Warhammer: Empire Reboot

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The Soul of Vengeance.

On the bridge, Calga's broadcast had just finished.

Zhan Shuai's gaze fell on the projection.

Harken's head.

Margrass's broken face.

The Calgary Challenge.

And that flagpole.

The Fortress Vigilant Project has been exposed.

This point no longer needs to be confirmed.

Margras's capture signifies the failure of the Fallen Angels' contact and, at the very least, their loss of control over the Black Legion.

Continuing to proceed according to the original plan would significantly increase the risks.

The Dark Mechanicus aboard the Soul of Vengeance proposed several solutions.

Relocate the fortified bunker and conduct long-range orbital strikes.

Risks: Sandstorm vortexes and gravity anomalies cause severe interference, and the Void Claw can distort space, making the effects of ranged attacks unpredictable.

Assemble ground troops for a strong attack on the sandstorm vortex.

Risk: Agrippina's mobile force has entered the fortified area, and the Dark Angels are also present. A strong assault will take time.

Temporarily abandon Void Claws and focus your attack on Blackrock Reserves.

Risk: The Empire has strengthened its defenses, and the Word Bearers suffered heavy losses in the first wave of Crown Raids.

After listening, Abaddon only looked at Calgar.

He could certainly see the provocation.

I also know this might be a trap.

The problem is, the Chaos Alliance is also watching.

The Dark Mechanicus is watching.

Representatives from the families of the Corrupted Knight and the Traitor Titan were also watching.

If he does not respond to the insults from Harken and Margras, the Black Legion's power will be weakened.

Those warlords wouldn't betray you on the spot.

But they will start measuring.

Can the War General really activate the Warning Star?

Whether they can truly capture Nakmund Pass remains to be seen.

Is it still worthwhile for them to continue slamming their fleets, slave soldiers, demon engines, and blood onto this burning planet?

More realistically, Calgary appears at fixed coordinates on the ground.

That's an opportunity.

Killing Calgar would cripple the Imperial command structure and demoralize the Ultramarines and all loyal chapters.

Even if Lawson has other plans, as long as Abaddon personally intervenes, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll fall into a trap.

A war commander is not just a commander who can only sit on the bridge and give orders.

He is Abaddon.

He has stormed countless imperial fortresses.

They have faced Primarchs, Saints, Demons, the Chess Game of Gods, and a war that has lasted for ten thousand years.

trap?

Just tear it open.

Abaddon slowly gripped the magic sword Draknien.

"Prepare to teleport."

The Dark Mechanicus teleported the sage and bowed his head.

"Commander, the ground coordinates may be affected by interference."

Abaddon looked at him.

"Lock down the broadcast source in Calgary."

"Calibrate the main teleportation array of the Vengeance Soul."

"I'll go myself."

A Black Legion lord stepped forward.

"Commander, should we mobilize the Terminator Guard?"

"Take it with you."

Abaddon turned and left the bridge.

"Calga wants a duel."

“I’ll give it to him.”

"Let Vigilant Star see how their hero, on whom they placed their hopes, dies at my hands."

Deep within the Soul of Vengeance, the teleportation array began to operate.

The teleportation light engulfed the war commander and his guards.

………………

The news that Abaddon was about to descend to the ground spread faster than the sound of artillery fire.

Outside Saint Harbor, near the tower bearing Harken's head, commanders from various Imperial warbands quickly gathered.

Calgari originally only brought his Ultramarines bodyguard and chief strategist Varo Tigurius.

But when the news that "Calga is going to take on Abaddon one-on-one" entered the Wartime Command's open tactical level, the various battle group commanders immediately became restless.

Haldo Frosty of Space Wolves was the first to arrive.

He strode into the defensive zone, chainsaw axe hanging at his waist, orc blood splattered on his shoulder armor. Several Ultramarines' guards were about to stop him when he already patted the man's shoulder armor.

That slap nearly forced the guards back half a step.

"The Makula people."

Haldor grinned, revealing a set of white teeth that looked like wolf fangs.

"You really want to fight Abaddon one-on-one?"

Calga glanced at him.

"If he comes, I will stand here."

Haldor clicked his tongue.

Cardan Stronus of the Steel Hand then arrived.

Commanders of chapters such as Imperial Fist, Crimson Fist, White Scar, Ravenguard Bloodline Successor Chapter, and Graveyard Eagle also arrived one after another.

Some were for support purposes.

Some are for the purpose of bearing witness.

Some simply didn't want to miss out on such a battle.

Abaddon, the Chaos Warmaster.

Lord of the Black Legion.

The successor to the Claw of Horus.

For millennia, countless imperial generals, upon hearing this name, immediately thought of the Black Expedition, the devastating fleets, the burning world, and the shattered starfield defenses.

His personal involvement suggests it couldn't have been just an ordinary duel.

The chaotic side was also watching.

On the Vengeful Spirit, Black Legion officers projected the oracle's image onto the communications layers of various warbands.

Iron Warriors, Word Bearers, Dark Mechanics, Traitor Knights, Corrupted Titans, remnants of the Midnight Lords, and the Punished Warband all have their own ways of keeping an eye on that flagpole outside Saint Harbor.

They wanted to see how the War General would respond to the Empire's provocation.

It also depends on whether the Lord of Macurag truly has the courage to stand before the Warmaster.

Chapter 206: Beating Abaddon and Seizing the Soul of Vengeance!

Lawson sat on a temporary chair that had been moved in at the back.

Two dogs, three dogs, and the mastiff guards stood around.

Ash Velos stood in the shadows, cloaked over his collar, with only half of his smiling face visible.

She looked at the Imperial Chapter Commanders in the arena with interest and scrutiny in her eyes.

Humans are strange.

Even though they knew the Chaos War General was about to arrive, they still rushed over to see him.

Fear, honor, hatred, responsibility, and curiosity are all mixed together.

This was far more interesting than many of the mediocre banquets in Slaanesh’s court.

Lawson closed his eyes to rest.

They were just waiting for Abaddon to leave the ship.

A piercing electrical sound suddenly rang out over the square.