What came to Badab Prime was a Hellfire-class heavy cruiser, an ancient battleship used by the Empire during the Great Crusade. The battleship was known for its solid structure and powerful firepower, but the long range and high power of the light spear array This is largely due to the sacrifice of the shield generator, so the ship's shield is much weaker than that of warships of the same class. Another design problem is that the cabins on the ship except for the engine and plasma reactor are basically It was occupied by a huge armory that provided ammunition for long guns and short cannons. This meant that the crew on the ship only had a very narrow space for movement and could not carry a lot of supplies. It was difficult to do the job without the support of transport boats and frigates. Long distance patrol mission.
Therefore, after the end of the Great Rebellion, the navy, which focused on maintaining the empire's vast territory, gradually gave up on this type of warships and basically decommissioned them all. They can only be seen among the Chaos Rebels.
The hull of this Hellfire-class heavy cruiser is engraved with a huge metal skull logo, which represents that it comes from the Fourth Legion, and a line of text next to it highlights its notoriety -
Erase the number.
Tes Dassadra stood on the bridge. He wore enlarged and thickened armor. His left shoulder was painted with the yellow and black warning stripes common in the legion. He held his helmet in his hand, revealing a face that seemed to be cut from granite. , with sharp edges and corners, looking down at the pirate world intently.
Old Badab is not a very big planet. It is just the ancient spaceport framework and the surrounding orbital platforms that make it look very big. After years of weathering, some building structures are painted with dirty red paint, while others are engraved. There are dark symbols for summoning rituals. The Red Pirates and the fleets of various war gangs are anchored nearby. In addition to various types of warships, there are also a large number of transport aircraft used to transport labor and slaves. Many lost and captured imperial transport ships and large ships have also been transported by the Red Sea. The pirates repurposed it for evil purposes, and the engineering ships of the Dark Mechanicus kept shuttled back and forth, happily performing demonic rituals and blasphemous transformations.
If you look carefully, you will find that the planet has no oceans and its atmosphere is very thin. The land is divided into several pieces, and in between are huge magma rifts that can be seen clearly from space.
At the end of the siege of Badab, Huron activated the planet's destruction device. The natural climate of old Badab was completely destroyed, the earth's core went berserk, the earth's crust ruptured, and the continent fell into a state of continuous instability.
After his return, although he spent a lot of effort to repair it, the condition of old Badab was irreversible. Only the originally restless core of the earth calmed down, but the surface of the planet was left with endless desolation, heat and division. .
Through the observation window, Tes Dassadra saw a high bulge in the largest part of the barren and broken continent, like an independent, bloated and fat hive.
That was the center of Huron's rule over Badab in the past, the reconstructed Palace of Thorns.
Apart from the Palace of Thorns, the most conspicuous thing about the planet was the nine huge silver towers outside the Palace of Thorns. He guessed that they should be some kind of subspace energy hub.
At this time, a voice sounded, coming from the bridge communications office.
"Master, the other party requires identification."
"Open the communication channel."
Different voices were transmitted into the bridge through the loudspeaker, and the communications officer exchanged information with the other party. When the negotiation was completed, a berth was opened at the orbital station.
"Welcome, Lord Tes Dassadra of the Iron Warriors."
A sound sounded, like the scream of steel scraping against rock.
"Lord Hong Suo is aware of your arrival and asked me to act on your behalf -"
"No need for etiquette, I can just go and see him directly."
"Uh, but."
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. Mr. Hong Suo said that I will meet all your requirements, no problem."
Soon, the ship was anchored in the port, and the Iron Warriors took a transport plane and a weathered Storm Bird to the ground.
With trembling and roaring, Storm Bird spiraled into the thin atmosphere, flying all the way towards the giant building at the pole of the planet. Soon he saw clearly the appearance of the reconstructed Palace of Thorns - it was a nightmarish building.
Occupied on a small continent, it was half palace and half fortress. Among the clock towers, spiers and rusty spiers of the warp that soared into the sky, Dassadra also saw the void shield generator and the ground orbit.
Laser turret.
All barracks, squares, and armories are equipped with heavy weapon protection, and the thick walls are also covered with various large turrets and demonic engines from the Dark Mechanicus.
Following the guidance, the pilot controlled the aircraft, passed through the fleet of transport aircraft carrying cultists to pray and mutant coolies to the factory, bypassed the scaffolding of the dark altar under construction, and moved among various flight guidance instruments, amidst a thick layer of heavy metal.
Descending in the smoke, we came to the factory area and the airport that transported religious workers to them.
There is a landing platform exclusively for VIPs. The walls around the tower are surrounded by spiked guardrails as sharp as swords. The platform itself is a pentagon surrounded by destruction marks and giant electronic candles. Before the storm,
The bird landed, and the ragged cultists rushed up from the stone steps. Behind them was a group of huge humanoid figures with spikes and clad in dirty red armor.
"Preparing for landing."
Hovering on the take-off and landing platform, the pilot slightly shifted the landing position, blowing away the cultists who came over, and then fell heavily, extinguishing the aircraft's engine.
"Let's go."
Dassadra walked through the cargo hold, with several armored followers following him. He pressed the switch that opened the unloading ramp, took off his helmet, and magnetically attached it to his lower back.
When they walked down, they saw a team of red pirates.
The bolters they were equipped with were all ancient models, and some of their armors were fused with their twisted flesh, revealing red muscles and gleaming rune marks under the cracked armor.
One of them was not wearing a helmet, and his mutation was even more significant. Half of his face belonged to a bald, bronze-skinned warrior, and the other half was occupied by a beast with fangs, yellow eyes, and one horn.
The devil's half of the mouth seems to be smiling narcissistically, while the other half of the mouth is silently curved downwards.
"welcome."
The ferocious-looking red pirate said in a low voice:
"Dassadra from the Fourth Legion, I am Habibo, Lord Honso's defense purge officer."
His voice almost came from two throats, one was playful and the other was gloomy and desperate.
"Um."
Dassadra just snorted and said nothing more. Habibo was not annoyed. After all, the other party was someone Huron specifically named to entertain. During this time, there were many warbands and Chaos champions coming to Badab.
, but there are no more than ten people with this treatment, which shows the relationship between them.
"this way please."
Following the opponent's departure from the landing platform, the Iron Warrior was escorted down the steps and into the main building of the Palace of Thorns.