The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 3312: Menakh has arrived!

Rushing to complete the work was a last resort because Sorkhyan was constantly worried about one thing: if Menakh attacked before he completed the necessary tactical preparations, he might have to take another risk, otherwise, there would be no way to repel the enemy.

Fortunately, Menakh was indeed "cooperative" enough to stay away, giving him time to prepare. However, the initiative was ultimately in the hands of the enemy, and nobody knew when they would strike. Therefore, everything had to be done as quickly as possible.

"Lord, look."

The shuttle lowered its altitude, arriving at the bow of the warship.

"We removed the torpedoes but retained the torpedo tubes, and installed disposable plasma rocket boosters inside. When the warship is about to collide, they will extend from the torpedo tubes and activate, slowing down the speed. This ensures that the warship can collide with the enemy ship at a relatively safe speed, maintaining its structural integrity while also being able to penetrate the enemy's hull."

"I see. But how does it ensure the safety of the soldiers inside and allow them to land smoothly? After all, the angle of the ship's impact may not be on the same horizontal plane as the enemy ship, and the soldiers may roll or fall out of the ship."

"We have designed special landing pods for this purpose."

The shuttle rose again, moving to above a Cobra-class ship undergoing a major refit. Part of its dorsal ridge had been opened, revealing a huge cylindrical object inside.

"After the ship pierces the enemy hull, more than thirty folded, giant fixing claws will extend from both sides of the hull, securing the ship to the enemy. The thermic charges installed at the bow will detonate the entire bow according to mechanical trigger commands, creating enough space inside the enemy ship. Then, these landing pods will roll out of the hull using magnetic rails. They have undergone extensive impact resistance modifications to ensure the safety of the secured soldiers inside. They also have a built-in level that keeps them aligned with the ship's horizontal axis. One ship has six pods: five personnel pods and one equipment pod. In addition, they can serve as temporary command posts and communication relay stations, and they carry transmission beacons that allow the Space Marines to enter the enemy ship more safely."

Sorkhyan nodded. Regardless of the actual performance, the fact that they had a plan and results in such a short time meant there was nothing to criticize.

In truth, these things were just a precaution. As the remaining areas of the Orpheus Sector restore order and increase production, if the defense system of guerrilla gunboats plus the Defender squadrons can be established on Amara, then this kind of suicidal boarding might not be necessary. Of course, he also felt that the enemy would not give them that much time.

But what if something happened?

"Very well, carry out the remaining modifications as quickly as possible according to the plan."

Time passed for nearly another month, and the entire Amara presented a somewhat strange atmosphere. On one hand, there was a feverish and tense preparation for war, and on the other hand, there was a gradual prosperity of trade. A month ago, a large number of adventurers had entered the already fallen areas. Of course, they did not dare to go too deep, only operating in the star systems closer to Amara, but they still brought back many valuable items. This caused both the public and secret markets of Amara to enter a kind of distorted prosperity. Of course, they also brought back a lot of military supplies, which were all recovered by the Amara headquarters.

The troops sent to reoccupy the neighboring star systems were also operating normally. In addition to the destroyed facilities, the hive cities were basically normal, and some of the undamaged facilities had been restored, at least the upper hive could guarantee energy and communications.

Under these circumstances, the call for the recovery of territory naturally rose. Even the Minotaur felt that perhaps a tentative attack should be launched.

Compared to sitting idly on the planet, some action was needed, at least to know what the enemy was doing.

Even Sorkhyan was a little shaken.

Could something really have happened to Menakh?

Like getting into a fight with some dynasty?

Or encountering enemies like the Tyranids or Orks?

Just as Sorkhyan was uneasy, a bloodstained black feather suddenly appeared on his desk in his temporary residence in the Amara Cathedral. It also wrote a line of words in blood on the desk—

Menakh is coming!

Realizing something was wrong, Sorkhyan immediately ordered a system-wide alert, with all warships leaving their moorings and entering battle positions, including the twelve assault ships.

At the same time, he sent out scout ships to closely monitor the movements around the star system and deployed a large number of probes around the star. The Aeldari's experience from many years of war was that the Necrons liked to use stars to launch attacks.

Sure enough, ten hours after the black feather appeared, a probe near the star suddenly detected an extremely weak anomaly signal. This was immediately reported to Sorkhyan, who immediately ordered the cruiser squadron stationed near the planet Okri to intercept.

About twenty minutes later, the cruiser squadron reported intercepting a small alien ship. This black crescent-shaped warship was almost invisible on the instruments. If the Adeptus Mechanicus had not deployed three ultra-large quantum radars inside the star system, it might not have been discovered. Obviously, this Necron warship was heading for Amara's sun.

But its speed was too fast, so fast that the cruisers could hardly intercept it completely—they damaged it, but could not stop it from plunging into the star.

Immediately afterward, there was a strong solar flare eruption, directly turning everything on Okri's day hemisphere into ashes. Then, the sensor networks and augur scanners throughout the Amara system were affected. This once again proved that no matter how thorough the preparations, they could not offset the tactical disadvantage brought about by absolute technological disparity. Even if Sorkhyan knew what the enemy was going to do, he still couldn't stop it.

Fortunately, perhaps due to the damage to the ship, the solar storm caused by the Necron ship was not at an exaggerated level. In addition, Amara's large communication and detection devices had been strengthened against interference, and the chaos did not continue to spread.

According to the plan, the entire fleet was divided into three parts. The rapid detachment of Amara III would act as bait and provide support. The main formation, centered on the Randal, would form a convoy at the far point of Amara II's satellite, which is the main star of Alama, covering the assault ships to seize the opportunity to move. The Minotaur's strike formation would stand by at the far point of Amara II, close to Amara III.

Although it looked a bit scattered, the distances between them were not very far. The most important thing was that the command network and communication system were being restored faster. The enemy's little tricks had not expanded the impact, and the battle had just begun!