From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man - Chapter 387

c377 “Grab the first prize” “Uninvited guest” Thunder Eagle

“.”

Garland Crowe, who was standing next to the center console, was looking at one of the holographic screens at the moment.

The content displayed on the screen allowed the Gray Knights to use actions that even their Astartes would find very fast and agile to efficiently deal with the traitors and heretics.

A knight who has fallen into the power of hell and is as powerful as the young Astartes.

But when the Fallen Knight faced the Gray Knight, he was completely “beaten” and had no ability to resist at all.

As the captain of a legion company, Garland naturally has the authority to know some information about the Gray Knights.

But this operation was the first time Garland witnessed the battle of the Gray Knights.

Regardless of the imperial establishment, in terms of seniority, the Gray Knights should be regarded as the “uncles” of their Astartes.

After all, the information he had reviewed clearly stated that the Gray Knights’ gene seeds were directly derived from their “grandfather” the Human Emperor.

Therefore, it is reasonable that the Gray Knights have far greater strength than ordinary Astartes.

Kalan represents the Dark Angel and the “face” of the original Leon.

If the achievement of unifying the “One Three” universe falls entirely on the Inquisition and the Gray Knights who are seemingly equal to the Primarch, then his position as company commander will come to an end.

Although Leon would not criticize him harshly for such a “little thing”, Galan had no shame in continuing to serve as the commander of the 1st company.

Therefore, we must seize the “first prize” first.

And on the premise of not affecting the integrated operations and avoiding increasing casualties, we should take the lead in a friendly and reasonable manner.

Since it is friendly and reasonable.

So it is absolutely reasonable for him, Garland Crowe, to lead the company champion and company elites directly to the Gate of Hell for “proper reconnaissance” on the grounds of “advance reconnaissance.”

Their company is elite, but much stronger than the advance team and investigators.

Going straight to the gates of hell is not a “pure death” act.

What’s more, it is indeed beneficial to the main force to find out the situation at the target location in advance.

As for the “accidents” of “accidentally” breaking into the gate of hell first, heading to hell with a small elite force, and killing the lord of hell and the devil during the investigation, the same is true. Reasonable.

Garland Clovis made up his mind, turned to look at the communications officer not far away, and ordered:

“Prepare the two Thunderhawk gunships, then notify the company guard and Aldemo to be ready, and meet at the designated hangar in ten minutes.”

“Yes, sir.”

The communications officer who received the clear instructions immediately conveyed the order.

Then, Jialan warned the adjutant who was also standing next to the center console:

“You are temporarily responsible for the command of the company fleet. Make sure to ensure the safety of the main force on the ground.”

“yes.”

The company adjutant, who was wearing Titanium VII power armor and had a red helmet, showed respect to Garan by raising his right fist and placing it across his chest.

Galan only led a forty-man company guard and carried out the raid with the company champion named Aldemo, leaving the complete command platoon and officers behind. Presumably the adjutant was fully qualified for the command position.

Finished explaining.

Boom, boom.

Galan then turned and left the bridge with steps that were much heavier than those of ordinary Astartes.

However, when Garland was about to take the rail train inside the ship and arrive at the hangar of their company’s flagship, he encountered an “uninvited guest”——

It is Serin, an intelligent AI wearing a tight-fitting combat uniform and unfolding a helmet visor.

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“Ms. Serling, I didn’t expect you to come to our company’s flagship in person.”

A trace of surprise flashed through Garan’s eyes, possibly thinking about when Serin boarded the ship and how she managed to make it so that no one noticed her boarding.

“Captain Clovis.” Selin waved her hand towards the train with its hatch opened and said:

“Let’s go to the hangar together. I think your raid on the Gate of Hell requires the assistance of a smart AI.”

“.”

Galan did not answer, but remained silent, and entered the rail train that ran through the entire ship with the other party.

Come to the car.

Garland stood in the middle of the carriage, looking down at Serin who was sitting on the left side of the carriage.

Moreover, Jialan’s gaze at this time has turned to scrutiny and vigilance.

After all, Serin’s words made him realize that their communications had been monitored by Serin, and their plan to “steal the top spot” had been exposed.

“I am not as superficial as Captain Clovis thinks, and I will use special means to monitor the communications of your Dark Angels 1st Company.” But Serin explained bluntly:

“I just expected that as the descendants of Leon, you are likely to choose to rely on a few elites to eliminate the hellish forces raging in the first and third universes in advance because of the outstanding performance of the Gray Knights.”

“.”

Jialan remained silent, but it was obvious that his thoughts had been seen through by the artificial intelligence in front of him.

Serin still said: “As one of the few high-level intelligent AIs in the company and the empire, I not only ensure the completion of the goals, but also ensure the personal safety of the emperor’s children.

I don’t want to have to submit a copy of the Dark Angel’s death name to my superiors when I return to the main universe.”

Before Serin could finish speaking, Galan’s already stern face became more solemn, and there was undisguised anger in his tone, and he interrupted:

“This low-level universe has absolutely no chance of posing any threat to our Dark Angels.”

“.” Serin shrugged, as if to say “You are right”.

Then, she continued: “I need to join you in the raid on the Gate of Hell, in fact, to obtain samples of the Hell plane as soon as possible.

This will help the Empire and the company to have a more comprehensive understanding of the biotechnology of Universe 13.”

“Okay.”

After hearing Serin finally tell her “real purpose”, Galan returned to his previous appearance and nodded in agreement.

And Serin is a high-end AI scanned and created by Alexia’s living cloned brain. Naturally, she inherited Alexia’s subconscious of regarding the Primarchs and Astartes as “her own children”.

After completing the task of deploying the Grey Knights, the Thunder Transport she took transferred and carried her to the Carthage-class aircraft carrier.

Through the memories “left” in the electronic brain by Alexia, Serin, who knew the style of most Primarchs and Legions, immediately realized that Galan Clovis was very likely to make some reasonable but “crazy” actions.

In order to ensure that Galan Clovis and the elite of the Dark Angels are protected from the ambush and calculation of the Hell Plane, Serin prepared to go to the Gate of Hell with Galan and others.

Besides, she really needed first-hand information about the Hell Plane.

At present, they are still in a state of “knowing nothing” about how to go to the Heaven Plane of the “One Three” Universe.

Maybe there will be answers inside Hell.

The Dark Angels, who are good at charging into battle, are likely to miss some details, so no matter what, Serin needs to act together with Galan and others.

There was no speech in the car.

Soon, the rail train carried two “people” to the hangar located in the belly of the ship.

After leaving the car.

The first thing that caught Serin’s eyes was the two Thunderhawk gunboats parked not far away.

The Thunderhawk gunboat is another aerial vehicle developed for Astartes by the Atlas Research Department with advice and guidance from the Emperor.

Its interior space and the dimensions of seats and passages are all tailor-made for Astartes.

At the same time, the Thunderhawk gunship also has the ground and air capabilities of the attack boat, and can also carry six Astartes combat teams for boarding through the melta cannon.

Therefore, the Thunderhawk is more comprehensive than the Thunder.

Even though the cost is about four times that of the Thunder, many legions, including the Dark Angels, have submitted a large number of orders to the Mars Foundry in the main universe.

As for the forty company guards standing in front of the two Thunderhawk gunships, and the company champion named “Aldaimo”, they also remained quiet and waited for Galan’s arrival.

These forty company guards are all equipped with the most advanced Titanium Tank VII power armor.

And each guard’s helmet has also been replaced with a typical knight style, and a white cloak is hung behind their power backpacks.

At first glance, those who don’t know think they are “smaller” Grey Knights.

In terms of weapons, they are different from Grey Knights.

The company guards used standard bolts and plasma guns, and were equipped with power swords and chainsaw swords on their waists. In addition, each guard had a giant battle shield on his right arm.

And Serin, who followed Galan to the Thunderhawk gunship, finally set her sights on the so-called company champion.

The champion’s power armor model was also similar in appearance to the ordinary Titanium V, but the power of the cold fusion reactor was 60% higher than that of the Titanium V, the Titanium VII.

The most important thing was the Titanium VII power armor, whose power backpack was equipped with a small jet device.

This allowed the company guards, champions and adjutants wearing Titanium VII to achieve short-distance rapid jumps and flights without external jet devices.

In addition, the helmet of the company champion also had a golden olive branch to indicate his status as a champion.

Seeing Galan and Serin’s arrival, forty company guards and company champions immediately boarded the ready Thunderhawk gunboats through the doors on the nose and sides of the aircraft.

Soon.

After confirming that all personnel had boarded, the Dark Angel pilots also followed the instructions of the bridge and ground crew and drove the Thunderhawk gunboat out of the Carthage-class hangar.

Leaving the hangar, coming to the clear sky that had been physically purified by tactical metal hydrogen missiles, the pilots further increased their speed and left the fleet and ground forces behind in the blink of an eye.

Until the two Thunderhawk gunboats drove into the turbid clouds in the distance, they completely disappeared.

In the cabin;

“.”

Serin’s eyes flashed with purple light, sitting on the second floor near the cockpit.

However, her feet could not step on the metal deck and were in a semi-suspended state. After all, her height was far less than that of an ordinary Astartes.

Serin was using the pulse scanning and radar system of the Thunderhawk gunship to try to outline the topographic map of Jerusalem in advance.

After a while, she shared the preliminary topographic map with Galan and others.

Beep-beep-.

As soon as the reminder came from the helmet, Galan and the company guards and company champions enlarged the topographic map and presented it in the center of the helmet screen.

The topographic map shows that Jerusalem is full of living buildings with “heat”, which shows that everything has become extremely blasphemous under the close corrosion of the breath of hell.

The core area of ​​Jerusalem is “orange-red”, which means that the average temperature of the core area is extremely high. According to the description of the Gate of Hell by local residents, knights, and nuns, its core area is exactly where the Gate of Hell is.

This is consistent with what Galan and the others had guessed.

However, Serin helped them confirm their guess.

Zooming the topographic map to the upper left corner of the helmet screen, Galan glanced at Serin who was sitting opposite him.

Although he was very unhappy that an “outsider” had intervened in their raid, he had to admit that the role of an intelligent AI was much stronger than the stupid AI on board.

With Serin’s help, at least they would not fall into the embarrassing situation of “being blinded”.

“Sir.” At this time, the pilot’s metallic report resounded on the communication channel:

“A large number of unidentified flying creatures were detected five kilometers ahead. Request direct firing to clear the waterway safety.”

“Request approval.”

“Yes, sir.”

The moment the conversation ended——

Shua~——Shua!!

Ri~Shua——!

The noise caused by the salvo of air-to-air missiles and the 140mm caliber plasma main gun spread in the cabin.

But soon, all these noises stopped.

The pilot reported again: “The route has been cleared, and it is expected to arrive in 45 seconds. Please prepare, sir and brothers.”

Hearing this.

Galan and the 20 company guards in the same cabin stood up one after another, fixed their power armors, and waited patiently for the “hard landing”.

“Captain Clovis.”

However, Serin, who closed the helmet mask and also used combat uniforms and her own special physique to fix on the cabin deck, reminded:

“The temperature in the area where the Gate of Hell is located has increased sharply, and it is suspected that some kind of weapon is accumulating energy.”

Hearing Serin’s reminder, Galan did not continue to “put on airs” and immediately ordered:

“No. 1 and No. 2 aircraft should pay attention to avoid.”

“Yes.”

The pilots responded in unison.

Next, in Serin’s electronic binocular perspective, the temperature of the Gate of Hell was still rising, and when it reached the critical value-

Swoosh—! ! !

The “beam” with the power of the Forerunner’s Sojourner-class secondary gun appeared in her electronic vision and attacked the two Thunder Eagle gunships they were on at a very fast speed.

The pilots who had been mentally prepared for a long time waited for the beam to hit and controlled the Thunder Eagle gunships to make emergency evasion.

!

With the violent shaking of the fuselage and the roar of the engine, the two Thunder Eagle gunships they were on successfully avoided the attack of the high-energy “beam”.

Then.

Boom~——Boom——!!!

The crawler landing gear under the fuselage came into contact and collided with the dry and cracked surface.

At the same time, the nose and the doors on both sides were also opened, showing the “chaotic” scene outside the cabin to Serin, Galan and others.

The turbid clouds were lit up by gorgeous pink and red, and there were distorted and twisted giant living buildings and even living mountains around.