Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 311

The "Tiger Eye" Titan Legions Besieged in the Forge Temple

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The fleet that Forge World of Incaladion had long been exhausted in the civil war.

Upon arriving in the star system, the various Chapter of "Shadow of Order" immediately launched a landing operation.

Once Nimrod reached the surface, he had a clear objective: he led Rosicky Czech and the Honor Guard straight to the largest Forge Temple.

Rosicky deployed Warp Gate in numerous key strategic star systems, including Vostonia, and completed the deployment of Bastion-class Energy Shield in the densely populated Hive City before returning to the Legion.

The Primarch's superhuman vision allowed him to take in the situation at the Forge Temple as soon as he stepped off the deck.

The Forge Temple is under siege, attacked by a massive Servitor and armored vehicles.

They leaped over long-extinguished furnaces, stepped over shattered mechanical wreckage, and advanced amidst artillery fire.

The defenders consisted of fifteen Titan, these war machines standing around the Forge Temple.

They were entirely yellow, topped with a barrage of bullets, and roared angrily at the enemy.

Around them were dozens of enormous metal objects riddled with bullet holes.

In one part, the exploding reactor blew most of the body to pieces.

The wrecked Titan was surrounded by the wreckage of its Servitor had tried to salvage it.

This is a civil war that Forge World, a battle between ambitious men and defenders.

Nimrod said to Rosicky beside him, "My Lord of the Forge, send a message to the 'Tiger Eye' Titan Legions guarding the Forge Temple, telling them that we have come to their aid and to help them quell the rebellion."

"Yes, my lord." Rosicky accepted the order and looked at the golden Mechanical Eagle on his shoulder.

His helmet's signal transmitter sent command codes to the Golden Garuda.

It is not an ancient relic cast from Necrodermis, but a new era version created by Gabriel after his research.

Compared to the ancient versions created by the Xenos, they have lost the technology to activate metals, resulting in reduced defensive capabilities, but they have been equipped with many human electronic technologies.

The Golden Garuda then took to the air, soaring high above the attackers and reaching the top of the Titan.

Its eyes flashed red and green light alternately, projecting binary data signals towards the tall machine below.

Outside the Forge Temple, the "Tiger Eye" Titan Legions, the Warlord-class Battle Titan, the Hera Gal.

Because it has not yet established contact with Mars, the Titan of Incaladion still use ancient manufacturing techniques, and the Hera Gal is no exception.

The commander of the "Tiger Eye" Legion, Captain Anger of the Shera Gal, floated in a coffin-shaped, milky-white amniotic fluid tank.

His feet had long been removed because he no longer needed them.

His bones were weak and feeble, and his body was hunched over and curled up.

The metal can contained various chemical liquids and oxygen-rich sludge.

These smells and textures are the only things that have remained unchanged for a century, lingering in his lungs as he breathes.

The communication receiver implanted in Anger's inner ear cartilage beeps.

The receiver installed on the outer wall of the life support capsule transmits the continuously looping binary Lingua-technis to his communication receiver.

"Anger, I received a binary communication message. The sender claims they are coming to rescue Incaladion and help us quell the rebellion."

"Destiny-32, conduct a logical assessment."

Captain Anger coldly issued the order, temporarily pulling his thoughts away from the rage of the berserk Machine Spirit, and letting the co-pilot take over control of the weapons.

He swam and circled in the liquid like a marine creature from the ancient past of Terra, the homeland of humankind.

Although cables, wires, and ropes were connected to his spine, skull, and limbs from the mechanical generator in the amniotic fluid chamber, he was already accustomed to moving in this way.

Anger took a turn around, trying to detach himself from the long battle; he needed to make a calm judgment.

While waiting, he felt the coolant circulating around him, which used to keep him warm, now feel cold, and he instinctively shrank back.

[The Plasma Reactor is underpowered and cannot operate at full power.]

Once Anger realized this, he immediately began to examine the situation.

The Plasma Reactor's power supply level is 84.17%, and energy supply from secondary power systems has been reduced. Amniotic fluid tank power supply has been reduced by 20%...

It is estimated that, continuing at the current energy consumption level, the power supply will be maintained for 13:37:26 on the 5th...

Anger didn't know how much longer they could hold out, and a sense of anticipation involuntarily arose in his mind.

Time flew by, but it felt incredibly long to Anger. He could hear the booming sound of the explosion and feel his amniotic fluid chamber tremble slightly.

At that moment, his communication receiver emitted a mechanical sound.

"Captain, after signal comparison, the binary signal encryption identification code only has a 3.67% overlap with the traitor's, and a 5.94% overlap with the Incaladion..."

"The additional identification code is the same as the one sent by the self-proclaimed Imperium Expeditionary Fleet 272 cycles ago."

"Based on our unit's logical evaluation, the communication information from this unit is genuine."

"Temporarily mark the enemy as friendly forces, time 19 standard time," Anger ordered the priest.

"Send our identification code to the other party."

Twenty-three seconds later, Anger received feedback and uploaded the "Tiger Eye" Titan Legions's identification code to the team's Tactical Network.

"Go ahead!"

With Nimrod's order, the Honor Guard launched an attack in an orderly manner, and a dense barrage of bullets rained down on the rebels.

The Adamantine Warhead warheads tore through the armor, exploded inside the armored vehicles, and sent them flying into the air.

Nimrod raised his left arm, the Bolter mounted on his Power Fist hitting its mark every time. He swung the Sword of Vaul, its Power Blade spinning rapidly.

The Primarch advanced rapidly, while also keeping an eye on the surrounding battle situation.

To Nimrod's left, Arsena Dunn's silver hair fluttered in the wind. He raised his hand and pushed forward, causing the advancing armored vehicle to come to a sudden stop.

He clenched his fist again, and the shell fired along the cannon barrel exploded with a bang.

Boom boom boom!

With a deafening explosion, the armored vehicle was reduced to a pile of parts.

On the other side, Santiago Bergkamp, a new recruit to the Honor Guard from the 5th Legion, fired his Bolt Pistol while raising his staff.

At the top of the staff is a sparkling crystal.

That was the only item Santiago took from the Bergkamp House when he left Cepra Mundi.

During his transformation, he lost many memories, but he still mastered the skills of a Psionic Energy artisan and crafted the staff in his hand.

Santiago stepped forward, entering the shimmering Psionic Energy light.

The next instant, he appeared amidst a group of dozens of tanks, his staff slamming heavily onto the ground.

A dazzling light flashed, tearing apart the Veil Warp and the real world.

The colorful vortex, visible only to Psyker and the Shadow of Order who possess "Warp Insight," appeared out of thin air and instantly engulfed dozens of tanks, sucking them into a spatial rift.

Witnessing this, the tank driver, terrified, gave the order to attack the black-armored Warrior.

But before the vortex even formed, Santiago had already taken a step forward and used "Teleport" to leave.

Santiago's performance stood out among the members of the Honor Guard.

[Not bad, he's a talented person.]

Nimrod only truly understood the Daemonology and Sanctic thought after the Great Birthday Celebration.

The Grey Knights and the Ordo Malleus are dedicated to researching Daemonology abilities to counter the threat of Chaos.

[Santiago comes from the ancient Bergkamp House, and his Daemonology abilities should originate from the family. This ancient family must have mastered some related skills during the Long Night.]

Among the many Psionic Energy factions, the Daemonology is considered the most dangerous.

Furthermore, the way Santiago was used seemed somewhat primitive and crude.

Daemonology users are dedicated to manipulating the interaction between the Warp and the Materium; they can banish Devil and open Warp Gate.

Compared to other Psionic Energy factions, the Daemonology confronts Chaos and Devil directly, making the use of power far more dangerous.

[I need to focus on Santiago, confirm his loyalty, and then tell him how to pray so that I can come to his rescue if he encounters danger.]

Before the Forge Temple, Anger regained control of the Shira Gal, its machine guns spinning rapidly as it furiously unleashed its fury upon the rebels.

With a deafening explosion, Anger knew he had lost yet another Titan, yet another crew.

How much longer can we hold on?

Just as he was thinking this, a scene suddenly flashed through his mind:

The black-armored Warrior suddenly appeared behind the rebel ranks and unleashed a hail of bullets upon them.

Their identification runes matched the reinforcement information they had just received.

Anger saw a figure taller than the other black-armored Warrior striding forward.

The Power Blade, gleaming with blue and white light, hissed as it swept across rebel vehicles, ripping open the metal.

His heroic figure walking among the enemy troops awakened Anger's long-forgotten memories, reminding him of the meetings he had held decades ago, where he had roamed freely among the enemy forces.

Anger shouted into the Communicator, "Reinforcements have arrived!"

"For Omnissiah! For Incaladion!"

"Kill the despicable traitor!"

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