Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 28 After the battle
When Chen Xi and Olivia returned to the city, Rachel was fighting the Skinner in the sewer.

Although she had followed Chen Xi's advice and paid great attention to the enemies she encountered, unfortunately, it was difficult for even the Star Army, let alone the Planetary Defense Force, to confront the Skinners head-on in such a dark and narrow environment.

After three teams suffered casualties, Rachel had to withdraw the remaining guards from the sewers and deploy defenses in some key locations to prevent the aliens from rushing out of the sewers.

Relying on the armored defense and fire support provided by the Chimera armored vehicles, as well as the pre-arranged barricade fire positions, the soldiers of the Planetary Defense Force blocked the attack of the Skinners with great difficulty and forced them back into the sewers.

Seeing this situation, Rachel decisively ordered the blowing up of the sewer connections between area A7-012 and other areas, completely sealing off the sewers in the entire area.

In this way, as long as the defense line on the ground is not breached, these aliens will be trapped in the sewers of area A7-012.

After being repelled by the Planetary Defense Force, the Skinners did not continue to attack the Guard's defense line, but retreated directly to their nest in the sewer.

The situation was temporarily stabilized and Rachel breathed a sigh of relief.

Rachel felt a little embarrassed that the first task assigned to her by the new governor turned out like this.

But she was not the kind of commander who would send her soldiers to die for the sake of face, so after adjusting her emotions, she still contacted Chen Xi using the communication bead.

"Your Excellency Governor, bad news! The aliens you asked me to clear out are entrenched in the city's sewers. It's difficult for the defense soldiers to fight them in such a narrow environment. We may need help." Rachel informed Chen Xi of the combat situation and hinted at the need for support.

Chen Xi was not surprised by this answer. If the Flayers were so easy to defeat, the Necrons would not have dominated the galaxy back then.

Normally, if one wants to fight the Necrons head-on, the strength of an individual soldier must be at least at the level of a Combat Sister or an Astartes, or at the very least, a top-tier mortal combat force such as an elite Stormtrooper.

毕竟风暴忠嗣军一队10人120分，普通星界军步兵班20人也才110分，而剥皮者一队10人要120点。

This is a score comparison in a tabletop battle scenario where the rules have been adjusted for balance.

In a real battlefield environment, it would be too easy for a team of Flayers to attack a squad of Astra Militarum infantry.

Unless every attack of the infantry squad is blessed by the Emperor, they can take out a Flayer with a single volley of lance fire.

Even within the Astra Militarum, there were only a few units that could reach this level. Aside from a few armies known for their discipline and eliteness, such as the Cadian Blitzkrieg and the Modian Iron Guard, it was difficult for other Astra Militarum armies to achieve a volley of muskets for every shot.

As for the Valhalla Ice Warriors, to which the retired Astra Militarum from the Rostov II belonged, they were known for their tenacious fighting spirit and special attacks against the Greenskins.

It is quite normal that their weakened Planetary Defense Force cannot defeat the Flayers.

"It's not surprising. Those aliens are very difficult to deal with. My entourage also lost a combat sister. Don't fight them head-on. Just suppress them and make sure they don't pose a threat to the city for the time being. I will handle the rest." Chen Xi gave the order, asking Rachel to seal off area A7-012 first: "Rachel, seal off the area first and evacuate all the people in the area. Try to minimize casualties and losses.

Also, dispatch another regiment to the mine. The alien ruins beneath the mine are a bit dangerous. Have this regiment seal off the mine. I've already spoken with Sage Olivia about the Mechanicus."

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. At least Chen Xi wasn't a cruel governor, and he hadn't said anything about letting the Skinners continue their rampage. While she would have carried out such an order if Chen Xi had given it, her opinion of him would undoubtedly have been lowered several notches.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Rachel quickly cheered herself up and carried out Chen Xi's orders.

She could feel that the tranquility of Rostov II had been broken, and the planet would probably be very lively for a while.
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While Rachel blocked area A7-012, Chen Xi and Olivia returned to her forging workshop.

Because the distribution of the spoils had been discussed before, Chen Xi did not stop Olivia from putting everything she brought back into her own warehouse.

After Olivia put away all the spoils, Chen Xi suddenly said to her, "Sage Olivia, could you make me a knife with a decomposition field? Something decorative, pocket-sized, about the size of a letter opener would do."

"Such a small force field weapon is not easy to make. Do you have any special needs?" Olivia looked at Chen Xi strangely, wondering why he wanted this kind of thing.

Power weapons of this size have no practical value at all and can only be toys in the hands of nobles. After all, in the Warhammer world, such short weapons are not needed even for self-defense.

Generally speaking, this can only be regarded as a gift given between nobles.

"A gift for someone. I might need this to help us get some reinforcements." Chen Xi already had a plan in mind, but now he needed something to make the plan more convincing.

Although it is possible to redeem points, precious points are not meant to be used for this.

After hearing Chen Xi's explanation, although Olivia didn't quite understand, she nodded and said, "Okay, come and get it in two days."

"Okay, if it's convenient, make a few more so that I don't have to ask you to make them next time." Chen Xi said casually. He thought this thing would be a good gift.

After all, it was made by a Mechanicus sage himself, and it can be called a master-level precision power weapon.

Olivia did not refuse this, but nodded unhappily to show that she understood, and said that she would give the knife a gorgeous design that matched it.

It must be said that when it comes to not excavating ruins or matters related to her 'revenge', Sage Olivia is still a very easy person to talk to.

This made Chen Xi wonder if he needed to adjust his attitude towards her in some aspects.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Chen Xi felt that there seemed to be no need to do so. He just needed to treat Olivia normally.

After all, she is a mechanic after all, and she still has a vengeance to avenge. Given Chen Xi's current strength, it would be better not to get too deeply involved with him.

Moreover, although not much was found in this tomb exploration, this gain was already a huge gain for Olivia. Chen Xi felt that he had done his best to please her.

So Chen Xi didn't say anything more. After politely saying goodbye, he withdrew his consciousness from the Warhammer world.

(End of this chapter)