Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 66: Subspace Navigation

"it is good."

After nodding in agreement, Malena opened the star map to confirm the location of the A-068 galaxy again.

There is an important reason why Nimrod chose this galaxy. This galaxy is on the star map of Altar 18 of Vostroya and on the star map of the Flao people.

Although this galaxy is not very attractive to the Mechanicus, the Furao people often plunder this galaxy.

There is a planet in the galaxy that they call Crystal Fantasy. It got its name because it contains a large amount of crystals.

Ningluo switched the communication channel and sent a message to Bukayo, asking him to take his men to guard Room A-001.

"I'm ready."

"Go ahead. I'll feel it if you're in danger."

No one likes to have their mind controlled by others. Nimrod did not establish a direct mental link with Malena. He was sure that if the female psychic was in danger, he could sense it immediately.

Malena sat on the ground and entered a meditative state.

She does not have the third eye of a navigator, and the method she uses is essentially similar to divination.

Malena's consciousness spread in the direction of the waves, and then seeped into the vast ocean, which was composed of invisible colors, nameless emotions and endless dimensions.

She was propelled forward by turbulent ripples of Nimrod's powerful mind, the fierce emotions of his warriors, and the primal impulses of his crew.

Bathed in the etheric energy, Malena felt refreshed, but she did not indulge in it and began to search for her target.

When she actively practices divination, she attempts to find fragments of the future in the tides that reveal her destiny.

Her precognitive skills cannot yet capture the strings of fate, only fragments, usually a fleeting moment in the future.

Now, he has to find the corresponding island in the vast ocean.

It seems that the target is bigger, but in fact it is not. The subspace is not affected by physical rules. The projection of a planet here may not be as strong as the waves caused by a person with strong emotions.

At the same time, the marking method on the star map is different from her subspace image, and she must complete the "conversion".

Malena controlled herself and didn't show any emotion.

It avoids affecting the surroundings and also avoids attracting predators from the subspace.

She patiently felt the vast ocean. After an unknown amount of time, she finally felt a familiar sensation, like a pool of constantly oscillating blue water waves.

That was the cradle of the sea that she had felt countless times in the highest heaven, and the colorful dots and flowing drops in it were the mother of the sea.

After completing the first step, Marlena had a "direction" and she immediately decided on the metal ball representing Vostronia.

Just like a spider weaving a web, the planets on the star map are determined one by one.

Marlena suddenly opened her mouth and spoke on the communication channel.

"Start the subspace engine!"

The subspace engines of the four ships started up, the surroundings of the fleet began to distort, and the boundaries of real space gradually blurred.

Ripples surged across the vast ocean, and Malena waited until the waves calmed down before giving orders.

"Turn three-eight-eight, dip three forward."

Aether torrents raged around the fleet, battering the ships' void shields.

The helmsman took the helm himself, carefully correcting the direction according to Malena's instructions.

The other three ships followed the Pride of Vostroya side by side.

As the days on the ship passed, Marlena would stop in the calmer waterways of the vast ocean to rest and eat.

Twenty-five days later, ship time, Marlena captured the anchor point of the A-068 galaxy in the real universe and guided the ship back to the real universe.

Nimrod sensed the change in the environment and knew that this adventurous warp voyage had been a success.

"Marlena, you did great. Go back to the dorm and rest. Room S-001 is yours."

"Ok."

Marlena looked normal, but she clearly felt that her energy was greatly depleted and needed deep meditation to recover. Nimrod rested several times during the journey and was full of energy. He had long been bored after staying in Room A-001 for so long, but he had to ensure Marlena's safety.

Now that he was finally "free", he felt his steps became lighter as he walked out of the cabin and gave orders to Wojciech.

"Turn on the auspicious instrument at maximum power and scan the entire galaxy."

"Yes, my king."

After Nimrod returned to the bridge, he sat in the command throne and listened to Wojciech's briefing.

He stood at the tactical table, working on the datapad.

"My Lord, there are six planets in the A-068 system, and only one of them has signs of life."

Wojciech said, operating the data pad to highlight a planet.

"Its diameter is 15384.02 kilometres, making it the second largest planet in the system."

"Hovering in its orbit is a destroyer-class ship."

After examining the scan results, Nimrod determined that this planet was the world that the Furao people called the Crystal Illusion.

"Use multiple languages ​​to send messages to the opposing ships, asking them to wait where they are."

"Deploy battle formation, enter combat mode, and lock the target with the ether cannon."

Wojciech immediately conveyed the order, and the Master of the Sound Array sent messages using languages ​​such as the language of technology and Vostroyan.

"My Lord, there's no response from the other side, but the ship's readings are rising rapidly."

Upon hearing this, Ningluo gave up the idea of ​​capturing prisoners and obtaining intelligence.

"Starboard Ether Cannon, fire!"

"Bow Spear, ready!"

Wojciech gave orders to the ordnance chief on the communication channel.

On the gun deck, the gunners, under the command of the ordnance chief, nervously activated the energy core of the ether cannon through the control panel.

The gun deck trembled, and the ether cannon emitted a low humming sound, while the runes and indicator lights on the cannon began to flash.

Following the ordnance chief's order to fire, people with keen senses like Nimrod, Malena, Bukayo, etc., all heard an unreal roar.

A beam of shining pulse energy cut through the void, directly penetrated the destroyer's void shield and hit the destroyer.

The shield instantly overloaded, and then the hull was penetrated by blazing light.

Nimrod witnessed the white light blooming in the holographic image and immediately felt the feeling of crushing the enemy with advanced weaponry.

[Using the ether cannon to attack the destroyer, it's really a crushing victory!]
He thought for a moment and then gave the order.

"Wojciech, activate the Auger matrix to maximum power and scan for inhabited planets."

"Bukayo, your regiment will land with me."

After the Pride of Vostroya hovered in orbit around the Crystal Illusion, Nimrod boarded the barge and landed at the gathering point of life signals scanned by the Auger Matrix.

He stood in the barge and looked out the window.

Suddenly, Ningluo's pupils shrank.

He saw hundreds of people chasing sixteen orange-haired, gorilla-like creatures.

Ningluo was delighted: [It turned out to be space monkeys. The light sculptures they created are auxiliary materials for "The Briber."]
He immediately gave the pilot an order: "Follow them!"

A moment later, Nimrod jumped out of the open hatch.

The wind whistled in my ears, getting closer and closer to the ground.

The people chasing below felt a darkness above their heads, and then heard a deafening roar.

(End of this chapter)