Chapter 1744 Mordian’s Iron Guard
Standard Terra Calendar 965.M41
Endymion Star Cluster, Fifth War Zone, Slgard System, Shepherd III Planet< br>
With the final completion of some vicious ritual, the tide of subspace reaches the physical universe with silent screams. Then the space is tainted by unspeakable madness, reality itself shrinks, and the screaming souls Under the control of some force, the wave twisted into some kind of chaotic creation, which appeared in the vision of the psyker as a huge black star, emitting a poisonous light.
The next second, the entire planet fell into boundless darkness.
"Go to hell!"
Thab Morris, the leader of the Mordian 227th Regiment, cursed and moved the telescope away from his hard face with several scars. Then he handed it over to the political commissar beside him. The originally gorgeous blue military uniform was already covered with dust, and the golden ribbon on his shoulders had also become dim, just like the situation they were facing now.
The political commissar of the Modian 227th Regiment picked up the telescope and saw the thing on the road. Today, with a crazy smile and glowing eyes, the thing stumbled out of the ominous night.
“They are coming again.”
Etra is a medium-sized hive city with a population of about one billion. However, when the power of chaos enveloped the planet, most of the people lost it immediately of reason - and it is certain that most of these people have transformed or are transforming into some kind of being that deviates from the Emperor's light.
However, this situation is actually not unfamiliar to the Mordins.
The Mordian Iron Guard comes from the small world of Mordian with a crowded hive and scarce resources. Since Mordian's rotation speed and revolution are synchronized, Mordian's side is always bathed in the scorching light. The other side is shrouded in endless darkness, which further reduces the already small area of Mordian. Everyone is squeezed into a small area on the dark side, which is only one-tenth the size of Terra.
All Mordians live in huge pyramid-shaped hives. Multi-story steel and ceramic towers extend outward like mountains, growing toward the sky, and all the resources on Mordian The others are ruled by a class called the Daizheng Wangqun, who strictly control and ration all biological materials.
The lack of resources and dim lights have shrouded all Mordian cities in an oppressive and gloomy atmosphere. Coupled with the crowded environment, it will naturally breed all kinds of dissatisfaction, and the Mordian Iron Guard It is the only guarantee between order and complete anarchy. Therefore, when the Iron Guard is not deployed to a war zone, they will spend a lot of time maintaining order among the people. They will work hard and quickly crush any budding rebellion. Rebellion while protecting the world from external threats.
What made the Mordian Iron Guard famous was their battle to defend the planet.
In the long and sinister history of the Inquisition, there are many stories of betrayal and terror, of the destruction of worlds and the triumph of human greed and foolishness, especially when demonic forces are involved, with most planets ultimately destroyed. , however there are still some stories of human victory, and in rare cases even demons will be repelled and driven back into the void despite stubborn resistance.
Mordian is one of them.
Thousands of years ago, Mordian was invaded by demons summoned by cult groups on the planet. The entire planet trembled, the sky was ignited, and Chaos ships were spit out from the warp, raining down death and fire. Rain, Chaos Space Marines swarmed into the city and carried out a massive and bloody massacre for their evil god.
Isolated and helpless, Mordian was left with only their Iron Guards, and they did not let down their homeland. Whether it was demons, Chaos Space Marines, or other monsters, the Iron Guards Unwavering, they stood their ground, firing round after round of lasers at the enemy ranks, fighting for every building and street. Even the evil forces of Chaos could not defeat these determined soldiers quickly. Even the Chaos Space Marines Weary after countless futile onslaughts.
Although the Mordian Guards paid a huge sacrifice, they won the most precious thing in history - time. The Empire's support fleet arrived, and at the same time the psykers in the fleet managed to close the Chaos Rift. Dispelled the demon. As a result of the Mordian Campaign, the Mordian Guards were quickly recognized as one of the most elite units in the Astra Militarum and deployed to many battlefields across the galaxy. He was not very frightened by the coming Chaos trick, and was not as panicked as other Astra Militarum troops.
However, this does not mean that the situation will improve. In fact, according to the results of previous communications with superiors, there are only a dozen regiments of the Astra Militarum still holding on in the Aitra Hive, and they The main defense is the hive spire, which is the only place in the hive that still maintains power, void shields and communication facilities.
No matter what, they must hold on here until reinforcements arrive.
The Mordian 227th Regiment is stationed in a temporary fortress converted from a hospital on the south side of the hive spire. As the protrusion of the entire defense line, it serves as a cover for the Astral Legion on both sides, and it also has to look after the rear of the fortress. At the refugee camp three kilometers away, there were nearly 50,000 surviving refugees gathered there, most of whom were residents of the Middle Nest and Upper Nest. Although there was assistance from the Ministry of Justice, the 227th Regiment was forced to dispatch a thousand people to help maintain order. , which made their originally tight military strength even more embarrassing. Now there are only more than 6,000 soldiers capable of fighting, compared with 15,000 when they first arrived at the Maelstrom.
Tabor Morris picked up the pistol and took a breath. A cloud of white mist rose in front of him. The temperature was now only about ten degrees.
More than two hundred meters away from the hospital, streets and houses were burning, bringing precious light with them.
The icy air tasted like bile, he wasn't sure if it was the effects of the warp or his own psychology.
At this time, the crazy crowd had already rushed hundreds of meters away from the fortress.
"Hold on, for the sacred throne!"
Talber Morris shouted, shooting his gun through the neck of a madman who was scratching at the barricade.
Mad, that's the word he used to describe them, a euphemism that belied its horror, but it couldn't hide their torn faces and awkwardly splayed limbs, or the fiery light behind their bloodshot eyes.
They are now crawling over the barricades, hanging themselves on a pile of dead bodies of their own kind, limping blindly into the range of the laser gun. From previous contact, it can be known that they have lost all sanity. Once they get close to the target will start killing, grinning the whole time.
“Remember your oaths!”
The Mordians, neatly dressed in blue uniforms, gray trousers and polished leather boots, lined up in a tight queue and used the triple lasers in their hands. The gun adjusts to rapid-fire mode, and then the trigger is pulled - the triple-heavy laser gun is a highly improved version of the standard laser gun. It is named after providing three selectable fire modes, making it very flexible on the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)