Chapter 620: Old Antique's Personality Charm Is Infinitely Amplified

Imperial calendar year 2227, July 20th.

The inner siege of the Trapped Star Zone.

The colonial space called "Klock" is filled with shiny "crystals".

If you zoom in and observe, those "crystals" are actually the wreckage of warships of all levels, the effect caused by the reflection of the star's light when they are flipped and orbited at high speed due to Kroc's gravity.

And among the wreckage, there are many glass debris to "strengthen" the reflection effect, and...

Countless corpses.

Most of them were crew members on the bridge, Marines preparing to take the transport boat, and even hell paratroopers who had not had time to put on their helmets.

Obviously, they participated in naval battles with their respective ships during their lifetimes, but they were unable to escape in time before the ship's hull was severely damaged and exploded.

They have nanorobots in their bodies that can adjust the pressure inside and outside the body, preventing the body from exploding in a low-pressure environment, while also storing more oxygen to delay brain death.

However, the fierce naval battle that broke out in this space prevented other ships from carrying out the rescue plan, and then they became corpses floating in the cold universe.

At present, a large number of sentries have begun to clean up and recover the debris, and collect the bodies of those who died in the line of duty as much as possible.

Although the fact that people go to the Sea of ​​Souls after death has been recorded in textbooks and is known to everyone, the idea that people should be buried in peace after death has not changed.

At this moment, the universe is relatively calm, with only sporadic gunfire and ballistic flashes, indicating that while the sentries are cleaning up, they are also cleaning up the undead pilots. After all, their metal bodies are not afraid of vacuum.

He turned his attention away from the wreckage and the distant deep space and looked at Kroc.

As a terrestrial planet with a mass 1.03 times that of the Earth, Kroc is almost the same size as the Earth. Coupled with the planetary transformation device, even its appearance is the same as the Earth.

On the far side, near the equator, the urban area that could be seen hundreds of kilometers away was engulfed in flames and smoke. There were flashes of nuclear explosions further away, indicating that the ground battle was still going on.

However, now that the Empire has regained control of low-Earth orbit, the ground fighting will cease soon.

The situation has stabilized.

As for the battalions that assisted and supported the colony, they were the 36th Battalion of the Trappers and the Raven Guard's Sharks.

The main force of the combined fleet, composed of two battalions and the local navy, is anchored in the low-Earth orbit of the vertical metropolitan area.

The total number of ships in the main force is less than 60, with the 36th Battalion of the Trappers and the Sharks accounting for 80%. Among the larger ships, one is the Shark flagship "Bloody Shark".

The Bloody Shark, located in the center of the main fleet, is a Hera-class aircraft carrier about 10 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide.

The official service life of the Hera class can be traced back to the United Government period, which is equivalent to a hundred years of antiques. Even its appearance reveals a strong "UNSC style".

However, the Bloody Shark more than 20 years ago was still 7 kilometers long. I don’t know what upgrades Man-Eating Shark has made to this flagship in the past 20 years.

In addition, the Shark also owns numerous Phoenix-class support boats, Paris-class frigates, and Valiant-class destroyers, all of which are "old-fashioned" products.

It can be said that the Man-Eating Shark is in sharp contrast to the 36th Battalion of the Trappers, which uses the 20-kilometer-long and 10-kilometer-wide J-Star as its flagship.

But such an "old-fashioned" battalion was surprisingly more aggressive than the 36th Battalion and the local navy in the naval battle just now, and its record and battle loss ratio were also better.

The truth of this made Sui Wu, commander of the 36th Battalion, unable to understand.

at the same time.

Inside the bridge of the Bloody Shaq.

"Brother, do you mean that we need to rush to the morning star 30,000 light years away immediately?"

Next to the center console, Anakin, who seemed to have just withdrawn from the battle, looked at Tiberius in confusion.

But now Anakin is no longer as high-spirited as when he just left the main universe. The paint on the armor has been severely scratched, the breastplate and part of the armor have large areas of dents and damage, and there is even a mark on his left cheek. Shallow scars.

Fortunately, the original body's recovery speed is extremely fast, and it will not take long to recover.

Kroc was just a "small" colony that had just started, with a population of less than one billion, but it encountered the resurgence of a dynasty of undead overlords.

In order to give them a chance to turn around when they were at a disadvantage in numbers and equipment, Anakin once again performed the beheading mission, and he performed it alone.

The collaboration between Yelena and the 36th Battalion's artificial intelligence allowed Anakin to use the armor's teleportation device to teleport directly to the main tomb of the undead overlord.

With the experience of the tragic victory at Charon Tower, Anakin no longer rushed in recklessly, but instead sneaked towards the core of the tomb, the main tomb chamber where the Necron Overlord was located.

It wasn't until he was exposed that Anakin launched a surprise attack.

Facing seemingly endless waves of Royal Guards, Expulsors, and even numerous Death Marks, Anakin still fought his way out of the encirclement and successfully destroyed the Necron Overlord and the Tomb Core.

He may have done this to prove to his brothers that he was not bad, but it was more likely that he had "enlightenment."

As a Primarch, it is natural that he must use his super physical strength, reflexes, and speed to the best of his ability to undertake battles that the Astartes and Auxiliary Army are not capable of.

It was the destruction of the Necron Overlord and the core of the tomb that allowed the combined fleet to take advantage of the situation and defeat the Necron fleet that was unable to fight in a unified manner. Of course...

The extremely aggressive fighting style of the Sharknado, coupled with the fact that he would board the ship with Vulcan from time to time, was also a major factor in the United Fleet regaining control of the near-Earth orbit.

Back to the present.

"Yes." Even on the bridge, Tiberius, who was still wearing a helmet, explained to Anakin and Vulcan beside him:

"The Warmaster asked the Spartans, Raven Guards, and Luna Wolves to carry out a joint raid. As for the raid target, even I don't have the authority to know.

In addition, the Warmaster ordered us Sharknados and the two of you to participate in this raid. Soon, the fleet of the 1st Battalion of the Luna Wolves and their Primarch will meet us first."

As soon as the voice fell.

Outside the porthole in front of the bridge, visible space distortion appeared thousands of kilometers away.

Next, a Queen of Glory-class battleship with a huge, roaring wolf head carved on its bow, painted mainly light white with gray and red as embellishments, was slowly passing through the distorted space to the range of Crook's gravity.

Not only the 45-kilometer-long Queen of Glory, but also many aircraft carriers, supply ships, destroyers, and frigates completed the transmission through the twisted space, and a total of 86 ships arrived in the Krok space.

And the size of the fleet that completed the transmission has exceeded the joint fleet composed of the 36th Battalion of the Trappers, the Shark and the local navy.

"Let's go."

Seeing the sudden fleet through the porthole, Tiberus turned and walked out of the bridge, and said to the two who stayed at the center console:

"It is the fleet of the 1st Battalion of the Luna Wolves. The Primarch Horus will board the ship in ten minutes."

Although the reputation of the Shark is not "very good" among the various legions, it is a well-known reckless man, and his style of doing things is far from that of the Raven Guard, but he still knows basic etiquette.

Since the Primarch has lowered his status and asked to board the ship, Tiberus is naturally prepared to go to the valve area to receive him in person.

Luna Wolves...

Looking out the porthole, Anakin and Vulkan looked at each other, then turned around and followed Tiberus to leave the bridge together.

The two of them had seen Lion's temper before, and Horus... Their impression of this new Primarch came more from the "Horus Heresy" in Universe 03.

As for what kind of temper Horus had after he was reborn and became the Primarch of the Human Empire in the Main Universe, Anakin and Vulkan were completely blank.

However, Horus chose to lower his status and board an old aircraft carrier for a meeting, which gave them a relatively positive impression.

The screen moved away from the center console.

Gradually skipping the busy crew, it came to the porthole again and looked out.

The 1st Battalion Fleet of the Luna Wolves passed through an artificial wormhole that seemed to be a space distortion, but was actually created by the Glory Queen class. After completing almost instantaneous transmission, they used conventional navigation to reach the top of the Krok Metropolis.

Then, countless airdrop pods were dropped by the 1st Battalion Fleet, causing dense meteor showers to rise in the atmosphere again.

Following closely behind was a fleet of transport boats escorted by a squadron of carrier-based aircraft and carrying more combat personnel and ground vehicles.

It seemed that as soon as the 1st Battalion Fleet completed the transmission, it obeyed the order of the Primarch and immediately assisted the Shark, the 36th Battalion and Croke to stabilize the ground situation.

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Soon after.

The valve area, or "hangar" of the Bloody Shark.

This is located in the belly of the ship. The area and space occupied can be described as "vast". It connects the left and right sides of the ship and is four kilometers wide. Particle gas valves emitting faint blue light are placed on both sides.

Of course, in order to prevent the particle gas valves from failing during the battleships and causing an imbalance in air pressure, the Shark Engineering Department also installed old-fashioned physical gas valves on both sides.

A small number of ground combat vehicles, such as tanks, troop carriers and mechas, are placed in the maintenance workshop, while various carrier-based aircraft and transport boats are placed on separate parking racks and inspected and sorted by ground crew wearing engineering power armor or mechanical skeletons.

Of course, as a hangar, the most abundant thing here should be the Sharks, Auxiliary Army, Marines, and Hell Paratroopers wearing training uniforms and shirtless, doing daily training such as fighting, running, and frog jumping.

However, as soon as the Sharks and the Combined Fleet finished the naval battle, the ground combatants boarded the airdrop warehouse and transport boats to land on the surface of Krok to clear the Necron Lords and tombs.

And most of the vehicles and carrier-based aircraft also followed the ground combatants into the atmosphere to provide fire support for friendly units.

At this moment.

On the left side of the ship, the valve numbered 1.

Tiberus, Anakin, Vulkan, and even Sui Wu, the commander of the 36th Battalion, as well as some Sharks and veterans and non-commissioned officers of the 36th Battalion were waiting here.

Soon, a white-painted, gold-lined exclusive transport boat approached from afar.

Slow down...

Slow down...

Finally, it slowly passed the valve, released the parking rack, and then rotated the fuselage to completely park in front of everyone.

The hatch opened, and there was a ladder below.

"Boom, boom."

Then, there were even heavier steps of magnetic boots.

"My brothers! It is my honor to meet you. I am Horus, the Primarch of the Luna Wolves."

Then, there was another infectious greeting, which reached everyone's ears.

And Horus, wearing white painted scales of the giant python, wolf skin and dark red cloak, the whole person looked like a halo, was gradually walking out of the cabin and coming to the deck of the valve area through the stairs.

At the same time, Horus swept his friendly eyes over everyone who came to greet him, and stretched out his right hand to Tiberus who was standing in front of him, smiling:

"Brother, long time no see, I didn't expect you to take care of the newcomers again, hehe."

"Long time no see." Tiberus also stretched out his right hand to shake hands with the other party.

After letting go of his hand, Horus moved his right hand and swung it towards Sui Meng, who was dressed in ancient Chinese style: "I have sent ground troops to assist your department in stabilizing the situation in Klock, and thank you for taking care of my two brothers.

But remembering the gratitude in my heart is not enough to show my sincerity, so I will give you 20 Hades-type Terminator armors."

!

Sui Meng, who had just reached out to shake hands with Horus, immediately waved his hand and refused after hearing these words: "No, no, this is what we should do. Besides, assisting Anakin and Volkan is the order of our Primarch. If we want to thank him, it should be our Primarch."

"Haha, okay, then let your department hand over these 20 Hades to Sui Meng."

After saying this, Horus did not give Sui Wu time to refuse, and finally focused his attention on Anakin and Volkan on the side.

And after seeing Anakin's embarrassed appearance, Horus frowned slightly and said: "Brother, the premise of proving yourself and ensuring the lives of friendly forces as much as possible is to ensure your own safety."

"This... is, brother." Anakin was a little confused.

And Horus turned his head slightly, looked at the commander of the 1st Battalion behind him with his peripheral vision, and ordered: "Hirosa, go back and take out the Viper Armor that I temporarily stored on your flagship, and then let the technical department maintain it. I need it."

"Yes." The commander of the 1st Battalion named Hirosa nodded in response.

Moreover, the full name of this battalion commander is Hirosa Sidler, who was a Terran veteran of the Zero Three Empire. He was captured by Elkel Abba during the Great Heresy, and then tortured for more than two hundred years but remained loyal. He was finally rescued by John.

Afterwards, Hirosa re-established the Luna Wolves with a few Terran veterans and followed the Spartan Legion.

When the reborn Horus grew up, the command of the Luna Wolves also smoothly transferred from Hirosa to Horus.

? ? ?

But at this time, Anakin and Volkan, who did not know the past of the Luna Wolves, only felt that Horus's personality charm was infinitely magnified.

Anything, once compared, the gap immediately came out, people, Astartes, and even the Primarchs were no exception.

With the Lion's indifference and criticism in front and Horus's "warm glow" now, Anakin felt that if Horus ordered him to take a near-suicidal raid, he would not hesitate at all... Of course, Anakin would be willing to obey as long as it would not endanger his father and other Primarchs.