Arni stood atop a three-story building, watching the soldiers being shot and stunned in the street, and became furious.
"Sir, be careful!"
Suddenly, the smart man Niu Gelin next to Arni suddenly blocked him and raised his shield at the same time. There was a thud, and the huge impact almost sent them both flying.
It was a rocket, and only Niu Green and the thick alloy explosion-proof shield in his hand could withstand it.
"Counterattack! Order the soldiers to counterattack!"
Arni, who was lying on the ground, stood up with the help of others, gritting his teeth angrily.
"Kill all these damn traitors!"
"Everyone get up! Get up! Follow me!"
Ouranios was the first to react, and he immediately made a bold deployment.
"Grenade! Grenade! Throw it wherever you fire! First company, protect the flamethrowers! Prioritize attacking those large buildings!"
As grenades were thrown into the building one after another, panicked low-Gothic language sounded, and then there was an explosion, and some stumps and broken arms flew out.
Under the cover of smoke bombs, soldiers holding flamethrowers walked around the sides of the buildings and fired directly at the windows. The hot fire instantly filled the house, and some ignited figures immediately ran frantically out of the house.
Following the example of the Second Battalion, other battalions also followed suit and launched counterattacks, but the gunfire from the other side quickly weakened. The soldiers carefully entered the building, but saw nothing except the shell casings on the ground proving that someone had been there.
——
Then they conducted a comprehensive inspection of the building and found many secret passage entrances and exits, but most of them were sealed and no one dared to enter easily.
Arni then took inventory and found that a hundred soldiers were lost in just twenty minutes, and the enemy only left more than twenty corpses.
Fortunately, they captured a prisoner.
"What is your name."
Arni, who decided to personally interrogate the other party, asked the guards to bring the prisoner to him.
It was a stocky middle-aged man. Judging from the calluses on his palms, it could be seen that he was a miner who often used pickaxes. He was wearing a dirty gray-brown overalls and a tattered cloak, and his face was
There are a few scars, because his leg was hit by shrapnel and he was captured, but he resisted fiercely during the process, which can be seen from the bruises on his face, bloody lips and swollen left eye.
The guards kicked the man's knees and forced him to kneel on the ground with his hands tied behind his back in handcuffs.
Arni sat on a chair ten meters away from him, holding his command sword with both hands. He was flanked by two Oxgreen guards, and the regimental flag was hung on the wall behind him.
Pooh!
The man spat on the ground, glared at Arni, but said nothing.
Arnie frowned.
"Don't you understand? A country bumpkin is still a country bumpkin even if he becomes a heretic. Sure enough, I am overthinking what I expect to get from a traitor."
"We are not heretics!"
Suddenly, the man spoke rough but still clear Gothic, and Arni suddenly showed a surprised expression.
"Oh, you can talk, so is this your plea for mercy? Deny your identity? But unfortunately you can't deny your actions. You served the Red Pirates and attacked the imperial army. Your crime is unpardonable, but-"
"You attacked us first!"
The man roared angrily.
"We are also citizens of the empire who were plundered here by the red pirates, but you indiscriminately declare us heretics and want to kill us! Can't we still resist?"
Arni laughed, turned his head and said to Ouranios, who was not far away:
"Listen, today's heretics are so eloquent. I can't even imagine what they will develop into in the future."
Ouranios just frowned and looked at the man, then said slowly:
"The red pirates left early, right."
The man snorted.
"But they left their weapons to you, claimed that they would return freedom to you, and let you see the fate of the residents of the worlds that were recaptured by the Empire, right."
The man remained silent.
"I guess you haven't seen the Chaos Space Marines. The Red Pirates will definitely try their best to avoid unnecessary interference in mining. They will keep the planet 'clean'. All you can see are the mortal overseers, and now even they are leaving.
In a sense, you are free, but the empire will take away your freedom soon. Now you think that the empire will destroy you, or another more terrifying result, you will still not be free, because the empire also needs slaves.
Come and mine minerals.”
The man's shoulders began to tremble, and he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.
"You are here to continue enslaving us!"
Arni then scolded:
"What is slavery? Serving the Emperor is an honor! Your brain has been corroded by heretics! How come you have forgotten the pain of being enslaved by heretics?"
"Then why don't you come and experience this 'glory'? Sir!"
"Damn you bitch! You're looking for death!"
Ouranios sighed softly.
"Yes, you guessed it right. The end of this world is doomed, including you. The empire will not identify who is innocent. Huron is really a vicious dog. He used the simplest method to let a world that should return to the empire use the most simple method.
Resist with firm determination.”
Arni then asked:
"what are you guys saying?"
"Have you heard about that? There was a group of miners enslaved by the red pirates who did not resist. They thought the empire was coming to save them, but then the sages of Angstrom ordered them to be turned into servitors.
No matter men, women, old or young.”
"Ah, that thing. How did they know about it? Isn't it forbidden to spread this matter under an order from above?"
"Of course someone spread it."
Ouranios said almost to himself, then turned and walked towards the door.
"We are dealing with a planet that is fighting for freedom and survival, and many, many people will die in this battle."
Arni blinked. This talkative guy always said things that could easily be misunderstood by the political commissar. If he hadn't loved his talents, this guy would have been bombed long ago.
But he is not stupid. As a noble son who has read poetry well, he probably understands the deeper meaning of Ouranios' words.
The residents of this planet already know that the empire is not here to save them, and their fate will not change in any way, so they will resist. The Red Pirates have left all weapons and facilities to them, and the miners themselves are very organized.
groups, especially when they all hide underground.
Arni clapped his hands, and a deformed giant with a sack on his face, only a pair of eyes exposed, and carrying a huge iron box walked forward. Arni also stood up, grabbed the command sword and walked to the man.
"There is an old saying in Terra that a wise man is one who knows the current affairs."
As he said that, the giant opened the iron box, and various horrific torture instruments were revealed inside. This man was the torturer prepared by Arni's father for him to deal with prisoners on the battlefield. This was a very professional person, and he was said to have no
A living person can hold on to his hand for one hundred and forty-two seconds.
"I think these instruments of torture will be able to pry your mouth open. I hope you can cooperate with us well. I dare not say anything else. I can at least save your life and even free you from your status as a traitor.
.”
The man stared at Arnie, then looked at the terrifying props that he had never seen in his life, clenching his teeth and saying nothing.
Arni shook his head helplessly.
"Fine."
It was a very tiring day for Hayes. Hashet arranged a safe and comfortable small place for them. He had a hasty dinner and then fell asleep.
When he woke up the next morning, he found that there was an extra person on the street sign outside the city, or rather——
A dying man, not an inch of his skin was intact, and his almost gouged eyes were still hanging on his face. Hayes didn't know what happened, but Hashet said something that made his hair stand on end -
"There is no other way to accomplish this than to kill each other."