Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 196: Capturing Koz
The Midnight Haunter, who caused a sensation in the whole city and almost came to blows with the two Primarchs, had already escaped from the search of the Ultramarines and the Mortal Auxiliaries. It was not difficult.

In terms of stealth ability, the only one who can defeat Konrad is the Primarch of the 19th Legion, Covas Corax. As long as Midnight Haunter wants to leave, no one can stop him.

Unlike the phantom spirit that had appeared when Dantioch attempted to calibrate the Pharos Lighthouse, there was a real spirit wandering the city of Macragge today.

At this moment, Midnight Ghost was climbing on the ancient high wall of Hera Castle. His sharp claws could easily pierce into the gaps in the wall, allowing him to flash in the air like a real bat.

Guided by the prophecy, Conrad easily found a loophole among the patrolling Ultramarines and was able to sneak into the historic Hera Fortress.

"Guilliman's cubs are all in hard shells, but that makes it more interesting."

Night Haunter walks in the darkness, he has discovered Guilliman's conspiracy, once he kills those mortals or Ultramarines, his location will be immediately exposed.

The Nostramo people had to suppress their desire to kill and carefully hide their traces.

Originally, he only needed to kill everyone who saw him to carry out a perfect ambush, but now the difficulty has increased and he must do it more flawlessly.

But it was all worth it, he would teach these arrogant Ultramarines what fear was.

……

"We suspect he has escaped. A thorough search of Macragge City yielded no results. It's as if he has vanished from the face of the earth."

Roche handed over the uploaded report to Guilliman. At the same time, he searched for all the camera probes, slaves, servitors and other things that could be connected to the mind space in the city, hoping to discover some information.

But unfortunately, nothing was found and no one met the Midnight Haunter.

"He knew about the backup plan we had placed on the search personnel, and he chose to hide himself rather than go on a killing spree like he did on the Indomitable Truth."

The cunning of the Night Haunter made everyone feel itchy. With his mobility, he might have escaped from Macragge City and was lurking in some unknown corner.

"Titus, can you use psychic prophecy to find clues about Curze? What about the representatives of the Astropaths, what do they think?" Guilliman turned to look at the director of the think tank who was accompanying him. He possessed an extraordinary ability of psychic prophecy.

"We can't do that, your Excellency." The think tank director replied in a muffled voice.

Not long ago, he worked together with other think tanks to use psychic divination to predict the whereabouts of the Midnight Haunter, but it was undoubtedly a failure.

The only takeaway was that the Night Haunter was definitely still in Macragge. They could only feel a powerful telepathic reflection blocking their prophecy.

"What's a little strange is that, in addition to the powerful telepathic reflection of Midnight Haunter, we also found several other psychic signals in the city. One of them was very powerful, but it disappeared very quickly."

The fact that the think tank director described the other party as extremely powerful meant that the other party's psychic power level was undoubtedly far above his.

The water in the city of Macragge is much deeper than it appears.

"Midnight Haunter also possesses powerful psychic powers, although he does not use them often. We cannot defeat the strong with the weak, sir."

Guilliman also understood how difficult it was for Titus. If he could really use psychic prophecy to find Curze so easily, Lion would not have been chasing him on his flagship for sixteen weeks.

suddenly.

The shaking vibration made Luo Xi a little unsteady, and the crystal chandelier above his head kept shaking and making tinkling sounds.

The violent explosion woke up the entire city of Macragge. In the direction of Hera Castle, a small mushroom cloud was rising into the sky, and the raging fire snakes devoured the ancient castle.

There he is!
Just as Guilliman and Lion rushed back to the command post in Macragge City, an explosion occurred in Hera Castle, which they had left not long ago.

Everyone realized that this was the work of the Midnight Haunter. Who else but him could have caused chaos in the heavily guarded Hera Castle?
Guilliman drew out the dagger of sincerity, and Lion was ready to go. The Lion King's anger had been brewing for a long time.

"He will not commit any more atrocities, Conrad Curze, and we will put him in a cage."

"I will go with you," said Roche, and Guilliman knew what he meant. The mortal advisor would guide the dormant and hidden Iron Man to join the battle.

Although Guilliman thought this was unnecessary, with him and the Lion, the Night Haunter would have no chance. In the western corridor of Hera Castle, Captain Searles and his assault team were searching for survivors, while also frantically calling for the Primarch's support.

The scanning devices on their power armor detected a huge explosion reaction somewhere in Hera Castle. The entire Hera Castle is now plunged into a sea of ​​alarms. There is no doubt that the enemy is coming.

The violent explosion caused the wires to short-circuit, and darkness fell upon the great castle.

Captain Searles and his squad switched the display mode of their helmets to infrared thermal imaging. The Astartes' enhanced vision combined with the infrared mode further enhanced their senses.

The company commander and his team advanced slowly, back to back. What they needed to do most now was to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Suddenly, the company commander stopped abruptly. His power boots were only a few centimeters away from a metal wire tied to a pillar. No one knew what would happen once the wire was triggered.

"Go and remove those traps over there." The three Extreme Marines followed the order and walked behind the pillars.

But a few seconds later, the voice of the Extreme Warrior sounded in the communication channel.

"Captain, there's nothing here!"

Just as the Ultramarines were distracted by the false trap, a figure hiding in the darkness behind them smiled maliciously and attacked with sharp claws. The captain felt as if his head was hit hard.

It was a terrifying and powerful blow. If it weren't for the protection of the platinum helmet, Sels' head would have exploded.

However, Midnight Haunter had already decided to kill. He found the closed interface of the helmet by trickery, exerted all his muscles, and used incredible skills to open the matching helmet buckle.

The next moment, Captain Searles' head had disappeared, and a huge amount of blood spurted out from his carotid artery, several meters high, falling in the room like heavy rain.

A brave Ultramarines Captain was killed in a sneak attack. If it had been a fair fight under the sun, he should have been able to hold out longer with the defensive power of his adamantium armor.

But this is in the darkness, which is the territory of the Night Haunter.

The other team members immediately opened fire. The flashes and explosions attracted the attention of more guards. Koz laughed out loud and disappeared again like a ghost in the darkness.

The remaining warriors only felt their hearts pounding. From the Midnight Haunter, they felt a fear that they had not felt for a long time.

They are not afraid of death, as the ultimate fate of a soldier is death, but they are afraid of dying in humiliation without even reaching the enemy.

"Where is he! Tell me!" The communicator on his chest was screaming. It was the roar of field commander Fratus Auguston.

The field commander was also in Hera Castle at this moment, but he was in another direction.

"Midnight Haunter has disappeared, Captain Searles has died."

"Damn it!" On the other side, the furious Auguston turned off the communicator. The Ever-Victorious Army guards around him were forming a battle formation with him.

"This may be a trap, sir." The Ever-Victorious Army remained calm and advised.

If the Night Haunter really wanted to kill them, he only had to put in a little more effort, and Captain Sayles's men wouldn't have had a chance to answer.

"It's better to do something than nothing!" Auguston's temper was still hot. He turned his head suddenly, but saw a team of dark angels wearing dark green power armor following him.

The leader was Grand Master of the Deathwing, Houguin, who was ordered by the Furious Lion to assist the Ultramarines in capturing the Night Haunter.

"Do what you want, Commander." The Dark Angel's voice came from the power armor's speaker.

"Follow me!" Auguston led his men to the place where Conrad Curze had just appeared, and the dark angels followed the Grand Master's footsteps and chased after him.

After arriving at the battlefield, the Ultramarines, at Auguston's signal, surrounded and dispersed along the corridor, while the smaller number of Dark Angels formed teams to guard several important doors and windows.

Auguston also had no confidence that he could stop Conrad Curze, but being able to do something was one thing and whether to do it was another. The field commander would rather die than sit here and watch the Midnight Haunter slaughter his soldiers!

(End of this chapter)