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Chapter 1317 Riddler, get out... (it’s so miserable to be without water for two consecutive days)

For Duanmu Huai, who is accustomed to the Webway, subspace navigation is slow and painful. It is no less than taking a high-speed train and then taking a green train - without increasing the speed.

 The only good thing is that he is sitting on a soft couch.

 After two weeks of turbulence, the battleship of the Tribunal was finally spit out of the subspace and arrived at the location of the designated star field.

But the expressions of the people on the command deck at this moment are not very good. The reason is very simple. Their astropaths have contacted here again and again, but all they got was silence.

Well, no matter what the circumstances, the Astropath's silence is not a good thing. They are like the birds that miners take with them when they go down the mine. They scream in fear when they encounter danger, letting the miners know that poisonous gas is leaking underground.

The Astropaths just figured that if you could hear their crazy talk, then everything would be okay.

 But if they fall silent, then you have to be vigilant.

Like the screeching birds beneath the mines, the silence of the astropaths who are most sensitive to the subspace is like a silent warning, reminding them of the impending danger.

Sten contacted the governor here, but the latter obviously didn't look good. The body sunk deep into the throne is so skinny that he could go to a zombie studio to act as an extra without makeup.

 “Secretary Camille?”

 Seeing his figure, Stern was stunned for a moment.

 “Where is the governor? Where has he gone?”

 Facing Judge Stern’s questioning, the latter was as weak and haggard as a child who had a fever of 48 degrees and still practiced dancing RIP.

"He...he is dead, as are most of the cabinet members, killed by the plague that has ravaged our planet."

 “So now you are a government representative?”

"Yes... was your mission successful?"

 “Yes, we have reorganized the talisman.”

"That's good. Please bring it immediately. This is our last hope. This terrible disease has infected and killed fifty percent of the population. The number of dead is incalculable. The corpses are piled in the streets. "The crematorium is no longer sufficient."

 “We will try our best.”

Judge Stern answered.

“We will leave immediately, please grant us permission to land.”

“I agree, Inquisitor, but I think there are not many people controlling the orbital defense system. Even if you want to land directly, you won’t have any trouble.”

Soon, the communication was interrupted again, and everyone looked at each other with serious expressions. Judge Stern looked at Duanmuhuai again, who shrugged his shoulders and said nothing more. So Judge Stern issued the order.

 “Let’s go.”

 As a hive planet, like other hive planets, the pollutants in the air turned into dark clouds that obscured the sky. The metal-cast skyscrapers turned into mountains. Huge buildings, huge foundries, huge steel and fire. The wide road runs through the metal mountains like a river. It is so majestic and a product of human civilization.

Of course, the filth hidden inside cannot be ignored.

When the shuttle landed on the platform and Duanmuhuai walked down the stairs, what he saw was the filth.

Countless people fell to the ground, most of them had turned into corpses, and some were waiting to be turned into corpses. This reminded Duanmu Huai of the time when he was tracking the plague on the novice planet. Large areas of people in a city were killed by the plague, and the remaining people were desperately waiting for death in their houses. The scene was not much different from now, except that there were more people - at least hundreds of thousands, or even more.

But they are not here for these dead or living people.

Duanmu Huai raised his head and stared at a huge black pyramid not far away. Its appearance looked very much like the large amusement facility used in Egypt to attract tourists. It's just that the exterior is made of black glass instead of earth and stone. According to Kara's prophecy, as long as these pendant fragments are collected, reassembled, and brought to this pyramid, the evil ravaging the entire planet will disappear.

　　A vague and silly prediction as always.

Duanmu Huai yawned silently. He had almost guessed what was waiting there.

The group of people walked forward as a team. They walked through the square filled with corpses and the living dead, and came to the pyramid. Then Duanmu Huai saw Kara raise her hand, and with her movement, a complex Eldar rune emerged from it. Immediately afterwards, a passage emerged silently from the originally tight black pyramid.

 They went in.

 You don’t need to look at it to know that this is a building of the Eldar race.

And after looking at the murals and texts on the walls, you know that this is the architecture of the Eldar race.

Duanmuhuai sighed silently and looked at the silent space wolves around him.

“Okay, don’t be so nervous, we all know what we are going to face next, that’s all.”

 “You know?”

Hearing Duanmuhuai’s complaints, Rana was stunned for a moment, while Duanmuhuai shrugged his shoulders.

“I have experienced similar situations so many times that I want to vomit. In the final analysis, you have been tricked by the prophecy again.”

 “Tricked? You mean... the prophecy is false?”

Hearing this, Judge Stern turned to look at him in surprise. On the contrary, Kara seemed to turn a deaf ear to Duanmuhuai's words and just walked forward.

“It depends on how you distinguish between true and false.”

Duanmuhuai curled his lips.

"I can make seventy or eighty predictions of this kind. For example, a person kneels in front of me and says that he has been cursed and feels extremely painful. I hope you can help him relieve his pain. Then I He would tell him to go find an Astartes and he can help you relieve your pain."

 “Do the Astartes still have this ability?”

Lana himself was stunned, but Duanmuhuai just glanced at him silently.

"Of course, it's very simple. Just raise the bolter in your hand and shoot him in the head. Then everything will be solved?"

　　　…………???”

"What's the matter? Just tell him whether he can still feel pain. Dead people can't feel pain. So is my prediction wrong?"

Duanmuhuai spread his hands and stared at the Space Wolves, while the wolf pups were confused and speechless.     "...Is this also okay?"

 “This is the norm most of the time.”

Duanmuhuai snorted coldly and continued walking forward.

“So I say, don’t take the prophecy too seriously. I think you will understand this soon.”

The crowd continued to move forward, but this time their steps were much heavier. They are not idiots, Duanmu Huai has made it so obvious. If they still can't guess that they have been cheated, then they are really idiots.

The surroundings were getting darker and darker, and the strange power was growing more and more, making everyone feel the same aura as when they faced the brain in the space hulk.

 Same, but more powerful.

 At this moment, the air began to stir, and then, an Eldar phantom appeared from it. It stared at the people in front of it, who all raised their weapons except Duanmu Huai and stared at it cautiously.

 “Look back, humans.”

 The phantom of the Eldar spoke.

 “You shouldn’t be here.”

 “We can go wherever we want.”

 Lana snorted coldly.

“We are the servants of the Emperor, and within the realm of the Emperor, no alien can stop us!”

 “I mean no harm.”

  The Eldar shook his head again.

"I am here to warn you. You are disturbing something that should not be disturbed. You want to awaken an existence that should not be awakened. If you insist on going your own way, the final result will only be a terrible disaster beyond your imagination."

 “What does this mean?”

Inquisitor Sten stepped forward and stared at the Eldar, who stretched out his hand and pointed to the pendant around Kara's neck.

"Do not reassemble what was destroyed, do not bring it to the cursed land. Do not release the prisoners, you have been warned! The power of the seal is weakening now, and the spell that allowed my brotherhood to protect this place will soon fail! Turn back! Turn back 1! Turn back before it’s too late!”

With the last desperate scream, the Eldar disappeared, and everyone looked at each other in silence.

 What does the Eldar's warning mean? Is this a conspiracy? Or a reminder?

 But before they could think more, Duanmuhuai had already moved forward.

 “The Riddler should really get out of the galaxy.”

 He snorted coldly and continued to move forward with the war hammer on his shoulder.

“These idiot Eldar have no purpose other than to talk nonsense all day long, so let’s move on.”

 “Is this really okay?”

Lana spoke again. The warning from the Eldar deepened his worries. He recalled the content of this mission and always felt that something was not quite right in it. From the beginning, this mission seemed to be filled with some unspeakable weirdness, and now, this feeling is even more obvious.

 “Of course there are problems, but that’s right if there are problems.”

Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at everyone.

"You see, a plague of unknown origin suddenly appeared in the hive world. The prophecy revealed that the plague has a deep connection with this place, and now the Riddler's mental retardation also proves this. But..."

 Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai sneered.

 “Isn’t this just right?”

　　　………just right?”

“Of course, no matter what the other party wants to do, there is only one thing we have to do, and that is to kill this bastard, right?”

　　　…………”

Facing Duanmuhuai’s simple and rude answer, everyone was speechless for a moment, while Duanmuhuai stared at them and shrugged his shoulders.

“Okay, if you really don’t want to think about those complicated things, I’ll teach you four words. If you encounter similar things in the future, just recite them.”

 Isn’t it praising the God Emperor?

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, everyone looked a little strange, but Judge Stern still swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked.

　　"What are the four words?"

Starting at Judge Stern, Duanmuhuai chuckled.

 “Everyone has come.”

"…………Why?"

 “Okay, let’s go.”

 After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and continued walking forward, while everyone stood there blankly, looking at each other, speechless for a while.

 Then, Rana chuckled.

 “That’s right, it’s all here.”

 After saying this, Lana suddenly raised his bolter.

 “Let’s go! Bloodclaw wolves!”

 (End of this chapter)