Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

"An opportunity to betray the family and escape a tragic fate?" Li pondered for a while, then said: "Can we trust Asha?"

"Why can't you trust her?" Jace asked, "Besides, this is an unimportant matter."

"Then what are you waiting for? We should send it out."

"Follow me!"

As Jace said this, he straightened up. Li also put on an optical camouflage cloak, turning into a transparent shadow and just following Jace's side. The two of them left the grass where they were hiding and headed towards the slope ahead. Climbing up, not long after, the two reached a small hill. Not far away, a castle built on the edge of a seaside cliff stood quietly under the moonlight. This is the heart of the sea monster family. , Wind and Waves Castle.

"Wait a moment!" After saying this to the invisible shadow beside him, Jace walked behind a tree. A moment later, an old man with a dark face, white hair, and cloudy eyes emerged from After the trees strode out.

"You change clothes so fast." Li hid in the shadows and praised: "And this face-changing skill, wow, it's really amazing. How did you do it? Look at the expression on your face These wrinkles are so realistic.”

"You want to learn? I can teach you for free." Jess, in the form of an old man, said coldly: "The easiest way is to cut off the thing under your crotch and you can quickly turn into a woman."

"Let's forget it, it will make many ladies in the universe sad."

Jace stopped talking, just strode towards Wind and Waves Castle with his hands behind his back.

It wasn't until they reached the Wind and Waves Castle that two guards holding torches shouted loudly: "Who is it!?"

"Me!" Jace replied in an old voice: "How is the situation in the castle?"

"Is it Lord Maud? You are finally back," the guard replied with a respectful bow: "Everything is fine in the castle. Although it is a mess outside, it will not affect the castle in any way. Why did it happen this time? Are you coming back alone?”

Old Maud has always been the great steward of Stormwind Castle. He holds many secrets of the Greyjoy family. This time, in order to awaken their ancestors, most of the Greyjoy family went to the Greyjoy family underground. In the tomb, he then commanded the army of mummies under the leadership of the family owner to fight with the rebels. Jace had long been eyeing this more critical position, but it was a pity that old Maud was always accompanying the army, but this old man He was not very lucky. During the battle, Jace found an opportunity and deceived him out of the military camp. Later, Jace's phase blade pierced his heart from behind and buried him underground.

Then Jace cut off the old man's clothes, transformed into old Maud, left the military camp, turned around and swaggered into the heart of the Greyjoy family, the Wind and Waves Castle.

"Why did I come back alone?" The guard naturally asked this question out of good intentions. Old Maude left the city with a group of guards in the morning, but when he came back, there was only one person left. The situation was weird no matter how you looked at it, No wonder the guards were confused.

The soldiers who followed Jace disguised as Old Maud out of the city early in the morning were naturally cleaned up, and there was no way they could return to the Wind and Waves Castle. Old Maude had a gloomy face and walked up to the guard. He stared at the guard with his eagle-like eyes and repeated the guard's question in a cold tone: "You are asking me why I did this. Come back alone?"

In an instant, the young guard's back clothes were soaked with sweat. Only then did he realize what an unforgivable mistake he had made. Can he interfere with the affairs of these superior men? Who knows what kind of conspiracies and plans they have. Moreover, it is still a war, anything can happen. The guard's body became more and more stooped, almost shrinking into a ball. He replied in a low and trembling voice: "No, I don't dare. Ask your lord."

"Remember your identity, guard. There are some secrets that people of your level cannot know." Old Maud whispered: "I didn't leave the Wind and Waves Castle at all today, and naturally no one left the castle with me. , is that true? Guard?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Very good," Old Maud patted the guard on the shoulder and said, "Only smart people can live longer. I will ask the kitchen to bring you some hot soup later. The wind at night is still a bit cold, castle. Are all the little boys still obedient?"

"The cubs are very well-behaved and they understand that these are extraordinary times."

"Very well, please open the door quickly. I still have a lot to do."

After a while, the small side door of Wind Wave Castle was opened in the dark night with a creaking sound. Old Maud walked through the torches and shadows, going around and around, and soon after, he entered In the dungeon, the jailer did not dare to stop the old man at all. Old Maud just waved his hand and cleared away the other jailers in the prison. After a while, only Old Mo was left in the entire underground prison. De and Asha.

"How are you doing?"

"It's not bad," Asha sat in the cell and asked strangely: "Old Maud, why did you come to the dungeon to see me?"

"Why can't I come to see you?" Old Maud suddenly changed his tone and asked frivolously: "Besides, this is the third time I have come to see you. The conversation we had last time was not very good. ”

"You're not old Maud! It's you, the Man with a Thousand Faces!?"

"That's a pretty good nickname, I like it," Old Mod casually took out the phase blade from his sleeve, cut off the iron chain on the cell door with a knife like cutting paper, opened the cell door, and said: "To show our sincerity, I'll let you come out first. Come out. Let's sit down and talk slowly. To be honest, I'm not used to always talking through the iron bars."

"You? Are you from the rebels?"

"You guess, but you should first understand that here, I am the questioner, and you are the answerer." Old Maud turned around and walked directly to the guard room that belonged to the jailer, and pulled out a chair with style. He bowed to Asha and said: "Please sit down." After Asha sat down, Old Maud sat down and said: "First of all, what I want to ask is, what are the mummies on the battlefield? ?”

"They are all deceased!" Asha did not hide anything. She explained the matter briefly and completely to the Thousand-Faced Man in front of her. After finishing speaking, Asha said: "No, you are not rebelling. People from the army, I have never heard that there are people like you in the rebel army who can sneak into the Wind and Waves Castle so easily. There is no way that there is a strong person like you in the rebel army. "

"It's not sneaking in," Jace corrected: "It's just walking in swaggering." After saying this, Jace glanced at the shadow in the corner of the room, and then continued: "Only fools and idiots can sneak in, I I never have to sneak in, I’m always upright!”

"Is it someone from heaven?"

"Yes, she is such a smart little girl."

Asha's breathing suddenly became rapid. After a while, she asked in a trembling tone: "So, can you save me?"

"Rescuing you from this cell?" Old Maude shrugged and said, "It's easy to do it with a little effort."

"You know that's not what I'm talking about. I need you to save me from the curse!" Asha said angrily: "Don't joke at this time, I am very serious."

"I thought the Greyjoys thought it was an honor to be dead."

"I thought so before, but after I understood the truth, I realized that I had been deceived! This is not an honor at all, this is a curse, an evil curse!" Asha said bitterly: "You too Have you seen the mummies outside? They are all deceased. Even if they are buried, they cannot rest in peace, because the dead are immortal! I am afraid that one day I will be like that. "

"They can prevent you from living, but how can they prevent you from dying? If you really don't want to live, can't you just wipe your neck?"

"I can't. After becoming the deceased, my actions are bound by a blood oath. The deceased cannot commit suicide, and after I lose my self-awareness, I can't even maintain my sanity."

The empire's medical technology is far from advanced. For cursed people like Asha, the empire prefers to simply eliminate them. This is much easier. Saving them from the curse is much more troublesome. , Jace doesn’t think he has such ability.

At this time, the candlelight in the windless room swayed slightly, and Jace nodded and replied: "No problem, I can guarantee to eliminate your curse. And give you a new identity and surname, Give you a new life, but you will never be able to return to the Iron Islands from now on, you have to live a new life!"

"No problem, as long as I don't become that rotten monster, tell me what you want me to do!"

"First of all, tell me about the situation in the castle and the situation of the Greyjoy family."

Asha then believed everything she knew and told her. Even though she was imprisoned in the dungeon, she was still the marshal of the Greyjoy family, and she still had many cronies in the castle, so she He knows a lot of things.

"So, now the bigwigs of the Greyjoy family are on the front lines killing the rebels with their mummies, and the sea monster's cubs are all gathered in this castle?"

"Yes, the patriarch believes that these children are the future of the Greyjoy family, and it is easier to protect them together."

"Are all the top members of the family in the castle?"

"Yes, the patriarch, three elders, and five counts are all in the Wind and Waves Castle now. It is said that extraordinary power has appeared among the enemies. The offensive of the deceased was blocked by the enemy in the 'Blue Castle' In addition, they are working on countermeasures.”

"According to what you said a few days ago, the Greyjoy family relies on the ring in the patriarch's hand to restrain the mummies. Are you sure?"

"I am certain that I can feel the oppression coming from the ring on the patriarch's finger, which makes me unable to resist the words spoken by the patriarch." Asha said hastily: "So, I only need to kill the patriarch and take the If you drop the ring in his hand, you can completely destroy the Greyjoy family."

"What should we do with those sea monster babies?"

"Of course, no one will be left alive," Asha said coldly: "If you cut the grass, you have to get rid of the roots. Is there anything to worry about?"

"They are all children, and they are all your tribe!"

"They are all Greyjoys! I was born in Greyjoy and became a cursed dead. This is my misfortune," Asha said tremblingly: "But now I am willing to correct this mistake, and this world Twisted monsters like the deceased should never have existed above, nor should the Greyjoy family exist!"

"Lee, what do you think?" Jace suddenly said to the shadow of the strong bridge: "I think what Asha said is right. This is an opportunity. We can completely wipe out Greyjoy. As Asha said, we must uproot the grass."

Lee appeared from the shadows, which scared Asha. The woman looked at the man who appeared from the void with big round eyes, and her body trembled uncontrollably. The less than 20-year-old admiral was probably more frightened today than in her whole life. She never thought that humans could do this. A person who can change his appearance freely. After the dungeon, Jace has come to visit more than once. He came three times in total, and each time he was in the appearance of a different person. This technique of changing his appearance, height, and voice is almost unheard of. And now this person who appeared silently from the air was even more terrifying. Before this, Asha had no idea that there was a third person in this small room. For the first time, Asha felt such a strong fear, because in front of these two people, her life was not in her hands. The other party could take her life at any time as long as they wanted.

With such an enemy, the Greyjoy family could never win!

Li was very unhappy. He glanced at Jace coldly, then walked to the table and gently put the bag on his back on the table.

Jace patted his bag and asked casually, "I haven't asked you yet, what good stuff did you bring this time?"

"You'd better be gentle," Li said, "This is RDX, which is more powerful than TNT. Vibration, friction, and collision may cause explosions."

"Uh," Jace's hand was awkwardly suspended in the air, and then he carefully retracted it, "Is the bag full of this stuff?"

"Yes, enough to send the entire Wind Wave Castle into the sky."

"So, what should the children do? This was not expected in advance."

"There are only two of us. It is impossible to kill the Greyjoy clan leader and capture all their children at the same time, and then blow up the castle," Li said in a deep voice, "But, to be honest, if there is a choice, I don't want this Those children died."

"Because the children are innocent?"

"How can they be innocent?"

"How can they be innocent?"

"Having the Greyjoy surname is our sin!"

"Asha, you are a first-class ship commander. Although I led the fleet to sink all your ships to the bottom of the sea, to be honest, I did not win fairly, so I admire your achievements in ship warfare very much," Li said, "But I don't quite understand why you hate the Greyjoy family so much. After all, this is your family."

"I am the daughter of the sea. I was born in the fleet and grew up on the sea. I have always been free! But now, the family has done such a terrible thing to me. They actually want to bind me, not just my body, but even my spirit. They never told me. I have never thought that becoming a deceased person would turn me into this, into a monster that fights for the interests of the family. I cannot control my own behavior and become one of those mummies. The mere thought of this is unbearable. Now even without the guards, I cannot walk out of this underground prison. I cannot control myself from walking out! It is because of that damn ring!"

"Just because of this?"

Looking at Li's eyes, Asha shuddered. Those eyes were so sharp that she couldn't help but want to avoid them. Asha turned her face aside and continued, "I saw my elders, my grandfather, my grandfather, my uncle, my teacher, they are all among the deceased. They have dedicated everything to this family. What have they become? I can hear their wailing. They want to die. They... I want to be free. As long as Greyjoy disappears completely, then everything will be over. I hope to end it all, completely!" "What if I get the ring and wear it myself?" Asha shuddered. She could hardly imagine such an ending, but she could not deceive the stranger in front of her. Asha smiled bitterly and said, "Then you will become the new patriarch of the Greyjoy family. You will have an extraordinary army that obeys you completely. I will obey your orders completely. Even if you want me to [lick] your toes, I will do it like a bitch. But my heart will curse Greyjoy forever, and curse Greyjoy forever!" "I understand," Li nodded and said, "but I still have to say that if I can, I don't want these children to die. Surnames are not something they can choose. I will act tonight. The Greyjoy family will be completely destroyed. I will destroy the ring. Then, I hope you can lead the children in the castle to escape immediately and enter the Broken Bay. There is a ship waiting for you there. This ship will carry you and these children away from the battlefield, and then you will have a brand new life. "

"But sir," Asha narrowed her eyes and asked in disbelief, "Even if they are some children, they are also members of the Greyjoy family after all. They are also little sea monsters. What if they seek revenge on you when they grow up?"

Jace couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Puff"

Lee also laughed, "Then let them come. There is no need to hide it. Let them remember that my name is Lee.