Standard Terran Calendar 41
Tempest Sector, Torrent Sector, Anvil System, Kunsterian Hive
Bahram examined the coastal building. Its remaining walls protruded from the overgrown rubble. The entire ruins exuded a strong smell of death and blood, a smell long enough to penetrate into the stone. breath.
Before the outbreak of the rebellion, this place was a slaughterhouse. Fish and other giant beasts in the sea were dragged here from the dock by sailors to be slaughtered. The diligent fishermen harvested every part of their prey, least of all Those that were attractive became food for the inhabitants of the bottom hive, and the bones were ground into powder and became the waste of distant farmlands, and finally became the natural food served on the tables of nobles.
However, the space marine felt an unsettling familiarity with the place.
His eyes roamed the area, trying to restore what the building had looked like not so long ago.
"The new recruits have been deployed."
A shadow approached Bahram, revealing himself as he turned his head, not hiding the laziness in his voice.
Sabourin, who was wearing dim silver armor painted with a lightning logo, squatted next to him, followed by eleven "veterans" from the 11th company, including Li Lin.
During Talos's absence, Acting Chapter Commander Ustad gave the task of leading the 11th Company to Bahram and made him the Acting Company Commander. At this time, he was leading the new recruits to undergo a practical training, and The battlefield is a hive where rebellion broke out.
In fact, the rebellion was put down five days ago, but the source of the rebellion has not yet been determined. This time Bahram led the 11th Company to pull out the cancer that had been rooted in the nest for who knows how long.
"Do they all understand what they are going to do?"
Bahram asked in a low voice and Sabourin nodded.
"They have been told that they are responsible for watching and listening, as well as dealing with the enemies on the perimeter, and leave the rest to the veterans."
In fact, it is not appropriate to use veterans to describe Sablin and others, because they have not served for long, but they are indeed the only veterans in the 11th Company.
"I hope you have warned them. I will read the records of this operation carefully. Any actions taken by anyone will affect their future responsibilities in the company and chapter."
The new recruits were divided into several groups, with several veterans mixed in with each group.
However, Bahram knew very well that the transformed recruits had many advantages over the mortal guards, but vigilance and discipline were not one of them, especially in the unique company of the 11th Company.
The recruits need to keep an eye on all directions, an ear on all sides, and stick to their posts no matter what happens. If they find any cultist trying to escape through a hidden door or secret passage, they must immediately sound the alarm and deal with these fugitives.
Of course, if anyone breaks into the battlefield, they will be regarded as a member of the cult and will be killed without mercy.
Bahram hopes to destroy the entire cult on this night and not let anyone slip through the net.
Originally, a few of them could do these things, but the real purpose of the operation was to let the recruits learn responsibility and discipline.
"Then take action."
Sabourin turned from Bahram and signaled to the warriors around them, and the night-gaunts began to move, entering the ruined slaughterhouse, walking slowly in the eerie silence.
Even though they were wearing power armor, they didn't make any noise during their actions.
They had figured out the deployment of the guards at this stronghold long ago, and knew that if outsiders approached their evil temple, the guards would rely on the clicking sound of debris disturbed by footsteps to warn them.
Bahram carefully walked to the place where the secret door was hidden. According to the prisoner's intelligence, when the cult gathered, the entrance would be firmly locked.
Soon, they arrived at the door. Li Lin stepped forward and used a cutting beam to cut on the edge of the sunken door panel.
No matter how hard the cult tried to seal the door, it could not withstand the power of the Space Marines, and it only took them a moment to open the door.
The hinges tied to the surface of the door were torn apart silently by the beam, and then the steel bars were shattered by the huge force. All of this was done in complete silence.
The moment the door was knocked open, half of the warriors quickly poured into the gaping hole. Their movements could be as fast as black cats at midnight, while the remaining half responded outside the door.
As soon as Bahram entered, he smelled the smell of blood wafting from the large pit in front.
"Spread out and move."
Bahram issued an order, and at his gesture, the three night-gaunts descended into the pit, followed by him and Bahram, and the rest guarding the door followed behind.
Sablin and Li Lin were at the front, responsible for dealing with enemy sentries.
It didn't take long for Bahram to see the first sentinels to be dealt with - three crumpled figures scattered in a pool of tainted blood on the floor, each with the symbol of Khorne on their foreheads.
The walls of the underground passage are made of ancient rocks, with a layer of old blood scab on the surface. The ground is dark red mud, with bloated leeches crawling in it.
Bahram could feel the hateful taint in the air, and he wondered how long the cult had been thriving to fill the place with traces of filth.
Perhaps this evil had been prevalent here long before the rebellion broke out.
Vaguely, another kind of noise came from far away.
"This way."
As sign language was spoken, heavy boots stirred the blood-stained soil, and fat leeches squirmed on the rotting flesh in the ditch.
"This must be part of an old sewer."
Sabourin came to Bahram's side and cast his gaze toward the vaulted ceiling above his head.
"That would explain... the blood, when the slaughterhouses were still in operation, this is where people dumped vats of blood."
Bahram nodded.
"But now this filth cannot simply be called blood. It is more like being summoned through dirty rituals, resurrected from the resentment and cruelty of the dead, and twisted into something that does not belong to reality. This is A typical manifestation of chaos pollution.”
Bahram paused, squinting his eyes as he considered the evil power surrounding him. After gradually becoming familiar with the gray marrow, he gained a certain degree of recognition of the power of subspace.
"Huh? It seems a bit unreasonable. If it is a temporary madman cult, it should not be able to arouse such power."
Then he shook his head.
“Forget it, dealing with the cult is the top priority.
As the team moved through the dark passage, the noise in the distance grew louder.
They took several forked roads along the tunnel, and a soldier was deployed at each forked road. If any cultist slipped away from here, he would definitely collide with the soldier guarding the exit, leaving a clear escape route. records, and forced them to choose the only few routes to escape, but the recruits were already waiting outside.
But the only disadvantage of this is that when it comes to the end, there are only Bahram, Sablin, Li Lin and two other warriors left in the team, a total of five people.
But for the 11th Company, this is still enough.
