Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 699 An Instinctive Hatred for Wolves

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Zos.

The heavy landing ships of the 10th Battle Group slowly descended.

Mellon, who had just completed his training at the Legion Think Tank in Mancora and mastered the "Griffin's Roar," had become an editor.

Wearing a psychic hood made from natural psychic crystals from the Crystal Illusion realm, and holding a force field staff, he speaks to report.

"Company Commander, it has been confirmed that we have not been attacked by anti-aircraft artillery fire."

“I think they’ve already exhausted their resources in the planetary civil war.”

The "hermit" company commander of the 36th Company nodded.

He glanced at the company commanders around him, his gaze lingering on Sasebo Tezuka for a moment.

He and Mellon were the only two special individuals among the company commanders.

They are not their father's genetic offspring.

The father received the offspring of the Primarch, a being whose name cannot be mentioned, and they were assigned to the Tenth Warband.

Apart from the First Company, all the companies in the battle group were dismantled and reorganized, and twenty-three new companies were established. His company was one of the newly established companies.

He was once the adjutant of the 18th Company, but was promoted because he was a baron of the Royal Court.

The "Hermit" company commander recalled Lord Ramsay's speech at the conference held in Rose Castle, the fortress monastery in Arjiga, the chapter's exclusive recruitment world.

Lord Ramsay, who looked exactly like his father but lacked golden wings, spoke to them.

"From this day forward, they are members of the Tenth Warband."

"They are the shadow of order."

The company commanders understood the lord's meaning; they were required to accept outsiders, which was also a sign of their father's trust in their battle group.

"For the next period of time, your main task is to help them deeply understand the Legion culture and fully integrate into the warband."

Lord Ramsay's words echoed in the "hermit's" mind, and at the same time, his face, which resembled his father's, flashed before his eyes, causing him to straighten his chest.

He will not let down his father and Lord Ramsay's trust.

In order to complete his mission, the "hermit" company commander did his best to recruit fifteen men from his former company commander and bring them to the new company.

The three adjutants were the captains of the three squads he commanded when he was an adjutant.

The honor guard captain and standard bearer he assembled, along with the captains of ten squads, were elite veterans under his command.

They are also the backbone of the 36th Company.

Since the company was established, the "Hermit" company commander has been observing everyone and looking for potential captains.

Tezuka Sasebo immediately caught his attention, and most of the company respected him and obeyed his requests.

Tezuka Sasebo also clearly showed his respect for his father, which was somewhat unexpected by the company commander, but it also dispelled his last concerns.

After learning the truth, the "Hermit" company commander discovered that he and Mellon were the leaders of the new recruits, so he promoted him to become the company's first New Order Shadow Commander.

The first mission of the 36th Company after its establishment was to cooperate with "Lucifer's Black Guard" to go to Zos and submit to this planet.

“Company Commander, the Zoss have been forged into tough and ruthless warriors in the desperate war,” Mellon continued.

"Therefore, I believe that standard promotional procedures are not acceptable to them, and they have not agreed to our demands to this day."

“We need to demonstrate overwhelming force so that they realize their automatic weapons are no match for us. Only when they realize this will they accept our rule.”

The "Hermit" company commander looked at Mellon approvingly, "I'll take your suggestion."

He recalled the Second Corps' crimes of raising aliens and attacking humans, so he turned on the company's sound array channel and delivered his pre-battle speech.

“Shadows of Order, we are commanded to submit to this planet.” “During the submission process, the Father’s will must be strictly implemented.”

"We are the shadow of order, not a pack of wolves that leaves only ruins in their wake, not world-devouring savages."

When Tezuka Sasebo heard the name Space Wolf, he clenched his fists.

He loathed the name, and the iron-gray wolf.

The "Hermit" company commander solemnly emphasized, "The information issued by my father, as well as the intelligence we obtained after making contact, confirm that Zos's brutal civil war lasted for eighty-five years."

"The war destroyed their economic system, industrial facilities were razed to the ground by bombing, and the population was drastically reduced by the war."

“Every Zoth man longs for an end to the desperate war, and that is what we should take advantage of. Therefore, we will adopt the standard procedure of demonstrating force.”

The heavy landing ship slowly descended, and the "Hermit" company commander led the lined-up black-armored warriors down the deck.

Da da da……

Dense barrages of bullets shot out from behind collapsed houses and damaged machines, striking the power armor before bouncing off and scattering on the ground with a clanging sound.

The "Hermit" company commander shouted loudly, "Sasebo Tezuka, four o'clock."

Tezuka Sasebo's squad raised their bedrock-type explosive guns in unison, and with a roar, the gun barrels spat out tongues of fire.

The explosive bomb struck the wall where the Zoths were hiding, sending bricks and stones flying.

The shockwave from the explosion sent more than a dozen teenage soldiers, dressed in youth military uniforms, flying.

The women and children, hidden behind the bunker, stared in horror at the black-armored giant, at the terrifying black weapon that was even larger than their frail bodies.

The company commander and the "listeners" of each squad twitched slightly as they heard the sudden holding of breath and the violent beating of their hearts in the silent battlefield.

They dared not move, unwilling to launch a pointless attack.

“Mellon,” the “hermit” company commander called out.

Mellon stepped out of the line, the sonic channel of his helmet's loudspeaker already tuned to the same frequency as the translator.

“Zoth’s compatriots…”

In the eyes of the telekinetic psychic, gray trees appeared one by one. Sound waves passed through the branches and leaves, rippling and amplifying, and the loud voice, like thunder, resounded throughout the entire factory ruins.

boom!
A woman in tattered clothes dropped her automatic rifle and shouted something to the five child soldiers beside her.

The five children dropped their weapons, and the woman immediately squatted down, opening her arms to hug two of the children, one on each side.

bang bang bang...

Women and children dropped their weapons.

The "Hermit" company commander left a small squad behind and headed towards the city, where artillery fire was deafening.

Three minutes later, the towering city walls came into view of the shadowy figures of order.

The "Hidden Monk" company commander's eyes narrowed. His gaze pierced through the smoke and saw a group of black-armored warriors charging amidst the barrage of fire from the city walls.

Clad in black armor, they ran with the speed of an order shadow halfway through a remodeling surgery.

As they ran, they raised their Necromonda-type laser rifles and unleashed a barrage of bullets.

The dazzling beams of light shone on the city wall, hitting every target perfectly.

Lucifer Blackguard.

boom!
One of Lucifer's Blackguards was unfortunately caught in the crossfire; his breastplate was blown off, and his body was blasted to pieces.

Without pausing, Lucifer's Blackguards charged swiftly toward the city walls, braving the gunfire.

"That black-armored warrior is amazing," Tezuka Sasebo exclaimed, running alongside his company commander with his eyes fixed on the black-armored warrior who was the first to scale the city wall.

(End of this chapter)