Chapter 283 Dark Military Strategy

Acolion is dead.

Eidolon was dead too.

Both sides in the Emperor's Children's civil war were a little confused.

But Fu Qinghai was not confused.

The Brotherhood of God Machine surrounded and killed the last three Noise Marines, swiftly cut off Eidolon's head, took his power hammer, and immediately activated the teleport to evacuate.

If we delay any longer, the Suzheng will be gone.

The deaths of the two legion archons briefly paralyzed the command center of the Emperor's Children, but the Space Marines are not Orks - the entire army will be scattered as soon as the war boss dies. Even if the legion archon (chapter master) dies, there is still a chain of command including lieutenants (company commanders) and non-commissioned officers (captains).

If Fu Qinghai and others didn't leave, they would be surrounded.

At the same time, the Emperor's Children did not dare to pursue. They were wary of each other and could not work together. Besides, although this place was close to the border, it still belonged to the Imperial territory. Who knew whether the White Scars had called on other Imperial troops.

They were only here for slave hunting + civil war.

Not to launch a black crusade.

The combined fleet successfully left the galaxy.

The two teams of Emperor's Children were hindering each other and could only watch the White Scars leave with hatred.

…

Sermon, operations meeting room.

Fu Qinghai is reviewing this battle.

The biggest gain of this operation - Eidolon's head - has been handed over to a special person for handling.

Compared to the previous operations, the gains from this battle were very small. Twenty-three Space Marines were killed, but only seven gene-seeds of the Emperor's Children were obtained - and these were what Camille found time to collect amidst the hail of bullets and artillery fire.

Qiao Shida thought it was normal. War is not like business. Achieving military goals is the primary purpose. There is no way to make a profit every time. Eidolon is the primary target of this operation. If his head is in hand, this operation will be a success.

However, the Brotherhood of God and the Combined Fleet retreated in an orderly manner rather than in rout. All the bodies, armor, and guns of their fallen Space Marines were taken away, leaving absolutely no chance for the traitors to lay their hands on them.

By the way, he took away a set of Phoenix Guard's Hades-type Terminator armor.

The Brotherhood of God's naval power actually consists of more than just the Fiery Horse and the Purity. In addition, there are three cruisers:

Two strike cruisers captured from the Night Lords, one from the Smiling Lord and the other from the Faceless Prince, both of which are Ruler-class conventional cruisers, and a light cruiser captured by the Night Lords from the Imperial Navy, the Defender-class escort cruiser.

However, operating these warships that had just been captured from the enemy became a big problem. Without a sufficient number of trustworthy mortal crew members to operate the warships, it would be difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Faced with the captives, Fu Qinghai did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. He only ordered the crew members who served the traitor Space Marines to be detained pending trial, and the looted slaves were not dealt with for the time being.

If it were a religious fundamentalist group like the Black Templars, they might not even let the slaves go.

Fu Qinghai was not a soft-hearted person, he just felt that it was a pity to kill him directly - wouldn't it be better to infect him with the radiated corpse virus, or hand him over to Master Quinto to be used as an experimental subject?

Taking advantage of the opportunity of post-war review, Fu Qinghai also explained to Camille and Lin Yu, the reincarnations, why it cost so much to hunt Eidolon.

Eidolon was once the second-in-command of the Emperor's Children Legion, a legion archon whom Fulgrim trusted very much. He was infected with the blight of the III Legion and was one of the first Space Marines to receive transformation by Fabius Bile.

In fact, he is a flatterer, arrogant, bullying, high-minded and incompetent... but he is still a Space Marine with considerable strength. His early nickname was "Golden Hammer" because Eidolon is very good at using weapons such as the power thunder hammer.

In his early years, Eidolon really admired his Primarch very much. Coupled with his brainless command and wrong decisions during the Battle of Murder Star, people feel that this man became the Archon of the Legion purely by licking Fulgrim.

Technically speaking, Eidolon has already died once.

During the Horus Heresy, Eidolon asked Fulgrim why he didn't just attack Terra but tricked the Iron Warriors into building a city of mirrors (actually a theater) for him?

At that time, Fulgrim, who had completely fallen and acted as he pleased, didn't bother to explain to him and simply beheaded Eidolon with a sword, vividly illustrating the truth that "a dog who licks his head will not die well". As a result, the old Chinese doctor performed a miraculous operation and saved Eidolon with a joint operation.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thanos once reminded Thor to "remember to chop off your head next time." But in fact, in the Warhammer 40K universe, many people can still survive after losing their heads. Eidolon and "Bonebreaker" Sakara have both enjoyed the treatment of joint surgery. Both of them are famous "joint kings" in Warhammer 40K.

Strictly speaking, the Bonebreaker's surgery was a head transplant, replacing a larger, stronger, and more waaagh body, while Eidolon's joint surgery brought a lot of side effects: twitching and drooling from time to time, and slightly weird behavior...

However, Bonebreaker is an Ork after all, and his half-plant, half-animal physical condition makes him much better than Space Marines in this respect. Eidolon was able to successfully connect the head, and the "Gene Ancestor" Fabius Bile played an indispensable role. The "Green Mad Doctor" Goznik who replaced Bonebreaker's head was slightly inferior in comparison. Because other skilled Pain Boys can also perform head replacement surgery, but the success rate of Orc medical skills is more mysterious.

"Ahem."

Seeing that Fu Qinghai and Camille's discussion was gradually deviating from the topic, from "post-war summary and review" all the way to "surgical research", Qiao Shida couldn't help but cough lightly to remind the two people who were getting more and more excited in the conversation.

"Well, Camille, take care of the heads of Nakred and Eidolon. We will first send the wandering traders to the Five Hundred Worlds, and then return to the Marcus King Star area."

Fu Qinghai returned to the topic and made arrangements for the subsequent itinerary.

Camille said with some embarrassment:

"I've never dealt with a head like this before."

Camille is a doctor of surgery, not a forensic doctor. Their method of dealing with experimental samples is usually to soak them in formalin, but the two skulls that were swollen and rotten in the solution obviously did not meet Qingshan Khan's requirements.

At this moment, Kalamanda, who was sitting next to him, suddenly interrupted and said,

"Sir, I will take care of it and make sure their heads retain the expressions they had before they died, lifelike."

"It seems that the Midnight Lord is indeed good at this."

Fu Qinghai nodded with a somewhat sarcastic tone:

"Okay, I'll leave it to you. Don't break it for me."

Before launching the rebellion, the Night Lords Legion was very fond of hanging the bones of their enemies on their armor. They used it as a way to exaggerate terror. There were skeletons, human skins, bone beads... There were greenskins, elves, and humans.

Karamanda had a blank expression on his face, seemingly not realizing the sarcasm in the words. It was not until Fu Qinghai was about to adjourn the meeting that Karamanda spoke up,

"As a reward for handling the skull, I would like to talk to you alone. Is that possible, sir?"

Fu Qinghai turned his head and looked at him.

"Can."

…

Fu Qinghai and Karamanda were the only two people left in the combat meeting room.

Fu Qinghai sat down leisurely and said,

"Actually, you don't have to call me 'Sir'. You and I are both company commanders, and our military ranks are the same."

"That was the rank awarded to me by the Eighth Legion, and now... the Eighth Legion is gone."

Kalamanda said lightly.

"So, what do you want to tell me?"

Fu Qinghai knocked on the table and asked.

"I would like to join your company, Khan."

Kalamanda said.

This seemed a little difficult to say for a company commander and veteran who had fought in many battles, but Kalamanda said it anyway, and the Night Bat Warrior had a serious expression.

Fu Qinghai waved his hand and said,

"If you want to repay me for curing your disability, then there is no need. This is just my reward for a loyal warrior who dared to disobey the Primarch. It's just a small favor."

"No." Kalamanda shook his head.

"I want to fight again, Khan."

When he said this, his pale face and ink-black eyes revealed determination.

Fu Qinghai tapped the table with his fingers, pondered for a moment, looked up, and said,

"I now have a lot of Midnight Lords' gene seeds in my hands, but actually... to be honest, I don't like the Eighth Legion's fighting style, Kalamanda."

"Fear is a means, Khan."

Karamanda did not completely deny the legion he once belonged to just because of Fu Qinghai's opinion and his identity as a loyalist. He looked Fu Qinghai in the eyes seriously and said word by word:

"Judgment is a black-sheathed blade that has experienced many battles. The galaxy cannot be taken by relying solely on noble goals. There must be terror behind the golden light, otherwise, the stars will never be tamed."

"These are the words of Malcador the Sigillite, my lord."

Fu Qinghai nodded slightly.

This may be the purpose of Malcador's creation of the Assassins' Court and the Inquisition.

"The Emperor knows when and under what circumstances to send the Eighth Legion."

"We carry out the justice in our hearts, Khan. We never care what other legions say. Dorn, Guilliman, who cares about the gossip of those model sons? What we can handle, they can never handle! The enemies we can solve, they will never be able to do anything with!"

Kalamanda's voice was powerful and confident.

Changing the subject, he continued:

"But those traitors, including my Primarch, have tarnished this kind of 'justice'. They have completely fallen into the abyss and quagmire of doing whatever they want. This is why I spit on them. They betrayed the oath of the 'Sons of Dark Night'."

"Um..."

Fu Qinghai nodded slightly.

Although they look similar - both have pale complexions and dark pupils, Kalamanda is different from the taciturn Sartrefan. He can use emotional words and poetic rhetoric to express his thoughts and ideas.

What Captain Nightbat said makes sense.

The Eighth Legion's Night Lords, to put it bluntly, are dedicated to doing dirty work for the Emperor. How could the Emperor not know what kind of people these guys are? The places where the Emperor sent the Night Lords were all places with deep-rooted cult worship traditions, or places where rebellion broke out repeatedly after surrender.

But as soon as the Midnight Lord goes there...sometimes even before he goes there, the people in these places will surrender and obey obediently.

Conquered by the terror of the Eighth Legion.

Building mausoleums, peeling people's skins, lighting sky lanterns and the like are just minor tricks for the Midnight Lords. They have more cruel punishment measures and intimidation methods.

In the early days, Konrad Curze also completed the tasks assigned to him by the Emperor very well. However, the Primarch, who was tortured by prophecies and hallucinations, saw his mental condition deteriorate day by day, and eventually he embarked on a path of complete depravity from which there was no return.

Kalamanda also mentioned the "Children of the Night", the predecessor of the Night Lords Legion.

During the Terra Unification War, the prisoners imprisoned in the ancient Terra underground prison continued to reproduce for thousands of years. They were born to adapt to dim light environments and moved silently. They called themselves "Sons of the Night" and were the earliest source of troops for the Eighth Legion.

"So, you are of Terran descent?"

Fu Qinghai asked.

"Yes, Khan."

Kalamanda nodded.

"very good."

Fu Qinghai stood up and said:

"You have finally convinced me, Latani Kalamanda. Welcome to join the ranks of the Brotherhood of God."

"First go to the medical deck to find pharmacist Camille. He will complete a completely new and alienated transformation surgery for you. If you are lucky enough to survive, go to the armory to get a set of MK8 anti-insurgency power armor and pick out a few weapons that are handy."

"By the way, Satfaran is also of Terran descent, so perhaps you two will have something in common."

…

There are many fans of Night Lords in the Warhammer 40K fan circle, because the author of the official novel of Night Lords is very talented and has portrayed this group of tragic warriors who despise both the Empire and Chaos very well.

But there is a logic here: just like a good person all his life does a bad thing once and is scolded by others, while a bad person all his life does a good thing once and is loved by others.

The Night Lords are the typical cruel, perverse, neurotic super bastards, but they are loved because of the reason and compassion they occasionally show.

But their essence is still a group of evil, unscrupulous scum and degenerate Space Marines, this was the case before the Heresy and it is the same after the Heresy.

The Raven Guard of the 19th Legion in the early years were similar to the Night Lords not only in appearance but also in other aspects. However, meeting different primarchs led to different endings. Although the Raven King was also very strict and harsh, he could not compare with the "laughing bat"-like mental disorder of the Bat King.

But like Kalamanda said.

The Night Lords have their own value.

There are dark and dirty corners in the galaxy that need darker and crueler guys to deal with them.

...

　Thanks to several book friends, such as Qingshan Jianwo He Rushi, 6aqc9, and Xiaolong Shouwei, for their rewards. Thanks to Fengyu Qingyin for the 100,000 reward. I'm so wet.

(End of this chapter)