Chapter 208, 7777 points of gifts!
The terrifying sky fire fell on the sea.
Commodore Yelicia's order was resolutely implemented by all the officers and soldiers on the Talon Tiger.
Twenty minutes, five rounds of firepower, what is the concept?
It is probably equivalent to a full-out bombardment by the Quintet except for the two high-standard firepowers of [Wrath of Tadashi] and [Hot Hammer].
100 rounds of 'Scalpel' ship-based missiles are equivalent to half of the Quintet's previous round of launches; the bombardment of 100 rounds of Defender kinetic energy guns is actually less effective than the Scalpel missiles, but it can still be regarded as barely enough. Same thing.
Although the overall firepower was far behind, the key point was that the quintet had to hit many more places than it does now.
At that time, there was an entire urban agglomeration with a large number of buildings left over from the pre-war era, which objectively served as bunkers for the greenskins, and the cost-effectiveness ratio of firepower was quite low.
But here, space is small.
Two kilometers long and one kilometer wide, it can hold up a place the size of a village or town. After the firepower falls, the force endured per unit space is quite large.
Martins sat on the Falcon and watched silently.
Nothing is actually visible.
When the first round of strikes fell, the sky full of smoke, dust and fire had already densely covered the offshore platform, especially the central tower.
With the chapter leader's experience and vision, he could definitely tell that the intensity of the current strike was actually far beyond what was needed.
Logically speaking, he can now be a real man and never look back at the explosion.
But it doesn't work.
The current firepower is enough to deal with this building complex. But no one can guarantee whether the demonic engine and the Great Unclean One hidden deep in the bottom of the building will be able to cause fatal damage.
This is what Martins is most unsure about.
He had seen the strength of the great demon before.
Although, what I encountered today was much weaker than the world that was destroyed by the plague demon - otherwise, I would have been killed with a single sword.
But even so, he was still worried.
The main reason is that the memories of the past are attacking me, which is really terrifying.
A big demon that can bombard with a physical hard-top naval gun... If you really want to kill it, it will be very difficult even with the cooperation of multiple battle group champions. I'm afraid the only one who can defeat him in a duel is the legendary Emperor's Chosen?
But the Emperor's Chosen One... there has only been one top warrior with such a name and strength in the thousands of years of Phoenix's history. Chapters with a slightly shallower history may not have had such warriors from their establishment to the present.
Therefore, he refused to leave.
He worked hard to eat a lot of nutritional creams and synthetic starches to replenish the necessary energy needed by his body. The evolved superhuman organ of the Space Marines: the iron stomach, quickly digests food and converts it into energy.
Although there is no guarantee, who knows whether there will be a desperate battle to fight later?
He had to try his best to keep himself in good condition.
Martins has decided that after the orbital fire strike, he will go to the field to investigate the effect of the fire strike.
He hopes the effect is good.
Twenty minutes passed quickly. After the various rumbling explosions, the smoke dissipated, and Feng Falcon took them back to the sky above the sea area again.
That offshore platform is no longer what it was at the beginning.
Almost all of the pipelines, tanks, and offshore buildings were destroyed by the horrific firepower.
The living dead in the tank warehouse are all physically liberated.
Those aberrant monsters and cultists who had survived before would definitely not be able to survive such a blow.
But these are not the concerns of the people on the Wind Falcon.
Martins looked at the building in the center of the offshore platform, which had been completely blown down. The seawater pouring in has already filled it up.
You can't tell anything just by looking at it this way.
He ordered the Falcon to descend.
The special operations elites of the 10th Brigade were of little help in what happened next, so there was no need to let them go down.
Martins took only his three battle brothers, left the Wind Falcon, and jumped to the unrecognizable sea platform.
The main structures here have been destroyed by orbital strikes and are slowly sinking. More and more water is pouring in. According to the current progress, it will only take up to thirty minutes for the supporting structure below to completely lose its effectiveness, and the entire offshore platform will completely sink to the bottom of the sea.
But that doesn't affect what they do next.
Martins led his men and jumped in from a hole that was blown out and filled with sea water.
Space Marines, according to their training, must of course face all combat environments under the stars. The life support system provided by their power armor is enough to allow them to fight in the oceans with strong acid environments on some planets, let alone ordinary seawater like Raging Owl.
Moreover, after switching to underwater combat mode, iron lumps weighing several tons can also move in the water, but it is not that convenient.
After entering the underwater environment, it took them a while to find the place where they originally fought.
This process was quite difficult. The previous bombing had completely destroyed the building structure here. It was like walking through a maze to find the original location, which also included the work of breaking down obstacles.
But it took some time, but they did it.
After finding the original place, they saw a body that seemed to be that of a great demon that had mostly dissipated.
It’s completely out of shape.
In Rizzo's judgment, this should not have been caused by bombing, but after the Demon Engine was destroyed. Because it lost its profound connection with Chaos, there is no way for things like the Great Unclean One to continue to exist in the real world. .
What's left of his body is still evaporating rapidly.
Next to it, they saw what appeared to be debris from a blown-up demon engine.
The abyssal rift is gone.
"This should be settled, right?" Martins asked with some uncertainty.
Rizzo closed his eyes, felt it carefully, and then replied: "It should be."
"Then I'll feel relieved."
At this moment, Martins received another communication message from the Wind Falcon.
This news changed hands and came from Fuxing City.
Governor Gu Hang sent the message to the starship, which then sent it to the Wind Falcon, who then passed it on to him.
"Bring back what was left after the great demon's body disappeared."
Martins and Rizzo looked at each other, both of them confused.
They finally got through the submerged building debris, found it all the way, and confirmed the results of the battle. How did Governor Gu, who was thousands of miles away, know that the big devil was definitely dead?
……
Gu Hang saw it from the [Event] panel.
He didn't know the news about the big demon at first. After all, Martins and others broke into the lower level of the central tower and encountered powerful enemies, but they didn't have time to spread the news. It wasn't until he was about to carry out the orbital bombing that he learned the information from the Blade Tiger.
Then, the moment he got the news, a new message popped up in his [Event] panel:
【The Great Impure-Gawaja】
[Govaka is not the real name of the Great Impure One, but it is the name he uses now. He is about to tear apart the curtain between the abyss and reality, and bring his army to the Raging Owl Star. This is a disaster, what should you do? 】
The moment he saw the news, he was really shocked.
I'll give it a darling, is it so exciting?
How can the angry owl star be so virtuous? Are you qualified to be targeted by a big demon?
What's wrong with this planet? How come it's so easy to encounter monsters and monsters?
To be honest, if Gu Hang had not had the system in hand, he would have died countless times by coming to this place. Even if he has extraordinary skills, he has solved the problems that many previous governors have failed to solve, united the alliance, and united all the survivor forces. But the previous green-skin disaster and the subsequent demonic disaster, if any threat takes root and sprouts, it will be over.
It is even said that even if he has a system, whether it is a green-skinned natural disaster or a demonic natural disaster, it cannot be perfectly solved by the undeveloped Raging Owl Star.
Gu Hang, who was at the rear, was even thinking about whether to take a flight and go to the south in person.
After all, he is a fifth-level psyker, a being who is worthy of Martins in a one-on-one fight, and can be of some use.
Anyway, if the worst happens, he will die. Either he died in the bloody battle with the endless demons on the Raging Owl Star, or he died in the subsequent judgment of the empire. There is such a big problem on the planet, and it may even affect other star regions. He, the governor, cannot escape.
No matter what, we should nip the matter in its infancy and resolve it.
But fortunately, things didn't come to that point.
After he was on tenterhooks for about an hour, a new message appeared on the [Event] panel:
【The Great Unclean One - Gawaja (resolved)】
[The Great Unclean One, Gawaja, has been expelled back to the Abyss of Chaos. This time it will have to recover for a period of time. 】
[Reward: 7777 Gifts]
[Optional Gift: After the Great Unclean Gawaja was expelled, the source of chaos that he had no time to escape condensed on its rusty giant sword. Spending 777 points of Gift, you can transform it into a sacred weapon usable by humans. 】
……
Seeing this news, Gu Hang felt a little scared.
The reward given by these gift points is very large, but this number...why is it so weird?
Moreover, the chaotic essence left behind by a great plague demon can be used as a holy tool or a weapon?
You think you can't die soon enough, right?
The gift points required for transformation are also 777...
However, Gu Hang also paid attention to the words 'available to humans' mentioned in this description.
If that's the case, it seems, maybe, probably... is it really possible?
The key is that the holy weapon has only been heard in legends before.
What if it's really fierce?
There are only 777 points of gifts, so you spend them.
Anyway, there are still seven thousand left.
So, he gritted his teeth and redeemed this optional reward.
[Weak Sacred Artifact: Great Sword of Purification Divine Plague (False)]
[The chaotic origin that contains a small part of a great unclean being can be used by humans after being purified. 】
[The person holding it has the effects of physical +2 and spiritual +2. This bonus will expire after exceeding 22 points. 】
[The person holding it is immune to plague and disease effects. 】
[The Great Sword has a similar gravity field; the Great Sword has a ‘guaranteed hit’ feature that can be activated once a day. 】
[After being purified, the weak sacred artifact still has a very low probability of becoming a bridge to the abyss, so that the owner will occasionally hear whispers from its original owner. Those with weak will cannot use it. 】
……
Looking at this thing, Gu Hang felt a bit toothache.
This thing is very strong, especially if it is used by someone who is already very strong.
The spiritual and physical attributes are both +2. According to the system's algorithm, it means that the holder's physical quality can more than double based on his original strength; the same goes for spirituality.
Taking it will give Gu Hang a level up for nothing.
With it in hand, the level of a company champion like Martins can reach the level of hard power of a serious Space Marine company commander.
However, Gu Hang was a little hesitant about the message written on the back of this inferior holy weapon that would be affected by the abyss.
He doesn't want to use it himself.
On the one hand, he is not a warrior, so he will not be able to use the enhanced physical attributes and the following two characteristics; and I am afraid that there will not be many opportunities for him to fight personally or go on the battlefield in the future. The equipment effects he can exert are mainly those two points of spirituality.
On the other hand, Gu Hang did not want to try for himself whether the abyssal corrosion could affect him. He doesn't think he is a mentally unstable person, but there is no need to gamble, not even if there is a one in ten thousand chance.
The most suitable person to use this weak holy weapon is Martins.
But that one...
Gu Hang was worried about his level of will.
The Space Marine is still a Chapter Master who has gone through the Atonement Crusade and now assumes the responsibility of rebuilding the Chapter. He is also at the level of a company champion. Logically speaking, he is definitely a determined person.
But after he came to Raging Owl Star, the way he was PUAed by Gu Hang made people not dare to completely rest assured.
Even if the probability of the Whisper of the Abyss happening itself is very low, the probability of Martins being corrupted is also very low. But no matter how low it is, as long as it's not zero, Gu Hang won't be willing to gamble.
It's good to have more good equipment, but it's not good if something goes wrong because of it.
Martins might as well use his finely crafted power sword.
"More than seven hundred gifts wasted in vain?"
"A white flower is a waste. This sword is saved from sinking in the sea. What if a sword with the essence of a great devil causes trouble again?"
"It is better to be purified by the system and then put away and under strict supervision than to let it stay outside."
Gu Hang could only comfort himself in this way.
Overall, the harvest this time is great.
A huge gift reward. This was the largest and beyond-expected reward that Gu Hang had ever received.
He immediately felt like he was getting rich.
Although it seems useless, at least it is a weak holy weapon that is free of hidden dangers.
And the biggest gain is to eliminate a crisis that may destroy the world!
(End of chapter)