Gray-black dark clouds are still shrouding the sky, and the torrential rain has made the whole world immersed in water. The sky is water, and the ground is also water.
In the sky, the lead-gray cumulonimbus clouds seem to have no end, and the entire world's soil has turned into mud ponds and swamps in the sudden rain that lasted for several months.
Unlike the clouds that cannot be seen at the end of a mortal's field of vision, if you can get rid of the gravity of the earth's surface and observe the planet from an orbital perspective.
You will find that these endless clouds are ultimately part of the cantilever that forms a huge swirling cloud.
And this huge swirling typhoon group is the initiator of this heavy rain.
Right now, on the cantilever on the edge of this huge vortex covering hundreds of kilometers nearby, there are four inconspicuous "meteors" dragging down the white smoke caused by the evaporation of rainwater. p>
"How much height is there?" Calvin asked Gavins in the communicator that came with the Terminator.
"8500-8000-7500...Still landing!"
"Find a high point! The view below is not good!" Calvin said to Gavins.
"Roger! Trajectory correction, others follow!" Gavins said in the communication channel, while starting the rocket injection device in the airdrop cabin to start the second trajectory correction.
From the perspective of the sky, four airdrop pods ejected white wakes almost in no particular order, forming an equilateral triangle formation with Calvin's cabin as the core, and began the last adjustment before landing. "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" Four heavy airdrop pods carrying the Gray Knights landed on a slightly higher flat ground 10 kilometers away from the hive.
There is still a long way to go from the nest capital, but this is already their operational limit after penetrating the edge of the clouds and adjusting their trajectory again to close the distance to the nest capital as much as possible.
As the air pressure valve was activated, the hatch was quickly lowered. The Gray Knights, led by Calvin, also quickly conducted a vigilant exploration around.
After the cabin door opened, Calvin also picked up the sword in his hand and walked out of the cabin.
Against the gray background, his armor did not appear dim at all. The force field shields on both sides of his shoulders had automatically turned on, allowing the rain to flow around his head. The golden color of the steel halo on the scripture stand above the energy backpack
The halo intersects with the silver light of the blue psychic ring on his head.
Such a sacred scene made the surrounding Gray Knights look even more excited. Especially the Terminators who knew Calvin's identity were grateful to the Emperor for his generosity and kindness.
In this kind of battlefield where there are no outsiders and the Gray Knights alone have not seen the enemy yet, these excited Terminators would really like to shout out the war cry that has been discussed for a long time:
"For the Emperor! And the Holy Titan Lord!"
Calvin could detect the mood swings of these Terminators, but he didn't know the reason.
At this time, he was looking at the screen on the arm armor of his left arm, checking his position, while using his peripheral vision to observe the surrounding terrain features and checking the information on the screen one by one.
"Here, um, here, um, that's right..."
Gavins and Tariq stood on both sides of him, guarding him and waiting for his orders.
The two captains of the two interceptor teams not far away also broke away from their formations after arranging the security mission and walked towards Calvin.
Calvin did not let them wait any longer. After confirming his position, he quickly picked out the path that seemed the most undefensible from the nearest route.
He raised his voice slightly to attract the attention of the two paladins standing around him and the interceptor team leader who had just arrived:
"Here, 3 kilometers further ahead, is the suburban area of the nest. There is the small agricultural area of the nest there. We will enter from here. And here, right behind us, are the surface settlements nearby.
, let’s be careful..."
Before he finished speaking, the sounds of footsteps in the forest in the distance and the warning reminder from the Gray Knight responsible for this direction made Calvin raise his head and look in that direction:
At the end of the line of sight, about 500 meters away through these black dead trees without branches and leaves, a group of at least a hundred carrion corpses that could barely be seen as humanoid were being driven away by the stitching monsters of some larger corpses.
Walking towards the Gray Knights.
Calvin just finished speaking. He looked at these unexpected uninvited guests, put down his left arm, lifted up the sword stuck on the ground and shook it slightly, aqua blue with silvery spiritual energy flowing along
The spiritual energy channel on the spine of the sword ignited the entire sword body.
Looking at these rotting corpses that were polluted, imprisoned in their own rotting bodies, and could not be released after death, Calvin said softly:
"Well, let's do this here first, we have work to do."
Following Calvin's words, the Gray Knights efficiently followed the previous combat formations. They silently divided according to their functions and stood ready for this encounter.
Different from the explosive situation here, in the towering hive in the distance, in the auditorium on the top floor, there is another absurd and sad scene.
In the same dark environment, a huge figure that was no different from before was wandering painfully in the hall of the chapel with a pile of "precious waste" on its head.
This monster, whose former name was Hailan and whose identity was the governor of the empire, was trapped in his own memories and could not escape. His consciousness was sometimes sober and sometimes chaotic, making him completely unable to control himself.
And the pain caused by the memories of himself whenever he was awake made him howl with an anger that was inhumane: "Son of malice... Son of malice! Son of malice!!!"
He swung the copper pillar in his hand and knocked away the body of an Astartes warrior lying on the side wall at the back of the auditorium.
Still unable to understand his hatred, he chased after him with staggering steps, angrily grabbed the heavy lamppost with both hands, flattened and smashed the dark yellow power armor on the lifeless corpse on the ground.
"This time, it is for my comrades; this time, it is for my relatives and friends; this time, it is for the people at the top; this time, it is for the workers at the bottom..."
"哐! 哐! 哐! 哐..." In the empty hall, the sound of the collision between the heavy lamppost and the ceramic steel echoed continuously. The corresponding sound was heard by the entire room, the entire auditorium and even the entire nest.
Generally quiet.
In contrast to the dead silence that represents absolute silence, in the room behind the auditorium, a tall shrub that should not exist is growing lushly in a place where a fountain should be.
The fine lines and tiny hairs on the green branches and leaves prove its health. The pink flowers at the top and the green branches below seem to have freshly condensed dew.
Shining on the light source at the top of the room, it is so vibrant and beautiful.
It makes people feel happy at first sight, and gives people a new understanding of life. People can't help but wonder if this is some kind of revelation from the God of Life, and people can't help but wonder how much it has absorbed.