The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Having ended the massacre in this holding area, Vosuk stepped over the bodies of those who called themselves loyalists and entered the corridor. The flickering lumens cast long, narrow shadows down the corridor ahead, making his expression appear uncertain.

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Finally, he arrived at the temporary supervision area designated by the shield station. Half of the Eighth Company's warriors were here. Within the vast space, thousands of servants squatted on the ground, looking at the Space Marines around them in terror.

They had not followed the Genestealers in launching a rebellion, but that did not prevent them from feeling fear.

"Brother Sergeant, they have been detained here for over an hour. Should they be transferred?"

Vosuk's face darkened as the company's sergeant, the young Milu, jogged over to complain to him.

He stopped and tilted his head to glance at the other man.

"Feeling sorry for these traitors?"

"Sergeant, they are not traitors. They still need to be tested and vetted. We cannot falsely accuse a good person."

Vosuk really wanted to slam the Sotha idiot over the head with the axe handle, but he restrained himself, gritting his teeth and whispering:

"Good people? Milu, are you blind? The entire shield station has fallen into rebellion. We slaughtered at least two thousand, no, three thousand rebels to suppress it. Do you believe there are innocent people here?"

"Some were coerced! Are we going to suspect everyone without any basis? These are our compatriots!"

"Compatriots?"

Vosuk couldn't help but laugh anymore. He raised his head and glanced around. He was sure he had chosen a good place.

Then he called over the Tech-Priest in charge here and uttered a single word under Milu's astonished gaze.

"Kill."

Instantly, rows of metal stakes rose from the ground, impaling people in mid-air while creating a huge cage. At the same time, all the hidden sentry guns and autocannons began firing into the killing zone in the hall. This was a [trap] in the shield station, used to ambush enemies who were infiltrating and boarding. Only company-level commanders and above would know the secrets inside.

In an instant, the hall was in chaos. People panicked and tried to hide, but shrapnel flew everywhere, leaving them defenseless. The crowd fell screaming like wheat being harvested by a scythe. Skulls and flesh even splashed into the air. Vosuk suddenly burst out laughing, pointing his axe at those who died miserably in the killing zone.

The Emperor's Scythes warriors around him were also caught off guard. They didn't even know what to do.

Milu was the first to react, immediately grabbing the Tech-Priest.

"Bastard! Stop it! You—"

Before he could finish speaking, a huge fist slammed into his face, knocking him to the ground.

"Sergeant Milu, are you resisting orders?"

Milu spat out blood and broken teeth, looking up and glaring at Vosuk.

"You're crazy! Vosuk! You're slaughtering the people of Sotha!"

Vosuk gripped his axe tightly. He really, really wanted to split that self-righteous face open, but he was still restraining himself, even though the veins on his forehead were already bulging.

"Our order is to ensure the security of the shield station. There are no innocents. That is the order. If you disobey, I will enforce discipline."

"When the Chapter Master returns, he will know what happened!"

"Very well, then go and complain."

When the roar of gunfire stopped, he strode to a dying man. The man was wearing the uniform of a senior officer. His waist was broken, and he lay desperately among the corpses, constantly muttering.

"We are loyal..."

"All traitors believe they are loyal before they die."

Vosuk brought down his axe, and a large amount of blood gushed out from the destroyed chest, staining his visor. Another Sotha coward had died like a maggot.

He almost laughed at the act.

"Vosuk! Enough! Look at what you've done!"

When Milu's noisy voice rang out again, Vosuk turned around abruptly, swinging his battleaxe. Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, it stopped in front of Milu's astonished face. The Sotha blood dripping from the axe blade landed on Milu's pale face, turning into clusters of scarlet marks.

"I am the Master of the Execution of the Chapter, and your Sergeant. I have the authority to execute anyone present. Milu, if you continue to challenge my authority, then I will kill you. In the Imperium, loyalty is never just lip service, but must be bought with blood. There are no innocents here, at least not in my eyes."

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The other warriors in the company watched this conflict and didn't know what to say. In the end, they could only watch Vosuk execute all the mortals who were still breathing, and then he ordered the servitors to dispose of all the bodies.

At this time, the entire shield station could be said to have been washed in blood. Many facilities and departments were empty. Vosuk reported to the monastery fortress and requested that "clean" and trustworthy personnel be sent to take over the shield station. At least one company was also needed to be stationed here to ensure that there would be no other disturbances.

Terra was already in a frenzy because of the rebellions everywhere. Although the loss of the Patriarch and the Magus forced the Genestealers to start spontaneously, their numbers and scale were too great, so great that the Emperor's Scythes were dumbfounded. All the Space Marines were stunned. They simply could not imagine how there could be so many Genestealer cultists in their home world!

Faced with the request from the shield station, Thracius still managed to extract a batch of technical personnel from the chaos to replace them. However, due to insufficient manpower, they could only maintain the operation of the shield station's weapon systems, but that was basically enough. The task of garrisoning the shield was also directly thrown to the Eighth Company.

Milu also reported Vosuk's behavior, which aroused the indignation of some company commanders. However, with Chapter Master Sossila absent, they could not do anything to Vosuk, so they simply turned a blind eye and left him in the shield station for the time being. Vosuk naturally guessed the little thoughts of this group of people. He was too lazy to face the Sotha idiots anyway. This was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Just as Vosuk was working hard to restore the condition of the shield station, the wail of alarms began to roar deafeningly in every compartment and corridor. Vosuk, who was arranging the staffing of point defense weapon stations, immediately rushed to the control center of the shield station as quickly as possible.

When he arrived there, everything was in chaos. Because they were not very familiar with the equipment and systems here, the newly sent personnel seemed quite flustered. Some people even stood at their posts looking at a loss.

The most dutiful were the servitors. For example, the audio servitors hanging on the walls, responsible for transmitting information, trembled silently. They corrected themselves again and again, and binary nonsense spewed from their withered lips, occasionally drooling. Their constantly increasing vocalizations were the only way to measure their speed of action and reaction.

Although they had a seemingly hollow, loose-jawed appearance that was disgusting, their internal systems were processing all kinds of information faster than those living drunkards.

"What's the chaos!"

Vosuk roared, calming the situation.

"Everyone stay at your posts, or be executed for dereliction of duty!"

When Vosuk roared his orders to all the shocked servants, they immediately acted with great efficiency, even if they didn't understand, they would try to pretend they did.

"Lord! It's a red alert from the early warning system! From the Bel-Mekh Outpost!"

Bel-Mekh was Vosuk's hometown, and also the outermost inhabited system of the Sotha system, so it was also the first station of the system's warning system.

Hearing this, Vosuk's expression froze instantly. A red alert meant the highest level of danger signal. Sending this signal meant that Bel-Mekh was already...