The Bizarre Adventures of Cloud Hammer

Soon the only ones standing in the way of the crowd were the Plaguebearers. The Plaguebearers were much more resistant to burning than ordinary Nurgle zombies. The plague and swarms of flies surrounding them could pose a deadly threat to mortals, but unfortunately their opponents were the Astartes who were not normal at all.

"Wu~ BBQ is coming."

"Brother, is it necessary for Ori to barbecue?"

Apu and Ou Ge shot at those plague bearers who were not burned to death at the first time, and soon the three of them arrived at the location of the fragments.

This piece of frigate debris was covered with a tumor-like substance. Wei burned a small area on it and prepared to place the thermal bomb.

"Wait a minute, this piece of debris..." Apu stopped Awei and told him not to rush to put the bomb there.

"I have a very strange feeling." Ou Ge also felt something was wrong. "Gloria, can you check it?"

"Wait a moment."

Gloria began to scan the debris from all angles and soon discovered the problem.

"This fragment is not just a fragment of a battleship."

"What do you mean?" Apu asked.

"Look," Gloria sent the data to the three people's power armor. "This fragment shows signs of some kind of spatial overlap or fusion. The structure inside comes from two different warships, one of which..."

"What happened to one of them?"

"Do you remember that pirate ship?"

Of course, Apu and Ou Ge still remember the pirate ship, the Eyeless Winged Serpent, which boarded the Silver Sword when they first arrived in the Warhammer 40k universe.

"What is going on?" Awei was a little confused.

"Awei, you didn't board that pirate ship. You were alone in the room at that time."

Apu still remembers that he and Luochen were going to drive a Thunder Eagle to pick up Xianyu and the others, and before leaving, they asked Awei if he wanted to go.

Ou Ge understood what Gloria meant and asked:

"Does this fragment contain any elements from that pirate ship?"

"Yes, this fragment contains part of the pirate ship, but the other part is unclear."

"I remember Credien said this was a frigate formation of the Imperial Navy..."

Apu began to think, and then he remembered something. He asked Gloria:

"Gloria, didn't you tell me that the Imperial Navy would be coming when we left the pirate ship?"

"Huh? Really?" Gloria thought for a moment. "Yes, I think there's a 75% chance that the Imperial Navy will arrive."

"This frigate formation is the Imperial Navy that arrived after we left." Ap expressed his guess, "This formation received the pirate ship, but for some reason it was corrupted by Nurgle while sailing in the Warp."

"That shouldn't be the case. They wouldn't be so stupid as not to use the Geller Stand to enter the warp, right?"

Ou Ge was a little confused about Apu's guess. Unless he did something stupid, the beings in the subspace would not be able to see the ship that activated the Geller Standpoint. It would also be difficult for Chaos to corrupt such a frigate formation. So what went wrong?

"Could it be because you, Gloria, ate the machine soul?" Brother Ou guessed.

"No! Why do you suspect me? The Machine Soul will not affect Geller's position." Gloria said innocently.

"Let's discuss it slowly later. I'll blow up the fragments first." Awei felt that since he couldn't come up with the answer for the time being, he might as well blow up the fragments and complete the task.

Apu and Ou Ge nodded in agreement.

Awei stepped forward and placed the melta bomb, then detonated it after moving away from the fragments. The fragments turned into nothing in the flames of the explosion, and the chaos pollution in the upper nest was resolved.

"The debris has been cleared. Please send someone to clean up the mess."

"Got it, I'll send someone over right away."

After reporting to Credien, Apu and the other two rushed to the lower nest.

Chapter 25 The Father's Puppy

The wood crackled in the stove. Diaz stood there in a daze holding the card given by Flaroni. When the flames were fully lit, he threw the card in without hesitation.

"This is not necessary."

Diaz sat in his seat, feeling that everything was so wonderful. He just needed to wait a little longer, until the pollution in the lower level of the hive was cleared, until the Space Marines and Inquisitors left, until...

He closed his eyes and tried to enjoy the quiet and relaxing time, but the phone rang at an inopportune time.

Diaz was not angry because there were only a few people who could contact him directly, and there should be only one at this time.

"Yes, I understand. Judge Credien, please thank the angels for me."

As expected, the caller was Credien, and the call was to tell Diaz that the source of pollution in the nest had been cleared.

This is good news. The power of the God of Corruption in this hive city has been partially wiped out.

What great news! You are one step closer to your dream, aren't you?

"my dream……"

Diaz closed his eyes again in his seat.

Then you stood up again because you suddenly remembered that there was one thing you hadn't done, so you couldn't rest yet, Lord Diaz.

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The promethium flames purified all obstacles on the road ahead. Even if zombies rushed out from the front or the side, they would be immediately shot down by the 'Astartes' who had been waiting for a long time with their grenade launchers.

It was the first time that Alan saw the Astartes' fighting style with his own eyes. Every warrior's movements were as precise and efficient as a machine. From raising the gun to putting it down, there were no unnecessary movements, which was consistent with the powerful impression of the Astartes in the minds of mortals.

Apart from Luochen, the think tank, the ones who impressed Allen the most in the team were Xianyu and Awei standing in the front. Their fighting styles were obviously different from those of other 'battle brothers'.

Xianyu was holding two chainsaw swords and slashing at the approaching zombies. His movements were very vigorous, and each swing could cut off several enemies.

Eryu was still using the Chanabal saber, his movements were precise and graceful as if he was dancing. In stark contrast to Xianyu, Eryu only needed a simple move to hit the enemy's vital points.

But no matter who it was, Allen truly felt the indescribable power. The Astartes he had seen before and the two now gave him a completely different feeling.

Luo Chen on the side guessed what Allen was thinking and said:

"Just take a look at them. Don't mistake them for ordinary Astartes."

"..."

Alan just nodded and said nothing.

After advancing a certain distance, the number of Nurgle zombies attacking the team decreased significantly, but this was just a halftime break, and the enemy would soon launch a more fierce attack.

As expected, the enemy did not give the team any chance to contract their formation. A large number of zombies mixed with plague bearers rushed towards the team from all directions. Flamethrowers alone could not stop a zombie tide of this scale. Under command, the Astartes holding heavy grenade launchers walked to the front and blocked the charging enemies together with the flamethrower team.

Inhuman roars were heard as some huge Chaos monsters rushed out from the tide of corpses. These monsters, forcibly twisted and catalyzed by the Plague of Nurgle, had some similarities with Chaos Spawns, but were still much weaker in comparison. However, their numbers made up for this. The monsters' solid bodies withstood the heavy bombs and flamethrowers as they charged. When one fell, another would take its place. Together with the large number of Plague Bearers and Walking Zombies, the distance between the monsters and the team was gradually closing.

"Something's wrong. They have a command." Luochen realized that the enemies in the lower nest were not brainless corpses, and the attack from the opposite side was obviously planned.

"Luochen, can't you just use your psychic power to cleanse the area?" Xianyu communicated with Luochen in the closed communication.

"It can't be washed. Didn't you see the map Gloria sent? There are too many dangerous structures in this place. If we don't control it well, the whole area will be blown down. Moreover, this place is too seriously eroded by chaos. The space is very unstable. Using too strong a spell will easily tear a hole in it." Luochen explained the reason. It was too difficult for him to use large-scale spells to perform precise operations when encountering the enemy.

"Just start chopping and that's it. Tell that kid to be careful."

The enemy broke through the flames and explosive bombs and poured into the team. The team commanded by Er Yu had already started close combat with the enemy.

The Astartes performed equally well in close combat, or rather, only in close combat could the performance of their machines be fully demonstrated. Even with heavy bombs in hand, they could still perform agile movements, and were not slow at all when it came to smashing people.

"This is too slow, Lord Daxter." Allen assisted the 'Astartes' around him to kill the enemies, and when necessary, he could also throw out two psychic lightning bolts to help the soldiers around him.

"I know."

Naturally, the Astartes would not be defeated by such an attack, but due to the complex terrain of the lower nest and the large number of enemies, the team's advance speed was greatly reduced.

The three of them also realized that the enemy was trying to delay time. As long as they could drag it out until the end of today, the mastermind behind this Nurgle pollution would be able to achieve its goal.

"So support is on the way."

As soon as Luochen finished speaking, the sound of an aircraft came from above the crowd. The space in this area allowed Gloria to control the Thunder Hawk gunship to come for support.

The Thunderhawk gunship's turbolaser cannons and twin heavy bombs poured firepower on the tide of zombies in front of the team. One round of attack tore a gap for the team, and the road was completely opened after another round of attack.

"Well done, Gloria." Xianyu gave a thumbs up to the Thunderhawk gunboat.

"Don't let your guard down yet. I can't support you in the area ahead," Gloria warned. "I'm telling you, be careful up ahead. Apu's got it taken care of. They'll be back soon after they change into their gear."

"By the time they come to support us, we would have taken care of this place long ago." Er Yu said confidently.

"I hope so. Hurry up, or the enemy will be staking their claim on the road again."

“Sprint, charge!”

Xianyu took the lead, swinging the two chainsaw swords in his hands like a top, quickly crushing the remaining enemies in front of him.

The team entered the next area, where the enemies could not attack on such a large scale as before.

Two tactical teams with heavy firepower were ordered to stay behind to cover the rear, so as to avoid being attacked from both sides.

"What is this sick feeling?"

After moving forward in the new area for a while, Allen's psychic perception sensed a strong stench approaching the team's position.

"Damn, I'm about to vomit." Luochen's perception was clearer than Allen's, and he could feel more clearly what kind of stench this was.

A huge monster that looked like a slug with maggots and legs crawled out from a passage not far away. After seeing the team, it sped up and ran towards this side.

"Woc, a beast of Nurgle!"

Xianyu, who was happily chopping in the front, immediately changed his expression. He was not afraid of how strong the monster was, but was afraid of getting too close and being splashed with snow.

The Beast of Nurgle, as the name suggests, is a Chaos beast created by Nurgle. The mere appearance of this monster on the battlefield can bring serious psychological trauma. The mucus secreted by it can corrode any object, and a touch will cause serious damage to the target.

Even some small creatures will be killed directly by the smell emitted by plants without any contact, and even large creatures will show obvious signs of aging.

However, such a terrifying monster has a nickname that sounds very "harmless" - Nurgle Puppy, because the habits of Nurgle beasts are like those of pet puppies. They are full of enthusiasm and curiosity about everything in the real universe and like to discover all kinds of new things and new friends.

When a Nurgle beast approaches you, it doesn't actually want to hurt you. It just wants to make friends with you and let you play with it. However, the plague and corrosive liquid on its body will quickly kill ordinary creatures. When it finds that its new friend has died, it will feel sad, and then its attention will soon be attracted by other things to make new friends.

For creatures in the real universe, Nurgle may not have the subjective intention to harm others, but its existence is an immediate threat to the real universe, so it is destined to be exiled back to the warp.

This was especially true for the three who had played Dark Tide. They could just kick this little dog to death. Only a dead Nurgle was a good Nurgle. They didn't dare engage in negative distance contact with a Nurgle like the four Dark Tide heroes did. (Referring to being swallowed.)

But compared to the harm it poses to mortals, the threat posed by Nurgle beasts to the Astartes is not that great. They can only be regarded as an elite unit, and they need the cooperation of several Astartes to deal with it. However, facing dozens of fully armed Astartes, they can only die.

The entire team dispersed and fired at the Nurgle beasts. The explosive bombs exploded on their fat bodies, causing them to scream in pain. Their thick and strong bodies could reduce most of the damage, but facing such firepower, even a few more would be smashed to pieces on the spot.

After the Nurgle beast was killed, its body first exploded and scattered all over the surrounding area, and then slowly dissipated from the real universe.

"What kind of monster is this?"

It is obvious that the young man Allen has not seen much of the world, but that is normal. He follows his mentor and is not from the Order of the Holy Hammer, so his understanding of demons is not that sufficient.

"This is Nurgle..." Xianyu was about to say the true name of the Nurgle beast, but was immediately interrupted by Luochen.

"This is a plague beast created by the evil god, a type of demon." Luochen told Allen and immediately spoke to Xianyu via closed communication, "Xianyu, you csb, didn't I tell you before not to mention anything related to the evil god's real name to ordinary people? It will cause trouble."

The six Cloud Hammers had Gloria's help in hiding, so they could call out the evil god's real name and related titles at will, but people in the Warhammer 40k universe couldn't (at least most of them couldn't). Even Chaos believers couldn't know and call out the evil god's real name, and could only use nicknames such as "Blood God".

Unless they are in a place isolated from the Warp, ordinary people will attract the attention of the Supreme Heaven just by hearing these related names. Their minds and souls will be shocked. Even if they don't mutate or go crazy on the spot, they will be branded. The nightmare from Chaos will accompany them throughout their lives until they are corrupted or die.

But in a sense, this can also be regarded as a weapon for everyone. If you are robbed by bean sprouts one day, you only need to say the real name of Slaanesh, and these bean sprouts will definitely go crazy and attack you on the spot.

Jokes aside, there are some things that really shouldn't be said casually.

"Demon...isn't it time for the Holy Hammer Order to handle this?"

As a disciple of the Inquisitor of the Heretic Order, Allen will naturally be a member of the Heretic Order after his official debut. Isn't it a cross-disciplinary move for him to deal with matters related to demons?

"Anyway, this kind of thing has happened in the court more than once or twice. Let's deal with this matter first." Luo Chen said.

It is not uncommon for Inquisitors to praise their professional law enforcement. Allen had no idea that in the future there would be an Inquisitor from the Anti-Xenophobia Order named Eisenhorn who would do the work of the Order of the Hammer every day.

Continuing to move forward, the team was not far from the source of the pollution, and the echo became clearer and clearer in everyone's ears.

"Eryu, what's wrong with you?"

Xianyu saw Eryu suddenly stop and put his hands to his ears as if he was listening carefully to the echoing sound.

"Nothing, I just feel like these voices sound familiar."

Among these mixed voices in the echoes, there were several voices that Eryu felt familiar with. Astarte's memory allowed Eryu to remember the owner of this voice, but he didn't understand why this voice appeared here.

"These sounds may not be real, because Chaos loves to play this kind of trick." Luochen reminded Eryu.

There are many forms of chaos corruption, hallucinations and auditory hallucinations are very common among them. Chaos will use this method to break down people's inner defenses and corrupt them from the inside out.

Eryu nodded, but he still felt uneasy.