Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 495 06.0494: "Guardian of the Temple"

Ding! ——

A double-headed war club that was very characteristic of the Kroot was cut off by a sword, and the unheld part continued to fly and smashed down a small golden sculpture of an angel of death standing on a Roman column.

"Ahhh!!!!" The abominable man-eating alien with its weapons cut off opened its beak stained with human flesh and blood and let out an ugly howl like a crow, stinging the nuns' eardrums.

Its most primitive desires have been aroused by flesh and blood, and it only wants to knock the tall female warrior in front of it to the ground and devour her flesh and blood.

But it soon paid the price for that.

After striking with her shield, the female court official chopped off Kroot's head with a backhanded sword, ending the terrifying noise, and said in a hoarse and low voice:
"I remember it was a three-way battle. The Holy Rose Sisters, the Scarlet Demon Army, and these cannibalistic aliens and blue-blooded hypocrites were fighting on a planet called Tyleran."

At the word 'Taylorland', Arabella's eyes sparkled.

"The odds were stacked against us. Among the Crimson Demons' minions were traitor Space Marines, while the aliens had intimidating battle mechs. All we had left was our faith and our flesh and blood.

I was a novice at the time, knowing nothing but to yell prayers and fire. I have lost count of how many times I pulled the trigger that day, or how many enemies of the Emperor I killed.

It was in that battle that you lost your parents, Arabella, and I found you, a survivor, amidst the corpses of men.

After that, I served as your guide and brought you into the order. The elder sister named you Arabella, saying that she hoped you would be as pure and spotless as our patron saint, Saint Arabella.

From that day on, you and I called each other sisters. Just as the elder sister expected, we witnessed that you became a kind-hearted and devout nun. "

Arabella remained silent, looked at Court Judge Diana with respect, and continued to provide emergency treatment for her seriously injured sisters under her protection.

“You have grown up, sister. Although I am often not by your side as you grow up, I always support your vision.

Anglican clergy often criticize us for being a bunch of idealists.

But didn't the Emperor give us the sacred white armor, the holy bolters and chainswords so that we can fight to protect the only remaining beauty in the world?
Go ahead, sister, I've got you covered."

The court official took a shield-holding guarding stance, raised his sword, and gave orders in a loud voice: "Fighting sisters, retreat in steps and regroup! Suppress the fire! Celestial Guards, gather around me and cover the retreat!"

The fighting sisters lined up in neat rows slowly retreated, and the Heavenly Guards, also holding shields and swords, gathered around her, forming a shield wall to cover their retreat.

This group of combat nuns, known as the 'Celestial Guards', are elites selected from the pure angels and are the temple guardians of the Armed Sisters.

Its battlefield positioning is like that of a Space Marine's Sword Guard Veteran.

(Our Martyred Lady Sisters like to use Power Hammers, and the Holy Rose Sisters here like to use Power Longswords)
When Krut saw the delicious food in his mouth, he wanted to retreat to the rear and fight back stubbornly, so he screamed and intensified his attack.

The Holy Guards of the Celestials relied on the steps to form a shield wall to block the Kroots who were rushing up.

Seizing the opportunity, Arabella immediately worked in pairs with the surrounding sisters to drag the nuns who had fallen nearby back behind the cathedral gate.

But as the offensive intensified, the shield wall was forced to narrow further.

The combat nuns armed with bolters stood on higher steps, kneeling in one row and standing in two rows, firing alternately in groups to ensure continuous firepower.

But the Kroot also have pulse weapons.

Seeing the cooked duck in their mouths, they wanted to fly away. The gunmen among these cannibalistic aliens opened fire at the nuns from a distance.

The plasma pulse beam instantly penetrated the soft riveted armor on their abdomens.

Several battle sisters fell to the ground instantly, lost control of their bodies in severe pain, and rolled down the stairs.

Sister Arabella, who was carrying the injured sisters, was quick-witted and immediately grabbed the two people who were about to roll down the stairs.

In order to prevent the sisters' bodies from being desecrated by the abominable aliens, the Seraphim jumped down the stairs using their double guns and spray bags, and used the spray bag flames and rapid gunfire to suppress a wave of Kroots rushing up, buying time for the sisters to rescue the wounded.

"Everyone retreat!" The court official turned his head and shouted, then turned his head and gave orders to the Heavenly Guards next to him:
"Push!" Dongdong!

The storm shield wall rushed forward in unison, using the height difference to force back the charging Kroot.

The impact of the energy-storing storm shield should not be underestimated. The extremely high surface acceleration can instantly break all of a person's ribs and shatter internal organs.

The Kroot screamed and rolled over, knocking down their kin like bowling balls.

"prick!"

Brush brush!
A row of fully charged silver-white power swords stretched out from behind the shield and stabbed at the Kroot who were stepping on their companions' bodies and rushing into the air.

In a row of flashing lightning, these Kroot people were either cut off in mid-air or pierced through the bodies by sharp swords.

Orange blood splattered on the silver armor and fair faces of the Heavenly Guards, and broken organs sprayed on their smooth short black hair, but they didn't care about that.

"shoot!"

They instantly opened their shields and smashed them with the shield bearers' bolter rifles before the gun-wielding Kroots could fire their volleys.

When the Kroots in the front row saw them open their shields, they immediately tried to take advantage of the opportunity to break through.

"push!"

These rapid-fire guns fired very quickly, and after running out of ammunition, they all retracted their shields in unison at the court official's command, and used the storm shields that had accumulated energy to knock down the Kroots who had rashly advanced.

They repeated these tactical moves again and again, gradually retreating, climbing up the white marble stairs of the cathedral.

(Arabella belongs to the rank of pure angel, and can also be called the Holy Maiden of Heaven)
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"Captain, the Epic is approaching the target. We are receiving signals from multiple enemy ships in the distance. But strangely, these Kroot people don't seem to have contacted the Tau fleet to assist in the kill," First Mate Collingwood reported.

"Miss Thei."

Now, whenever there is information related to aliens, Horatio will ask this new female Inquisitor who claims to be on the same front with him.

"This situation is not without precedent." Thei came over with a smile, leaning on the handrail in front of the captain's platform, which Horatio had ordered to be removed and then raised to the chest level, and explained:
“The Tau, especially the Aether and Water clans, are actually very averse to the Kroot custom of cannibalism, and have made very strict regulations.

But, without Tau supervision, no one will obey."

She raised her eyebrows and in a few words she revealed the motives of these Kroot people.

"Moreover, even if they are all Kroot, different tribes have different customs and eating habits, so their appearances are also different. Different tribes will not act together, and a single tribe will usually only live together on a Kroot Sphere. That is their race's flying vehicle.

So, Captain, you may not encounter too many targets, most likely only one spherical target, and you just happen to have a nuclear detonation torpedo."

"Thank you for your explanation, Miss Thei. It's great to have you around."

Hearing the captain's praise, the young female judge raised her head slightly with pride and said with a hint of pride: "I told you that you can't leave me in the future, Captain."

Horatio smiled back. "So far, yes. Your knowledge and erudition are very useful."

After coaxing Thei, he looked at the void ahead and gave orders to the lower ship control platform: "Navigation Department! Calibrate the route! Power Department, allow a maximum speed of 10 void knots, we rush to the scene as quickly as possible! May the Emperor bless us to arrive in time."

"Yes! Captain!"

"Heading calibration, 3 degrees!"

"Power acceleration, maximum speed allowed to be 10 void knots!"

After a rest shift and a rich victory dinner, the officers and warrant officers recovered their former high morale.

(End of this chapter)