Chapter 557: The Past of the Exiles

The Night Lords do not care about the casualties of innocent people. They lurk in the shadows and use bloody massacres to intimidate the resistance on the planet.

Whether in the streets or luxurious palaces, you can find the tortured dead who are no longer human. The dead who are witnessed at all times and the undetectable Night Lords constitute the most exquisite part of the fear tactics.

This is why Corax hates the Night Lords and Curze very much. He believes that such large-scale massacres are a manifestation of incompetence.

This hatred is then passed on to Corax's legion. Before the Primarch was found, each legion was under the direct control of the Emperor.

The first batch of warriors of all legions were recruited on Terra, so these warriors were also called Terrans in the war group. Later, the Primarchs were found one after another, and the planets where the Primarchs grew up became new recruitment points.

For example, the planet where Corax grew up, the Forge World of Kiavar, was later renamed the Redemption Star to commemorate Corax's achievements. Soldiers from this planet and soldiers from Terra have a deep difference in combat thinking.

Holy Terra is now the heart of the human empire, and the atmosphere of ignorance can almost condense into a substantial cube. But when the Emperor just started the Great Crusade, Terra was so cruel and chaotic.

Terra, ruled by technological barbarians, could not change its bloody nature in a short time even if it returned to the Emperor's arms. The barbarian tribes and warlords in various regions imposed their rules on the survivors and deeply changed their thinking.

Soldiers born in that chaotic land are cold-blooded and ruthless, because the enemies they need to fight lack basic humanity and compassion.

The same is true for Terran soldiers of the Dark Raven Legion. They often use intimidation tactics during combat, and the cold-bloodedness shown in the battle process reminds Corax of the Night Lords.

Disgust grew in Corax's heart. He wanted his legion to be a liberator, not a group of bloody butchers.

This situation exists in many legions. The contradiction between Terran people and new recruits makes it difficult for the primarchs to deal with it, but it is not impossible to deal with it, but the methods are different.

Horus used the cruelty of the Battle of Gate 42 to consume all the Terran soldiers. Corax chose to send the Terran soldiers to the edge of the galaxy and asked them to carry out an expedition that would never end.

But compared to an expedition, this was more like exile.

Thinking of this, Chagatai felt sorry. The Carcharodon Warband fought in the name of their father, but they didn't know that their beloved father hated them so much.

If Corax could come back in the future and see such a bloody and brutal Carcharodon Warband, he would also let them continue their endless "expedition of redemption" in the Ghoul Star Region

Careful footsteps, followed by a burst of steaming tea fragrance into Chagatai's nose. Netanev walked in with a plate with a pot of brewed tea on it.

"You learn quickly, kid? This tea is just right."

After receiving Chagatai's praise, Netanev also smiled, sat opposite Chagatai, and placed two clean cups on the table.

"I have some questions for you."

"Go ahead."

"Why didn't you kill us all in Atargatis? Aren't we traitors to you?"

Looking at Netanev's face, Chagatai smiled instead. He asked Netanev, "Did you betray? Did you kneel to the Chaos God?"

"No."

"Did you plunder the Empire world with the disgusting aliens?"

"No, we have been fighting the aliens in this star zone."

"That's enough. I like your loyalty to humans more than your loyalty to the Empire."

Netanev was touched. He blinked and drank the hot tea in one gulp. Chagatai regarded this behavior as a waste.

After giving Chagatai Khan a Sky Eagle Salute, Netanev said that he was going to deal with the affairs of the regiment.

Chagatai held a book in one hand and tea in the other, and stayed quietly in the room. Suddenly, she felt an itch in her ears. Chagatai reached out and grabbed a slender wrist. "Irafren, if you are too idle, you can go to bed."

"I am very energetic now." Irafren pulled out her wrist, poured herself a cup of tea, and added some sugar to it. She likes sweet tea.

"What are you reading?"

"The history of their regiment." Chagatai shook the book in his hand, "Let me see what they have done over the years."

"Okay, okay." Irafren took out a soft blanket and covered Chagatai's legs. She leaned against Chagatai's thigh and twisted her body to make herself more comfortable. "Old Cha, tell me a story. I need to listen to a story before I can sleep."

"What kind of story do you want to listen to? Do I look like your father?"

"I grew up in a test tube. I don't have a father. If you don't tell me, I will keep bothering you."

Chagatai sighed and helplessly told Irafren about the past of this regiment.

The Ash Claws are the same as the Carcharodon. Their parent group is the Raven Guard. They are all Terran warriors exiled by Corax. The only difference is that the Ash Claws are not loyal to the Empire.

The Human Empire divides the Space Marines into two factions, the Loyalists and the Renegades. The Renegades are further divided into the Corrupted and the Non-Corrupted.

But no matter what the situation is, the Empire's only attitude towards the Renegade Space Marines is to kill them all.

The lives of these Renegade Space Marines are not simple. The Empire is hunting them, and Chaos is constantly corrupting them.

Lacking stable supplies and being attacked from all sides, the end of the Renegade Space Marines is mostly tragic death. However, the situation of the Ash Claws is much better. They are located in the Ghoul Star Zone. The remote geographical location makes the Imperial forces around them pitifully small.

During the Great Crusade, Corax also gave these warriors he didn't like sufficient equipment.

Four thousand veterans, thirteen battleships, and twenty escort ships. This strength should not be underestimated even in the Great Crusade, let alone today's universe.

"But that's not the point. My favorite is the first sentence at the beginning of this book." Jagatai cleared his throat and said in a heavy voice, "The Emperor handed us over to a tyrant who only wanted to see us forgotten and dead. Now that the Lord of the Dark Raven is dead, we no longer have to be bound by the shackles of slavery, nor will we be loyal to the traitor warmaster or the failed empire."