Shock is a shock, but after the shock, some things still need to be faced.
Isn’t this?
No matter how impossible that kind of thing sounds, no matter how unbelievable it seems, there is an iron-clad fact right in front of him. After all, the woman was seriously infected, but she was not infected yet.
Chaos corruption, or even the other party is really just tortured by the virus?
Therefore, in order to save his brothers who may be completely corrupted and killed in the next time, Gavier Loken, the tenth company commander of the 16th Legion's 'Moon Wolves', had to
I gave in to reality for once.
"Excuse me……"
"Miss?"
After being silent and thinking for a long time, Loken finally had to walk up to the Huagai Star people with a shy face, and spoke to Wang Qing, who was wearing white CMC heavy armor and as a woman, might have a softer heart.
Pleading:
"The method you just mentioned..."
"Can you elaborate more?"
He had just seen that the opponent's teammate, the female soldier named 'Liu Li', was much more seriously injured and infected by the Chaos virus than the brother he had just killed with his own hands.
Moreover, the other party is said to have been infected for two days?
But until now, the other party has not shown any signs of being corrupted by Chaos. It is just that the virus cannot be cured and eliminated and it is suffering. Therefore, in view of this, he can only plead with the other party to save those few who saved him.
The subordinates are injured and will be completely corrupted soon.
Because their state is completely opposite to that of their opponent's teammate 'Liu Li', they, the Astartes Space Marines, will naturally not have too many problems fighting those viruses. Although it may take several days, even if
Without treatment, there is a high probability that they can slowly suppress it by relying on their own immunity, but facing the corrupting influence of the chaotic energy mixed in, they have no good solution.
Therefore, in the view of Tenth Company Commander Gavier Loken, as long as the other party is willing to teach the so-called 'loyalty' therapy to combat the corruption of chaotic energy, maybe his subordinates can be saved?
"sure!"
"This is not a secret to begin with. Not everyone on our Huagai planet knows it, but at least most of the officers and soldiers know it. It's just that some people are not willing to believe it?"
After saying that, Wang Qing paused for a moment, and then without much hesitation, he continued to add openly and openly under the expectant eyes of the other party:
"That method is actually very simple!"
After saying that, Wang Qing thought for a while, then took out a soldier dog tag with a metal bear head badge from her CMC armored helmet and around her neck, turned it over to the side with the pattern, and pointed to the top.
The ferocious metal bear head and introduced it seriously:
"That's what I just said about staying loyal. To be precise, it should be the key to the 'loyalty oath'!"
"In our case, all soldiers and officers who join the army or are about to go to the front line to fight against the subspace demons must swear an oath to it and swear allegiance to the Führer."
"Then, after taking the oath, Chaos Corruption will have no way to do anything to us!"
"Anyway, our Huagai Star army was forced to do this by our superiors, and the effect is very obvious."
Although he saw the surprise on the Terran man's face and his unwillingness to believe him as if he had seen a ghost, Wang Qing still explained some of the key points seriously.
"Of course!"
"After taking the oath, it is not that you are completely safe forever. If there is a flaw in the hearts of the soldiers, if they no longer trust the head of state, or are no longer loyal, or if the soldiers surrender and abandon their beliefs, then it will still happen.
If it fails, it will be easily corrupted by subspace energy!"
"But regardless, it works in most cases."
"So, if you want not to be corrupted, just stay 'loyal'."
Because they had done that in the past, and almost every time they took the oath to fight against subspace demons, they had to renew their oath, which has become a daily routine for the legions of Huagai Star.
However, the ferocious bear head badge they faced when taking the oath was larger and more vivid. It was a totem-like presence at the gate of every barracks, every training room, and the maintenance room.
The ones on their soldier nameplates are small and miniaturized.
"That's it?"
"Is this what you call a method?"
"As long as you swear an oath to it and swear allegiance to your head of state, then Chaos Corruption will be completely powerless against you?"
"you sure?"
"Just stay loyal?"
"It's that simple?"
While subconsciously exclaiming and confirming and asking again, Loken's face still showed the confused and wonderful look of seeing a ghost.
"That's it?"
"Swear on this bear's head?"
"Are you really sure?"
Then he thought about it and subconsciously took the dog tag with body temperature that Wang Qing handed him and looked at it carefully.
Even as he looked at it, he secretly used the super sense of smell of their Astartes Space Marines to sniff it, and found that there seemed to be nothing special about the thing. Apart from the smell of the woman in front of him, it was really just
It is just an ordinary stainless steel iron plate that records the identity information of a soldier or officer and is stamped and stamped with a very ordinary protruding metal bear head badge.
There's really nothing special about it, and Loken didn't see it anyway.
"of course it's true!"
"As long as you remain loyal, Chaos will have nothing to do with you!"
"That's what we all do too."
Wang Qing nodded and admitted openly, and then took back her dog tag from the other party's hesitant hand.
"As for the more specific principles, I'm not sure."
"But our commander said, he said: The principle of subspace energy corruption, which is what you call chaos energy corruption, is a distortion of the real physical universe, and if it wants to distort reality, it must first complete the transformation of human beings.
The corruption and distortion of the mind, and then with the help of the mind, can we distort and corrupt our physical body in the real physical universe?"
"In view of this, as long as we remain loyal and make our hearts and wills impeccable, it will naturally have no way to affect the real physical world, and then it will naturally not be able to corrupt us."
"Chaos, or subspace, is ultimately an idealistic force, and the solution naturally lies in the 'heart'."
"That's probably what it looks like."
"Right?"
Wang Qing explained openly, and looked at the captain Awen who was standing next to her and alert, as if to confirm, and then received a silent expression and eyes of approval from the other party, confirming that she had not remembered or said anything wrong.
Finally, she looked at the Terran Loken again.
Anyway, that method is so simple. Almost everyone on the officers and soldiers on the Huagai Star knows it and has practiced it. The effect is naturally unspeakable, otherwise they would not be able to destroy the subspace that was originally raging on the Huagai Star.
The demons were defeated and so much land was taken back.
"Are you loyal..."
Gavier Loken was not in a hurry to speak. He just frowned and lowered his head and thought silently. He didn't know what he was thinking.
In the end, he shook his head and looked at Wang Qing and said in denial:
"Feel sorry!"
"I still don't want to believe it."
"It's true!"
"We Astartes are extremely loyal to the Emperor, to the Primarch and to the Imperium. Our faith is impeccable and our will has never wavered."
"In a sense, our hearts and even our souls are stronger than anyone else!"
"But you have also seen the actual situation..."
"That's of no use. We have nothing to do against the corruption of Chaos..."
Having said this, the expression on Loken's face became even more lonely when he thought about the fate of the dozens of Astartes and hundreds of elite mortal auxiliaries who followed him in.
"I do not deny!"
"You may indeed have some good methods to deal with the corruption of Chaos. After all, you have saved most of the planet from the hands of demons. It is said that you have also saved at least tens of billions of people?"
"Although you and I are in a hostile relationship because of our stance, I have always admired you for that matter!"
"therefore……"
"I think things may not be that simple. Your so-called 'loyalty' may not really resist the corruption of Chaos, and your superior officers must have concealed some truth from you?"
"But no matter what, thank you for your help."
With that said, Gavir Loken looked serious and formally thanked him, then turned around with some disappointment and frustration, and then prepared to return to his brothers.
He has analyzed it, and what the other party just said does sound reasonable, but he knows that there must be something that is hidden and cannot be understood by him. It is definitely not the kind of mere maintenance that the other party said.
'Loyalty' and steadfastness of heart are so simple.
After all, he never doubted the loyalty of the Astartes to the Emperor and the Primarch, which was definitely much higher than the loyalty of the other party, and the loyalty of the soldiers of the Canopy Star to the so-called Head of State of the other party! And the Astartes
Their minds are definitely tougher than most people on Huagai Star, because those who are not tough will have died long ago during the body transformation process.
To sum up, Loken is very sure that dealing with the subspace, that is, the various problems caused by the corruption of chaotic energy, cannot be solved by just "loyalty" as the other party said.
"Hide the truth?"
"Well..."
Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Wang Qing couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
"please wait!"
So, watching the other party leave, looking at the other party's tall back, she hesitated, and then after remembering the key to something, she suddenly had an idea, and then tentatively called out to the other party and added uneasily:
"I seem to have thought of something."
"Do you want to hear it?"
As she said this, when the leader of the Terran warriors stopped and turned to look at her in confusion, Wang Qing hurriedly said what she was thinking:
"you say……"
"Is it possible that the effect of the oath and the object of allegiance is only valid for our head of state?"
"or?"
"You guys try swearing on it?"
While speaking anxiously, Wang Qing also subconsciously handed the dog tag in her hand, the tag with the ferocious metal bear head badge printed on it, her name, and the start of service time, in front of Loken.
, indicating that he could take it back and give it a try.
"Then……"
"Are we going to give you the oath we swore right now?"
Then, she also opened a holographic interface at the same time, intending to call out the oath in full.
In fact, it is said that the larger the badge used when taking the oath, the more effective it will be?
But the problem is: they only have the bear head logo on their 'dog tags' now. Because they are not members of the Führer's Guard, they are not qualified to print or affix that kind of metal badge on their personal armor, so
I can only temporarily use the dog tag to deal with emergencies.
"!!"
"No!"
Hearing this, Loken was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He quickly waved his hands and refused loudly and righteously:
"No need!"
"We will always be loyal only to the Emperor and the Primarch!"
"It is absolutely impossible for us to swear allegiance to your head of state!"
"You can't even try!"
Now Loken could vaguely see that the other party was trying to instigate rebellion against them!
Fortunately, he really believed it just now and listened carefully and thought about it for a long time. The relationship was good, but the other party took a big detour to get here, but his purpose was to subtly do such ridiculous things?
"ah?"
Seeing that the other party was angry, Wang Qing was a little dumbfounded.
"I……"
"I really don't mean anything else!"
"You can try it. What if it works?"
However, she soon realized why the other party was angry, so she still insisted on her previous point of view, because she really just wanted to help, and she also wanted to experiment. She really had no other meaning, and she had no other intention.
The meaning the other party imagined.
"No."
"Even if it means death, we won't do that!"
"Farewell!"
After saying that, before the stunned Wang Qing came to her senses and wanted to continue explaining, Loken strode over to their dozen or so Astartes warriors with a dark face and sat down bitterly.
On a sofa.
Then, he didn't mind at all that his huge weight wearing power armor instantly crushed the sofa, and he just sat there with a dark face and said nothing.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Apparently, the Astartes also heard the conversation between the Tenth Company Commander Gavier Loken and Wang Qing just now.
In such a closed space, the not-so-small voices of the two people just now were not much different from talking to Space Warriors like them in person, so of course, they all looked at them with angry eyes.
The mortal female soldier who wanted to instigate them glared.
To be honest, if the two sides had not already reached an agreement and tacit understanding before, and their company commander had just promised that he would not attack the other party before escaping from the base, based on what that stupid woman said just now, they might have
He had already turned against him and charged forward to cut the opponent into pieces.
It's ridiculous to think about it. The other party is so stupid that they want to trick Astartes Space Marines like them into swearing allegiance to the other party's unknown head of state, and they also pretend to be kind and provide the oath. They are not fools, how could they be easily fooled?
?
Don't say they won't agree to that kind of thing, and even if they agree, the Tribunal will not let them go after they go back!
"Everyone..."
"As a neutral businessman, can I say something?"
At this time, Hong Yanrong, who was leaning on the wine cabinet and drinking wine slowly, listening to the entire conversation between the two parties and seeing all the developments, suddenly spoke at this moment:
"or……"
"Are you really going to try it?"
Then, she didn't care about the angry and dissatisfied looks that the Terrans cast at her. She just slumped her shoulders, and then poured wine at the counter with a look of joy and indifference while talking with great interest.
:
"Speaking of which, you may not believe it. In this base, I mean in this base before you two came here, it seems that I am the only one who has sworn an oath?"
"Then……"
"You have all seen that here, I am the only one who has survived, while all my employees have turned into the monsters outside."
"Is there some kind of necessity in this?"
Having said this, Hong Yanrong stopped, then shook the wine glass in his hand, and then continued to look at the Terrans with unkind expressions with a smile.
"Besides, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are really loyal..."
"For example, I have no loyalty to Anne. I am only loyal to her..."
"Well, how do I put this?"
"At most... I can only say that I have a good impression and gratitude towards her, and that's it?"
"There is no loyalty anyway."
"But the interesting thing is: as long as you take the oath, it seems to really work!"
As she spoke, Hong Yanrong couldn't help but laugh.
"certainly!"
After telling her story, she saw that the Terran people seemed unwilling to accept it, and she felt that it was a little too shallow to talk, so she stopped at the right time.
"It's up to you whether you want to accept it or not. I won't force it anyway."
"After all, the person who died is not my person..."
"As long as you take care of them before they are corrupted by Chaos, and don't affect my safety and the safety of all of us."
"That's it!"
After saying that, regardless of what those Terrans thought, Hong Yanrong stopped trying to persuade her. She just took her wine glass and a bottle of good wine and turned around and walked towards her office that belonged only to her.
"correct!"
When she walked to the door of the office, Hong Yanrong suddenly stopped again, then pointed to her wine cabinet and said to the Terrans:
"There's a lot of good wine in the wine cabinet. As long as you don't get too drunk and get into a fight, you can do whatever you want with the rest."
"The food is in the cold storage over there, and there are weapons in the room over there, but I can't guarantee whether it's suitable for you to use."
"I'm done."
"Everyone, please cherish every day you are alive!"
Then she didn't linger anymore. She opened the door directly and walked into her office, which seemed to be very spacious. There was a study room, a big bed and some complete supporting facilities inside, and she slammed the door with a bang.
The door.
"..."
Seeing this, Loken, who had just raised his head to listen, fell silent again.
Then, he slowly lowered his head and continued to sit on the sofa that was squashed by him. He didn't mean to express his refusal clearly, but he also didn't agree.
He just raised his head from time to time and glanced at his Astartes warriors who were injured and tortured by viruses and Chaos infection, and at his brothers and sisters, not knowing what he was thinking.
…
And almost at the same time, in the vast dark universe, in the huge battleship group of the Horus Fleet of the Second Squadron of the Terra Empire's Great Expedition Fleet, Commander Horus was sitting quietly in the command module office of his flagship.
, looking through the porthole of the office, looking at the Huagai star in the distance that was not within sight.
At this time, Horus, the original body and commander of the 16th Legion 'Lunar Wolves', was staring in the direction of the Canopy Star with his sharp eagle-like eyes, as if he could see into the dark universe.
As if everything was false, the whole person exuded a terrifying aura of self-imposed indifference.
Now, they are getting closer to the Huagai Star.
The sentinel intelligence ship that had just moved forward sent back a report, saying that the fleet from the Taiwei Galaxy had appeared in the orbit of the Huagai Star. The number had reached nearly two hundred ships, twice as many as when it harassed them before?
However, Horus didn't mind this.
Because his fleet, even just the fleet of the 16th Legion 'Lunar Wolves' under the name of Horus, has more than 3,000 ships, excluding supply ships, troop carriers and some small ships, and even more
They were destroyed and injured by the opponent before, but they currently have more than 2,000 and almost 3,000 combat warships available. That is almost a numerical advantage of fifteen to one. No matter how they fight to save them, they will not lose!
After all, many previous harassment battles have proven that the opponent's T-shaped standard battlecruiser does not have much advantage over his fleet. Whether it is shields or naval guns, they are not very different. The opponent's advantage is nothing more than
It's just that the naval gun has a slightly longer range, and there's that troublesome jump engine.
In a head-to-head confrontation, as long as the number is three to one, he is sure to draw a tie with the opponent. If the advantage is five to one, he is confident of winning. But now it is fifteen to one, and he feels that they have definitely not failed.
reason, especially when the opponent's planet, Huagai Star, has no way to escape.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, the outcome of this war is almost doomed.
"Well?"
At this moment, as Horus continued to think about the upcoming war and other issues, a slight sound of footsteps interrupted his contemplation.
After regaining consciousness, Horus turned around from the porthole and saw his right-hand man, Fourth Captain Sejanus, walking from outside the office.
"Report!"
Sejanus was wearing a gray-white combat uniform, with a hint of worry on his face, and a bit of eagerness in his eyes.
"Legion Commander, there is an emergency that needs to be reported to you."
Before Horus could think about it, Sejanus walked up to Horus' desk and said loudly and respectfully.
"Emergency situations?"
Horus frowned slightly, an ominous premonition welling up in his heart, but he still endured and asked in a deep voice:
"What is it?"
"Could it be that the fleet from Huagai Star is attacking again?"
Horus didn't mind the trapped humans and fleets in the star sector, because the Huagai Star was right in front of him, and the most they could do was destroy a few more of his warships.
After so many days of counter-sneak attack training, they have already learned their lessons and can minimize their own losses in every counter-sneak attack operation.
"No!"
Sejanus shook his head, took a deep breath, and then said slowly:
"Legion Commander, it's about the Tenth Company Commander Loken..."
To be honest, Sejanus had just received the news, and he was very surprised. After careful consideration, he had to choose this time to report.
"Loken?"
Upon hearing this name, Horus's face changed slightly.
Loken was his right-hand man. Horus had previously sent him to deal with and investigate the strange private mining company base on the desolate resource planet. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems.
"Say it!"
"What exactly is going on?"
"What happened to Lorcan?"
After thinking about it, Horus, who felt a slight headache, asked in a somewhat eager and irritable tone.
"..."
Sejanus did not speak immediately, but paused for a moment, seeming to organize his words, before continuing:
"On the planet we arrived at before, you sent Loken to deal with and investigate the mining company base. However, I just received a notification from his captain, saying that Loken lost contact after entering the base."
"It has been several hours now, and they have not received any reply. The re-dispatched liaison officers all lost contact after entering the base."
"Because we are not sure about Loken's situation, and under the premise that orbital strikes cannot be used, the captains have no good solution, so..."
So what, Sejanus did not go on, because the legion commander could understand what he meant without him having to elaborate.
"!!"
"Is there such a thing?"
Upon hearing Sejanus' words, Horus's expression froze for a moment at first, and then his expression gradually became serious.
Because he knew very well that with the ability and experience of his tenth company commander Loken, the other party would never lose contact easily. There might be some unknown danger hidden behind this.
"How is the situation now?"
"Apart from reporting, did those idiots take any measures?"
Then, Horus asked in a deep voice.
And the fools he spoke of were naturally referring to the battleships he left on the resource star, as well as the captains and officers on the battleships.
"Not yet!"
"There were no more Space Marines on their ships to dispatch, and all the Astartes followed Loken into the base."
"They have also lost contact."
"Now they have sent heavy troops to station outside the underground base, and just sent a request for help. They hope that we can send troops to reinforce or provide tactical guidance."
Although he knew that this might anger the primarch, Sejanus still answered truthfully.
"..."
Horus frowned and fell into deep thought.
Obviously he also knows that the current situation is a bit tricky, because on the one hand, they are about to arrive at the Canopy Star and start a battle with the people in the Star Zone and the Canopy Star; on the other hand, Loken and his men are trapped in an unknown situation.
In the midst of danger, if he did nothing, the other party would probably be in danger, but if reinforcements were sent, he was worried that it would be a trap deliberately left by Huagai Star, and the battle situation would become even more complicated.
"Legion Commander!"
"or……"
"How many battleships and my company should I take back to have a look?"
Seeing Horus's hesitation, Sejanus thought for a while and then took the initiative to make a request.
"..."
Horus did not answer, but raised his head and glanced at Sejanus.
He understood what Sejanus meant, but at this critical moment, he did not want to do that, nor did he want to cause complications.
"No."
"not the right time yet……"
Horus shook his head, then he sat up straight and said firmly:
"You can't go."
"Our primary target now is Huagai Star. You don't have to do anything. Just let them guard the gate of that base first."
"everything……"
"We'll talk about it after we finish the battle on Huagai Star."
After speaking, Horus did not give Sejanus a chance to speak anymore, but just waved his hand to indicate that he could retreat.
"yes!"
"Legion Commander..."
Although he was unwilling to do so, Sejanus could not say anything more after seeing that his original body had made up his mind, so he had to retreat angrily.
"..."
And when Sejanus left, Horus stood up slowly, just in the office, looking into the distance again with his profound eyes.
actually……
Like Sejanus, his heart was also full of worries and worries, but he knew that as a commander and leader, he must remain calm and firm. Only in that way can he lead his fleet to the final victory.
Because, he must try his best to win the Huagai Star in one fell swoop in the upcoming battle!
As for Loken...
He believed that the other party would be fine, and since the Huagai Star was so close at hand, it was really not advisable to return or make other arrangements now.
Furthermore, he felt that after quickly solving the Huagai Star and dealing with those stubborn people in the sector, it would still be too late to rescue Loken on the way back?
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