40k: Midnight Blade.

Chapter 236 7. The truth of the war (End)
With a very obvious mockery, Sevatar planted the chain halberd on the ground.

The end of its strong long pole penetrated the ground and was buried deeply in the soil.He was wearing battle armor, but not a helmet.

It was already dark now, everything around was hazy, flames were burning on the ruins, corpses were crackling, and there were scattered gunshots and screams not far away.

Savita squinted his eyes, stared at the man kneeling in front of him, and suddenly chuckled.

"Hello." He greeted cordially. "Your Majesty the Governor? Lord Thors Rasbaya?"

The person he greeted did not answer. He just lowered his head and knelt on the ground without saying a word, his body trembling slightly.He was offered up by the rebels in exchange for a chance of survival.Unfortunately, this glimmer of hope simply does not exist.

The words of the Night Blades did not include any promises. They just hoped that the rebels would be wise and take the initiative to send the Governor back to avoid 'wasting more time'.As a result, the rebels somehow misunderstood the meaning of this sentence.

"People's will to survive is really strong," Sevata sighed. "They sent you here like this. Mr. Governor, don't you have anything to say?"

"You and your emperor, go to hell!" Thors Rasbaya raised his head and roared, making Sevita's fingers tremble slightly.

The smile on his pale face gradually widened, from an inconspicuous smile to an extremely obvious mean smile.

"Really, Lord Governor? These are your last words? Well, for a fool, your last words are as stupid as ever, but they are indeed very courageous."

"Take back what you said!" Thors Rasbaya shouted, interrupting Sevita. "You have no right to talk to me like that!"

Sevatar frowned and looked at his brothers in confusion.

Regardless of whether they were members of his squad or not, most of the Night Blades acted as a little weirded out as he did.Karen Ofion shrugged bluntly, pulled out his bolter, and put it against the back of the Governor's head.

"No, no, don't do that." Sevatar raised his hand to stop Ophion.

He frowned and shook his head with a half-smile: "I'm starting to get curious about him now - Mr. Governor, why did you come to this conclusion?"

The governor who was kneeling on the ground sneered and did not answer, but was full of contempt.

His face was dirty.Dust, stains and blood stains made his face look like an abstract painting, but the arrogance and contempt were not reduced at all.

He rolled his eyes, and after a while of scanning, he found Belros on the side behind Savita.

"Hey, you!" Thors Rasbaya moved his knees and moved closer to the narrator.

He was very embarrassed, but his chin was raised proudly.

"Come here! Yes, it's you!"

The reporter raised his eyebrows in surprise. He put down the camera and looked up at Savita.The latter gave him permission with a very obvious smile, which was full of expectations for the next development.

Helpless, Bellos had no choice but to walk towards the Governor.

"You bring a camera?" the governor asked politely. "who are you?"

Bellos spent 2 minutes briefly introducing his name, position, and purpose of coming here.His words made Thors Rasbaya's eyes widen, and the prisoner suddenly burst into laughter a few seconds later.

The night hung low, pressing heavily on everyone's heads. His laughter mixed with the night, forming something heavier.

"Recorder!" He continued to move his knees and slowly moved closer to Belros.

He raised his head, neck and entire upper body, and pouted at Belros: "Take a photo of me, do you hear me, Narrator? Take a photo of my appearance and send it back to Terra! Let everyone see it. The face of the descendant of the Sibaya family!"

"I don't remember that I allowed you to enjoy this kind of treatment, Lord Governor." Saiweita scolded in a cold voice. "You are not qualified to order the Chronicler appointed by the Emperor himself. You are just a prisoner of war now. Do you still think of yourself as the Governor?"

"Shut your mouth, you monster!" Thors Rasbaya turned back in disgust and yelled at Sevita. "I don't communicate with things like you!"

After saying that, he suddenly turned his head back and looked at Bellos.The First Reserve frowned again and gritted his teeth in slight displeasure.

"Take my picture, quickly!" growled the defeated Governor. "Send this face to his palace. Is he building a palace? I have heard those rogue traders talking about this. He is actually still building a palace."

Bellos frowned and did not do as he was told.In fact, he even put down his camera.

"I don't think the Emperor would want to see the face of a traitor," the narrator said coldly.

"Me? Traitor?" Thors Rasbaya laughed. "You stupid guy, you still can't see the reality clearly? Do you think I betrayed him? Betrayed the empire? He betrayed us!"

Bellos's fingers twitched instinctively.The Governor ignored the sudden silence and just roared again.

"Look at all these monsters he's made!" he gasped angrily, squirming on his knees and turning himself comically.He was covered in dust and stared at Ye Ren who was present, with no fear in his eyes.

"Look at them, Narrator, don't you feel something is wrong?"

The Night Blades stared at him silently and did not speak.

The narrator shook his head and said: "The Astartes are superhuman beings created by the Emperor through genetic engineering. They are the protectors of the general public. When they come out of us, they will also-"

"Oh, save it!" the governor retorted loudly. "You and I both know what they are. Anyone who is not blind can see what they are! They are deformed monsters that came out of the laboratory!"

"Don't rush to refute me, narrator, think about it for yourself! A young child is taken away by them, and when he comes back, even his own family doesn't recognize or care about him! As long as you see their eyes, you will Can we know what they are! Can human eyes be as twisted and weird as theirs?"

"So, you are an extreme human original bloodist? Terra, you still exist."

Bellos sighed and seemed to have a headache.

"Don't tell me that's why you started the rebellion, Mr. Governor."

"Of course not." Thors Rasbaya laughed suddenly. "of course not."

He shook his head.

"The reason for my rebellion is very simple. You can write down my words, recorder, and take them back to him for a good look. I tell you, there is only one reason for my rebellion - because the people of Cappadocia cannot survive. ”

Karen Ofion couldn't help but curse in Nostramo: "Oh, so he's starting to pretend to be a good governor now. Can I just shoot him, Captain?"

Sevatar shook his head coldly.

"Endless Astartes, endless Imperial armies, one after another, one after another. Every time they stop, I have to increase taxes in a short period of time. Money, goods, people, all these things are They took it away and left nothing in Cappadocia.”

"It would be fine if it was just like this, but where were they when we were harassed by the green skins? I sent a distress signal, where were they? If the nearby planets had not had a mutual aid agreement with us, Cappadocia would have become The green-skinned paradise! Do you think you can still judge me from above here? No, you can only face endless green-skinned bastards!"

"You have completely removed yourself from the situation, Lord Governor." Belros said. "But you launched a rebellion. And your army is not very noble. What they do is no different from gangsters."

"Yes, I admit that."

The Governor sneered and nodded, suddenly glancing sideways at Savita.

"I can't control them, but, you know? Even so, even if the local defense army begins to be corrupted on a large scale, the lives of the civilians in Cappadocia are much better than before. You can go to me I looked through the data in the mansion and found out that what I said was true and there was absolutely no lie."

"Are you finished?" Sevita asked.

He raised his right hand and pulled out the chain halberd.The monomolecular saw blade began to spin, and the engine roared.Thors Rasbaya laughed.Half a second later, a head flew high into the air and landed in Savita's hands.He held the head and handed it to the other Night Blade.

"Hang the body with it," he said emotionlessly. "The global image broadcast tells them that they must all surrender before dawn, otherwise they will bear the consequences."
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"I'm sorry I didn't let you see what you wanted to see," Sevatar said to their narrator in the troop carrier with a smirk. "I hope you are not disappointed, Mr. Bellows."

"I'm not disappointed," Bellows said.

Savita nodded clearly, and there was silence in the personnel carrier for a moment. Only the sound of the vehicle operating and the sound of Bellos checking the photos continued.

"So." Saiweita suddenly said. "What kind of person do you think Tors Rasbaya is? A fool, or a liar who is so skilled at lying that he can even deceive himself?"

The narrator slowly took off his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Honestly, I don't really care." Bellos replied with a smile. "He is a good person. I just want to see him die. That's fine. The culprit has been eliminated. Coupled with your psychological tactics, the rebels will probably surrender soon."

Sevatar smiled his fake smile again.

"This is a war, Captain Severtalion, and you are a soldier, and your duty is to win." Belros said softly. "As for Governor Tors Rasbaya's words and his arrogant attitude of thinking that he is the righteous one, do you really care?"

"No," said Sevatar roughly. "Who is he?"

Bellos laughed.

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