Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

The broken ship floated in the cold void. The corridor that was completely torn off the main body by the explosion was still flashing with red lights, but there was no sign of life in it. The corpses of the mutinous navy were floating in the corridor. In the vacuum, some were directly sucked into space.

These corpses will never rot. They will float here forever until the sun goes out and the time reaches the end and turns into mourning. These corpses will serve as eternal monuments to this Uranus naval battle and will exist here forever.

The huge ship body slid across the battlefield with the flashing searchlights. The red steel deck hit all the wreckage blocking the way. The broken enemy ship parts were knocked away one by one, and corpses floated around it. It was pushed away from the channel as the debris spread in all directions.

Captain Cole stood on the bridge of the Infinite Frontier. He observed the scene outside the window through the floor-to-ceiling bridge windows. A huge propeller wreckage was floating past the window. Cole looked at the black, bombed His eyes swept over the torn apart propellers.

"Captain, all three Chaos battleships have been sunk. The scanning equipment did not find any signs of life. They are all dead." Anna said leaning next to the Bird Commander below, her arm resting on the upper half of the terminal screen. Partly, the emerald green eyes became greener due to the green radar spectrum in front of them, and the shining pupils were like emerald gems.

Cole nodded. He looked at the battlefield outside the window. The Infinite Frontier was sailing through the shattered planetary belt where the battleships were smashed. Cole knew that they were all dead without the need for radar scanning.

Captain Cole raised his hand and pressed on the surface of the terminal at hand, and a floating logo with the letters "i" of the Tribunal rotating around appeared on the screen, with a series of jittering audio spectrum below it.

"Vito, all the enemies are dead, how are you doing there?" Cole said, and soon the audio spectrum began to vibrate after a moment of silence. Vito's voice entered Cole's ears along with the vibration of the audio band. middle.

"It's done, I'm going to talk to the people here and see how fucked up we are going to be."

Cole smiled, put his hands behind his back and looked out the window into the void, "I hope the situation won't be too fucked up."

"Ha, then it depends on whether the emperor will give you face or not."

After speaking, Vito lowered his arm. He put his arm around Anton's shoulder and walked into the hall with his sword. Everyone here was staring at Vito. The civilians all stood behind the soldiers and looked at Vito nervously. , those eyes were full of fear, and it was not their fault. After all, they had just escaped from the life-and-death line of being slaughtered, and their minds probably hadn't recovered yet.

As for the other group of people, Vito raised his eyebrows and looked at the many soldiers in front of him. These guys were holding their guns nervously, pointing the muzzles of laser guns at him. They looked like locals. The situation of the soldiers was worse than Vito imagined.

Vito sighed helplessly. He slowly inserted the Phoenix Sword into the scabbard. With the sound of the sharp blade sliding into the sword slot, Bell, Loken and Eisenstein also walked into the door. The three giants Holding their respective weapons, they guarded behind Vito like a high wall.

The civilians were startled when they saw the Space Marines walking in. Along with the screams of the women, the soldiers subconsciously took a step back with their guns in hand, staring at the Space Marines behind Vito as if they had just Like the rebel Space Marines slaughtering them in the corridors.

People looked at them, but soon one person in the fearful crowd looked at Eisenstein. He was surprised and then overjoyed and grabbed the shoulders of his friend next to him. His expression instantly changed from fear to ecstasy, "Yes Space Marines! Imperial Fists Space Marines! Terra comes to save us! I say the Emperor will not abandon us."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd all looked at Eisenstein, and after looking at each other, cheers burst out. People hugged each other and cried with joy. Vito looked at them and smiled jokingly.

As expected, they all knew the warriors of the Imperial Fists. After all, who in this solar system would not know the Iron Guards of Terra? These are the Emperor's Angels who have been entrusted to surround Terra forever for generations. As long as they appear anywhere, it means that Terra, and even the will of the Emperor himself, has descended here. Their morale-boosting effect is no worse than that of the Custodes.

Vito looked at the crowd and smiled, and then he looked at Anton beside him. Young Anton was still limping beside Vito with a gun in his hand.

"Where is your sister?" Vito asked. Anton's eyes scanned the crowd in the entire hall. He looked anxiously for Natalia, but there were too many people here, especially the cheering and celebrating crowd. They were all bouncing around, completely blocking his vision.

The colonel standing a few steps away looked at Anton. He seemed to understand. He then inserted the pistol into the holster hanging on his waist and walked into the crowd. The colonel squeezed through the celebrating crowd. Vito looked at the colonel. The black hat with a large brim is looming in the crowd. It swims in the crowd like the dorsal fin of a shark, allowing you to find the colonel's location at a glance.

Soon the colonel came back. He pushed away a man in front of him, and then squeezed away another with his shoulder. He walked out of the crowd holding a little girl. Vito looked at the colonel and smiled with satisfaction. He was afraid that the little girl would be crowded by the crowd, so he specially let her sit on his shoulder.

The little girl put her hands on the colonel's head. She looked around on the colonel's shoulder and soon saw Anton. She waved to Anton happily, "Brother, I'm here!"

Anton also found Natalia. He was startled and wanted to go forward to take Natalia back, but his legs were torn and painful because of the sudden twitch. He took a breath in anger and lit up. The laser gun in his hand also fell to the ground because of this.

Vito grabbed Anton who almost fell. He smiled and looked in the direction of the colonel, "Don't worry, the colonel brought her here. Don't tear open the wound that just stopped bleeding."

Vito was right. The colonel carried the little girl and walked in front of them quickly. After the colonel took the little girl off his shoulder, the little girl ran to Anton as soon as she stepped on the ground. She rushed over and threw herself into Anton's arms and hugged him tightly. Anton touched her head and slung the laser gun across his shoulder.

Vito watched the scene of the brother and sister reuniting after life and death. He smiled and patted Anton's shoulder, "Go and have a rest, child. You will be busy in the future." "Indeed, our parents are gone. I have to take good care of her. Although it will be difficult, I will do my best." Anton said. Although there was some pain in his words, he soon laughed at the cute little sister in front of him. Vito laughed softly, he pressed Anton's shoulder, and touched Natalie's little head with his other hand, "Don't worry, child, the Empire will take care of you. Your courage has been recognized by me. After I go to Terra, I will write a letter of recommendation to the Inquisition and the Loyalty Academy, and then recommend you to the Loyalty Academy. As for your sister, I believe the Church of England will be happy to take care of her. Maybe she will become a nun." Anton was stunned for a moment. He looked at Vito beside him in disbelief, "But sir, only the orphans of martyrs can join the Loyalty Academy. Our parents are just unknown. I am just a shipyard worker, I am not"

"Believe me, the letter I wrote can solve this problem. When they see my signature, as the Supreme Master of the Tribunal, my name still has some weight, you don't have to worry about these problems, you have my approval, that's enough."

Anton obviously still didn't understand, but Vito could see that he would be very grateful. For the two orphans, this undoubtedly opened up a smooth road for their second half of life. Anton nodded to Vito gratefully, and Natalie thanked Vito in her innocent voice.

"Thank you, Mr. Constantine." Natalie said with a smile, and Vito also smiled and touched her head, "Okay, take your brother to rest, it won't be long before his legs can walk fast again, but now, he needs to rest."

"Bell, go help him, by the way, I believe there are many people here who also need your medical help." Vito turned his head and looked at Bell behind him and said, the pharmacist nodded and hung the grenade gun on his back, he walked forward and motioned Anton and Natalia to walk aside.

Natalia nodded, and she used her small body to support Anton and limped to the side. After walking a few steps, Anton stopped. He was silent for a moment with his gun on his back and gave Vito a not-so-standard military salute, but Vito still smiled and saluted him.

"The child is only fourteen years old, he shouldn't face these things." The colonel said as he walked towards Vito. He looked at the corpses on the ground outside the door and said, and Vito nodded in agreement.

"But in our world today, children can't grow up so carefree. They are all little adults, not much worse than us. This dark galaxy has taught them a lot of things."

As he said, Vito stretched out his hand and shook hands with the colonel who was walking over. The colonel then took a step back and gave Vito an extremely standard military salute, which was much better than Anton's.

"Karl Engels, political commissar of the Aurora cruiser, the Imperial Navy's Solar Fleet, reports to you."

"Vito Constantine, Grand Inquisitor of the Imperial Inquisition, and also the Supreme Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition."

Vito said in return to the colonel, and the colonel slowly put down his arm in surprise and confusion, "Supreme Inquisitor? Representative of the High Lord of the Inquisition? Sir, please forgive me for my offense, I clearly remember that the High Lord of the Inquisition is on Terra."

Vito smiled at the colonel, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the revelers walking towards the window, "You will understand later, come now, I have something to ask you."

Colonel Engels glanced at Eisenstein beside him, and the Imperial Fist Space Marine stepped forward and waved slightly to indicate that the colonel invited him. Engels nodded slightly and followed Vito from the edge of the crowd. Two Space Marines followed behind him and walked to the window with him.

Vito leaned against the huge French window, his back against the marble surface that slid diagonally toward the inward window frame. Vito folded his hands and looked out the window. He looked at the huge ship that slid past the window. The Infinite Frontier was slowly approaching from the edge of the space battlefield.

Vito then retracted his eyes and turned to look at Engels standing next to him, "I guess you are the highest commander here now, right?"

"Still alive, yes, Judge, I guess I am." Engels stood in front of Vito with his hands behind his back. He looked like an older version of Cole, serious, formal and unsmiling, but also very competent and brave.

"How did you get here? You said you were the political commissar of the navy, right? Why didn't you stay on the ship, but came here to save the world?"

Facing Vito's somewhat sarcastic smile, Engels knew that Vito was just joking, and the colonel political commissar nodded silently to Vito with his hands behind his back.

"My ship was destroyed in the raid on Mandeville Point. Chaos suddenly broke through Mandeville Point and jumped directly into the solar system without any warning or alarm. Everyone was caught off guard."

"I don't know how Chaos suddenly broke into the Throne System, but their surprise attack was indeed very effective. Moreover, unlike previous Chaos attacks, the raid was very orderly and the division of labor was clear. All Chaos ships had no intention of fighting, but immediately dispersed into several attack groups to attack the defense lines and key nodes outside the solar system."

"And I, after the destruction of the Dawn, was ejected into the universe in an escape pod. When I thought I would die from running out of oxygen, a passing refugee fleet rescued me, and then I came here with them."

Vito turned his head and looked at the cheering crowd. They all surrounded Bell and thanked him repeatedly with gratitude, which made Bell embarrassed and a little overwhelmed by their enthusiasm. He was like an elephant walking in a chicken coop. Every step had to be careful not to step on the overly enthusiastic imperial citizens around him.

"It looks like a lot of refugees have gathered here. I think the situation in the solar system is not very optimistic." Vito said, and Political Commissar Engels nodded after looking at them.

"Indeed, the entire outer defense line is gone. The main force of the Solar Fleet was transferred away before. They went to support the important worlds in the Solar Star Region that were attacked fiercely by Chaos after the arrival of the subspace storm. Only some reserve troops and these useless young soldiers you saw were left in the solar system."

Vito glanced at the young noble soldiers and laughed sarcastically, "I guess they didn't even know how to fire their guns when they saw Chaos."

"That's about right. They were completely helpless in the face of Chaos' attack, and the navy fell into Chaos's plan of dividing its forces. With the sudden attack of the main fleet of Chaos, the remaining fleet of the Solar Fleet could not stop it at all. The last order I heard was , the Terra High Lords Council ordered all fleets still in the solar system to withdraw to Terra, abandon all outer defense lines, and concentrate forces to defend the throne world. "

"The army is similar. The Star Army and the defense forces that are still combat-capable have all been withdrawn. They were ordered to concentrate all weapons and forces to defend the throne world, and these outer space station cities and inhabited planets under our feet were naturally abandoned."

As the colonel said, Vito nodded silently. Although abandoning the residents of the entire solar system is very cruel and ruthless, this is indeed the only feasible method at present. The empire's military strength is limited. If it has to be dispersed to defend various planets, it is basically sending troops to die.

Concentrate forces to surround Terra, concentrate all existing military forces on the throne world, and gain a military advantage in the local battlefield, or at least be on par with Chaos. This is the most sensible approach at present. After all, the most important thing in the entire solar system, or even the entire solar star field, is Terra. If Terra falls, everything will be over.

"You didn't tell these refugees, right? Tell them that Terra has abandoned them." Vito whispered, his eyes looking at the cheering crowd. Engels didn't look at them, perhaps because he felt ashamed to face them. The colonel sighed.

"No, if they knew, the entire space station would collapse. I think, instead of letting everyone be slaughtered by Chaos in the chaos, it would be better to let them hold the last bit of hope in their hearts, pick up weapons, and die gloriously in battle. That way, at least they can go to the Emperor."

"You did the right thing, Colonel. It's better to die gloriously in battle than to die in terror." Eisenstein stepped forward, and the praise in his words was undisguised. The colonel also nodded to Eisenstein gratefully.

"Thank you, sir, it's my honor."

Vito looked at the dark galaxy outside the window, his eyes looking at the reflection on the glass, and the mirror of the glass reflected Anton and Natalia sitting on the edge of the crowd. He touched his sister's head, and the laser gun was on his legs, but both of them looked smiling.

"Let these refugees board our ship and take them back to Terra on the Infinite Frontier." Vito said, and Cole's voice immediately sounded from the communicator. Vito had not turned off the communicator, so Cole could hear what they were saying the whole time, which was equivalent to participating in the meeting.

"The situation is not that simple. If there is nothing wrong with our scanner, there are more refugees alive in the entire space station than just yours. Many people are hiding in various transportation, halls and hidden warehouses. The number seems to be quite large."

Cole turned the holographic space station structure diagram in front of him on the bridge. He turned the space station and looked at the several dense red light spots on it.

"Let's not talk about whether our ship can accommodate so many people. The retreat time will also take a while, and I must tell you a bad news."

Cole said, pulling a small light ball from the three-dimensional icon at hand. He held it in his hand and ran to the holographic interface. The holographic projection of the northern edge of the solar system appeared on it, and with it appeared countless dangerous cursors, which were rapidly appearing at the northern jump point.

"Near the Hyrule Star Gate, another Chaos fleet is gathering. There are quite a few of them, and they are slowly moving in our direction. If we want to evacuate these refugees, Chaos will hit us."

"I guess you can't stop them, right?" Vito said with a half-joking smile. Of course, Cole could tell that it was a joke, and then he also chuckled.

"One against three is not the same as one against sixty, Vito."

"I suggest evacuating immediately and heading to Terra as soon as possible before Chaos arrives." Eisenstein immediately added. Vito looked at Eisenstein. He knew what he meant, but before Vito could speak, Loken shouted. He stepped forward and stood in front of Eisenstein.

"Then what? Abandon these people? Does the Empire not care about its compatriots so much?" The last Luna Wolf frowned and asked seriously, while Eisenstein looked at Loken and shook his head.

"Brother, I can understand your noble character, and I don't want to abandon these innocent people, but we must go to Terra. That is the most important mission. Terra is more important than everything else."

"Perhaps you have forgotten, Eisenstein, but I still remember that when I joined the Legion, the Emperor himself told us that our most important mission as Astartes is to protect humanity and our compatriots, and you But you want me to abandon them? Now you will abandon the people of this space station, and tomorrow?"

Loken looked at Eisenstein in front of him and said, he turned to look at Vito, who was looking at the two of them without saying a word. Loken raised an iron arm and clenched his fist, "Vito, We can't leave them behind. If we do whatever it takes to achieve glory and goals, and give up all humanity and bottom line, what's the difference between us and the traitors?"

"I can understand the company commander's thoughts, but Marshal, we don't have time to evacuate them. This will make us miss the opportunity to defend Terra and the Emperor. We cannot shoulder this responsibility." Eisenstein also stepped forward and said, Wei Tuo looked at the two of them. He leaned against the wall behind him and turned to look at Engels, and then at the group of refugees who were surviving the disaster.

Vito was silent for a moment and then raised his head and looked at Eisenstein, "If the colonel is right, the Terran government has abandoned half of the solar system. Imagine the panic it will cause when this rumor spreads in Terra?"

"Yes, the Terran government can block the news, but believe me, relying on the secrecy system that those bureaucrats leak like a sieve, all of Terra will know about it in less than two days. They can concentrate their forces to defend Terra and abandon half of them. In this solar system, is it possible that they will abandon the entire population of Terra and concentrate their forces to defend the palace? "

Eisenstein looked at Vito without saying a word. He could not refute Vito, because he knew that the Terra government was indeed likely to do this, either out of helplessness or out of the fear of the officials and nobles. Most likely will do that.

Vito could see that Eisenstein knew what he meant. Vito sighed and leaned against the wall, "And if no refugee fleet arrives on Terra, then this legend will be confirmed, and the fear will Spreading in various hive areas of Terra, anger, resentment and panic will lead to riots. No one wants to be the one left behind. As a result, before the chaos arrives, Terra will have to die because of the riots. There’s a civil war going on.”

"This will only weaken Terra's already limited power, so yes, we need to end the spread of fear and rumors, and the best way is not to let those idiots in the Ministry of Government issue a statement refuting the rumors, which will only have no effect." The counter-reaction is that the more you refute the rumors, the more true they become, and the best way is simple.”

"A refugee fleet arrives on Terra. A group of refugees who were rescued by the Empire from the outer sectors return to Terra. No explanation is needed. Rumors and fears will be self-defeating. Confidence, courage and the most precious thing, hope , will be rekindled in everyone’s heart, and everyone will know that the empire has not fallen yet.”

After Vito finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Eisenstein looked at Vito silently, and then looked at the Infinite Frontier sailing outside the window. Captain Cole was also silent for a while. Looking at the scanned hologram in front of him.

"There are still a few unexploded transport ships in the space station that can transport everyone away, but we need time, Vito, it will take time to evacuate and set sail, but who will hold Chaos back? We have no reinforcements. "

Vito was silent for a while, then slowly raised his head as if he suddenly thought of something. He stood up and walked to another window a few steps away. He stopped in front of that window and looked down at the blue and white scenery below. Planet, that's Europa, Jupiter's second moon.

Eisenstein, Loken and Engels all walked behind Vito. They and Vito looked at the planet in surprise and confusion. When they looked at each other, Vito looked at the planet and raised his head slightly.