Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 724 07.723: "Who is the tomb built for (asking for monthly tickets)"

Horatio looked closely and gasped.

This black stone was not something else, but a black stone pendant given to him by Louise as a gift for St. Gilles' Day before the battle of the Cathedral of the Goddess.

At the time, Louise said it was a unique amulet of Cardia, which was said to help her fight against the influence of chaos magic.

In the battle of the Cathedral of the Goddess, it did emit a mysterious power that helped him.

But after the chaos of the Abyss Port Incident, the black stone token disappeared.

At first, Horatio thought he had lost it accidentally during his battle with the Fallen Inquisitor, as it was a precious token from Louise, and he was too embarrassed to tell her that he had lost her gift.

Now, the black stone pendant that mysteriously disappeared appeared in the palm of his iron hand.

[When did it swallow it? Was it a voluntary action, or...]
When Horatio thought about it carefully, he felt a chill running from his tailbone to the top of his head.

However, after releasing the black stone on its own, the Iron Hand remained motionless again, as if it was afraid of arousing too much vigilance from its master.

Black stone has a special texture and is sharp. No matter how it is broken, it will eventually form sharp edges and become a prismatic shape.

Horatio slowly extended his iron hand with the black stone and aimed it at the exact center of the concentric circles.

He was still hesitant in his heart. Could inserting this black stone really open this dark door?
Or will it activate even more terrifying enemies?

Horatio swallowed and analyzed based on the experience of the Necron novels he had read before the time travel. This token might be a kind of identification certificate, just like the key to open the tomb prepared for other awakened Necron dynasty overlords - those royal commissioners who usually held certain positions.

No one knew whether this would trigger the defense mechanism, but the blasting option did not seem safer.

After weighing the pros and cons, Horatio asked the Kriegs to prepare for the response, then he took a deep breath, made up his mind, and moved his iron hand close to the prismatic notch in the center of the disk.

The Holy Rose Battle Sisters looked at each other, but none of them stepped forward to intervene, still diligently alert to possible threats behind the door.

click!
With a crisp sound, the black stone from Cadia was swallowed by the stone groove opened in the center of the disc.

Boom boom boom!
The two black stone obelisks standing in front of the door began to rotate slowly, and the words on them were rearranged along the transmission structure. The middle of the characters seemed to be fully charged, emitting a bright yet dark green light.

The ground shook slightly, and the Kriegs immediately tightened their weapons vigilantly, their eyes as sharp as hawks as they scanned the surroundings without any slackness.

Empty! Boom!
There was a muffled sound and dust flew away.

The doors slid slowly to the sides, opening up passage to the tomb for Horatio.

A bone-chilling wind blew out from the depths of the tomb, the chill instantly penetrating the bone marrow and giving people goose bumps.

The cold wind brought with it an indescribable smell, like a mixture of moldy moss and rust. It was a bad smell and made people feel heavy in their hearts.

Horatio put away the black stone in his palm, signaled the Kriegs to follow, and he also took out the Holy Blood Chainsword and the Navy Revolver Bolter, and stepped carefully into the dark tomb.

At least for now, it seems that using the black stone to open the door did not trigger any alarms.

As for why Iron Hand swallowed the Cardia Black Stone given by Louise, this secret may only be revealed when we find Lati and discuss the mystery of Iron Hand with her in depth.

He knew very well that the universe was mysterious, vast, and full of wonders.

There are too many uncertainties around you, and the hidden dangers may put you to death if you are careless.

After Horatio stepped into the tomb, he looked around carefully and found some beetles emitting green light and with necromancy on their backs crawling quickly on the ground. They crawled in from an entrance on the wall and crawled out from another.

These beetles seem to be still following the last instructions of the tomb owner and are diligently maintaining the tomb.

They did not show any hostility towards the strangers who entered with the token, but ignored them and continued to be busy with their work.

Upon seeing this, several Krieg soldiers immediately aimed their Lucius laser guns at the mechanical beetle.

"Wait! Do not open fire without my order before being discovered by the enemy."

Horatio raised his hand and clenched his fist, then spoke softly to the Krieg soldiers and Pure Angels who had entered the tomb and were on alert.

In this way, the imperial army cautiously stepped into this mysterious underground tomb. In the darkness, the clattering sound of beetles crawling was faintly discernible, making people feel uneasy.

Horatio always had a vague feeling that there seemed to be something in the dark staring at him, watching his every move.

The Krieg soldier turned on the tactical flashlight on Lucius's laser gun, and beams of white light illuminated the dim tomb, searching every suspicious corner in front of him.

The battle sisters of the Holy Rose used the eyepieces of their helmets to analyze their surroundings and assess the possible risks posed by the air, environment, and geology.

The tomb in front of Horatio was very spacious and tall. Its interior was like a pyramid, wide at the bottom and becoming narrower towards the towering top.

The cold air flowed under their feet, and the lenses of the gas masks of the Krieg men who went deep into the tomb were covered with a thick layer of white mist.

"Truth guides our way forward!" Sister Arabella opened the locked holy book from her waist, her voice neither loud nor soft. Obviously, as the daughter of the Emperor, she did not care about disturbing the owner of the tomb when reciting the motto.

At this moment, with so many people entering the tomb, if an alien wants to explore, it is impossible not to be discovered, so ensuring a good field of vision to avoid ambushes is the top priority.

Bang!

Like the sound of a huge bell, the low sound emanating from her body echoed in the tomb, and the nun's silver gauntlets and the holy halo behind her flashed with warm light.

The power of faith gathered in his body, dispelling the darkness around him.

But it also made Sister Arabella an obvious target.

She is brave and fearless, striding forward at the front, illuminating the path before everyone with the holy light of the power of faith.

"Be careful, Arabella. Walk behind me," Horatio warned, cautiously.

"No, Captain. It is my duty to protect your safety. It is also the mission entrusted to me by the Emperor to dispel the darkness for the soldiers. I can sacrifice myself at any time, but you cannot."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sister Arabella suddenly raised her hand and clenched her fist.

Everyone stopped immediately.

Thanks to the vision brought by the holy light, Arabella looked down at the place where she was about to step. At this time, her silver feet were suspended in the air, and there was a protruding stone brick right below her.

Arabella retracted her steps, crouched down, and pried up the protruding stone brick.

"Trap." Horatio walked to her side and looked at the triggering device she had just removed in her hand.

"We must be careful. There are devices in this tomb to prevent intruders." Arabella, who was very careful, handed the exquisite device to Horatio to see.

It uses an original mechanical structure and can fire even without energy.

Horatio turned his head and looked to both sides. There was a slight depression in the wall, and its structure was consistent with the characteristics of a secret door. There might be a mechanism or weapon behind the secret door to deal with invaders.

Gada gada.

Just as everyone stopped to check the surrounding mechanisms, Horatio heard the sound of some insects crawling above his head from time to time.

He frowned slightly and listened carefully. The sound seemed inconsistent with that of the scarab.

This sound is crisper, and from a network structure perspective, only larger claws can make such a scalp-tingling sound.

A Krieg soldier shone his flashlight toward a broken cornice overhead.

Just now there was a strange rattling sound coming from there.

Horatio suddenly held his breath, stared with wide eyes and looked around vigilantly.

It was not without reason that he was so alert, because his Iron Hand had already issued a passive warning of "Omen Fragment".

this means……

The threat is coming.

(End of this chapter)