There are currently only five people in the Astral Knights who have successfully transplanted gray marrow, and Bahram is one of them, but for a long time the gray marrow has not played a very obvious role in them.
Unexpectedly, this time it was nothing but a blockbuster, and Talos was secretly glad that he got Bahram from Soshyan, otherwise the ship might have capsized this time if things went wrong.
"Hypothermia..."
Talos glanced at Bahram, whose face was covered with gray veins, and then took his temperature, then took out a micro syringe from his lower back, and took out a light yellow medicine from the storage box on his thigh.
Once installed on the syringe, inject it into Bahram's neck.
With the injection of medicine, Bahram's face gradually returned to normal. Talos checked the other party's body temperature again and confirmed that it had increased before putting the helmet on the other party again.
"Company Commander, Bahram, he——"
After Sablin hesitated for a while, he still asked in a low voice:
"Is it a think tank?"
"Don't ask these questions. You will know it when you know it in the future. Now you only need to know one thing. When you encounter subspace troubles that cannot be solved, just go to him."
About thirty seconds later, with a slight groan, Bahram woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Talos and Sabourin staring at him.
"I--"
"Can you stand up?"
"it should be OK."
Bahram struggled for a moment and finally stood up unsteadily.
Talos patted him on the shoulder, and then whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"I know you have a lot of questions, but I can't answer you. You have to find Soshyan. Only he can answer it for you."
Hearing what the other party said, Bahram nodded and suppressed all the questions he had.
"What are these animals?"
Sabourin probed one of the corpses with his halberd.
"Native creatures affected by the forces of Chaos."
Talos said, nudging one of the dead bugs with his boot.
"Subspace doesn't just have an effect on humans. It has an effect on almost any life form. So if you go to a world with serious chaos pollution, you must be wary of any creature you encounter."
"So, those missing people were eaten by bugs?"
Talos did not answer. He carefully examined every dead insect and finally came to a conclusion.
"No, there are only other undigested insects in the stomachs of these things, and there is no trace of human remains. The disappearance of all those people has nothing to do with them, or has nothing to do with their stomachs."
"I heard--"
Bahram suddenly spoke.
"Certain insects have a natural ability to store food, and I wonder... is there something that takes advantage of that?"
Sablin glanced deeper into the passage.
"That means they have a nest here."
Talos checked the number of bullets in the pistol, then put it in the holster and pulled a fragmentation grenade from his belt.
"Throw the grenade first and then charge. Is there any problem?"
"of course not."
The soldiers in the team received the order and immediately prepared their weapons.
The team quickly walked down the corridor. After experiencing the situation just now, Bahram's senses became more acute. He felt that more corrupted insects were ambushing at the other end of the corridor, so he raised his gun and attacked these monsters.
A series of terrifying screams resounded through the darkness, and strong, armored insects emerged from the hidden tree roots, fluttering in the pain of death.
Talos clutched the frag grenade in his hand.
"Throw a round!"
he shouted, throwing it into the corridor.
A moment later, five more grenades flashed over his head in a flat and precise arc, and detonated at the end of the passage.
More screams pierced the air, shrapnel roared through the animals hiding around the entrance, and the Astartes answered each other with roars of their own, then began to charge.
A swarm of giant insects awaits their charge, ready to defend their nest.
Li Lin picked up the rapid-fire plasma pistol and sprayed a hot rainstorm into the middle of them, burning more than a dozen bugs to death in an instant, and the rest were stunned.
The battle begins.
Talos swept the bugs in front of him in a crackling arc, killing two bugs that rushed towards him from the right. At this time, another monster came from the left and tried to bite his armor with its jaws.
He quickly pulled out his pistol, aimed at the target, and shot the guy in the head with one shot.
All around him, chainswords roared, bolters roared, and Death Angels slaughtered their enemies.
Soon, they passed through the passage and entered a room.
The room was a huge man-made cave with a curved domed ceiling 30 meters above their heads, and the air stank of heat and decay.
In the center is a grotesque statue, which looks like a giant stone tree, but the tree is filled with fruits that resemble eyeballs, which is disgusting.
The air around the statue shimmered like a mirage, and a strong sense of dislocation threatened everyone present, especially Talos.
A strong sense of crisis burned Talos's head. Although the sedative prepared by Valier had some effect, he still felt a faint pain in his head.
Here, the barrier between the etheric and the physical world is weakened, and the feeling of madness and depravity is almost palpable, like a layer of oil covering all people's skin.
In the center of the room, at the foot of the statue, lay a large pile of corpses, most of them wearing blood-stained green uniforms, forming an ominous mountain of corpses——
"This doesn't look like a human creation."
Talos endured the severe pain in his skull and tried to analyze the situation in front of him.
"It's more like some kind of alien altar... That's not right, there shouldn't be other races on Pai Shang."
Suddenly, the defenders here hissed and screamed, attacking the Astartes from all directions.
Talos fired two shots into the air with his pistol and swiped his sword, blasting the two bugs into flaming husks. The Astartes remained in formation, facing the enemy head on, slashing at anyone with their chainswords.
Cut down approaching monsters.
Those selected were the best in the company and more disciplined, and the corpses of his enemies began to pile up at their feet.
But every time they killed a monster, Talos felt invisible energy swirling around the room, becoming more chaotic.
Whatever dark plan whoever is initiating here, their actions will only make it more vibrant.
"Forward! Destroy that statue!"
Talos decided to get to the heart of the problem, and the warriors responded immediately, moving towards the statue step by step.
The surviving bugs intensified their attacks, jumping around looking for a break in the formation, but every attempt was met with chainsaw blades or muzzle flashes.
The 11th Company ruthlessly passed through the huge space, leaving behind only a string of broken, bleeding, twitching corpses.