AWB Chapter 358 The trial is over and the dust has settled
Chapter 358 The trial is over and the dust has settled
Harrington pointed at the right side of his face with his right arm without a palm. The squirming flesh, the filthy eyes under his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth expressing an absurd smile, every detail pointed to that terrible existence.
"Sister Caroline... Do you remember when you reminded me that there were two less crusaders in the team?"
Ian's voice made Caroline's hair stand on end, and the nuns around her tightened their grip on their guns. Caroline instantly remembered the questionable situation at that time, and at this moment the answer seemed to be clear on paper.
"Ha... then it's clear now. Hiding in the ranks of the state religion, approaching the cryo chamber as a crusader, plus Lin Heng controlling the ship, all this has an answer...
I have been a judge for so many years, and I can tell at a glance that these people have no problems in private. They are all blood-sucking parasites. "
The left half of Harrington's face was full of hatred and disgust, but the right half was out of his control, with ridicule, obscenity and vulgarity appearing on the surface.
"It's a pity... Today I will also become a heretic. It really fulfills the saying that aliens come from the Inquisition, and heretics come from the Inquisition...
I don't know what Lucius's ability is, but now I can clearly feel that my body, mind, everything... are all out of control. The only reason I can hold on until now is because of my tenacious spirit.
The reason why Lin Heng was called a heretic was that he put Lucius on the black ship. This was confirmed by the two heretics when I confronted him again.
He is a guy who will not give up until he achieves his goal, and as long as he can accomplish the set goal, he will do anything, even if it means uniting with aliens, using heretical things, or even... communicating with creatures in the subspace.
The coldness in his eyes has already told me that you can't tell from them that he has a dark and cold heart."
Harrington's words were very moving. Everyone present held their breath, no matter whether it was Caroline, Ian, or Sister Stica who had only met him for a short time, they could all feel Rebos's indifference. He was indeed like a robot lacking some feelings.
"Nonsense! My Heng Heng is a man of integrity. It's obviously you who are the ones who made the incompetent judgment..."
"Hey!"
Caroline stretched her jaws and punched Harrington on the right cheek again. The negative psychic energy representing destruction had an obvious effect. An expression of pain immediately appeared on the right side of her face, but at the same time, a weird smile appeared on the left side.
"Fuck! You bitch, please let me go, I did reach a cooperation with him, but what you don't know is that one of the conditions of the cooperation is memory, a memory about you and Lin Heng and Rebos.
Didn't the stinky detective keep the memory sample? I have a better one. If I die, then you and he will lose everything you are looking for."
Memories, memories. The more Caroline listened, the more upset she became. Zhongsi Academy was always right, and the combat nuns had no past. But why was she the only one who was dragged by this illusory past? Even the Emperor of God nodded in acquiescence. Why didn't the other party directly restore her memory?
She searches hard in the vast sea of stars. Although her faith is firm and she is willing to sacrifice everything for the Emperor, the reality is always distorted...
"I can see that your mind is wavering. I can see that Lin Heng holds an important position in your heart. Although you don't know his situation, everything is true.
But I can’t make it all come true!”
Harrington's voice rose again, and in the midst of a worm-like struggle, he used the only fingers and thumbs on his palms that could move to take out the detonator and shouted to press the button.
“Puka!”
Scarlet flesh and blood mixed with broken bones splattered all over the trembling crowd. They stood up, howling in fear, and pushed each other to run out of the church. The planetary governor and several nobles fell to the ground, fortunately their plan had succeeded.
At the moment when the bullet was flying in the air, the early warning device in the helmet issued a warning. When the palm shattered and dissipated like mist, Sister Stika and several others jumped up and chased after the place where the bullet came from.
It happened too suddenly. Caroline, Ian and Harrington didn't expect it. Tears rolled down their eyes, but it didn't seem to be caused by the pain of a broken palm.
"Damn it... You should let me die with it!... Don't make me a heretic, I... I have my pride!"
"Okay, okay! As long as you let me complete the transformation, I will tell you part of your past with that guy, about the El Star, and about giving you orchids as a gift." (Chapter 346: Memories Behind the Door)
Caroline's memory burst out again, and the memories behind the door in her dream came flooding in like a tide. The orchid presented by the other party brought out a shy smile from her. The other party did not lie.
"Say it now!" Caroline let go of Harrington, then stepped on him, pointed at him and shouted "Truth".
"Do it?! Should we wait for Lord Rebos to arrive? Or...or..." Ian said anxiously.
"It will be too late when he gets here! Aren't you a weapon of the God-Emperor? Aren't you a negative psychic? Kill me!" Harrington on the left cried.
"No! Wait a minute! You and Lin Heng had a painful but also beautiful past. Give me ten more minutes, just ten minutes!" Lucius on the right
Flatteringly.
"Are you a Battle Sister? Are you the daughter of the God-Emperor? Compared to your so-called past, isn't it right for you to strangle the evildoers? Kill me while I can still suppress it!"
"You stinky detective! Sister, as a negative psychic, your birth represents misfortune! No one likes to be with you, and everyone is trying to avoid you.
Even on the planet El, one of your partners is after money, while the other is slow to react and has no love, but Lin Heng is different, and you like this difference, which makes you soft-hearted.
Eight more minutes!"
"Take these words as advice from a dying man. If you really care about Lin Heng, stay away from the Solar Star Region and Terra. The High Lord will never let you go. After all... not everyone wants the man on the throne to stand up.
Sister Caroline, please kill me. This will be your final judgment on me and will help the Emperor to eliminate my sins."
Harrington stretched out his two broken arms and tightened the "Truth" to pull it towards his forehead. The sizzling sound of burning revealed the changes in his body. Under the glory of the God-Emperor's weapon, Caroline still chose doctrine first because she was a combat nun.
“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The roar of the bomb shattered the broken body, and the scattered shrapnel and bricks and stones flew under the feet of the crowd until the ground sank and the body turned to ashes. It was not until there were thirty explosions that everything settled down and became quiet.
Ian looked at the data uploaded by the helmet, and finally closed his slightly opened mouth when he heard the news of the arrival of a new transport plane. Time was so tight that there was no room for a minute or a second more or less.
"Sister Caroline..."
The only sound in the silence was the gradually slowing breathing. Caroline raised her perspective and looked at the group of nobles who were thanking the heavens, the earth, and the Emperor for saving them. Her fingers twitched as if she still wanted to pull the trigger.
"The assassin has been captured.. Do you want to interrogate him?"
Benson was caught or he had no intention of running away. Although Sister Stika looked straight ahead, her expression was a little unnatural.
Things have already happened, the people involved are dead, everything is over, and all Ian can do is to reorganize the team and wait to discuss follow-up matters with Rebos.
"Ugh..."
...
15 minutes later, when Rebos rushed to the scene with the Zakli Think Tank, he found that everything had been settled. But when Rebos heard that it was Caroline who shot and killed the Inquisitor in the mutation, he immediately pulled her to a deserted place.
However, Caroline shook off the other person's arm first, stared at the eyes angrily, and questioned word by word:
"You really reached a cooperation with Lucius, and it was you who released him from the black ship?"
Rebos nodded without hesitation and quickly stretched out his hand to block the palm that was flying towards him with a "whoosh".
"Lucius relies on the power of the warp to parasitize the soul of the person who killed him. I believe you have also seen the changes in Harrington. Time is running out, and you need to accept the purification of the exorcism force field."
"I have never liked my own negative psychic energy so much, and the weapon of the God-Emperor also protects me from the erosion of chaos. Please put away your kindness." Caroline took two steps back and said.
"He was one of the crusaders who killed so many sisters. Sister Melody (Atonement) died for this. Why?! The memories of the dead!"
"Yes. It contains our past memories."
Rebos said it calmly, but Caroline felt complicated. She grabbed his shoulders and asked:
"We should not trust defectors who throw themselves into the arms of the Warp. This is a clear tenet in the doctrine. We can slowly search for them."
And Rebos lowered his eyebrows and shook his head, seeming a little helpless, but also a little determined:
"There are many enemies. I need to seize every opportunity to find myself. Although this attempt is very dangerous, it is worth it. Follow me."
This time it was Caroline's turn to shake her head. Rebos was not a soulless person. Keeping the exorcism force field activated for a long time was a heavy burden on him, which was equivalent to damaging his soul every time it was activated. So everyone could understand why he kept seeking to recall his memories.
"We can still use it for another 14 minutes and 39 seconds, which can at least provide some protection." Rebos understood.
...
Stika watched the two leave, then turned to Benson and asked:
"What the hell are you crazy about?! Who told you to do this?!"
Benson followed the rules very well and did not mention the situation of the Governor and his men. He only said that he had discovered explosives buried around the church and in its pillars, which would have a far-reaching impact if detonated.
It's not just the death toll. Having just experienced war, if the state church explodes and collapses again, people's faith will be tested once again, especially before the Feast of the Ascension of the Divine Emperor.
Sister Stika contacted Pope Ian, who agreed with Benson's approach. The teachings of the state religion did not allow them to abandon the people of the empire, and they had to protect the flame of hope for the empire.
Now that the Inquisitor has died, subsequent news has begun to spread. If we evacuate the planet quickly at this moment, it would be tantamount to telling the victims who have just experienced the war that hope is leaving them.
"I will communicate with the regional state church, hoping that they can send a negotiating representative to provide us with legal support. However, this kind of news should be known by as few people as possible... I hope that Lord Rebos has his countermeasures."
Sixteen minutes later, Rebos and Caroline returned to the scene. Their bloodshot eyes were still determined. As time was running out, everyone quickly came up with a plan, and in the end, it was Rebos who made the final decision.
[1. Pope Ian contacted the regional council and reported to the Star Region Council, informing them of the process of Harrington's sudden death and asking for assistance from the Ecclesiarchy.
2. Immediately begin collecting supplies and reorganizing armaments. The Fire Covenant will collectively move to another planet and seize the black ship to ensure that they leave the planet in the shortest possible time.
3. Change the next target planet in the plan. The two ships will rush to the forge world of the Mechanicus at full speed. The black ship of the Inquisition, which has obvious transformation targets, will also look for materials to repair the nanocrystal armor on Rebos. 】
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'Wake up my darling, wake up, little Lucius, or you'll be spanked if you keep sleeping.'
The rippling voice was neither male nor female, ethereal yet heavy. Lucius recognized that voice, the heavenly sound that appeared every time he died.
That was his master, the Queen of the Warp, the Lord of Pleasure, the Prince of Hedonism, the Queen of Indulgence.
His shattered soul reassembled from the warp, unravelling and merging into one in the brilliant colors.
Lucius had risen again, saved once more by his master, resurrected from a thousand sad deaths, merged from a sea of souls filled with pain and passing.
"The great...Lucius pays you the highest respect."
"Hehe. Did you think it was truly dead this time? Oh my, poor little thing, how could I let something I loved die in such a tragic way."
The bell-like voice seemed to come from a little girl, and the brilliant colors rolled and turned into a nebula hand that touched Lucius' cheek.
The rich emotions washed over every sense of Lucius' body like a flood. The surging feeling was more wonderful than he had ever experienced in his life. In comparison, any stimulant was as smelly as swill. He really couldn't help himself.
"Oh... Master... Master..."
"Good baby."
The resonant male voice, with its illusory layers, warmed Lucius' lonely heart.
"Do me one more favor."
"Master, you say."
"My warrior, stand up and fight for me again."
"I will follow the master's orders."
"Good baby."
The little hand touched Lucius again, and instantly tens of thousands of streams of light burst out from his body. After shining like a planetary explosion, the subspace immediately fell into its waves again.
The Lord of Joy smiled charmingly as he looked at the bright light in the distance, which was a star torch emitting the majesty of the emperor.
"You boring corpse, I will not be absent from your plan."