Warhammer: Start with a dog.

Chapter 703 When Sigismund died in a galaxy with Perturabo BC... (5)
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*This episode is the first time Sigismund encounters the Death Watch thousands of years later
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Now, through the few words he collected during the conversation, and the information he found after he restrainedly hacked into the other party's power armor system and politely pushed away the other party's machine soul which only had simple primitive instincts, he had obtained enough data about the current situation.

Kolisius's tactical team consists of five members and belongs to the 4th Company of the Imperial Fists. The other members of their company have now landed in various parts of the space station.

Their strike cruiser was circling the gas giant planet called Eucorde IV, and their target was exactly where the six of them stood now - a series of orbital space stations hundreds of kilometers long in orbit around the gas giant.

They originally belonged to the Mechanicum as mining and forging facilities, with about hundreds of thousands of residents and laborers living on them, and everything was ordinary and busy. But now, the news received by the Imperial Fists made them rush here and start the attack.

"We received some intelligence indicating that the Iron Warriors invaded here about six months ago, and then began to produce a large amount of resources to fund the traitors. We must destroy the guards here and completely crush this resource supply node."

Mildor, who served as the think tank and adjutant of the team, sent a briefing to Sigismund through the battle channel. Apparently, the identity confirmation message they had just sent to their own regiment had received a positive response.

"We are the spearhead team that will directly penetrate the main area to conduct reconnaissance and harassment. The main force will attack the main passage here head-on. It is expected that the defense there will be tighter."

"According to the estimated number of enemies and the terrain, two teams should form a joint offensive." Sigismund's logic matrix allowed him to speak realistically.

"Of course." Colisius said. The soldier had a half-stylized strange tattoo on his face. The scan analysis of Sigismund's body told him that this indicated the sergeant's origin world and his experiences before being conscripted. However, he did not look at them and just threw them into a corner of the memory module because more footsteps in combat boots came from behind him.

"Here we are! Long time no see, Malakai! I'm so glad you're leading this support team!"

As Colisius spoke, four warriors in black armor appeared from behind, but what caught Sigismund's attention in particular was the red I-shaped mark on their chests, which had belonged to the newly formed Inquisition in his time - but it was rare to see it as a conspicuous emblem on the power armor of the Astartes.

Obviously, the functions or power of the Inquisition had undergone some developments after thousands of years that made him frown slightly.

He then immediately noticed that these four had distinctly different genetic characteristics, which basically matched the different colors and patterns of the chapter emblems sprayed on one side of their shoulder armor.

He saw the emblems of the Dark Angels and the Orpheus Archon - the latter was founded during the Second Founding. His database provided the names of the other two chapters represented by the emblems: Sable Swords and Scimitar Guard. There were only a few dozen lines of relevant records, and he understood the basic situation of the two "new" chapters in less than a microsecond.

"Long time no see, Colisius." The leader stepped forward and shook hands with the soldiers. There seemed to be a familiarity and intimacy in his words and actions.

The warrior named Malachai wore black armor like the other three, with one shoulder armor made of silver metal, engraved with letters, skulls, and the I-shaped logo of the Inquisition, while the other side displayed the proud winged sword of the Dark Angels.

This man wore no helmet, nor a hood like many Dark Angels, and presented to the "six" Imperial Fists here a well-educated face with a friendly smile. There were traces of battle repair on one side of his skull, and under his flaxen eyebrows were a pair of gray-green eyes that looked somewhat serious but calm.

"As soon as I heard that this operation was to support the Imperial Fists' attack here, I immediately applied. Rather than re-training, I would rather fight on the battlefield again with my battle brothers who have shared life and death with me, right? How are you and your team doing recently?"

"That's right. I'm fine. How are you doing in the Ordo Xenos?" Kolisius said. "Two years after our battle in the Hive of Mandibas, Grano was killed in a battle to expel the Dark Eldar, and Baron met his glorious end on the Temple World of Bernano VI. He never took a step back."

"They are all excellent warriors. I have experienced this deeply in the Battle of the Hive City. Losing them is a regrettable loss, and I am saddened by it." "They have done their best, and the sons of Dorne are never afraid of glorious sacrifice." Colisius nodded solemnly, "Villisus continues to hone his swordsmanship, trying to avenge his previous defeat at the next Feast of Blades. In my opinion, he will have a good chance next time, and Myrdor will soon be able to lead his own team independently, and Helian is still the same."

The other smiled a little too cheerfully for the Dark Angel. "Reassuring, isn't it?"

"Indeed."

"I heard when I landed just now that you guys killed five Iron Warriors cleanly and efficiently. It was a great victory. Congratulations."

"Oh. About this. Let me introduce him." Colisius pointed to the sixth man at the side. "I don't want to say that my team members played no role in this. After all, Goluz was injured because of this. But I must admit that this Volpes brother is really our lucky star. I have never seen a comrade with such superb martial arts skills."

"Never seen it before?" The Dark Angel raised an eyebrow with interest at the implication of the sergeant's words.

"Brother Volpes's escape pod came from the Glorious Expedition, which had been missing for more than two centuries," Kolisius explained. "He was ejected from the warp into the real universe nearby a day ago and managed to sneak onto the space station. Then he saw us launching an attack here. It was a very lucky coincidence for both sides, wasn't it? His miraculous flank attack caught those hateful traitors by surprise, otherwise we would have suffered more casualties."

Although the four Death Watch members on the opposite side did not seem to be making any moves, Sigismund's extraordinary mechanical senses allowed him to hear the fragmentary communications leaked from their internal encrypted channels, and his computing matrix spontaneously analyzed and improved these contents for him, causing him to hear a full audio receiver even though he did not want to.

Obviously, the four Astartes currently serving the Inquisition did not have the same confidence as the Imperial Fists team in his statement that "it was all luck that he floated out of the warp".

But it's not a big problem. He won't stay with them for too long. After the battle, he will follow Colisius and the others back to the strike cruiser. Then the entire company plans to return to the mountain formation for rest.

Mountain array.

Just thinking of this name, a ball of illusory, fresh heat seemed to surge up in his chest, which had long been devoid of flesh and blood. He even hallucinated that his own reactor was emitting a heartbeat like a drum.

And why do battles never last long?

He stood aside silently, listening to the Dark Angels and Imperial Fists discussing the start time of the next formal attack, the judgment of the Alien Inquisition on this place, and Kolisius's relief at being able to fight with his old comrades.

For now he and his sword have arrived here.

So the battle was bound to end soon.

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At a certain observation point, the Primarch sneered with his arms folded.

(End of this chapter)