Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 245 Angry Chen Xi
At the post-war military meeting, the atmosphere was so solemn that one could almost squeeze water out of it.

Chen Xi's face turned ashen. When the Inquisitor's eyes, which were overflowing with psychic energy, swept over every high-ranking member of the expeditionary force present, they all straightened their backs involuntarily.

"Damn it! You actually let it escape!" Chen Xi cursed and slammed the table, leaving a deep palm print on the heavy solid wood conference table. "You are simply blaspheming the Divine Emperor! Because of your stupid mistake, the entire expedition will have immeasurable consequences!"

His voice exploded in the conference room like thunder, and his finger pointed rudely at the noses of the Imperial Navy Commander and the Mechanicus representative.

Those generals who usually acted high and mighty now lowered their heads like recruits who had made a mistake, not even daring to breathe.

After all, allowing an enemy ship that was on the verge of destruction to escape right under your nose is a heavy responsibility that cannot be shirked in any way.

According to the imperial military law, it would be completely reasonable for Chen Xi to execute the imperial navy lord general and all senior generals in charge of command on the spot.

It can even be said that for such a serious mistake, shooting them is a lenient punishment.

According to the usual style of the Tribunal, for such a serious mistake, the person mainly responsible and his family will be excommunicated.

Because this was not just a tactical failure, but also a humiliating defeat that would go down in the military history of the empire.

If the Empire had no direct jurisdiction over the Mechanicus, Chen Xi could even dismantle those Mechanicus sages into parts.

Even if Chen Xi and Mars had a dispute over this matter, Mars would have to give in on it.

However, surprisingly, although Chen Xi exuded powerful spiritual energy, showing that his emotions were out of control and extremely angry at the moment, he still did not do anything to these generals.

Apart from pointing his finger at their noses and cursing a Dotara in the meeting room, he did not execute them as was customary in the Inquisition.

Chen Xi's words echoed in the conference hall, and every word hit the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

The spiritual energy surging around him gradually subsided, but his eyes still burned with cold rage.

"Although your foolish mistakes have caused a huge loophole in this campaign and may even have sown the seeds of failure for the entire expedition," his voice was low and dangerous, "I don't want to be held responsible now."

This sentence made several naval generals who had already put their hands on their pistols and were ready to commit suicide to thank the empire relax their tense nerves a little.

Chen Xi forced himself to take a deep breath, and the air in the conference room seemed to freeze.

"The most urgent thing now is to deal with the mess you have created!" His knuckles made a dull sound on the table, and each syllable lashed the dignity of everyone present like a whip.

At this point, suppressed anger surged again, and Chen Xi's psychic energy caused the datapad on the conference table to flicker. He suppressed his emotions, his voice becoming even more stern. "This escaped warship could very well awaken the entire Undead Dynasty! Because of your mistakes, this war is about to escalate!"

"My original plan," Chen Xi said, his voice gnashing out from between his teeth. He slammed his fist down on the conference table, causing the holographic projection of the galaxy to shake. "My original plan was to eliminate the Tomb Worlds one by one while the Undead Dynasty remained awake! But because of your mistakes, we now have to consider facing a fully awakened Undead Dynasty!"

These words exploded like a bomb in the conference room. The faces of the naval commanders turned pale, and several older commanders even stumbled back.

Some of them had already unhooked their gun holsters with trembling hands, but Chen Xi's cold eyes froze these impulsive officers in place.

"Naval fleet," Chen Xi gave the order in an unquestionable voice, "From now on, conduct reconnaissance on all planets in the sub-sector that are marked with traces of the existence of Necromancer Tomb Worlds.

I need to make sure all Necromancer Crypt Worlds are under surveillance! I need to know if they are awake and preparing to attack the Imperium!

This order means that countless reconnaissance ships will go deep into dangerous star regions and may never return.

But at this moment no one dared to raise any objection, and they could only silently record this order that could cost the lives of countless naval soldiers.

"Also," Chen Xi continued, his voice as cold as ice, "you must assemble your fleet. Even if you have to ask for help from the Solar Segmental Fleet, you must bring me enough reinforcements! We must be prepared to face a massive Necron fleet."

The naval commanders nodded mechanically. They knew what this order meant - the entire sector's defenses would be drained, and countless worlds would be left defenseless.

But under Chen Xi's pressure, no one dared to say no.

Turning to the Mechanicus representative, Chen Xi's gaze grew sharper. "This incident is egregious," he stared into Cawl's glowing red mechanical eyes. "Although the Mechanicus isn't primarily responsible, it's an indisputable fact that you caused the ship's escape."

Call's mechanical voice box hummed softly, but he made no rebuttal.

Seeing that the senior sage Kohl did not speak, Christen and Tonya did not express any opinions either.

"So I need the Mechanicum to increase their investment in this expedition," Chen Xi said word by word, "More warships, more Skitarii, and more Titan Legions." His gaze swept over Christen and Tonya. "Also, you must conduct a comprehensive inspection of all Imperial-controlled planets in the sub-sector. I don't want those damned xenos to have portals on Imperial planets!"

His voice suddenly rose. "In the middle of a battle, I was told that aliens had teleported to the Imperial world and attacked the rear. This kind of thing will not be allowed to happen during this expedition!"

Cawl's mechanical eyes flashed with thought. After a moment's silence, his mechanical voice emits a low voice: "If this is your order... then the Mechanicus will obey your command."

This great sage of ten thousand years lowered his head, which was rare. Although he did not have to obey Chen Xi's orders given his status, he did express his obedience in front of Chen Xi.

The meeting room was completely silent, and everyone understood that a war far more brutal than expected was about to begin.

Facing the silent crowd, Chen Xi simply sighed and prayed, "May the Emperor bless us, and prevent this war from turning into a disaster that engulfs the entire star region!"

After hearing Chen Xi's prayer, everyone also prayed silently to the emperor, praying that the emperor on the throne could really protect them, protect the empire and mankind, and help them overcome this crisis.

(End of this chapter)