"Don't shoot, we are the Emperor's people, we are human. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" The dry voice came.

I looked at the other five, they seemed to be waiting for my orders, after all, judging by the subordination, although I am not an officer of the Imperial Guard, as a chaplain, they should be under my command.

Well, the emperor will protect the innocent and punish all heretics.

"Come out, we'll judge."

There was a sound of Suosuo, and a slender old man slowly stepped out of the shadows. He looked very old, his original appearance altered by constant hunger and fear, and his eyes were full of caution and cringe.

Suddenly, when he saw my priest's robe, his eyes widened.

"Praise the Holy Emperor, are you a priest?" The old man slowly walked over and wanted to kneel down in front of me.

I hurried forward and grabbed his withered tree-like palm, I didn't deserve to be so grateful.

"Please, old gentleman, I'm Edward, the chaplain, these five are all soldiers of the Imperial Guard, you are safe, in the name of the Great God Emperor."

"Thank you, thank you...... The Emperor finally heard my prayers, and the Imperial forces had been gone for nearly a month, and I simply didn't know how to get through it. ”

The old man was in tears, and I had to hold on to him and watch him cry sadly.

I looked back at the five soldiers, all staring at the old man, with sadness, curiosity, sympathy, and numbness in their eyes.

"Sir, the Emperor will bless you. Can you tell me about this month? No matter how subtle it is, it's fine. ”

"Okay, okay, Reverend, I'll tell you everything." The old man choked up and said slowly.

"We were supposed to stay here, after all, there are so many soldiers here, we thought it would be safe here, but, those heretics, those filthy ......" the old man seemed to choke again.

I took my sacred book out and patted the old man on the shoulder.

"The Emperor knows what you've done, so go on, old sir."

The old man softened: "I'm so sorry, pastor, I just lost my mind. Later, the traitors attacked, they had a lot of cars and artillery, and a lot of monsters, and they bombed the city for three whole days, oh my God, there were dead people everywhere. ”

The old man took a breath, as if thinking of something terrible, and then continued:

"The troops in the city had planned to blow up the traitor's cannon, but then there was no movement. Then the guns never went away, and the situation got worse and worse, and then the reinforcements never arrived, and the army was defeated, and they decided to retreat......"

"Damn it!" The private's face changed.

"The city that is targeted by the Iron Warriors will surely be doomed, unless there are reinforcements...... But where will there be reinforcements? Those officials and old men want us to die, I have been fighting here for months, and I have never seen any bullshit reinforcements except for being called to die! ”

I looked back at the private, and his face was full of anger, which, in fact, was very common in the lower ranks.

I thought about my past experiences and put those thoughts behind me.

"Private, don't let anger interfere with your thinking, think about your responsibilities and obligations. You are a warrior who fights for the Emperor, not an indignant thug in the nest. ”

"I'm sorry, Reverend."

"It's okay, besides, you can call me by my name in the future, you don't have to be so restricted."

Wait, I seem to have some issues in mind.

"Sir, you mean, the troops have retreated?"

The old man nodded.

"It can't be." "Defense Force regulations require them to organize the evacuation of civilians before they retreat," Jackson said. ”

"Unless they leave civilians behind when they flee for their lives." Richard whispered.

The atmosphere froze at once, and if this was the case, then there was no doubt that the 4th Regiment had turned its back on their honor as imperial soldiers.

"No, it's not, there is an evacuation. But, my granddaughter was lost at the time, and my son died in the defensive war...... The emperor's sacrifice was worth it, I was left with my own granddaughter and grandson, and I couldn't live without them, so I stayed, and when I found her, there were no living people around, and it was too late to evacuate. So I took them and hid them. ”

I touched the tome hanging on my chest and looked back at the soldiers, who had barely known each other, but were now unwary of each other.

Richard pretended to fiddle with his sniper rifle, Jackson stared blankly ahead, Lorf sighed, Lando crouched next to the old man with a sad expression, and Angus looked around nervously.

This is not good, the Angus soldiers look like deserters looking for a way out, and in the enemy camp it is the most foolish thing to flee alone.

"Private Angus." I cried out,

"Yes!" He subconsciously responded.

"Worry breeds heresy, and don't let fear control your actions." I told him solemnly.

“…… Yes, Your Excellency. He looked down in response.

I nodded, and the problem was solved for the time being, although he still needs more guidance in the future, but for now, his mental state is much better.

This is one of the responsibilities of the chaplain, to keep an eye on the mental condition of the soldiers and to protect their spiritual welfare.

Although the commissars do the same in name, my method is more of persuasion, and the usual way of the commissars is a bullet.

I don't want to compare who is better, but in a small group like this, it's better to keep one more person.

I turned my head and continued my question: "So, old man, what about Chaos?" ”

"They were all gone, and they were occupied for less than a week, and after finding them gone, we went out looking for food, until one day, my grandson said he was looking for some fuel, and as a result, he was gone and we couldn't find him.

Then some yellow aliens and some giants in silver armor came here, and they built some buildings in the city, and then tinkered and dug around in various places, and I could only watch them from afar, but they didn't seem to be looking for us. ”

Wait, I just seem to have heard some weird nouns.

"Giants?" Lorf asked.

"Yes, they are at least three meters tall, wearing helmets and holding huge weapons, although they can't see clearly, but they look quite like people, are they aliens?"

Lorf looked at me with a puzzled expression, and I shook my head resolutely.

The situation for the empire deteriorated even more.

"Maybe you've heard rumors, so I'll confirm it with you now, but keep it a secret, especially if you're lucky enough to leave this planet."

I swept them away, and they didn't know what kind of enemy they were facing.

But I know.

"They're renegade Space Marines."

"Wait." Lorf said, "How did the Titanium Alien get together with the Iron Warriors? It's impossible. ”

I nodded.

"Indeed, it can't be, but these traitors are not Chaos," I paused, "they are space marines who have submitted to the remnants of the Dark Ages, dangerous subversives of the Empire, blasphemers of the Emperor, traitors to humanity. ”

I heard a gasp in and out.