Warhammer: The Black Emperor
Chapter 266

How is his killing efficiency even higher than Abaddon's?

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The Clan Soragu's caravan stopped in the Medusa Mountains.

Although they had the upper hand in their brief but intense clash with the Clan Avernii and only lost five members of their own tribe, they lost most of Yarukshan.

The Warrior of the Clan Soragu, lined up in neat rows and led by Amad DuCaine, marched into the mountains.

DuCaine turned to Gabriel, who was clad in black armor beside him, and asked, "What's the distance to Adams's positioning rune?"

Gabriel examined the information marked on the helmet Eyepiece and said, "Five points and one kilometer."

Gabriel led the way, Clan Soragu's procession continued onward.

When they were 1.4 kilometers from the location marked by the rune, two small squads of Shadow of Order clad in black armor appeared in front of the group.

The Fourth Legion Shadow of Order, with a green skull painted on his right shoulder, salutes Gabriel and DuCaine.

A Royal Court Friar spoke up, "Lord Gabriel, Lord DuCaine, I am ordered to guard the entrance to the ruins and ensure a safe retreat."

DuCaine looked at the cold-faced squad leader and said with a smile.

"Relax, there are no Ghost here."

The "Corpse Collector" paused for a moment, then said, "Sir, I'm sorry, but there are ghosts in this mine."

DuCaine's scarred face looked unusually serious. "I didn't see it."

Before the "Corpse Collector" could speak, a hint of tension appeared on his cold face; the name of Storm General was legendary.

Gabriel said, "Relax, DuCaine is just joking with you."

He stepped into the mine entrance first. "DuCaine, time is running out, the Month of Iron is about to begin."

"That's right," DuCaine shouted to his Warrior, "Boys, move! Explore the formation!"

The mines were narrow spaces, unsuitable for employing the "Storm and Hammer" tactics he pioneered, which were renowned among the Imperium armies.

The troops quickly formed ranks, with the 10th Legion Warrior, who had not yet acquired the Solagu mark, positioned in the center. They served as the backbone of the line, drawing fire and providing their own.

The two flanks were guarded by Clan Soragu Warrior, who were responsible for protecting Astartes' flanks.

As always, DuCaine, with Power Axe in his left hand and Bolter in his right, stepped into the mine first.

DuCaine strode forward through the mine tunnel, and soon his eyes came into view of the scattered limbs, broken arms, and weapons such as picks on the ground.

After descending through two sloping passages, his view opened up before him, revealing black-armored Warrior battling staggering, fleshy monsters in a large underground mineral processing plant.

The fleshy monster staggered and crashed into the furnace, which was several meters high, knocking it over.

The bloated body of the fleshy monster possessed immense strength.

"Attack!"

DuCaine raised his Bolter and fired at the monster.

The Adamantine Warhead struck the mountain of flesh and blood monster, splattering large chunks of rotten flesh, but the monster did not fall.

The monster seemed to be a part of dozens or hundreds of corpses, pieced together. It had twenty-four arms, wielding entrenching tools, pickaxes, and even automatic weapons that couldn't fire bullets.

DuCaine continued firing at the towering, Dreadnought- like monster. After emptying a magazine, he shattered the rotting creature.

At the same time, he also figured out the flesh monster's weakness, and he shouted it to the Warrior of the Clan Soragu.

"The monsters are pieced together from corpses; they are bloated and sluggish."

"Observe carefully, locate the joint where the bodies are connected, and strike!"

The Warrior of the 10th Legion searched for the points where the flesh-and-blood monsters connected and launched precise strikes.

The Warrior of the Clan Soragu would take the initiative to attack when the flesh monsters approached, luring them away and using their speed advantage to maneuver around them.

DuCaine pressed the Runic Rune and charged into the horde of flesh and blood monsters.

The charged axe blade slashed at the fleshy monster, and after a dozen fierce blows, the blue Disruption Field light, like electric snakes, tore at its rotting body.

As if melting, the fleshy monster's body rotted and scattered all over the ground.

DuCaine rushed into the monster horde and killed more than a dozen monsters in succession, but suddenly his pupils contracted.

He saw Adams slash his sword and kill a tall, fleshy monster.

DuCaine's gaze followed Adams closely; he found the Death Lord's killing speed to be unbelievably fast.

With each of his attacks, he could kill a flesh-and-blood monster.

This... how is this possible?

I have fought alongside many legions, and in terms of individual combat prowess, my former squire, now the First Company Captain commander of the "Luna Wolves," Ezekyle Abaddon, is the strongest.

Even he couldn't kill the flesh monster with a single attack. How did Adams manage that?

DuCaine then discovered that, in addition to Adams, there were actually more than a dozen other Shadow of Order, who could kill the flesh monster with just a few attacks.

Its killing efficiency was even higher than his.

DuCaine's eyes flickered; he didn't roar in anger, but merely observed coldly.

He discovered that these highly efficient, killing Shadow of Order would precisely strike the flesh-and-blood monsters at the joints of their limbs, and at those vulnerable joints, with each attack.

Is it because of the keen perception of the Shadow of Order?

But Adams and others' perception was clearly superior to that of others.

The Gravedigger found the battle unusually easy; although the flesh monsters were enormous, their "Eye of Death" allowed them to perceive their weaknesses from a higher level.

After the battle, DuCaine walked up to Adams.

"Adams, this is the first time I've fought alongside you. You and your Warrior have left a deep impression on me."

"I'm just good at dealing with these undead." Adams' expression was cold and expressionless.

As the two were talking, their feet suddenly began to sway.

DuCaine's expression changed drastically, "Month of Iron!"

He turned on his Communicator and shouted, "Convoy, take shelter!"

The annual gravitational Catastrophe of the Medusan has erupted globally.

During each lunar eclipse, Medusa's moons resonate with the gravity of the star Stheno, creating a terrifying gravitational Catastrophe far exceeding ordinary tidal forces.

The greedy Adeptus Mechanicus flew towards a ruin.

At an altitude of one kilometer above the ground, the spaceship was enveloped in blinding lightning.

The super thunderstorm instantly blasted the spaceship into pieces, scattering them across the earth.

Ten thousand meters away, a mountain rises at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same moment, several mountains, each a thousand meters high, sank into the ground.

A reckless Adeptus Mechanicus transport ship, in pursuit of efficiency and ignoring warnings, is heading towards the Felgazer Mountains, where they are tasked with supporting the erection of statues of the chieftains of the ten great war clans.

The superstorm engulfed the transport ship, leaving it tossed about like a helpless bird in a raging storm.

With the Tech-Priest's scream, the transport ship was torn apart in the air at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the fragments of the hull were swept away by the wind.

The Felgazer Mountains on the ground are one of the few areas of Medusa that remain completely unaffected.

This is not natural, but the result of careful design. The super-giant Stasis Field Generator from the "Dark Mechanicum Era" generates a powerful force field that covers the entire mountain range.

The Iron Hands Tech Sergeant, assembling the statue, continued his work indifferently, ignoring the young people from the small clans pouring into the mountains.

They fought brutally, hoping to attract the attention of the Iron Hands and gain the opportunity to serve the Gorgon.

The Month of Iron drastically altered the surface of Medusa, creating hundreds of mountains, only to have them vanish just as quickly.

The tremors at the site discovered by Adams subsided after only a few hours.

The next day, Gabriel looked out of the ruins and noticed that a high mountain he had passed on his way there had disappeared.

The terrifying power of nature made the Medusan's struggles insignificant compared to the deaths caused by the Catastrophe.

The "Iron Hands" is building monasteries for each clan, and future young Medusa will undoubtedly fight tooth and nail to become Iron Hands and gain its protection.

As Gabriel pondered, his Communicator beeped, and intermittent communication sounds came through.

"Signal is unclear, repeat!"

He shouted to the Vox Master, just as DuCaine walked up to him.

"It's an order from Gorgon, ordering you and me to travel to a neighboring star system of Vostonia to jointly fight against the Xenos Flao."

After relaying the order, he added, "The ships of the Iron Hands are prepared for any unusual signals."

"The design of Ferrus Manus."

"Welcome aboard my ship, let's journey together."

DuCaine looked at Adams as he walked out and continued, "It's a pity Lord Nimrod didn't summon his Fourth Legion."

I am disappointed that I could not fight alongside you.

The Death Lord remained calm, a fleeting look of disappointment crossing his eyes.

There will be an opportunity.

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