Chapter 41: The Imperial Frontier: The Emperor's Champion
Vito stood on the parking deck of the airport. The wide and huge apron was extended from the hive city building. The base of the entire airport was carefully carved into a golden eagle. It was the Imperial Sky Eagle from the hive city giant building. Its wings spread out from the sky with a wingspan of three kilometers, and the golden light of the sun reflected the dazzling luster on its feathers.
The talons of the golden eagle are grasping the airport, as if to bring the airport into the universe. This suspended aerial platform hangs far away from the earth's surface, and hazy clouds fill the bottom of the white protruding airport.
The strong wind blew on everyone's faces, and Olivia was forced to keep tucking her hair behind her ears. The messy hair undulated with the wind, and the flags held by the honor guard above their heads were also blown by the strong wind. The flags were fluttering violently, and the golden and red flags echoed each other.
Only the four giants were relatively safe. The power armor they were wearing stood behind Vito and Olivia. The strong wind blew on their armor without causing any reaction. Although everyone was not wearing a helmet, they were still. There didn't seem to be any discomfort from the strong winds.
Vito had his hands behind his back, and the crimson judge's cloak was shaking and rising behind his back, but Vito didn't seem to pay attention to these uncomfortable feelings, and instead focused all his attention on the slow ship. On the landing Thunderhawk.
The blue Thunderhawk landed on the shutdown overtime not far away. As the hydraulic landing gear fell to the ground, the recoil structure allowed the huge raptor to crawl smoothly on the surface. As the Thunderhawk stabilized The landing hatch, which had a letter U carved into its belly, was also lowered.
The ground staff around the tarmac knelt down and saluted. They bowed their heads and surrendered to the pair of blue iron feet on the lower deck of the twin towers. Olivia and Victoria's honor guard members and officials all looked at the people walking from the direction of Thunder Eagle with wide eyes. Come the giants.
There were eight giants, and a huge flag hung among them. The flag used the ancient Roman numeral III to mark the affiliation of its members.
At the head of the eight blue-armored giants is a burly, majestic giant that makes people surrender. He wears a distinctive centurion war helmet, a dark red and white horizontal feather helmet, and a bright red war robe from his The right shoulder armor extends downwards, and the most eye-catching thing is the power sword worn on his waist.
The sword is slender and tough, and its scabbard can almost be said to be a work of art. Countless gold and silk threads outline its edge, and bright blue gems are inlaid in the center of the hilt to form a letter U.
The giants walked forward, their heavy steps making the entire ground tremble. The honor guard soldiers and airport staff along the way all kneeled down subconsciously to pay tribute to the Emperor's Angels of Death.
The giants walked up to Vito and Olivia. The powerful Astartes warrior at the head took off his helmet and revealed his handsome face. The resolute face looked at Vito and then at Olivia. Then the latter took a step back almost subconsciously, but quickly regained her composure after Vito held her arm.
The Angel of Death bowed to Vito, and the Ultramarines accompanying him all bowed to Vito. This made Olivia and the local officials almost stare out in shock, but Vito was extremely calm. Give him a gift in return.
"Thank you for coming, Captain Mikael. On behalf of the Victoria Galaxy and the Empire, I thank you and your battle brothers."
Captain Mikael raised his head and nodded affirmatively, "Chapter Master Calgar asked me to pay tribute and greetings to you on his behalf, Inquisitor. He sent us here to provide support, just as we swore to honor."
"Please thank Chapter Master Calgar for me. I am honored to fight with the Ultramarines and their blood brothers again." Vito said and looked at the four giants behind him. They all looked towards Captain Mikael. He nodded in salute and the latter returned the favor one by one.
Mikael looked at Bell and smiled. He stretched out his hand to press Bell's shoulder armor, "I'm glad to see you again, brother. Captain Calgar asked me to greet you." "Me too, company commander, very It’s an honor to fight alongside our brothers in the Chapter again.”
Vito smiled and approached Olivia, whose surprise still hadn't gone away, "Captain Mikael is the best swordsman in the Ultramarines Chapter. He is the champion swordsman with glory, and is only the second best swordsman in the entire group. Company Commander Cato Sicarius can fight him for several rounds."
Olivia looked at the giant in front of her in astonishment, and then turned to Vito in surprise, "How did you call the Angel of Death for help? They have never been affiliated with the Tribunal or the Empire." "They have some friendship with us, and we exchange courtesy. Help."
"Judge, I have noticed your methods of purging traitors and alien infiltrators in this system. Please accept my respect. Your methods are as fast as thunder but as cunning as birds of prey." Mikael looked at Vito again. The latter smiled and nodded slightly, "It's easy with a little effort, company commander, but now we need you and your brothers to solve the upcoming huge crisis."
"Needless to say, Inquisitor, we have faced the Tyranids together on Macragge. We have also defeated those hateful enemies of the Empire as the forerunners of glory. We will do the same this time!" Er clenched his fists and said loudly, his enthusiasm and confidence were impeccable, as tough and tenacious as steel.
Vito looked at the sky with a smile on his face. The visibility here was very good, perhaps because it was close to low-Earth orbit. Above them, they could clearly see the newly arrived combined fleet of Space Marines.
If Vito saw it right, there were two battle flagships and three or four battle barges docked in orbit, along with dozens of warships of different sizes. It seemed that Chapter Master Calgar was quite considerate. He had at least sent a whole company, as well as several sub-companies of the Ultramarines.
Vito lowered his head and looked sideways at the honor guards behind Mikael. They were certainly not members of the Chapter Master's honor guard, but their armor and numbers were familiar to Vito.
"Karl, Ustibrus and Brutus, it's nice to see you." Vito said with a smile. The Ultramarines he looked at also took off their helmets and pounded their fists on their chests. "It's an honor, Inquisitor, and it's an honor to face the Tyranids with you again."
"Yes, Inquisitor, the Chapter Master asked me to bring all the veterans of the Tyranid Wars. They are also honored to meet you again. I still remember the scene when we faced the tsunami-like enemy together in the Arctic Fortress. The Emperor is my witness! It was a battle of honor!" Mikael clenched his fists and said sternly, and Vito also covered his chest and bowed to them.
Ah. To be honest, Vito really didn't want to recall the scene at that time, but well, he remembered it. He still remembered the fierce attack of the Tyranids like a tide that day. He had thought several times that he should be glorious with the entire Ultramarines company, but obviously, they and she didn't intend to let him end like this.
But obviously, those bastards didn't intend to help, and Vito was sure that two of them must be laughing happily.
"Captain, how many forces do you lead in total?" Vito returned to the main topic, and Mikael also looked at the sky above his head seriously. The fleet hovering above was what he brought.
"Together with the Ultramarines Chapter Company, there are a total of five companies and 500 combat brothers on standby. Captain Calgar allowed me to bring the Fearless Brothers, who will provide us with strong support."
"Brother, are there other chapters coming?" asked the old wolf. Mikael looked at him and shook his head slightly. "We don't know yet, brother, but we must be prepared to fight alone. We will definitely fight the imperial soldiers again for a glorious moment."
"Of course, Captain, the descendants of Leman Russ will always fight the endless enemy at the forefront." Ragnar said with a smile, revealing his wolf-like mouth. fangs, Mikael nodded affirmatively, "The son of Guilliman will do the same. Under the light of the Emperor, we will live up to the blood of the Primarch."
"We will complete the combat deployment as soon as possible. The other captains and I have decided to leave three companies on the ground to assist the ground forces, and the remaining battle brothers will fight the Tyranid Hive Fleet with the warships."
"Of course, Captain Mikael, I have been notified that the Astra Militarum has completed the deployment, and now we just need to wait." Vito's words were stuck before he finished speaking, his expression froze, and this made Mikael feel a little uneasy. He raised his head slightly and looked at the starry sky.
All the Imperial ships in low-Earth orbit were leaving the port urgently and leaving the orbit, and the Ultramarines Combined Fleet was also turning.
Vito looked at Olaf, who nodded affirmatively, then he sighed and looked up at the sky, "The Hive Fleet has arrived."
"This will be a glorious battle! The Emperor's people! We have fought against countless enemies in the galaxy with you. For thousands of years, we have defended the Empire's defenses, and today will be the same!"
Mikael raised his arms and shouted, and the Ultramarines behind him raised their arms and shouted loudly, and the mortals around him also shouted.
"Long live the Empire! Long live the Emperor! March for Macragge!" "Long live the Empire! Long live the Emperor!"
The roar of war resounded throughout the airport, and Vito frowned slightly at the starry sky, and then showed a helpless smile.
"The Emperor bless you."