Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

The three chapters combined could provide the support of an entire chapter. Only with such bargaining chips could he gain enough support from the Extreme Marines!

"When do we set out?" asked Foros.

Huron did not answer, but looked at Noah with a smile, giving him the initiative.

"Right now."

Noah said without hesitation, "We don't know when the aliens will arrive, so we have to race against time!"

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5890744.M41, a combined fleet consisting of 3 battle barges, 9 strike cruisers, 2 battlecruisers, 14 cruisers and 24 escort squadrons, carrying 1000 Space Marines, sailed towards Mandeville Point in the Badab system.

On the bridge of the Stars, Noah sat in his command throne.

In front of him were the figures of three Chapter Masters projected by the servoskulls.

Huron spoke first:

"Noah, we'll follow you."

Huron had a friendly smile on his face.

It was obvious that the chapter leader was prepared to give Noah a favor, and even addressed him in a particularly cordial manner.

Sartak and Foros remained noncommittal.

The news was brought by Noah, and the route was provided by Noah.

In legal terms, Rogue Merchants have an equal status with them.

Therefore, it is reasonable and logical for him to take the lead, and he deserves the respect and honor.

Noah was not polite and immediately gave the order:

"Nono, close the observation window and start the subspace engine!

"All personnel, prepare to face the impact of the subspace jump!"

Chapter 18 Aliens invade Macragge!

457.M41.

Macragge, Hera's Fortress.

Marius Calgar gazed toward the horizon of the emerald forest in the distance, his frown showing the unrest of his owner.

A few days ago, the Ultramarines' astropaths deciphered an astropathic signal, which read:

Aliens are invading Macragge, be careful.

A very clear warning, yet vague.

It is clear because the astropathic signal has already indicated that the enemy is a xenomorph and its target is Macragge. It is vague because it neither specifies the type of xenomorph nor the specific time of the attack.

Although the content of astropathic communications is usually so vague, this time it is a little too vague -

If it is an alien invasion, astropaths will usually use some special symbols for identification when sending signals.

For example, the invasion of green-skinned orcs may be manifested as glowing organ defects in fish, faintly visible smoke, bleeding holes, and other worrying combinations of symbols or holographic images.

of course.

If the two astropaths responsible for the communication are familiar enough, the transmitted signal may be stronger and more specific. And if the astropath's psychic power is strong enough and the two parties are close enough, Calgar can even make a psychic call with the other party, although this kind of psychic call is troublesome to prepare and the communication time is only a few minutes.

But this signal came from the Maelstrom region, where three chapters were stationed: the Astral Claws, the Lamenters and the Mantis Warriors.

Under normal circumstances, they might not have any contact with the Ultramarines for thousands of years. The occasional contact was only during a joint operation when they received a request for assistance from an Imperial world. It cannot be said that there was almost no astropathic communication, but it can only be said that there was no astropathic communication at all.

Considering that the astropaths on both sides were unfamiliar with each other, they were half a galaxy apart, and their psychic powers were probably not strong enough, it was already quite lucky that they could receive the signal, and they really couldn't ask for more.

But there is too little information to analyze based on this astropathic signal alone.

Although the signal clearly indicated that the enemy was an alien, it did not specify what kind of alien it was.

Calgar didn't think that the brother chapter of the Maelstrom would send an astropathic signal to play a joke on him for no reason. The only reasonable explanation he could think of was that the aliens that were about to invade Macragge were an alien they had never seen before!

Just like when the Tau invaded the Empire a few years ago, the astropaths who initially knew nothing about the Tau simply used the vague term "aliens" to refer to them in the signals they transmitted.

But it is precisely because of the unknown that Calga finds it hard to believe - if there really is an unknown alien being about to invade near Macragge, why is it the regiment stationed in the Maelstrom that is the first to issue a warning?

But if you say this is alarmist, Karga doesn't think so.

Because a few months ago, some planets on the Empire's borders had lost contact with Macragge. This was actually very normal in the Empire, and even Calgar himself didn't pay much attention to it at first.

Because astropathic communication itself has great uncertainty, and sending astropathic signals will greatly consume the lifespan of the astropath, under normal circumstances, two planets that are far apart often do not communicate for thousands of years.

Even if they were on the same star region, it was normal for them to communicate only once every few months or half a year. If the communication was accidentally intercepted by a subspace creature, it was likely that there would be no astropathic communication until once every one or two years.

So normally, only when a planet sends out a clear astropathic signal of "distress" or "warning" will it attract the attention of the Empire.

However, the astronomical warnings from the Maelstrom made Calgar begin to re-examine these reports that he originally thought were very "normal". He found that these planets that had lost contact were basically in the southeast of Macragge!

In particular, there was a planet called Terran, which was one of the first planets to lose contact with the Empire, and astropathic communications had been cut off for more than a year.

Although it is possible that a large-scale warp storm swept across these planets, causing the interruption of their astropathic communications with Macragge, Calgar is now more willing to believe that these planets have fallen under the invasion of aliens!

But at the same time as coming to this conclusion, Karga found it hard to believe.

Because even if aliens invade these worlds, even if these worlds are conquered in a short period of time, can't they send out even one astropathic signal before they fall?

Karga was puzzled, but he had to take the warning seriously, even if it was an enemy conspiracy!

Although Calgar had asked the astropath to write back to inquire about the specific situation of the alien, the transmission of the astropathic signal would take at least several weeks, and the round trip would take at least two months. If the translation time was included, it would only take longer.

It would take at least a year to travel back and forth on the subspace channel. If the aliens were already approaching Macragge, he would not have enough time to verify it and could only do his best to defend himself.

The Ultramarines companies that were originally planned to be sent to support other war zones were urgently recalled by him. Even the fleets of nearby star systems began to gather towards Macragge under his orders. Some of them were also sent by him to the lost world to obtain intelligence. All of this was just to guard against the alien enemy that might arrive at any time and of unknown type...

"Chapter Master, a combined fleet from the Maelstrom sailed out of Mandeville Point a few hours ago, and they are heading towards Macragge!"

The voice from the communication bead made Calgar, who was uneasy, stand up suddenly from his chair!

Big whirlpool?

That's exactly the direction the astronomical signal came from!

However, it had only been two weeks since they received the astropathic signal and deciphered it. Even if the time required for transmission was taken into account, it would not have been more than three months.

If this fleet was the one that sent the astropathic signal, then how come they arrived so quickly?

Calgar didn't have time to think about it and immediately ordered:

"Identify them. If they are confirmed to be friendly forces, bring them to Hera Fortress... No! I will go to meet them in person, at the Heroku Starport!"

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In the void of the Macragge system, a strike cruiser was heading towards the nearest Mandeville Point.

Demetrius Titus stood up from his command throne, his shoulder armor had a golden border of the Second Company, and the red helmet and the Chapter's emblem with a red skull on his knees indicated that he was a non-commissioned officer.

A few days ago, his squad was supposed to be sent to fight in other star systems, but their combat mission was urgently stopped by the Chapter Master himself.

Since then, he and his team have been roaming the icy void, guarding against possible enemies.

until today.

"Confirmed as Imperial Code!"

The officers' shouts echoed on the bridge, and the holographic projection soon displayed the intelligence they had obtained - a huge fleet was sailing in the cold space, and their target was Macragge, the home planet of the Ultramarines.

Titus carefully observed the information marked on the holographic projection:

Battle Barge:

Judgment Seraph, Star Claw

Tears of the Virgin Mary, the Lamenters

Attila's Wrath, Mantis Warrior

Three battle barges, two battlecruisers, nine strike cruisers, fourteen cruisers, and ninety-six escort ships. This huge combined fleet is almost more than the entire assets of a battle regiment!

Titus didn't care what they came to Macragge for now. His eyes were completely focused on the flagship of the fleet - at the front of the fleet, a ship was displayed in a highlighted flashing manner in the holographic projection. It was a moon-class cruiser.

Among the patrol fleets of many star regions, she is undoubtedly the main flagship.

But in this combined fleet of three battle barges and two battlecruisers, the Moon-class cruiser was just mediocre. So Titus really couldn't understand why a Moon-class cruiser could become the flagship of this combined fleet?

Titus looked at the Moon-class logo and felt even more confused, because it said:

Starship, von Valancius Dynasty.

"A Rogue Trader?"

Titus frowned, finding it increasingly difficult to understand.

Although Rogue Traders do theoretically have an equal status with Space Marine Chapter Masters, that is only in theory.

The scene happening before their eyes was really hard for them to understand.

Chapter 19 You can go ahead

Macragge, Hellux Starport.

Led by Sergeant Titus of the Ultramarines 2nd Company, Noah and three Space Marine Chapter Masters were taken into a huge conference room.

There is a huge round table in the conference room that can accommodate 12 people.

And directly opposite the door is a huge bulletproof glass.

Through the glass, Noah could clearly see the beautiful planet below, which was composed of blue ocean and green land, and a look of nostalgia and yearning appeared on his face.

Huron walked up to him and said jokingly:

"You seem to like Macragge very much?"

Space Marines are usually very good at being human, but Huron is better than them all.

"Yeah, it reminds me of my home planet."

Noah freely admits his affection for Macragge.

Macragge is the homeworld of the Ultramarines, a desolate and beautiful planet. Three-quarters of the planet's surface is covered by frigid plateaus with mountains, and the rest is a sparkling blue ocean.

This is the planet that Noah has encountered so far, and it is the most similar to the hometown in his memory.

"Then your home planet must be a beautiful planet."

"It used to be."

Noah remained noncommittal, and the Earth in the 3K era might still be a beautiful planet.

But the Terra in 40K has almost nothing to do with the Earth of the past.

In comparison, Macragge was more like the Earth in his impression.

of course.

There are actually quite a few similar planets in the Milky Way.

Of the one million worlds in the Imperium, only about 32800 are Hive Worlds, and less than 1000 are Forge Worlds.

The vast majority of the remaining 960,000 worlds are civilized worlds like Macragge, but civilized worlds are also divided into different levels, such as the primary world, garden world and mining world.