Chapter 524 The Rise of the Lion King: Trackers on the Sky Blade
The rising dawn slowly rose on the horizon. Its light extended from the east of Holy Terra and soon covered the entire land. Just like it had done for hundreds of millions of years in the past, the city was shining in its glory. The bell was awakened below, and on the towering spire, the big bell was rung under the first ray of orange light.
That is the voice of equality for all living beings, just like the light. No matter whether the people on Terra are high or low, rich or noble, or what their status is, they are all equal before this. As written in the Imperial Code, everyone is born equal. , but well, most of the time the Empire's compliance with the Code is a little... lacking.
Even the sun is like this, but today it is ironic that it is the arrogant nobles who face such injustice and differential treatment. Their luxurious mansions, as well as the silent and luxurious palaces and churches, are all shrouded in darkness. In the shadows, the sunlight suddenly seemed to be cut off at the edge of the city, exposing a section, and everything behind it was submerged in darkness.
When the people on the ground looked up, the panicked ladies and their gentlemen looked overhead, looking for something that obscured the sun, then they would see the big thing in the sky.
And in the sky, when they all looked up, there was also a pair of eyes looking down at them. The huge wings emitted a faint light in the sun, and its light particles fell on the ground, like a surrounding swarm of fireflies.
"This place is smaller than my impression. Is the Summer Palace gone?" "It was demolished after the rebellion. The damage there was too serious, and there is no need to repair it. Besides, the palace after that , and we don’t need so much space.”
Guilliman came to her side, and they looked down with her at the shadowed Himalayas below, and the royal palace at the foot of them, both shrouded in darkness, as if the night had not ended yet.
"What a pity. I like the colorful puzzles there. It seems that the rebellion caused more damage than I thought." Sanguinius sighed. To be honest, Guilliman is still adapting to her current voice and identity. This There is always something that makes him feel strange, brothers, becoming sisters.
Although Vito said that he had always wanted to get some sisters for them back then, so that these guys would not start to compare each other in a macho way as soon as they got together, and the comparison methods were not very popular. , if there are a few women around, it will give these energetic guys a better way to show off.
But Guilliman always felt strange. In various senses, he was still understanding the difference between Sanguinius' status now. He really didn't know how Russ would react when he came back and saw her like this.
"I hope dad is okay, I mean, at least happy, you know, he always was back then." "Stern face, I know, but he's about the same now, you'll see him soon "Although, I guess you won't be happy about this. Where is Conrad?" "He is nearby. I guess he will show up when we set off. You know, he never likes to talk."
Sanguinius said and turned back together with Guilliman. They looked at the transport plane on the tarmac. It was an atmospheric shuttle obtained from Mars. In this way, at least Terra would not be allowed to board more. Shock, you know, unknown flying objects that no one has ever seen landed on the palace.
Omega is waiting on the shuttle there. It seems to have a slight problem and there will be some problems in getting it back. Omega is working together with Bell to fix it so that it will not explode when it flies into the atmosphere and the people on the ship will die. I can only fall freely.
There were only two people on the ship who could fly, but there were three people who couldn't fly. Therefore, one person must have had to make a hard landing, and Guilliman was probably sure that it was him, so he hoped that the aircraft could fly well. .
The light of electric sparks lit up in the distance. Omega held its head high, raising its mechanical arm high to process a certain page. Bell was pulling something on the engine aside, and while the two were busy, the rest The four of them took priority on the oil drum on one side.
They were drinking margaritas, the kind made for humans, without adding engine oil or anything like that. Sicarius seemed to like the taste of that stuff. He leaned against the barrel and raised his glass to point at Bell and the others. Point and point.
"Aren't they going down? They look very leisurely." Sanguinius looked at them and asked with a smile. Her smile was as eye-catching as ever. The three people over there quickly raised their glasses to salute him, and she also He smiled and waved to them.
Guilliman glanced at the angels, and then looked at them with his arms folded. Celestine's wide wings suddenly spread out as he stretched. The huge wings almost hit Loken on the side, but the injuries on them were basically done. She recovered, relying on her own recovery ability, which was better than that of the Astartes, and the medical system on the Sky Blade.
"No, only Celestine will go down with us. The others will stay in the fortress and keep an eye on the things here. Speaking of which, are we missing one person?" Before Guilliman could finish his words, he was heard from afar. A burst of noise attracted attention. Wherever he and Sanguinius looked, and the four people sitting next to the oil drum, they saw the huge thing.
It was another shuttle. It looked more like a civilian one. It had no protection, and its engine looked quite ordinary. It made people wonder whether it would explode when ignited, but for the people pulling it forward, I guess it's not that important.
The person dragging it away is Konrad Curze, yes, the Son of Darkness, one of the Emperor's Primarchs, is now carrying a thick chain on his back like the coolies on the starport, dragging the A shuttle larger than him entered the tarmac, and in front of him, the Foreman was advancing with his head held high.
"Come on, we're almost there, work harder." The foreman was wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket, and the silver studs on his boots jingled on the ground. The shotgun holster swings back and forth.
"Vito, what are you doing? What the hell did you ask Conrad to drag here?" Guilliman asked, looking at Vito walking in front of him. The latter raised his head, and his eyes were covered with sunglasses. Reflecting the surrounding lights, "Shuttle, keep a low profile. I don't want to be like you and land on Terra in a ostentatious manner. Where I want to go, I don't want to attract attention."
"You're not going down with us?" Sanguinius asked in surprise, while Vito smiled and shrugged, pushing up the sunglasses on his face and buckling them on his head. Behind him, Conrad also moved the shuttle Drag it up, take a breath and walk around him.
"This thing hasn't been refueled yet." Conrad waved his hands, and Vito turned his head and snapped his fingers at Omega in the distance, and then pointed at the shuttle behind him. The latter understood it and went to wait on it. .
Omega stepped lightly from the ground, and a pipe opening was immediately opened there. His robotic arms worked together to pull it out of the ground, and then he carried it to the shuttle and inserted it into the oil pipeline. Behind him, Celestine also walked over and glanced at the shuttle as he passed by.
"Vito, what are you doing? Are you going to travel suddenly on a whim?" "Travel? Oh no, dear, if it was a trip, I would take you with me, but unfortunately not, the nest is not suitable for traveling "You want to go to the hive? There are only gangs, cultists, traitors who want to overthrow the empire, what else did I miss?"
"Gene stealers." Conrad added coldly, and Vito pointed at him and smiled, "Yes, just mess around as much as you want."
"Then where are you going? To see the living conditions in the hive city?" Guilliman asked puzzledly. Vito was as mysterious as ever. He wiped the lenses of his sunglasses and raised them up to look through the light. Take a look.
"No, I have something to do wherever I go, it has nothing to do with you." Vito said casually, as if it was really not something worth mentioning, it was as simple as going downstairs to buy a cake, but look Celestine held his forehead speechlessly. Guilliman knew that this was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
"Are you going to cause trouble again?" The little angel held his forehead speechlessly, while Vito smiled and wiped his sunglasses and put them back on his head, "There won't be any trouble, okay, maybe a little, but don't worry , it won’t be big enough to make you fly with your skeleton.”
"Are you going alone?" Sanguinius looked a little doubtful and looked Vito up and down, "I'd better go alone, it's more convenient." "Don't even think about it, you old bastard, I Know what's going on in your head."
Celestine put one hand on her hips, frowned and said angrily, "I'll go with you. Anyway, I can see that guy every day. When I close my eyes, he's shining like gold in front of me."
"You? My dear, I'm not telling you, your super big wings are not much less conspicuous than these guys who are four or five meters tall." Vito smiled and pointed at the three people in front of him. They all looked at each other. They looked at each other, but Sanguinius was slightly shorter among them, I mean, not counting the wings.
"She's right, you do need to bring a partner to keep an eye on you. I don't believe what you said about "a little trouble."" Guilliman crossed his hands on his chest. He looked at Vito, with disbelief written on his face. "Terra is already in chaos. There have been rumors of a coup and riots before I left."
Vito took off his sunglasses and hung them on the bridge of his nose. He looked at Guilliman with squinting eyes, and then glanced at Sanguinius on the side. She also muttered and nodded. Vito smiled bitterly and pushed his sunglasses back. "Okay, I will bring someone with me. I guess I need a helper too. I am familiar with the helper from the nest. Omega, you come with me."
The Priest Mechanicus who was beside the shuttle raised his head and tilted his head slightly. Vito looked him over and said, "I have to find you some suitable clothes to cover up your eight-clawed squid look. "
"Are you satisfied?" Vito said and looked at a few people. Then without waiting for them to say anything, he turned and walked towards the shuttle. His timing was just right. Omega had just unplugged the oil pipe. He looked at Vito , the latter patted him on the shoulder and walked into the cabin at the back of the shuttle.
"I have told Trajan that you are here, and you don't have to worry about being beaten into a sieve when you go down." "What about you? Does anyone know that you are going down?" "No one, I mean, except you, So remember to keep it a secret for me when you get down there, as you said, there’s enough trouble.”
Vito said, and Omega also got on the boat. The former took out a piece of clothing from the cabin and threw it to Omega. The latter looked at the clothes and shrugged, and then entered the cabin. Vito finally stood at the cabin door. Then he stood and looked at the four people on one side, "Helen, keep an eye on them, don't let them dismantle anything. If they dare to do it, then tie them up."
After he said that, he closed the cabin door, and the shuttle took off after a while. Sicarius, who was leaning aside, raised his glass and waved goodbye to him, "Don't worry! I'm only interested in your wine collection. Let me Just try what the wine of the Golden Age tasted like.”
Vito in the cabin gave him a middle finger, and then operated the shuttle to fly over the heads of the four people in front. Guilliman and Conrad looked up at the shuttle as it flew past, and he walked out of the apron. , heading towards Terra below.
"Do you think he will cause a lot of trouble?" Sanguinius frowned and asked worriedly, while the little angel beside her folded her arms and laughed disdainfully, as if she was laughing at them, " No need to ask, is this the first day you met him? "