Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 940

Chapter 932, Emperor’s Sword

. Gu Hang casually flipped through the battle reports.

Every day, countless wars were waged throughout the universe, on the Dark Side Crusade, and within the Terran Expeditionary Alliance’s territory.

He also received countless reports.

Among these wars, the Battle of Papalil was the most significant.

In other words, it was the largest battle the Alliance had fought in the past decade or so.

Although it lasted only a short time—just over half a month, less than a month, from the moment the Scourge Fleet appeared—its intensity was no less than remarkable, and the enemy’s strength was immense.

This was precisely why the final victory was so glorious.

This was the first time the Alliance had completely destroyed a Scourge Fleet, and captives revealed that this Scourge Fleet was, if not the largest, then one of the largest fleets of all. Its destruction was a crushing blow to the entire Chaos force.

The Alliance’s main fleet also suffered losses in the process.

Although the enemy lost its central command, its command was in disarray, and it was surrounded and attacked, the quality of its fleet was still there. In a desperate last-ditch battle, it was still able to achieve some effectiveness. The total losses of the Alliance fleet amounted to approximately 300 ships, and the Queen of Glory battleships required extensive repairs and maintenance to restore their combat effectiveness. Six battleships and aircraft carriers combined were lost, along with six battlecruisers.

This was a significant loss for the Southern Front. However, the impact on the Southern Front’s expeditionary operations was limited. They could still carry out their mission, but they should be cautious. If they encountered a serious and difficult challenge, the Queen of Glory would have to be cautious before repairs and replenishment of the main fleet were complete.

The time required for the Southern Front to restore its overall combat effectiveness would not be long. With a year or two of maintenance, the Queen of Glory should be able to handle the situation without any major problems. By the time the flagship is repaired, the Alliance’s new batch of warships should be ready for dispatch to the Southern Front, bringing the main fleet back to its pre-Battle of Papalil level.

Gu Hang was also keenly interested in this battle because it was Martins’ first engagement since his transformation. He was eager to see how this self-created Son of God would perform, to see if he lived up to the investment of his energy and considerable Warp essence.

It proved to be quite worthy.

Martins’s exceptional battle command and individual combat prowess were both exceptional,

even to the point of astonishment.

He had originally called Martins’s achievements “Little Primarchs,” assuming at the very least they would reach the level of combat power of the Bone Crusher King, which would have been considered acceptable.

However, the actual performance exceeded that standard, reaching an excellent level.

Martins’s individual combat power undoubtedly surpassed that of the Bone Crusher King.

As for whether he could truly reach the level of a true Son of God… Gu Hang felt he might still be a bit short.

After all, he had truly witnessed the true power of a Son of God.

That naturally meant Robert.

For the Empire, even for the Infinite Star Region, Robert’s awakening place and home base, after gathering a Terran expeditionary force and leading them into the Warp, Robert disappeared without a trace.

Only occasionally, every few months, would the astropaths on the Super Sea Star receive fragments of information sent back through the Warp by the expeditionary force.

This single piece of evidence proves that the expeditionary force that entered the Warp is still alive and still striving to reach Holy Terra.

Yet, it’s already been fourteen years.

If the Astral Tunnel had been used, with no obstructions, the journey from the Infinite Sector to Holy Terra would have taken a year and a half, or at most two years, at the slowest possible pace.

Yet, it’s already been fourteen years since Robert’s army began Warp travel.

This shows that Warp travel, not only in terms of safety and instability, is significantly less efficient than using Astral Tunnel.

Of course, normal Warp travel wouldn’t have taken so many years.

Robert himself has a say in this. Before his near-death experience entering the stasis field, when Warp travel technology was still widely used in the Imperium, he had made countless voyages from the Superstar to Holy Terra. The average travel time was between two and four years, certainly not fourteen years.

The reason for this long delay was clearly due to his unsuccessful voyages.

While others couldn’t see, Gu Hang, with his biological son aboard, could see clearly.

In the century since the Cataclysm, the Warp has been turbulent, making Warp navigation even more difficult and dangerous.

Furthermore, the appearance of the only living Son of God in the human empire has attracted countless attention.

Countless Warp demons are eager to find him. Slaying this Son of God and offering a great gift to their evil deity would greatly please the deity and lead to divine ascension!

However, finding a ship in the Warp is no easy task.

The Warp is vast, even for its native demons.

Millennia-old technology is at work, making the human fleet’s movements elusive. Finding it takes time for demons to find it, and they often end up mistaking it.

Furthermore, can they win by simply finding it?

Under the Emperor’s sword, held by the Son of God, any demon who dares to come will not be able to escape death.

And it is real death.

This is too terrifying for the demons.

Generally speaking, the reason why demons can stir up trouble and feel fearless in the real universe or in the warp is that they are actually immortal. They possess the essence of the warp, and their essence is indestructible. Even if they are killed, they will only return from the warp after a period of time.

There are very few things that can truly destroy them.

But the Emperor’s sword is such a thing.

It is truly the sword that the Emperor once wielded personally.

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