Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 553 06.0552: "There is an ambush!"

Driven by the surging engine power, the newly upgraded Epic left the sky above Basol and headed towards Zhendan along the central safety zone of the Imperial Navy controlled area.

However, Sister Arabella encountered a problem - she was surprised to find that the power of her faith could not be used on Farida.

After Horatio explained to her the truth that Farida was an untouchable, the nun became distressed - this meant that she would not be able to provide safe void care for the captain's wife.

Fortunately, Father Latti's looting and unauthorized actions helped a lot.

Since Farida is an untouchable and cannot be protected by the power of faith.

Therefore, Farida's special bedroom was decorated with a complete set of equipment that Lati had brought back from the Basol ground conservation facility before the extermination order.

This is a 'high-tech' product used by the aliens for socialized care of infants and young children. This set of equipment is a special version specially provided by the Tau Empire to help humans in their reproductive period to protect their fetuses while traveling in the void and to reduce the impact of void travel.

In line with the principle of making the best use of everything, Latti went out to search in the short time since arriving in Basol, and moved everything that was worth looking at and movable onto the larger and longer epic ship.

In the void, the Epic's sea trials were carried out very rigorously, including a series of risky tests, from cruising at various speeds to testing the maximum shadow field effective speed, as well as the normal operation of the void shield and the overload of the engine group to maintain the void shield, and even overload.

Everyone was in a state of high tension, and all procedures were carried out strictly in accordance with wartime regulations.

This operation continued until twelve hours later, when the Epic met the attack ship E-110, which was rescued by Horatio and his team. It had been refitted and was preparing to set sail again.

When the E-110 attack ship fired a salute in the direction of the Epic, Horatio ordered the lifting of the first-level combat alert, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief in exhaustion.

"David Betty, it's your turn on the duty roster. Keep an eye on the auspicious detection radar. I need to take a shower. Godspeed, this is as tiring as ambushing another convoy." After arranging the necessary shifts, Harvey walked down from the observation platform.

"Got it. I'm so sleepy too. I really hope these three hours will pass quickly."

Although David Beatty said he was reluctant, he walked up to the observation platform without hesitation, picked up the telescope and looked into the distance.

This is a tedious job that requires constant concentration. The content is simple and boring, but it is an important part of naval navigation - it will determine the posture with which the warship will engage the enemy in an encounter, and whether it will take the initiative to attack or be hit later in the battle.

While casually playing around, he suddenly saw a suspicious blue light emerging from the gas cloud. The blue light lasted for such a short time that he wondered if he was too tired to see clearly after the long sea trial.

He looked at the reconnaissance and divination display console in front of him, which showed that the nearby sea was still calm without any ripples.

"Hey! Hey! Fideo, look at what that is. There seems to be something there." After thinking for a while, David Betty finally decided to take a closer look. He lay on the fence and said to the weapons officer Fideo who was passing by below.

"Huh?" The blond young man had the same sleepy look on his face, and when he heard David Betty's words, a layer of confusion appeared on his confused face.

He had just fully tested the overall control accuracy of two light macro guns under a fire control radar. As the ship was lengthened by one kilometer, an additional macro gun was installed on the spine of the ship, so that the Bayonet-class Epic was no longer limited to the role of an assassin - she could use small means to achieve great results, continue to play the role of an assassin to carry out torpedo attacks, and escort imperial merchant ships and engage in close-range artillery battles with small enemies that are common in the void.

There was no choice, so for safety reasons, Fideo took the elevator to the observation platform.

"Fideo, my good classmate, what should I do now? Should I sound the alarm and beat the drums for battle?"

"You are the officer on duty." Fideo sighed and said to David Betty.

"Oh, I'm just not sure. I seemed to see something in that direction just now, but I'm not sure." David Betty pointed to the gas cloud where he saw the blue light.

"Isn't there nothing here?" Fideo also used the telescope to zoom in to the maximum magnification and looked towards the gas cloud in the distance.

"So, have you decided to sound the alarm and beat the drums to prepare for battle, or do you plan to continue watching?" Fideo asked while looking for the target mentioned by David Betty.

"Uh..." Fideo's words stumped David Betty.

Now that everyone has just had a rest, if he made a mistake and beat the drums for battle, asking all the officers who had just finished their duty to return to their posts and keep them on high alert for a long time, only to find that there was nothing wrong and it was just his eyesight, this would undoubtedly make all the officers on the ship remember him in their hearts. Who knows, if he were on duty one day and fell into the hands of one of them, he would be punished again.

If you don't beat the drums to prepare for war...

What if something really happens?

[What should I do… should I use my own face to exchange for the safety of the warship… or should I just be dazzled and not raise the alarm?]
Fideo glanced at the student who was blushing and reminded him, "Make a decision quickly, otherwise it will delay military intelligence. You are the officer on duty and should be held responsible for this."

"Ugh!!" Upon hearing this, David Betty's face was like a boiling pot of water, steam could come out at any time.

He finally made his decision, turned around and shouted to the first captain's position: "Sir!! Mr. Collingwood! There is a situation in the 343 direction! Sound the alarm! Beat the drums and prepare for battle!" First Captain Archie Cuthbert Collingwood, who replaced Horatio on duty, saw David Beatty dancing on the lookout platform and heard his roar.

As the head of the command department and the first mate of the entire ship, he immediately followed the procedures, picked up the sound array device on the central control command release machine, and said in a serious voice: "Combat alert! Combat alert! All personnel, take their positions! All personnel, take their positions!"

At the same time, the other hand pulled down the alarm gate.

At the same time, the guards standing guard with guns on the bridge rang the adamantine alarm bell hanging under the bulge in front of the captain's command throne platform.

The two drummers drew their drumsticks and beat out rapid beats on the snare drums in front of them.

For a moment, the jingling of alarm bells and the long squeaks of alarms echoing throughout the bridge, mixed with the rapid sound of military drums, instantly filled the entire battleship.

As soon as Horatio stepped into the door of the captain's bedroom and took off his captain's coat, he heard the alarm and the warning bell, and immediately rushed to the elevator leading to the command bridge with his military uniform.

He took two steps at a time and ran as he went, not caring about his image.

"Where is the enemy?" he asked his first captain while busy buttoning his shirt.

"Direction 343! Captain."

Archie handed the telescope to Horatio.

"Who discovered it?"

Horatio took it and, following the direction pointed by the first captain, pointed the telescope towards azimuth 343.

"The officer on duty is David Beatty."

"It's me!" David Betty walked up to Horatio and said weakly.

"Are you sure? David Betty." Horatio looked at the gas cloud, trying to search for anything unusual: "I didn't detect any movement."

"I'm sure, Captain. I saw a flash of blue light there, but it was brief and soon disappeared."

"Is it a battleship?"

"I...I don't know."

This evasive answer caused First Captain Collingwood to glare at David Beatty, which made him doubly nervous.

"It flashed by, Captain. All I saw was a flash of light."

"Did you see anything, Mr. Fideo?"

"No, Captain."

"Got it." Horatio continued to observe, "You did a good job, David Betty. It's always a good idea to be cautious just in case. Now return to your post."

"Yes, Captain."

"Archie, keep observing. One more person is always good."

"As you command, Captain."

To be on the safe side, Horatio activated Iron Hands' early warning skills such as omen fragments to further expand his risk warning capabilities. Even though this would increase Iron Hands' corruption bar, as the captain, he had to be responsible for his warship.

Through the flow of gas clouds on the void sand table, he saw the movements of what appeared to be two squadrons in the gas clouds.

But unfortunately, this exceptionally blue light was clearly not a characteristic of the Imperial battleships.

Just as he once again set up the telescope to try to find the position of the lead ship, several bright blue lights flashed in the gas cloud.

"It's an ambush! Everyone on the ship, be prepared to be attacked!!" he yelled.

(End of this chapter)