Warhammer, Rogue Trader Notes

"We must have a hard landing! Everyone, hold on tight!" Albertson maneuvered and kept diving towards the surface.

She rushed into the tall fern forest on the surface, smashed a large number of trees, and plowed a dark furrow in the ground.

Karoo smashed open the Valkyrie's hatch, and with the Emperor's blessing, no one was hurt in the hard landing.

It's just that Valkyrie's damage is a bit serious, and it may take a week to repair it.

The traces of the Valkyrie's fall opened a skylight in the forest, from below to see the sparks that the Eldar's disruptors caused in the atmosphere.The landing craft of other dynasties were also severely affected, falling from high altitudes one after another.

Obviously, the defense devices of the Eldar have become more active, and a forced assault may still reach the surface of the planet, but the casualties and losses are unbearable.

Siegel said to Mel: "Contact the starship in orbit, and the remaining landing plans will be suspended."

"We are about 50km away from our destination." Mel looked at the data panel and confirmed the team's current location.

He looked at the members who had arrived on the surface of the planet. In addition to the members of the dynasty, there was also an assault team of about 30 people. He estimated that the number of other dynasties was similar, and it was enough to deal with some team battles.

Volume 250 Fear Pearl: Chapter [-] Native Creatures

Members of the assault team threw anti-plant grenades into the surrounding area.These grenades released various toxic and viral agents after landing, quickly turning the surrounding plants into foul-smelling silt, clearing out an open space.

This kind of anti-plant grenade will not affect animals or people, nor will it damage other materials. This kind of grenade is specially used for jungle or forest warfare, so as to find out the enemies who rely on the woods to hide their bodies, or in the woodland Provides a site that can be used for building or landing.

Right now they're mostly about clearing out a landmark.Skadi will install the teleportation beacons to the members of the dynasty separately. If necessary, this is probably the last resort to evacuate.

"Check the equipment and ammunition for the last time. We are going into the forest. Tie up your clothes. The insects here are probably not very kind." Laurentina checked the equipment for the others, "In Agor, don't wear the equipment properly Going out to 'fish' will be dragged into the sea by Haisi."

"Although I have relatively little experience in the forest, many principles are common."

On the other hand, Liz came to the other side of the platform they had cleared with the staff of the astropath, and she said to the others: "Come here."

"What's wrong?" The Dynasty members came to the position where Liz was standing, and looked in the target direction along the cleared forest opening.

They found that it was not the tall trees seen from the track, but an Eldar temple overgrown with vines and ferns, and the vegetation made the temple look like a huge tree.

"The emperor's lungs." Siegel looked at this magnificent and ancient temple. The sail-shaped spiritual bone structure arched high into the sky, and it was basically intact from the outside.

"That's where the psychic resonances on Quappa 12 finally converge. If we want to know what's hidden here, only there can give us the answer." Liz said to others.

Not long after everyone entered the forest, a loud noise drew their attention back from the forest.

The dragon hornet, which is more than ten meters long and has a wingspan of 30 meters, appeared above the clearing. It noticed the falling Valkyrie in the air, and the rapidly expanding forest clearing also provided it with a good view.

The long tail with its huge hooks and barbs drew towards the already damaged Valkyrie. The hooks pierced into the Valkyrie's cabin, lifted it up and dragged it on the ground.

The dragon wasp picked up the Valkyrie's remains with its tail, and moved back and forth on the Valkyrie with its huge mouthparts and spiked limbs.

The dragon hornet has not realized that this thing is inedible, and everyone watched it bite the Valkyrie transport plane continuously.

"Karoo, come here." Siegel beckoned to his Ogryn bodyguards, and the two returned to the edge of the forest along the original road. The grenade was handed to him.

The reason why it is called O'Green's exclusive is because others use normal grenades, while Karoo uses special grenades modified from mortar ammunition.Due to the war needs of the empire, there is basically no difference between the various functional types of ammunition for mortars and grenades.But neither Siegel nor the Imperial Army expected Ogryn to use clear props, especially for such a difficult task as opening a fuze.

He only prepared two styles for Karoo, high-explosive and hot-melt, highlighting one explosion and it's over.

He pulled out the safety of the grenade for Karoo, then pointed in the direction of the giant dragon Hornet, and said to his Ogryn bodyguard: "Do you see that thing, throw this over there."

O'Green looked at the big guy over there, hit his head with the grenade in his hand, and then threw the high-explosive grenade into the ground with a very beautiful throwing posture (refer to the posture of a baseball pitcher or throwing a football) In the cockpit of the Valkyrie.

Siegel had taught Karoo for two months the action of knocking the grenade to trigger the fuze and then throw it out, and now it's finally time to use it.

"Hey" Siegel whistled: "It's a beautiful throw."

As soon as the voice fell, Valkyrie's cockpit exploded, and the fuel tank and the ammunition inside also exploded.

The Dragon Hornet was caught off guard by this blow. A large number of metal fragments cut its wings and pierced its body. The slender tail was also cut off by fragments, and the remaining part was burned to dilapidated condition.

Although this thing is still struggling in the sky, Siegel has brought Karoo back to the forest team.Such a wound is very serious for an insect, and its kind will complete the last step for Siegel.

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The episode of the Dragon Hornet also reminded everyone that facing such a strange planet, everyone seemed inexperienced, with terrifying local creatures, mysterious Eldar, and competing kin.

A little slack will return to the emperor.

Siegel and the others began to move forward in this dark and humid giant fern forest. The forest was sultry and hot, and the canopy that blocked the sky seriously hindered the sense of direction when walking in it.Only by relying on the aid of instruments such as bird divination instruments and servo skulls can one be able to determine one's own position.

The rising water vapor condensed on the leaves of the huge ferns and dripped back into the soil of the forest floor, and the huge fallen and rotting trees were covered with huge moss.

Moving forward in this environment is very exhausting, and the steamer-like environment makes people lose a lot of water, electrolytes and physical strength.

Some trees are as tall as a person in width alone. Compared with the steel jungle in the hive capital, this place is two completely different complexes.

Step into the mud with every foot, and be careful of those attacks from the dark.Siegel cut off the vines blocking the way with a power weapon, raised his head and looked around. In this kind of forest, attacks may be launched from any angle.

Siegel now feels that not only the Eldar and those competitors are paying attention to him in the depths of the jungle, but the local native creatures seem to be even more troublesome.

Those insects with compound eyes stared at these humans who rushed into the jungle rashly all the time, or in other words, nutrients.

In order to cope with the complex environment of the forest, Siegel and his team prepared additional individual melta and flame-breathing weapons. The main operators were 6 combat nuns, and some members of Remulle, Laurentina and the assault team also had equipment.

If the terrain is too complicated, relying on flames to create a path that can be advanced, it can be regarded as a barely improved progress.

Sister Angelia walked behind Remulle with a bolt gun, and the other five nuns were on the outside of the team. Wearing power armor, they had a more convenient solution to complex situations.

Siegel is very satisfied with the fighting qualities of these fighting nuns.Sadly, each of them were equipped with prosthetic implants after the Battle of Vraks.

Limbs, ribs, organs and even eyes, fortunately, the skills of the sage Mel are worthy of recognition.Siegel looked back at Angelia's arm. The black armor plates were stitched together to form the outer shell of the mechanical arm, protecting the mechanical nerve structure inside.

The style is a bit strange, but that's okay, the prosthetic body transformation technology of Mechanicum is different for each planet.The problem is that Siegel can vaguely see some red light from the gaps where the armor plates are spliced.

It was they who obtained the red light of the data chips found on the patrol that their family had fallen.

Tsk, Mel probably made some small moves on the nun's implants. Sometimes the sages of the Mechanicus will do such things, using the technology that others don't understand to secretly use the experimental technology.

"Everyone, report the situation."

From the performance point of view, Angelia didn't seem to know much about it. After all, for the recipient, the implanted prosthetic body is easy to use.

But...they are really brooding over the matter of Vraks, after all, the name Rebel Squad is not very pleasant to say.

Siegel doesn't mind these small heresy behaviors, because Remulle doesn't think there will be any major problems, and he always has to be vented by others, and only when he keeps holding back will there be big problems.

"This is Lucia, everything around is normal."

"Antiya, it's normal."

"This is Renate, and nothing interesting is happening."

"Erwin, here I am..." The battle nun standing in front of the team raised her hand to signal the team to stop. The battlefield filter of the Sabat-shaped helmet blocked the invalid environmental sound, so that the nun could better obtain battlefield information. She had obviously found something.

Sister Elvin signaled with her hand that there was a sound coming from the front left of the team, and several assault teams walked softly to the front of the team holding hell guns.

"Chukavin, where are you?" Angelia asked the last battle nun.

"No exception."

"You go to help Alvin."

Another Battle Sister came to the front of the line.Soon, with a huge buzzing sound, a huge shadow rushed out from the fern bushes and fell in front of everyone. When the soldiers were about to raise their guns to shoot, Alvin held down the muzzle.

"and many more."

It was a land creature about the size of a Grox beast, its original appearance could not be seen at all, from skin to bone, it was bloody and bloody.

The culprit is a large group of "insects" that rushed out following it.

This is a group of bright red flying insects, each the size of a clenched fist, with a vicious beak on its head.These insects swarmed over the fallen corpse, tearing off the flesh and blood from the corpse with their sharp mouthparts.

In just a few minutes, the creature similar to the Glocks was eaten up by this group of "insects".

Siegel looked at the group of insects. He didn't take out his plasma pistol, but pulled out a shotgun from Karoo, quickly loaded it with a tube magazine full of purgatory bullets, and stared at the Turn your attention to the bee swarm on Siegel's side in mid-air.

"Sage, do you know this stuff?"

"I don't know, if you like, I can name this creature after you."

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Erwin started the battle first. The heavy flamethrower sprayed hot flames at the swarm, and Chukavin also sprayed flames at the swarm.

After two members of the assault team threw incendiary bombs at the swarm, they began to practice moving target shooting with hell guns, and members of the team with flame-breathing weapons also came out to join the barbecue meeting.

Mel's servo skull used the weapons loaded on it to shoot at the insects scattered around. Every insect that was blown up exploded into a mass of flesh and blood. Obviously, this was not the tissue of the insect itself, but came from their food.

The smell of scorched protein pervaded the space, and the rest of the people were on guard against other monsters that might attack from the depths of the forest

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Flame is indeed a relatively easy attack method for insects, but when the insects grow to a certain size, the flame cannot burn them to death immediately.

The bugs in the center of the flame jet of the flamethrower were directly roasted into charcoal by the high temperature of the flame, while many of the bugs affected by the flame were only lit with their wings, and fell on the ground ignited by the incendiary bomb, crackling.

Siegel also walked to the front of the team. The ammunition of the Purgatory Bullet contains a volatile viscous gel that will ignite after touching the target.

Although it doesn't burst into flames like the dragon's breath bullet, it is more suitable for such "small" insects.

Soon, the insect swarm was cleaned up by Siegel's team, and the area in front of the team still had flames.Several soldiers were bitten by the insect, and the wounds showed signs of poisoning in addition to redness and swelling, and the condition improved after injection of antidote.

The team walked towards the temple of the Eldar in the direction indicated by the auspicious bird.

Finally, before the twilight completely enveloped the land, Siegel and others found some gains.

A dilapidated Eldar building ruins covered by ferns and moss, Siegel scraped off a thick layer of moss with a dagger, exposing the spiritual bone structure inside the building.

"This is a small building built by the Spirit Race in this world, and it is now dilapidated." Siegel's team walked into this Spirit Race building. This is not a building for accommodation or living, and the room is covered with moss and small insects or other organisms.

Apart from splintered and worn spirit bones, there is nothing of value to be found inside the abandoned buildings.Siegel swept the dust and other things on the ground aside with his boots, revealing the wonderful runes on the spiritual bone structure. The walls of the building are covered with unique runes of the Eldar, but the central area lacks a An important gem.

"These buildings should have some kind of connection with that temple." Mel used the servo skull to record the rune styles of these Eldar buildings.

Siegel, on the other hand, compared the direction of the rune with the location of the temple with the bird divination instrument to see if he could find some connection.

Liz also walked in with the staff of the astropath. She felt the energy situation here, which is a node of energy on this planet.

She diffused her consciousness to feel the energy flow of the planet, and to find the next node. After finding out a few nodes, she finally confirmed the purpose of this building.

These structures are where the temples of the Eldar are channeled from the planetary energy.

Volume III Fear Pearl: Chapter [-] Endless Fighting

When Liz told Siegel of her discovery, he wasn't surprised at all by the Eldar operation.As a race that makes full use of psionic energy, the Eldar do not only rely on their own huge spiritual power.They rely on their own understanding of the energy of the warp to create a large number of architectural wonders that humans cannot imagine.

Then, with the debut of Sharis, the Eldar bid farewell to the main stage of the galaxy.These wonder buildings were either swept into the depths of the warp space by the warp space storm, or became dilapidated due to the reduction of the Eldar population for tens of thousands of years without maintenance. Obviously, the buildings here belonged to the latter.

"But what do the Eldar want to use this building for?" Remulle asked Liz.

"Prophecy, divination, communication, and even attack are all possible." Liz explained to everyone.

Psychic power can do almost anything, regardless of the cost, from turning comm requests into demolition hammers.

Unguided psykers are seldom awed by their own power; instead, they succumb to Eldar-like arrogance, eventually paying the price.

Prediction and divination are abilities that almost every psyker knows more or less, especially those psykers who have been certified by the empire. The reason is not complicated, it is simply because this thing is easy to use.

Liz has also studied related subjects, and now she can also make Tarot divination or prophecy for Siegel. She even planned to take prophecy as the second subject besides cardiology.

But looking at the more and more proficient spiritual powers she has mastered in the Lingwei Division, the distance between her and the master of the Lingwei Division has become shorter and shorter. Liz also sighed secretly. .

"Considering that the prophecies of the seven witches point here, the Eldar temple is either a device for astronomical communication, or a device for prophecy and divination."

"Regardless of the device, we may have clues about the location of the Dread Pearl from it."

But the problem is that Siegel and others are still far away from the location of the temple. Due to the previous incident with the dragon and the wasp, it may be dangerous to rush to clear an open space.

They lost the means to confirm the location of the temple, and could only rely on the location marked on the auspicious instrument to move forward.

And the other competitors are also constantly moving towards the huge Spirit Race temple in the middle.

As night fell, Siegel's team temporarily stationed near this Eldar building.They used fern leaves to make a barrier from the fire, so that everyone could light the fire safely and rest inside.

When the fire was lit, the warm and throbbing flames dispelled the chill of the night.With a stable light source and heated food, the morale of the team has been greatly restored.

On the outside of the barrier, the sound of rustling insects crawling could be heard from time to time, which brought a little tension to the entire camp.

Siegel didn't dare to let his soldiers rest as much as they wanted.The situation on the planet is more complicated, and he is not afraid of other competitors, but the existence of the Eldar keeps Siegel's heart hanging.

A ranger would cause a lot of attrition to Siegel's team, and he didn't have a good way to limit an Eldar ranger, or even a more advanced pathfinder.

Therefore, Siegel must remain vigilant to avoid waking up the next day to find that his men died in vain.During the night's night watch, Siegel killed some insects he hadn't seen before to ensure safety during the camp.

And other competitors of the Pearl of Fear also encountered their own difficulties and challenges.

Ms. Sun Li, she and her 100 family guards wearing the armor of the Ministry of Justice and carrying hell guns arrived on the surface of the planet. She and Aaron Gerrit reached an alliance agreement. The team formed by the two parties should be in the Rogue Trader group Among them is a relatively large one, with about [-] people.