Chapter 122 03.0121: "Hunting Murder"

Varga, a lonely and desolate planet.

It is classified as an unclassified celestial body in the Imperial Ministry of the Interior and the Void Chart. There is no life on it, no atmosphere, but it is covered with the wreckage of many warships.

This is an ancient battlefield from the Gothic War era, with many dead souls and many terrifying legends left behind.

It is said that many sailors passing by here have witnessed terrible ghosts, and if they are not careful they will be led to death by the undead.

Although Horatio had never seen it, he did not intend to deny the authenticity of these stories. After all, this was the Warhammer universe, filled with all kinds of monsters.

In the void near Valga, a Firestorm-class frigate used the light spear on its bow to shoot a dazzling beam of light at the speeding Murder-class cruiser, causing ripples on the void shield.

A Sword-class frigate followed behind, constantly using macro cannons to consume the energy of the enemy ship's void shield. It is easier to overload the void shield with real ammunition weapons.

Two Cobra-class destroyers were reloading torpedoes, waiting for their opportunity to strike.

They had just fired eight torpedoes, forcing the enemy ships to turn and greatly slowing them down.

Everyone on the command bridge could roughly see the terrifying scarlet monster through the light and shadow.

It is a murder-class ship belonging to Khorne. The hull is decorated with countless huge horns, spikes and bones, which constitute its spine and ribs. It looks like a scarlet dragon wandering in the void. Just one look at it can make people feel deeply afraid.

16 macro cannons with muzzles decorated with bones began to turn and aim at the frigates and destroyers that were speeding towards them.

These "small boats", which were nearly one or two kilometers long, strictly followed the orders of Brigadier General Peru and kept a distance from the enemy to block them.

They are as agile and flexible as a pack of wolves hunting a tiger.

But the Murder-class is no pushover. As a cruiser, the range of her weapons far exceeds that of a frigate. The regulations stipulate that the maximum firing range of the macro cannon alone is 1.5 times that of the weapons on a frigate.

If you don't care about the hit rate at all, the range can be even longer.

The 16 macro cannons on one side of the Murder-class cruiser fired simultaneously, causing ripples on the void shield of a Cobra-class destroyer.

"Report overload!" asked the captain of the Cobra-class destroyer, a lieutenant colonel in her 30s.

"Reporting to the captain, one round of their shooting caused an overload of about 45% on the void shield. We can only withstand two more rounds at most, and the void shield will be forced to shut down and release excess energy!" A lieutenant from the power department reported.

"Weapons Department, how long will it take to load the torpedoes!" The female captain looked at a captain.

"About 8 minutes, Captain."

She quickly calculated the reload time of both sides and thought about the next battle strategy.

Chaos warships may be ancient, but they were once the property of the Empire. Naval officers are required to memorize the approximate firing rate of each type of gun that has been installed.

The rebel ship's small-caliber cannons obviously had a faster firing rate, and the female lieutenant colonel captain did not intend to risk being destroyed with a mindless attack.

"Notify the Silver Sword (Cobra class) to sail in front of us and block a round of artillery fire for us. Reduce the speed. The maximum allowable speed of this ship is 11 void knots."

In the void, the two Cobra-class destroyers quickly changed their formation, from a side-by-side route in pursuit of the greatest torpedo salvo firepower, to a line, heading straight towards the Murder-class cruiser.

There was a burst of intensive alternating gunfire and the Murder-class opened fire again.

Huge shells rained down on the Silver Sword, and the void shield vibrated into brilliant rainbow-colored ripples.

Buzz—a roaring whistle sounded.

A layer of void shield halo dissipated from the surface of the Murder-class cruiser, which was overloaded by the light spear of the following Firestorm-class frigate.

But almost at the same time, another layer of void shield was activated.

The larger the ship, the more void shield generators it has. Cruisers usually have two void shields alternating between them, and the Murder-class is no exception.

The torpedo is a high-powered weapon that can directly break through the enemy's void shield and cause large-scale structural damage to the ship.

The huge warhead can instantly create a huge hole in the armored hull of the enemy warship, destroying all living things.

"Torpedoes loaded, Captain!"

"Coordinate the battle positions with the Silver Sword and let us give the traitors a great gift!"

Through close communication and coordination between officers of both sides, the two warships adjusted their positions to sail side by side at an extremely efficient speed, with officers of the navigation department working closely with the technical priests.

Cobra-class destroyer, bow torpedo room.

"Pull! Heyo! Pull!" The shirtless crew members in the scorching heat turned the locks and closed the huge torpedo chamber latch.

"The torpedo tube sealing inspection is complete..." a technical priest reported, operating the display console in front of him while reporting to the command bridge.

"The thunder body is warming up normally..."

"Promethium has been injected..."

"Captain...waiting for your instructions."

[“Coverage area 8000 meters! Fire!!!”]

The front torpedo well cover opens to the upper and lower sides.

The navigation officer quickly calculated the steering angle required to disperse 8000 meters according to the torpedo route parameters sent by the technical priest. The thrusters of the four torpedoes were ignited one after another.

As the helmsman quickly turned the golden steering wheel, the bow of the destroyer began to sweep sideways, and then immediately turned towards the stern of the enemy ship, trying to distance itself from the cruiser and withdraw from the battle.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Four torpedoes on the same plane flew straight towards the terrifying battleship painted scarlet like four fingers.

The eight well-maintained torpedoes on the two ships were extremely fast, and the Murder-class cruiser began to accelerate and change course.

Its latest trajectory could evade the four torpedoes of the Silver Sword, but it could hardly avoid the torpedoes of another Cobra-class destroyer.

The Murder-class cruiser unleashed her fury, firing a salvo at the Cobra-class destroyers. The destroyers also opened fire from their single bow guns.

Dense lasers interweaved into a web of fire in the void, and the close-range defense firepower of the Murder-class cruiser was fully opened, sweeping the oncoming torpedoes.

Boom! A torpedo exploded in mid-air after being intercepted.

But there were still three torpedoes heading towards her amidships and stern.

Another torpedo exploded, and as the distance got closer, the close-in defense gun fire became more and more accurate.

Two torpedoes penetrated the enemy ship's void shield, and one of them was intercepted less than 460 meters from the hull.

The huge warhead exploded in mid-air, shaking the ship, but caused no effective damage, which was a pity.

[The last one!] The female lieutenant colonel and the officers and men on the Cobra destroyer closely watched the movement of the last torpedo.

boom!
An explosion occurred on the razor-shaped skirt armor amidships and stern of the enemy ship.

The huge flames were clearly visible at the junction of light and shadow in the void.

"Torpedo hit! We blew a hole about three hundred meters in it."

The dark red fragments of the hull floated in the void, but for a giant ship that was six kilometers long, the damage caused by a single torpedo was not too great.

"Speed ​​up! We have to get away from this monster as soon as possible! Let the Indefatigable deal with her!" the female captain shouted to the power department officer.

Bang bang bang!
There was a burst of intense firing from behind.

The 16 large guns of the Murder-class cruiser fired at the same time. Sailing diagonally, she fired on one side and immediately made an S-shape maneuver to expose the large guns on the other side.

There was another burst of dense artillery fire.

This salvo directly shattered the void shield of the Cobra-class destroyer that had bitten her.

The lieutenant colonel captain heard a whistle shrieking from his warship, and subsequent shells hit the hull immediately afterwards, shaking the entire 1.5-kilometer-long destroyer. Many officers standing in front of him fell down. The shells hit not far from the bridge.

"Reporting damage..."

Before she could finish her words, a blinding beam of light shot out at her, forcing her to shield her eyes. The bridge shook even more violently than the macro cannon just now.

The Murder-class had just aimed its heavy Light Lance twin-barreled cannon with a firing range of 90° at the destroyer that had eliminated its void shield, and opened fire instantly. Two dazzling scarlet Light Lance rays pierced straight into the hull.

The light spear is an energy weapon with great power and strong armor-piercing ability.

As the muzzle rotated, the huge and hot energy column carved a deep scar on the bridge, radiator and hull of the Cobra destroyer.

"Report damage!" The female captain hurriedly lifted up her bicorne and shouted to the command bridge.

After a while, officers from various departments on the bridge received reports from the deck units below.

They sorted out the parts to be reported, and almost everyone had a bad expression on their face.

"The secondary engine on the port side of the power module is damaged! The plasma explosion and impact caused about 700 casualties, and 1 reserve officer was killed!"

"The ship's midship structure was damaged, a secondary life support system module was destroyed, 36 crew cabins were destroyed, and the number of casualties was approximately 1100! One reserve officer was seriously injured!"

"The barracks below the bridge were destroyed, and 600 armed void soldiers were killed! Half of the armed forces officers died!"

"The Murder-class is coming towards us! The closing rate exceeds our maximum acceleration!" The bird captain turned his head in horror and looked at the captain:

"We are expected to reach their boarding distance in 8 minutes. We can't increase the speed. Captain, what should we do?"

"God-Emperor above...save us..." The female captain was sweating profusely.

The armed forces are already in a semi-crippled state.

There is no other way now if you don't want to be killed by the traitorous Space Marines who come to board.

Then the best way is to detonate the plasma engine when the enemy ship approaches and be loyal to the Emperor.

"Torpedo approaching detected!" suddenly, the lieutenant in the lookout department shouted.

"What?" The female captain was puzzled: "Where did the torpedoes on the Murder-class cruiser come from?"

"It looks like... our torpedo? It's about to pass by our stern, Captain."

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