Warhammer 40: The Wandering Merchant

Chapter 70 Unexpected Visitor

Tie Hui stood behind the huge fiberglass armor plate, looking at the vibrant planet in the distance.

The governor of the world of Voldar is a remarkable talent, although in the context of Warhammer 40k, the nobles are all very greedy.

But which of the noble classes, such as governors of planets worth hundreds of billions or even trillions, is an ordinary person?

The governor of Volda was one of the best among them.

Population size determines the speed of civilization's progress.

The governor of Volda was such a man, whose family had followed the emperor on great expeditions.

However, the family's rise to power was abruptly cut short by the Horus Rebellion.

After many twists and turns, they were forced to end up on this planet, where they became its governors.

But since their foundation was still there, generations of people managed to transform this planet, which had been polluted by industrialization, into a planet where industry and agriculture coexisted.

It even gradually gained fame in the surrounding star systems and the hazy star field, and even occupied a pivotal position in some aspects.

But now...

As chaos invades, all of this is being constantly dismantled.

Several large, charred craters have appeared on the ground, visible even from space.

It's like a few glaring black spots suddenly appearing on a pristine white wall.

This is a large crater created by the fleet's orbital strikes on the entire surface of the planet during this period.

As the attacks continued and time passed, the planet, which was originally full of life, was now shrouded in an invisible gray fog.

The chaotic forces in the warp are increasing, and even the star-speakers on the warships have noticed that the veil of reality here is becoming thinner.

If reinforcements don't arrive soon, a new subspace rift may form here.

Guh-woo—

Just then, an alarm sounded inside the warship.

This is a warning signal, and it indicates that a significant enemy is coming from subspace.

Tie Hui threw down his drink and sprinted toward the bridge. Along the way, all the officers and crew quickly checked the last of their equipment and went to their posts, activating the first-level war alarm.

Cage's brows were furrowed deeply at the moment, because the Star Speaker had just given him a report.

They detected powerful ripples in the psionic realm, and through continued monitoring, they eventually confirmed that it was a fleet.

The fleet's coordinates, along with its immense size and the imminent time of its leap into the real universe, were also conveyed.

It lacked the coldness of the Eldar and the putrid stench of Chaos.

But it carries a different kind of coldness and darkness, yet it also feels familiar.

Other things can be put aside for now; the key point is that the size of the fleet provided by the Star Speaker shocked everyone present.

Although there are only about 20 ships, several of them are cruisers.

Although the model cannot be determined due to the subspace, the sheer number of cruisers alone is enough to overwhelm them.

Even Cage had only one thought at that moment: to retreat immediately.

Waiting for the opportunity.

Even if the fleet that came was indeed a support fleet, the fleet perception information provided by the Star Speakers still made him dare not be careless.

What if the enemy is using chaotic psionic energy to disguise themselves?

The fleet in near-Earth orbit of the planet quickly sprang into action and began to retreat.

Meanwhile, Tzeentch, who was cursing loudly on the planet, looked up at the sky in confusion.

Because he also sensed that the fleet in the warp was jumping towards this place.

He didn't realize whether it was coming to support him or to support the Empire.

In short, another change occurred, making him tremble with fear.

That was fucking awesome!

But after enjoying it, I became worried again!

While the souls on the planet were being sacrificed, he had already traveled to the warp to lure the demons, preparing to bring them down into Vorda's real universe.

But who could have imagined that the demons, upon seeing that he had come to this place, were immediately terrified and fled in a flash, disappearing without a trace.

The sorcerer tried several times, but the result was still the same.

Even the demons under Khorne's brute force turned and left after learning about this world.

Tzeentch knew the reason for this; it was clearly because the massive spiritual energy of the cursed one had gathered here recently had frightened them.

Without orders from their master, they dared not rush into this area.

The demons who learned of Tzeentch's actions all began to criticize his questionable intelligence.

If the Lord of All Changes weren't still asleep, this guy would probably have been kicked out by him himself long ago.

What kind of time is this? How dare you stubbornly run into this place? Are you really not afraid of being annihilated?

Therefore, this caused the cunning sorcerer great pain and anger.

Unexpectedly, the plan went awry here, but as the saying goes, after the darkest hour comes the dawn.

Who would have thought that this unexpected turn of events would occur at this time?

This is truly a gift from fate!

The next question is whether this fleet in the warp belongs to the Chaos or the Empire.

No matter who comes, as long as they are capable of fighting against the empire, he is willing to support them wholeheartedly.

Add two wings on its back as well.

If it's an empire...

He felt that the matter was beyond saving and could only withdraw for now, planning to deal with it later.

Anyway, we've already prepared a backup plan.

The barrier of reality in the universe suddenly rippled like water, followed by an immense suction force that instantly shattered the stable cosmic space into fragments. Purple psionic lightning flickered and swirled wildly around them.

A strike cruiser slowly came into view, and the modifications made to various parts of the warship indicated that it was clearly a warship that had undergone specific modifications.

Next came strike cruisers, frigates, and combat barges.

More than 20 warships, like wasps leaving their nest, poured into the real universe through that gap.

Cage was also somewhat stunned at this moment, staring at the insignia on those warships, even though he was from Astartes, he fell into deep thought.

A huge, black, roaring lion's head.

Cage stared blankly at the fleet, his mind racing with thoughts.

He was trying to figure out which warband's insignia this was.

Tie Hui ran over at that moment and stood beside him, looking at the lion's head of the fleet.

Somewhat puzzled, he asked, "Why is it a lion's head?"

Upon hearing this, a sudden inspiration struck Cage.

He remembered some documents he had seen before.

This fleet appears to be a warband that was swallowed up by a warp storm thousands of years ago.

The Empire then declared the entire army annihilated, but 17 men escaped in a frigate.

As for the others, there is absolutely nothing about them in the literature.

The documents don't even record the chapter's insignia; they only mention that the chapter was called the Black Lions Chapter.

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