Chapter 244 The Rise of the Primarch: The Empire Strikes Back

"What about the damage caused by the broken ship? We didn't observe the damage on the ground because of the cloud cover?" Captain Cole said with a flashing blue light. His stereoscopic projection was projected into the mid-air by a disc-shaped concave holographic instrument, flashing

The blue light particles are constantly changing positions to form his body.

The light emitted from the projection of Captain Cole's body illuminated the faces of Mikael and Eisenstein. The two tall company commanders stood in front of the holographic projection, and the blue halo illuminated their faces with uneven shapes.

, there is a dim light deep in the bridge of the nose and the eyebrow arch.

"The losses were considerable. One-eighth of the city was destroyed, and civilian casualties are still being counted. But it seems that Chaos' plan failed. According to the recruit company's report, the Great Temple was unscathed except for the broken ceiling.

"Mikael said looking at Captain Cole's face, and the latter nodded immediately.

"Where are the remaining enemies in the ship? I think there will always be some lunatics who survive and cause problems." "The Ultramarines and the Auxiliary Army have almost eliminated them. The remaining traitors are also fighting against the trapped beasts. They should be very

It will be solved soon.”

It was Eisenstein who answered Cole. The Imperial Fist, who was wearing a completely different golden power armor from the Ultramarines, was speaking on the side. Eisenstein remained serious and serious as usual. He turned to look at Cole on the other side.

Attendees, it was a Space Marine, its huge outline even too large to be fully projected.

The hooded Astartes remained silent from beginning to end, as if he couldn't speak, but both Eisenstein and Mikael knew that he was not mute, but maintained the low profile that all Dark Angels have.

and silence.

"Captain Cecil, how are you doing in orbit?" Eisenstein asked. The Silent Angel finally spoke. He raised his head slightly and looked at the two of them with his eyes under the hood.

"The battle went smoothly. Praise be to the Emperor and Lion. The Chaos Fleet did not expect our appearance. They were caught off guard." The silent Dark Angel said. Even if he spoke, he still made people feel mysterious, cold and unapproachable.

It's really strange. Speaking of which, Lancelot also came from this group, but why didn't he hang out with Vito for a long time like they did? Or maybe it was because he stayed with Ragnar for a long time.

"Yes, the Imperial Navy is working with the Dark Angels to clear out enemy forces in orbit, but the enemy seems to be actively shrinking. They have concentrated their fleets over the north and southwest sides of the planet, and they seem to be preparing to work with ground troops to defend

.”

Cole said as he waved his hand and pulled a holographic orbit map in front of him. Everyone looked at the concentrated light spot on the planet. Mikael stepped forward and looked at the ships carefully.

Yes, Chaos has concentrated all its fleets above the Chaos Flesh Portal and the Nurgle Contaminated Zone, and it seems that it is indeed preparing to hold on and wait for backup.

"We are organizing our forces to launch an attack. They will join us when the Macragge defense fleet is reorganized. At that time, we will launch a full-scale attack to kill the remaining enemy ships." Cole stood on the holographic projection and said with a sweep of his hand.

Pushing the hologram aside, the captain looked at Mikael with his hands behind his back.

"When we attack, the ground troops also need to cooperate. You have to contain as much enemy anti-air firepower as possible on the ground, so as to reduce the losses of our attack."

"We will deploy as soon as possible. I wish you good luck, Captain Cole and Captain Cecil. May the Emperor bless you." Mikael nodded to the two of them, and Captain Cecil also nodded to him.

"And may the Emperor bless you, brother."

As the words disappeared, the holographic projection changed back to an ordinary battlefield map, and Mikael and Eisenstein nodded to each other.

"Commander!" Mikael turned around and shouted, and almost immediately a junior auxiliary army officer ran up from the side. He stood at attention in front of Mikael wearing a blue uniform. Mikael looked at him and pointed.

Pointing to the map on the side, "Order the east and west clusters to prepare for the attack. Notify the 10th and 2nd companies in the city to prepare to join the battle, and bring all the fearless veterans with them."

"The order was sent to all the general reserve forces, both ground and air, to join the battle and to contain the enemy's firepower at all costs to give the navy a chance. It was executed immediately."

"Yes, sir!" the orderer responded loudly and turned to leave. He ran to the front door of the headquarters and pressed the touch screen on one side. As the screen flashed, the door opened immediately. The officer turned around and was about to run out, but stopped at the moment.

He looked at the behemoth in front of him in astonishment and immediately stood aside and stood at attention.

Mikael and Eisenstein had already turned their heads and started studying the map, but they were soon attracted by the sound of heavy footsteps behind them, as well as the exclamations and the goose-stepping sound of military boots in the entire command headquarters. Mikael insisted

He turned his head and looked at the table in surprise, and then he immediately stood up and faced that direction.

Guilliman walked in from outside the headquarters. Since the entrance door was shorter than his height, he was forced to bend down and get in like he was walking in a submarine. He followed his head through the door.

, a burly body wearing destiny armor stood in the hall.

Guilliman looked around at the stunned people and smiled. Chapter Master Calgar and Sicarius walked out from behind him. Calgar stood proudly beside the original body, holding his abdominal wound that was still in pain even though Bell had stopped the bleeding.

, you can't even see any trace of pain on his face.

Everyone looked at the original body, at this figure who was even taller than Calgar in the Terminator armor, and at the thirteenth son of the Emperor.

"Good afternoon everyone, I guess it's afternoon now." Guilliman greeted everyone with a smile. He didn't seem to have any airs about being a half-body or master at all. He was unexpectedly kind and amiable. He probably did this on purpose.

The purpose is to allow his heirs and people to be more natural.

But obviously, Guilliman's great plan failed. Mikael and the surrounding warriors all knelt down, and the heavy kneeling sound echoed throughout the hall.

Guilliman looked at them with some embarrassment and wanted to say something, but Vito walked past him with a smile and patted his armor, "It's okay, I just woke up. You will get used to all this."

Behind Vito, Celestine, the Imperial Guard Captain and the Space Marines all walked in, as well as two alien friends and a large group of Caul. They all spread out from both sides of the door and stood around.

But you can definitely see the close relationship from where they stand. Ragnar, Lancelot, Bell and others, as well as Marshal Amalric, naturally stand together. They are relatively close to Vito, and Cyrus

Ting, Delantius, and Loken were closer than them, standing directly behind Vito and the original body.

The two alien friends, Adalad and Efreni, were getting along together. They were far away from the crowd, standing beside the door frame with different voices.

Caul occupies an area alone with his huge size, but overall he is relatively close to the original body, because Guilliman has recognized Caul through Vito's introduction on the way, although the original body is very

He was shocked by Kaul's changes, but in the end he was overjoyed to reunite with this old friend.

"Please get up, warriors. We are at war. Please don't be so formal." Guilliman smiled and raised his hand to signal. Mikael and Eisenstein next to him looked at each other, then stood up and followed them.

Stand up. All mortals and Ultramarines soldiers in the command stand up.

Guilliman walked up to Mikael. He looked at Mikael with a kind smile, but the latter stood up straight in fear, even a little stiff. Seeing this, Guilliman patted him on the shoulder.

"I am your father, not your emperor. Take it easy my child."

Mikael smiled reluctantly. He tried hard to relax and not stand in front of the original body like a fool. Guilliman nodded with satisfaction. He looked at the holographic map behind Mikael, "I believe you are the one."

Captain Mikael, Chapter Commander of Calgar introduced you to me on the way, you are now acting as commanding officer of Macragge’s defense, right?”

"Yes, sir, I am temporarily taking command of the Chapter Master." Mikael said cautiously, fearing that his words would be offensive in any way, but this is normal, after all, you are facing a primarch.

You can be as nervous as a child sometimes, right?

Guilliman smiled cordially, pointed at the map and walked to the side, "Then please introduce the situation to us. I just got up and need to know more."

"Of course, sir." Mikael said and immediately turned to face the map. Before adjusting the holographic dial, he saw Vito walking past him from the corner of his eye. The latter walked to Guilliman very naturally, and there was no trace of anything at all.

The feeling of awe is palpable.

Vito could see that Mikael and many others felt puzzled and confused. He smiled jokingly and leaned back on the holographic map with his arms folded. Vito raised his eyebrows and looked at Guilliman who looked aside and shrugged slightly, "

Introduce me to your children, they seem to need it."

"Well, if that's necessary." Guilliman said, turning to look at Mikael, and then turned to face everyone.

"This person is the Supreme Marshal of the Empire, Vito Constantine, the supreme leader of the Imperial Army, Navy and all armed forces, the Grand Master of the Inquisition and the Assassin's Chamber, and the Chief High Lord. When I am away, I will take over as the Regent and Regent of the Empire.

The first in command of the Astartes."

Mikael looked at Vito in stunned silence. His expression was exactly what Vito expected, exactly the same as when Sicarius found out. Everyone who didn't know Vito's identity looked at Vito in stunned silence. They looked at each other.

Watch, completely in shock.

Vito scanned the expressions of each of them, and was very satisfied that he had delayed the reveal until now. The effect of the show was as good as he expected, or even better, but he really had no time to enjoy this moment.

Vito looked at Calga and smiled, and the latter also nodded to Vito in understanding. The Chapter Leader looked around at the people who were whispering in shock and scolded them loudly.

"We are still fighting now. We will talk about the rest of the battle after the war. Lord Guilliman, Lord Marshal, please continue." Calgar looked at the two of them and said. Guilliman looked at Calgar with satisfaction and nodded, and then

Look at Mikael with a smile.

"Please don't mind this little episode and please continue, company commander."

Mikael nodded blankly, but quickly regained his composure. He quickly began to operate the holographic projection map in front of him. With the adjustment of the holographic map, Macragge's complete planet projection soon appeared in Kiri.

In front of Mann's eyes, Mikael pointed to the situation in the orbit of the planet.

"The current battle situation on the track is going smoothly. The Imperial Navy and the Dark Angels have severely damaged the Chaos Fleet. Now the enemy has retreated to the east and north."

As Mikael's fingers zoomed in on his hologram as he spoke, the surface of the planet quickly zoomed in, and the two red and green lands appeared in front of his eyes, "On the east and north sides of Macragge, Chaos comes from Huaiyan respectively.

The Hunters and the Night Lords occupied the northern area, where they used bloody massacres and spells to create a flesh portal under the spell of Erebus, transmitting Chaos Demons directly to this land."

"Erebus? Where is he too?" Vito said suddenly alertly. Loken on the other side also frowned and strode forward. Both of them looked at Mikael with a serious look on his face, as if they heard something more important than anything else.

Want important things.

Mikael was a little confused, but still nodded, "Yes, according to the report of the retreating troops, they clearly stated that the traitors were led by a red traitor space warrior whose face was completely disfigured but still had scriptures engraved on it. We believe that

That is the Dark Apostle Erebus."

"Erebus! Marshal, we must find him, he must pay the price for everything!" Loken suddenly cursed. Loken rarely cursed, he always remained rational and calm, even if he was about to be hit on the head.

His expression didn't change even when he was shot, but when he heard the name Erebus, he suddenly became excited, like an enraged wolf.

Vitor raised his hand to signal Loken to calm down. The latter took a deep breath and nodded. Gavier Loken nodded to Mikael and Guilliman and apologized, "I'm sorry, sir, please forgive me for my offense."

"I'm not offended, Captain Loken, I'm glad you're alive, that's the most encouraging thing." Guilliman said, nodding to Mikael, "But please let us continue.

Come on, Captain Mikael, continue your briefing."

"Of course, my lord." Mikael said, pointing to the battle line map, "In the south, the traitorous Death Guard Legion created a plague. Nurgle's vicious plague poisoned the land of Macragge. The source of the plague is here.

The city of Ravenna.”

Mikael pointed to the sign in the center of the diseased area. It was an eye-catching biochemical sign, symbolizing that the land had been completely swallowed up by the disease.
To be continued...