Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

Faced with the menacing Zerg fleet, they were destined to lose the planet.

Unless Calgar mobilized all the forces used to defend Macragge to Plantim, there might be a glimmer of hope. But Calgar would not make such a "bold" decision. He did not dare to bet whether the Zerg would bypass Plantim and go straight to Macragge. Issuing the extermination order was his only option.

Being able to evacuate the residents here before issuing the extermination order was already the greatest mercy that Calga could show.

"Captain, emergency communication!"

Noah's sound array master White pressed her communication bead and reminded:

"Captain Huron asks you to return to the warship in orbit as soon as possible. He has something important to discuss with you."

"Huron?"

Noah was a little surprised, but he immediately ordered:

"Nono, send the shuttle to pick us up."

"Cassia." Ajetta called out.

"Ah, I'll be right back!"

Cassia, who had been eavesdropping with her psychic powers, hurriedly lifted her white and tender feet from the lake, picked up her shoes and socks, and ran towards them barefoot.

Why is there an emergency communication at this time?

Noah was clearly staring at her feet, and she had clearly planned this opportunity to take their relationship to the next level!

Why? Why does this happen?

Damn it!

Huron, right? I'll take note of this!

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In orbit of the planet.

Through the observation dome of the Skyhawk shuttle, Noah could see a large number of ships densely arranged in the starport not far away.

Ships leave and new ships dock every moment.

The space elevator connecting the starport to the ground is also running non-stop, transporting a large number of people from the ground to the starport.

When the Skyhawk shuttle docked at the corresponding berth according to the instructions issued by the starport, a team of space warriors had been waiting on the bridge for a long time.

Leading the group was Andar Skerrian, the first Space Marine Noah had ever seen in the Badab galaxy.

Noah soon met Huron in a meeting room. The Chapter Master of the Astral Claws was stroking his huge power claw in deep thought.

"Huron Chapter Master."

Noah's arrival brought Huron back to his senses, and a sincere smile appeared on his face, "Sit down, Noah."

He teased, "Actually, I'd prefer you to call me Luft."

Noah asked:

"Luft, is there something urgent that you want to talk to me about?"

"It's not a big deal."

Huron said meaningfully, "It's just that we found Genestealers on this planet."

"Even here?" Noah frowned.

Unlike other worlds, the flow of people in the Garden World is not frequent.

In a sense, it is even more difficult for a thief to sneak in here than in Macragge.

Because only the real big shots are qualified to come here for vacation, and the local natives cannot leave here for their entire lives.

With the already extremely low population mobility, it is easy to imagine how difficult it is for thieves to sneak in.

"It should be said that the infection most likely started from Plantium." Huron said, "We have always been curious about how the top leaders of Macragge were infected unknowingly, and now it seems that we have the answer. The messenger ship sent news that the captured traitors had vacationed in Plantium."

After a pause, Huron changed the subject:

"Noah, I have a plan!"

Noah looked at him, with a gleam of ambition in his eyes!

Chapter 27: Sacrifice is your honor

Huron did not directly tell Noah what the plan was, but instead put the naked data in front of him:

18%.

That is the proportion of the population that is about to be evacuated that is infected by the chicken thief.

Furthermore, the original samples in this data are all high-ranking dignitaries of the empire!

The Garden World is prepared for the dignitaries of the empire, but not all people living in the Garden World are dignitaries. After all, the dignitaries of the empire always need someone to serve them.

The population of Plantium exceeds 120 million, but there are less than 100,000 true imperial nobles and senior officials, because on average each powerful person needs at least a thousand servants to serve him.

When the order to evacuate Plantium was issued, the dignitaries in various parts of Plantium were slightly panicked and immediately boarded their private aircraft to rush to the space elevator connected to the starport.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will be the first to evacuate.

However, knowing that there was chicken contamination, the Star Claws conducted rigorous genetic sequencing on each of them.

Yes.

Although the administrative system of the human empire is bloated and inefficient, it does not include the tough guys of the Space Marines.

Although the Empire's technology is almost entirely based on archaeology, the Empire is not a group of primitive people living in caves.

More than two months have passed since the first discovery of the chicken thief on Badab Prime. Even though the Star Claw pharmacist's main job is to treat injured battle brothers and recover and care for gene seeds, detecting gene mutations is not a complicated task.

Three months is enough time for the pharmacists of Star Claw to develop the corresponding gene sequencer by dissecting a large number of chicken volunteers.

The most intuitive manifestation of this efficiency is the data in front of Noah!

18%.

To be honest, this is not a particularly shocking proportion.

After all, before Noah issued the warning, although the Empire had some contact with the chicken thieves, it failed to systematically recognize their harm, and naturally would not do special defenses against them. Any world in the Empire is a breeding ground for chicken thieves.

Compared to those planets that were completely destroyed, the proportion of 18% is just a drizzle.

As for how the thieves on Plantim were playing tricks, Noah could more or less imagine:

For example, there was a chicken thief hidden on a cargo ship transporting supplies. Another example was that a powerful person who came here had been infected and brought a ship full of chicken thieves on his ship.

And cockroaches are just like roaches. When you see one cockroach, there are at least 1 of them where you can’t see!

If even 18% of the powerful and wealthy are infected, then the proportion of their servants infected will be even higher, with at least more than million people infected.

Noah put down the data tablet in his hand and did not ask Huron what he was going to do. Instead, he asked directly:

"What do you need me to do?"

Huron showed an approving look on his face:

"My plan is very simple. I'm afraid there are only a few ordinary people left on this planet, so I don't think it's necessary to continue with the original evacuation plan!"

"Issue an extermination order directly?" Noah asked.

This is also a routine operation in the empire. After all, human life is worthless.

Especially when all the powerful and wealthy have evacuated, the remaining lives are even less valuable.

"No, we have to wait for the Tyranids to land on Plantim before issuing the extermination order!"

Noah was extremely shocked by Huron's ambition. Do you really know what this means?

"This is very risky." Noah advised gently.

"Trying to release an extermination order while surrounded by tens of thousands of Hive biochemical warships is tantamount to suicide."

"Yes, it's risky."

Huron readily admitted, "So I will lead the team myself."

Noah knew that Huron had made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him and asked:

"What are you going to do?"

"If the intelligence you provided is correct, when the Tyranid invasion reaches the fifth stage, the Tyranid warships will disperse and stay in the planet's orbit to absorb the nutrients accumulated in the ground digestion pool. This time will be the most vulnerable time for the Zerg Hive Fleet!"

Even though the Hive Fleet numbered tens of thousands, when they dispersed due to feeding, only a few hundred Tyranid warships were left in a single direction. Although the number was still far greater than that of the Imperial Fleet, Huron saw an opportunity in it -

As long as he could rush to the vicinity of the planet's orbit under the firepower of hundreds of Tyranid warships and issue an extermination order, he could easily destroy all living things on the planet - whether they were native species or Tyranid war beasts dropped by the Tyranids on this planet.

If the plan succeeds, it will undoubtedly cause the Hive Fleet to lose a large amount of biomass.

But on the other hand, if the plan fails, it will be a loss of both the wife and the army.

Pure clown.

Noah gives advice:

"Then we must convince the Tyranids that we will defend this planet to the death, so that they will deploy as many ground units as possible."

"So we can't evacuate the remaining population. Not only can we not evacuate them, we have to distribute weapons to them!"

"The fleet in space cannot evacuate directly either. It must fight against the Hive Fleet. At least, it cannot let them enter the orbit of Plantium too smoothly. But it must also be careful to keep a distance, otherwise it is likely to be surrounded by the Zerg swarm."

"Then continue to harass them, and once the Hive Fleet drops its ground forces, immediately retreat to Mandeville Point to perform a subspace jump!"

"The shadows of the Warp will obscure the light of the Astronomican."

"Then let the navigator and the helmsman make a few more jumps before they arrive, and use their bodies to memorize the route. Macragge is only 300 light years away from here, and the journey will not take more than two days!"

Huron was very decisive, and it was obvious that he had planned all this long ago. He had been planning this crazy plan even before coming to Plantium.

Noah sighed:

"That's crazy, Luft, I thought you were a reasonable man."

“I’ve always been very rational.”

Huron was not angry when he heard this, but laughed out loud, "But the aliens are crazy. We can only win if we are crazier than them!"

"However, we are not necessarily seeking our own death. Regardless of whether or not to carry out my plan, it is necessary to engage the Tyranid fleet in advance. This will allow us to gain experience for the battle on Macragge. Of course, based on the intelligence we obtain about the Tyranid warships, I will also determine whether to carry out this plan."

Huron was no fool, he proposed this risky plan to gain greater honor and merit, not to die. If the size and strength of the Hive Fleet completely exceeded his expectations, he would also adapt to the situation.

Anyway, he still has enough time to change his plans before the Zerg fleet reaches the planet's orbit.

"How are you going to enforce the extermination order?" Noah asked.

"There are three cyclone torpedoes on my flagship!" said Huron.

"Give me one."

Huron looked at him deeply and nodded slightly:

"it is good."

Chapter 28 Behemoth

Plantium, space elevator.

Since the space elevator is the most important facility on the planet, a heavily defended war fortress was also built at its bottom when the space elevator was completed.

Hundreds of millions of people on the entire planet were mobilized. Most of them were not even equipped with weapons. They were only given a shovel and asked to build positions along the perimeter of the fortress.

It turns out that this approach is extremely effective.

The trenches outside the fortress are like a spider web, crisscrossed and stretching for hundreds of kilometers. Even Krieg would have to call him an expert.

The fortress also has a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower deployed, enough to cover the entire sky. The void shields that the dignitaries have lavishly prepared for themselves can also ensure that orbital bombardments from space will not land directly on the ground.

There is no doubt that the defense of this fortress is impeccable, enough to drag any invading enemy into a purgatory-like war of attrition!

Andal Skerrian stood on the city wall and led his team to inspect every defensive facility of the fortress in order to discover and repair any weak points in time.

But most importantly, he wanted the mortals outside to see him, to see the Space Marines standing on the city walls.