Warhammer 40 A New Hope

The mother and son who were forcibly driven out were now kneeling at the door, looking at the man who had turned into a pool of meat paste, and then looking at the door covered with dust.

"Is that you, uncle?"

142. Rat Extermination War (Part )

Bang bang bang!

The sound of grenade launchers firing rang out once again at the city gate, as a squad of Space Marines from the Salamanders Chapter, led a small Astra Militarum force, to defend the city.

One after another, the resurrected zombies turned back into corpses on the ground under the fire of the grenade launcher, and the enemies on this part of the city wall were being quickly cleared out.

"We need to recapture the city wall!" said the Space Marine leading the team. "Scout! Report the footage from the drone!"

"I didn't see many demons, but most of the city has fallen... There is a church, which should be Sigmar's church. It emits white light, resisting the chaotic atmosphere around here... There are still people alive there!"

"Brothers! We need to support them! Until other reinforcements arrive!"

"..."

Andres Thor was unable to listen at this moment. He looked into the distance in one direction of the city, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Finally, the team he suddenly left ran in the direction he had been looking at, so fast that the other Space Marines did not react in time.

"Thor you..."

"Let him go." said the captain of the team holding the Thunder Hammer. "Otherwise he won't be able to complete the mission with peace of mind."

. . . . . .

The dark green giant was running very fast, and any zombies that tried to stop him were smashed directly by his huge body.

[Faster! Faster! ]

A [Forsaken of Nurgle] ​​raised his mutated sharp claws, blocked Thor's way and roared.

roar--!

brush!

The tactical dagger entered his neck and then slashed out. The giant continued to rush forward without stopping, and the head of the abandoned man slowly slid down behind him.

Groups of zombies and Nurgle carriers appeared in his path. Seeing this, he took a fragmentation grenade from his waist, pulled out the pin with one hand, and held it in his hand.

Whoosh—boom!

With accurate estimation, the grenade was thrown and exploded just when it flew in front of the enemy group. The powerful shock wave immediately killed a large number of enemies, and those enemies who survived by chance were smashed into pieces by the high-speed moving giant that followed the explosion.

Thor used the technique of 'drifting' to turn an intersection, and then he saw the last enemy he needed to defeat - a huge zombie made up of countless bodies.

"Join...us..."

brush!

The green tentacle reaching out to him was directly cut off by the tactical dagger in his hand. The explosive pistol that had been placed on his waist was taken off, switched to full-automatic firing mode, and the magazine was emptied.

Almost every bullet hit the huge zombie accurately. The next moment, a large amount of flames exploded on its body, and countless pieces of rotten flesh and blood flew everywhere.

A melta grenade had its pin pulled out and melted accurately into the hole made by the bolt pistol. At the same time, Thor chopped off one of the giant zombie's legs with a knife, causing it to fall face down on the ground.

Boom——!

The melta grenade exploded, and a large amount of flesh and blood of the zombies were directly vaporized, while Thor rushed straight into the house not far away.

There was no one inside except a pool of blood...

Seeing this result, Thor looked around and then looked at the huge zombie that was no longer moving and only a part of it was left.

Puff – tear it apart!

The tactical dagger pierced into the rotten flesh that already had a fishy smell and tore it apart. Thor was searching for something in it and kept praying to the Emperor he was loyal to.

【Don’t ever be...】

But when he found half a skull that was obviously smaller than an adult's from the mass of flesh and blood, he felt his breath freeze.

He is still late...

. . . . . .

The great host of Nurgle broke through the city and infested it, and then left.

A priest of Sigmar received assistance from Sigma at this critical moment. He led the survivors to retreat to a church which was also blessed by Sigma. With his indomitable spirit and the divine support from Sigmar, he and other soldiers who also did not give up hope, guarded the church.

After killing a Nurgle Space Marine with divine power and defeating the Nurgle Daemons he brought with him, the large army of demons retreated.

In other words, their purpose here has been achieved and they need to complete other goals, so they let go of the few survivors here.

The large number of resurrected zombies and the tiny number of low-level Nurgle demons were unable to stop the attacks of the Space Marines, and the city occupied by the demons quickly returned to the hands of the Astra Militarum as quickly as it had been captured by the demons.

Subsequent support troops soon arrived in the city and began a large-scale cleanup of the polluted city.

Using the same method as always - burning everything.

Houses wrapped in unknown tentacles were pushed down and set on fire, and corpses were piled up together.

The Astra Militarum dug a large pit in the ground, threw the bodies into it, and then set it on fire.

The blazing flames will consume everything it engulfs, no matter what it was in its original form.

"You know the rules."

The captain of the Space Marines [Salamander], holding the Thunder Hammer and with a lot of blood on his body, walked up to Thor, who had been sitting in a daze for a long time, and said.

“Anything suspected of being contaminated needs to be purified.”

"I'm sorry, brother. I just feel lost." Thor said, looking at the skull of the child in his hand. "We are the Emperor's warriors. We have a power far beyond that of ordinary mortals..."

"We can deal with hordes of aliens, kill powerful demons, and destroy the enemy's strong fortresses alone..."

"But we can't keep a promise..."

"I don't even know if this is him. I... wasn't there for him when he needed me..."

Thor's hands were shaking. This demigod warrior who could fight for a month without food or water now seemed so... fragile...

"...I know that feeling, my brother." said the captain of the team. "I have been fighting for hundreds of years. I have saved many people, but I have not been able to save many more..."

"But this should not be a reason for us to be confused or discouraged. We are the Emperor's warriors, and only we can shoulder such heavy responsibilities."

"This is a test, my brother, and it will not be the last."

"Now, it's time to show your strong will, my brother."

At this point, Thor slowly stood up, holding the half skull in his hand, and walked into the flames under the gaze of the people around him.

The scorching flames licked the skull, which had already undergone some changes, and slowly turned into ashes under Thor's gaze.

[Some chapters think that emotions are weaknesses, but we know that it is these that make us remember our own responsibilities! ]

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The unoccupied Sigmar Church in the city

After testing by the state religion and repeated assurances from the priest, the ordinary people and soldiers hiding here do not need to be burned by the fire - Sigmar's divine power is still very powerful.

And from the leading priest who had been blessed by Sigmar during the battle, they learned the direction of the Nurgle army led by Plague Father Kugath and its possible purpose.

They spread the plague and resurrected corpses along the way, hoping to disrupt our arrangements while raising as large a plague army as possible.

The armies of Khorne were destroyed in orbital bombardment, Tzeentch's machinations led him to occupy Bretonnia, and Nurgle chose to bring a fatherly 'gift' to the entire Old World.

But for Thor, none of these are the most important. To him, what is important is...

"After I killed a traitor you mentioned with the power of Sigmar and defeated the demon army he said he brought, I saw at least three similar beings standing in the distance watching us..."

"Although they may not have chosen to attack here by force due to their plan, I saw the internal organs of one of the traitors flowing out..."

"There seems to be a wooden sword embedded in it."

143. Rat Extermination War (X)

[Skaven Magic City]

Even the Big Horned Rat himself had not expected that a human-like existence could mobilize almost all the ratmen in the Demon City.

The outermost defenders were defeated, and then the Corrupt Clan's base was pierced, along with a deeply modified [Hell Pit Abomination], which fell into the Skryre Clan's temporary base underground.

The Council of Thirteen issued a death order, demanding that the invaders be terminated right here in the Skryre Clan's base, and their plans must not be disturbed.

But obviously, they didn't know the true identity of this intruder.

They also don't know that this person, who makes the entire demon group tremble in fear, is considering putting disgusting creatures such as Skaven on his kill list.

However, before that, DOM needs to deal with the enemy he is facing now.

Some giant rats wearing what looked like power armor.

. . . . . .

boom!

boom!

[Combat Shotgun] smashed the head of the rat in front of him, along with the heavy armor on its body that looked tattered.

Afterwards, the armor scattered green lightning in all directions and exploded after a few seconds, with green flames splashing onto the surrounding walls.

DOM encountered these "well-equipped" ratmen in this area. They were taller and clearer-headed, and they all wore heavy power armor powered by dimensional stone, and carried short-range and long-range weapons also powered by dimensional stone.

If we ignore the fact that one out of every five Skaven who use these equipment dies from mechanical failure, then these Skaven are indeed rare elites (for Skaven).

However, the most important thing for DOM is that it finally doesn't stink anymore.

A ratman engineer who tried to escape was grabbed by the scruff of the neck by DOM and lifted up. Amidst his screams, DOM tore off a yellowed paper that looked like a map from his body.

boom!

After getting the map, DOM threw the ratman engineer against the wall, and his brains splattered everywhere.

DOM unfolds the map, and the helmet automatically begins to scan the map drawn on it and converts it into a 3D map.

The name of one of the places caught DOM's attention.

【Explosives storage place】

A deafening explosion usually solves many problems, always has.

After making the decision, the helmet's internal system immediately began to plan the shortest route to the destination, while DOM silently loaded all his weapons with ammunition.

This 'journey' will not be easy.

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Ding ding ding --!

The alarm bell representing invasion was shaken frantically by the guarding ratman, and all the Skaven in the area were summoned.

An enemy attacked them not long ago, and Ikit Claw issued a death order afterwards - to kill the enemy at all costs.

The lighting device was swinging back and forth overhead, and the screams and footsteps of the ratmen were intertwined. There were even several ratmen who accidentally fell and were trampled to death by their own compatriots.

Where is the enemy? Where should I go? What should I do?

You can't count on the Ratman's organizational skills, especially in such an emergency.

call out--!

Suddenly, the sound of a catapult was heard in the distance, followed by the sound of something breaking through the air.

A ratman looked up and saw a figure appear in the air and fall towards it.

Boom!

The huge impact force directly shattered the internal organs of several unlucky ratmen, and a dark green figure appeared among the many ratmen.

In an instant, the originally noisy rats quieted down, and they all looked at the human who fell from the sky.

"...it's still a mouse..."

"Kill! Kill him!"

Amid DOM's somewhat annoyed sigh and the screams of some unknown ratman, the surrounding ratmen rushed over and pounced on him, forming a "ratman mountain" in tens of seconds.

Buzz—rip!