Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

+Are there any of their people nearby now? +
Calvin asked Tybus.

+ Yes, a fleet with only one capital ship just sent a squadron of daggers and valkyries to the ground while we were entangled with those chaos fleets. +
Tabers answered.

At the same time, the fleet under his command had reached a close enough distance and was exchanging fire with the Chaos fleet evacuating from orbit.

The size of the Silver Dawn, at this distance, does not require the scanning of an auspicious device to bring enough pressure to the Chaos side.

They don't know the origin of this rare Queen of Glory, let alone who is allowed to use a warship of this level in the empire.

But in their eyes, this is not important. What is important is how to escape from the mouth of this behemoth.

They know this kind of battleship very well, because as the top battleship also from the empire, the Vengeful Spirit is the current flagship of the Black Legion.

This kind of top-level battleship, which only legion-level units could be equipped with in limited numbers during the Great Expedition era, represents the pinnacle of Mars technology with its firepower.

The space brought by its huge body makes it possible for a battleship of this level to have no blind spots:

Whether it is the eight sets of Nova Cannons that are standard on the bow of the ship (note, it is eight sets, not eight), or the nearly one hundred first-level battle array macro cannons that are densely arranged on the sides and led by more than nine super macro cannons. Cannon's macro-cannon matrix. (The above configuration is not fixed, and individual legions will increase or decrease according to their unique combat styles.)
It's enough for them to destroy any battleship-level starship with a single salvo in a head-on battle or close-to-hand combat!
As the leading force of the legion during their trip, the most powerful battleships in the entire fleet were only two Predator-class battleships.

what is this concept?

This means that from the moment the Chaos Fleet discovered the signs of the Silver Dawn, they began to evacuate from orbit in a panic.

And this kind of emergency avoidance tactical action is just buying time.

Try to have time to escape into the subspace before they completely enter the Argent Dawn's absolute fire coverage.

As for a head-to-head artillery battle, or using Chaos Astartes to join gangs, and then trying to seize the battleship, it is purely a delusion.

Just from the huge Tribunal mark on the body of the Glory Battleship, we can know that the most indispensable thing on this battleship is the secret battle groups affiliated with the Tribunal...

Hard idea!difficult to handle!

collapse!withdraw!Sell!slip!
This is the preferred tactic of the Chaos Astartes when faced with headwinds.

As for unity, sacrifice, toughness, and unyielding.

If that thing really existed, they wouldn't have failed to siege Terra with several times the force of Terra, and then be pursued by Guilliman and the Imperial Army all the way to the Eye of Terror.

They may show "moderate toughness" at a special moment because of the power and charm of some special people.

But there is no doubt that since they abandoned their honor and belief as Astartes, all positive emotions related to soldiers and guardians have abandoned them forever...

+Alan...+Calvin's brain was running rapidly.

The Gothic Sector has been out of contact for more than a few months, and the last contact between Allen and him was exactly one month before the mutation occurred here.

He was previously responsible for the chaos affairs in the entire Gothic Star Territory.

According to the internal mission records of the Holy Hammer Order, this high-ranking officer who is equivalent to the Grand Master of the Holy Hammer Order and is enough to command a war zone should have had more than a large company of troops before losing contact.

He must have gotten into some kind of trouble and couldn't get out.

Otherwise, he and his company would not have still not contacted Calvin after he arrived in the Gothic Sector.

And the misidentification of his identity by Griffin, the judge from the Foreign Order, illustrates a certain situation.

This high-ranking inquisitor who belongs to the Gothic Star has actually not had the chance to see Allen in person for ten years.

This is normal and not normal.

It is normal that the two people are in different monasteries and are responsible for different work directions. They do not have the opportunity to meet because they are responsible for different areas;
But what is abnormal is that, given their status in the Gothic Sector, they must not be able to escape their rights and obligations as high-level judges within the Sector, and it is even more impossible for them not to meet once for ten consecutive years!
Is there a problem with Griffin's identity?
After a little thought, Calvin ruled out this possibility. No matter how stupid the enemy was, they would not even bother to do superficial things.

This woman was not impressed by his communication code, and this was definitely not the quality that a "person" who had infiltrated the Inquisition should display.

Then there can only be a problem with Allen's job?
Check it out!But this has to wait until he gets the answer right for the woman in front of him.

"I agree with you in principle, ma'am."

While resuming the conversation with Griffin, Calvin signaled the servo to move the sampling position of the video head further away.

In the misunderstanding between the two of them just now, the video head is too close to account for at least half of the credit.

And when Calvin's body and armor could be described as "huge", and his background that clearly did not belong to a low-level member of the Holy Hammer Order, the other party instantly realized the mistake he had made.

"Oh! Damn it!" Griffin complained in frustration.

She originally thought that the person she contacted should be a company-level leader of the Holy Hammer Order.

But in the image on the screen, the wall full of "totems" made of swords and silver wings told her clearly:
This is the person in authority who stands at the top of the command company after the legendary reorganization and expansion of the secret chamber armed forces under the Holy Hammer Order!
"So, should I call you Mr. Allen?"

Griffin found the corresponding information in his brain, but the other person's face could not match it.

A suspicious look appeared on the face of this cautious alien judge.

And Calvin's next words made her look even more surprised.

"No, you have the wrong person. I am Calvin."

"Calvin? Which Calvin? Uh..."

Griffin repeated subconsciously, and her pupils suddenly expanded in the next moment.

"His Excellency, Supreme Lord Inquisitor?"

Griffin stood up from his throne in a hurry while looking at this giant with only a magic ring on his head.

This person's identity and origin are unknown.

But as soon as she was launched by the Holy Hammer Order, and after the "Antarctic Charter" meeting that symbolized the union of the three factions, the person who theoretically held the supreme power appeared in front of her!
And it was this man who, as soon as he took over the seat of Supreme Lord Inquisitor, he left Terra, which symbolized the center of power of the empire, in a reckless act.

In the Storm Star Territory, which was full of aliens and heretics, the two crises from Orpus and Ophelia 7 were resolved head-on.

Then he used it in the Orpheus sector that he dominated and established and the reborn world of Ophelia No. 7, establishing his authority on the Terran Council in one fell swoop!

Not to mention further down.

The changes in the two seats in the Terran Parliament, the changes in the Imperial Army after being isolated for thousands of years, the establishment of the Eye of the Empire, and even the "Battle of Moro" that is still classified as top secret, but has improved the situation of the entire empire. "!
None of these deeds can be known to Griffin, who has just been in office for a century and can barely be called a powerful local judge.

But it was the few words that could be recognized in these deeds that were enough to make her look at this man who had been living on the front page of the Tribunal's draft all year round, as if she were seeing a "living fossil coming out of a legendary story." vision!

A legendary Gray Knight!
A man who has theoretically served for a hundred years, participated in several large-scale events above the sector level, and returned alive and victorious!
"Excuse me!" Griffin decisively gave up his coveting of the command of the Farr battlefield and prepared to hand over the command of the fleet in a wise manner in the next dialogue.The appearance of such a character here only shows that the situation has developed to a very bad level.

She didn't even try to ask the other party why he was here, for fear that because of his unintentional expression of excessive curiosity about secrets, she would be listed as a target of key observation by the Holy Hammer Order...

Because of some well-known reasons, there is a high probability that she will not be able to withstand the investigation.

And once she is targeted by such people from Terra, there is a high probability that she and her faction will fall apart in the subsequent investigation and pursuit, and completely leave the empire's stage of power...

Griffin was still thinking wildly, while Calvin was still explaining unhurriedly.

He has a special background and has never been exposed to the business of the middle level of the Tribunal since the early days of his service;

And when Calvin stepped out of Titan, standing at the top of power, he would no longer be bound by narrow moral and disciplinary dilemmas because of some "outdated books and regulations."

Heretic monasteries will produce heretics, and alien monasteries will produce aliens.

This seemingly rebellious joke is really just a joke at Calvin's level.

From his top-down perspective, many middle- and low-level judges need room for weighing and compromising on individual occasions when faced with complex local situations.

Of course, he wouldn't say this openly, and Griffin's fear naturally didn't concern him.

"But I'm very sorry, my men have now entered combat mode in the Fal system.

According to the practice of the Inquisition, I will automatically gain the highest command here.

As for your task, if it is confirmed that I have the right to know, and if necessary, please explain it in detail and let me decide whether to cooperate. "

"Of course! I mean of course!"

While Calvin was speaking, Griffin was also thinking about the nature of the death watch's mission.

The initiator of the mission was the Internal Order, and the person who issued the mission had apparently died in the battle.

What she was responsible for was only sending troops to assist, and in terms of the nature of the follow-up support, there was no need for exclusivity or confidentiality.

But this is only within the Inquisition, and not every Imperial soldier is qualified to know.

If the person standing in front of her at this time was a general of the Imperial Navy or the Astra Militarum, then Griffin would never leak any information about the sacred object, and would only give them fixed coordinates and issue combat missions. .

"Sacred object!" Griffin said concisely and concisely, and this word obviously attracted Calvin's attention immediately.

"Relic transfer involving Battle Sisters?"

He quickly linked his encounter in subspace with this mission.

After getting confirmation from Griffin, he could be said to understand the importance of that sacred object better than the other party!
"I will deal with this matter immediately!" Calvin promised, and the psychic energy in his mind began to connect with Tabers and Sutherland.

A standard rescue plan was formed in his mind in just a few seconds.

And just when he was about to concentrate on selecting personnel for this plan, Calvin saw Griffin in the corner of his vision before he could cut off the communication.

"Oh, ma'am." He called Griffin, and then in her puzzled eyes, he gave an order that was completely beyond her expectation.

"The level of confidentiality involved in this matter is too high. Do you...understand?"

???

This was probably Griffin's expression at that time. She never expected that she would get such feedback after handing over the task she had personally brought.

But fortunately, the rules of the trial court were strict, and she was instantly aware of the situation she was in.

The consciousness of confidentiality, confidentiality regulations and even some extreme confidentiality measures for confidentiality were all awakened in her mind in an instant.

After she hesitated a little and caught the other person's scrutinizing gaze, she neatly gave instructions to the technical priest beside her:
"Activate emergency plan, activate scavenger protocol, response level beta, no physical removal units.

Authorization code 6666-Δ-0091.

Matter record authority—Order of the Holy Hammer.

Execution target - all servos of the Intruder, and..."

Griffin gritted his teeth and said:

"Including me, all members of the battleship. Execute immediately!"

rustle……

The video feed from the Alien Inquisitor was interrupted.

The principle stood up from his seat and walked to the towering porthole of the battleship.

The holy objects in the hands of Sulla and the Battle Sisters have been almost confirmed by him.

The unidentified artifact known as the "Hand of Darkness" in the encrypted archives, despite the fact that there have been no visions in the past thousands of years.

But if he guessed correctly, that was what he saw during time travel, the "keys" that controlled those black stone fortresses.

But right now, there is only one key...and six doors.

Calvin had done some research in the empire's database early on. During the long development of the Obscure Star Territory, the empire had taken over a total of six such fortress ruins of unknown origin.

But now, this key has obviously been coveted by Chaos;

So it follows that other keys are also facing plunder from Chaos?
The vanguard of the Black Legion was suspended in the starry sky in front of Calvin.

Two small fleets are also fighting over the ownership of this planet.

Calvin wasn't sure if this was all there was to the Chaos Fleet.

And if the Black Legion really understood the value of holy objects, then they wouldn't be able to give up so easily.

What about Allen?
Calvin himself is here in Farr, and the Silver Dawn, as a Glory Queen-class battleship, also gives him a sufficient sense of security.

What about Allen?
What situation is he facing now?
Where should the enemy he is facing come from?

　renew!The old rule is, two chapters in one. ps: I will try to add updates tomorrow and see if I can write more.

　　(End of this chapter)