How can a retired savior be considered retired if his price drops to 40,000?

Chapter 285: You don’t have to think too clearly about magic.

Just as Cadmus predicted before, Sahar's unorganized and powerful sacrificial attack only succeeded in restraining him for less than four seconds. The Black Shield of the Firstborn Astartes was quickly slammed to the ground. The Dark Angel finally freed his hand and pulled out the monomolecular dagger from his waist. In anger, he prepared to finish off this entangled traitor. But at this moment, the auspicious device reminded him that the "Wilchak" on the other side of him had moved slightly to a position more conducive to shooting.

He immediately gave up his current action vigilantly, distanced himself from Sahar, and tried to escape from the crosshairs that he didn't know existed. If you give Wilchak enough reaction time, you really don't know what she can do. Something terrible came out from under the hem of her gothic skirt.

At this moment, he realized that the auspicious device in his helmet could not recognize Sahar's signal at a short distance. This answered to a certain extent the question of "how he came up quietly" and required Cadmus to keep his eyes on him in the subsequent battle; also at this moment, he realized When he arrived, he was being pointed at gunpoint by Wilchak.

It was a revolver with a small caliber. It was obviously not a weapon installed in the regular army of the empire. He did not remember such a thing among the equipment commonly used by Wilchak - no, it was already this era, point two. Isn’t the two-caliber just a toy for aristocratic children with spare money? It’s not even considered teaching equipment! Who would use such a pistol with a caliber that is almost indestructible in actual combat?
Although as a Primaris Astartes, Cadmus cursed for a moment, "Even if the opponent puts this gun to his head without a helmet and fires it, six shots in a row are enough to kill him." But he The moment he noticed that "Vilchak" was about to pull the trigger, he instinctively followed the impulse that had been engraved into his muscle memory and raised his left shoulder in a tactical defensive action.

The appropriately sized shoulder armor of the MK10 did not block his sight, and he still accurately witnessed the moment when the opponent fired: the first shot accurately hit the lower edge of his shoulder armor, and the feedback the power armor gave him was no better than when he was headless. The Beetle's head was spinning and the collision became more serious; at the same time, Sahar got up from the ground again. After a few seconds passed, his movements seemed to be much more coordinated, which made Cadmus realize that he had not just Stabbing the dagger into his throat was a serious tactical mistake, but it was not enough to make him lose in this conflict; "Vilchak"'s second shot that followed clearly adjusted the aiming position and succeeded. It hit the joint of Cadmus's left elbow - the accuracy is commendable (if the opponent really aimed like this), but unfortunately, the caliber of the pistol was too small, and the attack had no effect at all, and the paint may not even be scratched off.

There was no third shot. After firing two bullets, "Vilchak" lowered her muzzle and began to move toward the wall, trying to use the container or reliquary next to her as a cover. To Cadmus, it was puzzling that someone would attack a Primaris Space Marine with a toy pistol. If he had had more time, he might have questioned whether the other person's cognitive level was normal, and might have noticed something else wrong, but Sahar had already rushed towards him again.

As an Astartes, Cadmus had an idea of ​​how quickly drugs such as sedatives would lose effect on them, but what happened to Sahar now was obviously beyond his inherent ideas. In a total of no more than ten seconds from the time he first pounced on him, his physical condition had obviously recovered to the point where he could carry out basic combat: while pounced on Cadmus, he drew out He picked up the bolt gun on his waist.

Well, maybe his brain didn't. A mockery flashed through Death Watch's mind.

For shooting, the distance between the two Astartes was too close, even though Sahar barely managed to square up after drawing his bolt pistol with an illegal movement that was not in any tactical code. The same goes for holding the muzzle of a gun and pulling the trigger dead, trying to suppress fire in a continuous fire mode regardless of the hit rate. The moment he pulled the trigger, Cadmus had already pressed against his left shoulder armor and crashed into him like a small armored vehicle. Perhaps only the first bolt successfully left a small dent in the Primaris warrior's armor, and the rest missed.

It took the servo system half a beat to report to him that there was abnormal hypothermia in some areas of the armor. The red warning area was displayed between his left upper arm and elbow joint. The strong physique of the Primaris warriors to adapt to various combat environments made Cadmus insensitive to temperature changes. It was not until he was prompted and needed to move that he realized that the area was indeed a bit cold.

However, at this moment, Cadmus decided to take back the ridicule he had just made in his mind. Regardless of whether Sahar's actions gave him a real tactical advantage, he did not draw his gun unprepared and carry out such an attack that looked like he was dazed: Cadmore Si's impact did deflect Sahar's gun, but he failed to knock down the prepared opponent. This shot was a flaw deliberately sold by the latter. In an instant, he deflected his body along with the opponent's movement, stabilized his center of gravity during the staggered steps, and channeled the power that Cadmus was trying to exert on him. He removed most of it, and took advantage of the situation to bully the opponent, and grabbed the Primaris warrior's right hand holding the monomolecule dagger.

The next moment, he smoothly shook off the empty gun in his hand and tried to pull out his combat dagger from his waist. Of course, Cadmus would try to use his free left hand to restrict the opponent's movements, but at this moment, he discovered that the joints of his left power armor were not working well.

This low temperature did not affect the physical body of the Primaris Astartes, but it did have some impact on the internal transmission system of the power armor. Logically speaking, this is impossible to happen, and the mechanical products made by the empire will not be so fragile-but in reality, this is what happened. Cadmus's left hand armor was not his help but his drag at this moment. This subtle difference allowed Sahar to successfully draw his single-molecule dagger. Unfortunately, the difference was very subtle after all. Cadmus Still, he managed to grab the other person's wrist before he stabbed the knife on his waist.

"Vilchak" hiding behind the display cabinet was pointing the muzzle of a toy pistol at Cadmus' knee. It was obvious that the joke-like weapon did have practical significance beyond damage - not much in other situations, but in close combat that required high-speed reaction, this little difference might be fatal.

He staggered his steps again, trying to change his position so that Sahar could block the trajectory of "Vilchak" for himself. But in the current situation, moving footsteps, or in other words, changing the center of gravity while exerting force, is a very dangerous thing. Sahar realized this flaw and immediately took this opportunity to change the direction of his force, trying to make Cadmus shift his center of gravity out of control so that he could throw the opponent to the ground - but he was too aggressive. He had forgotten the difference in physical ability and reflexes between himself and his new Primaris cousins. In the next second, it was Sahar who was forced to shift his center of gravity to a dangerous point: he finally fell into a disadvantage due to a wrong decision made on the spot and had to rely on the help of magnetic boots. , relying only on his own core strength to hold himself precariously in place.

At such a close distance, Cadmus took full advantage of his weight and strength, forcing Sahar to lift the knife in order to avoid the blade that was gradually advancing towards the side of his neck, or to maintain his standing posture. The magnetic boots are attracted to the ground and move backwards. After discovering that he could not hit Cadmus at the current position, "Vilchak" a little further away immediately stood up from where he was and prepared to go to the opposite side of the secret library to avoid Sahar and take aim, but was stuck. Deimos caught the moment when Sahar's center of gravity was unstable due to retreating before she managed to get into position, raised his right leg and kicked him in the direction of the fake inquisitor——

Moreover, he obviously cannot maintain this state for long.

——This is not the time to feel sorry for oneself, one must be solved as soon as possible.

The power armor's alarm still sounded abnormally slow for half a beat. Cadmus realized in a flash that the longer the current situation lasted, the more dangerous it would be for him. If faced alone, neither of the two enemies at the moment can pose a real threat to Cadmus, but when they are combined together——

What followed would have been a wrestling match, with the stronger Cadmus taking a moment to win. But at the moment when the two sides stopped because of the stalemate, the Primaris warrior once again realized that there was also a slight touch on his left knee, as if he had been hit by a beetle, and then, before he was conscious, he felt something special. When he paid attention to this point, he found that the area began to feel cold and stiff.

——It was the area that he refused to set foot in no matter what during the brief confrontation with "Vilchak".

Outsiders may not be able to tell, but the real Inquisitor Wilchak once told Cadmus that she had hidden traps made of lost technology in every secret vault on her ship. Anyone except her would They were torn into pieces in the blink of an eye after passing the corresponding area - even if the person involved had a protective force field on his body, it wouldn't be of any use. Cadmus had never seen this kind of trap when it was actually activated, but Wilchak told him the clues about the setting of this kind of trap, and warned him not to cross the thunder pool and explore the secrets that he should not explore. .

Without prior knowledge, even the eyesight of the Primaris Astartes and the auspicious device built into the MK10 power armor would not be able to distinguish its existence. But now, Cadmus is very convinced that there is indeed something in the space in the middle of the vault. Such a trap: A harsh warning buzzer sounded inside the secret vault. Sahar let out a startled cry of pain when he stepped into the area. "Vilchak" a little further away was also in a hurry. Shouting something underneath. Cadmus originally planned to take this opportunity to carefully observe the operation of this so-called trap, pick up the empty gun that Sahar had just thrown aside, load it, and end it all perfectly, but - in the next moment, Sahar disappeared from the spot without warning, and what appeared in his place was "Vilchak" - Wilchak who "scattered and collapsed" quickly like a toppling building block. In that moment that caught everyone off guard, Cadmus clearly saw that her head and skirt were silently torn apart by some invisible blade, but she did not bleed. The strange destruction caused by the trap This is not the reason for this strange phenomenon. She didn't need to consider the influence of inertia and potential energy like Sahar. She strode forward and quickly left the position where the trap took effect. "Vilchak"'s disguise slipped from her body like mosaic tiles peeling off the wall. , revealing the true inside story of the person involved:
With his hands free, Fujimaru Ritsuka drove the propellers under the feet of the Otenaus exoskeleton. While rushing towards Cadmus, he pulled out the iconic Aquila scepter from beside him, like using a long-handled axe. Then he used the eagle wings at the top of the scepter to strike at the Primaris Astartes. Cadmus was momentarily confused by the true identity of the intruder. Driven by instinct, he mechanically raised his hand and easily grabbed the handle of the scepter that was thrown at him——

——The safety protocol of the scepter itself was activated at this moment. Cadmus's last memory of this incident was the bright white arc of psychic lightning and the severe pain that instantly infected his whole body.
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The alarm in the secret vault only sounded for three seconds and was reluctantly stopped under the command of a higher-level identification code.

"...He's not dead, it's probably just that most of his nerves are temporarily inoperable." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked down at Cadmus who fell on the ground and said this, but it seemed more to comfort himself, "When the incident happened I’m also holding the scepter, so the security protocol is downgraded.”

"And Primaris looks really hard to kill. From what I see, you don't need to apologize. He will be fine as long as he recovers for a few days." On the other end of the communication, Sevatar was still making sarcastic remarks calmly.

But the other Night Lord who was also on this communication link obviously didn't have the leisure to review things afterward. Sahar almost immediately recovered from where he was - behind the container where Fujimaru Ritsuka was originally hiding. ——jumped up: "What happened to my witch! I don't know about this yet! It's okay that I received an electric shock and a sedative injection for nothing. Damn it, can you stop playing riddles!!"

"I tend to think that this is your own problem." Savita's voice in the communicator was annoyingly steady, "Your mood swings are too great. You know, even if you can guarantee that you can stand still at that time, Staying where you are, without saying a word, our respected lady can get over this problem in front of this damn dark angel. This operation could have contained no violence at all, but now it has become like this. your fault."

"Good news, he probably didn't send the information in front of him to other places, so no one should know that we have caused some trouble here." After using the identification code of the scepter to check the code in Cadmus' power armor, he overstepped his authority. After recording the communication, Fujimaru Ritsuka concluded, "Bad news, after the commotion just now, Judge Wilchak himself must have realized that something was wrong."

"Do you want to retreat?" The inquiry voice in the communicator was somewhat gloating, and this immediately aroused strong opposition from an on-site executive, "Shut up, it's impossible! Unless I see Mita, I will not leave." Departed on this ship!"

"This is unreasonable, Senior Sahar." Sevatar took advantage of the situation and started to wonder from the perspective of seniority. "Given that your seniority in the legion is much longer than mine, it should not be difficult for you to understand how the empire's system operates. As a Traitor Astartes, it would not be a pity to be sent to this ship if you were to die, but a lady’s face is very precious——”

"——It's not that precious." Fujimaru Ritsuka interrupted Savita's chanting personally. "Considering that my tasks and responsibilities are irreplaceable to a certain extent, I occasionally want to be ridiculous in small things. The Empire's Other departments will also be forced to tolerate it. The most I will really pay in this matter is a Sigismund special version of the simulation room sword fighting marathon, and it is not to the point of sacrificing a life for the sake of face.”

"Mita can still be saved!" Sahar somehow understood this sentence leapingly, or maybe he had a strong need to grasp such a life-saving straw.

He was locked deep in the room by a trap in the middle of the secret vault, holding in one hand the useless scepter that Fujimaru Ritsuka unsealed from inside, pacing anxiously on the spot: "Mita is still alive now, right? Should we go rescue her immediately?"

"First of all, Sahar. Your overly excited emotions will cause obstacles in our subsequent infiltration work, so you must calm yourself down and accept the reality, because we have to make plans based on reality." Fujimaru Ritsuka thought that she could use the authority of the Sky Eagle Scepter to disarm the trap and release Sahar from it, but after weighing the situation, she first chose to speak clearly on the premise that the person involved was partially restricted.

Sahar nodded anxiously not far away: "I understand, I can-"

"——You can't. Take a deep breath now and calm down." Fujimaru Ritsuka's tone was almost commanding, "Otherwise I will leave you here and go find the cell where the former inquisitor's acolyte is held. I won't would go deep into the enemy camp with a baggage that would obviously have a negative impact on the execution of the plan.”

Sahar, who was really panicked, didn't even realize that the important scepter Fujimaru Ritsuka had gone through all the trouble to take out was still in his hand, so her words were a complete bluff. As a result, he actually had to take a minute or two to take a deep breath and barely suppress his anxious thoughts.

There's no point in being anxious. He repeatedly told himself that excessive eagerness and recklessness would only make him mess things up. After he thought he could calmly accept any terrible fact, he asked Fujimaru Ritsuka the question again: "So, what happened to Mita?"

"Are you sure you can handle any bad news right now?"

"What good news, bad news - it's happening!" shouted Sahar. "I have to know what's happening to her!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed: "Okay, but you must calm down."

"You said before that she is still 'alive', and I have already made the best psychological preparation based on this." Sahar said this, but Fujimaru Ritsuka still cast a suspicious look at him, and then spoke:
"The information I obtained from empathy: Mita Ashen has been made into a demon host by Lord Inquisitor Wilchak."

(End of this chapter)