Chapter 54: War Hammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Bug Race

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

But the human faction was already on the verge of collapse, and with the Bug Race joining in, it could basically be declared defeated.

Whether humans, Genestealers, Chaos Believers, or Dark Eldar, their numbers were limited; one dead meant one less.

But Lin En's Bug Race army could constantly replenish.

The Rending swarm efficiently collected all available biomass on the battlefield.

Enemy corpses, those severely injured but not dead, even the remains of their own companions.

As long as they were transported back to the Purple Crystal Hao, Lena No. 2 could decompose and recombine this biomass.

Constantly hatching new Knife Worms, Gun Worms, Tearing Worms...

Your army suffers casualties every second, while my Bug Swarm is endless!

And for the captain of the Xian Ge Hao, at least nominally, Keli Feng.

He was experiencing the longest, worst day of his life.

Not long ago, he was still fantasizing about arriving at Brevis and taking over the authority of the Planetary Governor.

Commanding wind and rain, stepping Isud underfoot, restoring the glory of the Ancestors.

That would be the peak of his life!

However, this journey to take office was filled with curses from the very beginning.

First, they encountered a Warp Storm, the ship was damaged, and they lost their way.

After great difficulty escaping the influence of the storm's aftermath, they finally found the direction to Brevis.

Before they could even catch their breath, the nightmare arrived one after another.

Elusive Dark Eldar pirates, Chaos Cultists lurking in the Slums, and Gene Thief xenos that had already infiltrated the crew's genes.

Now, an Insect Tide covering the sky and earth had appeared!

What made him mentally collapse the most was what he heard in the reports.

The newly appeared Bug Race actually fought the Gene Thieves to a standstill as soon as they boarded the ship, both sides acting like they had seen mortal enemies.

This world must have gone mad! The God Emperor must have abandoned this place!

Just now, the thing he feared most still happened.

Those terrible pointy-eared pirates, after losing many men, finally broke through the defensive line outside the Bridge.

Otto, his always cunning and shrewd Deputy Officer, at that moment found courage from somewhere.

He actually picked up his Officer chainsword, roaring as he led people to charge at the pirates breaking through the door.

Buying time for him and Isud to hide in the hidden Mishishi behind the Restaurant mural.

Then, they could now only curl up in the dark, narrow Mishishi.

Listening to the shrill, inhuman shrieks coming from outside, not knowing if it was Otto or someone else.

There were sounds of metal cutting flesh and blood splattering, and the crack of bones being crushed.

And the pirates' excited laughter.

That sound seemed to last as long as several centuries.

Kaili covered his ears tightly, but the sounds kept drilling in.

He could imagine what torture Otto was undergoing.

His whole body trembled like chaff, tears and snot smeared his face, his expensive shirt soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to his skin.

He could even smell a foul odor coming from his own crotch.

But at this time he felt no shame, only boundless fear.

He looked at Isud beside him.

His wife, who was always domineering, shrewd, and high-and-mighty.

Now curled up like a frightened rabbit, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Her originally meticulously arranged hair was disheveled, her lips bitten bloody by herself, her eyes vacant and despairing.

Kaili knew she, like him, was only praying madly to the Emperor in her heart.

Praying that death would come slower, or, come more quickly.

Suddenly, the sounds outside stopped abruptly.

It was a very abrupt, hair-raising dead silence.

Otto's shrieks stopped, the pirates' laughter stopped, even the sounds of weapons colliding and footsteps disappeared.

Immediately after, a new sound came, slight and continuous.

Reminiscent of the rustling of insects crawling.

It was the sound of some hard carapaces rubbing against each other, dense and orderly.

Kaili and Isud's hearts almost jumped out of their throats.

They tightly covered their mouths, held their breath, and stared wide-eyed at the Mishishi door, as if in the next second.

A monster would break through the door!

However, the expected breaking of the door did not happen.

A voice came through the door panel, clear and steady.

He could tell it was a young man speaking, using standard High Gothic:

"The person inside, no need to hide anymore, it's safe!"

Kaili's body stiffened, and he looked up somewhat blankly.

The voice continued: "We are a passing Imperial Navy patrol fleet belonging to the Menglong Star Domain, Cadia Star Sector.

We detected your distress signal and battle traces, and have come to support you.

The Dark Eldar pirates, xenos, and Chaos Forces that attacked the ship have been purged by our side.

Repeat, the threat has been eliminated.

Captain Kaili, Lady Isude, please come out, you are safe."

Imperial Navy? Could it be, they were saved!?

The immense joy surged like a tsunami, instantly shattering Kaili's reason.

He almost collapsed to the ground, and the ecstasy of surviving the disaster made him want to cry out loud immediately.

He fumbled to open the switch of the Mishishi.

"Don't move!" Isude fiercely grabbed his wrist, her voice lowered to an extreme degree, her expression stern.

There was no joy in her eyes, only deep vigilance and lingering fear.

"Are you crazy? Just now outside there were Otto's shrieks and those strange laughs.

How could it suddenly become the Imperial Navy?"

Isude's voice trembled, but her logic remained clear.

"It must be those Chaos Demons!

Those demons are best at playing with human hearts, using illusions and whispers to tempt prey!

And this area is shrouded by a Warp Storm, distress signals can't get out at all!"

Kaili was like having a bucket of ice water poured over his head, instantly calming down.

Yeah, too coincidental.

He almost did, he fearfully withdrew his hand, his heart pounding wildly, once again falling into despair.

Lin En waited outside for a few seconds, hearing no response.

Lena also sensed that the people inside had no intention of coming out, and instead became even more fearful and resistant.

"Tsk~, their vigilance is quite high." Lin En pouted.

Just now Lena easily dealt with the Dark Eldar Deputy Officer leading the team and his last few elite warriors.

After infecting a few surviving crew members with Genestealers, he read quite a few memory fragments.

Piecing together the general situation of the ship, as well as Kaili and his wife's identities and personalities.

A weak and incompetent but useful identity puppet husband, and a shrewd, capable noble wife who held real power.

And learned the purpose of their trip.

Lin En suddenly had an interesting plan in mind.

A plan more interesting and more profitable than simply plundering biomass and supplies.