Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 246 Spirit Cage
In subspace!

The cold sun sighed and rubbed its forehead, then seemed to change its aura, becoming even colder, darker, and more destructive.

This change in aura sent a shiver down the spines of every living being of any standing in the warp. A sense of all-encompassing destruction, originating from their spirit, body, and soul, quietly rose within them.

The four vendors, in particular, looked in terror toward the direction of the cold sun.

……

The world of Linglong!

On the edge of a ruined city, buildings with various plants growing on their gray-white foundations stand crookedly. The cracks in the black asphalt pavement are also crooked and overgrown with various withered plants.

Amidst the towering buildings lining both sides of the road, occasional roars that sound like animals, devoid of human voices, can be heard. Furthermore, around abandoned vehicles scattered along both sides and even in the middle of the road, there are numerous lifelike stone sculptures depicting various animal forms.

They were terrified, desperate, numb, kneeling, running, or shoving.

Some centipede-like animals crawled back and forth on these stone carvings, making a rattling sound.

Just then, a sudden burst of light appeared, startling the animals so much that they instantly hid inside the stone sculptures.

And without exception, these stone sculptures, like living mechanical beings, all turned their heads with clicks and clacks, looking in the direction where the ball of light appeared.

If outsiders saw this scene, they would be so frightened that they would faint.

As the sphere of light dissipated, the figures of the armored men and robots scattered in various places.

The group of people were scattered around in all sorts of crooked and sprawling positions. One of the nuns, who had already escaped the static force field, was hanging undignifiedly on a withered tree branch.

Tie Hui even inserted his entire upper body into the crack in the soil.

Having regained his senses, he braced himself on all fours and struggled to pull his head out of the gap.

The Endless One, Tara, swayed as he stood up, rubbing his somewhat dazed metal head. He glanced at the cratered marks on the Royal Guard who was staggering toward him, then looked around.

As they suddenly appeared in those abandoned high-rise buildings, one after another, gray-skinned six-limbed creatures, lying in comfortable nests made of mattresses, blankets, and tattered sofa covers, did not even get up. Instead, they stretched out their long heads to the windows and looked in confusion at the strange creatures making noises on both sides of the road.

At first glance, their eyes were filled with extreme greed; the substance emanating from the armored creatures drove them mad.

As the spirit seeds within them rapidly transmitted information through the quantum entanglement state of the Mana ecosystem, the ecosystem behind it, and their kind in the far distance, the entire beast leaped off the tall building without hesitation and began to surround the group of sudden strangers.

Tie Hui finally managed to pull his head out, shook his head to remove the dust from his helmet, and then began to look around at his surroundings.

But at first glance, one would notice those gray-skinned creatures with six limbs, resembling lizards, and with tentacles around their necks that gleamed blue like small snakes.

This made him completely stunned!
This is like being transported to the world of Ling Cage!

And look at those predatory beasts—snake dogs—with eyes full of greed!
At the same time, the flesh and soil around them, drained of their life force, began to creak and turn.

Clearly, its internal spine was preparing to move. Sure enough, the next second, wisps of scarlet mist suddenly drifted into the air from the flesh and earth, converging towards them.

Meanwhile, the crimson mist is increasing!

Tie Hui naturally knew what this was; it was Scarlet Emulsion. Once a human was infected, they would fall into a state of emotional madness, their life essence would fluctuate dramatically outwards, attracting Devouring Beasts to locate them. If they couldn't defeat it, they would use the Spirit Seed to communicate with the Mana ecosystem and mobilize more support forces.

Click——

With the explosive gun muzzle pointed at the group of eager snake dogs, Tie Hui pulled the trigger expressionlessly.

A bomb was fired, penetrating directly into the snake-dog's body through its head, easily blasting it into pieces. The spiritual seeds within its body were also pulverized by the force of the explosion.

The flesh, blasted into pieces, turned into a black liquid before it even hit the ground, and then splashed onto the ground.

The Devourer and the Spine cannot penetrate their power armor, and the crimson emitted by the Spine is blocked and purified by the breathing system of the power armor helmet.

Therefore, he had no worries about these basic ecological units. The only things that needed his attention were the king-level Devouring Beasts and the news about anti-gravity creatures that had flashed by in a newspaper in his previous life's anime.

The others who had regained consciousness, upon witnessing Tie Hui's actions, were filled with surprise and fear, except for the Shark Canned Foods.

But in this situation, they had no choice but to suppress their emotions and focus all their efforts on dealing with the Devouring Beasts that were surrounding them.

Tie Hui was quickly surrounded and placed in the center, while the mortals formed the outermost perimeter. The mechanical priests who followed closely behind remained calm, having experienced this situation before.

Sister Kira, along with frontline soldier company commander Carol and two Imperial Guards, glanced at the group of six-limbed monsters charging towards them before indifferently approaching Iron Glow's side.

They had many questions in their hearts, and they needed to get to the bottom of them!
Iron Will, however, paid no attention. They only glanced at the spine, which was emitting scarlet pigment and crawling towards them, and shouted to the crowd, "Mortals, put on your protective masks and retreat! Astartes, hold the front! Mortals, sweep away those small...skeletal creatures!"

He dared not let ordinary mortals be at the forefront, even though the protective masks they wore could block out scarlet.

But a large number of people didn't bring it, right? It wouldn't be fun if they got infected with scarlet and caused chaos.

Furthermore, the laser guns they wield have a very small diameter, meaning that if they cannot accurately target the spirit seeds within the Devouring Beasts, then no matter how many attacks they launch, these Devouring Beasts will eventually revive.

It would be better to let them retreat behind Astartes, giving them time to put on protective masks and use their laser guns to take out those small, agile spines.

With his command, the formation shifted rapidly. They could certainly break out now, but they didn't know the current situation. They needed to first understand the surrounding area and the state of the world before deciding where to break out.

Otherwise, let's just keep running!
Meanwhile, the space undead who had gathered around Tarashin in the distance silently watched the Devouring Beasts crawl past them.

In particular, Taracin did not immediately order his men to attack the Astartes who had already formed a battle formation.

Instead, they stood at a distance with great interest, watching silently.

He had come to this world in a rather miserable state, accompanied by over 20 royal guards and four towering, desolate lords.

The remaining miscellaneous undead warriors, immortals, death marks, and nobles totaled just over 100.

As for the Netherworld Beetles that were swept along, they quietly gathered together and lay in the center of the group.

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(End of this chapter)