The Emperor’s Angel of Death

The Star Knight's request to visit the Cerberus Memorial was almost immediately granted, and the fleet then left its course for the lonely satellite fragment.

It wasn't until close range that Soshjan realized that the "hilt" of the memorial was actually a flight deck extending from the main body, and the narrow part below it was actually an alloy pillar structure that fixed the memorial to the asteroid fragment.

The main body of the memorial is actually the giant lighthouse-like structure above.

Accompanied by the screeching of the descending ramp, Soshjan, wearing ceremonial armor, slowly walked out of the Stormbird, followed by a squad of cherubs scattering flower petals and singing hymns, while the Ecclesiarchy personnel in charge of the place waited respectfully at the entrance to the gate in the distance.

Entering the range of the oxygen shield, Soshjan and others stepped onto a road paved with marble. In front of the memorial hall was a rose plaza, with many monuments standing on it, each engraved with huge rolls of honor, with people's names written on them. In some places, there were individual statues of soldiers and officers, all known for some supreme act of loyalty or sacrifice. Cleaning servitors could be seen everywhere, wiping the statues and floors day after day.

Regardless of what it was like in the past, after the rise of the Ecclesiarchy, this place inevitably became a shrine with a strong religious color.

The main wall of the memorial hall was carved with huge aquilas, with holy words about sacrifice engraved on it in huge golden letters, and adorned with the rose patterns and scripture strips commonly used by the Ecclesiarchy.

"Welcome, Chapter Master Soshjan Alexsey."

Walking to the gate, a middle-aged bishop wearing a white priest's robe, with a large face, thick neck, and bald head, holding a string of rosary beads in his hand, bowed deeply. The priests holding incense burners around him also bowed.

"No need to be so polite, it is I who am disturbing you."

"No, your arrival makes this place even more radiant. We are very fortunate to be able to receive such a great hero as you."

Soshjan smiled and raised his chin slightly.

"Let's go in and take a look."

The bishop immediately bowed and stepped aside, and whispered a prayer as Valez passed by. Then Soshjan and hundreds of Space Marine warriors walked into this memorial hall, which looked small from a distance, but was actually the size of a small warship.

According to the bishop's introduction, the memorial hall is divided into thirteen floors in total, which is also the most common height and number of floors in the Imperial Ecclesiarchy.

The first floor is the main hall. The floor is polished enough to be used as a mirror. As soon as you enter, you will see a statue nearly ten meters high. It depicts a Space Marine warrior holding a long sword and wearing a laurel crown, leading five brothers to launch a charge. The crushed helmets and weapons were trampled under their feet, and a warrior was lying on the ground, leaning against a greatsword that was almost as tall as his body. The sword hilt was shaped like the cross of the Black Templars, and the blade was etched with text.

The sculptor's skill was very superb, as if he had frozen the scene he had witnessed and expressed it in every detail, making people feel as if they were in the roaring charge with just one glance. Coupled with the low battle songs played by the surrounding brass horns, the atmosphere of the battlefield was well set off.

From the shoulder armor carvings of these warriors, it can be seen that they are all from the Imperial Fists, so the identity of this leader is naturally obvious.

"The great Sigismund."

These statues are all fixed on a huge base, on which are engraved the names of all the Imperial Fists warriors who died in battle.

In addition to this statue, there are many sub-halls divided by glass around, displaying some cultural relics such as weapons, armor fragments, or recorded documents, which are quietly floating in the stasis field, resisting the erosion of time. At the same time, the curved walls and circular roofs have bright彩绘 depicting fierce battle scenes, but it is obvious that they were added later, because there are many religious elements, basically no different from ordinary Ecclesiarchy churches, except that there is no thick stained glass.

All the paintings depict saints and martyrs, and Soshjan saw Sigismund in most of the pictures.

In one place, this resolute and silent warrior stood with a warrior holding a greatsword, beheading a demon.

In another place, he held a burning sword, beheading a twisted monster.

But Soshjan didn't see any of the enemies who actually participated in this battle, that is, the traitors from the Shadow Wolves. Probably the Ecclesiarchy erased the image of the traitors out of some consideration, leaving only demons and monsters.

The behavior is understandable, but it inevitably makes Soshjan feel a little disappointed.

At the same time, he also noticed that there was a small shrine on one side of the hall, and in the shrine was a huge marble hand, with its fingers crossed.

According to his understanding of the Ecclesiarchy, this kind of shrine has a unique function. In some special places, such as the archives where the Sisters of the Script are located, it can often be seen that everyone who enters must swear in front of the shrine that they will never reveal the secrets of the place.

However, this thing is more symbolic than practical. Anyway, the bishop here did not ask Soshjan to swear, so he was too lazy to do this troublesome thing.

The warriors also dispersed in the hall, some went to see the cultural relics and murals, and some were examining the names on the statue base.

"According to the records in the archives, the Third Legion and the Sixteenth Legion should have fought at that time."

"This Sigismund is said to be an undefeated swordsaint."

"Why can't I see anything from the Sixteenth Legion here?"

The soldiers were talking in low voices while browsing. Only one person never looked in other directions. From the beginning, he had been looking at the statue, or rather, the person on the statue.

He was wearing the simplest armor, but with a series of badges on his body, and wearing a helmet, a sword hanging on his waist, and a sword hanging behind his waist, looking up slightly, staring at Sigismund, who was holding a sword in both hands and roaring.

After a while, a regretful sigh came from under the helmet.

At this time, Robin suddenly walked up to him, also staring at the statue of the legendary swordsaint, and then said softly:

"I heard he was undefeated."

The mysterious warrior replied:

"Yes."

"If I could compete with such an opponent, it would be extremely happy."

After hearing this, the other party chuckled and turned around.

"It's too early for you to say this, young man."

Robin watched the warrior walk out of the gate, and glanced down at the sword on his waist. Just a few days ago, he had encountered this mysterious warrior in an unmanned training ground on the flagship, and the other party had disarmed him in just ten seconds.

The incredulous Robin then launched several challenges in a row, each time losing more miserably than the last. He even had to admit that the other party's swordsmanship level was still above Saul's.

But the other party was unwilling to even tell him his name. The proud Robin would naturally not reveal this matter to others, but he learned from Ustad by asking sideways that this person might be a helper that the Chapter Master had invited from the White Templars or somewhere else, but even Ustad didn't know the origin.

Watching the other party leave, Robin retracted his gaze and turned back to Sigismund.

"Is it too early?"

Just then, Chaplain Yazdan suddenly said something.

"All recruits, regardless of company, must submit a 10,000-word after-visit report 12 hours after the visit!"

As soon as this statement came out, the recruits all sighed, but they were helpless.