[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor":3,"chapter-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-381":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: The 11th Primarch - The Black Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1511130,1962,"Chapter 381 - 380: Their Cannons Can Actually Pierce the Aeldar's Holo-Fields!","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-381",381,"\u003Cp>Segmentum Solar, Elysia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Nuno Bellardo of the Elysian Defense Fleet sat at his console, swiftly assessing the situation in the void battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleet under his command had reached their designated positions according to his orders and were now attacking the Aeldar pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through countless battles against Aeldar pirates, Elysia had developed a moderately effective combat doctrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ships would split into three formations. The frontal formation consisted of armored-up cruisers deployed in a dispersed line to draw Aeldar fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flanks, centered around frigates, with destroyers making rapid thrusts. Due to differing speeds, this formed a concave frontline that launched dense charges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frigates and destroyers were equipped with a large number of torpedo tubes to compensate for their lack of heavy guns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to reliably pinpoint enemy ship positions, the Elysian fleet opted for torpedo saturation attacks to maximize the chance of hitting the elusive Aeldar vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo checked the feedback from all ships. Hits had been registered across the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile touched his lips. Their fleet had been tempered into an elite force through the constant fires of harassment from both humans and various xenos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From officers to deckhands, from torpedo loaders to engineers, even the lowest workers desperate for employment, every one of them served with excellence, no worse than those void-born who lived their entire lives on ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those clans, raised for generations aboard voidcraft, relied on experience and instinctive cooperation to compensate for their slower vessels compared to Aeldar ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the entire fleet executing his battle plan flawlessly, not a single ship reported actually hitting an Aeldar vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo and all other Elysian captains knew their hits were likely striking illusions created by Aeldar holo-fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after his aides and ship officers cross-referenced environmental data and compared sensor readings that Bellardo confirmed five Aeldar ships had been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: 'The Aeldar pirate fleet numbers around twenty ships.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'During the months of cat-and-mouse pursuit to herd the enemy ships into the \"pocket\" to exploit tactical advantages, six Aeldar ships were destroyed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Based on past experience, Aeldar pirate fleets withdraw after losing half their ships.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo watched the tactical display. The frigates were in position. At full power, they could launch their charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He issued the command through his comm-bead: \"Left and right flank strike groups, charge! For Elysia!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His orders were being relayed to all ships. Bellardo felt no joy. Red casualty reports flashing across his display screen stung his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'One cruiser, six frigates, thirteen destroyers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Combined with the one cruiser, two frigates, and five destroyers lost during the guerrilla phase, this defensive battle will be a costly victory.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo clenched his fist. Hundreds of thousands of Elysian sons and daughters were paying with their lives to repel the cunning Aeldar pirate fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a grave voice came through his comm-bead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Bellardo, the auspex officers report a large fleet has suddenly appeared within the system. Ship count is fifty-four and increasing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marked vessels have been sent to your cogitator display.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo tensely looked at his display. The Elysian fleet had only eighty-three ships of various classes before the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the fighting, every ship was damaged and couldn't handle a new threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All scanning systems, maximum power. I need intelligence on them. Now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wait felt suffocating. Sweat beaded on Bellardo's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, information appeared on the second display screen to the left of his console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Length: 25.81 kilometers...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo stared, stunned. He had never heard of or imagined a ship of such size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His flagship, the Shield of Elysia, was only 10.35 kilometers long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo tapped the screen, examining the composite image pieced together from multiple scanners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A true void leviathan! Its overall style is Gothic. Could it be a human faction?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this thought crossed his mind, the Voice-master's voice came through his comm-bead again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Bellardo, I have received communication from the fleet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of the languages used is similar to ours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are the 'Shadows of Order'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While listening to the briefing, Bellardo kept an eye on the battle within the system. He saw the black ships deploying into a battle line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Bellardo, the opposing force intends to launch a fire strike against the Aeldar ships. They request our marked ships withdraw from the combat zone to prevent collateral damage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo stared at his display. He saw that twenty-nine of his ships were marked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked at the newly arrived human fleet, seeing the dense gun battery on those ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first frowned. 'Conventional guns were easily fooled by Aeldar holo-fields.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Bellardo scanned all the ships, especially the massive cannon arrays on the giant vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Holo-fields have limits. With enough firepower, you can blanket the entire area and strike the real ship.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo noted the newly arrived \"Shadows of Order\" fleet had grown to one hundred and thirty-eight ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This \"Shadows of Order\" fleet's firepower seems capable of that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Issue the command to the marked ships: withdraw from the battle zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo watched as the yellow Elysian ships pulled back, and the black ships accelerated towards the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A multicolored energy beam shot from a black ship, slamming into an Aeldar vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellardo's pupils widened. He watched in astonishment as those beams directly penetrated the holo-fields and inflicted damage on the Aeldar ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the beam's trajectory, he saw, on the colossal voidship, strange cannons mounted on the lowest part of the ship's flanks, on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cannons were overall long and tubular, their total length approaching one-tenth of the ship's length, with over a fifth of it extending beyond the prow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Those cannons... they can actually pierce the Aeldar's holo-fields directly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense rain of energy beams hammered down on the remaining Aeldar ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dozen or so remaining Aeldar vessels were soon reduced to wreckage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours later, Elysia's ruling class received the battle report, along with a report on the newly emerged human faction, the \"Shadows of Order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the details about the \"Shadows of Order's\" formidable strength and their demands, what shocked them the most was that their fleet possessed cannons capable of piercing holo-fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After inquiring with the opposing commander, Howard Fender, Bellardo learned that those cannons were called Ether-cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howard's Stormbird landed on Elysia amid cheers. After discussion, the Merchant League Council agreed to accept the protection of the \"Shadows of Order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that under the powerful protection of the \"Shadows of Order,\" they would be safe from pirate raids and could reap greater commercial benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy the story, my p@treon is 30 chapters ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FDaoistJinzu\u003C\u002Fp>",1104,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.770Z",1,"novelbin.me","d71589d9ddccbd094ff507587dff0da480225d1c569555175f431b164ec7e6e5","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-382","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-380",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]