Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

"Is this the Gray Knight?" Hoffman, the leader of the sea wolves, was sighing in amazement at the planet on the holographic projector on the orbiting battleship, and the dots of silver light flashing against the dark red background.

He didn't know much about this Astartes, and his only knowledge came from the narration of the alpha wolf Ragnar.

A battle group claimed to be built for the supernatural power of subspace was more like a beautiful bedtime story in his eyes, but at this moment, he was intuitively feeling the power of the Gray Knights by attacking the powerful scanning array on the cruiser. Battlefield value.

Stability, this is the first impression left by the Gray Knights in the Space Wolves.

Those silver light spots magnified, spread, and faded visibly to the naked eye, and finally enveloped the land of Barlogo like a thin film of light.

Orbital communications that had been disrupted by subspace noise once again regained contact with the ground, and battlefield communications that had been chaotic in Hoffman's ears also regained normal communication with the ground.

The demonic surges in the warp were calmed down by the psychic choirs, and then more thoroughly suppressed by the Legion's will with the huge and cold gestalt.

The fanaticism that countless degenerates relied on was broken, and reason returned to the brains of the crowd again, and along with it was the fear of death.

The huge tsunami-like crowds began to conflict with each other, and the ant-swarm-like offensive with no end in sight became self-defeating and unsustainable.

A demon that has lost the power of subspace is like a big fish that was caught in the air after jumping out of the sea. After losing the blessing of supernatural power, it is captured again by the physical rules of the real universe.

They struggle, they beat, but unlike before, they bleed now, they can die now.

This is the first role of the Gray Knights. They use their own expulsion of supernatural forces to bring the scope of war back into the realm familiar to Imperial soldiers.

Sharpness is the second quality displayed by the Gray Knight.

The Gray Knights' average height of over 2.9 meters aroused the attention of all Astartes participating in the war the moment they appeared.

In the following battle, they were even more surprised by their specificity against the demons.

It is not surprising that there are psykers per capita and demonologists per capita, just like the Black Templars have xenomorphists per capita. This is the proper quality of a special force like theirs.

But what the Rune Priests couldn't understand was that they had almost no cooldown on the psionic law after being blessed by the Legion's will.

The kind of psychic lightning that is covered with protective spells and then shot at the demon like splashing water really subverts the three views of the rune priests.

Forget about psykers per capita, natural psykers above beta level per capita? This is a bit outrageous...

Guardian system...

Break the legal system...

Destruction system, and even extremely rare joint casting.

These Gray Knights, who are either in pairs or wandering alone on the battlefield, are not only incredibly powerful per person, but in their seemingly lonely combat environment, they are actually often able to cooperate across space.

Although they are far apart on the battlefield, any demon who encounters them cannot use their numbers to gain a combat advantage.

After being baptized with saturated laws head-on, they often have to be prepared for possible teleportation attacks behind them.

They have even seen a lone Gray Knight. When encountering a single powerful demon, he received assistance from his comrades several kilometers away who jointly cast spells. Then in the next second, several Gray Knights came out of thin air and besieged the demon to death. scene...

The mobility of the battlefield is completely reversed here. Compared with them, I really don’t know who is the subspace creature...

Their weapons were also extremely targeted. Enemies that needed to hit their vital points with chainswords and bolters were often easily killed in pieces by those azure stance weapons.

No matter whether it is a demon with obvious resistance to physical damage or a fallen person endowed with extraordinary vitality, they cannot withstand a fatal blow from the weapon of the Vengeful Valkyrie.

Therefore, in the eyes of the commanders, every time these gray knights appear on a new battlefield, they can immediately create a scene like mowing grass and destroying demons.

"This is the Gray Knight." On the bridge of the Hrafnkel, the alpha wolf Ragnar's tone contained both sighs and sighs.

Even though he had known about the existence of this force for a long time, he could not help but be filled with sighs of relief when these enemies of Chaos, the last legacy left by the Emperor to the Empire, composed of the best of all mankind, actually appeared.

"Clean up the remaining enemies and leave the frontal battlefield. You only have one hour, so hurry up."

Calvin's voice sounded on the Hrafnkel through the transmission of the Relentless Crusade. After being reminded, Ragnar, the alpha wolf, withdrew from his emotions and then sent his orders to the frontline sea wolves through the chain of command. They convey.

This was an extremely heavy decision, because he knew that there must be uncontaminated people here.

This was also the first time that he voluntarily gave up on a world, because the enemy was getting closer and closer, and he no longer had time to deal with a deeply corrupted world.

He couldn't even sit back and watch their existence, because their existence itself and death were fertile ground for the enemy's power to grow and a source of pollution that spread to more worlds.

Astropaths have brought warnings from the capital of the Gian Moro sector:

Sporadic pollution incidents occurred near the capital, and contact with Padilla, Hess, and the Shadow System leading to Ultramar on the other side of the sector had been lost one after another a few hours ago.

The situation was desperate, and Calvin had to make a choice.

He can either continue to waste time on this planet that has no redeeming value, or he can use his precious life force to protect a more important place.

Does he have a choice? No.

Therefore, he could only condemn his own incompetence in his heart, and then made up his mind to give final relief to several planetary worlds in this galaxy.

"Aren't you going to fight?" After once again killing the crowd in front of him, Marsh, who was holding a chain sword in both hands, was pulled by his comrades behind him and asked with a blank look on his face.

"No fighting, the mission has been completed, the alpha wolf is calling us." The unfamiliar comrade patted his shoulder, then raised his feet and walked down the hill made of corpses.

Looking at the quiet plain again in front of him, Marsh finally relaxed.

Afterwards, he felt the sting in his eyes, which was the enemy's blood dripping from his eyebrows.

He tried to put down the weapon in his hand, but his hands, which he had waved a thousand times, were stiff and he could not even open his hand to throw away the weapon.

Wiping his brows and eyes hastily with the back of his hand, Marsh pulled his feet out of the pile of corpses.

The pharmacist was rummaging through the corpses in the trench. In addition to removing the corpses of his comrades, every survivor of the defense force was also on the list to be rescued.

The unaffected defense forces in the rear also received the order. Under the leadership of their commanders, they were searching through everything they could take away, and then evacuated to the apron on the top of the mountain holding the nameplates of their fallen comrades.

Two wild wolves from other teams walked towards the high point of the position, where behind the operating position of the heavy bolter, Father Helm, who was only half of his body, closed his eyes tightly and fell into a deep coma.

But fortunately he survived, and survival means hope.

Even if his injuries cannot be treated and he is left with the fate of being placed in a Dreadnought Mecha, this is still acceptable to Marsh.

Because if Dad dies, then the team with only Marsh left will have no meaning in existence.

As a "lone wolf", Marsh can only live out his years alone from a young wolf to before he grows teeth before completing his "Vow of Revenge".

That is almost equal to death, because through thousands of years of Fenris history, there are only a few people who can become a "lone wolf" in the Blood Claw era, and can complete the "Vengeance Oath" and be accepted by the wolves again.

All of these people are born heroes with their own legendary color, and all of them have a rough fate that makes people cry.

Is Marsh this kind of hero? He didn't know, but what he knew was that he didn't want to be this kind of hero.

The group of silver-gray knights were also resting, holding halberds and swords in their hands while resting, looking for any remaining threats in the trenches.

The roar of psychic bolters and the killing sounds of the Vengeful Valkyries sounded in their direction from time to time, and many of them were wounded who had just been rescued by the pharmacists.

Although not everyone can accept their fate, they have obviously become accustomed to and accepted the existence of the Gray Knights.

So on the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke, everyone performed their duties in silence and silence.

The inspection of the inspection, the transportation of the transportation, the treatment of the treatment, the execution of the execution.

There is no doubt or speculation, because at the beginning of the battle, the coldest sword comes from the betrayal behind you;

There was no sympathy or sadness, because the war still made them know that surviving was a gift from the Emperor.

War is the best catalyst. A fierce war made the people here overcome their barriers and learn to trust these giants made of steel;

Of course, war is also the best lubricant. When the people here already know the meaning of the existence of the Gray Knights, they naturally understand what they should do when they appear silently next to the stretchers of their comrades. What can be done.

That shouldn't be a verdict, it's actually a kind of salvation...

Dots of aircraft are rising from the ground of Ballogo. They are a fleet of transport boats and Storm Eagles, recovering the Space Wolves' troops and equipment onto the battleships.

Some scattered settlements that sent out signals for help were also found by Astartes from other chapters. They were placed next to the defense forces fighting alongside the Wolves, and left on transport boats after being screened by the Gray Knights.

When the flight decks of all battleships were closed and there was no more distress signal on the land of Ballog, many battleships under the Inquisition had reached their target equator.

Calvin stood on the bridge of the Relentless Crusade, looking down at the land of Barlogo, and delivered his final verdict to the starry sky with the deepest heart:

"In the name of...the great empire of mankind, in the name of...the sacred emperor!

I...Judge Calvin, the Supreme Lord of the Imperial Inquisition, on behalf of our incompetent people, would like to announce my decision to give up to the following worlds with an extremely sad heart..."

The huge cyclone torpedo was released from the open deck, and was captured by the gravity of the planet the moment it left the battleship. The warhead, which meant destruction, began to spontaneously adjust its attitude, and headed towards Barlogo's third continent with its mission. .

Similar excommunications were also performed on the other four worlds. The extermination order for the entire Ballog system was officially executed, signed by the Supreme Lord Inquisitor Calvin himself.

In the fleet of the Human Empire, all crew members stopped what they were doing, and the original body's self-reproaching declaration was played in the corridors of all battleships.

A metal warhead weighing more than a hundred tons fell from the outside of the atmosphere, and accelerated faster and faster under the acceleration of gravity. The highly frictional atmosphere ignited red fire on the surface of the alloy metal, and the potential energy curve marked on the holographic projector increased all the way. After finally becoming a shocking number, it penetrated directly through the weakest point of the third continent's geological plate, all the way to the center of the earth...

Rumble…

The slight tremor turned violent in a short period of time. The molten flow from the center of the earth was splashing wantonly under the cracked earth. The terrifying kinetic energy was transmitted upward from the deepest part of the earth. The towering honeycomb city collapsed in the smoke and dust all over the sky. , sink, and eventually disappear.

All traces of human civilization on the surface were cleared at once. The atmosphere of the entire planet was escaping outwards against the background of the failure of the gravitational field. The water vapor that was evaporated from the ocean flowed between the galaxies after cooling into spherical icebergs. The planet was red and hot. The blood was rewashed throughout the planet in the violent plate oscillations...

A planet that human civilization has managed for tens of thousands of years has fallen, and a precious world that could have nurtured life has become desolate.

Calvin watched here silently for a long time and then issued an order for the assembled Imperial fleet to move towards the Palpatine system next door.

The prelude of darkness has already sounded, so the real enemy must be about to appear.

And since the opponent has set the battlefield here, as an invitee, Calvin needs a rear that is as solid as possible to face the next challenge.

The losses of the Space Wolves have been sorted out, and three companies of Astartes and the assault ships they were on were left behind forever in the starry sky;

The Tribunal's losses were equally heavy. In addition to the battle losses of the entire company of Emperor's Spears, a company of Dark Hunters only had more than 60 available troops.

Fortunately, there is still a large company of the wolf Ragnar. They joined the battlefield at the last moment before the subspace storm started. Although this force was hastily mobilized, it still had the size of nearly five full companies.

Originating from five battle groups including the Space Wolves, Black Templars, Exorcists, Dark Hunters, and Blood Ravens, there are nearly 3,500 Astartes warriors in total, which is the entire strength of the Empire in the Janmorro Sector. (The Space Wolves increased their troops twice. After the first increase, the entire Hoffmann Seawolf Company was dispatched, with a total of 1,500 men but losses of more than 300. The second increase came from the Fenris Champion of the Alpha Wolf Ragnar. company, but due to the rush of mobilization, most of the troops who were executing the plan were not recalled in time. Therefore, at this time, Ragnar only brought his direct subordinates and 500 of his Wolf Guards to the battlefield, not counting the Spear of the Emperor. There were indeed survivors of their warships during the post-war search, but in order to protect the recovered gene-seed, the few remaining Imperial Spear squadrons were no longer able to accept combat missions.)

This is undoubtedly a powerful force capable of sweeping the star region, but there are cracks within it that are difficult to bridge.

Calvin could not expect them to go from being blood enemies who had just met each other at swordsmanship on the last battlefield to becoming close comrades fighting side by side and guarding against foreign enemies on the next battlefield.

This is neither rational nor realistic.

He could only talk to all the commanders separately to make them understand the situation the empire was facing here, and at the same time, try to prevent both parties from appearing in the same mission at the same time.

Fortunately, the commanders did not resist Calvin. This was due to his special status and the performance of the Gray Knights on the battlefield.

They all expressed enough support for Calvin, so after a basic consensus was reached, a meeting prepared to prepare for the invasion of Chaos was finally held.

Calvin's thinking is very clear:

The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear, and the Gian Morro sector has been confirmed to be isolated from the Empire.

Then the most important thing now is to occupy key locations within the star sector while preserving the existing power.

So the remaining 100 Sons of Galvan were sent out again, and they were sent into groups of two to join the small squads of these Chapters.

The remaining forces of the Inquisition in the James Sector were also mobilized. This was Lisetta's greatest cooperation with Calvin as a person to be punished.

With the help of local Inquisition officials, these 50 tactical teams, including Gray Knights (2 Gray Knights + 5 Astartes, 350 people in total), will attack Jan Morro as quickly as possible. The capital is the center sweeping outwards.

Calvin would lead his main force back to Gianmorro, sort out the personnel and administrative resources there, and wait for the enemy to appear.

renew. How many chapters are you owed? It’s been four chapters… woo woo woo…