Chapter 405: Echoes of Courage and Loyalty (IV) The Battle Is Determined

"Have we caught up?" The giant beast named Moloch on the bronze throne looked at the unfamiliar starry sky and whispered to the chief priest beside him to confirm.

"As you wish, we have indeed caught up." Chief Priest Komien looked at the porthole deck that was being lifted and replied to his monarch.

The galaxy where the Plesdia world is located is located at the Manzeville point in the third quadrant. The fleet led by the Star Labyrinth completed the jump-out procedure and appeared in the physical universe after a flash.

The Ultramarines fleet, which arrived earlier than them, happened to choose the first and fourth quadrants of this galaxy.

This is undoubtedly a very dangerous move, because from the perspective of the Grey Knights in the battle, the Ultramarines fleet's position is like two swords.

After occupying the advantageous terrain on both wings of the battlefield, the huge fleet that was waiting to be launched put the entire Plesdia within their stranglehold.

The information gap between the two sides put some dangerous handling methods in front of the Extreme Star Region Fleet.

On the one hand, these Far Eastern Fleets with special missions did not know the particularity of this Inquisition Fleet, let alone that Calvin was in this fleet.

The purpose of their trip is the same as that of the Grey Knights, but different. They hope to deal with the hidden danger of the Son of Guilliman secretly by themselves before it breaks out.

On the other hand, the stay of the Inquisition fleet here and even the conflict with Presdia were not within Calvin's expectations.

So when the fleet of the Ultramarine discovered the battle here, some dangerous thoughts naturally came to their commander.

But fortunately, the appearance of the Minotaur Warband broke this dangerous situation. The number of this fleet is not large, but the position is extremely critical.

They happened to appear behind the two "long swords", which made the Ultramarines fleet lose its position and could no longer form the previous deterrence.

The Ultramarines obviously also considered a plan to deal with this uninvited guest, such as sending a small fleet to contain the fleet of the Minotaur Warband.

But the Minotaur's famous brutal fighting style and the gambler style of half a warband participating in the battle collectively eventually made the Ultramarines choose to retreat.

"The losses will be huge... and it will be impossible to end it cleanly."

This idea was agreed upon by the senior leaders of the fleet, and since it was impossible to be absolutely clean, some extreme solutions were naturally excluded.

"Ask them to identify themselves, and then question their reasons for starting the war."

On the flagship of the Far East Fleet, Captain Severns stared at the Inquisition mark on the warship on the screen for a long time, and then gave this knowing order to his adjutant.

The former was burly but old-looking, and his calm eyes looked particularly resolute against the laurel wreath on his head and the six golden nails on his forehead.

The latter had a young face. As the rising star of the regiment, this young man born and raised in Ultramar had just won the honor and recognition of the Laurel Leaf Crown in a century-long armed pilgrimage.

His bravery and courage made him stand out from his colleagues. After being recognized by all the veterans of the regiment, he was qualified to serve as his deputy.

The same laurel wreath was worn on the young man's head, and unlike Severns's old age, the two silver service nails on his forehead represented his bright future.

"They have sent the information and asked us to stop advancing immediately in the name of the Eye of the Empire.

The son of Guilliman has been identified as a traitor by the Lord Inquisitor, and the Order of the Holy Hammer is executing the judgment of the Inquisition according to his order."

Sura took out the data tablet and read the document in it.

"Eye of the Empire? Who is their commander? Unfortunately, we are still a step slower. Where is their evidence? Give it to me."

Severns reached out to take the data tablet and began to read from the judgment basis of the document.

This document came from the Templars fighting underground. During the intervals of the battle, they recorded everything they saw with the servos on the power armor and then uploaded it to the orbit.

Severns looked at the gene culture chambers in the video file, the Astartes warriors who were obviously more than the holy codex, and the power armor with the fallen emblem on them, and gradually fell into an awkward silence.

This was far worse than he had expected, and it was not even something that could be explained by simply touching the boundaries of the Codex.

From the moment he saw the fallen emblems on the Astartes warriors, Severns knew clearly that the bloodline of the Fourth Company of the Ultramarines had completely betrayed the ideals of their genetic father.

He had seen all the cover-ups that other sub-groups had given to this chapter before, but he did not really take it seriously.

He thought this was a game between Terra and the locals, and at some points he did resist the interference from Terra.

But now it seems that these sub-groups, after being separated from the mother group for too long, really need to be cleaned up seriously.

And as one of the four rulers of Ultramar, who has been responsible for enforcing the discipline of the chapter in the past hundred years, he also needs to make a profound review and atonement to the entire chapter after this battle.

"Notify the Inquisition that our department will unconditionally cooperate with their actions. If necessary, please allow us to participate in the war."

"Yes!" Sura nodded, then turned and walked towards the communication deck.

Their eyes met for only a brief moment, but both Sevens and he knew that there was not much time left for the master and disciple to spend together.

Plesdia's several corruptions within two thousand years have obviously touched the bottom line of the entire chapter's tolerance.

As the direct person in charge of this incident, Severns has an unshirkable responsibility, and his departure from the top of the chapter will inevitably lead to a new round of personnel changes in the entire chapter.

What about him? Sura was thinking while walking in the corridor of the battleship.

His supervisor is about to be dismissed, so his current position will obviously not continue.

So what should he choose next?

Is it to return to the front line of the company and join the chapter in the battlefields of the Ghoul Star Field and Badab?

Or look for opportunities to seek the position of Archon of a world in the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar?

Or go to the Forge World of Riza or Terra to serve as a communication bridge between the chapter and other forces?

Or, the Death Watch of the Inquisition and the newly born Eye of the Empire are the right choices for him to display his ambitions and realize his self-worth?

Competition is not prohibited within the Ultramarines, but how to compete, or how to fully demonstrate one's abilities in military, politics, and even livelihood and technology, and contribute to the entire Ultramar, has always been encouraged by the entire regiment since the Legion era.

What Sura needs to consider now is how to prove his own value again on another path after an attempt proves to be a failure.

"Allow them to join the war." When Tibers saw the letter from the Ultramar fleet, his heart, which had been hanging, finally relaxed.

He turned his head and looked at the several warships in front of him that had lost power. After careful consideration, he finally decided to give the Ultramarines some due dignity and respect.

"Let them deal with their own problems themselves." He explained to Calvin underground.

The Primarch who was still fighting underground at this time also agreed with his opinion, but also warned him not to lose his vigilance.

So on the side of the Minotaur Regiment, the chief priest and diplomat Komien also received Tibers' communication.

Out of caution, they were not transferred to the battlefield that was about to end, but maneuvered towards the edge of the galaxy after the Ultramar fleet began to participate in the war.

Although this obviously purposeful move made Severus depressed, he had nothing to say considering his previous behavior.

The war in the starry sky began to accelerate from then on. The Son of Guilliman, who was already in a losing situation, lost the will to fight after seeing the Ultramarines join the battlefield.

Two cruisers belonging to them released signals of surrender one after another, while the battle in Galvan underground had just begun.

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