Warhammer 40K: Return of the Men of Iron
Chapter 847

Side story (Return to the Horus Heresy)-Out of control

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Ollanius Persson's actions naturally drew the attention of the others in the group.

Raja, the Custodian bodyguard leading them, and Dodoma, the Sister of Silence, were puzzled by his behavior but did not stop him.

They had absolute confidence in themselves.

Even though the conversation between Ollanius Persson's group and Vulkan had led them to suspect that this mortal might be someone unusual.

His physical strength and reaction speed were not much greater than an ordinary mortal's.

At most, he was on the level of an Astra Militarum veteran.

The others in Ollanius Persson's squad, however, were bewildered by his actions.

"What are you doing, Ollanius Persson? You'll kill him!"

John immediately spoke up when he noticed Ollanius Persson suddenly yank out Grafot's power cable.

Grafot was a Servitor, but he was not purely mechanical. His organic brain had been modified, and although his emotions had been erased, he was still a living being.

The circulation pumps and hydraulic systems installed throughout most of his Mechanical Body kept his brain functioning.

Without power, his circulatory system would soon shut down, and his organic brain would die.

This sluggish Servitor, who rarely spoke and only followed orders, had already come to mean something to them all.

But by the time John spoke, Ollanius Persson had already thrust the cable toward the piece of mechanical wreckage.

Bzzzt!

Flickering arcs danced across the connector of the severed cable.

The cable slid straight into the wreckage through a breach in its casing.

Current surged through the metal structure, making the arm Ollanius Persson held it with tingle slightly.

But that faint tingling quickly disappeared.

The twisted wreckage of the Man of Iron glimmered.

A slightly misaligned sensor activated, projecting a steady, pale blue beam.

"What are you doing?!"

Raja instinctively raised his weapon, on

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