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As the Warmaster of Chaos, Abaddon's Black Legion possesses the most powerful Chaos Astartes army in the entire galaxy.
As long as you can get his support, you can easily obtain the power you need.
But who exactly is Abaddon?
Even though the opponent was a Chaos Warmaster, and even though Honsor was a Warsmith of Steel Warriors, he was nothing compared to Abaddon, who was surrounded by heroes.
Therefore, how to contact Abaddon and gain his support became a major problem for Hunso.
It must be said that Hong Su was extremely lucky. Just when he was racking his brains about how to solve the problem, an opportunity to solve it unexpectedly appeared.
Iskandar Kayan.
This close confidant of Abaddon recently conducted a recruitment drive in the warp, seeking the assistance of a formidable city-defense master, and promising to personally fulfill any request afterward.
When it comes to defending a city, in the entire warp, if the Iron Warriors say they are second, who dares to say they are first?
In the Iron Warriors, the War Blacksmith, as a high-ranking member, is a master of city defense techniques.
So, Hunsso took on the job and led his engineering team to the project's location, Galmec, in the Great Whirlpool.
Upon arriving here and hearing the wizard's request, Hongsuo immediately patted his chest and made a guarantee.
"Don't worry, with me, Hunsso, here, the Galmyk will stand strong!"
"Um...would you like to hear some intelligence about the enemy first?"
Hearing Kayan's words, Honso nodded. However, in his view, Galmec was located deep within the Great Vortex, where the Word Bearers and tens of thousands of Astartes of the Black Legion already existed, not to mention a corrupt Titan Legion and dozens of traitorous Imperial Knights.
The chaotic fleet in the void was even more powerful, with more than four hundred warships lying across the void, including no fewer than ten main battleships.
With such overwhelming power, unless the enemy is an entire Zerg hive fleet, an Orc warlord ravaging several star sectors, or an army that the Empire has spent decades assembling, there is simply no force capable of defeating it.
It's an easy job.
Hong Su thought to himself, but then Kayan’s words made him slowly realize that something was wrong.
"The enemy is the empire."
"Ah."
“The number of Astartes is at least equal to ours.”
"What?! The Empire has gathered so many warbands... But it's alright, we still have enough strength."
"And the Titan Legion and the loyal knights of the Empire."
"We also have that, and we can easily compete with it."
"Their fleet numbers over seven hundred, with nearly thirty of them being capital ships."
"........."
“But it doesn’t matter. We just need to hold out until the ceremony is complete. The ceremony has now entered its final stage, which is why I need your help, Honso. Build Galmec into an impregnable fortress. Once it’s done, I will personally take you to see the War Master.”
Honso stood on the city wall of the main city of Galmyk, looking at the sky before him, polluted by the combined forces of chaotic power and countless factories, and remained silent for a long time.
Although their strength was somewhat inferior to that of the Empire, Hongsuo was confident in himself because he was only on the defensive and needed to buy time.
However, when it came to defending the city, Hong Suo couldn't help but think of his predecessor.
That senior who remains famous even though his name has become a taboo subject.
Dantioch.
Having been a steel warrior for so many years, Hongsuo had heard more than once about the glorious deeds of his predecessor named Danteok, who, with just a little bit of Imperial Fist, managed to resist 20,000 Night Lords.
Yes, glorious deeds.
Even though many old men would use vicious words when talking about Danteok's deeds, Honso didn't think his predecessor was a disgrace to the Legion. In fact, he felt that the other man was a truly respectable fellow.
It's not just about strength, but also about the courage the other party had back then to refute their original self.
Unfortunately, he was already dead. Hong Suo could only hear about his name and deeds from some old people, and could not have a face-to-face conversation with him.
But it doesn't matter; in this era, I will achieve even greater success than them.
"grown ups."
A steel warrior stepped forward, a whip wrapped around his waist, its blade still dripping with blood, making him look incredibly gruesome.
"The materials are ready, and we can start work at any time."
Hong Su nodded and let out a long breath.
"So, let's get started."
He said this, and the Iron Warrior indicated that he understood. He pulled a bomb gun from his waist, then pointed it at the sky and pulled the trigger.
A bright signal flare soared into the sky. The dazzling light was visible through observation holes to people in defensive fortifications thousands of kilometers away.
The prepared Iron Warriors knew the time had come when they saw the signal flare. They placed the prepared gene seeds on the altar, and then the Chaos Wizards surrounding the altar began their chanting.
The blasphemous incantations were chanted endlessly by these physically deformed sorcerers, while the surrounding cultists began to carry out inhuman sacrifices.
They ripped open the chests of the normal people they had just plundered and removed their internal organs. They forcibly pulled unborn babies from their mothers' wombs and threw them to the ground. They impaled embracing couples together and roasted them over a fire.
Many more evils are happening. At this moment, even a priest who has witnessed all evil would gouge out his own eyes, kneel on the ground, and pray to God to forget everything he has seen.
However, the emotions arising from these evil deeds are Chaos's favorite food and offerings.
The power of chaos began to surge, and the deep purple energy spewed out from the altar, making the already murky sky even more murky. At that moment, Hong Suo knew that the first line of defense of his fortress was now complete.
From now on, conventional orbital bombardment will hardly pose a threat to Galmyk.
Humph.
A cold smile slowly appeared on Hong Suo's face. So what if the empire had gathered an incredibly powerful force? As a war blacksmith of steel warriors, he was destined to carve out his own world in the chaos. Why would he be afraid of them?
Let my name, Hong Suo, shine brightly in this burning galaxy, starting from here!
Meanwhile, within the Empire's fleet...
Lynch was taken to the Imperial Guard's golden frigate.
Gao Wen took a deep breath and led Lin Qi to a mysterious room on the frigate.
The room was completely empty; apart from a magic circle drawn with ashes in the center, there was nothing else there.
Lin Qi frowned as he looked at everything before him, not understanding what the other party wanted to do.
"My main purpose is to give you help."
Gao Wen said this, and then gestured for Lin Qi to walk into the magic circle.
Lin Qi didn't move. He narrowed his eyes, feeling that something was amiss.
Horus, do you see a problem?
“There’s no problem, go ahead. Father just explained it to me. It won’t do you any harm, and it will even be beneficial for me.”
"........Okay, I believe you."
Lin Qi stepped into the magic circle, and the instant he entered, golden flames appeared from the edge of the magic circle, transformed into an upward tornado, and finally condensed into a human shape.
"Lin Qi, hello."
The humanoid figure burning with golden flames spoke in a humble yet assertive manner.
“My name is Barabbas Danteok. The Emperor has sent me to assist you. For the foreseeable future, I will accompany Lord Horus as a spirit.”
Chapter 169 Veteran vs. Rookie........
Barabás Danteok.
Back on the Wolf Shepherd, Lynch looked at the soul standing beside Horus with an odd expression on his face.
The Emperor said he would help him. In addition to conveying some of the latest intelligence about the Galmecs to him through the Imperial Guard, he also sent him this loyal and iron-willed warrior from ten thousand years ago, who was also a master of city defense.
According to the Emperor's intelligence, on Galmyk, Kayan has recruited a steel warrior war blacksmith named "Hongsuo" from within the Chaos forces, entrusting him with the entire defense planning of Galmyk...
And now, he has also found an Iron Warrior, who is also the most outstanding defensive master in the history of the Iron Warriors.
What is this?
Veterans fighting new recruits, getting younger with each battle?
As Lynch thought this, Horus coughed lightly twice, pulling Lynch back from his thoughts.
"Now we have the right people here." Horus's expression turned serious as he looked at Lynch, who had come to his senses. "We should think about our siege strategy. Danteok, you were once a member of the Iron Warriors. If it were you, how would you defend against Galmek?"
Lynch and Horus both focused their gazes on the golden humanoid figure who had remained silent ever since arriving on the Wolf Shepherd. Danteok had his head bowed, obscuring his expression, but judging from his demeanor, he was likely deep in thought.
Lynch and Horus knew that the other was thinking about the question they had just raised, so neither of them chose to interrupt.
Three minutes later, Danteok finally raised his head. He looked at Lynch and spoke.
"Do you have a star map of Galmyk?"
Lin Qi nodded and casually pulled out a servo skull. After connecting it to a data board in his hand, he issued the command to perform holographic projection.
Pale green rays emanated from the electronic eyes of the servo skull, constructing an image of a star system. And at the location of the primary star in this projected star system, the name of Galmaker was prominently displayed above.
Danteok gestured for Lynch to mark several locations within the star system. Lynch did so, nodded, and then spoke up, revealing his conjecture.
“I don’t know anything about that Honso. He should have been one of the Iron Warriors who took on the role of War Blacksmith after my death. So, gentlemen, what I’m about to say is what I do when I’m on the defensive.”
Danteok stretched out his hand and pointed to the areas that Lynch had marked.
"Intelligence indicates that our fleet is stronger than the enemy's. We have more ships, so it's highly unlikely that Honso will engage us in a decisive battle in the void. He will probably choose to dismantle our fleet and launch harassing attacks to disrupt our logistics support to the ground and our fire support from orbit."
Lynch and Horus exchanged a glance; this was a situation they had considered during their previous discussions.
"But under such circumstances, Galmyk will inevitably have to face our orbital bombardment. I don't think Galmyk has a planetary void shield like the Fortress World, and in order to deal with the orbital bombardment, my successor will inevitably resort to some blasphemous means."
At this point, Danteok's expression darkened.
Lynch and Horus guessed what "blasphemous means" specifically referred to. Lynch's heart grew heavy, which meant that countless ordinary people had needlessly lost their lives in this war because of the conflict between the two sides.
"Do not grieve for them," Horus's cold voice rang out. "Avenge them."
"Lord Horus is right. Even if we don't start this war, the people who have been captured by the traitors will not have an easy time. All we can do is avenge them and ensure that those who live here in the future will not suffer the same fate."
Lin Qi was silent for a moment, then nodded firmly.
“You’re right,” he said. “Dantiok, continue. I want to know if you have any ideas on how to break the enemy’s tactics.”