The soldiers at the scene erupted in uproar. Tens of thousands of gun barrels were trained tightly on the two men atop the platform, yet no one dared fire.
The PDF generals at the front drew their Laspistols and roared with twisted expressions:
"Damn Xenos, release our War God at once!!"
Flameburst Commander glanced at the PDF general who had shouted, finding him somewhat familiar.
"You... why do I feel like I know you?
Ah! I remember now. You're Lewis Lu, the Clean Energy Department minister Shui Rou promoted!"
His expression immediately twisted.
"We T'au have treated you well, yet you dare betray us!"
Lewis Lu snorted coldly.
"Who did I think it was? So it's the famous Flameburst Commander.
Flameburst Commander, I became an Imperium man long ago. Now that the T'au Regime has set and darkness has fallen, I advise you not to remain stubborn. Surrender at once, release our War God, and strive for lenient treatment."
Flameburst Commander's face twisted at those words.
He thought of how his ancestors and his generation had spent 150 years conquering a single human planet.
Yet in less than half a year since the Inquisitor arrived, the progress of conquering this planet had been wiped clean. Even everyone left behind on the planet had to die!
Furious, he raised the Pulse Rapid-Fire Cannon on his left arm and pulled the trigger at Lewis Lu.
A volley of energy rounds shot out, and Lewis Lu's body was blasted directly into dust.
"Don't move! Put down your weapons!!"
"We're firing! We're firing!!"
"Damn Xenos!!"
Flameburst Commander's act of shooting someone dead nearly triggered the PDF below, and they all began shouting.
Flameburst Commander shrank farther behind Bruce Crocodile and threatened:
"If you don't want your War God to die here, withdraw from Hive