The Emperor’s Angel of Death

"Fortress Master Vedrian."

Soth Yang paused, then took a few steps, carefully considering his words.

"I really can't ask members to do anything, I hope you can understand, and the Eldar's whereabouts are erratic. How much time and manpower do you think this operation will take to complete?"

"Considering the size of this Craftworld, I'm afraid... it will take at least three Space Marine Chapters to cooperate with our dozen kill-teams. And since the kill-teams need time to assemble, we need the Chapters to hold them back first and delay their escape, so it may take about five Chapters of troops, plus a certain number of Astra Militarum and fleets. Hmm, considering the speed and mobility of the aliens is indeed very strong, we need to encircle them from all sides, which is estimated to take half a year to a year."

Hearing this request, Soth Yang finally knew why the other party had come to him. They also knew that Biel-Tan was a behemoth, and trying to swallow it in one gulp would only choke them. So, they planned to drag the Alliance of the Penitent in to share the risk.

They even needed the Alliance to attract the Eldar Craftworld's firepower first, giving them time to assemble their forces...

"Gathering so many troops and fleets, what if we find nothing?"

"The Inquisition has a certain degree of confidence."

"We are not talking about probabilities now, but only about results. What if we find nothing? Moreover, the Penitent, the Flesh Tearers, including the Lamenters, are all important forces for stabilizing the Storm Secotr now. Forgive me for speaking frankly, you may have stayed in the Pacific Sector for too long and don't know the situation in the Storm Sector now. Genestealer activity has increased by a full nineteen times compared to ten years ago. Many worlds and hive cities have been poisoned, but we have hardly seen any Deathwatch activity. Only 'non-professionals' like us are running around. Now we suddenly withdraw, and have to leave for a year or even two. Have you considered whether the situation in other worlds will deteriorate sharply?"

Soth Yang's words were calm, but with a hint of accusation, causing Vedrian's eyes to narrow slightly.

"The Imperium is always full of threats, but we must have the ability to distinguish the size of threats. How can those scattered Genestealers compare with Biel-Tan, the Craftworld that carries a large number of Eldar? Not to mention that the real target this time is a potential challenger to the Imperium's hegemony."

"Nothing can challenge the Imperium's hegemony. You are being too alarmist. Furthermore, Genestealers are never a small threat. Don't you find these aliens that parasitize human genes creepy? Or do you think the Genestealers' occupation of the nest is not as serious as the wandering Eldar?"

Perhaps feeling that his tone was too harsh, Soth Yang then lowered his voice a little.

"Actually, I personally am very willing to provide assistance to your plan, but the Chapter is currently performing tasks elsewhere, and I only have these people around me, so I'm afraid I can't help. I can't make decisions for other Chapters, you can ask them yourself."

Seeing that Soth Yang had this attitude, Vedrian knew there was no hope. He didn't have much confidence in persuading other Chapter Masters to execute this plan. The reason he chose Soth Yang was to use the power of this Alliance Master and Imperial hero to drive the entire Alliance of the Penitent. Now that the other party has stated his disapproval, the attitude of others can be imagined.

"I understand."

Vedrian was not the kind of person to pester. Since the other party had made his attitude clear, there was nothing to say.

"Then at least, please give us the necessary manpower support, and reaffirm the Star Phantoms' Watch Oath."

Soth Yang frowned. He had been asked about this matter more than once. The Deathwatch Captain supported during the Maelstrom Crusade had asked him if he could provide manpower support, because the Star Phantoms had also initiated the Watch Oath in the past.

The so-called Watch Oath is to provide troops for the Deathwatch. The number of people in each Chapter is different, but more or less some people will be provided.

The Star Phantoms had not reaffirmed the Watch Oath for many years before the World Engine incident. Soth Yang was not sure if this was intentional, but now that the other party suddenly mentioned it, he really couldn't react for a while.

After a few seconds, he said slowly:

"You also know that the Chapter has been rebuilt for less than a century, and almost all the warriors are recruits. Although they have fought some battles, the opponents are basically Chaos traitors. They have only fought against the Orks in Armageddon. To be ashamed, the Star Phantoms are still very unfamiliar with the tactics of fighting against aliens. When the warriors are more trained and improve their experience in fighting against aliens, I will select suitable people to report to the Watch Fortress. What do you think?"

Vedrian didn't speak, but his eyes expressed his dissatisfaction. Although what Soth Yang said was reasonable, there was no doubt that he also had the suspicion of shirking responsibility.

Thinking that it was really not good to let the other party go back empty-handed, Soth Yang pondered for a moment, and said softly:

"How about this, I am also very concerned about the Deathwatch's cause. I just got some equipment supplements during the Maelstrom Crusade. The Star Phantoms will donate 5 Land Raider Proteus and 2 Stormhawk Interceptors to the Watch Fortress. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Vedrian's tense face finally relaxed slightly, and he nodded:

"Thank you for your generous donation. Then I won't bother you. But I still hope that you can have enough attention to the threat of the Eldar, otherwise we may all regret it in the future."

"I will."

When Vedrian turned and left, Soth Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least things didn't develop to the worst point, and it seemed to be temporarily covered up.

But what about the future?

The Inquisition has already set its sights on it, and they have the patience to dig something out.

And he doesn't seem to have any way to do it. Killing people is definitely not going to work, but it will attract more attention. The only way is to divert the Inquisition's attention to the Death Guard...

Considering that Yvraine is active near the Eye of Terror, perhaps something can be done here.

After failing to persuade Soth Yang, Vedrian ran to the Penitent to lobby, and finally earned two veterans to go to the Watch Fortress, and then went to the Flesh Tearers to lobby, and also got one person, which made Soth Yang think of those tithe collectors from the Departmento Munitorum.

Fortunately, the White Templars had already left, and Vedrian found nothing. And the other party's nominal homeworld was in the Sol System, not under his jurisdiction, so he was spared. And the other Chapters in the Storm Sector, including the Mantis Warriors, were all harvested, and at least one person was obtained.

And during this period, Soth Yang was also worried that the other party was carrying some device that could detect "alien energy", and did not dare to have any contact with the Royal Court. It was not until Vedrian left with a circle of satisfied people that he immediately contacted the Royal Court, asked them to pass a message to Biel-Tan, let them change their movement route, the Inquisition has set its sights on the Craftworld, and leave the Storm Sector quickly.

Not long after this incident passed, the Rangers he sent to find the Lamenters also brought back news, a piece of news that shocked and angered Soth Yang——