Deep in the void, far away from the Sith flagship.
An alien warship, possessing equally advanced technology, was completely concealing its tracks.
Meanwhile, watching from afar as the Necron Fleet jumped directly into the face of the orac, the crew on the bridge wore rare expressions of awkwardness.
The team was led by a Drukhari / Dark Aeldari Conspiracy Leader, accompanied by a mix of Craftworld Aeldari, corsairs, and other crew members. Even at the back of the crowd, there was a Harlequin overseeing the subordinates to ensure they carried out the will of Yvraine.
But now, whether it was the Harlequin or all the Aeldari, they all looked at each other with awkwardness.
To avoid being discovered by the Sith, they dared not scan at all and could only cautiously approach based on the location Sith himself broadcasted to call his followers.
At the same time, relying on the usual tricks of the Aeldari, they found a way to lure the Necron Fleet, which also wanted to destroy the Sith, over here.
Then, just when everyone thought the big event was about to succeed and they would finally be able to behead the Sith in one strike, they finally saw that the Sith had actually pulled out such a giant ship from who knows where!
And then, the Necron Fleet that they had lured over stared blankly at the array of Macro Cannon facing them head-on.
Just before the orac opened fire, frantic calls from the Necron Fleet echoed inside the hidden eldar warship.
But looking at the communicator that was about to shatter from the noise, the Aeldari just looked at each other and acted as if they hadn't heard a thing.
And while the Necron Fleet was desperately trying to contact the Aeldari, the orac didn't even perform a full broadside of the Macro Cannon array. It just used the Macro Cannon one-on-one at point-blank range to give these Necron Fleet, who believed the Aeldari's words and jumped right into its face, a good 'face wash'!
Brilliant green sparks exploded in the void.
The Necron Fleet, which hadn't even fired a single Gauss Light Lance from start to finish, instantly turned into cosmic dust.
Although they had expected it and knew that facing such a giant ship, the Necron Fleet had no chance of survival.
But the Aeldari who saw this scene really didn't expect the power of the Sith flagship to be so exaggerated.
So much so that the Aeldari on the bridge even subconsciously averted their eyes a little.
"This firepower..."
"It actually took out a warship with one shot..."
"And it was a Necron Fleet warship, known for its technology..."
The Aeldari lowered their heads, frowning and whispering. As they spoke, they even winced, as if that shot just now hadn't just shattered the Necron Fleet, but had also hurt their own hearts.
Then, someone mentioned something that made everyone unable to resist looking up again at the giant ship in the distance.
"And this was just a small-scale firing. If it were a full broadside including the spinal main cannons, that would be..."
They even swallowed hard before saying this, and then, with everyone's faces turning pale, they struggled to add:
"What kind of scene would that be?"
None of them had ever seen the orac perform a full broadside, not even the orac itself.
But as everyone followed this line of thought, their already pale faces were frightened into a livid color by the imagined full broadside of the orac.
Finally, there was a collective swallow, and a great sense of relief appeared on everyone's faces:
"Lady Yvraine's plan is really good."
"If we had attacked, it would be us lying in the void right now."
With the relief of having survived a disaster, the Aeldari used only naked-eye observation to avoid being discovered by the Sith.
Now that they were sure their plan was a complete suicide mission, they didn't care about the finally quiet communicator and silently ignited their engines, preparing to retreat.
But even though they hadn't scanned the orac and only dared to use naked-eye observation, the moment their engines ignited in the void, a large number of close-in defense guns and small Gauss Light Lance on the distant orac suddenly turned.
At the same time, the alarms on the Aeldari bridge screamed instantly!
"It could even detect us?!"
The Aeldari looked in terror at the light firepower instantly aimed at them. Then, the Harlequin, who had been silent all along, suddenly pressed the button for an emergency Warp jump, and before the Gauss Light Lance could blast over, warped the warship away.
The orac watched them leave, helplessly retracted its muzzles, and transmitted the news to the Sith on the bridge.
"eldar warship?"
The Fabricator-General of Ustalii had already saluted and left respectfully, and was now commanding hundreds of Adeptus Mechanicus warships to join the Sith's expeditionary force.
Originally having his attention entirely on the Adeptus Mechanicus and the followers salvaging the Necron Fleet wreckage, Sith was stunned for a moment after hearing the orac's message.
Then, guessing why these two aliens would appear around him at the same time, Sith was once again amused to the point of anger.
"To kill me, you two could actually cooperate; that's certainly holding me in high regard!"
The Necron Fleet and the Aeldari are ancient enemies. Although in the complex situation of the galaxy, the two are not strictly incapable of cooperation, the number of times they have cooperated is few and far between. Moreover, they usually belong to the type where as soon as a common goal is achieved, they can't wait to kill each other.
And now, because of the Sith, they actually have a long-term cooperation goal!
But when the Sith on the bridge finished his amused laugh, he wore an indifferent expression again.
Sith did not need the favor of aliens; after all, Sith's allies, in a sense, were almost all in the Warp...
And whether killing the Necron Fleet or killing the Aeldari, it could please his 'friends' in the Warp.
"Do not set off immediately after the fleet is ready. Collect as many usable supplies as possible from the nearby alien warships."
"Aren't there Imperial Fleet that were attacked by aliens nearby? Before continuing, head to the battlefield to continue collecting supplies."
It was another war detached from supply lines, and it was an expedition; Sith was unwilling to give up any opportunity to resupply.
While the Sith was busy sending out salvage teams, on the other side, in the dark void far from the star system, the eldar warship suddenly rushed out of the Webway.
Then, after confirming there was no danger around, the people on the bridge, filled with terror, somewhat exhaustedly held onto everything around them that could support them.
At the same time, deep in their hearts, they felt endless terror at the exaggerated sensitivity of the orac just now.
The Aeldari had always focused almost all their technology on 'concealment' in order to survive and preserve their population.
This had indeed allowed them to avoid many unnecessary battles.
But now, recalling that they had just ignited their engines and were immediately locked onto, and this was while their stealth technology was fully activated and they were at an extremely far distance.
This scene was no less than a death sentence for the Aeldari.
Everyone understood the meaning of that scene just now, and after everyone gradually steadied their bodies, they almost all firmly resolved in their eyes never to appear before the Sith.
From now on, not to mention other humans, if the Aeldari encounter the Sith, they must really take a detour, and it has to be the kind where they run away as soon as they hear the name.
After all, even if they paid an extremely heavy price to besiege and kill the Sith, the post-war losses would be completely unacceptable to them.
Of course, that's assuming that paying a heavy price would even result in a successful assassination; otherwise...
This assassination attempt would just be another grand gift from the Sith to Slaanesh!
The bridge was quiet until everyone gradually calmed their minds. Then, the leading Conspiracy Leader broke the lingering fear of the crowd:
"Since Plan A didn't work, then let's execute Plan B."
The Aeldari nodded, then looked at another alien that was gradually appearing in the bridge projection.
What are the Aeldari best at?
Of course, it's tricking one alien into attacking another.
But now, among the alien factions that can be tricked by the Aeldari and have the ability to launch an attack that threatens humanity, who is stubborn enough to dare to attack the Sith?
Or, foolish enough?
Thinking of this, the Aeldari looked at the alien in the projection, and smiles gradually appeared on the corners of their faces.
There is, brothers!
In this damn galaxy, there really is such a stubborn alien!
Because in the Aeldari projection, an alien with blue skin was looking at the Aeldari with full confidence.
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