The huge star fort is like a dead starfish, clinging to the orbit of the planet, surrounded by the wreckage and remains of dead battleships.
New Badab is not only the home of the red pirates, but also the center of pirate activities in the Maelstrom Star Region and even the entire star domain. It integrates many functions such as the black market, mercenary market, slave market, etc. In a sense, it can even be said that The busiest trading port in the entire star field.
What's special about it is that it is not entirely located in subspace like many worlds in the Eye of Terror. In fact, the area where New Badab is located is a rift node between subspace and the physical universe, which makes this area both You can enjoy the convenience of navigation in subspace, but it is not like the dangers in subspace.
And such an important place naturally has a lot of defense power. At least six cruisers are moored on both sides of the star port, and hundreds of destroyers and frigates are swimming in the vast area, like small fish surrounding Leviathan.
The weapon arrays on the star fort were also in standby, and the scanning arrays were constantly scanning the debris floating in the darkness.
The Eye of Hell has been strengthened and armed many times, and its overall firepower is stronger than that of a battleship. However, due to structural problems, the firepower layout is relatively scattered, but it is enough to repel any incoming enemies.
At this time, there was a sudden disturbance in the distant subspace, and then a red warship jumped out of the void.
When it approached, the surrounding small battleships dispersed, and a series of praises and prayers began to be broadcast on the Star Castle channel. The weapons were not activated, the astrology scanning system was not turned on, and the void shield was not raised.
A flurry of communications flew through the void, identifying marks were verified, passwords were exchanged.
Among all the communication channels, the humming chant is particularly harsh, because this battleship is called Death Whisper and belongs to the "Blood Forest" Adnus.
He was once the second company commander of the Mantis Warriors, and he was also the former chapter leader who personally killed the Ranger Warriors during the Badab War. After the war, he went to hell with Huron and became a powerful Chaos warrior. Lord - although he does not trust any evil god alone.
Soon, the battleship began to slow down outside the gravity port away from the Eye of Hell, its propellers changed from yellow to black, and then it stopped.
Not long after, a Thunderhawk took off from the hangar of the battleship and flew into the interior of the Eye of Hell.
Inside the Thunder Eagle, Adnus sat quietly and was bathed in dim red. No one spoke except for the turbulent air currents.
Twenty warriors from the Silent Sons warband under his command were waiting on the seats. Their scarlet armor was smeared with ashes, and spikes with sacred symbols hung from their shoulder armor.
These people were all mantis warriors in the past, and now they have become terrible killers, but their past habits have not changed.
The Mantis Warriors were created during the Eighth Founding of the M34 era. They were a sub-group of the White Scars, created to relieve pressure in the Maelstrom region.
During the Badab War, the Mantis Warriors, along with the Executioners and the Lamenters, sided with the traitorous Star Claws.
The first recorded involvement of the Loyalist Chapter occurred in 904.M41, when the Firehawk Chapter's battleship Zealotfire was attacked and captured by the Mantis Warriors.
In 907.M41, when Badab was besieged by the Empire, two Loyalist Chapters were selected to investigate the worlds occupied by the Mantis Warriors and Executioners.
In 912.M41, after the rebellion was suppressed and the Star Claws were nearly wiped out, the Mantis Warriors were defeated and disarmed, although they were eventually granted the Emperor's forgiveness and sent on a Centennial Atonement Crusade.
But compared to the Lamenters, they were punished much more severely because they killed the Chapter Master of the Ranger Warriors.
As the primary person responsible, the Chapter Master of the Mantis Warriors was stripped of his honor and armor, thrown into the death row of the Inquisition, and spent the rest of his life in solitary confinement.
The other part of the atonement, the Mantis Warriors' home planet of Odkar, was confiscated by the Space Sharks who participated in the war as a loyal group, and was eventually looted.
Therefore, many Mantis warriors knew that the chapter had committed a serious crime, and were unwilling to accept cruel punishment, so they joined Huron's army and abandoned the Emperor's light.
Huron was also happy to receive these powerful warriors.
There is a flaw in the gene seed of the mantis warrior, and the transplantation of the pre-set stomach does not work normally. When a mantis warrior enters a specific mental state, such as deep pious repentance, the pre-set stomach gland will secrete a strong
A potent neurotoxin capable of permanently altering a Space Marine's physiology.
This poison will change these Space Marines' perception of time and space, increase their reaction speed to an almost predictable level, and also increase their strength beyond their original limits.
From the perspective of ordinary people, the Mantis Warrior almost easily avoided everything before it happened.
Unfortunately, this extraordinary gift comes at a price - this change is irreversible, and over time, these Space Marines will be able to focus on their target and nothing else, and the Mantis Warriors will this state of mind.
Known as "War-minded", each company has a team of warriors who dedicate everything they have to the emperor, and fall into a state of "War-minded" due to such an act of faith. These teams are called pious mantises.
Adnus and his warband are just a group of devout mantises, and their way to alleviate this defect is long periods of silence and meditation, so outsiders can rarely see them talking or moving.
But as soon as they make a move, they will cause a terrible bloody storm.
Adnus lowered his head and closed his eyes. The air around him vibrated with his silent prayer, and he could feel the Thunder Eagle slowing down.
The gunboat lowered its landing gear and docked on the deck, its body trembling.
Adnus stood up first, and the Sons of Silence immediately stood up in unison.
Amidst the sound of friction, the gunboat lowered the front take-off and landing pedals, and Adnus glanced outside a few times.
"Let's go."
The cabin door opened wide, and Adnus left the cabin and stepped into the light, followed by his brothers.
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This is a huge hall, the edge of which is hidden in the darkness, and three red pirates stand loosely on the deck waiting.
Adnus knew them, Huron's three captains, responsible for the defense of the Eye of Hell. The leader was the one in the middle, Kelkus, the fourth captain.
Normally, Third Company Commander Nasir Wotek should also be here at this time.
However, something seemed to have happened to him a week ago, and he left in his ship, the Tyrant's Claw, as if he was going to do some big business.
Adnus didn't care about this, he also hated that arrogant and rough guy, and he understood the reason why Huron didn't take that guy with him on this expedition - most of the time he only did bad things.
"Dear Lord Adnus, welcome back."
Following Kelkus' greeting, the two company commanders on his left and right also bowed their heads slightly.
Huron attaches great importance to and respects the champions and warriors under his command, and also requires his subordinates to respect these champions. Therefore, although Adnus is only the leader of a small warband, in front of these company commanders, he can enjoy the second best
Huron Rite.
In this regard, it was not just luck that Huron was able to gather such a powerful force in such a short period of time.
Adnus smiled.
"I also pay my highest respect to you."
The words were calm and the sincerity in them was clearly visible.
"Did the patrol mission go well?"
"Everything went well, there was nothing unusual around, except that the news from Nasir Wotek was suddenly interrupted."
The scar extending to Kelkus's mouth moved, and everyone knew that his relationship with the third company commander was tense.
"Maybe he is busy with something."
"I guess so."
Adnus nodded, turned around and walked towards the depths of the Star Castle, with Kelkus following behind him.
As they gradually approached the center of the star fort, Adnus realized that the power of the subspace had penetrated most of the main structure of the star fort, and the semi-descended demons escaped from the edge of his vision, hiding in the dark and observing secretly.
When entering a main passage, Adnus stopped.
The buzzing of the power armor and the sound of armor boots hitting the ground were accompanied by vibrations.
In the passage, he unexpectedly met another "stranger".
Malek, the leader of the remaining black armored guards of the Eighth Legion, his skin is as pale as a corpse, his whole person is wrapped gloomily in the obsidian cavalry terminator, peeled human skin and human bones can be seen everywhere on the surface of the armor, and the eighth
The characteristic lightning pattern of the Legion.
"Good morning, Lord Adnus."
Malek's voice was hoarse.
"Although I'm happy for your arrival, I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Do we need to make an appointment in advance for our meeting? I will only show up where I am needed."
Adnus glanced at Kelkus.
"You need me here, don't you."
Malek did not answer, but a different meaning flashed in Kelkus's eyes.
"Any warrior is welcome in my master's court."
"I have something else to do, so I won't talk anymore."
After saying that, Malek took heavy steps and missed Adnus' right side.
After he disappeared around the corner, Adnus whispered.
"Keep an eye on him and his leather traders during this period. No matter what they do, report to me in time."