Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 354 The Shadow Warship of Falsified Readings
The battle for proof that Urian Bendreig had been hoping for finally arrived in the first month of 842.

After sacrificing forty-three capital ships, the First Legion finally reached high orbit around the Holy Grail Star.

Bendreig personally led the 8th Regiment, the unit he belonged to before becoming corps commander, to launch the first airborne assault.

After leaping out of the drop pod, he calmly aimed and fired at the beam of light fired by the Mitu people.

A high-explosive bullet shattered the alien's disc-shaped vehicle.

The soldiers of the Eighth Battle Group then stepped out, the roar of their explosive guns echoing through the sacred land of the aliens.

In Bendreg's goggles, the runes representing each squad gradually lit up.

Amid the chaos of the landing, the soldiers of the Eighth Battle Group quickly formed ranks.

Bendreig led his troops forward, and the Metu's arcane technology caused considerable losses to the Eighth Warband's warriors, but it could not stop them from advancing toward the Grail Temple.

On the steps before the shimmering Grail-shaped temple, Bendreg encountered a creature dressed in shimmering robes, its body resembling the iridescent colors of the Metu people, an alien form that seemed both real and illusory.

As a master swordsman of the First Legion, Bendreg was immediately drawn to the longsword in his hand, which resembled wisps of green smoke.

He stared intently at the longsword, its hilt seemingly growing out of the hand rather than being forged, connected to his claws.

The blade projected an ethereal energy field, like dancing and shimmering smoke and mist.

Bendreig raised his sword, assumed a fighting stance, and approached High Priest Mitu.

High Priest Mitu let out a piercing scream that Bendreg couldn't understand, but he could guess it was probably something like blasphemy.

Bendreg stared intently at his opponent, launching an attack as the man lunged at him in anger.

Bendreg blocked the alien's attack, then twisted his wrist, passing over the ethereal, smoky blade, and aimed straight for the enemy's neck.

High Priest Mitu seemed to have anticipated this, and he nimbly dodged the attack.

Bendreg clashed with the alien in close combat, his blade leaving a trail of eerie blue light and wisps of smoke in the air.

The soldiers of the Eighth Legion, with complete confidence in their commander, rained bullets down on the Mitu people, preventing them from getting closer.

Bendreg did not disappoint them; the First Legion's sword masters launched a fierce and relentless attack, even faster than the High Priest's foresight.

His sword-wielding speed was not as fast as Bendreig's swift swordsmanship.

Bendreg left numerous sword wounds on the anemone's body with a series of continuous strikes.

High Priest Mitu's speed decreased until he could no longer keep up with Bendreig's attacks.

Bendreg twisted the charged blade, and as the blades clashed, he suddenly rolled the power sword, delivering a precise blow that pierced High Priest Mitu's abdomen.

Accompanied by the sharp roar of the disintegrating force field, large chunks of flesh were torn apart.

Bendreg delivered another slash, shattering the anemone's body.

While the First Legion was purging the Metu aliens on the Holy Grail, they returned to Nimrod in Mezoa and launched their own offensive.

The only way for Mezoa to reach the Manach system is through Moab, which is also the relatively stable meeting point of subspace waves between the Cyclops Cluster and Manach.

Therefore, the cold desert planet Moab, devoid of any resources, became the largest human colony in the surrounding region.

Centuries ago, the shadow of the Metu people shrouded the skies of Moab, and the world became their factory of flesh and blood.

Per Koscielny led the 11th Army Corps, ordered to attack Moab and seize the gateway to Manach.

In the second month of 842, the fleet of the Eleventh Army arrived in Moab.

Relic-class warship, Son of Vostonia, Simulated Sanctuary.

The runes in the niche shimmered, and the electronic devices activated, flashing a blue light.

Per sat in a cable-wrapped seat that resembled an airdrop capsule. He had just connected to a neural interface that ran directly to his spine when he was immediately thrown into a daze and swallowed up by a sea of ​​data.

Based on data from both sides in Moab, he, along with dozens of auxiliary officers, completed calculations and formulated a battle plan.

Frigates and destroyers were the first to move out, forming an assault formation that created a spreading sphere of destruction.

Subsequently, the capital ships increased their power, and the two battleships, the Vostonia Sword of the First Company and the Vostonia Shield of the Second Company, became the two flank hammers, smashing down on the Mitu warship.

Only the Son of Vostonia did not approach the battlefield. The Relic-class warships fully utilized their firepower advantage to launch a deadly sniper attack on the Mitu warship.

As the most outstanding "lawyer" under the Black Emperor, Pell knows how to leverage his strengths and strike at the enemy's weaknesses.

Having gained an advantage in the void battle, Per began another mission: to test twelve warships equipped with modified Randan alien spoofing data technology.

He planned and deployed twelve warships in the same area, with no friendly warships around.

Deploying warships in the deep void is no easy task, but dealing with the Shadow Order, which possesses a simulated sanctuary, is far easier than with most Imperial fleets. The twelve black warships did not disrupt the lines of friendly ships, while equally armed warships were deployed to fill their positions.

More than five hundred warships completed a perfect coordination in the void.

Compared to the scheduling requirements for coordination, the number of liaison ships in the fleet has been significantly reduced, to only one-tenth of the previous number.

In fact, liaison ships have almost no effect on the current "shadow of order," and they are only kept in order to deal with extreme situations.

Relying on its powerful heart, the Punishment-class reactor, the "Shadow of Order" warship can provide higher power to the communication array system, in addition to carrying various systems such as weapons and void shields.

The simulated sanctuary can therefore take over the duties of the communication ships and reduce the need for communication personnel on each warship.

The flagship of the First Company, the Sword of Vostonia, saw Gibbs in the simulated sanctuary clearly understand his duties.

With a sudden inspiration, he selected a main warship in the Mitu fleet and issued instructions to the technical sergeant in charge of the experiment.

At a straight-line distance of five meters, the technical sergeant immediately issued the order.

The battleship's newly installed stealth force field generator is operating at full power.

The technical sergeant checked all the data and confirmed that thousands of generators were running.

Especially regarding generators related to ether, the Metu are skilled in arcane technology, and their remote sensing systems are also based on ether readings.

Gibbs's focus was more comprehensive, most directly reflected in the outcome: whether the enemy attacked the Sword of Vostonia.

After the battleship's two large cannons fired two rounds at the enemy ship, he realized that the Mitu warship had failed to identify his own flagship, which had cut between them.

They were like dull spheres, foolishly continuing to spin, mistaking Gothic Imperial warships for friendly vessels.

The data feedback was compiled to Per, and it was found that none of the twelve warships had been attacked by the enemy, indicating that the test was a success.

With the victory in the Void War secured, Per gave the order for the Son of Vostonia to reach high orbit in Moab.

After attacking the Mitu's orbital defenses, Per ordered an orbital airdrop.

The void port of Moab is crucial to the future "Shadow of Order" and must not be reduced to ruins by war.

Per boarded the drop pod and plummeted toward the largest void port scanned by the Auger Matrix.

The people inside the labor camp stared in astonishment at the blinding, rain-like light flashing in the sky.

After exiting the drop pod, Per gathered his guards and charged toward the massive domed building in the center of the port.

He raised his archaeological pistol and fired a purgatory bomb.

The diamond warhead pierced the disc-shaped Mitu chariot, releasing oxygen-phosphorus gel that incinerated the aliens. At the same time, he drew his golden longsword.

"For the King of Vostonia!" Per shouted, silently chanting in his heart, "For the Black Emperor! For my lord!"

He then brandished the golden longsword that the Black Emperor had personally forged during his battle with Primarch Vokhan, and charged into the horde of Xenomorphs, the blade spinning rapidly as he slashed.

Per felt a surge of power within his body.

The Black Emperor has only ever forged one weapon by his own hand, and it is now in his own hands—what an honor!

The "barbarian" let out a "wild howl," and more than twenty Mitu aliens swayed, their eyes filled with stars.

The "barbarian" savagely crashed into the aliens, its golden blade gleaming, and the Metu's arcane weapons were brutally shattered by its powerful force.

Bathed in a light as brilliant as the wings of the Father of Genetics, the guards followed in Per's footsteps.

The golden light, like a spearhead, tore through the alien formation until it was forced to stop outside the dome-shaped building.

The anemone-shaped body of the Mitu Guard General burst out from the defense command post, enveloped in a smoky light.

A dense barrage of projectiles rained down on his energy shield, creating a series of explosive sounds.

Boom boom boom!
Per noticed that the Mitu alien's shield remained intact despite the attacks from the guards.

He raised the crystal-like pistol in his hand and fired an orange beam.

The beam struck a guard on the left, piercing his powered armor, and the smell of burning filled the air.

The newly appointed "briber," Per, raised his archaeological pistol and handed General Mitu five Infernal Explosives.

Mitu's arcane shield was covered by burning chemical fuel, but General Mitu was not flustered. This level of attack could not break his arcane energy field.

But the arcane shield vanished abruptly the next moment.

When General Mitu was puzzled, Per suddenly appeared in front of him, wielding his golden longsword and slashing at the anemone's body.

(End of this chapter)