Warhammer: Just unified the Empire, you said it was 40K

Chapter 328 The Black Legion: We've Been Tricked
The Seraph listened to the other people's statements.

He had to accept this fact.

Yes.

They are absolutely right.

This is an outcome that cannot be changed.

Even Sithlaine felt despair about the Empire's current state.

The current situation within the empire is nothing more than a matter of taking things one step at a time, and it makes no difference who leads the empire.

He also understood why he had been allowed to return to the empire.

If we don't return to the Empire now, the Empire will only perish due to its constant self-contradiction.

His arrival can delay the destruction of this world.

This is a good thing for the empire.

"Let's go down first."

The Seraphim have given their orders; their arrival may bring a glimmer of hope to this world.

Even so, in their view, this hope was not that great.

But in their view...

This is still something that must be done.

In the planetary world of Kelster.

Reinster's Black Legion raiders are heading toward this mysterious planet.

On this planet, countless Chaos Raiders attempt to capture its behemoths to corrupt them into weapons for their Chaos attacks on other planetary worlds. Of course, the main reason is that they cannot afford the Daemon Engines in Vashtor's possession, so this is the only way to obtain them. The most common creatures on these planets are the Ant-Bulls raised by the Empire. These powerful creatures feed on metal, and their powerful bite force can easily pierce through Space Marines wearing power armor.

"Lord Reinster, this place is very strange!"

"We didn't see a large number of Slaanesh warships. Is something wrong?"

"Our propulsion system is broken, sir."

"Broken?" Reinster's face showed a hint of dissatisfaction. That damned Vashtor, this guy claimed to be the best weapons manufacturer in the warp, but after only one warp voyage, the propulsion system broke down. He should just go back to the warp and be a middleman.

"See if it can be repaired. If it can be repaired, then repair it. That would be the best outcome. But if it can't be repaired, then find a nearby ship and bring over their propulsion system to install on our warship."

The mechanical church members who had followed quickly nodded, "Yes, sir."

Reinster never imagined that Abaddon would sabotage them. He believed that the destruction of the device was highly likely because Vashtor was using the cheapest technology to fool them. This distrust was the basis for communication between the Chaos.

No force can have absolute trust in other chaotic forces, no matter how faithful the other party is to keep their promises. In chaos, betrayal is eternal.

On their Ark of Calamity, the Soul Resurrection, when the Dark Mechanical Church sent by Reinster attempted to repair the damaged propulsion system, they quickly discovered that the original warp chaos magic imprint had been erased by some force. Subsequently, they sensed the uncontrolled, violent mechanical souls within, roaring like madmen, as if something had provoked their anger.

However, before they could get a chance to pass on the message, the riotous machine spirits inside seized control of the cabin door, and even the black legion following behind didn't have time to react.

However, he is, after all, a veteran of ten thousand years.

When they keenly observed that the hatch had been unexpectedly closed, they immediately realized that they had fallen into a trap set by the enemy.

"Reinster, we..."

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The signal was cut off.

A Black Legion raider raised his weapon, and a bolter bearing the emblem of Horus pierced a ventilation duct, sending a large amount of steam billowing out of the cabin.

"Sure enough, something has slipped in."

While they were contemplating the enemy who had infiltrated their ranks.

Suddenly, several warships flashing red dots appeared in the vicinity. These were enemy warships. The sudden appearance of such a large number of enemy warships near them, and the fact that this action was completely unexpected, made it impossible not to suspect that this was an operation against them.

"Sir, enemy warships have appeared on our side. They seem to number quite a few."

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"We've fallen into a trap."

Is it possible that this was a trap set by those Slaanesh's children?

"Prepare for war!"

Regardless of whether it turned out to be a trap set by the sons of Slaanesh, all they could do now was to organize their team as quickly as possible to fight back, at least to buy themselves enough time before their thrusters were restored.

"Activate the shield, our defensive weapon."

"Open all main gun ports above the third deck, beware of enemy long-range attacks." "Sir..." The black mechanical cult member's mechanical heart was pounding at an incredible speed. His tension wasn't due to the enemy's arrival. "Sir, our shields seem to be malfunctioning too. We're trying to open them, but... but..."

"but what?"

"But it failed to open!"

Reinster didn't suspect Abaddon at first. After all, Abaddon led them, so they had some affection for him. Moreover, they shared a common goal with Abaddon, so it was hard to explain why Abaddon would turn against them.

However, the repeated problems were rather strange. From the dispatched soldiers to the malfunctioning propulsion system, and now that they had arrived at the destination but had not found the Chaos Warship, their force field shields were damaged instead.

They and Abaddon should have shared common interests, and they couldn't fathom why Abaddon would turn against them.

If it really is betrayal.

This betrayal felt like a sharp assassination attempt by a comrade they had always trusted, filling them with immense humiliation and anger.

"The enemy warships have locked onto our guns."

"Intercept!"

In this situation, their warships, without force field shields, are like sitting ducks.

Even the Ominous Ark, a warship with the power to destroy planets, is still a sitting duck that can be killed at will in space.

Soon, the warships that had been hiding surfaced.

At the forefront are the Chaos Demons hired by Vashtor. These demons, who have no moral constraints, and their servants are like mercenaries in the Chaos world. As long as you give them the trade they want, they will do things for you. Among them are some pirates, who often roam the universe, plundering and intercepting transport ships of various forces and stealing their supplies.

The most conspicuous, of course, are the Dark Mechanical Order led by Vashtor, who is hiding at the very back, and the demons on Dragon Forest Star.

If the people I hired could take down the current Black Raiders.

So naturally they won't make a move.

But if they can't take it down, then they'll need to step in.

"Our radar detected that some forces haven't approached us yet; they seem to be hiding in the back, observing the battle!"

During the reports from those dark mechanical churches.

Their cabins were then devastated by the enemy's heavy artillery.

Because the cannons on this ark were all malfunctioning to varying degrees, they were unable to retaliate against the enemy's massive cannons and could only watch helplessly as the enemy attacked their ark.

"Get inside the cabin and wait for them to come down."

Reinster knew that a counterattack now was highly unlikely.

They could only retaliate when the enemy fleet got close enough to give them an opportunity. If the enemy really wanted to completely annihilate them, they would inevitably deploy troops to massacre those inside the enemy ships.

That was their chance.

"Hide first, let them bomb!"

Reinster, as expected of a veteran, had already seen through the enemy's intentions. If the enemy wanted to annihilate them, they would inevitably deploy troops. And once troops were deployed, no matter how many enemies there were, they would be drawn into the war mode that the enemy was most proficient in. At that time, no matter what the battle situation was, they would have a chance to turn the tide.

"Heh, hiding?"

"Make sure no one leaves from here!"

Meanwhile, on the distant battlefield of Cardivine, the expeditionary force had almost completely wiped out the invading Chaos forces and regained control of the entire planet.

On the battlefield of Cadiven, most of the Chaos warships have been destroyed, while the aerial battles in space continue.

The fleet sent by the Gamma World this time was not large, and it even seemed to be deliberately dispatched in a certain number of warships to avoid the direct escalation and expansion of the war.

"My lord, Long Linxing has appeared."

"Appeared."

The appearance of Longlin Star means that Vashtor's fleet has once again appeared in the real universe for some reason. The appearance of Vashtor's fleet in the real universe also means that Vashtor's Web Key has also appeared.

Although Horus, based on his analysis of the battlefield, speculated that his appearance might lead to an alliance between Vashtor and Abaddon, ultimately resulting in war at Cardivine.

But now it seems he overestimated the extent of cooperation between Vashtor and Abaddon.

Abaddon and Vashtor were not of one mind.

At the very least, both sides are wary of each other in their cooperation and have a serious distrust of one another.

Otherwise, Abaddon's fleet would be heading this way, while Vashtor's Dragon Forest Star would be appearing on another battlefield.

Good. The fact that Vashtor's Dragon Forest Star did not appear in the same place as Abaddon's Black Raider fleet can alleviate the battlefield pressure on the Gamma World, which is enough for the Gamma World.

(End of this chapter)