Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 568 06.0567: "Return to the Physical Universe"

The roads around the D-7 deck are strictly controlled by fully armed sailors.

The sailors talked a lot and were very curious about what happened inside.

But their curiosity was quickly extinguished by the majestic sailors.

"Commander Louise has ordered! No one is allowed to go to D-7 deck and the surrounding area. Violators may be executed!"

"Disperse, disperse! Everyone return to your posts!"

A hymn-like announcement pierced the commotion: "Make way for the Emperor's daughter!"

The battle nuns, clad in silver-white power armor, marched in step.

The shrine box hanging at the waist swayed rhythmically with the steps, and the skull emblem embedded in it was faintly visible in the incense smoke.

When they came over with the Emperor's holy flag held high, the sailors knelt and touched the ground with their foreheads to pay their respects.

After the martial law was lifted in the Geller force field section, Officer Diana, led by a large group of nuns holding high the holy flag of the Emperor's shrine, walked through the crowded crowd to the D-7 deck section.

The armed sailors opened the door for them, ensuring their unimpeded passage, and saluted solemnly.

This rare situation once again sparked discussion among the crew.

In Sector D-7.

"Captain, leave this to me." Farida saluted Horatio.

As an untouchable, she suppressed the corruption on the D-7 deck from spreading further. Cooperating with the pure angels led by Sister Arabella, she had used the power of holy light and faith to clear an isolation circle at the junction of the corridor to prevent the corruption from continuing to spread.

Judge Diana came from two directions with the baptism team and Father Lati's emergency purification team. They will be responsible for returning everything to its original state.

Although the whole process would be cumbersome - using servitors to dismantle and remelt the entire deck, these servitors would be destroyed after fulfilling this duty, and their ashes would be mixed into the newly melted armor to function again, and then the Sisters and technical priests would take turns to perform blessings, purification, and decontamination throughout the day.

But the scope of the pollution is not large after all. For the Epic, a ship with a length of 2.2 kilometers, a hull with a width of 107 meters at its widest point, and a height of 203 meters excluding the bridge, a deck corridor of only 69 meters is not considered large.
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"Archie, what's going on now?!" After removing the power armor stained with uncleanness and performing an emergency cleansing, Horatio rushed to the command bridge of the Epic.

"Captain, we are about to return to the real universe. The Crosby family reports that we are heading towards the nearest Mandeville Point exit!" Archie reported.

"That's great, how long will it take?"

"Ship time, today."

"Very good. I will immediately bring this good news to the crew members, which is worth celebrating."

"Everyone, attention! The captain has spoken!" The chief boatswain announced to all crew members after blowing the whistle, then looked at the captain and nodded in greeting.

"Crew members of the Epic, after this difficult voyage through the turbulent warp, we finally saw the light of the Astronomican. Under the guidance of the mighty power of the God-Emperor, we, as His sacred navy, are finally about to reach the other side of His vast territory.

Thanks to all the crew for their hard work and loyalty over this long period of time, we are about to return to the real universe." Horatio's voice was filled with enthusiasm and infectious excitement.

"Yeah!!!! We're finally getting out!!"

"I knew that Spyr's offspring would be able to do it!"

"This is much faster than the return time of other warships that got stuck in the turbulence of the warp! My brother served on the 'Erebus'. Since the two gunboats, the Erebus and the Terror, sailed towards the Northwest Passage and got stuck in the turbulence of the warp, there has been no news so far. It has been three years."

On this day, everyone on the ship fell asleep with excitement. Almost everyone was waiting for the latest good news.

So did Horatio. He drank a cup of super-strong Reka coffee and sat on the command throne, ready to witness the last moment of the Epic's return to the real physical universe with him.

"01001101...Report..."

A technical priest with a mechanical head and six arms, whose face was completely replaced by various pipelines and multiple mechanical compound eyes, stood in front of the display console, fiddling with countless buttons and reporting: "HMS Eipc is breaking through the subspace curtain, all parameters are stable, the warp engine limit...Geller force field is supporting...The steering rudder is all normal...Praise the God of All Machines! Ohm Messiah is leading us to the light..."

Sizzle! Sizzle!
After a sharp and piercing sound of lightning and thunder, the Epic leaped forward and rushed into the physical universe from the dark rift.

After four months on board the ship, the heavy steel curtain of isolation covered with warp dust slowly rose upwards.

The warm sunlight from the stars began at the feet and eventually shone on the faces of everyone on the command bridge.

"God-Emperor...we are out...it has been a tough voyage." Horatio said, wiping the sweat from his forehead and blocking out the blinding light of the stars.

"We are out! We are back to the physical universe! God-Emperor bless you! We have finally survived the cold winter!!"

Whether it was the officers and warrant officers on the command bridge or the sailors and crew members in the cabins below, everyone stood in front of the glazed portholes that had not been opened for a long time, looking at the reassuring and glorious Milky Way.

"Captain, there is a local imperial communication... According to the timestamp, we have actually lost contact for three months. Various telegrams from the Navy Department are pouring into the intelligence machine like a tide." Intelligence officer Lina pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on her deep eye sockets and looked at the inquiries sent to the Epic by naval units at all levels that were quickly refreshed on the display screen in front of her, and her worry was revealed between the lines.

"Other communications remain silent. We don't know where we are yet. Navigation Department, determine our location and the shortest route back as quickly as possible. Miss Intelligence Officer, cooperate with the Chief Astropath and use the encryption machine to send the message to the Gothic Fleet Military Intelligence Command that we have returned to the physical universe.

Tell Lieutenant General Samuel Hood and Major General Peru that we are preparing to return and conduct reconnaissance along the way. Military Supervisor Commissioner Hood and his mother are safe. "

"Understood, Captain." The girl immediately got busy, pushing all other intelligence information aside, and cooperating with the girl with heterochromatic eyes to send psychic briefings to the distant sky that could not be intercepted or detected by the Tau Empire.

Horatio sat back on the golden throne of command with a sense of relief, and called his accountant lady.

"Ms. Yin."

"Captain." She stepped forward quickly. The young man had just cleansed the mess in the locker not long ago and returned to the command bridge after receiving cleansing from the Sisters.

Ten minutes ago, the white stockings on her legs were scratched by the tentacles extending from the crack in the corridor, but fortunately she was not injured.

Fortunately, Thei and Brother Korchagin were agile and repelled the evil spirit before it could cause her any harm, while protecting her as she successfully used the spell of sending spirits to close the new rift.

"Thank you for your hard work." Horatio smiled at her and said, "If there weren't a skilled exorcist like you, even if we successfully repelled the invading evil spirits, the final result would probably be disastrous.

It seems I have to pay you double your salary, I can't let you do two jobs for nothing."

Seeing the captain's face filled with a sincere and hearty smile, and praising him generously, the girl's face flushed slightly.

"It is my honor to serve you, Captain. Without you, I would still be an unknown accountant in Abyss Port. I don't need to double my salary, Captain. As long as I can continue to be efficient for you and the Imperial Navy, I will be very satisfied and grateful."

“Spiritual rewards are spiritual rewards, and material rewards are material rewards. I don’t like to only talk about spiritual rewards and not material rewards. If you do a good job, you should be rewarded.

Put this in the ledger. By the way, to celebrate our first safe exit from the warp turbulence, order the logistics department to open the warehouse, cancel the ration rationing system, and have your father cook a good meal for everyone.

Don't worry about the inventory of supplies. Now that we have come to the physical universe, we will definitely find a way to get supplies."

"You are very generous, Captain. I will convey your wishes immediately and ensure that my father prepares a sumptuous meal for all the officers and men on the ship."

(End of this chapter)