Alvin: You Don't Want Me to Toss You onto the Golden Throne, Do You, Chaos Lord?

To resolve the Chaos Fleet surrounding Avalon's Hive City as quickly as possible, Alvin pondered the matter and concluded that this was the most suitable method.

Boarding!

Yes, it's that simple and unpretentious.

But it's not entirely like that; blindly jumping in would be pure suicide!

That's the Chaos Allied Fleet, not just one or two warbands, but more than a dozen Chaos Gang, including mortal servants, low-level Daemon Legion, and so on. If someone were to stubbornly charge in, let alone Space Marine, even the Lion King himself would probably be badly injured!

The Lion King was well aware of the risks involved in this plan, but he still chose to believe in it.

Since that's the case, Alvin naturally wouldn't betray the Primarch's trust. He cleared his throat and explained the complete plan, "Once the portal opens, everyone needs to put on their Power Armor and disguise themselves as members of Chaos."

At this point, he looked at the Lion King: "Of course, you don't need to teleport directly; just wait for my signal."

"No problem." Afkar nodded. "It's just pretending to be Chaos Gang, right? We're good at that!"

To be fair, they do have some talent for disguising themselves as Chaos Gang.

A war gang that believes in the Blood God... that's too easy.

Satisfied with the answer, Alvin continued, "Your objective is simple: find the Chaos Battleship's engine room, then find a way to destroy the engine. That way, even if they have a numerical advantage, losing the advantage of the battleship will make them less of a threat."

Although the Warhammer Universe is mostly known for its boarding battles, it is essentially still a space war.

No matter how many people the Chaos side had, without the power of warships, they were nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs in front of the Imperial Navy.

The Imperial Navy fleet is the true force that holds the power to decide the outcome of a war!

Even the Emperor-class Titan, hailed as Divine Machine, are nothing more than a single barrage of firepower against the Imperial Navy's fleet.

Therefore, once the Chaos warships are disabled, the rest can be left to the Imperial Navy.

Afkar also agreed with the plan; although the risks were high, as Alvin said, the rewards were also extremely high.

"And then, it's my turn..." Alvin paused, then continued, "I will impersonate him and find a way to locate the lord of this Chaos Fleet. You await my signal; once it is given, immediately destroy the engines in unison!"

"You want to... behead him?" The Lion King's expression changed slightly, his deep pupils looking at Alvin.

"That's right, simply destroying the Chaos Battleship's engines isn't enough."

Alvin nodded slightly, gathered his thoughts, and continued, "Destroying the engine will only throw them into chaos."

"If the Chaos Fleet decides to go all out and forcefully Hive City into the Nest City to fight us on the ground, the war will only be dragged on longer, which will be disadvantageous to us."

"Therefore, we must synchronize our actions, destroying the engine while simultaneously killing the lord of this Chaos Fleet."

This threw their command system into chaos as well.

Only in this way can the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum take advantage of the chaos to completely eliminate the Chaos forces of this fleet, while also ensuring that we are not disturbed by the remaining Chaos forces in the rear when we go to support the Stone Fortress.

Alvin explained the complete strategic objectives.

First, sabotage the Chaos Fleet's engines to create an opportunity for the Imperial Navy.

Second, decapitate the Chaos Lord to disrupt the command system, thereby creating an opportunity to annihilate the entire Chaos Fleet and stabilize the rear.

After speaking, Alvin turned his gaze to the Lion King: "This is my plan."

"Quite an appetite, actually planning to swallow such a large Chaos Fleet in one go?" The Lion King frowned slightly, his gaze darkening.

"If we can't eliminate this Chaos Fleet in one go, we'll be attacked from both sides."

Alvin's tone became more serious.

Avalon has a unique geographical location, situated precisely on the edge of the Great Rift, between the Great Stone Fortress and the Stone Fortress.

This means that if this Chaos force cannot be eliminated in one fell swoop, they are very likely to be betrayed when they lead their fleet on an expedition.

At that point, with Abaddon's Black Legion in front and the Chaos Fleet behind, the situation will be even worse.

The Lion King had clearly considered this as well, his brow remained furrowed.

If it were up to his personality, he would have deployed both fleets and then, relying on his exceptional command skills, decisively defeated Chaos.

But... the Lion King seemed to have thought of something, and sighed helplessly, "The idea is good, but war is not child's play."

We can't always resort to unorthodox methods; sometimes, a fair and square battle is necessary. Do you understand what I mean?

"Understand... my foot!" Alvin muttered to himself, but said aloud that he understood.

"Let's skip this one and proceed according to your plan."

The Lion King patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Your thinking is only suitable for small-scale wars. When you experience large-scale wars and need to command hundreds or tens of thousands of troops, this method will no longer work. You need to study more deeply. After this war, I will personally teach you the essentials of commanding large-scale battles."

?

Alvin twitched the corner of his mouth. Could he say he didn't want to learn?

Why would a Rogue Trader like him need to learn the experience and techniques of commanding large-scale battles?!

But Alvin knew very well that anything spoken by the Lion King was something he could never disobey.

"Summon me immediately upon finding the Chaos Lord."

The Lion King handed over the "Sword in the Lake," which he had just wiped clean, adding, "Don't be reckless, understand?"

"Alright?" Alvin smiled and took the sword; he had never intended to fight the Chaos Lord one-on-one.

With the Primarch, such a "top-notch enforcer," he would have to be insane to finalize the plan to challenge the Chaos Lord one-on-one. Now it's time to execute it.

Afkar and the others quickly changed into the Power Armor of the dead Chaos warriors. Of course, to prevent them from being "corrupted," Alvin had specially applied mental and defensive runes to the Black Carapace of each of them.

After doing all this, Alvin turned his gaze to Zane, who had been under his control.

"What... what are you going to do?!"

Zane felt a chill run down his spine; the human was looking at him as if he were a test subject.

Don't be nervous, relax.

Alvin gave a kind smile, then stepped forward and slapped him on the chest.

Peng!

From Zane's perspective, time seemed to have slowed down.

But soon, he realized something was wrong: he was floating in mid-air, and... his body was still in the same spot?!

This is... a soul?!

Zane's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively tried to escape, but an orange chain appeared out of thin air and was fastened around his neck. "Why are you running?" Alvin grabbed the chain and yanked hard, pulling him down from mid-air. "You'd better behave."

Otherwise... I can't guarantee that after your soul is annihilated, you won't be able to return to the Warp and be resurrected by your Blood God."

As he spoke, to prove the truth of his words, he deliberately cast several curses.

Zane was cursed, immediately felt his soul weaken, as if he was about to be completely annihilated, and let out a terrified scream.

"That's right, that's it."

Alvin smiled and held the chain, speaking gently, "Be a good boy, or else... I'll throw your soul in front of the Golden Throne so you can properly repent for your mistakes before the Emperor."

Zane trembled with fear and nodded hastily, "I'll cooperate, I'm willing to cooperate with you, please don't make me go to see the Emperor!"

"Very good."

Alvin, having "tamed" Zane, turned to the others. "Get ready, we can set off."

But when his gaze fell, he found that Dark Angels around him, including Afkar, were looking at him with strange eyes.

The evil sorcery that manipulates souls—this is a blasphemous Psychic Power technique reserved for Chaos Sorcerer. Why does His Highness Alvin know it too?

"What's wrong?" Alvin asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing." Afkar glanced at the Lion King, and seeing that the latter was expressionless, he swallowed back what he was thinking.

Never mind, it's not important.

It's just Chaos Sorcery; their background Dark Angels isn't exactly clean either.

If no one knows, then it doesn't exist!

Afkar clenched his fist, thinking to himself, "Now I have one more secret to keep!"