Chapter 93: Curze and Omega
Alpharius chuckled. "Konrad Curze is good at deep infiltration and assassination behind enemy lines, but he basically has no will in him for commanding a Legion like other primarchs do."
"He might be the worst at space combat command among all the Primarchs. The one truly in command should be their First Captain Sevatar!"
"No wonder!" Omega was startled for a moment, then laughed.
Many ordinary people in the Imperial Army became captains. They started out knowing nothing but learned through study, and their tactical command was quite good.
As a Primarch, Konrad Curze's brain was far superior to mortals.
The so-called lack of command talent could only mean that he didn't want to learn space strategic command; instead, he was comfortable positioning himself as a top assassin and bringing enemies under control as quickly as possible, rather than worrying about logistics and rest.
As both brothers shared their thoughts, in the outer system, the planet space behind them rippled as a large number of warships rapidly warped into the system. Nearly a thousand ships appeared in everyone's sight on a massive scale, one after another.
The sub-fleets that had finished their operations in other systems flew swiftly with great excitement to rendezvous with the main force of the Legion.
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On the Night Lords' flagship, Konrad Curze looked at the grand Alpha Legion fleet of over three thousand warships. Seeing was believing, and he couldn't help but be surprised that the Legion's scale and strength had increased nearly tenfold compared to decades ago.
Konrad Curze had experienced the situation before the Sophies Forge World was built.
At that time, it was barely able to maintain operations, and he didn't even care for the one-kilometer-long transport ships produced.
After so many years, the Alpha Legion had actually managed to achieve such a large scale.
Konrad Curze asked, "Sevatar, does the Alpha Sector truly have the capability to provide such a massive fleet for the Alpha Legion?"
Sevatar calmly explained, "My Lord, the latest report states that Hundreds of planets in the Alpha Sector have been prioritized for development and management by the Alpha Legion, far surpassing planets in other Sectors."
"Basically, every planet has a starport and the ability to explore its own system's space! The Alpha Sector has developed greatly. All the major Legions are aware of this, and its reputation within the Imperium is excellent!"
"It's quite similar to the Ultima Segmentum of the Ultramarines, though it's only a single Sector, far less vast than the Ultima Segmentum. And as for the Metias Sector, we've all seen it. It doesn't even have a large city. It's very backward!"
Konrad Curze didn't care about the development of Alpha Sector and asked curiously, "Then why does the Metias Sector only import prisoners and displaced refugees? Wouldn't it be better to move in more ordinary civilians?"
"I'm...not sure. By all parameters, it shouldn't be much work to get a few billion civilians for the Metias Sector. However, the Alpha Legion's explanation is to fill the Sector's population for development, it's confusing...perhaps they have their own agenda for it, who knows." Sevatar said, shaking his head.
The dozen or so Astartes Legions were actually watching the Alpha Legion, which possessed one Sector and was developing another, with a sense of watching a show.
Even if the Metias Sector were to develop, it would take fifty to a hundred years, completely unable to provide assistance to the Legion.
A single Sector supporting a Legion would appear small and inconspicuous within the vast territory of the Imperium. In contrast, the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar in the Ultima Segmentum were far more vast, making the Ultramarines much more noticeable.
Even if the AI overlord was strong, facing the attacks of two Legions without needing to worry about bombing civilians, the progress, though a bit slow, was steadily moving forward.
The Space Marines of the two Legions inevitably met in combat and began to cooperate.
On the Night Lords' side, because Primarch Konrad Curze had initially come with the mindset of bringing the fledgling Legion under his wing, this also influenced how the Company Commanders and the Astartes under them behaved in front of the Alpha Legion.
The Alpha Legion, with its grand scale of over three thousand warships and the Imperial Army three times larger, became energized seeing the Night Lords' approach.
The two Legions bombed indiscriminately and also engaged in competition and communication during this period.
After half a year, the two Legions finally took down the mechanical armies and city structures of the seven outer planets, leaving only the system's third solid planet, which was the AI overlord's stronghold. Towering intelligent cities covered the entire planet.
The Night Lords' bombardment breached the orbital defense ring that originally enveloped the entire planet, and the two Legions were continuously bombing the entire planet.
In the outer space of the planet, the high-ranking officers of the two Legions, including their respective Primarchs and Company Commanders, held a meeting on the Alpha Legion's flagship bridge.
After more than half a year of interaction, the competitive exchanges eventually left both sides' Company Commanders unwilling to concede, and Konrad Curze proposed a contest.
On the brightly lit bridge, Konrad Curze, clad in power armour with a cape, looked Omega up and down. Omega was wearing the custom Terminator armour, one of several custom armours in his collection.
Konrad Curze chuckled with interest. "Alpharius, let's have a competition between our two Legions. Whoever captures that AI overlord first wins. How about it?"
"This is war, not a game." Omega, seeing that both sides' Company Commanders were very excited, helplessly reminded them.
"He-he-HA-HA, "Konrad Curze laughed indifferently. "This war is a game to me. What? Is my brother afraid of a loss? Huh?"
"Who's afraid, my Lord! Let's have a competition with these Night Lords and make them truly concede!" Company Commander Dilion immediately shouted upon hearing this, and then Captain Skorr and the other Company Commanders also loudly supported the idea of a competition.
The Company Commanders on Sevatar's side were also extremely excited and confident, shouting for a competition.
Konrad Curze sat comfortably on a large sofa. Seeing this, he slightly raised a claw and chuckled. "You've heard everyone's wishes. As Primarchs, we should also consider the feelings of our subordinates, shouldn't we? Don't pretend to be so serious!"
"If we capture the AI overlord together, how will the win or loss be calculated?" Omega nodded and asked in return.
This question made the Company Commanders of both Legions pause, and Konrad Curze was surprised, then burst into laughter. "HA-HA-HA, Alpharius, you truly are my good brother. I also wish to fight alongside you, but this time I'm destined to win. The possibility you stated won't occur!"
"Alright then, if everyone wishes for it, let's have a competition!" Omega said with a smile.
Konrad Curze carefully observed Omega and realized that his brother had truly meant to work together just now. From the moment he met his brother until now, he found that the other seemed to have no desire to compete for victory.
'So you do have the confidence to defeat me? This time, you shall witness my strength, brother!' Konrad Curze thought confidently.
As the two Primarchs reached an agreement on the competition, neither made a move. Instead, their respective Company Commanders immediately sprang into action, urging their subordinates to accelerate the attack on Hazariit Planet.
Countless orbital bombardments continuously rained down, forming beams of las-lances that struck the force field energy shields of the intelligent cities on the planet's surface. Even if the AI overlord precisely calculated energy usage, down to the finest detail of every bit of energy, the energy core it used was still of the ion reactor type, which was simply not enough to sustain for too long.
The powerful shockwaves from the collision of orbital bombardments and energy shields swept through the surrounding airspace, damaging the intelligent fighters and mechanical structures outside the city.
In less than half a day, the energy defense shields of some intelligent cities could no longer hold and were breached.
Subsequent orbital bombardment las-lances directly hit the intelligent cities.
A highly developed intelligent city on the surface, spanning thousands of kilometers, with countless intelligent robots and buildings, various types of intelligent machinery, and even incredibly sturdy fortress strongholds, all turned into ashes.
A white halo of explosive energy, spanning hundreds of kilometers, appeared, and the shockwave extended over thousands of kilometers.
Numerous mechanical structures were destroyed by the powerful shockwave from the energy explosion. Large numbers of small robots, along with shattered building debris, were blown high into the sky. Giant dust clouds and explosive airwaves swept the surroundings.
With the destruction of the first intelligent city, the second, then the third, and so on, followed!
After the two Legions recklessly destroyed hundreds of massive intelligent cities in quick succession, Hazariit Planet itself shook. Kilometers-wide dust and explosive airwaves engulfed the sky.
Just as the Company Commanders of the two Legions were quietly watching this scene of destruction, Omega immediately raised his hand and commanded, "Cease orbital bombardment!"
The Alpha Legion's Company Commanders, upon hearing this, immediately carried out the order without hesitation. The entire massive fleet stopped its bombardment upon receiving this command. Only the Night Lords Legion continued orbital bombardment.
Konrad Curze sat in front, asking with a smile, "Why stop orbital bombardment? My Legion can take over if you like!"
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