Warhammer: Empire Reboot

After the strongest orcs tore through the outer defenses, they were met by the Keystone Sequence.

These tough guys, with their superior fighting power, engaged in large-scale close combat with the green-skinned creatures.

Blood splattered! Metal clashed!

The intense ground combat stimulated every green cell on the battlefield.

The orc leaders, whose limbs had been severed by the Keystone Warriors and who were on the verge of death, let out excited roars before their lives were extinguished.

In the air of Armageddon, Waaagh! Energy is constantly accumulating.

In the extreme starfields, at the edge of the Great Vortex, and even in some desolate star sectors unexplored by the Empire, all the orcs heard the call.

Armageddon has the toughest battle in the entire galaxy!

There are endless enemies to be slain, and the most exhilarating hand-to-hand combat to be had!

Hurry up and go to Armageddon!

Lawson's goal is to gather up all the most troublesome orcs in the galaxy, grind them into mincemeat batch after batch, and turn them into nourishment for the dark side of the Empire.

Besides its strategy of using war to sustain war, Armageddon also became a training ground for the empire's dark side.

The speed at which the empire's dark side is now technologically evolving is beyond description.

The reason why the war machines under Lawson's command can be upgraded so quickly is not only due to the modular mass production system of the Tau Empire and the local research team of the Empire's Dark Side, but also because the value of UR-025 has been fully demonstrated.

UR-025's database contains the technology of humanity's golden age. In the past, limited by the industrial base of the Empire's dark side, these blueprints could only remain in theory; now, with the TIE Empire's 20,000 modular production lines, many designs can finally be put into mass production.

Sometimes, a seemingly insignificant change can bring considerable battlefield benefits.

For example, the bomb gun that is standard equipment in the Keystone Sequence.

The UR-025 did not modify the gun body structure, but only adjusted the arrangement of the three molecular bonds in the primer of the explosive cartridge and slightly adjusted the rifling angle of the barrel by 0.2 degrees.

As a result, the explosive yield of the bomb after penetrating the orc's armor increased by forty percent.

For example, the power tomahawk and high-frequency chainsaw sword used by melee units.

By analyzing the molding process of titanium monocrystalline armor, UR-025 redefined the vibration frequency of the force field at the edge of the powered weapon, enabling it to adapt to the microsecond-level band according to the density of the object being cleaved.

The powered weapons are not only sharper, but the energy batteries also have double the range of power.

On the Armageddon Line, tens of thousands of prototype equipment that have not yet entered mass production are put into use every day.

These include a new type of deflector shield generator, a polymer medical gel, and a portable anti-gravity trench excavator.

These equipment were tested in actual combat.

Massive amounts of battle damage data and user feedback are transmitted back to the research center via the swarm network. After improvement and finalization, the data is then mass-produced on the assembly line.

Of all the weapons tests, the iteration of the mech force was the most remarkable.

The Wolverine and Sabretooth mechs, which shone brightly in the Battle of Tyrannosaurus, have been upgraded to the third generation thanks to Lawson's resource allocation and UR-025's modifications.

On the Ash Wasteland north of Helsrich's Nest City, a live-fire test of the third-generation Jaegers has just ended.

The test target was a giant land fortress—the Orc Ancient Giant—assembled by the Fel Sun Clan's Tech-Master using hundreds of thousands of tons of scrap iron, engines, and plasma reactors.

This steel monster, towering over a hundred meters tall, had just blasted the position of a heavily armored regiment of the Astronautical Army with its main cannon and was now advancing heavily toward the second line of defense of the hive capital.

According to the Imperial Holy Face's standard tactics, destroying such an ancient behemoth would require deploying at least a squadron of starfighters for close-range bombardment, or mobilizing several Mechanicus Titans for a head-on confrontation.

But the answer from the Empire's dark side was only three "Sabertooth" heavy assault mechs.

Three saber-toothed tigers sped along the ground, using high-speed Z-shaped maneuvers to cut into Leo Ku's blind spot.

The third-generation Sabertooth abandoned some of its physical armor and replaced it with a composite deflector shield that was a fusion of the Tau phase field technology and the Golden Age force field theory.

When Gu Juji's close-in weapon system unleashed a hail of bullets at them, the shells were deflected by the force field three meters away from the mech's outer shell, sliding towards the scorched earth to the side.

The three mechs were like three assassins working in perfect unison.

The first saber-toothed tiger leaped up while gliding at high speed, its back plasma nozzles fully open, and jumped onto Leo Ku's knee joint.

Its high-frequency oscillating blade, several meters long, pierced the armor seam and severed the main drive shaft of Gu Juji's right leg.

The steel behemoth lost its balance and tilted to the right.

The second Sabertooth locked onto its weapon mount.

The shoulder-mounted twin-barreled heavy railgun fired, and two armor-piercing rounds penetrated the connection of the mounting arm, detonating the orc ammunition magazine inside.

As Leo Ku collapsed to his knees amidst the chain reaction of explosions and a large portion of his chest armor was torn off, the third Saber-toothed Tiger launched its final attack.

It pushed the engine output to 120% of its rated power, and the entire mech, like a dark golden drill, crashed into the hole in Leo Ku's chest.

Fusion flames erupted from the exhaust pipes on Leo Ku's back, destroying the internal reactor and turning the entire war machine into a burning steel tomb in the implosion.

Three mass-produced heavy armored mechs dismembered an orcish giant that would normally require a Titan to fight, in just four minutes with zero casualties.

Just as the situation in Armageddon was gradually stabilizing and some defense zones began to push outwards, the Terran military's reinforcement fleet, which had been tossed about in the warp storm for months, finally arrived at the gravity well in the Armageddon system.

This fleet not only brought several full-strength Astral Army legions and a large amount of logistical supplies, but also a mixed mission representing the power of the Empire—a supervisory group jointly led by a Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition and a High Archbishop of the State Church.

In addition to bringing troops, their mission was also to maintain the purity of Armageddon's faith and to root out internal heretics who could cause the war to collapse.

As the landing craft touched down at the ground spaceport of St. Joven's Shipyard, High Inquisitor Vashem and the High Archbishop led the Stormtroopers and the Guardians out of the hatch.

They were prepared to see mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and for their defenses to collapse.

However, when the armored personnel carrier passed through the outer defense zone of the Mannheim Pass, what he saw made Vashem's eyes widen.

The defenses did not collapse; on the contrary, they remained very solid.

But what truly shocked Vahashim were the soldiers standing in the trenches, wielding long-barreled pulse rifles and operating hovering drones, firing volleys at the orc positions.

Through the damaged helmet visor, Vahashim could see the soldier's blue skin and the crack in the center of his forehead that signified his Tau identity.

Millions of alien troops have brazenly stood on the front lines of the human empire!

What he found even more unacceptable was that human soldiers were fighting alongside these blue-skinned aliens, providing each other with fire support!

Colluding with aliens is an unforgivable crime punishable by death, and could even lead to the extinction of an entire planet.

"The commander of Armageddon has gone mad!"

The Grand Inquisitor Vashem's face turned ashen, and the high-ranking archbishop beside him trembled with rage.

"To the highest command center! Immediately!"

Vahashim ordered the Stormtrooper captain: "Control all exits! I'll personally skin that commander who dared to let the Xenomorphs into the Imperial defenses!"

This reinforcement mission had been adrift in warp space for months, and its intelligence was severely outdated.

They had no idea who the true owner of this planet was now.

In their minds, Arek remains the supreme commander of Armageddon.

Two hours later, the Tribunal's armored convoy came to a chaotic stop in front of the gates of the secondary hive's underground command hub.

Vahashim, leading hundreds of stormtroopers, pushed open the gates of the command hall.

"In the name of Holy Terra and the Inquisition, all people lay down their weapons and cease all communication!"

The roar, amplified by the loudspeaker, echoed throughout the hall.

Vahashim strode onto the command platform, staring intently at Arek, who stood before the holographic star map.

Lawson was not present at the moment; only Arek, a few cornerstone staff officers, and Calga, who was sitting in a corner drinking coffee, were in the hall.

Vahashim did not notice Karga in the shadows.

He strode up to Arresh and shoved the rosary, a symbol of the court's power, into the old commissar's nose.

"Commissar Arek! You heretic who deserves to be torn to pieces!"

“I saw millions of Tau Xenomorphs on the surface! How dare you allow those filthy inhuman creatures to set foot on the sacred Armageddon, and even send Imperial troops to fight alongside them! You have betrayed the Golden Throne, you have betrayed humanity!”

The high archbishop followed closely behind, his scepter slamming heavily onto the metal floor.

"Relinquish command, Arek! The Inquisition will immediately take over this planet. All Xenomorphs must be sent to the incinerator, and you will atone for your depravity at the stake!"

The stormtroopers raised their Hellfire Guns in unison, their infrared sights aimed at Arek's chest.

Faced with the court's questioning, the old political commissar leaned on his cane, staring at the chief judge with the look of someone looking at a dead man, without uttering a word.

Just as Vashem was about to order Arek's arrest, a cold laugh came from a corner of the hall.

"Grand Inquisitor, do you think your life is too long?"

Calgart emerged from the shadows, carrying a metal cup.

The stormtroopers were startled and instinctively tried to turn their guns around, but upon seeing who it was, they quickly lowered their guns as if they had been electrocuted.

The chapter leader who pointed his gun at the Ultramarines?

Wahashim saw Karga's face clearly, and his arrogance immediately dissipated by more than half.

He forced a bow, but his tone remained firm: "Lord Calgar! Haven't you seen the aliens on the surface? Commissar Arek has fallen; he must stand trial!"

"He has not fallen, Grand Inquisitor. He is merely carrying out tactical orders from the Supreme Command."

Calgar looked down at Vashem and the archbishop from his high vantage point.

"Supreme Command?" Vahashim was stunned. "The Terra Military Affairs Department could never issue such an absurd order!"

Calga's gaze sharpened: "It seems you experienced a severe information lag on your journey. Now, I'll tell you a small matter that's enough to be recorded in the annals of the Empire."

"The Tau Empire at the edge of the galaxy has been conquered by His Majesty the Emperor. Now, from the Grand Commander down to the common people, all of the Tau Empire have submitted and become vassals of the Empire. The aliens you see on the surface are the Tau Allied Forces formed by the Tau Empire in accordance with the surrender treaty."

The Grand Inquisitor's pupils suddenly dilated.

The Titanium Empire has been conquered?

Did they become vassals of the empire?

Are those alien armies the Titanium Consortium of the Seal Bearer?

The Emperor of the Empire – Lawson.

No one within the inner circle of Terran's power knows what this name means in the current political landscape of the empire.

And what did I just do?

To question the orders of the one in charge is to question the emperor's judgment.

If the army of the one who holds the seal is called heresy, then he, the Grand Inquisitor, might become the most unforgivable heretic in the entire empire!