Warhammer 40k: Collector of Terra

Chapter 4 Purgatory Star

But for the empire, the victory in this war is not worth celebrating and remembering.

The Chaos Warmaster did lose victory in the Gothic War, but at the same time, a conspiracy that could subvert the entire galaxy was brewing.

Abaddon has obtained what he wanted most in the Gothic War - the ancient alien creation "Blackstone Fortress".

From the moment Blackstone Fortress fell into Abaddon's hands, the countdown to the Empire's ten thousand-year glory had begun.

Hundreds of years later, when Abaddon leads the Chaos Legion to launch the No. 13 Black Crusade, the Blackstone Fortress lost in the Gothic War will become the culprit of the fall of Cadia.

The black stone obelisk on Cadia holds the power to suppress the Eye of Terror.

The moment the fortress world was destroyed, endless power of chaos poured out from the Eye of Terror!This powerful force of chaos tore the galaxy apart, completely splitting the Empire's territory into two parts.

Tens of thousands of imperial worlds fell in blood and mourning, and more than one trillion imperial citizens became sacrifices to evil gods and food for demons.The fear and pain of human beings before death tore apart the curtain between reality and illusion, and emotions as intense as the tide stirred up an everlasting echo in the subspace...

That is an extremely dark and desperate future!Even if Robert Guilliman, the Primarch of the Ultramarines, emerges from eons of slumber, he will not be able to stop the malice from the Chaos Gods.

From the moment of Cadia's fall, the empire's decline was doomed.

The best way to prevent the fall of Cadia is to find the two alien creations that can control the Blackstone Fortress before Chaos Warmaster Abaddon.

[Hand of Darkness] and [Eye of Dark Night].

The current empire knows nothing about these two alien creations, but as a time traveler, Gawain is very aware of the whereabouts of these two alien creations.

The Eye of Darkness is located in the hive world of Unswold in the Gothic Sector, while the Hand of Darkness is located on a death world called "Purgatory Star" in the Pacific Star Sector.

Coincidentally, Salamander's battle barge is not far away from Purgatory at this moment.

With the subspace engine enabled, the battle barge only needs a few hours of subspace navigation to reach the space near Purgatory.

For an empire with a vast territory, this distance is almost negligible.

Under the will of the Primarch, the battle barge and the Sons of the Fire Dragon began to operate intensively.

The engine of the battle barge made a deafening roar, and the high concentration of liquid promethium was converted into a steady stream of energy, which flowed into the subspace engine and the Geller position generator under the guidance of the pipeline.

With the support of massive energy, the subspace engine briefly tore apart the curtain between reality and illusion, opening a crack leading to the subspace for the battle barge.

"Open the Geller position, lower the porthole shields, everyone, pay attention, the battleship is about to enter subspace!" The captain's slightly plain voice reached everyone's ears.

The lavender Geller slowly unfolded his stance, and the protective panels installed on the sides of the string windows slowly closed, separating the people in the cabin from the crazy subspace.

As the light flickered, the battleship officially entered the state of subspace navigation.

It is foreseeable that this is not a very long subspace voyage.A few hours later, the battle barge arrived at its predetermined location.

Gawain stood up from the throne and came to the porthole of the battleship surrounded by the sons of the fire dragon.

What came into view was an extremely huge black celestial body!The surface of the planet is covered with burned ashes, and the poisonous gas floating in the breeze blocks the sky... This is Purgatory, a death that once betrayed the empire and was later completely burned by the fire of destruction. world.

The alien creation [Hand of Darkness], which can affect the future of the entire empire, is quietly sleeping in a corner of this planet.

Just when the original body was about to order a scan of the planet, the auspicious device responsible for detecting the enemy's situation suddenly heard a piercing alarm.

According to the data displayed on the auspicious instrument, two Chaos warships are floating in the orbit of the Purgatory planet.

The purpose of the Chaos Battleship that appeared on Purgatory Planet at this time is naturally self-evident.

"It seems like it's still a step too late." Gawain's eyes flashed with a cold light.

The current situation is very unfavorable to the empire.

The two Chaos warships have an absolute power advantage. Compared with the warships blessed by the Chaos gods, the Salamander's battle barge is as fragile as a small biscuit.

Going head-on is definitely not feasible, and airborne from orbit to the surface of the planet... This is also a very risky choice.

If their whereabouts were once revealed, what awaited the Primarch and the Sons of the Fire Dragon would be an orbital bombardment from Chaos warships.

Even the mighty Astartes were no better than the mortals of the Astra Militarum in the face of orbital bombardment.

After much thought, Gawain decided to take the risk.

[Hand of Darkness] is so important to the empire!To avoid that dark and crazy future, all the risks and sacrifices are worth it.

The Sons of the Fire Dragon showed high approval for the original body's decision.

As the Emperor's Angels of Death, the Astartes never fear death!For an Astartes, it is a great honor to die in battle.

"For the great Emperor!" the Astartes chanted the ancient oath in unison.

This is the final preparation before departure.

The technical sergeants were busy making final adjustments to the power armor, while the Salamanders took out a brand-new set of armor from the forge and put it on the original body with solemn expressions.

As a descendant of Volkan, every Salamander is a natural-born blacksmith.Thanks to the powerful forging skills of the Salamanders, Gawain finally got rid of the dilemma of walking a bird.

Although this set of power armor was hastily built using spare parts, it still lacks in performance.But for Gawain, it was enough.

The traitors on the Purgatory Star had better pray that they don't run into Gawain head-on!Without the same level of combat power, no one can compete with a Primarch.

Except for a few tough men without helmets, all those who dared to attack the original body now have tens of meters of grass on their graves.

The Sons of the Fire Dragon surrounded the Primarch and stepped into the drop pod. Under the calculations of the technical sergeants, the dark green-painted orbital drop pod was thrown out by the battle barge.

The drop capsule carrying the Death Angel cut through the planet's thin atmosphere, like a shining meteor shower, and landed heavily on the planet's scorched plains.

(End of this chapter)