Chapter 166 03.0165: "Holy Blood Herald"

The Indefatigable sailed past the wreckage of the Slaughter-class cruiser, and the steel fragments scraped against the armor belt, making a harsh noise.

The attacking enemy ships had all been turned into dust in the void. The Imperial Navy and the Blood Angels wiped out the Khorne fleet at the cost of only minor damage to some ships.

"Finally, we got rid of these outsiders." Brigadier General Peru took the warm wet towel from the official attendant, spread it in his hands, and wiped his sweaty face and neck.

He took off his silk scarf, which was so soft that water could be squeezed out of it.

"Now, it's time for us to return victoriously. We've deviated too much from our course in this battle, and we're almost at Tarakanis! This is too damn stupid. Let's search for the unlucky survivors who have flown into the void, and then see if there are any good things in the ruins."

"As you command, Captain."

"Well, gentlemen, we should take a break. It's really tiring."

The captain looked at the attendant and said to him, "Go and set up the captain's office. The gentlemen and ladies need to rest for a while before returning home."
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In the Blood Angels' 'Blade of Vengeance' battle barge.

Inside the gorgeous Blood Drink Lounge.

"Are you sure?" Captain Afiel drank a glass of Kalash wine mixed with blood with dignity.

Sitting before him was the Blood Chaplain of the Second Company, the Blood Priest of the Second Company, the Company Apothecary.

There is also Brother Romain Rolland, who is still blindfolded, and a dozen golden-helmeted veterans who participated in the battle of the Cathedral of the Virgin.

"We did see an angel wearing golden armor and a golden mask above the young officer's head." The veteran sergeant said solemnly.

The Holy Blood Priest who was testing Brother Romain Rolland for the blood curse stopped when he heard this.

"Brother Captain, I suggest reporting this matter to Lord Dante immediately. He is most likely a Herald of Holy Blood." The priest whispered to the captain.

This is one of the secrets of the Blood Angels Chapter, and for this reason, Chaplain Voltaire spoke only a single, obscure word.

Many Holy Blood veterans who have served for hundreds of years don't know what it is.

But as the company commander and the Lord of Watch, one of Afiel's tasks is to discover and report the Holy Blood Herald.

It is said that every 13 years on the Festival of Sanguinius, with the blessings and prayers of all the people of the Empire, the fragments of the Gene-Father of the th Legion in the High Heaven will emit a glow due to the power of faith.

In the light of this radiance, the fragment of Sanguinius' soul will reveal a prophecy to a Librarian of the Blood Angels.

The prophecy could be big or small, it could be a battle, a large-scale enemy raid, or a major event.

Their information is very important to the Blood Angels Chapter and has helped them reduce casualties on several occasions.

At the same time, in the vast territory of the empire, nine people will appear and perform the miracle of the angels' arrival on that day.

These people who have been blessed with miracles are collectively called the Heralds of the Holy Blood.

They could be mortals, they could be sons of Sanguinius, they could even be a Chapter Master.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Holy Blood Herald that the mysterious Blood Angels Chapter Think Tank Directors have been given an important mission:
Learn the prophecy, then gaze upon these blessed beings remotely through the power of the Warp, viewing their condition in real time.

In each prophecy, there are 9 people chosen.

Only the person who survives in the end will be chosen by the angel and become the key to ultimately reversing the prophesied disaster.

This process may take decades or even hundreds of years before the final choice of angels is made.

The Blood Angels must not interfere with the fate of any of them.

Otherwise, it will be impossible to select the final Herald of the Holy Blood.

Then the entire prophecy will be like when Sanguinius went to sacrifice himself on the Vengeful Spirit.

Become irreversible.

When fate has chosen the final chosen one.

The elite of the Blood Angels Chapter will spare no effort to protect this man's life, even at the cost of their own lives, until he completes the mission assigned to him by the Golden Angels.

This is also the hidden duty of every Lord of the Watch in the Blood Angels Chapter.

"Brother messenger, please come over here."

"As you wish, Brother Captain."

Captain Afel looked at Brother Romain Rolland, then turned his gaze to the Holy Blood Priests and Holy Blood Priests who were surrounding him for testing. "How is Brother Romain Rolland?"

"He is blind." The priest drew blood from Brother Romain Rolland and dripped it into the golden holy grail.

After a while, a slightly rippling black and red color appeared in the Holy Grail.

"It is indeed the Black Rage, and it has not yet completely subsided. It is not the power of darkness that Master Mephiston controls."

"But I can sense something! I still have my sanity!" Brother Romain Rolland shouted excitedly.

He didn't want to leave his beloved Second Company of the Blood Angels, to be locked away in the Black Tower and live his days as a prisoner.

"Pastor Voltaire, what is your suggestion?" Captain Afil asked solemnly.

As a combat brother of his own company, he also didn't want his brothers to be painted black, with two red crosses drawn on their bodies, and transformed into death squads to rush into the battlefield.

The pastor was silent for a moment.

“Brother Captain, the holy blood is innocent.

I think only Lord Mephiston, who has overcome the Black Rage, or the Chief Chapter Chaplain have the authority to decide this matter." Reverend Voltaire sang.

After a while, a tall monk who was in charge of delivering documents came over.

His power armor was a distinctive blue, with only the shoulder armor being red.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a cousin of the Ultramarines Chapter.

But this is the exclusive color scheme of the Blood Angels Chapter Librarians.

The armor comes with heavy psionic equipment and looks like Terminator power armor.

The Epistolary is a member of the Librarian Corps of the Astartes Chapter, and there is only one Epistolary in each Company of the Blood Angels.

They are the only ones in each company who have the authority to directly contact the Chief Librarian or Chapter Master to convey confidential information, and they are also outstanding veterans who have experienced many battles.

Because he is a psychic, he usually lives and works in a closed dark cabin with a psychic field, and his skin is paler than anyone else.

He is also responsible for managing the entire company and the library books on the entire battleship together with a monk who is also a think tank but a lower-level editor (think tank newbie).

Battle brothers and company commanders rarely disturb their work on weekdays, unless they encounter special circumstances like today.

The tall messenger's head was filled with neural plugs, so dense that it looked a bit like the butcher's nails on the head of the World Eater.

But this is just a psychic adjustment plug, a tool to help him control the power of the warp and operate psychic equipment.

Captain Afiel decided to leave professional matters to professionals.

The veterans repeated to the messenger verbatim what they had seen and heard at the Battle of the Cathedral of the Heavenly Maiden.

The tall Astartes psyker was silent for a moment.

"You guessed it right, brother captain, brother priest. This is a Holy Blood Herald. Everyone please follow me to the Star Message Room." The messenger said in a magnetic and ethereal voice.

The power of the Warp distorted his voice, but that was normal for Librarians.

The Blood Angels walked into the spacious flagship, into a huge cabin that looked like a church.

Normally, no one is allowed to enter here, and the same applies to brothers in the battle group.

Only at important moments, under the leadership of the Messenger, will the Blood Angels step into this mysterious place filled with the power of the Warp.

The messenger inserted the neural plug on his head into an astropathic instrument.

After a while, his whole body began to tremble, and a faint blue and purple light with gold appeared in his eyes.

call out--

It was as if a subspace rift was torn open above the instrument. The rift slowly expanded and turned into a black and purple ellipse like a magic mirror.

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(End of this chapter)