Protoss in Warhammer

Chapter 61 57. The Rogue Trader’s Team

With the firing of the sniper rifles of the two Ratling Ratmen in the distance, the heads of the two Beastmen who were fighting for the spoils below instantly exploded into pieces.It took the other dumb and slow mutants five or six seconds to realize they were under attack.

The beastman wearing the thickest armor roared and started shooting upwards, but before he fired two bullets, the man and his companions who had been hiding in the shadows began to attack.The Hive City woman with a punk haircut took the lead in lying on the ground and pulling the trigger of the heavy explosive bomb. The tall robot next to her also started shooting. The torrent of steel instantly killed the dirty mutants on the spot.

A beastman carrying a rocket launcher was just about to aim at the huge robot when a delicate dagger slit his throat, allowing the blood to bloom like a fountain.The dexterous ranger began to wantonly harvest the lives of these creatures.And those in the team who tried to use psychic energy to get out of the predicament were quickly suppressed by the two psychic users, and were shocked by the scorching lightning.

In less than half a minute, almost all the beastmen fell to the ground, except for one lucky guy.Seeing this scene, the frightened mutant ran wildly in the direction of Gray.As a result, the Kroot who had already been ambushing here quickly rushed over and knocked him unconscious with their rifle butts.

The rogue traders saw this scene and cheered
"Well done! Gnik!"

After hearing this, the Kroot people showed rare humility and said

"That's ridiculous, sir, and I have an unlucky kid here."

"Is there another kid here?"

The Rogue Trader in blue robes asked curiously after hearing this. The Eldar Ranger next to him shook off the blood on the dagger in his hand and said calmly.

"Don't be so surprised, short-lived species. Anything you encounter here is possible, because the Blackstone Fortress distorts the passage of subspace, and anything is possible here."

The Rogue Trader did not answer her words after hearing this. He walked to the Kroot and looked at Gray who was squatting aside, covered in dust.

"this is…"

The man called Gnik Dekrut answered

"This child should be from my hometown. I really can't tell which race it is because I haven't been back for nine years. It may be a new race that has joined our country."

The middle-aged man in a blue robe bent down and looked at the child in front of him after hearing this.The handsome boy was looking at him timidly.However, the rogue trader didn't care about his expression. Instead, he touched the material of his clothes and couldn't help saying admiringly.
"It's a very soft material. If I remember correctly, this is a kind of fabric that just appeared in the market on the edge of the extreme star field some time ago. It's called silk. It's very valuable... Genik, do you think this kind of clothing is available in your hometown? Is it as expensive as here?"

After hearing this, the Kroot thought for a while and replied
"It's a relatively expensive material, but it's not as exaggerated as yours."

The Rogue Trader smacked his mouth after hearing this and called the robot who had been standing guard nearby.
"UR-025, please check what species this kid is."

After hearing his words, the huge iron man walked towards here heavily. His red eyes immediately released a scanning wave and slowly swept towards the child in front of him. Soon, his eyes flashed twice and gave the answer.

"Scan result: carbon-based organism, unknown species, hair structure is crystal-like, estimated age: under 15 years old."

"What a brat..."

The rogue trader, who is almost 300 years old, looked at the imprudent kid in front of him and asked

"Tell me, kid, how did you get in?"

The blue-haired child who looked frightened hesitated for a while and said

"I don't know, I just touched a black and green bottle-like object in the museum, and then a burst of light flashed and I was here..."

The ranger who walked next to him heard it and said speechlessly.
"You didn't encounter the teleportation beacon of the Necrons, did you? It's really low-level..."

The rogue trader put on his single-rimmed glasses and said
"Okay, kid, you have two choices now. The first one is to come with us, and then I will find a chance to ask Gnik to take you home. The second one is to wait for death here until the Black Legion people take over. You're at a loss. Which one do you want to choose?"

"First!"

"Very good, it seems you are not stupid, get up! Kid."

As he said that, a pair of strong hands pulled Gray up.The man in front of him adjusted his collar and said

"Introducing to you, Janus Draik, the official Rogue Trader of the Empire." Gnik picked up the shuriken gun that had fallen aside and threw it to the ranger beside him. The ranger said sadly after taking a look at it.
"This is a relic of the people from my hometown of Bietan. It seems that people from my hometown are also here or they used to be here."

"Please grief."

Draik said this while also receiving a piece of bad news.
"Well, there is another unfortunate news. Our battleship has encountered a problem. The astropath and the pastor have to go back and have a look. I asked Sly and the two rat men in the ear to help cover it. People who continue to explore now There are only four of us!

Kid, do you want to go with them? "

After hearing this, Gray was silent for a while, and silently moved two steps towards the huge iron man next to him. Obviously, in his eyes, this giant felt more secure.Janus shrugged when he saw her choice.

"Whatever you choose! But I want to tell you one thing. This person used to be an iron man. I advise you to be kind."

"I won't kill anyone for no reason again. Please shut up, sir."

UR-025 replied with dissatisfaction, Janus stuck out his tongue, then pulled out his ancient power sword and said
"Keep going! The adventure is far from over. We must at least understand what the Black Legion is here to do."

Soon, the team, which now consisted of only six people, moved towards the depths of Blackstone Fortress.On the way forward, Gray slowly walked to the side of the ranger and said
"Well, I have something else I want to give you."

The ranger glanced down slightly and said impatiently
"what?"

Gray took out two red stones from his robe and handed them to him, adding

"I found this on those dead people. It feels pretty and I want to keep it for myself... But it's yours, so I'd better give it back to you..."

The ranger carefully took the two soul stones, stared at them silently, and finally placed them on his chest carefully, saying awkwardly
"Thank you."

As they continued to move forward, others on the outer level of Blackstone Fortress were not idle either.

In order to successfully enter the Blackstone Fortress and find the missing Old Saint, the frantic protoss could not care about anything else and immediately found the space dwarves stationed nearby. Here, Zeratul also happened to meet an old acquaintance. .

"Master Zeratul? It's been so long! How did you end up in this ghost place?"

Valrat, who was wearing a servo exoskeleton, looked at Zeratul in front of him and his kind next to him in surprise.Since their planet was destroyed, a large number of space dwarf fortresses have settled around Damocles Bay, and they were the first to tell the Protoss that the Blackstone Fortress appeared here.

What they are wearing now is the latest exoskeleton armor integrated with the protoss reactor. This excellent armor is a new type of equipment jointly manufactured by the two races. Among the space dwarves, it is only equipped to the most elite Broken Horn Furnace Guards. .

Zeratul saw the acquaintance in front of him and immediately said straight to the point.

"We are here to stop the Black Legion, but one of our senior commanders who entered accidentally just now has disappeared. We need your help, brother."

After hearing this, Walrat just thought about it and called out a dozen elite soldiers, pointing at them and saying

"They are the most elite expedition team and have explored most of the surface areas of Blackstone Fortress. Perhaps they can help you find the missing people.

Also, why did the Black Legion come here? "

"It's hard to explain in a word. I will tell you slowly later, but now we must find the missing person. He is very important to us."

Although Valrat was full of doubts, he did not ask too much out of trust and gratitude for the past.

"Okay, brother, when are you leaving?"

"Is now okay?"

"of course."

(End of this chapter)