Since the day the Galactic Empire was founded, it has always been victorious, crusading against the two camps, unifying the Regulus Star, crusading against the Sith Empire, and destroying the Sith Warrior Regiment. In the back, the crusade against the Star Alliance, the crusade against the Kra parasite, etc., under the leadership and arrangement of the God Emperor, the Imperial Expeditionary Force basically did not suffer any defeat.

They have been victorious, making the new generation of the Empire proud, believing that humanity is the noblest race in the galaxy and even in the universe.

However, there are also some sane scholars who point out that the reason why the empire has never failed is because there are no powerful enemies in the galaxy.

The expeditionary forces encountered basically branches left over from the shattering of human civilization, or alien races that had made a comeback.

The former is technologically decaying and full of internal contradictions, which is not enough to cause trouble. The latter has been defeated by the Human Alliance, and the database has a detailed introduction, and there are studies on strengths and weaknesses, and the empire can use the plan of the Human Alliance, and with a little transformation, it can deal with these enemies.

Humanity must be prepared to fight a complete civilization that rivals or even surpasses the existing productivity of the Galactic Empire.

Such a civilization is different from the scattered branches of humanity, and unlike the alien races that have been defeated, they are stronger and more intelligent, and humanity cannot use its powerful military and productivity to crush it, but can only fight a war of attrition with each other.

However, no one could listen to the words of these scholars, and such pessimistic ideas were not liked in today's empire.

There is a honey confidence that the Empire will be invincible, and it will not be too much of a problem to take the Milky Way, the Local Group, or even the Virgo Supercluster.

It is only a matter of time before the galaxy is unified, and in a few more decades or twenty, the galaxy will be unified, and the empire will crush all enemies.

More optimistic scholars believe that the biggest crisis of the Galactic Empire only exists in the early stage of unifying the Xuanyuan Star and fighting against the Sith Empire, and when the empire obtains the Black Stone Star Zone, conquers those planets, and gains the loyalty of those lost civilizations from afar, and obtains the productivity of several star regions, the Empire's advantage over all the forces in the entire galaxy is crushing, even if it opens up multiple battlefields, it is also to steadily suppress the enemy.

Even in the face of the alien forces of the galaxy, human beings have an absolute advantage.

With the blessing of this thought, when facing the swarm at the beginning, the First Expeditionary Force was full of confidence, believing that the enemy would be defeated by itself like the iron-blooded and carat parasites.

However, the universe finally showed its cruelty to humanity, making the optimists of the First Expeditionary Force and the entire empire realize how many terrible races and ancient evil exists hidden in this universe, and also make them realize the insignificance of humanity.

The swarms are not part of the galaxy, they have never been defeated by the Human Alliance, and there is not much information about them, the only thing known is that they have taken over the Tyranid sector and transformed it into their lair.

The First Expeditionary Force defeated the swarm of the Marantai system, paying some price, but it was all within the range that the First Expeditionary Force could bear, but the swarm's counterattack came much faster than they thought.

After the research of Morton and other technologists, the First Expeditionary Force discovered something that they didn't want to admit, that is, the swarm is an existence that crosses the starry sky but can still think as one.

The void is vast, each galaxy is far apart, and ordinary means of communication require more time than you can imagine, but the swarm has a special means of communication that allows them to form a whole even if they are far apart.

The swarm of the Marante system is part of the whole, an insignificant tentacle that is perceived by the swarm in more distant areas when they are attacked.

They have crossed the starry sky and come with a will for revenge, to defeat humanity, take control of the galaxy, and turn it into their lair.

The shadows of subspace were the first wave of attacks by the biters, severing the First Expeditionary Force from the Empire, isolating it, and by the time the Expeditionary Force realized something was wrong, it was too late, and they were trapped in the Marante system.

Shadows loomed over everything, and both subspace navigation and communication became extremely difficult.

Frequent nightmares plagued the men and women of the expeditionary force, causing a strong sense of unease in their hearts, as they worried about the upcoming challenge and prayed that the God-Emperor would continue to protect them in the Dark Void.

The Supreme Commander-Wang Ben walked in a heroic corridor, a magnificent path flanked by sculptures of deceased heroes, their faces lit up by the firelight, watching the fearless warriors walking under their feet.

At the end of one side of the Hero Corridor is the headquarters of the First Legion, while on the other side is the bridge of the ship, which is also connected to the training ground, fighting cages, and rest areas for the soldiers, and the windows that can see the void are embedded on one side of the corridor, and the light of the busy shuttles and the engines of the Void gunboats is reflected in the nanomolecular glass that is several meters thick but still transparent.

Glass has been with mankind for a long time, and with the progress of the times, the process of making them has become more and more advanced.

The glass that can be used in the void is not the same thing as their ancestors compared to their ancestors, just like the current firepower of the Galactic Empire compared to the humans of the primitive tribes. The whole is made of fine nano molecules, which can withstand high-intensity bombardment and the difference in atmospheric pressure between the inside and outside of the ship, and on this basis, it can also remain transparent, so that people can clearly see everything happening outside.

Wang Ben occasionally looked outside, and the void was reflected in his resolute eyes.

At this time, the whole void was busy, gunboats and shuttles were shuttling between the battle barges, the wake crossed each other, everyone was preparing for the coming war, the scale of the enemy was beyond imagination, everyone was terrified and uneasy, and everyone had to be ready to sacrifice.

From the intelligence surveyed so far, the chances of them winning this battle are slim to none, and luckily the call for help has been sent.

Wang Ben finally arrived at the bridge, where the military commanders gathered and busy, and the noisy sound continued to come from the various mechanical stations.

Liu Xia, the commander of the first company, was standing in front of a tactical projection table, and when Wang Mang walked over, he humbly saluted as a sign of respect.

"How's it going?" Wang Ben asked.

"We have gathered our forces and evacuated some women and children who are not capable of fighting." Liu Xia's eyes showed sorrow, "Judging from the current situation that the psionics have surveyed, the scale of the enemy is beyond imagination. ”

"We've said this many times, and we don't have to repeat it to me." Wang Ben looked at the projection, which showed a dense red dot, and was approaching the Marantai Galaxy. "Didn't they use subspace to navigate?"

"Nope." Morton, who is the head of technology, stepped out, "They seem to have some kind of means to navigate between reality and fantasy, just as fast as light, and fast." It only takes a few days, or even months, to travel a few light-years. They have opened one such passage after another, converging towards the Marante system, and the first fleet of biters is expected to arrive in three days. ”

Wang Ben's face changed slightly, but he still remained calm and fearless, "What about communication?" Will it be possible to establish effective communication with the Empire? ”

Emaciated Cullen walked up, a former necromancer who had now become a major figure in the Empire.

He saluted Wang Ben before answering the other party's question, "My subordinates are singing day and night in the subspace, but there is no news. Darkness is looming, and the only echo is greed and hunger for malice. ”

"Looks like we're the only ones fighting this battle." Wang Ben's face was illuminated by the projected light.

"The God-Emperor will not sit idly by and watch his loyal people fall into a desperate predicament." "His glory will protect us from victory over great enemies and usher in light." ”

"It's not a matter of His protection, there are countless threats in the galaxy, He can't take care of every aspect, and we, as His most loyal men, must be prepared to sacrifice instead of expecting Him to save us." Wang Ben's tone was very calm, "The God Emperor is our guide and the light of mankind, but he is not omnipotent, he has his own problems to solve. ”

"These words are somewhat offensive and blasphemous." "The power of the Divine Emperor is supreme, and He protects us and will never let us fall into trouble. ”

"I have served Him much longer than you." Wang Ben said unceremoniously, "On weekdays, I don't bother to talk to you about this, but now, I must correct you, the First Expeditionary Force must be prepared to sacrifice to block the enemy in the Marantai system and prevent them from entering other areas of the empire." ”

I don't know how to end it!! I didn't write the ending properly.

(End of chapter)