40k: Midnight Blade.

Chapter 25 25. The Long Night ([-])
An ornate and gigantic chandelier swayed gently, with six curved and outwardly extending corners, on which white candles burned slowly.

The flames intersect with its golden surface, making the flickering glow of this chandelier so mesmerizing, even romantic.

There is no doubt that this is a very suitable chandelier to appear at the ball.

It will make the atmosphere very suitable for ambiguous friction and provocative dance steps, and in its light, everyone will have their imaginations flying.

They will stare into their partner's face, their hands will be placed in places where they can feel the heat and softness of their flesh, and their breath will become short and rapid.

However, it is a pity that Khalil will not dance with anyone present here.

Besides, he didn't come here to attend the ball.If you have to say it, he looks more like he is here to destroy the dance.

Taking a step forward, swinging the knife, the head flew up.

Turn around, kick sideways, smash a man's jaw and send him flying.

Grabbed his foot, stabbed him in the heart, and threw him across the hall.Let a woman flee screaming and falling to the ground, grabbing her skirt and running away in a hurry.

"Be quiet," Khalil said softly. "You're still playing music, the screaming will be inaudible."

The woman was so focused on screaming that she couldn't hear him.However, it is true.

In this ballroom, there is indeed music playing.

Gentle and gentle, with a little frivolous smile, the female voice without lyrics hums ambiguously, making the night more provocative.If you are lucky enough to dance to such singing, I am afraid it will be a very lucky thing.

"call"

Khalil exhaled softly and wiped his face.

The protracted killing brought a huge amount of blood, his clothes were completely soaked in blood, and even his hair became wet, which was quite annoying.

He moved his wrist, and then walked slowly towards the nobleman who was knocked to the ground.

Khalil was pretty picky when it came to doing it.He chose to set his feet cautiously, chose to step over the corpses and broken flesh, and would rather walk slowly in the pool of blood than touch them.

Although, it still inevitably left the boots covered in blood.But at least he didn't have to feel the body of the dead anymore.

"No, no, let me go"

The woman who fell on the ground sobbed and begged, without the so-called aristocratic demeanor.Khalil couldn't help laughing, he had seen too many similar situations tonight.

At first, every nobleman would be puzzled when he saw him.

Then, after he unleashes his blade to kill, they either promise money or start threatening power.

After realizing that money and power cannot stop the blade, they will break down and cry.

Some tried to resist, some tried to escape, and some tried to give him so-called 'family secrets' in exchange for their own survival.

This is so interesting, Khalil thought.

Despite his warnings, few people heeded.The nobles seemed to take this as a nasty joke.

Well this is not a joke.Khalil doesn't like jokes.

The woman who fell on the ground naturally didn't know what Kalil was thinking. At this moment, she just wanted to stay away from this monster that suddenly appeared and killed everyone.

She lay on her stomach in a pool of blood and crawled forward.The clean hem of the skirt and velvet gloves were soaked in blood, and the surroundings were full of the corpses of his companions.

She used to be familiar with the smell of blood, but now it almost drives her mad.She had clearly killed many people with her own hands, but she was also trembling with fear at this moment.

"Yeah." Khalil nodded helplessly. "Honestly, if you're going to run, at least stand up, ma'am."

He walked over, ignored the woman's struggle, and pulled her up from the pile of corpses.The woman struggled crazily, so he grabbed her shoulders and exerted a little force, letting the pain curb her madness.

And the ghost didn't care.

He just breathed peacefully, his face was covered with blood, and there was nothing but peace in his dark eyes.

After a while, the woman gave up struggling and screaming.She sobbed in fear, breaking into sobs.

Staring at this self-proclaimed noble face completely destroyed by fear, the ghost suddenly laughed.

"It's always like this, please forgive me, please let me go."

He started talking to himself.

"Promise money, promise status, promise everything you are used to trading. Within the rules of interests, you can use wealth and status to buy and control anyone, but I do not belong to this rule."

"Tell me the truth, ma'am, if you keep knocking on the gates of hell, sooner or later, the devil will come after you."

After saying this, he ignored the woman's begging and struggling, and raised his left hand to pinch her neck.Then he exerted all his strength to stop the crying and begging for mercy.

Tonight, there are many things waiting to end.

Throwing down the corpse, the ghost shook his head wearily.He came to the open door of the ballroom and walked out slowly.

The majestic corridor was full of blood and corpses, and the guards were killed one by one by him unconsciously.But this time, Kalil didn't even choose to take a detour, he entered from the front in an upright manner.

The blood-soaked robe dragged his body, and the sticky weight made his skin tingle.They seemed to be reminding Khalil not to forget what he did tonight.

Of course he won't forget, but it doesn't really matter whether he remembers or not.After a while, these things will completely dissipate.

The call was getting closer and clearer.

Khalil hadn't seen what was behind the curtain, but he was aware of it.His rationality made him reject these voices again and again.

He knows that they come from the darkness and belong to the darkness.
Or rather, they are darkness itself.

Since ancient times, they may have been waiting for humans hungry.The one who called him was naturally one of them.

Therefore, he will not allow himself to be their puppet, nor will he allow himself to be tempted by them.He will eliminate all possibilities.

However, this power is really terrifying.

After accepting it for just four hours, Khalil has completely reached a new level.

The body that was once thin is now strong, and the bullets that once needed to be avoided can now be completely disintegrated with just a look.

The dangerous robot sentinels have turned from former enemies into a group of active scrap iron.With just a thought, they can no longer detect his existence.Immediately afterwards, they aimed their guns at each other.

What kind of power is this.
The ghost shook his head with emotion, and walked out of the fortress.

The oncoming cold wind made him wake up a lot, unnecessary thoughts were thrown away again, Khalil slightly bent his knees, and then jumped up.In the slightly fragrant air of the upper hive, he rushed to the next destination.

——He doesn't need to kill all the nobles, he can't kill them all in one night.

But he can light the fire, he can dismember the families that hold most of the power and power, and after that, the ghost will do everything for him.

While the rest of the nobles are busy biting each other, the ghost will turn them all into embers in the wind.

just
Is this really what you want to do, ghost?Or, is this just wishful thinking on my part?Furthermore, your history
yes.Where are you from?

Khalil smiled bitterly, and a wave of anger with himself began to burn in him.

He took a deep breath, suppressed it again, and then started running.

When the killing tonight just started, he made a list of families that needed to be cleared.

But at this moment, the family that he ran to the tower that he hurried to belonged to was not on the list.
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The gunfire kept ringing.

Automatic guns, shotguns, laser guns are manually assembled inferior products, high-end products from other hive cities, and assembly line products produced in factories.
No matter where they come from, at this moment, they are all roaring.

No matter where they come from, at this moment, they are held in the hands of a group of people full of fear, and they are used to vent their emotions that they have nowhere to vent.

Then, does this work?
——The answer is naturally no.

From the other end of the narrow corridor, the ghost came galloping.Stretching out his claws like some kind of predatory scary monster, just two swipes interlaced with each other, and those who were still shooting at before became many piled corpses.

No one can stop him, even at the cost of their lives, they can't stop him.

The ghost crashed out of the window, and came to the other side of the square with only a few vertical jumps.The neon lights couldn't illuminate him, and the gang couldn't catch his shadow.

They only knew that gunshots were constantly ringing out, there were screams, and the strong smell of blood wafted in the foul-smelling air.

No one would believe in ghosts unless they saw them with their own eyes.However, seeing it with their own eyes means that they are not far from death.

Six minutes later, Ghost carried the last gang member and threw him off a tall building.The latter's scream sounded in the cold wind, and finally, a dull touch to the ground became the end of his life.

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Ghost wiped the blood from his hands, and sat on the edge of the building with his mouth pursed.

Khalil was gone, and he was well aware of it.

But what is he going to do?
Ghost didn't have an answer, he just felt a little annoyed.He's done the job, and Khalil doesn't show up.

So, shall we wait?
Back to the shelter?

In a few hours, maybe he'll be back.

Will he come back?
The ghost raised his head blankly and glanced at the dim sky.The broken neon lights could not illuminate the deep darkness, staring at the thick clouds, a heavy feeling suddenly began to fill his heart.

——Just a slight trance, and the cold feeling came again.

The ghost didn't even have time to get angry with himself, it widened its eyes and fell into the frenzy of illusions.

Confused and rapidly interlaced images are stacked on top of each other, flashing rapidly in an indescribable frenzy.

He saw flames, flames that burned the entire planet.Scarlet to the point of blood, three stars emerged from the darkness in the sky, flickering ominously.A familiar voice sighed in pain on the other side of the stars, it seemed sad, and the golden light was fleeting.

I'm sorry, ghost.
A voice sounded with the wind, and then disappeared.

Khalil?
No, no--don't do that!
Ghost clenched his teeth violently, and his teeth collided and rattled.

His will caused a huge force to explode suddenly in this still-growing superhuman body, and another future quickly approached, the flame remained the same, but changed its color, and the dazzling golden light made his eyes hurt , It also made him feel like he was struck by lightning.

The ghost tumbled backwards, twitching on the cold top of the building.It took several minutes before he regained his composure.

He struggled to get up, the spasms and muscle twitches were slowly dissipating.It only takes a few tens of seconds before he can recover his strength, but he can't wait any longer.

The ghost limped to the edge of the building, clenched its fists, and jumped down.

The cold wind is still there, and he already understands what he should do.

(End of this chapter)