Warhammer Inquisitor

Bell stood under the collapsed arch of the monastery. He looked at the towering fire burning in the square in the distance. It burned violently and illuminated everything around it. Instead of the promethium fuel sprinkled on it, there was a strong stench of blood.

The source of the smell is not difficult to find. Tyrann's corpses piled up on the square and turned into a towering hill. They were stacked on top of each other, and the fire was sprayed into the fire from the hands of the soldiers with flamethrowers. .

The flames on Bell's face kept beating, and Eisenstein walked out from the monastery behind him. He held a huge iron fist and appeared silently behind Bell, and behind him was Ragnar , Olaf and Loken, they all walked from the monastery to the door.

The fire stream of the flamethrower sprayed into the pile of corpses in an instant, bringing a brighter light. Several people stood on the edge of the empty square, and there were only a few of them left here, and the people who were lighting the fire in the distance. The monastery fell silent.

"Damn, is the moon turning red?" Ragnar raised his head and saw the bright moon in the sky, the moon hanging high on the dome turned scarlet, as if sprinkled with blood .

"Is this normal?" Eisenstein asked the knowledgeable Olaf, who shook his head slightly. As a rune priest, he was keenly aware of the spiritual reaction on it.

"No, I guess it's the effect of the mark of Khorne. The blood of the Tyranids has seeped into the surface of the entire planet. Under the effect of the mark of Khorne, the moon turns red under the blood under its skin."

"Will there be trouble?" "I hope there won't be, but every time a blood moon appears, it means a lot of deaths." "Ha, it should be our place, isn't there still a small number of people dying on Baal?" Gener interjected at the end, and he looked up at the crimson moon above his head with his hands in his arms.

"No, I don't think it's limited to this." A voice said from a distance, he walked up from the edge of the square, and everyone at the door spotted him, especially Ragnar, "Damn, Lancelot, Where did you die? Do you know how much fun you missed?"

Following Ragnar's eyes, Lancelot knew what the fun was. He glanced at the towering mountain of burning corpses and walked through it to the door of the monastery to meet with the head of the Brotherhood.

Eisenstein looked down at him, the tallest of all his brothers, "Any thoughts, Lancelot, what does this blood moon mean?" "I'm afraid it's not good news, brother, I just contacted my The flagship Sword of Order, they told me that the Hive Fleet was not destroyed, but evacuated after being defeated."

"This means that they are rushing to replenish the biomass in all other star fields with life around them, and a wave of blood is happening around Barr."

"This is not a good thing. The number of Hive Fleets is huge. Even if they are defeated, each of them is still huge. Those galaxies can't stop them at all." Bell frowned. He looked at Eisenstein, and the latter also realized that the seriousness of the situation.

Eisenstein and Bell looked at each other, and then looked at the other brothers behind him, "Order your respective battle groups to evacuate at dawn, return to the fleet and prepare to rush to the surrounding star fields."

"I'm afraid the situation is not that simple. The swarm fleet is huge. It is impossible for us to rescue every planet. As long as the swarm captures any of them, they can restore the biomass and regroup to attack any galaxy. We are Efforts here are in vain.”

It was Loken who spoke now, and the commander of the Luna Wolf Army, who is well versed in the way of war, took a step forward. Eisenstein nodded after listening to his words, and he held his chin in thought, but at this moment Lance Luo Ye spoke again, and he also leaned up to Eisenstein's side, who noticed Lancelot's request to speak.

"What's your opinion? Brother." "Yes, in the face of this situation, I propose to issue an extinction order to all surrounding galaxies, destroy any source of biomass on them, and leave only one resource-rich planet, Drive the Tyranids, where we ambush them." "What? Are you mad?"

Ragnar yelled and squeezed forward, and he also came to Eisenstein's side, "Do you know how many people will die? Tyrann didn't kill them, but you want us to do it?"

"This is for the bigger picture, Ragnar. Once the swarm is replenished and rushes to the hinterland of the empire, the casualties will only be more severe. We must do this." "Fart, you bastard, do you know what you are talking about? We are surrounded by one of the most densely populated areas in the entire Obscure Star Field, and the death and injury caused by the extinction order will not be less than the swarm entering the interior of the empire!"

Lancelot watched Ragnar frown, he pointed to the few people present, and then poked Ragnar's chest, "Think about it with your brain, we only have five battle groups, and the total is only five Just 20,000 people, even if we add all the fleet and mortal power under our command, it is impossible to stop the swarm."

"And once we are a little negligent, let even a branch of the swarm pass through the war zone, they will immediately disperse after entering the empire, and rush to all the surrounding planets that lack defense power. They will haunt the entire hinterland of the empire, It's hard to catch them, and you have no right to be responsible for it."

"You bastard! You have the same virtue as those judges!" Ragnar growled and was about to pounce on him, but Olaf behind him immediately stepped forward and grabbed the impulsive Ragnar, who stepped forward to block Between Ragnar and Lancelot.

"Enough, now is not the time for infighting." The old wolf said, staring at the two young men, and then looked at Eisenstein, "But what Ragnar said is also reasonable, this is one of the most developed areas in the entire Obscure Star Field One, full of forge worlds and key planets, if we issue an extinction order, the damage will be incalculable."

"What the old wolf said makes sense, but what Lancelot said is also right. We have to make a decision." Bell said softly from the side, as if he didn't want to cause more additional conflicts because of his high voice, and Eisenstein also agreed. Can hear his words.

The calm and old son of Dorne stared at the two young men in front of him. They were divided into two sides by the old wolf, but they still glared at each other, "I have no right to make decisions, only the marshal can, Lancelot, la Gener, write your thoughts into a written report before dawn and give it to me, and I will submit it to the Marshal for his decision."

Lancelot nodded affirmatively, while Ragnar gave a relentless cut and pushed Olaf away. He strode towards the dark alley in the distance, "Olaf, you write, I have to go Get something to drink."

Everyone stood at the door and watched Ragnar go away, and then Loken came up as the last person, "Speaking of which, where is the Marshal? Shouldn't he be with you?"

Lancelot shook his head, and then looked at the alpine monastery in the distance under the night, "He went to the monastery with Captain Dante after he came back. He didn't tell me the reason, but he left in a hurry."

Everyone also looked over together. They stood under the light of the burning Tailun corpse mountain and looked up at the towering monastery in the distance. The flamethrower ignited the corpse mountain again, piercing a brighter light into the distant night.

In the deep underground of the monastery, Vito was walking in a long corridor where the light couldn't shine. He didn't know what happened above, but he actually expected that the Hive Fleet would disperse. Question, when all this is over, the War Council will be called to discuss the matter.

But now, he can't deal with those things, he can't even contact Cole or anyone, because there is no signal at all in the deepest part of the ground where he is now.

He followed Dante, who led the way, and arrived here after passing through the monastery. He had just taken the orbital elevator to the 200th floor underground, and walked in this enclosed space surrounded by red brick walls.

Only the ventilation fan above Vito’s head made the occasional sound. He followed Dante through the long underground corridor to the gate at the end. Dante came to the side of the servitor, and his palm rested on the servitor. On the scanner held in both hands, the door opened as a light band swept across it.

The heavy iron door opened after the servant whispered, Dante nodded to Vito to follow up, and then stepped into the space at the door, he strode forward and walked into an inner room illuminated by fire.

Vito also followed in. After he entered the gate, he walked on a long road burning with fire. On both sides of him were fire bumps hanging down from the heights. They were burning vigorously, making the closed space here become It was very hot and the air became dry.

But this may be suitable for keeping the holy relics stored on both sides. Those items are classified and stored in different areas. Precious items were sealed in boxes tied up with chains.

Most of the holy relics are extremely mysterious, even the weapons placed in the exhibition cabinets are mostly mysterious, Vito can't even name them accurately, he can only barely recognize a small part of them , but those are enough to make the most discerning collectors of the empire spend all their wealth, and they will also accept them.

But this is impossible, no one can take away the holy relics of the Holy Blood Angels from here, the tall statues of the Holy Blood Angels guard the place, and they stand in front of the divided sacristy chambers on both sides with weapons in hand, as if Silent sentries generally guard here day and night.

Vito glanced at the dome above his head from the corner of his eye. There were many little angels sitting on the eaves of the vault. They all held lanterns to illuminate the high space, but Vito could see that in the eyes of some little angels The flashing red light, those are the eyes of surveillance, once any intruder is found, the security system will be activated immediately.

Believe me, you don't want to try what preparations the Blood Angels have made to keep these holy relics. Vito turned his head and followed Dante through the long central avenue of the sacristy, and came to the wall at the end. It is the end here and the destination of their journey.

Vito walked under the towering arch, he stopped slowly and stood in front of the tall statue in front of him, it was the magnificent statue of Sanguinius, which restored his body almost one-to-one, he stood tall There, under the firelight, spread its wings.

Dante raised his head to indicate the jewel on the armor on the chest of the statue, and Vito looked up at the dazzling jewel inlaid in the center of the gorgeous battle armor. stared at those who came.

"The Eye of Terra? Wait, why is it here? It shouldn't be." "What is not known to the outside world is that the first generation commander of the Blood Angels was also the first company commander of Sanguinius. Zkaron brought back more than just his father's feathers."

Dante said and put the box containing the angel feather in front of the statue's feet, he knelt down on one knee and bowed his head to the statue in silence for a moment, "He also brought back the Eye of Terra on the chest of Sanguinius, And when he mysteriously left the chapter and disappeared, he left a letter for the subsequent chapter leader, and he asked that if the subsequent chapter leader found the Supreme Marshal, he must bring him here immediately."

After Dante finished speaking, he stood up, and he turned to look at Vito in front of the statue, "He asked us to keep this secret strictly, and not let people other than the high-level members of the battle group know. This prophecy has been passed down from generation to generation until my term."

"Azcalon didn't tell you why he wanted me to come here?" "No, no, the content of the prophecy is only one sentence, to bring you here."

Vito looked up at the towering angel statue in front of him, frowned at the jewel on his chest, and muttered in a low voice, "San Guigliano, what riddles are you going to give me again?"

He thought maybe he could call Sanguinor over and ask? But he quickly gave up, not to mention that the whereabouts of Sanguinor are mysterious, Vito has only met him a few times, and the current Sanguinuo is still the Azcalon of the past. I don't know, Vito always felt a strange feeling when meeting him, as if he didn't know him.

So he can only rely on himself, Vito stood in front of the statue, resting his chin and thinking thoughtfully, he stared at the eyes of the Eye of Terra recalling the story of the birth of the gem, "The Eye of Terra It was made by Vulcan. He made four in total, one of which was given to Sanguinius. As a symbol of brotherhood, he kept one for himself, and the rest were given to Horus. , I had one at first, but I declined."

"Why? Why did you refuse?" "Well, Vulcan said that if the gemstone does not go out, it means that the brother has not died. We can use the gemstone to know whether each other is still alive. I don't need it. I can die anyway." resurrection."

When Vito said this, he suddenly froze, his fingers suddenly froze, and after holding it in for a long time, he only spit out a dirty word "grass" and "what?" Dante asked in surprise, while Vito turned around dumbfounded. Turning his head, he looked at Dante's wide-eyed eyes, and then stared at the burning Eye of Terra.

"Sanguinius is alive."

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This volume ends and is a bit shorter as a transitional volume, but please stay tuned for the next volume, "Born from the Ashes".

Considering that the water was gone before, let’s add a new chapter today (tomorrow may be a single update, I have been waking up several times in the middle of the night recently, and the next day I feel like I have been hit by a sap in the head, so I will register and go to the hospital to let The chaplain of the warband made it up for me, am I being calculated by Chaos.)