Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 282 The Terrifying Legends of the Comoros

To deal with Tyranny, I thought of Abathur, who was still in the Comoros...

At this point, Abathur had become one of the most troublesome and terrifying figures in Comoros.

The most elite Dark Eldar and the flesh-and-blood creatures of the Bloodlust once joined forces to venture into the lower levels of the Comoros in search of the source of the Zerg scourge.

After all, an organized race like the Zerg must have a controller.

Despite suffering heavy casualties, they still managed to discover Abathur's existence and whereabouts with the help of some cunning assassins.

However, under the cover of the genetically mutated Zerg, Abathur still managed to escape and retreat back into the boundless depths.

Victor issued a bounty throughout Comoros: anyone who could kill Abathur would receive a permanent front-row seat in the arena, and the Bloodlings would also modify their body to grant them greater power and the right to be resurrected after death.

Even if the other party is a slave.

This unprecedented reward was incredibly generous; for the Dark Eldar, these rewards represented true immortality.

Even if you don't go out to fight and plunder, you can stay young forever by sitting in the front row of this arena.

Viktor's bounty drew countless people, who led their strongest gladiators and warriors to the lowest levels of society they had never wanted to go before.

However, the unbearable losses soon made most people realize that the bounty was not so easy to obtain.

Most of those who ventured into the lower levels for the bounty died there, while the survivors brought out the corpses of the alien insects, leading to terrifying legends about them circulating in Comoros.

After all, the area where the alien insects were active was covered with wriggling fungal carpets, and the scene was indeed quite terrifying.

According to Kerrigan, Abathur found a number of useful genes in Comoros, the largest slave trading center in the galaxy.

These genes also began to be mixed into the genes of the original Zerg units.

Many of the alien insects in Comoros are different from the usual alien insects, which makes Gao Yi even more curious.

It's clear that the Zerg are currently the best creatures to deal with the Terrans. Just as the Terrans can adapt to the battlefield and evolve, so can the Zerg.

However, the Zerg still has a significant disadvantage when facing the Terran alone at this stage.

That is, the fleet in the void is completely incomparable. Even though there are already quite a few Leviathans near Char Star, Gao Yi has no intention of using them in the war against Tyrannosaurus. If any accident occurs and Tyrannosaurus captures the genes of the Leviathans...

It was a complete disaster. The warp-capable insectoid tentacles roamed the Empire, plundering biomass at will. Before long, the Tyranids would completely dominate the entire galaxy.

Without Leviathan, the Zerg's troop deployment speed will be greatly limited.

Moreover, in non-positional warfare situations, there will be significant differences between nomadic and agricultural civilizations.

If a Zergling's hive tentacles were to head directly towards the Zerg's Char Star, Gao Yi was almost certain that, ignoring the Void Rays, the Terran ground units would be overwhelmed by the Zerg.

However, Char cannot move, and the countless swarms of Zerg cannot be deployed to the battlefield all at once through the tunnels. Gao Yi is worried that the Terran's troop deployment and production speed might overwhelm the Zerg.

Without laying a large amount of creep in the early stages to acquire Zerg resources, the Zerg will actually be weaker than the Terran.

"Fortunately, I'm not only surrounded by Zerg. My Imperial fleet and Protoss can also provide support. The Terrans crave Zerg genes, but so do the Zerg! The massive Tyrants, Zerg Saints, and the Void's Terran bio-fleet can further strengthen the Zerg! This battle is worth fighting!"

Once the genes of the Terran's giant units are obtained, the Zerg's shortcomings in fleet and high-end combat power can be made up for.

"Lord Highlord, I believe you, but given the current situation in Terra, I cannot leave. The situation is not yet stable... However, I will mobilize as many troops as possible. I will send my Third Company ahead to Baal's vicinity; they are experts in dealing with the Tyranids. I will also notify any nearby chapters that can be mobilized to go to Baal. Feralus and his Iron Hand will also go with you; his body cannot remain away from you for long." The Iron Hand had sent almost half of his chapter to Terra to accompany his Primarch.

Although the Tyranids cannot travel in the warp, they are still very fast.

Gao Yi and Feralus immediately boarded the warship returning to Agathos.

The central server of the Star Pioneer also needs to be taken back and placed there.

Meanwhile, some changes were also taking place in Comoros.

The Comoros Spire belongs to Victor's Spire Palace.

Victor sat silently on his throne.

The ever-growing Zerg swarms in the Comoros have begun to shake his rule over the region.

Various officials and even members of the Witchcraft Cult began to question him.

If he can't help the Dark Eldar get rid of these strange creatures that have inexplicably appeared in Comoros, how can he win their respect?

Too many people are eyeing Viktor's position, and they won't let this opportunity to make trouble pass them by.

Viktor glanced at the Blood Spirit Tevantias beside him; all sorts of signs indicated that these creatures originated from his experiments.

Many of the alien insect corpses that were brought out even showed traces of Tevantias's modified creatures.

"Tevantias, shouldn't you explain what these aliens are all about?"

And Tevantias, who was always very proud, was no longer so arrogant.
The Zerg leak originated from his laboratory, and as the lower Comoros were the territory of the Bloodlings, he was the first to realize the seriousness of the Zerg problem. Initially, he thought it was just a normal experimental leak, and the more powerful the Zerg became, the more excited he became.

This represented a valuable biological sample, but as time went on, the situation completely spiraled out of control. Their own modified army clashed with these alien insects several times in the lower levels, but failed to completely eliminate them.

The number of Zerg increased instead, and they even launched attacks that destroyed his testing grounds.

The Zerg in Comoros are now beyond his ability to handle.

It wasn't just Victor who was attacking him; other Bloodlinks in Comoros were also turning against him. The lower ranks weren't just Tevantias's alone; almost all the Bloodlinks had suffered losses.

“Victor, don’t question me like that. We are collaborators. None of us wanted to see these aliens appear. We need to find out the source of these aliens. They are more autonomous and more conscious than the Tyranids. They don’t devour all life like the Tyranids. They are even protecting those humans.”

"I don't want to hear what you're saying. What I want is a solution to these aliens. I want to restore order to Comoros!"

Just as the two were arguing, a masked clown slowly walked towards them.

Victor had no liking for these clowns who appeared out of nowhere and entered his palace without permission, but he couldn't lose his temper, as his rule was indeed aided by the God of Laughter.

The person who came was Lemir.

During this time, Lemiel and his clown also learned about the situation Comoros was facing.

Upon seeing the corpses of those alien insects, he immediately realized the problem. The creatures he had seen on the planet Gao Yi had inexplicably appeared in Comoros.

(End of this chapter)