Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Vito walked into a building that looked like a Fenris tribe hall. Well, this is not accurate after all, this is a battleship and not really on the ground, but it is indeed very unique here.

The entire indoor structure is a complete imitation of the one-to-one structure of the Fenris tribe hall. Every Fenris tribe has a place like this. You know, it's just like the Viking activity hall on earth. The long hall is placed in the center. There are braziers and meat hooks hanging on them, barbecue grills, log beams, support columns and pebble walls.

Comfortable carpets are laid far away from the flames, and long rows of tables and chairs are arranged around. Fenrisian warriors will drink and brag on them, taste the spoils here during the long winter nights, and tell ancient tales. Ballads and legends.

Most of the Fenrisian children grew up in this kind of place. During the long winter nights, this was the warmest and most comfortable place. They would listen to the old patriarch or other songs on the hanging candles and plush carpets. The elders tell stories, recounting countless heroic legends of Fenris, or powerful creatures in legend.

But the most fascinating among them are the rumors of the celestial warriors. Those celestial warriors who live on the peak of Wolffang Castle. It is said that they will ride on the longships flying in the sky to fight among the stars, die in glory and enter the world. The Hall of Valor of the legendary All-Knowing Father.

Many Fenrisian children grew up listening to this story. They would fall asleep listening to the legendary stories of the Celestial Warriors on winter nights, and some of them would eventually stand in the ranks of the Celestial Warriors.

Many Space Wolf warriors gathered around the warm brazier. They sat on benches or gathered in small groups. The warriors talked to each other in Fenrisian, while the mortal warriors wearing Cadian military uniforms Gathered together again, they talked by the brazier.

But soon all the loose guests were attracted by the voice of Wolf Lord Sven Bloodhowl. The tall Wolf Lord struck the ground with the end of his power battle ax. His loud voice made every pair of eyes look towards the door. direction.

Vito and the four Death Watch warriors walked into the hall. Together with Sven, they stood in front of the brazier at the back. The wolf master held a huge power battle ax and looked around, "Pay attention! You wolf cubs, give this to the new recruits among you." Let me introduce you! This is Vito Constantine, our honorary friend. Some of you may have heard of his legend, but I’m sure you’ve missed a lot of things!”

Sven's bragging made Vito feel a little embarrassed. Although he was very cheeky, it was indeed very refreshing to be admired and even admired by some Astartes.

"These four are Vito's entourage. You all know him, our respected Olaf Rune Priest! The glorious psionic archmage of our Chapter!" Sven pressed Olaf's shoulders unceremoniously and said to him People around shouted, and there was a chorus of agreement among the Space Wolf warriors.

Olaf smiled and nodded to his brothers, "It is an honor to meet my brothers here again. We will be honored in the name of All Father."

"And this is our lively wolf cub Ragnar! Aha! I think many of you know him!" Sven hugged Ragnar's neck, he raised his ax and roared loudly, Ragnar Na also raised his fist happily, and soon a wolf howl and happy laughter sounded in the hall.

It seems Ragnar is well-known in his Chapter, especially among the younger warriors.

"These two are the glorious knights of the Dark Angels and the erudite wise men of the Macragge Ultramarines Chapter. You idiots have a lot to learn from them!"

Sven's bold and exaggerated introduction made both Lancelot and Bell bow their heads in humility. They paid tribute to the Space Wolves who were shouting in the entire hall, but Sven still laughed and seemed to be in a good mood. Pretty good.

"Judge, let me introduce you." Sven said, pointing to the soldier wearing a Cadian uniform beside the brazier, "This is the commander of the Thirteenth Cadian Regiment, the brave Mars New. Colonel K!"

Colonel Mars stood at attention and saluted the inquisitor. He had a long scar on his face, and it didn't look like it was a recent addition. The colonel and the officers behind him both stood straight and gave Vito a standard military salute. It was so standard. Couldn't be more standard.

"My Lord Judge, it is an honor to meet you." "I am also a colonel, and it is a pleasure to meet you."

Vito also returned a less standard military salute, but the colonel obviously didn't mind. Swain continued to introduce in his bold way. He raised his tomahawk and pointed with the weapon without hostility. The other side was farther away. The Marshal of the Mechanicus Skitarii here, his appearance does not look like the traditional, common image of a Mechanicus priest.

The Skitarii Marshal looks more like a warrior, or Skitarii. Under his red robe is a powerful steel structure, a steel structure built purely for war. He wears a handful of Mechanicus on his waist. Powerful weapons, behind them are two or three mechanical arms equipped with destructive weapons.

His face was completely covered by machinery, and the gear structure on his head also imitated a centurion's battle helmet. He watched Vito's eyes keep clicking and rotating, and the light of the flames illuminated his entire front half, making this steel terminator Even more terrifying.

"Marshal of the Skitarii of Agrippina, what is it? Ah" "Delta, my lord."

The Marshal of the Skitarii said mechanically, but his voice sounded like a tough guy in the Mechanicus, and his voice sounded like steel. The sonorous and powerful voice would not make you suspect that he is a useless gear boy. If you doubt, Then your face will probably be punched with a hole in the face by a phosphorus fire weapon.

The Skitarii Marshal turned his mechanical head, and his red mechanical eyes clicked at the inquisitor in front of him. He seemed to conduct a brief scan and analysis, but Vito did not think this was disrespectful. Come on, this can be regarded as "etiquette" in the world of these iron-clad weirdos.

"I am the Forge World of Agrippina who serves the Ohm Messiah. I am the Skitarii Marshal Delta-G038 under the Great Sage. I have been ordered to walk with the Angels of Death to unleash the wrath of the Ohm Messiah."

Vito looked at the Skitarii Marshal and nodded slightly. The latter also responded. The Skitarii Marshal's steel legs made a roaring sound on the ground. Behind the marshal, there were several Skitarii soldiers standing. They They were all silent, holding their finely crafted weapons like servitors on standby.

"He's just as weird as most members of the Mechanicus." Sven leaned closer to Vito and whispered, and the Inquisitor smiled and nodded slightly.

"So what is our problem? Grand Marshal, what mission brought you to leave the Forge World and come here. I believe Agrippina's current situation is not very good." Vito looked at Delta with one hand behind his back. asked, knowing without a doubt that too much rhetoric for the Mechanicus.

Anyway, in the end, they will only be able to recognize and read the key content, and they will not even be able to read the rest of the gorgeous rhetoric.

"Indeed, Chaos has tried to launch an attack on the Forge World, but the Great Sage believes that there is a more urgent mission for us to complete." Delta said word by word. Although his voice was better than that of ordinary Mechanicus members, he still More like a machine than a human being.

"It is related to the security of Cadia." He turned to Colonel Mars as he spoke. The Marshal of the Skitarii raised his purely mechanical arm to signal to Colonel Mars, "I believe that Colonel Mars can give you a reasonable explain."

Mars nodded affirmatively, then looked at Swain asking for permission, "Sir, if you allow me."

"Of course, Colonel, you are better at giving briefings than me!" Sven chuckled. Mars nodded gratefully and then raised his hand and waved it above the brazier. A holographic planet appeared above the brazier, and the green fluorescent light instantly suppressed it. The burning fire was left, with orange-red and fluorescent green light mixed together.

The faces of Vito and the four dying angels were illuminated by a strange light. They looked at the holographic planet in front of them, and they knew that this planet was Cardia without the colonel's introduction.

There is no other planet in the galaxy that is covered with pure fortresses on the surface. The hives here are giant bastions, with towering city walls and large and frantic rail guns pointing straight into the sky, projecting storms of destruction. Towards the sky.

In addition, there are literally tunnels all over the continent, groups of bunkers and heavy weapons arrays, gravel-like military camps and firepower points densely distributed on the continent from north to south. The entire planet is a fortress, so yes, This is definitely Cadia.

But it seems that the situation on this planet is not very good now. I mean, yes, I know that Cadia is not in good times. After all, it relies on the Eye of Terror. Looking up is the entrance to the Chaos Realm. Looking down is not a variant. People are just chaos demons running around.

Kill a mutant before breakfast, a traitor before lunch, a "friendly exchange" with daemons in the afternoon, kill a mutant or something in the evening, and maybe a "night visit" from a traitorous Space Marine in the evening.

But even by Cadia's standards, the current situation can be described as fucked.

"The emperor's holy ribs are on top, Colonel. This situation cannot be described as bad." Vito said while looking at the holographic display. Colonel Mars nodded affirmatively and pointed to the planet's orbit, "The Chaos Fleet controls the planet's orbit. , The Imperial Navy has fought many battles with Chaos in the entire star field before, and has long been unable to defend the orbit. "

"Yes, we know that we saw a large number of ruins and battlefields on the way here." Ragnar said, he frowned slightly and looked at the hologram, "But this situation is too fucked up, Cadia's orbital defense system What? "Why didn't you respond?"

Mars frowned and nodded anxiously, "That's it. The orbital defense system was down for some reason and could not be started at all. The Mechanicus initially believed that it was caused by the rebellion of the Eighth Regiment. They betrayed us and the Emperor in the planet's capital, killing If the entire command level is killed, it is likely that the master control system will be destroyed.”

As he spoke, a red dot appeared on the map. It was the capital of the planet of Cadia, at least it used to be. Now that place has become a battlefield where cows, ghosts and snakes are fighting.

Then, following the movement of the colonel's hand, a figure appeared on the screen. It was the leader of the rebel force, but judging from its reddish image, it seemed that the traitor had been killed. The Emperor bless him.

The image of the loyalist who killed the traitor also appeared on the other side. It was a man with a resolute face, and his name was also marked below.

"The Lord of the Castle, Creed, led the Sixth Cadian Regiment to eliminate them and reorganized all the armed forces on the surface. However, when Chaos began to attack, the absence of the orbital system caused Chaos to land on the planet's surface on a large scale. Currently, The situation is critical."

The colonel pointed to the battle line across the continental plates on the hologram, "The Chaos traitors and demons followed the traitorous Space Marines and are advancing towards the current wartime headquarters along the central axis of the continent. Lord Creed and the Grand Marshal of the Black Templars, Marshal Amalric, who arrived and provided support, are doing their best to stop them."

"The traitors have completely mastered the air superiority. Under the orbital bombardment and air suppression, we were forced to give up many places. The situation barely stabilized before we left."

"All-Father bless, Inquisitor, the Black Templars arrived at the battlefield in time. Their war fleet defeated the Chaos fleet in the western hemisphere of the planet to ensure safety, and then completed a large-scale landing deployment. A thousand Space Marines, a whole regiment, were deployed." Swain's tone was full of appreciation. Of course, it is well known that the Black Templars have seriously violated the Holy Code.

But as a camp that also treats the Temple as a fart and continues to maintain the establishment of the Great Company and the Super-Staff Regiment, I think the Space Wolves probably appreciate the Black Templars' plan.

"Why would you leave in such a dangerous situation? The Fire Mane Fang is one of the few battleships in Cadia orbit that has strong firepower and assault capabilities, but you drove it here? With a whole company."

Sven snorted and raised his finger slightly, "Do you think we came here because we were afraid?" "No, Sven, I think you are going to do something big, and I don't know what it is yet."

"Then you can know now." Sven Blood Howl snapped his fingers and the holographic image immediately began to flash and change. In the blink of an eye, a huge creation appeared in front of everyone, a man-made building with a terrifying cannon.

Vito frowned and stared at the thing. He turned his head and looked at Sven, who also nodded in the affirmative.

"Blackstone Fortress. Did you find the Blackstone Fortress nearby?" Vito asked silently. The Skitarii Marshal nodded mechanically, and his mechanical eyes rotated a full circle counterclockwise. "Correct. In a naval battle in the Cadia star field, the Imperial Navy fleet discovered the appearance of the Blackstone Fortress. Although the Imperial Navy was almost completely annihilated to cover up the secret, a destroyer still managed to escape the scene." "My Lord, the Eternal Will, one of the Blackstone Fortresses stolen by Abaddon." Colonel Mars added. Delta said mechanically, "The reactor of the ship leaked, and most of the people on the ship had died of radiation when they arrived. The rest will all die in a short time, but they brought important alarms back to Cadia." "May the All-Father bless their souls and take the souls of the warriors to Valhalla." Sven bowed his head and said, his tone was full of respect and regret for the mortal warriors, and the Space Wolves warriors around him bowed their heads in silence. Vito sighed, but returned to the topic after regretting it. "The appearance of Blackstone Fortress in Cadia star field means only one thing."

"Abaddon decided to destroy Cadia with the warp cannon."

The hall fell silent instantly after this statement. The soldiers looked at each other. Although everyone knew this fact a long time ago, it still caused quite a shock when someone said it.

Swain nodded calmly and affirmatively, "Yes, Abaddon used the planet killer to destroy a world in the Gothic War, and in the same war, Blackstone Fortress has proved its power, a powerful power that we have never known before."

Yes, Vito knew what that meant, he was there.

He witnessed the noblest sacrifice, the brave battle of the Imperial Navy, and the moment when the Emperor's Light won the final victory, but he also witnessed the scene where the Blackstone Fortress cannon overloaded the star of the star system and almost turned it into a supernova to destroy the entire galaxy.

Humans had never known how powerful the Blackstone Fortress was before, but they knew it then, and what was worse was that Abaddon had taken away two Blackstone Fortresses, and one of them was now in Cadia.

He would use this power, Vito knew, he would.

Vito looked at the Blackstone Fortress and fell silent, then turned to look at Sven, "What's the plan?"

"Attack the Blackstone Fortress, land and overload its reactor, blow up or paralyze the thruster." Sven finished this suicide mission in a very short time and in just one sentence.

That's right, a suicide mission, an absolute suicide mission.

Vito was silent for a moment, then looked around at the Space Marines around him, they all gathered up and looked at Vito with a pair of resolute eyes, they all knew that this was a suicide attack with no return, even if there was hope of breaking through and evacuating, there would be few people standing here again.

Most people would die in the attack, and they wouldn't even see the reactor, but they were still so indulgent and generously accepted their final fate.

Vito sighed, then looked at Sven, "How many people will participate in the offensive mission?" "My entire company of 200 Space Wolves, the 13th Regiment of Cadia, and a full battalion of the Skitarii." "You will never return." "I know."

Sven said calmly, so calm that it was surprising, but there was no panic or hesitation on his face. He calmly told the place where he died and the place where he fought for the last time.

Vito looked at the warriors around him. They were all the same. As the Emperor's angels of death, they had long known and accepted their fate.

"We will drive the Firemane Fang to ambush in the asteroid belt, wait until Blackstone Fortress passes by, rush up to it, complete the springboard landing at once, and then complete the mission before the entire army is annihilated," Swain said.

"We will prevent the Blackstone Fortress from reaching Cadia! Stop those bastards from blowing our proud fortress world into ashes!" Sven roared, and the surrounding warriors raised their arms and roared, like a group of people before setting off. Assembling wolves.

Swain led his wolves to roar, and then calmly lowered his head and looked at Vito, "This is a fatal mission, Vito, you can leave, no one will blame you."

"Inquisitor, I must remind you that we still have tasks that must be completed. We will happily die for the Emperor but not here!" Bell stepped forward and whispered into Vito's ear. The Inquisitor looked at He looked at Bell and then at Sven who was standing aside.

Ragnar and Olaf stood behind Vito. They were all waiting quietly for Vito's order. This time, he had to make the decision, and he could only make the decision.

Everyone was waiting for him to make a decision, but he remained silent.

Lancelot looked at Vito, then noticed the Inquisitor looking at the brazier, looking at the charcoal and fire burning in it.

Vito looked at the burning fire in front of him, and a figure seemed to appear in the flames, a figure with long flowing hair.

A familiar figure to him, the figure of an old bastard.