Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 120 03.0119: ‘Hunter and Prey’

After Horatio sailed, the situation near the Cathedral of the Goddess was finally calmed down.

Vice Admiral Alexander Hood stood up tiredly, rubbing his sore temples.

He had just cleaned up the mess, but the work was not over yet. He now had to replenish the armed forces and send them back to the battleship ‘Sacred Will’.

Then he took the general guards on board, took a hot bath in the luxurious and extremely spacious general bedroom on the battleship, and had a good rest.

After all the sailors were replenished and supplied, he should lead the Retribution-class battleship ‘Sacred Will’ to sail, and on the way, deliver the list documents to Commodore Peru who had already chased out, and provide support for him. If the void war had not been over by then.

And the course was exactly the direction he was going to Lucius, so he would not take a detour.

Near the Cathedral of the Goddess.

The officers of the Sacred Will commanded the armed forces to assemble, and the priests of the state religion were using incense and holy water to perform a preliminary purification ceremony on the armed forces participating in the battle of the Heavenly Maiden Church.

"Alas, there is no way. I hope it won't delay the departure too much." The lieutenant put the command knife back into the scabbard. The smell of incense mixed with the unpleasant air of the middle nest made his nose very unhappy.

"Lieutenant, the armed forces have been assembled." The chief of arms reported to him.

"When will the shuttle arrive?" The lieutenant took out the kettle, took a big sip, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

"In half an hour."

"Wait here."

"Dear soldiers of the Divine Emperor, are you the officers and soldiers of the Sacred Will who are about to participate in the expedition?" A bishop with a broad figure and decent clothes walked slowly with his grand entourage.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Bishop." The lieutenant tidied his appearance and saluted the bishop who was walking towards him.

The bishop wore a graceful and elegant snow-white robe, a bishop's hat, and held a golden staff inlaid with a series of precious gems.

"The sacred naval officers and soldiers have just experienced a battle with the devil. Before setting sail, they need to go to the church again for a cleansing ceremony, just in case. Any slackness may cause the sacred expedition to suffer terrible losses."

"Your Excellency is right. We cannot leave any hidden dangers for the expedition of the main fleet. Excuse me, Bishop." After weighing the risks, the captain and the officer next to him nodded, and then turned to give orders to the armed forces:

"Everyone line up! March in unison!"

"This is the sacred duty given to me by the Emperor of God. Why bother me." The bishop put his hand on his chest and bowed to show his respect for the expedition soldiers.

Led by the officers, the armed forces marched to the nearest state church.

There, the officers and armed sailors who participated in the extermination operation sat on antique benches.

The acolyte in a gray robe and hood gently closed the church door.

The dignified bishop held a huge state religion scripture on the pulpit and praised the God-Emperor. The acolytes held a lit incense burner and followed the priest who sprinkled holy water on the navy soldiers.

The smoke of incense filled the navy officers and soldiers, accompanied by the murmur of chanting.

In the void.

Horatio put his right hand on the sword and his left hand behind his back, instructing Farida how to use the instruments in front of him.

After the hard battle in the Church of the Goddess, he now felt a little tired, and the electrical signals in his brain told him that he needed to rest for a while.

[After fighting one battle and then fighting the next, the energy is still a bit exhausted. ]

"It's so big, is that the battleship of the Holy Blood Angels?" Farida asked.

Horatio raised his head when he closed his eyes and rested, and saw the battle barge of the Blade of Vengeance being surpassed by the Indefatigable through the large and heavy explosion-proof porthole.

"Yes. The largest void ship owned by the Space Marines is a battleship-class ship. There are five heavy macro guns on one side, three single-barrel omnidirectional bombardment turrets on the spine, six torpedo silos, and a large hangar."

"Which one has better firepower compared to our battleships?"

"The Doomsday-class battlecruiser we are in now has four heavy macro guns on one side, two Titan-forged heavy lances, two void-ripper lance turrets on the spine, six torpedo silos, and no hangar.

The firepower of our ship-borne weapons is slightly inferior to that of the battle barge, and there is no hangar. But their bombardment cannons are not a kind of medium-range and long-range Weapons that can easily exert accurate firepower at a distance, and our ships are more maneuverable and have more tactical options. "

Farida nodded and asked, "What tactics do you think we will use to fight this battle?"

"Our frigate squadron will bite them like war dogs, relying on torpedoes to force them to change course, hinder their maneuverability and speed, and then the battle cruiser will catch up and fire at medium-range artillery range, engage them, and finally let the Holy Blood Angel end the battle with a boarding battle."

"I hope the battle will be as you expected." Farida said so, but she had no doubt about Horatio's professionalism in naval command.

He is no longer the young man who came from the lower nest and knew little about the navy. After more than half a year of tempering, he has become a real Imperial Navy officer who graduated from the command department of Zhongsi Academy.

Horatio took out the pocket watch given to him by Thei from his arms. The hands of the watch were fluorescent, so he could see the time even in the dark.

"There are about two more hours."

"What do you mean by two hours?"

"We will catch up with the enemy ship in about two hours."

Farida nodded, her eyes were very serious.

Horatio looked at the dark and boundless void outside the observation porthole and let out a long breath.

[What kind of ship is the enemy ship? Cruiser? But there are many types of Chaos cruisers, and the type of ship is still unknown. ]

On the command bridge.

"Captain, according to the parameters sent by the frigate, we have captured the exact coordinates of the enemy warship. According to the frigate captain's identification, it is a murder-class cruiser." Lieutenant Sterling received a briefing from the communications department:

"The distance between our ship and the target is 18,960 kilometers, the closing rate is positive 1.6, the bearing is +0608, and the phase is ZD."

Captain Edward narrowed his eyes.

"That means the enemy ship is right in front of us, and is maneuvering from the starboard to the left."

"Yes, the navigation department has corrected the yaw angle. The enemy ship is maneuvering because our destroyer fired the first wave of torpedoes."

"Very good, let the hounds go forward and bleed them hard. But tell the captains of the frigates not to get too close to the enemy, keep the medium-range gun distance, and prevent boarding."

"Yes." The lieutenant called the lieutenant of the command department and asked him to inform the communication department of the captain's order and send it to the frigates.

"We are almost there. Keep the second combat alert for the time being and wait for my orders at any time, lieutenant."

"Yes, captain."

In the command platform of the second gun emplacement on the port side.

The flashing alarm lights above his head reflected on Horatio's face. Standing in front of the display console, he received the enemy ship parameters from the command bridge.

[Murder-class...] He looked at the information on the data board and read it silently in his heart.

The Murder-class cruiser was once one of the most praised ships in the Hazy Star Region, but now it has become one of the most hated enemies of the Imperial Navy.

It is an ancient warship with a shuttle-shaped hull, and at least 500 ships were produced.

It is said that due to the defects of this design, almost all the ships of the Empire that adopted this design defected to the Fallen during the warp voyage, and caused many losses to the Gothic Sector in the Gothic War.

The Murder-class is a powerful warship, with 16 alternating small-caliber cannons on one side alone.

Although the caliber, lethality and firepower of this ancient cannon are not as good as the Mars-type heavy cannons of the current Imperial Navy cruisers, the sufficient firepower is absolutely large and full. As long as the frigate approaches, it will be torn to pieces soon.

Not to mention that there is also an amazingly powerful heavy light spear double-barreled cannon on its bow. As long as it hits the hull, it can instantly evaporate a large piece of armor and internal structure.

"Both sides of the gun turrets, high-speed normal bullets, load and pre-position." The loudspeaker sounded a warning.

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