Chapter 71 The End of the Era: The Shrine World

The Shrine World, as the name suggests, is a giant shrine that is the territory of the State Religion and the holy land of faith.

It is said that there was once a living saint here who was blessed by the Emperor in a great battle many years ago. It is said that the great power of the Emperor himself descended upon him, allowing him to slay the evil demons and drive the terrible nightmare of the warp back to their dark nest.

In the end, this living saint died gloriously after the war. When the power of the Emperor faded away, his body turned into a golden statue, solemn and sacred, which still contained the great power of the Emperor himself.

In the great mausoleum where the holy remains are stored, the light from the Golden Throne still shines, and that light makes all the demons and monsters who are not loyal to evil unable to even look at it.

Many generations ago, the State Religion took over the management of this place from the Ministry of Administration. They built magnificent temples and monuments here to commemorate this great living saint.

Day and night, countless believers pray here every day, praying and praising. They hope that the light of the Emperor's truth will be enough to shine here. Their devout faith has built this magnificent shrine world after dozens of generations.

Pilgrims from all over the star region arrive here day and night. They walk around the holy coffin and pray. In the past, countless high Gothic hymns echoed around the entire Holy Relic Temple every day and every moment.

Buckman doesn't know whether this story is true or false, but now the great temple where the holy coffin is stored is indeed strong, but perhaps not because of the light of faith, but because of the fighting nuns guarding it.

Those crazy women held grenade guns and beat the invading zombies and Nurgle like a group of lunatics. Now they still guard and protect the great temple, protecting the golden hall with bombs and flamethrowers.

But this is not a good thing. I mean, yes, it is not a bad thing that the Grand Temple has not been lost, but Bartman thinks it would be better if they could get out of there and help him and his brothers.

Sergeant Bartman sat behind the marble platform, scattered laser gun shots flashed around, and the Cadian Astra Militarum Infantry Company defending the Pilgrim Avenue was already difficult to hold on.

They have been guarding here for several days. For several days, the endless plague zombies and the terrible demons of Nurgle launched rounds of attacks. The Cadian Infantry Company fought against them here and kept repelling them, but finally today, their defense line could not hold on.

The huge group of abominations broke through the defense line, and the heavy firepower point was captured by the Nurgle demon with its huge physique and thick skin. The heavy bolter smashed the monster into pieces, but the terrible creature sent enough twisted beasts to the firepower point before it died.

As the fire points were pulled out one by one, the Cadian infantry company lost their positions. They retreated backwards along the main road and tried to intercept the monsters again.

Sergeant Batman stuck his head out. He looked at the zombies with twisted and hideous smiles on their faces. They were rotten and bloated. They walked slowly with staggering steps. The laser guns kept bombarding them. One by one, the zombies were killed, but more monsters followed.

Tall, festering and pus-filled Nurgle walked among them. Those little Nurgle spirits laughed and played on the demons. These monsters shook small bells one by one. What a creepy bell sound.

A large number of zombies, led by the demons, kept surging forward. The surviving Cadian soldiers around the sergeant were fighting back as much as possible. The laser guns were still aiming and shooting, but the slightly sparse firepower could not stop them at all.

"Sergeant Batman, we must evacuate here and meet up with the battalion headquarters." said the young soldier in a steel helmet. He was holding a laser gun, and the empty energy magazine proved his contribution, but it was obviously useless.

Batman cursed and pulled off the grenade. He pulled the safety and threw it at the zombie group. The explosion sounded among the zombies, and the broken bodies were blown into pieces, and their flesh and blood splashed on the statues and exquisite decorations on the roadside.

But as I said, it was useless. The zombie group was still advancing. The Cadian soldiers could not stop them. They had to retreat.

Batman looked at the Grand Temple not far away. Maybe they could retreat to where? Retreat into the Grand Temple, and then hold on there with the Battle Sisters, waiting for support from the regiment headquarters or other brother troops.

But just as Batman was struggling with his choice, a violent and continuous explosion sounded among the dense zombies. Batman raised his head in surprise, and the young soldier and all the Cadians looked at the source of the firepower above their heads.

It was a Thunderhawk and several Valkyrie transport planes. These flying raptors equipped with heavy rotary bolt guns fell from the sky with flames from vertical thrusters. The heavy firepower on the fuselage fired fiercely at the zombies.

In the dense bombing of the bombs, the honeycomb missiles roared into the monsters, and the sea of ​​fire and explosions swept everywhere, blowing those abominable creatures into pieces.

Batman looked at several fighter planes whizzing over the city buildings above his head. Some of them were slowly descending. The deck door of one of the blue Thunderhawks slid up and down, and four figures jumped from the deck.

The meteorite-like figure crashed around Batman and the young soldiers. They looked at the four space warriors in surprise. The bolters in their hands fired accurately. Lightning danced in the eyes of one of them, huge Arcs of electricity shot out from his body, knocking the Nurgle demon among the zombies to the ground.

The moment the demon fell to the ground, intensive artillery fire focused on his bloated body. The Nurgling collapsed and shattered in the fire, and its demon's filthy flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Batman looked at the four Death Angels. They were aiming and shooting in an orderly manner. Another figure jumped out of the blue Thunderhawk. The voice was not loud, but it was enough to attract the attention of the soldiers.

They looked at the man in front of them in surprise. He had a chain sword in his belt and held a bolt pistol. Behind him, he dropped ropes from the Valkyrie transports. Stormtroopers slid down one after another, almost Start firing as soon as you hit the ground.

Their more powerful laser guns shattered the advancing zombies, and the several fighter planes hovering overhead also supported them with their devastating firepower.

The Stormtroopers spread out around the Astartes, their laser guns aiming and firing, firing methodically but with pinpoint precision to kill the hordes of Abominations in front of them.

The man who was obviously their leader held a bolt pistol and killed the zombies one after another. Under the intensive firepower, the zombie army on the street was soon blown to pieces, and the remaining parts collapsed and dispersed. What was left was a broken and sticky street full of flesh and blood.

These unexpected reinforcements launched a defensive line. The stormtroopers were watching the surroundings with guns in hand. The Astartes obviously had no intention of saying anything to the Cadians, but focused their attention on observing the surroundings. Those damaged buildings and possible enemies.

One of the Astartes holding a power sword almost raised his gun and shattered a zombie on the ground that was not completely dead. Its collapsed flesh and blood was scattered everywhere.

The stormtroopers also began to look for the zombies that were not yet dead, and the one who seemed to be ready to talk to him was the leading man. He inserted the bolt gun into the holster and stood on the rubble after the collapsed street building, looking down at him.

"I am the Inquisitor Vito Constantine, and these are the Astartes monks from the Death Watch Chapter. We are here to support you." After the Inquisitor said this, Batman immediately stood at attention and saluted. The young soldiers beside him He also stood up straight.

"Sergeant Bartman Olnes, nice to meet you, sir."

Vito looked at the noncommissioned officer standing among the ruins and rubble and saluted back, "Where is your superior?" Vito's question followed Batman's slight tilt of the head, and he followed his gaze to the place full of zombies chopping up corpses. On the street, I saw a zombie wearing a Cardia uniform with half of his body missing.

Vito smiled and looked at the Stormtroopers not far away, "Captain, you are responsible for commanding them, as well as all the surrounding imperial armed forces." "As you command, sir."

The captain responded and waved to the Valkyrie above his head, and several Valkyries took off along with the Thunderhawk. They were heading to the places around them that needed them.

"Sir, where are the nuns in the temple over there? I don't think they will listen to us." The captain asked. Vito looked at the temple and then at Batman, "Sergeant, do you know Judge Lilith?"

"Of course, sir, I saw her a few days ago. She was an excellent inquisitor. I saw him kill several Nurgle demons and tons of zombies with my own eyes. She didn't even break a sweat."

Vito smiled jokingly, his hand grasping the belt, "So, do you know where our Inquisitor Lilith is now?"

The sergeant shook his head, but immediately pointed to the Great Temple, "I don't know, sir, but I'm sure the Sister Sister must know that she has the only remaining command communication channel in this war zone. Where can you find out the answer? ”

Vito smiled, and the Space Marine behind him fired another shot, killing a zombie wandering among the ruins like a wild duck.

"Very well, captain, you come with us to the temple. I will make sure that the crazy woman there obeys your command, and I will also find out where dear Lily is." "Yes, sir."

Batman looked at the Inquisitor walking down the ruins. Four Space Marines followed him. The huge figure followed the Inquisitor towards the direction of the temple, and the Stormtrooper Captain also followed among them.

Batman looked around at the stormtroopers who were building a defense line. He nodded slightly to the young soldiers beside him, and then jumped onto the ruins with his gun in hand.

As the order was passed, the Cadian soldiers also began to rebuild the defense line. This joint force was skillfully establishing fire points and roadblocks.

Batman looked at the half-broken zombie crawling on the ground in the distance, picked up the laser gun, and pulled the trigger.

On the ruined street walking towards the temple behind him, Vito glanced at the silver dagger on his waist, the gift he had brought from his dream.

He pulled out the dagger and was silent for a moment before inserting it back. He looked at the shining golden temple door, hoping that no one would be able to discover what this thing was.