Chapter 198: Revenge Expedition
Fire and sword will burn the heretic planets, and their ashes will be sprinkled all over the galaxy.
Project Colossus, the largest weapon platform in history and a milestone mission to carry a superweapon, has come to fruition and is nearing completion.
The Colossus can carry 6 types of destroyer-class weapons, and if the original plan is followed, the Empire will install a weapon called the "Nanoplague" on the first colossus to be built.
This weapon is capable of dispersing a large number of nanobots into the atmosphere, and the huge number of nanobots deployed on the planet will invade the entire planet.
Find orcs and their genital spores and transform themselves into control implants, eventually killing orcs and destroying their genital spores completely.
But after Abaddon's fourth expedition, Sivir changed his mind.
This plan has been put on hold for the time being, and the empire now has something more important - revenge.
Under Sivir's new orders, the Empire's chief scientists across the realm have finally finalized the final design of the planetary terminator-class weapons to be equipped on the first Colossus ships, the Celestial Judgment.
This weapon utilizes a mysterious catalyst that enhances specific psionic wavelengths, known to the Empire's scientists as a sacred hormone.
The effect is to project a huge stream of psionic energy on the target planet, which induces creature brains to hallucinate and has a strong sense of religion. In the case of mechanical devices or modified humans, it can severely disrupt the electronic brain and cause brain death.
The psionic projectors on the Colossus drop holy truths onto the planets, making all those who have faith Orthodox and exterminating those who do not produce faith.
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Abaddon's Fourth Black Expedition was a huge blow to the empire that was in full swing at this time.
In the eyes of the upper echelons of the Empire, several orc empires all over the galaxy have been destroyed by humans, and the orcs of the entire galaxy tremble under the fleets of the empire, and even the empire under the leadership of the former emperor did not have this level of strength.
But Abaddon led a fleet to destroy an Imperial world in a heavily defended area of the Empire, and fled back to the Eye of Fear.
This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the empire.
Every soldier of the empire was deeply ashamed that he had failed the emperor and failed the duty that the emperor had entrusted to him to protect the empire.
The destruction of Elfano, although it was only a small part of the empire as a whole, is still a shadow in people's hearts in terms of its impact.
This bitter lesson brought a halt to the growing culture of pride and blind confidence among the soldiers of the Empire.
I have to say that from this point of view alone, Abaddon still did a good thing.
Countless examples of war have proved that the mourning soldiers may not necessarily win, but the proud soldiers will definitely fail!
Before Abaddon launched the Fourth Black Crusade, every war in the Empire had been fought too well and too smoothly. These big victories range from the overall orc war to most of the smaller battles such as clearing the rebels and cultists on various planets.
The orcs are actually in a stormy situation in the galaxy, and the empire's offensive on each battlefield in the five star fields can be described as devastating, and the orc army is almost completely defeated, and victory in a full-scale war with the orcs is just around the corner.
At this time, in the dictionary of the empire, there was no longer the word "failure". The Horus Rebellion and the War of the Beasts are a long way back.
At this time, the empire, from top to bottom, was permeated with an atmosphere of blind self-confidence, and the pride mentality was especially serious among the commanders of the imperial army.
Some of the commanders of the Imperial fleet explained to their captains as follows: "After discovering the orc battleship, do not wait, do not hesitate, and charge directly towards the orc fleet. ”
"Rush fast and rush and fight, and if you can't keep up, just contain the prisoners in the back!"
And part of the commanders of the empire also believed that in the defense of Cadia, only a thousand warships would be completely enough! Deploying more warships is just for them to clean up the battlefield.
The commanders, who had won many victories in many wars, said with high spirits that no matter what enemy appeared in the eyes of fear, there was only one result: "This battle will be won!" ”
This rhetoric is also spreading among the soldiers of the Empire: "The Eye of Fear is a piece of meat on this plate, and the Empire can clip it whenever it wants, and it can't run." ”
The pride is beyond words.
Of course, there were some commissars or officers who were worried about this, feeling that the Empire was not well prepared for a possible war, but their worries were laughed at by their confident colleagues, and the entire orcs of the galaxy were defeated at the hands of the Empire, and a small eye of fear was nothing.
It was only under the orders of the regent Sivir that the garrison fleet of Cadia reached the size of 10,000 warships.
Of course, we all know the results by this time. Even the defense of 10,000 warships was broken by Abaddon with a fleet of 100 ships.
The empire was beaten by Abaddon before its development, and it was still beaten by Abaddon after its development.
Isn't my empire developing in vain?
What was the actual situation of the Empire in Abaddon's Black Expedition? Is it really vulnerable?
Of course not.
Before Sivir led the Empire, Abaddon's first three expeditions were all driven back into the Eye of Fear by the Empire's fleet.
Just like the lost human planets during the Great Expedition, in the face of the empire that ruled countless planets in the galaxy, such a huge volume is placed here, and the volume alone can make countless human traitors breathless.
Abaddon could not have destroyed the empire with his black legion under any circumstances. And the same is true of Abaddon's Black Expedition.
Although with the current strength of the Empire, it did not completely wipe out Abaddon's fleet, but only pushed it back into the eyes of fear, which was not a record worth boasting about at all.
But the power of Abaddon's expedition was unprecedentedly powerful. And the attitude of the four gods of chaos is also very different from the past, they have given Abaddon help in the previous three expeditions.
The last time the four gods joined forces was when Horus rebelled against the emperor.
But Abaddon's Black Expedition did not do as much damage to the empire as the Horus Rebellion.
Of course, there is a reason why the strength of the black army led by Abaddon is not as good as the troops who followed the Horus rebellion, but the empire was able to defeat Abaddon in this black expedition with the help of the four gods, which is enough to prove the strength of the empire.
The damage to the empire was not small, but this black expedition was definitely not a complete victory for Abaddon.
The Black Expedition, led by Abaddon, was like the previous three expeditions.
Fleets and legions are made up of Servants of Chaos: legions of the Lost and the Damned, ancient and tall Titans of Chaos, strange war machines from the Cult of the Dark Mechanics, and demons from the subspace.
But unlike the previous three Black Expeditions in which Chaos Space Marines were the main force, the main force of this expedition is undoubtedly terrifying, powerful, and a staggering number of demons.
At the launch of the expedition, the Chaos Gods turned their gaze to the mortal world, working together to break through the barriers between subspace and reality, sending their countless demonic legions to earth, and rejoicing in the sacrifices that took place in their name.
It was under the attack of the Empire's fleet that the demons that allowed Abaddon to escape.
Although the Empire's commanders were arrogant in their long battles with the orcs, they still possessed a high level of tactical literacy.
If the strength of the expedition launched by Abaddon is still the same as the previous three times, the empire will really be able to completely annihilate Abaddon's black army with a thousand warships, as some commanders say.
But the development of the empire and the strength of the empire have forced the Chaos gods to personally help Abaddon launch an expedition.
This is already a testament to the strength of the empire today.
Not only in the naval battles in space, but even in the invasion of Elfano, the real main force is the demon legions under the hands of the Chaos Gods.
With Abaddon's Chaos Space Marines alone, it is impossible to clear out an entire army stationed in Elfano under any circumstances. Even with the Chaos Space Marines alone, the chances of capturing the Cromach Fortress are not high.
Abaddon was able to capture Elfano by first slaughtering and sacrificing in one place with the demon legions, and then performing evil rituals to summon more demons.
These summoned demons then proceeded to slaughter, sacrifice, and summon, snowballing on El Fano to summon an endless number of demons.
Each Imperial soldier had to face several powerful demons, but the Empire's fleet and subsequent support were unable to reach Elfano due to the extremely strong subspace storm.
For various reasons, the Imperial soldiers with strong combat effectiveness were completely wiped out on El Fano.
And when Abaddon returned to the Eye of Fear with his fleet after eliminating Elfano, the Empire's follow-up forces were already waiting for him.
The Empire's Space Marines, several Imperial Space Marines who were guarding the Eye of Fear and its surrounding Imperial Sectors, had also arrived at this time.
Even with the help of the Demon Legion, Abaddon's fleet was devastated.
Having captured hundreds of Imperial warships stationed in Elfano, the number of warships in Abaddon's fleet increased greatly, but only a few dozen scarred warships covered with war scars returned to the Eye of Fear.
In this black expedition, the imperial side lost a large number of naval personnel, thousands of warships suffered casualties, and thousands of warships were lost in subspace.
Elfano became a world of the dead, and the troops stationed on it, the people of the empire, were all killed.
On the Chaos side, countless demons have been destroyed, waiting to be resurrected in the subspace.
There is not one in ten Chaos Space Marines in the Black Legion who have emerged from the Eye of Fear, and only a few dozen of the hundreds of warships have returned to the Eye of Fear.
Chaos Warlord Abaddon has been battered, and he doesn't know when he will be able to fully recover. Sivir's psionic energy permanently left a scar on his chest, burning Abaddon's soul at all times.
Although the Empire failed to completely destroy Abaddon and his forces this time, Abaddon will not be able to launch another expedition for at least a thousand years.
But Abaddon did not launch an expedition, but the Empire did.
Abaddon, or rather, Chaos dared to provoke the Empire, and the Empire could not have shown nothing.
Revenge!
This is the heartfelt desire of every citizen of the Empire.
But if an expedition against subspace could have been so simple, the Empire would have wiped out the traitors hiding in subspace long ago.
Even for the Empire at this time, entering the eye of fear is a completely dangerous act.
Just look at the fate of the Imperial fleets that forcibly supported Elfano and were swept into a subspace storm.
The Empire may be able to say that it has no rivals in the real universe at this time, but in another region, in a subspace full of chaos, the Empire is not yet able to compete with everything.
After entering the subspace, in addition to countless demons, there are also terrifying subspace creatures such as the Void Whale and the Enslaver, which can also cause very heavy casualties to humans.
Not to mention the chaotic energy in subspace that can corrode the will of humans and distort the minds of men.
Once upon a time, the Empire gathered thirty Space Marine warbands to launch an expedition into subspace.
But this expedition was a great disaster, and one after another these warbands solemnly embarked on their own doomed journey. Every warband that participated in the expedition ended in doom.
Their problems have been evident since they entered the Eye of Fear, where the Chaos Fleet attacks and divides them. Then each warband encountered all sorts of unspeakable horrors and unspeakable horrors.
One by one, almost all of the warbands that entered the Eye of Fear were either wiped out or distorted by chaos beyond recognition.
The mysterious and catastrophic fate of the expedition was buried by the Imperial authorities, but it was not long before the number and frequency of Chaos Space Marines raiding the Empire began to rise.
The Terra Council, for its part, has denied that these increased raids are related to the Space Marine Warband Expedition.
But in reality, the fate of the Space Marines involved in this expedition is obvious, and almost all of them have been transformed into the new Chaos Space Marine Warband.
Far from weakening the forces of Chaos, the expeditions launched by the Empire have instead added more troops to Chaos.
The strange corrupting ability of the subspace, all kinds of terrifying creatures that cannot be guarded against, and the gods of chaos who are eyeing each other......
All of this makes it difficult for the Empire to launch an expedition against subspace.
But on Sivir's orders, a mysterious force began to be formed.
They are valiant and battle-oriented, with an unwavering belief in the Emperor and an extraordinary resistance to Chaos, who will not be easily corrupted by Chaos once they enter the subspace.
Once formed, the forces of the Empire will enter the Eye of Fear and launch an expedition of vengeance called the Empire, bringing the Emperor's divine punishment to the evil creatures of the subspace!