Warhammer Inquisitor Chapter 438

  Chapter 438 Age of Legion: Land of Whispers

The howling Thunderhawk flew out from the orbit of the outer space of the planet, the flagship "Moon Wolf God" of the Shadow Moon Wolf Legion. They circled around the huge silver-white giant ship and then quickly rushed towards it. After touching the planet below, they formed a neat formation and rushed into the faint blue halo range of the planet.

The Thunderhawk gunship plunged headlong into the planet's atmosphere, and the burnt stone outer layer on the fighter's fuselage, which was painted in the color of the legion, elongated a straight stream of fire under the intense friction of the atmosphere, and the flight formation quickly escaped into the lower atmosphere Within the visible range of the ground, pull up to one side in the near-ground airspace and fly to the distant mountain peak.

It was a mountain range located on the barren land on the west side of the planet. The locals called them the Whispering Mountains. Loken didn't know why they called it that. Before he set off, Loken inquired about it, and the intelligence officer told him, The locals say that in the night among the mountains, even in the daytime when there is no one around, you can hear some kind of strange whisper, like singing, and like the fine words of ghosts and ghosts.

The scientists of the outstanding expeditionary force loyal to the emperor certainly refuted this absurd statement. The fleet of the expeditionary force did not detect any chaotic energy reactions in the vicinity of this planet, and ordinary people who were not infected by the gene-stealers, nor So-called strange whispers will be heard.

  So scientists interpret this as the echo of the strong wind blowing between the mountains. The local ignorant and poor farmers and other residents of the mountains believe in the words of some unknown god.

This is another problem on Ivan, which proves the previous incompetence of the local government. The great belief of the emperor can only cover the hive capital and the surrounding area here. In this remote corner of the planet far away from the city, the local people still believe in barbarism and ignorance local primitive beliefs.

As the saying goes, there are troublesome people in poor mountains and bad waters, so this place has become a frequent place for riots on the planet since ancient times. In the face of differences in beliefs, outrageous and unreasonable tax collectors, local residents often break out resistance and uprisings. Mountain roads are almost perfectly prepared for guerrilla warfare.

In the past few decades, the local government has not organized counter-insurgency, but considering the lack of combat effectiveness of the local defense force and the abundance of corruption, most of the troops were either sold to pirates or gangsters. This led to a lack of guns and ammunition, or simply to pay for nothing, and a regiment reported up, but the actual strength was only one company.

Therefore, every time a large-scale anti-insurgency operation is carried out, it ends up being a pretentious act. There are loud gunshots on the front line, but there is no result at all. The serious losses reported are just enough to cover up the situation of empty wages and reselling supplies. , and can ask for another wave of appropriation to "restore" the troops.

  Therefore, these mountains have never been under the jurisdiction of the empire since ancient times, and they are good places for lawbreakers, careerists and traitors from all walks of life.

So when the expeditionary force defeated the local gene-stealer rebels with a devastating force, their remnants were moved to the remote areas of the planet similar to the Whispering Mountains, and continued to eat them as long as they brought them, Instead of fighting for the gods of so-called salvation.

The Star Forces have been fighting here for a long time, and the chaplains who came with them also tried their best to promote the belief of the empire here, and told the ignorant residents here about the armored vehicles, tanks, self-propelled artillery and planetary communication base stations they brought. Not a cursed object of the devil, but a divine creation of the Om Messiah.

But I believe that their work still needs to be continued, because when the Thunderhawk formation of the Shadow Moon Wolf roared through the sky, the local residents in the backward village between the mountain basin and the mountainside below shouted loudly Fleeing in all directions, the air current driven by the thunder eagle whistling past at close range knocked off the roofs of many suggested thatched houses.

Belief in primitive religion, the ignorant and backward local residents regard the flames passing through the sky in the early morning as a sign of disaster. Many of them cried with their heads in their arms, praying for the salvation of their so-called gods in a ridiculous way, while others Some rushed to seek refuge in local temples.

The arrival of Thunder Eagle intensified the tension between the already tense local Star Guards and the local residents. Crazy yelling occurred in the entire village and in several nearby peaks. There was a riot, which forced the Astral Army stationed here to deal with the riots of these ignorant people.

And this has not affected Major Solem's mood for the time being. He ignored the riots in the village below his feet as much as possible, ignored the sound of warning guns and the stern shouts of the soldiers under his command. Standing here, a piece of flat snow White volcanic rock is on the surface, ready to welcome incoming distinguished guests.

The silver-white Thunderhawk fighter flew from the sky roaring, he slid to a stop not far from the major's head, and then the wings on both sides ejected a huge amount of propulsive airflow downwards to make the fighter plane straighten out. Amid the roaring sound, Lei Ying slowly landed on the ground.

Before its landing gear made contact with the ground, a large cloud of dust below was blown up, and they pounced on the major's face, forcing the latter to raise his hands to block his face. This action lasted until the Thunderhawk was completely It stopped after landing.

As the fighter plane landed, the hatch in its abdomen slammed down, and one of the tall warriors wearing snow-white armor with the Howling Wolf and the Eye of Terra gemstones on their chests stepped forward, and several people walked out behind him. The accompanying warriors, the burly Astartes, stepped forward neatly with bolters in hand.

Every time Major Solem saw the Astartes, he was deeply impressed. These burly fighters always made him feel awe and an involuntary sense of fear. Even if he knew that he was on the side with them, but that This fear always haunts me.

The major looked up at the burly giant who walked out of the cabin and stepped on the surface of the volcanic rock. He wore a silver power sword, and the end of the hilt was the head of a wolf with Tyra's eyes in it. The angel of death looked around at the other Thunderhawks that fell , as they fell, more angels of death stepped into the icy cold wind among these mountains with their heads held high.

  The burly giants lined up quickly and neatly. They strode out from the Thunderhawk fighter plane and quickly formed a battle formation on the outskirts of the village. They were aroused in an instant, and the heavy footsteps caught everyone's attention.

Not far from the landing point, the star fighters holding laser guns to block and repel the local thugs looked back. They held their guns and looked back together with the thugs in front of them. The tall giants at the foot of the mountains are neatly arranged together, like a new steel peak.

The Star Guards were very calm. Although they were in awe of the Astartes, they had fought side by side with them many times. They had already learned to get used to the stalwart figures of these extraordinary sons of the emperor. At least they would not look like new recruits. Shouting and yelling, the local ignorant people are different.

The local farmers, who were still full of momentum just now, were about to rise up and launch an uprising of faith. They collapsed in an instant. The ridiculous weapons that they made temporary spears from sickles, kitchen knives and sharpened sticks were thrown on the ground one after another, amidst a clanging sound. In the middle, the local people backed away in fright.

Many people sat down on the muddy ground, while others fled. They had already heard of the terrible destruction in the distant hive city, and heard many frightening rumors about these burly giants. , Many of them may have been told to them by the rebels, most of them were embellishments, intimidation without logic and basis.

But this is obviously very useful. With the arrival of the Astartes, the riots that had plagued the local garrison for several days were instantly resolved. The Star Guards put down their pistols, and they stood together and watched the Most of them fled back to their homes, shutting their children in and locking the doors and windows, while others left the village screaming, God knows where.

But this is not something the imperial soldiers need to think about, at least for now, everything has finally calmed down, Major Solem cleared his throat, he looked up at the burly white giant in front of him with his hands behind his back, "Thank you for your help, my lord. "

"We haven't done anything yet, Major, you don't have to be grateful." The tall giant in front of him was wearing a battle helmet, his face was hidden under the specially made wolf-head helmet, and a roaring snow-white moon wolf was on his forehead. The first opened his mouth and howled, and his claws grasped the sides of the helmet.

   This made this soldier stand out, at least from the other angels of death around him. This also allowed the major to see his noble status at a glance. He must be the leader of these angels, at least one of them.

"You have already helped a lot, my lord, but you will have to deal with where you are going next." Major Solem said and pointed to the side, and the burly angel in front of him also looked in the direction pointed, It was a tall rock towering among the mountains in the distance, and the outer wall of the fortress was covered with gray stone and white frost.

This makes the whole fortress seem to be integrated with the mountains. Of course, when the automatic artillery on it fires, you will not feel that it is just a part of the mountain. The gunshots echoed in the surrounding clouds, far away. The dense sound of gunshots and explosions pierced the tranquility of the morning here.

"How's the situation here?" Loken, the leader of the Luna Wolves, the legion commander personally appointed by the Supreme Marshal, asked. He nodded and stared in that direction with his hands behind his back.

"The rebels are hiding in the fortress. The outer wall of that damned fortress is stronger than we imagined. The artillery we brought can't penetrate its outer wall at all. The towering complex mountains and the ever-changing The dangerous turbulence also made any air support impossible."

The major said angrily, rubbing his temples, "Our regiment leader was killed in the previous battle, and many brothers died in front of the Lonely Bridge in the fortress. The road to the fortress crosses the bottomless chasm below, but that also allows all the enemy fire to hit the bridge."

"So far, we have attacked five times, and each time we returned with heavy casualties, but I am sure that with your help, we will be able to take down the fortress today and plant the banner of victory on that mountain. "

The major said enthusiastically, he clenched his fists and looked like he couldn't wait, but Loken poured him a basin of cold water that was more piercing than the surrounding cold air, he didn't even look at the major and stared at the fortress in the distance, " The next thing has nothing to do with you, we will take over, the rebellion on this planet must be ended, this is the order of the marshal."

Solem's eyes widened, and he looked at Loken in front of him with an unbelievable expression, "What? You want to kick us away and swallow the fruits of victory for yourself?! Damn it, the Emperor's Majesty ! We killed so many people before the game, you want us to stand aside? Why?"

"We are the Astartes, and our words are orders." Loken said coldly, seemingly ignoring the major's anger. The latter looked at the burly white giant in front of him and frowned. He clenched his fists in anger With a moderate fever, as long as he thinks of his comrades who died on the bridge, he doesn't want to obey this **** order.

"You can't leave us! You need us!" "No, we are the Astartes, and we don't need anyone's help." "Damn it! You!" "This is an order, Major, and I don't want to say a second time."

Solem raised his fist to shout something loudly, but in the end it turned into a whisper, but the words did not escape the sound capture device of Loken's helmet. Under the helmet, he stared at the major in front of him.

"What did you just say?" "No, sir, I didn't say anything." "What did you say just now?" Loken asked indifferently. The cold question of an angel of death made the major tremble. The tall giant in front of him was speechless for a while, while the latter was still looking at him, and other angels behind him also surrounded him.

  The major looked around at the angel of death with trembling pupils, his legs were weak and he panicked for a moment, and Loken spoke again, "What did you just say?"

The major looked around, and Astartes hurriedly turned his head to look at Loken and spoke. His language seemed messy and chaotic, and he could barely utter some words of panic like a baby learning to speak, "I said voice! Sir, There is a voice in these mountains, I swear!"

"Those are echoes of the wind in the mountains, not whispers, Major." Loken said coldly, while Solem looked up at Loken in front of him firmly, clenched his fists as if he had no doubts about his refutation said, "I swear to the Emperor! I absolutely heard the voice! It was personal, and he was speaking to us, and I heard it!"

Loken stared at the major in front of him. The latter's eyes were firm and unhesitating. The Luna Wolves on both sides of Loken also looked at each other, and then looked to Loken for orders, while the latter stared silently. The major in front of him was silent for a while.

He opened his mouth slowly after a moment, his fingers gently slid onto the saber at his waist, which made the major tremble with fear, he looked around and saw other Luna Wolves around him also raised their bolt guns, They seemed to have surrounded them like a pack of wolves who had been ordered, and tightly surrounded the major.

   "You said you heard whispers, Major, your eyes didn't lie, and that can only lead to a reasonable explanation, you were infected by gene-stealers."

Loken held the power sword of the wolf head in his hand. Solem took a step back in shock, but bumped into the knee of another Astartes behind him. He looked up at the man holding the bolt gun. The towering giant trembled, and then stepped back a few steps back in front of Loken.

The wolf king of the Shadow Moon Wolf looked down at him silently, and there was no trace of sympathy or hesitation under the blood-red glass under the helmet, "According to information, after infecting the target, the gene stealer will let the latter hear hallucinations and voices." The picture, and finally induced it to combine with others to give birth to corrupt offspring, and here, there happened to be a rebel army of gene stealers."

   "My lord! No, I swear I'm not infected, I haven't had **** with the locals, and I haven't encountered any Genestealers at close quarters!"

"Intelligence also shows that victims often can't remember what happened. Tyrann's infection will clear the memory in their minds, modify memories and tamper with thoughts, so... you are infected, and your other subordinates are also suspected to be infected , you must be cleared."

As Loken said, he pulled out the saber at his waist with his backhand, and the hissing blade slipped out of the sheath, reflecting a gloomy and cold light in the gloomy sunlight of the mountains. The major also heard the other angels of death all around. With the sound of raising their guns, they stepped forward and surrounded him, casting a huge shadow over the major.

   "No! You can't do this!" the major begged in vain, like the rest of the Astra Militarum below him.

Below him, in the open space below the volcanic rock platform, the angels of death who lined up in front of Thunderhawk all received brief orders from the built-in communicators in their helmets, and they chose to obey without thinking. The guns were raised in one piece and aimed at the Star Guards in front.

The latter looked in surprise and panic at the Astartes who were aiming at him behind him. A hundred angels of death raised their guns. Some guards instinctively chose to raise their laser guns, but their hands could not help He was trembling everywhere, so that the muzzle of the gun was jumping wildly.

Everyone's eyes widened, revealing bone-chilling fear. They couldn't defeat the Angel of Death in front of them, not even one, let alone a hundred of them. The Star Guards didn't know what happened, nor did they know who Why did the angels aim at themselves, but they didn't see any hesitation or sympathy from the eyes under the helmet, only obeying orders without hesitation.

The Star Guards backed back again and again in horror, but no one dared to turn around and run away. Everyone looked at the Major Commander on the volcanic rock, as if they wanted to find answers there, but it was futile, because the Major did not know what to do.

He looked up at the burly giant above him, into the blood-red glass eyes, and they looked down at him. He raised the bolter in his hand, pointed the black muzzle at the major's head, and the latter stared at the muzzle He opened his eyes wide, but just as the major closed his eyes, ready to meet his death, he heard a voice.

"Keep people under the gun, so let's do it for the time being." The voice said this. After the major opened his eyes, he was surprised to see that the angels of death around him put down their guns, and turned to look at someone behind. Loken in front of the major also He let go of his palm, letting the power sword fall back into the scabbard naturally.

After the wolf-headed sword hilt and the silver scabbard yelled at each other and made a clear and clear sound, Loken raised his head and looked at the golden giant walking ahead. , becoming extraordinarily conspicuous and shining.

"Loken, tell your men to put down their guns first, and don't rush to kill these unlucky **** for the time being." He said standing a few steps away, and Loken watched him raise his head .

   "Yes, Marshal."

  The major did not look at the angels of death who put down their bolt guns behind him. He stared intently at the golden armored giant in front of him. He stood there with a smile, and the golden halo shining behind his head pierced the surrounding cold air.

   "Supreme Marshal, Vito Constantine?"

   "It's right next."

  (end of this chapter)

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