Perhaps because of the special nature of the Maelstrom Field's overlapping subspace, psionics are more susceptible to the influence of the Supreme Heaven here than any other region in the physical universe.

After looking directly at the dark sun hanging high above the sea of souls, the navigator obtained the emperor's oracle was also exceptionally clear, and it was not a riddle at all.

This is an unprecedented thing, as far as Russell knows, the direct interference of subspace gods, including human emperors, in reality will not occur frequently until the 42nd millennium after the Great Rift unfolds, after the beginning of the "Indomitable Era".

It is still about 1,000 years away.

The navigator "Dyamund Reyput" now knows the secrets of the planet in front of him, and he has also had an epiphany about his mission.

"Fabius Bair, right on this planet."

Deaamund turned and gave a full Aquila salute with his hands open to the crystal planet in front of him, and a deep voice came from within him, as if hundreds of weary souls were overlapping this shell:

"I have been inspired by the Emperor of the Gods, and you should join me in spreading the light of the Golden Throne to the star 'Karen' and fulfill the mission entrusted by the Lord of Mankind."

Following the will of the God Emperor, everyone in the command room, except for the Truth Monk who stood behind the Spirit Banshee, knelt down on one knee at this moment and swore allegiance to Deamond, who had become a 'saint'.

The panic of being separated from the large army was quickly diluted by the arrival of the saint, and the crew of the Lady of Envy quickly regrouped, constantly trying to locate the ship's location and try to reconnect with the Vicious Woman.

Knowing that Fabius Baier was here, all of the shipboard probes of the Lady Envy were activated, and some small carrier-based aircraft that were easy to hide were also secretly dispatched to conduct targeted environmental surveys of the crystal planet in front of them.

Following the guidance of the saint Deamond, they soon obtained the basic information of the crystal planet called "Karen".

"Karen is a demonic planet dominated by evil gods, and its core is an ancient ruin filled with the power of chaos, and a large number of mutants are constantly fighting each other around the ruins mountain range, vying for the opportunity to enter and the deepest depths and claim the 'treasure' within."

"There are a large number of mutants mutated from humans on Karen, and there are still some traces of Gothic in their chaotic language, and by capturing and interrogating mutants, we learned that earlier, a barge crashed near the Valley of the Ruins, and then a strange man with a complicated mechanical arm descended from the sky, killed a large number of mutants and entered the valley."

They had good reason to conclude that the eccentric was the mad biologist who had escaped from Golmek with the Organic Encyclopedia, Fabius Bair.

Moored in the orbit of Karen, the Lady Envy continued to attempt to locate itself in the heavy subspace distractions and make contact with the Valkyrie flagship.

Although the monks stationed by the Order of Truth repeatedly reminded them that they should wait for the arrival of the expeditionary fleet to be safer, the crew did not pay any attention to him, already in a jihad frenzy. Even if the scarce and elite Banshee Squads could not be mobilized, a large number of mortal soldiers had already begun to be sent to the ground through heavy transport planes.

Due to the positioning of the Lady Yi Jealousy as a "heavy artillery giant", this battleship does not carry too much land power, there is only one Cyberlux battle body parked in the hangar, and there are quite a few Poison Blade tanks and Chimera armored personnel carriers of the Imperial Guard, all of which are deployed into the relic mountains full of mutant corpses.

A large number of modular automatic bunkers and "Aegis" improvised defense templates were airdropped onto the fantastic and beautiful crystal surface of Karen Star, and in a very short time, they were assembled into the Imperial defense line deployed with plasma erasure and revenge artillery, and the sacred skull symbols of humanity appeared in strategic locations such as the commanding heights of the relict mountains, completely sealing off the ruin valley.

Battle-spirited mortals clutching pulse rifles and plasma pistols behind the line, this group of fanatics driven by religious fanaticism will spend the rest of their lives defending the newly built Imperial defenses, preventing the influx of mutants from entering the ruins and disrupting the Emperor's saints in fulfilling his great mission.

And the battle broke out long before the defensive line was fully built.

Surrounded by the frequent explosions and the dense firing of pulsed rifles, the Sage Diamond, the Inquisitor Bernartita, and several Anglican priests, Mechanic Engine Prophets, and Brothers of Truth descended to the bottom of the Valley of the Ruins under the protection of a squad of veterans composed of elite veterans of the Imperial Guard.

The entrance to the ruins is very hidden, and the star Karen, which is completely made of transparent crystals, is a huge mirror labyrinth. The bird divination instrument was disturbed by the power of chaos, and those walking in the depths of the valley could hardly distinguish where the mountain itself was, and where the illusion refracted by the crystal was invisible, and they could not even confirm whether the steps under their feet were solid, and every step was terrifying.

But Deamund seemed to be completely unaffected by the crystal labyrinth, his steps were fast, and every step was resolute, as if a red-named target was in front of him to induce him to quicken his pace, passing through sharp cracks, wide and narrow.

This situation strengthened the convictions of the accompanying soldiers that he was the bearer of the Emperor's will, and the belief in their hearts became more fanatical, which in turn eased the erosion of chaos that had become more and more intense as they continued to penetrate the ruins, forming a somewhat heretical cycle.

Soon, however, the progress of the crowd was halted by a loud bang.

The guards clenched their weapons vigilantly and looked up, a large amount of glittering debris falling overhead. The place they were in was in a naturally cracked crack in the depths of the crystal mountain, and the loud noise just now was nothing else, but this crack suddenly cracked further and became even bigger.

"Is the mountain cracking down further, is it the result of ground fighting?" The engine prophet in the team said subconsciously.

After all, among the armies deployed to the ground battlefield, there is a Cyberlux battle body with specifications equivalent to the general-level Titan, and it is not surprising that under the powerful firepower bombardment of the Titan Divine Machine, it will affect the shallow geological structure of the planet.

Everyone accepted this statement at first, and the group continued to advance deeper while destroying the mutant monsters entrenched in the corners of the ruins, but as their footsteps went deeper, the sound of the mountain not only did not weaken, but intensified.

This time, the Engine Prophet couldn't give a reasonable explanation, the depth they were now at was beyond the influence of the Titan's firepower, and unless the Lady Yi Jealous moored in orbit directly launched an orbital bombardment on Karen Star, it would never be possible to cause geological fluctuations at such a depth.

But that is even more impossible, the ships of the Human Empire will never bomb the planet where the saint is located, and even the planet where the saint is blessed will be worshiped as a shrine world, and countless aristocratic officials will break their heads to bury themselves and their family members on it after death.

At this time, Diaamund, who had not stopped, finally stopped and spoke: "Bayer has taken away the treasure in the depths of the ruins, which is the foundation of the existence of this planet. Karen is about to collapse, and we must evacuate as soon as possible. ”

There was a loud bang, and the mountain shook violently.

The sage advised his followers, but none of them chose to retreat, and they were all ready to die for the emperor.

At this point, four hours had passed since they entered the ruins, and only 2 veterans of the Guard had been forcibly ordered to return to the surface to inform the ground forces fighting the mutant colonies to evacuate, and all the rest followed the saint and continued to advance.

Closer, through the crystal mountain wall as clear as ice cubes, everyone can already feel a strange burning feeling, this feeling is not a simple temperature, but something deeper.

Because whether it is a mortal soldier wearing standard power armor, or an Anglican priest in a robe; From Bernatita who holds the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword in her hand, to the Engine Prophet who has few taels of flesh on her body; Everyone felt it very clearly, the cold heat.

Their bodies were hot and sweaty, but their souls were shivering with cold.

"He's coming."

"He's in there."

Passing through a path with nine twists and eighteen bends, squeezing through a crystal crack as sharp as a knife, the darkness suddenly opened up, and a wide cave hall was revealed in front of you.

There was no one in the team carrying a light source, and the airtight helmets worn by the mortal soldiers were equipped with airtight helmets that integrated infrared scanners and thermal vision, so that even in total darkness, they could see the scene in front of them.

It was a hellish sight.

The wide cave hall deep in the mountain was littered with countless dry and crispy bones, which crackled like a layer of potato chips when stepped on, some human, some alien, but more mutants mutated by chaos pollution.

Countless bones are piled up on the periphery, and in the center of the cave hall is a triangular altar made of pitch-black rock, and in the center sits a huge eye symbol made of eight simple lines.

The closer you get to the center of the altar, the more intense the cold, eerie sensation of heat becomes. There was a faint crackling sound in the darkness that resembled the burning of firewood, but not many people could relate to it—most of the soldiers of the Imperial Guard were born in the middle and lower echelons of their nests, and they probably never saw a living plant in their entire lives.

Dyamund looked up at the inconspicuous figure hidden in the corner of the altar in camouflage by camouflage, the highlighted red name so striking to him: "...... Beyer"

"Shoot!" Bernartita thrust the Bloodthirster back into her waist and pulled out the blaster and plasma pistol on either side of her thigh.

The vast majority of the soldiers had not yet found their target, but that did not prevent them from using their pulse rifles to deliver a salvo in the general direction the commander's muzzle was pointing, and the dense beams of pulsing light tore through the deep dark illusion that was entrenched above the triangular altar, and also reflected the pale ashes of the ground.

Bernatita's pupils constricted slightly, it seemed that there had been a massacre, an evil sacrifice not long ago. She seemed to guess where the cold, hot feeling came from.

Then, a scream confirmed her thoughts.

Several soldiers on the periphery suddenly burst into flames darker than the darkness of the lightless, burning flesh and soul through the power armor. In the midst of the painful struggles and screams of the elite veterans of the Imperial Guard, a black shadow resembling a humanoid spider flashed by.

Obviously, the shot didn't hurt Byer, who was an unusually powerful Astarte.

But I've never heard of Astarte having the ability to set people on fire out of thin air...... Bernatita held her gun in both hands and looked around warily. The ignited soldiers were not ordinary flames, and they could not be extinguished at all, and the comrades beside them could only watch them turn into a puddle of white ash in pain.

Reminiscent of what the sage just said, Fabius Baier has taken the treasure in the ruins here, and the foundation of the existence of this planet, the kind of black flame that burns people into ashes out of thin air, may be the ability of that "treasure".

In just the short moment she was thinking, several more soldiers were ignited by the black flames and fell down screaming.

The mountain overhead was constantly groaning and breaking and deforming, and a large number of crystal debris was scattered, indicating that the planet was heading for collapse.

"We must deal with Baier as soon as possible and take back all the canons from him." Bernartita muttered, plunging her blaster back into her thigh, and unleashed her bloodthirsty sword.

She took a deep breath and opened the book of pleasure that hung around her waist.

The Curse of Pleasure from Slaanesh greatly increased the sensitivity of her nerves and the excitement of her muscles, sharpening her senses and making her movements quicker in a short period of time—almost as fast as she could catch up with the spirits.

But the side effect is that for a long time to come, the built-in secretion collection and cleaning system of the power nail will always be fully loaded.

When Fabius Bair's figure emerged from the darkness again, two figures with spears in hand sprang out. Astarte is far superior to mortals in terms of reaction speed and mobility, but it is still much inferior to the spirit race who claim to be perfect creatures.

Even with home advantage and the blessing of the Chaos Relic, Bair still couldn't escape the pursuit of the two banshees, and the psionic circuits built into the airliner increased their proud agility, and the ejection of their legs and the spear thrust of the spirit bone occurred almost in the slightest moment.

With a piercing buzz, the sharp spear tip wrapped around the psionic disintegration force field nailed deep into the blackstone altar at a faster speed than the nails shot by the nail gun, piercing a mechanical arm that struggled wildly like a living snake, and the operation at the end of the mechanical arm rustled with a circular saw.

Losing one of his mechanical arms, Bair rolled into the ranks of mortal soldiers, and although he was embarrassed, he had observed that none of the soldiers had taken out their melee weapons, and firing the pulse rifle at close range would inevitably injure friendly soldiers......

The beams of light tore apart Fabius Byer's fantasies along with the darkness around them, and the fanatical soldiers, unconcerned that the muzzle of their guns would injure their teammates, and that their comrades' rifles would shoot through them, shouted slogans and pulled the trigger.

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!"

Hundreds of pulsed rays were fired at this moment, but less than 10 of them successfully hit Fabius Baier's body, and most of the rest were cleverly avoided, efficiently harvesting the lives of the Emperor's loyal servants.

Taking advantage of the brief gap between two rounds of shooting, Bernartita seized the opportunity to rush in front of the mortally injured Fabius Byer before the two banshees. She straddled Byer's chest with all her weight, her legs pressed against the mechanical arm behind his back, the blood-red blade resting on his neck, and the dark, thick barrel of the blaster pistol shoved directly into his mouth.

"Hand over the canon, and I grant you a merciful death."

Belatita's helmeted face was indistinguishable, her voice hid an imperceptible tremor, her body spasmed slightly from the intense stimulation, and the air was filled with the strange scent of burnt proteins, which were mortal soldiers pierced by pulsing rays.

It was only then that the surviving soldiers were finally able to get a glimpse of the horrific attackers:

Fabius Bair's face was pale, whether he was born this way or if he had lost too much blood, but now it appeared to be the former, as his armor had several charred black bullet holes pierced by the pulse rifle, but none of them were oozing blood.

The spider-like mechanical arm behind Bair is very eye-catching, but the most eye-catching thing is not the flamboyant mechanical arm, but his left arm.

Byer's left arm, down from the elbow joint, was a long, completely black curved claw, a black and hideous claw that was not the power claw that Space Marines would equip during the Great Expedition era, but something else.

Fabius Bair clenched his teeth, a trail of blood pouring from the corner of his mouth, and the mad doctor's face was not half a biologist's rationality or madness at the moment, and the bruised forehead spoke of his boundless anger.

Bair was furious, and in his rage, he ignored the imminent threat of death, and slowly raised his left hand—

- Ebony Claw.

(End of chapter)