Chapter 50: Terrifying Destructive Power

Carter gripped the handle of the chainsword with both hands and plunged it into the ground.

He closed his eyes, pouring his entire heart into a prayer:

"Oh, God-Emperor, grant me strength so that I may face this battle without fear!

I will fight with all my might until the end!

In the name of judgment, I will wield this sword and purge the heretical abominations!"

Carter's eyes shot open, filled with determination.

He twisted the hilt of the chainsword, activating the power field valve.

Bzzz!

In an instant, the chainsword lit up, its blade covered with a glowing blue energy field. Small bolts of electricity crackled along the blade's teeth, growing larger as the energy surged, extending up Carter's armored arms.

The crackling energy ate into Carter's gauntlets, blackening them as searing pain coursed through his arms.

Argh!

From a distance, the cultist's head embedded in the chest of the abomination also noticed what was happening. The residual energy waves emanating from the weapon filled him with instinctual dread, and a wave of terror washed over him.

He was scared.

That weapon held power enough to kill him!

"Damn it! How is he controlling such a terrifying energy?!"

The cultist couldn't allow Carter to raise that weapon.

If he did, it would be the end!

The cultist-controlled abomination rushed toward Carter, but quickly got tangled in steel cables.

These cables had been fired by the Imperial Guard—those pesky soldiers were holding him back!

The Guards launched specialized harpoons, each one equipped with barbs that buried themselves deep into the abomination's flesh.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Several harpoons struck the abomination, and the barbs locked firmly into its flesh, making them nearly impossible to remove.

"Get off me! I order you to let go! You worthless bugs!"

The cultist ignored the pain and desperately tried to drive the abomination toward Carter.

But he was held fast.

Each of the barbed harpoons was tethered to steel cables, the other ends gripped tightly by the Imperial Guards.

They coordinated, wrapping the cables around the abomination's limbs and body, pulling with all their strength to restrain the monstrous creature.

This was a tactic they had prepared specifically to deal with high-threat enemies: restrict their movement, then destroy them with overwhelming force.

The cultist began to panic, furiously struggling to break free.

His time was running out!

But he remained trapped.

"Hold the line, brothers! We can't let this heretical scum interrupt the captain!" one of the Guards shouted.

The fight reached a deadlock.

But the balance would soon be broken.

The abomination's strength far surpassed the Imperial Guards'. They were growing tired and couldn't hold him much longer.

Fortunately, Carter was ready.

Despite the agony caused by the energy field's corrosive power, Carter raised the crackling chainsword high above his head.

He twisted the engine valve, and as the chainsword roared to life, the electric currents intensified, coursing even more violently across his armor.

This was the weapon's true power!

At that moment, all eyes were on Carter.

The electricity running through his armor made him stand out like a beacon amidst the fire-lit shantytown.

It was almost as if he had taken on a holy aura.

The Defense Force and Enforcers began praying, offering praise to their mightiest warrior.

The terrified citizens, witnessing this sight, knelt one after the other.

"Oh, God-Emperor!

The rumors were true—the Governor really has been blessed by His Majesty!

He has sent us His holy angel of war…"

The citizens prayed that this angel of war from the capital would drive away the demonic abomination and save them from their suffering.

Carter, however, was unaware of all of this.

His focus was entirely on the abomination ahead.

Gripping the chainsword tightly, Carter charged toward the abomination!

As he ran, the thrusters on the back of his armor roared to life, blue flames bursting out to propel him forward.

He moved faster and faster!

At that moment, Carter had only one thought.

He wasn't powerless.

He would cut off this heretic's head with his chainsword and prove his strength and loyalty to the Governor!

The cultist saw Carter rushing toward him.

More than that, he saw the terrifying blue-charged chainsword Carter was wielding.

He couldn't let that sword touch him!

Desperately, the cultist forced the abomination to tear out the barbed harpoons and break free from the Guards!

Finally, he was free!

The cultist rejoiced, thinking he could now escape.

With his speed, that guy would never catch him!

"You're all dead meat!"

The cultist snarled, turning to flee.

But the roar of the chainsword filled the air, and a shadow fell over him.

The cultist and the abomination looked up to see Carter, leaping high into the air, chainsword raised high and crackling with energy.

Terror flooded the cultist's face.

It was over!

Bzzzz!

With a deafening roar, the chainsword sliced into the abomination's body.

The saw teeth tore through the flesh, while the energy field unleashed destructive power, ripping apart the abomination's internal tissues beyond any hope of regeneration.

The chainsword carved through the abomination's body at a diagonal angle from the shoulder, slicing it in half.

Thud!

The abomination, unable to move, collapsed to the ground in two pieces with a heavy crash.

"Aaahhh!"

The cultist embedded in the abomination's chest screamed in agony, his eyes wide with panic as he desperately tried to regain control of the body and flee.

"Damn it! Move, damn you! Move!"

But nothing happened.

The abomination's body was dead—the energy field had utterly destroyed its flesh.

Phew!

With the abomination defeated, the roar of the chainsword ceased.

Carter's armor was blackened and smoking from the residual energy.

He planted the chainsword in the ground to steady himself, barely able to stand from exhaustion.

That was close!

He had nearly failed.

Carter let the chainsword fall and approached the abomination's lifeless body.

"Move, move! By the All-Seeing Lord, help your loyal follower!

I sacrificed so many delicious pregnant women and babies for you!"

The cultist's head was babbling, still desperately trying to reanimate the body.

But once again, a shadow fell over him.

He looked up to see Carter towering over him.

"You filthy insect… ugh…"

Before he could finish, a large hand clamped tightly around his neck.

"Shut up!" Carter growled.

(End of Chapter)

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