Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 316 The Cunning Clan Chief and His Brothers
"Yes. Those heretics outside and the governor here deserve to die!! But the Empire has already sent 30 million Astral Army soldiers to Asford, that's 30 million Cardians."

These cunning individuals, who look exactly like humans, have the same understanding and perception of the outside world as ordinary humans.

They had also heard of the reputation of the Cardians.

"Palin! What do you mean by that?! Do you think the angels can't defeat these heretics?! This is blasphemy against the Four-Armed God-Emperor! How could those blasphemers who worship the Two-Armed God-Emperor possibly defeat the great Four-Armed God-Emperor?"

The heretics blasphemed by tearing off the God-Emperor's other two arms; they all deserve to die!

"I'm sorry, Trick, please don't tell the preachers! They'll take away my right to ascend!!"

"Fine. We're brothers, after all. But you absolutely must never say something like that again!"

But suddenly, Trick saw a blurry figure flash by, and he immediately raised his laser rifle.

The light bulbs overhead were still working normally, and there wasn't a shadow in the surrounding area, but he couldn't see anyone other than them.

"Trick! What's wrong? What did you see?!"

The two looked around warily but found nothing.

"Maybe I'm just seeing things?!"

But when the two put away their weapons and turned around, they saw the jumping insects that had already passed through the wall and become solid.

"Aliens! How did they get in?! Open fire!"

But before the two could attack, the springtail pounced on them and bit off their throats.

The remaining zebras were also assigned their own targets, and the sudden attack quickly killed all the guards. When someone tried to activate the alarm, they found that all the equipment had malfunctioned!

When the last thief was killed, the massive alloy gate in front of them was opened under Gao Yi's control.

“Kerrigan, you, Norris, and Zeratul work together to find the chieftain and seize control of all the scoundrels here.”

"Don't worry, Father!"

Meanwhile, 20 ghosts and 20 Dark Templar Shadowblades entered the massive dungeon under the guidance of Norris and Zeratul.

At this moment, Kerrigan, who was not in her queen form, was also wearing a Ghost-style combat suit, and under the influence of psionic energy, she entered a state of invisibility like a ghost.

As this invisible force continued to advance, the Ghosts also used their mind control abilities to manipulate the guards along the way and the data within the Thinkers in order to obtain information about this vast underground city.

The infiltration of the gene stealers into the underground defense forces also exceeded everyone's expectations.

At least 20% of the planetary defense forces have become cunning... and from them, we learned that in addition to disguising themselves as support troops to attack the Imperial army when Tyran descended, another important mission was to capture the governor here for the patriarch.

Thanks to their efforts in killing the governor and their investigations, the group also learned the governor's location.

However, with a large number of cunning individuals losing contact with the regular planetary defense forces, their whereabouts still attracted the attention of the cunning clan chief and the governor.

Inside an underground palace, surrounded by magnificent decorations, there was even a garden within this underground space, and beautiful music could be heard emanating from it.

A stream meanders through the garden and flows into the central artificial lake, creating a striking contrast with the scenery outside the gate. It's hard to imagine such a scene existing in this area.

The intense light from the ceiling above seemed to mimic the sun's rays, illuminating the space. On the lawn in the garden, noblemen and ladies lay sprawled, crystal bottles beside them still holding the lingering aroma of fine wine.

These people seemed to be in a coma, and those who were still conscious were in a state of mental confusion. The chemicals and alcohol numbed their minds, making them try to forget everything that had happened outside the underground city.

In the pavilion in the center of the garden, an old man sat on his bed, staring blankly at everything before him.

His trusted confidants were beside him, reporting on everything that was happening in the underground city.
"Lord Augustus, the guards in many locations within the dungeon have lost communication. We can confirm that someone has infiltrated this place."

Augustus remained silent as he listened to the guard's report.

But his whole body began to tremble slightly.

Tiberius, you still came to see me?

Augustus didn't connect the dots to anyone else, only to his alien brother.
And he was the cunning clan chieftain of Asford, known as the Worm of the Underworld.

Augustus had long ago discovered the presence of the gene stealers on Asford, but his attempts to contain them all failed.

He knew how much that cunning clan chief wanted to kill him.
Apart from Augustus himself, no one knew that this cunning patriarch was his full brother.

Augustus's father and mother, who were the original governors of this planet, were inadvertently parasitized by gene stealers during a visit to other worlds.

When they returned, they had Tiberius, Augustus's younger brother.
Even though Tiberius had sharp claws and extra limbs, they still chose to raise this monster as their successor.

When Augustus saw that one by one the guests who came to visit his brother never came out of the room, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
He realized that his parents were having problems and that they wanted to disinherit him.

Ultimately, through his secret efforts to win over other nobles, he successfully launched a rebellion to seize power, killing his parents who had gone mad. However, his younger brother escaped, and he never gave up the pursuit of him in the years that followed, but all his efforts failed.

Instead, more and more reports of disappearances began to appear in the lower nests, and legends of the worms of the underworld began to circulate.

Living in constant fear of his younger brother, he completely abandoned politics and exhausted vast resources to build this underground city.
Now, in Augustus's eyes, the other party has broken through his sanctuary and is on his way to kill him.

"Summon all the troops, and gather all my combat psionicists!"

"Yes, my lord!"

In order to protect himself, Augustus also took in dozens of illegal combat psionicists, which became his most powerful force.

However, Augustus wasn't entirely wrong. Kerrigan and her group had already entered the dungeon, as had Tiberius, but he was still hiding and waiting for his chance.

He also sensed that a third party had entered the underground city.

His plan was originally to wait until Tyrion arrived before starting, but now he had to move it forward.

But no matter who comes, he will not allow anyone to stop his revenge.

Tiberius, the cunning chieftain, is definitely an outlier among the Tyranids, as his obsession with revenge against Augustus even suppresses his instincts.

Its actions are no longer solely based on the hive consciousness's commands to hunt biomass and eliminate enemies that hinder the absorption of biomass, but rather on seeking revenge against Augustus, who nearly killed it.

This shows just how deep this hatred had gone.

(End of this chapter)