Carter's huge hand clamped tightly around the Heretic Head's neck, gradually pulling it free with increasing force.
The Heretic Head felt the tug and began to panic, unwilling to let go.
A terrified expression appeared on his face, tears filling his eye sockets:
"I can't! I can't leave this body!
That is the great power bestowed upon me by the Lord of Ten Thousand Eyes! You are not allowed to take it away!
No!!!"
Riiip!
Blood sprayed out.
Carter violently tore out the Heretic Head along with the spine attached to it, raised it high above his head, and displayed it to everyone!
The Heretic Head, spine dangling beneath it, writhed in Carter's hand like a maggot.
Carter's expression was resolute. He looked around at the crowd and shouted:
"This is the fate of Heretic scum!
The Governor will never tolerate any Heretic filth appearing in the Palatine District!"
The crowd erupted in cheers.
The people of the territory might have had their own disagreements, but they all harbored intense disgust and hatred toward Heretic cultists.
They hated those Heretic cultists even more than Chaos Daemons.
Because these bastards had once been human, yet willingly became Chaos's dogs and slaughtered their own kind.
It was utterly vile and revolting!
The people stared at the maggot-like Heretic with utmost contempt, spitting in disgust.
The Defense Force and Arbites performed the Aquila Salute, offering their highest respect to Carter, this brave and loyal warrior.
The civilians were not qualified to perform the Aquila Salute, so they knelt to express their gratitude.
They thanked the War Angel for saving their lives.
Naturally, they also thanked the great God-Emperor, as well as their benevolent Governor.
The Heretic continued to writhe and scream:
"How utterly ignorant!
You damned, foolish insects!
Do you not know that