Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 292 Humans are coming to steal you!

When Burns and Argus returned to the sanctuary, they found only clowns scattering and fleeing.

The two who had just entered saw Lemir trying to take away two seriously injured Astartes.

"Alien! Put down my brother!"

Lemir breathed a sigh of relief when he thought it was Zerg reinforcements arriving, only to find that it was just an Astartes and an ordinary human.

But just as Lemir was about to finish them off...

A phantom image emerged from the wall beside him, and then instantly solidified the next second.

These were the two etheric leaping insects.

Burns and Argus drew Lemir's attention, leaving him no time to dodge the attack from the Zerg.

The juvenile's sharp teeth, carrying a unique force, tore through its left hand, which was gripping the Star Dart pistol.

Meanwhile, the special hallucinogenic and deadly insect toxin carried by the Etherhound began to seep into Lemir's body through the wound.

Seeing his left hand, which had been torn off, being swallowed whole by the jumping insect, Lemir dared not linger any longer.

The toxins have already begun to cause a reaction.

He didn't know there were only these two jumping insects; he thought the main force of the Zerg had already arrived.

He could no longer care about the two seriously injured Astartes. After activating his holographic suit, he immediately retreated out of the stronghold.

All the clowns fled, and the humans had no power to stop them. The beasts, however, continued to stay in place to protect the humans, carrying out Abathur's mission.

Neither Argus nor Burns's shots hit Lemir.

Seeing their seriously wounded comrade, Argus and Burns did not pursue him any further.

At a glance, the shelter was littered with corpses and filled with wails; the enormous beast had already dealt with its last enemy.

Seeing the pitch-black base, Burns immediately piloted the SCV to repair the power supply system.

When the light shone on the shelter again, revealing the horrific scene before them, everyone's hearts sank.

The survivors donned medic combat gear and immediately began treating the wounded.

When the final statistics came out, the number of survivors in the entire shelter was less than 7000. Without the presence of the nanotherapy gun, this number would have been much lower.

"Amediri, Wyatt, are you alright?"

Argus was treating the two Astartes whose limbs had been severed.

"Argus, the attack was too sudden; we failed to protect this place."

Although the three came from different factions, they had become the closest comrades and brothers over the years. Unfortunately, while the nano-healing gun could heal injuries, it could not regenerate limbs.

The two were practically incapacitated, and in Comoros, they lacked the resources and technology to manufacture prosthetics for them.

"It's alright. I'll handle the rest of the battle. We'll be leaving here soon. Once we leave Comoros, you'll be fitted with the most powerful prosthetics and continue to serve the God-Emperor."

After having the two men temporarily settled, Argus found Burns.

However, Burns was kneeling on the ground, staring at the corpse before him.

Stella and her soldier Ron from the dynasty are both dead.

Of the dynasty's soldiers in the refuge, only one in ten survived.

“Burns, pull yourself together. Those who survive must continue to fight.”

Burns stared blankly at the corpse before him. A sacrifice before dawn always felt tragic; they were so close to leaving this damned place. Stella was so close to starting a new life.
His face didn't show much sadness, but his heart was already filled with immense anger.

The hatred for the Eldar surpasses anything seen before.

“I know, Lord Argus, this place is no longer safe. The day of Lord Gao Yi’s attack is approaching. We need to destroy all the barracks that SCVs have built, and then take the remaining people and supplies to meet up with Lord Abathur.”

"I've already started having people do it."

Burns carried Stella and Ron's bodies and placed them in the center of the plaza inside the stronghold.

While the best option would be to convert the corpses of the fallen Zerg into biomass to produce more Zerg, no one would choose to do that.

The corpses were neatly piled up and placed in front of the statue of the god-emperor.

Soldiers clad in firebat combat suits, their hearts heavy, allowed the flames to consume the bodies of the fallen. Humans with a background in the state religion chanted prayers before the statue, beseeching the Emperor to guide the souls of these fallen. Burns once again boarded the modified SCV, and the group finally abandoned the refuge that had sheltered the lower classes for centuries.
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Viktor was also in the command post outside the lower level at this time.

The bad news brought by Lemir surprised him; even these buffoons could make mistakes. As for the beast Victor they spoke of, he even thought it was the buffoons' incompetence.

Seeing Lemir missing an arm, Victor said with a hint of sarcasm.

"The mighty clown lost an arm while facing a group of humans."

“Victor, that monster is more powerful than you can imagine.”

"The most powerful gladiator of the Witch Spirit Cult, the greatest creation of the Blood Spirits, and dozens of conspiracy groups under my command are all gathered here. I don't believe that such a monster can cause any trouble."

"You will pay the price for your arrogance, Victor."

"You're already afraid of the enemy before the war has even begun. You're the one who's wrong, Lemir. Since you can't find the alien through humans, then we'll kill them all."

Viktor spoke with exceptional confidence, having distributed all the powerful weapons he had collected throughout his long life to the troops. The combat power of some of the powerful modified creatures among the Bloodlings was comparable to that of some chapter commanders among the human Astartes.

In order to reclaim their territory, the Bloodlings spared no expense, truly throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the war against the Zerg.

Potent combat potions were distributed to every member of the Dark Eldar as if they were free.

However, when the vanguard clashed with the Zerg, Viktor was still awestruck by the Brutes' ability to charge.

Instead of launching a frontal assault on the Dark Eldar, the savage beasts used their burrowing abilities to continuously attack his supply lines and firing positions.

After succeeding, the beast used its burrowing ability to escape.

Although they successfully eliminated the savage beasts several times, and their corpses were taken to Tevantias's biological laboratory, it won't be long before these giant monsters are created by Abathur again and appear on the battlefield, even stronger than before.

Although the Dark Eldar have done their best to prevent the Zerg from obtaining biomass, a large amount of biomass is still being obtained by the Zerg.

In particular, the Aether Zerglings created by Abathur have such complex terrain that their attacks are completely unpredictable. The troops burning corpses are often attacked, and then a large number of worker bees immediately appear to drag the corpses away.

The battle has entered its fourth day.

The Zerg began to actively contract its defenses and accumulate strength, as the agreed-upon time with Gao Yi was fast approaching.

The Zerg's retreat made the Eldar feel that the Zerg were being suppressed, and the machinations advanced more and more rapidly.

By acquiring large quantities of Zerg corpses on the battlefield, the Bloodlings also continuously conduct their own biological experiments in an attempt to find a way to eliminate Zerg on a large scale.

Meanwhile, in the online world...

A massive mixed fleet of humans and aliens is advancing.

Gao Yi's fleet and combat troops have been recruited and are heading towards the various network entrances.

Adalard provided Gao Yi with five large Comoros entrances large enough to accommodate a fleet.

Gabriel's Blood Ravens, Feralas' Iron Hand, the Montgomery dynasty led by Gao Yi, Artanis' Protoss, and Kerrigan's Zerg.

Five fleets will launch a simultaneous invasion of the Comoros from five directions.

In addition to the fleet of the Montgomery dynasty led by Gao Yi, there were also a considerable number of loyal vassal dynasties in the fleet.

These dynasties all joined the alliance when it was first established, and their direct descendants all graduated from the dynasty's academy.

They were both nervous and excited about Gao Yi's talk of attacking Comoros, but strangely, they felt no fear.

Countless victories have instilled in them unwavering confidence.

They believed that Gao Yi must be confident to do something, and that following Gao Yi would bring them benefits. Usually, it was the Dark Spirit Clan who robbed them, but now it was finally their turn to rob the Dark Spirit Clan.

Gao Yi also offered these people generous benefits and promises. Loyalty is something that can't be maintained by just talking about it; it has to be based on benefits.

Their strength equals the strength of their expanded territories and the strength of their dynasty.

Gao Yi instructed Rebecca to provide a large amount of credits as rewards to the vassal dynasties participating in this operation.

In addition to these credit rewards, they were promised that all their spoils in the Comoros would belong to them, but if they wanted to sell their loot, the dynasty would have the right of first refusal, and the purchase price would definitely not be a loss for them.

Items that the Montgomery dynasty no longer needs can be sold to other powers within the empire. Although cold market trade cannot be conducted on trading platforms, it still has a large following in expanding regions and within the empire.

Although it's not as convenient as selling within the expanded territory, it also takes a considerable amount of time to transport the goods to the Empire to find buyers.

But the good days have only lasted a few years. Most people still value this part of the benefits. Money is money, as long as there is something to earn!

(End of this chapter)