Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 396 The Flesh-Eating Man Attacks Firestorm Star
Nimrod, carrying the star map and the data crystal containing the Iron Cavalry Terminator recorded by Malevolus, arrived in the "Land of Chaos".

The spiritual spread of the "Corrupted Baron" touched the blue orb of light.

He saw Szczesny sitting at his desk, examining three data panels in front of him, handling official business.

With a thought, Ninglu unleashed a surge of black mist that engulfed Szesni.

Szesny found himself engulfed by the black mist. He did not panic. He looked up into the depths of the gray mist and saw the figure of the Black Emperor sitting high on his throne.

"My lord."

"What is the current situation of the Ninth Battle Group?" Ning Lu asked.

"My lord, a new batch of recruits has completed their transformation surgery and joined the battle group. The total number of Shadow Order members has now reached 20,500."

"In addition to Tarasa, the chapter territories also occupy ten Sahadune star systems, four of which are habitable for humans and, according to their topography, belong to the ocean worlds."

"Three of these star systems have developed fisheries and have been classified as agricultural worlds according to their output, mainly engaged in fish farming to provide food for the Legion's territory in the Extreme Starfield. The other star system has rich mineral deposits on its seabed and has been classified as a mining world."

Szesny then reported on the difficulties the chapter was encountering: "My lord, although the main planet Tarrassa is industrially advanced, it is not as advanced as the Foundry World. Its production capacity can only guarantee the equipment supply for six companies."

"After the outbreak of war in the center of the galaxy, the Legion's supplies were affected to some extent, as the weapons and equipment supplied by Calradion could not meet the needs of the Chapter."

Ning Lu nodded slightly. He used his telekinesis to wrap the two data crystals and presented them to Szesny.

"Lead your fleet to Firestorm Star."

"Once you capture Firestorm Star, manage your industrial facilities efficiently; they will provide your chapter with a continuous supply of war machines."

"In addition, using the information provided by Malevolus, who completed the Iron Cavalry Terminator, we will establish a production line, which will be the main source of production capacity in the short term."

“Yes, my lord.” Szesny breathed a sigh of relief. He had no doubt that the Black Emperor’s words meant the chapter’s supply problem would be solved soon.

The black mist engulfed Szesni, and when he came to his senses, he was already back on his flagship.

The Storm Lord immediately issued an order: the fleet set sail, heading towards Firestorm Star.

The second solar month of 850, Firestorm Star.

The subspace waves and tides of the "Great Vortex" slap meteors from the abyss reefs into the real world.

Countless meteors streaked across the fiery, stormy sky and crashed to the ground.

The busy workers looked out following the loud noise and were horrified to see a tall monster covered in mud and chunks of flesh emerge from it.

"Flesh-eating man!"

A worker cried out in terror that every few thousand years, a monster called the Carnivorous Man appears with a falling meteor.

At this time, the meteor streaks through the atmosphere with a dazzling flash of light, making the entire planet seem to be in a firestorm, which is why they call their planet Firestorm.

This was both a deadly catastrophe and a source of new meteorite material for the firestorm star.

The last time was 400 years ago, and the time before that was about 1,500 years ago.

As the alarm sounded, the workers rushed to the armory, grabbed their weapons, and fought off the carnivorous monsters.

A dull thud and terrified screams came from the factory entrance.

The foremen nervously directed the workers to aim their weapons at the entrance.

A massive figure swayed as it entered.

Although it was shaped like a human, its body was covered in mud, making it look as if it had been pulled out of a cement pit.

His mouth and body were covered with bits of bright red meat and bones, clearly indicating that he had just had a large meal.

"beat!"

The foreman shouted, and countless blazing beams of light shot towards the flesh-eating man.

Dense beams of light struck the flesh-eating man, turning his muddy body into a sieve.

The overhead lamps shone on it, the light filtering through and creating a honeycomb-like pattern. A second, a third, and more and more carnivorous beings followed suit.

The workers raised their weapons and launched an attack. The live bullets fired from the automatic guns hit the flesh-eating puddles and immediately sank into their muddy bodies.

It would take hundreds of scorching laser beams to melt their bodies and bring them down.

The carnivorous creatures staggered forward as the workers changed the energy cartridges.

A carnivorous man rushed into the crowd of workers, his large, mud-covered hands grabbing a worker and stuffing him into his mouth.

The workers' heads and necks were swallowed up by the mud.

The worker kicked his legs wildly, braced his arms on the flesh-eating man, and cried out in pain as he struggled desperately.

Seconds later, strange gray smoke rose from his arms, which were corroded and became a bloody mess.

Ten seconds later, the worker's neck completely disappeared, and only bones remained on his arm.

Minced meat hung on the flesh-eating man, crackling and popping as if being roasted in a fire.

At the same moment, along the orbit of Firestorm Star, the fleet of the Ninth Battle Group arrived.

The moment the ship jumped from the warp to the real world, the Storm Lord received a report from the Sound Array Master.

"My lord, countless reefs are emerging from the warp turbulence, hurtling towards Firestorm Star like meteorites."

"Prepare for battle!" Szesny recalled the information recorded by the Black Emperor in the data crystal: the Carnivorous Creatures would launch attacks on Incaradion and surrounding star systems.

A permanent subspace storm known as the "Great Vortex" will affect the surrounding star system.

The energy waves of the subspace will carry meteors from the Abyss Reef to worlds like Incarardion and Firestorm, just as waves carry deep-sea sand and gravel onto the shore.

The Ninth Battle Group's black airdrop pods fell from the sky and crashed into the area where the meteorite had fallen.

Nicholas leaped out of the drop pod, and the Storm Psionicist raised his staff.

A hurricane suddenly appeared out of nowhere, howling and sweeping away dozens of flesh-eating volcanoes.

The flesh-eating slurry beings were pulled into the storm, their muddy bodies being rapidly torn apart.

Large amounts of mud, bits of meat, and bones fell to the ground.

The divination box in Nicholas's helmet depicts dozens of carnivorous ghouls rushing towards the factory.

He strode forward, raised his staff, and a hurricane appeared out of thin air, sweeping dozens of flesh-eating humans into the air.

On Nicholas's divination box, a dozen or so carnivorous creatures are scattered outside the storm.

The “Wrathful People” did not waste his psionic energy to unleash a storm; he charged forward, rushing behind the Carnivorous Man like a human storm.

The "Wrathful People" swung their arms violently, unleashing their power in a single strike.

The "Wrathful Strike" of the "Wrathful People" struck the flesh-eating man, causing his body to explode and mud to splatter everywhere.

Nicholas saw several flesh-eating slurry beings surrounding an Order Shadow, their mud dripping onto the power armor and making a sizzling sound.

"Died Alien!"

The “Wrathful People” roared, their arms swelling, and they slammed their “Angry Strike” into the flesh-eating man.

With a loud bang and mud flying everywhere, Nicholas felt that he had become a true "raging people".

Within a week, the Ninth Warband had driven out all the flesh-eating humans from Firestorm Star.

After deliberation, the industrial consortium of Firestorm Star quickly decided to accept the jurisdiction of the Storm Lord.

Using the data in the data crystal, the technical sergeant began manufacturing the Iron Cavalry Terminator.

(End of this chapter)