The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 3010: Speaking Up for Justice

Hearing that the Flesh Tearer was looking for the person in charge, Hayes hurried over and saluted.

"Hayes Bartoli, Company Commander of the Third Company, Second Battalion, 73rd Regiment, 13th Division, Corman Sector, reporting for duty!"

The Space Marine lowered his head, his crimson lenses staring at Hayes. After a moment, he said in a deep voice:

"Well done, you managed to plug this trouble in time."

Then he pointed to the corpse of the Executioner.

"Use a few vehicles to drag this thing to the gap and use it as a temporary barricade."

"Yes, sir!"

Hayes immediately used the communicator to call in a Chimera from the Protectorate company to "drag the corpse." At this moment, the Space Marine spoke again:

"You should also pack up and prepare to evacuate the position."

Hayes was stunned for a moment, instinctively asking:

"What?"

"Just evacuate when you're told to."

The Space Marine's voice was already showing signs of annoyance, perhaps even talking to a mortal was torture for him. But after a few seconds, he added:

"The forward positions are to be abandoned. We don't have enough manpower and ammunition, so we must consolidate our lines."

After speaking, the Flesh Tearer turned around and walked towards the militia regimental commander step by step.

"Lord Angel"

The Flesh Tearers had a fierce reputation, especially among the militia. The regimental commander was naturally trembling with fear, but the other party's next words almost made him fall to the ground.

"Cowardice, dereliction of duty, desertion. You and your men are all cowards and pigs."

The Space Marine's deep voice sounded like the Grim Reaper's death knell to the surrounding people.

"You will be stripped of all weapons, take explosives and grenades, be loyal to the Throne, and earn redemption."

Suicide attack. The word buzzed in everyone's mind. This was the most common punishment for cowards by the Space Marines, but it was rare to see it done on the scale of an entire regiment.

The militia regimental commander immediately knelt on the ground, clasped his hands, and cried bitterly:

"Lord Angel! We have tried our best! We will definitely make up for our mistakes in the future. Please, have mercy and forgive us this time!"

While the militia regimental commander was begging for mercy, some militiamen, seeing that the situation was not good, quietly tried to slip away. As a result, with a low roar and the roar of jump packs, screams rang out.

"Look, look at these cowards. You are wasting valuable oxygen by living."

The behavior of a few people running away intensified the anger of the Flesh Tearer veteran. He looked at the corpses of those who had their spines twisted by his warriors, limp on the ground, and tightened his grip on the chainaxe, holding it over the terrified militia regimental commander's head.

"Don't test my patience anymore"

"Lord!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out behind the Flesh Tearer veteran, but he did not turn his head, simply saying:

"What is it?"

"The 346th Militia Regiment has done everything they could! I witnessed it with my own eyes. They are definitely not cowards! Their meager weapons cannot fight against super-heavy Tyranid units. This is unavoidable, but even so, they persisted on the position for three minutes until I led reinforcements to arrive!"

The Flesh Tearer turned around in silence, but he was still gripping his weapon tightly. When he spoke, it was with an irritated guttural tone.

"Are you defending them?"

Hayes stood up straight, his head slightly raised. In fact, he was a little scared before he spoke, but at this time, his heart was clear. All he wanted was to be true to his conscience.

"Yes, sir!"

His voice was loud and forceful, even attracting the attention of other Flesh Tearers.

"So, you mean, I wronged them?"

This was already a very dangerous question. Hayes even heard the creaking sound of the gauntlet gripping the metal handle of the chainaxe. He knew that he was just a junior officer. Even if the other party chopped him down with an axe now, the Chapter probably wouldn't say much. Astartes naturally had the power of life and death over mortals. Any behavior they regarded as an insult could be met with the immediate killing of any mortal.

Even the people Hayes brought were nervously looking at him, fearing that their commander would say something wrong.

"You just came in a hurry and didn't see the state of their battle before!"

"I only need to see the results! Soldier! Your overflowing sympathy is also a weakness! Return to your unit! Otherwise, I don't mind temporarily promoting a company commander, recognized by the Star Knights Chapter!"

"Lord! This is not overflowing sympathy! I cannot hide what I have seen and heard! They are brave, using simple weapons to fight the most ferocious alien enemies. If they are consumed like this, we will lose a large number of experienced warriors. The battle is not over yet. This is not appropriate, sir! I am willing to guarantee it with my life!"

"Guarantee?"

A dry laugh came from under the helmet, but there was no smile at all. To Hayes, it sounded more like the low roar of a man-eating beast.

"What can you, a company commander, guarantee? What value does your life have?"

"Because we will all eventually return to the Throne, and then all judgments will be fair."

Hayes fearlessly met the crimson lenses and the stern gaze behind the lenses. The surroundings were silent at this time. Many people were stunned by Hayes's actions. After all, publicly refuting an Angel was unimaginable.

After a long while, the Flesh Tearer nodded.

"Okay, then let the Throne witness everything in the end."

After speaking, he turned and walked towards the Thunderhawk that had already landed. The other Flesh Tearers followed, just as suddenly as they had come, the Space Marines left just as suddenly.

Until the Thunderhawk took off, Hayes breathed a sigh of relief, almost collapsing. His back was completely wet with sweat, and his face was also full of sweat.

"Officer Hayes, no! Brother Hayes!"

Militia Regimental Commander Palru quickly came over to support Hayes, and then took out a handkerchief to help the other party wipe his face.

"Thank you, really thank you. This time, all of us will remember your great kindness for the rest of our lives!"

At this moment, a sharp roar suddenly sounded in the sky, and then a formation of dozens of Marauders rushed towards the battlefield at low altitude and dropped a series of aerial bombs, followed by a surge of blazing flames in the roar, turning into a wall of fire.

Seeing this scene, Hayes realized that the Space Marine was right, so he pushed the other party away.

"Quickly gather your people, we're going to evacuate immediately. They've already started setting up a blocking line, and artillery fire may soon cover this area!"

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Seeing the other party rushing to call people, Hayes quickly reached out to greet him.

"I'll call a few trucks. You gather the people first, and prioritize collecting guns and ammunition. Don't bring other weapons if you can't!"

Soon Hayes also returned to the unit to start arranging the evacuation. Due to the continuous air strikes and the large number of incendiary bombs dropped, the Tyranid offensive stalled, but Hayes knew that this time would not be too long. Their evacuation window was at most twenty minutes.

Fortunately, the company had enough vehicles, and there were also two engineering sentinels specially used for transporting and unloading. Weapons, equipment, and ammunition were quickly packed into trucks and armored vehicles. When arranging the company's evacuation, Hayes sent the remaining vehicles to the militia regiments covering the flanks. Although the warriors in the company had many complaints about the overly crowded vehicle compartments, Hayes believed that squeezing a little wouldn't hurt anyone. It was worth it if the empty vehicles could save two more people.

Bonus chapter tomorrow~