Sitting on the bench of the Stormbird transport cabin, with the Terminator's armored joints locked in place, one could barely feel the swing and impact of the gunship as it landed in the atmosphere. Outside the armored window opposite, the sky seemed to be on fire, covered in
A blaze of orange and yellow, the Space Marines seemed to be riding plasma rushing out of the upper atmosphere.
When the darkness of the near universe turned into the cyan color of the thicker gas, Asterion Moro, the "King of the Labyrinth", drew his attention to the spear placed in his hand. Around him, other Minotaur warriors
He also sat quietly.
Although the servitors had already performed three preparation rituals before boarding the Storm Bird, Asterion Moro still checked the weapons in his hands and used the auto-sensing magnifying glass to look for possible weapons suspended in the air.
Small pieces of impurities.
Finally, he was convinced that his weapon was clean.
He didn't expect a fight to follow, but he was never unprepared for a hostile encounter.
Asterion knew that Soshyan Alexei had strong hostility towards him. He seemed to be able to feel it from the moment the opponent's fleet jumped out of the subspace node. He guessed that the opponent should also understand what he represented.
What is the meaning of.
"Envoy Faisal must be in trouble. He should listen to our advice."
A voice sounded, and Asterion turned his head to the right, looking at Captain Zelaus, who was also wearing a Terminator.
"Soshiyan of the Astral Knights is a cunning man, and no mortal can defeat him."
"He is the messenger, representing the High Lords Council, and his words are the words of the High Lords."
Asterion Moloch replied:
"We must always be respectful no matter what.
"I don't think that Soshyan is that cunning,"
Avant-garde veteran Issalivan sat to the left of Zelaus. He was also wearing a Hades Terminator. This extremely rare and expensive equipment seemed to be relatively common in the Minotaur. It also showed the strong strength of the Chapter from the side.
"Those rebels are essentially cowards. Once there are signs of defeat, they will try to retreat. Such disloyal people lack real belief in goals. But this Soshyan led so many troops and fought for several years.
No results.”
Hearing this, Sola, the avant-garde veteran, also spoke:
"As far as I'm concerned, this Astral Knight is no better than the Red Pirates. Last time they were -"
"alright."
When Asterion Moloch spoke, his voice was somewhat heavy.
"We are here to protect the special envoy, not to judge anyone. Remember, we only need to carry out the mission, not rush to obtain false honors, and focus on more critical tasks."
When he spoke of the latter part, there was a soft warning in his voice.
Suddenly, a data screen on the top of the cabin flickered, silencing the conversation. As the screen zoomed in, panning to the side of the hive capital's spire, the tarmac gradually became clearer.
At the same time, the numbers on the display told everyone that they still had 5 minutes before landing.
In an instant, everyone stood up.
With a slight shake, the Stormbird began to slow down, and in the process, the engine changed from a roar to a scream.
Finally, after a sudden shake, the vehicle stopped, and then the ramp slowly opened.
Amidst the flashing red warning lights, ten Minotaur Terminators emerged from the darkness, bolters clenched in their hands, and their power claws emitting an intimidating cold light.
The guards guarding the tarmac turned their heads, and then an officer stepped forward with doubts.
"Sir, this is a military security zone. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Asterion Moro, who towered in front of him, barely lowered his head and just made a low voice.
"Envoy Faisal summons us and brings us to him."
"We have not received the notification, please wait a moment."
The officer walked to the communicator not far away and spent a minute or so communicating with his superiors. When he walked over, the confusion on his face still did not disappear.
"Sir, the superiors don't seem to know about this either. Now the special envoy is meeting with the Supreme Lord Commander, you see."
Asterion Moloch's response was only three words.
"take me."
His tone was authoritative and irrefutable. After careful consideration, the officer nodded.
"Sir, please come this way, but I'm not sure if we can let you go over there."
Soon, the silent Minotaurs were brought to the door of the command center. At this time, the Astral Knights guarding the door immediately stopped them. The person in charge here was Ustad's Second Company.
"This is a military base."
When the warriors raised their bolters and pointed them at the Minotaur terminators, Ustad walked up and looked at Asterion Moro.
"Stay away from other people waiting immediately."
"Envoy Faisal summons us."
Ustad shook his head.
"I did not receive this notice. Now you are trespassing on a strategic military location without any reason. We have the right to shoot you, so please leave."
Asterion suddenly tightened his grip on the spear in his hand, but Robin pulled out his sword faster, pointed it at the opponent, and warned in a soft voice:
"You must not mess around, otherwise, I will chop off your head with my own hands."
Finally, Asterion suppressed his anger and hissed:
"Special Envoy Faisal summoned us, and I must go to him. This is our duty."
"I did not receive the notification, but as an Astartes Chapter Master, you can go in, but you must be disarmed, and you can only be alone. The same is true for other Chapter Masters."
After Asterion was silent for a moment, he turned around and handed the spear and shield to the warrior behind him, and then his bolt gun, but just when he took a step back, Ustad stopped him.
"this."
Ustad looked at the fighting knife on the opponent's thigh and raised his chin.
"Are you afraid of a knife? Or do you intend to humiliate the entire Adeptus Astartes?"
After hearing Asterion's words, Ustad stepped aside and Asterion strode into the command center and walked all the way to the military situation room amid the curious eyes of everyone.
His appearance quickly attracted the attention of others, but he still moved forward as if no one else was around. When he passed by the Chapter Leaders waiting outside, Seth stopped him.
"Asterion? Why are you here? Who let you in?"
"Envoy Faisal summons me."
"The special envoy is meeting with the commander-in-chief. When did he summon you? You can wait outside."
Asterion completely ignored the other party's words and continued walking. Just when Seth was about to have a fit, Lysandra grabbed him and shook his head. At this time, Seth suddenly noticed that the guards in the military intelligence center
The Terminators seemed to have no intention of stopping the Minotaur Chapter Leader, and he immediately mistakenly thought that the envoy had really summoned the other party.
"What the hell? What does he want to do by calling Asterion here now?"
Lysander did not speak, but looked at Asterion's back meaningfully, and noticed that some terminators had begun to move.
Soon Asterion came to the door of the military intelligence room. Talos and Amnak, who were wearing simple power armor and helmets, immediately reached out to stop each other.
"Who are you? Why did you rush in without saying a word? Do you know where this is?"
"I am Asterion, Chapter Master of the Minotaur Chapter. I am responsible for protecting Envoy Feisal. He is calling me."
Talos laughed contemptuously from beneath his helmet.
"This is not a place where cats and dogs can enter. This is a military base with the highest level of confidentiality. If you enter at will, we will kill you without mercy."
"Why did Soshyan bring Special Envoy Faisal here?"
"No need to explain to you."
Asterion was silent for a moment, then suddenly accelerated, passing unstoppably between their arms like an out-of-control tank.
".You can't go in."
As Talos lazily shouted "Stop", the door in front of Asterion opened by itself, and he stepped in without even thinking -