Warhammer 40: Saviors Emerging from the Bottom

Xiao Yi pushed open the somewhat dilapidated iron gate and returned to his residence in the shelter. In the narrow space where only two people could stand side by side, there was a brand new mattress, but nothing else.

The old, dilapidated light bulbs emitted a dim glow; anyone with claustrophobia who stayed in this room for two days would absolutely go insane.

Xiao Yi disliked being crammed into a cramped room like a mouse. The reason he chose to live here was because it was one of the few single rooms in the entire factory.

Overall, it is indeed a bit small, but it is still more comfortable to live in than the cave at the bottom of the nest.

Xiao Yi casually closed the slightly rusty door, turned around, and lay straight down on the brand-new mattress.

"I really hope this is just a dream." Although I will lose these enviable abilities, at least I won't have to live in fear of falling into an endless abyss.

"Sigh, thinking about this is useless. Time to sleep." Xiao Yi sighed softly, closed his eyes, and tried to dispel the chaotic thoughts and let his tired body rest.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, he realized something was wrong. An irresistible force ripped his will from his body and dragged him into some unknown space.

The surrounding scenery became blurry, and countless star-like points of light swept past me with sharp whistling sounds, as if I had traveled through countless times.

Xiao Yi's consciousness floated in the air, unable to control his direction or make any sound, and could only be passively pulled by that force.

After an unknown amount of time, the speed gradually slowed down, and a huge blue crystal appeared in front of Xiao Yi.

"What's going on?"

Xiao Yi instinctively began to struggle, trying to break free from the restraints and regain his consciousness, but all his efforts were in vain.

Just then, the blue crystal lit up, reflecting a scene of carnage. Xiao Yi's body, which had been fixed in place, was sucked in by a powerful suction force.

Plague zombies, countless plague zombies, surrounded Xiao Yi, attempting to overwhelm him with numbers.

Everything before him was so real that Xiao Yi couldn't tell whether it was an illusion or reality. In order not to be overwhelmed by the zombie horde, he had no choice but to raise his sword and prepare to continue fighting.

Just then, the horde of corpses stopped and made way for a creature with twisted horns on its head and a bloated body, slowly walking over. In its hand was a rusted iron sword blessed by Nurgle.

"Another infected person. Something feels off. His soul is made of pure, greenish-yellow energy. This is a Nurgle demon." Xiao Yi's already grave expression turned even more grim.

Demons are pure psionic entities created by the Chaos Gods using their own power. They usually hide in the warp and cannot freely enter or leave the real universe.

This is why evil gods need believers; someone must help tear open the veil between the real universe and the warp, allowing demons to invade the real world.

This requires a large number of sacrifices, and the inhabitants of the lower nest often play this role.

Just as Xiao Yi was pondering how to respond, six more Nurgle demons emerged from the ranks of the zombies, forming a semicircle and walking towards Xiao Yi.

Then the world seemed to be fast-forwarded.

The surrounding scenery changed rapidly. Xiao Yi, who had been holding a sword and confronting the Nurgle demon, was now kneeling on one knee, with countless corpses in front of him.

As for the demon from before, it has long since disappeared.

The distinctive yellowish-brown energy of the filthy creature was rampaging through Xiao Yi's body, attempting to infect him.

Just as it was about to touch Xiao Yi's soul core, everything around it began to collapse.

"Holy crap!" Xiao Yi woke up to find himself in familiar surroundings, as if nothing had ever happened.

But both the cold sweat on his forehead and the pain from being corroded by decaying energy proved to Xiao Yi that something had indeed happened before.

"prophecy?"

The subspace is a place without a concept of time. Past obsessions, present emotions, and future possibilities all transform into energy ripples within the subspace.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that some highly gifted psionicists are able to glimpse fragments of the future.

However, these fragments are often incomplete and blurry, unable to form a complete and true story, and can only be guessed to infer what might happen in the future.

More importantly, the future you see is not necessarily the future you will experience. It may be one of countless possibilities, or it may be an illusion caused by energy distortion in the subspace.

Those who blindly believe in prophecies and try to forcibly change the future often end up being devoured, sinking deeper and deeper into the mire, becoming mere toys of the ever-changing master.

Xiao Yi felt that his prophecy was inextricably linked to the large blue bird in the subspace.

Don't ask why, just go with your gut feeling.

"So what exactly was that guy trying to say? Was he advising me to give up, or was he just giving me a heads-up?"

Regardless of whether the future seen in the dream is real or not, Xiao Yi will not give up his plan. Without external support, the Hive army cannot defeat Ivan, who has gained Nurgle's favor.

However, the next steps may require some minor changes.

Because of the prophecy, Xiao Yi had completely lost his sleepiness. He got up and left the room, preparing to work overtime to blow up Ivan's bomb.

A day later, the well-prepared decapitation squad left the shelter under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"Do we really have to do this?"

"This is the only way to attract the attention of those traitors and create an opportunity for us."

"Don't worry, with Friedrich and I working together, this motorcycle has already broken its speed limit. It'll be more than capable of racing a bunch of weird mutants."

"Then I wish you good luck."

Xiao Yi smiled, mounted the heavily modified transport motorcycle, waved to the crowd, and left the decapitation squad.

His purpose in this trip was to reach the forgotten lower nest passage.

Since the followers of Nurgle wanted to win by sheer numbers, they needed to find a way to reduce their numbers, and Khorne's men were perfect for this task.

However, figuring out how to lead the mutants who stormed into the nest all the way to Ivan's army of infected is a skill in itself.

If you run too slowly, you might get surrounded and ganged up on by mutants whose minds are filled with killing and rage.

If you run too fast, the opponent might just give up.

Therefore, it is essential to maintain a good speed and find a way to firmly stick them to your backside.

This mission is very risky; a slight mistake could lead to utter ruin. Xiao Yi was not comfortable entrusting it to anyone else.