Warhammer 40,000: Mortal Gods

The Oathbreaker warband worked quickly to clear out the resistance in the Fourth Forge, using branch routes scattered throughout the conduits to ensure that nothing was missed.

Everything was carried out efficiently. Even if Kwein, who organized the operation, left halfway, others continued to clean up the foundry area according to his orders.

No one slaughtered prisoners indiscriminately unless absolutely necessary.

The three space warriors of the Oathbreaker warband suppressed their anger throughout the whole process, because they knew that these prisoners had great use in turning the tide of the war, and indiscriminate killing would only lead to the certain death of everyone in this war.

The cleanup operation lasted three days. At the end of the operation, the three Space Marines and their mortal servants carried all the prisoners of war back to the foundry.

A total of more than 100,000 prisoners were all tied up in chains and marched on foot under the supervision of the enemy.

Yao En has already blended in. Like the others, he was bound by chains and moved forward silently, only occasionally observing the surrounding situation.

After driving for a day and a night, the prisoners were getting closer and closer to the foundry.

Yaoen observed everything here while passing the outer wall of the foundry.

The walls were covered with blasphemous brass sigils and were manned by Chaos Space Marines from the Forsworn Warband, perhaps more than three hundred of them.

What remains are armies of mortal servants and half-flesh, half-machine freaks.

All this confused Yaon, as he could not find the Chaos Space Marines and servants of the other warbands.

With such doubts, Yaoen continued to move forward, gradually approaching the core area of ​​the foundry.

…

After a while.

Yaoen and other prisoners were taken into a building that looked like an arena. Some of the prisoners were escorted to the foundry, while the rest were taken to the cell area and imprisoned.

The Space Marines and mortal servants of the Forsworn Warband locked the adamantine doors and left, not wanting to miss the gladiatorial fight.

Yaoen saw that there were many prisoners held in this dark cell. In the cell opposite, there were not just mortals, but some Chaos Space Marines among them.

These traitors have all kinds of strange looks. Some are covered with pustules and have pus flowing out of the gaps in their power armor. Some are wearing blue power armor and have severe mutations in their limbs.

Yaon had been wondering why he couldn't see Chaos Space Marines from other warbands, but now he had an answer.

It is obvious that internal fighting has begun among various war gangs.

However, Yaoen thought it was unlikely because he saw Space Marines from different warbands fighting side by side on the way to Foundry Area 4... Of course, it was not ruled out that there would be internal fighting only on the foundry side.

"They are used for rituals." A deep voice sounded from behind Yaoen.

Yao En turned around and saw a man standing up in the dark corner of the prison and walking towards him.

He was a strong man with a height of 2.2 meters, much larger than the others.

Space Marine.

Yaoen immediately recognized the identity of this strong man.

This Astartes has no mutations. He has an Imperial double-headed eagle badge hanging on his waist. He does not look like a Chaos Space Marine, but an Astartes monk.

Astartes walked up to Yao En and squatted down. He stared at the cell opposite and said in a low voice: "Most of the warbands should still be fighting side by side. It's just that this group of oathbreakers are stabbing in the back. They caught There are some people from other warbands who are alone."

"You said they were performing a ceremony?" Yaoen asked doubtfully.

"Yes, the gladiatorial ceremony." Astartes nodded, "They will let mortals fight mortals, Space Marines fight Space Marines, and then the blood will gather together and be absorbed by a statue... I think this is a ritual."

Yao En thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

After the two of them observed for a while, Yao En suddenly asked: "You look different from those Space Marines in the warband..."

"A child without a mother is a long story." Astartes said a very rare thing.

Yaoen searched for memories in his brain, and suddenly remembered that Qin Mo once said such words when he was alone, such as philosophical words like proverbs.

"White Scars Chapter, Chen Ye." Astartes said his name, and then began to explain to Yao En why he was here.

Chen Ye is an Astartes of the White Scars Chapter, serving for a hundred years. He and another battle brother named Balutai came to the Forge World and wanted the technical priests here to help repair the Terminator Power Armor.

The ruling sage received Chen Ye and Balutai, and the two waited in the foundry. Then the invasion began. The engine foundry and surrounding areas fell. The two were also captured and forced to fight.

"Balu Tai is dead." Chen Ye clenched his fists, "I have to avenge him."

"What's the use of telling me this? I'm just a mortal." Yaoen did not tell his true purpose. In his opinion, Chen Ye, the Astartes, may not be a friend.

Maybe he was part of the conspiracy... The blue-armored Space Marine in the prison opposite looked like a follower of a Chaos God who liked to play conspiracies.

"Because you are different from others." Chen Ye said, glancing at the other people in the prison who were shivering in the corner, "We have to cooperate."

Chen Ye didn't avoid anyone at all when he said these words. Although there were no people from the Oathbreakers warband guarding the prison, there were Space Marines from other warbands in the prison opposite.

However, after Chen Ye said these words, the Space Marines in the prison opposite looked at him and nodded.

It's clear there's a consensus among those behind bars in the current situation.

"I have to escape and tell my brothers about the situation here." The blue-armored Space Marine said, "But we really don't need to bring a dirty and smelly Soulless with us."

"Don't think so far. If we can escape, we have to fight each other to find a winner." The space warrior covered in pustules interjected.

Chen Ye clenched the railing made of fine gold with both hands and said angrily: "How could I have fallen like this if you bastards hadn't invaded the forging world? If I could escape, I would definitely hang your bodies on the motorcycle and go around. Drive a hundred laps around the foundry!"

"I will feed you a mouth full of venom when you get out, but don't worry now, young man."

"screw you!"

"..."

"Stop!" Yaoen interrupted the exchange and asked everyone: "Who is responsible for holding the ceremony?"

Yaoen came here to stop the ceremony. He planned to directly kill the person responsible for holding the ceremony, otherwise he would not be caught at all unless he wanted to.

"Dark Apostle Kvain, a bastard holding the scepter of the Blood God's Mark." The blue-armored Space Marine replied, "It's useless for you to ask this. Why don't you ask me, a master of psychic energy, if there is any way to get us out."

"Screw your psychic powers! You guys who are playing with witchcraft are always talking about your predictions and psychic powers every day. As a result, you haven't even noticed that there are fewer people in your war gang, and your battle brothers are still stupidly giving evidence to the science. Thorax is a thug!"

"I don't want to talk to a guy covered in pus, sorry."

Yao En felt that these Space Marines had no choice but to join together. It was impossible for such a team to survive the fighting outside, let alone escape.

Yaoen didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he silently remembered what the blue-armored space warrior said about the Dark Apostle, and was prepared to kill him as soon as he appeared.