Travel to Warhammer 40K with Grey Wind

She knew this very well, and the Ark Eldar of Fordola should also know this, but why? Why did they take such a risk this time? They directly attacked the orbital dock and starport of Nifol Prime?

"It seems that Fordola is indeed in a hurry. Even the harassment force sent to distract you seems crude and unplanned." Russell said softly.

As he was speaking, new information came from the shuttle's audio communication channel:

Three more Wraithbone Stealth Ships appeared in the other three major sections of the main star of Nifol, and carried out systematic destruction of the defense facilities and logistics systems in the atmosphere.

The actions of the Eldar seemed domineering and arrogant, and they looked like they were showing off their might, but Russell knew that the main fleet of the Eldar of the Fordlan Ark had left the Nirvana system several years ago, and might even have left the Esbanes star region.

They are racing against time to head towards the Lost Dream Nebula. The Eldar of the Fordlan Ark want to get something there, a divine artifact that can change their destiny...

Thanks to Gray Wind's perfect driving skills, the shuttle successfully landed at the orbital starport above the Holy Grace Festival area.

As soon as Russell's feet stepped out of the cockpit, a row of tall and neatly-armed soldiers passed by him, marching towards the site of the explosion at a speed that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

This team of Space Marines were all dressed in iron-gray power armor with a strong metallic flavor. Apart from a dagger mounted on the leg armor, they had no melee weapons.

Multi-barreled melta, plasma weapons, large-caliber explosive bombs...the heavy thermal weapons they are equipped with are of various types and large quantities. Every soldier is a weapon master who can skillfully operate and use various machines.

While carrying individual heavy firepower, their marching speed was not reduced too much, and their flexibility and agility were still retained, but they were not good at close combat.

This is the fighting style of the "Iron Spirits", a Space Marine Chapter stationed on the planet Nifl Prime.

Were they Salamanders? Or a sub-group of the Iron Hands? Russell started to wonder.

But the enemy in this attack was actually very small, with only four Wraithbone Stealth Ships. Why did the Iron Wanderer Regiment rush out of the starport so urgently instead of driving interceptors to chase and intercept the Eldar's Wraithbone Warships? Bernatita couldn't help but wonder.

Soon, the doubt was solved.

Looking in the direction where the Iron Soul Warriors were shooting, a raging fire was burning at the site of the explosion, which was the dock where the Ark of Bliss and the Oracle of Truth were docked.

The violent explosion had torn a hideous bone-piercing wound on the hull of the Oracle of Truth on its side. In the broken cabin, deformed Warp Demons were crawling out.

The twisted demons frantically waved their feathers and claws, emitting heart-wrenching howls, and under the fierce firepower coverage of the Iron Wanderers, they slaughtered the Mechanicus technicians who came to repair the starport.

Gray Wind frowned. This didn't make sense.

Gray Wind, the battleship built by nanorobots, naturally knew it best. It was just a small-scale explosion. Even the orbital dock was not sunk, but only part of the structure was broken. How could such an attack cause such damage to the Oracle of Truth?

Even if the dark matter deflector shield carried by the battleship is turned off while parked, the solid zero-element armor on the surface of the hull is enough to resist any conventional attack.

Russell saw its confusion, but did not explain it, because Gray Wind had already noticed it himself - there was no trace of explosion on the hull of the Oracle of Truth, and the various metal components flying around could not even leave a scratch on the Zero Element Armor. The wound that tore open the hull of the Oracle of Truth was caused by other means.

"The Eldar used some powerful psionic weapon capable of tearing reality apart in this attack."

Russell got off the shuttle and said, "Zero Armor is purely physical protection. Without the psychic shield activated, the Oracle of Truth lacks the ability to defend against psychic attacks. So when the Eldar's attack tore open the warp rift, it also tore open the hull of the Oracle of Truth's belly."

At this moment, Grey Wind recalled the battle he had fought against the Chaos fleet in the Faya galaxy which was blocked by the Zelo Storm Projector when he transformed into an L-Star Dragon.

The dragon scale armor obtained from the Mimic Ether Dragon gave it extremely powerful physical strength and defense, making it almost immune to all physical torpedoes and energy weapons fired by the Chaos fleet, but the opponent could still use the Warp Wave Cannon blessed by Chaos power to cause a certain degree of damage to the L-Star Dragon.

After resolving his doubts, Grey Wind turned his gaze back to the direction of the Oracle of Truth. Over there, the warriors of the Iron Wanderers were skillfully using their powerful firepower to suppress the Chaos Demons that kept crawling out of the cabin.

Behind Grey Wind, Bernatita had already put on her helmet and was holding the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, ready for battle, while Russell also pulled out a silver-gray long sword from the Star Bullet's black robe.

Russell handed the Huntress's Blade to Grey Wind and took its other hand.

"Protect me," he said.

As soon as the words fell, powerful psychic energy distorted reality and the two of them disappeared from the spot.

Book fans seem to want to keep the Eldar in captivity and harvest them like leeks, but in fact, the Eldar’s reproduction method... is really inefficient and not suitable for breeding.

Chapter 80 The Road to Ascension

The next second, Russell appeared in the wound on the belly of the Oracle of Truth holding Gray Wind's hand.

As the teleportation spell was completed, he released Grey Wind's hand, and the Huntress's Blade held in the humanoid construct's hand pierced continuously at a speed that he could not react to, killing four Chaos Demons with feathers and scales that pounced on Russell in the same second.

Russell's mortal nervous system could not react in time to the demon's agile attack, but Grey Wind could. Its thinking and action speed even far exceeded that of the biological weapons created by the Emperor - the Space Marines.

The demons whose chests were pierced by Grey Wind fell to the ground one after another. The psychic decomposition field carried by the Huntress's Blade was not even resisted by the Great Daemon of Nurgle, and it was undoubtedly a special attack against the mutated creatures affected by the warp.

Then, in the intervals between Gray Wind's attacks, violent electric currents burst out from Russell's fingertips. The Iron Soul Warriors who were scattered in the dock and occupied advantageous terrain to suppress the enemy with firepower were a little hesitant because of the two people who suddenly appeared in the cabin. At that time, they saw the Chaos Demons that were previously very troublesome convulsing and falling to the ground in the lightning storm that swept across the cabin.

The electric current dissipated, and Russell walked into the cabin without saying a word. The bodies of the demons lying at his feet and behind him collapsed due to being pierced by the powerful psychic lightning, leaving only bloody human corpses.

The corpses were still covered with some tattered white cloth strips, but due to the influence of the subspace, their original faces could no longer be seen.

Bernadette was standing behind the Iron Soul Warriors, looking at the scene in astonishment... She had just loaded the Soul-Destroying Bomb into the gun chamber when the battle was over.

The power of the Star Bullet was undoubtedly overwhelming, but what made her feel even more incredible was that the seemingly gentle mortal governor of "Russo" Faya actually fought the devil head-on with only a knife and had an overwhelming advantage...

With her rich experience in fighting Chaos, she soon discovered some other strange things - these demons were not summoned from the warp by Eldar magic, but were mutated by the crew of the Oracle of Truth.

But why did these crew members suddenly mutate?

Inside the cabin, Grey Wind walked in front of Russell, holding the Huntress's Blade tightly, and went deeper into the battleship with him.

"Sensors have detected that there are still a few unmutated life signals hiding in the weapons depot in the underbelly of the Oracle of Truth. The intelligent robot servants protecting them are fighting against the Chaos Mutants that have invaded the interior of the ship."

Russell nodded slightly: "There are still survivors. They reacted quickly and were able to restart the spirit repelling field in time after the hull was damaged."

The members of the Order of Truth obtained a large amount of forbidden knowledge about the subspace through Russell, which was undoubtedly of great benefit to their research on psychic theory and pursuit of truth.

But truth has a price.

The Chaos Gods in the High Heaven were conceptual beings. Simply knowing their existence meant that one would also be watched by the evil gods.

When the Warp rift created by the Eldar weapons tore open the Zero Element Armor, causing the Soul Repelling Field covering the hull to be temporarily overloaded and ineffective, the brains of the members of the Order of Truth, which knew too much forbidden knowledge, were exposed to reality.

The evil god's gaze caused their bodies and minds to become twisted and mutated, transforming them into deformed chaotic demons. Among them, the influence of Tzeentch, the Lord of Change, was the most profound, and it seemed that he had a grudge against the Star Launcher.

After locking the coordinates of the survivor, Russell cast the teleportation spell again, teleporting himself and Gray Wind, who had his own body shape and appearance, to the front of the intelligent robot servant that was fighting with the mutant.

The service servitors responsible for maintaining the system and assisting the crew in driving the warships were not good at fighting themselves. They were only temporarily put into defense mode in an emergency, and they clumsily used all kinds of munitions in the arsenal to protect the dozen or so humans left in the warship.

When Russell arrived, there were only a few mechanical servants left blocking the mutants' path. Even if the weapons in the arsenal were advanced and powerful enough, the mechanical models that were not specialized for combat would ultimately be unable to cope with such high-intensity combat.

Not to mention the pervasive chaos corrosion that is constantly eroding their mechanical bodies.

Russell used psychic lightning to quickly and efficiently get rid of the mutant that had been crippled by the intelligent robot servant, and then turned around with Grey Wind and entered the armory.

As soon as they entered the door, there was a burst of tiny metal friction and mechanical joint movement sounds in the armory. The survivors of the Order of Truth hiding inside tightly grasped their weapons and nervously aimed at the two figures that appeared at the door.

Then, there were voices of grievance with sobs:

"leader……"

"Leader, we, we didn't leave the cabin..."

"I immediately restarted the Spirit Repelling Field, but..."

The monks of truth put down their weapons one after another and walked out from various hidden corners. Many of them were covered in blood and filth, and their faces were full of confusion and fear.

Of the 100 crew members on the Oracle of Truth, only 12 of them were left, the rest had been contaminated by chaos and turned into demons.

"This is the price of pursuing the truth." Russell said softly, "When you asked me for the forbidden knowledge of Soya Space, you should have known what kind of path you were about to take."

Everyone was silent. The only sounds in the quiet cabin were the subtle sounds of the intelligent robot servants cleaning the hull after the defense protocol was lifted, and the faint sounds of sobbing.

"I see fear in your eyes... I give you two choices."

Russell continued:

"Those who cannot go on, take a step back. I can delete all your memories of forbidden knowledge and permanently remove the chaos pollution in your brain. From now on, you will be an ignorant but fearless mortal."

"Those who still want to continue their search for truth and research, please take a step forward. I will give you further help and lead you on a path of 'ascension'."

As long as one completes the "ascension", even a mortal can gain the power to fight against chaos and convince others with reason.

"Then make your choice."

As soon as he finished speaking, the 12 surviving monks of truth took a step forward in unison without any hesitation.

This was a scene that Russell had not expected.

"I thought that after experiencing such a horrific change, a considerable number of you would choose to retreat." Russell shook his head, with a hint of smile in his tone: "I underestimated you, and I apologize for it."

Russell bowed slightly to the survivors in front of him, then he stood up and walked out: "Let's go, we don't have time to grieve for our dead colleagues. The alien warships are still showing off their might in the sky above Nifol. Let's go, I authorize you to activate all the shipborne weapons, we have a blood debt to settle."

Grey Wind and the Brothers of Truth who chose to continue following him followed Russell, and the group left the armory. The nano-repair system on the Oracle of Truth had begun to repair the hideous wounds on the battleship on its own, but that would take time.

The heavily armored warriors of the Iron Haunter Chapter have broken into the hold of the Oracle of Truth, and they demand an explanation for what just happened.

But Russell used the authority of the prophetess to force them to give up their pursuit of the truth, and spent some time to gain temporary command of the Iron Wanderers.

He opened the hangar of the Oracle of Truth to these warriors who were proficient in mechanical knowledge, and made all the carrier-based interceptors and high-speed fighters parked there available for their use.

Chapter 81 Neutron Torpedo

"The wraithbone stealth ships piloted by the Eldar have extremely high maneuverability and advanced stealth technology that can block almost all detection methods. With the performance of the Empire's existing fighters, the only way to intercept and shoot them down is to rely on numbers and firepower advantages, and it is very easy for them to take the opportunity to escape..."

In the hangar of the Oracle of Truth, Russell briefly introduced the various functions of the large number of carrier-based interceptors and fighters parked in the hangar to the Destroyer Squadron of the Iron Wanderers:

The tachyon sensors on the mothership can crack the Eldar's stealth technology and accurately lock their location and movement trajectory. All you have to do is drive the carrier-based aircraft, with the assistance of the mothership and the precognitive interface, to capture the Eldar's stealth warships."

"Don't worry about the weird maneuverability of the Wraithbone Battleships. The dark matter thrusters will give you enough speed to catch them - as long as your body and skills can handle the powerful functions of the fighter planes."

"All the weapons stored on the Oracle of Truth are at your disposal. My monks of truth will give you all the instructions and precautions for use."

"And I have only one request—"

The illusory mist on Russell's face stopped moving at this time, and all spiritual energy stopped around him. The atmosphere became solemn and murderous.

Even the captain of the Destroyer Squad, who was also a veteran and commander of the first company of the Iron Wanderers, could not help but feel a chill running deep into his bones when he stood before him.

After shooting down the wraithbone warship, capture those Eldar alive and use the psychic chain reaction formula I gave you to burn them to ashes."

Only in this way can the group of aliens enjoy the most extreme pain.

After explaining these things, Russell took Grey Wind away from the Oracle of Truth and boarded the Ark of Paradise which was moored on the other side of the dock.

The Ark of Bliss was luckier than its sister ship. The Oracle of Truth took the direct hit from the Eldar weapons for it. Without the influence of the Warp, the subsequent chain explosions in the dock could not even scratch the Ark of Bliss' armor.

"The 2nd and 3rd companies of the Iron Wanderers have all been assembled. The Adeptus Mechanicus, led by Archmagos Kost, is on their way from Musbell... They seem to want to bring a few Titans on board, but I've already refused."

In the control room of the Ark of Bliss, Grey Wind reported the current situation and the next arrangements to Russell:

"A number of navigators and astropaths led by Alexi have landed at the starport... The Adeptus Mechanicus is protesting against me for not letting them enter the weapons depot."

"All personnel are in place. With the help of the Mechanicus of Musbell and its own nano-repair system, the Oracle of Truth can be restored to perfect condition in about a week."

As he spoke, Grey Wind ordered the Ark of Bliss to start its thrusters: