Chapter 2908 (?) Anxiety and explosion
Chapter 2907 () Anxiety and Explosion
It stands to reason that Loken should be very happy, even ecstatic these days, because his primarch Horus, the Warmaster of the Great Expedition Fleet, has successfully recovered and returned.
After all, Warmaster Horus is the original body of their Sixteenth Legion, and once something happens to the original body, it will be completely devastating and subversive to them, the 'sons of Horus'. He simply cannot
I dare to imagine what it would be like when that terrible scene actually happened.
But, in fact, I don’t know why, but Loken always feels that the situation on the flagship of the Vengeful Spirit seems a bit strange?
Because...
I don't know why, but Loken always vaguely noticed that their original body, their warmaster Horus, seemed to be a little different from before after surviving the disaster and successfully recovering.
But he couldn't explain why it was different.
Anyway!
He found that the original Horus would often hide in his office and talk to himself. Then, he seemed to be no longer as patient with them as before, and would even deliberately alienate them.
Often complaining to them in person, expressing some dissatisfaction with Terra and the Emperor?
Of course!
If the above are just minor problems, just the Warmaster's own complaints about some of the Emperor's practices, then the Warmaster began to get too close to the chief priest of the Word Bearers Legion, Erebus, and then it was said that he was in command
The strategic research room on the deck, which was the place that was converted into the Luperkar Chamber, would often hear some terrible whispers and roars, causing the elite Astartes warriors on duty nearby to panic for no apparent reason.
He felt waves of trembling and terrifying howls coming from the bottom of his heart. That was a big problem that frightened Loken.
Because, he vaguely felt that after the original body Horus returned, his body would exude an aura that seemed familiar to him from time to time?
As for what it was, he couldn't remember it for a while. After all, the Great Expedition had been going on for more than two hundred years, how could he cover everything and remember everything so clearly?
However, Loken's doubts and uneasiness were finally convinced by the reason he thought of as self-comfort, thinking that it might be because the original body accepted that the ancient temples on Devon worshiped the original dark god.
Because of the treatment, that’s why I was contaminated with those auras. It might take a while to recover?
Another problem, that is, the reason why the original body trusts and relies too much on Erebus, the chief priest of the Word Bearers Legion, may be because the method provided by the other party is very effective, making the original body feel that the healing of his injuries is all due to the other party.
Why do you sincerely appreciate and get close to each other?
Anyway, Loken temporarily suppressed the uneasiness and some doubts in his heart, and prepared to observe the original body calmly for a while before talking.
That could be a few months, or it could be a few years. Anyway, they have plenty of time.
As a result, he had previously planned to inform the other party of something when the original body recovered, but he was temporarily suppressed, and he planned to wait for a few years to observe before considering it.
However……
What Loken didn't know was that his feeling was actually extremely correct!
Because, at this moment, their original body, Horus, had already been completely corrupted by the Chaos on Devon, by the 'Snake Cave', the lair of Chaos believers, and by accepting that ancient evil 'healing' ritual.
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At present, Erebus, the chief priest of the Word Bearers Legion, has successfully brainwashed their primarch Horus, making him firmly believe that the Emperor is preparing to become a god and rule the galaxy, while the primarchs
Will he be abandoned by Bird Jin Gong Zang, just like the 'Thunder Warrior' back then?
Then, Erebus also told their primarch that the Chaos Gods were more peace-loving and less interested in the material universe, but the Emperor intended to destroy them in pursuit of a higher godhead?
Then, what confused and angered Horus the most was that Erebus, the chief priest of the Word Bearers Legion, also told Horus a shocking truth, which was that the Emperor created the Primarchs.
had used the power of the Warp, so at this time when the Great Crusade was about to end, the Emperor began to isolate them and implement a secret plan on Terra, and even created a horse that could ride on the countless meritorious
Is the so-called 'Council of Terra' above the Primarchs designed to completely ban the Astartes who have made such great contributions in the future?
Therefore, in addition to extreme disappointment and anger, at this moment, a vicious plan has begun to breed and spread in the heart of the Warmaster and their primarch Horus, and then, an evil plan has also begun.
And the same!
When the current top brass of the Sixty-third Great Expedition Fleet, including Warmaster Horus, underwent huge changes, at the bottom of the Vengeful Spirit, on the abandoned deck of FC-N-01, the rebel leader Ali and her
The rebels under his command were in trouble.
Because...
Not long after Horus recovered and returned, I don't know what the reason was. It was relatively 'peaceful' at first. At least everyone had always stayed on the same side of the abandoned deck of FC-N-01. It seemed that
Has a new force emerged and upset the balance?
It is said that there are many wandering soulless wanderers, various criminals who escaped from the upper deck, and the killers were attacked and lost their traces, and it was not the Imperial Army or the Astartes who did it. As for who the other party is, it is not known for the time being.
However, all he knew was that the other party's methods were extremely cruel and cruel, leaving only a few stumps, and actually caused a cult organization that was not small in power on this bottom deck to completely lose all traces?
As for this, Ali, who is the leader of the resistance and has always regarded the abandoned deck of FC-N-01 as her own private land and has always attached great importance to the balance here, of course cannot tolerate it!
Although, their previous plan to prepare for an uprising was aborted, but that does not mean that they have completely given up hope, especially now that a spoiler has appeared on the abandoned deck of FC-N-01, and the other party plans to break the balance here and their numbers.
She must not allow the subtle rules that she has finally reached over the past ten years!
Therefore, she, who was already holding back her anger and had no place to release it, immediately dispatched her capable officers, preparing to investigate the new force first to find out what the other party was about, and then conduct an appropriate investigation.
When doing so, give the other party a modest warning.
And if when the time comes, the other party still doesn't know how to praise and doesn't listen to her advice, she won't mind completely destroying the other party and nipping the danger in the cradle!
You know, once the other party makes a big fuss, they will be the unlucky ones!
Furthermore, if they attack the Vengeful Spirit and fight against the Sons of Horus's Astartes space warriors and those regular Imperial forces, their rebel forces may indeed have no confidence and almost no chance of winning. However, if they are dealing with other beings,
, their organization dares to recognize the third one on the ship, but no one dares to recognize the second one. They have this confidence!
But...
What Ali never expected was that the team of scouts she sent to investigate the truth about the opponent were already very familiar with the abandoned deck of FC-N-01, and their activities here were just like going home.
The same team members lost contact not long after they were sent out by her, and then they showed no intention of coming back for three days?
After receiving the report from her subordinates, she felt that those people must be in trouble and might even be in danger. She felt that her opponent might not be simple, and sending more people there would only increase casualties. Ali decided not to sit still.
So, she personally went to a certain area where those guys hung out to see what kind of lawless existence they were!
Furthermore, she really wanted to know what happened to her team.
If the team of scouts she sent before were only detained by the other party, then she would definitely find a way to rescue the people first; on the contrary, if those people were not detained but directly killed, then,
The feud between the two parties has been forged. When the time comes, she doesn't mind showing her true power to the other party and letting the new guys know who has the final say in this underground world!
Isn’t this?
On this day, in this forgotten corner of the bottom deck FC-N-01, where the light is shrouded in thick dust and rusty metal plates, even the radiant lamp only leaves mottled shadows and occasional
Where there was some mechanical resonance, Ali, who was wearing a streamlined black tight-fitting power armor and looked heroic, led a team that was also fully armed, more elite than the average resistance army and numbering at least two hundred people.
The team came here.
And the reason why she came here was, of course, to uncover the truth about the disappearance of their resistance exploration team three days ago!
"Okay!"
"Right here!"
"You guys stay hidden nearby and wait for my news!"
"I'll go in and take a look first!"
After stopping and telling the elite rebels behind her to hide in place and wait for her signal, Ali turned around without waiting for their reply, and quickly disappeared as if she had merged into the darkness.
He entered the dilapidated passage ahead that was full of dust and rust.
The reason why she brought so many people here is because she has never been that kind of fool, and she would never think of doing something stupid like relying on personal force to directly defeat a thousand people; and the reason why she asked them to hide and wait outside
Instead of rushing in with a swarm of swarms, of course you don't want to alert the enemy too early and suffer unnecessary casualties!
Therefore, now it is up to her, a company commander whose strength is comparable to that of the Astartes Space Marines, and who is also very good at concealment, to explore the way first, and after figuring out the situation, she will lead the team to cool down the enemy with thunder.
She thinks the most correct thing is to catch them all in one fell swoop.
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As for the orders of their own resistance leader, the elite resistance soldiers certainly had no intention of objecting or raising objections.
They were already very skilled at this kind of work and it was not their first time doing it. They spontaneously dispersed in teams of 351 and 351 without any instructions from the accompanying leaders and quickly hid in the surrounding abandoned and heavily rusted passages.
, metal lumps, abandoned cabins, and some unknown trash piles, making the scene instantly feel empty and quiet, as if there was really no one there.
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Similarly, Ali was of course very relieved about the soldiers behind her. At this time, hidden in the darkness, she was moving forward quickly with small steps.
She is not worried about getting lost, because she is really familiar with this place. After all, no matter how much this deck abandons its original general layout, the passages and cabins are already fixed. She will not go wrong with her eyes closed, but it is not necessary at ordinary times.
Just come rarely.
And this was the reason why they dared to conclude that something must have happened to that team.
"Huh?"
"This is……"
Sure enough!
As Ali went deeper, she soon discovered many traces of battles in a passage ahead, as well as some messy footprints.
"This is the shell of a bolter shell, that's right!"
"The degree of rust is very light. It should have happened just three days ago..."
Slowly squatting down and looking at the footprints, she then picked up a bullet case and looked at it. After discovering some scratches on it that had not been corroded by rust, Ali determined on the spot that this was where her person was attacked and lost contact.
"This is……"
"What the hell?"
But soon, Ali discovered something was wrong: some other scattered footprints did not seem to be what humans should look like, some were too thick, and they did not look like Astartes Space Marines. As for what they were specifically
, she couldn't guess it yet.
And she also saw that there seemed to be some kind of mucus hanging on the walls of the scene that had not dried due to the humid and harsh environment?
Although she didn't know what it was, Ali, who originally wanted to reach out and touch it and grab a little bit to smell it, held back.
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Because she felt that the mucus didn't seem very friendly?
Then, as she gradually walked forward, there were waves of low roars coming from the darkness, but Ali didn't pay attention, thinking it was some kind of cosmic parasitic beast or something. She had seen it a lot.
However, she didn't know why, but there was a vaguely unfamiliar smell in the air that she didn't like. She seemed to have smelled it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.
And then...
Her extraordinary sense of smell smelled a strange and dangerous smell in the air that was very strong. It was like a strange smell mixed with corruption, despair and unknown power?
It was quietly eroding Ali's senses, but unfortunately, it failed to shake the belief in her heart.
At the same time, she also knew that something had discovered and targeted her in this abandoned deck area, and then the other party ridiculously let some kind of seductive whisper linger in her ears, as if she wanted to just rely on it.
Just to bewitch her like that?
Obviously, the other party found her...
"Stop hiding!"
"Why don't you all come out!"
Now that the other party had noticed her arrival, Ali simply stopped hiding him and walked directly to an open place in front of him. Then he stopped and sneered and said sarcastically.
And the reason why she didn't call her subordinates to come over for support immediately was because she wanted to test first to see who the other party was and what kind of confidence and strength they had. If she ignored calling people over after this meeting,
That would just cause trouble for her.
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The next second, those guys who were hiding in the darkness, peeping and whispering, actually came out in response!
"!!"
Then, Ali was slightly shocked to see: the surrounding darkness seemed to be torn apart by some invisible hand, and then, a group of twisted monsters slowly walked out from the gaps in the shadows and decaying bulkheads, and soon they
She was surrounded by people in the middle of the field, which was probably not even bigger than a basketball court.
The key is that her eyesight, which is far better than that of ordinary people and can see things normally like daylight in low-light environments, allows her to see that although those monsters have human outlines, they are no longer human beings, but seem to have been possessed by some kind of evil.
Like a cultist twisted by power, even more terrifying!
Anyway, those guys who were covered with abscesses on the outside, whose skin might melt away with a little contact, and whose swollen bodies and internal organs that were wrapped in armor to prevent leakage, told her that those guys who looked like average Astartes were even taller.
They were definitely not the ordinary cult members she had seen before.
Of course, the most important thing is: she saw that the team of scouts she sent three days ago, those fellow rebels who had fought alongside her, also appeared among them, and besides their physical appearance
In addition to the distortions and changes, the still intact face was corroded by unknown forces, and those angry eyes were full of pain and madness?
Yes!
Those were her men. Although most of their bodies and faces were distorted, she could still recognize them at a glance from their armor.
"It seems..."
"The situation is indeed not good."
Seeing that it was difficult, Ali finally sighed and expressed her worries about the current situation.
However, her expression remained calm and firm, without any hesitation, as if the twisted monsters surrounding her did not exist.
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Immediately afterwards, as the ferocious monsters gradually approached her without saying a word and with ill intentions, she began to quickly assess the situation at the scene, and then suddenly pulled out her two slender chain swords with both hands.
Let the cold light flashing on its blade disappear in the darkness.
"!!"
Then, without any extra words, Ali stood up, brandishing her two chainswords and charged at the monsters preemptively.
Like a cheetah ready to go, she instantly rushed into the monster group with her exaggerated explosive power and strength far beyond ordinary people. At the same time, the chain sword cut through the air, making a sharp whistle, and every time she slashed
All accompanied by sparks flying or flesh and blood flying, a small area was cleared almost instantly.
However, these monsters are no ordinary creature!
Although they seem to have lost their minds, they contain unimaginable power within their bodies. Some can emit deafening roars that make the surrounding space tremble; others can wield the surrounding metal fragments with powerful force.
Let it turn into a deadly flying blade and attack Ali... But the most terrifying thing is that after death, the mucus will explode, which is definitely not a good thing without even thinking about it!
And that kind of weird and dangerous situation naturally made Ali's attack, which was like chopping melons and vegetables, become timid.
Because she not only has to destroy those monsters, but also needs to find bunkers or use the twisted, bloated and swollen bodies of the unexploded monsters to block the exploding liquid. Otherwise, God knows what will happen when they splash her face.
What a terrible thing!
Soon, the battle gradually entered a fierce stage.
However, at this time, Ali became more and more comfortable.
Because she discovered that except for those disgusting things that the twisted monsters exploded after death, their force value was pitifully low compared to her, and their threat level was not even as good as a group of imperial soldiers using thermal weapons. Then
Not to mention those Astartes.
So, as her figure dazzled among the monsters, as the light of the two chain swords continued to flash, when she finally hid at the corner of a passage and stood still, letting the two headless men behind her
The monster exploded and covered the area where she was just now with all kinds of mucus, intestines, and rotten flesh and skin fragments. Not a single one of the monsters that had been attacking menacingly just now was still standing.
No!
In fact, not even one of them was complete, leaving only a large area of ​​tissue fragments, debris, stumps and mucus stuck on the decaying walls, ceiling and floor in the warring area.
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But it's a pity that although she won the battle without too much difficulty, Ali didn't feel any joy or satisfaction in her heart.
on the contrary!
At this time, she was still holding two chain swords and on guard, because she knew that this battle was far from over, and the real enemy was hidden in the deeper darkness ahead and watching her.
really!
At this moment, before Ali could take a breath, a stronger wave of energy came from the front, followed by an equally strong burst of terrifying roars and sound waves, followed immediately by a figure with huge blood-red skin and fangs.
Figures with sharp claws, terrifying horns and huge wings slowly appeared.
The opponent's eyes were like two burning black holes, and the violent power seemed to swallow up all the light and hope around him. Ali's heart skipped a beat, and at the same time, there was an unprecedented sense of crisis.
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But she didn't flinch. Instead, she frowned and stared at the other person, racking her brains to think of something.
soon!
Waves of ancient memories came to mind, and Ali seemed to finally remember what the other person was!
Because, she thought about her childhood shadow when a certain bad little sister Anne suddenly dragged her to an underground research institute to see the ferocious monsters imprisoned in the cells.
"!!"
"demon!"
"Monster of Chaos!"
Then, Ali, who called out the opponent's identity on the spot, took a deep breath. At the same time, her heart was filled with anger and murderous intent. She immediately wanted to rush up with double-handed chain swords and kill the opponent on the spot!
Because she knows the terror of those subspace chaos demons better than anyone else. Once they let the opponent gain a foothold here and spread, she and the resistance forces under her command will no longer have a foothold!
even……
Could everyone aboard the Vengeful Spirit be in danger?
Although she doesn't care much about the safety of some people on this ship, but since the monster appears here, at the bottom of what she regards as her private area, it is necessary for her to eliminate and clean it up.
, and without delay!
However……
She was just halfway through the rush and was quickly shot back, then turned around and ran away at an exaggerated speed that was several times faster than when she rushed out.
"roar--!"
"Blood sacrifice to the blood god!"
"Skull Sacrifice Seat!"
"For the glory of the Blood God!"
"Stop her!"
"Kill her!!!"
When Ali turned around and ran away in the middle of the charge, the figure in front of him with huge blood-red skin, sharp teeth and claws, terrifying horns and huge wings was startled for a moment, then he roared angrily, then waved his hand, and then...
Dozens of monsters that were similar to it, but seemed not as big as it, and also had no wings, surged out from behind it, and then frantically chased in the direction where the woman was escaping.
And at the same time!
A leader of the resistance army who was waiting outside received a message from Ali:
"quick!"
"Deploy bombs and prepare to retreat!"
"I'll be there in two minutes!"
After saying that, Ali hurriedly hung up the communication, and then the several resistance leaders looked at each other for a long time, then hurriedly stirred up their thoughts, and then immediately called out the hidden soldiers, and then quickly
Time bombs began to be placed throughout the passage.
Although they didn't know what happened to their leader Ali, they only knew that since she asked them to arrange bombers to prepare for retreat, they must have encountered an enemy that exceeded their limits and was definitely not something they could deal with.
, so it is now their only choice to quickly arrange the bombs and prepare for the leader to leave.
More than two minutes later...
A series of explosions exploded on the abandoned deck at the bottom, and of course, the imperial soldiers guarding the various passages were alerted.
Immediately afterwards, reports began to be reported to the higher-level departments of the Vengeful Spirit...
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Chapter completed!