When Luko woke up, he found himself in a small room. The surrounding walls were made of metal, smooth and flat, with no unnecessary decoration.
The white light is soft and not dazzling, but there is no obvious light source in the room.
At this time, he was lying on a metal shelf fixed to the wall. As long as he took a breath, he could clearly feel the smoky and burning discomfort in his throat.
When he thought of the man named Saul lifting him up with his arms like a bag of garbage, Luko could not suppress the anger in his heart. The psychological blow he received was far more serious than the physical injury.
many.
He also still remembered Soshyan's contemptuous words.
"traitor!"
Soon, Luko was caught up in the chaotic scenes and fratricidal murders that day, and his head hurt.
How is the warband doing now?
Did Sarpedon and the others escape?
Ice-cold fear clenched Luko's insides, and he tried to grab his throat to let his breath flow smoothly.
Although no injuries were visible, he was certain that Soshyan must have hurt his neck when he grabbed him.
He took a few breaths and let his legs hang down from the shelf.
Looking around, Luko found nothing, neither the door nor the light. The walls were bare, flat and bright, with no gaps to be found.
"anyone there?"
He shouted, a little restless, and shouted a few more times regardless of the pain in his throat.
"Is there anyone out there?"
No reply came.
The Captain of the Soul Drinkers slowly moved from the metal bed to the ground. His armor had been stripped off and he only wore a simple robe - this is usually worn when confessing crimes. Does this mean that he has been raped?
Found guilty?
He walked slowly around the room, trying to find an exit or a way to communicate with the guards outside.
But in the end nothing was found.
While executing nervously, he kept tapping the wall with his fingers, and suddenly found a place with a different echo, which might be the exit.
Finally, he pressed his face against the wall opposite the bed and finally found two vertical cracks - it seemed that they were the doors, although he didn't know how to open them.
He is most likely on a warship now?
If you look closely, the wall seems to be vibrating slightly, as if it is resonating with something.
Luko heard a faint rumble, probably some kind of engine beating.
After thinking for a while, he returned to bed.
He was a little discouraged about not being able to communicate with the outside world and protesting his innocence.
He decided to put these aside and think about the consequences of the incident and his own fate.
Perhaps Sarpedon died, and they were all unable to escape from the hulk, and were all buried in the cold steel tomb.
Or maybe they were all like him, arrested and locked up in a small room like this, and then tortured to make them confess.
Astartes turned into cruel jailers?
This idea is a bit absurd, but Luko will always think of this in the end, thinking of red-hot irons, meat-cutting knives and other cruel methods that may be used.
He can only lie in bed now and can't do anything.
"Um?"
Suddenly, feeling something strange in the air, Luko opened his eyes and looked up to see two Astartes entering the room through a strange door.
Wearing plain and simple silver-gray power armor, they lifted Luko up from the bed and dragged him out of the room without saying a word.
Outside the door, another soldier was waiting for him, and there was another man in white armor. Although he was not wearing a helmet, he still recognized this person - the pharmacist Pallas.
The group of people passed quickly through the corridor in silence.
The walls of the corridor are the same as those of the room, but the light is slightly dim.
"Hey!"
Luko shouted nervously:
"What are you going to do? Where are you taking me?"
"Shut up!"
The white-armored pharmacist scolded.
"Please, Brother Pallas, what is going on?"
"Keeping quiet will do you good, Captain Luko."
Soon they rounded the corner and entered an archway, which opened into a dark hall.
As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ke felt the temperature drop suddenly, the freezing air penetrated his heart, and the hot breath he exhaled condensed into mist in front of him.
A lone lamp in the corridor outside the door dragged people's shadows long, but after the door was closed, the only light disappeared, leaving only darkness.
Luko was pushed by the escort and stood directly in the darkness. The escort immediately retreated, leaving him alone in the darkness without seeing anything.
"what happened?"
Luko asked loudly:
"Why don't you say anything?"
"Quiet!"
A voice he didn't recognize spoke.
"who!"
Luko fell into panic because he couldn't see anything. He only heard the sound of footsteps surrounding him, but he didn't know how many people there were.
Maybe the person who escorted him is still here, and maybe there are other people here too.
"Luco Gimili?"
Pallas said in the darkness:
"Is that your name?"
"You know this is it! Please, brother, tell me what's going on?"
"nothing."
The pharmacist continued:
"Nothing has happened. The think tank director's conspiracy to seize power has been foiled. Most of the conspirators have been wiped out. Only a few have slipped through the net... We will soon be able to find all the traitors and kill them one by one."
"I have nothing to do with any of this!"
Luko waved his hands excitedly, as if trying to drive away his fear.
"I'm just following orders!"
"This is the only reason why you were not tortured. We were going to use some means to get you to confess those secrets."
The unfamiliar voice spoke, carrying a death threat.
"Tell me everything you know. Don't even think about keeping it a secret. Otherwise, you'll be in good shape... Let's start with how you got involved in the think tank director's actions."
"I already said, I just obey orders!"
"Then why do you follow him?"
"This, this... this is tradition. The holy Lord has the power to command us to initiate an action."
"Holy Lord? Is the initiator of this action to seize the Soul Spear the Holy Lord?"
This time it was Pallas's voice.
"Yes! It's Ictinos."
"What about Sarpedon? How did he become your direct commander?"
"I...I don't know either."
"You see, he is lying. You must give him some pain, otherwise he will not confess."
The unfamiliar voice whispered in a sinister tone.
"I'm ready here."
"confession?"
Luko was shocked.
"What I said is true!"
"You liar! You participated in the whole conspiracy from the beginning, admit it! You are very aware of Sarpedon's plan, and you also knew about his corruption early on! Don't you dare to say it? You traitor, coward!
"
"I'm not a coward!"
Luco tried to tell.
"Then you admit that you are a traitor?"
"of course not!"
Luko was so angry that he flew into a rage.
"You bastard! You are trying to induce a confession!!"