The Aeldari's Holo-Field
After the Eleventh Legion's warships jumped to the Vigilant Star, they immediately began to besiege the Red Craftworld with overwhelming numbers.
The Aeldari Craftworld orbited the star Astraviga, and the Farseer used planets and the asteroid belt to prevent the elegant warships from being struck by savage Monkey.
However, he sensed that the Monkey warships, with their overwhelming numerical superiority, had spread a vast net across the Vigilant Star system.
In the vision of the future he saw, there was no silken thread that could evade all enemy ships.
The Farseer also sensed a terrifying creature inside the massive warship that had just arrived.
He shone like a star in the Warp, more dazzling than every life form in the galaxy, even more so than the radiant Vigilant Star and its satellite Xinhao Star.
[Gene Primarch, Nimrod.]
The prophecy foretells a shift in the fate of Vigilant Star, a planet of vital importance to Khaine -Han.
We trace every thread of change, and ultimately they all converge on him.
The Farseer's gaze turned cold, and his Thought Impulse swept across the entire Craftworld.
"The threads of fate have been woven."
"We have done everything we can to create the best conditions for victory."
"We must win! We must kill Nimrod!"
The Farseer gripped his staff tightly and issued the battle command.
"Activate the holographic field and let the Monkey die amidst the Aeldari's Mystery."
"Soothsayer, send messages to our brothers and sisters!"
"The prey has fallen into the web of threads; it's time for the Cosmic Serpent to strike!"
All the warships of "Shadow of Order" simultaneously discovered that the holographic images of the Xenos warships captured by scanning devices such as Auspex were instantly enveloped by a moving cloud of colorful debris, making it impossible for them to lock onto the enemy ships' locations.
Nimrod paused for a moment as he tapped the command the Throne; he had "smelled" a trap.
He knew that the Aeldari ships used a different defensive method than human ships; they employed a programmable holographic projection force field.
The clown and the Aeldari Ranger also use holographic force fields as their primary means of defense.
Unlike typical force fields that directly block attacks, a holographic force field Distortion the user's appearance, making them immune to being hit from the start.
When the user is stationary, the force field will simulate the surrounding terrain, making the person or vehicle invisible.
As they move, the force field causes their image to "explode" into a cluster of tiny, colorful fragments.
The faster the user moves, the wider the debris is dispersed.
When the user stops, these pieces will come back together, which gives rise to terms such as "puzzle field" or "domino field".
[The Aeldari hadn't activated this before, but it's suddenly activated now.]
The Aeldari's Soothsayer aim to create the illusion that they hold the advantage, but the enemy still has a chance.
The Craftworld was merely a decoy; other ships were hidden within the Khaine -Han Craftworld.
As Nimrod pondered, he realized that the Aeldari had set a trap, and he immediately spoke up.
"The Aeldari have laid an ambush; a large number of enemy ships are about to arrive on the battlefield."
"The enemy ships are using holographic force fields. Ships in the fleet that have been equipped with Aether Cannon are launching attacks using these Aether Cannons."
The Flao's Aether Cannon fire pulses of energy containing Aether energy; the Aetheric Field within the beams ignores physical defenses.
Whether it's the Void Shield of the Imperium of Man or the Holographic Force Field of the Aeldari, the Aether energy penetrates directly without hindrance.
Due to the limited size of the Vostonia Shipyard and the various Chapter' campaigns, the installation of Aether Cannon was carried out in shifts, and most ships had not yet completed the conversion.
After this battle, the pace of equipping the legion's ships with Aether Cannon should be accelerated.
Cepra Mundy is the chosen world for shipyards; construction should be accelerated to transform it into a shipyard comparable to those on Mars as quickly as possible.
As Nimrod pondered, Howard Fender, aboard the First Chapter flagship the Serrated, received a message from the fleet's liaison ship.
The Arbites Lord immediately relayed the Primarch's orders to the various warships. Then, looking at the multicolored orbs of light that suddenly appeared in the holographic image, he spoke to Yaxin, the company commander of the Second Company, and Michal of the Third Company.
"Yaxin, your Pride of Vostonia; Michal, your Dark Verdict."
Upon becoming First Company Captain, Howard inherited the flagship of Nimrod before his return to the Imperium — the Pride of Vostonia.
Of the other ships in the First Chapter, only the Dark Verdict was equipped with Aether Cannon.
"Use your Aether Cannon to teach the Aeldari a lesson."
After careful consideration, the Arbites Lord ultimately abandoned the idea of using a battlecruiser as the flagship of the Chapter, and instead chose the Emperor-class Battleship the Serrated as the flagship.
The Serrated's record in previous battles was still brilliant, but now he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
In the holographic image, the pulsed beams emitted by the Vostonia and the Dark Verdict acted like holy light dispelling illusory glows, revealing the Xenos warships, and then severely damaged the enemy ships with beams of light from their bows.
Howard longed to command the warships and personally destroy the Aeldari warships.
The Arbites Lord looked around the Serrated, where countless colorful orbs of light were launching wave after wave of attacks against the Serrated without restraint.
Although the Emperor-class Battleship' powerful Void Shield blocked all attacks, their side-mounted Macro-cannon rarely achieved any success in their counterattacks.
Even now, they have only managed to destroy two frigates by sheer force of fire.
Howard then turned his gaze to the beam of light hurtling toward the Serrated. The Lance from the bow had just launched its first attack, but it did not stop, indicating that the beam had failed to hit the Xenos warship's hull.
The Arbites Lord clenched his fists, head held high, staring angrily at the enemy ship that was charging provocatively straight at him.
In his dark eyes, the pupils gradually dilated, eventually filling the entire eye.
In the Shadow of Order, the colorful light suddenly vanished in an instant, and he saw an elegant and slender Xenos warship.
The Shadow of Order paused for a moment before realizing what was happening. In his anger and resentment, he activated the talent he inherited from the Primarch— "Warp Insight".
The Arbites Lord's eyes turned cold. He saw that the ship's bow beam on the display screen above his head had just finished charging, and he immediately gave an order to the Chief Gunnery Officer, who were unable to locate the enemy ship as usual, to point out its position.
"Lances! 0-1-1, angle 11, attack!"
First Company Captain Saisak was equally enraged by the Xenos's presence. He gripped the Chainsword at his waist and glared angrily at the ball of light on the holographic image.
He frowned when he suddenly heard Howard speak.
What was he doing? Was he venting his anger? Was it a gambling-style attack?
The next instant, a dazzling beam of light shot out from the bow of the Serrated, heading straight for the colorful orb.
Dozens of seconds later, the light dissipated, revealing a tall warship that had been cut in two by a powerful beam of light.
After a moment of stunned silence, Saisak looked at Howard in surprise.
How did you do that?
Arbites Lord's temples throbbed slightly; he felt that he was mentally exhausted from using "Warp Insight" from thousands of kilometers away.
Even with his superhuman physique and two minor and one major mental enhancements, he can only use it twice more.
"This is the gift that the Primarch bestowed upon us. If you follow his teachings, one day you too will awaken."
"If you are always blinded by anger, you will never master it."
Howard ignored the thoughtful First Company Captain and spotted another enemy ship rushing towards them from tens of thousands of kilometers away.
As soon as the Arbites Lord issued the attack order, he felt a sharp pain in his temples; his spirit was exhausted.
The greater the distance, the greater the consumption.
Perhaps only the Primarch gene can be used without restriction.
As Howard awakens his "Warp Insight" ability and destroys enemy ships, Nimrod sets his sights on the Craftworld.