Herzog: I am Omega

Wearing Purple Power Armor with silver trim and green insignia on his shoulder armor, Machias Zogg led nine of his men into the camp of the Gino 52nd Thousand-Company.

Zogg looked at the Gino soldiers who bowed to his group; they were neatly dressed and well-equipped.

He recalled information about the Gino 52nd Thousand-Company, the oldest and most elite force in the Imperial Army, consisting of a thousand companies.

Its history can even be traced back to the "Unification Wars" period. It originated from the old warlords of the "Conflict Era" and was preserved by the Emperor's grace. It is one of the ancient Hundred Regiments.

As Zogg pondered, he approached the temporary command tent, signaled the others to be on guard, and then went inside alone with his head down.

He recognized the commander the moment he saw him.

Vitt Witte.

As the "Great Crusade" continued to expand, many new institutions were established within the Imperium, one of which was the Departmento Munitorum.

This emerging organization began to exert influence within the Auxilia.

Defining military ranks is one of them.

The Auxilia, whose discipline was based on command and obedience, mostly accepted their ranks.

"Dear Alpha, may I have the honor of knowing your name?"

"Of course," Zogg nodded, "Omega."

"I have the honor of speaking with the Primarch," Vitt Primarch Witt exclaimed in surprise. "Greetings, sir."

After Vitt and the other officers saluted, he asked the question.

"My lord, my Thousand Legion is ordered to cooperate with your army in battle. Do you have any orders?"

"My legion has infiltrated I-20 area and completed reconnaissance; there is a Xenos armed force in the area."

"Move out immediately and attack the Xenos fortress."

"As you wish, Lord Omega." Vitt Witt bowed and gave the order.

The Gino 52nd Thousand-Company demonstrated its rapid response, with the Dancer Company taking the lead twenty minutes later.

Zogg watched the company, established 630 years ago, marching with heads held high and looking quite imposing.

Each soldier is the result of meticulous genetic engineering.

Gino's tight-fitting military uniform had a chainmail outer layer and a leather inner layer.

A waist-length yellow cloak, made of silk from Terra, covered with ornate company insignia and squad badges.

They were equipped with lightweight backpacks, long bayonets, and bullet chains, and their double-filled water bottles clattered against liquid nitrogen tanks.

Major Pius popped out of his armored command vehicle, feeling immensely honored to fight alongside Lord Omega.

He looked up at the misty mountains and realized that he could only see 130 meters away, and his visual limit was only 200 meters.

Pius retreated back into the vehicle and examined the Tactical Interface; the readings were small but noticeably improved.

He looked ahead and saw the gradually opening mountain range, with cliffs separating four paths.

Pius popped out of the command vehicle. "Lord Omega, what are your orders?"

"Your company, you should know what to do."

"Tactical reconnaissance, isn't it?"

"Yes," Pius replied quickly, "Sir."

He immediately returned to the car, marked the location on the Tactical Interface, selected four squads skilled in reconnaissance, and assigned them reconnaissance missions.

The 25th Squad entered Operation Area 4.

Soldiers wearing bright yellow spiked helmets warily held their laser carbines and surveyed their surroundings.

The captain, who was adorned with furs, beads, and other decorations, suddenly heard a scream from his right rear.

"Get out of the way!"

As he gave the order, he rolled behind a rock.

After scanning the surrounding fog and finding no enemy, he turned to look at the screaming soldiers.

"Somerville, reporting."

"I... I've been poisoned," Somerville replied in terror.

The soldiers all looked over and saw that one blister after another had burst on Somerville's body.

"Ah!" Another scream rang out, and yet another soldier dropped his weapon, drew his bayonet, and punctured the "blisters" on his body.

He suppressed his fear and picked up his weapon.

"I'm fine..."

His voice abruptly stopped, and as the tumor on his forehead burst, his body crashed to the ground.

The captain, who had served for seventy years, had never witnessed such a bizarre scene.

Can viruses be transmitted through the air?

He speculated, unable to be certain what had happened, but it was definitely because of the Xenos.

As he pondered, he suddenly saw a silvery-white figure emerge from the mist.

"Fire!"

Seven laser beams precisely struck the silver-white outline.

The gunner then raised his individual rocket launcher, and the missile, trailing a glow, shot towards the exposed round head.

Sizzle sizzle...

Bang!

The Xenos continued forward, raising its bent arm, sending a gust of wind through the canyon.

A soldier, out of control, spun and flew toward the Brain-Eaters.

The Brain-Eaters's bent arm reached out to the soldier, scooped out a clump of food, and stuffed it into its mucus-filled mouth.

"Retreat!"

The captain got up from the ground, his beaded necklace scattered all over the floor, and the black seams on his round, orange-red hemispherical Eyepiece had cracked into fist-width gaps.

He ripped off his Eyepiece, raised his laser carbine, and frantically pulled the trigger to mask his fear.

The squad began a desperate escape, with one soldier after another letting out a bloodcurdling scream.

Hearing the desperate cries coming from afar, Pius didn't get out of the command vehicle again, but instead turned on the Communicator.

"Lord Omega, what lies ahead?"

"Xenos." The brief answer yielded no useful information for Pius, just as he was about to ask another question.

"Major, establish defenses."

Pius put down the Communicator and immediately directed the Dancer Company to reinforce their defenses.

The soldiers carrying demolition charges immediately found cover at the entrance to the canyon.

The muzzle of the support mortar was aimed at the four entrances.

"Major, only seven men have returned."

Upon hearing his adjutant's words, Pius shouted, "Report! I have a report to make!"

"Yes, sir."

The adjutant replied after a moment, "They're acting like madmen; I'm not getting accurate reports."

"They mentioned eating brains and highly poisonous substances."

"Fire!"

"Open fire! Blast those damn Xenos to smithereens!"

Pius roared, suppressing the thoughts that involuntarily rose in his mind.

[They are Lord Omega's bait.]

If even the Emperor's Angel of Death use them as bait, then the enemy must be powerful and evil.

His company was in dire straits.

Pius saw the rapidly rising red data on the Tactical Interface, opened the Communicator, and requested reinforcements from other companies.

The whistling rocket hurtled towards the Xenos.

The Gino soldiers, carrying demolition charges, shouted, "For Gino! For Terra! For the Emperor!"

Boom boom boom!

The sound of the explosion echoed through the mountains, and sand and stones fell like raindrops.

Four tall, white figures emerged from the rocks.

With a swing of the Crystal Longsword, Gino's Demolitionist was cleaved into a cloud of blood mist.

With a bent arm, he pulled out another soldier's brain and stuffed it with a red thread.

As Gino soldiers continued to die Affliction from the Neurotoxin, the soldiers remained calm. They raised their laser carbines and unleashed a barrage of bullets.

The hiss of the Bolter drowned out all other sounds, and the Gino soldiers roared with excitement.

Fighting alongside the Emperor's Angel of Death, we will surely be able to defeat the evil Xenos.

The first soldier to empty his energy magazine glanced around the battlefield as he skillfully changed his magazine.

His eyes were filled with fear, and not a single silver-white Xenos fell.

The explosive projectiles fired by the Angel of Death seemed to hit an invisible wall and shatter before they could reach their targets.

More and more soldiers in the Dancer Company discovered this fact.

The Xenos weaved through the terrifying, silvery figures and charged towards their lines.

Meanwhile, soldiers fell one after another.

Despair spread among the soldiers; they fired numbly and changed magazines.

Beyond the Veil, in the decaying Garden of Nurgle.

He watched with amusement as the beautiful scene of Neurotoxin permeated the air.

Skin rash, ulcers, suppuration, rotting, cough, dizziness, mad cow disease, explosive diarrhea...

He laughed heartily.

The little guy, bouncing and laughing all around, was tossed about in the garden by the sound of laughter.

He shifted his gaze from one place to another; the five Brain-Eaters would bring him even greater pleasure.

Oliver, the company commander of the First Company Fourth Legion the Shadow of Order, led his Shadow of Order, whose shoulders were painted with green skulls, through the Misty Valley.

In his Spirit Sight, five deathly gray-white and terrifying scarlet hues suddenly leaped about.

"Alert!"

Oliver stopped and looked ahead.

Five silver-white figures emerged from the mist, and he immediately recognized them as the Brain-Eaters.

"Worm Charm!"

He and four "Gravedigger" immediately pulled out black talismans.

As Spirituality energy was infused, the worm pattern on it emitted an evil will, making them feel uneasy.

The five men hurled their talismans with force, simultaneously shouting in Dunnish, "Worms!"

The spinning black metal hurtled toward the Brain-Eaters, who nervously raised their arms.

Flames erupted, and lightning surged forth.

The next instant, they both screamed in Affliction, their bodies weakening and collapsing to the ground.

Outside the Veil, the laughter in the Garden of Nurgle abruptly ceased.

"Boring."

He stepped to a large pot of soup that was bubbling with broth, picked up a ladle and stirred it.

Pius didn't wake up until a standard month later.

The toxins took his arm forever. Doctors told him that his arm was ulcerated and infested with maggots, and amputation was necessary.

What saddened him even more was that his company was down to only seven men.

The other 41,000 members of the Kino Company were also Burial in that valley.

Finally, Lord Omega found a way to kill Xenos by stabbing it with Power Lance.

Pius took a flask from his tent and staggered out of the camp.

He sat on the hillside, gazing into the valley of death.

As he took his third sip of wine, a familiar voice sounded from behind him.

Pius.

Pius stood up and looked at the giant in astonishment.

"Lord Omega."

"Would you be willing to become my agent?" Zogg looked at the bearded, disheveled Pius. "In a new capacity, loyal to the Emperor."

Time ticked by, and Pius gripped the flask tightly, remembering the medic's words of comfort: four Alpha had fallen.

"I am willing to serve you, sir."

Pius got a tattoo of the three-headed Hydra symbol and received his code name – Lerna 222.