Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"Follow my orders." Fulgrim interrupted the Tech Sergeant. "This is not a farewell..."

"I just need to see my brother."

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Concord Space Front

Another fleet of the Human Empire has joined the battle, and now the entire universe is filled with large and small ship fragments and frozen corpses.

It has been three days since Ryan attacked this forge world. With a steady supply of support fleets and various new technologies, they are advancing steadily and approaching Conconod.

Of course, his offensive and technical testing were not entirely smooth sailing. For example, the technical priests of the Fox Tribe had protested more than once against the endless wartime overtime (however, in the Warhammer world it was normal for a battle to last dozens or even hundreds of days).

This situation also made the Mechanicus priests, who originally had many complaints and dissatisfaction with the Vixens, feel physically and mentally happy, especially after they saw the haggard state of those blasphemous demi-humans.

There is no problem for the humanoids who are also new combatants and test targets. After all, as mechanical beings, they have good durability and they are fully capable of adapting to battles of this intensity.

"I'm not advising you, Captain! I'm ordering you!" Ryan shouted to the mortal captain in front of him. "My brothers are fighting in the enemy-occupied area, gaining advantages for our current attack and subsequent ground battles, disrupting the enemy's support deployment, I can't just do nothing about it!"

"I order you to organize a strike fleet to bypass the battle line and assist them while we hold back their main fleet!"

"But Marshal Ryan, the situation is still unclear. Although we have the upper hand, the enemy still has reinforcements. A forced breakthrough will inevitably cause us heavy losses." The captain tried his best to persuade. "Besides, we haven't obtained any useful intelligence from the enemy's rear. Perhaps..."

"What do you mean by that?!" Ryan picked up the captain in front of him and asked. "You..."

[After so many years, your temper hasn't changed much]

A familiar electronic sound rang out, and Ryan looked in the direction of the sound. A Terminator with the "Iron Hand" logo stood behind him at some point.

"Ferus? You are not..."

[Experimental use of new technology] The Terminator responded. [You know, the Automata in NieR's world were designed to accommodate human souls.]

"So, you stuffed your burning soul into a humanoid body?"

[The specific operation is not that simple, but it is basically like this] said Ferrus in the body of the mechanical Terminator. [My descendants and I will go to help Fulgrim, you just need to continue the attack at the current momentum]

"...it's best if Vulcan doesn't see you like this."

[Do you really have to say that at this time? ]

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(After Ferrus was killed by Fulgrim, his descendants tried to use a machine to resurrect and replace their original master. After Vulkan learned about this, he broke into the home planet of the Iron Hands alone and destroyed the machine, which he called blasphemy.)

673. Outbreak (X)

brush--!

The blood-stained power scimitar cut off the head of another Iron Warrior Space Marine. Several corpses of enemy Space Marines were already lying in front of Fulgrim.

The difference in combat power between Primarchs and ordinary Space Marines is huge. It is basically impossible for a Space Marine to defeat a Custodes while some Primarchs can easily kill a Custodes.

A famous example is when the Emperor forcibly took Angron away during his quest to retrieve his Primarch, and Angron chopped a Guardsman into pieces in front of the Emperor's eyes.

Even so, no Space Marine would refuse the opportunity to fight and kill a Primarch, for they value honor so much that it is a rare trophy.

Fulgrim took advantage of this and chose a narrow passage with only one entrance and exit as his defensive position. This meant that only one enemy Space Marine could enter at a time. If two or more entered, they would not be able to move well due to their size.

The arrogance of the Space Marines and the advantages they possessed attracted the enemy's attention, allowing them to successfully break free from the encirclement. They then allowed the Iron Warriors Space Marines surrounding him to enter the passage one after another, trying to kill the Primarch of the Empire and make him a glorious addition to their own record - and until now none of those who had entered have come out.

It's not that no one chooses not to

So, in terms of martial ethics, an Iron Warrior wearing a set of Dominator Terminator power armor went in, hoping to use his heavy equipment and firepower to crush Fulgrim, who should only have ordinary firepower and weapons.

Then his head rolled out shortly after he went in...

After at least eight ordinary Space Marines and two Terminators died, the enemy Space Marines outside were ready to give up on going in for a one-on-one fight to chop off Fulgrim's head. They then considered using heavy firepower to completely destroy the area to kill Fulgrim, or to find a Hellbeast or some other demon engine to crush him.

Just as they were debating on how to kill Fulgrim, their Primarch, the ruler of the Iron Warriors Legion, Perturabo, arrived.

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The weight-bearing footsteps were heavier than those of the two Terminators killed by Fugen before, which made him alert.

"Long time no see, Fulgrim."

It was taller and heavier than the Terminator that Fulgrim had defeated before, like a mobile arsenal. Perturabo, who was a head taller than Fulgrim, slowly walked in front of it.

"I haven't seen you like this in a long time."

"You don't need to remind the other me of what I have become, Perturabo." Fulgrim looked up at Perturabo, who had become even taller after falling into Chaos, and said. "But I heard that even after ascending to the level of a demon, your personality has not changed at all..."

"You keep creating mechanical replicas of your sister, and keep shouting that it's not her and destroying it... You're getting more and more twisted~"

"..." Perturabo was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing Fulgrim's words. He really didn't expect that the other party would know such a thing, but he soon understood. "He told you."

"It was a mistake that I didn't kill him."

"If you kill him, everyone will abandon you and spit on you. No one will tolerate your madness!"

"...What about you?" Perturabo changed the subject. "Why did you come to my territory alone to carry out the so-called sabotage operation? This is not what you are good at, right?"

"Or do you think you can defeat me?"

"Yes."

This was another insult and contempt from Fulgrim to Perturabo. He was fully armed, and had at least dozens of Space Marines and hundreds of mortal soldiers behind him. If he wanted, he could summon more people - why do you look down on me like this? !

But even so, Perturabo did not explode directly, because from the series of things he had seen along the way during this period of time, he knew that Fulgrim and his men were carrying a large amount of disposable equipment that could not be produced or was difficult to produce. These things were the reason they dared to come to their hinterland.

He also heard from Vashtor that the Human Empire had found a world with many magical technological creations, where all kinds of unimaginable creations abounded.

Therefore, Perturabo did not rush towards Fulgrim in anger, but took a step back and activated various long-range weapons on his body.

"!"

Fulgrim was somewhat surprised to be locked onto by a series of long-range weapons on Perturabo. The next second, several explosive bombs came towards him, followed by several small missiles.

Ding—boom boom boom!

A spherical energy shield from the Halo world was thrown out, and attacks hit it one after another, and the sound of explosions echoed in the passage.

"I don't know what you rely on, my brother!" Perturabo said while keeping up the suppression fire. "But it's clear that as long as I keep my distance from you, it won't work on me!"

"I'll tear your head off! Give it to another you or keep it!"

"I'll make you regret ever setting foot on this planet!"

The disposable energy round shield was quickly destroyed, and Fulgrim could only throw out another one to withstand the continuous firepower and calculate the consumption of Perturabo's bullets.

Click--

The multi-barreled bolter on his arm made a sound of firing in vain, and the energy round shield blocking Fulgrim was once again consumed. Fulgrim seized this opportunity and rushed towards Perturabo at full speed.

The laser cannon on his shoulder fired, and the red beam flew past Fulgrim's side. Several small missiles exploded on his portable shield, instantly overloading it, but this also allowed Fulgrim to get close enough to his target.

The bullet engraved with dwarven runes was fired from the bolt pistol in Fulgrim's hand, but was blocked by a layer of red energy shield on Perturabo's body. An iron fist then smashed towards Fulgrim in front of him.

Fulgrim held his power scimitar horizontally to block, but the heavy punch still made his body sink. However, before he could make the next move, the multi-barreled bolter on Perturabo's arm, which had previously made an empty chamber sound, opened fire.

Fulgrim was caught off guard and hit directly by the explosive bomb. Although he managed to block the close-range shooting with the power armor he was wearing, he inevitably lost his balance and was knocked to the ground by Perturabo's other fist.

"How long has it been since you fought me, Fulgrim?" Perturabo said with a hint of smugness in his tone. "Why do you think I would make such a stupid mistake as to use up all the bullets in both guns at the same time?"

The explosives left two obvious craters on Fulgrim's power armor.

He almost vomited blood because of Perturabo's heavy blow, and was pinned to the ground by the opponent, unable to move.

"Or is it that the current you is just a poor replica?! The other you cannot be defeated so easily by me!"

"I admit... I have become much weaker." Fulgrim gritted his teeth and said, "But I have not forgotten your fighting style and behavior, Perturabo!"

"This distance is close enough!"

Perturabo immediately realized the problem, but Fulgrim grabbed his arm with his left hand first, and the next second a scorching flame appeared.

The Iron Warriors Space Marines on guard outside suddenly saw raging flames gushing out of the passage. Several unlucky mortal soldiers were directly burned to ashes by the flames, and several Space Marines who failed to dodge in time were also burned by the flames.

The sudden flame lasted for dozens of seconds, melting almost every inch of the nearby metal ground. Even after the flame dissipated, the red-hot metal walls and ground could not cool down for a long time.

A red metal giant walked out of the passage soon after. With every step he took, the ground sank slightly, making a hissing sound as it melted.

It was Perturabo, the power given to him by the evil god that allowed him to survive the deadly fire that was enough to completely melt a Knight Titan, and in some ways, he was unscathed!

"A weapon fueled by the flesh and blood of a god..." Perturabo, who was in the state of ascending demon, murmured as he looked at the unknown entity in his hand that had completely melted into a pool of liquid. "He brought you something very good..."

"But that's not enough to defeat me!"

"I'll catch you! I'll prove that I'm right!"

"Primarch! Urgent communication from Goodpiss! We are under bombardment!"

"What?! Didn't I already stop the fortress's heavy artillery attack?!"

"It doesn't come from here, it comes from..."

"On track."

～～～～～～～When Perturabo and Fulgrim are fighting～～～～～～

The heavy metal door that was originally locked was cut open with a bright blue light. After it opened, three [Emperor's Children] Space Marines walked out.

"Safety."

Single-person space-tearing equipment from the Moon World [W Company]. Although the Empire also has similar things, it is impossible to make that kind of equipment to the point where a mortal warrior can easily take it away and use it.

Although the power and durability of this equipment that ordinary people can buy are very average, it is sufficient for use here.

These three [Emperor's Children] Space Marines were part of a reconnaissance team that had been sent out to scout the 'defensive position'. After Fulgrim changed the plan, their mission changed from reconnaissance to infiltration and capture.

The team led by Fulgrim attracted enough attention, so that the [Iron Warriors] who had originally arrived here to start garrisoning were urgently transferred back, and even some of the regular troops originally stationed here were transferred away.

The influence of a Primarch is enormous, which is enough for Perturabo and others to take seriously, and this also gives these three Space Marines an opportunity.

The space-tearing equipment silently opened the originally locked door, and three [Emperor's Children] Space Marines successfully arrived at the orbital shipyard.

Passing by half-built fortifications that had been abandoned, as well as some ordinary servitors with little self-awareness, they arrived inside the shipyard.

A destroyer that is about to be launched is docked in the dock and is undergoing final inspection and painting. A handful of mechanical priests are directing the process.

As the bolter fired, the red-robed Skitarii near the Mechanical Priest fell to the ground. Two Emperor's Children Space Marines stepped forward quickly, cleared the remaining enemies with their chainswords, and captured an enemy Mechanical Priest.

Next, using the data obtained from the priest, they successfully entered the destroyer under construction and inserted a bound αAI core into the ship's main control program.

This αAI core will control the entire ship to leave the shipyard, and then attack the area below and around it with all its might before being burned due to data overload, and at the last moment, control the ship to fall to the surface.

But before that there was still a problem to be solved - opening the dock doors and the fixtures on the ship.

This can only be done by a mechanical priest of a certain level. The launch of a new ship must be approved by a master of a sufficient level, after which a series of blessing ceremonies must be performed on it.

The targeted destroyers themselves were not fully built, so the high-ranking priest in charge of the project was not here, and ordinary priests did not have the authority to release an unfinished ship.

At this moment, the last [Spirit] in the team's hands came into play. It was smashed roughly on the main control console, and everything in the entire shipyard that could be called locked opened automatically.

Afterwards, the destroyer, which had not yet been fully built, sailed out of the shipyard and began to attack the surroundings indiscriminately, with flames of explosions constantly appearing in the area.

The ships still in orbit around the forge planet immediately rushed over to try to stop it, but before they could arrive and launch an attack, the unfinished ship lost control and fell toward the surface of the planet.

And there

Before, this small destroyer had already caused considerable damage to the surroundings, and after it fell to the ground, it would cause new damage.

Most of the ships that arrived did not fire a single shot. They could only watch as their destroyer crashed into the surface of the planet after making a big fuss.

They were out of their defensive/reconnaissance positions and therefore had no idea that a small fleet of human Empire ships had slipped through the blockade of the front-line forces and were nearby.

674. Outbreak (XI)

With the help of Ryan, the Space Marine battle barges painted with the "Iron Hands" logo, several Imperial Navy ships, and the unmanned warships that had collected the afterglow from the world of "Far Planet" broke through the enemy's defenses and arrived near Conconod first.

It just so happened that due to the actions of the Emperor's Children Space Marines, the patrol fleet of the Forge Planet temporarily left, so that when the auspex in the planet's orbit sounded the alarm, the defenders here realized that the enemy appeared nearby.

This is not impossible. During the Age of Discovery, there needed to be a dedicated lookout on the lookout tower on the mast to keep an eye on the situation on the sea. In a universe with a vast space, it is difficult to detect the traces of a kilometer-class battleship in time by sight alone.

Because of this, the defending troops who failed to discover the enemy and gather ships in time were caught off guard by the sudden attack of the Iron Hands fleet and almost lost control of the orbit of a planet.

The defensive fleet assembled urgently to deal with the small attacking Imperial fleet and stop their attack, but before that, a small number of airdrop pods had already fallen towards Conconod.

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"What are you doing?! You promised me! You would keep my planet safe!"

Perturabo, who went to look for Fulgrim and his companions, was stopped by the angry Sage Goodpis on the way.

"Look at what you have protected! An unfinished destroyer caused huge damage to the orbital facilities and ground facilities in an area, and its crash just happened to destroy half of the manufacturing project!" Sage Gudipis roared. "The enemy's main force hasn't arrived yet! You let a small sabotage force cause such a big mess?!"

"That's because your subordinates are useless!" Perturabo, who was still in his Great Demon state, responded to Goodpiss condescendingly. "Your troops are not even effective! They can't even serve as cannon fodder!"