(●￣￣●) The ferocious badge
The Vengeful Spirit, which looks like a solid and primitive iron ingot from the outside, is still floating silently in the deep space universe above the orbit of Devon. It has stayed here since Warmaster Horus was injured.
I've moved and don't know where to go.
After all, Warmaster Horus's injuries are getting more and more serious, and he is now unconscious. Without the Warmaster's command and dispatch, Abaddon and the others who are in charge of the fleet on behalf of him will definitely not dare to issue orders based on the Warmaster's orders.
As before, the Vengeful Spirit floating above the orbit of Devon is still showing its power to the quiet and dark deep space of the universe all the time, even if it is far away, even on Devon, if anyone uses that
If you observe it with an astronomical telescope, you will definitely be able to easily distinguish the largest ship with hundreds of turrets and cannons on the hull. At the same time, the 'Eye of Horus' mark is inlaid on the ship.
First, it means that nothing can escape the eyes of Horus.
But what is somewhat ironic at the moment is that although the 'Eye of Horus' embedded in the bow of the ship is still open, Horus's own eyes have not been opened for a day and a night.
Yes, Warmaster Horus has been unconscious for more than twenty-four hours. Although the doctors have tried their best, his life is still passing by little by little.
Whether Abaddon and others want to believe it or not, their original body and their warmaster Horus' time is running out, which forces them to make an important decision early.
However!
On this day, on the command deck at the top of the battleship, unexpectedly, Ali, wearing the uniform of an imperial officer, was walking step by step towards a certain direction of the strategic research room.
In front of her was the strategic research room, which was later changed to the Luperkar Chamber. It was once the office where Warmaster Horus coordinated various military and diplomatic operations of the entire 63rd Expeditionary Fleet.
The location is also where his lounge is. Although Ali has never been there before or now, she probably still knows how to get there.
And she's not afraid of being discovered at all!
Because there are not only the Sons of Horus from the 16th Legion on this deck, but also thousands of personnel from many other institutions of the empire working and working on this deck, so she is wearing
It's not too strange for a female officer in Imperial Army uniform to appear here.
Especially in this situation, Warmaster Horus is about to die, and even the command deck will inevitably have a certain degree of chaos, which provides some protection and convenience for her actions.
After all, for a female imperial officer to come here to report is a very normal thing even in ordinary times, let alone now.
Moreover, she had been in the imperial army for a period of time, but she knew the routine of the army very well, and the military temperament revealed in her bones made it impossible for anyone to doubt her at first glance. In addition, there was a forger.
She has a temporary identity and a military uniform, so she has nothing to worry about.
Besides, she was not here to assassinate Horus, nor did she need to enter Horus's office or rest room. She just needed to observe and determine the specific situation of Horus nearby.
Although she definitely couldn't see Horus himself, she could roughly tell it from the expressions and conversations of the Astartes officers and doctors who could come in and out, and then she would know what to do when she returned.
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Because, I don’t know when, maybe from a very young age, Ali discovered that her ears could consciously enhance or filter specific background noises, and not only her hearing was enhanced, but she also had a strong sense of hearing.
The ability to distinguish phonetic positions, and never feel dizzy or nauseous due to extreme loss of direction, is very miraculous.
"?!"
arrive!
Finally, Ali, who continued to move forward according to the prompts in the metal passage, entered a hatch and entered a huge and relatively luxurious hall. Then she knew that she had finally arrived at her destination.
"!!"
However, when Ali was walking step by step towards the cabin that was obviously Horus's lounge or room, suddenly, the two elite Astartes of the Sixteenth Legion who were guarding the door appeared.
The soldiers suddenly turned their heads to look at her, their eyes full of suspicion and vigilance.
That situation shocked her, and she had to force herself to calm down and pretended to be nonchalant. She walked to a few ordinary imperial officers not far away who didn't know what they were discussing, and stood still on the ground.
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"..."
"..."
Seeing Ali's calm performance, the two Astartes guarding the gate seemed to think that Ali, like the officers, had come to their respective commanders to report certain situations, so they did not pay any more attention.
, but continued to guard in front of that door.
"..."
“….”
"..."
As for the ordinary officers who were discussing, they first stared at Ali who came over and looked at her strangely, then realized that they didn't recognize her, then looked at Ali's rank and organization, and then continued to discuss in a low voice.
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Obviously!
For the imperial soldiers on the flagship of the Vengeful Spirit, which has a population of more than one million, they may not even recognize the officers of their own number, let alone the officers of other numbers, let alone Ali's
There was nothing strange about his behavior. They knew he was an imperial officer at first glance, so they naturally didn't suspect anything.
"..."
Seeing this, Ali was secretly happy. She continued to pay attention to the movement in the cabin in front of her and tried to listen. At the same time, she also did not forget to use her extraordinary hearing to listen to what the ordinary officers were discussing.
And secretly kept in mind the information she considered valuable.
However…..
Just when Ali thought her operation would go smoothly and she would leave after gathering enough information, what she didn't expect was: just ten minutes later, the room where Horus lived in front of her
The cabin door was opened, and immediately, a group of high-ranking officers of the Sixteenth Legion's Sons of Horus, including Abaddon, all walked out of the cabin with dark faces, and then, along with those few
An ordinary officer who had been discussing just now immediately walked towards the Astartes officers they were looking for and was 'claimed'. Her situation instantly became extremely embarrassing.
?
Because she knew that even if she pretended to come over, no one would claim it!
Moreover, had she noticed that the two Astartes Space Marines guarding the gate had begun to set their sights on her. Even if she wanted to follow the crowd and get through, it would not be easy?
"!!"
Too bad!
Then, when she noticed that the eyes of the two Astartes guarding the door of Horus's room were becoming more and more severe and suspicious, and they were already looking towards her, she knew without thinking that she was probably going to be attacked now.
.
If the other party comes to interrogate her and she can't give a proper reason at all, is she afraid that she will be left with nothing to eat?
"you!"
"What are you doing here?"
"Which army?"
Sure enough!
After staring at Ali for a while, they found that she didn't seem to be looking for an officer, but was still standing there stupidly. Moreover, they had never seen the two Astartes guarding the door these days.
While the Space Marines were shouting questions, they subconsciously reached out to hold the chainswords and bolters at their waists, and then one of them even planned to walk towards her.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The angry scoldings of the two Astartes guarding the door naturally caused Abaddon and other senior Astartes officers who were just about to leave to be stunned and stop, and then turned back towards the people who were standing there in embarrassment, unable to advance or retreat.
Ali looked.
"..."
At this time, I was lamenting in my heart, and after thinking hard, I couldn't find a way to break the situation. I found that the escape route had been blocked by the Astartes officers including the terrible Abaddon of the 1st Company. It was definitely impossible to escape and seize the way.
Escaped, and there were two Astartes guarding Horus's room ahead. While Ali was feeling regretful about her reckless behavior, she also secretly made up her mind.
Then, she planned to grit her teeth and rush over, taking the risk to break through the defenses of the two Astartes guards, and then take down the seriously injured Horus in the room.
Because of the current fatal situation, she really had no other better way besides threatening Horus' life to find a way out for herself!
Although, the chances of her being able to defeat the two elite Astartes warriors in an instant were not high if they were prepared, and the group of Astartes officers behind her would react in a very short time.
And launching an angry attack on her, her winning rate may be less than 1 in 10,000, but she has no choice now.
"I……"
Therefore, Ali, who pretended to be stammering, and then subconsciously touched the hilts of the two short chain swords hidden on the outside of her thighs, planned to take advantage of the moment when the guard came to ask questions.
Attack and charge towards the other remaining guard.
If Horus's room didn't have an authorized door lock, then maybe she might actually have a chance to succeed?
And at this critical moment!
"Okay!"
"She came to see me!"
Surprisingly, even Ali herself felt extremely shocked: at this moment, in the crowd of tall and burly Astartes officers, an officer actually spoke up and helped her out?
"!!"
And when she stopped what she was doing and looked in the direction of the sound in shock, she realized that the one standing among the Astartes officers and speaking was not the Captain of the Tenth Company, Loken.
Who is it again?
"What are you still doing?"
"Come with me!"
"Next time go directly to my office and don't come here!"
With that said, without waiting for anyone else to react, Loken squinted his eyes and warned Ali and hinted at something, then turned around and left.
"..."
“….”
After hearing Loken's words, the two Astartes who were responsible for guarding the original body's room finally relaxed a little and retracted their dangerous and suspicious eyes, and returned to stand again.
"..."
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Similarly, after seeing an idiot female officer who was just looking for Loken, Abaddon and others also turned around and continued to walk out with gloomy expressions, not knowing what they were thinking.
"..."
As for Ali, after hesitating and struggling for a few seconds, she finally had to grit her teeth and follow Loken.
Ten minutes later...
"..."
Ali followed Loken into the other party's office with some anxiety, and watched as the other party closed the door and walked to sit down behind the desk that was a bit too big for her size.
"You are so brave!"
"Say it!"
"What do you want to do there?"
"Don't say you came to see me!"
"Is it possible..."
"You still want to assassinate the Warmaster?"
When he asked the last sentence, there was no surprise. The aura on Loken suddenly became terrifying, and then the invisible force field and terrifying pressure began to envelope Ali.
"rest assured!"
"I'm not stupid, how could I think of assassinating the original body?"
"I just want to confirm his injuries."
With a sneer, Ali didn't care about Loken's aura that could scare ordinary people to the ground. She just crossed her arms and looked at Loken jokingly and continued to ask while explaining:
"Horus is dying, isn't he?"
"Serious?"
"Don't try to lie to me!"
"I just saw the expressions of your officers. I went there just to assess Horus's injuries, but I didn't expect all of you to run out as soon as I got there?"
As she said that, Ali did not forget to defend her somewhat reckless behavior just now with some annoyance.
Although she also felt a little scared about her previous reckless behavior, she definitely couldn't show her timidity in front of outsiders, especially in front of Loken, who had an unclear attitude.
"oh?"
"To assess the Warmaster's injuries?"
Loken didn't seem surprised by this, because he had heard the reports from the two men, and he also knew that the woman in front of him wanted to meet him, but he didn't expect it to be in this way.
So, he pondered, squinted his eyes slightly again and looked at Ali, who was standing in front of his desk, who was a little too slender, for a while, and then said coldly:
"snort!"
"You guessed it right, the Warmaster's injury is indeed serious..."
"But Abaddon and the others have found a new treatment method. They feel that the Warmaster was injured on Devon, and then he should return to Devon for treatment..."
"Maybe he will recover and come back in a few days?"
In this way, while Loken snorted coldly, he still told what he knew.
"Horus is leaving the Vengeful Spirit?"
"Very good!"
"Abaddon and the others will definitely follow when the time comes, right?"
"This is an opportunity!"
After subconsciously exclaiming, she thought that Loken in front of her had helped her many times. Although she didn't know what the other person meant, Ali thought about it, then she smiled and asked him:
"Captain Loken, why don't you help me one more time?"
"Can you get me a boat?"
Yes, Ally just wants to get a ship and leave with her people, and if Loken helps, maybe it will be much easier?
"Leave, leave?"
Hearing this, Loken couldn't help but feel a little lost.
"ridiculous!"
"Why should I help you?"
But soon, he reacted, then shook his head with a sneer and continued to mock:
"ha!"
"Listen, woman..."
"From my standpoint, the reason why I help you is just because I don't want you to get hurt, and then I want to protect you. That doesn't mean that I sympathize with you rebels!"
"If necessary, I will eradicate you mercilessly!"
"besides!"
"If the timing hadn't been right, I would have reported your matter to the Warmaster long ago!"
"And you still want to escape?"
"Stop wishful thinking!"
"I tell you, you have no chance. As long as you stay on this boat, no matter what you want to do, even if it is to organize that ridiculous rebel army, I can ignore it, but the premise is that you must give me the old
Just stay on this boat, keep your presence, and you are not allowed to go anywhere, do you understand?"
"As for how to deal with you, that's what I should consider. Once you touch my bottom line, all of you will die except you!"
"You must know very well that your people cannot be our opponents!"
"Although you are indeed very strong, how many Space Marines can you take on?"
"Or are you confident that you can beat me?"
Having said this, Loken suddenly asked with a half-smile, and looked up and down at Ali's figure again.
Too thin...
This was Loken's impression, which was the same as when he first saw Ali. Compared to ordinary people, she looked very strong, but compared to their Astartes' burly figure of about 2.5 meters.
Speaking of which, it is indeed a bit too slim.
"Can't beat you?"
"That's not necessarily the case!"
After staring at Loken's tall and straight body and his eyes that suddenly became cold and unfamiliar for a long time, Ali also smiled jokingly and expressed that she was very interested in the proposal.
Yes!
Although she had never fought before, if it were the tenth company commander in front of her, she felt that she might not have a chance?
"Maybe..."
"But what if it's Abaddon?"
Shaking his head, Loken didn't want to fight with the woman in front of him. He just shook his head and lay down on his huge seat and asked.
"..."
Ali stopped talking.
Obviously, although she didn't want to admit it, judging from the current situation, although she could easily deal with three or five Astartes or even six or seven, she might not be the opponent of the First Company Captain.
"Ally..."
"To be honest, although I am not hostile to you, it does not mean that I approve of what you do."
"If it were anyone else, even if they had the same combat power as you, they would have died at least a hundred times!"
"I'm not condoning or supporting you. I just hope that one day you can understand and join us with another mentality, instead of the current hostile way."
"I don't want to force you, and..."
"It's been decades anyway. I think we still have time to wait slowly, right?"
Sighing again, Loken could only speak so earnestly.
Yes, this is the woman in front of her, Ali. If it were anyone else, he would never have such patience. He would have sent the Astartes Space Marines to quell the rebellion as soon as he discovered the existence of the other party.
No matter how strong the opponent is, they will never be able to cause any trouble.
He is very confident about this!
Because this is the Vengeful Spirit, and there is the entire 63rd Expedition Fleet surrounding the Vengeful Spirit, and if something happened to the Warmaster, they could even mobilize all the Astartes of the Great Expedition Legion to follow that
Compared with this level of power, what are the thousands of ordinary rebels that the woman in front of me spent decades trying to win over in the Vengeful Spirit?
In fact, as long as Loken thinks about it, he only needs the cooperation of his 10th company and 10,000 to 20,000 imperial troops, and he can easily kill everyone on the other side and leave no one behind!
That's not just talk.
And the reason why he has not made any move until now, and is turning a blind eye to all the behaviors of the woman in front of him, and even to some extent, he provides some help that is not excessive within his ability, is just because he wants the other party's favor and approval.
Of course, he would definitely not take the initiative to say this too much.
"snort!"
"I won't wait any longer!"
"When the boiling blood at the bottom burns, you will be beaten to death!"
Although what the other party said was true, Ali still spoke harshly and began to refute tit for tat.
"You can try it!"
"But please believe me..."
"When the time comes, it will not only be your blood that will be burned, but also your bodies!"
"Except for you, everyone will be put into the crematorium, including the women and children in your bases!"
"Is this just like the one you tried decades ago?"
"And when the time comes, just like last time, I will still try to protect you, and when you have to hibernate and develop again, I can watch from the sidelines, so that you have to go slowly with me. At least
How many decades to wait?”
After saying that, Loken stopped talking and looked at Ali expressionlessly, who was so angry at his words that he gritted his teeth but had no choice but to do anything.
Because he is not just talking. As long as Ali really dares to mess around, even if he will not order the elimination of her rebel organization, other officers, such as Abaddon, will take thunderous measures!
And when that time comes, he only needs to carry out the last step he just said.
"you!"
"really!"
"You are as despicable and shameless as that false emperor!"
Ali seemed to know that what the other party said was the truth, so she did not refute, but stared at the other party with that angry look and gritted her teeth bitterly.
"Thanks for the compliment!"
Loken was indifferent to Ali's anger and rudeness to the Emperor, and just said with a gloomy expression:
"In fact..."
"We Astartes have always served the false emperor you call us, and our position has never changed!"
"The Emperor's greatness is beyond your imagination and judgment."
That’s right!
No matter what, Loken will be loyal to the Emperor, loyal to the Primarch, and loyal to the Empire, there is no doubt about it!
And now, the reason why he is hanging out with the female rebel leader in front of him is just because he has a certain idea that he just said.
"snort!"
"Then what are you going to do with me now?"
"Catch me?"
Seeing that the conversation was not in sync with each other, Ali decided to withdraw even though half of the sentence was too much.
"No!"
"You can go!"
"I will log out of the identity you are using now in an hour. If you want to return to the FC-N bottom deck without being discovered, you'd better move faster?"
With that said, after opening a certain data interface on the table and entering a certain command, Loken stretched out his hand to indicate that Ali could leave.
"..."
Naturally, Ali didn't say much, she just looked deeply at the Tenth Company Commander Loken for the last time before resolutely turning around and leaving quickly.
Just like what the other party said, this little time was only enough for her to return to the bottom deck normally. If she didn't hurry up, she would be trapped halfway, and there would be no doubt that there would be another wave of trouble.
Furthermore, she has done everything she should do. She has already gone to assess Horus's injuries in person. Now Loken has also met him in advance and confirmed the opponent's position for the first time. So, next,
She doesn't need to do anything else, she just needs to wait for the opportunity.
"..."
After seeing the woman Ali leave, he looked at the closed office door. After a long time, Loken slowly opened his drawer and took out a metal badge from the bottom.
A ferocious metal badge with a bear's head.
And if Ali, who was still here just now, saw it, she would definitely scream in surprise.
Because, that badge was exactly the same as the badges that she had seen everywhere in the Huagai army and base when she was a little girl on the Huagai planet decades ago!
"Oh!"
"Annehasta..."
"Tibbers the Bear God?"
After fumbling with the badge for a long time, and then turning it over to look at the oath on the back, Loken's eyes couldn't help but twinkle.
"The original body's injuries..."
"It seems to be related to the power of the devil, although it is not the same..."
"But it should be chaos energy corruption, right?"
"If we use the original method, maybe it will work?"
This was given to him by a female officer from Huagai Planet. It was precisely because of this thing and the simple vows behind it that he and his men were saved from the edge of chaos and corruption. It was very miraculous!
but……
"cough--"
"If I take it out now, it's hard for others to tell, but that guy Abaddon will definitely regard me as a heretic, a traitor and spy in the Koprulu sector, and then hack me to death with a sword?"
"That's fine!"
"Let's take a look first and then talk..."
"perhaps……"
"Will Erebus's plan really work?"
In the end, Loken still could not make up his mind, and thinking about the fact that Abaddon and the others had sent the original body to Devon's temple together with Erebus, he felt that if the original body was not cured by then,
He just needs to go all out and try out his method. There is really no rush now.
After thinking about it, Loken, who had made a decision in his heart, sighed, then stuffed it back into the deepest part of his drawer and locked it.
"..."
After a while, he got up and walked to the porthole of his office, and then stared in trance at the planet Devin in the distance, which they had successfully suppressed and recovered.
At this time, Abaddon and the others must have placed the original body in the so-called temple under the leadership of Erebus and waited.
"I just hope..."
"All the best!"
After a long time, the Tenth Company Commander Loken sighed softly.
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Chapter completed!