Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 603 06.0602: "An insider, but one of our own"

Horatio's eyes revealed just the right amount of firmness and determination.

"The Hell Snipers are ready, the teleport strike is warming up, we are waiting for your order!"

Louise, who had already changed into the Glory Power Armor, saluted with her helmet and Hell Gun, responding with full fighting enthusiasm.

She stood tall and straight, her eyes revealing the confidence and determination that a Cadian should have.

Beside her, Valina has assembled all the special forces on the Epic, a total of 50 Hell's Vanguards.

They were lined up in neat rows, like ancient Spartan warriors about to go to war, waiting for the call to battle.

Horatio looked at the soldiers lined up, and their respective attribute data floated above their heads.

These data are like their battle nameplates, intuitively displaying their strength and ability.

"Hell's Commando"

"Number of people: 10/10*5"

"Weapons and equipment: high-power hell gun carbine\impact-type offensive grenade\Lucius type hell pistol\CTA tactical drone\Latti modified tactical drone bee\tactical auxiliary servo skull"

『Armor: Glory Type MK1\Assault Type MK1 Power Armor.』

『Special bonus: 'Warrior's Fall' effect: +10 combat specialization against Tau units;

Effect of 'Dark Crow Training': Morale +8, Agility +3

『Shooting accuracy: 86』

Melee Attack: 59

『Melee Defense: 55』

Armor: 52

Morale: 83

『Physical Strength: 64』

Agility: 56

Then he looked at the Imperial Navy boarding team that was selected by Louise and was assembling in formation.

They were also on high alert, armed with captured Tau pulse weapons.

"Elite Imperial Navy Breacher Boarding Team"

"Number of people: 12/12*25"

"Weapons and equipment: pulse carbine\pulse explosive gun\CTA tactical drone\demolition axe\power demolition fist\impact attack high-explosive grenade\prefabricated fragmentation defense grenade\harpoon grenade launcher\revolving laser cannon"

『Armor: Fine-grade standard navy boarding armor』

"Special bonus: 'Strict military discipline and well-trained'. Effect: Navy boarding combat effect +5"

『Shooting accuracy: 61』

Melee Attack: 54

『Melee Defense: 52』

Armor: 47

Morale: 75

『Physical Strength: 54』

Agility: 37

With the help of the numerical quantification brought by the passive ability of "War Horn", as well as targeted screening and training, he can say without exaggeration that the training level of the armed forces on his ship has reached the "elite" level.

Before he set foot on the Epic, he had already learned about the armed boarding parties on other ships. Most of their members were far inferior to his own crew members in terms of combat experience and training level.

The average data of a normal Imperial Navy boarding team is about this level, with slight fluctuations:

"Navy Breaker Boarding Team"

"Number of people: 12/12"

『Shooting accuracy: 43』

Melee Attack: 37

『Melee Defense: 31』

Armor: 35

Morale: 60

『Physical Strength: 41』

Agility: 19

The reason why his subordinates have far superior numerical values ​​than their peers is that during the time when he was urgently drifting away from the war, in order to give the soldiers something to do and not let their wills be affected by the evil in the subspace, he organized training again and again.

The armed forces of the entire ship took turns to conduct continuous technical training under the guidance of the Hell's Vanguard and the Loyal Stormtroopers.

Finally, we obtained this group of elite soldiers whose quantitative values ​​had reached the level of 60 to 70.

With the carrying capacity of five Shark assault boats, he could now deploy 5 elite troops to the Red October at one time.

"Captain." When Horatio was preparing to set off, Farida suddenly came over.

"What is it, Military Supervisor?" He saluted her politely, and she returned the salute. "According to the latest intelligence sent by the Military Supervisory Commission agents on the 'Red October', they will meet you at this set of coordinates." Farida handed a coded note to Horatio.

The latter took the note and quickly wrote down: "He hasn't been found yet?"

"He has an unexpected and significant identity." She smiled with her pink lips raised.

"Your Military Supervisory Committee is really interesting." Horatio raised his eyebrows.

"Good luck to you, Captain." Farida did not answer, but saluted solemnly again.

Now, although the Red October has opened the shadow field again, their camouflage is not perfect due to the operation of the immature crew, and the flames and flying debris in the center of the war zone further expose their tracks.

The fire from an explosion suddenly shook like a reflection on the water, and was keenly captured by Horatio.

"The location has been marked. Navigation point, let's go over there." Horatio ordered in a calm but firm tone. In a void battle, the more exciting the moment, the more you need to keep a cool head.

There was a red track in front of the Epic, and no one knew how it appeared. They only knew that their captain seemed to have a very convenient special creation in his hand that could do this. It might be the mechanical priest's own good thing.

The red track seemed like a road to victory, leading the Epic towards its goal.

"I got you, coward." Horatio watched himself getting closer and closer to the target, and when the distance reached 500 kilometers, he led the Hell's Vanguard to the transmission platform.

His steps were firm and his eagle eyes revealed a confidence that was determined to win.

"Captain, you can only choose between assault boat boarding and teleport strike boarding (Gothic Fleet rules). After that, the logistics department will need at least 30 minutes to launch a second similar operation." Louise said, with a hint of worry in her eyes, "We may not be able to expand the results of the battle in a short time with our numbers."

"It's okay, I've thought about it." Horatio put on his helmet and said to her confidently, "I've made doubly preparations." His voice was firm and resolute, as if everything was under his control.

"Double preparation?" Louise was a little confused. She didn't remember him communicating with other forces before the war.

Her heart was full of curiosity and questions, but at this moment she still chose to trust Horatio's decision without reservation.

At the same time, pairs of red eyes lit up in the dimly lit boarding bay of the Nicol.

The red light seemed like a gaze from the abyss, full of mystery and deterrence.

A group of 30 elite veterans gathered around the tall Tiberius.

Their silent figures seemed particularly tall in the dim light, like steel mountains, and the mortals busy behind them spontaneously kept a fearful distance from them.

Once the agreed red signal is received, Captain Tiberius of the Carcharodon Battle Group will lead his elite troops and set off from the Nicol.

He and this group of 30 elite veterans have always been the backup force, responsible for responding to the boarding action of the Imperial Navy Lieutenant Colonel, which is the bargaining chip of this transaction.

Sharks reserve their sharpest teeth for their most important prey.

Horatio found his "certified astropath" in the 'Forbidden Demon Realm'.

"The action is about to begin, are you ready?" Horatio said to the girl.

Her tranquil heterochromatic eyes reflected the tall young man in front of her, calm and deep, like a deep pool.

The girl spoke slowly: "Just waiting for your orders, sir."

"Speaking of which, I still don't know your name."

The girl with heterochromatic eyes lowered her head, moistened her lips, then raised it again, looked into his eyes and said, "Mei Lun."

"How old are you?"

"15 is old."

At this age, to be honest, he really didn't want to take such a young girl to the battlefield. Moreover, astropaths were non-combatants in principle.

"Get ready, Melon, we're about to start."

"Yes, Captain."

ten minutes later.

"Execute the lightning strike!" Horatio shouted, his voice echoing in the transporter chamber.

Squeak! Blue arcs of light lit up in the void, breaking the silence of the darkness, but there seemed to be nothing at both ends of the arcs - this was a contest between two invisible assassins.

"What... who are you?" When the armed sailor with a Guvisa bun saw a group of soldiers wearing full sets of void armor suddenly appear in front of him, he had not yet realized that what he had just said was his last words.

His eyes were full of surprise and confusion, and his mouth was slightly open as if he wanted to say something, but he was so shocked by the scene before him that he was speechless.

"The Emperor's greetings, traitor." The voice from Horatio's helmet made the sailor's legs go weak.

Iron Hand swung his fist at the sailor's face, and the huge force knocked the entire skull and ceramic steel helmet into the steel wall of the attack ship.

The sailor's head suddenly exploded like a watermelon, and his headless body fell limply, with the ends of his limbs trembling slightly.

"In the name of His Holy Navy! Eliminate the scum!"

The sound of the Hell Gun replaced the whistling of the cabin ship's ventilation ducts. More than a dozen rebel sailors didn't even have time to take off the guns on their backs before the high-energy lasers in the hands of the scouts burned through their entire chest cavities after their breastplates.

Their bodies that were hit were instantly turned into puffs of green smoke by the high temperature and disappeared into the air.

"Clear!" Without Horatio's need to give further instructions, Valina took the locator from the back of a scout and deployed it on the bulkhead using a magnetic component.

"Sir! You must be Lord Horatio Cochrane." A voice, though faint but not panicked, came from behind Horatio. The man's aura was well hidden, and he had obviously received targeted training.

Horatio looked at the man who called him, "Are you an agent of the Military Supervisory Committee?"

He looked the man dressed as a chef up and down.

"Yes, I am the chef aboard the Red October and an agent of the Military Supervisory Committee. Thank the God-Emperor, the retribution for the traitors has finally come."

(End of this chapter)