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Chapter 35: Back into the Sewer

Olivia's surrender was a somewhat unexpected surprise for Chen Xi.

But the gains that this incident itself can bring are not that great.

Apart from a pop-up notification from Chen Xi saying 'Gained the allegiance of the Mechanicus Sage, experience points +100', there weren't even any points.

Moreover, the help Olivia herself can bring to Chen Xi is limited, or she has already done everything she can.

As for the rest, it is nothing more than Olivia herself joining the battlefield as a combat force, or she can make something for Chen Xi.

Although the latter can be regarded as a good benefit, it is not very attractive after Guterres joined. After all, Guterres can basically do what Ovelia can do.

The difference between the two is like that between a blacksmith who is good at making plate armor and a blacksmith who is good at making lamellar armor.

Although there is a difference, it is not too big.

However, for Chen Xi, gaining Olivia's service can at least eliminate the problem of her disobeying orders in the future, which is worth the money.

Moreover, Chen Xi originally only wanted to use Guterres to check and balance Ovelia, but never thought of letting her work for him. Now that the problem has been solved smoothly, it can be considered an unexpected surprise.
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After dealing with Olivia's issue, Chen Xi needed to focus on solving the threat posed by the Tomb of the Undead.

For Chen Xi, the threat in this part is still very intuitive.

So after he got the token from Olivia, he gave it together with the spoils agreed upon with Olivia last time to the traveling merchant Mai Mai, and asked him to take a boat to the Forge World to contact Olivia's sisters.

After all, Chen Xi himself is the planetary governor, and it is not appropriate for him to leave the planet he manages at will.

Moreover, Chen Xi still needs to deal with the Skinner matter, so it is indeed not suitable for him to leave Rostov II.

If he was alone before, there would naturally be no other way but to go there in person.

But now with the addition of Maimai, Mu Se and Guterres, we will naturally be able to free up our hands and deal with more problems on two fronts.

"Maimai and Dusk are going to complete the mission in the Forge World. Will it be not enough for the two of us to go to the combat dungeon?" Guterres asked Chen Xi with some trepidation as he prepared his power armor and weapons.

Although in tabletop group games, one Forge Master is enough to kill a team of Skinners, actual combat is obviously not the same as rolling dice on the table.

It is normal for Guterres to worry about a failure.

"What are you thinking? You're an Astartes Forge Master, and I'm an Inquisitor equipped with a relic, accompanied by a team of Battle Sisters. We're just going to clean out some Flayers, and that's more than enough combat power." Chen Xi complained to Guterres, "Unless there are other Underpants Dragons, or there are too many Flayers, it's unlikely we'll be able to overturn.

The planet's PDF has been blocking the sewers. If there were a large number of Skinners, they would have already broken through the blockade. The PDF can't stop them."

"It's not like I've never done this before, so I'm not sure!" Guterres smiled awkwardly, but then he adjusted his mood and said, leaning on the forging axe, "I'm ready."

Although the forged axe that he had modified with the phase blade was sealed, he was not without weapons to use. This forged axe could still exert the power of a normal forged axe.

Coupled with the bolter mounted on his power pack, while he couldn't quite unleash the power of a Forge Master, he still had the combat power of an ordinary Astartes. Combined with Chen Xi and the Sisters of Battle, as long as they didn't step into a trap or get besieged by a large number of Flayers, they wouldn't be a big problem.

After the two were ready, they took the Chimera troop carrier to area A7-012.

This area has now been completely cleared, and the residents who originally lived here have moved to other surrounding areas. All you can see on the road are the Planetary Defense Force.

Rachel set up a large number of barricades here and deployed heavy firepower, making the A7-012 area look like a war zone.

Along the way, the presence of more than a dozen defensive checkpoints makes this place appear heavily guarded.

But in the eyes of Chen Xi and Guterres, it seems quite ordinary.

It’s not that there are any loopholes in the defense, but the PDF’s defense is indeed easy to penetrate for Space Marines and Battle Sisters.

Simply put, the defense is simply not strong enough.

If it were the Astra Militarum, they might be able to stop the frontal assault of the Astartes and the Sisters of Battle, but they would still suffer heavy casualties.

It was basically a piece of cake for five Astartes to kill hundreds of Astra Militarum soldiers on a line of defense. Although the Battle Sisters were slightly inferior, they were not much different.

However, there was only PDF on this planet, so Chen Xi naturally wouldn't force anything. After he and Guterres arrived at the entrance of the sewer, they said hello to the major of the defense force in charge of the defense, and then entered the sewer together.

Because everyone coming down was wearing power armor and their helmets were fully enclosed, they naturally could not smell the stench in the sewer.

But the analytical instruments on the servo skulls floating around everyone began to analyze the composition of the air here after entering the sewer.

"There are basically no toxic or harmful substances in the air. It seems that the environment of this planet is really good." Because everyone in the team is from the same family, Guterres and Chen Xi were also chatting casually through the helmet communication.

"Rather than saying the environment is good, it's better to say it has never been developed. This planet has been an imperial colony for only seventy years, so many things are new. Naturally, there is no garbage and exhaust gas like in hive cities that have been built for hundreds or thousands of years." Chen Xi responded to Guterres, but his eyes were always alert to his surroundings.

Although the Necrons' Flayer is not very strong, it is not an easy character to deal with.

If you rely on the strength of your own team and ignore them, and neglect the greater good, you will really fail.

And while they were chatting, the servo skull had already detected something approaching.

"Be careful of the enemy! The passage on the right!" Chen Xi hurriedly informed Guterres and the combat nun, and he also raised his plasma pistol and prepared for battle.

After hearing Chen Xi's reminder, Guterres and the combat nun instantly adjusted their status, raised their weapons, and aimed in the direction Chen Xi said.

The enemy did not let them wait long. In just a moment, two metal skeletons wrapped in tattered leather rushed out from the shadows and pounced towards them.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The sound of the grenade launcher firing suddenly resounded throughout the entire sewer.

(End of this chapter)