Let the Entire Warp Burn

"What loyalty and courage! The supreme Emperor of Mankind would surely bless their souls!"

An Astartes Chapter commander watched Nurgle's army retreat step by step beneath the Death Korps of Krieg's charge and could not help but sigh.

If the attacks of these mortal armies had once merely been tragic and stirring, then now they could only be described as glorious sacrifices.

Though they still carried XIV heavy laser rifles and shotguns notorious for being difficult to maintain, and still fixed bayonets before charging, the threat they posed to their enemies had increased by dozens, even scores, of times.

So long as they got close enough, these soldiers who regarded death as their final destination would cast aside their weapons, activate the Extremis Virus within their bodies, and transform into blazing men radiating terrifying heat as they pounced on their foes.

With nearly limitless regenerative ability, they had no need to worry about injuries at all.

As long as they could maintain close-quarters combat for even a short time, they could burn their enemies alive.

Of course, if they encountered overly powerful Demons or Chaos-corrupted Astartes and were killed instead, they merely had to push their heat-radiating bodies past the critical point before dying and turn themselves into self-detonating bombs.

Thus, at this very moment, violent flashes and explosions erupted nearly every second along the front where the Death Korps of Krieg clashed with Nurgle's army.

Those were the final and most brilliant sparks of life released by Krieg soldiers before their deaths.

Only they could maximize the Extremis Virus's power as human bombs.

If they had been replaced by ordinary mortal armies, they would have long since retreated or collapsed completely in the face of such immense casualties.

After all, the urge to survive was a primal instinct etched