After the miracle on Elfano appeared, the Imperial soldiers, who had been at a disadvantage, suddenly suppressed the black army led by Abadon.

"Shout unto the Emperor, for he is the rock that leads to our salvation, and he bears the depths of the earth and the peaks of the mountains. for he is the Emperor, and I am the Pure, the Bearer of the Truth, the blade in his hand."

With their mortal bodies, they stand up to the multitude of Chaos Space Marines and demons. Use your weapons on the battlefield to clean up the planet of evil.

Sadly, however, the miracle lasted only a week. The soldiers on Elfano merely salvaged the situation, destroying all the forces of chaos before they arrived, and the light gradually dimmed, and the sky was once again shrouded in darkness that represented despair.

With the intervention of the four gods of Chaos, the power exerted by the Emperor on Elfano gradually weakened.

Eventually, the divine light that shone on the Imperial soldiers gradually dimmed, and the Chaos Cultists and demons regained their strength and launched their counterattack against the Imperial soldiers.

Once again, the soldiers of the Empire were at a disadvantage. Every fortress on the planet was surrounded, and the Chaos army launched an assault on its impregnable walls.

The warriors of Elfano kept falling like fallen leaves, but they failed to work a miracle. Fortress after fortress was breached, and all defenses were to be crumbled in the face of Abadon's boundless ambition.

Unbridled brutality wiped out all life and reason in this besieged place.

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Cromaci Castle.

It is the largest fortress on El Fano and the home of Cromacci. And Kromac, as the highest-ranking imperial official on Elfano, is here, leading the most powerful defense force on the planet.

In the outer front, an Imperial soldier stood alone at the gate of a closed and rudimentary command post.

Along the yellow gray walls, a row of gray sandbags was stacked, the windows were changed by an ugly X-shaped wooden strip, and a large Imperial Aquila banner was painted on the red-tiled roof.

Infernal Claws bring a cloud of darkness that slowly moves across the sky. A fierce battle is being waged with the Empire's air defenses.

The soldier heard a muffled rumbling and rumbling in the distance, like thunder without an echo. But his body did not waver in the slightest, and he still stood straight in the doorway, just like his firm will.

After the emperor's power disappeared, the morale of the soldiers was slightly shaken, but with the guidance and encouragement of the chaplains and political commissars, they still bravely fought against the enemy.

Outside of the Castle of Kromac, even the victorious Abaddon had to stop here.

In this Black Expedition, Abaddon personally led a fleet to the march, and no one could stop him along the way. But in Elfano, the fortress of Cromacci, his advance was terminated.

Whether it is the charge of countless demon armies or the assault of the Chaos Space Marines, the astral army is all blocked,

The walls of Kokromaci had been surrounded by the Black Legion for weeks, and the soldiers were at the end of their bows under the attack of the Black Legion.

Physical fatigue, mental lethargy, heavy casualties, and even morale had fallen to its lowest point since the beginning of the war.

A short soldier leaned against the fortifications, lit a cigarette, coughed dryly, grinned as if remembering something, but immediately bowed his head and wept again.

His company commander, Poks, sighed as he watched the soldier behave.

Pox had no doubt about the loyalty of any of his soldiers to the Emperor. They are strong-willed, have excellent marksmanship, and are the best soldiers.

But in the last few days of war, the marauder Abaddon captured many soldiers and subjected them to brutal human experiments. He uses the Empire's parachic illusions of chaos to torment these loyalists without stopping.

Despite the incredible willpower of these soldiers, these soul-piercing visions are like cosmic truths, closing the loop in the hearts of loyal warriors, leaving them in agony.

In the end, those have no self

The slain was left behind - but it was only a shell of a destroyed soul, and the walking dead swore allegiance to the Chaos Warlords.

When the Astral Army saw these former colleagues, shouting blasphemous slogans and charging towards them with weapons, they were mentally tormented. And using the weapon in their hands to end the life of the "Chaos Believer" in front of them with their own hands made their hearts tormented.

"I'll be right back. All of them are to be calm."

Pox gave orders to his soldiers, and then hurried away to find his superiors.

At the door of the command post, Pox followed the soldier up a path into a two-story stone building with war slogans and prayers to the emperor.

They walked through the many rooms full of filing cabinets, counters, and desks, and then came to a grounded glass door at the end of the hall. The soldier leading the way walked in first, and after a few minutes or so, he poked his head out again and beckoned Pox in.

Behind a large desk by the window sat a resolute-eyed man in a gray military uniform, apparently an officer, judging by the colored symbols and bronze badges on his uniform. But he was also smoking a cigarette, and the ashtray next to him was stuffed with cigarette butts.

In this cramped, filthy room, metal filing cabinets and bookshelves were piled up in one corner, dusty paperwork littered in a mess.

"What, Company Commander Pox, is Abaddon retired? Or are all your men destroyed?"

"No, Captain Breton."

Pokes heard Breton's sarcasm, and did not dare to refute it in the slightest. After all, in such an emergency situation, the commander left the position without authorization, which undoubtedly violated the military order.

But the soldier's state is not optimistic, and he must come to consult with the commander of Breton about countermeasures.

"I ......"

As Pocks spoke, Captain Brayton reached out and motioned for him to stop, took a deep breath, finished the last little cigarette that was left, and pressed it hard into the ashtray.

"Company Commander Pox, I know that some of our soldiers have appeared on the battlefield as heretics."

"The Combat Psionics in the Legion report that they perceive the remnants of the subspace in those soldiers, and that the Chaos Wizards seem to be quietly influencing the spirits of our soldiers."

"I think your soldiers are on the verge of collapse by now."

Pox nodded, and was about to speak, but Breton said first.

"The Emperor's will will be your torch to break the shadows before you."

"For the sake of the Emperor, you and your soldiers must persevere!"

Breton seemed to say something, but it seemed like he didn't say anything.

The corners of Pox's mouth twitched, but he finally nodded without words.

Perhaps feeling that the prevarication in his words was too obvious, Breton stood up from his chair and shook his head.

"Pox, I'll tell you the truth, it's hard to get help from the Empire, and persistence is the only thing we can do."

"What?! But ......."

Pox was very surprised when he heard Breton's words, you know, there are many fleets deployed by the Empire around Elfano, how can there be no support!

Looking at the shocked Pokes, Breton explained to him why.

To put it simply, a huge subspace storm enveloped Elfano.

For the Imperial fleet using hyperspace engines, it is not a problem to rush to Elfano, after all, the subspace wind *** cannot disturb hyperspace.

However, subspace storms can interfere with the real universe, and it is an unstable thing in both the non-real universe and the real universe. And in this place close to the Eye of Fear, the interference of the subspace storm on reality has become even more powerful.

A portion of the Imperial fleet that rushed to Elfano would be swept into the chaos of the subspace by the subspace storm the moment they entered the real universe, or destroyed by the extremely destructive subspace storm.

These storms can last for several days,

Months, even centuries.

Imperial warships, passing through these storms, may be blown off course in the best of circumstances, appear thousands of light-years away from their targets, or simply run off into uncharted territory in the galaxy,

They can also despair at finding themselves trapped in the subspace, where they are about to become playthings for the dark creatures that inhabit it.

If everything was in order, the Empire should have arrived at Elfano by this time. But at this time, thousands of warships of the Empire were waiting anxiously in the galaxy near Elfano.

Because none of the thousands of warships that were the first to go to Elfano managed to arrive, not even one.

This staggering probability of a wreck made the Empire dare not send fleets at will.

So the question is, what is the emperor doing?

It's easy to make ripples and waves on the surface of the water, but it's very difficult to calm the surface again in a short period of time.

Under the influence of the four gods, the emperor was limited in what he could do. The aftermath of the five giants in subspace has even created more subspace storms elsewhere in the galaxy.

"Got it? Pokes, we're in a desperate situation......

At this time, Brayton took another cigarette from the drawer of the table and tried to light it, but after some hesitation, he threw the cigarette on the ground and stomped it hard.

"Commander of the 013th Company of the 417th Regiment of the Holy Crusader!"

"Yes!"

"In the name of the Emperor, I order you to lead your soldiers to die here!"

"Yes!"

After Box saluted, he turned and left, returning to his combat post.

Soon after, the commander Abaddon personally led the charge, and the Astral Army on the outer front of the fortress fought bloodily for five days and nights, and finally all of them were killed.

The original simple command headquarters on the front line was only in ruins. The damage was severe, with bombed-out or burned houses, craters on sidewalks, and the occasional rubble-strewn street barricaded with ropes.

The soldiers of the Black Legion circled around the piles of blown rubble and burning wreckage, searching for surviving Astral Army soldiers.

Brighton hid in the ruins at this time, aiming at a Chaos Space Marines in the distance, and the plasma pistol in his hand fired a deadly plasma ball, punching a large hole in the Chaos Space Marine.

And the gunfire also attracted a group of Chaos Space Marines around them, and walking in front of them was Abaddon, who arrived so quickly and pierced Brayton's heart in an instant.

After clearing the entire Astral Army, Abaddon had his troops surround the impregnable walls of Theodos.

With the Astral Army holding on, it took him two weeks to break through the outer fortifications. And now, he will attack the castle of Cromaci Palatken.

Under the strong military fortress, the Black Legion will have to pay more price and time to break through the defense line of the Astral Army.

But the battle commander Abaddon seemed to be a little impatient, and he directly took the lead in launching a charge against the fortress gate.

Under the fierce fire of the fortress, the Chaos Space Marines suffered so many losses that only a handful of traitors were able to cross the heavy lines of fire of the Imperial defenders to reach the defensive walls.

But no one could force their way in, and the thick and sturdy walls of the fortress were like a natural danger preventing the Chaos Warriors from entering the fortress. Even the heavy siege engines of the forces of Chaos take a lot of time and long artillery bombardment to collapse the walls or make a breach.

But things are always unexpected.

Compared to the outer front, the fortified fortress was quickly breached by the Black Legion.

Under a blow from Dra, Abaddon's magic sword, the loyal line eventually fell, and the Chaos Warlord breached the fortress's towering power gates.

In the process, he broke not only a huge door, but also a force field used to strengthen the physical universe and the curtain of subspace—the fortress gate contained a black stone that could shield the subspace.

After destroying the gates, Abaddon led his party through the outer fort. And inside the fortress, a disciplined laser salvo resembles a strobe burst of stars.

The Astral Army put up a stubborn resistance, but were eventually destroyed by the powerful forces of Abaddon the Marauder. Together with their demonic allies, the Black Legion has captured the Fortress of Kromaci and its environs, breaching the ancient defenses here.

And after the capture of the strongest fortress in Elfano, a killing began to play out on the planet. Abaddon leads his men in all sorts of evil deeds in this world, performs rituals to please evil gods, and sacrifices the population of the planet.

And the churches that were built all over the planet, and the emperor's icons that stood all over the planet, were all overthrown and destroyed by Abaddon. Abaddon never forgot his hatred of the Puppet Emperor.

In a church in Elfano, Abaddon walked up to the emperor's icon in the church, armed with the magic sword.

Just as Abaddon was about to destroy it, a divine golden light emerged from the church, and a golden figure stepped out of the emperor's icon.

"Abaddon ......"

"You're...!

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