Warhammer 40: The Wandering Merchant

Chapter 63 Launching the Warship

Tie Hui looked at the blue fear demon blocking his way and confronting him, then looked back at the two sulfur fear demons that were approaching from behind.

He stopped, snorted coldly, and slammed his heavy sword into the ground.

A massive shockwave of fire erupted from the tip of the sword and spread outwards in an instant.

The two sulfur demons that were about to charge forward were knocked back by the impact and lay motionless on the ground.

It then turned into starlight and disappeared into the real universe, while the blue fear demon quickly jumped onto the surrounding pillars to avoid the attack.

And taking advantage of its height, it launched a direct, overhead thrust.

Tie Hui did indeed reach out and grab it directly. The blue fear demon was overjoyed at the sight. Although he was angry, he immediately brandished his dagger and stabbed at the gaps in the armor.

After a while, it was dumbfounded.

Even the gap was protected by scale-like leather armor that blocked its thrusts.

The psionic shield outside kept blocking the magical attacks thrown by the pink dread monster in the distance.

Tie Hui looked at the struggling and cursing Tzeentch Fear Demon in his hand, smiled slightly, and said, "No traitors, let's have some Tzeentch jokes."

Blue Treachery Fear Demon: "?"

Seeing this, Tie Hui knew that he couldn't say anything embarrassing about his master. He squeezed his hand hard and crushed the treacherous monster amidst its terrified screams.

The two sulfur demons that were generated before they even landed felt as if their bodies were being squeezed by various objects in mid-air. They screamed and turned into starlight, disappearing into the real universe.

Tie Hui turned his head, his helmet barely visible through a slit, and stared at the pink fear monsters that were frantically attacking them from afar.

The man's innate smile and arrogance had vanished, leaving only fear.

Upon approaching, it cleaved the two blue ferocious demons in two with a single sword strike, then swept across them, splitting the two blue ferocious demons into four sulfur ferocious demons.

Then the heavy sword slammed into the ground, and the shockwave instantly obliterated him in the real universe.

This wave of slaughter provided him with over 100 energy points from the two cunning demons.

After the front hall was cleaned up, Tie Hui kicked open the heavy door.

Cage arrived as the door was kicked open.

The interior was laid bare before them, filled with blood, fragments of flesh, and all sorts of corpses.

Tie Hui didn't feel anything. He walked to the main control panel and stared blankly at the dense array of control buttons and levers.

Cage walked to the side and calmly began to operate the machine.

"A warship requires at least several thousand people to operate, and now so many crew members are killing each other. Can this ship even be moved?" Tie Hui sat down on a chair covered in blood, ignoring the filth that stained his mithril armor.

Cage fiddled with the controls for a while, then went to the command throne and plopped down on it.

"The Mechanical Cult considered this situation when building the warships. The redundant design ensures that in the event of extreme losses, certain positions can automatically or manually reload and operate." As he spoke, he pulled a long black cable from the armrest next to the throne, connecting it directly to an interface next to his helmet: "It's a neural interface. It can be used to communicate with the warship's machine spirit. The machine spirit can ensure that we can control the warship to launch a limited counterattack in a short period of time."

Tie Hui raised an eyebrow, surprised that there was such a design.

But the next second, the entire warship experienced an extremely subtle tremor.

However, the vibration was extremely noticeable inside the warship. Tie Hui looked at the floor beneath his feet in confusion and even stomped on it.

The next second, the shaking of the entire warship became even more obvious and intense.

At the space station's dock, the engines at the stern of this massive cruiser began to light up.

The engines were starting up, and the tiny steering nozzles in various places were also opening, and the entire warship began to turn and maneuver in this confined space.

The abrupt relocation, without any application or safety approval, startled several spacecraft around the space station and caused everyone inside to gasp in shock.

Inside the warship.

Suddenly, a stern rebuke and interrogation came through the communicator: "Your warship has departed port without approval or notification. Please cease operations immediately, or we will take military action."

Cage's expression remained calm beneath his helmet as he slowly spoke, "I am the Black Templar's..."

His very first words stunned everyone behind the communicator.

For a moment, everyone was silent for a few seconds, and in those few short seconds, the news spread like wildfire to the ears of every noble state religion and influential force on the planet Volda.

Meanwhile, in the underground fortress on the planet, Boros Ovasekto, who had been keeping a calm expression with his eyes half-closed, changed his face drastically upon hearing the first sentence, and then stopped caring whether he could hear the rest.

He shouted in terror into the communicator on the other side, "Open fire! Destroy that ship!"

The command was issued in less than three seconds.

The weapon arrays that were originally tucked inside the space station were unfurled like sharp swords.

The heavy light spear array was the first to emerge, followed by the central torpedo nest, the macro gun turret group, the defensive laser array, and the close-in weapon system.

Tie Hui looked at the scene outside through the holographic screen, his face turning pale.

"I said, if things really don't work out, let's run away as fast as we can." Tie Hui was already considering traveling through time again.

This warship is practically a living coffin.

"What are you afraid of!" Cage said calmly, offering a word of comfort.

At this moment, the plasma engines at the stern of the warship were already brightly lit, and the entire warship was gradually accelerating away from the dock.

However, if the warship continues to move forward, it will leave the space station's blind spot and enter its firing range.

The next second, the void shield on the outside of the warship suddenly lit up.

Then it suddenly accelerated and crashed into the space station's firing range.

The moment the warship entered the firing range, the light spear was activated first.

But all of these attacks were intercepted by the Void Shield, and the Macro Cannon's attack followed closely behind.

At such a short distance, the massive cannonball easily exploited the Void Shield's weakness, passing through it and flying towards the warship's armor.

Tie Hui stood beside Cage, his hands pressed tightly against Cage's shoulder armor, his face pale.

With a pained expression, Cage communicated with the machine spirit and activated the close-in defense system on the warship.

Numerous close-in defense arrays were activated, and countless attacks illuminated the dark starry sky, shattering the incoming macro cannon shells.

But shells still landed on the warship's armor plating. Inside the warship, Tie Hui felt the shaking and heard the explosions inside the ship, his heart pounding wildly.

This guy's doomed.

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