Rescue the 13th Legion

Glenn Worsotto has just given orders to sink as many rebel ships as possible before the flagship is sunk.

Suddenly, they were saved from a desperate situation as the warships of the 33rd Fleet arrived on the battlefield.

Worsotto took a deep breath to calm himself down from his rapidly changing emotions and gave the command to the Vox Master.

"Send a communication request."

While waiting for feedback, Worsotto turned his gaze to the holographic image.

The blurry images provided by the long-range Auspex outlined the silhouettes of two Void Behemoth.

Worsotto knew that those were the Eleventh Legion's Primarch Shadow of the Throne and the new Gloriana-class Battleship Judgment, built on Mars.

He looked at the screen and immediately noticed that all the video screens were filled with signal.

A barrage of bullets, as dense as stars, covered the rebel warships.

The area around his flagship, The Thunder of Thessalan, was marked by a burst of intense red light that then vanished.

At the same time, the alarm signal disappeared rapidly.

His flagship was saved from danger.

Worsotto discovered that the attacked rebel warships did not retreat, but instead surged frantically toward the "Shadow of Order" fleet.

In terms of numbers, the rebel warships still held an absolute advantage, spewing dense barrages of bullets into the dark space.

Worsotto immediately gave the order, "Chief Gunnery Officer, attack! Provide support to friendly forces!"

The Shadow of the Throne, Captain Diana Pauline, sat in a chair surrounded by cables.

Runes flashed rapidly in the surrounding niches.

Diana navigates the ocean of data, mastering billions of readings that shape the battle.

As a "Telepathist," Diana's Mental Body received two minor enhancements, and the Brainy Cat lying at her feet greatly improved her brainpower, giving her, who was already far superior to ordinary people, data processing capabilities comparable to most of the Shadow of Order.

Based on the actual situation of the "Shadow of Order," Gabriel, the Master of Ordnance, made adaptive adjustments to the Simulacrum Sanctum.

The processing volume at each level was reduced by a factor of ten, allowing commanders at all levels who had not undergone large-scale cybernetic modifications to complete data processing within their capabilities.

When the volume of data decreases, choices arise.

Gabriel filtered through all data types, ultimately selecting only the key parameters.

The Simulacrum Sanctum of the Eleventh Legion is not a scaled-down version of the Iron Hands, but rather a Shadow of Order focused on more important data.

Diana possessed all the key parameters influencing the battle, including the position and relative location of each ship...

Diana experienced a more efficient and novel command mode than previously thought, which involved reviewing video screens.

The data captured by the Auspex flooded into the Simulacrum Sanctum, allowing her to grasp the entire battle situation more comprehensively and from more dimensions than in previous void battles.

Enemy ship A-1, 104,900 kilometers from Shadow of the Throne, phase 8-0-5, angle of repose 2...

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Diana, along with a hundred officers in the strategy room, were working at lightning speed, conducting simulations in a virtual Thought Space.

The plans devised by everyone are passed on to each other, and each person evaluates each plan in the virtual Thought Space of the Simulacrum Sanctum.

In a flash, they determined that Diana's firepower plan was the best option for attacking a hundred enemy warships, including A-1 and A-2.

It was also determined that Staff Officer Willock's firepower plan was the best option for attacking the enemy ship A-28.

The officers, including Diana, had a deep understanding of the details of the final fire strike plan.

The collective will of the officers was communicated to the operators and Chief Gunnery Officer of every ship.

The Shadow of the Throne turned three degrees to port, and its two flank Aether Cannon fired, striking the largest light cruiser in the rebel fleet and shattering its Void Shield.

The enemy light cruiser marked A-1 has a beam of light tearing off its bow.

Every shell fired from the two Macro-cannon accurately hit the enemy ship.

The warships of the entire fleet faced different directions, like jagged teeth on a single gear, yet the firepower of each warship was perfectly coordinated.

The No. 4 Macro-cannon on the port side of Shadow of the Throne was deployed to coordinate with the No. 3 gun on the starboard side of Sword of Vostonia of the 11th Chapter, simultaneously striking the port and starboard sides of the light cruiser-class enemy ship.

The No. 5 Macro-cannon on the starboard side of Shadow of the Throne was assigned to attack destroyer D-15.

The "Shadow of Order" warship's numerous destructive weapons are either coordinated to strike enemy ships together, or assigned to attack enemy ships individually.

The objectives are different, but they do not interfere with each other, and there is no waste of firepower.

The "Shadow of Order" fleet, in perfect coordination, focused its first wave of attacks on the rebel fleet's light cruiser-class capital ships.

Diana enjoyed the fruits of the first wave of attacks and also received feedback.

Void Shield B-16 on the starboard side of the Shadow of the Throne is overloaded after being subjected to concentrated fire from eight enemy ships.

However, without any operator intervention, the Void Shield Generator activates the backup array the instant it is overloaded.

The energy return process was completed within seconds, and a teardrop-shaped energy shield was automatically generated before the next round of attacks.

The use of automatically generated Void Shield reduced the crew of the Shadow of the Throne by 56,000, but significantly improved efficiency.

On the Thunder of Thessalan, Worsotto was astonished to see that the Eleventh Legion's fleet was perfectly coordinated, destroying about one-fifth of the enemy ships in the first wave of attack.

What surprised him even more was that, despite being attacked by countless rebel fleets, "Shadow of Order" only lost a dozen or so communication ships without Void Shield protection and escort ships that were not sailing independently.

The "Shadow of Order" fleet did not lose a single independent Voidship.

As Worsotto was surprised, the voice of the Vox Master came through the communication headset.

"Commander, Primarch Nimrod has granted the communication request. Communication connection established."

"Lord Nimrod," Worsotto said gratefully, "Thank you for your rescue, which saved my fleet from a humiliating annihilation."

"Sons of War, the Imperium will remember your immense sacrifices in the suppression of the rebellion." Nimrod's authoritative voice rang out in the communication headset.

The Primarch's words brought Worsotto a sense of relief.

"Worsotto, your legions have suffered heavy losses and should withdraw from the battlefield immediately."

"The rebellion in the Osiris Sector will be dealt with by my legion."

Worsotto's eyes were filled with resentment, but he knew it was the right choice at the moment.

The 13th Legion suffered heavy losses, and its flagship was damaged.

"Lord Nimrod, there should still be Sons of War on the surface holding out against the rebel siege. If possible, please lend a helping hand."

"Naturally," Nimrod's majestic voice rang out again, "My offspring will rescue the surviving Sons of War."

"Lord Nimrod, thank you again for your assistance." After expressing his gratitude once more, Worsotto heard a dial tone on the communication channel before switching to another channel to mask his bitterness and frustration, and then issuing his orders.

"Return to base."

On the bridge of the Shadow of the Throne, Nimrod, seated on the black the Throne, watched as Arsena Dunn Control Staff holographic image before him.

"My lord, the fleet has gained the upper hand in the void battle."

"The 7th Legion Fleet has arrived at the battlefield and is joining the effort to mop up the remaining enemy ships."

"All participating Shadow of Order have identified their target: Xenos with the Psionic Energy."

Nimrod didn't know much about the Osiris Mind-Seed, but the existence of Xenos beings that manipulated humans was already valuable directional information.

Unlike the Sons of War fight to the death without knowing anything, the Shadow of Order understand that the goal of war is to find the Xenos they control, not to pointlessly slaughter human rebels.