Chapter 292 The Rise of the Primarch: The Current Situation of Terra

The broken ship floated in the cold void. The corridor that was torn off by the explosion still flashed red lights, but there was no sign of life in it. The bodies of the mutinous navy floated in the vacuum of the corridor, and some were directly sucked into space.

These bodies will never rot. They will float here forever until the sun goes out and time reaches the end and turns into death. These bodies will serve as the eternal monument of the Uranus naval battle and exist here forever.

The huge hull slid through the battlefield with flashing searchlights. The red steel deck hit all the wreckage that blocked the way along the way. The broken parts of the enemy ships were knocked away one by one, and the bodies floating around them were pushed away from the channel as the wreckage spread around.

Captain Cole stood on the bridge of the Infinite Frontier. He observed the scene outside the window through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the bridge. A huge propeller wreckage was floating outside the window. Cole looked at the black, shattered propeller and his eyes swept over it.

"Captain, the three Chaos warships have all been sunk. The scanning equipment did not find any signs of life. They are all dead." Anna leaned against the bird divination below and said, her arm resting on the upper half of the terminal screen. Her emerald eyes became greener because of the green radar spectrum in front of her, and her flashing pupils were like an emerald gem.

Cole nodded. He looked at the battlefield outside the window. The Infinite Frontier was passing through the shattered planetary belt where the warships were shattered. Cole knew that they were all dead without radar scanning.

Captain Cole raised his hand and pressed on the surface of the terminal at hand. The floating logo with the rotating letter "i" of the Inquisition appeared on the screen, and there was a series of shaking audio spectra below it.

"Vito, the enemies are all dead, how are you doing?" Cole said, and soon the audio spectrum began to shake after a moment of silence, and Vito's voice came into Cole's ears along with the shaking of the audio band.

"It's done, I'll talk to the people here and see how fucked up we are."

Cole smiled, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the void outside the window, "I hope the situation won't be too fucked up."

"Ha, that depends on whether the emperor gives face or not."

After saying that, Vito dropped his arms, he put his arm around Anton's shoulders and walked into the hall with a sword on his shoulder. Everyone here stared at Vito, and the civilians all stood behind the soldiers and looked at Vito nervously, with fear in their eyes. It was not their fault, after all, they had just escaped from the line of life and death to be slaughtered, and their brains probably hadn't recovered yet.

As for the other group, Vito raised his eyebrows and looked at the soldiers in front of him. These guys were still holding their guns nervously, pointing the muzzles of their laser guns at him. It seemed that the local soldiers were in a worse situation than Vito thought.

Vito sighed helplessly, and he slowly inserted the Phoenix Sword into the scabbard. With the sound of the sharp blade cutting into the sword groove, Bell, Loken and Eisenstein also walked into the gate. The three giants held their weapons and guarded behind Vito like a high wall.

The civilians were shocked when they saw the Space Marines walking in. With the screams of the women, the soldiers also subconsciously took a step back with their guns, staring at the Space Marines behind Vito, as if they were also the rebellious Space Marines who had just slaughtered them in the corridor.

People looked at them, but soon one person in the crowd of fear looked at Eisenstein. He was startled and then grabbed the shoulders of his friend beside him in great joy. His expression instantly changed from fear to ecstasy, "It's the Space Marines! The Imperial Fists Space Marines! Terra has come to save us! I said the Emperor would not abandon us."

As soon as this was said, the crowd looked at Eisenstein. After a look at each other, cheers burst out. People hugged each other and cried with joy. Vito looked at them and smiled jokingly.

As expected, they all knew the Imperial Fists warriors. After all, who in this solar system would not know the Terra Iron Guards? These Emperor Angels who have been ordered to surround Terra forever for generations, as long as they appear anywhere, it means that Terra, and even the will of the Emperor himself, has descended here. Their morale-boosting effect is not much worse than that of the Imperial Guards.

Vito looked at the crowd and smiled, and then he looked at Anton beside him. The young Anton was still limping beside Vito with a gun.

"Where's your sister?" Vito asked. Anton's eyes scanned the crowd in the hall. He anxiously looked for Natalia here, but there were too many people here, especially the cheering and celebrating crowd jumping around, completely blocking his vision.

The colonel standing a few steps away looked at Anton. He seemed to understand, and then put the pistol into the holster hanging on his waist and walked into the crowd. The colonel squeezed through the celebrating crowd. Vito looked at the colonel's black wide-brimmed hat looming in the crowd. That thing was like a shark's dorsal fin cruising in the crowd, allowing you to find the colonel's position at a glance.

Soon the colonel came back. He pushed away a man in front of him, and then squeezed another one with his shoulder. He walked out of the crowd holding a little girl. Vito looked at the colonel and smiled with satisfaction. He was afraid that the little girl would be squeezed by the crowd, so he specially let her sit on his shoulders.

The little girl put her hands on the colonel's head. She looked around on the colonel's shoulder and soon saw Anton. She waved to Anton happily, "Brother, I'm here!"

Anton naturally discovered Natalia. He was startled and wanted to go forward to pick up Natalia, but his leg was torn apart by a sudden twitch and he gasped in annoyance. It lit up in one breath, and the laser gun in his hand fell to the ground because of this.

Vito grabbed Anton who almost fell. He smiled and looked in the direction of the colonel, "Don't worry, the colonel brought her over. Don't open the wound that just stopped bleeding."

Vito was right. The colonel quickly walked up to them with the little girl on his shoulders. After the colonel took the little girl off his shoulders, the little girl ran towards Anton as soon as she stepped on the ground. She rushed over and threw herself on him. She walked into Anton's arms and hugged him tightly, while Anton touched her head and slung the laser gun on his shoulder.

Vito looked at the scene where the brothers and sisters reunited after life and death. He smiled and patted Anton on the shoulder, "Go and have a rest, kid. You will still be busy in the future."

"Indeed, our parents are gone. I have to take good care of her. Although it will be difficult, I will try my best." Anton said, although there was some pain in his words, he looked at the cute little girl in front of him and was very happy. Almost laughed out loud.

Vito chuckled softly, he held Anton's shoulder, and touched Natalie's little head with his other hand, "Don't worry, child, the empire will take care of you. Your courage is recognized by me. , after I go to Terra, I will write a letter of recommendation to the Tribunal and the College of Loyalty, and then recommend you to the College of Loyalty. As for your sister, I believe the Church of the Church will be happy to take care of her, and maybe she will become a nun. "

Anton was stunned for a moment. He looked at Vito next to him in disbelief, "But Sir, only the orphans of martyrs can join the Zhongsi Academy. Our parents are just unknown shipyard workers, and I am not."

"Believe me, the letter I wrote can solve this problem. After they see my signature, as the supreme master of the Tribunal, my name still has some weight. You don't have to worry about these problems. You have my approval. ,that's enough."

Anton obviously still didn't understand, but Vito could see that he would be very grateful. For the two orphans, this would undoubtedly open up a bright road for the rest of their lives. Anton nodded gratefully to Vito and thanked Na. Tully thanked Vito in her childlike voice.

"Thank you, Mr. Constantine." Natalie said with a smile, and Vito also smiled and touched her head, "Okay, take your brother to rest. It won't take long for his legs to be strong again." He's been flying for a while, but now he needs to rest."

"Bell, go help him. By the way, I believe there are many people here who also need your medical help." Vito turned to look at Bell behind him and said. The pharmacist nodded and hung the bolt gun on his back. He stepped forward and motioned for Anton and Natalia to go aside.

Natalia nodded. She used her small body to help Anton limp to the side. After taking a few steps, Anton stopped. He carried the gun and was silent for a moment before walking towards Vito. It was a less than standard military salute, but Vito still saluted him with a smile.

"The kid is only fourteen years old. He shouldn't have to face these things." The colonel said and walked towards Vito. His eyes glanced at the corpses on the ground outside the door. Vito also nodded in agreement. .

"But in our current world, children can no longer grow up so carefree. They are all little adults, not much worse than us. This dark galaxy has taught them a lot."

As he spoke, Vito stretched out his hand to shake hands with the approaching colonel. The colonel then took a step back and gave Vito a very standard military salute. This one was much better than Anton's.

"Imperial Navy Sun Fleet, political commissar Carl Engels of the cruiser Dawn is reporting to you."

"Vito Constantine, the Grand Inquisitor of the Imperial Tribunal, is also the Supreme Inquisitor of the Tribunal."

Vito returned the salute to the colonel and said, the colonel slowly lowered his arm with some surprise and confusion, "Supreme Judge? Representative of the high lord of the Tribunal? Sir, please forgive my offense, I clearly remember the high lord of the Tribunal. On Terra."

Vito looked at the colonel and smiled. He put his hands behind his back and looked sideways at the carnival crowd walking toward the window. "You will understand later. Come on now, I have something to ask you."

Colonel Engels glanced at Eisenstein beside him. The Imperial Fists Space Marine stepped forward and waved slightly to indicate the colonel's invitation. After Engels nodded slightly, he followed Vito from the edge of the crowd, with two Space Marines following behind him. , walked to the window with him.

Vito leaned against the huge floor-to-ceiling window, with his back leaning on the marble surface that slid obliquely toward the inset window frame. Vito crossed his arms and looked out of the window. He looked at the huge ship sliding past the window. , the Infinite Frontier is slowly approaching from the edge of the cosmic battlefield.

Vito's eyes then retracted, and he turned to look at Engels who was standing next to him, "I guess you are the highest officer here now, right?"

"Still alive, yes, Lord Inquisitor, I guess I am." Engels stood in front of Vito with his hands behind his back. He looked like an older version of Cole, serious, formal and unsmiling, but at the same time Also very competent and heroic.

"How did you get here? You said you were the political commissar of the navy, right? Why didn't you stay on the ship, but came here to save the world?"

Facing Vito's somewhat sarcastic smile, Engels knew that Vito was just joking, and the colonel political commissar nodded silently to Vito with his hands behind his back.

"My ship was destroyed in the raid on Mandeville Point. Chaos suddenly broke through Mandeville Point and jumped directly into the solar system without any warning or alarm. Everyone was caught off guard."

"I don't know how Chaos suddenly broke into the Throne System, but their surprise attack was indeed very effective. Moreover, unlike previous Chaos attacks, the raid was very orderly and clearly divided. All Chaos ships had no intention of fighting, but immediately dispersed into several attack groups to attack the defense lines and key nodes outside the solar system."

"And I, after the Dawn was destroyed, was ejected into the universe in an escape pod. When I thought I would die from running out of oxygen, a passing refugee fleet rescued me, and then I came here with them."

Vito turned his head and looked at the cheering crowd. They all surrounded Bell and thanked him repeatedly with gratitude, which made Bell embarrassed and a little overwhelmed by their enthusiasm. He was like an elephant walking in a chicken coop. Every step had to be careful not to step on the overly enthusiastic imperial citizens around him.

"It looks like a lot of refugees have gathered here. I think the situation in the solar system is not very optimistic." Vito said, and Political Commissar Engels nodded after looking at them.

"Indeed, the entire outer defense line is gone. The main force of the Solar Fleet was transferred away before. They went to support the important worlds in the Solar Star Region that were attacked fiercely by Chaos after the arrival of the subspace storm. Only some reserve troops and these useless young soldiers you saw were left in the solar system."

Vito glanced at the young noble soldiers and laughed sarcastically, "I guess they didn't even know how to fire their guns when they saw Chaos."

"That's about right. They were completely helpless in the face of Chaos' attack, and the navy fell into Chaos's plan of dividing its forces. With the sudden attack of the main fleet of Chaos, the remaining fleet of the Solar Fleet could not stop it at all. The last order I heard was , the Terra High Lords Council ordered all fleets still in the solar system to withdraw to Terra, abandon all outer defense lines, and concentrate forces to defend the throne world. "

"The army is similar. The Star Army and the defense forces that are still combat-capable have all been withdrawn. They were ordered to concentrate all weapons and forces to defend the throne world, and these outer space station cities and inhabited planets under our feet were naturally abandoned."

As the colonel said, Vito nodded silently. Although abandoning the residents of the entire solar system is very cruel and ruthless, this is indeed the only feasible method at present. The empire's military strength is limited. If it has to be dispersed to defend various planets, it is basically sending troops to die.

Concentrate forces to surround Terra, concentrate all existing military forces on the throne world, gain military advantage in local battlefields, or at least be on par with Chaos. This is the most sensible approach at present. After all, the most important thing in the entire solar system, or even the entire solar star field, is Terra. If Terra falls, everything will be over.

"You didn't tell these refugees, right? Tell them that Terra has abandoned them." Vito whispered, his eyes looking at the cheering crowd. Engels didn't look at them, perhaps because he felt ashamed to face them. The colonel sighed.

"No, if they knew, the entire space station would collapse. I think, instead of letting everyone be slaughtered by Chaos in the chaos, it would be better to let them hold the last bit of hope in their hearts, pick up weapons, and die gloriously in battle. That way, at least they can go to the Emperor."

"You did the right thing, Colonel. It's better to die gloriously in battle than to die in terror." Eisenstein stepped forward, and the praise in his words was undisguised. The colonel also nodded to Eisenstein gratefully.

"Thank you, sir, it's my honor."

Vito looked at the dark galaxy outside the window, his eyes looking at the reflection on the glass, and the mirror of the glass reflected Anton and Natalia sitting on the edge of the crowd. He touched his sister's head, and the laser gun was on his legs, but both of them looked smiling.

"Let these refugees board our ship and take them back to Terra on the Infinite Frontier." Vito said, and Cole's voice immediately sounded from the communicator. Vito had not turned off the communicator, so Cole could hear what they were saying the whole time, which was equivalent to participating in the meeting.

"The situation is not that simple. If there is nothing wrong with our scanner, there are more refugees alive in the entire space station than just yours. Many people are hiding in various transportation, halls and hidden warehouses. The number seems to be quite large."

Cole turned the holographic space station structure diagram in front of him on the bridge. He turned the space station and looked at the several dense red light spots on it.

"Let's not talk about whether our ship can accommodate so many people. It will take a while to evacuate, and I have to tell you a bad news."

Cole said, pulling a small light ball from the three-dimensional icon at hand. He held it in his hand and ran towards the holographic interface. The holographic projection of the northern edge of the solar system appeared on it, and there were countless dangerous cursors that appeared with it. They were quickly appearing at the northern jump point.

"Near the Hyrule Star Gate, another Chaos fleet is gathering. There are quite a few of them, and they are slowly moving in our direction. If we want to evacuate these refugees, Chaos will hit us."

"I guess you can't stop them, right?" Vito said with a half-joking smile. Of course, Cole could tell that it was a joke, and then he also chuckled.

"One against three is not the same as one against sixty, Vito."

"I suggest that you evacuate immediately and leave for Terra as soon as possible before Chaos arrives." Eisenstein immediately added. Vito looked at Eisenstein. He knew what he meant, but before Vito could speak, Loken shouted. He stepped forward and stood in front of Eisenstein.

"Then what? Abandon these people? Does the Empire not care so much about its compatriots?" The last Luna Wolf frowned and asked seriously, while Eisenstein looked at Loken and shook his head.

"Brother, I can understand your noble character, and I don't want to abandon these innocent people, but we must go to Terra. That is the most important mission. Terra is more important than everything else."

"Perhaps you have forgotten, Eisenstein, but I still remember that when I joined the Legion, the Emperor himself told us that our most important mission as Astartes is to protect humanity and our compatriots, and you But you want me to abandon them? Now you will abandon the people of this space station, and tomorrow?"

Loken looked at Eisenstein in front of him and said, he turned to look at Vito, who was looking at the two of them without saying a word. Loken raised an iron arm and clenched his fist, "Vito, We can't leave them behind. If we do whatever it takes to achieve glory and goals, and give up all humanity and bottom line, what's the difference between us and the traitors?"

"I can understand the company commander's thoughts, but Marshal, we don't have time to evacuate them. This will make us miss the opportunity to defend Terra and the Emperor. We cannot shoulder this responsibility." Eisenstein also stepped forward and said, Wei Tuo looked at the two of them. He leaned against the wall behind him and turned to look at Engels, and then at the group of refugees who were surviving the disaster.

Vito was silent for a moment and then raised his head and looked at Eisenstein, "If the colonel is right, the Terran government has abandoned half of the solar system. Imagine the panic it will cause when this rumor spreads in Terra?"

"Yes, the Terran government can block the news, but believe me, relying on the secrecy system that those bureaucrats have leaked like a sieve, all of Terra will know about it in less than two days. They can concentrate their forces to defend Terra and abandon half of them. In this solar system, is it possible that they will abandon the entire population of Terra and concentrate their forces to defend the palace? "

Eisenstein looked at Vito without saying a word. He could not refute Vito, because he knew that the Terra government was indeed likely to do this, either out of helplessness or out of the fear of the officials and nobles. Most likely will do that.

Vito could see that Eisenstein knew what he meant. Vito sighed and leaned against the wall, "And if no refugee fleet arrives on Terra, then this legend will be confirmed, and the fear will Spreading in various hive areas of Terra, anger, resentment and panic will lead to riots. No one wants to be the one left behind. As a result, before the chaos arrives, Terra will have to die because of the riots. There’s a civil war going on.”

"This will only weaken Terra's already limited power, so yes, we need to end the spread of fear and rumors, and the best way is not to let those idiots in the Ministry of Government issue a statement refuting the rumors, which will only have no effect. The counter-reaction is that the more you refute the rumors, the more true they become, and the best way is simple.”

"A refugee fleet arrives on Terra. A group of refugees rescued by the Empire from the outer sectors return to Terra. No explanation is needed. Rumors and fears will be self-defeating. Confidence, courage and the most precious thing, hope , will be rekindled in everyone’s heart, and everyone will know that the empire has not fallen yet.”

After Vito finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Eisenstein looked at Vito silently, and then looked at the Infinite Frontier sailing outside the window. Captain Cole was also silent for a while. Looking at the scanned hologram in front of him.

"There are still a few unexploded transport ships in the space station that can transport everyone away, but we need time, Vito, it will take time to evacuate and set sail, but who will hold Chaos back? We have no reinforcements. "

Vito was silent for a while, and then he slowly raised his head as if he suddenly thought of something. He stood up and walked to another window a few steps away. He stopped in front of that window and looked down at the blue and white scenery below. Planet, that's Europa, Jupiter's second moon.

Eisenstein, Loken and Engels all walked behind Vito. They and Vito looked at the planet in surprise and confusion. When they looked at each other, Vito looked at the planet and raised his head slightly.