Chapter 152: The Aeldari's Holo-field

After the Eleventh Legion's warships transitioned into the Jingjie System, they immediately began to besiege the Red Shijiejian with an absolute numerical advantage.

The Aeldari Craftworld orbited the planet Astraviga, and the Farseer utilized the planet and asteroid belt to prevent the elegant warships from being hit by the barbaric monkeys.

But he felt that the monkey warships were spreading a great net across the Jingjie System, relying on their absolute numerical advantage.

In the visions of the future he saw, there were no threads that could avoid all the enemy ships.

The Farseer also sensed that within that massive warship which had just arrived, there was a terrifying creature.

He was like a star in the Warp, more dazzling than every creature in the system, even more so than the shining Jingjie Star and its moon, New Hao Star.

【Primarch, Ninglu.

In the prophecies, the threads of fate for Jingjie Star—a planet crucial to Sam-Han—have changed.

Every changing thread we follow eventually converges upon him.】

The Farseer's gaze turned cold, and his Mind Pulse swept across the entire Craftworld.

"We must be victorious, we must kill Ninglu!"

The Arbiter Lord's temples twitched slightly; he felt that because he was using "Warp Insight" from thousands of kilometers away, his mental exhaustion was minimal.

In the eyes of Order Shadow, the colorful light clusters suddenly vanished in an instant, and he saw the elegant, slender Xenos warships.

When they moved, the field would cause their images to "explode" into a mass of slightly large and colorful fragments.

In his pitch-black eyes, the pupils grew larger bit by bit, and gradually the black pupils expanded more and more, occupying the entire eye.

First Captain Saisake was likewise furious because of the Xenos riding in their faces; he gripped the Chainsword at his waist, staring angrily at the light clusters under the holographic projection.

"The Aeldari have set an ambush; a large number of enemy ships are about to arrive on the battlefield."

Whether it was the Human Empire's Void Shield or the Aeldari's Holo-field, the Ether Energy was not obstructed and passed directly through.

"The prey has fallen into the web of threads; the Cosmic Serpents should move out!"

Until now, they had only managed to destroy two frigates by luck, relying on dense firepower.

【What am I doing? Venting in anger? A gambling-style attack?】

The Craftworld was merely a lure cast on the surface; other warships were lying in ambush within the Sam-Han Craftworld.】

"Prow Light Lance! 0-1-1, inclination 11, fire!"

"How did he do it?"

【The greater the distance, the smaller the consumption.

【Before this battle begins, the speed of installing Aeldari Tech on Legion ships should be accelerated.

Howard clenched his fists; he held his head high, staring angrily at the enemy ships charging provocatively toward them.

After careful consideration, the Arbiter Lord finally abandoned using the Battlecruiser as the Chapter's flagship, instead using the Emperor-class Battleship Sawtooth as the flagship.

"Use your Aeldari Tech to teach the Aeldari a lesson."

The Holo-field is different from a typical field that directly blocks attacks; it distorts the user's appearance so that they simply cannot be hit.

The Fulao people's Aeldari Tech sends out pulses containing Ether Energy, and the Ether Field within the beam ignores physical-level defenses.

Sepra Mundi is a world chosen by the shipyards; construction speed should be accelerated to let it grow into a shipyard comparable to Mars as soon as possible.】

Perhaps, only a Primarch can use it without restrictions.】

When the user is stationary, the field simulates the surrounding terrain, making the person or vehicle invisible.

"This is the gift bestowed upon us by the Gene-Father; if you follow his precepts, you will also awaken it one day."

Even with his superhuman body and having experienced two minor and one major mental enhancements, he could only use it twice more.

Although the Emperor-class Battleship's powerful Void Shield blocked all attacks, the counterattacks from the broadside Macro Cannons rarely achieved results.

"Activate the Holo-field, let the monkeys die in the mysteries of the Aeldari."

Among the other ships of the First Chapter, only the Dark Arbiter was equipped with Aeldari Tech.

In the holographic projection, the pulse beams fired by Houghtonnia and Dark Arbiter were like holy light dispelling illusory radiance, forcing the Xenos warships to reveal their forms, followed by the Prow Light Lance heavily damaging the enemy ships.

The Arbiter Lord's gaze turned cold; he saw the Prow Light Lance on the display screen above his head had just finished charging, so he immediately issued an order to guide the enemy ship's position for the Artillery Supervisor, who could not lock onto the enemy ship as usual.

Order Shadow was stunned for a moment before reacting; amidst anger and unwillingness, he activated the talent inherited from the Gene-Father—"Warp Insight."

Howard ignored the pensive First Captain; he locked onto another enemy ship charging from over ten thousand kilometers away.

As Ninglu pondered, he realized the Aeldari had set a trap, and he immediately spoke.

"The enemy ships are using a Holo-field; ships in the fleet already equipped with Aeldari Tech, use Aeldari Tech to launch an attack."

The Arbiter Lord immediately relayed the Primarch's order to each warship, then he looked at the colorful light clusters that had suddenly appeared in the holographic projection and said to Yaxin, Captain of the Seventh Company, and Mihawu of the Eighth Company.

Harlequins and Aeldari Rangers also use Holo-fields as their primary means of defense.

In previous campaigns, Sawtooth's record remained brilliant, but now he could not help but feel a trace of regret.

As Howard awakened the "Warp Insight" ability and destroyed the enemy ship, Ninglu turned his target toward the Shijiejian.

The Farseer gripped the staff in his hand and issued the battle order.

The Aeldari Farseers wanted to create the illusion that they held the advantage, but that the enemy still had a chance.

Upon becoming First Captain, Howard inherited the flagship Ninglu used after returning to the Imperium—Houghtonnia Pride.

The faster the user moves, the more widely the fragments scatter.

Limited by the scale of the Taitao shipyards and the campaigns of various Chapters, the installation of Aeldari Tech was being carried out in turns, and most ships had not yet completed the refit.

Howard cast his gaze again at the light cluster charging straight at Sawtooth; the Prow Light Lance had just fired a round of attacks, but the light cluster did not stop, which meant the beam had failed to hit the Xenos warship's hull.

All the warships of the "Order Shadow" simultaneously discovered that the holographic images of the Xenos warships captured by scanning devices like the Auspex were instantly enveloped by moving clouds of colored fragments, and they could no longer lock onto the enemy ships' positions.

Howard longed to command the warship and personally destroy the Aeldari warship.

"Yaxin, your Houghtonnia Pride; Mihawu, your Dark Arbiter."

"If you are forever consumed by anger, you will never master it."

"Farseers, send the message to our brothers and sisters!"

Previously, the Voss had not activated it, but now it suddenly activated.

In the previous instant, a dazzling beam of light shot out from the bow of the Sawtooth, charging straight toward the colorful light cluster.

Howard looked at the dense, colorful light clusters surrounding the Sawtooth; they were launching wave after wave of harassment without restraint, attacking the Sawtooth.

Ninglu's fingers, which had been tapping heavily on the Command Throne, paused for a moment; he "smelled" the scent of a trap.

He knew that the defensive methods of Voss ships were different from human ships; the holo-field they utilized was a type of programmable holographic projection field.

Dozens of seconds later, the light dissipated, revealing a slender warship that had been sliced in two by the faint beam.

"In order to secure the best conditions for victory, we have done everything we could."

When the user stops, those fragments will re-aggregate together, which gave rise to terms like "Puzzle Field" or "Domino Field."

While Ninglu was deep in thought, Howard Fender, aboard the flagship of the First Chapter, the Sawtooth, received a message sent by a fleet courier ship.

Saisake stood stunned for a second, then looked at Howard in surprise.

The moment the Arbiter Lord issued the attack order, he felt a sharp pain in his temples; his mental energy was exhausted.

"The threads of fate have already been woven."

Suddenly hearing Howard speak, he could not help but knit his brows tightly.

(End of this chapter)