Chapter 33: The Empire's Frontier: A Cliché

Dim lights flickered in the underground enclosed space, flickering like candles covered by clouds and mist. This silent underground parking lot was filled with deathly silence. Countless cars were parked here. It is like an aging galaxy with extinguished stars, moving towards the final eternal tranquility in tranquility.

But suddenly, the silence was broken by a sound coming from the edge of the dead silence. It was the rustling sound of tires running over the abrasive ground. The sound got closer and closer from a distance, breaking the eternal silence little by little.

Bright car lights shone into the parking lot from the exit of the rotating driveway. It was like the light shining from nothingness penetrated the entire parking lot. A black car drove down from somewhere and finally stopped in the empty center of the parking lot. Location.

The folding car door opened smoothly from the side, and a boot stepped out, a boot with a silver patch.

Vito stood up from the car, holding on to the dark surface of the roof and stood beside the car. Marshall also stood up from the driver's seat, holding on to the door, and subconsciously adjusted the position of his laser gun.

Vito stretched out a hand and took Olivia out. Vito straightened his collar and looked around, looking at the silent parking lot with a joking expression.

But before Vito could make any comment, he was interrupted by the sound of footsteps. He looked toward the source of the footsteps and saw a man wearing a political commissar-style turtleneck coat walking out of the gaps between vehicles. In addition, several heavily armed people also appeared, both men and women, but without exception, they were all armed to the teeth.

A man wearing a coat stood directly in front of the car. His face was as cold as the cold winter. Under the coat was a bulletproof breastplate. On the breastplate, there was an extremely eye-catching leather gun belt extending to his armpit.

Vito smiled helplessly, and walked towards the man from the car, "Really? The parking lot? Such an old-fashioned meeting place?" "I only care about safety, no one will disturb us here," the man said , he looked at Vito who was walking towards him, who stopped a few steps away and smiled jokingly, "This is the first time we have met, Grand Arbitrator Sher, but I have known about you for a long time."

Grand Arbitrator Sher's face was still extremely cold, without any trace of a smile or even a friendly expression. He stared at Vito coldly as if he wanted to pierce him with his eyes.

"Before we start any conversation, I need to confirm your identity, Vito Constantine." Scheer said, and Vito looked at Marshall with an awkward smile, "I think Marshall told you, right? "Yes, but I have to make sure you're not lying, outsider." "What will happen if you don't?" "I'll have to dig a hole tonight."

Vito looked at the gunmen behind him, the police officers wearing the badge of the Ministry of Justice. Everyone looked at him with extremely murderous eyes, even the beautiful female police officers.

Vito's specialized hearing heard the clicking sound of the fuse being turned on, and he smiled happily. It seemed that there was still something commendable in the Victoria Galaxy.

Vito raised his wrist, and the communicator turned on after a tiny light lit up. "Cole, Olaf, are you available?" "Of course, Inquisitor." "Very good."

The young Vito Constantine pulled out the communicator from the wrist buckle, and the small creation was placed on the ground. As refracting optical fibers appeared in the space, two humanoid silhouettes appeared in the extremely short space. Time was woven out, and as countless light filaments criss-crossed, becoming increasingly dense, their appearance became clearer.

Arbitrator Scheer looked at Vito's side. The man made of light filaments came out of nothingness and stood next to Vito. The navy captain's uniform was so conspicuous that it made people just His identity is clear with just one look.

On the other side of him, the eyes of Scheer and all the law enforcement officers present gradually widened. Even Marshall and Olivia behind Vito showed extremely shocked expressions.

Everyone present looked at the giant, the giant that was so huge that it exceeded the limit of holographic projection.

The giant power armor was clearly visible in front of everyone, and his face flickered in the light at the extreme projection boundary, making it impossible to see clearly, just like an angel descending from heaven to the earth.

His angel of death.

Vito smiled slightly and put one hand behind his back, "Please allow us to introduce ourselves. I am Vito Constantine, the Inquisitor of the Foreign Order of the Imperial Tribunal."

"I am Rear Admiral Cole Markarian, former Imperial Navy captain, captain of the Mars-class battlecruiser Infinite Frontier, now part of the Inquisition fleet," the navy captain said.

As soon as the tall giant next to him spoke, he suppressed all sounds, and his rich voice was like the emperor himself.

"I am Priest Olaf Thorz, son of Leman Russ, from the Space Wolves Chapter. I am also a member of the Death Watch Chapter. My brothers and I follow Inquisitor Vitor."

Everyone looked at the giant in great amazement. No one among them had seen Brother Astartes before. Even if it was just a projection, the presence of the Emperor's Angel of Death was enough to make anyone feel fear and awe.

Vito smiled jokingly and looked at Arbitrator Scheer, who quickly forced himself to regain his composure, and then nodded affirmatively. Now no one would doubt Vito's identity.

"You came very quickly, Lord Inquisitor." Scheer said, with a hint of trembling in his voice. It was obvious that the shock brought by the Emperor's Angel had not completely subsided.

"As the Emperor has blessed, the astral language you conveyed passed through the void. Lord High Inquisitor Highgate received your request and ordered me and my companions to come and solve the problem."

"And as the Emperor wished, we have completed the first step. The Inquisitor has found the location of the Empire's enemy, and my brothers and I destroyed the evil factory of the alien traitors today."

Olaf clenched his iron fist and said. Although this small holographic projection device was not accurate, the clicking sound when the iron fist was clenched was heard, but the movements of the Death Angel still made many people subconsciously take a step back.

Cole raised his hand slightly, and his sleeves trimmed with admiral's gold wire swayed slightly, "The results of our purification and testing in the scarlet pigment factory show that the local gene stealer cult used scarlet pigment to modify the minds of believers. This bypasses the process of genetic infection and avoids the scrutiny of the local legal department.”

Sher frowned, while Vito looked at Cole with a slightly raised eyebrow, who smiled slightly, "You guessed it, right?" "Ha, basically yes."

Vito cleared his throat and called Grand Arbitrator Sher's attention, "Arbitrator, your area has been infiltrated by Tyranid gene stealers. I think this has been going on for centuries. They call themselves the Pious Society and pretend to be It became a branch of the Emperor's faith and spread its followers across the planet, hiding in the shadows until it came onto the scene decades ago."

Vito turned around and pointed at Olivia, "She is the daughter of the former governor, Dirente Caen Lane, and the legal heir to the governorship of this planet. Her father was not assassinated by a Chaos cultist. But the traitor Reuven, who is currently in the governor's seat, colluded with the Pious Society, the genestealer sect, to assassinate him."

Sher's expression twitched, and he focused his attention on the woman in the distance at this moment. When she looked at the silver-gray-haired girl for a moment, she showed a rare expression of surprise.

"Olivia? Is the child yours?" Sher asked in surprise, taking a few steps forward, while Silver Snake just nodded slightly and said nothing.

"Your Majesty! We thought you were dead. General Lvov and I searched for you for a while but couldn't find you. Why didn't you come to us?" Scheer asked excitedly, obviously very concerned about this. But Silver Snake just sighed, "I had other things to do at the time, and I didn't dare to go to the nest again."

Scheer obviously wanted to ask further, but the tall Olaf took a step forward. Although it was just a projection, the sound of his heavy footsteps came from the other end in digital form, "Grand Arbiter, I don't think it's time to As we grapple with Ms. Olivia's past, we have a more pressing threat approaching."

"I'm sorry, sir, let's get back to the topic." Scheer said and took a step back. The tall giant nodded slightly, and the afterimage flickered.

"The local Genestealers have sent a signal to the Tyranid Hive Fleet, and our enemies have received the signal. The destruction of the space station at the edge of the system was not caused by Chaos or pirates, but by members of the Genestealers here. At the space station, the psychic signal of the Hive Fleet was received, and the astropaths there also received it. In order to prevent the space station from issuing a warning, they destroyed it. "

"Now, the Hive Fleet has arrived, Grand Arbiter, in the name of the All-Knowing Father we must prepare."

Olaf's words made Scheer's eyes widen, and those law enforcement officers who looked quite strong unexpectedly showed a trace of fear. For the common people of the empire, they may not know what that means, but obviously, for legal affairs, For those on the front lines against the Empire's great enemies, they know what that means.

Scheer turned his head. He turned his back and was silent for a moment, then slowly turned his head, "How long will it take for the Hive Fleet to arrive?" "We don't know, but according to speculation it will be soon." Cole answered He, the navy captain said so.

"Our Ms. Astropath has observed the approaching shadows in the void. She cannot tell how long it will take for them to arrive, but based on our past experience, it should be very soon."

Scheer pondered for a while, "Captain, have you ever fought against the Tyranids?" Cole nodded affirmatively, pressing one hand on the chain sword, "Yes, we have fought against the Catachan Jungle Warriors. Passing a branch fleet was a tough battle."

"I have fought against Chaos Daemons and fought against Orcs. I know what that means, and I know even more that we need the support of the Astra Militarum and the power of the Empire." Scheer turned around and said, his weathered face The sky is full of clouds, but still calm.

He is a true warrior and will not lose his position because of fear.

"Yes, we have sent out a signal for help. So far, the Imperial Astra Militarum Corps and the Imperial Navy fleet have responded to the request. They are on their way, but we still need to be prepared."

Scheer nodded and looked at his law enforcement officers. They had already regained their composure. To be honest, the quality of the local legal department was very surprising.

"I knew very well when I was fighting against Chaos that on the eve of the daemon invasion, the cultists would launch riots and uprisings to weaken and disperse our power. I think the same is true for the Genestealer Cult."

Vito patted his empty belt, "Yeah, so we need to solve this internal problem before we can face the coming destruction."

"I have investigated some parts. You don't need to worry about the lower nest area. I have convinced the Hammer Gang and the Syndicate to help us deal with the lower nest. What you and your law enforcement officers need to do is to clean the upper level with the power of thunder."

"How is the local loyalist strength?" "I know loyalists in every department, and they are all good and outstanding people, but because of what seems to be a clear problem now, what we once thought were just greedy bureaucrats now seems to be It’s the alien traitors and the powerful who oppress and suppress them.”

"General Worf can take over the Planetary Defense Force, Bishop Laput can ensure the loyalty of the Ecclesiarchy, Minister Cady can try to ensure that the Administrative Department continues to operate, and the loyalists of the Mechanicum, Astrology and Trade Chapters are all working with I have a connection."

"We have been planning to eradicate these greedy traitors one day when they betray the Emperor and Terra, but now it seems that we still did not expect their madness."

"Yes, they have joined a group of alien enemies who will eat up everything on the planet. Obviously, in the face of greed and desire, a little lie and promise can fascinate them." Vito said helplessly, waving his hands slightly. .

"I can now confirm that the current planetary governor Reuven is one of them. Olivia's parents did not die in the revenge of the Chaos cultists, but Reuven cooperated with the genetic cult. They colluded to assassinate them and Send Reuven to the position of governor to ensure their survival."

"Ruwen has been secretly acquiescing to their missionary work and covering up their existence over the years. He even got hold of the Archbishop and bribed him to make the Archbishop betray his faith and betray the Emperor."

Olaf clenched his fists in anger, "He must be punished." "Yes, my friend, he will." Vito said, still looking at the arbiter, who was obviously surprised, but he was so surprised. The emotion passed quickly. After all, it was not that difficult to understand, and they probably guessed part of it. Although they probably understood it as a Chaos cultist, it seems that there is no difference in the result now.

Olivia held one hand on the car door and lowered her eyes silently. It seemed that many memories were resurfacing in front of her eyes. She cursed in a low voice and leaned against the hood of the car.

Vito looked at Olivia. Cole seemed a little surprised. He had never seen Vito distracted at this time, but the judge soon regained his attention. He looked at Sher and raised his head. .

"We still don't know how many "important officials" of the empire have betrayed the throne, and we don't have time to screen them. It is even less possible for us to carry out indiscriminate purges and destroy the Great Wall at this critical time."

"Soon they will accept me as a member of the "family", probably by injecting me with infection, and then bring me closer to the gene stealer family. This means that they will summon me, and I will soon be able to Make it clear who the leaders are, and what you and your people have to do is eliminate and arrest them.”

"And I, my friends, and I will attack the acceptance ceremony led by the clan leader. At that time, quite a few gene stealers will be present. We will catch them all and inflict heavy damage on them."

Scheer thought for a moment, nodded in the affirmative, but soon asked a new question, a valuable question, "The number of cultists is huge, especially the infected. We don't know how many there are at the upper levels of the government. It's difficult for us to A one-time search will make it clear, and if even one of their leaders is let go, it will pose a huge threat. "

Yes, as long as a leader escapes punishment, he will quickly organize a riot. Even if it is a hopeless riot that is destined to fail, they will be defeated, and that means that the planet's defense capabilities will be greatly weakened. In the face of Tai The Lun fleet was weak and weak.

Vito smiled and looked at the Arbitrator with his hands behind his back. Cole and Olaf were clustered behind him, as if the entire empire's army was here.

"I have my own way, Arbitrator. Now please contact the loyalists and prepare everything that needs to be prepared. We don't have much time." "Indeed, I will prepare as soon as possible. Marshall will continue to assist you, Inquisitor. Sir, please allow me to excuse myself, we still have a lot to do."

Scheer didn't delay for a moment, which made Vito appreciate it very much. He must have had many questions, especially for Olivia, but he just glanced at the girl not far away, and then took his law enforcement officer They left and disappeared across the parking lot.

Yes, now is not the time to dwell on many problems, now is the time to make a last-ditch effort for survival.

Vito looked at Cole and Olaf, "I and others will meet you as soon as possible, Inquisitor." "I know, Cole, keep an eye on the reinforcements at any time and start preparing to organize the population of other planets in the Victoria system. Supplies, retreat to the hive world quickly." "Understood Inquisitor." "Good night to everyone." "May the Emperor protect us."

The two people's projections disappeared after a tremor of light particles. Vito picked up the communicator and inserted it into the wrist card slot. He walked to the side of the car, and Olivia slowly raised her head to look at him. With a tired smile, "I, I, need a drink."

"Me too, Marshall, take us back." Marshall nodded, and Vito held Olivia's hand, with a tired look on his face.

"There are a group of traitors and lunatics under our feet ready to kill us, and there is a group of nightmare disasters coming from outer space. This is my daily life, my one night."

"Tonight is really too long."