Chapter 664 06.663: “A war that ends with the complete annihilation of one side (End! Please give me a monthly pass!)”

Suppressing the uneasiness and alarm in his heart, Horatio looked at this strange monk.

The skull-shaped helmet he wore had grim lines. Although there was no blood on it, one could always smell a strong smell of blood. The dark red eyepieces at the skull’s eyes seemed to reveal a hint of mockery.

The style of the helmet was very similar to that worn by the Chapter Chaplains. It was exquisitely crafted, and the scratches on it were a testimony to many ancient battle stories.

Horatio was filled with curiosity, and couldn’t help but wonder what could have happened to cause a Chapter Chaplain to become a Blackshield, and to behave so laxly.

[Was he expelled from the Chapter, or…?
Under what circumstances would a chapter expel a chaplain?]
His eyes moved back and forth over the man, but apart from his sturdy and powerful build and the black armor, Horatio could not find any clues to his origins.

[And… is he really a Chapter Chaplain?] Horatio couldn’t really be sure of this man’s identity.

“He is Brother Albion, the last new member to join the team.”

Brother Leonus, the captain, saw Horatio’s puzzled expression and took the initiative to step forward, raised his sturdy arm wrapped in black armor, and introduced politely:
“Black Shield does not ask about the origin, and there is no way to know more details. But please rest assured that the loyalty of every member of Black Shield is guaranteed. We are loyal to the Death Watch Chapter.

Brother Albion always performs the tasks you assign to him with flying colors. He is an excellent assassin who is elusive and a good scout. “

“Is there anything I should pay attention to when getting along with Brother Albion?” Horatio frowned slightly and asked cautiously, staring at Brother Leonus, trying to find a flaw in his answer.

“If it’s not important, please don’t bother him. Of course, in peacetime, you are more likely to be unable to find him even if you want to.”

Brother Leonus answered seriously, “But once there is a combat mission, Brother Albion will appear behind the enemy at the first time to eliminate the threat to your operation.”

“Uh…” Horatio thought to himself.

[Assassin positioning, is this a Raven Guard kid? But he looks much more difficult to get along with than Brother Korchagin.] Horatio couldn’t help but miss the dedicated monk.

He looked up and saw Brother Albion standing quietly by the side with his arms folded, saying nothing from beginning to end, allowing others to introduce himself.

He exuded a mysterious and dark aura, as if he was out of tune with the world around him. Every inch of the air seemed to be telling of his rejection of everything and everyone around him.

Horatio did not like this strange sense of mystery, especially when such a person who was obviously full of secrets boarded his ship.

He looked at Brother Leonus and said calmly, “Captain Leonus, I believe you will not endanger the safety of my warship, right?”

“Of course, Captain. We may be Black Shields, but we still carry honor.”

Brother Leonus looked solemn, straightened his back, and answered decisively with a loud voice that echoed in the cabin.

“Okay, I will reserve a separate cabin for you to set up an equipment room, a private lounge, and a training room.”

[Fortunately, we have changed from the 2.2-kilometer Epic to the 4.5-kilometer light cruiser, which has a lot more space. If it were before, I’m afraid there wouldn’t be such a spacious ship.]
Horatio secretly rejoiced in his heart, breathed a sigh of relief, and a barely perceptible look of relief appeared on his face.

“Inquisitor Peru, please take the monks to the NK2-1 area. There is an empty deck there that has not yet been planned for use. Let the monks settle down first.” Horatio turned to Thei and said.

In fact, this arrangement can be regarded as placing these black shields of unknown origin in a place where they cannot affect others and will not be affected by others. This way, it will be good for everyone and no one will affect each other, and out of sight, out of mind.

We’ll get to know them better in future battles. From what Thei said, these people should be permanent guests on the ship in the future.

“Okay, Captain, believe me, I won’t let our Inquisition people influence you.” Thei responded with his chest puffed out and a playful smile on his face.

Then she led the Black Shield team towards the NK2-1 area.
–
Postscript to the Second Damocles Gulf Expedition.

Horatio and his First Attack Squadron completed the mission assigned to them by the Imperial Navy.

In places seen and unseen, the Imperial Navy’s attack squadrons paid a lot of blood and sacrifice. Not everyone was as lucky as the 1st Attack Squadron, which only lost one attack ship during the mission.

Major Prien, who died in the line of duty, was posthumously awarded the title of honorary colonel by the Imperial Navy’s Gothic Fleet, a promotion of two nominal military ranks.

His family was able to enjoy a naval colonel-level pension, and his children were admitted to the Fleet Maritime Department of the Naval Academy at Abridal College.

This was the major that Horatio studied at the time, and it trained high-level command talents for the Imperial Navy Fleet.

All other officers and soldiers who died in the line of duty and whose information could be found on the compiled roster were commended and given pensions.

“Salute to Colonel Prien!”

“Sound a salute!”

Bang bang bang!
Horatio and other attack ship captains jointly held a grand and honorary funeral for the deceased Major Prien. With solemn expressions, they personally carried the coffin and slowly walked towards the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Macragge to bury him.

In the cemetery, the breeze blew gently, and the surrounding flowers, plants and trees seemed to be mourning for this brave warrior. The Second Damocles Gulf Expedition will continue, and more and more attack ships will sail out of Connor’s orbital dock and head for the battlefield in the north.

It was also with Horatio’s intervention that the third sky expansion of the Tau Empire, recorded in the official history, ended in complete failure.

Even with Commander Yingyang personally in command, they were still able to hold the line of defense after losing several planets in the south, and only after paying huge losses did they manage to maintain a difficult stalemate on the front line.

This battle also caused Commander Farsight to completely break with the Tau Empire, and led his people to find a way to deal with what the humans called the “crisis in ten years”.

This rebellious act caused the enraged Yingyang to destroy the statue of his admired predecessor, Commander Farsight, on the spot by driving his combat suit.

After the third sky dome expansion completely failed.

The Supreme Aetheriumvar attempted to rectify the situation after the great chaos caused by Horatio’s “Operation Drumbeat” and the shame of losing the fleet’s honor.

However, during this process, he was taken advantage of and assassinated by a Qiu Lisas assassin from the Empire. (Official history content)

The Ether Council blocked this secret that would cause the Tau Empire society to be torn apart by grief, and instead used the latest solid optical imaging technology and AI personality matrix program to bring the Supreme Ether back to life in the form of holographic images.

It was not until later that Horatio, the Void Lord of the Human Empire, found out about the surprise brought by this interesting “butterfly effect” after reading the internal archives of the Assassin’s Court in the Assassin’s Temple on Holy Terra. He was also rewarded and praised for his courage and decision-making by the Imperial Regent Robert Guilliman himself.

And Yingyang also encountered an unexpected accident.

It is said that she saw a god, a god created by the servant races of the Tau Empire, and under the guidance of the Ether Council and the god, she tried to rebuild the military power of the Tau Empire.

The Fourth Sky Expansion will obviously continue, and the excited Tau people all hope to eliminate the shame of the complete failure of the Third Sky Expansion.

But, their fourth sky expansion will soon receive a big gift.

A great gift from the subspace.

This war between humans and the Titans will ultimately end with one side being completely wiped out.
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On a sunny day, a huge black shadow suddenly loomed over Abridar Zhongsi College.

The naval cadets all raised their heads and stared in amazement at the huge black shadow that blocked out the sky.

A 2.2-kilometer-long, exceptionally new warship dropped from the sky and was steadily lifted onto the prefabricated slipway by dozens of cranes.

This ship has a slender body like a sharp bayonet, and its length is much longer than the old Cobra-class destroyer that was only 1.6 kilometers long in the academy.

Its length runs across the entire front yard of the parade ground.

“Students, the battleship in front of you is the heroic ship of the Second Damocles Gulf Expedition that you have heard about in the propaganda reports.” The instructor stood on the podium and said in a loud voice, “She is the rising new hero of the empire, the heir of Speyer, and the former captain of Colonel Horatio Cochrane. She is worthy of learning for all of us!”

When this warship, which had only appeared in newspapers and on cathode ray tube screens, appeared before the students’ eyes, their eyes sparkled with envy. They whispered to each other, their faces full of excitement and admiration.

“We will be offering a new course this semester. The textbook will be written by Colonel Horatio Cochrane himself, reviewed by Inquisitor Tei Peru of the Tribunal, and proofread by Military Supervisor Farida Hood.”

The instructor picked up a thick book with the words “The Holy Book of Ocean Raids and Diplomatic Seizures” written in gold ink on the brown cover.

Of course, the original report that Horatio submitted was titled “Introduction to Ocean Raids and Diplomatic Invasion.”

But before it was finally printed, the Ministry of the Interior changed its name and it became a new holy book.

Horatio was both angry and amused when he heard the news.

[BYD, I wrote this textbook for you to learn how to draw inferences from one example! I didn’t expect that your book titles would be so conventional!!!]
After hearing the news, he shook his head helplessly, feeling emotional.

I didn’t expect that Guilliman was actually myself.

This book will obviously be enriched with other contents in the future. After all, what he wrote is based on the combat experience against the Titanium Tribe, and does not include the experience of dealing with other races. Copying it exactly will definitely cause big problems in the end.

But accumulating and summarizing more experience is also the task of future attack ship captains.

However, the technical priests in charge of overhauling the Epic encountered an unprecedented situation. They checked the entire ship over and over again, but could not answer one question: where had the Epic’s master control machine soul gone?
The red-robed priests gathered in front of the battleship, frowning and checking it over and over again. They were puzzled and could only conclude that after the battleship was refurbished, some unknown technical loophole caused the already fragile machine soul to fall into a deep sleep.

However, as a meritorious battleship for the purpose of exhibition and learning, it is not important whether it has a machine soul or not.

The E-96 attack ship will continue to fulfill her obligations at the Abridal Loyalty Academy, where she will continue to serve, silently telling the story of her fighting side by side with the glorious descendants of Admiral Speyer to generations of naval cadets.

And her little poem of the machine soul will continue to embark on a new journey with Horatio.
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Volume 6 is finished.

(End of this chapter)