Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

In the silent darkness, the proud weapon of the God of All Machines is silent. Countless gears, transmission shafts and heavy-duty transmission belts are connected together. Those steel bodies that far exceed the limits of mortal body structures are silent in the darkness, waiting to be awakened. Waiting for the call of war.

The horn of war sounded, and with the surging power, all the gears began to rotate. The bite of steel and the rapid pulling of the transmission shaft converged into the sound of the horn of war. The sound of the mechanical horn that belongs exclusively to the God of All Machines echoed in the air. In the dark space, it echoed inside the steel armor.

With the intensive mechanical rotation, the behemoth slowly raised its head from the bunker. The huge circular base was lifted up with strong force. The arc-shaped golden cover above the head slid open to both sides, and with the gap Opened, wisps of light were projected into the dark space and onto the surface of the steel body.

The flying artillery fire roared overhead, and the explosion fire mixed with the sun's rays and sprinkled on the surface of the golden and silver steel. As the heavy transmission shafts erected around in the darkness rumbled, the giant platform got closer and closer to the light above. The spirit of war is getting closer and closer to the light.

The pride of the huge Omnissiah rose from the darkness, and the golden circular platform reached the top and the connection point. As the surrounding card slots quickly rotated and locked, the huge metal platform finally carried the emperor. The pride of the Emperor and the God of All Machines reappears under the sun.

Under the flickering light of explosions and fire all over the sky, under the constant flickering light of the void shield, this powerful war machine raised its head, and the six-mounted turbo laser cannon as tall as a skyscraper slowly raised its head. Next, the U-shaped logo of Ultramar also lifted up and flashed in the sun.

The huge turbo laser cannon slowly turned its muzzle. As his six silent cannons were aimed at the Chaos warship above the sky, it locked down. After a brief silence, it exploded and shook the earth. The roar, the angry roar belonging to the Emperor and the God of All Machines, shot towards the battleship in the sky.

The blazing red light of the orbital-class heavy ground-based laser cannon illuminated all the buildings. The capital on Ultramar Prime, the eternal home of the Ultramarines, the Pearl of Glory City in the Far Eastern Starfield of the Empire was completely illuminated. All the glass in the tall building reflects red light.

The red light also illuminated the people behind the glass of the building. Captain Mikael stood behind the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Ultramarines Central Chapter Fortress. The scorching red light projected on his face through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Scarlet light Mang completely illuminated the sapphire blue armor, causing all the golden threads to flash red.

Mikael's face was outlined by the red light. He looked out the window at the roaring turbolaser cannon, not just that one giant cannon, but all the fortresses located in the City of Glory, all the city walls and all the orbital weapons in the city. They were all firing, and the artillery fire spread all over the sky toward the stars, fighting the barrage with barrages.

The company commander looked up at the void shield above his head that covered the entire city. The flickering void shield blocked the bombing from orbit. Those chaos warships fired terrifying shells towards the earth. Except for the parts intercepted by ground-based anti-aircraft weapons, All of them hit the void shield.

Mikael looked at the rolling flames of the explosion, and the entire sky above Ultramar was swallowed up by the sea of ​​fire. The third captain of the Ultramarines frowned and looked at the sky in annoyance.

"What's the situation with the Ultramar defense fleet?" Mikael asked. Behind him, the busy fortress headquarters was buzzing with people. Mortal soldiers wearing the unique blue of the Ultramarines Auxiliary Army and matching Roman-style breastplates They come and go.

Countless information, battle conditions and orders are transmitted here, and then summarized by the Ultramarines and auxiliary generals. After decisions are made, they are transmitted from here to various battlefields in Ultramar, whether on the surface or in space.

"The defense fleet is struggling to cope with the enemy. The 6th Squadron has suffered heavy losses and is retreating. Company Commander, the situation is very bad."

Said the operator sitting in front of the Thinker terminal. Next to him was a long row of data terminal interfaces. Dozens of technicians sat side by side in front of the white marble walls. Officers repeatedly rushed between them to pass information and orders.

The operator turned to look at Mikael. His head equipped with an external socket was illuminated by the explosion fire. The operator almost instinctively raised his hand to block the firelight outside the window, but Mikael continued to stare directly without blinking. Rolling flames overhead.

"The Fleet Command requested that the 6th Fleet be removed and replaced by the 12th Fleet in the reserve echelon. Maybe we can buy some more time." The operator looked at Mikael and said, Mikael was carrying the operator and everyone on his back. His hands were behind his back, his iron fists clenched behind his back.

"Agree, let the fleet command have to guard the star port and orbital elevator no matter what, which is necessary to reach the landing of reinforcements." "Obey the company commander!"

As the operator spoke, he immediately turned around and began to convey the order, but almost immediately someone raised his head, and the officer in front of the holographic tactical platform beside the operator raised his head and shouted to Mikael.

"Lord Mikael! The city of Yalmaco on the east side of Ultramar has fallen. The air defense network on the east side of the continent is completely paralyzed. The Black Legion and the Rebel Legion are landing on a large scale. We can't stop them!"

Another bad news, Mikael thought to himself. It seems that there is no good news in the entire Five Hundred Worlds today, as if the end has really come, but whether this is the end of the Five Hundred Worlds or not, Mikael has no idea. He can panic, he is a scion of Guilliman, he is the Emperor's Angel of Death, he will not be afraid.

Mikael turned around and strode to the holographic platform. The auxiliary army officers and several Ultramarines at the table stepped aside and made room for Captain Mikael. The company commander stood in front of the holographic platform and looked at There are floating beacons on the big square table.

Mikael pointed to a red beacon in front of him, and then pointed to two blue signs on the other side, "Order the 8th Armored Division of the Auxiliary Army and the 667th Infantry Regiment to block the vanguard of the Black Legion in Farami at all costs. Si Pass.”

"Deploy two Lightning fighter squadrons to them." Mikael said, and the Ultramarines officer on the side leaned forward and whispered, "Company commander, these two squadrons are our last atmospheric reserves. If they are sent If you go out of the City of Glory, you will lose the chance to face the assault landing units that break into the atmosphere.”

Mikael glanced at the officer. He frowned and looked at the holographic map in silence for a moment, then raised his fist and punched the edge of the map. "If we don't block the traitor offensive from the east, we will be finished sooner or later. The order remains unchanged. All the general reserves are pressing forward!”

"It's your Excellency!" The auxiliary army officer stood at attention and saluted, then strode to the distant communication center to deliver the order. Mikael watched the officer who was leaving turned his head and looked at the terrible battle situation in front of him, which could even be called despair.

There are red warning beacons all over the map. Each red beacon means an enemy force. The blue one is the strength of the Ultramarines Chapter. And now the blue beacons are decreasing rapidly. They The scope of control is also shrinking rapidly beyond expectations.

Mikael frowned and scanned the map with his eyes, "What is the current ratio of troops on the front line?" the company commander asked. The Ultramarines officer on one side nodded and pointed to the red front line in front. The real-time dynamic front line was still very close to the Land of Glory. City.

The officer pointed to the battle line in the distance, "The current strength ratio between the enemy and our forces is 12 to 1. The Chaos traitors have brought a large number of demons, and the main force of the rebel army has come up. The Word Bearers and the Night Lords control the northwest plate. Death The guards are storming the Lumasi area."

Mikael's eyes moved along with the battle line, and he followed the officer to look at the terrible situation in front of him. The power of three rebel legions was projected to the surface of Ultramar.

"The shameful traitor Erebas of the Word Bearers caused a lot of massacres in the northwest. He teamed up with the Night Lords to inflict countless atrocities there. According to the description of the auxiliary army who barely escaped and escaped, they created an altar of flesh and blood in the local area. The bones of millions of our brethren created a Chaos portal leading directly into the warp to allow the daemon hordes to pass through the portal and reach the lands of Ultramar. A large company of the Space Wolves Chapter arrived and our warriors were intercepting them, trying to intercept them. Organized defense, but not very effective.”

"Your Majesty the Emperor! May this bastard die with no body intact!" The young warrior on one side roared angrily. Mikael glanced at him and raised his hand to hold his shoulder. Mikael nodded to the warrior, " We'll make him pay, I promise you Farr."

The young warrior looked at the map and clenched his fists. His hometown was once there, but now it has disappeared. All his relatives and friends have disappeared. Angry anger filled the chest of young Farr. He desperately wanted to I'm going to settle a score with this bastard.

But he also understood that as a qualified Ultramarine, he must abide by the Holy Code and follow its tactical instructions and suggestions. However, the Holy Code did not allow or encourage him to seek personal revenge.

Farr took an angry breath and tried his best to suppress his anger and nodded to Captain Mikael. Mikael also nodded to him and then looked back at the holographic map, "Continue, sergeant, we don't have that much time. "

The sergeant major nodded. He leaned on the map and pointed with an iron finger to the area on the other side, which had completely turned into a sickly gray-green color.

"While the Word Bearers and the Night Lords were wreaking havoc, another traitorous legion, the Death Guard, occupied the southern area. According to the report of the 10th Company's scouts, they discovered that the Death Guard was spreading Nurgle's plague locally, which was contagious. The extremely powerful phagocytic virus caused devastating damage to the local defenders and led to the fall of the area. "

Mikael frowned and looked at the plague area. The company commander turned to look at the sergeant major, "Where are the countermeasures?" "We have withdrawn all troops that are not infected. We hope that the benevolent Emperor will bless their souls. , and may he forgive us.”

The sergeant hesitated for a moment, clenched his fists on his chest and confessed to the emperor, "In order to prevent the spread of infection, we ordered the frontline troops to execute all suspected and confirmed infected soldiers. Their bodies were burned together, and the cities in the area also followed the order. A firebombing was carried out, whether or not there were any survivors."

"The Nurgle plague is temporarily under control, but we have also paid a heavy loss, company commander." The sergeant lowered his head and said. Although he knew that this was a last resort, the sergeant major still lowered his head and remained silent in grief.

Mikael pressed the sergeant's shoulder, and the latter raised his head and nodded to Mikael, "I'm fine, company commander, this is what we must do, but we must find a way to solve the current predicament, otherwise the Eastern Defense Line The collapse is a matter of time."

Mikael nodded approvingly. He stood in front of the map and looked at the battle line in front of him. After some hard thinking, Mikael stood up and pointed to the battle zone ahead, pointing to the pile of Ultramarines on the front line, "Evacuate all the troops on the periphery. , let the Space Wolves stop screaming and kill people, give up their position and shrink back to the City of Glory, and let them and the general reserve team build the final line of defense. "

"Inform the Fourth Company that the Eighth and Ninth Companies are all pressing forward. There is no condition to save strength." Mikael looked at the map and sighed. He raised his eyes and looked at the last line of defense. Once this place fell, Trama is finished.

"Awaken all fearless brothers, regardless of age and stability." "Company Commander, is this..." "I know Sergeant, now we have to fight for our old strength."

Mikael spread his hands on the map and said earnestly, "If you can't defend Ultramar, it's all meaningless. Awaken all the fearless brothers, the 10th company and all reserve recruits are fully armed and ready to go into battle, with the original body In the name of the Emperor, we will fight to the end."

The sergeant sighed but nodded, "I understand the company commander. I will give the order. May the Emperor bless you." "May the Emperor bless you."

Mikael watched the sergeant major turn and leave. Just as Mikael just stood up, the operator on the side turned around and shouted, "Company Commander Mikael! There is urgent news!"

"I have received enough bad news today, operator, what is it this time?" Mikael sighed and turned his head to look, but the operator's eyes were filled with excitement and sincere ecstasy. Soon Mikael saw the mortals around him cheering. They hugged each other and cheered.

Mikael and Farr looked at each other, not understanding the situation at all. The operator looked at Mikael with an almost crazy smile, then turned to look at the screen in front of him again, as if to make sure he was not really crazy.

"Company Commander, we have detected a dense subspace jump signal. The signal has been verified to be an entire company of the Dark Angels' expedition fleet, as well as three squadrons of the Imperial Navy! They have completed the jump and have all invested. In battle, praise the Emperor! We are saved!"

The mortals cheered, while Mikael frowned, "Who is their commander?"

"There is no clear identity yet, but a message from a friendly ship said that he is on his way to the surface and will soon land on the helipad outside the fortress." The operator said while looking at the screen, and everyone around him was happy Laughing happily, the operator was in a good mood, but Mikael still had some doubts.

"What's wrong? Company Commander." Fall asked from the side. Mikael shook his head and turned towards the exit of the headquarters. "Stay here to supervise the execution of the order. I'll go see who saved the horse so well." Kurag.”

Mikael walked out of the command post, and Fal walked to the holographic map slightly confused. His fingers waved the holographic map to switch the image to the space battlefield.

A new beacon appeared on that tragic space battlefield, a battleship beacon named Infinite Frontier.