Warhammer: Start with a dog

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Generally, passing Siege Tyrant Terminator will be like:

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In the end, Blood Heart's huge, long-horned head, accompanied by unwilling roars and curses on Toramino, started from the place where it was shoveled and dissipated like coal burned by red flames. In the earthly air.

Its huge helmet, which was changing from the iron color of the Iron Warrior to the black bronze color, also fell to the ground with a "choking sound", losing the agility and luster given to it by the original power of truth, as if the armor was There was originally another will, and this will disappeared when the demon was expelled - a reasonable idea.

It's just that Samokuan was a little confused as to why he seemed to hear that voice in his body and burped several times in a row.

+What's wrong with you? Are you okay? +

+ Burp - It's okay, kid, I'm fine. I also wish you a good appetite for lunch soon. +

+Huh? OK, thanks, I will. By the way...+

At this moment, someone from the newly arrived team below them shouted in surprise, interrupting Samokuan's questions and attracting the attention of everyone who was still here.

The wizard lord Toramino had landed from the sky and was standing on the shore of the semi-dried blood lake. The ones who shouted were the Yoland dragoons who came to help clean up the place again.

It may not be appropriate to call him the Wizard Lord now: some of the storm missile nest holes behind him are still emitting smoke, and the ancient iron armor reflects the red stream of light at the bottom of the Blood Lake and the surrounding yellow temporary lighting. He is wearing The ancient model of the helmet, with two bright red lights burning in the goggles, looked like a thick city wall made of iron, blood and flames: it had been knocked down from the inside, but a new one gradually stood up on the ruined wall. figure.

The dragoons, headed by Lieutenant Colonel Leonid, shouted in surprise as they pointed at a thin figure holding the head in Toramino's huge armored glove and lifting it up.

The mortal's flaxen hair was messy, strands wrapped around the Iron Warrior's cold iron fingers stained with smoke and demonic blood, and his limbs hung down weakly.

"The uniforms of the 383rd! These are our people!" Sergeant Ellard shouted.

"Put her down quickly!" Lieutenant Colonel Leonid's eyes were fixed on the tattered and soot-stained uniform - underneath that, you can see the unique uniform of the Yoland Dragoon Regiment. A touch of sky blue.

Toramino's voice was like a cannon speaking with a rumble of interference, coming from behind his unique helmet and visor, "Bold and rude ants——! I'm going to kill you..." His Turning his wrist to the lieutenant colonel, the muzzles of the wrist-mounted twin storm bolters began to point at these soldiers and locked fire——

"Stop! Toramino! In the name of the Emperor...in the name of the Lord of Iron! You can't do this!" Uriel looked around and began to jump down along the cracked ruins on the side of the platform. Samokuan and Pa Sanius followed him, "They are our comrades!"

"I am the son of the noble Olympia! Who is this group of mortals who are the false emperor's lackeys..." Of course Toramino's complaint could not continue, because he once again looked at the handle of the staff in his hand in surprise. "...Oh...what a painful and sweet lesson...I understand...Father...as long as it is your wish..."

The Iron Warrior siege master's voice suddenly dropped. He shook the woman in his hand, and then gently placed it on the ground.

The Yolan people immediately gathered around him. Sergeant Elard raised his gun and looked at Toramino warily, and the officer covering him went over to check the situation.

Lieutenant Colonel Leonid knelt down next to the unconscious and thin woman, checked her pulse, then fumbled to pull out her dog tag (Note 1) from her neck, and carefully distinguished it through the dim light here. message.

Suddenly, a witchcraft flame rose up, illuminating the name and military rank etched on the dirty dog ​​tag in his hand.

"This is our Lieutenant Larana Utorian! She does belong to the 383rd Yoland Dragoon Regiment." He announced proudly. "The reason I'm not familiar with her may be because her defense area is far away from mine."

Uriel also arrived here at this time. He asked in surprise, "Is she from you? Why did she suddenly appear here?"

Toramino grabbed the bottom of his helmet with both hands, and with a muddy unlocking sound, he took it off, revealing his golden eyes, and shook his tied white hair, "Although it can't be deduced yet. All processes, but currently it appears that she should be involved in Kroger’s death.”

"How to say?"

The Iron Warrior Wizard Lord pointed to the helmet, "She should have been brought here by this set of armor, and the owner of this set of power armor is Kroger. According to my intelligence and the condition of this set of power armor, He must indeed be dead, otherwise he would not be able to take it off completely and let a mortal put it on."

"Is this possible?" Samokuan walked over, knelt down and picked up the helmet, and then walked back. The size of the Terminator helmet was very loose even for him. Lieutenant Lallana's pale, thin head seemed to occupy no more than a third of it. "She is an unmodified mortal woman. She cannot wear this armor at all, let alone act in it. Professor, have you admitted your mistake? After all, many power armors look similar."

+*strange laughter+

"That's right. This is the power armor of my former colleague Kroger." Tolamino motioned to Samokan to hand him the helmet and looked at it carefully again, "I'm sure."

"So sure?"

"I have aimed at this helmet at least a hundred times, Samokan, no one knows you better than your enemy."

"Uh, aren't you colleagues... Is there something wrong with this statement..."

+Ah, this is really a complete villain, yes, he is a cunning bastard who can lie, and he is also very narcissistic, vain, arrogant and can please most people as long as he wants. - If he is lucky enough not to die, I will consider recommending him to some acquaintances, they just like this. +

+What the hell are you talking about? +

+Don't worry, I won't let you get in touch with those, they are still too low-level for you. Child, your qualifications should be worthy of more precious truth and true brothers. +

"If this was once a warsmith's power armor," Uriel asked, "how did she get it and bring it here?"

"It should still be related to the Blood Heart." The Blood Raven Librarian came over, "It was recorded in our chapter's library that the Blood Heart used the power gained from the favor of the Blood God to build a unique set of armor for himself. That armor is intelligent, but I didn't know it could also transform and carry people through the warp - incredible. I thought only the Omphalos evil spirit was good at this kind of space blood magic."

"Transformation is a clever way of practical application." Tolamino said, "I am very interested in condescending to understand the little knowledge in your mind, little wizard, you..." He shrank back, as if he was stabbed by something again, "...your knowledge may be worth a very good price. Maybe when you are interested, we can make some deals on this."

Seraface's withered face turned to Tolamino and showed a smile that seemed to be mutual, without comment.

"It seems that we still have to wait for Lieutenant Larana to wake up before asking her about the specific situation."

Tolamino nodded, and when the Yolans were trying to make a simple stretcher, he used his witchcraft to summon some suspended steel plates and guardrails for them. It was just a simple move, but the tension in the body language of the dragoons began to decrease.

+Oh, how wonderful it is, this kind of emotional change of human beings has always been so direct. Reminds me of the past...+

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"How is Lieutenant Larana?"

When Lieutenant Colonel Leonid entered Soltarn's command room again, he first encountered such an inquiry.

Yolan couldn't help but slightly curl up his lips, "She's physically fine, but her mental strength is seriously overdrawn. We once thought she couldn't make it - but we accidentally discovered that Lord Samokan seemed to be able to stabilize her when he was by her side. Thanks to the merciful throne and the merciful him, he will come to see her whenever he is free. I think she will wake up soon."

"Yes." Soltan nodded, "Because her testimony may also be related to some... clues to the whereabouts of people, so we hope that she will be able to be conscious and accept the questioning at that time."

"Yes, sir." The dragoon lieutenant colonel came over. "When can we officially dismantle this evil fortress? I think some of the things we found during the cleanup are enough to make this place suffer 10,000 extermination orders."

Tolamino glared at him, but Yolan straightened his chest instead.

"So how are you doing, Lieutenant Colonel?"

"Cancer is eating me." Lieutenant Colonel Leonid was able to talk about this calmly, "and eating all my men, too. Thanks to Captain Eshara for discovering and telling us the truth during the last moments of the guard."

The Stoneforger looked at the Lieutenant Colonel inquiringly, "So do you hate those who deceived you into taking the so-called antidote, but actually slowly killed you with cancer?"

"Why not, sir? I hate them, I think they are guilty."

"Oh? But they are also part of the Empire. Your accusation here can also be said to be dissatisfaction with the Empire, as they always say, 'Sacrifice is the cornerstone of the Empire'. Hmm? As far as I know, if you are unwilling to sacrifice your own life and the lives of your subordinates and harbor resentment, even if you survive, you will definitely be judged and shot, Lieutenant Colonel."

The Lieutenant Colonel raised his face, and his eyes, which were dimmed by illness, radiated a strong A fierce hatred flashed in his eyes, "I still love my hometown, the Emperor and the Empire. Your Excellency, but I will also hate these Mechanic Cultists who deceived us. This is human nature!" His breathing became rapid, and his cheeks showed an abnormal and morbid flush, "Besides, we are not the first legion to be deceived, you know?" The Stoneforge nodded, "You know I summoned you here to ask about this matter in detail, because according to the ancient magic records that Tolamino found and brought to me from the Kalan-Gol Fortress, it is very likely that the construction and guarding of the entire Hydra Heart, the magic ascension chosen by Barban Falk in that place, and the cancer that all of you have contracted are all part of a conspiracy that will target you and bring you here. I can't allow any hidden conspiracies and the existence of the unliving in the gutter between the location of my father's palace and the place where we are going to live for a while, so I have to clarify the details of the whole process as much as possible."

The lieutenant colonel's eyes flickered, obviously he was still struggling with some deep-rooted thoughts in his heart - after all, it is one thing for you to use the enemy's enemy to kill the enemy, but when the common enemy disappears and the enemy turns against you At the best of times, the lines start to blur, and it's not easy to convince yourself to start telling your enemies some of your dirty secrets.

"Of course," Soltarn added gently, "I assure you that this whole thing will be fully documented and when the time is right, it will be, um, published and the killers brought to justice. "

These words undoubtedly moved the heart of the lieutenant colonel who was slowly dying. He knew very well that he could not complete this revenge with his own ability-after all, even if they defended the fortress on the Heart of Hydra that day and defeated the steel The Warriors' attack, then what awaits the remaining soldiers of the 383rd Regiment? There is still only death, death that knows the truth about why they died prematurely.

"How can I believe you?" he said hoarsely, "The temporary chapel you built does not look so chaotic, and your actions do seem like an apostle of the savior, but everything I have experienced makes me I feel like you are not a member of the Emperor’s throne.”

"Indeed," Soltarn said, "but I am not a member of the Empire. If I were a member of the Empire, then I dare say that you yourself would doubt that the promises I made to you here are only in I'm falsely trying to reassure you that I know the secret movements of Terra's bureaucracy and the Adeptus Mechanicus much better than you, Lieutenant Colonel, even after ten thousand years, I dare to say that based on the current situation, the situation will only get worse. Worse, bureaucratic redundancy will only become more and more complex, rather than a fair and speedy trial.”

There was a sarcastic smile on his lips, "After all, my father and his descendants really didn't feel any fairness and justice at that time."

The Lieutenant Colonel stared at him, "Can I trust you? You traitor who lives in a world of demons?"

Soltarn shrugged. "You can only believe me. Because you should be the only ones who are still alive in the Heart of Hydra incident. When you are all dead, no one will know the truth and so many sacrifices. No People will know what happened there - I have news for you, Leonid. The team I sent out to check out the situation has returned, and they report that there is no Thor Kriss in the Heart of Hydra. Traces of Tor Christo Fortress.”

This news undoubtedly instantly crushed Commander Yolan.

"What?" He was stunned and murmured in shock, "What?!"

"That's it. Judging from the traces, the Mechanicus Cult came to this planet later, but they did not come down to clean up the mess or take away any survivors. They fired light spears from orbit to bombard and burn the fortress you guarded and the surrounding ground. , wiped it from the ground - so only you can describe the truth at that time, Lieutenant Colonel."

"How dare they! How dare they! Liars! Villains! Inhumans! Ah! Captain Eshara and his venerable monks! And our regiments! Our warriors! And millions of loyal warriors! Those regimental flags in the chamber of honor! Millions and millions of lives!”

Leonid raised his head, and Soltarn stared at him with bright eyes.

The lieutenant colonel knew that it was time for him to leave his own testimony to the universe.

He swallowed.

"At first, the mechanical priests told us who had just arrived that the air components on this planet were harmful to the human body..."