In a galaxy that is an unknown number of light years away from the Taiwei Galaxy, the bloody battle has just stopped.

At this time, hundreds of imperial warships of various types were crossing the orbit of the planet. They silently formed an enveloping formation and surrounded the planet. Even in orbit, explosions and burning fire could be seen.

Surrounded by groups, only the indicator lights on each battleship were flashing continuously, and then various transport ships or fighter planes like swarms were constantly recovering and attacking.

Among them, the Glory Queen-class battleship with a huge double eagle emblem and being the top battleship of the Great Expedition Empire is the flagship of this large-scale fleet!

As the flagship of the Imperial Legion and the flagship of the original body, the exterior of this Glory Queen-class battleship has been greatly modified. In addition to the emblem of the Imperial Double Eagle, there are also a large number of steel wolf-shaped totems, many armor plates, and fighter jet exports.

There are various wolf totems or symbols on the lifts and windows. It seems that the soldiers of this fleet have a special liking for wolves?

But no matter what, this Empire's top battleship, the Glory Queen-class battleship, has many things in common with other battleships of the same class: it is huge, terrifying, and can destroy the entire fleet on its own. Ordinary battleships are as small and small as frigates in front of them.

Fragile.

At this time, in the bridge building, a tall man wearing heavy armor but with a wolfskin waistcoat on his shoulders was sitting motionless in the captain's seat of the bridge building, looking at the star outside the porthole.

I don’t know what the burning planet is thinking about.

That’s right!

He is the commander of this fleet, the first Primarch recovered by the Emperor, and the commander of the sixteenth legion of the twenty Space Marines Astartes legion, the Luna Wolves legion.

——Horus Luperkar!

At the same time, he is also one of the three fleets currently divided by the Emperor into the Imperial Great Expedition Fleet, and is currently the leader of this huge fleet!

Shortly after the Emperor launched the 'Great Crusade' to reclaim the ancient human colonial planet from distant Terra, Horus' planet 'Ctonia' was relatively close to the Earth and could be reached without the need for subspace navigation.

Therefore, he soon became the first Primarch to be discovered and recovered by the Emperor.

Over the next thirty years, Horus, as the Emperor's only son, grew up beside the Emperor and gradually grew into the most powerful Primarch.

In the subsequent Great Crusade, he led his own Sixteenth Space Marine Legion - the 'Lunar Wolves' to fight alongside the Emperor, and even saved each other many times, leading to quarrels between him and the Emperor.

The friendship quickly deepened and gained the Emperor's trust and affection.

As the Great Crusade progressed, and when more Primarchs were discovered and their respective Space Marine legions began to be led by their respective Primarchs, Horus gradually began to act as the 'brother' and the 'commander' who oversaw the overall situation.

and the role of 'strategist', working with the Emperor to manage and coordinate the increasingly large Great Crusade fleet.

As time passed, he proved to the Emperor his superior strength and wisdom. He knew people well and deployed them well. He showed no mercy to those who opposed the Emperor, but also avoided unnecessary bloodshed of innocent people.

Each victory earned him the respect of the Emperor and the praise of other Legions, allowing the Luna Wolves Legion to immerse themselves in the glory of being the personal guardians of the greatest Primarch.

When the Emperor divided the fleet into three fleets in order to speed up the Great Crusade, he was directly appointed by the Emperor as the commander of this fleet and began to march into the depths of the galaxy from different directions and began to recover the lost lands of humanity.

long-established colony.

And now, the planet surrounded and besieged by the fleet under his command is a human colony from ancient times!

But now, under the supervision of the Imperial Fleet, it once again pledged its loyalty to the Empire and the Emperor and gratefully returned to the embrace of Terra, becoming one of the many lost colonies they had recovered since the Great Crusade.

That’s right, this is just one of them!

Because it is definitely not the first, and it will definitely not be the last!

Bata! Bata! Bata!

At this time, as the bridge construction hatch in the cathedral-like steel building opened, a burly man who was also wearing heavy power armor, but one size smaller than Horus, was still about two meters tall.

The warrior walked to Horus' seat, saluted, and reported with great energy:

"Father is handsome!"

"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"

"The battle on the planet's surface has come to an end. The resistance has been basically dismantled, and almost all the remaining die-hards have surrendered."

"The expeditionary force has sent people to start establishing a government that operates the imperial legal system on the planet and exercises control powers. The security force is also being formed at the same time. The battle has been declared over."

"My company broke into the dictator's palace an hour ago. The tyrant has been executed, and order has returned to the planet. Those aliens who have robbed the colony before and made trouble for them will also be followed up to fight with the garrisoned fleet.

After liquidation, our main fleet can set sail again!"

After saying that, the warrior who was covered in gunpowder smoke looked at Horus with bright eyes and waited for the other party's response.

"very good!"

"Abaddon, you did a great job!"

After hearing the report of the visitor, Horus rarely sat upright and nodded appreciatively towards the warrior standing in front of him who looked somewhat similar to him.

The opponent is the first company commander of the elite force of the 16th Legion "Lunar Wolves" under his command, Abaddon the Predator. During the legion's battles across hundreds of planets and worlds, the opponent was defeated by his tactical skills and extraordinary body.

famous.

Moreover, just as the Emperor liked him Horus very much, he Horus also liked his 'son' very much and had high hopes for him, and even absorbed him into the Luna Wolf's 'Council of Four Kings'

Here, let him help manage his legion and this expedition fleet.

Of course, those things don't matter!

Because, what Horus cares about now are other more important things, such as the next conquest and the colonies to be recovered?

"Say it!"

"Where are we going next?"

"Do you have a goal?"

So, after appreciating it, Horus, the legion commander and fleet commander of the Sixteenth Legion ‘Lunar Wolves’ legion, asked calmly.

You know, the Great Crusade and the duty given to him by the Emperor is to recover the lost colonies as quickly as possible. And now, since the dust of the planet and this small galaxy in front of him has settled, of course he will not

Will stay here again.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief!"

"Our next target for conquest and recovery is..."

"here!"

First, he glanced at his original father with admiration. Then, Captain Abaddon, the first company of the elite Luna Wolves unit of the Sons of Horus, cheered up and started operating the instruments on the side.

He quickly opened a star chart and marked the nearest point among the complicated stars.

"this is……"

"A too tiny galaxy?"

"It seems a bit far..."

After looking at the name of the galaxy and its distance from the current galaxy, Horus couldn't help but hesitate, as if he was considering whether to position it as the fleet's next target galaxy for conquest and recovery.

"It's really a bit far."

"and……"

"Father is handsome!"

"Our astropaths said that they seemed to hear some terrifying echoes coming from the direction of this galaxy?"

Seeing the look on his original father's face, Abaddon thought for a moment and quickly reported another piece of information they had learned.

"oh?"

"Echoes of horror?"

"snort!"

"Is it a warp demon?"

Hearing this, Horus couldn't help but frowned again and pondered.

"..."

Seeing this, Abaddon, who had no more information to report, of course stopped talking and just stood aside respectfully, for fear of accidentally disturbing his original father's thinking.

"That too-micro galaxy..."

"How long will it take to arrive?"

After pondering for a long time, Horus finally made up his mind and asked.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief!"

"About three months!"

Abaddon had obviously been prepared for this, so he spoke an accurate number without thinking.

"Three months?"

"That's fine!"

"Go for it!"

"Let the fleet prepare and set off tomorrow morning without any mistakes!"

"Don't bother me with those little things before you arrive at Taiwei Galaxy."

After speaking and giving precise orders, Horus stood up directly, then turned around and walked away from the bridge step by step with heavy steps.

"As you command!"
To be continued...