Warhammer: Opening is a Crisis of Doom

The huge kingdom of the Skaven is located underground, a huge global intercontinental underground empire with countless tunnels and passages.

Those complex networks of tunnels connect all parts of the world, extending from the glacial lands in the north to the wet swamps and scorching deserts in the south, from the prairies and sea islands in the east to the dense jungles in the west.

The scope of activities of the Skaven Empire is much larger than that of humans, dwarves, elves and many other races.

The ruler of this huge underground kingdom is the Thirteenth Council approved by the Horned Rat.

That is, the patriarchs of the thirteen most powerful clans.

In addition to the Thirteen Councils, there are countless clans of all sizes in the underground kingdom.

Together they rule this vast underground empire.

When the Horned Rat speaks the oracle, these kingdoms, large and small, will unite to wage war on the surface.

According to the records left by some scholars who have long been persecuted, there may be strongholds of Skaven under every human town.

Below those larger human settlements are often large Skaven strongholds.

Those cunning brutes have cleverly linked man-made tunnel systems, natural mines, sewers, caverns dug by other creatures, and subterranean networks they've built to allow them easy access to the surface.

Countless slaves worked day and night to maintain the operation of the Skaven industry, and new tunnels appeared every day, connecting new places.

Where humans can go, there are traces of ratmen's activities.

There are also traces of ratmen in places that humans cannot reach.

They are everywhere, all over the world.

Dax has extensive experience in fighting the Ratmen.

Of course, much of the experience is outdated.

After all, a thousand years have passed in this world.

Few experiences can still be useful after a thousand years have passed.

Fortunately, with the help of Imperial technology, he and his team were still able to use those outdated experiences to teach the Skaven a lesson.

The skaven's lair is just below the village where the man who asked for help is.

Those cunning beasts hollowed out the walls, hollowed out the floors, hollowed out the paths under people's feet.

They would come out at night and take children and women who could not resist and take them as slaves or food.

They scratched the walls, terrorizing people in the dark.

When Dax arrived, the whole village was already in great panic.

Those ignorant villagers have been terrified.

Some people with some assets chose to sell at a low price and fled the village in a hurry.

Those who have no way to leave can only put a sickle for self-defense under the pillow, praying that bad luck will not come to them.

However, even if they shut the door tightly, adding traps will not help.

If they resist, they will invite even more terrible revenge.

Those Ratmen would always come quietly, killing those who resisted, gnawed them to death, and terrorized those who still wanted to resist.

The villagers looked at Dax and the others with contradictory emotions of expectation and fear.

They hope that Dax and others can solve the threat posed by the Skaven.

They are also afraid that the Skaven who cannot be wiped out will take more cruel revenge on them.

The contradictory emotions made them escape from Dax and his party far away, only the man who asked for help did his best to assist Dax and others in their investigation.

No time was wasted in the investigative work.

Dax and others used the detector to quickly scan a downward tunnel.

It is located under the altar in the village.

When the altar was removed, a wide tunnel appeared in front of the people.

The rat people also built an irregular stone staircase for the tunnel.

The stone steps are very worn, and the middle part is almost an inclined plane.

Walking down the stairs, the first thing I saw were scattered human bones.

There are adults and children.

What they have in common are the marks of animal bites on the bones.

Seeing this scene, Dax felt angry.

Those damn ratmen.

They will have to pay for these sins.

Below the stairs is a huge cave.

Fluorescent plants are planted on the top of the cave, and the faint light shrouds the stone wall, providing illumination for everyone.

The two warriors released several detectors, and then, led by Dax, headed toward the depths of the cave.

The data sent back by the detector is processed to form a 3D stereoscopic image.

The caves are intricate.

Ratmen are much shorter than humans.

But among the Skaven, there are also special and powerful units used to fight against other races.

For example, rat man troll, heavy shield giant rat.

There are even giant mechanical units such as dimensional cannons and dimensional tanks.

For this reason, the tunnels they built can generally be passed by humans.

Dax and the others followed the map to the Skaven's lair.

The Skaven reacted quickly to the invasion of humans.

It didn't take long to go deep, and I heard a roar coming from the darkness.

After the Skaven guards sensed the human invasion, they quickly assembled and launched an attack.

They rushed out of the darkness with primitive swords and muskets.

Horrible creatures with humanoid bodies and huge, ugly rat heads.

Brandishing his weapon, he roared and rushed towards Dax and his party.

There are also skaven priests with staffs, howling ancient and dark spells in their language, casting vicious spells.

Rat people have their own civilization.

They are good at learning and applying the knowledge of other races.

In the society of humans and dwarves, they learned the forging technology of muskets and tanks.

Warpstones are used to create muskets and tanks that are more powerful than humans and dwarves.

They also have all kinds of magic, dimensional magic using the dimensional stone, dark magic learned from the horned rat.

Plague spells and curse spells from cultists and more.

The fighters fired their weapons.

Leaping arcs encircle blades or spears.

They chant the name of the holy and all-knowing Emperor of the Empire, ready to bring purification to the world.

The impact of the bomb was too great.

A little carelessness will cause a large-scale collapse, and it is very likely that Dax and his party will be buried directly.

They don't have the same digging abilities as the Skaven.

At that time, you have to call for backup or be forced to abandon the mission.

In such a narrow underground environment, using melee weapons is more convenient than bombs, and the slaughter efficiency is faster than bombs.

Dax also turned off his long-range attack system to avoid damage to the tunnel.

He drew his weapon and activated it.

It was a power sword with a silver cross guard and a black pommel.

It has been improved and can be used by mortals.

The power sword is extremely sharp and can cut through the enemy at the molecular level.

The azure blue light emitted by the blade illuminated the dark tunnel.

Dax displayed his superb swordsmanship honed for many years.

The first Skaven who charged up had his weapon cut off by his sword.

The rusty armor was also cut open.

The Rat Man's whole body was cut into two, and after a while, blood spurted out.

The second Ratman who rushed over was pierced by Dax's sword, then he picked it up and tore it open.

The third Ratman who charged towards Dax was sent flying by a punch from the Primaris warrior passing by, and the clear sound of bone cracking echoed in the air.

The original cast warrior showed a killing efficiency far exceeding that of Dax.

There was a trail of death behind him.

Scattered limbs and gushing blood splattered everywhere.

They are the strongest fighters of the Emperor of the Empire.

Existence itself is synonymous with killing and death.

"For the sake of the holy light, the all-knowing and all-powerful emperor of the empire, may he protect my soul." Dax imitated those soldiers and prayed.

The number of rat people is extremely large.

Just one step forward requires killing dozens of Skaven.

The sound of killing echoed in the winding tunnel.

The screams of the Skaven before dying also echoed in it.

Dax and his party fought a bloody path with a powerful force that the Skaven had never seen before.

Like a spear, it pierced the Ratman's underground town.

The local ratman clan tried to stop them, but no matter how many ratmen they sent, they would all be easily crushed to death and slaughtered.

The dimensional magic released by the Ratmen, and the muskets and cannons used were useless.

Those human beings will release a faint halo, blocking the dimensional bullets and magic, and transferring them to the subspace.

Such technology has never been seen before, and it is not magic.

This untouched method caused the Skavens to fall into despair.

Their resistance is pointless.

The pace of human progress is unwavering.

It will soon enter the underground town and kill them all.

Dax felt a little excited. The screams and blood of the Skaven gave him a sense of familiarity.

His armor has been stained with countless blood.

Not a drop was his, it was all the skaven's.

A strong ratman troll rushed over.

These fearsome creatures are beloved throughout the Skaven Empire.

Usually used as an assault unit.

Rat trolls are heavily armored and have huge boils all over their furry fur.

The skin is marked with mutations, and their claws are the size of shovels.

Each finger ends with dagger-length claws.

In its mouth are huge fangs that are covered in saliva.

Even on the noisy battlefield, their low growls can be heard clearly.

Dax escaped the claws of the rat troll.

Using the power sword in his hand, he cut off one of the opponent's thighs.

When the mouse troll fell to the ground, Dax cut off another arm of the opponent with a sword.

The thing covered the bloody wound with its intact paws, and lay on the ground howling in pain.

Dax just wanted to chop off the opponent's head.

Another roar sounded.

Skaven warriors rushed out of the darkness.

Dax, who couldn't dodge in time, was slashed by the opponent's sawtooth scimitar, and a series of sparks appeared on the high-density alloy armor of the empire, leaving no trace.

The ratman warrior was stunned for a moment.

One blow from him is enough to knock down the giant tree.

Why can't you even leave a trace on the opponent's armor?

Dax seized the opportunity and pierced the opponent's chest with the power sword in his hand.

The Rat Man uttered a terrible wail, and fell dead clutching his chest.

Dax drew his sword and walked to the side of the rat troll who was trying to crawl away again.

"Do you still want to live? Beast."

The rat troll made a painful sound, still struggling to crawl.

The bright red blood was left behind.

"Stop dreaming."

Dax slashed down with his sword, cutting off the opponent's head directly.

The rat troll's head fell to the ground and rolled several meters on the battlefield.

Bright red blood spurted out from the flat cut, mixed with the dull air of the cave, very pungent.

Dax looked around, and the original warriors walked ahead.

Those ratmen are as fragile as ants in their eyes.

Wherever they walked, fragmented bodies were scattered.

Dax hurried up.

At the end of the road, Dax saw a strange mountain, which was simply an underground town of garbage in terms of human aesthetics.

The building materials they used were a mess.

Wood, dung, mud, marble, sand, bone, gold, and more are common building materials.

Their buildings can be described as inferior.

When Dax walked into the town, what worried him the most was not the raiding Ratmen, but the crumbling houses.

The Ratmen in the town were also vulnerable and were slaughtered by Dax and his party.

Blood and shattered limbs littered the streets of the town.

The last elite guard the temple and altar of the Horned Rat, ready to defend their faith.

The ending didn't change much either.

A gigantic Rat Troll was lifted by the Primaris Warriors and slammed into the statue of the Horned Rat.

With a loud bang, the entire sculpture was destroyed.

The Ratmen were slaughtered by Dax and the others, and even those who survived had already fled.

Dax searched the town and found a dimensional stone mine that was just about to be mined.

Dimensional Stone is a unique product of this world.

At least no such ore has been found in the foggy world and the empire.

Warpstone is emerald green and is a solidified form of chaotic energy.

According to some ancient texts, Chaos poured into this world through the gates of the two poles opened by the Old Ones.

It was decomposed into eight magical winds, permeating the whole world.

The wind of magic is the source of power for magicians, wizards, arcanists and other groups in this world.

However, not all chaotic energies will be decomposed. Those knights and warriors who possess extraordinary power are closely related to those energies that have not become the wind of magic.

Some of the chaotic energy that cannot be decomposed and cannot be absorbed by living things will condense into a solid.

Some scholars believe that the Warpstones were intentionally created by the Old Ones to use them to power their mystical devices.

Warpstones are not well-received by the Order faction.

Dwarves distrust the chaotic nature of the Warpstone.

The elves use their knowledge to create Power Stones, which replace the Dimension Stones.

The Imperial Code states that possession and trafficking of Warpstones is punishable by death.

Of course, some dark magicians, alchemists, and ignorant fools will go after these things.

They are believed to be able to turn stones into gold, cure diseases, and even bring the dead back to life.

The Skavens are the ones who demand the most dimension stones.

Warpstones serve as currency in Skaven society.

It is the power source of the Skaven's twisted magic, advanced technology.

It can also be used in agents and devices in the field of reproduction.

Use the uncertainty of the dimensional stone to induce the mutation of the Ratman and obtain a powerful warrior.

In addition to the Skaven, the second is the undead creatures.

Warpstones are easy to generate in places where undead are or used to be active.

These things are useless to humans, but treasures to ratmen and undead creatures.

Dax picked up a dimension stone emitting green fluorescence.

All kinds of desires in the heart also sprouted.

It is stimulating the user's emotions.

Individuals who have been in contact with the dimension stone for a long time will inevitably fall into madness and confusion.

Dax looked at the mine opened by the Ratmen. It was huge, and the captured slaves reinforced it to ensure that it would not collapse.

According to the panorama obtained by the detector, there is also an unfinished dimensional train track in this underground town.

This kind of track is generally only used to connect places deemed important by the Thirteenth Council.

Obviously, this place has been targeted by the Thirteenth Council.

Dax regretted that he didn't survive.

Perhaps something can be obtained from those guys.

"It seems that some people are busy." Dax threw the Dimensional Stone away and said to himself, "I have to make a report and mobilize two vehicles that penetrate the ground. To make the Thirteenth Council pay so much attention, The scale of the dimensional stone veins here is probably not small."

PS: Another four thousand and five.