The mutants lurking outside the blast door grew agitated upon hearing the sound of the gate opening.
They let out howls one after another.
They continuously threw themselves against the blast door, creating loud "Boom! Boom!" impacts.
Some mutants even tried to squeeze through the door gap.
The players were startled by the frenzied enemies and instinctively took a few steps back.
The mutants' appearance was terrifying.
Their exposed bodies were covered in tumors and slimy tentacles.
Their heads sprouted sharp horns, their hands were covered in chitinous shells, or had also turned into tentacles.
When they opened their mouths to roar, they exhaled a nauseating stench.
Their eyes were filled with madness, as if they wanted to devour every living person alive.
"Damn, that scared me to death."
"Are mutants always this scary!!"
"The game being too realistic isn't always a good thing!!"
"Suddenly, I have so much respect for those Imperial soldiers. Just one look at this thing makes me want to turn and run."
"You guys are too weak. Look at Old Bird, calm in the face of danger, unflinching even if the world collapses before him. That's a real man."
"I was so scared my legs went weak. Quick, come help me up."
Bang!
Bang!
Heavy gunshots rang out from behind the players.
Several mutants had their heads blown off in succession.
Brains, skull fragments, and flesh mixed together as they splattered.
With his [Firearms Proficiency (Skilled)] skill, Qin Yun was practically a sharpshooter at this range, hitting his target with every shot.
The headless corpses twitched violently before the players, looking utterly real.
"Even this is so realistic?"
"Damn, is this kind of restricted content something I should be seeing??"
"Whoa, the brains just flew out like that."
"This is too awesome, it looks just like the real thing."
"I'm feeling a bit sick, I want to vomit."
The players stared wide-eyed at the bloody scene, utterly shocked.
After blowing another enemy's head off, Qin Yun turned to look at the players.
"Get to the front. Anyone who retreats, I'll execute them."
"Show your courage. The Emperor has no use for cowardly trash."
These words scared the players who were shrinking back, forcing them to step forward obediently.
"Is the Guide also serving as a Commissar?"
"Summary execution at the front, a signature Warhammer feature we must experience."
"Watching Warhammer videos before, I thought those Imperial soldiers who ran away from Warp daemons were too cowardly. Now it seems, they at least held out until the real Warp daemons showed up. Compared to me, they are terrifyingly strong."
"These monsters are too scary. Luckily it's just a game. If I had to live in a world like this, I'd rather blow my own brains out."
Qin Yun ignored the players' complaints.
He held the auto pistol, shooting at the mutants trying to charge in.
There were quite a few mutants lurking outside.
But faced with Qin Yun's superb marksmanship, the enemies charging at the front were just living targets.
One head after another was blown apart.
Gunshots roared, flesh and blood flew.
In no time, the ground was littered with mutilated limbs.
The mutants were fearless and numerous.
No matter how many fell, new ones always charged forward.
Relying on their numerical advantage, they eventually managed to rush in through the opened blast door.
"Prepare for battle! For the Emperor!"
Qin Yun shouted, simultaneously activating the skills - "Prayer" and "Zealotry".
A faint golden light spread from his body, merging into the players.
The players, who had been so scared their legs were weak, felt a surge of power enter their bodies.
They instantly felt stronger.
Their hearts became fearless, no longer afraid of those monsters.
"For the Emperor!"
"For glory!"
"Grab your tools, let's kill these bastards!"
The first mutant charged in but tripped over a companion's corpse.
Warmaster seized the opportunity, gripping the large wrench with both hands and swinging it hard at the mutant's head.
A dull thud sounded.
The mutant's head exploded like a watermelon.
The corpse twitched on the ground for a moment.
"Damn, such a realistic feel."
Warmaster's tone was excited, without any discomfort.
The other players, boosted by the "Zealotry" and "Prayer" skills.
Also brandished their crude weapons one by one, striking at the mutants charging in.
The players' bodies, shaped by the Emperor, were stronger than ordinary people.
Even with crude weapons, they could break the mutants' limbs or smash their heads.
Moreover, the doorway wasn't large, allowing only three or four mutants to charge in at once.
The players had the numerical advantage.
The mutants that rushed in were beaten by them together, bones broken and tendons snapped.
Once on the ground, they were finished off, their heads beaten to a pulp.
After killing several mutants in a row, Warmaster shouted excitedly.
"My level went up! And I learned the skill "Close Quarters Combat (Novice)"."
"Mine went up, too, but why did I learn "Warp Sensitivity (Novice)"? Am I a psyker nutjob?"
"..."
After more than ten minutes of fighting, the mutants lingering at the entrance were hunted down one by one.
Qin Yun holstered his auto pistol, its barrel still hot.
He checked the battle rewards.
A total of 103 mutants killed, earning 1000 + 530 Faith Points.
Fifty of those mutants were killed by him.
Each kill earned him 20 Faith Points.
The other 53 were killed by the players.
For each of those kills, he earned 10 Faith Points, while the remaining 10 Faith Points went to the player.
Equivalent to a 50/50 split.
'Good grief, so it's a contracting system.'
Qin Yun complained silently in his heart.
As the general contractor, he took tasks from the Emperor and subcontracted them to the players to complete.
If problems arose later, it would probably be him, the general contractor, who was held responsible.
Truly worthy of a Perpetual, he's learned subcontracting well.
[Congratulations, you have gained experience.
Level: LV3 -> LV4.
Skill Learned: Purification.
(Can dispel the evil power of the Warp, remove all negative effects)]
"Looks like leveling up is pretty easy at the start."
After checking his gains, Qin Yun looked at the other players.
"Check the enemy corpses. Finish off any that aren't dead yet."
As soon as the words were spoken, someone shouted.
"Hey, this guy has a weapon!"
Old Bird pulled a large-caliber pistol from a fallen mutant.
"You can loot equipment from enemies?"
"Quick, search, there must be other gear."
Seeing someone scavenge equipment from a mutant.
Everyone realized they had underestimated the meaning behind the words "100% freedom".
If we have no guns, no cannons, the enemy will make them for us.
The wisdom of the older generation can also work here.
"Something's wrong. Why did I get a Corruption BUFF?"
Old Bird, who had been happy just moments before, now looked panicked.
He threw away the pistol he had just picked up as if it were a hot potato.
"On the battlefield, do not casually pick up and use enemy weapons. The evil power of Chaos has corrupted them."
Qin Yun strode over.
Bent down and picked up the pistol.
Activated the skill - "Purification".
As a faint golden light appeared, the Chaos eight-pointed star symbol on the grip slowly dissipated, transforming into a double-headed eagle emblem.
He threw the gun back to Old Bird.
"Your performance was very brave. This is your rightful spoils of war."
"The Corruption BUFF is gone." Old Bird grinned, holding the gun lovingly, unable to put it down.
Qin Yun added, "I can purify one weapon for each of you this time. But next time, you'll need to use Faith Points at the shrine to purify the Chaotic taint from weapons."
The other players immediately lowered their heads to search, hoping to find other weapons.
Unfortunately, under normal circumstances, crew members are not equipped with weapons.
After all, Warp travel is very oppressive, and crew members can easily lose control.
Only those in supervisory roles or armed crew members are equipped with weapons to prevent potential riots.
Over a hundred corpses.
And only that one gun in Old Bird's hand.
The rest just carried on their personal items like daggers and such.
It seemed the accident on the Imperial Glory had happened very suddenly.
After the Geller Field failed, the crew didn't even have time to react before being corrupted or slaughtered by Warp entities.
"Give me the gun, how about it? I'll give you real money, one thousand bucks." Brother Ballsy came over, hoping to buy the gun from Old Bird.
"I'll give ten thousand!" Little Chubby also shouted, "Old Bird, give me the gun, I'll transfer the money to you when we get back."
"Damn, you're competing with me over this?" Brother Ballsy glared at Little Chubby.
"I want to use a gun too, I'm not used to this water pipe." Little Chubby wasn't afraid, glaring back.
Ten-times grinned, showing a mischievous smile, and interjected between Brother Ballsy and Little Chubby.
"This is the first gun dropped in this epic game, Warhammer OL. In the future, when the game explodes in popularity, this gun will have commemorative value. Selling it for ten thousand wouldn't be worth it."
As soon as he said this, the other players also looked at the gun in Old Bird's hand, their eyes burning with desire.
They had now personally experienced the "Warhammer OL" game.
It was simply a dimension higher compared to games on the market.
Once it entered open beta, it would definitely be a massive hit.
Which meant the first dropped gun in Old Bird's hands could potentially be bid up to astronomical prices in the future.
"I'm not short on money anyway, not selling, not selling." Old Bird stroked the pistol, loving it dearly, even more than touching his own wife.
"There are plenty of such weapons, no need to fight over them." Qin Yun said: "Weapons that haven't received the Emperor's blessing cannot be bound. They will drop upon death. Also, items obtained during the closed beta may not necessarily be retained when open beta begins."
"Guns aren't rare on this ship. Once we reclaim the armory, I will issue firearms and ammunition to each of you."
"Now, prepare yourselves. We continue to advance. For the Emperor, we must retake the Imperial Glory as soon as possible."