Warhammer 40: The Wandering Merchant

Chapter 66 Seizing Command

Looking at the hall he had cleared out, Tie Hui, panting heavily, walked to the side of the command throne.

The destruction of the space station drew everyone's attention.

The fleet that was originally going to pursue them froze on the spot under this situation, and then turned around and quickly returned to provide reinforcements.

This gave Cage ample time to activate other areas of the warship for repairs.

"Something's happened," Tie Hui said as he approached Cage.

Cage, unaware of Tzeentch's plan, asked疑惑地问道, "What happened?"

"The Chaos Mage's plot is to scatter those things tainted by Chaos across the entire planet Volda. They intend to sacrifice the souls of all humans on Volda to open a warp rift, thereby dragging the dark side of the entire Misty Sector into the warp."

Tie Hui didn't explain it too clearly, because for Astartes, just a few key pieces of information were enough for them to deduce the cause and effect.

Cage paused for a moment, realizing he seemed to have messed things up.

The fact that the Regent was meeting with Lord Leon El-Jonson in the Protos system was already known throughout the empire.

For this frontier region of the hazy galaxy, only remote control is possible.

Most of their troops and fleets are still rushing to reinforce the Raphaela system, and only the various squads of their Black Temple are scouting the nearby star systems and sectors.

Although Raphael is quite close to here, it will still take several months to get there.

If those chaotic bastards then send some warp-specific products, then forget about any support.

Tie Hui patted him on the shoulder, his eyes resolute, and said, "Now that the threats inside and outside the ship have been eliminated, can you activate all the firepower on this warship?"

Cage shook his head. The fact that he could push the Void Shield and the melee defense system forward was already because he was an Astartes.

If you still want him to activate the light spear and macro cannon, that's just a pipe dream.

Tie Hui nodded, then opened the fleet's private area channel.

The captains of the destroyers and frigates that were originally chasing after them all received this communication request.

This made them suspicious, fearing that they had come to hold them accountable.

In addition to part of the Auvasekto family's fleet, this fleet also included a portion of the Volda planet's own escort fleet.

Meanwhile, another part of the escort fleet was patrolling the edge of the star system, having already received orders from their superiors to surround and intercept the fleeing cruiser of the Ovasecto family.

The order they received was that a large amount of Chaos forces had been discovered inside the cruiser.

In order to ensure that the imperial world, which is loyal to the God-Emperor, is not invaded or corrupted, the imperial angels and the forces of chaos on the ship had no choice but to be destroyed in the artillery fire.

Who could have imagined that things would develop to this point, with the warship not only not being destroyed, but also its own space station being blown up.

If it weren't for the wartime regulations implemented inside the warships, and the fact that even in routine times, warships had to apply for permission to communicate with external personnel, that chaotic, demonic sound would probably have spread to every warship.

They were at a loss for what to do.

They are still in the dark and have no idea what happened.

All I know is the Chaos Invasion.

However, seeing the communication request coming through the channel, the captains of the Urda World Guard Fleet, out of fear of the Imperial Angels of the Black Temple and also because they had no clue about the current situation, could only answer the communication first.

The call was connected, and a large face filled the entire holographic screen.

Cage took off his helmet; after all, the warship's mechanical soul being disconnected for a while wouldn't be a big deal.

All the captains recognized this face and immediately gave a standard Skyhawk salute.

"The chaos within the Kurlos has been cleared away. Now, as the flagship, I am the commander of this fleet. The entire fleet obeys my orders." Cage forcefully seized command of the entire fleet.

Although some captains are still hesitant and haven't joined the channel, it doesn't matter anymore.

Although most of these warships that were not in communication belonged to the Ovasecto family, who knows which successor they were loyal to, or whether they had been corrupted by Chaos?

This is obviously an unknown.

Therefore, Cage's answer regarding this part of the warships is...

destroy!

Cage was about to give the order when he remembered Iron Hui standing beside him.

So he turned to him and asked, "You know the situation with your family's warships. We can't be sure if they've been corrupted internally, so just in case..."

Tie Hui immediately said, "I agree!"

Cage paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

He immediately turned around and issued the first order to the defense fleet of the planet Volda.

Destroy the fleet of the Ovasecto family next to them.

There are more than a dozen ships, and the number of people on board alone starts at 10.

One order led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

What can Tie Hui do?

Of course, we should consider the bigger picture.

The captains of the World Guardian Fleet were all shocked when they heard the order, knowing that the Ovasecto family was a family of traveling merchants and wanderers.

There's the governor of the entire star system backing and supporting them; if they act rashly, they might be doomed.

As for the orders issued by the angels of the Empire, what do they have to be afraid of?

That's not necessarily true; there are times when angels aren't around.

It's perfectly normal to end up being given the cold shoulder.

Moreover, the third heir of this family, Boros Ovasecto, is still alive.

At this moment, Tie Hui came to Cage's side and pushed him aside, his own big face instantly appearing on everyone's holographic projection screen.

This shocked all the captains so much they almost lost their breath; this was the second heir of the Ovasecto family.

Wasn't the rumor that this guy died of poisoning and was then cremated?

How come it's alive again?

It seems they also have an ambiguous relationship with the Imperial Angels of the Black Sanctuary.

"I am Ironbringer Ovasecto, the second heir of the family. The first and fourth heirs served the Empire faithfully in this battle against Chaos. Through our continuous investigation, we have discovered that the third heir, Boros Ovasecto, is colluding with Chaos in an attempt to overthrow the Empire's rule. Now, in the name of the Ovasecto family and the honor of the Black Sanctuary, I command you to carry out this order immediately." Ironbringer's firm stance intimidated everyone.

Cage nodded silently beside him, expressing his stance.

This scene directly caused the captains, who were still hesitating, to completely switch sides.

Seeing this, Tie Hui breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Cage: "Then I'll leave the rest to you. I have no experience in space combat."

Cage nodded, put the helmet back on, and connected to the neural connector.

The massive cruiser was slowly turning around.

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