Warhammer 40 A New Hope

Awooo——!

Amid the beast's screams, the huge Tyrannosaurus fell to the ground, and the [Lizard Veteran] on it also fell down.

Under the dense firepower, the surviving Lizardmen riders couldn't even fight back and were knocked down one after another by the dense firepower of the Lizardmen.

"Damn it! There are more enemies!"

"We have to save them! Otherwise..."

The Astra Militarum soldier suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words because he remembered that the commander would not allow them to expose themselves too much.

"Look, that lizard man!"

The sniper put his eyes back on the scope. He saw that the [Lizardman Veteran] had beheaded a ratman whose morale had been restored by the arrival of reinforcements with one axe, and then turned his back to the Astra Militarum.

Just before the attack, the lizardman happened to meet two people who were about to go up to the city wall tower to change people. He chatted with them for a while and said that he would treat them to fruit wine after the battle.

But now...

In the telescope, the remaining lizardmen gathered around the [Lizardman Veteran], and the lizardman raised his finger and gave a thumbs up in their sight.

"For the Great Plan! For the Ancient Saints!"

Then, he shouted this sentence with all his strength. The other lizardmen behind him also shouted this sentence, and then rushed towards the enemies in front of them without hesitation.

"...Damn it..."

War, no matter where or when, has never changed...

. . . . . .

A place far away from the city of Itaza.

Several Catachan warriors wearing green camouflage were marching in the dense jungle, alert to everything around them.

"stop."

The leading Catachan warrior called the others to a halt and signaled them to be quiet and on guard.

Then, he nimbly climbed up a big tree, killed a poisonous snake that was half asleep on the tree, and threw the body down.

I reached the top of the tree, escaped through the telescope, and looked at an open space in the distance.

There were several pits, from which slave rats kept running out, and were building something under the command of a rat-man who looked like an engineer.

Are those several launch pads?!

107. Times have changed! Rat! (Part )

Itaza City - The temple where Kroka's body is placed

A large number of instruments of the Mechanicus were placed here. Thanks to the persuasion of Master Mazdamuddi, Zhang Yi and others were able to move these things in and use them to test the mummified body of Master Kroka.

Afterwards, Master Ma returned to Hesuotah on the grounds that he needed to stabilize the situation and prevent the ratmen from attacking from multiple directions. He asked Master Kua Kuat to take him to supervise the actions of Zhang Yi and others.

Before and during the Skaven siege, Father Kadoc and other members of the Adeptus Mechanicus performed a comprehensive scan of Master Kroka's body, concluding that, apart from the presence of psychic energy still flowing within it, it was the mummified corpse of a large amphibian.

They said that they had more than one way to bring the corpse back to life, such as installing a large number of mechanical devices. Of course, if they wanted to make it move, it would depend on the soul of Master Kroka.

They also said that the remains were actually well preserved and in good condition, which was really good compared to some Mechanicus priests who had lived for a long time.

You know, some of the Mechanicus have nothing left on their bodies except their brains, and they don't have a human form at all...

If the Emperor allowed the use of some relics from the Golden Age, it would actually be possible without installing a large amount of mechanical devices.

Of course, Gorok, who is guarding Master Kroka, and Master Kua Kuat, who is monitoring Zhang Yi and his team, will naturally not let Zhang Yi and his team do this, although Master Kua Kuat said that the "cyberpunk version of the magic toad" does sound very cool.

"How about I ask Master Kroka for your advice?" Zhang Yi pointed at himself and said, looking at the situation that was about to reach a stalemate. "To be precise, let's talk about it."

In response to Zhang Yi's proposal, Gorok, Master Kwa Kwat and Father Kadoc looked at each other and said that it was indeed possible.

After all, as the current supreme leader of the Lizardmen and the person involved, he is indeed the most qualified to speak on this matter.

Therefore, Zhang Yi was allowed to approach the remains of Master Kroka, which were protected by many [Temple Guards], and under the supervision of [Great White Lizard] Gorok and Master Kua Kuat, he had a spiritual and soul communication with this powerful first-generation magic toad priest.

Under the watchful eyes and vigilance of many lizardmen, Zhang Yi walked up to the remains that were adorned with countless gold ornaments and wrapped in bandages. After taking a deep breath, he placed his hand on it.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yi felt the surrounding scene begin to stretch and distort, and the sense of touch of the ground suddenly disappeared.

Then Zhang Yi felt his whole body moving upwards and passing through the thick roof of the temple.

Even though he had come into contact with a lot of strange things, this experience still made Zhang Yi's expression twisted and his stomach began to churn.

At this moment, a hand suddenly supported her from behind, and at the same time, a majestic yet gentle voice sounded in his ears.

"Hold steady, take a deep breath, it's normal to feel dizzy at first."

With the help of this voice, Zhang Yi slowly stabilized his suddenly rising body and controlled his own shape.

Then he turned his head and looked towards the voice.

It was a white, glowing silhouette of a huge human figure.

[Child of the Stars]

"... did the emperor have such flowing hair before he went to the toilet?"

"It's more flowing and smooth than you think." Fragment said, shaking her flowing hair. "You are not unreasonable to suspect that Horus's rebellious son rebelled because of his hair."

"..... What the hell?" Zhang Yi was a little surprised when he heard Fragment's joke. "Are you kidding me?"

"Maybe not?"

"..."

Soon the two of them arrived in a boundless starry sky, where a blue shadow was sitting cross-legged, facing the shining stars.

"Master Kroka..."

【．．． Unknown person．．．】 Kroka's voice rang in Zhang Yi's ears【And, the young god of the hot-blooded race．．】

[I already know your intentions] (Kroka)

[No need to bother with my decaying body, the ancient saints have predicted all this] (Kroka)

[I need you, young god of the hot-blooded race. Your power will enable me to recover some of my strength sooner, allowing me to walk in the mortal world again in advance.] (Kroka)

[At the same time, I need you to try to purify the largest incubation pool in Itaza City] (Kroka)

[As long as it is purified, I can use it to restore my body and redirect the Grand Plan] (Kroka)

[At that time, the Lizardmen, as creations of the Ancient Saints, will be the eternal allies of mankind, and we will also share most of the knowledge of the Ancient Saints with you] (Kroka)

[We will also face the evil enemy outside with you] (Kroka)

[Swear in the Name of the Ancients] (Kroka)

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Itaza City, Temporary Command Post of the Astra Militarum

"According to the information sent by our reconnaissance team, a Skaven building was found under construction in the northeast of the city. According to observation, it should be a launch device." Captain Loken said to the surrounding Lizardman commanders. "According to the information we have, it should be used to launch the [Doomsday Rocket] device."

"At the same time, some of our troops have also detected a small amount of radiation from the [Dimension Stone] in some areas. These rats should be transporting their weapons from underground."

"If this kind of weapon is launched towards the surrounding area of ​​the city, can you intercept it?" A [Spirit Lizard Priest] asked first.

"Theoretically, it's OK. These old-fashioned rockets don't travel very fast. It's not a problem to intercept them before they hit the ground or even in mid-air, but..."

"The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and no one can predict what the situation will be like at that time." said another [Lizardman Veteran].

"Let me lead an army to destroy them!"

As soon as a giant lizard lord expressed his opinion, he was hit with a stick by a skink lizard that stood up.

"The city is full of enemies. It's impossible to get out."

Since the war began, six ratman troops have arrived near Itaza City and started attacking the Lizardmen. According to the information collected by the Lizardmen, at least four more ratman troops are on the way.

Because Zhang Yi repaired several hatching pools, the nearby ratmen suffered a lot. They would never allow another big threat to be resurrected.

Just then, a Skink ran in and jumped directly onto the table.

"Slan, news from Slan." The Skin Lizard said to the people around him first. "[Don't worry about the rockets of those rats. The Wanderer has returned. With the help of his new allies, he will completely eliminate the threat.]"

. . . . . .

Roar!

A large number of [Holy Monitor Lizards] and [Monitor Lizards] rushed out from the dense jungle and killed the unprepared ratmen.

The one leading them was an extremely tall giant lizard - [Wanderer] - Nakai.

This powerful first-generation giant lizard, who once fought his way into the Chaos Wasteland alone and made the demons tremble in fear, has now ended his wandering and started fighting for a grand plan once again.

The rats who were building the launch pads were caught off guard. The tall monitors easily knocked apart the launch pads that had already taken shape, and killed every Skaven in their sight.

The [Clan Rats] and a small number of [Storm Rats] that served as the defensive force had their morale crushed almost the moment they came into contact with the enemy, and they fled in all directions. Needless to say, the other ratmen of lower status and weaker size had already run away.

boom! boom! boom!

Biubiubiu!

The Catachan troop that ran to the cave entrance in advance killed every rat that tried to escape through the tunnel. The ground was already filled with rat-man corpses and body parts.

Buzz——!

Tear it apart!

The roaring chainsaw sword tore the storm rats in front of them into pieces, forcing the other ratmen to give up the idea of ​​escaping through this cave and instead run into the jungle.

In less than ten minutes, all the ratmen here had run into the dense jungle, where there would be more "enemies" waiting for them.

At this moment, the monitor lizards came to the Catachan soldiers one after another, and Nakai, who was a head taller than ordinary monitor lizards, followed and walked in front of them.

The leader of the Catachan army saw this, but did not panic at all. Instead, he walked up to Nakai, who was much taller than him, and looked him in the eye.

The weird situation continued like this for a while until Nakai burst out laughing.

"There are such powerful warriors among humans." Nakai said. "You didn't let a rat into the cave, did you?"

"Anyone who wants to go in is right under your feet, big crocodile."

"Hahaha, you guys are really mad at me."

"What do you want to do next? Fight your way into the cave?"

"I'm not stupid. I've been in the ratmen's caves before. They're very complicated and you can get lost if you're not careful." Nakai said. "We'll wait for them to fall into our trap."

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"DIE! DIE!"

"KILL·THE·ALL!"

Rats, endless numbers of them, rats as big as humans.

They were screaming, shouting, and attacking all the enemies in front of them!

shhhhhh!

Boom boom boom!

Da da da da da!

Bear--!

The projectile fired by the [Poison Wind Mortar] drew an arc in the air, and then exploded on the ground, knocking down a large group of Lizardmen and the ratmen who were fighting with them.

The [Weapons Team] and [Gun Squad] almost ignored the enemy and were only busy shooting madly at everything in their sight. The bullets made of dimensional stone harvested one life after another.

Bright green flames spewed out from the flamethrowers of the [Dimension Stone Flame Squad]. The raging flames engulfed a huge Triceratops and gradually burned it to ashes.

With the addition of more ratmen, more powerful weapons and mutated giant rats, the lizardmen defending the city gradually began to lose their strength because there were simply too many of them.

boom--!

Suddenly, a huge mushroom cloud with green dots rose from the distance, and then a huge roar reached the battlefield.

Seeing this scene, the rats couldn't help but stop what they were doing and look at the mushroom cloud.

Similarly, the lizard people also saw the huge mushroom cloud, but the difference was that they knew what it was and cheered for it.

"Don't ever think about getting close to the Holy City! Never!"