Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 764 07.763: "No betrayal, no disappointment, only loyalty"

He subconsciously raised his warhammer, but was instantly pressed down by the strong hand of the man he was facing.

"Greetings to you, Inquisitor Black Hammer." Horatio smiled wryly and looked down at Inquisitor Black Hammer with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

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Black Hammer looked at the man in disbelief. He was sure that he was not mistaken. This face was that of the popular hero of the Imperial Navy, a face he had seen at least hundreds of times in various reports and materials.

But the man in front of him was now wearing a set of armor that was obviously more advanced and solid than the power armor. Just from his appearance, he gave people an extremely powerful sense of oppression and deterrence.

Moreover, he was much taller and more handsome than any of the ones he had seen before.

When I first saw him, he was only about 1.8 meters tall and I was looking down at him from a high position. But after walking on the ground, I realized that his height is probably over 2.1 meters now.

[This is impossible... How did he do that? ? ?]
Black Hammer looked the man up and down in disbelief. Dressed in armor, he didn't look like the captain of an Imperial Navy battleship at all. Instead, he looked like a god of war from a legendary sculpture group, wearing mighty armor and a dashing cloak. He was tall and strong, looking down at all living things in front of him.

Just from the aura, he overwhelmed himself, a high-level inquisitor, as if he was the lord inquisitor and he was just an acolyte of the Inquisition.

"I'm very sorry, my uniform was destroyed during the ground battle, and this is the only suit I have left.

The judge seemed very anxious and did not wait for me in the reception room, but now, please follow me back to the reception room." Horatio said slowly, with a hint of unquestionable in his tone.

"You are suspected of violating the Guilliman Code! You must know that as a captain of the Imperial Navy, you have interfered with the duties of the Astra Militarum!" Black Hammer said sternly: "Captain Cochrane, for the sake of your loyalty and honor, you should now go with me to the Commissioner of the Military Affairs Department for a legality review. I think you should be very clear about what you can and cannot do..."

"The commissioner is here." Thei turned his gaze away from Horatio and said lightly, interrupting the Black Hammer Inquisitor's speech.

Everyone turned their eyes to look at one side of the corridor, and saw four military supervisors wearing the black and gold uniforms of the Ministry of Military Affairs escorting a group of civilian officials in robes walking towards them.

Farida, wearing the platinum uniform of the Military Supervisory Commissioner, also came along and was whispering something to her colleagues in the Military Supervisory Bureau.

The group of people who came stood in front of Horatio and Black Hammer.

"We have already heard from Military Supervisor Hood on the way. Judge, the document is legal because it says 'Acting'. It is not a formal commission that exceeds authority."

The Military Supervisor of the Military Affairs Department took out the letter of appointment issued by General Blücher to Horatio at that time, and said in a businesslike manner: "We have reviewed General Blücher and the military order from the Military Affairs Department. The military order is legal and valid, and complies with the procedures. The number on it matches the document number recorded in the Military Affairs Department's documents."

Horatio raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He realized that this was a combination of special skills performed by Thei and Farida, which cleverly resolved the possible crisis.

"That's right, and my letter of appointment is completely legal, because I am not a member of the Imperial Navy, but the Military Supervision Department. We have general military supervision authority." Farida showed her military supervision law enforcement certificate to the special commissioners of the Military Affairs Department and continued:
"When there is a shortage of officers, I have the right to concurrently serve as the military supervisor and regiment commander. This is the power granted to me by the Military Supervisory Department."

"I found out that the 1313th Infantry Regiment lost its flag and honor during a military parade. Captain Cochrane, as the acting commander of the 1313th Infantry Regiment, should you respond to the Military Affairs Department for the regiment's incompetence?" Black Hammer suddenly changed the subject and raised the next question from a completely new angle, deliberately emphasizing the title of "Captain".

In the human empire, "incompetence" is also a serious crime. It represents blasphemy against the Lord of mankind, represents a failure to fulfill one's duties, and represents the possibility of facing execution as a death penalty.

The military supervisors of the Military Affairs Department looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, and then their eyes became sharp. They looked at Horatio and said, "Sir, this does require a detailed report. After all, it involves accusations of 'incompetence' and 'malfeasance'. We all know that incompetence and malfeasance are the breeding ground for betrayal.

We need to conduct some investigations on the 1313th Infantry Regiment to save you trouble. You certainly don't want to be questioned later, so we simply get to the bottom of this investigation, which is good for everyone. " Seeing that a troublesome thing was about to find him, Horatio couldn't help but frowned. He looked at Farida, and there was a flash of panic in her eyes. The atmosphere instantly became tense.

When several people started thinking about how to deal with the situation at the same time, the clerk of the Military Affairs Department next to them spoke.

"Dear servants of the Emperor, please allow me to interrupt for a moment."

The clerk stood in front of his mobile scripture desk and spoke in a calm tone.

The mobile book stand was a four-wheeled vehicle with a robot servant in front, with its arms stretched backwards, supporting a book stand. On the stand was a large book cover with densely packed text on it, carrying records of various levels of confidentiality belonging to the Military Affairs Department.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the clerk of the Military Affairs Department. If their eyes had any warmth, the book would have been on fire.

The clerk ignored everyone's gazes and continued, "According to several reports received by the Military Affairs Department, after the 1313th Infantry Regiment was attacked during the parade, all members fought to the death to defend the regiment's flag and wiped out a large number of traitors and heretics. They fought bravely until the last man was killed. Since then, the 1313th Infantry Regiment has never been rebuilt."

"What?" Everyone said in unison, with surprise on their faces.

"No reconstruction? Are you sure?" Inquisitor Black Hammer questioned, "What regiment did Captain Cochrane join?"

"I understand your suspicion, Inquisitor, but it is indeed true. The 1313th Infantry Regiment has completely ceased to exist since the massacre at the military parade. At least in the military affairs department's organization table, it has only a number waiting to be revoked." The clerk's tone remained calm, as if he was stating a very ordinary fact.

"No 93 survivors?" Horatio asked anxiously.

"No."

The clerk flipped a page, pursed his lips and said, "According to the latest records, the 1313th Infantry Regiment fought hard until only a 93-man color guard was left, commanded by a grenadiers sergeant. Their officers, from the colonel to the captain, had all died in the line of duty.

According to the descriptions of the survivors of the 1314th Infantry Regiment and some video footage, this 93-man flag guard stood on top of the pile of corpses. They inserted the golden flag into the bodies of the traitors and formed a circular battle formation to cover the retreat of the remnants of the 1314th Infantry Regiment. The video footage recorded the whole process of their bloody battle until the last man fell.

The clerk called up the image, and the servo skull projected onto the bulkhead of the deck the actual footage of the military supervisor of the 1314th Infantry Regiment risking his life to film before retreating.

Horatio's eyes suddenly widened. In the image, the grenadier sergeant who was very familiar to him was shot several times, and a big bloody hole was made in his chest by plasma.

He knelt down under the military flag with difficulty, pulled the trigger with his last bit of strength, and used the charging mode to blow up the head of the traitor who tried to climb to the top of the mountain to seize the flag. Then he was torn to pieces by the traitors who rushed over, and fell under the military flag he swore to protect with his life.

"So, I think we can put an end to your debate now."

The clerk closed the book and said solemnly: "The 1313th Infantry Regiment fulfilled their duty to the Lord of Mankind with blood. All of them died in the line of duty, and no one survived.

There is no betrayal, no disappointment, only loyalty.

May the God-Emperor bless these heroic souls and return them to the Golden Throne."

(End of this chapter)