The Emperor’s Angel of Death

“.Based on the various evil technologies the enemy may possess, to guarantee complete victory, we can only firmly believe in sacrifice and unleash the power brought by our courage and faith.”

Soshiyang's words caused a murmur, and even some naval officers showed doubtful expressions, but no one would openly oppose Soshiyang, even if he was happy to hear dissenting opinions.

“But if that's the case, then the boarding troops”

An Orpheus Guard general said his worries in a low voice, which were keenly captured by Soshiyang, who then explained:

“According to experimental results, the effect of this mental intimidation varies from person to person. For example, it has almost no effect on the Adeptus Astartes. Of course, I am not belittling the excellent crew members of the Navy, but obviously, due to their long service in their positions, their willpower is definitely slightly inferior to that of soldiers who have undergone arduous physical training.”

Then Soshiyang turned his gaze to a group of Krieg officers standing as still as statues, especially Marshal Venner.

“Marshal Venner, do the brave warriors of Krieg have the confidence and determination to conquer the alien flagship? Although I know you may have never conducted void warfare and boarding warfare training, this is a severe test for you.”

Without any extra words, Marshal Venner and all the Krieg officers present saluted Soshiyang in unison and uttered two words in unison.

Loyalty!

At this point, Soshiyang's entire operational outline had basically emerged, which was centered on how to attack the enemy flagship.

Doing so was not without loopholes. Too many resources were invested in the attack on the flagship, and even the most elite army was drawn away, which meant that the support that could be obtained on the Amara planet battlefield would be very little. If the enemy used teleportation to send a large number of troops to the ground, the local troops would have to rely on their own strength to resist, which was undoubtedly a bit difficult.

But it had to be fought even if it was difficult. The auxiliary troops that Soshiyang brought, a part stayed in Decapolis to assist the local defense, and the remaining part was brought to Amara, about three million troops. In order to increase the defense of the Amara main star, they could only be deployed completely. Although he also wanted to preserve his strength, there was no room for maneuver at this time.

After the meeting, various tasks began to advance rapidly. Soshiyang mainly focused on equipment production and logistical transfer, followed by training, but now his biggest concern was time.

How much time would Menak give him?

Just three days after the meeting, a few hurried guests found him.

“Long time no see, Chapter Master Soshiyang. You are truly one of the busiest people in the Storm of stars.”

When Inquisitor Scarmen and three other Inquisitors walked into a magnificent hall of the Amara Governor's Spire, he immediately greeted Soshiyang with a smile like an old acquaintance. Besides Soshiyang, there was also the planetary governor Garibren Longen, and the rest were a series of Terminators.

Looking at the approaching Inquisitors, Soshiyang also smiled.

“I am only using my meager strength to be loyal to the Emperor. You are also very busy.”

Scarmen walked up to him, took off his somewhat damaged black hat, and sighed helplessly:

“I would rather be idle, because once people like us get busy, it's not a good thing. I forgot to introduce you.”

As soon as he turned around, a strong man walked over. He looked like a beast, with a terrifying scar on his face that ran from his right eyelid to his chin. At the same time, his right eye was an unnatural white, without a pupil. It might be some kind of false eye, or it might be a symbol of a psyker. He was wearing a heavy robe, and his boots made a thumping sound on the ground. He had a bolter and a chainsword hanging from his waist, and he was wearing a carapace armor with a large modification. On his chest was a bright Aquila emblem and an Inquisitorial rosette.

“Hello, Chapter Master Soshiyang Alexsey. I am Roderick Ruiz, the main executor of the Orpheus branch of the Ordo Xenos.”

Soshiyang nodded slightly.

“Hello, Inquisitor Roderick.”

Then the other party began to introduce the other two. One was a woman, who looked to be in her forties or fifties. Her right hand was obviously a mechanical prosthetic, and both of her eyes had been replaced with red mechanical bionic eyes. She was wearing a hooded robe and leaning on a cane. One didn't look very old, at least her face looked like she was in her early thirties. She was wearing a black uniform, with a head of loose black short hair, a bolter on her waist, and an alien lizard-like pet that kept changing colors perched on her shoulder, constantly sticking out its tongue.

“This is Madam Lila, and this is Inquisitor Upton, who just took the rosette from her mentor three years ago.”

Both of them nodded to Soshiyang, but the young Inquisitor named Upton seemed a little dissatisfied with Roderick revealing his "old background" privately, and glanced at the other party.

It can be seen that Roderick is a very controlling Inquisitor. He wants to be the "person in charge" of Orpheus. The power of the Inquisition in this area is not strong, mainly focused on the Ordo Xenos. He may be the most powerful and influential among them, but others may not necessarily be willing to be influenced by him.

The power game of the Inquisition is very dangerous and cruel. If they disagree, they will use knives and guns, and deaths are common. The Inquisitors themselves "judging" each other may not necessarily be a real heresy.

After greeting Soshiyang, the four turned to greet the governor, but the degree of respect was not so high.

After all, on the one hand, the governor himself is their subject of supervision, and on the other hand, it is obvious that Soshiyang has taken over the command, and this governor does not have much military value, and even this war may have nothing to do with him.

“The four of you should have all gone to the dark Reclusiam, what did you gain?”

Soshiyang's words were very direct, but in line with his identity. Scarmen took out a data slate.

“I went to the Lamenters' homeworld, Liber Astates, and confirmed that it has been completely destroyed. Then I went to the Hesoid Nebula, where the attack warning was first issued.”

Soshiyang examined the contents of the data slate, which contained some images and photos, mostly of dead cities, barren lands, and evidence of destruction in the void, such as shipwrecks, space station wrecks, and even space fortress wrecks.

But in general, there was nothing of great value.

“Thank you very much for risking to investigate the enemy's situation. This will help our future battles. Did you encounter any danger on the road?”

“Not really, but there is one thing that is very strange, that is, some places are full of the remains of slaughtered Imperial citizens, but some places are empty, with no remains and no living things.”

Soshiyang pretended to be surprised.

“Ah, there is such a thing? What is the reason?”

“This is still under investigation. I guess these aliens may have darker purposes, otherwise their attacks will not stop.”

The female Inquisitor walked over and also handed over a data slate.

“I went to several key agricultural worlds and warehouse worlds and found that only some facilities were damaged, but the key storage equipment was intact. There are a lot of food and military supplies in them. If they are urgently needed, ships can be sent to transport them back to Amara, but they may be intercepted by the aliens during the period. In addition, I also went to the Drullira main star, where there were fierce fighting traces. I tried to recover some communication records and monitor records, which may allow you to better understand these enemies.”

Soshiyang didn't care much about the battle records, but he was very concerned about the food and supplies, but as Madam Lila said, the transport ships sent out might be intercepted and ambushed by Necron ships. If that happened, they would basically be gone forever.