The Bizarre Adventures of the Oil Man, but Starting with Warhammer 32K

He waved his hand, dismissing the adjutant, "Investigate again and report back!"

Shortly after the order was passed down, Wei Luo heard several bursts of short gunfire coming from outside.

He realized that the Zhongsu Army might have already engaged the Astartes. But for some reason, the sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer to him.

Is the battlefield approaching me?

He sent his adjutant out again to investigate the situation. The adjutant soon returned to Wero, accompanied by the sound of approaching gunfire.

"We are in trouble, Lord Vero."

"More Astartes?"

Vero frowned, not noticing that his lieutenant no longer addressed him as Commander. "Those Astartes dare to openly wage war against the Astra Militarum?"

"Do not."

The adjutant approached him, his hand reaching behind his waist for some unknown reason: "It's another person who showed up this time."

"Who?"

"Hayes, Commander-in-Chief of the Astra Militarum."

This name startled Vero: "Didn't the High Lords' Council confirm that he didn't enter Terra? Even if he left after the unrest began, he shouldn't have..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw something even more horrifying.

His adjutant actually pulled out his service pistol and pointed it at himself!

"boom!"

Wei Luo was lying on the ground, and although he was in a mess, his military skills allowed him to dodge the attack.

He drew his own pistol and began firing back, forcing the lieutenant out the door and behind a wall.

The office, where he was the only one left, was safe for the time being, but Wei Luo felt a chill in his heart.

Damn it, it’s a rebellion!

He was the new Supreme Commander of the Astra Militarum since Hayes. As Udo's chosen pawn, he hadn't had enough time to develop his own team, and many of his commanders were Hayes's confidants.

This is nothing. Hayes is dead, and as long as these confidants are still serving the empire, they are his subordinates.

But what if Hayes was still alive? What if he had come here? What if he suddenly appeared before his former confidants just when he decided to send troops to control the situation on Terra?

The answer is already obvious.

Hayes' former subordinates actually dared to fire at him!

The sound of footsteps in the corridor was like a death warrant for Willow. He didn't dare to think how many more Hayes supporters wanted his head. He listened carefully and could already hear the slogan "Fight to the headquarters and capture Willow alive" faintly among the gunfire outside.

No matter what, the headquarters was no longer safe. The elite troops and even half of the general staff in this area were from Wero, and there was no place for them to stay here.

Wei Luo gritted his teeth, pulled out two grenades from the drawer, and threw them out the door. Then he turned around and opened the secret passage behind the bookshelf.

Hayes's influence was limited to his inner circle and elite troops. In front of the unsuspecting ordinary Astra Militarum troops, his title as the current commander-in-chief was still more effective than that of the former commander-in-chief, Hayes.

He still has a chance.

As long as I can reach the palace, as long as I can reach that place!

He quickly fled into the secret passage and disappeared. The adjutant outside the door, who had decided to rebel, thought he was still resisting in the office and did not rush to pursue him.

When Hayes led his team into the office, all he saw was an empty office and a secret passage that had not yet been closed.

Malik went in and took a look around, then shook his head at Occam.

"There's a door blocking the way inside. Even if it's blown open, we won't be able to catch up."

"It seems your men have alerted the enemy."

Ockham said to Hayes.

Hayes nodded. He looked at the adjutant who lowered his head beside him, without any intention of blaming him.

"It's just that you were a little impatient. You have already made the right choice."

Everyone's eyes lit up at the recognition. Kaminsky took a step forward and hammered his chest armor with his hand: "Commander-in-Chief, please tell us what to do next!"

"I know where this secret passage leads. Although Vero has escaped, he has only one destination. He will definitely go to the Imperial Palace and try to coerce us in the name of the Emperor in a final struggle."

Hayes's gaze swept over all the soldiers present, and their breathing became noticeably heavier. While the palace held great weight, with Hayes as their guarantor, every soldier was filled with passion and impulsiveness.

"Tell me, soldiers, what shall we do now?"

"Go straight into the palace and find the traitor!"

"That's it!"

Hayes waved his hand, "Line up, move out!"

"loyalty!"

The troop transports of the Zhongsu Army rolled through the streets of Terra, and the Arbitrators of the Ministry of Justice, who were still unaware that the High Lords' conspiracy had been shattered, were still "diligently" creating chaos in the streets.

The gunfire and tracks of the Zhongsi Army soon taught them what true suppression meant.

The turmoil in the streets quickly subsided. But when the Zhongsi Army arrived at the foot of the city wall and prepared to confront the defenders on the wall, everyone's heart was in their throat again.

Fifteen hundred years later, Terra is once again heading towards civil war?

No one dared to imagine what would happen next, not even Abervelo.

Although Zhongsi's army had not yet opened fire, his face had begun to turn pale as he stood on the city wall.

Apart from his few trusted confidants, he was surrounded by ordinary Star Army soldiers who were urgently transferred.

These men were neither Wero's closest associates nor Hayes's former subordinates. When Wero first mobilized them, they had thought it was a common change of guard. But when the enemy beneath the city was the Storm Heirs who had once stood with them, fear gnawed at their sanity like a venomous snake.

The arrival of Astartes pushed their fear to its peak.

The Astra Militarum were in an uproar. Looking at those legendary angels, they didn't understand why they had to confront the elite of the Astra Militarum and the Emperor's angels at the same time.

The reputations of both of them in the Astra Militarum made them look at Vero in panic, wondering what heavenly law the commander-in-chief of the Astra Militarum had violated.

Wei Luo knew that he couldn't tell the reason now. He had to give these soldiers a shot of sedative first to stabilize their wavering morale.

He had to say something, if only to convince himself.

"Listen carefully! The palace's defense system is enough to destroy an entire legion! If those traitors dare to fire the first shot, they will be courting their own destruction!"

He turned around abruptly and continued to emphasize to the Astra Militarum:

"We are defending the Imperial Palace, and they are just bluffing! Attacking the Imperial Palace? Ha! That would be tantamount to declaring war on the entire Imperium! The High Lords Council will never tolerate this, and the Emperor's wrath will fall upon them!"

The soldiers looked at each other, their tense shoulders relaxing a little.

Yes, who would dare to actually attack the palace? Wouldn't that be courting their own destruction?

But completely opposite thoughts were surging in Wei Luo's mind.

'They dare.'

Hayes had returned like lightning, bringing with him his loyal army and the support of the Astartes.

If even the authority of the commander-in-chief cannot stop them, what else can?

The status of a High Lord? The dignity of the Emperor?

The Emperor has been silent for a thousand years, and once the High Lords lose their military support... they are nothing more than a group of toothless politicians and a group of clowns who are not worthy of being on the stage.

What else could he do?

He looked at the Black Guard Captain Mercado beside him, trying to win their support.

Lucifer's Black Guards are the guards of the palace. If they are willing to join, he can take on the responsibility of protecting the palace. Maybe he can even connect with that group of indifferent imperial guards and let them join him.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the Astra Militarum, Mercado, and you must obey my orders!"

Mercado hesitated: "If they attack the city walls..."

The high lords protected by Lucifer's Black Guards died one after another, and he could not help but notice something was wrong.

But it was too late to notice the abnormality. Most of the high lords who could control the situation were dead. The palace guards didn't know what to do.

Should Terra really be plunged into another civil war? Or should we simply let it go, let outsiders in, let them assert their authority over the situation that no one else is taking care of, and prevent Terra from falling into another round of turmoil?

The Lucifer Black Guards were bodyguards and honor guards, with only a company commander at the highest level, and no higher command. If he couldn't make up his mind, the others had even less ideas.

As the storm is about to come, everyone is hesitant.

Fortunately, the arrival of the Inquisition representatives broke the silence. Wearing power armor, Veritus reached the city wall. He looked at the Astartes and the Faithful Legion below, then at the pale-faced Vero and Mercado.

"What's the situation now?"

he asked.

Chapter 225: Bombarding the Imperial Palace.

Vero felt like he had found his savior: "Veritus, look! Hayes and those Astartes have gone crazy! They are actually preparing to attack the palace!"

Veritus nodded but did not answer. He walked to the city wall and looked down at the army gathered below.

Things were a little more serious than he thought.

These dramatic changes that occurred on Terra within a single day were completely beyond the expectations of all the Inquisitors. Although he had noticed some clues from Wangorichi's unusual movements before, he had never imagined that Wangorichi and the Final Wall would be so bold.

But judging by the results it was indeed feasible, the core of the High Lord had been paralyzed.

Although the intelligence gathered by the Inquisition showed that there were still a few survivors among them, Veritus was not naive enough to think that the surviving High Lords were still themselves.

Unlike the other High Lords, who had only been established for a thousand years and had never witnessed the power of the Assassin's Court, Veritus was an old man who had been through the Great Crusade and was well aware of the Assassin's Court's methods.

Wangorichi...

What exactly does he and the final wall want to do? Destroy the empire?

He is the representative of the Inquisition and also the founder of the Inquisition. From the beginning, Veritus wanted to put the Inquisition above the High Lords Council and turn it into a shadow government.

——He fanatically believed that only the Inquisition could represent the will of the God-Emperor, but he would not think of directly destroying the Council of High Lords.

The High Lords were essentially the mouthpieces of the various interest groups within the empire. Guiding and manipulating them from behind was fine, but directly destroying them, even if initially suppressed, would inevitably lead to even more frenzied backlash from these interest groups when rule became unsustainable.

Didn't the Wall and Wangerich anticipate this in the end? And if they didn't, why didn't they do it to themselves?

Veritus felt he needed to find out what both parties were thinking, especially by talking to Wangorichi.

But it takes space to talk.

Veritus waved his hand, and the Inquisition servants behind him stepped forward. The Inquisitors still on Terra had managed to gather a force of around ten thousand with their servants, and Veritus intended to throw them into the battlefield facing the Final Wall.

They will aid Vero in his defense and buy time for Veritus to find Wangorichi.

Vero regarded this action as a statement from the Inquisition, and he felt relieved.

Ten thousand people was a drop in the bucket on the battlefield, but he believed that an Inquisition that could declare an entire chapter excommunicated was weighty enough to make the Astartes outside consider it seriously.

"Perhaps you could speak to the Astartes outside?"

Vero wanted Veritus to show up so that the outsiders would know that the Inquisition was on his side. "I believe this will allow everyone to see the authority of the Inquisition."

"No, I have work to do. These men are under your command, Willow. You must be prepared to withstand the attack."

Willow's face fell. "Don't we have any way to stop them?"

"Not entirely."

Veritus confirmed the location. It was outside the Imperial Palace, the first line of defense far from the Golden Throne. "This is the Wall of Sunlight, right?"

Vero didn't understand why Veritus mentioned this, so Veritus went on to explain, "Kurland was the captain of the Sunlight Wall Company. The ten companies of the Imperial Fists are all named after the walls of Terra. The section you are currently standing on is where Kurland was previously stationed."

Verro immediately understood what he meant. "You mean to use the fact that their honor is tarnished to deter those Astartes from taking action?"

"That's what they care about most, isn't it?"

Vero's frown finally relaxed. Veritus left the city wall and began searching the palace for Wangerici.

He soon found Wangerich.

This is not because he has any means, but because Wangolichi didn't even think about hiding.

"You are quite leisurely."

Veritus approached Wangorichi, who was on the watchtower. "Terra is burning, and you're here looking at the view?"

"A view? No, Inquisitor. I am watching the beginnings of a revolution."