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Someone revealed the truth, causing chaos within the group. The monsters charged forward, and the Word Bearers could now see their faces more clearly—their nightmarish appearance.
One monster had two heads, their jawbones fused together, and each eye socket contained two eyeballs. Another monster had a huge twin growing from its abdomen, moving with its long neck, and its mouth filled with sharp fangs and corrosive saliva.
"go to hell!"
However, their terrifying appearance did not mean that these monsters possessed the strength to rival the well-equipped Word Bearers. They were slaughtered, but even so, they charged forward fearlessly, significantly slowing down the Word Bearers' advance.
Something's not right, something's not right...
The captain of the Word Bearers slammed the Will Monster against the wall. The immense force caused the monster's stomach to cave in, but he deliberately let go at the last moment, preventing it from dying completely.
He watched the monster's lips move, and then it uttered a sentence in broken High Gothic.
"For...for the Emperor..."
.........
Hey!
The captain of the Word Bearers immediately understood what was happening. Without hesitation, he abandoned his companions and ran quickly toward the exit.
By the time the team members reacted, he had already disappeared. At that moment, bombs and plasma flew in from the other end of the sewer, engulfing the dozen or so Whisperers.
Odiz arrived with his warriors, and the Red Scorpions, with their numerical advantage, quickly wiped out the Word Bearers. After everything was done, the Supreme Lord came to the side of a monster, looked at its ferocious face, and narrowed his eyes.
Did these monsters... help them repel the enemy?
Odiz was confused, but just then, he heard the monster make a muffled sound.
"For...for the Emperor..."
Odiz paused for a moment, but quickly raised his hand and called for the apothecary.
The pharmacist rushed over, checked the monster's condition, and then injected it with a potion.
He stood up and shook his head at Odiz.
"His internal organs are all rotten; there's no saving him."
"........Okay, I understand."
Odiz exhaled, looked at the monster, and finally performed a Sky Eagle Salute.
"May you return to the Golden Throne."
The tremors on the ground subsided, and the final gunshots faded in the heart of the hive city. Meanwhile, a thousand kilometers away in Galon, the Void Shield of another massive hive city was enduring an orbital strike from a warship overhead.
The first phase of the war has ended, and the empire has emerged victorious.
The second phase immediately began simultaneously on the planet's surface and in the void.
In the Imperial Army's camp, Lynch received a message from the fleet.
"Subspace fluctuations have been detected. Based on our assessment, the enemy's reinforcement fleet should arrive within the next few days."
Lynch took a deep breath and looked at Caul beside him.
“You wanted to test the new weapon? Then the Void is yours, Caul. I need to take full charge of the ground battlefield. Otherwise, if we go into a protracted war and the enemy completes the ritual, then the worst thing will happen to us.”
Kaul didn't speak, he just nodded.
No words are needed, but the attitude is enough.
Chapter 185 The Altar of War
death.
Caesar walked through the city ruins, watching people drag the traitors, who had lost the ability to resist, into the streets and execute them one by one in front of everyone. Every time a gunshot rang out, a burst of fierce cheers would erupt from the crowd, along with the most vicious curses against the traitors.
pain.
Caesar stopped. He saw a woman with purple eyes holding the body of a dead man. The woman was crying her heart out. She was surrounded by her comrades, all of whom were bowing their heads and silent.
war.
Caesar continued forward and saw dark clouds rising everywhere in the city, turning the sky above into a thick, inky black. As the mutated birds flew by, they emitted poisonous gases that caused the birds to freeze mid-flight and fall straight down.
"Caesar."
Someone called out, causing Caesar to stop in his tracks.
Turning around, Caesar saw a dusty-looking warrior standing beside a jet motorcycle, with a cyborg priest helping him repair it. The warrior's helmet obscured his face, but Caesar recognized him by the distinctive insignia and rank on his power armor.
“Senior Asford,” Caesar greeted him with a bow, looking at Asford. “You’ve returned from outside the hive?”
“Yes,” Asford nodded and said. “My mission is to intercept enemy reinforcements, as you can see, the jet motorcycles borrowed from the Mantis Warriors.”
Caesar looked over and saw for the first time the full appearance of this standard Astartes single-soldier rapid assault vehicle. The two wide wheels were comparable in width to the tires of a regular sedan. The rugged body had been violently painted white to cover the original chapter insignia, and finally the Star Claws' wolf head insignia was painted on with gold paint.
It's a great gadget; to be honest, Caesar quite likes it.
Asford saw through Caesar's thoughts, took off his helmet, walked over to the latter, and patted him on the shoulder.
"What? Want to join me as part of the fast-track unit next time?"
“Forget it.” Caesar shook his head. “I’m still better at fighting within the hive. As you said, senior Asford, in war, only by making the most of your strengths can you survive better and contribute to the end of the war as quickly as possible.”
Asford nodded, then let out a long sigh.
"Yes, let the war end quickly."
After saying this, the warrior with psionic talent looked into the distance, his gaze becoming profound.
“I can sense something… I believe Lord Lynch can sense it too. Caesar, do you know? Although we have a month to siege the city, I believe that time is never on our side.”
"Senior Asford, what did you say?"
"...Just take it as me talking nonsense. If I could, I would also like to hope that some of the things I feel are just illusions."
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Lin Qi looked at the sand table and pondered silently.
Having destroyed Galon, their next target was naturally the city of Galmyk hives a thousand kilometers away, which was also their primary objective this time. It was the largest city in the entire Galmyk kingdom and the central node of the Chaos Ritual.
Dimon means "demon" in High Gothic.
Therefore, that city can also be called Devil's Castle.
Inside the castle, more than 10,000 Chaos Astartes have gathered, along with the last Chaos Titans, knights, and millions of mortal cultists and rebels in the hands of the enemy.
If it were just these forces, it would be fine, but after the arrival of Honso, Dracula now has a large number of unknown inferior Astartes made using the Devil's Womb, as well as strong city defenses and a large number of fortifications within the city.
The Imperial army, as the attacking side, has only one advantage: it holds the advantage in the void, allowing it to use its fleet to strike the enemy's void shield and wear it down.
However, this advantage has become less clear recently.
The reason, as the Star Speakers and think tanks have recently discovered disordered subspace fluctuations in their perception of the subspace.
Based on this fluctuation, they came to a conclusion.
That is, a huge fleet is approaching Kalmykia, with no fewer than three hundred ships.
That was definitely not reinforcements sent by the Empire. Putting aside everything else, it would take Terra at least several years to assemble such a fleet. It couldn't be that Guilliman suddenly woke up while they were fighting and then brought the Ultramarines to their rescue, could it?
Then we don't need to worry about this fleet; it will naturally appear nine hours after the battle is over.
Since they are not reinforcements from the Empire, and most likely not aliens from the surrounding area, then there is only one possibility.
The reinforcements from Chaos, namely the Black Legion sent by Abaddon.
With this fleet joining the battlefield, the Imperial army will face immense pressure from both the ground and the void. Although Lynch has entrusted the void battle to Caul, who has assured him that he will do everything in his power to defeat the Chaos fleet, he is still uneasy.
Especially recently, a strange feeling has made him very uneasy.
"Horus," Lynch said, calling out to Horus.
Horus emerged from behind him. Now that his soul had been almost completely restored, his body was no different from that during the Great Expedition. As long as the last trace of his soul could be found, his body could be reshaped, and he could once again appear in this world as the Wolf God.
"what happened?"
"Has the Emperor recently given you any... intelligence?"
"No, what's wrong? Did you sense something?"
“Yes.” Lynch nodded, acknowledging Horus’s guess. “I always had a bad feeling. Do you remember in our intelligence that Kayan was going to perform a ritual to summon the Khorne demon army?”
Horus nodded, indicating that he remembered.
Lin Qi let out a long breath, his expression turning serious.
"What are the powers of the kobold on the brass throne? Murder, bravery, bloodshed... But among his many powers, the most important power, without a doubt, is war."
Horus narrowed his eyes and instantly understood what Lynch meant.
"You mean..."
"I hope my feelings are wrong."
Lin Qi sighed.
"But no matter what, we need to speed things up."
After saying that, he looked at Danteok, who was drawing with psionic energy, and Danteok had just finished the last stroke. He then snapped his fingers, enlarging the psionic image, and pointed to a spot on it.
"This place may seem like a weakness, but it is actually a trap that was deliberately designed."
Lin Qi blinked. Even he could see this weakness. After all, everything else was intact except for this one place with a gap. And the person who designed this thing was a master of defense. Anyone with a brain could tell that this was a trap.
Hmm, why does this feel a little familiar?
Lin Qi blinked and scratched his head.
Horus kept a straight face and didn't say anything.
Danteok ignored the opinions of the two people beside him and directly stated his own thoughts.
"Although this is a trap, if handled properly, we can turn it into a real weakness."
"How to say?"
"We need to find a team of people skilled in stealth operations to infiltrate the area. The trap is estimated to be a maze created using spatial structures, filled with a large number of bombs, landmines, and perhaps a powerful self-destruct device."
Danteok took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and slammed it into the "trap".
"Set up the molten metal bombs as instructed, and then detonate the self-destruct device of the trap. According to the chain reaction, the city wall will open a gap, and the trap will become a complete weakness."