Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 245 04.0244: ‘United Front to Eliminate Traitors’

“When we were investigating in the lower nest, we happened to see a priest of the Church of England communicating with a group of unidentified mysterious people in a building. I still remember that the priest said that he would provide them with many boys and girls.”

“To provide... boys and girls?” Horatio wrote down the key words.

"Yes, later we sent a few people to search the nearby rooms, and actually found some evidence of their conspiracy to assassinate the planetary governor and his dignitaries, as well as the corruption and rebellion of those state church priests. Moreover, they were not far from taking action, so we hurried back to the Ministry of Justice base, trying to spread the news to alert the authorities. During the retreat, we made a big noise and were surrounded.

After so many years, it is difficult for me to describe the specific appearance of the priest, but as long as I can see the guy in person, I will definitely be able to identify him for you."

"It's like this, Arbitrator Javert. In order to delay the increasing pressure of pilgrimage petitions brought by the pilgrimage group, the Imperial Navy is preparing to join forces with the Holy Rose Sisters and the state church to expand the scale of the originally planned small triumphal ceremony. According to the information we have received, someone is going to attack me at the coronation ceremony of the saint."

"It's really outrageous, this bunch of lawless bastards! They dare to take action at the triumphal ceremony?! Uh!" Arbitrator Javert was excited when he heard the words, and the broken bones that had been repaired with great difficulty in his body began to ache again.

"So, I hope you can lend us a hand then."

"I'll be happy to help."

"Excuse me, Mr. Horatio, and Your Excellency the Inquisitor, please come in." Sister Arabella knocked on the door gracefully and interrupted the conversation gently: "The head sister wants to see you."

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In a circular holy room, a combat sister with black hair, silver armor, and a pure white hood stood in front of a tall and majestic winged nun statue, holding a candlestick with a lit prayer candle, lowering her head and muttering prayers, whispering and wandering in the closed holy room.

"Who do we serve?"

"We dedicate ourselves to the Emperor." The ceremonial sisters around held smaller candlesticks in their hands, standing barefoot in the clear and pure water. Every time the head sister recited a prayer, they would quickly recite the auxiliary poem.

It is worth noting that they did not adopt the rhetoric of the state religion, which is to read "God Emperor".

This is because their doctrine regards themselves as the messenger of the Emperor's will, the Emperor's daughter, rather than the apostle of God.

In order to win public support, they would follow the mainstream and pronounce the name "God-Emperor" during sermons.

"What do we fight for?"

"We fight to spread the Emperor's welfare."

"What do we dedicate ourselves to?"

"We dedicate ourselves to spread the Emperor's oracle."

Horatio and the Inquisitor followed Sister Arabella to the door leading to the Water Chapel, waiting for them to finish the ceremony.

Huh!

The prayer stopped, and all the nuns blew out the candles at the same time, and the holy room suddenly fell into darkness.

Suddenly, the statue began to emit a hazy circle of light, which became brighter and brighter. When the CD player dispersed the darkness, the nuns began to sing melodious and solemn hymns again.

Until the last wick of the candle in the hands of the head nun burned out, the last note of the hymn fell at the same time.

The ceremonial sisters stepped on the water, turned around collectively, and slowly retreated with the sound of tinkling water.

"Please come in, four."

[Four? ]Horatio looked around and saw only three people.

Just as he was curious about where the fourth person came from, he saw the wide brim of the hat behind the statue.

No mistake, that was the hat of the Inquisition.

The woman in the wide hat came from the other side of the road.

"Long time no see, Sister Head." The female inquisitor stepped forward and nodded.

The Sister Head is equal to the Inquisitor, but under the peculiar unspoken rules of the Empire, faith is greater than the secular world. Therefore, in the public's cognition, among people of the same level in theory, the status of clergy is half a level higher than that of secular people.

"It seems that this time, your Inquisition has its own ambitions to realize in Abyss Port."

The Sister Head looked calm, and continued to offer the statue with her back to the crowd: "Since everyone is here, in the name of the Emperor, why not talk about it together."

The statue of the Holy Maiden unfolded an invisible barrier, covering everyone inside.

As the barrier swept through, Horatio could feel the surging power of faith surging in every inch of his body, making him feel warm all over, and the fatigue accumulated in his body in recent days subsided a lot.

But if a corrupted person stood inside, he might not be so happy.

"I came here to investigate whether the copy of the Book of Slaanesh's Gu-breeding and the Book of the Dead Souls still exists."

Seeing the consecration barrier unfold, Inquisitor Ravenno said directly.

[Huh? ]

If Horatio was not a time traveler, he would definitely be confused.

Although he had expected that the Inquisitor must have some other tasks, otherwise he would not always talk about the top secrets of the Empire.

But he didn't expect it to be about the Book of the Dead Souls.

"I am investigating whether a certain inquisitor who claims to be a pure faction of the Holy Hammer Order has summoned and used a demon host for heresy and blasphemy." Witch Hunter Adlatia said:

"I haven't found clear evidence yet, but I heard that he doesn't get along with you."

The witch hunter narrowed her eyes and looked at the inquisitor of the Order of Rebellion in front of her: "I think that since he has racked his brains to deal with you, if the matter of raising a demon host is true, he may use the power of the demon to deal with you."

"This possibility cannot be ruled out, colleague."

"Mister, I hope to borrow a team of combat sisters to assist me in exiling the demon after finding conclusive evidence."

"No problem, Inquisitor, but before that, we must find a way to protect the safety of this future saint."

The head sister obviously had little interest in any mission of the Inquisition, and just agreed as a routine. She then turned around and looked at Horatio with bright eyes.

"I saw your feat, young saint, the son of Corella (the name of Horatio's combat sister's mother), on behalf of the Holy Rose Sisters, I thank you for your protection of our holy land."

The head sister actually took the initiative to salute him, and the three torches behind her were burning with flames.

"I am just fulfilling my duty. Abyss Harbor is the anchorage of our Gothic Fleet. We have the responsibility to protect every inch of it."

"We originally wanted to wait until you have resolved all crises before responding to the Emperor's will and having the Holy Rose Sisters hold a grand saint coronation ceremony for you.

But, you also know the current situation. We have to hold this ceremony before you completely resolve the crisis. The time is next week's Sabbath, and there are only more than ten days left.

In addition, the state religion system claims that it needs to help stabilize the pilgrimage group and hopes to intervene in this canonization ceremony and co-organize it with this order."

The dignified and majestic nun approached him and said, "Although this means a higher recognition of your sainthood and a grander scene, more people and more eyes also means greater risks. .

Especially when you step into the Anglican Church, it is not under the control of our order. If the bad guys want to do it, then the location must be in the Anglican Church. "

"We will speed up the investigation. As for William Carter, I may use what he did before as a bait to fish out clues.

Change the password recently. When you are ready, I will increase the frequency of communication codes. If there is really a demon host, a suspect will definitely carry out sabotage against us. "

[I don't know how the code of Yin Shuyao's mechanical assisted encryption book is compiled. If it doesn't work, please ask Miss Thei and Miss Lina to help improve it. Although it is a rush, it is also the result of taking the wisdom of everyone. At least it is enough as an experiment.]

"No problem. The next step is that our action will focus on the heretic secret meeting that has exposed its flaws, especially the part of the enemy of joy. Success or failure depends on whether our next action can be united. "

The decisive battle is coming! After finishing this volume, the next volume will go to the front line and fight a series of naval operations such as the standard Imperial Navy fleet battle against a fallen planet - port attack - transporting Imperial Guards - guard landing - navy void alert and providing close-air fire support - void interception of enemy reinforcements.