Before Bahram and Callistarius could rest for a while, a guard ran in with a hurried look.
After a reserved salute, he said loudly:
"There were a few greenskins sneaking around outside just now. We used traps to eliminate most of them, but one escaped. The foreman asked me to report to you two."
After hearing this, Bahram frowned.
There is no doubt that the greenskins have discovered this refugee camp and will soon launch a large-scale attack. The defense here cannot be said to be lacking, but it is basically vulnerable.
"Thanks a lot."
After letting the guards leave, Bahram looked at Callistarius, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly meditating.
For some reason, the think tank became sweaty, as if it was in a fierce confrontation with something.
"Sir, did I remember that we evacuated all civilians?"
"Didn't you listen to what that political commissar Yarick said?"
After hearing Bahram's words, Callistarius opened his eyes and said with a sneer:
"He must defend the nest city at all costs. All existing resources will serve this purpose, and the people here..."
Then he lowered his voice and shrugged.
"They were all abandoned. Perhaps their location was too deep into the greenskin territory and they could not be rescued at all. Or perhaps they were ignored in this panic. Or perhaps there were no extra resources for them to survive. No matter what
Either way, they're all left to die, and the greenskins are coming here."
Bahram sighed softly and turned his eyes to a group of children playing outside the door.
"No--"
Bahram's expression gradually became firm, and he shook his head,
"No, they haven't been abandoned, at least not yet, since we're here."
"It's just the two of us."
Callistarius sharply pointed out the key issue.
"That's right, there are just two of us, two indomitable Astartes, armed with weapons and capable of killing any greenskin in single combat."
"Did you think it would just be a few greenskins coming?"
Although Bahram is confident but not arrogant, he naturally knows that only a few greenskins will come, but he still persists.
"Sir, the emperor has blessed this place, and we are the tools sent by the emperor to carry out his will. This is our mission."
"So your opinion is to stay?"
Callistarius asked rhetorically, and the new recruits of the Astral Knights nodded in response.
"Yes, I want to stay and not go anywhere. If the Emperor wants me to serve generously here, then I have no regrets."
Callistarius smiled, said nothing, and continued to meditate with his eyes closed.
Bahram didn't know what the other party was thinking, but he had no intention of involving the think tank. If the think tank wanted to retreat, he would not say a word.
The recruit put his gun on his shoulder and stepped out of the church into the street.
The guards were arranging the boundaries of the settlement in the distance. They placed grenades with fuses at all possible entrances, which greatly consumed the few remaining ammunition, but it was undeniable that this
is the most reasonable approach.
The residents now try to keep their children at home as much as possible. Those very young children are too young to understand what the Emperor's Angels are and why they are there, but they are very happy to be here.
We saw legendary giants in the settlement, so the windows were full of curious little heads.
The older children would look at Bahram with the same reverence and fear as their parents.
Bahram discovered that no one had mentioned the evacuation. There was not even a communication device in this place. Everyone was silent about being abandoned by the empire and left to die.
It wasn't until he asked one person that he found out that everyone was just taking a chance, thinking that the greenskins would not visit this barren little corner. They had been so lucky to survive for more than half a month.
But if you go to other places, you will face the risk of "instability", so people would rather choose false "stability".
This may be a bit self-deceptive, but Bahram knows that he cannot be too harsh on these poor people.
"S-lord?"
Suddenly, a woman's voice came.
Bahram turned to look at the muddy street behind him, and found a woman staring at him. She was carrying a basin of water from a public well on her head, and beside her was a four- or five-year-old child who was grabbing her skirt.
boy.
The child's feet were bare and covered with mud.
"Do you need any help?"
Bahram responded with a smile, trying to appear as kind as possible.
"Go back to the house."
The woman said to her son, then waited until her son was out of earshot before speaking.
"We're all going to die, right?"
"I……"
Bahram opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Yes, they would probably die, all of them would die, but he knew it would be useless to tell her that.
"No, you won't die."
Bahram said seriously.
"Why not?"
The recruit tapped the eagle emblem on his chest with his fist, as if there was infinite power on it.
"We are the Emperor's angels and we will protect everyone."
"The Emperor's blessing."
The woman bent over gratefully, then turned and left. Bahram felt that he might not have left a deep impression on the other party. The tall and strong Hao Mo might be able to impress her, or the secretive and alert Robin.
, even the experienced Oscar, but it won’t be him.
Bahram has always felt that there is nothing special about him, he is just an ordinary soldier.
"Hey."
Bahram then called to her, and the woman stopped and turned to look at Astartes.
"If you can, stay home today and don't come out. Where is your husband?"
"he died."
Bahram was stunned, and then said softly:
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it, but at least...take good care of the children."
She just bent over and left.
After that, Bahram walked towards the main entrance. He wanted to check the loopholes in the defense. When the guards saw him, they gave way to a path.
The protective wall is still the same and looks strong, but Bahram knows that the green skin can make a big hole with just a light kick, and those spikes on the road posts are more of a comfort than the actual effect. After all, the green skin here is
Pi Ke has guns and cannons.
Afterwards, he climbed onto the defense platform and looked at the dark passage in the distance. Suddenly, he seemed to see something.
There was a flash of light in the dark corridor, and then a bullet hit the wall next to the door, half a meter away from Bahram's head, and at the same time there was the sound of footsteps as dull as rolling thunder.
At this time, the situation he was most worried about finally appeared.