Chapter 650 Doomsday Storm: Wind of War

The command hall of Hera Fortress is a place with a long history and illustrious military achievements. If the Empire's war machine is a beast, the Astartes are its fangs, and the Astra Militarum are its strong limbs, then Here is its brain.

For thousands of years, countless battles of the Ultramarines Chapter have been decided here, set out for battle, assigned companies, rebuilt or reborn. Its spacious and glorious halls carry too much history. When the fortress rises from the ground, This is where the first one was born, as old as the magnificent statue of the Ultramarines at the door.

The real Ultramarines are also guarding here. They are from the 3rd Company, wearing cloaks with Roman numerals III embroidered on their shoulders. The 3rd Company has always been the eternal sentinel of the Chapter, responsible for the handle and guarding the interior of Macragge and the fortress. Condition.

They are also military police, and the instructors of most recruits. The young people in the lower hall of the fortress will hide in awe on both sides whenever they see them, and never dare to block their way. If they meet, they will only kneel down. Kneeling shows respect and obedience, and waits for instructions from the veterans.

Today, it was the turn of these veterans to kneel down on one knee. The Astartes veteran holding the door of the War Hall slid his bolter under his armpits on both sides, then knelt down on one knee and bowed his head in salute.

The tall giant walked between them, looking ahead, never stopping for a moment of doubt. Behind him, Mikael, holding a helmet, followed closely. The company commander looked to the side of the gate, deeply embedded in it. Servant in the wall, "Open the door."

The servitor raised its head with a rattling sound. After its eyes flickered twice, a hoarse voice came from the brass horn at its throat, "Lord Guilliman is here. I salute you, Imperial Regent and Macquarie." Lord of Raghu.”

As soon as the servitor finished speaking, the heavy door on the side slowly opened. The Sphinx statue carved on its door panel and the Macragge Goddess of Wisdom sitting on its back were slowly pushed open to both sides. The spear held by the goddess gradually moved backwards and slid into the sunlight coming from the balcony.

The Astartes in the hall looked towards the door one after another, and then they all knelt down on one knee. Chapter Captain Calgar stood at the head of the team, wearing Terminator armor and knelt down on one knee, "Master Primarch."

"Hello, Calgar, get up. We are all our own people here. Privately, I hope that we are not only ministers, but also friends." Guilliman smiled and raised his hand to signal to everyone. His voice was like a horse's. The sunshine in Kurag is generally warm at this time.

"Thank you, sir. It's my honor." Calgar stood up, and the chapter leader's white hair swayed beside his ears. It was hard to tell that he was not actually the oldest person present. Asta Special does not age, but the speed is much slower than that of mortals. However, in most cases, it is difficult for people to see old Astartes.

As the founder of the Black Templars, the equally ancient, elder and revered Champion of the Emperor, Lord Sigismund, said, no Astartes die of old age in their beds, they only die in their armor Here, he died in battle.

But don’t just look at the appearance. For example, the person present who has experienced the most battles and fought the most battles is lying on the balcony. He is leaning there comfortably, one hand is behind his head, and the other is dragging He put his sunglasses on his nose and took a sip of the drink at hand.

In the liquid with ice, tungsten alloy iron blocks collide with each other. I heard that this is because tungsten alloy can also be refrigerated for a long time, and unlike ice cubes, it will not be mixed with water after melting, making the wine or beverage taste bad.

But considering that the tungsten alloy itself is part of the cooler of a starfighter, most people can forget about drinking that way, but for people who are looking at Erlang's legs in the sun, this is not a problem. After all, the Supreme Marshal wants one If you take a starfighter and dismantle some parts, what's so rare about it?

"Ahem, Master Vito was just here.", "Forget it, don't worry about him, let's get started." After Guilliman glanced at Vito, he went straight to the wall map in the war hall, which was hung on the wall. It is composed of surrounding holographic spotlights intertwined together.

The Macragge galaxy slowly rotates above it, surrounded by several of its neighboring galaxies. The huge and iconic blue dwarf giant twinkles in the center of all galaxies. Its huge gravitational pull forms a ring spanning several kilometers around it. The gravitational belt of a hundred light years, or so it is, holds the entire Macragge's stars together by gravity.

It can be said that without it, there would be no Macragge galaxy, and now, a crimson line is spreading in the star area around the dwarf giant. They are swimming in the void, connected to each other, and in the center. This forms a large red zone, in which signs representing biochemistry can be seen everywhere.

"Fleets from various places have brought back news. The interference from subspace storms is still continuing, so we are currently unable to contact the edge galaxies."

Calgar said as he came to the map and clicked lightly on the map. The light filaments of the spotlights responded quickly. They quickly changed and weaved together in the starry sky. Macragge was shrunk and then reached on the scale of a galaxy.

Several long red lines are spanning most of the star region. They are not connected together, but are in a system of their own in different space domains, but they are all slowly expanding without exception. The red lines on the edge are like It's beating like a tumor.

"Captain Cole brought his Infinite Frontier back from the northern sector. According to the news he brought, the Ils system, Carmennon, and the Istrolia system have been completely occupied, and the Death Guard is in The plague spread in the area, and the defenders were unable to sustain themselves after suffering heavy casualties. The captain decided to abandon the system before the battle, led the remaining defenders and refugees, and broke out with the fleet. They are currently in the Karl-1 Armed Star City. "

Calgar pointed at the map. Cal-1 Star City, the giant space orbital station, lit up its beacon. Many of those giant orbiting space stations are about the same size as the Phalanx, and can even be compared with smaller satellites. But their shortcomings are also obvious, that is, they cannot move. Most of them can only be used as fixed firepower platforms and used with deep-space star ports. Once they are besieged, they can only hold on.

The Inquisition beacon of the Infinite Frontier rotated on the edge of Star City. Calgar turned to look at Vito, "Captain Cole asked me to tell you that the refugees have been checked and there is no infection. For safety reasons, he also sent them I took it to Star City to isolate it so you don’t have to worry.”

"His exact words?", "What he said was, tell that idiot and the crazy Inquisition guys under him not to rush in with bolt guns and beat me to pieces. I just washed the ship." , "Oh, that's right, he is my good captain, he was not tricked by Chaos."

"Go on." Guilliman said with his hands behind his back. Calgar nodded. With a tap of his finger, a new war zone appeared on the east side of the Macragge sector.

"The east is now under attack by the Terminus. The intelligence personnel of the Tribunal have determined after paying a heavy price that they are composed of a small group of Death Guards commanded by Typhons and a large number of Nurgle Demon Army. His strength is Insufficient, so whispers in the local subspace affected the minds of local defenders and residents, leading to a large number of rebellions. The rebels joined the Chaos camp. Typhons transformed a large number of them into demons, thus enriching the After his strength, he launched a fierce attack."

"The local naval power is unable to stop the corrupted Queen of Glory and the huge natural disaster fleet it carries, let alone experienced betrayal. Currently, the local defenders are shrinking their defenses and abandoning several edge systems. However, in order to avoid The plague spread through military and civilian ships. The commander in charge of the eastern theater, Chapter Master of the Nova Warriors, Gavarro, accepted the advice of the Inquisitor of the Demon Tribunal and executed extermination orders on multiple abandoned planets.”

"They destroyed several agricultural worlds." Mikael took a step forward and said angrily with a frown. Calga nodded in confirmation, "Yes, but it was a helpless move. The Nurgle plague was spread through these grains. , at first the Inquisition thought it was refugees or airborne, but it was not until the end that it was discovered to be grains.”

This is definitely a cruel move. An agricultural world often corresponds to several hive cities and other types of empire worlds. They all rely on the food of the agricultural world. Once the grain there is used as a source of infection, it will spread instantly. A large number of people throughout the galaxy will eat the food there, allowing the plague to get out of control.

"This may lead to severe famine. They destroyed several agricultural worlds at once, which will lead to a great famine across the sector." Mikael said angrily. As Macragge's resident governor, he They are very clear about the logic of the planet's operation. Without food, people will die, so they will launch riots for this purpose, adding fuel to the already chaotic situation.

"Indeed, but the judge of the Tribunal also provided a solution. He ordered his fleet to launch extermination orders on several planets and purify all suspected or unidentified infected populations. At least in this way, No need to worry about food rations.”

"Your Majesty, the Emperor." Mikael exclaimed, which meant billions of casualties. The inquisitor passed down the verdict on billions of people without blinking an eye.

He subconsciously glanced at their boss, Vito, who was leaning on the window sill and drinking a drink. He shrugged after hearing what they said, "The standards I set for them are safety and efficiency first. It seems that they have done a good job." Can."

"May the Emperor forgive us." Mikael unfolded the Aquila Ceremony on his chest, then took a deep breath and nodded to Chapter Commander Calgar. The latter responded and pointed to the west, where a war zone also appeared randomly. Icons, and strips of dots blooming in the center, shattered into pieces and scattered everywhere.

"The west, so far, has been determined to be an attack led by Nurgle's Kugas. Its men are almost all demon-based, so there is no fleet. Its attack method is to secretly plant selected infections in the crowd. They then transformed them into Bloodhorn portals that led directly to the subspace, and then allowed the demon army to swarm out and flood the entire planet."

"It captured several planets through similar methods. The person in charge of the west was the Grand Master of the Gray Knights Brotherhood, Brother Yorktown. The Seventh Order he led was at war with Nurgle there. He executed almost all the mortal auxiliaries. The reason is that they may also be the carriers of the Blood Horn Gate."

"Then how does he maintain the front? After executing so many people." Mikael asked in surprise, pointing to the map in front of him. It was obvious that the situation there was not even out of control, and there were only a few planets clearly controlled by the infection.

"He sent his fleet to bomb all the infected planets. The demons had no anti-air firepower and could not stop the orbital bombing.", "So he bombed all the planets where the demons appeared?", "Yes, that's what he did, as of now By the time he sent the news, he had already vitrified more than twenty planets, and the demons had indeed been eliminated, so the map shows that they are still in our hands..."

Even if there is nothing on the planet, not a single living person, as long as it does not belong to Chaos, it belongs to the Emperor. How can I put it, it is quite the logic of the Gray Knights.

"And in the south." Calgar pointed to the south, where a straight and sharp battle line appeared, crushing the empire's defense line and pushing back. Its claws pierced into the empire's line, tearing apart many places. Break it into pieces, then quickly catch up, swallow it and continue moving forward.

"On the southern front, most of the Empire's defense forces were wiped out. The attackers were so cruel that no survivors could escape. Only a few days ago, a small destroyer of the Imperial Navy jumped back through an emergency jump from the battlefield. , they are lucky, since Geller’s position is broken, they can still drive back.”

"Geller's position has been broken?", "If you are worried about Chaos contamination, then you don't have to worry about Mikael, they have all been dealt with.", "Did the Tribunal do it?", "No, Battle Sister, Pa The nuns of Menio took care of them."

Calgar looked towards Guilliman, "My lord, the news brought back by the naval survivors has confirmed that the leader of the attack is the Endurance.".

"Mortarion, is his way of war, cruel, ruthless but efficient." Guilliman said with a frown, as if he had seen Mortarion and looked at him.

"It's him, my lord. His location has been determined. Mortarion is leading most of the Death Guards under his command to attack Parmenio. The local defenders sent a distress signal."

"He did it on purpose. All the signals in the edge star area were blocked. Only Parmenio's signal came back. He could only have put it on purpose." Vito, who was lying on the window sill, suddenly interrupted, and he finished speaking. After taking a sip of the drink, the tungsten alloy iron block collided with the cup wall, causing a clanking sound.

"Yes, he is challenging me." Guilliman frowned and said, "An invitation, he is inviting me over."

"My lord?" Mikael asked cautiously, but Calja did not because he already knew the answer.

"I will accept it. I will not be afraid of his challenge. If my brother wants to find me, let him find me." Guilliman raised his head and stared at Parmenio like a bird of prey. Staring at his prey.

"Should we be cautious? Nurgle's troops are attacking all over the sector. They are heading to Parmenio in such a hurry. If they are trapped in a tight siege, they will be in trouble."

"Don't worry, Mikael, they won't go to support." Vito shook the cup and whispered softly. Mikael looked at him in surprise, "Why? Master Vito, they are not allies." Army?"

"Belonging to the same evil god does not mean that we are allies, my dear Mikael." Vito sat up, his drink was almost finished, "Mortarion and Typhons have always had conflicts, and their twisted The relationship between father and son, as well as the conflict for control within the legion, as the first person to fall into Nurgle’s arms and devote himself to the entire legion, Typhons received a lot of favor from Nurgle.”

"And this makes Mortarion very angry. I know his character. He is not a person who will tolerate provocation, especially provocation from his theoretical subordinates."

Vito took a sip of the drink, drank the last sip, and then smashed it on the window sill next to him, "And Kugas is even more like this. He is a devil. Greed is his nature, but it is greedy. It’s not power and money, but Nurgle’s favor. It longs for Nurgle’s love, which makes its emotions quite distorted, so it won’t help the other two challengers.”

"Our enemies seem powerful, but in fact they are fighting on their own and broken into pieces. This reminds me of the White Army when I fought the October Revolution, and the Kuomintang... Is Mortarion the reincarnation of the principal? I Why do they both like micromanipulation so much?”

"In that case." Guilliman interrupted Vito. He looked at the star map in front of him and then turned to look at Calgar and Mikael. "Assemble the troops, a new and larger expeditionary force. Since My brother invited me with such sincerity, so naturally I can’t treat him badly.”

"As you command, my lord." Mikael and Kalga responded at the same time. Judging from their tone, the former was still a little hesitant about the original body's decision, but the latter had no hesitation.

"My lord, I still suggest.", "That's enough, Mikael, the matter has been decided. I have other tasks for you. Go organize the Hera meeting. I have important decisions that will be announced at the meeting."

Mikael looked at his original body, hesitated for a moment and then bowed, "Understood, sir."

"Then, the meeting is dismissed." Guilliman turned and left. He strode away without saying goodbye or encouraging everyone. This made Mikael look at Calgar in surprise, and the Chapter Leader was also a little confused, and crossed After Calga, Mikael saw Vito jump off the window sill, whistle and go out.