Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 775 08.774: "Colonel! We request support!"

Horatio sat upright on the command throne, one hand supporting his cheek, watching expressionlessly as his bow fiercely cut through the alien pirate ship.

The black hull peeled off clusters of fragments, which scraped against the armored shell of the ship and flowed backwards like a viscous liquid, making a sharp and piercing noise that was filtered through the sound array on the command bridge.

On the command bridge, the thick armor and bridge glazing are indestructible. No sound from the outside world can penetrate directly in, and all information is broadcast internally through the sound array.

Horatio had long anticipated the report from the chief augur.

As a captain with the Void Commander skill, the command vision he possesses is far beyond the reach of ordinary human vision.

Previously, when he ordered the launch of the Diviner probe, the angle had been carefully calculated so that it could just pass through three gas clouds. Its scanning range of 800 kilometers was enough to completely cover the area in between.

"We found the attacker's tracks!"

"Macro cannon in position!"

"The nearest enemy ship is at medium range!"

"Locking!"

When the command bridge was once again filled with noisy and busy sounds, and personnel in various positions were doing their duties and working hard, Horatio still sat firmly on the command throne, his eyes fixed on the points marked by the fortune teller's detector on the void sand table.

"Power department, go full throttle and run over them. Let the power ram give those guys a proper 'hello'."

"Yes!"

The Swift Eagle rushed towards the next dangerous gas cloud area at an extremely fast speed like a mad beast.

At this moment, a lieutenant from the communications department hurried to Horatio and reported anxiously, "Captain! An urgent call from the Snow Wind Thunder!"

"Connect to the command throne." Horatio frowned slightly when he heard this, and a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.

“Colonel! I am Captain Kudo. The enemy has invaded our ship and entered the inner area.

Our ship carries a large amount of cargo that the Von Valancius Dynasty urgently needs, as well as many other valuable dynasty assets. If we suffer any loss, it will greatly affect the dynasty's service to the Divine Emperor's exploration of the star sea."

Captain Kudo's Adam's apple moved up and down nervously. He continued, "Sir, our crew can't hold on any longer. We beg you to help us!"

Horatio fell into deep thought, his mind rapidly calculating how to divide the troops.

At this moment, the Swift Eagle was still a long distance away from the Snow Wind Thunder. If the Shark assault boat was released to board the ship for rescue, the established route would have to be changed.

But if he did that, the Dark Eldar corsairs would surely seize the opportunity to flee, and all the enemy intelligence and reconnaissance readings he currently had would be wiped out.

By then, the battle will once again descend into a long game of cat and mouse.

Moreover, the enemy's new position after the change is likely to cause it to pose a huge threat to the Swift Aquila with torpedoes at a close range.

Horatio had learned from the setting materials that the Dark Eldar had a variety of torpedoes with strange functions.

Among them is a trap-type torpedo called "leech torpedo". Once it hits a ship, it will release a special substance that tightly adheres to the energy supply pipeline, continuously reducing the engine output, making it difficult for the ship to navigate. Its effect is somewhat similar to the graphite bomb in the 3K era.

Thinking back carefully, the Yukikaze Raikage claimed that there was an inexplicable problem with her engine, and it was very likely that she was attacked by this kind of torpedo.

At present, he has not found an effective way to deal with this thorny problem, and the efficiency of emergency repairs to remove such attachments is also very low, so he can only ensure that the Swift Aquila will never be hit by any enemy torpedo.

Otherwise, once the maneuverability that it is proud of is lost, even the Dreadnought-class, a light cruiser of the Imperial Navy and known as the pirate nemesis, will lose its speed and become a fish on the enemy's chopping board to be slaughtered at will.

Just as he was hesitating, a smiling female voice sounded from behind him: "Captain, please give me a Hell Sniper Task Force. I can lead the Black Shield Squad to rescue the Snow Wind Thunder first."

The young Inquisitor Thei, wearing tall riding boots, walked towards him with brisk steps.

"We don't know the specific situation of the enemy, I can't let you go rashly." "I am the alien inquisitor of the Anti-Xenophobia Order, Darling." Thei's face was filled with smiles. After several close and in-depth exchanges, her way of addressing Horatio has become more intimate.

"Who on this ship is more suitable than me to deal with these aliens?"

There was a cold and hungry look in her eyes as she continued, "I have always longed to obtain a complete dark Eldar specimen, and I don't want to miss this great opportunity. Darling, leave the task to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, five fully armed Black Shield monks also took heavy steps, stepped onto the gray-black deck, and stood in an orderly manner behind Thei.

Each of these Black Shield monks exudes a completely different temperament.

Some were full of fighting spirit, and were eager to try; some had angry looks on their faces, as if their anger would explode at any time; others were rubbing their hands together, making a "bang bang" sound, and could not wait to join the battle; there was also one person who looked indifferent, as if this action had nothing to do with him, and he was just interrupted for no reason and was forced to come over.

Horatio frowned again as he looked at this team with such different styles.

[At least they have proven their loyalty and ability in the Carpathian underground.]
"Chief Sergeant Valina!"

"Here!!!" A hoarse and magnetic female voice, like a thunderous war drum, came from the stairs leading to the command bridge.

Valina was seen fully armed, wearing a red beret, holding the Hell Gun in both hands. She was standing meticulously beside the Military Supervisor Farida Hood, guarding the safety of the bridge.

Hearing the call, she quickly saluted Military Inspector Hood with a standard military salute. After receiving the other party's nod of permission, she immediately left her guard post and strode over.

“Choose the most elite warriors from among your men and carry out this assistance operation together with Inquisitor Thei.

I authorize you to use all the weapons. Whether it is the alien equipment seized before or Lati's inventions in the armory, you can use them at will!"

"Yes! Captain, please rest assured." This tall, strong, muscular, and battle-hardened Catachan female soldier, with a fiery flame in her eyes, saluted Horatio with a solemn Sky Eagle salute. At the same time, she couldn't help licking the shallow scar at the corner of her lips. It can be seen that this strong female warrior who has experienced the test of life and death has long been ready to find these aliens to settle the old account of the scar.

On the Yukikaze Thunder, fierce gunfire echoed in cabin after cabin.

However, what was strange was that every time the cold footsteps "thumped" past, the sound of gunfire would stop abruptly, just like a breeze blowing, followed by the dull thud of heads falling to the ground and the heavy sound of bodies falling to the ground.

A hooded mother, holding her swaddled baby tightly in her arms and holding her young daughter in the other hand, fled in panic between the cabins.

The pitching and shaking of the boat woke the baby in the cradle slightly, and he started crying, exposing their whereabouts.

"Go back! If every refugee runs around like you, how can we maintain order!" A mercenary, holding an automatic rifle, blocked the mother's way like a door god.

"Please, please, there's no safe place around here.

You see, I am with my child, it is too dangerous, please let me hide in a deeper cabin." The woman begged bitterly with tears in her voice.

"No! We are carrying important goods from the Von Valancius Merchant Dynasty! Don't make excuses, we have to be responsible to our employer!" the mercenary scolded mercilessly.

Suddenly, a mercenary captain in carapace armor came over and held down his men.

The man reeked strongly of alcohol, and his face was flushed from being drunk. The captain had clearly issued a level one combat alert, but he walked over unsteadily as if he had just woken up drunk from the ship's bar. He didn't even wear a helmet.

The captain of the mercenaries adjusted his golden brown hair, propped up the bulkhead with one hand, leaned forward, raised his hand and pinched the young woman's beautiful chin, with a malicious smile on his face: "Want to enter the inner cabin? Haha, it's not impossible, as long as you can let me enter your 'inner cabin' to experience it, it's equal exchange, this is fair. Those aliens can't come in here, there is no safer area than the cabin full of the cargo of the Von Valancius Dynasty!"

The woman was both ashamed and angry, and pushed the mercenary captain away.

However, this action resulted in even more brutal physical control from the opponent.

During the scuffle, the woman's sharp nails scratched a bloody mark on the mercenary captain's face.

In an instant, the fierce fight and resistance stopped instantly. The mercenary captain covered his scratched face, lowered his head slowly with a gloomy face; the woman was also frightened by the scene just now and stood there in a panic.

(End of this chapter)