Warhammer 40 A New Hope

One after another, parchment scrolls filled with imperial prayers were fixed to the machine with wax stamps. The apprentices devoutly anointed the huge machine in front of them with holy oil, while the others chanted without stopping for a moment.

Snap--!

squeak--!

As Kohl pulled the starter, the huge mechanical device in front of him hummed and began to vibrate.

At the same time, the originally silent buildings seemed to come alive, and the lights began to light up one by one.

call out--!

The red beam shot straight into the sky and quickly spread out, crossing the subspace and tearing open a passage to the outside world.

[The Asian gold energy extraction device has been started]

【Self-checking...Self-checking...】

[Energy is increasing, and output is about to reach the upper limit]

[No returning sub-gold energy has been detected yet, continue to increase energy output]

[The channel continues to expand... No obvious subspace energy detected]

【Backflow energy detected, confirmed... confirmed...】

【Confirmed as Yajin Energy】

"Is it too far?" Great Sage Kaul muttered as he looked at the data stream on the light screen. "Most of the energy we obtained was used to maintain this channel..."

"Although, it is still a huge energy source."

"Unfortunately it couldn't last long..."

The great sage Kaul remained silent as he watched the endless extraction of sub-gold energy from another world and the faint cries of grief.

"But I did succeed. I succeeded in establishing a cross-world channel, although there were many limiting factors in this success..."

"I have foreseen the trouble that may come. What I can get won't be much..."

"But, enough is enough."

The great sage Kaul then summoned his men and asked them to bottle the acquired [Asian Energy] as much as possible within three days, and after purification, deliver it to his vehicle.

There are only three days left, and Great Sage Kaul knows that such a big move will inevitably attract the attention of various forces.

The special energy from another world, hell, called [Argent Energy], has many similarities with the subspace of their world, so it is almost certain that the situation here will cause a reaction in the subspace.

On the other hand, even though most of the extracted [Asian Energy] is used to maintain the stability of the channel because the two worlds are far apart in the past, it is still a considerable amount of energy. Such a huge amount of energy can easily attract the attention of another force - the Tyranids.

Of course, there are also the greenskins that are everywhere in this galaxy - to put it bluntly, it would be abnormal without these mushrooms...

A non-friendly Eldar unit also seems to have been seen nearby.

Finally, the demon killer, the man who had hunted down the demons of his world for hundreds and thousands of years and even killed the creator god of his world - DOM, would eventually find this place. He would not tolerate the reappearance of hell again.

Therefore, the Great Sage Kohl needs to transfer as many [Argentum Energy Tanks] as possible and leave before the situation here becomes a mess.

"Maybe someone from there might come back..." (Kaul)

At this moment, DOM, who was far away in Terra and was about to go to the webway to level up as usual, suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.

"...the breath of hell..."

170. Hunting Mission: Pale Giant

Wendigo, this creature originated from the legend of a certain area in the Terra 3K period. They are a kind of man-eating monster, believed to be a monster that humans turned into after cannibalism, and the legend has emphasized that this practice is taboo.

These monsters are usually depicted as pale-skinned, skinny but swift humanoids that crawl on all fours.

At that time, people also used the word "Wendigo" to describe greedy and unsatisfied people.

In this world, the creature called 'Wendigo' that Shu Fei hoped the [Star Knights] did not conquer naturally had nothing to do with the ancient legend. The people of this world had already determined that it was a product of excessive genetic modification and debugging - some people even saw the number of the experimental subject on the face of the huge and ferocious creature.

The reason why the rampaging experimental subject was called "Wendigo" was because under its thick hair was an equally pale and skinny body, as well as a face that looked like a human yet extremely hideous.

This monster has affected the trade in Snow White City and also threatened the safety of people going out.

The city where Shu Fei lives has offered a bounty of five thousand silver or items of equivalent value as a reward for hunting down this experimental creature, and it is said that the bounty has recently risen to six thousand.

This monster occupies a large area as its territory, and all creatures he finds in that area will be regarded as food.

A team with guns once tried to take on this mission and went hunting, but no one came back. A hunter found what looked like their corpses near the area - they had been eaten clean.

After some discussion, the Space Marines of [Astral Knights] decided to take on this mission, but in addition to the original reward, they hoped to have a fixed trade route passing through their gathering place, and at the same time hoped to obtain the specific location of the [Axis Security] force base.

Then, the veteran Lorak and the new recruit Yim followed Shufei's caravan to [Snow White City].

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Two days later

The city was not far from where the [Astral Knights] lived, but considering the number of people and the speed of the caravan, the two accompanying Space Marines could only follow the caravan slowly.

They can't possibly run away carrying the ankylosaurs on their backs. They can't carry so many of them...

The city walls are made of solid marble and are covered with snow that fell last night, which is the origin of the city's name.

Judging from naked-eye observation, the battlefield of this city is about tens of square kilometers, with a possible population of nearly 10,000 people. The city walls are equipped with city defense guns and a small number of anti-aircraft guns, and the technological level is probably at the 3K level.

Rokak and Yim followed Shufei's caravan into the city, amidst the curious or surprised gazes of most people.

"The number of demi-humans is not small." Yim said as he looked at the fox-eared girls with ears and tails or the muscular bear men who were looking at him curiously.

"Different worlds have different situations." said Lorak. "We need to adapt..."

"The empire has changed under his influence."

The two Space Marines were then taken to a place that looked like a government building, where they were received by a gentle man wearing glasses.

After a round of polite words, the man promised to give Lorak and others 7,000 silver pieces or items of equivalent value as a reward for completing the task. He also guaranteed that there would be fixed caravans that would go to their residence to trade at fixed time intervals.

However, they were not very clear about the exact location of [Tianzhou Security]'s residence.

On the one hand, their services have always been expensive and there are few buyers; on the other hand, those who come from this shining world are also intentionally hiding the specific location of their residence.

However, he promised to do his best to find out the exact location of [Tianzhou Security] as long as they can successfully kill the monster.

After Lorak marked the monster's activity range on the map, two Space Marines immediately went there to see what the monster was like.

. . . . . .

It was still snowing and the sun had already set. For this planet, the light of the precious star was gradually disappearing.

"This is... the skeleton of a hammering beast." Lorak said, looking at the pile of bones in front of him. "It has multiple comminuted fractures. The attacker must have been some kind of oversized creature."

"I remember that according to the information we know, the knocking beast is the largest normal wild creature."

"Yes." Lorak agreed with Yim. "We are not far from our goal..."

At this time, the two Space Marines had arrived in a dark forest, and the huge skeleton in front of them proved that they were about to find their target.

"Stay alert and keep going."

The safety of the grenade launchers in their hands were taken off, and the two Space Marines slowed down their pace and looked around vigilantly.

rustling—

Bang bang bang!

The sound of bolter fire echoed through the forest, traveling far away.

"Something is wrong..." Lorak looked in the direction where Yim was firing, but there was no response from the night vision device and life detection device on his helmet. "The sound was indeed coming from there, why..."

"It's not some ordinary genetically modified experimental organism..."

"It is a biological weapon!"

Phew—bang!

The Space Marine Yim, who was wearing power armor and weighing several tons, was suddenly knocked away by something.

Then, a strong and fierce wind blew towards Lorak, bringing up the snowflakes falling from the sky.

Bang—crack!

Lorak jumped back in time and dodged, but the big tree next to him was hit by something and broke.

At this moment, Lorak, a veteran of the [Star Knights], also saw the attacker.

The air in front of him was a little distorted, and then pale and thin arms appeared in the air, followed by black hair and...

roar--!

That pale human-like face!

"Mimic skin?"

boom!

The huge monster used its limbs that were extremely disproportionate to its body size and burst out with an equally unscientific speed, rushing towards Lorak.

Bang bang bang!

The sound of grenade launchers came from another direction. Several bombs hit the monster from the side, knocking it to the side. Its huge body disappeared into the forest.

"Brother Lorak, are you okay?" Im, who was knocked away, appeared in front of Lorak with his grenade launcher and said.

"It's alright, brother." Lorak replied. "Very timely support."

"Is it dead?"

Lorak did not answer Im's question immediately, but came to the place where the monster was hit and looked at the ground.

"what is that?"

There were several pale white ceramic fragments on the ground.

"Mineral bulletproof skin."

The two of them looked at the direction where the monster flew out at the same time, but found that there was only a pit left on the snow, and the monster was nowhere to be found.

"Invisible again."

In response, the two Space Marines stood back to back and looked around vigilantly.

"The biological detector didn't respond. Doesn't it have body temperature?" (Yim)

"It controls its own body temperature, or it is a cold-blooded animal." (Lorach)

"But that's not right. Normally cold-blooded animals shouldn't be able to move in this kind of weather." (Yim)

"Then you have to ask those who made it..." (Lorak)

Click--click!

At this moment, a thick tree nearby suddenly made a breaking sound, and a big tree fell towards the two of them. At the same time, the huge figure attacked them from the other side.

"This monster actually has a certain level of intelligence?!" (Yim)

The fallen giant trees and the attacking monsters came from two directions, forcing them to either stand in the middle and be attacked from the front and back, or spread out and be separated.

It's just like Yim said, this monster has a certain intelligence. He knows that it is easier to hunt one person alone than two people, and he also knows how to create simple dilemmas to achieve this goal.

Normally, he succeeds.

As a new recruit, Yim simply dropped his weapon, raised his hands, and caught the fallen tree trunk. The heavy tree caused his huge body to sink down.

Then, Yim grabbed the tree trunk with both hands, bypassed Lorak and swung at the oncoming monster.

Bang—crack!

Under the huge impact force, the trees broke, and the monster was caught off guard and knocked to the side.

Seeing this, Lorak on the side was not idle either. He immediately ran towards the direction of the monster that was knocked away, firing continuously with the grenade launcher in his hand.

Bang bang bang!

The rocket-propelled bullet accurately hit the other side of the monster's abdomen, and the white shell-like substance shattered in the explosion and splashed everywhere.

thump!

At this time, the monster had fallen to the ground and began to struggle to get up, but Lorak would not give him this chance.

He hung the grenade launcher in his hand back to his waist, took out a tactical dagger and a melta grenade at the same time, and then he directly hit the monster's waist.

boom!