20demayo Chapter 135: Chasing the Illusion of Death
Chapter 135: Chasing the Illusion of Death
Lin Heng walked through a platform littered with bullet shells and broken armor, and filled with mutant creatures and human corpses.
The psychic scream directly broke through the defenses at the gates in various places. The mutant creatures cooperated inside and outside and killed everyone by surprise.
Looking at the scene of corpses everywhere, Lin Heng couldn't imagine what would happen next.
Looking out from the platform, there was smoke everywhere, gunshots and wailing everywhere.
The elevator was also destroyed, so Lin Heng climbed down to the ground like a nimble monkey, but before he could stand firmly, he felt a gust of fishy wind coming from behind him.
He then turned around and swung his sword, and the sharp blade directly cut the Chaos Hound into two.
The other vicious dogs quickly stopped running and looked at the man with his eyes wide open in horror.
The smell emanating from the other party made these sensitive creatures panic. This smell was only seen on Chaos Eggs that were ten times more powerful than them.
In response, several Chaos Dogs whimpered and stared at Lin Heng, and kept backing away until they ran away with their tails between their legs and their butts lowered.
Lin Heng spat out bloody phlegm and rushed towards the command post.
...
"Reporting to Commander Belvis, we have discovered a Mechanicus exploration ship, which is bombing Hive City No. 3," said the operator.
Belvis then looked behind him and exchanged glances with the silver-armored warrior in the shadow, who then shook his head.
"Inform the Adeptus Mechanicus that I am boarding the ship and preparing the Stormcrow gunship. I need to communicate with the other captain."
Flying with great force, the orcs' planes are more aerodynamic than the empire's.
Then, an airplane that looked like a fine brick with wings quickly flew towards the huge Mechanical Eternity.
The ship opened the gate sideways, and the plane landed steadily. When the door opened, Belvis's cold face immediately appeared.
All the high-level technical priests stood behind the sage captain, not daring to think too much about the other party's inner plans.
"Sage Claire, you did the right thing. You didn't land on a planet like this at random."
Although the judge spoke very lightly, everyone's hearts were indeed in their throats. Of course, they still had something to say.
Claire nodded slightly. After all, the person in front of her was an inquisitor from the Demonic Tribunal. If she was not careful, her ship would be destroyed.
Sage, a senior member of the Adeptus Mechanicus, is very knowledgeable in a certain field.
What's more, I don't know if any Grey Knights will arrive this time. If they do, I should be even more respectful.
"We will do our best to assist His Excellency the Inquisitor. All resources of the Order will be at the disposal of the Inquisition."
Belvis nodded and then asked Claire what she knew.
"According to the auspicious instruments on the ship, the most serious reality detachment phenomenon is in Hive City No. 1.
The other two were just cult issues that led to rebellion due to their obedience to the lord, and no chaotic creatures appeared.
The planetary lord of El, Hodge, has already launched an attack in his ships, destroying a considerable number of buildings.
But judging from the psychic scream that affected one-tenth of the planet's surface an hour ago, the other party's outcome does not seem optimistic."
Sage Claire tried to contact him again, but the result was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news.
"Their heroic actions have earned them the most glorious honors, which will be awarded to them after the war is over.
Now, the most urgent task is to solve the source of the problem, and nothing else is as important as Hive One."
Sage Claire had certainly heard of the notoriety of the Inquisition. Even within the Adeptus Mechanicus, there were rumors of a certain priest or pastor.
Due to the influence of the Warp, his body and mind were infected, and he was transformed into a Dark Mechanical Priest, launching a rebellion against the Empire and the Order.
The Empire's Executioner Tribunal sent out inquisitors to conduct a trial against him.
Every part was dismantled, under the pretext of purification. But Claire knew that the other party was just too obsessed with a certain technical aspect.
Looking at the Inquisitor who had never left the gunboat, Claire nodded and said:
"I will follow your command."
...
As the ship soared in the air, Shoggoth saw that the entire hive city was in ruins.
Thick smoke billowed from the exploded spaceship, the crashed spaceship was burning silently among the ruins, and there was also a ship that rushed out of the city.
It goes without saying that Governor Hodge's plan failed completely, but the collapsed nest tower gave the Shoggoths hope.
Although Lin Heng’s exact location is unclear, the other party should not be stupid enough to kill him directly in the nest tower.
"The Nest City is destroyed like this. Lin Heng shouldn't be stupid enough to come up at this time." Kaolan said.
"He is from the bottom nest after all. Look at those disgusting things still running towards the gate. It seems that the bottom nest has also been lost."
Raymond's words made sense, and the Shoggoth immediately turned around and headed for the gate.
"Shoggoth...Nest Tower...I...Lin Heng...save..."
"who!"
Not only did Shoggoth hear some kind of low mumbling voice, but a certain picture suddenly appeared before his eyes.
In the picture, Lin Heng was lying in the ruins, his mouth was torn open and his broken right arm was stretched towards him.
Shoggoth quickly turned around and looked around. The picture disappeared, but what he saw were the puzzled faces of Raymond and others.
"What happened?" everyone asked.
"I... I don't know, it seems like... Lin Heng is talking to me.
I also saw that... he looked like he was dying."
The shocking words frightened everyone, and they all set their sights on this mysterious robot with an evil body.
They hadn't even seen Lin Heng, so how could the other party speak?
"Didn't you hear?"
The Shoggoth asked everyone, but all he got was a shake of the head.
Psionics? Shoggoth thought that when he first met Lin Heng, he was already a psychic.
Although the energy level is not high, according to Grave, the other party can also exert psychic power under certain high-pressure situations.
After such a long time, maybe Lin Heng's body has improved to some extent. Maybe the energy level of his spiritual energy has also increased.
Although I am not very clear about the role of psychic power, some magical things are caused by psychic power.
Moreover, the picture was so clear, and the weak voice was like a whisper in his ear.
"Lin Heng might really be in the broken nest tower. If you are scared, I will put you down first."
"It scares him so much! Are you sure Lin Heng is really over there..."
As Kaolan spoke, he looked towards the nest tower filled with blood mist. Just looking at such a thing from afar was enough to make people terrified.
The thought of having to get closer now made his hair stand on end.
"We'll have to wait and see. Time waits for no one. The nest has been destroyed like this. If they had anti-aircraft firepower, they would have opened fire long ago."
Raymond nodded to the Shoggoth. Even though everyone was unsure, since they were here, they already knew the outcome.
"Well, I hope Lin Heng is over there."
...
The closer we got to the command post, the more chaotic the scene became. All the mutant creatures attacked with their fangs bared.
Lin Heng’s original imagination was satisfied, except that the rifle in his hand was replaced by a long sword. However, the lightning in his left hand was even more dazzling than he had imagined.
Electric arcs jumped and crackled among the beasts. Lin Heng swung his sword repeatedly, chopping off the mutant creatures that tried to bite him.
The beasts surrounded Lin Heng, and their sharp claws attacked him from the front and back, only leaving sparks on Lin Heng's dragon scales.
Lin Heng relied on his unparalleled fighting power to fight his way out.
Five or six twisted creatures pounced on Lin Heng. Their bodies were covered with bone spurs that made people dare not look directly at them. Ordinary bulletproof armor would probably be pierced by one blow.
But Lin Heng shook his arms, stepped on the ground with one foot, and the flow of spiritual energy was like the trampling of war.
An air wave appeared around itself, exploding with a "bang", and all the creatures that hit it were blown away, and the sound of "crackling" was heard in the ears.
Someone in the camp's sentry tower also noticed the strange place and quickly directed everyone to help.
When Orwell realized that it was Lin Heng who came back, he aimed all his weapons at the Chaos Beast that was blocking his way.
Hundreds of guns tore through the herd of beasts and plowed the ground. If Lin Heng hadn't dodged quickly, they might have been able to take him away.
"Run!" Orwell yelled.
Lin Heng had already started running with big strides without him saying anything. While running, he could even feel the scorching temperature of the laser against his face.
Any creature that tried to pounce on him was shot dead by the dense rain of bullets. The gate opened and the guards rushed out one after another to provide support.
When the door slammed shut behind him, Lin Heng finally dared to sit on the ground. After running for more than four hours, he finally arrived successfully.
If we bring other people with us, it will probably take more than a day to get there.
"F*ck! What happened to your face? Didn't something happen in Shangchao? Why did the situation suddenly change?!"
Orwell asked hurriedly. The gates, which had been relatively stable, suddenly collapsed one after another.
By now, all the checkpoints set up on Xiachao Street had been destroyed, leaving no time to react.
"It's extremely serious. It looks like the planetary governor's plan has completely failed. We can only rely on our own methods from now on."
Lin Heng didn't have time to catch his breath and immediately signaled the leaders to come and check the map.
Although the map mostly marked the locations of reservoirs, some iconic buildings and places could still be found on it.
"This is Chaohu Lake, this is the tiankeng, and above that are the various reservoirs."
"The Nest Tower must be located in the center of the city, so we just need to find the central area of the nest."
"The War Scorpion is to the east, the Seiko Clan is to the west, and the one closest to the central area is the Blood Hand Clan's No. 6 Military Factory." Orwell said.
"Then let's fight our way out!" Lin Heng stood up and said.
But after he finished speaking, a picture appeared before his eyes. He was lying in the ruins, raising his broken arm towards the black shadow in front of him.
The twisting mechanical tentacles revealed the other party's identity: a Shoggoth from the Jose, but he was pierced by the flesh and blood tentacles and held in the air.