Chapter 39 Support Forces
The Uruk shuttled among the wreckage of the battleship. In order to prevent collision, Della reduced the cruiser's sailing speed, and the plasma engine only used half of its regular power.
The mutant corpses floating in space and the lightning released from time to time by the wreckage of the warships tell the story of the fierce battles and the horror of desecration and corruption that once took place on this battlefield.
"Dudu"
After the detector on the cruiser captured an electromagnetic signal, it began to analyze the content of the signal.
"There are regular electromagnetic signals more than 100 kilometers ahead on the left, but the signals are severely interfered and the specific content cannot be analyzed!"
Taiyue listened to the report of the star whisperer Su Jingrong and asked doubtfully:
"The combined fleet has already left. Is there anyone alive in this area?"
The Astropath shook his head and replied:
"We are not sure. It may be that the signal transmitter on the destroyed warship is still running. If we were not close, we might not be able to receive the signal this time."
"Go and see!"
After Tai Yue issued the order, Elizabeth re-planned the route.
As the Uruk gets closer and closer to the source of the signal, the debris of the nearby spacecraft becomes more and more dense.
When it was only 30 kilometers away from the signal source, the Uruk was unable to avoid the surrounding dangers. Thailand and Vietnam could only drive the Thunderhawk gunboat to the signal source.
Soon after, a piece of hull fragment with a maximum diameter of more than 300 meters appeared in front. The symbol on it was not the double-headed eagle or fleet logo of the empire, but the eight-pointed star of chaos.
There are heretical creations of the Dark Mechanicum inside the hull fragments, and regular electromagnetic signals come from the operation of the instruments!
Taiyue did not hesitate and fired a plasma missile to destroy this unknown danger.
Suddenly, with the heretic creation as the center, a rift in subspace appeared, and everything around it was involved in the subspace. The plasma missile disappeared into the rift before it exploded.
Tai Yue could only drive the Thunderhawk gunboat and leave the area at maximum speed, otherwise he would be involved in the subspace together with the wreckage of the battleship.
When he returned to the Uruk, the warp rift cleared a safe space.
"The Chaos Fleet is going to enter the real universe directly from here!"
Taiyue reacted immediately. When the Chaos Fleet appeared here, it could use the surrounding spacecraft debris as cover to sneak attack the combined fleet in the orbit of Prospero.
"Your Majesty, God Emperor, activate the light spear array. When the Chaos Fleet appears in sight, use maximum power to destroy as many ships as possible!"
Della's eyes flashed with excitement. Her hands kept pressing the cursor on the control panel and began to adjust the position of the light spear array. When the enemy fleet appeared, she would be able to lock the attack target in time.
Soon after, three cruisers jumped out of the subspace. The logo on the spacecraft was particularly eye-catching, with a red background and Star Claws. These were the renegade Space Marines-Red Corsairs from the maelstrom in the center of the galaxy.
The Red Corsairs originated from the loyal Star Claws chapter. They were responsible for defending against Chaos and alien threats in the Maelstrom area. After the Badab War, Chapter Master Huron led the surviving members of the Star Claws to establish the Red Pirates in the Maelstrom area. A pirate warband whose leader calls himself Huron, the Black-Hearted King.
As time went by, the Red Corsairs gradually became a powerful force composed of Chaos followers and renegade Space Marines. They would even hire alien mercenaries to fight against the empire that "betrayed them"!
"Fire!"
Taiyue took advantage of the fact that the three cruisers had not activated their void shields and issued an attack order, and the Uruk's spear array began to fire!