Angeltai felt a lump in his throat and stared at Pluto, hoping that the other party would believe his words.
In the distance, the picture in the porthole was of armies fighting each other.
Where should he begin
"Perturabo betrayed us."
Anglete said painfully,
"My Lord Lorgar originally planned to go to the frontiers of the Great Crusade to spread the faith and visit his brothers along the way."
"Originally, the Word Bearers could not reach this territory, but the Fourth Legion showed us a way, a warp channel leading to this place."
"You had an exceptionally smooth voyage, I suppose?"
Hades' voice rang out, and he pointed an ivory-white pistol carved with intricate patterns at the captain's head sitting in the driver's seat, leaving only an obscure profile of Angletai.
"Yes," Angertai replied hoarsely, "Then the traitor invited us to Cadia, where we saw the natives who believed in blasphemous foreigners and even spoke Colchis."
As Anglete's memories began to deepen, he clenched his fists involuntarily.
He remembered... He remembered...
"That traitor... That traitor deliberately let my Lord send the Imperial Guards away."
Angletai could smell the blood in his own mouth. He had even done this...
In a trance, his pupils reflected the receding figure of the Primarch Lorgar at the junction of dawn and dusk that day.
The darkness surged up like a tide. Angertai was in a trance for a moment. He stared at Pluto again.
"Don't get caught up in the emotion, get to the point,"
Hades frowned and looked at Angertai thoughtfully.
"The two armies are still fighting, and I hope you know that time is precious."
Ingrethe immediately changed his words.
"After his reunion with Perturabo, the Primarch father changed. His temperament changed drastically. He began to compile texts about the Faith on Cadia, mobilized the Word Bearers on a large scale, and planned to kill... the Custodians."
Hades glanced at him.
"Then what?"
Angertai took out the Lorgar Scepter from his back. The exquisite religious gold-plated carvings on the black stone scepter sparkled. It was unclear whether it was the dazzling light reflected by the gold and jewels themselves under the light, or the light emitted by the scepter itself.
"I went to my father in private, and he gave it to me, and ordered me to go to you or the God-Emperor."
Angelte looked at Hades, who had been indifferently on guard, and turned his head. He stared at the scepter, and in an instant, the command seat, which was the brightest in the entire room, became dim, and the darkness flowed down like a sticky swamp.
They flowed to Angerte's feet and stood on the scepter, their brilliance obscured by dust, but the next moment, all the changes in light and shadow disappeared without a trace, as if the dark swamp just now was just an illusion.
Hades pondered for a moment, then he took out the emperor's finger bone hanging around his neck, pondered it for a few times, and put it back.
This feeling... is it very similar to the feeling given to him by the Emperor's finger bones? But it's not exactly the same. It's darker and mixed with other psychic energy... It's not the Emperor's psychic energy, but it's very similar. Is it Lorgar's own psychic energy of faith
Unfortunately, the psychic power contained there was not well guided. It just stayed there, and Hades obviously could not chant a spell to draw out the power there.
Hades stared at Angertai. This seemed like the kindness that Lorgar left for his loyal descendants, but he would not use it. Hades could not imagine how he should use this power. At the same time, there was no one else around him who understood psychic powers except an oil man.
"What else did Lorgar tell you?"
Ingreta opened his mouth.
"No, my father's condition at the time was not very good. He couldn't control himself. He just stood there."
Ingerte almost squeezed these words out from between his teeth.
Hades pondered, was Lorgar possessed by another spirit, similar to Fulgrim in the original book
It all depends on whether Luo Jia can remain steadfast in front of the Four Gods, or whether she will eventually fall like the Phoenix.
Hades thought deeply, but his conclusion was simple. Based on his past understanding of Lorgar, Hades did not hold much hope for Lorgar.
What Hades needs to do is to keep the loyalists within the Word Bearers as much as possible, and at the same time make the best use of their roles. Even if it means sacrifice, Hades hopes that they can play their due value.
Under the flames of war, Hades can only try his best to exchange victory for the least damage. To Pluto, each chess piece has a different value, and the priority has been marked from the beginning.
It's just reality.
“… What’s your name?”
Hades spoke softly, but in fact he had already guessed the identity of the Word Bearer.
"My Lord, my name is Anglete."
Hades sensed silently... He could feel that even now, prayers about him were still echoing within the Word Bearers, and since he himself was now on the Law of Faith, Hades could be sure that the degree to which he "responded" to his believers had reached a peak.
Among them, Hades could also vaguely feel the soul of Angerte, who was standing opposite him at the moment. It was a hot and firm golden color, but was wrapped in a circle of heavy darkness on the outermost side.
Well, Hades thought, he was loyal and he was capable.
Then it's time to go work for him.
Hades raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and green arcs flashed across the power armor around Angerte.
Angeltai lowered his head in surprise and found that his power armor began to repair itself. The metal seemed to have life and the scratches began to heal on their own.
… This can only be described as a miracle.
"Angleterre,"
Angertai was silent. He even felt a little embarrassed. Pluto's voice had obviously become... different. It was no longer cold and motionless. Instead, it was solemn and serious.
"I am Hades."
Hades said,
"I need your help. The Order of Silence needs your help. Humanity and the Imperium need your help... and I suspect the Word Bearers and Lorgar need you, too."
Hades spoke while paying attention to the time. He recalled how the Emperor pua people. How did the Emperor make others work for him with just a few words
He began to recall the past when he was PUA'd by the Emperor.
Angeltai swallowed imperceptibly, staring at the giant in black armor. The entire space in the command room began to distort, as if a flashing black and white picture, with a strange green color swirling between the instruments. The mortal crew members almost had convulsions, but they continued to steer the ship under the terrifying pressure of Pluto.
"The first betrayer has already appeared among his descendants. Time is running out for humans."
Hades said calmly,
"Angeltai, the Word Bearers were the first to blow the whistle on this betrayal. You were chosen, and you are also chosen."
"Lorgar chose you,"
Pluto's gaze moved back, staring at the two dark spears behind Angerte, and the three-headed hounds glaring at him.
"You bear the spear of the crime of judging traitors, and I have chosen you."
Angertai took a deep breath and listened to the subtle crackling sounds around him.
"So what can I do?"
He asked softly, and the being hidden in the darkness spoke without question,
"Save the Word Bearers,"
Hades said,
"You have not yet fallen completely, Angertai. Speak to your battle-brothers, tell them the truth, and then turn the Word Bearers' guns on the true traitors."
Anglete stood there, his muscles tense, his teeth clenched tightly, and a hoarse voice came out of his mouth.
"Then... Sir... Is our father Lorgar still alive...?"
Pluto stared at him emotionlessly.
"The bond between the Primarch and the Legion is powerful, Angertai. If Lorgar still has hope, then his Legion cannot be completely corrupted."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hades put away the gun that was against the captain's head. He walked down the command platform swiftly and strode towards the exit door, passing by the stunned Angelte.
At the same time, other footsteps were heard. The Soulless One, the Great Sage, and even Thor the Word Bearer entered the command room and took over the Law of Faith on behalf of Hades.
Angertai saw the great sage stop and bow to Hades.
"My Lord, the Law of Faith has taken over."
The great sage said so.
The voice of Hades sounded,
"Angeltai, from now on the Order of Silence will assist you in taking over the Word Bearers and do what you want and what you can do."
Hades' figure sank into the darkness of the corridor, as urgent as he had come.
Ingreta was stunned.
While talking with Angelte, Hades commanded the ships of the Order of Silence to continue moving forward, and also ordered the Signal Law to turn around and withdraw from this front line.
Although Hades could not control other Word Bearers ships, the Word Bearers' mothership, Queen of Glory, was slowly turning the rudder in the entire fleet. Such a giant directly disrupted the formation of the ships around it, and the Order of Silence, which took advantage of the chaos, followed the Law of Faith like a fish swimming close to a giant whale.
The skinny Kocytus was sticking close to the Law of Faith, like the shadow cast by the Law of Faith in the void.
The huge sister-like ships were dancing cheek to cheek in the Word Bearers' fleet. They could not be too close, as the gravity of the two ships would interfere with each other, nor could they be too far away, otherwise the Black Stone Spire on the Korkuts would not be able to cast its ominous shadow on the Law of Faith.
Without any hesitation, Hades left the Law of Faith directly, took off the carrier-based aircraft that had been waiting for the Lord of the Underworld for a long time, and returned to the Kokutus.
At this moment, the two giant ships had already sailed to the very end of the Word Bearers' line, and the black ships of the Order of Silence sailed out in a formation. Next, this dark fleet abandoned the Word Bearers fleet that had been dispersed by them in a short period of time and had almost completely lost its combat effectiveness, and headed towards the depths of the Eye of Terror without hesitation.
Without hesitation or regret, Hades knew that if he stayed a little longer, he might have a better control and penetration over the Word Bearers fleet, but time did not allow him to do so. The demoralized Word Bearers fleet would also be difficult for Hades to use in a short period of time.
Therefore, Hades chose to directly control the Word Bearers' mothership, Law of Faith, by boarding in the shortest possible time, use the Black Domain to disable the movement of most people, and order the Soulless to clear the area quickly.
After a brief observation of the battle situation just now, Hades made a bold move. He originally planned to seize the opportunity to directly bomb the Word Bearers fleet, as well as to directly damage the combat capability of the Law of Faith.
But after a brief assessment of the possible loyalists within the Word Bearers, and after meeting Thor and Angertai in succession, Hades chose another path.
Angertai could at least further neutralize the Word Bearers' fighting power.
Hades thought that if Angertai was better than he thought, then he might be able to count on the fighting power from the Word Bearers.
At the same time, in order to prevent the Word Bearers from still hoping to develop a rebellious force after this battle, Hades left Kirkland behind. If Angertai or other Word Bearers fell, the Archsage would loyally carry out Hades' orders and leave after blowing up the engine of the Law of Faith.
As for whether Kirkland would encounter any accidents, Hades left some warriors for him, and on the other hand, Hades believed in his fighting ability.
Because the Word Bearers had a history of assassinating Guards of the Forbidden Kingdom, Hades did not choose the Guards of the Forbidden Kingdom, Charon, to guard the Word Bearers, even though generally speaking, Guards of the Forbidden Kingdom would be the best people to do such a thing.
Now, less than five hours since the Order of Silence cut into the Word Bearers' ranks, the Order of Silence fleet led by Hades has broken through the Word Bearers' defense line and is heading non-stop towards the deeper star regions.
All that was left behind was the Word Bearers fleet, which was in chaos and had lost its combat effectiveness in the short term.
On the other hand, the Iron Warriors, who had hoped to win by relying on the numbers of the Word Bearers fleet, did not anticipate this scene at all. Instead, they were directly cut off from the Word Bearers by Finus.
The Iron Warriors' mothership, the Iron Blood, is not here at the moment. If we only count the number of Iron Warriors ships here at the moment, their number is less than that of the Iron Hands. Under the command of Fenuth, the Iron Hands did not hesitate to seize the opportunity to pour ammunition on the Iron Warriors' ships. For a moment, light spears and macro cannons fired together, and torpedoes and carrier-based aircraft flew together.
The Iron Warriors trapped by the Word Bearers tried to retreat, but the angry Lord of Medusa would not give them a chance to retreat.
On the battlefield of steel and iron, large pieces of ship wreckage were pushed back into the cold depths of the universe by the aftermath of the explosion. All that was left was steel and flames. In front of the giant ships built by thousands of years of civilization, blood and life were so insignificant that they were invisible.
"Feinus, the Order of Silence has successfully sailed into the next area. The plan is going well."
The rage in Lord Medusa's eyes subsided for a moment, and the Primarch said succinctly,
[Received, Iron Hand will join you shortly.]
The plan of Hades and Lord Medusa was for the Order of Silence to break out first from the Word Bearers side, while the Iron Hands would be responsible for consuming as much of the enemy's garrison in this star field as possible in the shortest possible time.
The Belis Crown District is the only way to enter Cadia. If the war goes well, the Iron Hands will station part of their fleet here.
And if the war is not going well, then we should consume as many troops as possible here, and then choose to break out.
Time is running out and the only decisive point is still within the enemy's encirclement, so this is a helpless move.
"Don't fight too much."
Hades said succinctly that the Silent Order fleet that had separated from the Iron Hands was now more like a sharp, unstoppable, yet fragile black dagger.
It lunged at the anchor.
Carthage…
Hades thought that it had to be fast, fast enough, because time was the point that determined life and death.
If you arrive in time, you still have a chance of survival, but if you don't have time to grab that last chance... then the only outcome is death.
———
[it's over.]
Perturabo said, he laughed, Vashtor looked at him silently, Perturabo seemed to be laughing out of anger, but also seemed to be happy about what was about to happen next.
Perturabo curled his fingers imperceptibly as he felt the presence of the abominable monster beside him. No, this was not his original plan.
But under the oppression of the Iron Hands and the Silent Order, Perturabo now has few choices.
There was a calmness in his iron-black eyes.
[They are already late, let's count down.]
Following the words of the Lord of Steel, the last few black stone obelisks on the wild land of Cadia began to resonate slightly.
4.4, no more, good
(End of this chapter)