The Bizarre Adventures of Cloud Hammer

"Xianyu, Luochen, what the hell are you doing?!"

Awei shouted in the channel that since the blood-colored vision appeared, the Khorne army, which had already lost its mind under the Word Bearers' ritual, became even more ferocious, and the surviving Khorne warriors became even more crazy. The power of both was enhanced under the cover of blood, and the advantage that the Imperial Guard had finally gained was wiped out.

"I don't know, ask Luochen!" Xianyu directly passed the blame.

"How the hell did I know that the Dark Apostle would attack us directly? This noise is going to attract a big devil!" Luo Chen was also extremely anxious. No one knew that this would happen.

"Big devil!?"

Greater Daemons, as the name suggests, are the strongest of the Chaos Demons. They are the most powerful servants of the Chaos Gods, and each Greater Daemon is a reflection of a Chaos God. They are the guardians of the Chaos Gods' domain and have control over lesser demons. However, Greater Daemons are not exclusive to the Chaos Gods, there are also Greater Daemons born from Chaos itself.

Because the power of the Great Demon is too great, it is extremely difficult to summon the Great Demon in the real universe. The sacrifices and ritual specifications they require are very different from those of ordinary demons. However, as long as the Great Demon is summoned, they will bring catastrophe to countless creatures. If you want to exile the Great Demon, you will have to pay a heavy price.

Originally, the rituals and warp energy in the hive city could not summon the Great Demon, but the Khorne rituals of Scarlet Blood Blade and Salty Fish gave the Dark Apostle an opportunity. He used the high-level energy used to upgrade Salty Fish to become a demon in the summoning ritual. This energy made up for the shortcomings of the ritual and allowed the Great Demon to appear.

"This is the Daemon of Khorne. Just summon an ordinary-looking Daemon. Don't send someone with a name or surname."

The Great Daemons of Khorne - commonly known as bloodthirsty demons, are the most brutal and brave among Khorne's servants. Their bloodthirsty desire is beyond the comprehension of mortals. Among them, the powerful and well-known Great Daemons can even compete with the Primarch.

Yes, there are also levels of strength among the demons. Those demons without names, weak strength, and average treatment are called ordinary-faced demons, and the combat power and cost required to exile them are relatively small. The few demons with names, strong strength, favored by gods, and often used as stepping stones in stories are high-level demons, such as the chief demon under the four gods. Their strength is not comparable to that of ordinary-faced demons.

At the center of the ceremony, the dense Chaos energy had made the barrier between the real world and the Warp extremely fragile. A blood-red beam of light shot up into the sky, and the symbol of Khorne was reflected in the real space.

With a roar filled with boundless rage that resounded through the heavens, the veil of the present world was shattered, and the bloodthirsty demon descended.

A terrifying demon appeared in everyone's eyes. It had many horns on its head, well-developed muscles, a beast-like, almost canine face, was dressed in brass armor, and held the Axe of Khorne and a bloody whip. Its blood-red demon wings spread out behind it, and its goat-hoof-like feet could shake the earth with every step it took.

The moment the bloodthirsty demon appeared, a strong Chaos corruption erupted and spread from the demon as the center, and swept across the entire hive in an instant. The Cadian assault troops in the lower nest could not withstand the corruption brought by the demon at this distance. More than half of the Cadians fell into madness, and most of the remaining people lost their combat ability due to the mental shock. Even the Astartes could feel a bloodthirsty desire rising in their hearts.

The roar of the Great Daemon of Khorne contained the language of demons, but everyone could understand the meaning of these words:

"I am the bloodthirsty Kabanha! Enemy of the Blood Angels! I will sacrifice all life in this world for my Lord!"

Upon hearing this name, Pu Ouchen and the other two felt that things had become extremely serious.

Apu: "Why is nm Kabanha?! Isn't it because of the salty fish?"

Salted Fish: "What does this have to do with me?"

Ou Ge: "Because you are a Blood Angel!"

Ka'banha, one of Khorne's most powerful servants, first appeared during the Heresy. In the Signus system, Ka'banha attempted to corrupt Sanguinius and the Blood Angels. After the plot failed, it fought against the Blood Angels. Although it was eventually exiled, it broke Sanguinius's leg in this battle and released a rage on the Blood Angels, activating the blood thirst that had been dormant in the Ninth Legion for a long time.

Ever since the battle of Signus, Kabanha has been entangled with the Blood Angels. In the following ten thousand years, it continued to fight against the Blood Angels. It was exiled every time, but it always persevered and even indirectly helped the Blood Angels several times. The love-hate relationship between Kabanha and the Blood Angels also earned it a nickname - Uncle Kabanha, the Angel Pervert.

The reason why Kabanha was summoned should be related to Xianyu. After all, Xianyu was the one who used Bloodthirst and Black Rage.

But it may also be because the Word Bearers ritual was incomplete, so only one Kabanha was summoned, otherwise Khorne would definitely appear with an army of demons.

Ah Wei: "Can you please stop chatting? I can't take it anymore!"

The appearance of Kabanha wiped out more than half of the Cadian assault troops in the defensive position. The firepower in the position was no longer enough to stop the Khorne army, and the front was now supported by the Astartes.

Luochen: "Ahwei, hold on a little longer, I'll be there soon."

Once Luo Chen returns to the front, the Khorne army will no longer be a problem, but what should Kabanha do?

"How should we fight now?" Apu asked in the channel.

Everyone was obviously doing well in beating the weak opponents, but suddenly they were dragged into a high-end game and were suddenly at a loss as to what to do.

"What's there to worry about? I'll call you back when I get to the position, and then you go and hold Kabanha back, and I'll go back to the boat to change equipment!" Luochen said.

There is no absolute difference in strength between the Great Demon and the Astartes. The Astartes have exiled the Great Demon many times. If a nail mecha is summoned, everyone will run away without even looking at it.

"Indeed, this isn't the first time Kabanha has been a stepping stone."

Everyone thought about it and realized that since he was not the Demon Primarch, there was nothing for them to be afraid of.

Xianyu looked at Kabanhan, who was over five meters tall and almost as big as the squire, and asked:

"Are all demons of this size?"

Apu: "Not necessarily. Every demon has a different size."

The Greater Daemons can freely adjust their size in the Warp, but in the real universe they will generally use the size that best suits them. Apu remembers that the ordinary-looking Khorne Greater Daemons in Freeblade can be compared to the size of the Knights-Errant, but those famous Greater Daemons are basically around five meters in size, otherwise the fighting scenes would be too ugly.

"I'm almost at the position. Get ready and remember to tell the people around you." Luochen reminded Apu and others.

"understood."

The defensive position became precarious after Kabanha appeared. Only a small number of the Cadian assault troops were still able to fight, and they had to send people out to kill the crazy soldiers. This made the Astartes in the front basically lose the supporting firepower of the position.

Arthur began to breathe heavily after successively dealing with many demons and traitors. Even the Astartes could not withstand such a high-intensity battle. The casualties of the Astartes were increasing, and several Dreadnoughts had lost their combat effectiveness under the enemy's attack. If it were not for the Grey Knights and the Celestial Lions' think tank who were constantly clearing the demons with spells, the front might have been breached.

"Die, you obscure creature of chaos!"

Mallorian roared, and with one punch, he turned the charging demon into a bloody mist. His silver-blue paint job was also dyed red by the blood of demons and traitors.

Arthur discovered that several traitors had circled around Malorion's side and wanted to destroy the troublesome Dreadnought with a melta bomb. He and other Black Templar warriors were about to stop them, but the traitors were torn to pieces by the Centurion's firepower in the next second.

"Everyone, pay attention!"

Awei was still firing at the enemy. His ammunition was about to run out and he needed time to return to the rear to reload. If he had known this would happen, he would not have come to the front. If he had stayed behind, he could have found a way to replenish some of the firepower of the position.

Not only Wei, the twin-linked incendiary cannon in Mallorian's right hand had also become a decoration, and the ammunition of other dreadnoughts that were still capable of combat was almost exhausted. Most of the Astartes had long since given up their guns and started close combat.

"We may need to retreat. Staying here is not a good option." Wei said to others.

"The Imperial Fists never retreat!" replied Mallorian.

"Now is not the time to be strong, Old Stone, the situation is out of control!"

"Master Axwell is right, Elder Mallorian, we may need to abandon this position." Arthur also persuaded Mallorian. The Black Templars really wanted to stay and fight to the death, but they were not in a condition to fight the Great Demon. It didn't matter if this group of Black Templars died, but Elder Mallorian could not make any mistakes.

While Arthur was trying to persuade Mallorian, Ah Wei asked Luochen in the chat: "Where are you, Luochen? Didn't you say you'd be here soon?"

"What are you rushing for? Look above your head."

Awei looked up and saw Luochen had just landed in the position. He cast several spells in succession to clear out a large wave of enemies in front.

"Where have you been, Dust?" Mallorian asked Dustfall.

"Let's go and capture the leader of the traitors." Luochen pointed at the unconscious dark apostle floating beside him, "He is the culprit of all this."

"Damn traitor, why don't you just kill him?"

"Of course it's useful to keep him."

Luochen stopped talking to Mallorian. He was too tired to act anymore. He used his psychic power to inform his allies on the battlefield:

"Everyone prepare to retreat!"

After saying that, Luochen threw the Dark Apostle to Awei. He connected with the psychic energy in the Grey Knights' bodies and raised a psychic barrier covering the position, blocking the enemy outside and giving the Imperial Guard a chance to retreat.

"This barrier can't stop the enemy for too long." Luochen said pretending to be a little exhausted.

"Elder Mallorian." Arthur looked at Mallorian.

Seeing this, Malorian knew that the front had been lost, and he could only return to the rear with everyone to regroup. Only in this way would there be a chance of defeating the enemy.

Kabanha also noticed the changes on the battlefield. He originally wanted to wait until the warrior chosen by his master appeared before taking action, but now it seems that there are other fun things on the battlefield.

"Don't make me wait too long, angel's offspring."

Kabanha walked towards the position and used the wizard as an appetizer for this killing.

(When the oxen and horses are tired, it is too late to start.)

Chapter 85 Battle! war! war!

After Kabanha appeared, Apu and the others stopped. Elio looked at Kabanha who was moving towards the defensive position and said:

"What a blasphemous monster this is."

"We should go, Brother Elio."

Brother Ou said from the side, he informed Elio that his companions would use magic to teleport them directly back to the rear of the position in a while, and now is the time.

"Where are those two big heads?" Xianyu noticed that Bayar and Lanny had disappeared for some reason. These two had survived so many dangers, it was impossible for something to happen to them at this time.

"There's no time to look for them," Apu said to Xianyu. "They can only leave it to fate."

"Ugh."

The teleportation light lit up, and the three people and Elio disappeared from the spot. Far away from their location, Bayar was sitting in a ruin.

Bayar clutched his chest, clenched his teeth, and saliva flowed out uncontrollably. Although he tried hard to curb the desire to kill in his heart, he was about to give up.

Bayar felt that he was affected in the arena, but he could still control his thoughts. However, after the Great Demon Khorne appeared, this desire for killing was completely ignited.

This is also the reason why Bayar wanted to leave quietly. He did not want to be killed as a heretic by the Emperor's angels. As a Cadian who was born to fight against Chaos, this was the ending he least wanted.

Blood was about to fill Bayar's eyes. Knowing that there was no possibility of recovery, Bayar chose to leave alone and find a quiet place to end his life so as not to cause trouble to others. He put the Hell Gun to his chin and prayed to the Emperor for the last time in his heart.

"for the emperor..."

A figure walked up to Bayar and took the Hell Gun from his hand.

Just by seeing the attire, Bayar knew who the visitor was. He asked in confusion:

"Lani…? Why are you here? Shouldn't you be leaving with Master Astarte?"

"That's perfect. Do me a favor, Lanny... Just give me a quick death and let me die as one of his subjects. Please..."

Lanny threw the Hell Gun aside and placed a hand on his head.

"Stand up—"

The blood color faded, and a force washed away all the killing desire in Bayar's heart, making his consciousness clear again.

"This is……"

Bayar looked up and saw Lanny's face and those golden eyes.

The three of them and Elio were teleported back to the rear of the position. Elio's return also made the Tianshi Legion feel relieved. For the Tianshi, this was one of the few good news after the appearance of the Great Demon Khorne.

Brother Ou informed the others of the news that the Word Bearers' plan had failed. Luochen was in a hurry to return to the position, so he didn't say anything. After teleporting a few people back, he left immediately. He also tied up the Dark Apostle several times and left him at the position without any care.

Now everyone doesn’t have to worry about the Word Bearer’s shocking plan, but what should the Great Demon and the others do?

"Should we evacuate?" Arthur asked.

The appearance of the Great Daemon of Khorne means that the Chaos pollution has reached a level that is difficult to contain. In addition, the planetary governor of Isil betrayed the Empire from the very beginning and cooperated with the Chaos traitors to set up a conspiracy, which indirectly led to the Marshal of the Black Templars being seriously injured and on the verge of death. These crimes alone are enough to plow the planet of Isil. Under the current circumstances, the best option is to directly issue an Extermination Order to destroy the planet.

"I also think evacuation is a good option, but do you really think so, Lord Arthur?" Brother Ou asked back.

Gloria just brought news to everyone that the Chaos pollution has completely blocked the connection between the ground and space. The warships in orbit have no idea what happened on the ground, nor do they know whether there are any survivors. But the Astartes who stayed in the warships will never abandon their fighting brothers on the ground. They will definitely send a team to find out the situation on the ground.

Fortunately, there is a Tianshi think tank chief on the ground. He can send a psychic communication to the warship and ask the warship to send a vehicle to pick them up and leave.

At this time, the road to the upper nest was still under the control of the Imperial Guard. If the Astartes wanted to evacuate Isil, they only needed to abandon the lower nest position and go to the upper level of the hive city, then blow up the passage and wait until the battleship transport vehicle arrived.

But only the Astartes could evacuate, and the Astra Militarum who fought alongside them could only stay in the hive and wait for death.

Under the continuous battles and Chaos corruption, the 91st Regiment of the Cadian Shockwaves suffered heavy losses, but there was still a certain number of them. The Imperial Navy's warships were hit and dragged into the Warp, and there has been no news to date. The Astartes' warships do not have vehicles that can transport mortals in large numbers. Thunderhawks and landing craft must give priority to transporting Astartes. It will take a certain amount of time just to transport the Astartes away.

Furthermore, no one can guarantee that these surviving Cadians have not been affected by Chaos. If some of them are corrupted by Chaos in the future after being rescued, the consequences will be even more serious.

"..."

Arthur did not answer immediately. The Black Templars' fanatical faith in the Emperor was well known. They would definitely want to stay and kill all the traitors and demons for the Emperor, even if the price was their own destruction.

"Please leave, Masters Astartes."

The commander of the Cadian assault force said that he had survived the battle during this period. Even though he was seriously injured and one of his hands was cut off by the traitors, his will was not shaken at all.

"The warriors of the 91st Cadian Shock Regiment will buy time for you, my Lords. Let us, the sons and daughters of Cadia, be reduced to ashes along with the traitors and demons of this planet."

The commander performed the Sky Eagle Salute with one hand. He knew the current situation of the 91st Regiment. Too many soldiers had gone insane due to the pollution of Chaos. His political commissar had committed suicide after executing most of the polluted soldiers. No one knew whether any of the remaining soldiers had been corrupted by Chaos. Even if they could leave Isil, they would be purged. The best outcome for them was to all die on this planet and die as Imperial soldiers.

After the commander resolutely walked out of the building, Mallorian said to everyone:

"I will not evacuate. I will fight here with these soldiers until the last moment."

"Old Stone..." Awei wanted to say this, but was interrupted by Mallorian.

"Don't try to persuade me, Axwell. You should have expected this outcome when you woke me up." As the 'Fist of the Empire', Mallorian would not run away. It was like this ten thousand years ago, and it will still be like this ten thousand years later.

"Elder Mallorian?"

Arthur also wanted to persuade Mallorian to leave, but how could the old Fearless listen to a junior?

"Not only him, everyone in the Nebula Hammer Chapter will stay."

Brother Ou told the others about Nebula Hammer's decision. They were just about to play a high-end game with Kabanha, so how could they suddenly lose it? It would be a shame to just give up after finally getting the chance to show off their high-end equipment.