Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 308 The "Tiger Eye" Titan Legion Trapped in the Temple of Forging

The fleet that forged the world of Incaladion had long been exhausted in the civil war.

Upon arriving in the star system, the various chapters of "Shadow of Order" immediately launched a landing operation.

Once Nimrod reached the surface, he had a clear objective: he led Rosicky Cech and the Honor Guard straight to the largest forging temple.

Rosicky deployed portals in numerous key strategic star systems, including Vostonia, and completed the deployment of fortress-level energy shields in the densely populated Hive City before returning to the Legion.

The Primarch's superhuman vision allowed him to take in the situation at the Forging Temple as soon as he stepped off the deck.

The Temple of Forging is under siege, attacked by a massive force of machine guns and armored vehicles.

They leaped over long-extinguished furnaces, stepped over shattered mechanical wreckage, and advanced amidst artillery fire.

The defenders consisted of fifteen Titans, these war machines standing around the Temple of Forging.

They are entirely yellow, standing atop a barrage of bullets, roaring angrily at the enemy.

Around them were dozens of enormous metal objects riddled with bullet holes.

In one part, the exploding reactor blew most of the body to pieces.

The wrecked Titan was surrounded by the remains of his servants who had tried to salvage him.

This is a civil war that is forging the world, a battle between ambitious men and defenders.

Nimrod said to Rosicky beside him, “My Lord of the Forge, send a message to the Tiger Eye Titan Legion guarding the Temple of Forge, telling them that we have come to their aid and to help them quell the rebellion.”

“Yes, my lord.” Rosicky accepted the order and looked at the golden mechanical eagle on his shoulder.

His helmet's signal transmitter sent command codes to the golden Garuda.

It is not an ancient relic cast from living metal, but a new era version created by Gabriel after his research.

Compared to the ancient versions created by the aliens, they have lost the technology to activate metals, resulting in reduced defenses, but they have been equipped with many human electronic technologies.

The golden Garuda then took to the air, soaring high above the attackers and flying over the Titan.

Its eyes flashed red and green light alternately, projecting binary data signals toward the tall machine below.

Outside the Temple of Forging, the Tiger Eye Titan Legion, the Warlord-class Battle Titan, the Hera Gal.

Because it has not yet established contact with Mars, the Titans of Incaladion still use ancient manufacturing techniques, and the Hera Gal is no exception.

The commander of the "Tiger Eye" Legion, Captain Ang of the Shera Gal, floated in a coffin-shaped, milky-white amniotic fluid tank.

His feet had long been removed because he no longer needed them.

His bones were weak and feeble, and his body was hunched over and curled up.

The metal can contains various chemical liquids and oxygen-rich sludge.

These smells and textures are the only things that have remained unchanged for a century, lingering in his lungs as he breathes.

The communication receiver implanted in Ang's inner ear cartilage beeps.

The receiver installed on the outer wall of the life support capsule transfers the continuously looping binary technological language to his communication receiver.

“Ang, I received a binary communication message. The sender claims that they have come to rescue Incaladion and help us quell the rebellion.”

"Destiny-32, conduct a logical assessment."

Captain Ang coldly issued the order, temporarily pulling his thoughts away from the rage of the berserk machine spirit, and letting the co-pilot take over control of the weapons.

He swam and circled in the liquid like a marine creature from the ancient past of Terra, the homeland of humankind.

Although cables, wires, and ropes were connected to his spine, skull, and limbs from the mechanical generator in the amniotic fluid chamber, he was already used to moving in this way.

Ang took a turn around to detach himself from the long battle; he needed to make a calm judgment.

While waiting, he felt the coolant circulating around him, which used to keep him warm, now felt cold, and he instinctively shrank back.

[The plasma reactor is underpowered and cannot operate at full power.]
Once Ang realized this, he immediately began to examine the situation.

The plasma reactor's power supply level is 84.17%, and energy supply from secondary power systems has been reduced, while amniotic fluid tank power supply has been reduced by 20%...

[It is estimated that the power supply will continue at the current energy consumption level for 13:37:26 on the 5th...]

Ang didn't know how much longer they could hold out, and a sense of anticipation involuntarily arose in his mind.

Time flew by, but it felt incredibly long to Ang. He could hear the booming of the explosion and feel his amniotic fluid chamber tremble slightly.

At that moment, his communication receiver emitted a mechanical sound.

"Captain, after signal comparison, the binary signal encryption identification code has only a 3.67% overlap with the traitor's and only a 5.94% overlap with Incaradeon..." "The additional identification code is the same as the identification code sent by the self-proclaimed Imperial Expeditionary Fleet 272 cycles ago."

"Based on our unit's logical evaluation, the communication information from this unit is genuine."

"Temporarily mark the enemy as friendly forces, time 19 standard time," Ang ordered the priest.

"Send our identification code to the other party."

Twenty-three seconds later, Ang received feedback and uploaded the "Tiger Eye" Titan Legion's identification code to the team's tactical network.

"go ahead!"

With Ninglu's order, the Honor Guard launched an orderly attack, unleashing a barrage of bullets upon the rebels.

Diamond-tipped warheads tore through armor, exploded inside armored vehicles, and sent them flying into the air.

Ninglu raised his left arm, and the explosive gun mounted on his power gauntlet hit its mark every time. He swung the Vaal Sword, its charged blade spinning rapidly.

The Primarch advanced rapidly while keeping an eye on the battle situation around it.

To Nimrod's left, Arcena Dunn's silver hair fluttered in the wind. He raised his hand and pushed forward, causing the advancing armored vehicle to come to a sudden stop.

He clenched his fist again, and the shell fired along the barrel exploded with a bang.

Boom boom boom!
With a deafening explosion, the armored vehicle was reduced to a pile of parts.

On the other side, San Diego Bergkamp, ​​a new recruit to the Honor Guard from the Fifth Warband, fired his explosive pistol while raising his staff.

At the top of the staff is a sparkling crystal.

That was the only item San Diego took from the Bergkamp family when he left Sepra Mundi.

During his transformation, he lost many memories, but he still mastered the skills of a psionic artisan and crafted the staff in his hand.

San Diego stepped out and into the shimmering psionic light.

The next instant, he appeared amidst a group of dozens of tanks, his staff slamming heavily onto the ground.

A dazzling light flashed, tearing apart the veil between the subspace and the real world.

The colorful vortex, visible only to psionicists and the Shadow Order who possess "warp insight," appeared out of thin air and instantly engulfed dozens of tanks, sucking them into a spatial rift.

Witnessing this, the tank driver, terrified, gave the order to attack the black-armored warriors.

But before the vortex even formed, San Diego had already taken a step forward and used "teleportation" to leave.

San Diego's performance stood out among the members of the Honor Guard.

[Not bad, he's a talented person.]
Nimrod only truly understood the Demonic and Holy Word schools after the Great Birthday Ceremony.

The Grey Knights and the Demon Inquisition are dedicated to researching demonic abilities to counter the threat of chaos.

[San Diego comes from the ancient Bergkamp family, and his demonic abilities should originate from the family. This ancient family must have mastered some related skills during the Long Night.]

Among the many psionic factions, the Demonology faction is considered the most dangerous.

Furthermore, San Diego's methods of use seem somewhat primitive and crude.
Demon users are dedicated to manipulating the interaction between the warp and the material universe; they can banish demons and open warp portals.

Compared to other psionic factions, the Demonology faction confronts chaos and demons directly, making the use of power more dangerous.

[I need to focus on San Diego, confirm his loyalty, and then tell him how to pray so that I can rescue him in time should he encounter danger.]
Before the temple was forged, Ang regained control of the Shira Gal, its machine guns spinning rapidly as it angrily unleashed its fury upon the rebels.

With a deafening explosion, Ang knew he had lost yet another Titan, yet another crew.

How much longer can we hold on?
Just as he was thinking this, a picture suddenly flashed through his mind:
The black-armored warriors suddenly appeared behind the rebel ranks and unleashed a hail of bullets upon them.

Their identification runes matched the information about the reinforcements they had just received.

Ang saw a figure taller than the other black-armored warriors striding forward.

The charged blade, flashing with blue and white light, hissed as it swept across rebel vehicles, ripping open the metal.

His heroic figure walking among the enemy troops awakened Ang's long-forgotten memories, reminding him of the decades he had spent galloping across enemy lines.

Ang shouted into the communicator, "Reinforcements have arrived!"

"For Om Messiah, for Incaradian!"

"Kill the despicable traitor!"

(End of this chapter)