The fortress was once overrun by cultists. At the beginning of the rebellion, both the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice and the headquarters of the Planetary Defense Force were the focus of the cultists. Due to the suddenness of the rebellion and the large number of cultists, a large number of areas of Shangchao were occupied by cultists for a while.

Some of the criminals imprisoned in the fortress also escaped at some point, and attacked at the same time as the cultists outside. Not all of the magistrates were in the fortress, and the lack of numbers made the fortress defenses full of holes, and it didn't take long for the bailiffs to hold out before the fortress was breached.

The cultists and criminals killed the bailiffs in the fortress, ransacked the armory in the fortress, and then rushed to the rest of the hive with weapons and began to cause chaos.

Over time, most of the inhabitants lost their lives in the chaos. However, some noble families in the upper nest had enough weapons and manpower, and under the command of the patriarch or elder of the family, they even suppressed the cultists on local battlefields. But this is not a long-term solution, the cultists have been gradually gathering, and sooner or later they will be overwhelmed by the large number of cultists.

Some decided to go to the Lower Nest and unite the workers there against the cultists in the Upper Nest. The young patriarch of the Goode family, Priss, also led the family members to prepare to move towards the nest.

But after encountering this still-intact Ministry of Justice fortress, Pulis suddenly changed his mind. He decided to hold on to the fortress, using it as a base to gather the inhabitants of the upper nest who were still being persecuted by the cultists.

The patriarch of the Goode family had been killed in battle with the cultists, and the young Pulis was the most powerful man in the family. Moreover, the Goode family is a law enforcement family, and the family members often have served as bailiffs, and they have a sense of justice in their hearts. Most of the family agreed with Price's decision.

Most members of the Gude family hold positions under the Governor of the planets, unlike members of the Ministry of Justice, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Terra. These heavily armed forces will be tasked with maintaining law and order on their planets, while members of the Ministry of Justice ensure that the laws of the Empire are obeyed.

Of course, due to the slight consistency of duties, the Empire's legal department will often select talents from the law enforcement departments in these nests to join them.

Pulis and the members of the Goode family began to aid the surviving inhabitants and take them to the fortress. The inhabitants who survived the chaos often carried weapons that could help defend the fortress. Some of the members of the noble families that were gathered held official positions in Aiden, and could manage the inhabitants of the fortress well.

As the number of people in the fortress grew, the cultists noticed that there were still such a large number of inhabitants in the fortified fortress. They gathered and launched a fierce assault on the fortress. Under the leadership of Priss and members of the Goode family, the group resisted wave after wave of attacks from the cultists, but suffered heavy casualties.

The fortress could not be attacked for a long time, and the cultists did not want to struggle on this difficult stone anymore, leaving some of the better equipped members to besiege the fortress here. Most of the other cultists rushed to the lower nest, where there were still many living beings that they could sacrifice to please the evil gods.

Pulis was thus guarded in the fortress with some of the nesting inhabitants. Until Sivir's arrived.

Sivir was taken by the leading nobles to a hall in the fortress, where the current administrator of the fortress, Pris, was waiting for Sivir.

The two had a conversation, and Sivir had a clearer idea of what was happening when the nest was on the nest. He sent a message to the Cathar and Diefend, who were still searching at the top of the tower, telling them that they didn't need to search anymore and that they should come to the Ministry of Justice fortress in the upper nest to meet him as soon as possible.

Most of the cultists' main force had gone to the lower nest, and that was where Sivir should rush to support as soon as possible.

While Sivir was talking to Pulis here, the ten warriors of the Guardian Warband he led were taken to another location by the nobles who led the way.

Unlike the clean Sivir, the armor of these warriors was already stained with the blood of the cultists. walked all the way, leaving bloody footprints all the way. It would take some time for Diefonder to lead his troops, so Sivier asked the nobleman to lead the Astarte warriors who were waiting outside the hall to clean their armor.

But the nobleman looked a little nervous, and resisted Sivel's order. Sivir asked suspiciously:

"Huh? Is there a problem? ”

"No, my lord, I'll go."

The nobleman replied in trepidation, and walked out of the hall to find the Astartes.

"Big... My lord, the golden-armored man asked me to take you to clean your armor. ”

Looking at the mortal in front of him, Olga nodded.

"Lead the way."

With these death messengers who seemed to swim out of a sea of blood, the nobles walked towards an empty field. His legs were shaking, his arms were not knowing how to move, and he was stammering in communication with others, obviously terrified.

Those who saw these Astartes on the road also hid far away, not daring to approach.

"Superhuman phobia."

A symptom of fear of the Astarte warriors. Officers in the regular army have a clear description of this symptom.

This symptom is more common among mortals who have witnessed Astarte's melee combat or soldiers who have faced Astarte's attack.

At the time of the Horus Rebellion, nearly half of the Space Marines in the Human Empire chose to betray the Emperor. Loyal and rebels battle each other, and the Space Marines lead the Mortal Auxiliaries in one of the Empire's greatest civil wars, with the entire galaxy being their battleground. After the end of the Horus Rebellion, most of the mortal forces that had fought against the traitor Space Marines suffered from this symptom.

The image of an Astarte warrior looks like this:

Taller and stronger than a human can reach, cloaked in a demigod.

The purpose of this feature is self-explanatory. Astarte was designed to fight and kill. If an Astarte appears in front of you, you know you're in big trouble. Just seeing them can give you the creeps.

However, seeing such an image moving is a completely different feeling. Obviously, it was real. No humanoid creature could be so fast, so delicate, so powerful, especially when it was more than two meters tall and wore armor that many ordinary humans would not be able to lift.

It's one thing to meet an Astarte, but it's another thing entirely to face an active Astarte.

Psychologists call this a phobia of transhumans. It will overwhelm a mortal and slump on the ground, leaving his brain blank,

As a result, he lost control of his bladder and bowel.

Most of the people in the fortress had seen on the walls how Sivir and ten Astartes in Terminator armor slaughtered the cultists. Seeing their own kind easily torn apart by something huge and belligerent, even if it was a cultist who had fought them for a long time, their hearts were already filled with fear.

Looking at these bloody beings, you will understand that the gods are walking among mortals. There is indeed a world of beings whose power and speed far surpass that of all mortals. Fortunately, these transcendent beings, as demigods sent by the emperor to help humanity, are on the side of the Empire.

Praise the Emperor!