Chapter 40 - Murky End

As we settled everything at the safe haven with Haldred. Everyone moved to the plsce our target for extermination is contained. As we neared the door however an infected Iron Lord came out. Without wasting time Rasputin already started the process of purging. Some of the other Iron Lords tried to go help their friend by attacking Rasputin. They didn't get far though as I shot their brains out. They'll come back but they won't be happy really with what just happened.

"You all know those who go in and get that thing in them. Are good as dead yet your sentiment to save them by attacking us. Who are burning the weapon with its dead host isn't smart. If you want to help them then let the return to the grave."

The Iron Lords I shot had revived during my little talk. They could only begrudgingly accept it as we moved forward into hell. Only five of them followed us in the rest sealed us in tight. The five that followed us are their best titans and warlocks. We continued on until we reached the part infested by the bio weapon. Once we got there however we saw the body of one big titan. Still maintaining his shield keeping the hallway sealed. But the big guy himself isn't there anymore its just his will. His will is the only thing really keeping this shield thats holding back the weapon.

I can only shake my head when I see that his ghost is shattered. While he himself has a hole in his ċhėst thats bȧrėly rising up. So we got till his will dissipates and the body dies which shouldn't be long.

"You guys he's your friend and he's the one keeping it here. But the person and ghost are gone their dead sorry. So try keeping his body safe he deserves a good farewell. Not what happened to the rest of your friends, Rasputin lets go."

Once Rasputin nodded me and him moved through the shield. The Iron Lords re-enforcing their friends shield while laying his body down. Goodbye one we do not know may your sacrifice be worth it. Rasputin as we moved has been burninh everything down in our path. While I kept a look at the situation just in case shit goes wrong. While we advanced burning things in our wake. A fusion rifle shot whizzed by our heads, guess we found some friends. With a glance at eachother me and Rasputin both dash forward. Where ahead we see a awoken hunter being used as a puppet by the infestation.

So without a second glance I shot an incendiary round. Into their head while Rasputin burns them to a crisp. With both fire combined their body and the surrounding went up in flames. Yet we did not stop our advance forward towards the source. The few puppets we found we burnt without hesitation at saving them. Their already dead and being used so they must be purged by fire! The path behind us is a blaze but the path forward is a growing inferno.

This process of burn and run took us a grueling hour. Before we finally reached the place this shit came from. When reached it though out of the twenty Iron Lords who came in. We only found six of them so inside is the remaining ones. They luckily don't have their powers but their weapons are a problem. Because this bio weapon seems to replace the ammo deficient by using its self! So its really shitty as those shots infect anything they hit likely.

Looking at eachother me and Rasputin prepare our ȧssault. The sound gun seems to have had no effect really on this things. So its been tossed into my inventory for now since its not an option. Rasputin has changed weapons and is now carrying a very heavy. Flamethrower cannon that has the napalm like mixture fuel inside. Once he was ready I got out a heavy hitting combat shotgun. As I plan to face the puppets head on to not let them shoot at me.

Against their head then shot it off in a burning mess. A titan swung its hammer down towards me so I side stepped. With a shot into its side but it only caused superficial damage. Meaning if I wanna kill the titans I gotta kill the hunters and warlocks. That are covering them so the big lug that swung its hammer at md again. I grab its arm and threw it into another titan knocking them down. Before propelling into a hunter aiming at Rasputin, my knee contacting its side. While I double tapped it.

Eight lords down, twelve more to go down into their graves! So without wasting time I rushed the next hunter and warlock. I sent the warlock flying in a tangled broken mess while, the hunter ended up a burning lower half of their head. The top half was blown away completely by my shot. Woah a hunter just tried shooting me so I ended them like the warlock. A bloody tangled mess upon impact with my foot to their gut. That makes the remaining numbers nine left to kill.

Of those nine however six are titans so this will be fun. But I didn't bother thinking about it just barreled into a warlock. Ripping their body in half with three shots to the gut as they burned up. The remaining two are hunters so I just threw a hunter grenade at them. Letting them get swallowed up before adding a warlock one. Their bodies completely disappearing in that chaotic mess. With them all done in Its just me, Rasputin, and the titans left standing.

Some of them are on fire though so Rasputin must of sprayed them. Chuckling softly i pounce the burning ones by surprise. My gun to their ċhėst before the get blown away to burn up. Leaving only three that weren't on fire so When one got close. I grappled on its ċhėst with my legs while holding its head in place. My secret flamethrower in my mouth burning the head to the skull. While I vaulted off of them a hammer smashing into the body ruthlessly. Its my old friend from the start they came to say hi, how annoying!

I only jam my gun into an armor crack and start a chain shot. Till they burn up in their own armor but now my gun is useless! The barrel is covered in gunk and infested crap so I chuck it with everything I have. Into the ċhėst of the last titan before kicking it through with my foot causing an explosion. Guess my force plus explosives in a gun means boom when I hit. Though now all the lords in here are dead for good! Just when I turned around to Rasputin to tell him that their gone.

What I see is Rasputin wrestling the core of this thing as its trying to swallow him. But he's already started a fail safe on both his old body and the flamethrower cannon. So I just give him a wave and bolt from the room quickly. That I didn't mind the inferno hallway we created at all. I just barreled through it quickly till I could see the five we came with.

"If ya wanna remain an unfried chicken then fuċkɨnġ book it! The place is going to blow soon so move it!"

I didn't even wait for their responses I just kept running. Taking the only non infected lords body with me as I ran pass. The others quickly following suite when we heard an explosion. Flames quickly surging down the hallways so we booked it faster. That once we reached the door I broke it open and tumbled out. The other five following suite while everyone else panickly shut the doors. The flames bursting further from between their door cracks thirsty to burn everything.

Guess Rasputin's fail safe of exploding like a big ȧss bomb. If his body starts getting serious damage really works well. As that place is likely charred black and completely destroyed! But we've successfully kept the Iron Lords from dropping to eight like in the game. Just the clean up will take a while on this job I bet. But for now we all need to relax the problem is over.

The funeral they had for the big guy who held it back. Was a viking funeral so his body and its entirety have turned to ash. His name was apparently Merchant as didn't know his name. Just he knew how to do trades so he took merchant as his name. The rest of this clean up I'll leave to these guys. As I went back in after three days and collected the remains. Of Rasputin's old body as they can be reused hopefully.