Chapter 369: Images Different from the Past

Just at this moment, the communications soldier who had previously reported news to Yingzhou ran over in a hurry and said to the Cadian Lieutenant.

"Lieutenant, the... the Emperor has ordered that the three Astartes lords, after finishing their task, are to take a transport aircraft and return to the Ninth Defense Zone Military Region to await further orders."

Hearing this news, Fannidike's sharp-angled helmet suddenly flashed with blue light, and he spoke.

"Then help us prepare a transport aircraft, be quick!"

"The transport aircraft is already behind the position, please follow me..."

This communications soldier spoke in a rush, sweat already beginning to drip down his back, and led the three Grey Knights away from the 3rd Position.

Ninth Defense Zone Outer City.

Some Outer City residents were cleaning up the corpses of their fellow citizens after the slaughter by the Demons.

These corpses left behind after the Demon slaughter made it impossible for anyone to tell which remains belonged to whom.

"These damned Demons, they actually killed so many people!"

"Don't mention it, it's fortunate that this Demon invasion was controlled in scope in time; only less than twenty areas suffered varying degrees of destruction."

"By the way, I'm puzzled too. I was sleeping at home when I heard a shaking outside. I looked out the window and saw a Deep Red Gate appear in the sky far away. However, the distance was too great, and at the time I only saw some larger-sized Demons flying out from inside; the small ones couldn't be seen at all."

"You don't know about this? This has to be credited to our Chief Yingzhou. He had long ago arranged some soldiers to maintain public order in the Outer City—those soldiers wearing bright uniforms. When the Demons appeared, those soldiers immediately began to evacuate residents and launched attacks against those Demons."

"My god, those Demons are so strong, yet they launched an attack directly. They don't seem to have a Back Spirit; I really admire their courage."

Just as some Outer City residents who had been called from other areas to help were chatting, a youth about 1.2 meters tall was seen walking through the crowd, and many soldiers in bright uniforms saluted the youth.

"Lord Angron!"

"Lord Angron!"

This scene made some residents who did not understand the situation ask their colleagues in confusion, as usually, these soldiers in bright uniforms would not salute people at will.

"I don't know either."

"Not clear."

"Ahem, that is the son of the Military District Chief, Angron. Your information is still too poor."

Just as a group of Outer City residents all expressed that they did not know, a middle-aged man heard the conversation of these residents, coughed lightly twice, and spoke.

"How do you know? Eh? Kusake? You actually survived? My god, I remember your home seems to be in this area, incredible."

Seeing someone in the crowd recognize him, Kusake smiled and nodded, then continued.

"Thanks to that Lord Angron, I luckily escaped a disaster; otherwise, I'm afraid it would be hard for us to see each other again."

"That lord in the Military District already has a child? Isn't it said he is only in his 20s? That youth just now, no matter how you look at it, is twelve or thirteen years old, right?"

"Yeah, Kusake, this joke isn't funny at all."

Watching the group of residents who did not believe him, Kusake shrugged helplessly and said in a flat tone.

"Whatever, this is the truth to begin with, how could I possibly make such a joke?"

Just at this time, a Mordian squad passed by here. A Mordian Sergeant narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze over this group of Outer City residents, scaring them so much that they dared not speak anymore.

But what these Outer City residents did not expect was that these soldiers in bright uniforms also began to clean up the debris on the street along with them.

A Mordian Sergeant felt Kusake's gaze and looked up at Kusake.

"Do you have something?"

"No... nothing, just curious why you all would also..."

Before Kusake could finish his sentence, this Mordian Sergeant spoke.

"This is the Emperor's will, letting us clean the battlefield together with you."

After speaking, this Mordian Iron Guard saw a broken, blood-stained bright uniform pressed into the ruins, but the corpse of the uniform's owner was nowhere to be seen.

Silently saluting the uniform fragment, the Mordian Sergeant said in a low voice.

"May your soul receive the Emperor's protection!"

Angron learned from a Mordian Sergeant that the Demons in the Outer City had been cleared, so he hurried back to the Training Camp. Seeing Mother Ying and Yingxin safe and sound, his tense nerves finally relaxed.

"Grandmother, the crisis has been resolved. Now the residents of the Outer City are cleaning up the remains of the victims."

"Then are you hurt?"

After hearing Mother Ying's inquiry, Angron opened his arms, spun around in front of Mother Ying, and only then slowly spoke.

"Grandmother, don't worry, I am not hurt."

Seeing this, Mother Ying also breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to say something, she saw a picture appear on the large screen inside the Training Camp.

At the same time, on the large screens in various areas of the Outer City, a picture suddenly appeared. A Demon with its wings and limbs broken and a Human wearing Individual Combat Armor were seen, both currently cowering on the ground and trembling.

"Strange, such a big thing has happened in the Outer City, why is it showing images?"

"Wait, is that a Demon? The Demon that invaded our Outer City?"

"Seems like it, my god, it's really disgusting!"

"It seems to be controlled, was it captured?"

Voices like this were everywhere. These residents also noticed that the image playing on the screen this time seemed a bit different from the past.

Soon, a low and clear voice came from the image.

"Fellow citizens, it is with great sorrow that I tell you that there were a total of 24 areas in the Ninth Defense Zone that encountered Demon attacks this time, all of which suffered losses of varying sizes, causing the deaths of innocent people in these areas. For this, I feel very grieved. They are still wantonly slaughtering in our homeland, causing us to lose our loved ones."

This time, the Ninth Defense Zone encountered an unprecedented Alien Race invasion. These hateful Aliens not only bewitched our fellow citizens, making them betray Humanity, but also turned them into monsters."

"For those traitors, I do not hold the slightest sympathy. They betrayed their own civilization and made a despicable choice."

"However, the reason these traitors appeared also has to do with the noble lords living in the Inner City. These parasites enjoy the fruits of the labor of the Outer City people and wantonly use the power in their hands."

"Even when the lives of the Outer City people improved and affected their interests, they were so crazy that they wanted to make the Outer City people return to that painful life, and they launched a rebellion, attempting to make the spark of Human Civilization disappear from this planet."

"They want to snatch away your current lives, want you to continue providing flesh and blood for them, and want Human Civilization to disappear. Do you agree?"