Chapter 398 1.12 Good news. The dazzling white light of the Word Bearers arced on the armor. Feinus put his hand on the command platform and moved his eyes to Hades.
Hades lowered his head slightly, listening to the sounds in the eavesdropping channel.
It is very common, and the words used to greet each other when the two armies meet are also very official.
The Word Bearer's voice echoed politely on the channel, and the Lord of Medusa responded with a stiff hum from time to time.
He stared at Hades, waiting for Hades's judgment.
...No... Hades thought that although the Silent Order's time was slightly chaotic when they were sailing alone in the subspace, their time was normal when they were sailing together with the Iron Hands.
According to the map, no matter how fast the Word Bearers were, they couldn't appear here now.
Hades blinked, looked at Feinus, and spoke a few words silently with his mouth open.
The Lord of Medusa nodded and spoke during the moment of silence among the Word Bearers,
"I wish to meet Luojia." 】
The reply from the other side was very quick. The decision-making power was not within their team, but they had already informed the original body.
Fenus paused, his tone softened slightly,
[I remember that the Fourth Army was stationed here. Are they here too, or have they gone to other territories? 】
"Sir, the Word Bearers and the Fourth Legion are stationed together in this star field. If you go deeper into three zones, you can see the legion of the Iron Warriors." Hades
and Feinus looked at each other, and Feinus continued Opening his mouth,
[Are there two legions already stationed here? Then the Iron Hands will no longer continue their expedition. 】
The answer from the other side was still a polite blessing, wishing the Great Crusade a victory.
Faenus hung up the communication, turned around, and stared at Hades, who was still deep in thought.
[What can you see? ]
Hades shook his head slightly,
"The Word Bearers shouldn't be here. There are three possibilities. They are really fine, but they just didn't receive the notification from Terra like the Iron Hands; there is already a problem with the Word Bearers, But the wound has not spread yet, and the team we met are just survivors; the Word Bearers have a problem, and this spy deliberately answered us this way." Hades's eyes flashed, and the
Silent Order's ship had already It was completely scattered and hidden in the Iron Hand fleet. Unless the subspace eyes were opened, the team on the opposite side would not know that Hades was here.
While Hades was thinking, the communication request from the Word Bearers sounded again, the communication light flashed eagerly, and Fainus opened the channel without hesitation.
"Lord of the Iron Hands of the Tenth Legion,"
the Word Bearer on the opposite side changed to a new person with a slightly anxious tone,
"Although there are already two legions stationed in the Cygnus Star Territory, with the life of me, Thor Tagron, As a guarantee, I implore you to speak to our original body."
Hades raised his eyebrows without any trace, it seems that they encountered a special situation.
Faenus followed the Word Bearer's words and continued,
[Why. ]
Fernus asked calmly, and there was a lot of noise on the channel. It seemed that the Word Bearers were quarreling.
Fernus gave them some time to react, and then his strong voice sounded,
[Answer me directly. Question, Thor Tagron, your language just now is disrespectful, but if you choose not to answer me and continue to contradict the original body——]
Feinus's voice trailed off, and he waited for the other side.
Thor's slightly panting voice sounded anxiously again. It seemed that he had just defeated several brothers who opposed him. He spoke quickly, "I'm extremely
sorry, sir, but the matter does not allow me to tell it slowly. Our father has been in a bad state recently. After meeting with the Primarch of the Fourth Legion, he became——" "
Sorry, sir."
A voice changed on the opposite channel,
"Thor Tagg Long was recently dismissed from his position as commander of the 34th Company by his father, and was assigned to serve in our team. The gap in positions made him abnormal." Fernus and Hades looked at each other, and
Hades Si made a few gestures.
Faenus was silent, and there was only the slight crackle of the arc in the Primarch's channel. Hades imagined the pressure exerted on the other side because of the Primarch's silence, [
Confronting a Primarch, how do the Word Bearers plan to deal with him? ]
Fenus' voice sounded slightly impatient and sullen,
[Don't tell me that you plan to excuse this matter by waiting for orders from your superiors. ]
Hades turned his head, and while Fernus was talking to the other side, he looked for his hand at the Steel Hand Santo who was standing guard at the door of the command room, "Come here, come
here quickly."
Hades whispered,
Santo After a questioning glance at his father, and a determined look from Faenus, Santo stepped forward.
The distance he closed allowed him to hear the hesitant explanation on the opposite channel,
"You are offensive enough." ]
Fernus said,
[I don't care about anything else, but military discipline is strict and mistakes need to be punished. Let him have a duel with my warrior Santo. If he wins, then this matter will never be mentioned again. 】
Hades bent down, patted Santo on the shoulder, and tuned in the channels of Fenus and the Word Bearers for Santo. Santo opened his eyes wide, and he could hear that the two generals had other plans, but What do you want him to do -
he saw Hades' mouth moving, asking him to get on the boat.
Fernus's voice stopped in time, and Santo swallowed. He spoke with anger in his voice,
"I, Gabriel Santo, Captain of the Iron Hands, under the witness of the Iron Fist. , Initiating a duel application to the Word Bearer Thor Tagron."
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The Word Bearers who were escorting Thor to the Iron Hands mothership were overturned when their communications were cut off at the first opportunity.
Thor turned around in shock and watched as the battle brothers who escorted him were disarmed by the Iron Hands emerging from the shadows. Although he could not figure out what was happening, Thor drew out his warhammer and prepared to fight with the Word Bearers.
Then he was held down by Santo, face down, in close contact with the metal floor of the Iron Fist.
A huge shadow was cast in front of him, and Thor felt that his limbs began to become weak. He swallowed and thought quickly about what to do now.
A deep voice sounded, but his tone was relaxed,
"Don't be nervous, Thor of the Word Bearers, I want to ask you a few questions."
It wasn't... not Feinus's voice, nor Santo's.
Santo, who was holding him down, silently hit Sol in the back with the butt of his gun.
"Answer this gentleman's question seriously, Sol. I don't think you want a bigger misunderstanding to arise in the future." The
strange voice came again. ringing,
"Don't be so nervous. In fact, I admire your courage very much, Thor."
Thor's mind is almost a mess now. He is sure that he has been involved in a larger whirlpool, but he doesn't know it. What on earth is that...unless...Thor thought about what he said before, and his heart skipped a beat.
"What happened to Luojia?"
the voice asked softly.
Sol felt that his blood seemed to have solidified, and he gasped,
"What happened? Did the other adults realize something, this adult?"
Sol said loudly, and the answer was Santo's voice again. With a heavy blow, Thor felt the ceramite fragments of the power armor embedded in his back as he tried to escape from the problem.
"Yes, someone realized that this is why I came here."
The voice said calmly,
"Now, answer my question, Sol, what happened to Luojia?"
Sol gritted his teeth, He smelled the taste of blood in his mouth, and he shouted,
"Something has changed! My lord, I mean - Lord Luojia has become strange. He began to compile new teachings, not... not about the God Emperor." Yours."
Footsteps sounded, and Thor could think of the adult pacing slowly behind him.
"Where are those forbidden troops? Where have they gone? I remember that the gatekeeper Vidan is not a person who neglects his duties." Thor felt
his blood was cold and there was a buzz in his head. Now he was absolutely sure that the person on the other side was here to deal with Huaiyan. The Word Bearers were absolutely convinced that the God-Emperor had never proactively disclosed to other legions that the Word Bearers were stationed in the Custodes, and even those who had seen the Custodes would not be so clear about the names of these Custodes. .
Not to mention that the opposite party directly named Vidana, the leader of the Forbidden Army.
But...but...Saul struggled to think that before he was exiled, he had already heard the news that his good brother Angeltai was suddenly demoted, and he secretly went to find it for this purpose. Angelta told him some disturbing news.
Thor did not wait for the bad luck to happen, because he was later thrown out of the main fleet for going to find Angeltay privately.
But is this kind of news... really suitable to tell the people who come to solve the problem? This will definitely lead to punishment. Thor hesitated and said,
"I don't know very well. The Imperial Guard is not popular among the Word Bearers."
The footsteps stopped,
"Then Vidana and the others should have been sacrificed. Now."
The voice softly said the incredible decision,
"Do you agree with my point of view, Sol?"
Sol was silent, and he felt cold sweat streaking across his forehead.
With a sigh, the voice became tough. Get up,
"This means that the layer of protection we placed around Luojia has failed,"
the stranger said calmly,
"This is not surveillance, this is protection, Saul, it is this situation that we are worried about." Saul's His teeth were chattering, and he spoke tremblingly,
"My lord, please allow me to boldly ask - you, who are you?"
The voice paused for a moment, as if judging whether Thor deserves to know his name,
"Hades, "
Hades said,
"Perhaps you are more familiar with my other title, the Silent One."
Hades looked at the Word Bearer's body and collapsed on the ground as if he had lost all strength. He nodded slightly, and Santo let go. After getting hold of Thor, the Iron Hand pointed the explosive gun at Thor's head and slowly stood up,
but Thor did not stand up. He was still stuck to the ground like a dead fish. After a long time, Thor's weak voice finally came out. rang,
"Sir... please save us, something is definitely wrong. Father... father is not normal." From the
corner of his eye, Thor saw the expressionless face of the silent man, and darkness enveloped him,
"So you know Not a lot."
Hades said disappointedly. He probably shouldn't expect someone who was exiled to the edge team to know anything. Now Hades knew it very well. They encountered several soldiers far away from the center.
Hades thought as he informed Feinus to fool the team on the opposite side with a few words, and then used the excuse of visiting Luojia to continue deeper.
Now it can be confirmed that there are at least two legions. Hades was thinking in his mind that the Word Bearers may not have fallen deeply, but this may also be an illusion... And Perturabo... Hades frowned and thought , why Perturabo?
Two legions, which means that the next battle may be difficult, but now is not the time to retreat or garrison. Hades frowned, and they had been discovered on the opposite side.
Even if the Iron Hands choose to retreat now and wait for reinforcements - as long as the Eye of Terror is opened before reinforcements arrive, the rest will still be failure and death.
In other words, the decisive point this time is to keep the Eye of Terror from being opened and hold on until reinforcements arrive.
Thor's voice interrupted Hades's thinking,
"Sir, I have a map of this star field, marking the map where the Iron Warriors and the Word Bearers are stationed in the star field."
Thor gritted his teeth, his teeth He met,
"There is definitely something wrong with the Iron Warriors. I paid special attention to collect their maps."
Hades raised his eyebrows,
"Did you complete it by yourself?"
Thor took a deep breath,
"There are other people, others who were Exiled people."
He smiled bitterly.
"We want to report the situation to the outside world."
In silence, a hand reached out and pulled him up. Thor heard the scream of his power armor.
Hades patted Thor's shoulder armor. Thor turned his head and saw the bottomless darkness.
"Well done,"
Hades said,
"You have earned my respect for the Word Bearers." .”
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It turns out that even Fenus knows the art of using language.
Hades thought as he was sitting in the command room, calculating Thor's map again and again. The unfortunate news was that Thor told him that the Iron Warriors seemed to pay special attention to planets with alien structures.
In the worst case scenario, Hades thought that he would connect the planets where the Iron Warriors were stationed. Even Hades, who knew nothing about psychic powers, could see that the locations of these planets had some commonality.
On the other side, Fainus is always paying attention to the situation around the fleet. The Iron Warriors are going deep into this star field under the leadership of the Word Bearers exploration team that Fainus persuaded to succeed.
Hades was confused as to how Faenus managed to convince the Word Bearers, but nevertheless, Faenus did it.
Maybe he shouldn't underestimate Faenus, who often communicates with Fulgrim.
【Do you want to continue further? 】
Feinus's voice sounded amidst the ticking of instruments,
"We are about to enter the territory of the Iron Warriors. It is expected that in three minutes, we will receive a communication request from the Iron Warriors - or artillery fire." 】
Hades was sitting calmly at the command table, but Fenus heard the slightly irritable voice of Hades clicking his fingers.
"The line that opens the Eye of Terror is almost closing."
Hades said,
"This line is extremely long, and it is behind the Iron Warriors' defense line. Currently, there are only a few planets and anchor points - the most critical one. Point, there is no indication that it is occupied."
Hades paused,
"Considering that Thor's map has a certain lag and one-sidedness, we don't have much time left now."
Feinus frowned,
[You Does it mean that the Iron Hands need to penetrate deep into the Iron Warriors' territory and prevent the line from closing? Then we can attack at the weak points. 】
Hades stopped, and Fernus could feel Hades' eyes staring at him fiercely,
"I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Hades said softly, he seemed a little unsure,
"I'm not sure. It's unclear how the other side treats the Black Stone Obelisk. If they choose to destroy it directly, it will mean that we can only go to the centermost anchor point to defend the last obelisk." "
But..."
Hardy Si said hesitantly,
"If they choose to reverse the polarity... According to common sense, we should be able to interrupt the expansion of the Eye of Terror by occupying a section of the front." [
Then what are you hesitating about, Hades? 】
Fernus asked,
and Hades took a deep breath,
"I don't understand psychic energy, so I asked my great sage Kirkland to have a look. His reply was that the battle lines are about to close unless we It can occupy at least one-fifth of the defense line in a short period of time, otherwise the loss of only a small part will not be able to prevent the final outbreak of the Eye of Terror." The problem is that
Hades doesn't know whether Kirkland is right or not.
As for where Kirkland learned his psychic powers... The Great Sage was a psychic researcher on Mars from the beginning... What's more, Hades only recently learned that Kirkland had been following Mortarion after he left the Death Guard. .
In other words, Kirkland used numerology to calculate this for Hades.
First of all, Hades could not fully believe Mortarion's numerology, and secondly, except for Mortarion, the numerology of others was even less trustworthy.
But Hades had no choice. He also asked Iron Hand's think tank, and the other party's answer was that there was nothing he could do.
[In other words,]
Feinus said calmly,
[Now we need a sharp blade to pierce their anchor point to ensure that the largest source is not open, is that right? ]
"Yes."
Hades said, he looked at Feinus and nodded,
[Then fight. ]
Fernus said,
[Hades, I know what you are hesitating about. If things go as you say, we are about to face two legions - but you should believe that the Iron Hands will not be weak. 】
The Iron Hands are the Legion that most pursues Social Darwinism.
"There are also demonic armies."
Hades added,
and Fenus paused,
[Can the Silent Order deal with them? ]
Hades blinked, and finally he chose a word,
"Okay."
Hades said, he saw Feinus purse a cold smile, and anger seemed to begin to burn in his iron-gray eyes,
[If they really betrayed—abandoned the empire under the temptation of their own desires, then I will let them see the wrath of steel. Although I don’t have much communication with Russ, steel is far colder than winter. 】
Hades lowered his eyes, and the shadow covered his eyes. He smiled helplessly,
"Be prepared...an empire that is about to burn is coming."
The real fratricide is about to begin, until death. stop.
The audience sitting in the auditorium applauded.
5.1k, nothing, great
(end of this chapter)