Chapter 151: The Fallen Shrine and the Premeditated Ambush

Coordinates, Tinggus sector:

Lausanne system, Gangunir No. 1 planet, shrine world.

Tax level: special tax exemption.

Population registered with the Ministry of the Interior: 1.5 billion.

In the rear cabin of the Thunderhawk assault boat, Calvin and the remaining twelve members of the Honor Guard silently stared at the holographic map in the center of the cabin in the quiet environment of vacuum navigation.

"Lord, what is our specific mission?"

Tariq was the first to ask Calvin a question that other brothers were concerned about, unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere in the cabin.

"No specific mission..." Calvin retracted his gaze from the void that passed through the holographic map.

He sorted out his expression and said in the calmest tone possible:

"It should be... No, there may be some pollution sources from the subspace here. Our mission is to discover it, find its source, and then purify those dirty existences in the name of the Emperor."

"It sounds simple, doesn't it?" Tariq laughed loudly, seemingly heartlessly, which is also in line with his usual team positioning.

"I hope so..." Calvin whispered.

The Thunderhawk has entered the atmosphere, and the airflow stirred up by the air has disturbed its posture. The noise of the Grey Knight's armor colliding with the fixed frame in the bumpy cabin began to appear, and the Grey Knights present also lost interest in the conversation.

"Lord Castle, the scheduled coordinates have been reached, please give further instructions."

The two Grey Knights belonging to the Second Company in the front driving seat sent a request to Calvin.

They are the transportation manager of this operation.

Considering that the Soul Redeemer has already returned to the direction of Orpheus, this transportation mission has no return link and has become a purely one-way journey.

One-way, there is no return.

This is not a good omen in any universe. Fortunately, the Grey Knights are used to seeing monsters and ghosts, and no one really cares about this.

"Find a nest or similar building nearby and land in secret."

"Received!"

As the reply was transmitted, Calvin cut off the communication link with the cockpit. The space in the rear cabin returned to silence again except for the signal lights that kept flickering.

"Target confirmed! Five-minute countdown to landing!"

"Three-minute countdown!"

"One minute!"

Swish!

As the surrounding gravel was blown away by the Thunderhawk's engine, the rear hatch of the Thunderhawk that was landing smoothly was slowly lowered.

Without Calvin's order, the champion swordsmen who had fought many battles under the blessing of the psychic communication channel were experienced;

They deployed according to their respective positions familiarly, supporting the long-range defense line for Calvin who was a step behind.

Calvin stepped out of the shadow in the middle of the hatch, and the "Mission" held upside down in his right hand drew a spark on the deck.

The cold wind on the plateau blew through his short platinum hair, and the cloak made of silver wolf skin and covered with silver lines and consecration prayers on his back rustled.

Under the psychic ring of blue laurel leaves, a silver nail symbolizing 30 years of service shone brightly.

After his cold eyes scanned the entire field, he met eyes with Gavins who was on standby on the right and nodded slightly.

Gavins, who received the order, immediately stood up from his half-kneeling alert posture and approached Calvin with the Grey Knights behind him.

The two Grey Knights on the Thunderhawk also climbed down from the cab.

The two rare precision-made heavy multi-barreled psychic cannons were heavy firepower that Calvin rarely used, and they were also a temporary tactical positioning supplement for the team.

After they passed through the array of guards and stood in a regular triangle behind Calvin, the whole team was like a giant beast that had woken up, walking towards its hunting ground in silence.

The camera zoomed out, and this seemingly powerful team was insignificant against the background of the endless forest of tombstones and the towering Gothic church at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

Silence... It was dead silence all the way.

During the Grey Knights' march for several hours, except for the roaring mountain wind on the mountain shown as Dismara in the information, only the gravel under their feet responded to their footsteps.

This is in line with Calvin and others' inherent impression of the world of the shrine. Apart from the annual pilgrimage and festival, it is quiet most of the time.

The vastness and emptiness of the plateau are very consistent with the ritual regulations of the funeral of the saints. Here, only the quiet evergreen trees and the howling cold wind accompany the dead.

This is the empire's tolerance for the saints to rest in peace after death, and it is also respect for the imperial soldiers who died gloriously and were buried here.

Everything looks so normal, if the evergreen trees on both sides of the road are not abnormally dead, if those twisted branches are not full of crows with blood-red pupils...

As they walked down the stone road on the mountain, the situation of the stele forest that was getting closer and closer also shocked them.

Blasphemous runes were crookedly engraved on all the planes within sight, and the purple-black unknown filth overflowed from them like asphalt.

The church door in the distance was open, and one of the broken and crooked door hinges was still doing its last duty, trying to hold on to the door panel...

This place must have experienced a blasphemous ceremony!

But the strange thing is that Calvin and his companions, all of whom are psychics, can hardly smell any stench belonging to those subspace creatures!

"Be alert..."

Calvin gave the order in his mind, and the synchronized voice came out of his mouth, asking the two temporary teammates behind him to be alert and guard against the battle that might occur at any time.

Squeak! Gah!

A gust of wind blew, and the door of the church finally came to the end of its life. After the door hinge groaned for the last time, the heavy copper-clad wood door panel fell down with a bang.

Boom!

Along with the sound of the door panel falling, there was also a sudden and overwhelming demonic tide around the Grey Knights!

The sky suddenly darkened, and the energy of the subspace enveloped the whole scene without warning!

In the drastic changes in light and shadow, the surrounding demons and dead tree crows overlapped indistinctly!

Sly laughter and crying, roars and screams filled the ears of Calvin and others.

The illusion of weightlessness and the chaos of time and space made the Grey Knights try their best to maintain their state of mind and unable to take the initiative to attack. If there were mortals present at the chaotic light, shadow and sound effects, they would spit bile at a glance.

"Law! Holy Land!"

The cold high Gothic words came out from the corner of Calvin's mouth, and the silver spiritual energy spread around with his feet as the center. Under the sweeping waves, the surrounding darkness and chaos were suppressed and calmed, and the vision was restored to a wide view.

Calvin casually deflected a flying fel missile with the tip of his lightning claw, and scanned the whole place, seeing the Grey Knights who were in a bitter battle with the ambush demons around them.

Tzeentch, Slaanesh. Well, they came in full force...

Calvin strode out of the ineffective guard array, raised his head and looked directly at the Tzeentch demon that was rushing down from the sky at high speed.

Without looking back, he casually pointed his lightning claw horizontally, and the Keeper of Secrets demon that was attacking from the side at the same time was whipped by the psychic lightning, wailing and turning into a wisp of flying ash.

The demon in the sky was swooping down with a treacherous smile, while the staff in his left hand was flashing with a vicious aura, and the strangely twisted long sword in his right hand was also filled with ominous curses.

And behind it, the view was zoomed out, and countless demons in the sky and Chaos Space Marines that were encircling from all directions in the distance were appearing in large numbers!

A fierce battle! It's about to start!

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