Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 520 06.0519: "Fight to the Death"

"Horatio, what are you betting on?"

Louise walked over to him. Although she always supported Horatio's judgment, she didn't understand what he meant by "bet" at this moment.

"According to the information currently known, the Gothic Vanguard Fleet is traveling in the physical space not far from the control zone ahead of us. Vice Admiral Samuel Hood has sent them to pick us up.

At the same time, as a second line of insurance to cover the smooth retreat of the pilgrimage ship, Vice Admiral Samuel Hood himself led part of the main fleet to conduct a short-distance jump in the subspace. They might arrive from the nearest Mandeville Point.

The options now are obvious. With the pilgrim ship, we cannot possibly survive the laws of the physical universe until the vanguard fleet arrives. In this case, although I am taking a gamble, this is actually the only way that may have a glimmer of hope."

"Let's go to Mandeville Point and bet on whether Lieutenant General Samuel Hood can arrive in time." Farida crossed her arms, her face beaming with joy and said triumphantly.

"That's right, Military Supervisor Hood, it's just as you said."

Hearing his recognition and praise, she smiled slightly, but suddenly, her brows furrowed.

"Are you okay?" Horatio noticed that she was acting strangely and quickly stepped forward to ask.

"I... maybe I didn't get enough rest." Just as he finished speaking, a feeling of dizziness swept over the blond military supervisor's head. Before he could stand firmly, he was about to fall backwards.

"doctor!"

"Captain, what happened?" The fully armed pure angel Sister Arabella ran over quickly.

"Military Prisoner Hood needs medical assistance! God Emperor, what happened suddenly?"

"I understand. Leave it to me, Captain. Please rest assured." Sister Arabella helped the pale Farida from Horatio's arms and walked towards the nearest bridge infirmary.

Horatio took three deep breaths and readjusted himself.

This is a critical moment and we cannot afford to be distracted.

"All attack ships should immediately deploy into combat formation with the pilgrimage ship as the core."

When he issued this battle order, everyone knew that Horatio was ready to fight to the death to protect the pilgrim ship.

On the pilgrimage ship, the surviving refugees bandaged their wounds with the help of the nuns. Countless believers gathered in front of the cathedral, sat on the dilapidated benches damaged in the battle, and began to pray to the statue of the Emperor.

Pure faith is the Emperor's conduit. In a galaxy filled with undercurrents, faith is truly useful.

(Pray to the Sisters! I will pray first. Stick out tongue)

"Commander, the enemy has revealed themselves. They have deployed a defensive formation around the pilgrim ship."

A Tau captain reported to the one-eyed Fire Clan officer standing on the bridge.

There were cobalt blue bloodstains on the latter's armor, and one of his eyes was wearing a nano-conjunctival eyepatch, while the other intact eye was filled with endless rage.

"Don't let them get away. Prepare all the ammunition... No, prepare the Fire Warrior breakthrough team!"

The liaison commander frowned, and then changed his order.

"They have reached a desperate situation. In this case, we must capture them, let them feel the sincere truth of the Greater Good, and bring their new warships back to the experts of the Earth Clan for thorough research to gain targeted tactical and strategic advantages."

Under this combat order, the guns on the Tau Empire warships only locked onto the attack ships but did not open fire.

These cobalt blue aliens tried to resolve the battle by boarding - the Tau used the battle suits to perform boarding. Before this, their boarding operations were almost non-existent because the Tau did not have teleportation technology; after using the battle suits, they immediately found that the battle suits were almost as powerful as the Terminator teleport strikes in boarding operations.

The Fire Warrior equipped with a battle suit is a difficult opponent.

Therefore, the Military Affairs Department Manual recommends that Astra Militarum soldiers force their way in close combat and rely on close combat to make up for the gap in equipment and technology.

"Captain! The enemy ship is running at high energy! The estimated speed is 15 void knots! Since we need to escort the pilgrimage ship, our speed is only 8 void knots. The estimated contact time is... one and a half hours." David Betty's legs were shaking. He felt that he was going to die today, but he didn't have any regrets in his heart, just a little bit of regret.

What exactly is the regret? Perhaps it is that he will never have the chance to prove that he can surpass the brother who looks at him through his nose.

"The enemy did not open fire, but approached at high speed." Archie raised his eyebrows. As the commissioned lieutenant with the most information on the ship, he was calmer than most people. He analyzed the enemy's motives and said, "I guess they want to board us and capture us."

He rationally analyzed the enemy's tactical motives. "Then let them go. Archie, issue a call to arms."

"Now?"

"Yes. Anyway, apart from a light cannon, our ship has no other combat power. Attracting the enemy to board is the final contribution."

"Understood, Captain." He walked to the command audio array and switched the mode to 'All Ship Broadcast'.

"Call to arms! Call to arms! All personnel, take your positions! All personnel, take your positions!"

Without the torpedoes in the cabin, the interior of the Epic was unexpectedly spacious.

The sailors rushed to the assembly point with vigorous steps and began to arrange internal defenses.

The boarding team members were ready to go, guarding the key roads in layers.

The crew members once again went to the armory to collect weapons, but this time, they did not see the cold, arrogant, and icy-looking Military Supervisor.

"Where did the kaolin on the iceberg go?" They whispered to each other, not being looked at by the cold gaze. Some of them even felt a little regretful.

"Don't even think about it. Grab your weapons! Armor! Get ready for battle!" the sailor in charge of discipline shouted.

In the dim laboratory, the display and control console's electronic tube screen flickered with monotonous light, shining on Latti's expressionless face.

The neural plugs emitted steam as they fell off the whipping servitors and the Atonement Mech, and the creations made of a mixture of flesh and steel began to move slowly.

As the golden brown high-strength stimulant was injected into his body through a syringe through his upper arm.

Like a powder keg with a lit fuse, these mechanical servants immediately began to tremble as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their movements were quick and agitated, even faster than the punishment soldiers equipped with injection devices.

Their dry throats were calling and wailing in agony, and if one listened carefully one could just barely make out short, vague sentences in Low Gothic.

Looking at these mechanical servants that could make people feel extremely terrified at a glance, Lati raised the corners of her mouth in satisfaction.

"Fight, my creations, and let me examine my achievements."

The Tau light cruisers quickly approached within 700 kilometers.

The Fire Tribe assault team and allied mercenaries began to board the boarding landing craft.

They were fully armed and checked their weapons.

"These enemies have killed many of our compatriots. They must pay with blood today. (Tau language)"

"For the greater good, for the peace of their souls! (Tau language)" The Tau soldiers raised their arms and shouted together.

In addition to the soldiers wearing combat armor, they were also accompanied on board by the essential combat uniforms of the Tau people.

XV46 'Vanguard' Void Battlesuits are similar in positioning to Space Marine Terminators, but they can be found in far greater numbers than a Chapter can service, and are also far more powerful.

The combat suit is equipped with a vector jet pack on the back, and its weapons and equipment include rapid-fire cannons, flamethrowers and fusion cannons. When the enemy narrowly escapes death by passing through the fire network and is ready to engage in close combat, it also has a complete set of automatically triggered stun guns, gravity generators and photon grenades ready to go.

Among them, the XV46-04 Commander model is equipped with electronic jamming bombs and air-blast fragmentation projectors, and its output in narrow terrain such as ship corridors is simply inhumane.

What's even more amazing is that it is even equipped with an intelligent ejection system that will launch the life capsule in the event of serious damage. It is said that if it is in a space environment, the life capsule will fly directly back to the mother ship.

"Prepare to board and capture these hostiles! (Tau language)" The Tau boarding force was determined to succeed.

"Everyone! Bayonets! The aliens want to capture our warships, we must make them prepare for certain death!"

On the Epic, Louise, with a red belt around her waist, inspected the military appearance and discipline of the combat troops, and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Fight to the death, they will never succeed! For the Emperor and the Empire!"

"They will never succeed! For the Emperor and the Empire!"

(End of this chapter)