Chapter 78 The Final Era: Heading to Hell

The briefing room was filled with many people. This was the first time since Bell boarded the Infinite Frontier that the conference hall was full of people. In the past, whenever there was a need for pre-war meetings, deployments and arrangements, only

Each department only needs to send one representative, but today almost all important officers, technical backbones and senior non-commissioned officers from all departments are here.

People in the hall were talking to each other. Most of them were very casual. They were chatting in groups and leaning on the table. Ragnar and Lancelot, in particular, were as informal as ever. They were now on the podium in the conference hall.

Fencing in the open space in front of the house, literally fencing.

Ragnar and Lancelot each held a long training stick, and then the two of them used the thing as a stabbing sword, gesticulating with each other on the vast field. The two taunted each other and waved their hands.

That broken weapon.

The two of them were yelling at each other, but they were obviously in a good mood. The sailors around them were mainly marines and stormtroopers talking to each other. They were watching the battle between the two demigods with great interest.

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In the past, if the people of the Empire could see the Astartes, they would usually step aside with fear and awe, and would even kneel down to look up at the Emperor's angels.

But the Infinite Frontier won't. They have been fighting side by side with the Deathwatch Space Marines for decades, and they have long been accustomed to and familiar with these four Astartes, especially the arrogance and airs of these two demigods.

None.

Well, to be precise, there was a Lancelot at first. He upheld the pride and dignity of the Caliban knights and spoke an "elegant" Gothic that sounded slightly ancient Terran French accent, but now

He also put down his arrogance, although his spoken language never changed.

But speaking of it, everyone is actually in a good mood today. After all, when they left St. Bassos, they kindly "requisitioned" the local Ecclesiarchy's reserves on the orbital star port to provide food and wine for the Ecclesiastical Bishops and senior monks to take refuge.

and a lot of good stuff.

At that time, Vito delivered a famous speech in ancient Terra about "fighting the rich". With a wave of his hand, the Stormtroopers and Marines brought back several large boxes of goodies, and they started driving that night.

At the celebration party, generally speaking, all the men and women on the ship had a taste of the elegant lifestyle of the imperial dignitaries, so everyone was in a good mood.

Even the usually serious Bell and Captain Cole looked particularly relaxed. They were sitting at a table playing chess. Although it was a bit troublesome for Bell's body to move the chess pieces, it was obviously not a problem for Guilliman.

heirs.

Olaf sat with Father Huss, exchanging some complex theology, imperial beliefs and current political topics. It seemed that the two old guys were having a good time chatting.

A cheerful atmosphere permeated the entire hall, but soon new shouts echoed. Cole raised his head and looked in the direction of the shouts. An extremely beautiful woman walked down the steps of the conference hall.

She walked briskly to the seat in the front row, then sat down gracefully and crossed her legs to lean on the back of the chair. Everyone looked at this silver-haired beauty. Of course, everyone knew her identity, even if she didn't wear it.

The symbol of the Inquisition.

But her outfit at the moment is indeed worth discussing. Lilith is only wearing a pair of tight pants and a fitted shirt on her upper body, and it obviously belongs to Vito. After all, he is the only one in the galaxy who likes to open two hooks under the armpits of his shirt. He

Said it was for the convenience of hanging the gun.

But that shirt is obviously a bit small compared to Lilith's figure. I mean, that men's shirt doesn't seem to be very suitable for those breasts.

The part that was about to come out aroused a lot of "compliments" from the male members present, so that the ladies among them seemed very unhappy, but obviously, they did not notice.

"Judge Lilith." Bell turned his head and looked at Lilith, who was sitting behind him. The latter also smiled and winked at Bell, but it was obvious that the latter did not appreciate it, but the men around him did start to talk about it.

Little content is not very decent.

Especially Ragnar, he hit the long stick that Lancelot waved two or three times, then walked to the table with a silly smile on his face, "Ah, Judge Lilith, I hope you didn't kill Vito."

It’s so tiring.”

Lilith smiled charmingly, and that charming smile was enough to make anyone who looked directly at her emotional. She looked at Ragna, who had his head slightly raised, peering into the deep groove of her chest like the men behind her. She lifted the little hair behind her ears.

Showing messy silver hair, "No, he is very good, and he wants me to tell you that before he gets dressed and brings his things over, if there is anyone here who has not returned to his seat, he will shoot him."

Ragnar threw away the long stick and immediately sat on the big iron chair next to Lilith. He smiled and crossed his arms and motioned for Lancelot to sit on the other side.

The Caliban knight of noble blood rolled his eyes speechlessly. He gave up his long stick to the Stormtroopers who were watching the excitement. Lancelot came next to Bell, and almost at the same time, everyone began to hurried back to their seats.

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They reacted quickly, just like the students in the college who heard the teacher's arrival. They flipped through the tables and rows of chairs to reach their seats at an extremely fast speed. Even the priests of the state church appeared to be extremely skilled.

As the crowd took their seats, the door on one side of the conference hall was kicked open. Vito grabbed three swords and walked in. The judge walked up to the podium and threw two of the folding knives to Lilith.

, the latter easily caught the long knife and leaned casually against the chair.

Everyone looked at Vito and started talking, especially Ragnar who smiled candidly. After all, Vito was only wearing a pair of pants and a shirt, which was different from his usual image.

Vito cleared his throat and knocked on the table. Oh, please allow me to explain, he knocked with the butt of a bolt gun.

Vito looked around the quiet conference hall with the bolt gun, then placed it on the table. The Inquisitor walked to the stage holding a silver dagger.

"Now that everyone has eaten, drank, and played, let's start the next big plan." Vito said. He picked up the silver dagger in his hand and showed it in front of everyone. Everyone looked at the shape and craftsmanship.

The unique dagger blade was obviously not made by the Empire.

"This dagger is called the Nemesis Blade. I know you have no idea what this crap thing is and why I want to show you this crap thing."

"But if I tell you, after the Horus Heresy ten thousand years ago, the traitor Primarch Fulgrim used a similar blade to stab the loyal heir Guilliman, and it was for this reason that he was still

I have been sleeping in my position until now, do you have an intuitive feeling?"

There was a deathly silence in the conference hall. People's expressions suddenly changed when they looked at the dagger, especially Bell. The usually calm and composed Ultramarines pharmacist suddenly stood up. His expression could almost be called shock as he stared at the dagger.

Bell walked out of his seat and came to the podium in full view of everyone. Vito handed the dagger to Bell. The pharmacist took the small dagger and carefully examined the weapon and the weapon that "killed" his genes.

The father's weapon.

Even if Bell tried everything he had learned and understood, and he recalled everything he had learned in the Macragatu Embassy, ​​he still could not understand what made this seemingly small dagger capable of knocking down,

He even almost killed his genetic father.

Vito looked at the serious Bell, and then looked at the audience. Bell slightly raised his head and looked at Vito, "Where did you get this weapon?"

"This weapon was once owned by the Intress Federation. At the end of the Great Crusade, the Empire fought a war with them. The commander of that war was the future traitor Horus."

"The Imperial Army destroyed the Intress, but due to a coincidence at the time, the Empire obtained some of the Intress weapons, but at that time we did not think that these weapons had any unique significance, and we did not understand their principles and mechanisms.

So it was thrown into Terra's warehouse to eat ashes."

"But later, after the rebellion, the Inquisition was established. Through documents and records in the past thousand years, the Inquisition discovered that the weapons of Intress were the source of the weapons held by Fulgrim."

Vito said, leaning on the podium and looking at the pairs of eyes in front of him. It was rare that even the living treasure could concentrate, so Vito showed a serious face like an inquisitor, although Lilith still had a smile on her lips.

Watch yourself lie.

"The Grand Inquisitor of the Demonic Tribunal led people to study this weapon and find its source. Finally, after thousands of years of research and exploration, we determined that its source was not the Intress people, but the ancient Eldar Empire.

Heritage, to be precise, the legacy of one of the planets."

"Judge Lilith is responsible for researching the information on these weapons, and she also brought us an important news. I dare say that this is the most important news in my career."

Cole frowned slightly. He knew that Vito would sometimes exaggerate a lot of things, brag and talk nonsense, but now he could see that Vito was serious. If this was really the most important thing he had ever encountered, then it would definitely

It's quite important.

Everyone looked at Vito. The inquisitor took a deep breath and pointed at the blade in Bell's hand, "We are convinced that the place where its weapons are produced and more technologies and secrets are in a stone named Sil. Vacker.

On the Eldar planet of Arth, which is now located in the Eye of Terror, the Masters of the Inquisition all agree that we must seize those technological legacies and ensure that Chaos cannot obtain these deadly weapons."

The air became cold, and a deathly silence enveloped the entire hall. Everyone knew what Vito meant, which meant that the entire battleship would sail into subspace and into the hell of the Eye of Terror.

No one has ever come back alive from the Eye of Terror, never. It was hell, not the stuff of religious myth and fantasy but the real hell, filled with countless demons and horrific things, and now they were sailing into it.

.

Even Ragnar stopped smiling. He and Lancelot frowned. Everyone felt a trace of fear, a trace of fear derived from human instinct.

Vito smiled and gestured to Lilith, "Let me introduce to you, Judge Lilith comes from the Demon Tribunal. She and her colleagues have been studying subspace for many generations. Now I am honored to tell you that the Tribunal now controls

Learn how to navigate safely through the Eye of Terror.”

Cole stood up and looked directly into Vito's eyes, "Why did we never know?!" "Because it's a secret, a dangerous secret, and only a few people can use this skill."

The blind Ms. Orvia Astropath looked at Lilith. She was silent for a moment and raised her finger to point at Lilith, "She is a psyker, an Alpha-level psyker."

Cole and everyone looked at Lilith, who was still sitting on the chair with her legs crossed, looking very bored, not paying any attention to what they were talking about. Apparently she had left this explanation job to Vito.

The latter smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes, Lilith is a psyker, and one of the most powerful psykers so far." "I don't remember that the Inquisition has a psyker judge, Vito.

"Olav asked seriously. His eyes were staring at Lilith, as if he wanted to pry out something from her, but he failed. He could not see through Lilith's soul and thoughts, as if that thing was shrouded in a layer of mist.

Average.

The beautiful female judge just looked at her nails without any intention of explaining anything. She didn't even seem to want to say a word.

"There are many secrets of the Tribunal, and I am not going to explain them one by one, but I can assure you that Judge Lilith can ensure the safety of our voyage in the Eye of Terror. I will discuss specific issues with Captain Cole and Ovia.

Madam, we are communicating, but you don’t need to panic or mutiny in a hurry.”

People started talking around. Omega, who was sitting in the conference hall, raised his head and scrolled through rows of data in his eyes. "Can we determine the value and type of its technological heritage?"

The mechanical voice asked calmly, and Vito shook his head slightly and stood up, "No, at least not yet, but I think those things are very important. According to Judge Lilith's speculation, there may be some important things in them, very important.

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"What kind of important thing?" Olaf asked again. He walked towards the podium. The tall giant walked between the steps and seats. People along the way looked at Olaf and whispered to each other. Many of the contents were discussed.

They all question the value of this action.

Driving into the hell of the Eye of Terror is not an easy task. It is much more troublesome than killing an incompetent governor and then taking a walk in his garden. Oh, and by the way
To be continued...