Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 401 05.0400: "I was born with talent"

"Captain! The flagship has hoisted the Z-flag!"

"The flagship is hoisting the Z-shaped flag! Quickly notify the bridge!"

The Lord Daros at the front of the battle line and the Spear of Achilles behind the Indefatigable saw the flagship's flag signals almost at the same time.

The flag officers of the two ships immediately hoisted the Z-shaped battle flag on their own warships.

"The fleet hoisted the Z-shaped battle flag!"

“The flag is being raised!”

Like the beacon fires on the Great Wall, the Imperial Navy warships, after observing the ships ahead flying the Z-shaped flag, also hoisted the Z-shaped battle flag one after another.

The Z-shaped battle flag is a historic flag used to mobilize for decisive battles that has been passed down since the ancient Terra era.

It symbolizes beautiful visions such as justice, victory, and good luck, and also symbolizes the fighting determination to die rather than win.

It has been hung in many decisive battles in the history of human naval warfare.

When a warship hoists the Z-shaped battle flag, it means that everyone from the captain to the sailors will fight to the death with the enemy until the ship sinks.

"Only one of the enemy and our army can float on the sea."

Oh!!!——

The Indefatigable's chief boatswain blew a long whistle across the ship's wide sound array.

"Attention everyone on board, the captain is about to make an emergency speech!"

"All of the Indefatigable, I am Acting Captain Horatio Cochrane.

The Gothic 25th Fleet Strike Group accepted the order of the Imperial Fleet to go on an expedition to Farr to curb the continued expansion of the Warp Rift Hell Gate. This is our mission, even at the cost of bloodshed and sacrifice. This is the fact!"

Lying on the operating table, Captain Lord Sterling, who refused general anesthesia for fear of affecting the function of the implant, gasped and listened attentively to the broadcast. The surgeon was not disturbed at all and smoothly moved the single-molecule scalpel on his flesh.

"And now, the evil running dogs of Chaos and the abominable green-skinned aliens are desecrating the vast universe of the God-Emperor, harming the loyal and kind people of the Empire, trying to use the warp to devour our holy territory and expand their evil domain.

For the past several months, the Astra Militarum have fought valiantly on the surface of Fal against the enemies of the Imperium.

I have heard that some people question the existence of our Imperial Navy! Some people question our loyalty and courage!

But we will use our actions to prove it to those stupid people, to those damned aliens, and to those damned Chaos rebels!
The Imperial Navy never falters in fulfilling its duty!!!"

Whether they were crew members who were making emergency repairs, or sailors who were exchanging fire with Chaos invaders behind shelters, or survivors waiting for rescue under the collapsed rubble, or wounded soldiers who were being bandaged, they all looked towards the sound array above their heads.

"We are the masters of the stars! The greatest void force in the entire galaxy! We are the Imperial Navy! Today we will make the heretics despair! Make the aliens tremble!

For the God-Emperor! For the Empire!"

"For the God-Emperor and the Empire!!"

The morale, which had been dampened by trauma and facing an enemy twice as large as their own, was once again pushed to a climax by the passionate and inspiring speech given to the entire ship.

Everyone knew that the young captain was serious about his determination - when he hoisted the Z flag, he was already thinking of burning his boats.

This was also sending a signal to the senior military supervisors on board: If I neglect my duties and avoid fighting, then in the name of the Divine Emperor, you will never tolerate it.

"Five minutes left to reach the second cannon! The enemy fleet is 1200 kilometers away!"

"Port side loading complete! Sir!"

"Armed forces have arrived at combat positions from the barracks!"

"Artillery crew, get ready! Fire upon command!"
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After turning, the Indefatigable and Lord Daros approached at full speed from the right side of the Chaos fleet.

"In the name of the gods, kill these stupid aliens!"

The admiral of the Chaos Fleet also issued combat orders to the ship.

The three warships behind all sent Chaos Terminators to the flagship to assist it in clearing out the green-skinned aliens that were constantly boarding the garbage ship.

"Admiral! The foolish followers of the false emperor have turned back. Instead of running back to the planetary orbit in a hurry, they are trying to attack us from both sides!"

"Foolish and ignorant fools, since they want to cause trouble, let them taste their own destruction in advance! Starboard gun crew, prepare for salvo fire!" "Admiral, the starboard gun crew suffered losses in the battleship fire just now. We rescued several turrets, but the True Mechanicus believers on each ship still need time to repair other damaged parts!" The Black Mechanicus engineer technician who was integrated into the hull reported in a disgusting electronic voice.

"Hurry up! Open the active loader on the port side! Let's teach these aliens a lesson!"

"As you command, Admiral!"

Inside the Chaos battleship, the deformed activated tentacles growing on the ship's walls rolled up clusters of shells, and used piston actions to roll up the shells and energy blocks and stuff them into the barrels and slots.

The wet tentacles were dripping with disgusting mucus. Depending on the true gods worshipped on different warships, there were blue feathered wings, green twisting worms, purple curly tentacles, scarlet devil claws and other animated possessed objects on different warships.

But enabling these components does not come without a cost.

Prisoners of war in shackles and captive slaves were tied together with iron chains. They were either forced to jump into a deep pit with three circles of sharp teeth under the threat of rusty bayonets, turning into nutrients for the gestating demon ship, or they were beheaded and pushed into the blood pit.

There are also neural sensors installed on the brain, which use infused neural torture to guide pain and nourish the demonic machinery.

Worse still, these poor people were subjected to unbearable atrocities, such as piercing, castration, splicing and stitching their bodies.

The desperate wails and shrill screams made the warships more and more excited, and the crew members and their parts were all eager to fight.

This evil method that goes beyond common sense is also the Chaos Fleet's trump card that ensures it is not afraid of being caught between two fleets.

The Chaos Admiral was ready to sacrifice all the crew members and upgrade the battleship to a demon ship if necessary. Even if he couldn't win in the end, he would take the Imperial Navy and the green-skinned orcs with him to be buried together.

But not long after he ordered these atrocities, these evil intentions were discovered by the captain of the Imperial Navy's flagship.

In order to reduce possible risks, Horatio activated the omen fragments before the final battle and saw those disgusting scenes in advance.

This made him feel a direct pain and palpitations in his body, and his stomach churned, but he couldn't show it in front of everyone, so he could only force himself to swallow the acid that was surging up his throat.

"Young man, you don't look well." Brigadier General Peru noticed the discomfort hidden on Horatio's face and asked with concern:

"Commanding a cruiser in combat is a very mentally and physically demanding task. You have done a very good job, better than any captain I have ever seen, and even better than your father was.

Before entering the decisive battle, do you need a short rest to adjust your state? Don't force yourself on this matter, I will personally command the Indefatigable. "

"Don't worry, Commander. I'm fine, and I will firmly fulfill my duties as captain of the flagship."

"Your loyalty and performance will be recorded truthfully and reported to the Gothic Sector and the Admiralty of the Obscure Sector.

But if you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself. We old guys all know that a little bit of personal face is insignificant compared to a stable and efficient command state.

One of my old comrades even peed in his pants during a fierce chase, haha."

After hearing this, Horatio speechlessly gave up taking any food from the dining cart pushed by the servants in the official hall. He had no appetite at this moment.

He simply cleared his throat, took a cup of coffee from the official attendant, let the slightly hot black liquid pour into his stomach, warmed his cold body, and concentrated his thoughts again.

"Understood, Commander. But this is far from my limit." He said while holding the coffee.

"Your Cochran family is born to do this." The brigadier general nodded in approval.

“Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Peru.

Our ship is about to enter the range of the exchange of fire." Horatio put the empty cup back on the servant's tray, straightened up, and began to look at the entire battle situation.

As it approached, the Lord Daros's adamantine bow was hit several times by the Chaos fleet's lead ship and the running greenskin cannons.

But after hundreds of battles, these shells left a few scratches and a black charred layer on the bow shield, which was still painted dark white.

The shells that hit the side of the bow shield ricocheted directly and were deflected towards the depths of the distant void, perhaps never stopping until they hit something.

Then her port battery opened fire. The two fleets were at a certain angle and the distance between them was shrinking.

Lord Daros came from the right side of the Chaos fleet, and his shooting angle was aimed at the third ship in the Chaos battle line, a Hell Apostle MK3 light cruiser.

"Keep closing, Lord Daros. When you are 600 kilometers away from the enemy ships, turn and sail parallel to the enemy fleet. Our ship will follow the maneuver." Horatio communicated with the captain of the Lord Daros.

"As you command, Captain. Our ship will turn right and reduce its speed to match that of the Chaos fleet."

"Enemy ships have entered attack range! All gun crews follow your orders, Captain!"

(End of this chapter)