Fire Wheel: "Bard"

After resting, the Second Legion and 11th Chapter once again stepped onto the battlefield.

Two Chapter and knights from the Trixvickers family launched attacks on the Fortress Ork to the northwest and southwest, respectively.

Wilshire, who was in charge of the team, gave a speech to everyone.

The listener wasn't just in his squad; there were ten other squads as well.

Despite being of the same rank, all ten captains spontaneously followed Wilshire.

This was both because Wilshire was a knight of the Royal Court and because he was a man of great credibility.

Wilshire's voice rang out through the amplifier, which he had specially commissioned from Tech Sergeant to maximize the effectiveness of his speeches and singing.

Do you know me?

Wilshire yelled at them, his voice louder than the roar of the engines.

"Yes!"

Everyone answered in unison.

"I am Wilshire!"

A cheer responded to his words, but it wasn't enough.

"Today is our day of glory. By the Monarch, we will Purification the Orks."

"Are you willing to stand with me?"

"Willing!"

More than a hundred Shadow of Order roared in unison, following Wilshire.

Beside the formation, the engine noise subsided, and the green Knight Mech of the House Vicstrix stepped off the landing deck.

Ward Hitler sat in the cockpit of the Glory Victory, a deluge of information flowing through his neural interfaces.

Runes scrolled across his retina as he surveyed his surroundings through the external sensor array of his Knight Mech.

He had become one with the Glory Victory, feeling its thirst for battle.

For the first time in thousands of years, they have left Daxoxos and rejoined the battle of the stars.

Knight King Campbell Vixatrix commanded the attack on the Southwest Fortress, while he, as the most powerful knight besides the Knight King, was in charge of the battle at the Northwest Fortress.

Nineteen Knight Mech followed behind the Glory Victory, including Bowen Derishia's Shield of Daxos and Alvarez Degoes' Sacred Mars.

Ward turned on his Communicator, and his authoritative voice boomed across the communication network.

"Start the power system!"

The Glory Victory was the first to activate its power transmission system, with smoke and incense emanating from the armor's exhaust vents, hydraulic tendons bending, and gears accelerating their rotation.

Twenty Knight Mech rapidly approached the Ork Fortress.

Ward spoke over the communications network as he came into view of the Ork Fortress walls.

"The Knights of Daxoxos, esteemed descendants of the Vixatrix, Derishia, Hitler, and other prominent families."

"Today, we obey the command of the Monarch Nimrod; we are the Flame of Purge."

"For the Monarch and Daxoxos!"

Twenty Knight Mech simultaneously activated their Ion Shield.

On the south side of the Northwest Fortress, the Avenger Gatling Cannon of the Glory Victory roared to life.

The cannonballs burst forth like a torrent, causing city walls to collapse wherever they passed, and turning the Ork behind them into bloody corpses.

The Sacred Mars on the left and the Shield of Daxos on the right strode toward the two corners of the south wall, their thermal cannons on their right arms roaring into action.

The thermal cannons were activated, target data flooded their minds, and the ground beneath their feet trembled.

A blinding flash illuminated the Orks Fortress; an intense explosion of overheated energy caused it to collapse around the corner.

As the building collapsed, the runes representing the enemy vanished in droves.

The automatic machine guns of the other Knight Mech spun rapidly, wildly mowing down the Orks atop the city walls, sending green flesh flying everywhere.

The Orks cannons roared as they attacked the green mechs.

Ward shouted over the communications network, "Raise your shields!"

The Knight Mech raised their arms in unison, the Ion Shield mounted on the outer walls forming a barrier in front of them.

The cannonballs from the Orks artillery struck it and were then deflected.

The Glory Victory strode forward, rushed to the city wall, gripped the Touch Glove tightly, and slammed its armored gauntlets heavily against the wall.

The Thunderstrike Gauntlet slammed heavily against the front of the city wall, sending rubble crashing down.

Ward roared and threw another punch, striking the gap created by the Avenger Gatling Cannon.

Rumble!

The city walls collapsed with a roar, and green mechs stormed into the Fortress.

The Ork roared and charged at him, Glory Victory swung his fist and instantly tore more than a dozen Ork to pieces.

At the two corners, Bowen and Alvarez swung their Touch Glove sharply, and the Reaper Chainsword at the corner junction.

The city wall collapsed, and two Knight Mech crashed into the city wall.

Daxoxos' Knight Mech storm the Orks Fortress.

At the southeast corner of the city wall, Wilshire opened his mouth and uttered a long, drawn-out chant.

The song was amplified and carried throughout the battlefield.

One hundred and nine Shadow of Order gazed at the back of the "Bard," the song lingering in their ears and flowing into their bodies.

Each Shadow of Order could feel courage from it; they felt stronger and faster than usual.

The "Bard" strode forward, his chanting unabated.

The Shadow of Order followed behind, their steps becoming Feather Fall as they ran.

Even when infected by the "Bard" and caught in their frenzy, the Shadow of Order could clearly sense that they were moving much faster than usual.

Their feeling just now wasn't their imagination.

Inspired by the "Bard," the Shadow of Order swiftly stormed the city walls, launching a frenzied attack with their weapons.

The Black-armored Knight, like a whirlwind, crashed into the Orks wave.

They brandished their weapons and launched a merciless massacre against the Orks.

The "Bard" leads the way, and it is not only his followers who draw strength from his songs, but also he himself.

Wilshire swung his Power Hammer with his right arm, and the blue Disruption Field flashed like lightning through the Orks.

The Orks that collided with it were all torn to pieces.

A diagram flashed on Ward Hitler's retina, transmitting alarm data directly to his cerebral cortex.

Ward nearly pulled the Touch Glove and used the heavy machine gun to attack the area where the Auspex was crackling and flashing wildly.

Just as he was about to exert force, the Auspex suddenly turned into a green friendly symbol.

Ward paused for a moment, then adjusted the power, allocating more power to the motion capture sensors.

The holographic image blurred for a moment before being replaced by a series of views.

When the image on the hologram flickered again and became clear once more, Ward was able to distinguish the tall, robust figure from the Orks.

They are Astartes clad in black armor, the Shadow of Order.

The hundred Shadow of Order swiftly caught up with and overtook the Knights of Darksox.

Their movements were extremely fast, even faster than the advancing Knight Mech.

Their killing speed was no slower than that of the knights.

A memory flooded Ward's mind.

The elite knights of Darksox have fallen time and again to the Shadow of Order.

Ward heard the voice of the Mechanical Throne ringing through the neural links, and he roared into the communication network.

"Charge for Daxoxos!"

The servo motor hummed, and the armored feet stomped powerfully on the ground.

Ward pulled and pushed the Touch Glove, and each time a dozen or so Ork were blasted into pieces.

The knight must personally kill the Ork Warboss of the city and bring glory to Daxoxos.

The Glory Victory crashed through several defensive fortifications, its Auspex updating in real time, and it spotted a tall figure.

He was 3.3 meters tall and wielded a 2-meter-long Big Choppa.

Wilshire also saw the tall Orks; it was his target, the trophy he would offer to the Primarch.

The "Bard" sang loudly, their voices even drowning out the smoke of battle.

Power surged within the "Bard," and he instantly leaped past the Glory Victory, rushing to the Ork Warboss.

The eyes of the Shadow of Order were filled with black. The tall Orks raised his Big Choppa and swung his Power Hammer from below, smashing it into the ribs of the Orks leader.

Ward, arriving two steps late, witnessed the Disruption Field tearing apart the Ork Warboss's massive body, and he had no choice but to turn around abruptly.

The servo motor short-circuited due to the immense pressure, sparks flew, and the war machine tilted to the right.

Wilshire felt the mech behind him tilt, his expression calm, and he muttered to himself.

"I have also awakened 'Warp Insight'."