Warhammer 40: Saviors Emerging from the Bottom

Holy crap!

That face looked exactly like the Slaanesh demon that occasionally appeared in his dreams.

Upon discovering this, Xiao Yi immediately placed his hand on the power sword at his waist.

If the other person's soul color were normal, without any purple mixed in, he would have rushed out and cut her down with a single sword strike long ago.

Liu Dan, who had been silently observing everything, was visibly taken aback when he saw Xiao Yi's actions.

It was clear that Lord Bakda, like other men, was shocked by his daughter's appearance; however, the way he expressed his shock was noticeably different from that of ordinary people.

What are they trying to do?

Should we just rob it?

Wait a minute, this is his fiancée, why is she showing such hostility?

Could there be something wrong with the surrounding scene setup?

Filled with questions, Liu Dan quickly scanned his surroundings.

It was decorated exactly as planned, without any problems. Isn't that how the nobles of Bakta always do when entertaining guests?

Liu Dan couldn't understand where Xiao Yi's inexplicable hostility came from, but in order to prevent things from developing in the direction he imagined, he immediately stepped forward and stood between the two.

"Well, the others are getting impatient. Let's go over there now. You two will have plenty of time to get to know each other later."

After saying that, Liu Dan grabbed Xiao Yi's arm and dragged him toward the nobles who were chatting nearby.

To be honest, even Xiao Yi was starting to doubt whether there was something wrong with his memory. Dreams are different from reality, and this was a dream created by a demon.

Perhaps the other party was just taking advantage of Liu Ying's appearance.

coincidence?

There aren't that many coincidences in the world.

The method of identifying Chaos followers by their soul's radiance has worked without problems so far, but that doesn't mean it's always correct.

For the four powerful beings of the High Heaven, disguising a demon as a real human is quite easy.

However, they are not usually interested in doing so.

Moreover, according to the wicked little diary of the former governor's wife, a Slaanesh cult is hidden in the city of Cinnabar, and they may have been the ones who orchestrated all of this.

Most importantly, Xiao Yi's intuition told him that there was something wrong with that woman.

I hope it's just my imagination!

To celebrate the cooperation between the two imperial worlds, each noble family in Upper Nest sent a representative of considerable standing.

The nobleman, dressed in magnificent attire and exuding arrogance in every move, showed no sign of disgust.

They had all heard of Xiao Yi's exploits, and if they angered him, no one present could save them.

However, getting them to calmly communicate with a usurper of unknown origin is extremely difficult.

Not everyone is like Liu Dan, able to set aside their pride and curry favor with anyone who can bring them benefits.

Faced with the aristocracy's indifference, Xiao Yi made no attempt to force his way in. He acted like an emotionless machine, repeatedly shaking hands and greeting everyone.

Influenced by other imperial worlds, the banquet in Cintaan was more like a large-scale exchange meeting than a dinner party.

The main purpose of everyone gathering here is to exchange benefits and information, and to build relationships so that the family can gain an advantage in the upcoming game.

The food placed on the long table was simply so that everyone wouldn't stand there talking on an empty stomach.

Those old men who represent the family almost never touch these foods; they have their own things to do.

Only the young nobles who had come along would gather there, eating, drinking, and discussing interesting things happening in the Upper Nest.

Recently, all the talk has focused on one person.

He slayed the orc warlord and single-handedly turned the tide of the battle.

Command the combined fleet, storm the orcish stronghold, and destroy the powerful weapons that could decide the outcome of the war.

She has won the favor of the governor and is about to marry the most beautiful girl in the entire noble circle.

These things that could only be done in dreams were actually done by someone, and their curiosity led them to form a circle around Xiao Yi.

No one dared to be the first to speak to them, after all, the person standing in front of them was the governor of another planet.

"Didn't you say you were stronger than that guy? Why are you standing here with us now, too scared to go up? Are you afraid?"

"How could that be? I was just observing my opponent."

"If we really fight, I can take him down in one move."

The young nobleman who was speaking reached out and punched an empty spot on his left, causing a servant not far away to fall to the ground.

The unexpected incident left everyone stunned.

"What's going on?"

The young nobleman who made the move stared at his hands in disbelief.

"Have I awakened some kind of special power?"

Just as he was falling into self-doubt, the nearest guard rushed up and overturned the fallen servant.

The white foam constantly gushing from his mouth showed that the reason he collapsed was not because of the punch he had just received.

Rather, it was because they were poisoned for some unknown reason.

This raises a question: if the servants at the banquet could be poisoned, wouldn't the important figures present also be at risk of being poisoned?

What type of toxin?

Where do the toxins come from?

Why did this servant come into contact with the toxin?

A series of questions instantly created a tense atmosphere in the entire venue.

Xiao Yi, who was gazing at his fiancée, instinctively looked over after hearing the scream from the maid.

A nobleman who was drinking suddenly lost consciousness and slumped onto the table, exhibiting the same symptoms as the previous servant.

Then came the third, then the fourth; people kept collapsing at the banquet.

Although the guards in charge of security tried their best to maintain order and calm the frightened nobles, they had little success.

However, the difference in their social status made it impossible for them to enforce the law.

The end result was that the guards angered the nobles who were panicked by the poisoning incident, which made the situation even more chaotic.

Realizing something was wrong, Xiao Yi immediately got up and began searching for suspicious individuals at the scene.

For some reason, his gaze naturally fell on Liu Ying, who was sipping tea not far away.

Just then, the other person also looked up, and their eyes met in the air, sparking a unique kind of connection.

No matter how you look at it, the woman not far away seems perfectly normal.

But Xiao Yi's intuition told him that the source of this chaos was her. After all, she was too calm. Even a suicide soldier going to the battlefield couldn't be completely unfazed.

Only those who have undergone special modifications and are incapable of feeling can do this.

Xiao Yi drew the power sword hanging from his waist, rushed to Liu Ying's side, and held the sword to her neck.