Kingdom Come: Deliverance, but Warhammer 40k

"Everyone, step back! Make way!"

A voice, trembling with sobs, finally came from behind.

The crowd automatically parted to make way.

A strange guy carrying a toolbox that was almost half his size stumbled over, panting heavily, his goggles askew.

"Damn it, I was just sneaking a nap, and you all pointed guns at me!"

Before he could get close, Cass had already reached out and stopped him.

"etc."

The young military doctor was stunned for a moment.

"Commander? What do you mean by this?"

Cass pointed to the armor that was almost completely soaked in the blood of the Nurgle demon…

He spoke to the person inside the armor.

"This is none of your business. You can go home now."

"What do you mean it's none of my business? That guy's still breathing..."

Cass remained expressionless.

That's why I stopped you.

The air fell silent for a moment.

Several soldiers nearby turned their heads to the other side, but their shoulders began to tremble uncontrollably.

The military doctor's face flushed bright red.

"What do you mean? Are you questioning me?"

"I'm afraid you might actually bring him back to life..."

"Wait, haven't you received any training on chaos?"

The military doctor's face turned completely black.

"I told you long ago! I'm a medical school apprentice!"

"apprentice!"

"They don't even have a professional certificate!"

"Just because I made some small mistakes that everyone makes!"

"You guys insisted on dragging me out of logistics, saying that from now on you're a doctor!"

  

He became more and more aggrieved as he spoke.

Finally, he simply threw the medicine box on the ground.

"We'll talk about it later!"

"Isn't it true that the more people a doctor kills, the more skilled they become?"

……

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Henry, who had been supported by Saswui, suddenly raised his right hand slowly.

Dozens of rifles in the front row were raised in unison.

Even the Shasui armor began to shimmer with light, transforming into a battle stance.

She didn't let go of Henry's hand.

With his other hand, he had already gripped the pulse pistol at his waist.

A friend's body should not be desecrated.

If Henry has been twisted to do things against his will before he died.

She wouldn't mind personally seeing this kind human off...

Henry, in his own moral compass, would surely agree with his actions.

"Everyone, get ready..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Henry suddenly bent over and began to cough violently.

"cough!"

"Cough cough—"

His chest heaved, accompanied by violent coughing sounds that seemed to bleed his lungs out.

next second.

He vomited out several sticky green maggots along with a thick stream of bloody foam, which landed on the ground.

The insect had just fallen to the ground and hadn't even begun to wriggle or struggle.

Henry's boots stomped on them, crushing the disgusting creatures into a puddle of mud.

He held his knees, panting heavily.

It took him a while to raise his head again.

"Almost..."

He rubbed his neck.

"They're blocking the trachea."

"Any later, and I reckon I'd be the first person to suffocate from the Nargob virus."

He told jokes, trying to lighten the tense atmosphere.

Embarrassingly, no one around laughed.

Everyone was still holding their guns.

I was afraid that he might vomit something even more disgusting the next second.

Or explode like a venom bomb.

Another few minutes passed.

It was confirmed that apart from being a little pale, Henry had not undergone any further changes.

Only then did Cass dare to step out from among the guards in front of him.

"What exactly are you?"

I've lost count of how many people have asked this question today.

Henry looked at his hands.

He looked down at the blood on his body, which belonged to both himself and the demon.

He finally smiled.

"perhaps……"

"I am a knight."

He paused here.

"perhaps……"

No one responded.

In fact, even he himself didn't have much confidence.

Because of the system, he is becoming less and less like an ordinary person.

A human body cannot be pierced through and still stand up.

Humans wouldn't survive inhaling that much nanotoxin.

It also means it won't be targeted by multiple evil gods at the same time...

Well, maybe there are other people in the world who have received this honor.

Cass kept staring at Henry as he stood in front of him.

He stared intently, his expression shifting constantly.

It gave Henry the creeps.

But in the end, Cass gave in.

Right now, he was truly at a loss as to what to do with the entity in front of him that resembled a warp demon.

His life was in his hands...

No, that's not right.

The lives of everyone on the field could be in his hands.

A warp demon disguised as a human.

Perhaps there are some cognitive biases, or perhaps someone is plotting a famous conspiracy...

"I can grant your previous request..."

He turned around, having lost all his strength.

"Open the warehouse."

The adjutant is dead.

The new messenger was just a kid who had been temporarily brought in; he didn't yet understand his responsibilities.

froze in place.

"Sir?"

"I said."

Cass raised his voice slightly.

"Take this gentleman to the armory."

"Bring out everything he needs...and go to the prison camp and find some more people."

The soldier hesitated.

"But...those are all—"

Cass turned his head abruptly, his fierce appearance startling the soldier.

"Yes, sir."

The soldier jogged away.

Cass didn't look at Henry again and left under the escort of the soldiers.

As the deck commander, he ultimately couldn't take too many risks.

His shoulders were just a little lower than before.

No one knows how many more pieces of bad news he will have to face.

His lifespan is estimated to be shorter than the defensive line on the deck.

……

Soon only Henry and Saswui remained in place.

And the child messenger who was left behind.

The boy looked to be just an adult.

Prolonged malnutrition had caused his military uniform to become noticeably ill-fitting.

He stood ramrod straight, yet never dared to approach.

I hesitated for a long time.

Finally, I mustered up my courage and cautiously began to speak.

"Ride... Mr. Knight."

Henry turned his head.

The boy was so frightened that he ran backwards, and it took him a long time to recover.

"that……"

"The officer has instructed me to take you to the armory."

"When...when do you plan to leave?"

His voice grew softer and softer.

But his eyes kept secretly observing Henry.

To be precise, it was an examination of the green bloodstains on his armor that had begun to dry.

That was the blood of the demon.

Just over ten minutes ago.

This liquid has turned thousands of people into monsters, and many more have died as a result.

And this monster was killed by the person in front of it...

Henry naturally noticed his gaze.

He gave a wry smile and replied.

"Let me clean up, right away."

The boy nodded repeatedly.

At this time.

Suddenly, Shaswui, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"They're afraid of you; nobody sees you as one of their own."

Her words were straightforward and to the point.

It is merely stating a certain objective fact.

It is devoid of emotional bias and does not imply judgment.

Henry followed her gaze.

Not far away.

While the soldiers were busy cleaning up the battlefield, they couldn't help but sneak glances in this direction.

Whenever their eyes met, those people would immediately lower their heads.

Pretend nothing happened.

"This is something that is difficult to avoid."

"To hide one's own uniqueness and watch people just like oneself die in front of one's eyes is simply too cruel."

After he finished speaking, it was as if he suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right... Shas..."

"Yes, Shaswui."

The woman from the Tai ethnic group patiently corrected her.

"However, I still hope you will call me by my Tau name."

Henry awkwardly touched his nose.

"Feel sorry."

"However, I should still thank you; I owe you a favor."

If it weren't for the long knife that flew out of the window, he would never have been able to catch up with that rotting fly.

"Verbal thanks are not sincere; my employer will be furious if I leave my post without permission."

"And you."

She paused for a moment.

"Only the honor of a knight."

Henry couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"So you've been listening to me arguing with that guy the whole time?"

"I'm so poor now that this is all I have left."

Henry shrugged.

"I can't stay here any longer."

He turned to look at the edge of the deck.

Explosions and gunshots could be faintly heard coming from the lower levels.

Occasionally, green smoke can be seen slowly rising from one of the ventilation shafts.

Like columns of smoke leading to hell.

"I need to get down here as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, these kinds of attacks will keep happening."

Shaswui nodded slightly.

"Then I wish you well."

She paused for a moment, as if trying to recall how humans speak.

"You can come back alive."

"Then……"

She seemed a little unsure.

"Pay back what you owe me..."

"Human relationships".

She looked intently at Henry.

"That's what they say, right?"

"right."

I don't know why.

There was a layer of armor between them.

He always felt that the other person should be smiling at that moment.

This feeling is strange.

Perhaps it's because she always speaks with an excessive seriousness.

Or perhaps it's because every time she imitates human language, she sounds like a child who has just learned to speak.

Clumsy, contrasting... he's an interesting person.

Henry thought to himself.

War never makes the world a better place.

But inside this massive steel cage.

There are still some things that can be considered pure, things that have not been completely corrupted by despair.

On this starship heading towards death.

There are far more people who have not yet succumbed to madness than we imagine.