Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Military boots stomped dully across the quartzite floor, and pairs of military boots followed closely behind and flew across the ground. Their owners rushed through the narrow outer corridor of the deck with laser guns, and the marines wearing bulletproof breastplates rushed out from under the arched deck entrance door.

In front of them, a strong sergeant with a large-caliber shotgun pointed to the support column area on one side and shouted orders to the marines. The soldiers who received the order immediately turned in front of the sergeant and rushed into the colonnade. They rushed to the wide steel support columns and the bulletproof shields set up in the gaps between the supports.

Laser guns stretched out from the shooting openings, and the soldiers behind the iron columns leaned the laser guns against the columns, their eyes pointed at the pier gate opposite the deck through the sights on the back of the laser guns.

Colonel York stood in the middle of the deck, with a Death Ray gun hanging on his chest and a Stormtrooper reflective armor on his body. Wearing a red beret, the colonel looked around at his men. Teams of Marines were rushing into the pier deck from all directions. They hid in the surrounding positions and formed an arc-shaped firepower network for the entire pier gate.

Colonel York watched seven or eight soldiers work together to push a heavy bolter into the position. They inserted the end base of the bolter into a gun shield design opening, and then the soldiers at each locking point quickly put on the wrench and locked it. The bolter carried the laser gun across his back and sat behind the bolter. As he pulled the bolt hard, he held the butt and trigger tightly.

With the roar of the engine, York looked to the other side and saw a Leman Russ coming out of the huge deck vehicle entrance. The huge main battle tank roared with a dull engine sound, and the tracks rolled heavily over the ground before driving into the deck.

A large group of accompanying marines ran past the two sides of the Leman Russ. As the tank stopped, a marine slid and stopped behind the front armor of the Leman Russ. He extended a laser gun from a corner of the armor, and several other comrades behind him squatted behind him with a rocket launcher.

On the pier deck, the destructive firepower defense line was formed. York was confident that no matter what came out of it later, he and his men could beat it into slag before it could breathe.

"Are you ready?" said the man behind Colonel York. The colonel turned his head and looked at Vito, who was walking over with his gun. He held the trigger of the laser gun with one hand and moved it to his armpit, aiming the black muzzle at the gate of the pier.

"Ready, no matter what is inside, even if it is a big demon, I can send it back to the subspace for repair."

The colonel said confidently, and he was indeed confident. Vito looked around at the troops waiting in battle and nodded affirmatively. Vito walked to the colonel and looked at the still closed gate of the pier.

The indicator light of the docking hatch has not yet lit up, which means that the other ship has not docked yet. As the docking of the two ends of the pier is completed, when the gate is opened, if the other party is an unwelcome person, this place will immediately become a battlefield.

But Vito was not worried about the problem here. With the current firepower density around him, in the narrow and unprotected pier with nowhere to hide, he would take all the direct fire with his face no matter what came. Even a Khorne Daemon would be torn into pieces in an instant.

Especially if there were three Astartes.

Three burly heavy armored giants stepped onto the deck. Eisenstein, the leader, straddled a chainsaw sword. He strode on the deck with heavy steps and roared. The marines on both sides looked at the Space Marines passing by, and then held their weapons more firmly.

Eisenstein, Bell, and Loken walked behind Vito together. The three of them nodded to Vito, and the latter nodded silently in response.

Then Loken raised his head and looked at the pier gate in front of him. He stared at the closed door panel, and countless closed structures were still locked on it. "Do you know what we are facing?"

"I don't know, I can only confirm that it is a Space Marine battle cruiser." Vito looked at the three Astartes and said. After the three looked at each other, Bell took a step forward.

"What is the regiment number? Did the other party respond?"

"Yes, the Mystic Sword Regiment, but if I remember correctly, this regiment disappeared in the Empire a long time ago. I vaguely remember that it disappeared during a holy war expedition."

"Maybe they got lost in the warp, and after a long voyage, they finally found a friendly warship, so they approached?"

Vito listened to Bell's words, his eyes turned back and stared at the closed door, "It's possible, but it's also possible."

A Space Marine warship that has been lost in the warp for centuries? Then it suddenly appeared, and suddenly appeared on the route of the Infinite Frontier when the warp storm was so raging? Compared with the Emperor's blessing, another possibility is a little greater.

"They may have been corrupted. This may be a trap, a trap to lure us down." Eisenstein said, holding the chainsaw sword on his waist. Indeed, this possibility is not small. The corruption and betrayal of the Space Marines are not isolated, not to mention a warband that has been lost for hundreds of years. "Perhaps we should believe in our brothers. In this critical moment of survival, we need to unite all our forces." Loken said on the side. Eisenstein looked at Loken and shook his head.

"The relationship between the Space Marines has long been no longer harmonious since the Horus Heresy. My ancient brother, anyone and any Chapter may betray. Even if there is no betrayal, the thoughts of many Chapters have become paranoid and distorted in the endless battles. They are definitely not normal people. We must remain vigilant."

Eisenstein slid his palm downwards, and the huge hand grasped the hilt of the Chainsword//. Loken was obviously still a little puzzled. He could not understand the meaning of paranoia and distortion mentioned by Eisenstein.

But it was not his fault. After all, in the Great Crusade era, even the very paranoid and crazy World Eaters, Night Lords and Death Guards were still a disciplined army. Their discipline and obedience allowed them to remain calm and rational as warriors. Even the craziest World Eaters had a calm and rational existence like Kahn.

"Believe what Eisenstein said, Loken, get your weapons ready. This era is not like the Great Crusade, and the same is true for Space Marines." Vito frowned and looked at the trestle indicator light in front of him. The scarlet light flashed on both sides of the closed door.

Locke looked at the indicator light and unfastened the bolt gun holster on his waist. The magnetic lock was quietly opened by him, and his hand was on the butt of the gun. Bell beside him also pressed the trigger of the bolt gun, and the wide muzzle slowly raised up to the ready position.

"They are docking, the pier is locking, get ready." Cole's voice sounded in Vito's communicator. Vito nodded to Colonel York beside him, who raised his gun and raised his hand to the soldiers behind him.

Following the colonel's signal, all the soldiers around tightened their weapons. The bolt gun shooter pressed his finger on the trigger tightly, the hot melt shooter pressed one palm on the back shell of the gun body, and the other hand pressed the firing trigger tightly. The soldiers around them all pointed their guns at the flashing red door.

With the red light of the warning light flashing continuously, the huge trestle gate began to open the closed points one by one, the rotating heavy mechanical locks were slid to both sides, and the blocking steel pillars also slid up and down into the hole after a hissing sound, and the transmission axis on the upper side of the gate began to rotate.

The commander of the Leman Russ stood in the hatch. He patted the top cover of the turret. As the commander shouted to the inside of the car, the huge muzzle aimed at the gate with the rotation of the shaft motor, and a shell was filled into the black muzzle of the Leman Russ.

Vito listened to the sound of the shell entering the chamber, and his eyes were always locked on the slowly opening gate in front of him. The heavy trestle gate began to slid to one side under the action of the heavy bolt and the moving axis. The round, thick explosion-proof door rolled through the deep concave sawtooth notches, and as it rolled, the door gradually opened.

A dull sound of footsteps came from the gate, which was the unique footsteps of armored Space Marines. They walked from behind the trestle gate with iron steps, and the scraping sounds of grenade launchers and chain swords on armor were clearly audible.

Vito looked at them, at the blue-armored Space Marines who walked out of the gate. The three warriors behind him also subconsciously tightened their weapons. They stared at the Space Marines wearing dark blue power armor. They stood at the gate and stopped in front of the gate in silence.

Vito looked at them. He looked at the logo on their shoulders. It was indeed the logo of the Arcane Sword, but there was a silver snake coiled on the sword.

He took a deep breath and looked at the Space Marines wearing helmets. No one took off their helmets. "What is your purpose here? Who is your leader?"

The mysterious warriors of the Arcane Sword did not speak. Vito looked at them and frowned slightly. He stared at the silent helmet faces of those warriors. They stood there, looking at Vito and his group with invisible eyes.

"What's your purpose here?" Vito continued to ask, his hand had already gently pressed the grenade launcher. As Vito pressed the weapon, Eisenstein, Bell and Locke all held their weapons, their eyes fixed on the mysterious warriors in front of them. The smell of gunpowder filled the pier, and the gunpowder barrel would explode with just a little spark.

Vito's hand slowly pulled the trigger of the grenade launcher, he stared at the warriors in front of him, all the marines behind him were ready to fire, everyone's finger was on the trigger, eyes looking ahead without blinking behind the crosshairs.

But at this gunpowder-filled moment, the warriors of the Mysterious Sword took a step back, and a warrior who was dressed completely differently from them walked out. He was wearing a set of gray-green power armor, and he didn't wear a helmet on his head but a gray-white hood. The robe connected to the hood was draped over him and floated slightly with his steps.

He had two guns on his waist, one bolter and one plasma, but the most eye-catching thing was the sword on his back, a huge knight sword, with a winged blade on the hilt attached to his back. He walked through the warriors of the Sword of Mystery and stood in front of everyone.

"Meet an old friend, long time no see, Vito." He said in a vicissitudes and slightly hoarse voice, and the face covered by the hood was slightly raised, looking at Vito with his gray-blue eyes.

Vito watched him release his hand holding the gun, Eisenstein looked at Vito who released the weapon, and he looked at Vito who was surprised and looked at the mysterious man in the hood in front.

"Cypher?"