In fact, the Dark Angel of 30k is not as mysterious, terrifying, or evil as rumored.
I hope that's the case.
At least as long as they don't act too excessively on the surface, these lions will not take the initiative to spy on other legions like Alpha did - at least they have to wait for the Emperor to hint first.
So just do a little surface work and there's no need to panic.
Hades first repeatedly told those oil guys not to make random noises recently, and then sent the Cerberus troops to Rust Prime to assist the Mechanicus in the cleanup, because he had vaguely realized that something was wrong with the Cerberus.
But not now, we have to fool the dark angels first.
The Death Guards don't need to be told, they will hide their green-glowing weapons themselves.
In fact, the Death Guard doesn't have many secrets, Hades asked himself.
It's just that he knows a little about the future, has some necromancy technology, anti-psychic troops, and a special oil man. That's all.
Hmm. Hades sat in the office chair and buried his head between his crossed hands. The crumbling documents on the desk almost drowned Hades. The command screen in front of him was still emitting a bright blue light.
Not much, not much, not much—
Aren’t there more ghosts?!
Just knowing about rebellion and corruption is enough to be a big deal, not to mention the necromancy technology, which is called necromancy technology at best, and the secret research of alien technology at worst, and the Death Guard's seemingly crazy Mechanicus partner.
What’s even more dangerous is that there seem to be missionaries starting to appear in the army recently.
These few points alone are enough to put the Death Guard on the fire.
Hades turned his head and glanced at the giant scythe-wielding Ogryn who was reviewing the battle report. Mortarion was obviously confused by the report submitted by the officers below, and was squinting at the thing.
Looks like someone's going to be in trouble.
Hades covered his eyes. How did it come to this
What is going on
Obviously, they just want to get rid of the threat of Nurgle. Whether it is developing necromancy technology or developing anti-psychic forces, it is a good thing. But why
[Commander Hades, the Dark Angel has arrived.]
When Gala's voice sounded in the channel, Hades immediately sat up straight.
[Ahem, Jialuo, just connect normally. ]
Yes, Hades sent Garro to receive the Dark Angels, while he and Mortarion were writing a report summary of the battle on the Endurance.
The reason is, of course, that they don't want to work. No, it's because the leader of this dark angel is Astelan, so Hades decisively sent out Garro.
Because Astelan is also a Terran.
Not only that, Astelan was one of the first 5,000 Space Marines, one of the first to follow the Emperor, and even participated in the campaign to encircle and suppress the Thunder Warriors. He also had an anti-Chaos aura bestowed by the Emperor himself in his mind.
But it was such a Terran veteran with full buffs who finally chose to betray the Lion King, became a fallen angel, and had a very bad reputation.
Although judging by the twisted relationship chart of the First Legion, this guy seems to be an extreme egoist, but he may not have really betrayed the Empire.
True and false, the existence of the inner ring further obscures the truth.
The only thing Hades could be sure of was that Astelan hated the Lion King extremely and was being marginalized by the Lion King, otherwise he would not appear here, on an unimportant side battlefield.
At the same time, this guy is extremely cunning. After Astelan became a fallen angel and was arrested, the strong men in the Stone Fortress tied him up and interrogated him for fifteen years, asking him to confess.
Not only did this guy not repent, he also brainwashed the interrogating priest.
What is talent? This is talent!
So Hades plans to send Gala to investigate such a being first. It would be bad if he fails to perform well.
But there will definitely be no problem with Garo. This combat company commander is best at communicating with others without any expression.
As long as he has no expression, there will be no flaws.
In fact, Hades reasonably suspected that Garro had facial paralysis. Not only that, other warriors of the Death Guard also had this tendency, such as being taciturn and so on.
Hmm. Hades looked in Mortarion's direction thoughtfully again, but Mortarion wore a mask every day, and who knows if this guy also has facial paralysis.
"Welcome, brother of the First Legion."
In the dull bone white and deep night black, the representatives of the two legions shook hands with each other, firmly and with absolute indifference.
"Death Guard, Garro."
"Dark Angel, Astelan."
Garro looked at the dark angel in silence. His power armor had obviously been carefully maintained, but it still bore the marks of time, those tiny scratches and dents.
Garo's power armor was not very neat either. In fact, the power armor of the Death Guard was not very clean.
Their Primarch did not care too much about appearance, and the other Death Guards who could lead the Legion did not care about appearance either, so the Death Guards were not so particular about the maintenance of their armor.
Perhaps other legions would find it difficult to understand this behavior, but just as the Death Guard do not care about their armor, they do not care about how others look at them.
Just like now, Garo could read some strange expression in Astelan's silent eyes
More like, sympathy
Garro knew Astelan, which was why he was standing here instead of Hades.
After knowing that the person on the opposite ship was Astelan, Hades decisively sent Garo over.
Garo still remembered that Hades paused for a rare moment after hearing Astelan.
Sometimes, Garo was really curious about why a new recruit who had just joined the legion for less than a hundred years could be more familiar with some things than he was.
Even if he used the explanation of having been to Mars, Garo had never seen other casting masters like this. Those people were obviously more familiar with gears than with people.
But Hades immediately rushed over howling, interrupting his thoughts.
"Garro, it's up to you. Play Tai Chi with him! The Death Guard's little secret is up to you!"
Hades held Garo's hand with a mysterious expression on his face and said strange words.
Garo looked at Hades in silence, accustomed to the commander's intermittent illnesses, but this at least meant that Hades was confident about this meeting.
"When fellow villagers meet, their eyes are filled with tears."
Yes, Astelan is also of Terran descent, just like Garro.
Not only that, Astelan was one of the earliest Space Marines, had followed the Emperor the longest and knew the most.
Knows most.
But it seems that his loyalty to the Emperor did not bring him glory in the First Legion.
Carefully caring for the dents on the power armor, Garo certainly knew what this meant. Their legion did not care about them and the supplies were not the most timely.
Jialuo remained silent. For him in the past, this truth was just one of many possibilities.
Although the current approval work was not exciting, at least the legion commander and commander were still willing to throw these confidential documents onto his desk.
"I recognize you. Terra's brother."
Astelan spoke slowly.
"Yes," Jia Luo nodded.
"For the Emperor."
The two said in unison, then smiled in tacit understanding.
"Nice to meet you, at least we can talk about the glory of the past."
Astelan smiled, and Garo wasn't sure if it was genuine or just a test.
Jialuo paused and spoke hesitantly.
".Glory accompanies the Great Crusade at all times."
But Garro's previous silence had already revealed his position to Astelan, that is, they might all have some complaints about the Primarch.
That's why he needs other Death Guards to help him improve. In this regard, Garro actually has no dissatisfaction with Mortarion.
But he needed to show it like this, thankfully it was Hades who reviewed this operation, so Garro had no other concerns about it, and the unconventional commander could certainly read the mood of the scene without saying anything.
Astelan nodded and continued to talk more deeply.
"We followed the footsteps of the aliens and came here. We are well aware of their danger and cunning. Brother Garo, may I ask how much blood and price your legion paid for this?"
Jia Luo was silent for a long time, then he slowly opened his mouth and said with some difficulty,
"A lot, much more than I thought."
Refers to the consumption of ammunition, which is basically empty.
Astelan blinked, and without a moment's hesitation, he saluted solemnly towards Garo.
"The Dark Angels were supposed to be here, to share this pain with you, but we were too late—"
"No, brother, it was your pursuit that caused the Randan fleet to step into the trap set by the Death Guard in advance. The quick end of this battle is inseparable from your help."
On the other end of the channel, Hades listened to Garo and Astelan arguing, each talking humbly.
Act, and continue acting.
In fact, according to the detectors deployed by Hades on the Death Guard fleet and the No. 3 mining planet, during the time when Astelan and Garro were arguing, the Dark Angels had already conducted a rough survey of the Death Guard fleet.
Why else would Hades be sitting here? Why not just go and do some boarding on the spur of the moment? It's not like he's really taking a break.
Of course the dark angels could not discover anything. After all, the Black Domain was not like psychic power or something like that, which would leave a few strange symbols on the ground after use. The Black Domain could be used at any time, which was convenient and quick.
The Ran Dan main ship was also filled with poison gas by the Death Guards. The corpses without external injuries were rotting in the poison gas, so no one could find out how they died.
The oil guys who were shouting on Just also shut up. Although these oil guys look crazy, when they get smart, their acting skills are better than anyone else.
After a rough review, the Dark Angels naturally found nothing. Although a detailed investigation would definitely reveal something fishy, the Dark Angels had no motive or reason to conduct a detailed investigation.
While listening to the conversation between Garo and Astelan, Hades paid attention to the information coming from the command screen. It can be seen that these dark angels who were "exiled" to the side battlefield were quite resentful towards the Lion King.
As for their vigilance—
"My 'brother', he's still too sensitive."
Mortarion had finished reviewing the pile of battle reports, and the Primarch walked over and stared at the screen in front of Hades.
"It may be because the Randan people made them too nervous. The Randan are indeed difficult to deal with."
Hades said casually, continuing to listen to the interplay between Garro and Astelan on the channel. As expected of Terrans, they had already begun reminiscing about their conquest of the solar system.
"Difficult to deal with?"
Mortarion roughly recalled the whole process of the Death Guard beating Randan, which seemed to be in no way "difficult to deal with".
But if Hades wasn't there, Mortarion thought about it and realized that enemies who could be controlled by psychic power were indeed troublesome. In this battle, some mortals were also controlled by the enemy, causing a small-scale loss of control.
But it’s still not to the point of being “difficult to deal with”.
That only means one thing, that is, Lion Johnson is not -
Hades, who was drinking water, almost spit out a mouthful of water.
Mortarion shifted his gaze again.
"What are you doing?"
"Ahem, it's okay, it's okay."
Hades waved his hands repeatedly, mainly because he had been listening to the conversation between Garo and Astelan.
In fact, Hades still underestimated Garro's interpersonal skills. Probably after receiving the news from the Dark Angels, Astelan has begun to tell Garro tactfully that they do not want to get involved in the battle of the Death Guard.
This guy was talking about how many people they brought with him as if he was showing off, but Hades felt that it seemed like this guy was just playing the victim and that the Yin-Yang Lion was not a human being.
Garro naturally heard it, and calmly told Astelan that the glory of this battle would naturally be shared equally between them.
Of course it was Hades' instruction, but they didn't care about it anyway.
Oh, maybe Mortarion cared before, but it doesn't matter now. After experiencing several brothers, Mortarion realized that it might be a shame to get the same glory as them.
The other party also heard Jialuo's hidden intention, and the two of them were like a double act, singing the same tune and making a decision.
The Dark Angels would have the glory, while the Death Guard would replenish their pursuing fleet with ammunition to facilitate their return.
And because of the heavy losses they suffered in the war, the Dark Angels naturally would not participate in the subsequent cleanup work.
Hades knocked on the table. These dark angels sounded like they were trying to get something for nothing, even though they didn't ask for anything important.
Hades and the Death Guard didn't want to be too conspicuous.
But Hades really wanted to praise the other party for his talent. His ability to take the detour downhill and pretend to be confused made him worthy of being from the First Legion. His acting skills were great.
From Astelan's point of view, he and his fleet were "exiled" to a remote battlefield, and he was already dissatisfied with the Lion King.
He once again encountered the Death Guards who seemed to have their own "little secrets". After a preliminary screening and judging the position based on Garo's, he decisively chose to stop moving forward, take some benefits and run.
Anyway, every legion has its own things to do, except for the crazy Alpha, who should not see anything until the Emperor gives the official order.
I just don't know what he will report when he returns to the First Legion. But Hades is already prepared to ask the First Legion to be on guard against them.
Hades was thinking, but unexpectedly, Mortarion seemed dissatisfied with Hades' answer and reached out to open the communication channel.
No, no, no, Hades can't sell Gala—
"Hey, I'm listening."
Mortarion paused for a moment.
"What are they talking about, Hades?"
Hades took a deep breath.
"Scold your immediate boss."
"Lion Jonson?"
Hades looked at Mortarion speechlessly. He knew that this elder brother would not have any self-awareness, or rather, he would not think in that direction.
Mortarion's voice revealed a sense of gloating.
"I knew it."
Hades held himself together and nodded seriously.
"Yes, so I don't think you are suitable to listen to this kind of complaints between soldiers."
"After all, the First Legion Commander is your brother."
"Ah, yes, he is."
Mortarion pulled his hand back very easily, although he really wanted to hear how they cursed, but as Hades reminded him, they were still "brothers", right
As a "brother", he still had to give Lion's Jonson some face, even if Mortarion really wanted to repeat these words in front of Lion.
Ah... I have exams starting tomorrow. I'll check and see that my score is 7.1, so the updates may not be stable in the next few days and I won't send out individual notifications.
I know I won’t be able to update tomorrow, so I’ll make up for it during the summer vacation.
Happy reading everyone.
(End of this chapter)