Chapter 66: The Eve of the Battle
As Captain Empire said, this is hell at all.
The crowd came all the way. All you can see is a shocking horrific situation, strange flesh clinging to the walls and floor, and in addition to this, you can also see hanged corpses, corpses locked in cages......... The whole city looks like a non-existent execution ground, which is disgusting.
No one spoke, as if even if they could breathe a poisonous, almost filthy air even if they said a word here. Lorena was already clasping her hands together and muttering a prayer. And Meludi beside her was also carrying a rifle, scanning the surroundings with obvious disgust and vigilance, although they had already learned about the situation of this world from Duanmu Huai, but after seeing it with their own eyes, they found that the darkness encountered in this world was far beyond their imagination.
Only Fia walked behind, her eyes sparkling, looking around excitedly like a mouse in a rice tank. It seemed that for her, all this was filled with some kind of particularly strong stimulus......... Although perhaps it is true.
Soon, the group arrived at their destination and met with the Sisters there, who were joined by three battle nuns, dressed in nun suits, holding war hammers and shields in their hands——— well, they looked like they could fight.
"If you don't come, we'll probably have to reconsider our next move."
Glancing at Duanmu Huai, the battle nun led by the leader looked at the imperial captain and spoke.
"How's the temple going now?"
"It's bad."
The nuns shook their heads.
"In the beginning, the nezumi took over the temple, and they tried to recreate the sins of the Great Tribulation by building the Calamity Bell here."
Hearing this, everyone's faces changed, and the bell of calamity was the bell that appeared in the legend of the birth of the nezumi before, when the bell rang thirteen times, bringing plague disasters and comets. The Calamity Bell seems to have come from this legend, and it is also the rat people and their powerful and terrifying weapons, what if such a blasphemous Calamity Bell was built in Sigmar's temple......... I can't imagine it.
Soon, though, the Chaos Warriors attacked the temple and banished the nezumi. But they're going to open a portal here and summon the Chaos Demons........."
“……………”
By this time, everyone's faces were already sinking like ice, and it was obvious that the temple was now in a very dangerous situation. Whether it was used by the nezumi to ring the bell or by the Chaos Warriors to build the portal, it was not what they expected. After all, if the Chaos Warriors did succeed in building a portal here, then the army of the Chaos Gods could wreak havoc in the empire through here, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
After the Chaos Warriors captured the temple, they blocked the gates of the temple and placed heavy guards around it. It was obviously impossible for the three battle nuns to break through their defenses.
But it's not so easy to get in.
The Sigma Temple itself has towering walls and gates, which are essentially the size of a small fortress in the interior of the city, and it has not been damaged in any way. In this case, it is too difficult to force a breakthrough. The only option was to go around from behind, but the guards over there were very tight, and according to the Battle Nun, the Chaos Warriors had even summoned several demons.........
"Leave it to me, then."
At this time, Duanmu Huai stepped forward and spoke.
"You?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the battle nun looked at him suspiciously.
"What are you going to do?"
"How about my warband attacking head-on and attracting the attention of those Chaos Cultists, while you sneak in from the rear while their attention is being held back by me? It's a simple plan. ”
"It's simple, but ......... Are you all right? ”
The battle nun has no doubts about Duanmu Huai's combat effectiveness, after all, he looks like he is very capable of fighting, but the girls who follow Duanmu Huai make the battle nuns somewhat suspicious——— after all, they really don't look like people who often fight.
"No problem, leave it to us."
"That's it."
The Battle Nun and the Imperial Captain briefly discussed and decided to follow Duanmu Huai's suggestion, after all, there is really no other way now, although Duanmu Huai's proposal is simple, but for now, it is really the most suitable.
The premise is that they are able to capture the attention of the other person.
Soon, after the plan was decided, the two sides separated, and the Battle Nuns led the other two warbands to the rear alley, while Duanmu Huai prepared to storm in front.
Looking at the distant backs of everyone, Duanmu Huai's eyes condensed slightly, and then he snapped his fingers slightly, and soon there was a slight movement in the air, and several invisible [torture puppets] quietly followed behind everyone.
Although everyone is a companion for the time being, Duanmu Huai never forgets to be wary of these locals. For an Inquisitor, when he descends on a planet, everyone on the planet except him, men, women, and children are potential targets for judgment, and anyone can be a minions and spies of Chaos.
For example, these battle nuns of the Sisters' Order may have already changed their doors and become servants of some Chaos Evil God.
Or in the Imperial Army, there are also people who secretly communicate with those heretic demons.
Therefore, Duanmu Huai never forgot to keep these people, especially after having the [Torture Puppet], he would rather spend his spiritual energy to summon a few [Torture Puppets] to spy on each other, hoping to gain the initiative.
"Alright."
Retracting his gaze, Duanmu Huai looked at the girls behind him.
"This is going to be your first battle in this world, are you nervous?"
"Many, somewhat, knight."
Lorena looked a little uneasy at this moment, but she still clenched her fists.
"I'll try, though."
"Well, don't worry that much, most of the enemies here are not your opponents."
To be honest, the power of [Lorena's Iron Fist] alone can defeat most of the enemies here, even if a high-level demon comes, he is not afraid.
"What am I going to do?"
Meletti seemed calmer, perhaps because she was a soldier and quickly got used to the scene.
"Find a high place and snipe out the Chaos cultists on the high platform as we break through."
Duanmu Huai pointed to the Chaos cultists patrolling the platform above the temple with bows and arrows.
"Of course, you also have to be careful, as you just heard, there are a lot of intricate forces lurking in this city now, maybe something will come and stab you when you are unprepared, so ........."
Saying this, Duanmu Huai looked at Fia.
"Fia, I want you to bring a few murderous puppets here to protect Meludi from being harmed."
"Huh?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's order, Fia was obviously quite dissatisfied.
"Can't I go up and kill them? Master? I'm going to kill them all! Everyone, not a single one!! ”
"You still have enemies to kill if you stay here, but if I know that you left your post without permission, then you won't have a chance to come out again."
Duanmu Huai had to admit that the mental problems of this puppet abuser were really serious, but fortunately, as long as she was obedient, she could still be used as a tool that could be used.
Fortunately, Duanmu Huai was not a pure inquisitor, otherwise he would have cleaned up Fia long ago. In fact, almost all players can be considered part of the radical faction. This also profoundly affects the pattern of warfare later in the game......... Well, it's a little too early to say that.
After teaching Fia a lesson, Duanmu Huai turned to Ogis.
"Ogis, you and I are doing together......... Ogis? ”
However, this time the puppet girl did not respond to Duanmu Huai's words as usual, instead, her eyes wandered, as if she was thinking about something, and it was not until Duanmu Huai called her name again that Okis came back to her senses.
"Ah, master, I'm so sorry, I......... I don't know what's wrong with myself........."
"No, it's nothing, it's normal."
Of course, Duanmu Huai knew what Ogis was worried about, and in the previous battle of the Holy City, at the last moment, the flail frantically pounced on the nun, preventing her from further action, so that Duanmu Huai successfully destroyed the temple. However, the flail was also swept up in a massive explosion after that, turning it into pieces, and Ogis eventually found only half of the flail's head.
At that time, Duanmu Huai saw Okis holding the half of her head and staring at it for a long time, and she didn't know what she was thinking, and finally, the two gathered up the remains of the flail, burned it and buried it.
Although the two have not been in contact for a long time, strictly speaking, Rose is indeed the younger sister of Ogis, and it is normal for the puppet girl to be troubled by this at this moment. In other words, this is what Duanmu Huai wants to see, because only with the existence of a soul and a heart can feelings arise. This also shows that during the time that Ogis has followed her, her heart has indeed grown. On the contrary, if Aukis didn't show anything at all, Duanmu Huai would have to reflect on whether there was something wrong with his strategy.
"I'll have a good talk with you later, now hit the spirit in the battle first, and you cooperate with me to storm the temple and attract the attention of the Chaos Believers, is there a problem?"
This time, in the face of Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Ao Ji shook her head without hesitation.
"No, master."
"Good."
Hearing Ogis' answer, Duanmu Huai nodded, and then he clenched his hammer.
"So, get ready to do it!"