Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

Imperial calendar year 2227, July 20th.

The inner siege of the Trapped Star Zone.

The colonial space called Klock is filled with shiny crystals.

If you zoom in and observe, those crystals are actually the wreckage of warships of all levels, the effect caused by the reflection of the star's light when they are flipped and orbited at high speed due to Kroc's gravity.

And among the wreckage, there are many glass debris to strengthen the reflection effect, and...

Countless corpses.

Most of them were crew members on the bridge, Marines preparing to take the transport boat, and even hell paratroopers who had not had time to put on their helmets.

Obviously, they participated in naval battles with their respective ships during their lifetimes, but they were unable to escape in time before the ship's hull was severely damaged and exploded.

They have nanorobots in their bodies that can adjust the pressure inside and outside the body, preventing the body from exploding in a low-pressure environment, while also storing more oxygen to delay brain death.

However, the fierce naval battle that broke out in this space prevented other ships from carrying out the rescue plan, and then they became corpses floating in the cold universe.

At present, a large number of sentries have begun to clean up and recover the debris, and collect the bodies of those who died in the line of duty as much as possible.

Although the fact that people go to the Sea of ​​Souls after death has been recorded in textbooks and is known to everyone, the idea that people should be buried in peace after death has not changed.

At this moment, the universe is relatively calm, with only sporadic gunfire and ballistic flashes, indicating that while the sentries are cleaning up, they are also cleaning up the undead pilots. After all, their metal bodies are not afraid of vacuum.

He turned his attention away from the wreckage and the distant deep space and looked at Kroc.

As a terrestrial planet with a mass 1.03 times that of the Earth, Kroc is almost the same size as the Earth. Coupled with the planetary transformation device, even its appearance is the same as the Earth.

On the far side, near the equator, the urban area that could be seen hundreds of kilometers away was engulfed in flames and smoke. There were flashes of nuclear explosions further away, indicating that the ground battle was still going on.

However, now that the Empire has regained control of low-Earth orbit, the ground fighting will cease soon.

The situation has stabilized.

As for the battalions that assisted and supported the colony, they were the 36th Battalion of the Trappers and the Raven Guard's Sharks.

The main force of the combined fleet, composed of two battalions and the local navy, is anchored in the low-Earth orbit of the vertical metropolitan area.

The total number of ships in the main force is less than sixty, with the 36th Battalion of the Trappers and the Sharks accounting for 80%. Among the larger ships, one is the Shark flagship Bloody Shark.

The Bloody Shark, located in the center of the main fleet, is a Hera-class aircraft carrier about 10 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide.

The official service life of the Hera class can be traced back to the United Government period, which is equivalent to a hundred years of antiques. Even its appearance reveals a strong UNSC style.

However, the Bloody Shark more than 20 years ago was still 7 kilometers long. I don’t know what upgrades Man-Eating Shark has made to this flagship in the past 20 years.

In addition, the Shark also owns numerous Phoenix-class support boats, Paris-class frigates, and Valiant-class destroyers, all of which are old-fashioned products.

It can be said that the Man-Eating Shark is in sharp contrast to the 36th Battalion of the Trappers, which uses the 20-kilometer-long and 10-kilometer-wide J-Star as its flagship.

But such an old-fashioned battalion was surprisingly more aggressive than the 36th Battalion and the local navy in the naval battle just now, and its record and battle loss ratio were also better.

The truth of this made Sui Wu, commander of the 36th Battalion, unable to understand.

at the same time.

Inside the bridge of the Bloody Shaq.

Brother, do you mean that we need to rush to the morning star 30,000 light years away immediately?

Next to the center console, Anakin, who seemed to have just withdrawn from the battle, looked at Tiberius in confusion.

But now Anakin is no longer as high-spirited as when he just left the main universe. The paint on the armor has been severely scratched, the breastplate and part of the armor have large areas of dents and damage, and there is even a mark on his left cheek. Shallow scars.

Fortunately, the original body's recovery speed is extremely fast, and it will not take long to recover.

Kroc was just a small colony that had just started, with a population of less than one billion, but it encountered the resurgence of a dynasty of undead overlords.

In order to give them a chance to turn around when they were at a disadvantage in numbers and equipment, Anakin once again performed the beheading mission, and he performed it alone.

The collaboration between Yelena and the 36th Battalion's artificial intelligence allowed Anakin to use the armor's teleportation device to teleport directly to the main tomb of the undead overlord.

With the experience of the tragic victory at Charon Tower, Anakin no longer rushed in recklessly, but instead sneaked towards the core of the tomb, the main tomb chamber where the Necron Overlord was located.

It wasn't until he was exposed that Anakin launched a surprise attack.

Facing seemingly endless waves of Royal Guards, Expulsors, and even numerous Death Marks, Anakin still fought his way out of the encirclement and successfully destroyed the Necron Overlord and the Tomb Core.

He may have done this to prove to his brothers that he was not bad, but it was more likely that he had enlightenment.

As a Primarch, it is natural that he must use his super physical strength, reflexes, and speed to the best of his ability to undertake battles that the Astartes and Auxiliary Army are not capable of.

It was the destruction of the Necron Overlord and the core of the tomb that allowed the combined fleet to take advantage of the situation and defeat the Necron fleet that was unable to fight in a unified manner. Of course...

The extremely aggressive fighting style of the Man-Eating Shark, coupled with the fact that he often brings Vulcan to board the ship, are also the main factors that allow the United Fleet to regain control of low-Earth orbit.

Return to the present moment.

Yes. Even on the bridge, Tiberius, who was still wearing a helmet, explained to Anakin and Vulcan beside him:

The Warmaster asked Sparta, the Raven Guard, and the Luna Wolves to conduct a joint raid. As for the target of the raid, I don't even have the authority to know.

Moreover, the Warmaster ordered us, the Devouring Sharks, and the two of you to participate in this raid. Soon, the fleet of the 1st Battalion of the Luna Wolves and their original body will join us first.

The words just fell.

Outside the porthole window directly in front of the bridge, a spatial distortion visible to the naked eye appeared thousands of kilometers away.

Next, a Glory Queen-class battleship with a large, roaring wolf head carved on its bow and painted mainly in light white with gray and red accents was slowly coming within the gravitational range of Kroc through the twisted space.

Not only the 45-kilometer-long Glory Queen, but also numerous aircraft carriers, supply ships, destroyers, and frigates completed the transmission through the twisted space. A total of eighty-six ships arrived in the Kroc space.

And the size of the fleet that completed the teleportation has exceeded the combined fleet composed of the 36th Battalion of the Trappers, the Man-Eating Sharks and the local navy.

Walk.

Seeing the sudden fleet coming through the porthole, Tiberos turned around and walked out of the bridge, and said to the two people staying next to the center console:

This is the fleet from the 1st Battalion of the Luna Wolves. The Primarch Horus will board the ship in ten minutes.

Although the reputation of the Man-Eating Shark among the various legions is not very good, he is known as a reckless man, and his behavior is far different from that of the Raven Guard, but he still understands basic etiquette.

Since the original body lowered his body and asked to take the initiative to board the ship, Tiberius was naturally prepared to go to the valve area to receive him in person.

Luna Wolf…

After looking out the porthole, Anakin and Volcan looked at each other, then turned around and followed Tiberius away from the bridge.

The two of them had seen Leon's temper before, and Horus...their impression of this new Primarch came more from the Horus Heresy in Universe 03.

As for what kind of temper Horus has after being reborn and becoming the original body of the human empire in the main universe, Anakin and Volcan are completely blank about this.

However, Horus chose to lower his profile and board an old aircraft carrier for an interview, which gave them a relatively positive impression.

The screen moves away from the center console.

Gradually ignoring the busy crew members, he came to the porthole again and looked out.

The fleet of the 1st Battalion of the Luna Wolves passed through what looked like space distortion, but was actually an artificial wormhole created by the Queen of Glory. After completing almost instantaneous teleportation, it used conventional navigation to reach the top of the Kroc metropolitan area.

Then, countless airdrop pods were dropped by the 1st Battalion fleet, causing a dense meteor shower to rise again in the atmosphere.

This was followed by a formation of transport boats escorted by carrier-based aircraft squadrons and carrying more combat personnel and ground vehicles.

It seemed that as soon as the fleet of the 1st Battalion completed the transmission, it obeyed the order of the original body and immediately assisted the Man-Eating Shark, the 36th Battalion and Kroc to stabilize the situation on the ground.

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…

Shortly after.

Inside the valve area, or hangar, of the Bloody Shaq.

This place is located in the belly of the ship. The area and space it occupies can be described as vast. It connects the left and right sides of the ship and is four kilometers wide. There are particle gas valves emitting a faint blue light on both sides.

Of course, in order to prevent the particle gas valve from failing during a battleship exchange, which would lead to an imbalance in air pressure, the Shark Engineering Department also installed old-fashioned physical gas valves on both sides.

A small number of ground combat vehicles, such as tanks, personnel carriers and mechas, are placed in the maintenance workshop, while various carrier-based aircraft and transport boats are placed on separate parking racks, and are staffed by ground crews wearing engineering power armor or mechanical skeletons. Repair and tidy up.

Of course, as a hangar, the most indispensable thing here should be the shirtless man-eating sharks, auxiliary troops, marines, and hell paratroopers wearing combat training uniforms, performing daily training such as fighting, running, and frog jumping.

However, as soon as the Man-Eating Sharks and the United Fleet completed their naval battle, ground combatants boarded airdrop pods and transport boats and landed on the surface of Krok to clear out the Necron Lords and tombs.

And the vast majority of vehicles and carrier-based aircraft also follow ground combatants into the atmosphere to facilitate the provision of fire support for friendly units.

now.

Located on the left side of the hull, on the side of the air valve numbered 1.

Tiberos, Anakin, Volkan, and even the commander of the 36th Battalion Sui Wu, as well as some Man-Eating Sharks and veterans and non-commissioned officers of the 36th Battalion are already waiting here.

Soon, an exclusive transport boat painted in white and decorated with gold lines came from far away.

slow down…

slow down……

Finally, it slowly passed the air valve, released the parking rack, and then rotated the fuselage to completely park in front of everyone.

The hatch opens, and there are stairs below.

Boom, boom.

Then came the heavier steps of magnetic boots.

My brothers! It is an honor to meet you. I am the primarch of the Luna Wolves, Horus.

Immediately afterwards, another highly contagious greeting reached everyone's ears.

The python scales in white paint, wolf skin and dark red cloak, looking like Horus with a halo, were gradually walking out of the cabin and walking up the stairs to the air valve area deck.

At the same time, when Horus swept his friendly eyes over everyone who came to greet him, he also extended his right hand to Tiberus who was standing in front, and said with a smile:

Brother, long time no see. I didn't expect you to take care of the new guy again, haha.

Long time no see. Taboros also stretched out his right hand to shake hands with the other party.

Letting go of his hand, Horus moved his right hand and pointed it towards Sui Meng, who was dressed in ancient Chinese style: I have sent ground troops to assist your department in stabilizing the situation in Kroc. Also, I would like to thank your department for your support of my two brothers. take care of.

But the gratitude that is engraved in my heart is not enough to show my sincerity, so I will give you twenty Hades-type Terminator armors.

!

Sui Meng, who had just stretched out his hand to shake Horus's hand, immediately waved his hand to refuse after hearing these words: No, no, this is what we should do, not to mention that assisting Anakin and Volkan is the order of our original body. The one to thank should be our original body.”

Haha, okay, then let your department transfer these twenty Hades to Sui Meng.

After Horus finished speaking, he didn't give Sui Wu time to refuse, and finally turned his attention to Anakin and Volcan who were aside.

And after seeing Anakin's embarrassed appearance, Horus frowned slightly and said: Brother, the prerequisite for proving yourself and ensuring the lives of your allies as much as possible is to ensure your own safety.

This...is, brother. Anakin was a little confused.

Horus turned his head slightly, looked at the 1st Battalion Commander behind him with his peripheral vision, and ordered: Hirosa, go back and take out the Viper Armor that I temporarily stored on your flagship, and then let the technical department take care of it. Give it some maintenance and it will be useful to me.

Yes. The commander of the 1st Battalion named Sirosa nodded in response.

Moreover, the battalion commander’s full name is Sirosa Sidler. He was a Terran veteran of the Zero-Three Empire. He was captured by Erkel Aba during the Great Rebellion and was tortured for more than two hundred years. But he still remained loyal and was eventually rescued by John.

After that, Sirosa and a few Terran veterans re-established the Luna Wolves and followed the Spartan Legion.

When the reborn Horus grew up, the command of the Luna Wolves smoothly transitioned from Sirosa to Horus.

? ? ?

But at this time, Anakin and Volkan, who did not know the past of the Luna Wolves, only felt that Horus's personality charm was infinitely magnified.

As long as anything is compared, the differences will immediately come out, and people, Astartes, and even the original body are no exception.

There was Leon's indifference and harshness before, and now Horus's warm radiance, Anakin only felt at this moment that if Horus ordered a nearly suicidal raid mission on him, he would never bring anyone with him. hesitate…

Of course, Anakin will be willing to obey as long as it does not harm his father and other Primarchs.