Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 113: Renegade Warband and Deathwatch
Nearly a company of Astratar of the Skull Reaver warband had all come to the surface, and were walking towards Volten, led by their warband lords.

They brutally killed anyone who stood in their way and began to occupy important positions in the palace.

The leader was none other than the warband lord, Gains Skulltaker.

There were also several skulls hanging around his waist, these skulls were all from the Astartes he had killed.

"Mortal, kneel before the Blood God's messenger and hand over this planet. You are unworthy of the Blood God's favor."

The shoulder armor of these Astartes was decorated with the emblem of the warband painted with ground skulls, but the power armor made up of various models showed that this warband had not had a good time.

Many parts of the power armor had obvious bullet marks and traces of knife and axe chopping, and even the grenade launchers in their hands looked very old.

And this is indeed the case. The remaining number of this warband is not large. They are not subject to the number limit of the loyal warband, but they have also lost the supply from the empire.

They devour other warbands in the Warp and plunder their supplies.

However, the supplies looted by the poor from the poor were not enough to support the operation of the entire war gang.

They even lack the ability to replace some damaged parts of the power armor.

The constant battles with other warbands in the Warp have caused them heavy losses, forcing them to come to this world to replenish their manpower. They not only try to select qualified new blood for the warband, but also need many mortal Chaos traitors.

The entire planet is full of unimaginable wealth, and the output here can be exchanged for a lot of good things with the black oil man.

Walton's behavior was also a pleasant surprise to the skull-takers, saving them a lot of effort.

With the arrival of this group of Astartes, the guards of the former Winsterkel Dynasty around Walten also gathered around him.

They were also blessed by Khorne and became even more powerful.

Obviously, Walton does not want to give up the results accumulated over the past decades.

These renegade Astartes also raised their bolters, Volten and his followers also took out their weapons, and a large number of Khorne's mortal believers also rushed here.

Completely consumed by the desire to fight, they dared to fight even if they were Astartes.

The vampires in the palace watched all this with great interest. Although it was Walten who summoned them to this world, they would not obey his orders.

But they also won't help the skull-takers.

No matter who is fighting, as long as there is blood and skulls, that's what they want to see.

When the chaotic civil war was about to break out, Walten and Gaines both stopped what they were doing.

They all received news from orbit.

Sivir is leading the fleet through Mandeville Point and entering this galaxy.

The severity of the Chaos corruption within the galaxy has caused the surrounding subspace to become unstable. During the process of breaking into the galaxy, a small amount of subspace corruption even leaked into the battleship.

It caused mutations among the crew members in several cabins, causing some unrest.

Aboard the Kulda Dynasty flagship, the Relentless Flame, Sivir watched the fleet leap into the system.

The Ruthless Flame, a heavy cruiser with a length of five kilometers, is like a behemoth. Since its completion, this battleship has been in service for thousands of years. It has experienced countless owners. It was modified into its current appearance at the cost of trillions of throne coins by the Kurda Dynasty.

But he soon discovered a serious problem.

The huge mouth of the void above the planet that seemed to be about to open indicated that the planet had completely fallen.

"Is it almost transformed into a demon world?... How could it be so fast?!"

He knew very well how difficult it would be to attack this planet and the losses would be unimaginable.

But if we really watch this planet being swallowed up and important planets being sacrificed, then this galaxy will become a bridge connecting the subspace and reality.

At that time, a steady stream of demons and even traitors will be able to reach the real universe more easily from here.

The sacrifice will be even greater then.

"Aspires, order the fleet to attack before it's too late! For the God-Emperor, for the Empire!"

Looking at the planet in front of him, Asbais was more enthusiastic than ever before.

A combined fleet consisting of the Imperial Navy, Rogue Traders, and even a portion of the Mechanicus, with 60 warships of various levels, rushed towards the fallen planet.

However, as they approached the planet, they discovered the severity of the problem. It wasn't just the fleet originally belonging to Winsterkel. The fleet belonging to the Chaos Warband also posed an unprecedented challenge to the Imperial Fleet.

However, relying on their numerical advantage, they were able to repel them and successfully approach the orbit of the planet.

The brutal battle resulted in the loss of more than twenty warships on both sides, and a large number of crew members turned into cosmic dust.

After releasing a large number of airdrop pods towards the surface, the Chaos warships stopped fighting and began to retreat.

They also knew that they had no chance of winning against a battleship of this size.

However, although the ground defense facilities had been destroyed, the Empire's fleet no longer had to worry about firepower from the ground.

However, the subspace energy on the planet has begun to change the physical laws in the vicinity, making Sivir's idea of ​​resolving the battle through orbital strikes become a delusion.

The spear of light was twisted before it even reached the ground.

The macro cannons and even the whirlwind torpedoes that carried out the extermination order had their internal structures changed by the power of the subspace before they even reached the ground, rendering them useless.

The extermination order cannot be effective in this kind of world.

Even the Auger matrix on the battleship was unable to lock onto the target.

The source of everything is the huge skull temple on the top of the hive city.

"Grand Inquisitor! Let me lead my Dynasty Guards to conduct a ground landing! My soldiers and I will practice our loyalty to the God-Emperor with our lives!"

Aspies said confidently.

This time she brought the dynasty's most elite soldiers, including many pilgrims from the state religion. These fanatics were no less crazy than those cultists.

The Order also brought a large number of troops. If any of the Empire's troops had the best equipment, it would definitely be the Order's Skitarii! All the goodies the Order had hidden would be provided to them first.

"Let's go, Aspais! I will go with you!"

As Sivir finished speaking, a killing company of 30 Death Watch Astartes wearing black armor also walked silently to the side.

Leading the team was the captain of the watch company, Howles.

The number of Death Watch companies depends entirely on the situation in the local star sector.

Although these Death Watch specialize in fighting various aliens, this is not their only responsibility.

They were originally members from different chapters. Some of them were thrown in deliberately because they were troublemakers in the chapter, while others were sent here for "further training".

In the Death Watch, they will abandon their original identities and join this new chapter for long-term service.

A very small number may remain in the Deathwatch completely, but most will return to their original Chapter when their service is completed.

However, not many can return alive, and those who can survive to the end of their service will be entrusted with important tasks when they return to their own regiments.

You'll even find some Astartes from renegade Chapters within this Chapter.

They completely erased the mark of their parent group and carried out atonement under the code name called Black Shield in the group.

This also makes Blackwatch's combat style full of diversity.

These Astartes are the only Space Marine regiments that Sivir can mobilize.

Therefore, Sivir's assistance to the Deathwatch can be said to be inadequate.

Brand new power armor and bolt weapons.

Not to mention the various weapons and ammunition, the main thing is to fill your stomach with them. Some regiments might even get angry if they see it.

Even the melee weapons they use are not chainsaw weapons, and power swords.

But it is a phase weapon from the Necrons.

At least in theory, there is nothing that this phase weapon cannot penetrate.

As long as they don't encounter the Necrons, these weapons are magical weapons. However, when these captured Necrons weapons meet their original owners, they can even be directly targeted by the Tomb Technicians and turned into scrap metal.

"My brothers in the Chapter and I will assist you, Lord Asbais!"

(End of this chapter)