mtl008 Chapter 500: Relics connect the two armies
Chapter 500: Relics connect the two armies
“More and more.”
Sister Elsa adjusted the magnification of the eyepiece and looked at the many generations of gene stealers under the tower not far away. The hatred in her eyes became more and more obvious.
"I thought that the emergence of traitors in the Cardinal World was puzzling enough, but I didn't expect that this war was led by aliens."
"God Emperor, this at least covers up the incompetence of the superiors. If the Church or the Inquisition investigates, there will be an explanation for the subsequent situation."
The nuns hidden in the shadows of the window frames discussed in a low voice. They felt very uncomfortable with the concealment of the truth.
But of course, a larger part of it comes from the hatred for this disgusting alien, which is the cornerstone of their creed after all. Elsa listened to the sisters' complaints and looked at the tall figure in the darker place. That guy hardly communicated with them.
From the beginning to the end, he kept a distance from them, as if there was an invisible friend beside them, with whom he could talk about topics of interest.
That indifferent attitude was very different from the Salamanders he had come into contact with, and even had some fundamental differences from the Astartes of other chapters.
"Alright, we are combat sisters, not a slave order that plays politics. Let's continue to look for loopholes in the troops below."
Elsa interrupted the sisters' conversation and stood up to greet Zachary who was walking forward.
"The alien garrison in Cologne Cathedral is estimated to have more than two regiments of troops stationed here.
I thought that if they were gene stealers, the interconnected tunnels below must have been figured out long ago.
So the number inside should be even greater. Can the illusion generator handle so many aliens?"
Lin Heng controlled the helmet to remain still and looked at Taraxin who was standing beside him. The other party raised his head and put his hands on his waist and said proudly:
"Please, the illusion generator is to change our state to make sense in the environment, not to change the environment directly.
So as long as you don’t do something illogical like punching someone, it’s easier to hide when there are more people around.”
Lin Heng adjusted the air intake of his helmet and then nodded to the nun.
"Let's go then."
The team set out again, but this time it was unusual. Just thinking about having to go through a large number of aliens made the nuns' hearts beat faster.
Everyone was careful not to bump into each other. The rumbling trucks carried dozens of ethnic brothers with slightly purple skin. The Chimera armored personnel carriers painted with the third and fourth generation of the state religion drove slowly by. Monsters with sharp teeth and long tongues sat on them and kept laughing.
Some of them were even waving their third mutated sharp claws, and the way they spoke made the nuns want to pull the trigger and blow their heads off right now.
But for the success of the plan, they had to endure the anger that kept burning in their hearts and walk through this defense zone full of aliens as calmly as possible.
The illusion generator was indeed quite powerful. Hundreds of people walked close to the crowd, but they could not sense their presence.
The closer they got to the defense zone and the closer they got to the alien army, the faster the nuns' heartbeats became.
After all, if they revealed their identities at this moment, they would definitely face absolute death.
"when!"
"when!!"
"when!!!"
The majestic sound of the bell shook in all directions. The sudden sound made the already nervous nun's muscles immediately tense.
However, it was not an alarm of discovering the enemy, but it was the afternoon prayer time, and the only sound left in the surrounding streets was the sound of bells.
The Genestealers present immediately got out of their cars and knelt down facing the towering cathedral. The devout looks of those aliens were almost as pious as those of the people of the Empire.
"Children of the stars, for whom are you born!"
"We live for the Emperor! Praise Him, the Light that guides us, the beacon of hope in this dark galaxy."
"Sons of the stars, who do you live for!"
"We live for the Emperor! We worship Him, the fairest Lord in the world. We are His most loyal servants."
"Sons of the Stars, who are you fighting for?"
"We fight for the Emperor! We fear Him, the Immortal Commander, who leads us to victory over our endless enemies."
On the flat roof under the church spire, the bishop in a hood and holding a preacher shouted loudly. The alien believers below sang in unison. But this kind of behavior of occupying the magpie's nest and imitating others is almost driving the nuns crazy.
Here, they seemed to be the aliens, the apostates of the Emperor's faith. This contrast made them wonder whether they should kneel down to show their loyalty.
At this time, the bishop standing on the high platform held up a dirty shroud. The dirty and old item looked at least more than ten years old.
But such a small, unremarkable thing, even thrown on the ground and ignored, at this moment, represented a different meaning in the eyes of Lin Heng and the nuns.
Sister Elsa seemed to realize something, and she quickly checked the catalog of holy relics in the Thinker.
They discovered that the holy relic called "Shroud of the Martyrs" which should have been kept in the Cathedral of Holy Light was now held high in the hands of the alien bishop.
"There is no time to tell the history. We must get this precious relic back."
In fact, there is no need for the other party to say how valuable this item is. Just the spiritual energy fluctuations transmitted by that thing and the power of faith of tens of thousands gathered here.
Lin Heng knew that the magnitude of this thing completely surpassed the rosary that Elsa had obtained before. Although he didn't know what special effects they had.
But as long as he could get it, the wonder of gathering spiritual energy alone would be worth his exploration.
"Go make some noise around here. Leave me alone..."
As Lin Heng was speaking, the surrounding spiritual energy was constantly gathering on the strange shroud.
"What are the signs of victory?"
"I don't know the details, but I know it can protect believers and cure certain incurable diseases. It can even foreshadow certain dangers.
Did you find anything? "Elsa raised the muzzle of the gun two inches higher. They already knew that Lin Heng was a psychic. When this was said, they couldn't help but think of this situation. Meteor Boss Hi Hi Hi Lin Heng was silently feeling the gathered psychic energy at this moment. The shroud also began to tremble for no reason, and dense blood beads oozed out from the gaps.
What was strange was that the blood below did not drip down, but instead flowed over the shroud, forming an unclear human shape.
At this moment, Lin Heng suddenly felt as if he was stabbed from behind, as if there was an invisible umbilical cord connecting him to the strange human figure.
"Damn it, why are the relics of the Holy Light Cathedral here! Why are they still usable?"
Lin Heng had something to say, but he didn't dare to say it. After all, his own experience told him that before the arrival of the Zerg Fleet, the Ji Zei were even more resolute in their beliefs than the people of the Empire.
They were the supporters and practitioners of some kind of God-Emperor faith, but being able to use the holy relics of the Empire still shocked him.
He believed that if his ability to conceal psychic detection had not been further improved, coupled with his own energy level increase, that thing would have been able to construct a clearer appearance.
More importantly, now that the alien believers have stopped praying, that thing has not disappeared. The invisible umbilical cord is extracting their own spiritual energy to nourish the growth of that guy.
At this moment, we cannot allow that thing to develop any further. The mysterious connection cannot be erased, and none of Ahriman's psychic skills can remove it.
Moreover, he could see that the damn bishop had sensed the emergence of this situation, and a ray of psychic light began to spread in the shadow of the warp.
"It's broken, leave now!"
"Fuck it, I can't stand it anymore, fuck it."
The nuns did not need to be reminded at this moment; they also noticed the strange situation. Seeing that their own holy relics were being used by aliens, they were so angry that they could not suppress it.
However, Lin Heng's words were not a negotiation, but an order. If they didn't leave, he would send them away.
'Stargate'
Lin Heng knelt on one knee with his hands on the ground, and a three-by-three-meter subspace portal opened under the feet of the nuns.
The five people didn't even have a chance to react. They immediately lost gravity and fell into the portal. In the blink of an eye, they fell into the ruins two kilometers away.
Lin Heng's big commotion naturally attracted the attention of the bishop above.
Furthermore, the invisible umbilical cord on the shroud clearly pointed out the location of the hidden person, who immediately shouted into the loudspeaker.
"Sons of the stars, a miracle has occurred, kill the source of danger!"
The fact that the bishop here knew about Lin Heng's situation meant that all the other cunning believers who were connected to the Gestalt's psychic power knew about it.
The cunning believers turned around quickly, and only then realized that the tall figure like an iron tower was standing right next to them.
"JAAAA!"
“Puka!”
Lin Heng crushed his fellow tribesmen with one foot, and with the End in his hand, he tore open a 100-meter smooth road. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of third- and fourth-generation hybrids who were blocking the road were turned into charcoal.
Ordinary firearms were completely useless to Lin Heng, and even the heavy machine guns on the Chimera armored vehicle couldn't hit him at all.
Violent psychic power bloomed in front of the church steps, and multiple generations of Genestealer soldiers flew into the sky. Even the nuns far away in the ruins could see them.
Elsa quickly climbed up the ruins from the rubble, looked at the chariots converging towards the church, and immediately issued combat orders.
All the nuns stood up together. No matter how dangerous the situation was, they would not just give up and hide aside to watch Lin Heng fight alone.
"We are the Sisters of Battle, the daughters of the God-Emperor. The aliens who defile this faith must face our wrath!"
Elsa raised her arms and shouted, her clenched fists seemed to be able to crush metal, but a group of metal flew past their heads quickly.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an assault formation composed of several teams of Core Hunters. This group of Tau troops actually launched an attack during the prayer time.
Maybe they could use this to their advantage. Elsa felt hot all over, and she thought it was because she was too excited.
But, in fact, the rosary was emitting a certain residual warmth, and without her knowledge, their faith also activated the holy relics.
The bishop immediately issued an order through the Hive Will, and a large number of sect soldiers quickly poured in from all directions.
The other party hissed with the sound of Zerg grinding teeth, and then released compressed psychic power towards the shroud.
Although the strange umbilical cord cannot transmit the influence 100%, the opponent only needs to cast a spell on the bloody substitute. 100% chronic consumption is much more effective than inefficient complete control.
Lin Heng's speed was immediately affected inexplicably, and a very powerful force began to squeeze his body.
He could only continue to release psychic power, but the more he released, the more obvious the human figure on the shroud became, and the degree of impact became more severe.
"What the fuck is this."
Lin Heng muttered to himself, and the End in his hand flew in circles, and the Distortion Overlord that rushed up was split into two halves effortlessly.
Those sharp teeth and claws were completely the second generation of aliens, rushing out of the church, holding swords and rushing towards the iron tower in front of them without fear. The first and second generation species, but even if Lin Heng had a lot of debuffs on him, his own strength was not something they could touch just because they wanted to.
The bishop above found that no matter how he released his psychic skills, the guy below was still like a chariot.
On the 200 steps leading to the church, there were dozens of bodies chopped in half, and some were even smashed to the ground by a fist.
This situation was definitely not right, so he immediately sent a saturation bombing order to the mortar team and the armored team through collective consciousness.
Then he turned around, pulled out his dagger, and stabbed it directly into the abdomen of the bloody terracotta warrior.
At the moment of piercing, Lin Heng, who was rushing towards the church gate, stopped immediately and was hit on the shoulder by the long knife of the second generation.
However, he reacted quickly. He twisted his body and shoulder to break the long sword, and then gave the opponent a flying elbow to hit the face.
However, the transferred mortar team was also ready to blow Lin Heng's side into a basin.
The falling shells made a "whooshing" sound as they cut through the air. The moment Lin Heng opened his psychic barrier, a loud explosion covered the stairs.
However, the imagined continuous bombardment did not last long. There were only five or six loud bangs, and then the next explosion occurred in the direction of the artillery formation.
"Tau Army! Star Children, stop them!"
When the smoke and dust cleared, Lin Heng saw seeker missiles clearing the streets. Manta armored vehicles landed immediately, and a dozen Fire Clan warriors quickly occupied the point.
After the personnel landed and set up a temporary front, the Manta took off quickly, and the additional rapid-fire cannons provided further fire cover for the ground troops. Several combat suits rushed into the chicken thieves, and caught them off guard by the sudden attack and bombardment. A large number of gene stealers were blown to pieces without resistance.
The bishop was also bombarded by the hammerhead shark's pulse rail cannon in the distance. If the opponent's psychic shield was not strong enough, Lin Heng would probably have suffered further damage from this shot.
"Protect the church and kill all these aliens who refuse to worship the Emperor!"
The bishop gave the order, then used his psychic power to carry his bloody substitute back to the church.
The rest of the Genestealers responded quickly, and the anti-aircraft artillery fired on behalf of the anger of the God-Emperor's followers.
Such a chaotic scene suddenly reduced Lin Heng's pressure. He chopped down the alien in front of him with a sword, sensed the location of the invisible umbilical cord, and stepped into the church.
Looking at the generations of Genestealers gathered around the statue of the Emperor, he danced with his sword to shake off the blood stains, then raised his sword and charged forward.