Chapter 662 Doomsday Storm: Antarctic Crisis

The land at the South Pole of the planet is a snow-white hell. Needless to say, it is covered with snow all year round, and strong winds are commonplace. However, Macragge's South Pole is significantly different from the snowfields in other worlds. The snow here is not It is flat and straight, but composed of countless large and small peaks.

They stand on the entire land, like spearheads piercing the ground, tearing numerous holes in the entire snow-white world, just like the openings cut with a knife on the scroll, the abrupt and conspicuous gray mountains Rising from the ground, it adds its own color to the snow-white world.

Among the mountains, the Infinite Frontier, a Mars-class battlecruiser that is significantly different from the surrounding environment, is suspended between the mountains. Its magnetic levitation power device rumbles under the hull and releases a circle in the air. Magnetic belt.

Captain Cole stood on the bridge with his hands behind his back. He looked at the white world outside and said, "Situation.".

"The magnetic lock is operating normally, the ship's self-sustaining force is suspended, the power unit is at 80%, and it can continue sailing." Someone on the bridge reported that in the operating area overlooking the bridge below, the screens were flashing continuously.

"Situation of the shipboard system?", "The overload situation has been resolved, but the reactor temperature is still high, exceeding the standard by 60%. The Mechanical Sage recommends that it be docked immediately for repairs."

"We will dock when we are free. Now let them find a way to ensure that this ship will not crash here." After Cole said this, he turned his head and looked at the Space Marines in the bridge. Mikay Captain Er held his chin anxiously and nodded to Cole when he saw him approaching.

The captain also nodded to Mikael, and then looked at the other people beside the image. Ragnar, Lancelot, and Olaf were all here. They were gathered around the table, but only Olaf was there. Rafe showed the same anxious expression as Mikael.

But they were not anxious about the situation in Antarctica, but about other places. When the bridge entrance door ticked open, Captain Mikael immediately looked over. Vito in power armor was walking in from somewhere. He Already fully armed.

"Lord Vito, we have received rumors that Lord Guilliman had an accident?" Mikael asked immediately, his face was filled with tension and anxiety. But when he thought about whether the rumor was true, he I felt like the world was collapsing.

"Yes, Lord Vito, the Infinite Frontier's far-wave communication system is damaged, and we cannot receive other messages." Olaf held Mikael's shoulder on one side, but the old wolf's expression was the same as the latter's. , "Is that true? Terrible news in the rumors."

"First of all, call me Vito. This is not a military parade, nor is it the palace of Terra. Secondly, let him speak for himself." Vito said and walked in and stepped aside. Behind him, from the bridge's There were heavy footsteps outside the door, and the rumored person appeared on the bridge.

Cole's eyes widened, but he didn't need to blink, nor would he suspect that he was hallucinating. If his hallucination could simulate the light behind the Emperor's Children, then his brain could compete with the most outstanding artist in the galaxy. The brain compares.

"Lord Guilliman? Are you okay?"

"Does this disappoint you? Mikael." Guilliman smiled. After hearing this, Mikael immediately knelt down on one knee and buried his head to him. "How dare you, sir? Your safety is the best." News, I had absolutely no idea where it would go."

"Okay, Mikael, I'm just kidding. I know you won't. Get up, my child. Everyone here is a friend and a brother." Guilliman stepped forward to help Mikael up. The company commander said to His primarch nodded in salute, then stood aside holding his helmet.

Guilliman nodded to Olaf, who immediately saluted Guilliman with the courtesy of the wolves, and then the Primarch came to the table.

Vitor also came over, and he stood beside Cole with his arms folded. The latter glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and then looked directly at Guilliman, "You caused a lot of trouble on Macragge." Trouble." "But the problem is solved, so don't lecture your old friend. Besides, the trouble you brought is not small."

Vito glanced at Cole with a smile, then shrugged and looked at the mountains outside the bridge window. Gray-white lifting platforms and protruding buildings were scattered on the mountains. Huge rail train tracks spanned the mountains. High The tall, high-power communication antenna was swaying in the strong wind, and the countless pipes on its body were swaying in the strong wind on the top of the mountain.

"Tell me about the situation here. You have caused a lot of trouble." Vito said with a smile, while Cole shook his head and clicked on the desktop in front of him, "It's not us, it's them."

Two communication channels quickly appeared on the three-dimensional image. Cole activated one of them. The communication information carried inside it was immediately transmitted from the grid under the table. Its voice attracted Guilliman's attention. With all his strength, he walked to the table and stood there listening to the contents.

"Help, help! This is Olympia Facility No. 1. There is an emergency. Please help! Any force that can hear our signal will send reinforcements immediately. They are in Facility No. 1. We are blocking this place, but I don't know, Emperor Your Majesty, they have entered Facility No. 2!"

The communication ended with a scream and a roar that seemed to come from dozens of mouths at the same time. Guilliman frowned and turned to look at Cole.

"Who else received the distress signal?"

"Only us. The base's communication system was cut off. The high-power radio signal had not been activated yet, so the signal was very weak. We were the only ones who received it in orbit. We then alerted the surrounding imperial forces. Captain Mikael immediately brought a group of troops here after receiving the news."

"Yes, sir, I happened to be in Sora City on the edge of Antarctica, preparing for the expedition to Pamenia. After receiving the news from Captain Cole, I immediately brought my troops here."

Mikael said behind Guilliman, holding his helmet and standing with the Primarch. Looking at the communication image in front of him, Guilliman was silent for a moment and frowned, "Is the cause of the facility accident clear?"

"It's not clear, sir. The base facility has not had time to send out the specific reason, and all external contacts have been interrupted."

"We tried to contact Bell or the other two battle brothers, but there was no response. The battleship's radar system detected strong radiation interference." Mikael added, Guilliman nodded, frowned, Cole cleared his throat, and his finger projected a video interface from the edge of the image.

"You have to see this, sir."

"What is this?"

"The video situation inside the facility. Before you came, we sent a commando team inside, consisting of the Ultramarines under Captain Mikael and the Stormtroopers on my ship. This is the video data they sent back."

Cole played the video while Guilliman leaned on the table, and Vito was also watching the video on the other side. A gun barrel was across the screen, which seemed to be shot from the perspective of the Space Marine's helmet.

The Ultramarines walked in the dark corridor. The lights around them were all off. His muzzle flashlight shone in the corridor in front. In the picture, there were several fully armed stormtroopers, who were walking in front with laser rifles.

"Approaching the target, is this the place?" The leading stormtrooper stopped and looked at the Ultramarines with his gun. A simple facility structure diagram appeared in the latter's field of vision. After observing for a few times, the Ultramarines nodded to the stormtroopers, "It's here. If the system of the facility terminal is correct, the radiation source is behind here."

"Everyone put on protective clothing and prepare to enter."

The stormtroopers stepped back with their guns. In the Ultramarines' field of vision, a technical sergeant with a mechanical arm on his shoulder walked up. He leaned over and clicked a few times on the operating screen, but the thing was still dark.

"The power here is all disconnected." The technical sergeant turned around and said, and the Ultramarines pointed the bolter at the door, "Can you open it? If not, blow it up."

"Of course I can open it, wait a minute, I'll connect the backup circuit, damn, what happened to this place? Why are all the line systems reporting errors?"

"What does it mean?"

"It means that they are not damaged, but something causes them to continue to fail. It's really strange, wait a minute." The technical sergeant said as he operated on the plane. He pulled a cable from the side of the mechanical arm and connected it to the screen. The thing showed a few lines of garbled characters, but it still lit up.

"Switching the line, three, two, one, OK." The technical sergeant said, accompanied by a hoarse voice, the door slammed open, but suddenly stopped, its door body creaked, and more than a dozen gun muzzles and flashlights shone over, illuminating a small area behind the door, where something was hanging on the door.

"Wait, something is holding it." The Stormtrooper walked over, pulled out his laser dagger and stretched it through the crack of the door, cutting off the shadows in two or three strokes. As they fell, the door opened with a bang.

"Oh, by the Emperor and Ultramar." The Ultramarines exclaimed. In his vision, the light shone into the corridor behind the door. There was a wide space there. It might have been a test area in the past, but now, it has completely changed.

The Ultramarines walked in with a gun in hand, and his muzzle swept around. In his vision, the light shone on the tall plants. They grew out of the planting pots one by one, and grew hundreds of times larger than they should have. The vines between the huge tree canopies extended everywhere, submerging the entire space.

The light swept across the ground, and the Stormtrooper squatted on the ground. He squatted on the ground with a gun hanging in front of a corpse, at least it should have been a person. He lay on the ground, and his limbs were completely submerged by some strange fungal moss, extending from him, and then crawling to the ground. The fungal colony merged into one.

The Ultramarines raised the barrel of his gun, and the flashlight in his field of vision swept over his head. There were several corpses hanging above him, probably researchers here. They were all wearing white coats, but their surfaces were all covered with dirty things. The Ultramarines enlarged the field of vision in the helmet, and those faces came into view.

"Damn. What are they studying here?" The faces in the Ultramarines' video interface were covered with tiny fungi, which crawled up from the eyes, ears, nostrils and mouths of the dead. They rolled their eyes, but their lips were moving under the control of the fungi, speaking in unclear sentences.

"What are they saying?"

The technical sergeant on the side asked. The Ultramarines glanced at him, then shook his head and pointed the bolt gun upwards, "I can't hear it clearly, but I guess it's useless to hear it clearly. Do you understand what the fungi will say?"

The technical military shook his head, holding the heavy flamethrower in his hand, "At least it's right to bring it in. Damn, the data shows that the radiation value here exceeds the standard, and there are subspace sound waves everywhere. We should go back."

"Agreed, Captain, prepare to withdraw the team."

"Hey, what is that?"

The stormtrooper pointed his gun at something in front of him. The Ultramarines raised their heads and the thing appeared on the screen under the light. Under the light, a Space Marine wearing white armor stood not far away. He stood in the middle of a pile of fungi and held a chainsaw sword in his hand.

"Our people have the letter Macragge U on their shoulders." The sergeant raised his gun and said. The Ultramarines and the sergeant looked at each other and walked over. He held the gun carefully and approached the soldier from behind, "Hey, brother, are you okay?"

"Brother, you are finally here. Do you like my gift for you?" The Ultramarines said vaguely. The Ultramarines approaching him were extremely confused. He continued to approach him, and a hand stretched out in the picture.

"Whatever happened here, brother, it's all right. Come with us. The others are outside and they will help you."

"You must come in, my good brother, and see my gift. You must come." The Ultramarines continued to say, he chuckled, the voice was very strange, the Ultramarines who filmed the video pressed his shoulder, "What are you talking about? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

The Ultramarines turned his head suddenly, and the video became garbled in an instant. In the last frame, a chain saw sword appeared, and a hideous and terrifying face.

"Oh, damn."

After watching it, Ragnar whispered, "What the hell did these crazy scientists make here?"

"The stele." Guilliman stood up and said, he looked at Vito as if seeking his opinion, and the latter nodded in affirmation.

"The stele? That's what we brought back? Oh, Fenris' beard is a ghost." Ragnar sighed while touching his beard. Lancelot beside him looked at the last frame, and the face of the Ultramarines couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Damn, I hate those things."

"The team lost contact with us later. Later, we sent several other teams to find them, but none of them came back." Cole pointed at the video and said, his face twisted as he looked at the screen. Although it was not the first time he watched it, it was creepy every time he watched it.

"This is the only internal information. We know very little about it."

"Is Bell still alive?" Vito asked. The person in the video was not Bell, and Cole shook his head. "I don't know. He may be alive, or he may have died and turned into those ghosts. We can't contact him."

"Has it been leaked?" Guilliman looked at Cole and asked.

"No, thank the Emperor. His glory has trapped the blasphemous things here in the realm of faith." The person next to Cole spoke devoutly. He made the Sky Eagle Salute on his chest, looking very pious.

Guilliman looked at him. The man was wearing a dirty red robe with a pendant hanging on his chest. "Who is this?"

"Let me introduce you to Father Mathieu, an outstanding member of the State Church. He has helped us a lot with the power of his faith." Cole said, holding the priest's shoulder, and the latter smiled modestly.

"I am just a carrier of the great God-Emperor's power, Captain. Be grateful to the Emperor, not me, just like Master Guilliman." The priest looked at Guilliman, who frowned slightly, "Me?"

"Yes, sir, aren't you the carrier he is most proud of? The Son of the God-Emperor, the most concrete incarnation of his power in the world."

"I am not a god, he is not a god, and I am not his container." Guilliman frowned and said, the priest still smiled and put his hand on his chest, "You and I are both the executors of the Emperor's will, Master Primarch, he guides all of us."

Guilliman frowned fiercely. Cole knew that he had never liked people from the state religion, so he cleared his throat and broke the gradually solidified atmosphere at the scene, "What should we do now? My Lord, the things in this facility must be disposed of. "

"If you ask me, this place should be blown up."

"I'm sorry, Ragnar, if I could, I would have done it earlier, but unfortunately I can't. The facilities here are equipped with seven layers of granite and reinforced alloys. Orbital bombardment can't penetrate here."

"Is it impossible to destroy this place completely?" Olaf asked, raising his hand. Cole shrugged. "If a planet-level bombing is carried out and a few warships are dispatched, it should be possible to destroy this place, but the consequence is that Antarctica will sink as a whole, causing the sea level of Macragge to rise and flood most of the planet."

"Not to mention other unpredictable disasters, we are destroying the natural environment of the planet." Vito added at the moment when Cole's voice just fell.

"This sentence is unacceptable. I will not watch my planet, the home world of the Ultramarines, destroyed because of this." Guilliman said in a final conclusion, his voice was firm, and he would not tolerate any opposition or questioning.

"I agree, my lord, but what can we do? Although this place is blocked, based on our understanding of Nurgle, it will definitely find a way to break through here in the future." Mikael said on the side.

"This place cannot be destroyed, at least until the precious research results in the experimental facilities are rescued. Those things are the treasures of the entire human civilization. After ten thousand years of decline, they must not be allowed to be lost again!"

If someone from the Mechanicus is present, they will definitely praise it. They are also like this. Except for technical treasures and knowledge, everything else is not important. Blow up a planet for an STC? That’s such a bargain, I press the button without even thinking about it.

But what Guilliman said does make sense. Human civilization has fallen for too long, and any progressive knowledge is crucial to all mankind.

"Inside the facility, there should be a switch for a self-operating nuclear reactor. That thing is installed for the facility to ensure that they can survive there for hundreds of years even if the entire planet encounters a doomsday-level disaster. But now, it is a bomb , we sent people in there to overload the powertrain, and if what the video says is true, it should be easier than usual to overload it."

"Once it is overloaded, it can create a nuclear explosion underground. With the granite above as an obstacle, the underground explosion will not affect the surface of the planet, and the radiation will rapidly heat up to stellar temperatures in the confined space, burning everything in it. , more effective than orbital bombing, there will be nowhere for things to hide.”

Guilliman said, Cole and Vitor looked at each other, the latter nodded with his chin in his hands, "It's a feasible plan, but I dare ask, where should we send someone?"

"Of course it's me," Guilliman said, standing up and holding his head high.

Vito looked at him and smiled jokingly, "No surprise."