Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor - #684 - Chapter 666 Doomsday Storm: Evolution Day (Part 1)

The steel gate opened slowly, and after a soft creaking sound, several mutants wandering in the hall appeared in the gap.

They wandered in the empty halls. These mutants were huge and bloated, with huge bellies hanging on their abdomens, and a large number of vines squirming and tied to their thick legs. They were tied to each other, thus forming a huge independent settlement. , the spore colony itself constitutes the body of the mutant.

It walked with its thick arms, its head stretched out above its shoulders, and a large number of small tree branches collapsed from its face, mouth and eyes, connecting its head and shoulders, as if the head would fall off with just a light touch. of.

Above the hall, in the center of the straight steel hall, on the raised exhibition steps sat the psyker, not mutated, but that was intentional.

He sat on a smooth rock that had once seemed artistic, but now looked startling, with countless vines crawling up from beneath it, winding and crawling with psykers. All over his body, it penetrated into his head and connected his ears and eye sockets.

The psyker kept hysterical, his hands and feet twitching, muttering unintelligible words, and his eyes flashing to release psychic signals.

The muzzle of the bolter appeared behind the shadow from behind the crack in the door. Behind its aiming sight, its flashing glass eyes overlapped with the dim sight.

Aim and pull the trigger.

The sound of explosive gunfire rumbled through the hall, and the mutants turned their heads like hunting dogs, but the bombs whizzed past, and the spinning single body flew across the wide hall, and one shot accurately hit the psyker’s head. head.

His head exploded, and blood spilled to the ground along with the psychic chips in his brain tissue.

The mutants turned around suddenly, only to see the tongues of fire coming from them. The mutants screamed and rolled on the ground. The entrance door of the hall was kicked open, and the tall and heavy Tertius strode in. He raised his hand. He raised his arms and spit out long tongues of fire, and his eyes were lit by the fire.

“Purify, you filthy creatures.”

Behind Tertius, Mikael strode out. The company commander pulled the trigger of the detonator gun and the fire flashed twice. The entire upper body of the mutant was instantly torn apart. The remaining mutants reacted and rushed forward with a roar. come over.

New arms burst out from their abdomens, which served as legs to support the ground, helping the mutants attack at lightning speed.

The huge bloated monster rushed up and jumped towards Mikael. The company commander turned his head and saw only a flash of fire and atomized burning spores flying in the sky.

Guilliman stood in front of Mikael. He slashed past with the flaming sword, stepped forward to knock away the flying spore rain, grabbed the mutant behind and threw him violently behind him.

The mutant was spinning and flying in the air, and its head was shot open in the air. Its spore brains were scattered all over the floor. Bell turned the gun and the gunfire flashed suddenly.

Olaf appeared behind him, raised his hands and fired a long arc of electricity. The giant lightning shot out and instantly shattered the mutants in the hall. The lightning jumped quickly and bounced between the mutants.

The lightning reflected out and penetrated the mutant’s belly. The moment it fell to the ground, the spores ejected from its belly were absorbed by the mutant behind it. Its body exploded instantly, and sharp claws spit out from its back and stabbed on the ground, supporting its body. He jumped up and flew down towards Olaf.

Olaf looked at him. The priest’s warhammer dropped downwards and was ready to go. Blue lightning roared on the ground, but it was not the blue that finally shattered the mutant, but the golden lightning.

The mutant’s body exploded like fireworks, raindrops of spores flying all over the sky.

Vito turned around and came to Olaf’s side. Golden arcs danced in his eyes, and he raised his power claw full of arcs. “I have always been curious about the effect of mixing our lightnings.”

“Then seeing is believing.”

Olaf suddenly raised the priest warhammer, and Vito also raised the power claw. The two weapons slammed to the ground at the same time. Flashes of blue and bright gold burst out, and golden lightning and blue lightning erupted from the explosion point. They were like two snakes, crawling forward quickly on the ground.

The arc hit those mutants, and their legs exploded instantly. A large number of spores spread to the surrounding ground like erupting springs. Then the lightning climbed up their legs, pierced their abdomens, and reached the little one above. Small, very uncoordinated and redundant part of the head.

And the result couldn’t be simpler or more obvious, their heads exploded.

Golden lightning and blue lightning pierced out from the two eyes like twin snakes. They rushed into the sky, coiled around each other and finally collided together. The next moment, electromagnetic explosions exploded in all directions, with a huge impact. The electromagnetic bombardment shattered all the mutants still standing in the blink of an eye.

Their bodies carbonized in nanoseconds, eventually turning into standing black statues that completely dispersed with the breeze.

The lightning engulfed everything, and when it dispersed again, only the living people were left standing in the entire hall.

“Huh, it looks like it really works.”

Ragnar stood at the edge of the high platform, looking at the psyker on the chair who had lost his upper body. He pulled out the ax stuck in the ground, the variant whose head had just been chopped off by it, and the one that was powdered by Vito, and Olaf’s lightning. melted.

The moment Ragnar’s finger touched the ax handle, he was electrocuted. After he cursed lowly, Bell walked out from the side with a gun in hand. He checked on the psyker’s condition.

“It works. As long as there is no psychic energy, they can be killed. Moreover, it seems that their absorption range is very limited. If the spiritual source within this range is killed, they will not be able to repair and evolve.”

“This is just now. God knows whether they will become permanent self-healing after evolving for a while, or build a Tyran-style psychic energy sharing system.”

Lancelot pulled out the power sword from the wall, and the variant inserted there fell to the ground. Its body shattered like glass the moment it hit the ground, leaving only a reflective lens reflecting on the ground.

“Then we need to get rid of this as soon as possible. Come on, everyone, follow me. I know the way to the reactor.”

Guilliman said as he swung the flaming sword, and the fire instantly flew into the air and illuminated the door in front. He took the lead and rushed over, followed by Vitor and his party.

The closed door was pierced by the flaming sword, and then was knocked out by the shock wave. Its door body fell to the ground and rolled several times before falling into the abyss below the single-plank bridge.

Guilliman rushed onto the bridge, followed closely by Mikael. The company commander looked around at the tall and enclosed space, his helmet’s spotlight shining on the high cliff walls, looking towards the top of his head. .

There was a hazy light there. At the end of the darkness, the huge rotating fan cast its huge shadow down, shining on the single-plank bridge in the depths.

“Is this here?”

“The reactor’s exhaust system operates together with water cooling to cool the reactor.”

As he spoke, Guilliman walked forward to the floating island in the center of the abyss, where three parallel single-plank bridges converged. The thick shell formed a triangular shape there, suspended above the dark abyss, with the microbe below. The light generator releases a hazy halo.

Ragnar followed. He held his ax and looked left and right at the open areas on both sides. There was endless darkness above and endless darkness below. “It’s so quiet here. They haven’t discovered us yet, right? Then the scientists haven’t Can’t escape?”

“Maybe they haven’t established a hive mind yet, or rely on psychic communication, so we killed the psykers first, causing the mutants there to lose contact with the main hive of the main body?”

Bell said, looking at Vito who was holding his shoulders and walking over. He walked out from Ragnar and the others and headed towards the floating island, “Then let’s call their brains and come here without saying goodbye. It would be rude not to say hello, Guilliman?”

Vito raised his power claw as he spoke. He made a fist and huge lightning jumped on the claw instantly. Guilliman nodded slightly, pulled out the Emperor’s flaming sword and slashed at it. The sharp blade and claws collided with each other, and a dazzling white light burst out at the point of impact.

Mikael raised his hand to cover his eyes, and a huge shock wave hit the company commander head-on. He stepped back and stopped suddenly near the edge of the broken bridge.

And Ragnar flew out. He flew out of the bridge, spun around in the air and then fell down, “Vito! I’m your mother, can’t you say hello?!”

Ragnar fell downwards, and then was caught. He raised his head and saw Lancelot lying on the ground with half of his body stretched out. He stood there, holding Ragnar’s hand with a wry smile.

“Don’t say something?”

“Don’t let go!”

“This is not the kind of word you use in movies.”

Ragna hung in the air, and he flew away with the shock wave below. There was a sound vibrating between the walls. The shock wave rushed away and disappeared at the end of the darkness. After a moment, a new sound rang out. , endless, needle-like hissing.

Ragna looked down, and dagger-like claws stretched out from the darkness. It penetrated deeply into the wall, and then pulled the rickety figure in the darkness and crawled out. It raised its head and shook its head. The two huge mandibular spines were thrown up, revealing swirling teeth underneath.

It rushed out, followed by more of the new variant. Their claws pierced the wall and made a dense and numb croaking sound. The sound was like a tsunami. Come.

“Fuck! Orange cat, pull me up! Hurry!”

Ragnar roared, Lancelot pulled him up suddenly from the back seat, and the wolf pulled out his bolter as he climbed up, aiming at the wall below and shooting.

The bullet flew and hit the mutant that climbed up. A piece of its carapace head was knocked off, but it just shook its head and continued to roar upwards. Behind its butt, there were endless others of the same kind.

Their reflective carapace turns into a shimmering sea of ​​fluorescent light in the dark!

Ragna was pulled up, and Vito watched the two of them take a few steps back. “It seems that it heard it, and it is still clear. Get it done here, and then run away quickly.”

“alright.”

After Guilliman quickly clicked on the terminal in the center of the floating island, he stepped back a few steps, raised his hand and fired several shots to shatter the terminal. Fragments on its surface flew everywhere, and the electrodes and lines were overturned. It came out spraying sparks.

This is a very rough overload method. It can be said that the Mechanicus was furious after seeing it, but it was completely effective. Vito raised his head and looked at the exhaust fan above. It started to rotate rapidly, and a huge gust of wind instantly roared in the entire confined space. rise.

“I thought we had to overheat the reactor.”

After Ragnar climbed onto the single-plank bridge, he stood up and yelled. Guilliman looked at the high-speed rotating exhaust fan above his head and took a few steps back.

“You have to make it impossible for them to use it. They already know how to operate the machine. Simply turning it off is useless. A more direct method must be used.”

“How direct?”

“Very straightforward. Now, Ruth’s wolf cub, run on your four legs!”

Guilliman turned around and ran wildly. The surface of the exhaust fan rotating at high speed above his head turned red. It rotated and vibrated the surrounding walls and iron frames, and finally broke them. Huge fan blades fell from the sky. It fell down like a dagger.

It pierced the single-plank bridge like a dagger. The broken bridge deck lost its buoyancy and fell into the abyss. The central column of the falling fan blade hit the floating island. It fell suddenly, carrying sparks and falling into the abyss.

Guilliman flew over before the end of the single-plank bridge broke, and jumped into the entrance of the wall. Behind him, Vito also rolled in, and then came Mikael, Bell and Ragnar. Armor’s Tertius is still on the bridge, his speed being slowed down by the heavy armor.

“hurry up!”

Bell yelled, and Tertius strode towards this side. He rushed along the falling bridge, and the mutants that climbed up from the walls on both sides were shot off the bridge by him.

Tertius strode forward and jumped up from the huge fan blades falling from the sky. However, the broken bridge under his feet had already fallen. His jumping distance was too far. When he stood up, he was far away from the entrance of the cave. There is still some distance to go.

He would have fallen into the abyss if Vito hadn’t caught him.

Vito raised his hands and waved upward, and his telekinesis instantly dragged Tertius down, forming a transparent platform under his feet. He stepped on it and jumped in again.

“Thank you, my lord.”

“Thank you later. The owner here is too enthusiastic.” Vito looked at the endless mutants crawling up below. They crawled and arched their bodies, making the carapace on their bodies emit this dense glow. Sound.

“Run now!”

Vito yelled, pointed downwards and knocked down the mutant, then turned around and retreated. Bell also raised his gun, and dazzling fire burst out in front of him. He also strode back in the flickering gunfire.

The moment they left, the mutants climbed up, clawing at the four walls of the cave entrance, and then all crawled in.

Dense rustling sound sounded like an endless tsunami in the cave. At the other end of the cave entrance, Guilliman and Vito rushed out. They turned around and opened fire at the cave at the same time. Tertius turned around them. Come over, the flamethrower pierces the hole, and blazing flames spit out from it in the blink of an eye.

Bell burst out of the flames, he turned around and fired into the hole, shattering the mutants that came out and kicking him back into the fire.

He rushed back to the entrance of the cave. The floating platform was at the edge. He slammed down the button there with a punch, and the square floating platform rose up under the platform.

“Everyone get up!”

Guilliman roared and pushed forward. He stood on top and squatted down to fire fiercely. The double-barreled explosive bombs of the Hand of Overlord fired at a rapid roar. The rapid fire smashed into the hole where the flames spewed out, shattering several carapace shells. .

“Tetius!”

After Mikael stepped back, he shouted to Tertius, the last one standing on the floating platform. He turned around, and the moment the flamethrower went out, the mutant rushed out from the hole, and it moved like lightning. He rushed towards Tertius’s back with great speed and raised his sharp claws.

Vito raised his hand and fired, and the plasma roared away and burned a hole in its head.

Tertius jumped up the moment before the floating station was activated. He nodded to Vito and thanked him, “Thank you, sir, I owe you again.”

“Let’s talk about repayment next time. Now fire! Don’t let those ghosts come up!”

Vito said as he raised his gun and fired fiercely. Around him, Mikael and Bell squatted down. They fired in volleys at the same time. The bolt gun magazines were all emptied in a short time, and bullets hit the ground like a rainstorm. The mutants on the edge of the platform fell into the abyss below.

The floating station moved away from the platform and drifted toward the rear. Bell pulled out the empty magazine, took out the new magazine and inserted it, and at the same time had time to take a look at the surrounding environment.

He has never been here before. The surrounding walls are connected to huge power tubes. They are buried deep in the walls, with only half exposed. A faint blue light shines behind the glass on the surface.

The floating platform is flying between these giant tubes. They are arranged in an arc, extending from the sky to the ground deep below. Where is the largest power tube buried? It’s as big as a small Imperial battleship.

“Here is the second water cooling system of the reactor. Those are liquid nitrogen.” Guilliman put a new magazine on the Hand of Dominator and said, “They will circulate back and forth in the pipe to continue the function of the reactor, and its own The liquid structure will also drive the reactor piston to generate new power.”

“What?” Ragnar asked like an idiot.

“Just boil water.”

Vito also changed the magazine and explained at the same time.

“Also, it seems they are sending guests to the west.”

As he spoke, he looked at the mutant groups that were swarming out. They crawled out of the cave, and then spread out in all directions, densely packed and overwhelming, chasing the floating platform from all directions.

The mutants climbed up to the ceiling, jumped from there, and landed on the floating platform.

Bell pulled the gun bolt suddenly, loaded the bullet, raised his hand and shot the falling mutant body, and more mutant bodies fell down at half past one.

The mutant landed on the platform. It almost fell off the platform. Its claws hooked on the edge and crawled back. The mutant opened its bayonet-like claws on its back and rushed forward.

Guilliman grabbed it and cut it off at the waist with a sword, then threw the mutilated mutant down. It screamed and fell into the abyss, among its kind darting below.

Guilliman raised his head and looked at the densely approaching mutant group above his head. They fell from above, opening their razor-like jaws in the air and falling towards the small floating platform.

Mikael raised the muzzle of his gun and fired violently across the left and right sides with Bell. Even Ragna, who was not very good at shooting, joined in. Bullets were flying across the entire platform, and the gunfire illuminated this place and the surrounding walls. mutants, the carapace on their backs gleaming in the firelight.

The flying mutant bit Guilliman in front of his face. He stepped back, and the power claws were between the things biting Guilliman’s face, pinning its head from below.

“We need to get rid of them.”

Guilliman said to the owner of the power claw. He shook his claw violently and the mutant fell down. Vito stepped forward and stood next to Guilliman and looked up at the dense black ocean in the sky. The mutant turned his head. The lower jaw roared and raised, and the bright blood-red eyes flashed one by one, like a group of bats hanging upside down.

“I have an idea.”

“What?”

Guilliman asked in surprise, while Vito laughed, pulled out the Phoenix Sword and stretched it in the direction of the old wolf, “Old wolf, do you still remember that move before?”

“Vito, wait, you want it!”

“Everyone stand still! Old Wolf!”

Vito yelled, and Olaf turned around suddenly. The lightning on the priest’s warhammer jumped and collided with Vito’s Phoenix Sword. In the blink of an eye, the golden lightning and the blue lightning merged together like two tides meeting. Together.

Vito raised the Phoenix Sword, and a huge electric arc jumped from the tip of his sword and shot straight into the sky. The golden and blue electric arcs mixed with each other, like two giant dragons coiling up, and then shot straight into the sky. .

Lightning shattered a large area of ​​mutants on the ceiling. With that as the center of the circle, all the surrounding mutants were blown away. Those further away continued to crawl, their carapace gleaming under the electric light.

Vito held the sword with both hands, and then swung it forward suddenly, accompanied by two giant dragons, and then rushed through the mutants along the way. They were all blown away and fell like raindrops.

Also falling together was the giant lightning dragon. It jumped down from the end of the sky, roared straight into the sky, and smashed into the running mutants below. They were instantly blown up, and the carapace on its abdomen was Under the reflection, the thick power pipe was exposed to Vito’s field of vision.

“Stand still!”

He shouted and slashed with his sword. The golden and blue lightnings merged instantly. They erupted into a dazzling electric light and pierced into it. The lightning exploded instantly. In the blink of an eye, all the power tubes exploded from there, and all its glass covers were blown away. It shattered, and surging blue flames instantly burst out.

The bound flames pierced out from around the ground and appeared one by one like erupting volcanoes. The mutants crawling there were all submerged in the plasma-like white flames. They screamed, raised their heads and disappeared into the white light.

The entire pipe twitched from the end. It was pulled out from the ground, rushed into the sky and then fell down. After hitting the ground, it exploded violently.

A huge white light struck from below and hit directly under the floating platform. They flew up directly. The floating platform instantly broke away from its original orbit in the air and was pushed up high.

“Fuck!!!”

Ragnar fell to the ground and yelled, “I will never ride a roller coaster again next time!”

“You haven’t sat down before.”

“Shut up! You fat orange cat, hold on to me tighter!”

Ragnar and Lancelot were close to each other. They stood back to back on the high-speed platform. Guilliman looked at the white light around him, and then looked at Vito suddenly.

The latter smiled slightly and stepped hard on the edge of the platform. Under the huge stepping force, the front half of it lifted up and tilted backward in the white light like a surfboard. Then it was pushed backward by the shock wave. Racing all the way over.

“Is it exciting? Is it surprising?”

Vito stood on the edge of the platform, overlooking the people on the sloping table. Ragnar slid backwards, his hands making rapid gestures in the air with howling ghosts and cries. Lancelot stepped forward and grabbed him, his power sword fiercely The ground pierced into the platform, fixing himself and Ragna, who was almost free-falling vertically.

“Stimulate your mother!”

The wild wolf screamed, swinging in the air and flying out with the platform. Driven by the white light exploding below, the floating platform slid over the smooth surface, riding the wind and waves and rushed past between the white flames emerging from all directions.

It jumped up from the edge of the white light, flew across the light, and then crashed behind the circular arch at the end. The platform hit the ground, and it slid with sparks and lightning for a long distance before stopping.

Ragna rolled out. He rolled several times before stopping, lying on the ground and raising his middle finger, “Vito, my God, I will never ride on anything that flies with you next time!” “

“Then you’d better pray that there will be a next time, and it’s not over yet.”

Vito said as he stood on the landing platform and raised his head. Bell also stood up with the gun in his hand. After pulling the trigger, the magazine dropped to the ground. Ragnar raised his head and looked at the thing in front of him.

“Oh, fuck.”

“Yeah, fuck.”

Vito whispered, before their eyes, above the reactor with dazzling light, the stone tablet was growing, and countless tentacles and vines were flying everywhere as far as they could remember.

“Holy shit.” Bell also said a curse word, and then pulled the bolt of the gun.