As long as you die, you are invincible, but in 40K

This journey took about a dozen Terra minutes. After several rounds of elevators, Zhang Ge and the team finally saw the main hall of the bunker.

This is where the noble and other relevant personnel are imprisoned.

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

The crazy shouting and scolding from the nobleman coming from the end of the corridor... fits Zhang Ge's stereotype of this kind of people very well.

When I reached the end, I first glanced around the main hall.

It's quite spacious, with space roughly equivalent to seven or eight classrooms put together - quite rare considering it's deep underground.

After scanning it all over, Zhang Ge finally fixed his sights on the nobleman.

At this moment, he was shouting at himself:

"Come here! Yes, you!"

Chapter 252: The Corrupted Nobles and the Return of the Spirit of Vengeance

Zhang Ge really didn't understand. What was the other party's mentality? How dare he speak to him in such a tone under such circumstances?

Is it simply because he is stupid? I don’t think so. There is no reason why a completely stupid noble could survive until now.

He thought for a moment and said:

"Amelia, check if he has been... or has come into contact with corruption."

The latter nodded after hearing the request and stepped forward.

Amid the shouting, after a few seconds, Amelia nodded in response, implicitly hinting that Zhang Ge was corrupted by the big blue bird.

Sure enough...this situation is actually not very rare.

Tzeentch is not only an evil god who can weave tricks and lies, "politics" is also within his divine power. Pure political animals who are good at playing politics can easily fall into his carefully woven spider web.

Judging from the fact that this nobleman was able to obtain several death-strike missiles and hide them in his own bunker, at least before, he was not stupid, but rather one of the most astute. He was so able to obtain such sensitive weapons without causing any commotion. You can imagine how perfect tightrope walking skills are required to secretly possess nuclear weapons.

But in the end, it was this shrewdness that led to his current end. He was too addicted to political power, so much so that he was finally distorted and actually thought that "politics" itself was the source of his supreme power. This is why he dared to shout at Zhang Ge now.

Normally, as a high-ranking noble, such corruption would be difficult to detect, and might even be regarded as "inspiration" or "blessing". Its true nature would not be revealed until the final concentrated outbreak. It was only because the war situation suddenly worsened that it caused it to be exposed under special circumstances.

Of course, if you are not sharp enough, you may not be able to catch this kind of clue - if the original historical line develops, this nobleman even dares to disobey Calgar who came here in person, angering the latter, and survives after having one of his arms broken by Calgar... It can only be said that the Smurfs are still too kind.

Someone like Zhang Ge would not make such a mistake.

After confirming the corruption, Zhang Ge gave a simple gesture, and the noble's head fell off after being slashed by the sword of a sworn criminal.

The blade was so sharp that his head rolled several times before he realized he was dead. However, it was obvious that the situation was irreversible. The terrified expression on his dying face was frozen on his head, which was spurting blood.

Zhang Ge's last words as he left the main hall were:

"Inspect the relevant personnel for corruption. Deal with those found to be infected together and incinerate the bodies. Those who cannot be identified will be taken to the deepest part of the bunker for isolation and interrogation. We will deal with them once the Imperial Fists arrive."

To Zhang Ge, the value of this nobleman has been reduced to zero. The reason he came here was that he thought the nobleman could do something fancy, such as using some special method to lure him into the bunker and detonate a death-strike missile, but he didn't expect that he was just a poor guy.

The time wasted in going back and forth directly led to things going in a direction that Zhang Ge did not want to see.

When he returned to the surface and spent some time going to the temporary command post to take over command, he suddenly realized... it was too late.

The enemy troops in the landing area were basically cleared out, and he was completely isolated from the so-called high risk of landing operations from beginning to end. The most dangerous situation was that he might catch a cold because it was too cold in the sky.

I don't know if it's because my troops' combat effectiveness is too high or the enemy is too weak, but seven or eight large enemy positions around the landing area have completely collapsed. What's worse, the impact of the Titan + tank troops has completely destroyed the blockade line set up by the enemy around several bunkers.

At the same time, from the intercepted enemy communications, it was discovered that the command system of the surrounding enemies had completely collapsed. A large number of high-level demons, Chaos Space Marines, and cult bishops died because of "unidentified flying objects". Most of these commanders, along with their guards, did not even leave a last word.

In addition, to the surprise of all the officers on their side, the "unidentified flying object"... that is, Perveti, also showed an extremely amazing command talent.

She would often stop in front of her own troops and point in a certain direction - that direction was often the enemy's weak point on the attack path, and the troops she chose were often the most suitable to attack this weak point.

He was at an age where he couldn't even give directions, but he learned to give commands directly. Zhang Ge seriously suspected that Endymion had secretly taught Perveti the bad ideas.

Looking at the situation before him, Zhang Ge pondered for a while and then asked an officer:

"Have the Imperial Fists been informed of the situation here? When is the counterattack force expected to arrive?"

He immediately replied:

"I've been told that as for the counterattack, due to our deep position, they can't accurately estimate the time it will take. However, based on the more optimistic scenario, it will likely take two to three months."

As mentioned before, the Dead Forest Zone is an entire metal continent. Even if the counterattack is unstoppable, it will take a lot of time just to get there. What's more, this is a street battle. Let alone two or three months, it would not be surprising if it takes two or three years or even longer.

"It would take so long, by then the occupied area would have already become a dead zone."

Although Zhang Ge knew that the counterattack would be difficult, he still couldn't help but complain. However, complaining without proposing solutions was not his style. He continued:

"We need to find out the enemy's orbital air defense nodes in the surrounding area, then eliminate them. Then, we need to call for a large-scale deployment of the fleet, so that a truly large-scale force can be deployed to the core area."

"Um, Captain, but the space force we have is only a few transport ships and underground armed ships. It's difficult to lure out the enemy's orbital defenses. They won't easily expose themselves for such a low-value target. As for mobilizing the navy..."

The Interstellar Army's navy and army are two different systems. If Zhang Ge wants to mobilize the navy fleet to perform a bait mission as an army colonel, it would be more practical to let his physical body go into orbit to attract the enemy's orbital artillery fire.

However, Zhang Ge does not need the Imperial Navy to obtain "high-value space targets."

He didn't say much to the officer, but went straight to the depths of the command post. After clearing the surroundings, he asked his Eldar pet:

"Can your psychic powers communicate remotely?"

"Master, your..."

After omitting a lot of praise and meaningless words, the meaning of this pet in a nutshell is that it couldn't go very far before because before it could gather such a huge amount of psychic energy, it would attract the attention of some existence, but now there is no such problem.

"very good."

After shaking hands with the other party, based on the various characteristics that Zhang Ge remembered, a psychic communication was sent to the Spirit of Vengeance, which was hiding in the asteroid belt around the Soul-Grabbing Star.

Coincidentally, she was also feeling a bit bored from destroying the Chaos Boats that tried to approach her all day long.

Soon, this huge Glorious Queen-class dreadnought appeared in the sight of all forces again, and approached the planet again at an extraordinary speed - to be precise, the Dead Forest Festival area on the planet.

Chapter 253: Logistics and the Orbital Bombardment of the Spirit of Vengeance

When it was discovered that the Spirit of Vengeance had reappeared, both sides of the main battle were in chaos.

Some high-ranking Chaos officials who were in the know also knew that it was Abaddon who had escaped and that the Spirit of Vengeance was now in the hands of an unknown force, so they had to stay away. Some warbands who were unaware of the situation even drove their own warships to try to approach the Spirit of Vengeance.

To be honest, it's not their fault. Even though the Spirit of Vengeance is not corrupted now, if we don't know about it in advance, who can guess that this thing dates back to ten thousand years ago?

As for the fate of those war gangs, there is no need to say much. Even if they were prepared, they were no match for their opponents, let alone they were completely defenseless and couldn't even recharge their void shields.

After several rounds of salvos, the galaxy was filled with a lot of new space junk.

As for the Empire, the situation was even more bewildered. While internal strife within Chaos wasn't uncommon, firstly, wasn't Abaddon supposed to have fled? Why had he suddenly returned? Should the counterattacks continue? Secondly, why had Chaos suddenly and without warning embarked on such a large-scale internal conflict? What exactly happened during the brief period when the Spirit of Vengeance was absent?

But no matter what the inner thoughts of each party are, one thing is certain.

The lessons learned from those small war gangs clearly show that if you don't have a force organized enough to fight against it, it's better not to try to provoke it with scattered small fleets.

Thus, in this strange gaze and balance, the Spirit of Vengeance, after only experiencing the initial exchange of fire with several war gangs, was able to advance towards the Vigilance Star at high speed without any hindrance.

As the instigator of the renewed storm surrounding the Spirit of Vengeance, Zhang Ge was doing another very important thing at this time.

He is conducting a serious and in-depth investigation into matters related to grassroots soldiers.

The cause of the incident was that after Zhang Ge had been with the main force in the rear for some time, he suddenly found that his understanding of most of his troops seemed to be somewhat out of touch.

In the battles after his body received the blessing, Zhang Ge often fought non-stop for more than ten or twenty hours in high-risk areas with the mentality that it would be a loss if he didn't use it. He was only occasionally called back to the rear to make some strategic decisions. As a result, he had relatively little communication with the ordinary combat troops.

In fact, not to mention ordinary combat troops, even his own guards had to work in two shifts to barely keep up with his combat intensity. Under extremely high pressure, communication during wartime was basically limited to conveying orders.

This was also why he naturally thought that the canned food would not be hot - it was common for him to lead a group of elite soldiers led by Amelia and directly penetrate the enemy's defense line. The rest time was measured in seconds. Often, he would have to wait until the next firefight to eat the canned food after opening it after the previous firefight.

In this situation, even the soldiers around him had to make replenishing energy as soon as possible their top priority. Not to mention whether it was heated or not, it was considered good enough to be able to eat it.

Finally, due to the lack of sufficient communication, cognitive errors are formed.

But now, when Zhang Ge really investigated the relevant conditions of each unit, he found that the situation seemed a little different from what he had imagined.

First of all, what Sister Bryce gave was really too much, so much so that they haven't finished eating it even now... It can't be entirely attributed to her. On the other hand, the combat progress of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment was too fast. If they were based on the combat efficiency of the conventional Astra Militarum, they should still be outside the Dead Forest Festival area, eating sand and fighting against the Iron Warriors.

Secondly, the supplies provided by Caljia for the 50,000 people have never been lacking, and they are delivered on time every week. After receiving the news of repelling the Iron Warriors and consolidating the defense line of the Dead Forest Zone, the supply efforts have been greatly increased.

There were also other things, such as the spontaneous donations from the public, the unwavering support from the nobles of Acoran in Aquila Harbor, the "grants" received from the liquidation of the nobles of the Dead Forest, the gifts sent from time to time by the various chapters for communication, and the support from the Mechanicus...

These factors combined eventually formed a river, flowing into Endymion, the last terrifying logistics machine to be established, and transformed into a logistics system that far exceeded that of the conventional Astra Militarum.

Nowadays, this logistics system even has a special execution branch, and has begun to move forward in the direction of professional segmentation - if you have any impression of the female slaves who were assigned to the army mentioned earlier, you should be able to guess what this special execution branch is.

That's right, taking food as an example, the female slaves who have received training in various aspects not only take on the function of cooking in various rear logistics nodes, but because of their military training experience, they can even carry arc rifles and shuttle between various troops to transport food cooked with simple ingredients to the front line.

In order to better perform these tasks, there are many female slaves who voluntarily give up their physical bodies and have their limbs and even some organs prosthetically transformed - the funds for prosthetics naturally come from Penelope, and the source of the arc rifles is actually from the combat maids... Therefore, some rumors have spread: some soldiers have been injured while engaging in leisure activities with their wives.

Well, as for various types of military canned foods, they certainly have their ecological niche, such as being necessary portable food, but in long-term combat, they have basically withdrawn from the soldiers' main diet.

In the end, the ones who received the worst treatment were Zhang Ge, the regiment commander who had been active in high-risk areas for a long time... and the guards around him.

No, man.

Why don't you guys complain?

If you don't eat, and he doesn't eat, how can the captain of the guard eat? If the captain of the guard doesn't eat, how can Amelia eat? If Amelia doesn't eat, how can the captain eat?

Alas, I am so ignorant.

At this point, Zhang Ge, who had already asked for better treatment once, felt too embarrassed to ask for it again in the short term. He could only watch the battle line gradually stabilize, and after barely finding a reason for in-depth reconnaissance, he used the excuse of joining the battle to ease his tense mood.

As time passed, the Spirit of Vengeance, traveling through deep space, finally approached the planet's orbit. At this moment, if someone stood on the bridge, they would be able to see the iron-gray spire of the Dead Forest Zone hive city with the naked eye.

After she slowly stopped and used the ship-borne detection array to deeply scan the Dead Forest Section several times, she began to turn her body sideways and gradually entered the posture of orbital bombardment.

That single macrocannon shell, which was already much larger than the largest Titan, was moved and slowly entered the firing position under the help of the servitor and the automatic loading mechanism.

Finally, in a silent explosion in space, the macro cannon shells drew a simple straight line and hit the targets exposed in the scan.

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Chapter 254 Orbital Bombardment, Destruction, and Induced Space Battle

Ground level, dead forest section area.

The resounding alarm sounded in the underground fortifications that were a thousand meters deep. Countless Chaos cultists and demons were running back and forth, and all kinds of noisy sounds mixed together, as if it was the prelude to the end of the world.

In fact, the situations they face are not much different.

Not long ago, the uncovered Spirit of Vengeance appeared in the feedback panel of their detector in orbit, and just as they were hesitating whether to open fire on this former friendly ship, the muzzle of the macro cannon that was turned sideways and facing the ground had already handed down its judgment on them.

Even though the plasma shield on the ground had already been running at full power, even though they were more than a thousand meters underground, even though the thick ceramic steel armor and countless filthy evil spells above their heads were enough to withstand the attacks of the largest caliber artillery.

But once one has seen the scene when the bombardment landed, even the lowest-level cultist would not have the confidence to withstand a direct hit from a Glorious Queen's cannon.

Fortunately, however, they did not have to remain in this panic for long.

Because the macro cannon shells were so fast, they were already within visual range before the news of the bombardment was even fully transmitted.

The first thing you see is a dazzling light projected towards the ground, rapidly intensifying, as if a giant falling star has appeared out of nowhere in the sky... And if you have the chance to look up, you will discover a horrifying fact:

This is not an illusion.

The dazzling white color produced by the friction and compression with the atmosphere and air makes the macro cannon wrapped in extreme light. Under the extreme high temperature and high speed, it is even impossible to see the magnificence of its body. One can only barely capture the dazzling pure color that the naked eye cannot see directly through the peripheral vision.

Even the clouds were suddenly emptied, leaving behind a huge hole that looked like it had been run over by an eraser.

Unable to escape, powerless to resist.

When the entity of the macro cannon descended from orbit, when its body came into the range visible to the naked eye, it had already announced this fact to the target.

Then, the shining star fell to the ground.

First there was an extreme shock wave.

Before the shell itself touches the building, the shock wave generated by the front end will turn any buildings and lives that can survive the high temperature into dust.

In the supersonic silence, even before the physical impact, everything at the landing point was destroyed, as if it had never been born. The shock wave not only shattered them completely, but also served as a cleaning function, blowing them away for countless kilometers.