Warhammer: This Galen's Heart of Steel

Chapter 75 The Conspiracy Behind the Civil War

The melta torpedo ignored the void shield raised by the Spirit of Vengeance and hit the flagship's left flank. The thick armor plate melted instantly and a large hole was created in the wall.

The severe wind pressure pushed the scorching molten breath into the closed corridor, and the scorching explosion flames instantly engulfed several unlucky Moon Wolf warriors.

Against the pitch-black background of deep space, dense dots of light lit up as hundreds of melta torpedoes aimed at the macrogun array of the Spirit of Vengeance in an attempt to destroy the Luna Wolves' weapon system.

Boom boom boom——

Before the melta torpedoes got close, a series of small-scale light defensive weapon arrays opened fire. Although these light defensive weapons were unable to kill the entire battleship, they were enough to destroy enemy torpedoes and attack aircraft.

A dazzling red flash lit up in the universe, and the spherical explosion light wave expanded rapidly, engulfing the meteorite groups suspended in space, and the aftermath of the explosion spread hundreds of kilometers away.

The aftermath of the melta torpedo explosion had not yet subsided when the next round of retaliation from the Dreadnaught Vanguard arrived. The macro-cannon array opened fire, pouring huge shells, missiles, plasma images and even crackling laser beams towards the Spirit of Vengeance.

Similar to the Light Lance, each round of live ammunition or energy can only affect a relatively small area, completely destroying the target it directly hits. However, the chain explosions, plasma flames and shock waves generated by rounds of barrages are enough to make the target within ten square kilometers in danger.

At this moment, the Spirit of Vengeance was completely engulfed by the light waves of the explosion. The alarm lights inside the flagship hummed, and a dim red light enveloped every corner. The solemn atmosphere was beyond description.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Abaddon slammed his fist on the console. The attack came too suddenly. Their fleet had no time to react and was pinned down by the fierce artillery fire, unable to move.

"These bastards have definitely planned this for a long time. The negotiations are just a cover. They have been planning how to quickly destroy us!"

He roared angrily at the communication channel that could not be connected.

Staring at the continuously decreasing value of the Void Shield on the screen, Abaddon understood that if he didn't find a counterattack point to escape the bombardment of the macro cannon array, the moment the Void Shield was overloaded would be the moment when the entire legion would perish.

The Dreadnought.

Staring at the deep space lit up by artillery fire, Galen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window without saying a word, his eyes cold as if he was staring at a group of dead people.

"My Lord, the void shields of the Luna Wolves Fleet can't hold out for long. With two legions launching macro artillery attacks at the same time, they have no time to react in the face of a surprise attack. Several cruisers in the outermost group have already been unable to hold out and have been directly blasted into space junk by the artillery fire."

Maxim stood behind him, reporting the current battle situation to the Primarch.

"Is there any communication back from Horus?"

Galen asked suddenly.

"No, no communication was received. It seems that they intend to fight us with their fists."

The Primarch nodded. The situation had become so bad, but Horus had no intention of talking. This meant that he was determined to protect those people at all costs, which further proved that he had something to hide.

Then he ordered.

"Preheat the light spear array in advance, wait for the opportunity for the void shield to overload, and directly destroy the Spirit of Vengeance."

Light Lance is a Class I massive energy weapon. To be classified as a Light Lance, a weapon must be able to fire a sustained stream of energy from a long distance, enough to tear a large hole in a capital ship, or cut a frigate in half without its shields deployed.

The initial killing range for orbital bombardment is no more than 100 meters squared, but any target hit directly by it will be instantly blasted to pieces, with no chance of survival. The secondary shock wave generated by the beam can damage the surrounding area of ​​nearly one square kilometer, ignite buildings, and evaporate the water in the body. After a hit, there will be basically nothing left except ashes and charred stones.

Powerful and accurate compared to the Macrocannon, but with a slower rate of fire. While it does a good job of damaging heavily armored targets, its lower rate of fire makes it difficult to deplete shields. Ships equipped with the Light Lance usually use the Macrocannon to deal with shields and the Light Lance to deal with the enemy ship itself, as each hit is too precious to be wasted on the enemy's shields.

Suppress the enemy fleet with a macro cannon array, consume the void shield overload, and then cooperate with the instantaneous light spear attack, a set of combined punches can take the Shadow Moon Wolf's life.

Of course, this tactic can only maximize the results of the battle by launching a surprise attack when the opponent is completely unprepared.

"Yes!"

Just as he finished speaking, the Dreadnought suddenly shook violently, the space to the left of the flagship was illuminated by light, and a battle barge was submerged by the explosion light wave.

"what happened."

The Primarch's deep, deep voice rang out in the command room, and a Space Marine stood up in response.

"Somehow, several Luna Wolves' strike ships bypassed the suppression blockade of the macro artillery array and attacked our fleet from the side."

"Jia Wen, go deal with those ships!"

The Primarch gave the order.

"clear."

The team led by Seganus broke through the artillery blockade and launched a sudden attack, successfully destroying a small part of the macro artillery strike group.

The pressure on the Spirit of Vengeance was greatly reduced, leaving room for more raids to disrupt the Fearless Vanguard's tactical configuration.

Inside the ship.

Seganus was still trying to call the Dreadnought, hoping to get in touch with the Second Primarch, stop the armed conflict, and resolve the matter through negotiations.

Looking at the communication channel that still had no response, Seganus' heart was filled with gloom. The Fearless Vanguard was determined to fight to the death with the Moon Wolves.

boom--

The spaceship suddenly shook violently. A shell hit the void shield. The huge impact force of the explosion caused the spaceship to deviate from its cruising route in an instant, and it turned to one side like a crashed fighter plane.

Seganus held onto the seat handle tightly to steady his swaying body, while calmly giving orders.

However, it did not open fire to fight back. Instead, it distanced itself from the Fearless Vanguard's battle barge, lowered its void shield, removed its energy passport, shut down the spacecraft's power engine, and hovered the ship in space.

He still hadn't given up the idea of ​​talking to the Fearless Pioneer.

On the opposite side, Jarvan naturally noticed the abnormal behavior of Seganus. Staring at the spaceship hovering in space without any defense, he hesitated whether to open fire and destroy the other party.

"This is a good opportunity. Their commander is on that ship. We can kill him with just one quick round of gunfire!"

Beside him, Silas instigated.

In response to Silas' words, Jarvan shook his head.

"Get ready to board. I want to fight the Luna Wolves. They have already invited me to a boarding battle. If I don't accept it, it will make me look like a coward."

"A fearless pioneer who never refuses anyone's duel request."

This is the legion culture. Even Garen, the legion commander, would accept a duel invitation from a recruit without hesitation.

The rule of the Fearless Vanguard is that whoever has the bigger fist has the final say. If a new recruit can defeat Garen in a duel, he will become the new legion commander.

Of course, this rule of dueling for the top is only suitable for members of the Fearless Vanguard. If an outsider wants to become the leader of the Fearless Vanguard, he must first be a Fearless Vanguard who accepts the legion culture.

"Damn it! Obviously, artillery salvos are the fastest way to reduce casualties and eliminate the enemy, and you're joining your mother's army?"

Silas grabbed Jarvan's wrist and scolded him, "You are sending them to their deaths. I will never allow such a fearless sacrifice to happen in front of me!"

Jarvan shook off Silas's iron-like hand, stared into his eyes and replied.

"Silas, we've talked about this before. Do you remember what happened the last time you were asked to lead the newly established Dalian?

Your order was to hold on to that strategically important planet and prevent the orcs from taking it, but what did you do? You took them and ran away because you thought it was a meaningless sacrifice.

Afterwards, the soldiers of the 14th Company complained to Maxim, and you were removed from your position as company commander. Do you remember?
Remember Silas, they are warriors, fearless pioneers. Courage and honor are the warriors' creed and the foundation of the Legion."

After Jarvan left, Silas stood there with his head down, not saying a word, his fists clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound.

On the deck, a boarding team led by Jarvan arrived on the Moon Wolves' ship with the help of a teleportation device.

He held the Halberd of Atama, ready to fight the enemy hand to hand, but found that there was no one on the deck.

No, to be precise there is only one person, and that is Seganus of the Council of Four Kings.

"What do you mean?"

Jarvan took a few steps forward, pointing the Halberd of Atama at Seganus' head and questioning.

"Are you going to betray your legion? This is a shameful act. I don't need such a despicable person as a prisoner."

"I will not betray my legion. I will always be loyal to my primarch. There is no such thing as a traitor among the warriors of the Luna Wolves."

In response to Jarvan's questioning, Seganus spoke calmly.

"There is no traitor. It's just that you are incompetent and can't detect the betrayal of your subordinates."

Jarvan's words were full of aggressiveness. He liked the Primarch Leman Russ, and the death of the Wolf King made him very sad.

Therefore, he had no good face towards the Legion that was the culprit for the death of the Primarch.

"I'm not here to argue with you, Jarvan. I need to meet your Primarch as soon as possible. It's fine between the two legions, but there's no need to escalate it to armed conflict."

Jarvan raised his eyebrows and cursed the Moon Wolves' shameless behavior in his heart. Maxim had talked to them before, but they refused to hand over the person. Now that they were fighting, they couldn't win and had to negotiate.

He knew that the Primarch had been waiting for Horus to surrender since the first melta torpedo was launched, but in the end he never received any communication from that guy.

"Peace talks? Is this your personal wish or Horus's?"

Just as Seganus was about to answer, a dazzling laser beam came out of nowhere and hit Seganus' ship hard.

The laser beam pierced through the control room of the spacecraft and then pierced into the deck. The hard metal deck could not withstand the power of the laser beam at all. It melted into red-hot molten iron the moment it came into contact with the metal. The laser beam continued to penetrate into the interior of the spacecraft at an extremely fast speed.

Rumble——!
The laser beam pierced into the power room, the power core was easily melted, the subspace engine suffered devastating damage, and a huge yellow explosion light wave engulfed half of the ship.

"Damn it! Silas!"

Garen raised his head and glared in the direction of the spaceship. He was 100% sure that it was Silas's doing.

Without having time to listen to Seganus's further explanation, Jarvan and the boarding team returned to the spaceship.

As a close friend of Horus, Seganus possesses excellent strategic sense and sensitivity.

Just as he was negotiating with important figures of the Fearless Vanguard, a sudden attack disrupted everything and he smelled a conspiracy.

Seganus speculated that there was a huge black hand behind all the events, including the death of the Wolf King.

Because, as the captain of the first company of the legion, Jarvan's attitude to a certain extent represents the attitude of the Dauntless Vanguard and even the Primarch.

Faced with the request for peace talks, Jarvan did not show any obvious resistance, but the communication with the Fearless Vanguard was always disconnected, which is worth pondering.

A mysterious figure is preventing the possibility of peaceful dialogue between the two legions. His goal is to cause infighting between the Luna Wolves and the Void Vanguard.

Seganus suddenly realized, but it was too late. Jarvan had already led the gang members away.

The explosion started from the power room and spread to other areas of the spacecraft. Seganus realized that he did not have much time left. He must return to the Spirit of Vengeance alive and inform the Primarch of the whole matter to stop this infighting in the legion that would bring joy to his enemies and grief to his loved ones.

Seganus rushed to the warehouse where the short-range sub-light speed airships were parked at an extremely fast speed.

In the closed corridor, the rapid footsteps of Seganus could be heard. He was racing against time. The huge explosion had already spread over. The rumbling sound and the scorching temperature were chasing after him. The exposed skin was burned by the extremely high temperature of the explosion, and red and swollen blisters appeared.

The Shark-class assault boat is just ahead.

Rumbling--

Several of the Moon Wolves' attacking spaceships were destroyed by the explosion, and the aftermath of the blast even spread to the ground, causing the glass of the spaceships to tremble.

Jarvan walked into the spaceship with a gloomy look. Silas was sitting in the command position, directing the Space Marines to continuously fire at the debris of Seganus' spaceship, vowing to destroy them until not a single atom was left.

"Good job you did!"

The angry Jarvan could no longer suppress his emotions. He walked up to Silas and punched him in the side of the face.

Boom-!
Silas was punched and sent flying, his back hitting the wall hard, causing a dent in the metal wall.

"Cease fire immediately!"

Jarvan shouted angrily.

"Silas, what on earth were you thinking? Your comrades were on that ship! You were crazy enough to fire!"

"I just used my own way to avoid meaningless sacrifice. Didn't you return safely?"

Silas got up from the ground and wiped the blood oozing from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand!

"You ruined everything. There was a possibility of peace talks. The Primarch was waiting for them to surrender!"

Garen roared angrily, then his face suddenly changed as he suddenly thought of something.

he asked coldly.

"Silas, you won't betray the Fearless Vanguard."

Silas, who was lying on the ground with his head lowered, suddenly narrowed his pupils and replied in a calm tone.

"I will never betray the Legion."

"I just wanted to protect my comrades."

(End of this chapter)