Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"Don't say that. This mission may not be very dangerous." [Musketeer] Aramis said, carrying a laser rifle on his back. "We just need to go in, find the target, and then send a signal out. Those powerful 'God Warriors' will handle the follow-up issues."

"I don't think this operation will go so smoothly." Baldwin, the Leper King, who was wearing a mask and carrying a power sword, said solemnly. "It's better to be cautious."

Ding ding~

"Don't be pessimistic~'Your Majesty'~" said the [Clown] Jingles, who was playing his instrument, wearing a clown costume, and holding a monomolecular blade weapon. "The hero defeated the 'Demon King' and returned victoriously. That's how the story is written~"

"We will do the same."

"Maybe they can cure your illness, and you can go back to being your king~"

Even though a big battle was about to happen, everyone present was not too nervous and instead started joking with each other.

"It looks like no one has quit." Leonard, the leader of the team, said. "Then..."

"We all have to complete the mission! And come back alive! Let's witness a wider world together!"

"It's time for the ghost stories here to come to an end!"

283. Plague Prevention and Control (VIII)

I am ready to end the story of [Darkest Dungeon] and continue to fight for the green manure~

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Three Pathfinder Terminators and a handful of small town militiamen blocked the tide of monsters from the Cult of the Abundance.

The dense and deadly firepower formed by several plasma miniguns turned batch after batch of enemies emitting strange fragrances into ashes, making it impossible for them to approach the town from the old road.

On the other side, the various monsters driven over from the ancestral home by the ancestors had to face the Necron warriors led by the Necron Lord (a certain fishman: MD, who is the monster!)

The Overlord holding a large phase blade commanded his Necron warriors to shoot bright green beams at the monsters that dared to attack them, turning them directly into basic molecular beings.

[Veteran] Barristan, with the help of a few [Pathfinder] Space Marines, placed all the ordinary people in the town in refuge near the church. The priest, who initially protested that he would not do it, shut up when he saw the Space Marines who were several meters tall.

[Acetic] Suffolk, [Prophet], [Fanatic] and other fanatics who have fallen into another kind of madness because of the arrival of Zhang Yi and others, are guarding the statue tightly - as long as there is a monster dare to appear nearby, they will tear it to pieces in a crazy state that even the monster is afraid of.

"Do you really think that group of mortals can kill a demigod?" The Necromancer Lord asked Zhang Yi beside him. "You overestimate them..."

"Didn't you also kill the Ancient Saint first and then the Star God?" Zhang Yi responded. "Why, you don't believe that other races can do it?"

"There is no comparison between the two. He is just a human being who only sees the world from a well." said the Lord. "Do you think you are invincible just because you have mastered some mysterious power? Humph!"

"We just need to do our own thing." Zhang Yi said. "I believe them..."

"And even if they flip over, it won't be a big problem..."

"Did I just see the [Sacrifice] and the [Deer] among the retreating mercenaries?"

"...Boss, please concentrate..."

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Under the ancestral house - [Darkest Dungeon]

Zhang Yi guessed correctly. The old butler did have a secret passage that only he and his ancestors knew about, which bypassed some obstacles and monsters and went directly to the core area of ​​the [Darkest Dungeon] - the kind that could only be used once.

[Crusader] A group of elite mercenaries led by Reynald entered through the secret passage and gradually went deeper.

With the [Moonstone] and the blessed imperial ornaments provided by Zhang Yi, the team did not suffer serious mental damage as when they first entered here. These things they had never seen before greatly protected their spirits and souls.

"Hehehe~ New God! The new God is coming..."

boom!

The ecstatic [Ecstatic Believer] who already showed signs of mutation had his entire head shattered by a single shot from the explosive pistol in Disma's hand. The so-called blessings they received were obviously not enough to cause this level of damage, and they turned into corpses on the ground.

roar--!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh－－!

The crystal green tail spike shot by the [Temple Guard] was blocked by the [Shield Belt] carried by the [Crusader] Reinald, and the power sword in his hand flashed with lightning.

brush!

The monster that originally required several people to deal with was now easily cut into two by Leonard and turned into a corpse on the ground.

"For the new God, you shall not..."

Biubiubius--!

Before the cultist who tried to block the road could finish their words, the [Musketeer] Aramis, armed with a laser rifle, accurately called out their names one by one, and the scorching beams turned them directly into charred corpses on the ground.

The weapons provided by Zhang Yi greatly enhanced their combat capabilities, allowing them to easily kill the enemies who tried to block their way.

Soon, all the enemies around were wiped out, and they saw a deeper scene - a place like the inside of a giant creature.

[Tomb Robber] Audrey held up the lantern in her hand and looked at the entrance in front of her with a bad look on her face.

"Do we have to go in here?" Audrey asked.

"Then why don't you look for other ways?" Disma responded.

But obviously, this is the only way.

"Let's go, friends." Leonard walked in first and said to everyone. "There is no reason for us to give up here."

Led by the Crusaders, everyone walked into the long tunnel of flesh and blood, the living walls, and they could even see blood vessels and nerves on them.

After walking for a while, they saw a dried corpse that was being covered by flesh and blood under their feet.

[Plague Doctor] Paracelsus walked over to the corpse, squatted down and examined it.

"It belongs to the old scoundrel," said Paracelsus. "His body has been completely drained of moisture."

At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became dark, and the lights in everyone's hands were also affected at this moment, and the light emitted was suppressed.

[Foolish person~]

【Why are you here? 】

[For glory? For justice? Or for money? ]

[Do you really think that what you see is the true God? You are a frog in a well! ]

The illusory shadow of the ancestor appeared in front of Leonard and others, his face still showing arrogance and contempt.

[Do you think you can defeat me with this new weapon in your hand? ! ] The voice of the ancestor echoed in everyone's ears [Foolish! ]

[I will replace the old gods and become the new god! I will rule the world! ]

[No one can stop me! Anyone who disobeys me will be punished! ]

Biu!

A beam of red light penetrated the ancestor's illusory body, burning a piece of the wall of the flesh and blood tunnel behind it.

"It doesn't seem like a big deal." said [The Musketeer] Aramis.

At this moment, all the mercenaries holding melee weapons stood around the ancestor, and those holding ranged weapons also aimed at him.

[You damned mortals! ]

The terrifying pressure, accompanied by a sudden strong wind, made everyone somewhat unsteady on their feet.

[How dare you! Challenge me! ]

Countless hideous black figures, accompanied by the roar of their ancestors, attacked the crowd, but just as those figures were about to hit Leonard and others, a faint halo emerged and blocked the fierce attack.

【What? 】

The sudden change made the ancestor unable to react for a while, but others would not wait for him.

Whoosh—bang!

I saw [Bounty Hunter] Tardif and [Crossbowman] Misandai throwing several flash bombs in the direction of the ancestor. Even under the suppression of the ancestor, the dazzling light still illuminated a large area.

As a result, everyone saw that behind the illusory figure was a bloody tumor that looked like a tumor.

"There he is!" said Aramis, pointing at the conspicuous tumor. "Destroy it!"

【Delusion! 】

Several twisted and deformed humanoid beings fell out from the surrounding walls of flesh and blood, blocked the crowd's path, and attacked them.

Bang—whoosh!

The sound of a heavy crossbow being fired was heard, and a blue shadow flashed past Leonard, followed by large holes burned on the bodies of several humanoid monsters.

The plasma heavy crossbow from the XCOM world - many mechanical priests think this thing is simply out of place.

"Friends! This is an extremely glorious battle to save the world!" Crusader Reynard rushed out first and said, "Kill all the evil demons!"

The power sword flashing with blue electric light was like a hot knife cutting through butter, killing the enemies in front of it. The others also followed at this time to clear the way forward.

These deformed creatures created by the ancestors were originally very difficult to deal with, but with the weapons provided by Zhang Yi, and the [Moonstone] and amulets that could resist the most difficult close-range attacks, the battle became easier.

Large numbers of deformed monsters created by the ancestors fell at the feet of the crowd, and the tumor that kept beating was right in front of everyone.

boom!

[Bandit] Disma was the first to fire at the tumor in front of him with the grenade launcher in his hand, and others also responded to his actions at this moment.

Laser beams, bombs and explosives all fell on the huge tumor, and a large amount of blood and flesh splattered everywhere.

However, everyone could clearly see that the tumor that was injured by their attack was healing quickly and was beating faster and faster.

"Everyone, disperse! Friends!" At this moment, the voice of the clown Jingles sounded. He put away his single-molecule curved blade and dagger, and held up a metal object that kept flashing red light in both hands. "Our new employer said that this thing can directly melt an entire tank!"

"I don't know what a tank is, but it must be very powerful!"

As if to confirm Jingles' words, several flesh tentacles suddenly extended from the surrounding walls and attacked him at the same time.

[Leper King] Baldwin, holding a two-handed power sword, cut off the attacking tentacles. At the same time, [Bounty Hunter] Tardif rushed to Jinges, grabbed the metal creature that was flashing red light, and tied it up with the rope in his hand.

More and more tentacles stretched out, trying to block the actions of the crowd, but everyone worked together to cut off all the tentacles.

Tardif used the rope in his hand to spin the thing that Jinges took out, aimed it at the throbbing tumor, and threw it out!

Whoosh—Baji!

The object that was thrown out drew a graceful arc in the air, and then fell into the pit that had been exploded and had not yet completely healed.

The next moment, there was an explosion.

boom--!

With the protection of the [Shield Belt], everyone was able to avoid being engulfed by the exploding flames, but even so, they could still feel the scorching heat coming towards them.

After a long time, with the low-energy prompt sound of the [Shield Belt], the flames dissipated, and almost the entire passage was burned black.

The same thing happened to the huge tumor, which no longer beat, as if it was dead.

"We succeeded?"

"I don't know, but it looks like..."

Just when everyone thought it was over, the heavy beating sound rang out again.

"!"

Boom boom boom—click!

Tear it--!

After a series of rapid and dull beating sounds, the charred shell shattered, followed by the sound of flesh being torn.

A twisted humanoid being covered with eyes emerged above the giant tumor.

【I have become a god! 】

The ancestor, who was immersed in the joy of successful promotion, released a terrifying pressure, and at the same time a feeling of suffocation swept across everyone on the battlefield.

The relatively weak [Nun], [Musketeer], and [Plague Doctor] knelt directly on the ground, covering their necks with their hands and gasping in pain.

Leonard and the others could only stand in front of them and could not do anything more.

Seeing this scene, the ancestor who had successfully been upgraded was very satisfied. He could feel everything around him and that powerful force - that power that mortals could only look up to!

[Blasphemers! Expect punishment...? ]

At this moment, a white portal opened in front of him, and a golden energy emanated from it.

The suppressed people immediately felt a lot more relieved. They raised their heads and saw Zhang Yi, with golden ripples in his eyes, walking out of the portal and standing in front of the monster.

"I haven't seen this kind of 'god' for a long time..."