As the combat orders were issued, the launching platform of the emperors lash vibrated, and countless boarding pods were pushed into orbit. The boarding forces directly sprinted from orbit, rapidly approaching the Chaos flagship, the vengeful spirit.
The Space Marine Chapter and the Imperial Guard Marines complemented each other, like an unstoppable hot knife, directly slicing into the vengeful spirit.
The projection pods, equipped with new high-energy cutting devices, docked with the target hull upon arrival, blasting their hatches like cannonballs into the Chaos vessel's armor. The screech of metal, accompanied by shockwaves, saw hundreds of the Imperium's elite Soldiers surge out of the projection pods.
Leman Russ, a Primarch embodying both savagery and ferocity, clad in gray power armour, swept through everything like a northern gale.
He wielded his power axe, tearing every Chaos Astartes in his path to shreds. His Space Wolves followed closely, roaring like thunder; they were the first force to breach the outer defenses of the vengeful spirit.
Russ laughed heartily, "Finally! Finally, no more office work!"
On the other side, Jaghatai Khan's figure was like an illusion, his white power armour resembling the Grim Reaper's scythe in the dark red lights of Chaos.
Chagatai rode his motorcycle, swinging his scimitar, charging wildly through the vengeful spirit. His speed was so great that the Chaos guns couldn't even aim in time.
The White Scars Warriors, led by him, moved like lightning bolts through the ship, using high speed to precisely cut the enemy into isolated combat units.
This time, Li Feng also participated in the boarding action. When Li Feng stepped inside the vengeful spirit, all Warp anomalies began to recede, and the Chaos barriers and strange distorted fields quickly dissipated.
The rampant Chaos aura was extinguished like a flame, and the Warriors felt an unprecedented clarity and tranquility. The whispers of the Warp were instantly "silenced."
Looking at this ancient ship, Chaos symbols and bloody decorations were everywhere, with dim lights and foul smells, making it truly difficult for Li Feng to move... Every few steps, Li Feng would step on something soft and sticky, and looking down, he realized it was the unfortunate remains of someone devoured by the ship's hull over millennia.
Deprived of the Warp's protection, the Chaos Forces on this ship had lost their greatest support. Those Warriors of the Black Legion, who had been invincible under the Warp's protection, were now nothing more than ordinary millennia-old veterans.
In fact, due to the loss of the Warp's influence, their bodies began to feel an unprecedented fatigue.
The pathologies and corruptions caused by millennia of blasphemous acts also began to inflict pain upon their bodies and souls.
However, the vengeful spirit, as the flagship of the Chaos Forces... Li Feng still got lost inside. He wandered off from the main force, and now, only Living Saint Celestine and two squads of Battle Sisters led by Fides were by his side.
"I think we're lost."
Celestine said, looking at the surroundings.
Because of Li Feng's "invaluable presence," tasks like "capturing the bridge and Abaddon alive" were naturally snatched up by Russ, the Khan, and those burly Space Marine.
Li Feng could only choose to "hunt," leading the Nuns to clear out wandering minor demons or human traitors within the vast vengeful spirit.
The group advanced with steady steps through the corrupted hull, observing their surroundings. The interior of the vengeful spirit was like a fallen labyrinth, its walls covered with blasphemous runes, and the stench of decay and filth permeated the entire passage.
Fides gripped her Bolter tightly, her eyes alert: "We cannot stay here too long. Although the power of Chaos is nullified, their Guardian forces are still not to be underestimated."
"You're right," Li Feng nodded. He looked down at the ground and saw a layer of foul-smelling liquid seeping from above, forming a bizarre stream.
He frowned, "It seems the 'hygiene standards' of this place are even worse than I expected."
Celestine, while spreading her wings of holy light to dispel the lingering filth, quipped, "Buddy, this is a Chaos flagship. Did you expect spotless corridors and first-class service?"
Li Feng sighed helplessly. Celestine had watched too many "Old Terra TV shows," and now her speech had a distinct Hollywood movie cadence.
"Oh! My dear Living Saint, if you speak like that again, I'll have to kick your butt with my boot!"
Before his words faded, a sudden rush of footsteps came from ahead. Several Chaos Space Marines, carrying Bolters, burst out from the corner of the passage.
Because of Li Feng and their conversation, they discovered that there were still Imperial Soldiers here. They clearly hadn't expected to encounter Imperial forces here, so they chose to directly kill these lackeys of the corpse emperor and then go to the bridge for support.
Instantly, Celestine flapped her wings, rushing forward at an extremely high speed, directly knocking back one of the Chaos Terminators with horns on its mouth.
The Battle Sisters, clad in their new power armour, immediately formed a formation, setting up the recently "borrowed" boarding shields in the ship's corridor, blocking the first volley of Bolter fire from the Chaos Space Marines.
A low rumble sounded, and the charged attack of the "Ace of Spades" plasma hand cannon instantly pierced through the enemy's armor, reducing the body of one Chaos Astartes to ashes.
"His plasma must be overheating! Let's go..."
Then several low rumbles sounded, and countless charged plasma bolts flew towards them. Instantly, those Chaos Space Marines were directly reduced to ashes by Li Feng's charged plasma offensive, which seemed like "one man firing a whole company."
Their last thought before dying... "Why... isn't his plasma overheating..."
Subsequently, Celestine and Fides led the Nuns to quickly clear out the remaining enemies. Soon, they entered a more spacious hall.
It looked like some kind of sacrificial site, with walls covered in bloody dismembered limbs, and a central altar made of piled bones.
Dark runes flickered with a faint glow around the altar, as if summoning something.
Li Feng frowned, "This looks like some kind of ritual nexus... but without the Warp, these things are probably just decorations."
Suddenly, the pile of bones began to writhe, and a huge void appeared beneath Li Feng's feet, causing Li Feng to fall straight down... Below the altar was a dark dungeon.
Celestine and Fides, who were closest, immediately jumped down, landing beside Li Feng. At this moment, the trapdoor above immediately closed, separating the three of them from the Nuns above.
Inside the dungeon, due to years of disrepair, coupled with the ongoing naval battle, the vengeful spirit's exterior was being struck by Imperial Navy ship cannons, and its interior continuously vibrated from the boarding battle.
The shaking ship caused the already dim lights to flicker... And in the darkness, two Chaos Terminators of the Black Legion emerged, encircling the three.
The dim emergency lights flickered continuously on their heavy power armour, and their two "tusks" turned pale under the light... "Now... you can't escape, can you?"
Celestine and Fides immediately raised their weapons, ready to engage the enemy, and even Li Feng was a little worried about Fides's safety... But.
Suddenly, Celestine and Fides lowered their weapons, which made the two Chaos veterans opposite them start laughing:
"Heh heh, are you ready to surrender? I'm going to twist off all three of your heads and use them as wine goblets!"
At this moment, Li Feng extended his hand and interrupted, "Wait, can I tell a joke?"
The two Chaos veterans exchanged glances, then chuckled, "Hahaha, if your joke is good, maybe I'll give you a quick death."
Hearing this, Li Feng coughed, then said word for word:
"A madman walked into a dark and sinful bar..."
Hearing this "joke," the two Chaos veterans were bewildered. They even asked in confusion:
"What do you mean! Do you think this joke is funny?"
Li Feng immediately waved his hand, saying innocently:
"This joke isn't for you two; only 'madmen' can understand this joke."
The dim emergency lights flickered continuously on them, and behind them... in the even deeper darkness... the constantly flickering emergency lights not only illuminated them... just behind the two Chaos Terminators, a huge man with a pale face and dark blue power armour, who was clearly amused by the joke, stood behind them, in the darkness... curving his lips into a silent chuckle.
Konrad Curze's hands gradually reached for the necks of the two Chaos Terminators... then dragged them into the profound darkness...
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