Warhammer Inquisitor

Chapter 338 The Rise of the Primarch: The Moment of Decisive Battle

The golden power armors crowded around each other. These Golden Mountain-like Custodians were taller than ordinary Space Marines. Some people said that the Custodian was almost a small Primarch. I don’t know if this sentence is true or not. , but at least when they put on the power armor, they were already closer to the height of the primarch.

The golden armored guards wear heavy power armor, they are like a towering mountain, and when several guards walk together, they become a moving golden mountain.

The blade of the powered halberd flashing with stance lightning was held in their hands, the red tabards rose and fell with each step, the armour danced with each step, the Emperor's Custodians crowded around Vito, and they Just like escorting the Emperor thousands of years ago, surrounding Vito in golden armor.

In a sense, this is indeed true, Vito is wearing the Emperor's golden armor, and the back of his head also shines with the Emperor's almost only difference in shape, the Emperor's halo is round, its edge Smooth and flat, like a real belt, Vito's has many protruding triangles around it, looking like a circular flying blade with a blade embedded in it.

But obviously, the mortals of the Empire could not tell the difference between the two, so when Vito, surrounded by a kind of forbidden army, passed through the magnificent gate of the expedition, stepped into the underground palace, and was surrounded by countless defense facilities and thick When the headquarters of the bunker was protected by a hundred meters of concrete and granite layers, the mortal soldiers here subconsciously recognized Vito as the emperor.

The tall Vito stepped into the gate, and the officer who ran past with several data pads stopped immediately. He looked at Vito in front of him sluggishly, the data pad in his hand fell on the ground, and he stuttered. He muttered, "Emperor Emperor?"

"No, I'm so sorry, it was me, I let you down." Vito smiled and stood in front of the officer, he was wearing the dark green uniform of the Star Army, the officer stood in front of Vito for a moment, then immediately After reacting, he stood at attention and saluted.

"Marshal Vito!" He may have shouted in the loudest voice in his life. In the command headquarters under the huge circular dome of the entire bunker, everyone stopped their work and turned to look over.

Sitting in rows of complex terminal instruments around, the officers and soldiers standing in front of the huge numerical control tactical map and holographic panel hanging on the wall turned their heads. It's nothing strange, after all, if you suddenly see a big golden guy walking in front of you under the escort of a group of big guys, you will instinctively be stunned.

But someone quickly reacted. The political commissar with the robotic eye implanted in his right eye immediately turned away from the map. He slammed his heels together and raised his arms to salute Vito, "Everyone! Salute!"

Following the order of the political commissar, everyone in the entire headquarters turned around, and the operators sitting in the chairs all stood up, and many people did not even have communication headsets and brain-aided enhancement cables on their heads. Ripped it off and stood up, the cables still hanging beside their heads, but everyone saluted Vito.

A neat slamming of heels echoed throughout the huge bunker, and that sound caught the attention of the people standing at the very center of the command headquarters, on the top of the short pyramid surrounded by layers of master control terminals.

The mortal generals, the navy captains and the Astartes all turned their heads. They stood on the slightly raised platform and looked at Vito. The latter also smiled helplessly at them, and then Vito said to Vito. The political commissar nodded, "Go ahead, political commissar, don't affect Terra's defense because of me."

"Yes! Long live the Immortal Emperor and Supreme Marshal!" The commissar shouted out the new slogan that Vito didn't like and that sounded strange, a brand-new army slogan that was quickly choreographed with his return. .

But Vito wasn't going to point it out here either. He watched the commissar turn around and looked around at everyone and yelled, "You heard the order of the marshal! Go back to your post!"

Following the order of the political commissar, everything started running in an orderly manner again. The mechanical keys clattered around, and the sound of conversation and command transmission echoed in the stainless steel walls of the solid bunker, forming a wonderful battlefield movement.

Vito then walked past them. He walked from the control terminals located around the bunker, between the mechanical equipment and the master control screen. Of course, there were also the command members who were walking around quickly to pass the news. .

They all wore a variety of military uniforms, the gorgeous gray-blue uniforms of the Navy, the simple but dark green combat uniforms used by the Astral Army, and the black turtlenecks and red belts of the political commissars, and Vito is even here. In one of the side courts, the judges of the Ministry of Justice and the officials of the Ministry of Government were seen wearing silver breastplates.

All departments, all decision-making and command centers converge here, making this bunker buried deep under the palace undoubtedly become the brain of the entire Terra, which is related to everyone above Terra, and even the Emperor My life-and-death orders, decisions and plans are produced and issued from here to various fronts.

Passing this part, though, may be harder now, and Vito walks past a bewildered group of comms with augmented prostheses on their heads around a screen that hangs on the wall A huge display on it, on which are the communication node beacons for all hives throughout Terra.

That is Terra's vocal cords, ears and throat cavity. It is responsible for synergizing countless information and transmitting it to all corners of the entire huge Terra. Normally, if the beacon lights on it are green, then all this It's all logical, but now, the bulbs on it are off, creating a disturbing sense of fear.

Vito looked at the dark part of the hive. He turned his head and walked onto the raised platform in front of him. There was a huge square holographic tabletop. Around the table stood a circle of people who had been waiting for a long time. Their identities are quite noble, not a minister even a general, or an Astarte or something.

But they were all here quietly waiting for Vito, waiting for the arrival of the Supreme Marshal, and now that the Marshal came, Vito stepped onto the platform, and the Custodians behind him also stopped on the platform behind him with their weapons. On the edge, the golden armored guards stood on the edge of the stairs and platforms, isolating the busy headquarters below from connecting with the space here.

Only Vito brought Trajan to the table, Vito smiled and nodded to the people around the table, "Welcome everyone, welcome to my little bunker, sorry, I didn't choose the palace above as me. Headquarters, you know, I really can't stand the glittering palace above, and every time I walk in, my eyes go blind."

Vito made this little joke, and everyone around the table laughed for a while, and Vito smiled silently when he saw them. He stood on the table and put his hands on the holographic table, looking at it. Terra's three-dimensional holographic map projection, "I can hear the explosion above even if I am separated by a few hundred meters of rock formations. I guess Abaddon is more anxious than me, so let's gossip and start."

The surrounding participants nodded, and Vito then turned his head to look at Commander Trajan behind him, "Okay, Commander, let's start with you, who asked you to come to me first? "

"Yes, Marshal." Trajan said and walked to the holographic projection table. His battle axe slammed beside him, and the huge storm axe stood firmly on the commander's body as if it was inserted into the ground On the side, Trajan stepped forward and pointed to the holographic projection map in front of him.

"I just came back from the Americas, and I took a Custodian force to the Super Hive in New York, where the Emperor's Golden Armored Guards assisted the defenders in repelling Chaos' plan to attack the Atlanta Underground Orbital Tunnel, We threw the traitors out of the underground tunnels, so they tried to follow the tunnels, avoiding the Imperial defenders attacking the other hives, and the plan for the central bloom was thwarted."

Trajan said and looked at the participants at the table, they all nodded slightly, Trajan then stood up and looked at the map in front of him with his arms in his arms, "But the situation in North America is better than we expected. Still worse, Chaos has broken through orbital defenses, I think the naval fleet over North America may have been defeated, and a large number of Chaos landing pods and transport planes traveled to and from space and surface, sending a large number of traitor Space Marines, Chaos servant army. to the surface."

"The Emperor is above, I even witnessed a Chaos Titan in the Montana area. The corrupted mechanical beast led five or six Hound Titans to besiege the fortress of the Imperial defenders there, and many civilians were hiding. In it, waiting to evacuate the North American region via the underground rail network."

"I took the Custodians to deal with the traitor Astartes on the ground, but I couldn't fight against the fallen Titan Legion. If the Titans of the Mars Order didn't show up in time, we might be finished."

Trajan said to the leader of the Mars Titan Legion standing at the table, Father Alpha, the pilot of the Titan "God's Wrath", and nodded. He was not here, but participated in the meeting through a holographic image, but still used a mechanized one. A stiff neck responded to the commander-in-chief.

Vito also looked at Alpha, he held his arms and raised one hand slightly, "Where is the Titan Order now?" "I, God's Wrath, and some of the Titans are fighting in the area around the palace, so our signal is still With access to the communication system, and the other Titans have lost contact with us, I can only infer that they are still assisting the Guard in all parts of the world."

Vito rubbed his chin thoughtfully, then he raised his head slightly and looked to the side, Admiral Bona, who also participated in the meeting with a hologram, and Father Eugen, the leader of the Mechanic fleet, "The communication network has been completely cut off. Is it? Orbital? Can the Navy still rebuild communications from orbital base stations?"

Father Eugen shook his head slightly, he was completely mechanized under his red robe, and his slender mechanical arm swayed in the air, "Unfortunately, Marshal, the communication base station on the orbit is currently severely damaged after the first round of strikes, due to the Cairo orbit The elevator was destroyed, along with the communication components in it, so the communication network in the orbital star port has also been paralyzed."

"At present, we can only carry out local area coverage through shipboard communication to ensure that naval ships can still receive orders and fight, but it is also a drop in the bucket. The fleet beyond the coverage of the flagship signal has also lost contact."

"How many other fleets can you contact?" Vito asked with a slight frown, while Bona sighed softly with his hands behind his back, "The Naval Command can only contact Cole, who is still in the sky above the palace and still covered by the base signal tower. The fleet, as well as the Oceania Orbital Fleet whose signals are intermittent, and the rest of the fleet have all lost contact."

"Lord Trajan said that the North American fleet may have been lost. We just found out. Lord Trajan came back and told us." Bona nodded to Trajan, who also nodded silently. Responded to the Admiral.

"As for the other fleets, there is no news at all, and there is no way to know. We can only infer from the fact that the current chaotic orbital airborne density has not exceeded the preset range, to infer that most of the fleets are still fighting hard, but the chaos we have observed so far. The size of the fleet is already large enough, and even with the assistance of orbital weapons, the continuous attack of the Black Fleet will destroy some fleets each time, and the number of available warships is decreasing every moment."

Vito glanced at Bona, who sighed in a low voice with his hands behind his back. He lowered his head and looked at the holographic map in front of him and thought about something, "Father Eugen, according to the calculation of the war engine, how long can your fleet last?"

"If the situation is good, a month." "The situation is not good?" "A week."

Eugen responded to Vito's question in a very short, short, but very hopelessly fashionable way, and the attendees around him seemed a lot more depressed as Eugen said that, which is why they wanted to If the desperate truth spreads out, the morale of the whole Terra will be ruined.

"Minister Huck, and Judge Gordon, how is the evacuation of civilians in the Terra War Zone?" Vito said, looking to the side of Minister Huck of the Ministry of State, and Gordon wearing the breastplate of the Judge of the Ministry of Justice. Board the judge.

Huck stammered to say something, but apparently the terrifying warrior and the more desperate reality had almost knocked his spirits down. The words were not spelled out, and it was Gordon who finally answered the question for him.

More calm, the battle-hardened judge of the Legal Department took a step forward. He looked directly into Vito's eyes, and after the latter nodded slightly, Gordon looked at the map in front of him.

"The officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Government did their best to evacuate the civilians in the war zone, and concentrated them in the area of ​​the palace hive capital that is currently protected by the Void Shield, but because the attack came too suddenly, we only evacuated some of them, still There are quite a few refugees in the war zone."

"They need to face the shameful traitors alone, as well as the rebels who defect, but I believe that the officers and soldiers of the Astral Army and the Defense Army, as well as the Guardian Army, continue to fight in various places, protecting those who failed to withdraw. Civilians in war zones."

Gordon said, raising his hand slightly to gesture to Hancock and Marshal Beta, who were standing across the table. They were both on the opposite side of the table and seemed to be subconsciously glued together. Along with them were Eisenstein and Bell, maybe It must be because the people who are fighting hard on the ground now sympathize with each other.

"How's the morale of the civilians? No major problem?" Vito asked, looking at Gordon, who put one hand on his belt, his thumb resting on the inside of the weapon belt against the surface of the breastplate.

"Panic and panic, but we have tried our best to maintain order. Fortunately, the food brought by the Mechanicus is still plentiful, and ironically, we may also be thankful that many refugees were trapped in the war zone and did not reach the palace. We overestimated the resettlement capacity of the palace, and now from the lower nest to the upper nest, it is crowded with people, and it is impossible to resettle new refugees.”

Vito looked at the map of the palace in front of him and was silent for a while. He pondered the issue of the war, and after a while, he looked at the representatives of the army, "How is the situation of the star army, and the guardian army? And the nest Both and the Orbital Defense Array."

"The Astral Army, in conjunction with the Defense Forces, is still struggling to block the advance of Chaos in various places, but during the airdrop attack stage of Chaos, most of the main nests have been controlled, and the surrounding troops and armored troops have been withdrawn according to orders. Go out of the city and reorganize the defenses in the wilderness of Terra, stabilizing the front as much as possible."

Hancock is propped on the table in front of him. Although he is a flatterer who likes to flatter, flatter and please his superiors, as a soldier, he can still deploy and command battles as calmly as a real general in wartime. That's why Vito chose him to be the new leader of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

"As for the main force that stayed in the hive and failed to withdraw, according to the order issued before the war, if they could not get in touch with their superiors and break through the encirclement, they would be divided into parts and local defense forces, as well as legal affairs. The judges and other armed forces of the Ministry formed guerrillas, using the complex structure of streets and hives in the city to delay and kill the enemy as much as possible.”

Hancock said and turned to look at Trajan, nodding his head full of sincerity and gratitude, "On behalf of the Astral Army and the Guard, and all the troops fighting on the ground of Terra, I sincerely thank the Custodians. With our help, my lord, it is fortunate that the commander of the Imperial Army you sent went to each nest to lead guerrilla operations, otherwise the resistance forces in the cities around the world would have been destroyed long ago."

"As it should be, the duty of the Emperor's Guard is to protect the Emperor's safety, and to protect the Emperor we must not be confined to the walls of the Palace. If the Empire collapses, no matter how we fight in the Palace, we will be useless. Meaning." Trajan nodded solemnly, and beside him, Vito, who was standing at the front of the end of the holographic table, also showed a smile, and he nodded approvingly.

"It seems that your previous suggestion is very effective, Commander Trajan, the forbidden army does not need to be dispatched in large groups to attack everywhere as a beheading force, but to send a small number of warriors who are proficient in command and war skills into each nest to lead, and Directing the local resistance to continue fighting, it seems to be working very well now."

Vito smiled and looked at Eisenstein on the other side of the holographic table. The captain of the Imperial Fist stood there, expressionless but dignified like a private, watching Vito intently waiting for orders. .

"I remember you opposed this plan before. You thought the Imperial Army should keep all of its strength in the palace to defend the Emperor and fight the final battle, company commander, do you still think so now?"

"No, I was wrong. Facts have proved that the suggestion of Commander Trajan is correct, please accept my apology, commander." Eisenstein nodded to Trajan without hesitation and apologized, defending himself in the slightest, covering up He had no plans, and he admitted his mistake quite bluntly.

Trajan naturally nodded to him as well, and the commander of the custodial army put his iron fist on his chest to pay respect to Eisenstein, "As an officer under the Marshal's command, you should question and suggest all plans. This is understandable, company commander, You don't need to apologize."

"Your noble deeds and understanding make me ashamed, Commander, but I will remember your words, and I will faithfully carry out my duties until the last moment of my life."

"We met a forbidden army in the Moscow nest. Although we only had a relationship with Thunder Eagle, he did lead the local warriors very well." Bell interrupted suddenly, as if to adjust this slightly. Serious and embarrassing atmosphere, but unexpectedly, this made Trajan a little embarrassed.

The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard cleared his throat, and he stood by the table with his arms in his arms, "His name is Charlie, Charlie da Vinci, he is one of the recruits in the Imperial Guard who has just joined the army. He is always too proud to be able to fight, so I sent him to command the troops in the nest, intending to frustrate his spirit."

"But it seems. He's doing a good job, hey. I guess we'll have to hear him brag about his victories again." Tulazhen said helplessly, pressing his forehead. Well, this man reminds Vito of an old friend, Cato. Sicarius.

Vito smiled. He stood at the map table with his arms in his arms and looked at Eisenstein and Bell. He looked at the scar on the company commander's face and the bullet hole in Bell's shoulder, "Are you injured? What's the big deal? Does it bother you?"

"It's all right, Marshal, this is one of the countless wounds I've suffered. Some people say scars are a warrior's medal of honor, and I'm honored to receive this honor again, proving that I still have the honor to wield the sword for the Emperor. ." Eisenstein dignified in front of Vito, slammed his iron fist down and slammed into his chest.

"What about you, Bell." Vito looked past Eisenstein and looked at the blue-armored warrior behind him, and he nodded in response to Vito with a calm and calm expression, "Me too, don't worry about me, Marshal, soon I will be able to pick up the bolter again."

"I believe it is so, well, in that case, I can see from the "Medal of Honor" on you, you have had a wonderful adventure, now tell us, what did you see?"

Vito raised his hand slightly on the table and said, Eisenstein at the table nodded affirmatively in response, he stepped forward to the table and quickly switched the map and pointed to the location of the hive above, "According to your order, Marshal, Bell and I went to the base of the Ural Mountains in the hive capital of Moscow to support the local defenders. From what we observed, the local troops were still stubbornly resisting. The Zhongshi Academy and the Defense Army, as well as the Astral Army troops were fighting in the city. an enemy many times his own."

"They are all respectable warriors. I fought with them to repel a traitor attack, cut countless traitors before the battle, and I also left scars on my face, but those warriors are worthy of their duty and identity."

Eisenstein spoke with majesty, word for word, without any extra emotional flair, and spoke with composure, as all Imperial Fist officers do, "but it must also be realized that although the warriors were valiant and tenacious, they were under the command of the custodians. They fought bravely under the leadership of the officials, but they still suffered huge casualties. If this continues, I think they will not be able to continue to delay the traitor's footsteps."

"Indeed, the marshal, the troops everywhere, both the field troops and the guards of the hive, suffered heavy casualties. The warriors were helpless in the face of the rebellious Space Marines, and could only use the tragic casualties to delay their footsteps, but if If this goes on like this, our troops will not be able to hold on." Hancock added, looking at Vito, and Captain Eisenstein, who was opposite him, nodded in approval.

"As General Hancock said, the situation is very urgent now. We are seriously lacking the support of Space Marines. The only Space Marines are on the moon and cannot help Terra."

Vito pondered for a moment with his chin up, and then he looked to Bona aside, "Where are the Grey Knights? Are they still on the moon?"

"Yes sir, Master Francis leads the Grey Knights to continue to station on the moon. They are using the fortress orbital firepower on the moon to attract and intercept a considerable amount of Chaos fleet firepower. It is precisely because the moon continues to be stuck on Terra. On the outside of the orbit, the planet-level orbital cannons carried after the transformation inside the star body threaten, and the planet killer of the Black Fleet is still unable to approach Terra's orbit."

With a wave of Bona's finger, the image of the current Terra's orbit quickly appeared on the holographic map. Vito looked at the densely packed, yellow sand that surrounded Terra's enemy fleet in the sandstorm. They were like iron barrels. Pulled around a water leak.

But at the same time, the anti-aircraft firepower of the orbital platform and the foundation is still firing fiercely. The orbital array of light spots that are constantly beating on the surface of Terra is like the guards trapped on the dark tidal island lighthouse, all the firepower in their hands. Shoot with all your strength to those deep-sea monsters that climbed the reefs and attacked in groups.

They kept knocking those monsters off the reef and back into their dark lair, and the array of orbital weapons still worked with naval ships to defend Terra's orbit.

"The moon, as well as the star port in orbit, and the automatic orbital array on the surface of Terra continue to operate, praising the Om Messiah and the Emperor, as if they were also extinguished, I am afraid the fleet has long been submerged in an instant, The Chaos Fleet can then orbitally bomb all Terra without hindrance and drop landing troops."

Bona said, Vito touched his chin in silence, he listened to the admiral's words, listened to the bad news that followed, "But this is only a temporary lord, the naval fleet will eventually be in a war of attrition. After being dragged down in the middle, the defense array on the orbit will be completely destroyed, so the automatic orbital defense firepower that is still operating on the surface will not be able to continue to intercept the destruction bombing and landing of Chaos."

"Indeed, my lord, the army can't hold on anymore. If we continue to fight like this, all the troops will collapse! We have to figure out a way to break the game!" Hancock stepped forward and said loudly, he moved closer to Vito's side, In the midst of the war, he had forgotten the awkward etiquette of superiors and subordinates.

This was originally a good thing, but now Vito has no mind to praise him. Vito looked at the crisis in front of him, from the surface to space, from the eastern part of Terra to the west, from the North Pole to the North Pole, almost everything The battle lines are in urgency, and the destructive death cursor appears on all battlefields.

Vito took a deep breath, and after tasting his breath, he looked to the side of Ms. Xingyu, who had not spoken, but was standing not far away, "Has the Xingyu Academy observed that the warp storm has weakened? ?"

"The storm is indeed weakening, my lord, the light of hope is flickering in the dark clouds, but it is still faint and confused, like the stars in the dark winter night."

"That means we still need more time to delay Chaos long enough, until the storm subsides until it disappears." Vito said with his arms in his arms, looking at the hologram of Terra in front of him, he frowned as he witnessed the The battle line map marked in red across the line, Vito glanced at his palm, at the Helen disc that he had been quietly holding in his hand.

He was thinking, thinking about whether it was time to start the Iron Man Corps and execute the final Iron Guard plan, but if he decided to do that, he would have to face all the problems that would follow, which was the last resort. last resort.

Vito looked at Helen's CD and sighed, "If only that idiot Abaddon came to the door and let me kill him."

"Maybe, he does." Eisenstein walked straight to Vito's side from the side of the table, and he stood calmly looking at Vito's confused eyes.

Vito looked at Eisenstein quite surprised, "What do you mean? His brain full of tubes was finally burned out by Chaos, and he is about to die?"

Eisenstein probably didn't realize Vito's bad joke, he still had a straight face, as calmly as a debriefing officer narrated his advice, "Abaddon appeared in the Moscow hive, he attacked the local Central fortress, let out a few guard deserters to spread the news of his arrival."

"He's challenging you, Marshal." Eisenstein said coldly, as if the appearance of the Warmaster himself was just a simple change in the battlefield, as simple as the appearance of a Leman Russ on the street. It couldn't be easier.

But Vito frowned suddenly, he looked at Eisenstein beside him and frowned, "Is the news true?" "The deserter has been executed, there are no witnesses, but I believe the news is true, they I don't know what Abaddon looks like, and no one in the Black Legion dares to pretend to be a war commander, so I believe that Abaddon took the initiative to spread the news."

"He's challenging you, Marshal, and he's inviting you." Eisenstein said calmly, as if to help Abaddon pass the news that the deserter was shot and nearly interrupted to Vito's ears, word for word. Delivered without error.

If Eisenstein was a messenger, he would definitely be a good hand. Now that Vito knew the news, everyone in the room knew the news. Silent.

Vito looked at the map in front of him and remained silent. Of course, it was Abaddon's challenge book. He seemed to be so angry with his speech a while ago that he was in such a hurry to find himself a duel.

"Ha, Horus, you are the same as your son. Isn't this the same as ten thousand years ago? One-on-one, ha." Vito muttered with a sneer, while Trajan leaned on him. come up.

"My lord, what should we do?" Trajan asked, Vito raised his head with a smile, he looked at the map in front of him and smiled, "Since everyone has invited me so sincerely, how can I refuse? "

The corners of Vito's mouth twitched slightly as he spoke, revealing a smile that only appeared when he came up with some kind of conspiracy, he turned his head slightly and looked at Sister Silence Captain Teresia, one of the two silent ladies, " Lady Theresia, where are your sisters now?"

"In the palace, waiting for your order." "Very well, Trajan."

"Yes, Marshal." "How many banned troops do you have?" "There are still [-] people in the palace who have not left." "Where's the floating motorcycle wing? Are they still under your command?" "In , my lord." "Okay, call them and all the Imperial Guards, it's time to take you for a walk."

After Vito finished speaking, he immediately looked at Marshal Beta of the Guardian Army, who had already looked over and waited for the order, "All the troops of your Guardian Army around the palace, all set out with the Imperial Army and Sister Silent, and also All the Titan troops that can be mobilized now will also join."

"As you wish, Marshal." Beta responded with a synthetic cold voice, while Vito raised his head slightly and looked at the map in front of him. Eisenstein and Trajan were all around him behind him. Trajan, among the soldiers in A, said quietly, "Marshal, you have assembled such a large and powerful army, where are we going?"

"Abaddon is going to fight with me, so of course you have to choose a good place, a suitable place." Vito said with a smile, this time it was Eisenstein's turn to ask questions.

"What is that place?" "Here."

Vito said and took out the Phoenix Sword. After being injected with spiritual energy, the unique blade made by the Spirit Race quickly grew to a size that could be held by wearing power armor. Vito held the thick hilt and moved it. The flaming blade pointed to a corner of the map, that blank corner.

Trajan and Eisenstein looked at each other in confusion, and then Vito reached out and swept the map lightly, quickly moving the map to one side, the geographic information on it was quickly updated, and then the sword pointed A new name suddenly appeared in the blank space.

"Lion Gate."

(End of this chapter)