards accompany Inquisitor Jaspierre Rex to most of his official meetings.
Beside the Inquisitor stood his advisor, a Navigator, impossibly old, and a younger woman, said to be a powerful psyker.
Jaspierre is a warrior with skin as tough as leather. He wears a simple black trench coat, which highlights the silver-plated artificial limbs and other artificial organs implanted in his body. These devices give him an old age. The frail body was infused with astonishing speed and power.
When communicating with most people, the Inquisitor would stick his bald head forward with a little bit of metal exposed, just like a foraging eagle, with a pair of sharp little eyes scanning vigilantly all the time.
But now, he is just waiting patiently.
Soon, heavy footsteps sounded, and a towering figure walked into the hall.
This is a silver giant wearing a custom-modified Terminator armor. Key parts of his body are engraved with mysterious spells and there are no markings of the war group.
The giant stood still and took off his helmet, revealing a cheek with a broad and strong chin and a frowning brow.
Behind him, a silver Terminator team also entered the hall, "Grand Master, regarding the changes in the Death Star, I retrieved the ancient files of the Tribunal. It records that it was the knights errant who sealed the rift. Abaddon may already know these things, and we must take action immediately."
"Inquisitor, what is your opinion?"
The inquisitor said, Take out an ancient tome, although it is tattered.
In the classics, the entry on the Death Star takes up several pages - the first people to discover this world were a small force of the Iron Hands who had just experienced the great rebellion. They seemed to have encountered something and fought against something. Then he left in a hurry, and then the Knight Errant arrived in that world and spent several years creating a seal.
If the seal of the Pai Shang Star is broken, countless demons will emerge from this world and aim directly at the Extreme Star Territory.
And these mysterious silver-armored giants are the only warriors who can face Abaddon's demon army.
But if all these warriors are deployed near the Pai Mao Star, once something unexpected happens in other areas, Chaos will have the opportunity to attack the undefended heart of the empire...
The shortage of manpower has been troubled. They are thousands of years old.
"Those things are already active? In that case, Abaddon will be able to launch a deadly attack at the most vulnerable point in the Empire."
The giant took off his helmet and thought for a moment before making a decision.
"I believe in the judgment of the Inquisition, then this operation will be led by the Seventh Brotherhood."
The Inquisitor nodded.
“The focus of the battle is actually to close the rift. The main force of the Black Legion will be dealt with by other imperial forces.”
“But there may not be many war groups active nearby.”
The judge nodded and suddenly smiled.
"I have already released some news. I believe that the Dark Angels will make some moves soon, and they will be big moves."
The silver-armored giant looked at the other party's expression of a conspiracy that had succeeded, Frown slightly.
He understands the way of thinking of the Inquisitors. Anyone, whether an Astartes or an ordinary civilian, or even other Inquisitors, is just a weapon used to be deployed in the best position to destroy the enemy. Just weapons.
Of course, as an Astartes, he also understands that this is the only way for the vast and complex empire to allow the Inquisitor to defeat his enemies, but this does not mean that he likes this feeling of being manipulated.
"Judge, the Brotherhood will be ready within twelve hours. This is not the first time that you and I have cooperated. I hope that you can make a more detailed plan before the action is launched, for the sake of the throne."
"Of course, for the throne, Grand Master."
(End of this chapter)