Chapter 83 02.0083: "Never Abandon"

Ten minutes ago, upper deck.

"Kill all these zombies and rebellious bastards! Get your guns ready! Don't stop until your trigger finger cramps!" shouted the captain.

The armed soldiers knelt in one row and stood in the second row, and faced the zombies rushing towards them, firing alternately in an orderly manner.

Every way to the upper deck was blocked, and the docking station was lined up to land armed forces from other warships. The situation seemed to be improving.

Suddenly, the captain smelled a foul odor.

"What's going on? Aren't life support modules No. 2 and No. 3 working?" the captain asked.

"It's working. Hey, we've lost contact with all the life support modules." The adjutant operated the display console skillfully.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"What's going on! What's that noise!"

"The gate has been lost! It's Chaos Star..." Before the armed forces commander could finish his words, his head and torso were cut in two by the sharp sickle.

2 minutes later……

The bridge was littered with corpses, and a Plague Marine stuffed maggots into the captain's mouth.

The corpse twisted strangely, and the dead captain actually stood up shakily.

He sat on the throne of the battleship and connected the neural plug.

"++Preparing for subspace jump++"

"++Warning: Geller's force field failed++"

"Make a warp jump immediately. It's time to go back and kill all the false emperor's servants who have infiltrated." A Death Guard warrior said vaguely through the rotten communication grille.
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With the help of the Omen Fragment, Horatio saw this final scene.

[+Evacuate as soon as possible! More Plague Warriors are coming! +] Horatio got up from the ground, grabbed the chainsword and said.

[+What will you do? I won't abandon you+]

[+There is a docking station on the way here, and there is a shuttle. Team leader, you lead everyone to open up this road, I will be there soon+]

Horatio dodged the sharp knife, and with the help of the omen fragments, his already enhanced reaction was barely enough to match that of the plague pig in front of him, which was weakened by the explosion.

But he must fight quickly, because once the duration of the skill exceeds the limit, he will no longer have the energy to activate the next round of skills.

As the purification ritual progressed steadily, a golden light burst out from the laser fired by the Hell Gun at the disgusting pustules.

Without the protection of the infected pustules, the tentacles and plague blankets that were parasitic in the life-support cabin began to shrink in panic when they encountered the golden light, until they curled up into a ball and disappeared.

[+Be careful, I'll send Sergeant Valina out+]

Ping!
Horatio was knocked back several meters by the enraged Plague Marine.

[How to use the power of faith... I have already synchronized the power of that nun, so logically I should be able to use telekinesis to interfere.]
Horatio thrust his sword into the Plague Warrior's body, sawing out many maggots and rotten flesh, but the guy not only did not die, but also chopped back with a vertical slash, and Horatio had to let go of the chainsaw sword to dodge backwards.

[Damn it.] Horatio drew the monomolecular Cadia trench knife from his belt.

To be honest, he really didn't want to use Louise's gift against the plague warriors, but there was no time to hesitate.

[+Come on! Stinky Can+] Horatio raised the sharp knife.

"Ugh!"

Suddenly, the Plague Warrior let out a scream.

Louise leaped from behind and stabbed the knife into the back of the Plague Warrior's neck.

She tore off the bandages, letting the blood from the wound drip onto the Plague Marines.

The blood containing anti-poison effects took effect quickly. The warrior blessed by Nurgle began to twitch violently like a leech encountering salt, and green smoke came out of the places where the blood drops touched.

【+Team leader? +】

[+You are not alone, Horatio, as you said+]

Louise raised the trench knife stained with her blood and stabbed it swiftly towards the gap in the plague warrior's armor.

Each blow caused the Fallen Marine excruciating pain, as pieces of foul flesh melted and fell off.

Horatio took the opportunity to rush forward and draw his chainsword, splattering pus, blood, and rotten flesh everywhere.

[Seize the precious opportunity that Louise has fought for! ]
Horatio raised his hand, closed his eyes, and felt the difference between the nature of the warp and the power of the God-Emperor.

He saw many strange things.

Buzz—a circle of light enveloped him.

[Soul Fire after Synchronization!]
The soul fire that lingered around Horatio was the size of Sister Arabella's golden light, covering the entire body and emitting light in a purple-black color.

[Concentrate your mind!]
"Ah!" Louise was hit on the chest armor by a struggling Plague Warrior, and she flew several meters away in an instant. "Louise!... I must concentrate my mind." Horatio bit his lip.

Louise fell to the ground, cracks appeared on the circular protective goggles of the Shield of Orm, and digital error messages appeared all over her eyes.

"Ugh, that hurts." She gritted her teeth and sat up. Her breastplate was dented, but the cavity and bone reinforcement kept her ribs intact.

She saw a golden ball of light slowly accumulating in Horatio's iron hand.

Horatio's hands trembled, and he heard the choir singing, mysterious whispers, holy chants.

When the power of faith accumulated to a certain level, at the moment when Horatio felt tinnitus, he suddenly clenched his iron hand.

puff--

The Plague Warrior's fat body suddenly burned like burning lard, igniting a blazing golden flame.

He roared, but could not escape the flames, and he rushed around like a mad bull.

call out--

Unlike the chill of psychic energy, this power was blazing, and even Horatio himself felt his body getting hot.

[God-Emperor, has he... been blessed by the Emperor?] Louise thought incredulously. She had heard stories about the manifestation of the Emperor's power, where the bodies of the blessed and the enemies would ignite with golden flames.

Unable to extinguish the golden fire on his body, the Plague Warrior let out a terrifying scream of rage and charged straight towards Horatio, wanting to die with him.

"you……"

Horatio leaped up and slashed at the plague warrior who was on fire.

Buzz! ! ——

"I will pay the price with my life!" Horatio gritted his teeth, not only did he not give in, he even charged forward.

He stabbed the plague warrior's chest with a sword, and the chainsaw sword coated with the power of faith twisted around in his body. Dirty rotten flesh and blood spurted out from his back, with an unbearable stench.

Horatio pulled hard with the brute force of his iron hand, the chainsaw tore open his chest, and the saber teeth crushed the main heart. The Plague Warrior's muddy yellow eye showed a rare expression of surprise.

Soon, surprise turned to horror that this mortal before them knew the secrets of their hearts.

Because this mortal not only knew that he had two hearts, he also knew the exact locations of the two hearts!

The plague pig endured the burning pain and wanted to fight back desperately, but Horatio didn't give him the chance. He twisted the chainsaw sword with his backhand and stabbed it into the pig's heart, mincing the waxy and black meat ball into a foul-smelling paste.

The Plague Warrior instantly lost his life and fell forward to his knees. Horatio stepped back and dodged to the side.

[He... killed the Plague Warrior...?] Louise felt like she was having an unrealistic dream. She couldn't imagine that this was actually happening right before her eyes.

Horatio took a deep breath and looked at Louise.

[+Have the others made it to the shuttle? +] Horatio walked over quickly and pulled Louise's hand up from the ground.

[+The ship is in the process of subspace jump, the docking station has been closed, they are fighting the zombies and mutinous crew members approaching the life support cabin+]

Louise gritted her teeth and said: [+We may not be able to get out+]

Horatio savagely pulled the chainsword out of Stinky Can's charred body. The teeth of the sword began to show a faint trace of decay and rust, but it was still sharp.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The terrible and dull sound of footsteps came faintly from the deck above.

Horatio understood that in a crisis, the more panicked he was, like an ant on the hot pot, the worse the outcome would be.

Without the protection of Geller's force field, they would be twisted into monsters by demons the moment they entered the warp.

[+We must save ourselves+] Horatio sensed the danger coming, but even so, he still spoke calmly.

Horatio immediately rushed out with Louise, and said to the action channel:
[+Everyone, everyone already knows the current situation. There is only one way to survive, and that is to shut down or destroy the subspace jump engine. The jump preparation time of a ship is 30 minutes. These 30 minutes determine our life or death+]

[+We came from near the subspace engine compartment. We know the route and can go directly to the maglev station+] Sister Arabella said.
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Several high-ranking officers of the Gothic Fleet were discussing solutions intensively in the war room.

"The vanguard squad cannot withdraw, and the engine must be destroyed with naval guns! Your Excellency Admiral Lord." Major General Hood frowned and kept giving suggestions.

"According to the combat recorder, the ship came under internal attack by Death Guard Plague Marines. The team is probably in danger," Captain Elphinstone reported.

A woman in a neat uniform stood in front of the holographic image. Her right eye was composed of three red-glowing metal prosthetic eyes, and the left side of her head was connected to tubes. The surrounding noise did not affect her thinking.

This person is none other than Venusca Catalia, the current commander-in-chief of the Gothic Fleet, who was the ruthless man who led a strike group to confront Abaddon in the Battle of Cadia.

"Calm down, they're coming."

"Who?"

"Here comes the angel of death."

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