mtlumby2d Chapter 374 Tacit understanding
Chapter 374 Tacit understanding
In the endless yellow sand, Chalandi and his remaining tribesmen fled away.
The Eldar prophet no longer had the composure he had just now. All their vehicles were destroyed by humans, so he and his people could only leave on foot. His originally neat and simple black and white robe became wrinkled, and the gaps were filled with sand and dust.
His expression was as hard as iron, but his panicked eyes still revealed his inner fear.
On the way, Mei suddenly missed a step and fell into the sand.
The injuries from using the Soul Echo, the backlash from stopping Charandi from using his psychic power to slaughter humans, and the fear that came from the soul level, caused this Eldar to fall in the desert and never get up again by his own strength.
So Chalandi could only order his people to stop. They found a secluded hiding place to rest. The Eldar prophet summoned his almost exhausted spiritual power and guided the psychic energy to heal his sister.
Mei gradually regained consciousness, but she did not speak, and neither did the other elves.
How could they not feel the breath of the great demon Slaanesh? The moment Freya appeared, despair instantly enveloped the hearts of every Eldar.
No one could have imagined that the Battle Sisters, who were so loyal to the Empire, would voluntarily accept the blessing of Chaos.
But even if the demon hatched from Gloria's body really came to the real universe, they would still have ways to deal with it.
There are four Sisters of Silence on this planet. Humans and the Eldar have united again in the face of the threat of Chaos and may not be afraid of demons of this level.
What really made the situation completely out of control was the unknown subspace creature in a purple dress that appeared without warning.
No Eldar would mistake the unique aura of this Warp creature; it was the aura of the Lord of Pleasure that they feared and avoided day and night.
Many Eldar were still trembling in fear, because when Freya descended, in addition to being terrified by the aura of the Slaanesh demon, they also felt an extremely strong... desire...
Their souls long to be devoured by this unknown great demon.
The Eldar who were able to participate in this mission were also the most powerful warriors in the Death Army, including Charandi and Mei. Some members had fought against the power of the Lord of Pleasure in other battles and even exiled the great demon of Slaanesh head-on.
However, none of the countless enemies they encountered could be like the unknown big demon just now. Even though they knew it was destruction, they still yearned for it.
The feeling gave them the chills.
At the most depressing moment, the Eldar prophet spoke:
"My fellow countrymen, we cannot all die here."
"It's best for us to separate on the road ahead. As long as one person survives, even just one, this operation won't be meaningless."
"Where are you going?"
Just after Charandi said this, a gentle voice sounded at the soul level of every Eldar.
Then, in the horrified gaze of the elves, Freya landed gracefully on the ground with Howard's arm around her.
The moment Freya appeared, fear instantly crushed the will of dozens of Death Army soldiers. This group of proud warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles were now like frightened children. They knelt on the ground, covering their faces and crying.
The Eldar prophet was one of the few Eldar who could barely maintain his sanity in front of Freya. Feeling Freya's breath at such a close distance, this knowledgeable prophet seemed to suddenly understand something.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say a word to Freya, but before he could speak, Freya's eyes emitted a faint purple light.
With just one glance, the Eldar prophet's soul was taken away. Charandi's soulless pupils lost their color in an instant, and his body turned into an empty shell, which was frozen at the moment Charandi opened his mouth.
By lip-syncing, the first word of his speech should begin with "G".
Even the prophet had his soul extracted, and the will of the remaining elves, including Mei, completely collapsed. They trembled and were terrified, but they all knelt at Freya's feet, as obedient as lambs to be slaughtered.
Freya walked among the group of frightened lambs, and the soul gems on the chests of the Eldar shattered one after another.
She harvested the souls of the Eldar gracefully and slowly. She walked past each Eldar who was in great panic, holding their heads and wailing, and gently stroked their heads.
When her hands were about to touch these elves, their whimpers and trembling would reach their peak.
But when her fingers really touched the foreheads of these elves, they would calm down instantly. They would put down their hands that were covering their faces, and the panic on their faces would disappear instantly, leaving only a hazy and happy smile, just like a child who was awakened by his mother from a nightmare and fell asleep peacefully to his mother's gentle lullaby.
Then they really fell to the ground as if they were asleep, mumbling in their sleep.
Finally, Freya devoured the last soul, which was Mei's soul. When she stretched out her hand to this devout elf, a dagger stabbed her arm.
An attack of this speed posed no threat to Freya, but she still retracted her hand, leaving space between her and Mei.
Howard held the dagger in both hands and stood between Freya and May.
"Get out of the way." Freya didn't seem angry when Howard attacked her. Instead, she said gently, "You can't stop me. This is their fate, and it's also my fate."
Howard said nothing. He didn't respond to Freya's words, nor did he move away.
Freya took a step forward, but Howard stood still and did not retreat.
Freya took another step forward, and then Howard moved. He turned the angle of the dagger in his hand and stabbed the approaching demon.
He wants to protect Mei.
No matter how great the disparity in power was, no matter what kind of torture and punishment he would suffer later, at least this was the girl he would protect at all costs.
But Freya just casually waved her hand and knocked Howard aside.
Howard rolled dozens of meters on the sand. Freya's blow just now hit his chest, not only breaking several of his ribs, but also making it difficult for him to breathe. His mouth was full of blood. This blow might have broken his lungs as well.
What's worse is that Howard didn't feel his injuries getting better. The power of the Goddess of Life seemed to have lost its effect at this moment.
But after knocking Howard down with one blow, Freya did not continue to walk towards May, but watched the human rolling and struggling on the ground with interest.
"Just step back now, and I will forgive your rudeness," said Freya.
Howard gasped for breath, and his breathing made a sound like a bellows, but after regaining some strength, he struggled to get up.
After standing up, Howard bent over and coughed a few times, coughing up bloody foam. Then he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to the big devil:
"I won't let you touch her!"
After saying that, he stumbled and rushed towards Freya again.
Freya only made a slight concession to avoid Howard's clumsy and slow attack, then she accurately grabbed Howard's arm holding the knife, exerted a little force, and Howard's arm was easily bent into a 90-degree angle like a biscuit.
After breaking the human's arm, Freya threw him out again.
"You are selling your own miserable appearance and begging for my mercy. Do you think I will let this child's soul continue to wander out of pity for you?"
Freya's purple eyes scrutinized the weak human, but her tail seemed to twitch slightly unintentionally.
"You overestimate your own importance. You are valuable only if we value you. If we are unwilling to place bets on you, you are worthless. You are not qualified to make this request right now. Stop it."
Howard struggled to get up again. The hand that Freya had broken was black and purple, hanging like a garbage bag.
"I... I know I can't save her, I know I can't save the nun... I know even more that I can't stop you... But this is still my choice. What is my final destination... My final destination... is only death!"
After saying this, the tiny human once again raised his weapon high in the air and stumbled towards the powerful demon before him:
"Freya!" Howard roared at the top of his lungs, "Lead me to my end too!"
Howard dragged his powerless body and limped to Freya, but was knocked to the ground again.
His face sank into the ground, sand poured into his mouth and nose, cutting his trachea. Howard felt his vision go black from time to time, and the pain from the wound gradually dulled.
But he still bit his lower lip hard and used all his strength to "pull" himself out. His body seemed to no longer be his own, but a puppet with loose joints.
Howard's vision became blurred, and the objects in front of him began to double and blend into indistinguishable blocks of color. He had never heard his own breathing so clearly. Every time he inhaled or exhaled, his lungs made a rough rustling sound.
He couldn't tell the direction, couldn't distinguish any specific things, but he still walked towards Freya step by step, and he didn't even know whether he was moving forward.
The insignificant weapon in his hand had long since fallen, so he raised his fist as his weapon.
Every time Howard took a step, his body would lose balance, so it took him a long time to regain his balance and take the next step. He approached the purple block in his eyes step by step, and then swung his fist.
However, due to his failure to control the distance, the punch ultimately failed to hit Freya, and he completely lost his balance because of this action and fell forward.
But Freya hugged him before he fell.
The big devil's eyes were extremely complicated. She hugged Howard completely in her arms and whispered in his ear:
"You have no idea what this means...but I promise you."
The power of the Goddess of Life descended upon him once again. The wounds on Howard's body, which was already extremely close to death, began to heal. After a shudder, Howard suddenly opened his eyes.
Howard didn't need to push away, Freya let go of the human first, and after being freed from the restraints, the first thing he did was to look in the direction of Meida, but the elf he wanted to protect had disappeared.
"She can take care of herself, you don't have to worry."
After saying that, Freya opened a portal to the subspace:
"In exchange, you must return with me, and you will no longer interfere with the drama that is about to unfold on this planet."
Howard looked back at the direction he came from one last time. He saw several white lines extending from the clouds towards the ground. This was a phenomenon that only occurred when objects entered the atmosphere from space.
Howard withdrew his gaze and followed Freya into the portal.
The portal closed, leaving behind a world whose fate was unknown as it was being slaughtered by the Ascended Sisters.