Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire

"A painted bitch might make you bleed for a few coins, but who knows how much they love the light that awaits travelers coming back from the void!" - Wandering Merchant , captain of the Astra Veritas

Enjili Spaceport, to be precise, it is called Wandering Port, the highest crystallization of human civilization located in the endless void. Like her cousins ​​in the Krolos Expansion, she is also the most shining star in the Pangia sub-sector. At least, it used to be .

She was once a bright decoration on the Emperor's armor and a very important place in the entire sector. She represented expansion, derivation, hope, and adventure, and was also a fortress of trade, transportation, defense, and information.

It is also the last stop from human-controlled areas to the wild land, the Maelstrom, the natural eye of fear. Once, the tauren battle group was stationed here for a long time to guard against and restrain the inexplicable heretics, aliens, and pirates. traitor.

Although technically a naval base, Wanderport would not be here without the bustling Imperial establishment, the support and trade of Rogue Traders, and Charter Captains.

It is this that also makes many proud naval officers quite annoyed, so many staff sent there regard this as a kind of punishment and exile, except for the Feng family who cast it with clear responsibilities and minds. own dynasty.

In addition, Port Wandering is also crowded with arrogant civil servants, fat businessmen, and various other personnel, ranging from arrogant administrative officials to scheming acolytes of the Inquisitors. This also makes Port Wandering not only Just a military base, it is the most confusing and mixed bag of things in Pangia. At the same time, ironically, it is also the petri dish that best represents the various forms of life in the empire today.

Just like the word petri dish, this huge void creation is thousands of kilometers long. Even the greatest battleship of the empire can only be regarded as a "little stick" next to it. At the same time, it is densely packed with Gothic style. The spikes and soaring towers that make up this void hive are the same as those of its ground-based brethren, but its star-shaped disc base is dotted with countless defenses.

The four "giant mouths" standing in the fourth circle of the disc star ring, as they are called in the empire, are also the entrances and exits of countless giant ships. Because they are not built on any world, this huge void city is naturally located on The starport on the equator of the planet, even her maintenance and use capabilities are no worse than those of individual forging worlds.

At this point, the strategic value of this behemoth can be easily seen. It is not only its ability to maintain equipment in the void, but also its value as a supply station and void defense system, because in the chaotic maelstrom, a few of them are captured by the empire and traitors. She knew that the end point of a relatively stable waterway was right in front of her.

Occupying the Void Port, even if any monsters and monsters are entrenched in the maelstrom, its value is self-evident. At this point, the empire's senior officials, especially the Pangia and Gondwa sectors near the maelstrom, are not interested in this matter. The focus on things has reached its limit.

This means that all life near the Maelstrom can take their destiny into their own hands again. It also means that the Pangea sub-sector has emerged from the haze from the rule and attacks of the Red Pirates and the Black-Hearted King, and has returned to the embrace of the Emperor. Until now. Look, this period has lasted for nearly ten years, mobilizing more than 10 billion people, nearly 10,000 warships, and once draining two star regions and a total of more than 600 worlds.

But now those heretics have not given up. They regard the Emperor's well-intentioned persuasion as a conspiracy, and the words and promises of the evil gods and heretics and traitors as standards. The Emperor's punishment is already gathering momentum in the void. They think that grace The behemoth of Geely could resist Imperial warships until their ethereal masters rescued them, but the Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, Astra Militarum, and Imperial Hammers would not allow it.

In the void, the battleships were ready to go. The "shield-breaking" fleet consisting of 2 cruisers, 1 battle barge, and a heavy cruiser was moving forward in a secret low-heat mode. In the void, it looked like An inconspicuous spot of light among the stars.

Among them, Bordero is still the most important battleship, and their goal this time is also very simple, that is, bombing, blowing a huge hole out of the middle of this behemoth, enough to accommodate a 200,000-person login legion. Related equipment, as well as destroying most of the orbital defense systems.

Each giant tower on this Void Hive is larger than Mount Everest on Terra. The huge, gothic-style dark metal and its thick, nightmare-like foundation are beyond the reach of imperial warships. If you want to occupy this intricate The place is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Even the imperial warships can only bombard it for a short time. If the enemy reacts, the light spear is enough to penetrate a loyal ship.

This covert operation still requires the courage to surpass normal people. With so many main ships, it is difficult to completely break through those defenses in one go. The thick outside of the hive and the intricate anti-orbital light spears are based on the ground and are much stronger than the imperial battleships. .

Putting all the honor of Pangia on the line, those brave people sailed the ship to the sky above the star port. This behemoth and beautiful ship carried the stories and destinies of so many empire adventurers. Now it has become an accomplice of the traitors, Like its organic soul, it must be crying now.

In Bordeaux's completely dark control room, relying on the aftermath of the propulsion and the adjustments of the Thinker array and multiple technicians, the stealth technique that the captain was once good at was fully used in this dark void, with only the console With flickering light and holographic projections, this lady, which had traveled through more than a quarter of the extreme star field, and its dedicated crew, relied on their experience and guidance to complete the entire array operation.

Floating in the void for 24 hours, a slight difference can make the destination no longer certain, but they rely on calculations and adjustments accurate to the millimeter to make the entire fleet float above the enemy's head, like a few non-threatening ships. Stone.

With the greatest help from the descendants of the Feng family, they walked to their current position and watched the expected targets approaching on the holographic projection. They wanted to focus on the side of the many sharp hive towers to completely clear the shells there, and then intercept them. The squadron escorted forward, clearing defensive batteries for Imperial Guard transports and dropping soldiers at the same time.

In the flickering green light screen on the bridge, Alan Bair's face was covered in ghostly green, and he asked the staff officer of Tadashi Academy next to him. "Old friend, is everything done?"

The senior executive who was almost equal to him nodded. "I don't think it's a good thing to let him in. Let the tiger return to the mountains and the fish into the sea."

"It doesn't matter. He has a good chance of deceiving us. Sometimes, trust is not only given to us by others, but we also have to pay for it." After saying that, Alan Bayer looked at the screen. Those things were clearly displayed. Yu Hongpao and Guang Guang When the spears crossed each other, the hot light like stars fell down, and the four warships fired in a salvo. Its power was huge, enough to burn the powerful Tyranids' void beasts, enough to drive away the legendary void whales, and it could also deter those greedy orcs. pirate.

When its markings gathered at one point, the huge energy tore apart the entire outside of the hive. Only those vigilant forts realized that it was being attacked. Countless light spears and macro cannons fired back. At the same time, the void shield rose brightly. The soldiers who had been loaded into the transport ship early They began to land. The bombed area turned into a huge hole of 10 kilometers due to high temperature and debris. The air and charred corpses were sucked out. Metal towers comparable to Mount Everest emitted billowing smoke, and because of the lack of gravity, It is scattered in the universe, like a thick mass of ink spread out in water, which is quite strange.

The interceptor squadron attacked again. They fired from the warehouse of the Mars-class heavy cruiser. Like a few lightning bolts, those great aircraft with great military achievements did not show any sloppiness. They bypassed the enemy's main guns and attacked the close defenses scattered around the high platforms and towers. Cannon, the veteran captain cleaned up those things with ease, just like he did before.

Several Falcons hovered above death, leaving desperate fear wherever they touched and brushed against. Finally, they turned into the bright red evaporation traces after the plasma shot. Then countless landing craft, transport ships, and airdrops attacked. Cang, as described by Gaunt, the famous great loyal heir of the empire.

"Those transport planes flew through the burning sky like black pepper sprinkled on steaks. The roaring engines and the shooting turrets became a sharp contrast. I don't know how much they can complete the mission. I only know that those peppers are as good as expected. Generally, most of them do not "drift with the wind" but fall straight down, and only a few can ride the wind."

However, the fate of "Black Pepper" was obviously very good. The Imperial Navy tore up a beautiful defense for them, but the void shield had reached its limit. After the roar, the overloaded shield launcher could not withstand the long-term exposure of the light spear. During the shutdown, adamantine and ceramite, grid and dark iron were directly touched. Countless death beams heated the ship to red. The Imperial Navy had to retreat. At the same time, they also dropped their soldiers cleanly, with only a few interceptors. The machine followed the path of the black pepper and returned to the ship.

At the same time, as the imperial warship left and the Black Peppers landed, the transport ship quickly opened. They passed through the walls of the hive, the outside of the tower, and landed inside the intricate hive, where the burned ground and dead people Soldiers, civilians, and bombed-out shops were simple and shabby, with only sparse signs saying vaguely "Castus Specialties" or "Castus Manpower Management" in low Gothic.

Until the airdrop pod hit the local metal ground, the Master Chief and his brothers stepped out first. The powerful Astartes raised their weapons. Those explosive bombs pointed at everything here. The target indicator and the helmet completed the coordination to confirm that the area was clear. , until several explosive shells were fired, making a sultry sound, and several civilians hiding behind the bunker a few hundred meters away were killed instantly.

"Safe." A battle brother reported, and then a large number of airdrop pods and transport planes landed one after another, including soldiers, Chimera armored vehicles, Land speed attack boats, or Hercules tracked transport vehicles, all needed for mobile combat.

At the same time, they also carried enough long-term supplies and were airdropped as the main baggage. After the Astartes cleared the area, the Catachan Master Chief and the combat commander, the second lieutenant of the 4th Skadi Infantry Regiment, together with The work is about the demi-human auxiliary corps of special forces, and the only demi-human member, the Lytlin boy. Because of his body and vital identity, he was locked in a supply ship and walked out in a daze.

It can be regarded as the reunion between the Skadi veteran and the Destruction Eagle, but there is no lively meeting, only the beeping sound of the auspicious instrument starting to scan the area.

The second lieutenant watched the soldiers unloading supplies and stuffing them into heavy vehicles. At the same time, the depressing and dry atmosphere here was exactly the same as that of the hive city. The metal streets made it hard for people to get lost. Although they were like coke from the bombing, he could still feel the atmosphere and the atmosphere. Khadi similar style.

"About the 20th floor." He judged subconsciously, and the divination instrument had also scanned the code. Just as the second lieutenant said, the residents of the hive city are more reliable in such a place than those ancient instruments of the empire.

Next, they began to plan. Transport aircraft would be the main equipment for evacuation. They would be strictly protected. Some soldiers would be stationed here and set up heavy bomb arrays, rescue points, and supply points in the dead-end streets and alleys. At the same time, they would move towards the main nest city. , looking for local noble mansions.

According to normal thinking, they need to go down, find the intricate joints of the nest, and enter the main nest from the highway. Obviously, the traitors will be waiting there ready to attack, so it is obviously necessary to break through the main nest without heavy firepower. A fantasy.

The Master Chief suggested that the mobility and armor of the Space Marines could be used to break through the enemy's defenses. Although there would definitely be losses, they were probably not serious. However, the Ensign, who was more familiar with the Hive City, rejected the psychic giant. He had always been straightforward in character. It was obviously strange that he would refuse such an offer, but the words that followed made most of the officers take a new look at the young man.

He straightened his uniform and spoke. "We should not attack directly. In terms of mobility, we have better equipment than the local PDF. In other words, our speed actually exceeds that of the locals, and the hive city is connected in all directions. We do not necessarily need to walk in a better environment. place."

The Master Chief spoke. "You mean we should go to the Middle Nest?"

The lieutenant shook his head. "It will still be strictly controlled. According to my experience, the few hive roads that can be passed will be strictly guarded. We don't have earth-shaking cannons and Lemanus. It will cost a lot of soldiers' lives to break through those places. ”

"At the same time, offensive and defensive battles will not be faster. According to imperial standard records, the battle loss ratio of defensive and offensive battles is as high as 6/1, and we can boldly estimate it to be 1/4, but four people can kill a veteran still Too bad and slowing down.”

"And we can endure the most disgusting environments, whether it's Catachan, Space Marines, or Skadis, so what we need is not good roads, but roads without enemy control capabilities."

The Chief thought briefly, then answered. "Go down to the nest." He spit out a creepy name, full of gene stealers, cultists, madmen and perverts, a nightmare place for mutants, but for the heavily armed Imperial Guards and Astartes, it was not. It's not a place that can't be touched.

But this is still very risky. Those twisted and weird things are enough to kill any loyal soldier, and they are unfamiliar with the place. The Master Chief refutes this crazy idea without any doubt, until he suddenly sees the strategy table of the Imperial Guard. A bottle of wine was placed on the table, and those joking voices came from his ears.

"Good day, my name is Wild Snake. My lords, I am an inconspicuous acolyte of the Tribunal. I am not a talented person, but I have some influence in the local area." That was a clown wearing the uniform of the Imperial Guard, and he was also a member of Alan Bai. You deliberately put an interesting man in, but now he no longer serves the Grand Inquisitor, but instead serves the man who killed his master.