Warhammer 40: Gods Of Mortals

Chapter 1143 Extinction Preview
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The edge of the left spiral arm of the Milky Way.

Codenamed 44 Galaxy.

Wasteland world number one, settlement.

Little Lant's snot blocked the goggles of his protective helmet and he couldn't see the road clearly, but fortunately his right hand was tightly held in his mother's hand.

Lant walked stiffly, holding the amulet chain in his left hand. The amulet in his hand was a man holding a chainsaw sword and a scepter.

Rand still had a runny nose.

The environment of the wasteland world is too harsh, and he has been infected with this disease since he was a child. This world, this galaxy, and this star region have all been abandoned. The blockade of the Invincible Fleet has prevented any medicine from being transported in, and his illness has been dragging on.

After being pulled by his mother for a few meters, Lant almost bumped into a rock because his eyepieces were covered with snot and he could not see the obstacles under his feet.

The mother was startled and noticed that the goggles of the child's anti-peeping helmet were covered with snot, so she quickly picked up Rand.

Rant's mother was not usually so careless.

But today is different.

Many adults were as panicked as his mother, running around the settlement and shouting. Rant couldn't understand what they were saying, but he could feel that something urgent had happened.

The mother carried Rant to the square of the settlement, where many people gathered.

There was a lot of noise for a while, until everyone was present, and the holographic device surrounded by people started to operate normally under the manipulation of an old man.

The image of a man appeared in everyone's sight.

"Good evening, my fellow human beings, and every citizen of the Galactic Federation. I am Qiao Wei, the President of the Galactic Federation Parliament, and I offer you my most sincere evening greetings."

The man said.

"999.M59."

"Today is the last night of the 59th millennium of mankind. As usual, I should tell you about the many good things that have happened in this millennium, as well as the good news about the development of other river systems in the real universe."

"But not today."

"Because a month ago, a disaster befell Arrogan 7."

"You probably haven't heard of the name of this world. Yes, yes, it is ordinary, just like every planet in the Milky Way. It is nothing special, but the people there are my compatriots and yours, or brothers of citizens of other races in the Galactic Federation."

"Yarogen 7 was blown to pieces by a small ship that broke through the galaxy's defenses with its speed. Although the ship was quickly destroyed, the people on board Yarogan 7 could not be saved."

"Ninety-two billion humans, four hundred thousand Eldar died."

After saying this, the President of the Galactic Federation Parliament named Qiao Wei bowed his head in silence.

Behind Joe Wei, the members of the Federal Parliament from other races all bowed their heads in silence for Yarogan No. 7.

Three minutes later, Qiao Wei raised his head, his expression became firm and his eyes were filled with hatred.

"I am going to mention another name, which you may have heard of."

"44 galaxies."

When the person in the image mentioned Galaxy 44, Lant looked up at his mother. He thought it was something to be proud of, after all, it was mentioned by the Federation Minister.

But Rant could see the pale color of his mother's face through her snot.

"System 44, that damned pigsty of Separatists."

"When the Federation continued to make concessions in its diplomatic relations with them in accordance with the humanistic philosophy, they chose to take the risk of launching a deterrent action in order to gain greater benefits, in order to force the Federation to make a complete concession in diplomacy."

"We have endured it many times and for a long time, haven't we?"

"Even if their consciousness and way of survival are different from ours..."

"Even though they named their damned pigsty 'Tyrone', they shamelessly and shamelessly tarnished the name of the birthplace of the Federation."

"Even if their ringleader dared to claim that he was the royal guard of Lord Talon... I... I was as angry as you when I heard these insults against the human race and the former leader of the Federation... and..."

At this point, Qiao Wei seemed unable to continue.

He took a deep breath and calmed his anger.

There was still a slight tremor of anger in his voice.

"I'm sorry. It was the concessions made by the Federation under my leadership to the Separatists that led to their aggressiveness and the tragedy of Yarogan 7."

"I will not be the next President of the Galactic Federation, but before I step down from my duties and kneel down before the colossus of the Navigator in the Talon system, I must make the Separatists pay a heavy price."

Qiao Wei raised his head.

"They want war?"

"Then give them war."

"We will all get what we want in this upcoming war."

"We will be vengeful, and the Separatists... they will be destroyed."

As Qiao Wei's last words were spoken and broadcast, outside the Galactic Federation Parliament on the Talon Galaxy No. 1, there was an overwhelming cheer from the people on the scene.

"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"

Lant still didn't understand, he looked at his mother blankly.

His mother hugged him, and her falling tears blurred the other side of the eyepiece.

Everyone present was shocked and panicked, and people were talking loudly.

Some people raise angry voices, while others spread negative wails.

On the projection, Galactic Federation Navy Marshal Ellandio replaced General Joewe and announced the military action to be taken against the Separatists.

Admiral Ellandio was silent for a few seconds when she took the microphone, and her pointed ears twitched twice.

Then, cold words came from the mouth of the only non-human marshal in the history of the Galactic Federation, with the unique accent of the Eldar people.

"General Qiao Wei has authorized me to take full responsibility for military operations."

"According to the results of a recent vote, I will be given access to the Celestial Engine."

"The First Fleet of the Federation Navy's Invincible Fleet will completely blockade the 44 star systems under the command of Commander Metre, while the Second Fleet will disintegrate the void defense facilities in the star systems under the command of Commander Chen Ye."

"Eventually, all avenues for the Separatists to escape from the 44 star systems will be completely cut off."

"And I will command the celestial engine to launch an attack on the 44th star system that will be enough to erase this star system from the Federation's standard star map."

"For Lord Talon who once led mankind out of difficulties, for the humanistic philosophy that has been implemented, and for all intelligent life forms in the galaxy! I will never let down the Federation's trust in me!"

Elandio took a deep breath.

go on.

"This operation will be named after the same military operations that the Galactic Federation has used in the past to fight back when it was challenged by a different consciousness and way of life."

"Humanity strikes back!"

"..."

"Go to hell bitch!"

A roar suddenly sounded.

The people's loud discussions also ended.

Everyone's eyes were on the man who suddenly came to the square.

"I promise you that our end will never be extinction!"

"I will do everything in my power to stop them from destroying the homes of us expellees!"

"I swear to the Lord of Talon!"

Rand looked at the man.

He recalled hearing the guards outside talking about him when he and his mother were in the iron room on the ship not long ago.

His name is Zhao Chen.

Not all people with a culture that has this naming method are from Beisu, but Zhao Chen certainly was once one, Lant remembered what Zhao Chen had told them when he brought him and his mother out of the iron room.

Lant also recalled that when the uncle saw the only thing he carried with him, a picture book about an epic poem from who knows how many years ago, the uncle said that he was the only guard still alive.

Perhaps people outside the 44th galaxy would take Zhao Chen’s words as shit, but Lant always believed that it was true.

Because in that epic, the guards would appear beside the tortured person.

Zhao Chen appeared beside Lant and killed all the guards who often took his mother out and threw her back.

"Is what the Federal Minister said true?"

An Aida man stood up and asked Zhao Chen, his voice trembling.

"We destroyed a planet..."

Zhao Chen was planning to explain the matter clearly, but before he could finish thinking, a woman next to him spoke first.

"We can't even get medicine. The Tyrone Navy's invincible fleet is blockading the entire system."

"Then in this case, we can still fight our way out and drop a bomb on a planet that has no value at all."

"Why don't you use your pig brain to think about it. Is this possible?"

As the woman spoke, her two pointed ears twitched with anger.

Then she looked at the others and loudly assured them, "We are not helpless!"

"The army will be ready. I promise on the general's behalf."

"We don't have a navy, but all the planets in this galaxy are protected by a void shield that can anchor everything. The Titan driven by my ancestors will ensure that the void shield always has sufficient psionic energy supply, even if that Titan can only do this."

Zhao Chen gently patted the army general on the shoulder and took over the conversation.

"I can't promise you that you'll all be safe, but I'll try my best."

"Now it's your turn to make a decision. Do you intend to accept the surrender preferential treatment that was just sent to me, and believe that you so-called separatists will really be treated preferentially and survive, or do you intend to resist with me?"

"To be or not to be."

"Make a decision."

……

To be or not to be.

For the Federation, this is not a choice, but an outcome waiting to be witnessed.

Today, in a solar week, even though Rand was only a few years old, he went from not understanding everything that was happening to understanding something.

The gap in military strength between the two sides is too great.

In the morning, the light of the stars just enveloped the settlement area, but it lasted only two minutes before it was completely covered by the metallic outline that blocked out the sun.

By noon, the defenses of every planet in the 44 galaxies had been destroyed.

In the afternoon, when people would normally be taking a nap, gunshots were heard in the shelter of World No. 44 in Galaxy .

Rant and his mother were as terrified as many other civilians who took refuge here.

The mother and son hid in the corner.

The mother cried and comforted Lant softly, while Lant stared at the entrance to the shelter room outside the eyepiece.

The whole world was shaking, and Rand was occasionally shaken so hard that he bounced from his mother's arms.

That was the tremors caused by orbital bombardment as it cleared any terrain or facilities where soldiers might be present.

Rand didn't know what it was like outside.

He was filled with fear, huddled in his mother's arms, holding the amulet tightly in both hands.

The amulet in the shape of a man holding a chainsaw sword and a scepter was held so tightly that even Rant's skin was pierced by the chainsaw sword, but he could not feel it because he was only filled with fear now.

soon.

The door of the shelter was kicked open.

A group of Union Army soldiers rushed into the shelter.

They were stunned when they rushed in aggressively and all they saw were civilians hiding aside in panic and howling.

"Intelligence says this is a military fortress... These people... They... They don't seem to be soldiers..."

"They are indeed not, otherwise we would have been dead by now."

"..."

The team of soldiers discussed the matter in astonishment, then reported the situation and waited for orders.

However, at this moment a soldier suddenly walked in, and all the weapons integrated on the heavy power armor were aimed at the people here.

"Roll, what are you doing?"

The captain questioned the soldier named Rawl.

Luo Er looked at the people here in the power armor and answered softly: "The Federation Minister said in his speech that we should not give in anymore... That's right."

The scarlet light from the power armor helmet swept over everyone.

"Lee, they're not civilians, they're damned separatists."

"If we show mercy, they may survive, and then the next Arogan 7 will be destroyed when we let our guard down."

"They destroyed my home planet. My wife and son who were waiting for me to come home turned into a picture... I can't watch another person like my wife and son lose their lives because of our negligence. We should have done a thorough job the last time we came."

As Roll spoke, his eyes fell on Lant.

He suddenly walked towards Rant, squatted down, and reached out to touch Rant's head.

Rant dodged, and his mother howled and protected her child behind her.

Luo Er put his hand down and shrugged. "My son is only your age... If he could grow up, he would be a soldier like me who defends all life in the galaxy, but you are different."

As he spoke, Rawl stood up, and the red light released by the two scarlet observers on his helmet enveloped the mother and child.

"You will become an executioner under the influence of the man who tarnished the former leader of mankind, so he cannot exist and you cannot grow up."

Rawl suddenly reached out and grabbed Rant's head.

Rand struggled.

His mother cried and tore at the arms of the power armor.

Lant was so frightened that he couldn't even struggle. He was caught in a daze, and the amulet in his hand fell to the ground because his hands were numb.

It seemed as if something inside the amulet had activated due to the impact of the fall.

It projects holographic images.

An image of a man holding a chainsword and a scepter.

Along with the images, there is also a recording that plays continuously.

“There is no need to be afraid, there is no need to worry, for I am coming.”

That's not a powerful item at all.

It's just a souvenir, a free souvenir you can get when you go to Tyrone One Starport.

As soon as you get off the boat, a drone will be stuffed into your hand, and then you will hear a cold welcome: "Welcome to the Star Port".

But for Rand.

That was the only souvenir of the beautiful part of his memory that could remind him of it after it was interrupted.

The only thing his father had left him, stuffed into his pocket.

“There is no need to be afraid, there is no need to worry, for I am coming.”

The souvenirs were still playing, but no one present was safe or had let go of their fear.

Cold recordings don't produce any results.

Lanter cried, his head grasped by the arm of the power armor.

Rawl was taking him outside.

His mother was pulled away by the helpless soldiers nearby.

Lant reached out for the souvenir while crying, and the plea he made to Rawl was carried back into his stomach by the tears and snot that flowed into his mouth.

Rant's vision was blurred and he couldn't even see the souvenir, but he still remembered the direction where the thing fell and kept reaching out in that direction.

He could also still hear the direction from which the souvenir's voice came.

“There is no need to be afraid, there is no need to worry, for I am coming.”

"..."

A roar suddenly came into the shelter.

When the soldiers thought it was the roar of fighter planes and did not react, the ceiling of the shelter suddenly shattered and something fell into the shelter.

The air was filled with smoke and dust.

“There is no need to be afraid, there is no need to worry, for I am coming.”

The sound of that souvenir still echoed in the shelter room.

But it came from the smoke.

The soldiers raised their guns into the smoke.

The civilians also looked towards the smoke.

The first thing to emerge from the smoke and dust was the sawtooth.

Then there was a figure.

The figure showed no reaction to the gunshot and just walked out slowly.

Walking out of the smoke and dust with him was a scepter on his back, with the double-headed eagle that could only be seen in history books standing on the top of the scepter.

The figure came to the souvenir, squatted down, and picked it up.

The souvenir was handed to Rand.

And what was handed to the soldier holding Rant was only a cold order.

"Put him down."

(End of this chapter)