[You have arrived at the core cabin of a battle barge named ‘Storm’...]
[You are standing inside a deserted bridge, filled with sailing thinkers and dull green screens. 】
[There are countless mortal crew members wearing communication helmets and navigators who are responsible for guiding routes around them, sitting in front of screens, constantly making subtle sounds of operating unknown equipment. 】
[You couldn't help but blink your eyes and exhaled a breath of air from your nose.]
【You haven't figured out your identity and where you are.】
["Are you listening? Chapter Commander Amrad?" At this moment, you suddenly heard a hoarse female voice with doubts in your ears]
【You immediately turn around and look.】
[You immediately saw a middle-aged woman wearing the uniform of an Imperial Navy Vice Admiral.]
[The skin on her face is wheat-colored, she has neat short hair, and a right arm that has been replaced with a mechanical prosthetic limb.]
[It also brings out the sharp heroism, erudition and skill of the senior generals of the Imperial Navy in the other party.]
["Uh... Captain Gretus? Please continue the topic you were talking about." You blurted out the other person's name and position subconsciously. ]
[Immediately afterwards, a small number of quite unfamiliar memories quickly flashed through the depths of your mind.]
["Okay, Chapter Commander Amrad...but you seemed to have been distracted just now, right? Then I'll tell you my previous report again." Captain Gretus, with a solemn expression, twitched slightly.
From the corner of her mouth, she took a deep breath and said to you.】
[You forced out a fleeting smile without any embarrassment.]
[You lower your head slightly and stare at the other person.]
[At this moment, the female captain’s report combined with the small part of the memory you just obtained, also makes you gradually understand the current situation. 】
[This is the flagship of the Astral Knights Chapter, the battle barge Storm.]
[You are now the current chapter leader of the Astral Knights Chapter.]
[Currently, the entire fleet belonging to the Astral Knights is crossing the Vidal satellite sector and is about to arrive in the Valf galaxy.]
[At the same time, as many as fifteen combatants from the Ultramarines Chapter, the Invaders Chapter, the Blood Angels Chapter, and the Dawn Goddess Chapter jointly formed an extremely large Valf
The rescue fleet is gradually converging there.】
[And your only combat mission, or goal.]
[It is to try our best to prevent the Necron's planet-level weapon battleship "World Engine" from continuing to ravage the territory of the Human Empire. 】
[Before you arrived, two important agricultural planets had been completely destroyed by the terrifying weapons of the World Engine, turning them into dead planets with no hope of repair. ]
[You quietly listened to the female captain’s report.]
[You didn’t say much, you just frowned and told the other person. 】
[When the fleet arrives at the rendezvous point in the Valf System, we will notify you immediately. 】
[You drive this set of power armor, which is mainly iron gray with blue spray as the color, and walk out of the bridge. 】
[The three teams of veterans who are quietly waiting for you immediately come forward and salute.]
[They are all personal guards responsible for protecting you, the chapter leader.]
[Concerned, you raised your hand to refuse their continued following, and walked toward the metal passage ahead alone. 】
[Not long after, you, who was very unfamiliar with the internal layout of the ship, stopped in front of a three-way intersection in the metal passage. 】
["Dear Chapter Leader, where do you want to go?" At this moment, your ears heard another indifferent female voice full of mechanical sounds. ]
[You glanced around expressionlessly, but you didn’t see any figure except for the cold light emitting from above your head in the metal passage. 】
["Chapter Master, I am the machine spirit of the battle barge Storm. If you like, you can call me Cortana... Where do you need to go now? Do you need my help?"]
[The ship-based machine spirit named Cortana once again made an indifferent mechanical voice to you.]
[You couldn’t help but raise your eyebrows and suddenly looked down.]
[Your eyes accidentally caught the metal helmet hanging around your waist.]
[Obviously the other party’s voice was transmitted from the communication device.]
["When did the empire have so many 'machine souls'... Cortana, right? Help me inform all the Astartes monks in the chapter and ask them to gather at the large training ground on the ship."]
[You were silent for a moment, and then suddenly issued an order to the ship-based machine soul. 】
["Okay, Lord Chapter Leader, we are contacting the master of the fleet, the fourth company commander Sheikh Zi, and the company commanders of other large companies... Please first enter the passage on the right, which can directly lead to the large training ground in the middle cabin."
The ship-based machine spirit Cortana responded quickly to your orders.]
[You nodded expressionlessly.]
[You continue to drive the power armor and enter the metal passage where the light is still deserted. 】
[You gradually go deeper into the winding metal passages, and pass by the repair servitors responsible for maintaining the ship.]
[By the time you arrive at the large training ground, a total of 803 Astartes monks have already assembled.]
[You see the commander of the fourth company of the fleet, Sheikh Zi, who has twelve service nails on his forehead, and several other captains of the large companies.]
[They, together with the chief priest and the head of the think tank, quickly turn around and come forward, raising their hands in your direction and saluting.]
["Chapter Commander!" The crowd shouted at you in varying tones. 】
[At this moment, tall figures and voices sounded as the commanders moved past. 】
[The Astartes monks who originally made some noise immediately entered a state of silence.]
[They almost simultaneously raised a thick arm wrapped in ceramic steel, and hit it hard in front of the iron-gray power armor's breastplate, making a dull knocking sound.]
["Chapter Commander!" Everyone once again issued a loud and uniform greeting in your direction. 】
[You narrowed your eyes slightly and exhaled forcefully.]
[You slowly nod to the people in front of you.]
["Combat brothers of the Astral Knights, everyone should have understood the basic situation of this battle, right?" You slowly stepped forward and said in a calm tone.]
["If anyone is still unclear, I will repeat it again. Those sleepy skeletons, that is, a planet-class weapon battleship of the Necrons attacked the empire's territory. Two agricultural planets were destroyed.
Destroyed and turned into a dead planet!"]
["If the opponent is allowed to continue to wreak havoc, not only the entire galaxy will face the crisis of destruction, but even the center of the empire, the solar system will suffer a huge disaster! Because according to the empire's prediction of the navigation route, its ultimate goal is very
It may be the important planet of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Mars!"]
[You subconsciously drive the power armor to stop its progress.]
[You stand at the front of rows of neat queues, and the cold light falls from above you.]
[Your eyes also scanned all the astral knights in front of you one by one.]
["So, the Valf rescue fleet we are about to join will be a powerful team that brings together the elite forces of fifteen battle groups! It will also be the only rescue force that can be counted on in the Valf galaxy!"]
["But if you think this will be an easy and devastating battle, then I can tell you very frankly that this is a very wrong idea!"]
["Because, this will be the most difficult battle in the history of the Astral Knights Chapter! It may even be the last battle of the Astral Knights Chapter!"]
[You suddenly opened your eyes wide and shouted loudly.]
[You stare at the Astartes monks who are expressionless, but the fighting will deep in their hearts is about to erupt like a volcano.]
【You suddenly showed everyone a bright smile from the bottom of your heart.】
["Even if I stand here at this moment, as the leader of the Chapter, I cannot guarantee that you will survive!"]
["The only thing I can promise you is that I will fight side by side with you until the last moment of death!"]
[As soon as you finished speaking, you raised a thick arm wrapped in a ceramic steel shell with a solemn expression and stretched it above your head. ]
[The ceramic glove that was clenched into a fist was illuminated by the cold light above, and the metallic luster that was constantly reflected was like dots of starlight.]
[You took a deep breath and roared at the top of your lungs at the people in front of you.]
["Star Knight! Destruction is redemption——"]
[In an instant, the huge sound coming from every Astartes monk almost completely overturned the ceiling of the entire training ground, echoing repeatedly inside the middle cabin of the battle barge. 】
["Star Knight! Destruction is salvation——"]
[The next moment, the astral knights almost uniformly raised their thick arms and roared with all their strength.]
["For the Emperor! For the Astral Knights!"]
[However, at this moment, a whisper as thin as a mosquito fly suddenly floated out from your mouth, and was finally completely submerged in the depths of the deafening war roar. 】
["May the Emperor protect your loyal souls and light the way for you to return to the Golden Throne..."]