If time could be turned back, Krul would apologize without hesitation for her naive thinking.
One or two people could not change the course of a war.
But what if that person was absurdly heroic?
When the World Eaters Legion's flagship, the Conqueror, issued a notice of unconditional surrender, Krul, who had still been organizing the fleet for one final charge, felt her entire worldview suffer a devastating impact.
What did it mean that the acting commander had taken only seven people with him, stood on torpedoes, successfully boarded the Conqueror, and in less than half an hour completed the capture of a Gloriana-class battleship?
If she had not personally seen the vast majority of the World Eaters cease their attacks and surrender in organized formations, Krul would have suspected that her own intelligence officers had defected and were feeding her nonsense to interfere with her decision-making.
"Report! More than eighty percent of the enemy forces have gone silent! They are no longer attacking!"
"Notify everyone! Cease fire! No matter what happens, no one is to launch any further attacks on their own initiative!"
Krul quickly gave the order.
The sheer discipline of the World Eaters Legion once again made Krul feel that if not for Bruce's godlike move, all of them would probably have died in this star region.
When told to cease fire, they ceased fire.
No matter how frenzied they had been moments before, as soon as the order was issued, they immediately carried it out. An enemy like that was still extremely terrifying.
Violence, bloodlust, bullying the weak, recklessness, cruelty—these were all labels attached to the World Eaters Legion.
But obeying orders, and carrying out orders from above with absolute firmness, was also one of the World Eaters' defining traits.
As the saying went, no matter how savage or vicious a dog was, so long as it obeyed its master, it was still a good dog.
The World Eaters belonged to that category.
By comparison, what Krul needed to worry about more was the mental state of the soldiers on the front line.
The enemy could cease fire, but her own side might not necessarily do the same.
After all, once a battle had reached this point, it was no longer something that could be stopped just because one or two people said so.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Justice League fleet were also highly disciplined troops.
When Krul issued the same cease-fire order, the officers at the very front line had doubts, but still carried out the command without hesitation and immediately restrained their subordinates.
Even though they had been enemies sworn to fight to the death only a second ago, under the orders of their shared commander, they still suppressed the urge to kill and obediently withdrew to the original standoff state.
"Report! Captain Shalltear's fleet and Captain Torgaddon's fleet have successfully arrived at the edge of the system!"
"Huh! Why are they only arriving now?!"
Hearing what could technically be called good news, Krul could not help but grumble.
The battle was already over.
The enemy had basically surrendered.
Even though a small number of World Eaters, their eyes already red from slaughter, refused to obey the cease-fire order, they were quickly annihilated directly by the fleet Khârn dispatched.
In any case, the void battle that had taken place over Nuceria had now completely ceased fire. All that remained was the final cleanup of the battlefield.
And yet, only at this exact moment did their allies arrive at a leisurely pace.
Krul did not even know whether to call their timing perfect or suspiciously exact.
If the battle had continued at its previous pace, then the only role these hurriedly arriving reinforcements would have played was probably collecting corpses for most of the fleet.
"Krul, how is your battle situation? Can the line still hold? I will destroy the enemy defense line from the flank in one strike!"
Shalltear's holographic projection appeared before Krul.
Krul, however, maintained her indifferent posture: toes raised, one leg crossed over the other, one hand propping up the side of her face.
Her appearance shocked Shalltear.
Weren't they in the middle of a war?
Why did she look so relaxed?
"Captain Krul, apologies for our late arrival. The Second Company of the Sons of Horus is about to reach the battlefield. Leave what comes next to us."
Torgaddon's projection popped up immediately afterward.
"Sigh!"
Seeing the two allied captains connect, Krul was not happy at all. Instead, she felt such absurdity that she nearly laughed from anger.
The battle was already over.
What were you two still getting so excited about?
"Both of you, the war is already over. The World Eaters Legion has surrendered to us."
Krul sighed and explained the latest situation.
"What? It's over? What… what happened?!"
Shalltear repeatedly checked the situation on the star map.
"But you were clearly at a disadvantage."
The World Eaters Legion had at least three times as many ships as the Justice League fleet, and more than half of the Nuceria system had been occupied.
How did you win?
Are you sure you're not saying that out of spite?
"Yeah… what happened, indeed...?"
Krul revealed a helpless smile.
"Truly impressive, Captain Krul. For achieving such a great feat, you could at least be selected as one of the Three Heroes of the Great Crusade. I doubt even Captain Abaddon has that level of ability."
Torgaddon commented half-jokingly.
"Please don't. The World Eaters Legion surrendered entirely because of the acting commander's efforts. I did nothing."
Krul had never considered, nor did she intend, to take this credit for herself.
"The acting commander?!"
Shalltear suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked:
"Right, right! Where is the acting commander? Where is he now? Why can't I contact him?"
Compared to the joy of battle, Shalltear's current most important task was finding a way to confirm Bruce's safety.
Otherwise, she would have to bear responsibility.
If even the most important target died, could she still live to see tomorrow?
There was no way the Primarch would not tear her apart!
"There. He's here."
Krul tapped the screen with her foot, then sent the coordinates to Shalltear and Torgaddon's flagships.
"..."
After confirming the coordinates, both captains fell silent at the same time.
Judging from the result, as well as the analysis from the staff officers of their respective command centers, one conclusion was not difficult to reach.
At the moment when the fleet's survival hung in the balance, Acting Commander Bruce had resolutely chosen to lead a boarding action against the World Eaters Legion's flagship, the Conqueror.
Then, in only ten minutes, he had successfully forced the World Eaters Legion to surrender, triggering a chain reaction that made all the World Eaters still fighting also choose to cease hostilities.
Less than ten minutes...
One boarding action?!
Heavens!
How did he do it?
Was this really possible?
"He… how did he do it?!"
Shalltear thought for a long time but still could not understand how Bruce had accomplished the feat of taking a Gloriana-class ship with only a handful of people.
Even if a Primarch personally led the boarding action and successfully dealt with the enemies aboard the Conqueror, that would not necessarily make everyone unconditionally cease fire in an instant.
"The acting commander, he..."
When Krul brought up this matter, she took a deep breath, and even her sitting posture became proper.
"He killed Lord Angron, Primarch of the World Eaters Legion."
"It happened too suddenly. I don't know how he did it either. To be honest, I probably know less than you do. All I know is that he did this, then led people in a boarding action onto the Conqueror."
"..."
The expressions of the two visibly turned terrified.
Even their breathing stopped.
An overwhelming amount of information exploded inside their minds, no less devastating than an Exterminatus order detonating in their heads.
He killed a Primarch...
The acting commander did?
This...
How was that done?!
"Does the War… does the Warmaster know about this?!"
Torgaddon's voice trembled slightly as he asked:
"Why would Lord Bruce do such a thing?"
Compared to heartfelt admiration, Torgaddon, after analyzing it calmly, only felt that this matter had gone far too far.
Even if you had that level of strength, you could not actually kill a gene-Primarch!
Every gene-Primarch was a supreme existence within the Imperium.
The only one who could kill a Primarch should be the Emperor Himself!
"Good question. I'm also having a headache over how to report this. You know, this is the first time since the Great Crusade began that a Primarch has been killed."
Krul indicated that she was also powerless.
I'm just a lousy worker.
Something this fierce can only be resolved by the Primarchs.
Maybe even the Emperor will have to handle it personally.
The problem is, there are now far too many messes to clean up.
"Can we contact the acting commander now?"
After thinking it over, Shalltear felt it was necessary to first confirm the specific circumstances with the person involved.
At present, the situation was still controllable. After all, they were all on the same side.
As for the matter of killing a Primarch, they should seal off the news first if possible, then discuss the result before figuring out another way.
This time, the name Bruce Wayne was truly going to become famous throughout the Imperium of Man.
Perhaps he might even be placed shoulder to shoulder with the Primarchs.
"I'm still trying—"
Before Krul could finish, one of her subordinates reported the latest news.
"Report! The Remilia has sent word. The acting commander has collapsed. His life or death is unknown! The final message he transmitted was—disarm the World Eaters Legion, ensure their personal safety, and await the Warmaster's orders."
Krul and Shalltear, who heard the message at the same time, instinctively felt their hair stand on end.
Oh no!
My career!
And my life!
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