Chaos Aberration

Time was pressing. Carter called the Assault Gunship through the communicator.

Soon, the Assault Gunship arrived, rapidly descending to midair above the thirteenth level of the Drake District courtyard. The Hatch slowly opened.

"Let's go. We need to get there fast!"

Without hesitation, Carter and the Custodes vaulted over the railing and jumped into the cabin.

Then, the Hatch closed.

The Assault Gunship shot upward and sped toward the target combat zone.

Inside the Departmento Munitorum command room, Bayev looked tense, his eyes fixed on the red marker on the shantytown map.

It was a terrifying Chaos Aberration!

The Group C2 Custodes assigned to handle this area had made a mistake during their mission.

That Heretic seized the opportunity and injected Chaos Essence into his body.

The immense power from the vile entities of Chaos instantly corrupted the Heretic, transforming him into a Chaos Aberration!

The Chaos Aberration possessed tremendous destructive power, inflicting enormous harm upon the Custodes carrying out the mission and the surrounding civilians.

By now, he had dispatched every nearby support force.

Captain Carter, the strongest among the Custodes, was also on his way to the combat zone.

If the Chaos Aberration had not appeared in a residential district, he would have already called in artillery to blanket the entire area.

Unless absolutely necessary, he could not do that.

Because such an action would anger the Governor.

He could not bear such thunderous wrath.

Of course, considering the promise he had made to the Governor earlier—

If too many people died during tonight's mission, he would still be unable to face the Governor.

For now, the situation remained under his control.

He only hoped those carrying out the mission would make no further mistakes.

God-Emperor above, please protect me. Protect those warriors, and let them complete this mission safely!—

Shantytown, southern sector.

Support units from the Defense Force and Arbites were assembling, evacuating all civilians from the combat area.

In the distance, a terrifying Chaos Aberration several meters tall was wreaking havoc across the ground.

Its body was composed of countless malformed chunks of flesh.

Those chunks twisted and tangled together, with no distinct outline or shape, making them nauseating to behold.

Several thick tentacles extended from the warped flesh, writhing continuously like twisted snakes, as though probing the surrounding environment.

The thick tentacles were covered in suckers and densely packed black eyeballs. The eyes rolled in every direction, scanning their surroundings.

The gazes of those eyes radiated thick malice, sending chills down one's spine.

If any Heretic saw this sight, he would surely fall to his knees in worship and cry out the name of the Lord of Ten Thousand Eyes.

The offspring of the great Lord of Ten Thousand Eyes had descended!

The Aberration's tentacles lashed about, and wherever they struck, the flimsy shacks were instantly smashed to pieces.

Then, it used its tentacles to drag out the people hiding inside and tossed them into its huge mouth as if throwing away trash.

Flames roared as civilians screamed in terror. The sounds of crying and wailing echoed throughout the entire area.

An aura of Fear shrouded every civilian.

They only wanted to flee as quickly as possible, to get as far away from that terrifying monster as they could!

But the civilians who got too close were utterly intimidated by the horrifying aura emanating from the Aberration.

They did not even have the courage to run!

They could only be devoured alive by the monster!

Rat-a-tat-tat!

The surrounding Defense Force soldiers and Arbites fired madly at the Aberration.

Their muzzles continuously spat flames, bullets pouring down like rain toward the enormous, misshapen monster.

Yet their attacks seemed utterly ineffective.

The bullets sank into the Aberration's flesh as if swallowed, unable to inflict any meaningful damage.

The Aberration simply marched straight toward the crowd.

One tentacle shot forward, wrapping around a screaming worker before tightening with force.

Like crushing a tiny bug, it strangled the poor worker to death, turning him into a bloody mess.

Then, it tossed the corpse into its mouth and began chewing.

"Ah, what delicious flesh!"

The Heretic Head embedded in the Aberration's chest laughed wildly. Like a beast craving flesh, it exuded an intense hunger.

It greedily watched the fleeing crowd ahead.

"You can't escape. You will all become my nourishment!"

Its tentacles suddenly swept forward, sending the Custodes who had rushed in to attack flying into a distant shack.

Then, another tentacle curled up, tightly seizing several more unfortunate people.

It lifted them into the air and casually tossed them into its mouth. The crunching sounds of its chewing were horrifying!

Boom!

The Aberration was struck by an artillery shell. Its massive body toppled backward under the force of the explosion and crashed heavily onto the ground.

Its fall triggered a chain of destruction.

Amid piercing creaks, a row of tin shacks collapsed beneath its tremendous weight, reduced to ruins.

That shell had been fired by the Assault Gunship!

Carter's Assault Gunship had arrived, hovering in the air not far ahead of the Aberration.

The Hatch opened, and Carter and the other Custodes leaped down, smashing heavily into the ground as dust flew everywhere!

Carter and the other Custodes stepped out of the dust cloud with their towering bodies, blocking the Aberration's path.

Then, the cargo hold beneath the Assault Gunship opened, dropping another heavy iron crate as tall as a man.

The iron crate crashed to the ground, embedding itself upright in the earth not far in front of Carter.

Carter strode to the crate, pressed its switch, and it opened to either side, revealing what was inside.

It was a nearly two-meter-long crimson Chainsword!

The Chainsword was named Ripper. At such an outrageous size, it was clearly not a weapon an ordinary human could use.

It was one of Bishop Dony's prized possessions, said to have belonged to a powerful and fanatical Adeptus Astartes.

After Ron had gotten this Chainsword from Bishop Dony, he gifted it to Carter.

Not only was the Ripper Chainsword astonishingly destructive, but it had also been consecrated and blessed by the Ecclesiarchy. It could be called the bane of heretical Heretics!

Carter reverently gripped the hilt with both hands and pulled out the massive weapon.

With his current strength, wielding this sword was still somewhat difficult, but it was more than enough for battle!

At that moment, the remaining Group C2 Custodes struggled out of the shack and ran over.

One of his hands had been severed, and his body was covered in wounds.

The Custodes looked at Carter, his eyes filled with guilt.

"Boss, it's all my fault..."

If not for his mistake, his companions would not have died!

"Shut up!"

Carter's expression turned cold. He violently twisted the valve on the Ripper Chainsword, injecting Promethium Fuel into its engine.

In an instant, the Chainsword's engine roared to life, driving its sharp blades into high-speed rotation. Sparks scattered everywhere as it roared like a savage Behemoth!

He stared coldly at the Aberration that had climbed back to its feet in the distance, that disgustingly writhing mass of flesh.

"As the strongest warriors of the Palatine District, the Governor's War Angels, our Loyalty can only be proven through fearless battle.

Prepare to fight.

Let the head of that heretic prove our Loyalty!"