I sent the Inquisitor a notice that I would be taking over the VIP escort mission with a squad of my best warriors. In reality, I was keeping most of my superhumans busy getting used to their new Mjolnir power armor that was warded and sanctified to all hell and back.
Each and every suit of armor was fitted for each of my super soldier guardsmen, and especially the Ogryns, needing custom fitting armor. The majority of the sisters of battle are engaged in doing rotations of ritual prayers to the Emperor to have the armor blessed.
This was going to likely be the last major push dealing with the heretics, though. Dealing with their large encampment in the reinforced promethium and Las-gun manufactorums was the key.
Should we take out the promethium manufactorum, their vehicles would begin running out of fuel. Should we take out the las-gun manufactory, they would swiftly run out of guns and ammo as the guardsmen and world's native defense force dealt with the heretics.
But... That left two major issues beyond the general heretics and their abominations in lesser Nurgle demons and pyskers they snatched up and stuffed demons into.
The fucking Deathguard, which was going to be mitigated with the arrival of the Dark Angels, the First Legion, and the Sons of the Lion. Primarch Lion El' Johnson.
The second major issue, was the Gene Stealers that had performed their uprising in the neighboring Hive-City. But their uprising was a failure in reality. They only seeded that single city and only performed their uprising when the Heretics started trying to take over the lower Hive in that Hive City and met the Gene Stealers.
So by all rights, the infected Hive City was contained... For now anyway. But this world did have powerful regiments of guardsmen pushing into the world to take it back. So even should the worst happen. And the Tyrranids make their way here to this world? Well, there weren't any major fleets of them, so I wasn't so worried about them.
In that vein, Adelieth, Barghest. Katherine, Ecris, and the golden banana man in the still unnamed Custodian were following me as we headed off into the more still habitable part of the Lower Hive that wasn't overrun by the heretics.
But the more habitable part of the Hive wasn't habitable because it was just out of the way... No, it was habitable because the gangs were so well-funded and well-supplied that they were able to keep the Heretics' forces and cloying hands from their people.
"Window third floor!" I yelled throwing a grenade around a corner as a flame thrower blasted past the alleyway I took cover in.
The plasma grenade exploded violently frying the armored man carrying the flame thrower. With Ecris poking past me with her rifle to shoot the damned sniper-heavy Las-gun sniper that was hiding in a window.
And although our armor was more than powerful enough, with energy shielding, mystical shielding, along with the materials being strong enough to withstand such weaponry... Getting hosed down by heavy Las-fire that could throw you through buildings sucked so terribly.
Our approach into the center of the Lower Hive's central gang territory which marked by every fucking gang on every street corner taking potshots and trying to kill us at every turn.
Which was... Very fucking annoying as there was actual children and 'innocent' people here. We couldn't just blast everything that moved as was the typical fare.
"They fight so hard for a future in which they still live within this darkness. The Emperor gives them much strength of will." Katherine spoke as we got closer to our target.
And I had no response to that... If I reincarnated into this world without my cheat, I would have just offed myself having been so used to not living in a fucking Hive City.
"Target's safehouse is ahead." Ecris called out as she peeked around a corner before continuing. "Gang enforcers are on the front porch and windows of the casino though."
I nodded in understanding with Barghest thumping her metal chest with her fist as she said proudly. "I will draw their fire. You guys take out the snipers while I take care of the ground forces."
"Go ahead Barghest, just keep your shield up." I ordered.
The oversized blond grinning as she hefted up her Vibranium shield to cover her face and upper chest before she roared as she charged towards the ground forces of the gang.
"Ecris, you secure the outside," I ordered our sniper who grunted in affirmation as the rest of us followed behind Barhest with the Sisters of Battle's new Disintegrator rifles making the gangers shot with the rifles 'poof' into violent gusts of wind as their mass was converted into gas.
Getting into the casino at that point was easy, I got hit personally a couple of times with a las- rifle but my armor allowed me to ignore it and deal with the gangers as we pushed into the casino and dealt with any gangsters with superior aim and tactics.
"Target should be in the back of the casino seeing as he is the boss." I spoke as we put away our weapons as the patrons of the casino literally just ignored us after we killed the gang enforcers.
They were seemingly thinking that we were planning to take over this casino, but that wasn't the case at all. Either way we only had to kill a couple more guards to get to the back of the casino and find our target.
"Get da fuck out! Can't ye see I am busy." A large man groaned as he was getting head from some Lower Hive woman.
"Ablonse you have been summoned by the City Governer," I stated flatly and the man scowled before he snorted.
"Alright alright. Let me get my credit chit, and grab his latest piece of flesh to play with." He drawled with his somewhat fat body bouncing as he pulled his pants up and then my lips curled as he paid the whore in clean water before sending her off
"Alright ladies and gentlemen. Follow me so I can get his toy."
I held up a hand and said flatly. "I couldn't give a damn about the Governer's new toy. You have been ordered to appear at the Governor's demand backed up by Inquisitor Gryndel."
The man froze for a moment before his piggish eyes blinked and he asked with honest confusion. "Ahhh I see. So I should prepare the honored Lord Inquisitor a young lass to soothe his mind with as well?"
And without any inflection in her voice Adelieth blankly said. "Can we just kill him and send his corpse?"
To which I had to drawl out. "No, sadly the VIP isn't a very important person, when they are dead." And to that effect I took the coffin we brought on Barghest's back off and then kicked it open and pointed at it saying. "Get in, we will be taking you in this."
And the man stiffened as he said unsurely. "The governor always said... Alright, but is it alright for an Astartes to carry me?" He asked with fear as he looked at Barhest's armored form not knowing Barghest was... Well a woman to be frank.
Thankfully Barghest just tilted her head to the side as I said flatly. "Just, get in the box before I knock you out to make this a lot easier."