The corrupt lord of the Pestilen clan spoke with confidence.
Humans now have some advantages.
Not only did he capture the ratmen's capital, he also killed a large number of ratmen who gathered from all over the world to retake the capital.
But that doesn't mean humans will win the final battle.
A temporary victory or defeat doesn’t mean anything.
As long as the Council of Thirteen exists and is protected by the great Horned Rat, humans will not be able to revolt.
The plague of the Pestilens will make those humans know what despair is.
Let them pay the most painful price for their arrogance and ignorance.
The most notorious of the ratmen clans is definitely the Pestilens, also known as Plague Monks.
They will inoculate themselves with all kinds of plagues, so that they always appear to be covered with tumors and boils.
The Black Death, red rashes and bloody eyes were their creations.
The various epidemics in the hands of the Pestilen clan are also the most important trump cards of the Ratman Empire.
Once all are released, it will cause terrible destruction.
It is not surprising that some weak races became extinct.
"The human invaders will surely fail in front of the tenacious, brave and self-reliant Skaven Empire. Long live the Horned Rat. The Skaven Empire will surely win."
The corrupt lord from the Skryre clan, who was best at creating crazy creations that combined mysterious technology and witchcraft, also stood up.
This clan is known for their Warlock Engineers.
A manually-rotating six-barreled Ratling, a killing weapon made from a mixture of dimensional stone powder and gunpowder.
A warp flamethrower created by mixing warpstone with flammable chemicals.
Without the protection of runes, the warpflamer could turn a dwarf's heavy armor into molten iron.
A giant wheel of destruction built using a warpstone engine.
Dimensional Lightning Cannon, etc., all of which come from the Skryre clan.
Clan Skryre is the largest producer of various military equipment in the Skaven Empire.
Using this special identity, they gained great voice in the Council of Thirteen.
The current plan to destroy Evil Moon Mosrib is also led by them.
It is rumored that the evil moon Mosrib is the creation of the ancient saints. It is a moon made of a whole piece of dimensional stone. It has a fatal attraction to creatures like ratmen who tend to be chaotic.
Whenever the evil moon is in the sky, the ratmen and other races infected by chaos are the most excited.
The Ratmen have always planned to destroy the Evil Moon, obtain a large amount of dimensional stones, and make the Ratmen Empire glorious.
"Such empty talk is useless. We must be pragmatic, fool." Another corrupt lord from the Aixin family refuted: "Humans have now taken away the abandoned city given to us by the Great Horned Rat and destroyed the most important main temple. We must take action as soon as possible."
The corrupt Lord of the Skryre Clan who was refuted glanced at the colleague who dared to call him a fool, and he was angry but did not show any expression.
The corrupt lord didn't dare to do that.
Clan Aixin is famous for assassinations.
They are the sharpest sword in the Skaven Empire.
Often before a direct battle, they would continue to assassinate the opponent's high-level and important figures.
If you offend someone, you won’t even know how you died.
"There's no point in arguing." The corrupt lord of the Moder clan, who was good at breeding mutant creatures and creating war beasts such as rat giants and rat trolls, stopped his colleagues from blaming each other.
"We need to speed up the destruction of the Evil Moon and spread the plague in various human cities. We need to let humans know our anger and let them know the consequences of offending the rat people."
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After long debates and quarrels, the members of the Council of Thirteen made the final decision.
A vicious plan was formulated to take revenge on humanity in all aspects.
They will spread plagues around the world and contaminate human water supplies.
At the same time, they would use various magic and sacrifices to launch various geological disasters, causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc. to occur frequently.
Then blow up the Evil Moon and carry out a large-scale cleansing of the creatures on the ground.
All in all, they will make humanity pay the heaviest price.
If possible, I even hope to make the human race disappear completely.
The Council of Thirteen will let all those who dare to be enemies of the Rat People know.
Anyone who offends the rat people will be punished no matter how far away they are.
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Middenheim has become the most important city of mankind.
The booming industry has brought about a huge labor shortage.
To this end, the sages of the exploration team promised a comfortable life to those workers who were willing to enter the factory.
Provide them with shelter and food.
All they had to do was to pledge their loyalty to the Holy Emperor, enter the factory, and contribute to the great cause of the empire.
The large population gathering attracted caravans to arrive soon after.
The adults in the exploration team do not want to overdevelop business at this stage.
Wealth without an empire to back it up is of no use.
Just like duckweed, it will be scattered by the waves.
And the wealth of one world could not satisfy the needs of the empire.
Commercial activities and military colonization will only officially begin after establishing communications and exchanges with the empire.
But even if the exploration team does not want to develop trade, the wealth overflowing from the industrialized Middenheim is enough to attract countless people.
Countless people came from all directions, trying to make a fortune from the development of this industrialized metropolis.
Some races that are close to humans also entered Middenheim.
In addition to elves and dwarves, halflings also entered Middenheim.
They are friendly, peaceful, and can coexist peacefully with many races.
Even the forest's defenders, the dryads, are willing to get along with halflings.
You have to know that even wood elves don't like dryads.
Halflings are the best cooks among the many races.
Most of them will become restaurant owners, tavern owners, and street vendors selling food.
The province where the halflings live - Muttland.
That fertile land.
It's because they are so delicious when cooked.
When Middenheim's reputation spread, many halflings also set out from their hometowns, hoping to find their own place in this glorious city.
Halflings are not meant to be in factories.
They were so small, even smaller than dwarves.
He doesn't have the strong muscles and physique of a dwarf yet.
But halflings also have their own unique advantages.
Some halflings are recruited for their cooking skills.
The food they cook basically has zero negative reviews.
Some halflings also seek out storefronts to open restaurants and taverns.
Some halflings even reached an agreement with the rulers of Middenheim, using their technology and steam equipment to reclaim wasteland outside the city for farming, growing vegetables, and raising livestock.
With their ancestral farming and cooking skills, the halflings quickly gained a place in Middenheim.
However, not all halflings are honest.
Some halflings who were eager to make money quickly ventured into the business of thieves and became mercenaries.
Halflings are not strong in fighting power, but they have unique talents.
It has a pair of big hairy feet and can approach any target silently.
They are also able to resist supernatural forces.
Many spells and potions have no effect on them.
Udi found a halfling rogue to join his special team.
The halfling was called Theresa.
Woody heard from some people that the best thief was Theresa.
After a lot of effort, I finally found him in the downtown area.
At that time, he was tied up and displayed in a busy city.
The reason was that he robbed a winery and drank the wine brewed by others.
As a result, he got too drunk and slept in someone else's winery.
Such a rampant thief will naturally be brought to justice.
Udi used his identity to rescue him and then let him join his team.
The other is Harris, who practices various shady magics.
It was purely accidental that Woody was able to recruit this unorthodox wizard.
While strolling in the commercial district, Woody discovered that this guy was using his magic to spy on female guests in the hotel.
After catching him and interrogating him, we found out that this guy's great mage talent was completely wasted.
He learned all kinds of random magic.
He is not good at fighting, but he is good at stealing, cheating on young girls and young women.
Udi's team is basically full of talent.
Aside from Gotrek and Fix, the head-on combat power of thieves and mages is worrying.
However, this mission does not actually require much combat power.
What is more important is how to successfully kill the members of the Council of Thirteen.
It is not really difficult to capture the Pillar City, but it is very difficult to capture the members of the Thirteen Councils.
Every member of the Council of Thirteen is extremely cunning and will run away if they see the situation is not right.
In the war in the Demonic Rat Ruined City, the Thirteenth Council demonstrated to the fullest that big rats can bend and stretch as needed.
After realizing that they could not resist the human invasion, the members of the Council of Thirteen ran to the Pillar City without looking back.
There he continued to call on ratmen from all over the world to form an army and retake the capital in the name of the Great Horned Rat.
Successfully dragged Dax, the hateful human invader, into the midst of a vast war among the people of the Rat Country.
For Woody's special team, combat power is not the most important thing; killing the members of the Council of Thirteen is the most important thing.
It's weird as it is weird.
But Woody believed that his vision was not wrong.
At the training ground, Woody had the imperial armor of the team members delivered to them.
Each set of armor has been modified to ensure that the team members can wear it.
"This armor is harder than any artifact I have ever seen." Gotrek stroked the imperial armor on his body.
The dark double-headed eagle pattern on it is clear, and various profound and obscure runes are densely arranged on the surface of the armor.
Gotrek tried to leave a mark on the armor with his weapon, but found that he could not do it.
Even if he asked his partner Fix to chop with a battle axe, he couldn't make a mark.
"Perhaps it is a divine weapon." Fix said, "Some people have heard that those guys who acted according to the orders of the Holy Emperor possessed the power to kill gods. The vampire army of Middenheim was destroyed in an instant, and the vampire lord is still imprisoned in a corner of Middenheim and cannot be freed."
“If they possess the power to kill gods, then what kind of existence is the Holy Emperor!
The Creator?" Theresa, the halfling thief, looked thoughtful.
Mage Harris chuckled. "I'm afraid the Creator would be hacked to death by those guys. Look at these runes. They can make the user immune to magic damage while enhancing the user's magical talent. This rune technique has overturned the common sense of mages."
"I can't imagine an emperor who is more powerful than the Creator." Gotrek gave up thinking.
Dwarves should just go into battle with their battle axes and chop down all enemies.
And you shouldn't think about these unnecessary things.
The others talked about it for a while and then gave up discussing the Holy Emperor.
Their poor little heads could not imagine what kind of person the Holy Emperor was.
Just the members of the exploration team made them feel powerless.
The combat power is extremely strong.
For them, ruling the world is as easy as eating and drinking.
His subordinates alone are so strong.
How powerful must the Holy Emperor be
It's the kind of existence where the world would be destroyed with just one breath.
Everyone changed into their armor and took the time to hone their martial arts. When Woody arrived, they followed him to the airship port, ready to carry out their mission at Bafeng Mountain.
Charge into the Pillar City and behead the Thirteen Councils.