Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire - #372 - Chapter 365 The haze of thousands of years ago

A few days later, those things happened as expected, but Alan Bayer had little interest in this so-called proxy war. He more realized that he could take this opportunity to talk to the extremists of the Tribunal openly after the matter was fermented. .

And the Inquisition lived up to their illustrious reputation in the empire. In just a few days, they cleared a quite vast area in the lower levels of the hive. They used large-scale hover vehicles and heavy weapon bombing to eliminate large rodents in the areas they selected. Animals or giant spiders were killed with explosive bombs or even incendiaries, and a sentry fort that was too hidden and beautiful by Imperial standards was built on an inconspicuous height.

The thick walls and semi-buried style bunker are filled with warm and luxurious temperature control equipment and a fairly open space inside. There are enough guards. At the same time, the single-sided see-through glass and the semi-stealth servo skull floating in the sky equipped with optical equipment are broadcast live all the time. A scene close to the battlefield.

The large solid wood furniture is decorated with fresh fruits and elegant drinks, or the fine wines that the imperial people lost their minds for, and many varieties of fine wines.

On both sides of the room, comfortable and large leather sofas were placed symmetrically, and this safe and comfortable place was only for the Inquisitor and the Lord of Skadi to enter.

Most of the other guards or acolytes could only stay outside the fortress as escorts, using the shunt holographic projection and their own eyes to look out at the bloody and cruel battlefield from the shooting holes.

In order to ensure fairness during this period, both the Imperial Guard and the Inquisition are strictly prohibited from using the armory or sending people into the black market during this period. They are also even more prohibited from contacting gangs. They don’t even know that their war is because of the needs of the Empire. Fighting with their lives as a bargaining chip in decision-making.

However, their deaths still had nothing to do with nobility. It was just that a few supreme wills for them decided to use their ridiculous fighting to decide a great thing.

When Alan Bayer and the male inquisitor who had met at the Tribunal base, he and Skadi’s master walked into this nice observation hall at the same time, and Alan Bayer smelled it in an instant. The disgusting scent of perfume on the body of the noble judge.

He subconsciously held his nose and walked in. He couldn’t help but feel sick at the thought of watching the war with him in the next few hours. He hoped that Miss Nova would enjoy this time with him more than this man, although he didn’t He likes to use other people’s lives as bargaining chips, but the Inquisition still has good taste in drinks and snacks.

However, those poor artificial atmosphere completely destroyed the few things here that were still recreational. He wanted to leave a little bit, but after refusing the palm handed to him with a smile, he sat in a comfortable place. Sitting on the sofa, looking at the hell-like world outside the glass.

Moist acid rain is constantly flowing out from the industrial pipes in the Zhongchao, and the gray sky seems to have no end in sight. The people living here seem to have no day, but leaving the nest is like the constant curse of the empire, following the ancient and aging race of mankind forward. It concealed most of the Empire’s wounds.

Mutants, monsters, pollution, wars, gangs, human hearts, and the desires and distortions of the big guys in the nest.

Raindrops sprayed from industrial pipes fell on the dry and dark soil, and then the mud mixed with stones slid down and fell from the canyon-like depression. This long and terrifying place has a distance of a thousand meters and hundreds of miles. Meters wide, lacking cover, meeting on a narrow road, two gangs with little difference except for the color of their flags and the different graphics and text have met.

Alan Bayer could see that the bodies of those people on the screen broadcast by the servo skull were somewhat mutated. They had three eyes, four arms, and scales. They could hardly be called human beings.

There are about four to five thousand people in a gang, and their weapons and equipment are all cobbled together, including crude homemade semi-automatic shell ejection guns or small chain swords that imitate chain swords without monomolecular knives. There are also several heavy trucks to transport them. .

It also means that they have shouldered everything, the indelible haze of the dark side of the empire, and before the smell of blood spread, Alan Bayer’s few kindnesses made him look away from the gang members from both sides who were constantly gathering on the screen. open.

And the Inquisitor interrupted his thoughts and spoke with those annoying words. “Why, great lord, we haven’t placed our bets yet, right or left, red flag or black.”

He did not realize at all that in this place where guards were not allowed to enter, he was imprisoned with a lion. Alan Bair’s combat prowess was not inferior to that of a seasoned Space Marine. He forged himself in blood and iron, but most people They all subconsciously ignored the abilities this mortal might have.

The Inquisitor prided himself on his psychic abilities and training, and Alan Bair only took a cursory look at the situation. “red.”

He was indeed lucky because although those people were slightly poorly equipped and lacked rockets, they were well-organized and well-trained. Of course, they were still a mob.

“A wise choice.” The judge nodded, then picked up the fruits on the table and swallowed them. The war began as if it was destiny after Alan Bair made his choice. Under the single-sided glass, those portraits It charges like a bug and shoots out tiny poisonous needles.

What is ridiculous is that with the current technological gap in the empire, in the eyes of the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard or the inquisitors of the Inquisition, there is no essential difference between this battle that determines the lives of tens of thousands of people and the killing of insects.

The male judge said after Black’s several rockets exploded into the red gang’s interior as expected, destroying their precarious formation. “Look, Lord, your judgment is wrong.”

But Alan Bayer answered. “Yeah, but I’m not interested in your perverted games. The main purpose of my coming here today is not to watch human beings kill each other. I just want to face you. Whether it’s coercion or inducement, or whatever, I need to make you give up. The Annoyance of the Imperial Guard.”

But the judge said. “Yes, I also plan to end those clumsy things. After all, in the beginning, I only planned to attract you here.”

Alan Beyer was a little surprised. “Do you have the same idea as mine?” He was a little happy. At least the empire could stop its losses in time after this meaningless internal friction.

But the next second he smelled a familiar smell in the rich aroma, which was the smell of rotting corpses on the battlefield, and he was subconsciously led by that feeling, and shot up like an arrow, only to hear a strange ” After a “snap” sound, a lump of brown, wriggling flesh fell from the ceiling onto the seat where he had just been.

Alan Bayer took a closer look, and found that those twisted things were actually a group of disgusting worm-like creatures, squirming on those expensive leather sofas, and then quickly melted the outer layer of leather and stretched into the interior, making a disgusting sound. The sticky sound.

“What is this?” Alan Bayer noticed that the judge’s expression was not very good at this moment, he looked at those things and said. “That’s Jean Dan.”

“And Jean Dan is an extremely terrifying alien monster that mankind encountered during the Great Crusade. This was also the biggest challenge that mankind faced before the start of the Horus Heresy. They broke into mankind from the northern and eastern edges of the galaxy. empire.”

“This alien race has considerable spiritual talent. It connects their individual individuals, that is, those worm-like things, to form a giant creature, and then imitates other races through mimicry, learning their techniques and infiltration…” He He looked extremely worried.

“This is why I don’t want you to continue to dispatch the empire’s resources here. I am also worried that the Imperial Guards who have come into contact with the alien race equipment, and even you yourself, have become part of Jean Dan.” He sighed.

“Those mind-control devices? And statues?” Alan Bayer quickly understood what was going on. If this was the case, it could also explain why the inquisitor’s attitude towards him was so different.

“Yes, but now, you have proven your innocence, sir. I am sorry that I doubted you…but those damn aliens have invaded us.”

“During the Great Crusade, the Space Wolves, Dark Angels, War Dogs, and three Knight families fought against them head-on. Among them, six Titan groups and one Space Marine legion were almost completely wiped out, and one sector was completely destroyed. A lifeless black zone for decades.”

Alan Bayer watched the mass sink into the interior of the sofa, and smelled a scent from those worms, an inexplicable, artificial scent. He was disgusted and became angry.

Then said sternly. “Damn it, I didn’t expect that our war would awaken such an ancient nightmare. If what you said is true, then…”

“You should be the first to die!” Alan Bair raised his weapon and fired the projectile. The heat ray of the relic gun penetrated the villain’s head. But as expected, the judge’s head was like spit from a shower. It exploded like raindrops and turned into countless worms.

Alan Bair was not surprised and avoided the worm-like creatures that spread out. He just smelled the smell, the rotten smell on the body of the inquisitor. No matter how strong the perfume was, he could still taste that feeling. , this is the confidence he has built through hard work, and he has wanted to kill this man for a long time. Even if he is really the Inquisitor, it will be a big deal to break up with the Inquisition.

What’s more, now it seems that this is reality, but the heat rays have no ability to hinder this thing. The monster heads that are constantly gathering at this moment can illustrate this. At this moment, its mimicry completely collapsed, and its whole body became a giant worm aggregate in human form. , a high density of bugs crawling all over its body.

It made an abnormal sound, spitting out twisted syllables. “Body.”

Alan Bayer felt creepy. He wanted to open the air-locked door here, but he felt his body being pulled by a powerful force. It was the huge arm stretched out by the monster, and the sticky stuff was squirming and melting his military uniform. and carapace made of ceramic steel.

Then, there was a burning feeling on his back, and the monster used psychic powers to steal his memory.

At the same time, the past memories of the Inquisitor flashed through his mind, to be precise, the memories absorbed by the alien called Jean Dan. Those things flickered away, and he saw the flashing bombs of the Space Wolves.

Then there was a long dormancy, and then after the word “Unopenable” written in Gothic and the judge’s blond hair flashed in front of his eyes, Alan Bair used great force to tear open the joints of his armor, and the worms were scattered all over the ground. But considering the risk of his palms being rotted, he barely escaped.

He gasped for breath and collapsed on the ground. Even through the carapace, his back felt as if it had been burned by flames. There was a serious ulcer. The hot pain, especially the severe headache that followed, made Alan Bair, a tough guy, also I couldn’t help grinning.

But the most frightening thing is that the monster named Rang Dan starts talking. “Earth, Warhammer, Terra, Emperor…”

At this point, Alan Bayer understood why the invincible Space Marines were afraid of this alien. Any secret that existed in the human mind was equivalent to being displayed casually to them. Its inquisitor played a flawless role, and that was why!

He raised his weapon and spoke uncertainly. “Alien, go to hell.” Then he fired continuously, but for most enemies, to be precise, for carbon-based creatures, the invincible shooting has no effect on the strange mucus on the monster’s body. Even if it is broken and scattered, Nor does the worm’s reaggregation cause an actual wound.

He couldn’t let this monster leave, his mind kept thinking, and this seemingly loose thing was faster than he imagined, not much worse than the speed of a Space Marine. During this time, the Inquisitor’s pampered life allowed it to recover gained a lot of strength.

In just a moment, it got close to Alan Bayer. The powerful lord immediately retreated to avoid the attack, but it just moved the worms it spread and Alan Bayer couldn’t dodge.

Alan Bair rolled on the ground in a state of embarrassment, and used his power saber to pick away the worms that were rotting his carapace. This was the first time he encountered such a guy. He couldn’t beat him or kill him.

And as he watched the monster approach again, he immediately realized that using the gravity mode, even if he couldn’t kill it, he could still contain it, and turned to the gravity mode of the relic gun to project a gravity bomb.

A moment later, Alan Bayer lay on the ground in exhaustion, watching the monster being crushed into flesh by gravity. He looked at the mud, stood up quickly and fired another gravity bomb, and happened to see the war outside the window. end.

The red gang won by a narrow margin, just as he thought, but at this moment, he opened the airlock door and cursed at the members of the trial hall outside.

“You keep saying that the Imperial Guard is not rigorous in engaging in heresy, but your inquisitors are half-hearted! They went in to deal with things, but the alien Jean Dan ran out!”

Panting, he sat at the door, and then checked again and again whether any worms had fallen into his clothes, wishing he could peel off a layer of his own skin.

And this matter is not actually the fault of the Inquisitor. As psykers, it is easier to be controlled. The Inquisition is getting closer to heretics and aliens, and it is easier to be controlled by them. Today, if it were not for the blessing of the Emperor and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, With great fortune and great destiny, it is difficult to say how the empire will end.