Warhammer: This Galen's Heart of Steel

Chapter 17 Galio's Ultimate
Lux's petite body slowly fell from the light, as light as a feather. Countless hands gently held her up. They were the surviving Demacians.

"She's the same age as my daughter."

“She’s like an angel.”

There were various voices in the crowd, and they looked at Lux with pity and love, a girl who was the same age as their children, or even younger.

The rock-colored torrent passed through both sides, and the group of survivors was like an isolated island on the sea, protected by the fearless pioneers.

Legion commander Garen had already fought his way into the deepest part of the city, determined to end the source of the unrest with his own hands.

Lux's long eyelashes trembled, and her delicate little face was wrinkled, as if she had a nightmare.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes and looked blankly and helplessly at the pairs of strange eyes around her.

"Let me do it."

A one-armed man walked out of the crowd. The sword and shield logo on his armband made it easy to guess his identity: Maxim, the Primarch's loyal captain of the guard.

Due to the lack of an arm, the Primarch did not allow him to participate in subsequent combat activities. His task was to coordinate and manage the resources in the rear and deploy the remaining demon-hunting troops.

Now, there is one more.

Then be the child's babysitter.

"What about brother?"

Lux followed behind, turning her head from time to time to look at the city area behind where artillery fire was raging and a battle was going on.

"Mr. Crown Guard still has work to do. Before he returns, I will guarantee Miss Laxana's safety."

Maxim spoke meticulously, he was a loyal captain of the guards, loyally protecting everything important related to the Primarch.

"My brother needs help, I can help him!"

Lux kept her delicate little face stern, making herself look reliable and serious.

"At Miss Laxana's age, the battlefield is too dangerous. His Excellency the Crown Guard would prefer that you grow up in a healthy environment."

Maxim politely declined.

"No, I saw some things when I broke the barrier just now, some strange fragments."

Lux frowned and tried hard to recall everything she saw in her dream.

Maxim became alert, he knew that the Mianwei couple were bewitched by the devil and that this tragedy happened.

Could it be that Miss Laxana also heard the whispers of Chaos?
He didn't dare to delay, squatted down, held Lux's small shoulders and said seriously: "What did you see? Please tell me every detail."

"The thing in the dream was like a super-huge statue. It was grey, like a marble sculpture, and had a pair of huge wings with golden stripes."

Lux used her hands and feet to describe what she saw in her dream.

"Hmm? Is it the giant statue collected by the Crown Guard?"

Maxim had heard from Galen that the colossus was at odds with the Chaos God and was a friendly force that could be won over and trusted to a certain extent.

"What else? What other information did the statue convey to you?"

Lux shook her head. This was all she saw. Maybe there was some more information, but she didn't remember it and didn't understand it.

Maxim did not dare to delay and immediately reported the matter to Galen.

"Take her to contact Galio and maybe we can get more useful information. But remember, keep her safe. If the Colossus makes any dangerous moves, you can open fire immediately."

"Roger that!"

Maxim looked at Lux. The little girl was squatting on the ground, playing with stones out of boredom.

"Lord Crown Guard asked you to see the giant statue." "Yes!" She blinked excitedly.

Soon, the two arrived at the area where the Galio statue was guarded, which was a large open space in the military camp outside the city. The statue was surrounded by a wooden scaffolding, and covered with a very large cloth, large enough to cover the 30-meter-tall Galio.

Lux looked up and walked closer to the curtain, stars in her eyes, and exclaimed from time to time, because she had never seen a creature of such a large size. The biggest and tallest person she had ever seen was her brother Garen.

Yes, in Lux's eyes, the colossus in front of her was not a stone statue, but a huge creature.

Maxim followed her in power armor. If the Colossus made any dangerous move, he would take Lux away from here in the shortest time possible.

Then, the colossus will get a taste of the wolf spider's heavy artillery.

"Are you calling me? Big guy!"

Lux shouted at the Colossus, so loud that even the soldiers on duty outside could hear it.

Lux shouted several times, but the colossus was like a real statue and did not give her any response.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind and she remembered what Maxim had just said to her on the road.

"That colossus was a trophy of His Excellency the Crown Guard, snatched back from the territory of the alien lord. It is very special and can interfere with the fluctuations of the subspace and absorb the power of psychic energy."

"Maxim, can I inject some spiritual energy into the big guy?"

Lux is a good girl. Her upbringing in the Mianwei family taught her that children should seek their parents' permission before doing anything.

Maxim was the only adult present, so she asked his opinion.

"Yes, but please remain vigilant. If there is any abnormality, please stop infusing spiritual energy immediately."

Maxim agreed to her request. Lux ran to the feet of the colossus with her short legs. Recalling the spellcasting rhythm that had just broken the barrier, she cast two rounds of psychic spells alternately. The huge psychic light instantly flooded the space under the curtain.

The dazzling psychic light gradually weakened, and Lux ​​barely opened her eyes. This time the casting noise was even louder than before, which scared her.

"Can you tickle my feet?"

A deep voice came from above her head. Lux opened her mouth and looked at the huge face above her head in shock.

It was such a ridiculous question that Lux stood there in a daze, unable to react for a moment.

Galio's words were not a joke. Ever since he became a being similar to Gaia's consciousness, he had been unable to move for a long time due to lack of energy.

The environment of the Omikayalan Jungle is relatively hot and humid. His feet have been in contact with moisture and microorganisms for a long time, and a circle of light green moss has grown on them.

"Okay, okay, big guy!"

Lux reacted with a stern face.

"Not now. We have more important things to do."

"We?" Lux looked at him puzzledly.

"I feel it. The evil god's eyes are fixed on this beautiful planet. The destructive power of the subspace is gathering on the other side of the material world, and a hole has been torn open.

I need your strength Lux, we have to stop this."

Lux immediately thought of the battlefield where her brother was and the two-headed demon that her parents had turned into.

"What should I do? How can I stop this?"

Lux did not doubt Galio's words, perhaps because of the innocence of a child, or perhaps because she felt the strong Demacia atmosphere on Galio.

"Drop the beacon, then"

"The hero appears!"

(End of this chapter)