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Chapter 687 The Enemy Within

Battleship Su Zheng, conference room.

A legion meeting was held here.

This was a legion meeting that was long overdue.

Because three of the seven chapter masters were seriously injured in the battle of the assault on the deep moon portal, and one of them had his head twisted off. The legion meeting could not be held without so many chapter masters, and it could only be held after all three of them sat up from the Space Marine automatic medical platform.

Another reason for the late meeting was that the Space Marines needed time to thoroughly clean up the entire battle moon, search for remaining orcs, burn greenskin spores, and repair and disassemble the various alien technological creations of the Orks. Cleaning up the battlefield was a time-consuming and laborious task, especially since the interior of this rocky satellite was riddled with holes dug by the orcs.

After the Fifth Legion was reorganized, Qingshan Khan issued an important order: "Hold more large meetings and fewer small meetings", requiring that all military issues must be discussed at legion meetings, rather than each regiment holding private meetings to communicate. This helps to unify the thinking and pace of the entire legion and make the loose hunting group closely connected.

And now it is just a standard legion meeting.

All officers above company level were required to attend.

"we won."

Qingshan Khan stood on the podium, his hands on the table, facing the Space Marine officers from various regiments sitting neatly in front of him, and spoke directly and concisely:

"We conquered a battle moon."

The Astartes officers present were breathing heavily and their eyes were burning. Although the battle had ended a few days ago and they had known the result for a long time, they still felt sincerely excited and proud after hearing Qingshan Khan announce the news himself - they had successfully conquered an Ork battle moon and defeated an incredibly powerful enemy. There was no need for any recognition or reward from any Imperial agency, this result alone was enough to satisfy the Space Marines.

It is conquest and occupation.

Not by destroying it with some kind of star-destroying weapon.

Instead, they completely occupied and seized this alien satellite.

The results of these two battles are different.

"These alien satellites have been wreaking havoc in the Empire for several months or even longer. They are rampant and destroy all the worlds they pass through. No one can stop them, whether it is the Imperial Navy, the Imperial Guard or any other military force... But the facts prove that they can be defeated and killed. They are not invincible!"

Fu Qinghai slowly looked around at everyone and said.

"It turns out."

Fu Qinghai emphasized his tone and said forcefully:

"We can defeat them!"

The word "we" is particularly emphasized.

The Space Marine officers present looked at him sternly.

They all understood the meaning of Fu Qinghai's words.

We, an Astartes Legion.

Even without the huge number of mortal troops to command, even without the overwhelming Titan Legion to assist them, once the Astartes Chapter is reorganized into the Astartes Legion, the Space Marines will still undoubtedly become the most powerful military force in the Human Empire.

Judging from the regiment numbers and fleet numbers of the human slaves rescued from the battle moon, this battle moon had ravaged at least seven or eight human worlds before arriving at the Endin hive world. It was truly invincible and unstoppable along the way, and everything was plundered wherever it went.

Until they met the Fifth Legion, the White Scars.

The movement of the moon was finally stopped.

The Space Marines remain the backbone of the Empire of Man.

“But this war is far from over.”

Fu Qinghai changed the subject and said in a deep voice:
"The orcs have more than one battle moon, and we are all aware of this fact. We cannot face several battle moons at the same time, and we are also aware of this fact... But no matter what, once the orcs approach Holy Terra, we will still rush there to help. Just like more than a thousand years ago, the Khan led the Fifth Legion to go to Terra after going through countless dangers and breaking through numerous obstacles. This is the mission of the White Scars!"

As a Space Marine, rescuing the capital city of Terra seems to be a natural and unshirkable responsibility. But in fact, many Space Marines have never set foot on Terra from promotion to death. This is because the human empire is so huge that a Space Marine may not have the opportunity to go to Terra in his entire life. Many of them only have the impression of the Holy Terra of the high-ranking capital bureaucrats and the endless war orders.

There is no awareness of sacrificing anything for it.

Terra did not issue an order for us to go back. We reorganized the legion and marched towards Terra in a mighty manner. In the eyes of the high lords, is this considered a rescue or a rebellion?
Many chapter leaders have such concerns in their minds.

But this time Fu Qinghai raised his tone very high.

He compared this operation to the one more than a thousand years ago when the Primarch led the Legion to overcome numerous obstacles and rush to the aid of Terra. Jaghatai Khan did it, so why don't we?

"My information is 100 percent accurate."

Fu Qinghai looked at everyone and continued:

"The orcs will definitely march towards Terra."

The source of the information is of course the plot of the original novel.

"So we set off now?"

Mandulatu Khan asked in a deep voice.

"If we want to reach Terra as quickly as possible, we must start the warp jump now, and then enter the inner solar system directly through the Hades Gate or the Elysium Gate."

Bao Shulige stroked his beard and analyzed.

"Do not."

Fu Qinghai shook his head unexpectedly and said:
"We're going to Terra, but not at top speed."

Fu Qinghai's eyes swept over everyone present.

There was an obscure light flashing in his eyes.

"We'll go slowly."

The legion commander finally issued a strange order.

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The Hive World of Endin, Hive Arethusa.

A Thunder Eagle gunboat and two Flame Raptor gunboats smashed through the thick lead-gray clouds in the sky and quickly landed in a V-shape on the helipad in front of the Governor's Mansion. The Thunder Eagle gunboat was sandwiched between the two Flame Raptor gunboats with their fangs and claws bared.

This was an unusual sight. The Thunder Eagle gunboat itself possessed impressive firepower and protection, and usually did not require escort from other armed gunboats. Moreover, it was escorted by two Flame Raptor gunboats. This scene was extremely rare.

“Shh—bang!”

The front cabin of the gunboat opened and fell to the ground. A bald Space Marine in black and gold armor led ten Space Marines wearing giant power armor and holding giant halberds and walked down the gangway quickly. The leading soldier's metal chin flashed with light.

The door of the Planetary Governor's Palace opened outwards, and a group of servants came out holding a thick roll of scarlet velvet carpet. They prostrated themselves on the ground and chanted "Long Live the Emperor" devoutly, and then pretended to spread the carpet on the path of the Space Marines.

However, they didn't expect that the Space Marines ignored them at all, walked straight through the group of slaves and walked quickly into the Governor's Mansion, as if the people lying on the ground at their feet didn't exist.

Inside the Governor's Mansion, a tall, fat man wrapped in fur and adorned with jewels, supported by several maids, came over with open arms, his face showing ecstasy after surviving a disaster:
"Thank the Emperor, praise the Emperor, He sent His battle angels to help us survive the scourge of the green-skinned aliens. This is an extremely great day, a day that should be remembered. My lords, I declare today as Endin's Victory Day and Holy Carnival, we... uh."

Qiao Shida raised his hand to stop his chattering.

The first captain did not pause for a moment, even though the person standing before him was the absolute ruler of a planet. As the planetary governor stared in astonishment, Qiao Shida raised his hand and pressed his shoulder to push him aside, still staring ahead, his steps still unbroken, his mouth half-heartedly saying:

"I'm sorry, Governor General, we have received your thanks, but we don't have time to listen to your victory celebration plan. We need to search your mansion now."

As he spoke, Qiao Shida raised the handheld auspicious instrument.

Look at the flashing red dot in the middle of the screen.

“It’s right under this building.”

An Iron Pagoda Terminator nearby gave a reminder.

Qiao Shida nodded slightly and continued walking forward.

The Orc invasion had just occurred not long ago, and at this time the planetary governor's mansion was still armed like a fortress, with family private soldiers, hive police and planetary defense force soldiers gathered here, but no soldier dared to stop this team of Space Marines, and they walked towards the freight elevator leading to the deepest part of the mansion under the concentrated attention of many soldiers.

Two Iron Pagoda Terminators turned around and stayed at the elevator entrance to guard, while the remaining Iron Pagoda Terminators followed Qiao Shida and took the elevator all the way down. Amid the rumble of the ancient hinges turning rapidly and the creaking of the elevator car under the heavy load, many Space Marines were silent, and the atmosphere seemed a little depressing for a while. Qiao Shida stared at the auspicious instrument in his hand.

We are getting closer and closer to the target location.

“Boom…Crunch!”

The elevator landed heavily and then the door opened.

Space Marines filed out, following the direction indicated by the portable auspicious instrument and passing through the ancient and outdated pipes and machinery. The surrounding machines were covered with dust and rust, and seemed to have a history of hundreds of years, or perhaps even longer. Qiao Shida didn't know why there was such a place under the planetary governor's mansion, and he didn't care what secrets this nest city hid.

Qiao Shida suddenly slowed down.

His nose twitched and he sniffed hard.

There is a faint smell of blood in the air.

It was very faint, but he still smelled it.

This may not be good news.

"Boost!"

Qiao Shida drew out his power sword and shouted.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The dense and heavy footsteps shook off the dust.

A series of dim emergency lights lit up overhead, and the dust falling from the top of the low metal passage was like pillars of air in the dim light. Qiao Shida looked down at the auspicious instrument, and then glanced at the metal boxes and large machinery around him. The characters on the boxes made him feel strangely familiar - these were some ammunition supply boxes, but the numbering format was completely different from that of the current imperial army...

More like the approach taken during the Great Crusade.

The Great Expedition.

What an ancient yet familiar term.

What a deep and painful memory.

Qiao Shida shook his head and took a deep breath to force himself to withdraw from the memories of explosions, fire and blood. All the objects and facilities around were filled with ancient traces that had been deposited over a long period of time - but such a place should not have the smell of fresh blood! This long-sealed secret passage was opened by someone, and someone had already got there first. This was bad news.

"The target is very close to us, my lord."

An Iron Pagoda Terminator reminded in a low voice.

"Ready to fight!"

Qiao Shida pressed the button on the hilt of the sword.

A tiny, blue arc flashed on the blade.

The destination is just beyond the open gate in front.

Qiao Shida led a group of Terminators and rushed forward.

"squeak--"

Qiao Shida stopped suddenly at the door.

At the same time, he stopped the Terminator behind him.

The "target" is right in front of us.

Qiao Shida held his breath and stared at the huge metal object less than ten meters away from him: an iron-black cylinder the size of a car lay there quietly, with a worn double-headed sky eagle and a danger warning sign on the outer shell.

He had seen this thing before him. More than a thousand years ago, they were called the "Moon Wolves". They wore gray-white power armor and galloped across the starry sea in the name of the Lord of Humanity, conquering one planet after another. If a planet resisted too fiercely or was heavily polluted by alien creatures... they would consider using this thing before them.

Virus bomb.

Weapons that can destroy a planet.

Just lying here without any defense

Qiao Shida looked down and saw several corpses scattered around the virus bomb. Their deaths were extremely miserable. Their bodies were cut open to reveal the mechanical prostheses implanted in them. These exquisitely patterned cyber prostheses were also cut into pieces by sharp blades, dripping with oil and exploding with electric sparks. The clothes worn by the corpses were exactly the same as those of the planetary governor's family soldiers.

"They were given a death order to detonate this virus bomb. I had no choice but to kill them."

A calm voice sounded overhead.

When Qiao Shida and the Terminators heard the sound, they looked up and found that a space warrior in black and gold armor was sitting on a steel beam five or six meters above the virus bomb! He had a beak-shaped helmet and a wing-shaped jetpack. One foot was on the steel beam, and the other foot was hanging down, looking down at them calmly.

This Space Marine was clearly at such a close distance, almost within reach, yet no one, including Joe Star, was aware of his existence.

"Sartfaran..."

Qiao Shida sighed and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Next time before you go out, can you please give me a fucking hello first? If you had told me that you had solved the problem, would I have to rush here with people?"

"You are too slow."

The Space Marine on the steel beam spoke.

There was a golden crow relief on his left shoulder armor, and in his palm was a small signal transmitter, which corresponded exactly to the portable auspicious instrument in Qiao Shida's hand.

He turned off the signal transmitter and took off his helmet, revealing a pale, thin face covered by soft black hair. The Space Marine jumped down from the steel beam, and the specially designed jetpack on his back sprayed a strong airflow that lifted him to the ground steadily. The iron boots did not make any sound when they touched the ground.

Like a raven landing lightly on the ground.

"I found this place five days ago. After getting rid of these guys, I waited here for another three days. You guys are finally here... I can't move this thing by myself."

Satfaran pointed to the virus bomb behind him.

"Why do you think I'd dare touch it?"

Qiao Shida snorted unhappily.

Then he lowered his head and said to the communication channel:

"Notify Master Quinto that we have found the target, and ask him to send someone over as soon as possible to move this unfortunate thing."

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After the Legion meeting, the White Scars Fleet spent more than ten days to thoroughly clean up the battle moon. The technical priests accompanying the army almost emptied out all the movable Ork machines worthy of research, including some machine wreckage left after the explosion of the teleportation gate deep inside the satellite.

All the rescued human slaves were dismissed on the spot, and the Space Marines settled them all in the Endin Hive World. These slaves may come from other worlds in the sector, or from a fleet, a corps, or a planetary defense force on a planet, but the Space Marines did not have time to slowly settle them at the moment. The White Scars were in a hurry to get to Terra, so they simply and roughly threw them all to the local planetary governor.

Battleship HMS Rectification, captain's room.

Fu Qinghai convened a closed-door meeting.

Although he said "hold more big meetings and fewer small meetings", Lord Qingshan Khan held many small meetings. This was a very small meeting, only for members of the society and senior officers who knew about the existence of the reincarnation world. The content of the meeting was also very simple, which was to formally accept new members of the society.

Nickname: Blindsight.

Name: Lucia Aldin.

A mutant whose superpowers are mind reading and prediction. She once studied at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters founded by Professor X, so strictly speaking, she was also an X-Men.

Her mutant ability comes from the X-gene implantation plan of Perfect Man. The real "Blindsight" in the Marvel Comics Universe was captured by Perfect Man and the mutant gene in his body was extracted. As the only successful recipient, Lukia pretended that the implantation failed, and then used the prophecy to read the mind to escape from Perfect Man's laboratory by chance, and was later taken in by Professor X. She took Blindsight's surname "Aldin" as her new surname, and also inherited the title of "Blindsight".

"For this victory, Blindsight should be credited with the main contribution."

Fu Qinghai said as he poured the wine.

In internal meetings, the atmosphere can be more relaxed.

He handed a glass of Catalina white wine to the blind girl, who stood up and took it flattered. Although she was blind, the rich fragrance had already hit her nose with the shaking of the glass, making her intoxicated.

This time, the White Scars raided the Orc Battle Moon just as the Orcs were looting the Endin Hive World, and many Orc troops were airdropped to the surface to participate in the looting. The White Scar fleet suddenly appeared outside the galaxy, catching the Orcs off guard, and they had to temporarily summon the surface troops back to hastily fight, which was a bit like "attacking while crossing the river".

All this was thanks to Lucia Aldin. In the past, the orcs often caught humans off guard, because the battle moon could ignore the galaxy's gravity field and directly teleport into the galaxy, leaving no warning time for the human army. In addition, there were various electromagnetic interferences, so the orcs were always at the gates before the human world realized the disaster was imminent.

Now the battle moon that attacked the human world has been attacked, and the offensive has been reversed. This is the power of prophecy, this is the power of psychic energy, simple, rough and unreasonable. In the Warhammer 40K universe, where monsters are everywhere, you should not rely on prophecies, let alone superstitious prophecies.

But you can't live without prophecy.

"Lukia Aldin has proven her abilities. She is qualified to join my society and my chapter. I will try to obtain a registered psyker status for her, making it easier for her to travel within the human empire and participate in military operations."

Fu Qinghai continued to explain his decision.

It was a very reasonable decision and no one raised any objections.

There have been many illegal psykers in the Iron Pagoda. Chen Xinxue, Chen Xinlu and Li Xingxian didn't come to the Warhammer 40K universe often, so there was no need to go through the trouble of registering them as legal psykers. Zhang Yuning couldn't do it because she played a demon and there was no way she could become a registered legal psyker, no matter who she got in touch with.

But blindness is different. Prophecy and divination are allowed psychic abilities. There are many fortune tellers and prophets in the human empire. Some inquisitors, including the Grey Knights, like to seek their help. Some inquisitors rely too much on prophecy and even form a radical faction called "Diviners". Sid Nora is the representative of the Diviners.

"Finally, let us welcome Rukia to join us."

Fu Qinghai raised his glass after speaking.

Everyone in the captain's room also raised their glasses in greeting.

Only then did Rukia dare to take a sip of the wine in the glass.

It's so delicious. I've never tasted such delicious wine.

Rukia couldn't help but lick her lips again after she finished drinking.

Zhang Yuning was curled up in the single sofa, bored.

I thought to myself that I usually use this kind of wine to wash my feet.

Fu Qinghai felt happy while drinking.

I thought to myself that I am now a fortune teller too.

It was unknown when Fu Qinghai began to become more and more like his enemy Abaddon.

Abaddon has a group of loyal and skilled space warriors under him, called "Ezekarion". Fu Qinghai's inner circle officers also have their own magical powers, such as Paladin, Moonlight Knight, Ghost Rider, Stealth Master, Intelligence Master...

Abaddon has an aide, the blind prophet Moriana, who is a fortune teller and is said to be one of the founders of the Holy Inquisition. Fu Qinghai also has a fortune teller, Lucia Aldin, who is also proficient in various divination methods.

The Black Legion's armor is painted in black and gold.

The Iron Pagoda Regiment's paint scheme is also black and gold.

Don't think too much about it, the more you think about it, the more it resembles it.

"Where is the next destination?"

Fu Qinghai turned and looked at his navigator.

"The edge of the solar system."

Navigator Tracy replied cautiously.

"okay."

Fu Qinghai looked at the star map and fell into deep thought.

"What are you worried about, Khan?"

Seeing this, Hermit Master Tristan asked curiously:
"We have successfully captured a battle moon. According to your intelligence, the orcs did not use multiple battle moons to attack Terra, so we only need to follow the same tactics to destroy the battle moon over Terra. Now the morale of the entire legion is high, and the brothers are very confident."

"You're already thinking about Ullanor?"

Lin Yu asked tentatively.

Fu Qinghai shook his head gently.

"You have all overlooked one problem. In addition to the Orks, we may have another enemy."

Fu Qinghai said with his eyes slightly narrowed.

Another enemy?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

I thought: This is the big storyline "Beast Wars". Are there any other enemies besides the Orks? Will other alien races or Chaos forces intervene?
Fu Qinghai crossed his fingers under his chin and quietly looked at the holographic projection on the table in front of him. Eight planets were slowly rotating around the star, which was the familiar solar system. His eyes were focused on one of the red planets.

"Mars."

Fu Qinghai spoke in a low voice.

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