Chapter 122 030121: Hunting for Murder

Chapter 122 03.0121: ‘Hunting Murder’

Valga, a lonely and desolate planet.

It is classified as an unclassified celestial body in the Imperial Ministry of the Interior and the Void Chart. There is no life on it, no atmosphere, but it is covered with the wreckage of many warships.

This is an ancient battlefield in the Gothic War era, with many dead souls and many terrible legends.

It is said that many sailors who passed by here witnessed terrible ghosts, and if they were not careful, they would be induced to death by the undead.

Although Horatio had never seen it, he did not intend to deny the authenticity of these stories. After all, this is the Warhammer universe, full of all kinds of monsters.

In the void near Valga, a Flamestorm-class frigate used the light light spear on the bow to shoot a dazzling beam of light at the Murder-class cruiser speeding at high speed, stirring up ripples on the void shield.

A Sword-class frigate followed behind and continuously consumed the energy of the enemy ship's void shield with macro cannons. It is easier to overload the void shield with live ammunition weapons.

Two Cobra-class destroyers were reloading torpedoes and waiting for their chance.

They had just fired eight torpedoes, forcing the enemy ships to turn and greatly slowing down their speed.

Everyone on the command bridge roughly saw the terrifying scarlet monster through the light and shadow.

It was a murder-class ship belonging to Khorne. The hull was decorated with countless huge horns, spikes and bones, which formed her spine and ribs. It was like a scarlet dragon wandering in the void. Just one look at it could make people feel deeply afraid.

16 macro cannons with skeletons on the muzzles began to turn and aim at the frigates and destroyers that were rushing on.

These "small boats" that were nearly one or two kilometers long strictly followed the orders of Commodore Perru and kept a distance from the enemy to block them.

They were maneuverable and flexible, like a pack of wolves hunting a tiger.

But the Murder-class is not a pushover. As a cruiser, her weapons have a range far beyond that of a frigate. The regulations for the macro cannon alone stipulate that the maximum firing distance is 1.5 times that of the weapons on the frigate.

If you don't care about the hit rate at all, the range can be even longer.

The 16 macro cannons on one side of the Murder-class cruiser fired at the same time, hitting the void shield of a Cobra-class destroyer.

"Report the overload situation!" The captain of the Cobra-class destroyer asked. She was a lieutenant colonel in her 30s.

"Report to the captain, their round of shooting caused an overload of about 45% of the void shield. We can only withstand two more rounds at most, and the void shield will be forced to stop and release excess energy!" A lieutenant in the power department reported.

"Weapons department, how long will it take to reload the torpedo!" The female captain looked at a captain.

"About 8 minutes! Captain."

She quickly calculated the reloading time of both sides and thought about the next battle method.

Although the Chaos warships are old, they were once the property of the empire after all. Naval officers were required to memorize the approximate firing rate of each installed artillery.

The small-caliber cannons of the rebel ship obviously had a faster firing rate, and the female lieutenant colonel captain did not intend to risk being destroyed and charge without thinking.

"Notify the 'Silver Sword' (Cobra class) to sail in front of us and block a round of artillery fire for us. Reduce the speed, the maximum allowable speed of this ship is 11 void knots."

In the void, two Cobra class destroyers quickly changed their formation, from the side-by-side route to pursue the maximum torpedo salvo firepower, to a line, and headed straight towards the Murder class cruiser.

A burst of intensive alternating shooting rumbled, and the Murder class opened fire again.

Huge shells like raindrops hit the 'Silver Sword', and the void shield vibrated with gorgeous rainbow-colored ripples.

Buzz-a roaring whistle sounded.

The surface of the Murder-class cruiser dispersed a layer of void shield halo, which was caused by the Flamestorm-class frigate that was following it and overloaded it with a light spear.

But almost at the same time, another layer of void shield was activated.

The larger the ship, the more void shield generators it has. Cruisers usually have two void shields to cover alternately, and the Murder-class is no exception.

And the torpedo is a high-powered weapon that can directly break through the enemy's void shield and cause large-scale structural damage to the hull.

The huge warhead can instantly open a big hole in the armored shell of the enemy warship to destroy all living things.

"Torpedoes loaded, Captain!"

"Coordinate the battle position with the 'Silver Sword', let's give the traitors a big gift!"

The two warships coordinated through close communication between officers on both sides, and the officers of the navigation department worked closely with the technical priests to adapt the battle position to sail side by side at an extremely efficient speed.

Cobra-class destroyer, bow torpedo compartment.

"Pull! Heyyo! Pull!" The shirtless crew members in the scorching environment turned the lock and closed the huge torpedo compartment latch.

"The torpedo tube closure inspection is complete..." A technical priest reported, operating the display console in front of him and reporting to the command bridge.

"The torpedo body is preheated normally..."

"Promethium has been injected..."

"Captain... waiting for your order."

["Coverage area 8000 meters! Fire!!!"]

The front torpedo well hatch cover opened up and down.

According to the torpedo route parameters sent by the technical priest, the navigation officer quickly calculated the steering angle required for a dispersion of 8000 meters.

The thrusters of the four torpedoes ignited one after another.

As the helmsman quickly turned the golden steering wheel, the bow of the destroyer began to sweep sideways, and then immediately turned to the stern of the enemy ship, trying to distance itself from the cruiser and get out of the battle.

Whoosh! ! Whoosh! ! Whoosh! ! Whoosh! !

Four torpedoes on the same plane were like four fingers, flying straight towards the terrifying battleship painted scarlet.

The eight well-maintained torpedoes of the two ships were extremely fast, and the Murder-class cruiser began to accelerate and change course.

Its latest trajectory could avoid the four torpedoes of the ‘Silver Sword’, but it was difficult to avoid the torpedoes of another Cobra-class destroyer.

The Murder-class cruiser poured out her anger and fired a salvo at the Cobra-class destroyer. The only gun on the bow of the destroyers also opened fire.

The dense lasers intertwined a fire net in the void, and the Murder-class cruiser’s close defense firepower was fully opened, sweeping the torpedoes that were rushing in.

Boom! A torpedo exploded in midair after being intercepted.

But there were still three torpedoes heading for her midship and stern.

Another torpedo exploded, and as the distance got closer, the close-in firepower became more and more accurate.

Two torpedoes passed through the enemy ship's void shield, and one of them was intercepted less than 460 meters from the hull.

The huge warhead exploded in midair, shaking the hull, but it did not cause effective damage, which was a pity.

[The last one! ] The female lieutenant colonel and the officers and soldiers on the Cobra destroyer closely watched the movement of the last torpedo.

Boom!

An explosion occurred on the razor-shaped skirt armor at the midship and stern of the enemy ship.

The huge flames were clearly visible at the intersection of light and shadow in the void.

"Torpedo hit! We blew a gap of about 300 meters on it."

The red hull fragments floated in the void, but for a giant ship that was six kilometers long, the damage caused by a single torpedo was not too great.

"Speed ​​up! We have to get away from this monster as soon as possible! Let the Indefatigable deal with her!" The female captain shouted to the power department officer.

Bang, bang, bang!

A burst of intensive firing came from behind.

The 16 macro guns of the Murder-class cruiser sounded at the same time. She sailed obliquely and fired on one side, and immediately made an S-shaped maneuver to expose the macro guns on the other side.

Another burst of dense gunfire.

This salvo directly broke the void shield of the Cobra-class destroyer that bit her.

The lieutenant colonel heard his warship whistle a whistle, and the subsequent shells hit the hull, shaking the entire 1.5-kilometer-long destroyer. Many officers standing in front of him fell down. The shells hit the bridge not far away.

"Report the damage..."

Before she finished speaking, a dazzling beam of light shot over, forcing her to cover her eyes, and the bridge shook more violently than the macro cannon just now.

The Murder-class just aimed the heavy light spear double-barreled cannon with a firing range of 90° at the bow of the destroyer that eliminated the void shield, and opened fire in an instant. Two dazzling scarlet light spear rays pierced the hull directly.

The light spear is an energy weapon with great power and strong armor-piercing ability.

As the muzzle rotated, the huge and hot energy column carved a deep scar on the bridge, heat sink, and hull of the Cobra destroyer.

"Report the damage!" The female captain hurriedly lifted her bicorne and shouted to the command bridge.

After a while, officers from various departments on the bridge received reports from the deck units below.

They sorted out the parts to be reported, and almost everyone had a bad expression on their faces.

"The secondary engine on the port side of the power compartment is damaged! The plasma explosion and the impact caused about 700 casualties, and 1 candidate officer died!"

"The structure of the ship's midship was damaged, a secondary life support system cabin was destroyed, 36 crew cabins were destroyed, and the number of casualties was about 1,100! 1 candidate officer was seriously injured!"

"The barracks under the bridge were destroyed, 600 armed void soldiers died! Half of the armed forces officers died!"

"The Murder Class is coming towards us! The closing rate exceeds our maximum acceleration!" The bird chief turned his head in horror and looked at the captain:

"It is estimated that they will reach the boarding distance in 8 minutes. We can't increase the speed. Captain, what should we do!"

"God Emperor above...save us..." The female captain was sweating.

The armed forces are already half-crippled.

There is no other way at the moment, if you don't want to be killed by the traitorous Space Marines who are boarding.

The best way is to detonate the plasma engine when the enemy ship approaches and be loyal to the Emperor.

"Torpedo detected approaching!" Suddenly, the lieutenant of the lookout shouted.

"What?" The female captain was puzzled: "Where did the torpedoes of the Murder-class cruiser come from?"

"It seems to be...our torpedo? It is about to pass by our stern. Captain."

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