From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 463: Extremely blasphemous and even extremely insulting behavior

Mortarion?!

When that majestic voice came from the communication channel, all the man-eating sharks, including Jaynes, Chris and others, were shocked.

When did this Primarch and his elite fleet leave the jump space, and when did they arrive at Queconto? ?

What is even more puzzling is that no one was aware of his arrival.

However, since the Teruki-class dreadnought battleship is present, it means that "everything is possible."

Although the Sojourner-class does not have an engine that can directly open a "portal" like the large device Ark, it does have an "original" Forerunner jump engine.

Ever since Dr. Catherine Halsey led the core team to conduct in-depth research on the "legacy" left by the forerunners for mankind, the Imperial Research Department has reverse-engineered a series of technological breakthroughs based on creations such as the Sojourner-class and the Large Device Ark, injecting endless power into the development of the empire and allowing it to advance by leaps and bounds.

However, in the field of faster-than-light travel, even though the Empire has made great progress, there is still a significant gap between it and the "civilian level" of Forerunner technology.

Because of this, when Mortarion received the news that Queconto had discovered the Chaos forces, he chose without hesitation to open the jump channel with the Sojourner-class and led the fleet to provide support at full speed.

Thanks to the extreme efficiency of the Forerunner jump drive and his position of "only" two hundred light years away from Quekonto, Mortarion was able to arrive at the battlefield at a critical moment without the Sharknado Company noticing.

Mortarion, who was extremely tall but still looked a little "thin" after wearing the armor of his primarch, stood in the center of the bridge of the Sojourner-class dreadnought.

However, he had a stern expression in front of the holographic display.

On the screen, Kuikangtuo's real-time image was constantly refreshed.

Waves of chaos emerged from rifts and canyons, and countless heretics and demons devoured the surface like a tide, invading the land "behind his feet" with destructive and corrupt forces.

However, even so, the Primarch, who had a very good relationship with Corax, did not immediately order intervention after arriving in Queconto's low-Earth orbit.

He just watched the battle quietly, as if he was measuring what response strategy the man-eating shark would adopt in such a passive situation.

After all, Mortarion had high expectations for his brother's offspring.

But the situation of the battle before him made it difficult for him to hide his disappointment.

The overly aggressive actions of Tiberius and Sharknado resulted in the loss of the best evacuation window and caused more than a hundred Astartes casualties in the Sharknado Company.

Mortarion couldn't help but frown at these unnecessary losses.

Brother Corax is obviously quite steady and likes to exchange the minimum casualties for the maximum benefit. Why did a "prodigal son" like Tiberus appear?

The moment a big demon appears, you should retreat immediately and leave it to "professionals" to deal with it.

However, no matter how angry he was, he still admired Tiberus's fearless fighting style and the courage and bravery shown by the Shark Squad.

Besides, he couldn't just watch the sacrifice of his brother's offspring, especially Tiberius.

Without Tiberius, the Shark Company might be unable to recover, which would be an unbearable loss for Corax and the Raven Guard.

Moreover, failure in the battle would also affect the reputation of the Raven Guard. Mortarion naturally did not want other legions to see such a "joke".

So after he finished his reprimand on the communication channel, he turned and walked outside the bridge, and continued to give orders:

"I will be fully responsible for the following matters. The Man-eating Shark Fleet must remain on standby and must not act without my instructions."

After receiving Mortarion's order, the leader of the 1st Command Platoon, who was in charge of the Man-eating Shark Company, immediately responded on the communication:

"Yes, Your Excellency the Primarch."

The brief response revealed the respect and obedience that the Man-eating Sharks, or the Raven Guards, had for Mortarion.

After all, the Dawn Raiders and the Raven Guard had a good relationship, and it was no secret that the two Primarchs had a close relationship.

"Ah."

Mortarion simply responded and temporarily cut off the communication.

Immediately afterwards, Mortarion led his seven Honor Guards and marched steadily towards the Sojourner-class "Airdrop Dock".

These members of the Glory Guard, the Messengers of Death, were all clad in heavy, exclusive Terminator armor. Their stern helmets obscured their faces, and the giant sickles in their hands flashed coldly under the light of the sidelights.

They followed Mortarion in silence, like a murderous torrent, fully prepared for the next action.

It wasn't long before they arrived at the drop dock of the Pioneer ship.

Unlike the airdrop docks equipped on traditional ships, this one is simple yet advanced, with only a few circular platforms emitting cyan-blue light.

Moreover, the surface of the platform is engraved with complex Forerunner characters, and strange energy fluctuations flow between the runes from time to time.

Mortarion strode toward the central platform, his cloak rising slightly behind him, his movements exuding a silent sense of oppression.

Boom—boom——!

He was the first to step onto the platform, and his heavy footsteps echoed in the empty dock.

Seven death messengers followed closely behind, each standing at the designated position on the platform. They stood straight like motionless statues, and their cold aura was chilling.

After a moment, the light suddenly burst out, the brightness reached the limit, and the entire dock was instantly engulfed by the dazzling light.

call out---!!

There seemed to be a slight humming sound in the air, followed by a sharp "whistle", and the energy fluctuations instantly climbed to their peak.

At the moment when the light gradually dissipated, all the figures on the platform also disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Silence returned to the airdrop dock, with only the residual energy ripples on the platform proving what had just happened.

Meanwhile, on the surface of Queconto:

Swish—shua—!

With the flicker of blue light, the silent landing area was suddenly lit up again.

Not long ago, this place was the transit point for the deployment and landing of the Man-eating Shark Company, but now it has been devastated by corruption.

Just as the dim light gradually spread, Mortarion and his Glory Guard, who were still in the Sojourner-class battleship a second ago, now appeared on the surface of Queconto.

Moreover, they were located less than a hundred meters away from the gap tunnel leading to the underground city.

Although the Research Department is working on deciphering and reverse engineering the so-called "instantaneous teleportation" technology, with little breakthrough progress, the Sojourn-class, as a pioneer ship, comes with an "airdrop" device for short-distance teleportation.

Therefore, Mortarion and his Honor Guard can be deployed without the need for traditional airdrops.

However, before they could make any move, a low roar and harsh foreign voices were heard in the air:

"Roar--!"

"Ruv'ka, jor te Qik!"

(For my Lord!)

"Toom'ka varath, kol'ah hai'yai kresh!"

(All things decay, but all living things are immortal!)

Countless heretics and demonic creatures with twisted bodies and even souls came from all directions.

When they saw the new "uninvited guests", they let out earth-shaking roars and pounced on Mortarion and others like a raging black tide.

Twisted footsteps trampled the corrupt earth, brandished weapons and sharp claws reflected the green light, trying to tear apart and devour the elite of the human empire.

But Mortarion didn't even frown under his helmet.

He glanced coldly at the guys who were swarming in, then walked straight into the gap tunnel without saying a word.

His Honor Guard followed closely behind, also ignoring the enemies that came charging at him.

Mortarion bent his legs slightly and suddenly jumped down from the edge of the tunnel, and the Honor Guard did the same.

They fell straight into the tunnel in free fall, heading straight for the underground city that had turned into a mixture of swamps and rainforests.

Bang—bang—!

As soon as he jumped out of the gap, the sound of bolt guns continued to ring out in the underground space, followed by the soul-stirring metallic war cry:

"Die! You disgusting bastard!"

"For the Raven Guard! For the Empire of Man!"

Mortarion locked onto the battle situation in mid-air.

He saw more than a dozen Man-eating Shark Company guards struggling to hold on in the ruins.

This group of elite Astartes stood almost back to back in a small defensive line, relying on the cover of the ruins to fight against the attacks of heretics and demons.

The ruins were filled with enemy corpses, and the sea of ​​blood was filled with the stench of decay and death, but the company guards still held their ground without any retreat.

Further ahead of the ruins, the burly Shark Captain Tiberus was sweeping across the battlefield with astonishing strength and speed.

Its ammunition had long been exhausted, and its chainsaw power claw became its only weapon.

With every swing of Tiberus, the sound of the chainsaw chain turning and the wailing of the devil intertwined, setting off a "violent feast" of flesh and metal.

The energy shield of its exclusive Terminator had been shattered, leaving no time for recharging energy, and the surface of the armor was splattered with the enemy's rotten blood.

Even so, Tiberus's movements were still fierce, like a bloodthirsty shark rushing into a school of fish, madly slaughtering the oncoming waves of corruption.

All signs indicate that the Shark Company Guards suffered extremely heavy losses.

The elite guards that were originally composed of a hundred people now only have a dozen or so people left who are struggling to hold on.

Although the members of the Company Guard cannot match the combat power of the Glory Guard, they are undoubtedly the vanguard within the Man-eating Shark who can defeat the enemy with fewer troops and turn the tide of battle.

Today's miserable situation undoubtedly proves the horror of Nurgle's power.

The culprit who forced the Sharknado into a desperate situation was the Great Demon Nurgle who, after entering the real universe, reversed the situation in which the Sharknado Company had an advantage.

At this moment, an existence that symbolizes corruption and destruction, but represents "vitality", is standing leisurely beside the portal, as if it disdains the battle in front of it.

It did not take action itself, but watched with interest, causing countless believers and demon servants to rush towards the fighting man-eating shark like a tide, as if it wanted to gradually push the man-eating shark into despair and let them experience what despair is.

But that doesn't mean it ignores everything.

When Mortarion and his Honor Guard stepped into the quagmire filled with poisonous fog and stench, the eye sockets of the Great Demon Nurgle, which were filled with rotten mycelium, suddenly flashed with a strange light.

"+Hehe——the child favored by his loving father finally came——+"

Its low and morbid voice suddenly rang out, carrying an indescribable joy and malice, echoing in every corner of the battlefield.

Although he did not say it explicitly, his words implied provocation, sarcasm, and even "jealousy", as if he had anticipated Mortarion's arrival.

Of course, the arrival of Mortarion and his party also brought a ray of hope to the exhausted Tiberus and the remaining company guards.

And Mortarion's eyes under the helmet were still as sharp as a blade. He swept coldly across the surging waves of corruption and completely ignored the words coming from the mouth of the Great Demon of Nurgle.

He tightly grasped the sickle given by his father and walked towards the location of the Great Daemon of Nurgle.

Although the pace was slow, it exuded an endless sense of oppression, which made the Nurgle believers and demonic creatures retreat in fear.

At the same time, Mortarion also ordered the seven Honor Guards behind him:

"Cover their retreat."

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Under his command, the seven members of the Glory Guard responded with a simple nod, then quickly passed Mortarion and rushed towards the battlefield ahead.

But in the blink of an eye, they penetrated through layers of corrupt waves and accurately entered the core area of ​​the battle.

Their scythes swept through demons and heretics like ghosts, their sharp blades cutting through the air, causing screams.

The entire wave of corruption seemed to be extremely fragile in front of this elite team, and anyone who stood in their way was torn apart in an instant.

Soon, the Death Messengers joined up with the remaining guards led by Tiberius.

Immediately afterwards, this group of taciturn "Primarch bodyguards" began to lead Tiberus and others to break out towards the northern entrance and exit.

The turning point of the war came so quickly, but this time, Tiberius did not choose to continue "hard fighting" as he did in the past.

The company commander knew very well that the enemy before him was also beyond his ability to deal with. Staying here would be tantamount to self-destruction and meaningless sacrifice.

now;

Boom, boom!

Mortarion walked slowly towards the Great Daemon of Nurgle, and the heretics and demons around him did not dare to rush forward, which made Mortarion's stealth path unobstructed.

However, when Mortarion passed by the body of a shark that was cut in half by a Nurgle demon and did not have time to activate the cold fusion overload program.

!!!

Under the helmet, Mortarion actually revealed an expression of uncontrollable rage.

"Die, bastards!"

Then, Mortarion let out an angry roar and rushed straight towards the Great Daemon of Nurgle at a speed that no creature or demon present could catch up with.

The reason for Mortarion's rage was that he discovered that the man-eating shark had been "dissected" and the gene seeds that could not be recovered in time had disappeared.

This means that the Nurgle forces have taken the gene seeds away in advance, which is an extremely blasphemous and even extremely insulting act for Mortarion.

Combined with Nurgle's previous words "a child favored by a loving father", Mortarion's anger was completely ignited.