Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

But if the court personnel are involved in this matter, the nature of it will be completely different!

If they dared to ignore the orders of the Inquisition and continue the attack, they would definitely be immediately declared traitors to the Empire. Even the Imperial Navy would not sit idly by, and even if they had 300 battle brothers, it would be difficult for them to survive such a battle.

Sarpedon asked in a deep voice:

"there's only us?"

Gresk solemnly reiterated:

"It's us and the Mechanicus. Both sides must cease fire unconditionally."

Sarpedon remained silent. If it were just them, he would think that the Inquisition was taking sides.

But if both sides cease fire, such an outcome is not unacceptable, provided that the tribunal can truly handle the matter fairly.

"Taylor."

Sarpedon looked at a Space Marine and said, "Take your team and board the shuttle. We must be fully prepared!"

"Yes, my lord."

The Space Marine nodded slightly and led several Space Marines to the hangar.

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At the same time, on the bridge of the Stars, White was reporting to Noah:

"The Soul Drinkers replied that they would accept our mediation and stressed that the conflict was caused by the shameless actions of the Mechanicus. The Mechanicus claimed that they had the right to protect the sacred property of the Mechanicus from infringement. The navy also responded to our order and surrounded the ships of both sides.

“Although there are some deviations in the time of the three-party response, it can be confirmed that it is now 750.M41.

"In addition, the Navy has also sent us an encrypted astropathic communication, saying that a Mechanicus frigate has secretly broken away from the formation and attempted to head to Mandeville Point. The Navy has passed its coordinates to us."

Noah frowned slightly. He had already ordered both sides to cease fire, but the Mechanicus was still making small moves. Did they think that the Inquisition was powerless?

Although he is not a real inquisitor, he now represents the Inquisition after all!

You don’t even give me this little bit of face?

"Let the escort fleet intercept it. Open fire if necessary. Stop the ship from leaving at all costs!"

Noah gave the order indifferently. Noah, who was thrown into this godforsaken place for no reason, was already full of anger. Now someone actually came to him to vent his anger, so of course Noah would not be polite to him.

Anyway, no matter what he did, Kryptman would back him up. Even if he really sank the Mechanicus's frigate, he would still be justified. In any case, he was representing the Inquisition on the surface. If the Mechanicus dared to ignore the orders of the Inquisition, what else could this be but rebellion?

Do you really think your 40K Mechanicus is still the 30K Adeptus Mechanicus?

I'll give you face and call you Mechanicus, but if I don't I'll bury you in the ground!

Soon, signals from dozens of warships appeared on the tactical panel of the augur.

These warships were divided into three distinct fleets. The largest one was the naval fleet, which was surrounding the other two fleets in the middle.

On one side were the Space Marines, whose two strike cruisers, the Gundog and the Infinite Justice, were defending the Van Scoward Star Fortress.

On the other side is the Mechanicus, who have the fewest warships, only one armed research vessel numbered 674-XU28 and three frigates, but they are more aggressive than any other side.

The Mechanicus even deployed a Gryon-class orbital platform with its artillery trained on the Vanskovord Star Fortress, ready to fire and destroy it at any time.

Noah didn't bother to be polite with them and gave the order directly:

"Nono, lock onto the flagship of the Mechanicus!"

Although Nono was a great sage, she was obviously a traitor. Regarding Noah's order, Nono did not think of asking the Mechanicus for mercy. Instead, she adjusted the shooting parameters as quickly as possible and aimed the Nova Cannon at the Mechanicus' warship.

Noah looked at the Sound Array Master and ordered:

"White, establish communication with the Mechanicus and demand that they disarm immediately! Otherwise we will take coercive measures!"

After all, he is here representing the Tribunal. If he is not assertive, others will think he is easy to bully!

Especially the Mechanicus, these guys are very arrogant.

If Noa shows any sign of submission, the Mechanicus will surely become more aggressive.

White quickly frowned and reported:

"My Lord, the Mechanicus has refused our orders. They claim that their property is threatened and they are doing this for self-preservation. They refuse to disarm until they are sure they are safe."

"You are still as arrogant as ever!"

Noah raised his eyebrows slightly, which fit his stereotype of the oil man.

When he was playing the game, the oil man dared to come to his boat to ask for people, and he would fight directly if they disagreed. Noah didn't indulge them in the game, and he directly crushed them to death on the spot. It is even more impossible for him to indulge them in reality!

I'm already cheating and you still want me to give in to you? This is just like a pig drooling in front of a stud. Do you deserve it?

Noah immediately ordered:

"Broadside fire!"

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"give up?"

Sarpedon frowned slightly, although he didn't really expect the Inquisition to fight the Mechanicus. But the Inquisition actually took the initiative to admit defeat, isn't this a bit unbelievable?

The first warning was ignored, and the cruiser did not give a second warning, but instead directly lifted the lock.

When did the Inquisition become so lenient? Or is it just that Inquisitor Kriptman is just too timid?

Although the imperial code of the ship showed that it belonged to the Rogue Trader Dynasty, Sarpedon did not think that the other party was lying in the name of the Inquisition. He did not think that anyone would be so bold.

After all, once this behavior is discovered by the Inquisition, the entire Rogue Merchant Dynasty will be uprooted.

on the contrary.

Sarpedon had also heard that the Inquisition liked to show off in public by pretending to be wandering traders.

The judge in front of him was obviously one of them.

However, the tough attitude of the Mechanicus was really unexpected. They remained tough even when facing the Inquisition.

Anyone can see that there is something fishy going on.

If the Mechanicus had not gone insane, then it was probably because their actions this time were actually instructed by another Inquisitor, so they had enough confidence to disobey orders.

If this is true, things will be troublesome!

Sarpedon stared at the tactical panel. The Moon-class cruiser representing the Inquisition was still approaching the Mechanicus' fleet. However, the lock on the bow weapon had been released long ago, and the ship was facing the Mechanicus' armed research ship with its broadside, making it unclear what it wanted to do.

But the next second, he saw a flash of fire on the tactical panel. It was the light from the macro cannon!

The Star opened fire!

His macrocannon poured firepower on the Mechanicus's warships without hesitation, making Sarpedon's eyelids twitch!

Sarpedon admitted that he was too narrow-minded!

He originally thought that the Inquisition was giving in by releasing the weapon lock, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't warn because they were planning to open fire directly! But that's right, the Nova Cannon is too powerful and it is easy to accidentally injure other naval ships, but the Macro Cannon and Light Spear don't have this worry.

Although it was a bit outrageous, it was very consistent with his stereotype of the crazy people in the Inquisition.

"My Lord, the Inquisitor has issued orders to us and the navy at the same time, asking us to assist them in eliminating the traitors!"

Librarian Gresk relayed the order to him, and Sarpedon had the feeling that this battle-brother was trying not to laugh.

Sarpedon did not even try to hide his joy, his mouth widened as wide as it could:

"Tell the Inquisition that the Soul Drinkers are always loyal to the Empire. We will respond to the Inquisition's call! Talos, prepare to board!"

Chapter 68 Soul Drinker

When he heard that he could join the ship, Talos was very happy.

However, when Talos happily led his assault team onto the antique interstellar spaceship and prepared to board the Mechanicus's warship to kill, he soon received a new order:

The Mechanicum has surrendered to the Inquisition and the mission is aborted.

This is not surprising.

Although the Mechanicus is arrogant, they are by no means stupid.

Facing the three-way encirclement of the Imperial Navy, Space Marines and the Inquisition, the Mechanicus also understood that there was indeed a small gap in strength between the two sides. If the Mechanicus still resisted in this situation, it meant that they had something to hide, which confirmed their rebellion.

At that time, they would be like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express their suffering, so surrender would be their only way out.

Although Talos was extremely dissatisfied with this, he could not destroy the future of the Soul Drinkers Chapter because of a momentary impulse. But the problem was that once the surrender of the Mechanicus was accepted, the matter that could have been resolved by boarding would become a complicated negotiation!

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Sarpedon boarded the deck of the Stars in a Thunderhawk gunboat, accompanied by two other think tanks.

On the bridge of the Stars, Sarpedon unexpectedly met the Mechanicus Grand Magus Hobotov. Sarpedon sneered, and the Mechanicus also gave him a cold look. It was obvious that the relationship between the two sides was not very harmonious.

Gulan Kravik Krull was caught between them. The naval commander had a slightly sad expression on his face, because he was now almost in the center of the vortex of the Shura Field.

It would be fine if the protagonists of Shura Field were two cute girls, but one side of Shura Field is a 2.5-meter-tall macho man wearing purple armor who can blow his head off with one punch, while the other side is a grease gun guy who has not a single piece of intact meat on his body and whose power axe in his hand can cut him into pieces.

Who can stand this!

Noah tapped the armrest with his fingers and said indifferently:

"Three, can anyone explain to me what's going on here?"

Sarpedon looked up at the young man on the command throne. He looked quite young and did not look like an experienced judge. But Sarpedon would not underestimate him because of the dangerous passengers on the bridge.

A whole team of battle sisters, which means that this inquisitor may be from the Order of Heresy.

Several Ultramarines wearing blue power armor show that he has a close relationship with the Space Marines.

But in addition to this, there are several Castellan automatic robots on Cambridge. These intelligent robots have always been the private soldiers of the Mechanicus Sage, which is enough to prove that he has a close relationship with a certain Sage or even a Great Sage of the Mechanicus.

Long sleeves and good at dancing.

This was Sarpedon's first impression of him.

Such a judge will not easily favor one side and should be able to examine their conflicts more fairly.

"grown ups."

Hobotov took a step forward and opened his mouth with a burst of electric music.

Noah interrupted him and looked at the man between the Oil Man and the Space Marine:

"Captain Krull, you go ahead."

Krull looked sad, but he did not dare to refuse the Inquisitor's request.

Sarpedon and the Grand Magus of the Mechanicus had no objection to this. At least Krull had no reason to favor any side, so he could state the facts objectively and fairly.

Krull pondered for a long time in his mind, trying to think about how to remain neutral, not show any bias, and simply state the facts.

The story is actually not complicated:

The fleet commanded by Krull was ordered to take over the Vanscoward Star Fortress, which was engaged in the smuggling of cultural relics and illegal mutants. It happened that this star fortress had a special collection - the Spear of Soul.

This powerful and precious relic was once wielded by Rogal Dorn, Primarch of the 7th Legion, the Imperial Fists.

During the Second Founding, this weapon was given to the Soul Drinkers Chapter and has been carefully preserved and used by the Soul Drinkers Chapter ever since. Even the name of the Soul Drinkers Chapter is named after this Soul Spear.

And in the long history of the Soul Drinkers, even the Great Daemons of the Warp were banished back into the Warp by this relic.

But at some point in M40, the Soul Drinkers' flagship, the Sanctifier, disappeared into the warp, along with the Chapter's holy relic. For more than a thousand years, the Soul Drinkers have been searching for the relic, trying to bring it back to the Chapter.

When Krull retrieved the information about the "Spear of Soul" from the database, he immediately realized the value of this matter. Therefore, he decisively notified the Soul Drinkers and asked them to help him capture the star fortress.

This choice is not difficult to understand. Who doesn’t want to do a favor?

The addition of the Soul Drinkers could help Krull capture the Star Fortress more easily and avoid too much loss on his side. At the same time, he could also gain favors from the Soul Drinkers and ask for their assistance at critical moments, while the Soul Drinkers could also take back the relics of the Chapter, so everyone was happy.

If the Mechanicus hadn't gotten involved.

In order to retrieve the Chapter's holy relic, Chief Librarian Sarpedon personally led more than 300 Space Marines to the battle. But just as they successfully captured Vanskovord Star Fortress and were about to retrieve the holy relic, the Mechanicus's troops suddenly teleported in and left with the Soul Spear before the Soul Drinkers.

Unsurprisingly, the actions of the Mechanicus angered the Soul Drinkers, who reinforced the defenses of the Vanskward Star Fortress and demanded that the Mechanicus return the Spear of Souls they had stolen.