Chapter 64 Route and Trust

"Soul Redeemer, this is Calvin's ground execution team. Please reply if you receive it, please reply if you receive it."

"Soul Redeemer, this is the ground execution team. Please reply if you receive it, please reply if you receive it."

"Soul Redeemer, this is the execution team. Please reply if you receive it, please reply if you receive it."...

At the entrance of the freight elevator on the second floor of the Radthold Hive Industrial Zone, the Grey Knights who had taken a short break were trying to contact the Grey Knights strike cruiser on the track.

The unconscious Brother Sanchis of the Interceptor Team has regained consciousness. Although Calvin's rescue just now was not timely, he saved his life.

Especially the last psychic lightning, which instantly evaporated several corrupt flies that had passed through the breathing holes of Sanchis's power armor and were about to crawl onto his face. It can be said that he was snatched back from Nurgle's hands.

But the continuous psychic overdraft and curse still left him with no extra energy to follow the team's advance.

After discussions between Galvin, the two arbitrators, and the person involved, he was planned to be placed at the gate of the hive city for repair and restoration, and he will return to the team as soon as possible when the Grey Knights continue to advance.

"Squeak... Squeak... The Soul Redeemer received... Squeak... Please reply."

"The Soul Redeemer received, please reply."

"We have reached the target area, the Rasthord Hive, current location..."

Galvin stared at the information displayed on the positioning device on his left arm:

"The current location is the second floor of the industrial zone. Except for Brother Sanchis of the Interceptor Team who has lost his combat effectiveness, the rest of the people are in good condition. Please give us the next instructions."

"The Soul Redeemer received, the real-time action route information is being transmitted... Please receive... The target location is suspected to be on the top floor of the hive, please go there as soon as possible! In addition, please note that there are unknown strong life signals detected in the hive, the range... the entire hive."

"The execution team received, the route information has been received. We will go there as soon as possible."

"The Soul Redeemer received, the Emperor blesses, and good luck!"

"The Emperor blesses..."

The rested Calvin team began to explore forward.

The huge gate of more than 20 meters in the passage of the freight elevator was not closed, and the operating table in the motor room inside the door was in a mess.

The empty large passage was pitch black. The building was too large to feel safe when there were no people.

Especially after the energy supply was cut off, the passage without lights was like a monster opening its huge mouth to devour the life that dared to come.

The energy supply at the bottom of the hive seemed to have failed. Only the signal light for emergency power supply flickered.

Although no one could tell the Grey Knights about the situation at that time, the door that required quite complicated procedures to open, and the messy debris and footprints on the ground showed that before the disaster, the people at the bottom of the hive had received a notice or discovered clues, which was why such a large number of people fled here.

They at least struggled, although the corpse tide that the Grey Knights encountered before proved that their struggle did not escape the fate of death in the end.

The team stopped for a while when passing the door, and put Brother Sanchis down in a corner with good vision and good defense. They also left with three days of food and water, two base storm bolter ammunition, and... a hot melt grenade to die with the enemy.

"We are waiting for your return, Brother Sanchis."

Although this was the first time that Calvin had experienced such an occasion, his awareness in this life and his experience in his previous life made him show determination and enthusiasm that matched his status.

His determination was that his sense of responsibility made him calm enough to ensure that the progress of the team's mission would never be stagnant for a certain comrade; his enthusiasm was that he cherished and expected every comrade under his cold determination.

"I will, Captain Calvin. If I can't go back, then I will not harm the glory of the Emperor." Brother Sanchis looked at the young face in front of him.

Just as he did not look up to Calvin because of his tall stature at first, he would not look down on him now because of his too young appearance.

This evaluation standard has nothing to do with whether he has saved himself: the Grey Knights have never cherished their lives too much since the beginning of their service. It is their honor to die for the Emperor and the Empire in the battle against the demons in the warp.

Some of the bodies of the deceased predecessors were recovered, while others were not. For those who can be recovered, the Grey Knights will hold a cleansing ceremony for them after the war, and then put them into the sarcophagus built by the regiment's technicians; for those who cannot be recovered, the names engraved on the walls of the tombs are their only remaining proof.

But whether there are or not, the predecessors sleeping in the City of the Dead under the Titan, the coffins and the names engraved on the ancient walls, are silently telling the will that has been implemented by the Grey Knights for thousands of years.

Sanchis is certainly not afraid of death, so he will not deliberately thank Calvin for being saved by Calvin.

If he must thank him, he can only thank Calvin for giving him more time and more opportunities to continue to serve the Emperor.

Calling Calvin the captain is an affirmation and recognition of the responsibility and ability he has shown.

In this kind of mission performed by multiple teams formed temporarily, it is normal to call the highest person in charge the commander, a purely functional title.

And the company commander, even if it is a temporary one, is a title that ordinary Grey Knights like Sanchis will only use when they recognize the personal charm of the leadership beyond the pure function.

Calvin was slightly stunned after hearing Sanchis's title. He looked at the two arbitrators beside him. They didn't seem to object to Sanchis's transgression in the title.

He smiled. He also didn't care too much about such a title.

Compared with the joy of receiving this recognition from the grassroots soldiers, when he heard this title, he felt more of a sense of responsibility to bring as many people back as possible on the basis of completing the mission. There are also some unknown emotions that are aroused by this title, which are about his memories of serving in the army in his previous life.

"Company commander... really, a long-lost title..."

Fortunately, he didn't fall into memories for too long. In a flash, Calvin blinked hard and got rid of his memories.

After a brief farewell, he walked towards the team's assembly point, raised his left hand and showed the map information on the light screen on his left arm to the two arbitrators, and said:

"We are all clear about the route selection, and you must have known about the reminder of the Soul Redeemer. The scanning equipment of the strike cruiser has told us that there may be enemies here and how they exist. We don't have time to entangle with it. The choice of specific action routes, my consideration is this..."

After hearing Calvin's words, the two arbitrators also nodded carefully.

They also leaned their heads over and carefully looked at the information displayed on the map to confirm that they fully understood Calvin's tactical intentions.

The two men recovered their posture and said to Calvin: "Received, we obey your will, Captain Calvin."

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