A sorcerer? I am a Warhammer psyker.

Kenmei Isayama saw through Elena's little scheme, even though he usually took care of all of Macanos Elfman's affairs in great detail.

"No matter how fierce the black-skinned orcs are, they are enemies of the empire. They are not so vicious towards their own people."

But those are all things that Elena can control within her capabilities; the monks of the Black Temple are unknowns that are beyond her control.

In addition, this time the Inquisition fleet only deployed three ships, which is just a small firing point compared to the huge Black Ship fleet last time.

Not to mention Elena, even Kenmei Isayama felt a bit of a fear of insufficient firepower.

Kenmei Isayama was only part of the supervisory team investigating heresy, not a participant in the later extermination order.

The real main force is the Black Templar's warships.

Therefore, Kenmei Isayama needs to rendezvous with the Black Sanctuary's warships before heading to the temple world; otherwise, he would be incredibly embarrassed if he were stood up.

However, Kenmei Isayama was quite certain that it wouldn't happen.

Because the Black Church absolutely forbids any heretics from running rampant in the world governed by the state religion!

Uncle Horst Eisenholm knew this, the Black Templar's true weakness, which is why he brought this chapter over.

The Black Temple, in particular, would need to assess whether the person making the request was unworthy of help or at risk of corruption before setting out.

However, worlds ruled by state religions are an exception; even if they are separated by several star systems, the Black Temples will arrive together with their warships.

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The Astartes of the Black Templar Chapter would gladly die protecting something so sacred, which is the most fundamental difference between the Black Templar and other Chapters.

Unlike other Space Marines who embraced worldly idealism and the worship of their ancestors, the Black Templars held absolute beliefs. They regarded the Emperor of the Imperium as a god, a real deity worthy of faith and worship, and considered dying on the battlefield as their due.

The state religion is the embodiment of the emperor's will. If the empire hadn't stopped it, the Black Church would probably have wanted to join the state religion.

After all, the Black Temple swore allegiance to the Emperor, and the state religion regarded the Emperor as the only god, which suited their tastes perfectly.

"A subspace surge has been detected, consisting of twenty-five warships."

Inside the command post where Kenmei Isayama was located, staff were reporting on what the radar had detected: a total of twenty-five warships.

"Sizzle..."

Twenty-five enormous circular ripples suddenly appeared out of thin air in the black galaxy, from which the torn space of the subspace was slowly emerging.

Soon, as the spatial distortion reached its limit, the first magnificent black steel behemoth leaped out of the warp. The tidal wave generated by forcibly tearing apart the sea of ​​souls in the warp crashed against the warship's purple "Geller Field" shield with a hissing sound, and bright, long tail flames spewed from the massive hull.

When Kenmei Isayama saw the iconic black cross on the Black Sanctuary warship, he knew those were his guards. The black orcs, who struck fear into the hearts of countless alien races, had arrived.

The largest battleship belonged to the Black Templar. During the second military buildup following the promulgation of the Holy Scripture, Primarch Dorne, the Fist of the Empire, handed over his Glory Queen-class flagship to the Black Templar.

The name should be "Eternal Glory".

The Black Templar's first Grand Marshal, Sigismund, piloted this very warship in the Eye of Terror, where he faced off against Abaddon in a life-or-death struggle.

Ultimately, his soul returned to the Emperor's Throne.

That great warship is still used by the Black Templar Chapter's largest monastery and remains the eternal core of the Black Templar's countless expeditionary fleets.

"Report, the other party has sent a boarding request."

"Have you verified the other party's identity?"

Kenmei Isayama knew that although it was the Black Sanctuary, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

Chapter 124 Request for Support

"Hydraulic system connected, pressurizing in progress."

A large amount of steam hissed and filled the surrounding area.

The giant, special alloy door in front of Kenmei Isayama and Elena slowly opened amidst white steam, leading to the small spaceships sent by the Black Sanctuary to the Inquisition fleet at the other end of the passage.

As the massive automatic alloy door opposite suddenly opened, a murderous aura, the kind only veterans who had fought countless battles on the battlefield could possess, rushed towards them.

The smoke seemed to thicken under the influence of the malevolent energy, and even the noisy chatter of the machine spirits suddenly quieted down. Almost all the noise stopped with the steady, huge footsteps that stepped through the door, becoming completely silent.

All that remains is the heavy sound of footsteps, as if they were directly pounding on one's heart, which makes one feel disoriented.

At the other end of the road, several extremely tall black figures shrouded in white weapons could be seen, their heavy footsteps drawing ever closer, creating a strong sense of oppression.

The footsteps stopped quickly.

The five Black Astartes, clad in black cross-patterned Terminator armor, stood before Kenmei Isayama, looking down at the young Inquisitor.

The armor on his thighs was as thick as Kenmei Isayama's waist. The light shone brightly on the dark gray Templar Terminator armor, which was equipped with a large-caliber bolt-action submachine gun and an extra-large chainsaw sword used by Astartes.

Although Macanos Elfman was considered tall, he was no different from a dwarf among the Astartes who had undergone nineteen horrific Space Marine surgeries.

Furthermore, Kenmei Isayama believed that the Black Templars were called "Black-skinned Orcs" by the alien races only because of their sheer numbers and bloodlust on the battlefield; seeing is believing, after all.

It's no exaggeration. If it weren't for the human-like faces and the iconic black sanctuary emblem on the armor, Kenmei Isayama would have thought there were five high-ranking greenskins standing in front of him.

Kenmei Isayama's authority to speak stemmed from his D-rank simulation, which featured the Orcish faction's Grand Master, the "Bonecrusher," a large ARBOSS (War Boss) named Greenskin, whose aura was not as terrifying as the several mountain-like, imposing black Templar monks before him.

Especially the bald, one-eyed Black Templar at the head of the group, with a black cloak, whose single crimson-gold eye stared at Kenmei Isayama, sending chills down one's spine. His other eye was covered by an eyepatch with the Black Templar's banner on it.

Kenmei Isayama noticed five golden nails on his forehead, which symbolized the highest honor.

Those are service studs, spikes placed on the forehead of a Space Marine's skull. Service studs are typically used to indicate the number of years an Astartes has served in their chapter.

The different shapes and colors of service nails correspond to different service years, with some representing ten, fifty, or one hundred years.

A golden nail symbolizes that this Astartes monk has served the Empire for a hundred years, while the silver nail represents fifty years.

Five nails represent five hundred years, and the five gold nails on his forehead are the silent highest honor medal.

A veteran who has served for over five hundred years is respected in any warband. He has been tested throughout the long years, remaining eternally loyal to the emperor and always defending the dignity of the empire.

The one-eyed black-clad Templar monk bowed in salute to Kenmei Isayama, and the four behind him did the same, their movements flowing seamlessly together.

"I am Marshal Adelbert, First Expeditionary Force of the Black Templar, and I am here on the orders of Grand Marshal Helbrecht to protect your safety."

Helbright is the Grand Marshal who commands all the monks of the Black Temple, and the rank of Marshal is second only to the Grand Marshal of the Black Temple.

Each Black Templar Marshal leads a Black Templar expeditionary force on a great expedition, and the rank of a Marshal is usually comparable to that of a Space Marine Company Commander.

The Black Templar has many marshals, all of whom are highly decorated warriors. Marshals are usually selected from the Black Templar's elite Brotherhood of Swords, who are the elite of the Black Templar.

This marshal, who has served for five hundred years, is currently undergoing a time-limited...

The great expedition, which lasted for sixty years, was abruptly halted this time on the orders of Grand Marshal Helblecht of the Black Templar, who transferred the fleet that symbolized the honor of the Black Templar to this star system.

"By the Divine Emperor, Marshal Adberd is very grateful to you and everyone for coming to our aid."

Kenmei Isayama also saluted the group of Black Temple monks, extending his hand and clasping theirs together.

"It's all in accordance with the guidance of the God Emperor."

Everyone just takes what they need.

The Black Sanctuary will not tolerate any chaotic demons or heretics appearing in the world governed by the Imperial State Church, as this would be a desecration of their beloved Emperor.

These dark-skinned orcs are good at fighting heretics and demons head-on, but finding the heretics and corrupt elements buried deep within the ruling class is not their forte.

Only the judges of the Inquisition are capable of identifying these traitors; they are experts in this field.

However, the Inquisitors of the Heretical Inquisition are still somewhat inferior in strength compared to the Inquisitors of the Demonic Inquisition, who specialize in exterminating Chaos Demons. Tosak-Rome is a cautionary tale; even the Inquisitors who were extremely loyal to the Empire were corrupted and fallen by Chaos Demons.

In order to prevent Kenmei Isayama, a promising inquisitor, from suffering the same fate, Horst Eisenholm negotiated with Helbrecht, the Grand Marshal of the Black Templars, who was absolutely incapable of betraying the Emperor.

Kenmei Isayama is responsible for finding the traitors in the Temple World, while the Black Temple executes all of them.

It is a joint enforcement action by the Inquisition and the violent Black Sanctuary; otherwise, the only option for this temple world would be an "extermination order."

"Your Honor, it is best not to rely too much on such evil forces."

When their hands touched, although Adbaird was very small, Isayama Kenmei still noticed a tiny flicker of disgust on the marshal's usually serious face. Though it was fleeting, Isayama Kenmei still caught it.

"Otherwise, they will fall into the abyss sooner or later."

Only psychic powers could evoke feelings of disgust in Adbelle, the Marshal of the Black Sanctuary.

Power from the subspace

The Black Temple reveres the Emperor as a god and also inherits the Emperor's aversion to psychic powers.

If Kenmei Isayama weren't currently in a cooperative relationship with the Black Sanctuary, he would have been cleaved in two long ago, his magazine emptied upon meeting him.

Kenmei Isayama was also aware of the Black Sanctuary's tradition, so he wasn't surprised that they openly displayed their disgust for psionicists.

This is a rather exclusive warband, so it's quite unexpected that we were able to cooperate with them.

"Thank you for your advice."

"This way, let's go to the conference room to discuss some matters."

"Kerrigan is the main star of the Ophelia system, a temple world under the Imperial State Religion."

Kenmei Isayama was introducing the Black Sanctuary's leadership to the Marshal. The leadership of Kerrigan appeared on the screen, and he had several targets, all of whom were to be executed immediately upon landing on the planet.

The Inquisition is never afraid of killing the wrong person. No matter how many innocent people are killed, as long as one of them is the right person, then those innocent people have died a worthy death.

At that moment, the communications officer outside hurriedly walked up to Kenmei Isayama and whispered some information into his ear.

After hearing this, Kenmei Isayama's expression turned very ugly.

At the same time, Adbaird's communication device lit up, and he intended to stand up and walk out of the conference room to answer it.

However, Kenmei Isayama said it was unnecessary.

Because they estimated that the information the Black Templar warship reported to their marshal was the same as the intelligence his subordinates had just reported to him.

"The temple world of Kerrigan is under attack by the Eldar fleet."

"Asking for support! Requesting support!"

Chapter 125 The Watchers of the Stars

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[Side quest: The Battle for Survival (Final Ring) has now been triggered]

Difficulty level: Lv.53

Mission Information: The world should not be held accountable for the fall of believers, and the land where saints slumber must not be allowed to be insolent by alien races! Defend the temple world of Kerrigan from destruction by the Eldar ark fleet.