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

However, what was the point for Zhang Ge to go to a place like Terra that was 100% or even 90% safe? Was he supposed to go outside the palace and admire the Emperor's glowing groove from afar?

Ok?

It seems to be really possible.

Of course, he didn't really go there to see the glowing ditch, but to let the people who followed him see who the real emperor was.

If he, the fake, meets the real one, wouldn't his true identity be exposed? Wouldn't those who realized they'd been tricked be furious and try to kill him on the spot?

Moreover, there are so many Imperial Guards on Terra. As soon as they realize this, they will definitely join the ranks to besiege him. By then, even if Perveti insists on protecting himself, a large number of Imperial Guards may be enough to create a window for him to be killed.

Hit it, sister.

"Okay, since you've said that, I promise you that if I'm still alive after the war here, I'll take you to where your brother is imprisoned. But, as I said, he's already betrayed humanity. I'm asking you to confirm that, not to rescue him."

"Thank you!"

"But how did you know your brother was trapped?"

It would be fine if she still had memories of her time as the Thinker, but if not, there was no way she could know where Khayon was going.

"He certainly wouldn't leave me alone for so long without any communication... If this really happened, it's probably because he couldn't do it anymore."

Whose sister complex?

Zhang Ge complained a little in his heart, but did not dwell on this topic for too long. Instead, he said with a lack of interest:

"Then send me back as soon as possible."

Sister Kayang nodded, and the insect girl next to her seemed to want to say something, but after roughly recalling Zhang Ge's style of committing suicide when he disagreed with something, she ended up saying nothing.

The next moment, the flickering feeling of transmission enveloped Zhang Ge's whole body, and he immediately appeared in the bedroom of the Spirit of Vengeance again.

"Father."

All I see is Perveti.

She occupied most of Zhang Ge's sight, and they looked at each other when he suddenly appeared.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

"No, there isn't."

However, even after Zhang Ge answered like this, Perveti still touched Zhang Ge's head with her palm, and then continued:

"I was going to rescue you."

"You? Are you alone? Where are the others?"

"I don't believe them."

Hearing this, Zhang Ge smiled and asked again:

"Then how are you going to save me? You should be able to sense where I've gone."

"Yeah, so I was learning... I was almost there when you came back."

"Yes, I'm back, so it's okay."

Zhang Ge thought that Perveti's words were just a little bit of bravado, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He just reminded Perveti to keep the incident confidential, patted her, and signaled her to wait for him outside.

As the latter walked away after a few steps, Zhang Ge also got off the bed.

Put on your equipment, pick up your weapon, and take another look at the time.

Almost seven hours passed, which was considered a relatively long sleep period.

Or is it that the speed of time flowing in the subspace is different, so it seems that I only stayed there for a short while, but in fact a long time has passed?

Shaking his head, he didn't dwell on these details. After briefly reading Endymion's report that "the rebellion has been quelled, the fleet is safe, and the rebel ships have been taken over by the 'mechanical servants' as planned and can continue to be used," Zhang Ge left his bedroom.

After bringing Perveti to the bridge, Zhang Ge contacted the fleet's commanders at all levels and briefly expressed his opinion:

"We can't wait for the Zerg tentacles to reach our doorstep. Otherwise, adding these warships to our fortress would be no different than adding a few extra mobile turrets. So, I think we should be cautious and not reckless, but we should also leverage the fleet's maneuverability and proactively advance. We shouldn't waste potentially usable space... What are your thoughts?"

Chapter 328: The First Encounter between the Fleet and the Zerg

The opinion is that there is no opinion.

The last batch of people who had objections...if they had been quick, they would have been beaten into a pulp by now in the corpse powder recycling machine. If you ask them now, do they still have any objections?

"Very good, it seems that everyone agrees with me. Now, let's go and prepare."

So, after this brief "meeting", the fleet, which had completed a simple reorganization and replenishment in the past few hours, re-established its goals.

Soon after, as detailed orders were issued, the constant urging of the surviving captains and the overloaded operation of the servitors gradually replaced the relative tranquility during the resupply.

Until a certain point in time passes quietly.

Balls of light that shone like distant stars lit up.

That was the dazzling wake emitted from behind by countless huge ships originally anchored between the star ports.

Their appearance even made the surrounding fortresses, which were originally dimly lit, clearly illuminated, allowing the various weapon platforms that had been hidden in the darkness for a long time to be briefly bathed in the same light as the stars.

However, this wonder was extremely short compared to the long duration of the darkness.

When the warships arranged in an array sailed out of the harbor in unison, the light that was originally too bright to be seen with the naked eye quickly became dimmer, until it finally disappeared into a background color that was no different from the distant twin suns, allowing the ring belt to return to its original loneliness and coldness.

This loneliness also applies to the crew members in the fleet.

In their eyes, the shape of the rear defense line gradually blurred until it finally became a completely imperceptible shadow, and it seemed as if only they and the ship under their feet were left in the universe.

"Will we survive?"

Such conversations happen all the time, but no one can give a definite answer.

However, soon even such meaningless questions and answers gradually disappeared.

Because as the fleet continued to sail, various types of information about the Zerg fleet ahead became increasingly detailed - the most disturbing part of it was the unimaginable number.

Although naval officers at all levels had already cracked down on the rumors as soon as they began to spread, this did not prevent the horrifying data from being passed on in whispers:

Just a small number of Zerg bio-ships that have entered the detection range currently number more than tens of millions.

If the mass of a bio-ship is 10 million tons, then it is basically equivalent to the total mass of organic matter on ten Earth-like planets.

In fact, this is only a small part of the bio-ships that have been detected and have left the ice crystal belt. As for how many bio-ships have crossed the ice crystal belt? How many bio-ships are there in the entire insect swarm tentacle?

No one knows now, and no one dares to think about it further.

As they got closer, even the suppression could no longer contain the soldiers' fear of each other.

Because countless Zerg biological ships have been magnified into a terrifying scene that can be observed with the naked eye.

Compared to the huge rift that stretches across the galaxy, the biological ships with rough surfaces and low light reflectivity are arranged in between, forming an abyss that swallows all light.

Is this what they call quantity?

Standing on the bridge of the Spirit of Vengeance, Zhang Ge watched the scene.

Even though he knew the huge number of the Tyranid swarm, he still couldn't help feeling emotional when he actually faced this scene.

Although the Hades Fleet he commanded, which assembled most of the warships from the surrounding galaxies, was already huge, when faced with the tentacles of the Great Devourer, it was still as fragile as a flickering candlelight in the long night.

Coincidentally, just as Zhang Ge was observing the insect swarm with his naked eyes through the porthole, a holographic screen suddenly lit up in front of Zhang Ge, blocking out half of his vision.

"The first fleet that went forward has confirmed that the biological ship's weapons have an effective range far lower than ours. However, traditional attack methods seem to be very inefficient."

On the screen, subtitles flashed rapidly... After the previous contact, the communication between the Spirit of Vengeance and himself was obviously much more proactive, and he gradually began to not hide the part of his "self-awareness".

"Let me see the image and decide."

As soon as the words fell, another screen lit up, this time directly blocking most of the view.

In the picture, there was a biological ship that was already very close. Zhang Ge could even clearly see the dense swarm of insects crawling under its shell armor - of course, the so-called dense was only compared to the entire biological ship. Judging by the scale, those "little insects" whose details could not be seen clearly were probably several meters in size.

“What’s the shooting distance?”

"30 light seconds is about 900 million kilometers. Any farther than that, and with the optical instruments on that cruiser, the delay would be difficult to control."

And just as he was communicating with the subtitles, a dazzling light suddenly filled the entire screen.

That was the light caused by the emission of the light spear. However, because the Spirit of Vengeance reduced the brightness of the screen itself in time before the highlight appeared, the highlight did not make Zhang Ge, who was watching, feel uncomfortable.

After about ten seconds, the light disappeared.

A straight orange-white beam of light disappeared into a small, elusive light dot when the image returned to normal. Obviously, it was the ray emitted by the light spear.

A brief moment of calm returned to the picture.

Faced with the sudden light spear attack, the biological ship that was the target did not react at all.

Did they fail to observe the speed-of-light attack? Or did they feel confident they could block it?

Amidst doubts, the remaining ten or so seconds passed in a flash.

The bright beam of light arrived as expected after the countdown ended.

In just a moment, the spear of light containing tremendous energy cut into the body of the biological ship like cutting into a piece of butter, leaving scars with shiny edges and splashing magma-like substances on the originally terrifying body.

If nothing unexpected happens, there should be a lot of high-temperature gas produced, but it is just invisible.

It was undoubtedly killed.

Then... judging from the attack results, the reason why the opponent didn't react was because of the former?

Zhang Ge always felt that the possibility was not high.

You have to know that there are quite a few psychic units in the Zerg. It would be fine if they were completely unprepared, but knowing that Zhang Ge's side has a mobile fleet that can attack at any time, there is no reason why they would not observe an attack that takes a full thirty seconds from launch to impact?

And what happened next proved the accuracy of this uneasiness.

I saw several tentacles rolling towards the dead biological ship from outside the screen. In the process, the squeezing and crushing made the organism, which originally maintained its general shape, turn into a group of purple and red corpses.

Cannibalism among the swarm? Using the already smaller ships as cover? Or...

Just as the screen was about to observe the object extending its tentacles, there was a much more intense flash of light, and the picture fell into darkness.

Chapter 329: A strange creature called "Insect Swarm"

"According to the report, the observation equipment was shattered by a powerful psychic attack. Afterward, the forward ships attempted to continue searching, but upon their return, they were unable to locate the main body of the tentacles."

After the broadcast ended, Zhang Ge looked at the subtitles that explained the content.

After thinking for a while, he just responded:

"It doesn't matter. Judging from the current situation, even if we find the main body of the tentacle, we won't be able to launch an effective offensive against it."

This is the cruel reality we are facing now, and it is something we have to face.

Even if one macro cannon can take out one biological ship, and one luminous spear can take out ten ships, and every attack hits the target accurately, the Zerg will have enough "living cover" to exchange with the shells... As for boarding, let alone, if you give up the range advantage and rush directly into the sea of ​​Zerg, it is probably no different from seeking death.

Therefore, normal decapitation tactics cannot be used at all.

"If it really comes to despair, I will take you away."

The subtitles flashed for a while, as if trying to express something else, but in the end they were condensed into this short sentence.

However, Zhang Ge smiled and refused:

"If I'm going to die because of my poor decision-making, then let death come."

The conversation continued like this between the two, merging into the entire fleet, becoming an insignificant part of the countless notes in the monotonous voyage.

Until they finally reached the combat distance, everything came to a simple pause.

A silent urgency took over.

The fleet, which had completed its deceleration, had now changed its course from heading towards the Zerg to heading towards the Castle Lord's Ring, just like the first time it escaped.

However, this time the distance between them and the Zerg was much closer, and their speed was much slower than before, and they basically remained relatively stationary with the advancing biological ships.

"Acceleration aborted."

Against the backdrop of the stars, the tail flames that were originally arranged neatly like a giant wall and radiated countless dazzling lights gradually disappeared bit by bit after losing their supply, and finally disappeared completely.

The warships, deprived of light and heat, lost their only feature that allowed them to see each other with the naked eye at combat distance, making the illusion of being on an isolated island even more obvious, as if the coldness of the universe had somehow penetrated beneath the layers of ceramic steel and spread into everyone's heart.

However, there is one place that is an exception.

weapon system.

In the weapon systems of each ship, countless busy servitors, slaves, and workers are busy under high pressure, loading shells as numerous as buildings into the corresponding slots.