Chapter 2011 House of the Curse
“Quick, quick, quick!!!”
The shrill screams made Hayes’ hair stand on end and made him even more anxious. He, the stick insect and the big-eared monster hurriedly Pushing the soil into the trench with his hands to try to extinguish the flames, Cabri even jumped into the trench where the flames had not been completely extinguished, regardless of the high temperature, and took out the fish-head brother who was already charred.
At this time, his miserable condition is hard to describe in words. The skin on his entire face has almost melted, his lips and eyelids are gone. One eye has melted into jelly, and the other is congested and swollen. , the teeth are exposed in the air, and the whole person looks like an ugly strange fish.
Hayes immediately groped for the kettle and tried to unscrew the cap, but Hashet stopped him.
"Clean the wound first."
He nodded in panic, and Hayes quickly followed the instructions, but as soon as he tried to peel off Fitz's blackened armor, his fingers were burned and blistered several times. The armor peeled off, and large areas of skin and tissue were peeled off, revealing a dark red body.
"Water..."
Fitz groaned, blood dripping from his slightly deformed mouth, with foam, and his broken teeth were like scarlet dead wood.
"Here! Here! Brother Yutou, you'll be fine. We'll call the emergency services right away!"
The big-eared monster Pike responded with a cry, while quickly unscrewing the bottle cap and dripping the last bit of water into the other person's lipless mouth. Fitz shivered, and the pain visible to the naked eye engulfed his broken body.
"My Skyhawk..."
Fitz struggled to fumble with his hands. Hayes then realized something and quickly burned the rope but almost branded him The bronze eagle emblem pendant on his chest was thrust into Fitz's hand.
Holding the pendant, although this caused two of his over-scorched fingers to break, Fitz still breathed a sigh of relief.
"I-I thought...I thought I could get over it...those voices-the God-Emperor protected me-I...I thought I could but sometimes...well...sometimes I can... ”
Fitz's words were vague and incoherent, and Hashet had stopped moving and shook his head.
Tears fell from Hayes's eyes, hitting the stinking blackened bodies of his comrades. Fitz looked strange, and many people despised him as a mutant, but he had a sincere and kind heart. He has a kind heart, even though he has been tortured by language and behavior since he was a child, but in the end he will always smile and push the people around him with his shoulders.
Fitz's joining the army is voluntary. Hayes clearly remembers that Fitz's family lived on the edge of the huge sewage lake in the bottom nest. They have made a living by hunting those mutated underwater creatures for generations. Maybe it was Due to curses or other blasphemous reasons, the members of their family began to gradually develop physical mutations, which became more and more serious. They had to wear wet and shabby cloaks when they went out. Neighbors claimed that they were mutants and were possessed by gods. The evil things abandoned by the emperor, and even the fish they worked hard to catch were sold at a lower price than others before anyone could buy them.
After hearing the priest say that joining the expeditionary force could atone for his sins and purify his physical and spiritual sins, Fitz sneaked out and went to the recruiting team, and even paid a small bribe to enlist.
He just hopes that through his service, he can really lift the curse that hangs on his loved ones.
But Hashet also scoffed at this. He said that this was just because their family was too close to the polluted water, and the mutations caused by the accumulation of various filth over time had nothing to do with sin.
But Fitz always believed that he would be saved by the God-Emperor, and so would his family.
"God Emperor, I have satisfied you."
With his last gasp and Peak's wailing cry, the light in Fitz's only remaining eye disappeared. The pendant fell from his hand, stained with blood, and Hayes picked it up, eyes sparkling with tears. Such a simple thing, such a small prayer.
At this time, the battle on the high ground also ended with another victory for the Empire. They drove the heretics off the high ground. One of the only two remaining Chaos Space Marines was taken away by a plasma cannon during their escape. The remaining one led the lackeys. He fled in confusion and tried to return to the starting position to rest and fight again.
However, a bright light from the sky ended their dream.
Everyone first saw a bright yellow beam of light piercing the sky and falling, followed by the roar of thousands of thunders. Even though they were dozens of miles apart, it was still deafening, and even some people's eardrums were shattered. What follows is a small shock felt on the skin, which then expands until it becomes a steady, strong wind mixed with hot dust.
All this actually lasted only a few seconds, but it gave many soldiers a lifetime shock. It was the first time for them to observe orbital bombing at close range.
The scene seemed like a stone falling into the soot. The stretching mountains first expanded briefly and then burst out. A huge mushroom cloud wrapped in thick dust erupted in all directions like broken spores, and then came Strong shaking of the ground.
In an instant, the fortress established by the enemy was wiped out, and the red pirate army that witnessed this scene collapsed and quickly disappeared into the dust.
The regimental flag of Abu Bakari's 310th Infantry Regiment was re-erected on Hill 411, and the base of the flag was the several Chaos Space Marines who were killed. Arni stood on the corpses, holding the flagpole, and held it high. Commanding the sword and shouting victory in the strong wind, the two followers took photos frantically. These photos will be sent to the rear and become another part of Arni's heroic deeds.
In distant Sagan, he has become a frequent visitor to the military propaganda department, and gradually gained popularity because he has established a persona of always being at the forefront, and even got the nickname "The Dragon of Sagan" , even though he is still just a colonel.
After taking the photo, Arni still fulfilled his duties as a regiment leader, counting casualties, inventorying equipment, reporting to his superiors, and re-ordering to reinforce the defenses. Just because the enemy's fortress was destroyed does not mean that the enemy's artillery threat is over. No, now they are at the forefront, and new enemies may attack at any time.
At the same time, while listening to the battle report, Arni also noticed the company commander named Ouranios. It was his heroic behavior that saved the situation that almost collapsed.
Such a person is worthy of promotion. Although the reputation of this company commander in the regiment is not very good, saying that he is very superstitious and talkative, and some people even think that he has a mental problem, but Arni remembers Macariu There is a saying in the biography - there is never any conflict between quirks and talents.
So he called Ouranios and made his decision.
"The first battalion commander is dead, you should be the one."
But this man with a slovenly appearance and a dirty face with only his eyes and teeth visible just replied coyly. .
“I just want to lead my troops.”
"Your soldiers? Your company?"
"Ah."
"Then you will be the second battalion commander, and the second battalion commander will be changed to the first battalion commander. That's it."
But just as the two were talking, the instructions and battle reports coming from above made Arni shut his mouth and frown.
(End of this chapter)