Captain, your ship has exploded again.

Abaddon had a bad habit: whenever he had a clear advantage, he liked to deploy all his troops at the forefront.

In the original storyline of Vigilant Star, Calgar was supposed to lure Abaddon with his own power, only to be ultimately defeated by this eternal villain and sent to the ICU.

The change in the course of events was mainly due to Zhang Xun's defeat of Chaos' two major enemies, the Gene Stealers and the Orcs.

This accelerated the Black Legion's plans. The faster completion of these plans resulted in (Chaos and Abaddon not being entirely on the same side).

The Chaos Fleet currently engaged in a space warp-and-board battle is likely planning to eliminate the remaining Imperial Navy.

Understand that even if ground forces destroy Blackrock quickly, it won't be as fast as using battleships to destroy stars.

Because the Executor was relocated, Zhang Xun only had time to explain the dangers of space before the communication was abruptly ended.

Marcus, having rebuilt the communications tower at the highest point of the fortress, immediately contacted Zhang Xun to confirm the situation.

"Zhang Xun, we've finished here. The Void Claw is in our hands. Now we need Zhao Wanyang's support. What's going on with the Vengeful Spirit?"

"Zzz~~click, Abaddon, planning to use orbital bombardment to destroy a large amount of Blackrock and ensure the complete destruction of Vigilant Star."

Due to the interference of subspace energy released by the Blackrock Crown, ground-based communication is far less effective than laser communication from the sky.

Marcus asked with some confusion, "Then why did he even bother building the Blackrock Crown Network? Wouldn't it have been faster to just strangle them in space?"

Wang Ge, who was temporarily fitted with a prosthetic limb, came to Marcus's side and said, "Abaddon originally intended to use the Void Claw to destroy the Nakmonde Corridor, but the thing was not powerful enough, probably because it had not been properly maintained for a long time."

"Putting everything else aside, the combat strength on Death Star II is severely depleted right now. I need you to return quickly to take charge. Zhao Wanyang's landing pod will be there soon."

At this time, Zhang Xun had already boarded a flying vehicle and headed to the airport. He needed to ensure that Death Star II would not fall before the main force returned.

It's important to understand that while other warships might be captured, the Death Star II had Starkiller cannons on board.

After these repairs, the Starkiller Cannon is ready to fire again.

If it weren't for the fact that artillery fire would be affected by the planet's gravity, making it difficult to hit the Chaos Fleet at close range, Zhang Xun really wanted to give them a good whack.

Marcus, looking rather grim, shut down the communications. Unlike fighting on the open ground, boarding maneuvers on warships were the last thing they wanted to face.

Using high-powered weapons will destroy your own warship, instead of fighting in narrow corridors, which will only allow the enemy to spread to other compartments.

As for repelling enemy warships, only recruits like Wang Ge can do it, since they can barely resist the erosion of chaos.

"Everyone prepare for battle immediately. Elite Marines, prepare to retreat. There's been a change in the Calgar space fleet. We need to return to guard the flagship. I'll leave the matters on the watchtower to you."

As they spoke, a large number of Fear Claw airdrop pods descended from the sky.

If Calga hadn't known that Zhang Xun and his group were traveling merchants from ten thousand years ago, anyone unfamiliar with the situation would have thought it was a Chaos invasion just by looking at the airdrop capsule and the scene.

"Do you need our help?"

Calga looked at the airdrop pod with a heavy gaze. He didn't look up at the sky because even he couldn't look directly at the Great Rift for long.

Wang Ge hesitated for a moment and said, "We need to resolve the Black Stone Crown issue as soon as possible. The two armored unit drivers need to return to provide support."

As she spoke, Zhao Wanyang stepped out of the claws of fear.

"The Void Claw is there; I need to get the data as soon as possible."

As Zhao Wanyang emerged, the Marines began to pick up the weapons from the airdrop pod and secured themselves inside.

Wang Ge withdrew his gaze and pointed with his cybernetic body to the cleared-out fortress, saying, "It's over there. When you go in, it's best to activate your armor in full defense mode."

"What? Someone on the street is pretending to be dead?"

"No, because of the time constraints, we cannot determine how many fallen angels are still inside."

Hearing this, Zhao Wanyang became more interested in the Watchtower, since Zhang Xun had not provided her with any living Astartes samples.

As Zhao Wanyang walked, she asked, "Have all the Dark Angels left?"

"They're gone. They grabbed a few fallen angels and disappeared."

"So if they capture more prisoners inside, no one will care, right?"

Calga hesitated for a moment before saying, "In principle, prisoners should be handed over..."

"That's good. As long as we stick to principles, that's fine. Oh, by the way, Wang Ge, who do you think cleans up the fortress?"

Without waiting for an answer, Zhao Wanyang used the mechanical octopus tentacles extending from her armor to rush into the guard bunker.

Calga scratched his head and asked Wang Ge, "Are all your technical officers this special? And why does she smile so sinisterly when she talks about principles?"

"You'll get used to it. Didn't you see her dealing with our captain? As for her intentions, simply put, she has 'principles' in her hands."

As Wang Ge spoke, he stepped into the airdrop capsule. With a burst of flames, the airdrop capsule flew back into space.

Calga muttered, "Have principles? I don't think she has anything. Besides, the Fortress was discovered by the Fallen Angels, and they didn't bring any auxiliary troops."

As he spoke, Calga seemed to understand something and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Damn, it's a pity we're too late. If we had come earlier, I don't know if we would have been able to see them cleaning up with rags in their hands."

At this moment, a large number of airdropped pods rushed into space, arriving directly on the chaotic space battlefield.

The reason why space warfare is described as chaotic is mainly due to the characteristics of the Warhammer universe.

Due to the widespread use of subspace technology, attacks like the "jump" attack have long been common tactics in the Warhammer universe.

Warp jumps are different from the FTL teleportation technology in StarCraft. When teleporting through the warp, the chance of embedding yourself into the target is much greater than the chance of arriving completely.

It's important to know that StarCraft is theoretically a degraded version of the Warhammer universe. The reason it's considered a degraded version is mainly because the StarCraft universe isn't as hopeless as the Warhammer universe.

Zhang Xun arrived in the Warhammer universe and didn't even have a single day of peace.

He was either dealing with starving poor people or fighting with other races. Even when he was handling government affairs, he was looking for opportunities to kill nobles.

Given Zhang Xun's status, he was already among the top few on the Vigilant Star, yet assassinations, battles, and poisonings continued every day.

The difference between having plenty of meat and fish and not being able to get even bran and vegetables can happen in just a few days.

Although many of these decisions were made by Zhang Xun himself, sometimes what appeared to be a choice actually meant he had no real right to choose.

If Zhang Xun doesn't ally with Calga, he's likely to be completely devoured by other forces. If he doesn't provide resources to support Calga, the situation in the various decaying strongholds might get even worse.

Zhang Xun's appearance will not only strengthen the empire's power, but will also make Abaddon more cautious.

Therefore, Zhang Xun never touched anything related to the Black Legion from the very beginning.

Abaddon's advantage cannot be erased by Zhang Xun alone; he needs Abaddon's arrogance and then deliberately make mistakes.

The Void Claw's second firing was Zhang Xun's and the others' opportunity.

Before the war began, Zhang Xun had sent a probe to the Volian Sandstorm Vortex, so he was the most familiar with the situation there.

After completing the ground defenses, the space battle was the final battle to defeat Abaddon.