Vespasian's condition was not good at the moment.
As one of the only four Lord Commanders of the Emperor's Children, he had to hold the last line of defense leading to the upper deck at this moment.
In the original plan, Eidolon would command the naval battle of the various cannon batteries of the warship, and he would deal with the Orks who had infiltrated the Pride of the Emperor.
But as more and more Ork Boyz poured into the ship's cabin, it became more and more difficult for him to hold on.
Especially after the Eldar had suddenly invaded their ship's command room and had defeated Eidolon, who was commanding the naval battle.
Without the support of external weapons, more and more Ork Boyz were now gathering in front of their deck, following the Warboss's roar.
"How's the situation at headquarters?"
"Lord Kasjia is negotiating with the Eldar. Both sides have reached an agreement and are preparing to come and support!"
"And Lady Fulgrim?"
"Their boarding party has already penetrated deep into the core area of the enemy warship and is about to complete the assassination of the enemy leader!"
"Good!"
Vespasian temporarily closed the communication system of his helmet, concentrated, and continued to fight with the huge green Ork opposite him, wielding the blade in his hand.
The situation was developing in a favorable direction.
It seemed that all he had to do was hold on a little longer, and hold back the Orks until the reinforcements of Kasjia and the Eldar arrived, and they would be safe.
"Hahahahaha—"
"Stupid prawn!"
The other's thunderous laughter made him feel a little uneasy.
The one facing Commander Vespasian was a super-heavy armored boss, covered in hard steel. Countless casually assembled iron plates were worn on his body, but for some reason, they could provide him with extremely strong defensive capabilities.
Even the precious sword in Vespasian's hand could hardly cut through his iron armor.
As for his weapons, this big, green boss used a large iron claw on his right hand and a large hook on his left hand.
Very pirate-like.
BOOM!
Just then, on the side of the defensive line, a circular gap, large enough for several people to pass through, suddenly appeared!
Behind that gap, large groups of Orks were cheering and pouring out.
"Waaaaagh!"
This was the cunning wisdom of the Ork leader.
He could, while the prawn was not paying attention, secretly blow a hole in the prawn's ship, and let his boyz get behind the prawn.
And hit the prawn hard on the back of the head!
This sudden gap really made Vespasian's defense a little stretched.
The Emperor's Children were already short of manpower, and the fact that they could hold back the tide of Orks was due to the advantage of the narrow terrain.
Now with an extra front, it was really a bit difficult for him to divide his forces to defend.
"Waaaaagh!"
The Ork Boyz who had blown open the front line held their big axes high and rushed impatiently towards the backs of the purple big guys.
A fight!
Awesome!
After holding back for so long, they finally had a chance to have a good fight!
And then, they saw several slender sprouts, wearing huge and comical white masks, charging towards them.
The Ork at the very front raised the big axe in his hand towards them.
But what answered him was the other's extremely fast assault.
Under that unparalleled speed, the Ork only felt a chill on his neck, and his head just lightly slid to the ground.
Even the sound was extremely small.
As if manipulating some kind of magnificent silk thread, the Aspect Warrior stood on one foot after completing the assassination of the Ork, his posture elegant.
As followers of the murder god Khaine, their skills were precise and elegant.
And then, one head after another fell to the ground.
In terms of individual strength alone, these sprouts with huge masks were even more terrifying in combat than Space Marines.
"Eldar! Where is your leader now?!"
Seeing that reinforcements had arrived on his side, Vespasian naturally showed a happy expression and asked the Aspect Warrior who was blocking the gap.
The other did not answer his question, but just kept reaping the heads of the Orks.
"Cunning prawns, they actually ambushed us with sprout reinforcements!"
"Waaaaagh!"
However, the Warboss opposite him seemed to be very unhappy about this.
He raised the large iron claw in his hand, wanting to cut this purple prawn in half at the waist.
SHING!
Just as he was about to launch his attack, Yriel saw the best opportunity to attack.
With a speed that even Vespasian had not expected, she spun the two mirror swords in her hands and launched a thrust at the neck of the giant Warboss Ork.
ZZZT... SHING!
This unexpected blow did indeed break the Ork's crude armor and pierced into his flesh.
And after feeling the pain, the Ork's strong left arm swept across, and the large hook on it seemed to be about to land on her, Yriel.
CLANG!
It was that purple-and-gold, door-sized shield that had blocked the other's offensive at this moment.
And under the heavy blow of the Ork leader, Kasjia couldn't help but take a few steps back, until he hit Yriel's body and stopped.
"Hmph. I could have dodged that blow without your help."
"Human, are you looking down on me?"
"I haven't said anything yet... why are you in such a hurry?"
Kasjia said helplessly.
The power spear in his right hand attacked the large iron claw on the Ork's right hand.
But this blow was detected by the Ork, and with a grip of his power klaw, he firmly clamped it in his hand.
Stupid prawn, just letting him easily take his weapon like that?
The Ork leader showed a disdainful smile.
And Yriel, beside Kasjia, at this moment, as if she could read Kasjia's mind, needed no further communication.
With a light leap, she used the shaft of the power spear as a pivot point and, like a cannonball, she rushed forward and added another cut to the wound she had just made.
"OW!"
This powerful blow made the Ork Warboss loosen his grip on the long power spear in Kasjia's hand in pain, and his huge body quickly retreated a few steps.
"This time it's my assist, right?"
"It was clearly you who was being stupid and got clamped. I had no choice but to get you out of it."
"Human, you should be grateful to me."
"Fine, whatever makes you happy," Kasjia said helplessly.
Faced with this situation, even the Ork leader angrily raised the large iron claw in his hand and clicked it a few times in the air.
"Waaaaagh!"
I fink dis prawn an' da sprout are flirtin' wif me.
"Stop talking nonsense and let's end this quickly."
As he spoke, Kasjia swung his right hand back to build up momentum, the long power spear in his hand pointing backward.
"Throwing a spear? Is that the best solution a human can think of?"
"How ridiculous. Even with the technology of power weapons, it's still just—"
ZHEW—
The retractable spear, in an instant, with the disruption field at its tip, plunged deep into the Ork's exposed wound.
"Gah—!"
And then, it began to churn in all directions.
"Move!"
This time, it was Vespasian, who had learned about the use of Kasjia's little gadget in advance, who was the first to attack.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ork leader was being turned upside down by the Phoenix spear, Vespasian saw an opening and found the gap at the other's iron jaw.
A sword to the throat.
"Done!"
After the Ork leader was killed, the other Ork Boyz around them instantly lost their backbone.
They either fell into a listless state of confusion, or began to fight with the other Orks around them.
In short, as a disorganized mob, they could no longer pose much of a threat to the Emperor's Children.
Of course, this did not mean that the battle was over.
"Hello, Fulgrim! What's the situation on your side?"
"Their big guy is dead, and the Ork warship is in chaos."
Fulgrim's voice came through the intercom.
"I'll be back soon. How's the situation on the ship?"
"The Ork leader is also dead, but we still don't know what the Eldar's next move is."
"Alright. If there's a change, you hold them off first. Wait for me."
"I'll be right back."
Kasjia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With all their leaders gone, the Ork Boyz's warship would soon be turned into cosmic dust under the vengeful fire of the Pride of the Emperor.
As for the Orks who had boarded the ship, although it would be a bit troublesome to clean them up, they could no longer pose much of a threat.
As long as the Eldar were a little more normal, this battle would be over.
"Let's tally the battle situation first. Eidolon, what are our losses?"
"The Orks' attack was very sudden, but fortunately our Space Marines were relatively concentrated at that time. The number of deaths is around 40, and their gene-seed has all been successfully recovered by the Apothecary."
"As for the mortal crew... most of the mortal crew were working on the middle and lower decks at that time. The number of deaths is currently being counted, and it may exceed tens of thousands."
"And that's just inside the flagship. The situation on the other escort ships of the 28th Expeditionary Fleet is even worse."
"This is not good news."
Kasjia frowned.
What the Pride of the Emperor lacked most right now was manpower, and the kind of well-trained voidship crew.
Although they could be replenished from Byzas, it would take a considerable amount of time to train a person from a feudal society to operate a spaceship.
Not to mention they still had to clean up the mess left by the Orks.
In this world, Orks were more like a fungus than an animal.
They could photosynthesize with their green skin, and they reproduced through spores.
An adult Ork would constantly release spores during its movement, and when it encountered a suitable environment, it would grow and eventually evolve into an Ork.
Although Orks couldn't grow in a steel place like a voidship, if the spores were not cleaned up properly and were brought to other worlds by the crew... then wherever their 28th Expeditionary Fleet went, there would be an Ork infestation. That would be a real problem.
And to rely on the already scarce personnel on the Pride of the Emperor to complete the cleanup of the warship...
...sigh, who knows how long that will take.
Which bastard developed the Ork species anyway?!
Have some decency!
Kasjia cursed silently in his heart.
"We'll talk about replenishing the crew later."
"You guys go and try to maintain the normal operation of the ship first. We'll arrange for people to go down and clean up the remaining Orks after Fulgrim returns."
After giving various instructions, Kasjia's gaze turned to the Craftworld Eldar at the side.
This group could be said to be the last time bomb inside the warship.
They were currently gathered together, and their gaze towards Kasjia was also full of vigilance.
"Leader of the Aeldari, how are you all?" Kasjia shouted.
After all, they didn't have a communication system before.
"Don't shout, human."
"Also, my name is Yriel. Yriel Ulthran."
"Kasjia. Wait, you're Yriel?"
Well, maybe she should be glad this was Kasjia and not Kargath (Bladefist).
"Ahem? It seems even a crude human has heard of my name, Autarch Yriel—"
"Aren't you a man?"
It had to be said that Kasjia was a great conversationalist.
Like Dorn's mouth, one word from him could achieve an effect that even the Khan couldn't achieve after racking his brains.
"Human—!"
"Tell me, which one of them is spreading rumors about me?"
Games Workshop.
Of course, Kasjia couldn't just say that.
"Then perhaps my information was wrong," he said with a placating smile.
"I had only heard that the Iyanden Craftworld had produced an extremely famous naval genius leader named Yriel."
"As for the gender, I might have heard wrong... haha, please don't mind."
The entire ship was now in a semi-derelict state. It was better not to get on the bad side of this group of arrogant Eldar.
He would first appease them with some nice words and get them to leave.
"Hmph, you still have some wisdom," Yriel's smile was almost impossible to hide.
"Then, Yriel, is there anything else you all need?"
Go away! Why are you still lingering here?
"Human, one of our Aspect Warriors is seriously injured."
"If there are no suitable means of rescue, she is very likely to die."
Treatment?
Kasjia thought of the psionic flames in his right hand—no, it should be his right arm now—that could heal wounds.
Should he use it on this group of sprouts?
Although it might expose his ability.
After all, they had helped him at a critical moment, and that dying Aspect Warrior had been seriously injured for the sake of the Pride of the Emperor.
Without them, the Emperor's Children would probably have suffered more casualties in the Ork attack.
Although this group of guys never spoke human language and never did human things, they were ultimately well-intentioned.
"I'll do it. I know a little psionic healing."
Forget it, I'll just treat her.
Just as a means to get them to leave the flagship sooner.
It's not to repay the xenos' favor!
Don't get the wrong idea!
"Human, we did indeed fight side by side before, but that doesn't mean we will trust you," Yriel's tone was full of impatience.
An injury that even the noble Eldar could not solve, what means could this mere human have?
Psionics?
Don't make me laugh. The small psionic power of humans is like the faint light of a light bulb compared to the light of a lighthouse for the powerful Eldar.
Mere humans, who were just lucky enough to seize the hegemony of the galaxy after the Great Fall. This group of guys' understanding of the world and the Empyrean is ridiculously naive.
And he dares to talk about psionics in front of me?
Don't get too carried away.
"Human, your confidence is simply—"
At that very moment, she saw the golden-red flames swirling around the right hand of Kasjia's power armor as he walked over.
At that very moment, all the Eldar present fell silent.
This flame was somewhat familiar to them, the Eldar.
Too familiar.
Yriel: "By..."
Yriel: "By the Flame of Asuryan..."
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