Warhammer: Saving Humanity Begins with the Resurrection of Horus

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Having decided to establish a partnership, Lynch didn't mince words and simply stated his purpose.

“If you are truly a descendant of the Demer family, and as the rumors in the Nest City say, you have returned from the stars, then you should understand the current tension between the Empire and the Vortex Guardians led by Huron.”

“In Terra, there are important figures who do not want the tensions to escalate further. The Empire cannot tolerate another large-scale civil war between the Astartes ten thousand years from now, so there is me and my retinue.”

At this point, Lin Qi pointed to Gao Wen behind him.

"We were dispatched here to prevent the conflict from escalating further."

Lappland looked at Lynch and Gawain, pondered for a moment, and then lowered her small hand that was near her lower back.

This wasn't because she completely trusted the person's words, but because, from all perspectives, it was the best option at the moment.

After all, that "Oglin" could probably kill himself a hundred times in an instant.

Lappland was not afraid of death; as the last surviving member of the Demore family, her death meant nothing to her.

But she cannot die before she has cleared her family's name and killed the tyrant Huron, otherwise she will not be able to rest in peace even in death.

that's it.

Lynch looked at Lappland and thought.

He doesn't need the other party to trust him right now; there's always time later, and actions always earn trust more effectively than words.

“Then Miss Lappland, we’ll trouble you to come with us. It just so happens that I also want to know the truth about what you’ve been telling us—that your family isn’t traitors.”

Lynch said this, and Lappland nodded after taking a deep breath.

......

Lynch and Gawain walked ahead, leading Lappland to their base in the hive city.

This was a dilapidated detached house with three floors, but the interior was very clean and tidy. When Lappland entered, he was slightly taken aback, thinking that he had come to a residential area in the upper part of the hive.

Gawain led Munger to the basement, a place he had personally renovated to serve as a base for their investigations in Hive City.

In addition to the living area above, there is a dedicated interrogation room and a storage room containing some equipment underground.

Lynch opened a cabinet, took out a bottle of uncontaminated pure water, and poured a glass for Lappland.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? I remember that the rebellion back then was certified by Terra, which is different from what you're saying."

"You shouldn't be a judge."

When faced with Lynch's question, Lappland did not answer immediately, but instead uttered this sentence with a sigh.

“Over the years, I have contacted many people, but most of them, no, except for one or two, reacted to my true identity by killing me or at least taking me into custody, without giving me any chance to explain.”

Otherwise, sister, you're a descendant of a traitor. If it weren't for the fact that I have a former Imperial Guard by my side who could kill you countless times in a second, I wouldn't dare to talk to you properly. Otherwise, who knows if you'll pull out a molten metal bomb and take me down with you the next second.

After mentally grumbling for a moment, Lynch leaned back on the sofa, waiting for Lappland to begin telling the story.

“Oma, Kiriman Po, do you know Cyrano Valentine?”

"Yes, I know, Ms. Zhu."

Lappland nodded and continued speaking.

"It's normal that you don't know, after all, it involves the deepest secrets of the empire. When I first learned that my family was related to this person..."

At this point, Lappland seemed to realize something, her eyes widening as she stared at Lynch in shock.

"Wait! You know that!"

“Not only do I know, but he knows too.”

Lin Qi pointed to Gao Wen, who had already come up from the basement, and said in a calm tone.

Lappland glanced at Gawain in shock, and seeing the unchanging coldness on his face, her guess about the two's identities changed once again.

She had initially thought the two were agents sent by one of Terra's high lords, but now it seemed that if they were just agents of a high lord, they knew far too much.

It should be noted that even some senior judges she consulted had no idea who the so-called "blessed lady" was.

In an instant, Lappland thought of many things, especially when she thought of Gawain's figure, who had easily taken the Blood Alliance leader, Monger, from the battlefield. Absurd ideas arose in her mind.

That "Oglin"...

Lappland recalled some rumors about the Inquisition, which claimed that the Grand Inquisitors were accompanied by warriors who, after being genetically modified, were far more powerful than Astartes.

"And then? You mean your family has a connection with that blessed lady?"

Lin Qi spoke, his tone very serious.

This is no small matter, after all, the lady who received the blessing is not a good person to the Empire.

Cyrani Valentine, the Blessed Lady, the Immortal, the sole survivor of the City of Perfection incident, and a penitent who has a significant influence on the entire Legion of Word Bearers and even on Roger himself.

This person was originally just an ordinary woman in the perfect city of Monakia. When the perfect city was destroyed, the light of the orbital spear blinded her, making her a blind woman.

But perhaps by luck, or perhaps by some unseen force, Cyrene survived and joined the Legion of the Word Bearers, personally witnessing their subsequent series of corrupt acts, and personally guiding the birth of the first perfect Blessed Child.

Later, due to the actions of the Imperial Guard, Cyrene was caught in the crossfire and died once, but she was quickly resurrected by Eribus and became an immortal being.

Later, Cyrene joined the Word Bearers in the Shadow Crusade. During this process, she joined the Cult under the guidance of another immortal and made an appearance in the final Siege of Terra.

Today, in the 40K era, this once blessed lady has changed her name to Katarina Moriana, and as a witch working for Chaos Warlord Abaddon, she uses him to achieve her own unknown purposes.

"I don't know the specifics, but I can confirm that the reason my family was labeled as traitors was because Huron wanted to obtain a notebook in my family's secret vault that was related to that blessed lady."

Lappland looked at Lynch in front of her and said this.

Chapter 9 Grenus! (The Ultimate Insult)

notebook.

To be honest, Lynch didn't have a very good impression of this thing.

Not long ago, he was arrested by Emperor because of the black notebook in his hand, which led to his current life as an illegal worker.

What's written in the notebook?

"do not know."

Lappland shook his head and sighed helplessly.

"Nearly two hundred years have passed since the war in which my family became traitors. For mortals, that is undoubtedly a long time. Not to mention that after only a few members of my family fled to the stars, for a considerable period of time, we no longer had the resources and connections to support the life-extending surgery."

"The old people who lived through the war died one after another over the years and in the process of fleeing, and those details were naturally lost over time."

"To this day, all I know is that the notebook was related to the blessed lady and was coveted by the tyrant Huron, and was the root of the family's tragedy."

After Lappland finished speaking, she raised her head and looked into Lynch's eyes.

Lin Qi frowned, lost in thought.

According to Lappland, the notebook and the blessed lady were closely related.

Lynch himself knew that in this day and age, the Blessed Lady had been operating as a Chaos Wizard by Abaddon's side. If the notebook had been obtained by the Demore family after the Great Rebellion, then it likely contained knowledge related to Chaos.

Only in this way could Huron possibly become covetous, since given his ambition and current state, his contact with Chaos is definitely not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.

That is to say, if this notebook is found, it may be possible to find evidence of Huron's affair with Chaos, thereby breaking the alliance between the Maelstrom Guardians.

Do you know the features of this laptop? For example, some features that distinguish it from other laptops?

"Let me think... On its first page, there should be the signature of the lady who received the blessing."

Lynch silently noted down this characteristic, and then let out a long sigh.

"Are you ready?"

Lin Qi turned his head and looked at Gao Wen, who was standing silently to the side.

Gao Wen nodded slightly, then walked to a cabinet, opened the cabinet door, groped around on the inner wall for a while, and finally activated a mechanism.

With the sound of gears turning, a small door leading to the basement appeared, and Lynch stood up and extended an invitation to Lappland.

"We're going to interrogate that guy named Munger. Do you want to come along?"

Lappland nodded and followed the two who entered the narrow passage.

Although it was described as cramped, that was only relative to Gawain. The Imperial Guard's tall stature forced him to hunch over, making him move forward like a hunched-over old man in his seventies or eighties. Lynch and Lappland, who followed behind, fared much better, able to stand upright without their heads touching the ceiling.

They opened another iron gate and the three of them entered the interrogation room.

Monger was bound to a cross, his limbs were restrained, and his tendons in his hands and feet were all ripped open, from which blood flowed freely.

Hearing footsteps, Munger weakly raised his head, and after seeing who it was, his eyes immediately turned bloodshot.

"Gernus! Neos! Arminus!"

He rattled off all the swear words in Low Gothic in one breath, and then, not satisfied, added some colloquialisms from the local lower classes in Badab.

Lin Qi picked at his ear. If he were to give his opinion, this guy named Meng Ge's attack power was not even as good as a single hair of his back in the day online.

However, Lappland, standing to the side, successfully received a barrage of criticism.

"Snapped!!!"

A crisp sound rang out, and Lappland, looking at Munger whose face was half swollen from the slap, slapped him again, still not satisfied.

"Snapped!!!"

Okay, now both sides are symmetrical.

"Heretic, be honest. Someone like you will only become a wandering ghost after death, forever tormented and suffering, unable to live or die."

Lappland spoke coldly, which made Munger stare intently at her with his crimson eyes.

If looks could kill, then the Demer family would have been wiped out a million times over right now.

"Ah, Grenus."

Lappland looked into Monger's eyes and uttered a low-gothic swear word in return.

"Alright, alright, leave the interrogation to me."

Lynch stepped forward, not stopping Lappland, since in his view, Lappland's actions had actually helped him quite a bit.

After all, in an interrogation, if there's a "good cop," there should also be a "bad cop." Only by using both soft and hard tactics can the effectiveness be maximized.

Lappland turned around and nodded slightly to Lynch.

There wasn't a trace of anger visible on her face at that moment.