Warhammer: My buddy has too many secrets!

Chapter 163 The Gray Knight

"For Lantou's sake!"

"The Boss in the Mist is invincible!"

"waaagh!"

The greenskins' war cries echoed throughout the entire Soul of Vengeance. These orcs, which condensed from the mist, were essentially warp energy aggregates, and therefore could only be completely destroyed by special psionic means.

However, when Lancelot is around, the psionic power of the warp is suppressed, so the orcs in the mist are usually not much harmed, and even if they are destroyed, they can be reassembled.

However, Lancelot is currently in poor condition and unable to fully expand his mist domain.

There was no way to protect these green-skinned orcs, but Lancelot didn't let the orcs consume him in the fog, allowing them to wreak havoc, thus attracting the attention of the Chaos Warlord.

He himself strode confidently through the ship, the Soul of Vengeance.

Lancelot's goal was quite clear: to find the Grey Knights who had defected to the Avengers and, together with them, stop Abaddon's attempt to destroy the Grey Knights' fortress monastery using the macro cannon.

The Chaos Warmaster's idea was novel. Destroying the Grey Knights' fortress monastery would indeed deal a heavy blow to the human empire, but he had clearly misjudged the level of the imperial forces hidden on this planet.

The Chaos Space Marines were swiftly and decisively killed.

The Grey Knights are comparable to the Custodians, completely surpassing ordinary Space Marine chapters.

The psychic signals of these beings were so dazzling that Lancelot quickly located them.

At this moment, the Grey Knights who had boarded the Vengeance Soul numbered about 120. The surging psionic lightning illuminated the stained corners of the Vengeance Soul, leaving behind glaring burn marks.

Silent and efficient, these were the first encounters the Chaos Space Marines on the Vengeance Soul had ever had with these silver-armored troops, and their superior equipment and psionic abilities far exceeded their expectations.

The Nemesis Power Gear gleamed with dazzling psionic energy. These terrifying weapons could only be used by psionicists, and the biggest difference between the Grey Knights Chapter and other Space Marine Chapters was that all of them were psionicists, one in ten thousand!

To combat enemies like demons—creatures that don't belong to this realm but are composed of sorcery and madness—the Grey Knights must embrace the power of the warp and fight demons with their own weapons.

Every Grey Knight is a psyker; they need to be loyal and have potential, but even that is not enough to become a sharp blade against demons.

They also need to pass layers of tests. It is said that only one in a thousand psychic candidates can pass the initial test, and only one in tens of thousands may be allowed to participate in the induction training.

As the Emperor's sharpest blade, the Grey Knights must ensure their absolute loyalty and maintain absolute clarity amidst the temptations of demons.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to officially become a Grey Knight. All trainees must also undergo the graduation exam of "666 Ritual of Hatred".

Trainees will undergo all the mental tests they can imagine, and most will become corpses on the training path, with perhaps only one in ten million successfully entering the system.

Such an outrageous new recruit acceptance rate means that the Grey Knights must have an extremely wide recruitment range to meet their replenishment needs.

While their most stable source of recruits is the Inquisition's Black Ships, the Grey Knights can actually recruit from any planet at will, even those already occupied by other chapters. In short, they can recruit from the entire Imperium.

This highly trained team possesses pure psionic energy that is abhorrent to warp creatures. During their training, the Grey Knights are instructed to channel their psionic energy into a protective aura called "Aegis."

Even the deep darkness atop the Vengeance Soul seemed to be torn apart by the silver lightning.

And just after the demon was annihilated, they saw mist billowing out from the corner, followed by howling orcs rushing out with the mist! And they fought against the Chaos Cult.

Orcs?!

The Grey Knights weren't panicked. Orcs, a race that roams the galaxy for war, are the same wherever they appear. But they hadn't received any notification of an approaching orc fleet.

How did these orcs appear out of thin air?

But just as the Grey Knights were preparing their defenses, the Orcs suddenly vanished, and then a tall, black-armored figure appeared before them.

"Be on guard—no—this psionic signal!"

In a typical demon-hunting squad, there is a Grey Knight mentor serving as the commander and leading an elite squad. This boarding fleet is also extremely well-equipped, with a Grey Knight Grand Mentor accompanied by a full eight Grey Knight Terminators.

Upon seeing Lancelot, the Grey Knight mentor recalled the person he had learned about through communications.

When the gleaming longsword and the shield covered with countless books, pictures, and reliefs appeared, Lancelot's identity was already clear in the mind of the Grey Knight Grand Master.

"Elder Lancelot!"

The Grey Knight mentors strode forward and solemnly bowed, pounding their chests. Although they were stationed in the Titan fortress monastery, it did not mean they were unaware of the situation outside.

The magnificent ruins that appeared in the sun were so striking that they stood out even in the Titan fortresses and monasteries. Even the Grey Knights revered this great being who wielded the Emperor's Sword to incinerate humanity's enemies.

Legend has it that Lancelot once traveled with the Emperor and could even sense the Emperor's clear decrees. This makes the Grey Knights even more eager to get to know this special being named Lancelot.

The origin of their genetic seeds is unknown; they are said to have been specially forged by the emperor himself.

In a sense, they were the same as the Imperial Guard.

Both are pure and immune to the temptations of chaos.

The key difference is that the Grey Knights are positioned as "weapons against the warp," while the Imperial Guard are "guardians of humanity in a future without the warp."

Given the current state of the Empire, many privately believe that perhaps the Grey Knights are the more faithful embodiment of the Emperor's will and his true legacy. The same thought, like a dark cloud, also lingers in the minds of other Imperial Guards.

But in reality, the Imperial Guards did not truly understand the responsibility that the Grey Knights bore as the Emperor's final gift.

For these fervent warriors of the Bright Candle Emperor's will, centuries of battles have forged a united and courageous spirit, and their determination and will to sacrifice themselves will never be diminished.

But precisely because of this, they bear a most important mission, a mission that even requires them to restrain the emperor and even the imperial guards at certain times.

This is the so-called "Decree of the End," an order left by the Emperor himself, requiring the Grey Knights to ensure that the Emperor's true form sits on the Golden Throne for ten thousand years.

They kept the order in mind, but they still wanted to receive clearer instructions from the Emperor, which naturally required Lancelot's help.

Upon seeing these Grey Knights, Lancelot naturally thought of the heavy burden they carried.

[The secret has been recorded: The Decree of the End]

[Security Level: Level 3 Secret]

[Description: The last insurance policy left to humanity by the emperor.]

[Reward: Crisis Warning]

[Battle Score: +5]

Current battle score: 177

One of the prerequisites for a secret to be included in the Guardian System is that it must have a sufficient impact on the real universe. The Ultimate Decree is currently stored in the deepest part of the Grey Knights' fortress monastery. What it contains does seem to be extraordinary, but it is best that it remain sealed away forever.

Looking at the Grey Knight in front of him, Lancelot glanced at the Guardian System notification that flashed by, then nodded to the Grey Knight mentor in front of him.

"Forget about those Orcs, let's go straight to the launch unit of the Destroyer Macro Cannon!"