Travel to Warhammer 40K with Grey Wind

Chapter 160 Unexpected Signal

"Mirafa..."

After the dead silence, the distraught survivors in orbit frantically tried to contact the ground forces, but their eagerness received no response.

The defenses held by the ground troops and the orcs who attacked them had all been wiped out. No form of organic life could be seen on this hive city. Only a thick white slurry with its macromolecular structure pierced by neutron radiation covered the surface of the planet, emitting the smell of charred amino acids.

The light of the Colossus slowly faded, but the naval soldiers in the two main battleships and the torpedo fleet were not affected at all as their mission was very urgent.

The Orks are a very interesting species, they become cowardly and fragile after their leader is killed and their confidence is shattered. This is why they chose to carry out the neutron extermination after the Great Chieftain Goktor landed in Mirafar.

Now that the beasts are leaderless, it is the best time to wipe out the huge orc fleet in space.

The Mechanical Angel sent a request for assistance to the remaining Imperial Navy in orbit, and then immediately coordinated its own fleet to launch a fierce counterattack against the Orks. A swarm of carrier-based aircraft overwhelmed the collapsing green tide.

As expected, neither the Crimson Upstart nor the Iron Wanderer responded immediately to the Mechanical Angel's request for assistance. Instead, they sent questions, asking why the followers of the Star-Bullet wanted to use the might of the Colossus to massacre the planet they swore to protect.

"We need an explanation."

This very brief question represents the suppressed anger in the chest of Iron Wanderer Captain Eldoshan.

It should be said that the Crimson Upstarts and the Iron Haunters are considered to be quite rational and restrained among all the Astartes Chapters. If it were a Chapter with a worse temper, such as the Space Wolves or the Black Templars, even if an Imperial Inquisitor issued an extermination order through formal channels for a world that had conclusive evidence that it was beyond salvation, they would still have to face the risk of going to war with the entire Chapter.

Although the current calmness and restraint are largely because they can't beat...

"The administrator gave the order, and I carried it out. This is a reciprocal retaliation, nothing more." The mechanical angel's response was emotionless and boringly calm:

"This retaliation is for the indiscriminate attack launched by the Death Stalkers on our expedition fleet and the joint archaeological team of the Mechanicum during the exploration of the Necron ruins in the Flare system. The attack was commanded by the Death Stalkers 3rd Captain Gonzalez, who deployed more than 1000 genetically enhanced soldiers and the chapter flagship Eumenides. Many of our warships were destroyed, and both combat personnel and scientific researchers suffered varying degrees of casualties. Only less than 50 members of the joint archaeological team of the Mechanicum survived, and the rest were all killed."

"The attackers in the Flare system have been completely eliminated. Following the Administrator's orders, I will launch a reciprocal retaliation against the remaining Death Stalkers on the planet Mirafar."

"The action has been explained. If you have any further questions, you can consult our temporary supervisor or report back to your superiors."

The mechanical angel's response was brief, but contained a huge amount of information. It took several minutes for the Iron Wanderer's Captain Eldoshan to recover from his shock. The golden visor of the Angel's Heir obscured Saraf's expression.

After truly understanding Anti-Entropy's words, they subconsciously questioned it first. The Astartes could not imagine that the noble warriors who had fought alongside them to protect the civilians on Mirafar not long ago would make traitorous actions by attacking the Imperial ally's expedition fleet and the Mechanicus.

However, no matter what the truth is, the revenge of the Star-Ballists has already come, but whether this revenge is "equal" remains to be discussed.

Eldoshan tried to defend his former battle brother, but the lifeless and empty planet beneath his feet told him that it was meaningless. Finally, he said sadly:

"No words can describe my sadness at this moment, sir. You just wiped out an entire planet... Even if what you just said is completely true, even if the Death Stalkers are indeed traitors who have shed the blood of their allies, your revenge is completely reasonable and justified! But what about the ordinary people on Mirafar?"

"There are more than just your enemies on this slaughtered planet... Among the 900 billion people who disappeared under the Colossus, there are pedantic and extravagant nobles, uneducated slaves, mothers who took their children to hide in underground shelters, and ordinary people who devoutly believe in the Emperor... There are teachers, students, and ignorant small vendors and cleaners. How innocent are they?"

"Is the Star-Bullet's revenge really equal?"

"Are you venting your anger with such barbaric acts, even at the cost of damaging the alliance between the Order of Truth and the Empire?"

"you……"

Eldoshan slowly took off his helmet. The face of this Iron Wanderer Chief Mechanic Master, who had made great achievements in battle, was already covered with tears. The warrior with a will as strong as steel only shed tears for all the innocent people who died.

The Chapter Master was about to say more, but a female voice from the Broken Circle interrupted his sad accusation.

"You seem to have some misunderstandings about us and the Star Bullets, respected Chapter Master." Lysitia's tone was serious, and every syllable was clear: "What we need is not friendship, but respect, or reverence."

"This revenge is not directed at the Death Stalkers, but at the incompetent Empire that failed to restrain the extreme actions of the Dark Angels."

"The betrayal in Flare was not the Death Stalkers attacking the expedition fleet, but the human empire offending the Star-Bombards; unless you refuse to recognize the Death Stalkers as members of the Astartes, our revenge will always be against the entire empire."

There are no innocent people in war, and giving Iron Wanderer and Crimson Upstart 30 minutes to evacuate is Russell's only mercy. As for friendship, the most ridiculous and stupid thing in this galaxy is friendship.

After explaining the leader's idea, Lysitia touched her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. The mechanical angel was still controlling the AI-controlled carrier-based aircraft to engage in a firefight with the scattered remaining orc fleet.

Anti-Entropy was cleaning up the battlefield in an orderly manner, while also keeping an eye on the two Space Marine Chapters that were immersed in grief. The main guns of the Lost Truth and the Unfinished Business were fully charged, and if the Astartes made any offensive moves, the focused arc would instantly penetrate the strike cruisers under their feet.

The leaderless Orc fleet fled in all directions. After several counterattacks against the two main battleships and the Colossus were defeated, the greenskins never got up again. The crumbling junk ships fled aimlessly in every direction under the pursuit of carrier-based aircraft and torpedo fleets.

Since most of the Empire's soldiers had lost their will to fight, the fleet brought by Anti-Entropy alone was unable to effectively intercept the fleeing orc remnants. Many dejected green-skinned guys successfully escaped from the wounded Aurora while screaming.

At the end of the war, both the Mechanical Angels and the Imperial Army received an unexpected signal.

Urgently delivered to the Imperial Army Commander and two Space Marine Chapter Masters was a joint order issued by the Ministry of Justice, the Inquisition, the Ecclesiarchy, the Mechanicus and other parties.

The command content is:

"The Deathstalker was accused of being a traitor/heretic by both the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Ecclesiarchy for his crimes, and the Inquisition declared him an excommunicated traitor."

"The Iron Wanderers must launch an extermination order against Mirafar within 12 standard hours of receiving the order. The Crimson Upstarts and the remaining naval forces are not allowed to hinder the Iron Wanderers' actions in any way or secretly shelter any members of the Death Stalkers - violators will be punished for treason against the Emperor."

At the same time, the mechanical angel on the Colossus received three very familiar weak signals coming from the deep space in the north of the Aurora Galaxy.

The signal in this frequency band is very familiar to Anti-Entropy, because not long ago, the owner of this signal was still sticking to the administrator and saying that he wanted to teach him a foreign language.

Chapter 161 Devouring Heaven and Earth

Appearing at the northern edge of the Aurora coordinate system was a small formation of several silver-gray fighter jets.

The Gray Gu carrier-based aircraft, which was not supposed to be here, came from deep space and brought some not-so-good news:

Riding on the Warp currents that flow into the Webway, schools of Void Whales are wandering towards Aurora. Their huge, highly mutated bodies are home to countless Warp evil creatures. Khorne berserkers and Tzeentch demons ride giant whales across the starry sea, and the power of evil gods has reached the world.

Scarlet is coming.

"The exit of the webway... is in the north of Aurora? I see. I should have noticed it earlier..." After reading the message from the Gray Goo carrier-based aircraft, Lysitia immediately realized what was going on.

Long before the Lost Dream Nebula collapsed into the Tranquil Black Domain, the Fordlan Ark Eldar who destroyed the Nirvana Star Gate traveled through the Webway to the Lost Dream Star Cluster formed by the damage to the miniature galaxy, looking for the prophesied "Pure Land".

At that time, the patrol fleet of the Aurora galaxy captured traces of suspected Eldar warships in a desolate area near the galaxy. The experienced Inquisitor Blood Lion judged that there should be an Eldar Webway exit near Aurora.

At that time, the Aurora Galaxy Defense Force also organized a search and search for the Webway Gate, but they were unsuccessful. This matter, which was not small but not very important, was suppressed by the opening of the L-Stargate network.

But now, as the exploration fleet sent by Grey Wind to the Tombstone Gate appeared in the north of the Aurora coordinate system, Lysitia finally recalled this old event.

"South of the Aurora coordinate system is the Death Stalkers' home world, the Trodrom system. This home system was built into the second largest fleet logistics base after Nirvana during the preparation stage of the Terra expedition. At this moment, a large number of imperial warships are docked in Trodrom's dock for maintenance and upgrades..."

"Tzeentch! Yes, Tzeentch... According to the Lord of Change's calculations, the Trodome galaxy is probably already in the chaos that He has prepared in advance. Once the Void Whales enter the Death Stalkers' home galaxy through Aurora, the 13 expedition fleets of the Terra Expedition will suffer at least the original losses. The Lord of Change's goal is to thwart the Terra Expedition!"

The pieces of information quickly connected in Lysitia's mind to form the whole picture of the whole incident. The mechanical angel immediately gave up the suppression of the remaining orc fleet according to the process priority, and integrated all its forces to prepare for the next severe situation.

The mechanical angel coordinated the fleet's assembly and reported the current situation to Lysitia:

"I have tried to contact the Deputy Forge Supervisor of Musbell stationed in the Trodrom system through FTL communication. According to him, several cults on Trodrom united and launched a large-scale organized rebellion not long ago. The orbital dock was the focus of the cultists' attack, and a large number of warships were destroyed in the dock. The head of the Ultramarines' sub-group 'Blue Blood Nobles' was assassinated. The rebellion is suspected to have the participation of Chaos Warbands and Dark Eldar..."

"In summary, the Deputy Forge Supervisor is doing his best to suppress the rebellion. Trodrom in chaos cannot withstand the impact. It would be best if we could destroy the Void Whales. At the very least, we have to delay until Trodrom's rebellion is suppressed. Otherwise, the Terra Expedition is likely to collapse before it even sets off."

Because after Trodome, the Lord of Change's next target is Nirvana.

After sorting out the current situation, the fleets scattered across the galaxy were regrouped. The Jealous Lady also gave up suppressing the orcs on Orokkol and returned to the team. Three main battleships and 3 torpedo ships gathered around the Ring of Ruin, ready for the coming storm - eight torpedo ships were severely damaged in the previous battle and could not participate in the battle.

The Imperial Navy, immersed in a sad atmosphere, was also forcibly awakened by the harsh reality. After receiving battlefield information from the rear and sharing it with Anti-Entropy, the Crimson Upstart and the Iron Wanderer quietly prepared and merged their remaining space forces into the fleet of the Order of Truth.

In the darkness in the north of the Aurora coordinate system, the void beast slowly cruised.

After delivering the message, the Gray Goo carrier-based aircraft squadron disintegrated into a mechanical nano cloud and drilled into the Colossus. The blood on the Space Marines' armor had not yet dried, and under the intense scanning and calculation of the Auspicious Instrument and the Psychic Divination Array, a hideous and terrifying behemoth, with deep scars that almost tore its body in two, slowly emerged from the darkness outside the galaxy.

"Restrict the Imperial Navy from attacking. That was a biological ark controlled by the Marshal: the Hive World Ship 'Fódlan'. It was severely damaged in the battle with the Void Whales. The blade of the evil god Slaanesh almost tore the hull of the world ship in two. We were lucky to escape."

The disintegrated Gray Goo carrier-based aircraft was reassembled into a humanoid construct named Gray Wind in the Colossus control room. It naturally sat in the central seat that originally belonged to Russell and gave orders to the mechanical angel controlled by the anti-entropy:

"The Bio-Ark needs a large amount of biomass to repair its wounds and build warships. Have you completed the task assigned to you by the Marshal?"

In fact, Gray Wind already knew the result of the mission when he was flying here. Asking Anti-Entropy was just a formality to emphasize that his status beside the Marshal was higher than that of this later AI.

The mechanical angel showed no emotion. It bowed to Gray Wind with its 3-meter-tall body and said, "The mission is successfully completed. The swarm is ready to feed at any time. However, most of the imperial army are locals from Mirafar, so they may have some emotions."

"Suppress or kill. No dissent is allowed in the current war." Huifeng said calmly.

"You don't need to be reminded." The mechanical angel stood up.

Under the watchful eyes of the two Astartes Chapters and the Imperial Navy Fleet, the battered Hive World of Fordlan came into close orbit around Mirafar with its bleeding tentacles wafting, its shattered chitin and carapace exposing its filthy flesh poisoned by Slaanesh and its white skeleton frame.

Coroniae manipulated the Hive World to anchor itself in the orbit of Mirafa, becoming a temporary satellite.

There was no need for any fancy special measures. The huge mass of the Bio-Ark itself dragged the organic slurry covering the surface of the planet to the same point, triggering a planet-scale white tide on Mirafa.

Neutron inactivation shattered the molecular structure of all organic matter, which greatly simplified the Coroniai's eating process. There was no need to send landing troops to eliminate the indigenous people, nor to spread bacterial cysts in the atmosphere to laboriously dissolve flesh and blood into a biomass soup. They were already the soup.

From the surface, the bright red tentacles floating under the Bio-Ark looked like thick pipes that went straight to the sky, directly plugging into the organic tides that gathered on one side of the planet and were rolling up huge waves, devouring the world.

Amid the grief and rage of the imperial soldiers, Coronia greedily sucked the life soup dissolved by 944 billion people and a large number of green-skinned invaders. The Queen of Worms repaired her own wounds and prepared for the next war.

Chapter 162 White Ghost

About 5 light years north of the Aurora coordinate system, there is a desolate galaxy without a name, numbered z8d6 in the archives of the Mechanicus.

There are no solid planets or asteroids in the galaxy that can support organic life. Only the thin orange-white star in the center of the galaxy provides extremely limited light and heat for this vast wasteland.

A half-baked brown dwarf that failed to complete the transformation from a gas giant planet to a star because it could not reach the critical mass to trigger hydrogen fusion snuggled up with the decaying star, sharing each other's incomplete body temperature.

Perhaps one day in the future, when they begin to devour each other, a healthy and bright new star will be born in galaxy z8d6.

At least for now, the void of the universe without the shining stars is still dark and cold.

The only gas giant planet in the galaxy is quietly moving in the boundless darkness, like an invisible giant ghost.

Generally speaking, it would be difficult for the human empire to locate the real-time position of this unknown giant planet without using high-cost methods such as detecting gravitational waves to search for it, but this is no longer necessary.

Even the most backward model detector carried by the most dilapidated old warship can easily capture the huge subspace disturbance spreading from this gas planet temporarily named "White Ghost".

The "White Ghost" as a whole appears to be a mixture of white and brown, with endless gas waves surging in the atmosphere; the eternal storm formed by high-pressure anticyclones and downdrafts appears as a conspicuous dark brown spot on the surface of the White Ghost, and in the center of this spot, at the deepest part of the eternal storm, surging subspace energy pours out from here.

A gigantic monster emitting a smell of corruption slowly poked its head out from the center of the storm.

It was a giant void whale with a body length of more than a kilometer, which swam here on the ocean currents of the subspace.

Its body was highly corrupted, with dark green mildew spots dotted all over its back and milky white mycelium filling the gaps between its scales. Its skin was a sickly teal green, and its huge, rotten eyeballs continuously oozing foul-smelling pus. Its fins under its belly moved slowly, and its giant celestial body just "slid" out of the center of the storm, free from the gravitational pull of the white ghost.

The bloated belly of the Void Whale was filled with friendly and lovely Nurglings and Plaguebearers. Mold and mycelium grew on the whale's back into the sacred three-ring plague symbol. It came to the real universe, full of fatherly love.

After the first one, came the third and the fourth, and more and more Void Whales swam out of the storm.

Some of them have red scales and sharp, curved horns, with bloodthirsty desires burning in their scarlet eyes; others sway their sticky, flexible tentacles, with sensitive nerve synapses covering the scales on their bodies and the mucous membranes inside their bodies. As they swim forward, they enjoy the endless stimulation brought by the countless demons hiding in their bodies.

Compared to the regular Webway gate controlled by the Eldar, this eternal storm on the surface of the White Ghost cannot be called a "gate" at all. It is just a broken gap.

The huge webway system built by the Ancients possesses a powerful self-checking mechanism. Upon detecting that it has been invaded by the Tombstone Gate of the Necrons, the webway itself will proactively cut off the entire branch that has been stepped on by the Necrons, isolating the invaded section of the webway from the entire webway system to prevent the invasion from spreading.

The highly mutated Void Whales followed the mysterious guidance of the Lord of Change and entered the long-forgotten Webway through the Tombstone Gate, sending their endless army of demons directly to the heart of the Esbornes sector, north of Aurora.

Riding on the ocean currents that flowed from the Sea of ​​Souls into the real universe, groups of void whales swam towards Aurora.

"We are detecting multiple bio-psychic signals, and - By the Emperor!"