Chapter 615 Prelude to the Killing
At this time, in the bridge of the Spirit of Vengeance.
All the core members of the Black Legion are here: Ezekiel Abaddon and Iskandar Kayan, the actual first and second in command of the Black Legion. Moriana, a mortal female prophet with mysterious origins, serves as Abaddon's advisor and advisor. Anamenesis, Kayan's sister, now exists as a special machine spirit of the Vengeful Spirit.
There are also a number of senior Chaos Space Marine officers from various Legions. For example, Telemanon, a Space Marine from the Emperor's Children, leads the "Screaming Masks" Chaos warband. There's also Davarus, a Space Marine from the World Eaters who leads the Insurgency Chaos warband. The Black Legion is essentially a group of large and small Chaos warbands.
But compared with the original history, two people are missing.
Farkus Cable, leader of the Sunless Blades Chaos Warband. Leowyn Ukris, leader of the Chaos Warband Fifteen Tusks. These two people had died tragically at the hands of Qingshan Khan for various reasons before, and had no chance to serve the Black Legion and the Chaos Warmaster again.
"I still don't believe it a little bit,"
Abaddon said with emotion:
"We are, finally, free."
"Yes, you are free."
Kayan nodded slightly and said:
"But how long can I be free?"
Abaddon grinned and turned to look at Kayon and smiled. Apparently he also knew what Kayon was referring to - the Human Empire would receive news about this battle soon. Even though they have a legion, a serious legion of Astartes, which is far larger than any so-called "war group" that the empire currently splits, their opponents will still use the entire empire to defeat them. The force trampled them underfoot.
"Long enough, my brother, long enough."
Abaddon smiled nonchalantly:
"Do you know what I expect from you?"
"as always."
Standing next to his master, his spiritual perception is as sharp as Kayon's, and he can already hear clearly - the obscure chants rippling in the sea of souls, stirring and spreading in Abaddon's aura like blood flowers in the water.
Words and phrases are immersed in the blasphemous melody of screams and chants. Even though Kayan has spent decades, he still cannot analyze the true meaning contained in these words. This is a hymn specially customized for Abaddon, as if the gods are personally chanting necessity and destiny to him. Kayan wondered what kind of promise they had given him.
And among these siren-like songs and melodies, there is always a familiar phrase, a phrase that has engraved itself into Abaddon's bones and imprinted itself into Abaddon's bloodstream. It is the only phrase that Kayon can still recognize. .
"Drakonian."
Kayan said loudly:
"After leaving the Eye of Terror, I heard its singing more clearly, as if it was in my ears."
"I heard its call, too."
Abaddon raised the corners of his lips and said:
"Are you ready for this, Khayon?"
Kayan looked at the fleet rushing towards him on the display screen. Although they were large in size and possessed far more troops and warships than a single war group could possess, they still could not defeat the Black Legion. The leading vanguard of this fleet is the famous Eternal Expedition, the sister ship of the Vengeful Spirit. The image of the ancient knight sitting majestically on the throne was once again reflected in Kayan's mind's eye.
"I don't think anyone can be fully prepared when they know their opponent is Sigismund."
Kayan replied with cautious eyes.
"The Emperor's Champion."
Abaddon said calmly:
"Look, he has become like this."
"If you want to convince me that he has lost his past strength, then you are so wrong."
Kayan shook his head slightly and said.
"Hmm, probably."
Abaddon smiled noncommittally:
"He is the aggregation of everything we are fighting against. He is the embodiment of ignorance. He is the blind and deaf man who deceives himself and others. His blind loyalty to the false emperor turns him into a puppet under the invisible thread. But I can't hate it. Him. Doesn't it sound paradoxical, Khayon? Everything we sought to destroy now has an incarnation, an Imperial legend, and yet I still admire this man immensely."
"Admire this man."
Kayan nodded and replied:
"And destroy the legend."
Abaddon had a smile on his face:
"Words of wisdom."
"Kayan, you and Moriana, you stay with the Spirit of Vengeance. Remember, if you lose my ship, then I will also lose my remaining restraint."
After leaving these words, Abaddon hurriedly left the bridge, followed closely by a group of elite guards wearing cavalry-type black Terminator armor - Gastalin, who was once the Luna Wolf, and now the Black Legion The sunless blade. It's just that the person who was originally responsible for commanding this guard has disappeared outside the Eye of Terror, and Abaddon can only lead it himself now.
Kayan focused his eyes on the display, and the two fleets were getting closer and closer. The Black Templar's squadrons and battle groups are entering combat positions in an orderly manner one by one, and their combat areas have also been completed.
Amid the tremors on the deck, the Spirit of Vengeance clumsily twisted its body to avoid the first wave of incoming torpedoes. The crew, composed of beasts and mutants, erupted in wild shouts and then reported data from various sensors. .
This is the beginning, the real beginning.
Kayan said secretly in his heart.
Then spread his psychic perception.
…
The bilge prison of the Eternal Crusade.
Fu Qinghai felt the slight shaking of the floor under his feet, as well as the deflection of the Glory Queen-class battleship during large maneuvers. The gravity simulation device could not adapt to every change. Fu Qinghai sat cross-legged on the floor, swinging his body back and forth.
The space naval battle has begun.
There was no need for the Black Templars to inform him.
Fu Qinghai can feel it here.
I don’t know when the Black Legion will jump gangs.
"hiss--"
Fu Qinghai took a deep breath and then exhaled it slowly, adjusting his breathing and preparing for the battle.
However, he hadn't finished breathing in one breath.
"boom--"
A torpedo suddenly hit the battleship, causing the deck to shake violently, and bright firelight illuminated the entire bottom hold prison.
Fu Qinghai rolled over and stood up, rushing to the prison door to look for the Black Templar Space Marines guarding here, but found that they had disappeared long ago. They must have been notified by the bridge to gather on a certain deck. .
So no one cared about Fu Qinghai.
"Damn it, open the door first before leaving."
Fu Qinghai cursed helplessly.
"Fortunately, I was prepared."
Fu Qinghai called the Ghost Armor in his heart, and through the connection of the blood contract with his real name, he immediately sensed that the Ghost Armor was also in the bottom cabin prison at the moment, in a place not far from him, so he controlled the Ghost Armor to come over by himself.
The terrifying and ferocious demon armor walked quickly, raised his hand and opened the ineffective prison door with one claw. Fu Qinghai stepped forward and put on the armor, and wrapped himself tightly in Uru metal. Finally, he felt safe. feel.
So what’s next?
wait.
There is no other way but the word "wait".
Wait for the Black Legion to jump in.
The power of an individual is extremely small in a space naval battle of this level. The two Glory Queen-class battleships lead a huge fleet, ranging from frigates and destroyers to cruisers and battleships, and all types of battleships are available. Apart from hiding in the prison and praying that the torpedoes would not hit him, Fu Qinghai had no choice but to wait patiently.
Fu Qinghai could roughly deduce based on the huge swing of the battleship just now and the vibrations coming from the surroundings that the Eternal Expedition was probably making an evasive maneuver just now. The torpedo probably did not hit the battleship directly, but only exploded near the bottom of the battleship.
Fu Qinghai hugged himself with his arms.
Crouching in a corner of the bilge prison cell.
Weak, pitiful, and helpless.
…
The two battleship groups were firing dense torpedoes at each other to test each other, and at the same time, they were also rapidly approaching each other. At this time, in the Black Templar fleet, three new battleships of models unknown to Kayan accelerated forward. Under the protection of a group of frigates, the bows of the ships opened fire brazenly towards the Black Legion.
Standing on the bridge, Kayan could clearly see that the tail nozzle of the front-mounted battleship of the Black Legion fleet glowed brightly due to the emergency advance, but the blazing light had already hit it before that. The Spirit of Vengeance was heaving under everyone's feet, and the metal was twisted and roared by the huge force.
"Ezekiel!"
Kayan couldn't help shouting Abaddon.
"We felt it, it was the Nova Cannon."
Abaddon's voice came back from the teleportation deck, the intermittent replies mixed with crackling noises.
Abaddon fell into deep thought. He seemed to be browsing the data on the retinal tactical feedback device on his helmet, silently calculating the losses that his fleet might suffer before entering the jumping distance. There was a spreading ripple in his eyepiece.
The Nova Cannon's shells were accelerated and spirally projected by circles of gravity impellers. After detonating, they exploded into a giant plasma cloud the size of a celestial body. The Spirit of Vengeance brazenly tore through the residual plasma cloud that was still powerful after the explosion, and its forward speed did not slow down at all.
But as a result, he fell into an increasingly lonely situation - the frigates and destroyers that were still sailing beside or in front of the Vengeful Spirit all turned into nothing at this moment, turning into fine residue after the plasma dissolved - the Vengeful Spirit can Withstand three salvos from the Nova Cannon, but they can't.
"Creak..."
Kayan stood on the bridge and clutched his gauntlet.
When the Vengeful Spirit rushed out of the giant plasma cloud created by the Nova Cannonball, the various communication equipment and detection arrays on the bridge finally got rid of the interference and resumed operation. However, what these instruments brought him was not good news:
The Black Legion's front fleet was almost completely wiped out.
Less than half of the signal spots on the screen disappeared.
A full four frigates and three destroyers.
This is the power of the Nova Cannon.
Fu Qinghai has always been thinking about the new star cannon.
However, even three volleys of Nova Cannons still could not penetrate the void shield of the Vengeful Spirit. This is a battleship that is far more precious and rare than the Nova Cannon. It was the flagship and seat of the Primarchs of various legions during the Great Crusade. ship.
Queen of Glory class battleship.
"Have faith, Iskandar."
A pale woman next to Kayan said hoarsely:
"Believe in Ezekiel. Today, fate goes hand in hand with him, and the gods are witnessing his great deeds. He has taken the first step forward, and this is just the beginning. He is about to become a statue filled with the promises of the gods. container."
Moriana, Abaddon's prophet and advisor.
But Kayan didn't like this woman.
"Filling the vessel of the gods' promises... hum."
Kayan snorted and didn't answer.
The Spirit of Vengeance turned heavily and smashed a path through the waves of torpedoes that came like a tidal wave. A torpedo that can destroy a small battleship with one hit is like a bunch of useless pests facing the Spirit of Vengeance, leaving only a few traces of needle pricks and insignificant sparks on its body.
The bridge's iron doors rumbled shut after Abaddon and the Elite Guard left. The Vengeful Spirit, which had already been trembling due to engine overload, responded to the bloodthirsty desire of the shipboard machine spirit and actually increased its speed again and surged forward.
Kayon knew very well that the only way for the legion fleet now was to quickly close the distance. Although the black legion fleet exceeded the black temple fleet in size, it was far inferior in quality - they did not have such a big killer as the nova cannon.
The technology and equipment inherited from the Great Rebellion era at the disposal of the Black Legion have long since begun to completely degrade, and many spare parts have few viable substitutes. Other important resource facilities, such as satellites rich in mineral deposits, space docks for ship repairs, and foundries of the Mechanicum, are as precious to them as clean water.
Not only are their numbers extremely scarce, these resources themselves are also prone to disasters. Chaos warbands from various legions are endlessly plundering these areas, feverishly seeking to establish even the slightest logistical advantage.
In the years to come, those countless demon engine forges and countless dark forged worlds that obey the orders of the Chaos Warmaster are still gestating in the Eye of Terror. At present, although the Black Legion is large in size, its quality is low.
"We are unstoppable, but our foundations are fragile."
Kayan looked at the battle ahead and muttered to himself.
Finally, after enduring indiscriminate bombardment for a long time, the two fleets finally got close enough to launch a gang-hopping battle. At this time, the Black Legion fleet finally began to fire at full power. The macro cannons and light spears roared and screamed like wild beasts. The fortress-like stocky barrels sprayed out giant shells more than ten meters away. The golden lasers were densely packed and cut through the dark void——
This was the strategy the Black Legion had formulated from the beginning. The previous distance was not impossible but inaccurate. At this distance, it was difficult for the warships on both sides to continue maneuvering to avoid dodge attacks, and they could only hold up their shields to resist damage.
On the one hand, it is because the Black Legion's logistics supplies are insufficient and they need to save ammunition to avoid waste. On the other hand, they strive to paralyze the void shield of the overloaded Black Templar fleet in one shot, and then the Space Marines can start teleporting to jump gangs.
Yes, starting a gang war is Abaddon's primary goal. This battle is not only to break out of the Eye of Terror and seize the magic sword, but the Black Legion also has the goal of plundering the Imperial warships to expand its own size, especially when the Dark Mechanicum's founding world has not yet gained momentum, so Ah Patton would later be known as "Abaddon the Despoiler".
As for teleporting directly without a teleport beacon, will it get stuck in the wall? The Chaos Space Marines said that we are all warriors blessed by the Four Gods, and such bad luck will not happen to us. In a sense, their idea makes sense, because everything in the Warhammer 40K universe is teleported. and teleportation methods all rely on subspace.
The Vengeful Spirit immediately found its sister ship, the Eternal Expedition, without paying any attention to the other Imperial warships around it. The furious firepower that could destroy a city first stirred up bursts of diffuse prisms on the void shield of the Eternal Crusade. After the shield faded away due to overload, the shells fell on its adamantine hull like a rain of fire.
"The Eternal Crusade's shields have failed and Lord Abaddon and the Terminator Guard have boarded it!"
A Chaos Space Marine shouted excitedly.
"The puppet emperor's lackeys have also boarded the Vengeful Spirit! The damaged parts of the hull have been marked, sir!"
A Beastman cultist hissed a reminder.
Kayan lowered his head and played with the holographic projection in front of him, carefully studying the structural image of the shining spirit of revenge. Red runes mark the expected boarding position of the Black Templars tactical team. Kayan then conveyed information and instructions over the communication channel, ordering the Chaos Space Marines remaining on the flagship to proceed to the infiltration site.
There are Space Marines in the battleships of both sides, so the gang jumping is naturally carried out with each other. At the same time that the Chaos Space Marines launched a gang attack on the Eternal Crusade, the Vengeful Spirit, which had partially penetrated its shields, was also attacked by the Black Templar Space Marines, who attacked with torpedoes and teleporting white light.
"Less than I expected."
Kayan stared at the holographic projection and whispered.
"The enemy's main force still remains on the Eternal Crusade. They want to lure Lord Ezekiel and our elite warriors deep into their territory and siege."
An adjutant next to him said in a deep voice.
Kayan nodded to agree with this point of view
Then he turned to his adjutant and ordered:
"You take people to deal with them quickly."
These Black Templar warriors who had infiltrated the Spirit of Vengeance sporadically were not to be feared at all. Kayon did not pay much attention to them. He was most worried about Sigismund. As the second most powerful person in the Black Legion, Kayon wanted to join the gang and face the legendary Juggernaut together, but Kayon knew that Abaddon had a deep meaning in asking him to stay here.
The jumping gang on the other side is the key to this battle!
Thinking of this, Kayan was really worried about the battle on the Eternal Crusade. He wanted to find a battle where he could make a difference, so Kayan gently closed his eyes and slowly expanded his thinking, spreading his psychic perception. Come.
Soon his psychic tentacles found a soldier in the gang, named "Amulal". He firmly attached his mind to the other party. Amulal found him but did not resist. But this attitude can't be called welcoming - no one likes a psyker entering their mind.
Kayan follows Amulal's perspective as he participates in gang-hopping operations, following his assault team as they fight their way through the giant ship. Since I cannot walk with their bodies, my spirit must stand with them.
Kayan thought to himself.
…
Battleship Eternal Crusade.
Violent tremors and violent shouts echoed along the ventilation ducts. Magnetic iron boots stepped on the metal deck, explosive shells rushed into the chamber, and the hum of chain saws was accompanied by the cracking of bones and flesh, as well as blasphemous war cries and vicious oaths.
Inside a cell in the bilge prison.
Fu Qinghai slowly opened his eyes.
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Ten thousand years later, Kayon voluntarily came to Terra and was captured without mercy, and was tied up in a prison underground in the Terra Palace. Blind, shackled, and lacking all six senses, he was telling Judge Siroka what happened ten thousand years ago. Recalling the gang-hopping battle that year, Kayan still had lingering fears:
"Moriana once told me that Abaddon is a warrior blessed by the four gods. I thought that our biggest enemy and threat was Sigismund. However, we could not have imagined this before we jumped into a gang. What kind of monster will be released from the bilge prison of the Eternal Crusade? A monster that has been cursed by four gods at the same time."
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1. In the past few days, my friend is getting married as the best man, and the company team building has been all thrown together, so there is no spare time at all. In addition, this is a small climax, so I need to think about it slowly.
2. Personally, I think that if Abaddon did not have the blessing of the four gods, Kayon should be the most powerful person in the Black Legion. As a chaos wizard, Kayon has too many strange and weird psychic methods.