Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 352 Gloomy Dark Star
“Stand aside and regain your aristocratic demeanor.” Li Tang waved for Gela to stand up, not pursuing the matter further: “Be prepared to answer questions at any time.”

Grala felt relieved, knowing that this hurdle was over, and dared not say any more words of thanks, lest she annoy others.

He quietly moved to the side of the command platform on his knees, knelt there demurely, and was ready to be ordered or questioned at any time.

Li Tang observed his performance and nodded in approval.

Although this young nobleman was dishonest, his desire for revenge was genuine, and he was eager to reclaim his homeland. The information he provided was highly credible.

As for the secrets he revealed, they may only be the tip of the iceberg.

Li Tang didn't want to waste time either. Rather than pressing and interrogating, he decided to relax and slowly search for the hidden secrets.

He rose from his high throne and walked to the command platform to begin planning how to launch the attack.

This is a transparent yet dangerous battle.

The so-called transparency means that Graves has confessed everything he knows: including the shield frequencies of the Homeworld, the key to identify land-based anti-ship firepower, and many key fortresses and nodes.

It can be said that the territory of the Gra family is no secret to the Nur Stars.

The danger lurking in the shadows is the still unknown Mrs. Clare herself.

Based on the limited information provided by Gela, Li Tang knew that Lady Clara was a psionic being.

They are not strong in the Void Fleet, and in some ways even somewhat weak, but their strange abilities are hard to defend against.

Lady Clara, like a ghost, disregarded distance limitations, emerging from her human body to attack the interior of the warship.
When the aliens appear, everyone will be plunged into deep fear. Let alone resisting, ordinary people will find it difficult to concentrate under the interference of fear.

Li Tang certainly knew why.

Lady Clara used her racial abilities to invade human souls in the warp, using humans as flesh-and-blood portals to achieve physical distance jumps.

Therefore, he did not bring any mortal troops, or even the Night Guard, in order to prevent mental breakdown and becoming a springboard for the alien invasion.

Without the existence of the fragile spirit, the alien would undoubtedly lose an arm.

With the existence of super-heavy battleships, fleet battles are not dangerous; the only point of concern is the completely unknown ground combat.

“Captain Wang Liang,” Li Tang tapped on the holographic interface to confirm the short-distance jump destination, “Initiate short-distance intra-galactic jump.”

"Understood." Captain Ironman, named after the stars, responded, controlling the warship to lower the porthole deck and begin the jump procedure.

The commander's series of actions foreshadowed the imminent start of war.

Doum stood by the porthole and listened to the whole process, and he also knew the specific arrangements made by Li Tang.

His eyes reflected both silence and prosperity. His eldest son's steady and methodical tactics, though lacking in brilliance or surprise, revealed the highest philosophy of war—stability.

The ultimate goal of war is to achieve victory.

There are countless ways to achieve victory. Some are as swift as the wind, some as fierce as fire, but "stability" is the ultimate form of war.

With a light tap on his left arm armor, he summoned the Sofia Terminal, and Doom and Harlan disappeared into the teleportation screen.

He left the warship's bridge without saying or asking any questions.

After all, he wouldn't be involved in commanding this battle, nor would he offer any advice; it would be entirely up to his descendants to decide what to do.

Seeing the father of genetics leave, Li Tang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although that person never spoke, the invisible pressure still lingered, weighing heavily on everyone's nerves.

Grae subtly withdrew his gaze, his face remaining submissive, but a thoughtful glint flashed in his eyes.

Although he didn't know who the extremely imposing man was, he vaguely sensed that his status and position should be quite high.

After a twelve-hour jump, the fleet finally arrived at the region named after the Gera family—the Gera Galaxy.

Against the backdrop of a dark galaxy, a massive star in its prime shines brightly, making the entire star system exceptionally radiant.

The system contains nine planets and one gas giant, the main star of the Gera family, which is a satellite of the gas giant in the sixth orbit.

"Lost warship detected. No signs of life. No threat." Wang Liang'er reported the discovery using the bird divination device, his senses moving extremely fast.

An image popped up on the command platform: a silent warship floated in the void, powerless and powerless, having lost its power and energy supply.

The warship's exterior was undamaged, yet it exuded an eerie, chilling aura, like a haunted castle from legend, silently awaiting its victim's arrival. "It...it was...they did it!" Gera's teeth chattered, unable to utter a complete sentence, his pupils constricted with fear, and his body trembled like a leaf.

He pointed to the lost fleet adrift in the void, unable to suppress the fear in his heart.

"Dip~dip~"

Just as Li Tang lifted his foot, preparing to physically counteract his fear, the super chip inside his armor gave an urgent response: "Psychic energy fluctuation detected."

As the announcement sounded, psionic reactions began to appear.

The temperature on the bridge began to drop, water molecules in the air froze, and visible frost climbed up Grae's cheeks, spreading outwards from his kneeling knees!
It is clear!
Lady Clara's attack has begun!
"It's watching me!" Terrified, Gralla gasped, his eyes flashing purple. He collapsed to the ground, rolling around, muttering repeatedly, "It's here...it's here..."

His expression twitched and twisted, devoid of human color, as he drifted into unconscious ramblings. His hands clenched stiffly in spasms, and his legs kicked and scraped the ground, trying to escape quickly but to no avail.

"My...my lord...please...save me..."

Gra exhaled the last of his breath, white foam spilling from the corners of his mouth, his eyes rolling upwards, and purple psionic patterns beginning to seep from his skin.

The Doom Soldier standing nearby wanted to make a move, but Li Tang stopped him.

He never expected that just by getting close to the inner ring of the star system, Lady Clara would so keenly sense the presence of humans, and even begin to invade the warship in reverse because of Gera's fragile mind.

Such long-distance telepathic communication demonstrates Lady Clara's immense power.

These terrifying psionic aliens can invade the fragile minds of mortals from several astronomical units away.

The frost continued to spread, and tiny, visible purple lightning crackled across Gra's body, licking the warship's floor like snakes. Before long, he would become the new psionic beacon.

"Danger! Danger!" Wang Liang'er called the alarm, his cold, mechanical voice urgent. He opened his body, revealing a dark gun muzzle aimed at Gela, wondering how to eliminate the unstable factor.

"Hmph!" Li Tang wanted to observe more, but when he realized that Gela couldn't hold on any longer, he reached out and grabbed her shoulder, lifting her off the ground.

The moment the two made contact, the Doom Slayer's absolute suppression of psionic energy immediately severed Kraf's psionic link, causing Grave to gasp for breath, much like a fish that had been out of water for a long time.

In a dark room in a corner of the world of Gra, a purple light burst forth, accompanied by a shrill roar.

The psionic link was forcibly severed, and Lady Clara suffered a backlash, enduring the pain caused by the psionic backlash.

Gela looked listless, steam rose from his body, his chest heaved violently, and he instinctively inhaled deeply.

"Thank you, sir." He strained to utter the words of thanks.

In just a few seconds, they faced life and death.

That dark, greedy, and terrifying will stretched out its cold, long tongue, slowly licking its own soul, savoring the fear of its prey's struggle.

Li Tang put him on the ground, and the latter immediately collapsed like mud, even lying on the floor panting, touching his chest in fear.

"Keep a close eye on him," Li Tang instructed his brother, raising his guard several notches higher as he became increasingly suspicious of Madam Clara.

It was the right decision not to bring an army of ordinary people!

If a large number of mortals were to arrive, they would not only be of no help but would become a burden to the legion.

Before the battle even began, the fleet was routed by internal strife, and a large number of souls became food for Lady Kra, continuously strengthening the aliens' power.

Only the will of the Destroyer Warriors and the Imperial Guard, and the cold mind of the Iron Man, can resist Lady Clara!
"Order the fleet to advance at full speed, with its target at the main star of Gera!"

The ship's exhaust plumes surged forth, like pent-up rage.

The fleet sets off for the moon of the gas giant, eager to exact annihilation on the aliens!

On the bottom deck of the Old Glory, the Doom Legion is fully prepared, with the Iron Man's battle body performing a self-check, ready to be deployed at any moment.

Meanwhile, Doom and Harlan waited in the landing module, preparing to land on the ground.

Graz, a vibrant jungle world, where a low-lying mist hangs in the undulating mountains and forests.

In the towering forest where sunlight cannot penetrate, human nests are not tall, but stretch out in a continuous expanse, nestled under the gloomy mist.

The nests were now deathly silent, their towering, spire-like spires filled with sharp spikes.

Lady Clara's presence imbued the forest mist with an aura of terror, which spread throughout the world and shrouded all of humanity.

(End of this chapter)