Chapter 184： Undercurrent of Vigilante (seeking subscription)

The city is burning fiercely in the raging flames.

The thick pipe made a crackling sound, followed by a violent explosion, and the flames and gravel flew together.

The Hive City building of the magnificent Gundam collapsed with a deafening sound, and a large amount of smoke and dust rolled in, drowning everything that could not escape.

The hot flames flew along with the smoke, quickly covering the entire city in smoke.

People fled in horror from the area where the traitors descended, to escape the brutal massacre.

Thousands were killed by the impact of the Helltalon Drop Pod.

The huge impact shattered the bodies of those people and scattered them all over the ground.

The ground defense array was activated in a hurry amidst the sound of the siren.

Rows of weapons made the sound of rotating gears, the computer slave opened his mouth wide in pain, and the sound generator on the side made a harsh beeping sound.

Driven by the program, they observe and calculate everything that happens in the sky.

Output the results to the screen connected to the battery, and draw images detected in the sky for the gunners.

The blessed artillery fire formed a dense firepower network, intertwined in the sky, and rushed towards the orange sky.

A beam of powerful laser energy pierces the dim sky.

The star grabber Harken also ordered the fleet to launch an offensive, bombing the ground to cover more soldiers landing on the surface.

More shells and lights fell on the unprotected city, destroying buildings and lighting up the entire city.

The flames from the burning building lit up the entire sky.

Bodies burn amidst the wreckage of crumbling buildings.

The warplanes of the empire started urgently, but they fell one after another under the encirclement and suppression of the forces of chaos, setting off big explosions that illuminated the sky and made the earth tremble again and again.

The energy stacks and high-energy fuels used by many fighter jets explode with terrifying power, as if a large number of high-energy explosives were detonated at the same time.

They are not only facing traitors, but also those demons who follow the traitors.

Those weird inanimate creatures have unimaginable abilities, they can easily break through the steel protection and kill the driver inside.

The fighter plane dragged its flaming tail, fell to the ground, and was shattered into countless fragments amidst rumbling explosions.

Bombs falling from high altitudes hit the concrete ground, deep pits appeared on the thick urban roads, and deadly fragments flew around under the force of the impact.

Many people were killed by the aftermath of the explosion, and some people were killed by the flying gravel during their panicked escape.

The whole city was engulfed in flames and hopeless noise.

The sky was stained red with blood and flames of war, and the smoke and shrill sirens enveloped the entire city.

The violent fire could be seen clearly from several kilometers away.

"Give it all to the Warmaster."

The airborne capsule that landed made a hasty sound, and the thick metal door was popped open with the hiss of air pressure.

Kruger walked out of the cabin and let out a battle cry.

He clenched the chainsaw sword in his hand, and twisted his hideous head with bony horns.

See those terrified, panic-stricken mortals.

The face that made mortals feel fear and anxiety when they saw it showed a piercing smile.

His armor is full of battle marks, and every piece of ceramite armor is engraved with chaos runes.

Breastplate adorned with the emblem of the Black Legion.

Behind it is a cloak sewn from human skin and black needlework.

With the immersion of time, the cloak has already turned brown.

The skull hangs from the bony spur halo on his back. It doesn't look like a warrior, but more like a wild cannibal who came out of the wild world.

Kruger's body exudes a breath of desire for war and blood.

He couldn't wait to offer a precious sacrifice to the gods.

Walked out right behind him, and the soldiers standing next to him were also soldiers belonging to the Black Legion.

They were all clad in jagged, iron-colored armor decorated with bone spurs and skulls.

These armors all have a strong baroque style.

These armors are ancient, some dating back to the Great Crusade.

Some of them were fighters of the Black Legion, and even Space Marines during the Great Crusade.

They participated in the Great Crusade, witnessed Horus becoming the Warmaster, and also witnessed the scene where the father and son drew their swords and the galaxy burned.

Finally, they witnessed Horus being killed, escaped from the solar system, and hid in the Eye of Terror.

Now, they're back again.

Come here for revenge, also to overthrow the rule of the corpse emperor, and bring the glory of the gods to those stupid and ignorant people of the same kind.

Minutes after landing, Kruger killed nearby civilians and soldiers.

Dye their chainswords red with their blood.

The death and despair of those wretches who follow the corpse emperor are the best sacrifices to the gods.

Cry.

Howl in despair.

You idiots who only know ignorance and believe in the corpse emperor, cry in front of the messengers of the gods.

No one can save you.

Your end has come.

Kruger felt an inexplicable sense of excitement every time he killed someone.

Killing became instinctive, he was immersed in blood and fighting.

Actually, he was not a traitor from the beginning.

In the distant past, he was a Space Marine loyal to Terra and the Corpse Emperor, as well as a Chapter Champion.

A representative of nobility and integrity in the galaxy.

He and his companions fought **** battles, formed the defense line of the empire with will and weapons, and stopped those hateful enemies.

Kruger at that time was so loyal that he was willing to sacrifice his life to defend the Imperium of Man.

Until that incident, he and his Chapter brothers were punished by the Saints of the State Church for trumped-up charges.

They are going to enter the Eye of Terror for an expedition of redemption, and the time is one hundred years.

Krueger was shaken in the battle, witnessing one chapter after another brother to die meaninglessly for the stupidity of the state religion and the powerful.

At that moment, he felt that his struggle was meaningless.

What exactly is he maintaining?

A corrupt empire built by a dead emperor?

A group of rich and powerful political games?

The so-called purity of a group of state religion lunatics?

Kruger couldn't think of an answer, and he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight for the corpse emperor.

The Corpse Emperor doesn't care about their deaths.

The Empire never listens to the voices of the wronged.

Corruption, injustice, greed, everywhere.

Warp space is a hell.

Empire is another hell.

Why would he help one **** against another for supposed loyalty?

No rewards, no badges, only suspicion.

Is such an empire worth his service?

Finally, Kruger killed the Chapter Master who still wanted to be loyal to the corpse emperor, and led the remaining brothers on the road to resist the tyranny of the empire.

When he appeared from the Eye of Terror again, he was no longer the guardian of the empire, but the enemy of the empire.

The strong shield of the past has turned into a sharp sword that pierces the heart of the empire, threatening to completely destroy this decaying empire.

Bring the glory of the gods to those who are foolish.

"We return with vengeance, let the whole world burn." Kruger roared, and so did the other Chaos Warriors.

Many Chaos Warriors scattered away, brandishing their weapons, completing the massacre quickly and efficiently.

Followers of the corpse king died screaming.

Kruger prayed while killing, thanking the mighty power of Chaos for giving him such a chance to kill the enemy.

Let the corpse king die, the reign in his name is over.

Human beings will surely become the dependents of the gods.

Abaddon is on the verge of success.

They will be victorious, and the rotting corpse king's forces will be defeated.

The sound of rumbling shelling sounded.

A Chaos Warrior was blown up, and his body was blown into two pieces.

Kruger looked in the direction of the gunfire.

A reacted Imperial force arrives under cover of a Chimera.

They tried to build several firepower points to prevent the invasion of Chaos warriors.

"A group of stupid mortals." Kruger made a sound, and then rushed over.

Kruger's speed is very fast, and the laser guns of those soldiers hit him uselessly, almost like scraping.

With the speed of his sprint, his chainsword pierced through the body of a weeping soldier.

Separate the opponent's upper body and lower body at once.

The remnant body was thrown away by him, and the dark red blood stained his armor full of the gifts of the gods.

His strength and speed exceeded those soldiers' expectations.

They were caught off guard, and in just a short while, one-third of the members were killed or injured.

A man in the uniform of an Imperial officer yells at the soldiers to direct heavy fire and Chimera muzzles on Kruger.

Kruger fired a shot in his direction, and the explosive bomb instantly tore his body apart, and the minced meat and blood splashed on the other soldiers, causing them to scream in horror.

Two trembling soldiers raised a single-piece plasma cannon and launched an attack on Kruger.

An incandescent light shot at Kruger, who was forced to roll aside, avoiding the plasma beam.

Kruger got up and turned to charge at them. The chainsword in his hand cut their lives with just one blow, leaving their bodies scattered on the battlefield.

He picked up the individual plasma cannon, quickly locked the Chimera personnel carrier with his combat talent, and then pulled the trigger.

A few seconds later, the Chimera personnel carrier disappeared in a sea of ​​​​orange flames, and many debris rained on the battlefield, and those soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

"Disgusting thing."

A voice came from the smoke of the explosion. Jess, who was originally ordered to hunt down the gene stealer, stood on a gravel, looking down at Kruger who had just slaughtered a troop.

Jess had already found the Genestealer's lair, and even slaughtered a group of believers.

Even the patriarch of the Genestealers was defeated by his repeated attacks.

He almost chopped off that disgusting bug's head.

But with the arrival of the Black Legion, he had to give up the hunting mission and return to the surface to prevent the Black Legion from invading.

"You too." Kruger looked at each other with hatred and hatred in his eyes. "A disgusting follower of the corpse emperor, I can smell decay from your body."

"Your body is filled with a disgusting chaotic atmosphere. You should hide in your lair, so that you can survive for a while. Coming here will only make you die quickly."

Jace activated the scepter in his hand, and crackling arcs wrapped around the top of the staff.

Behind him, other wild wolves also came out from the smoke, and the red light emitted by the helmet's eyepiece was particularly conspicuous.

They fire up their weapons, ready to give these Black Legion fools some color and lo and behold.

"Do you think Guilliman can change anything when he wakes up? The empire is over. This was announced by the great Warmaster Abaddon himself. Even if the corpse emperor rises from the golden throne, he can't save mankind. It must belong to the gods fate."

Krue cut swung the chainsaw sword in his hand, making a piercing sound in the air.

The smile on his face became more ferocious.

Looking at the Space Wolves was full of provocation.

He has no fear of these sons of wolves.

There is even an urge to tease each other.

"Your words are like bullshit." Jess's tone was very calm, and he looked at Kruger without hiding his contempt for him. "A coward who is so weak that he surrenders to the gods, you have no right to talk about anything."

"Really! It's hard to say whether you are a coward or I am a coward."

Kruger rushed up, stepping on the gravel with his heavy steel boots, roaring.

"Sacrifice of blood to the gods."

Kruger roared like thunder while running.

Blessings from the Blood God flowed in his body.

Let his whole body be full of strength.

Jess also rushed up, "Go back to your subspace, traitor."

The Space Wolves also followed him to meet the other fighters of the Black Legion, and the fight between the two sides became fierce in an instant.

Both of them showed incomparably hateful gazes, and they would only stop when one side fell completely.

Anger runs in each other's veins.

Both sides are filled with the desire to kill each other.

They were warriors who shared their allegiance to the Empire, and now they draw swords against each other.

Jess jumped down from a high place, and the scepter in his hand was filled with psionic power, and violent thunder burst out instantly, and Kruger, who was rushing up, was knocked into the air.

Psionic lightning shredded everything around it, shattering columns and sculptures on the dilapidated walkway.

The other wolves roared, waved their weapons, and slashed at the enemy.

The fight between the two sides was so fierce, every blow was aimed at each other's greatest weakness.

Kruger failed to block the psionic attack, and the lightning strike did not kill him, but made him fly tens of meters.

The heavy and huge body slammed into a thick round stone pillar, smashing it into two pieces.

Then he landed on the broken concrete street, rolling over the rubble.

The eye-catching warning sign flickered frantically inside his helmet.

He didn't need these reminders, and he knew from the pain that the left ceramic steel shoulder armor and upper arm armor were damaged due to the impact.

"Damn it, you are stronger than before." Kruger got up and waved the falling stones away.

"You know it's too late, traitor, today is your end."

Jess waved the scepter, jumped up suddenly, and struck Kruger's head with a blow, trying to kill him directly.

Kruger blocked the opponent's chainsaw sword with the chainsaw sword.

Jess pressed down on the scepter suddenly, and poured spiritual energy into the scepter again.

"Do you think you can defeat me who has been blessed by the gods?" Kruger looked at the scepter emitting a strong light. He could feel the terrifying aura in it. Once activated, he would be attacked by the opponent's spiritual energy. He was smashed to pieces.

He let out a roar, and violently pushed the opponent's attack away.

Immediately raised the bolter blessed by the warp and aimed it at Jess's head.

"go to hell."

Before he finished speaking, Jess swung his scepter and hit Kruger's hand with the gun. The explosive bomb was changed direction, and the stone pile on the side exploded with a bang.

He kicked again, knocking Kruger off balance.

Aiming at the opponent's head, another psionic impact was sent out.

"Despicable and evil traitors who have turned to darkness, do you really think you can win! Where did you come from for this stupid idea. Are you worthy of killing a wild wolf!"

Jess's movements were as swift as the wind, Kruger's reaction was a beat slower, and the shining psychic light could be seen through the eyepiece.

In the next second, that ray of light overwhelmed him.

The light faded, Kruger's head had disappeared, only the headless corpse exuding heat crashed down.

"The hunt is complete." Jess smiled, and the arc of the scepter in his hand gradually faded amid the crackling sound.

"As expected of a wild wolf, you have killed one of my capable subordinates. Now, I need to take your head as a memorial to him."

Jess followed the voice, his face suddenly became serious.

Another warrior of the Black Legion, holding a spear in his hand, stood on a high ground looking down at him.

It was like a repeat of the scene just now.

It's just that his position has been reversed.

"Star Capturer!" Jess' tone became serious.

He naturally knew the origin of this guy.

The leader of the Chaos traitors, Abaddon's capable general, the star-taker-Haken.

Before, the threat Vigilante received was from him.

Harken asked the many dignitaries on Vigilus to surrender to Abaddon within a limited time limit, otherwise the entire Vigilus would be destroyed and every life would be wiped from Vigilus.

"I thought the younger generation would have forgotten my name."

Star Capturer-Haken showed a mocking expression.

Then he jumped down from a high place, and the spear in his hand emitted a light spear, full of evil and terrifying killing breath.

The spear in his hand was made by the artisans of the Eye of Terror, and possesses strange powers.

The dense runes on it represent that this spear has even been blessed by the gods.

Once injured, the consequences would be disastrous.

"We never forget the traitor." Realizing that the battle was not over, Jess reactivated the scepter, bowed his body slightly, and assumed a posture of preparation for the battle.

He looked at the enemy, his eyes slowly becoming serious.

Harken the Star Capturer is definitely a name that the empire wants to kill quickly.

This guy once set off a rebellion that threw hundreds of worlds into chaos.

More than 10 billion people died in that chaos, and the empire suffered huge losses.

The Space Wolves once tried to hunt and kill each other, but in the end they lost a wolf master, half of Dalian, and finally allowed the other party to escape the sanctions of the empire.

For this reason, the Space Wolves have always remembered the man who brought them great shame.

and vowed to make the other party pay the heaviest price.

The two sides confronted each other, and the weapons in their hands were activated, ready to attack at any time.

The warriors of the Black Legion pulled the triggers, and the bombs rained down on the Space Wolves like a hailstorm.

The latter has rich experience in this, they took half a step back neatly, and adjusted their formation in a short while.

The Space Wolf fighter with his shield up stood at the front, blocking the explosive bomb, and then accelerated to knock the enemy's forward forward.

Soon, the two broke out in a brutal close combat.

By the time they parted a little, the rough concrete streets were already covered with blood.

Many ten thousand-year veterans of the rebel legion and soldiers who had completed the original casting upgrade fell to the ground, unable to get up again.

Wild Wolf Priest rushed towards Star Capturer.

The weapons of the two sides collided several times in an instant, sparks flew, the power fields were entangled with each other, and the fighting between the two sides quickly became fierce.

Even after going through the original casting upgrade, Jess still felt the horror of the star grabber.

As the number one enemy of mankind - Abaddon's capable commander, the power of the Star Reaver is by no means comparable to that of ordinary Chaos Warriors.

Every time the weapon collided, Jess felt a huge reaction force, making his jaw go numb.

The strength of the opponent is not inferior to him who has been upgraded from the original casting.

While fighting, the two sides tried to find a gap and launched a fatal blow.

After Jace misses with one shot, Harkon the Starreaver launches his own attack.

The multi-barreled bolt gun embedded under the glove opened fire, and Jess was in the flames of the explosion.

He was forced to back off.

Suddenly, a stone slab under Jace's feet couldn't bear his strength.

The floor robbed him of his balance while cracking.

In a duel of interstellar warriors, a moment is enough to decide the outcome of a war.

Harken the Star Capturer was in front of him in an instant, and the two of them almost met each other's eyes.

The spear in his hand thrust out decisively without the slightest hesitation. The spear was so sharp that it pierced Jess' chest in an instant.

The scepter in Jess's hand fell to the ground, and the opponent picked him up with a spear.

Harken the Startaker roared, announcing his victory to the wolves.

The Black Legion let out a cry of excitement.

The wild wolves fell into anger, and they forced their opponents back one after another, approaching the direction where the wolf priest was.

The traitors of the Black Legion had high morale, and for a while, they couldn't break free and rescue Jess.

"Haha, you will never be able to defeat the dependents of the gods, idiots."

Harken the Startaker made a mocking sound.

Jess was dying, and he felt an unprecedented humiliation.

Guilliman's Heart gave him an incomparably powerful vitality, allowing him to continue to maintain his life.

Otherwise, the Chaos rune on the spear would be enough to kill him.

"You're too happy."

A huge figure rushed out, he jumped on the gravel, and slashed at the Star Capturer with his sword.

The sword is fierce and fast, and every move is powerful and heavy.

Star Reaver was forced to leave Jess behind, and responded hastily.

The space wolves who rushed over dragged the priest back to their camp. As long as he was still alive, he would be fine.

The Heart of Guilliman heals all wounds.

Of course, this treatment takes time.

They just need to buy enough time for Jace to ensure his recovery.

"Does the servant of the Corpse King only play attacks now!" Star Reaver Haken roared angrily, waving the spear in his hand again and again, trying his best to block the opponent's attack, looking a little embarrassed.

"Traitor."

Gabriel was indifferent to Harken's words, but launched an attack wholeheartedly, forcing back and overthrowing.

Then, he pointed with his hand.

Several omnics with red eyes flashing appeared on the stage.

The multi-barrel bolt guns in their hands roared, and they fired a series of shots at the enemy, making it impossible for people to react.

Harken was hit twice without paying attention, and the shoulder armor on his shoulder was broken.

Many Iron Hand warriors appeared one after another. When they were chasing the orcs, they saw the Hellclaws airborne, and soon realized that chaos was coming.

Gabriel made a decisive decision, immediately gave up the pursuit mission, and returned to the Hive Capital.

When he arrived, he happened to see Jess being picked up with a spear.

He immediately ordered the attack, fully supporting the Space Wolves.

Seeing the soldiers of the Iron Hands approaching, Haken realized that there was no way to achieve any more results, so he could only look for opportunities to retreat.

Gabriel did not pursue either, watching the soldiers of the Black Legion withdraw from the battlefield without the slightest disturbance.

Now, the Vigilante has not only left the Dark Eldar, Orcs, and Zerg, but also ushered in the invasion of Chaos.

Chasing these Chaos Warriors hastily, Gabriel was afraid that he would neglect his defense and be taken advantage of by other forces. In that case, the loss would be too great.

"Thank you, Gabriel, you have won the friendship of the wolf." Jess, who could barely stand up, said.

"That is indeed a very important gift, and you have also gained the friendship of the Iron Hand, Jess."

Gabriel didn't care much about saving Jess himself.

"The situation is getting worse and worse now. The Chaos forces on the Vigilante planet have been supported. They are the powerful officers under Abaddon the Marauder. Obviously, the traitor is bound to win this place. We must think of a way. to fight them."

Wild Wolf Priest remembered the life-saving grace this time in his heart, and changed the subject to talk about the Black Legion.

The empire has very detailed information on traitors.

Today, the greatest enemy of Chaos to the Empire is the Black Legion led by Abaddon.

The former captain of the son of Horus launched twelve consecutive expeditions to the empire within ten thousand years.

Every expedition, Abaddon ended in failure.

Twelve times in a row, Abaddon failed and was banished back to the Eye of Terror.

Everyone believed that Abaddon was no longer a threat.

However, knowing the fall of Cadian, everyone realized that it was not lucky that this lunatic could become the company commander under the command of Horus in the past. , but he is really capable.

Twelve expeditions failed, he achieved fit goals,

The Empire won tactically, and he won strategically.

When Cadian fell and the Eye of Terror expanded, causing a large rift, people realized that the black stone obelisk above Cadian could curb the expansion of the subspace.

Abaddon destroyed a large number of obelisks in the world every time he went out.

The empire never noticed this, they simply thought that the other party wanted to subvert the empire.

It wasn't until the Cadian Fortress fell that he finally revealed his wolfish ambitions.

The out-of-control Eye of Terror is like a river breaking its embankment, tearing apart the entire galaxy.

Abaddon's layout over the past ten thousand years has dealt the most fatal blow to the empire.

The entire empire was divided into two, and half of the empire's territory lost contact with the Imperial Astrotorch and fell into absolute darkness.

The human empire is only one step away from the collapse of the overall order.

Only a short distance away, Abaddon could hit Terra and fulfill what his Gene-Father had always been able to do.

Let the corpse emperor step down and end the rule of this tyrant.

Hang all the damned dignitaries of Terra above their mansions.

"Retreat first, we need to ask for help again." Gabriel said, "Although many space fighters have already reached Vigilus, the situation is still not optimistic. We have lost low-earth orbit and lost shields and artillery. With the current With the firepower, we can't hold out for too long, and the enemy will easily penetrate the line of defense."

"Let him live for a while longer." Jess, the wolf priest, looked at the away Star Capturer with a unwilling expression.

But he didn't let his impulse dominate him, the importance of Vigilante was far above his personal honor and disgrace.

Their priority is to keep Vigilus, a strategic location leading to the dark side of the empire.

"One day, you will kill him yourself." Gabriel said.

"Yes, the wolf never forgets his prey and enemies." Jace whispered.

"Let's go, return to the inner city first."

Port Saints.

The basic disk of the Lucian family, the governor of Vigilante, is here.

The most magnificent tower in the city is the mansion belonging to Lucian XII.

"Are you going to break your promise?" Lucian XII asked angrily, looking at the mechanical sage in front of him, Proy.

"It is not written in the agreement that we must die for the Lucian family."

Proy refuted Lucian XII's statement with a mechanical voice.

"You promise to become allies with the Lucian family, to watch and help each other, and never to abandon or give up on each other." Lucian XII read out the content of the old agreement, "Do you want villains who have no promises?"

"If I give up on you, then I won't stand here, and I won't bring my cathars to assist the defense of Saint Port City. I will just turn around and leave, guarding my foundry, and watching you be killed Those alien devours."

Proy was not to be outdone, and also accused Lucian XII.

Proy seldom comes to Port Saints, and most of the time he spends his time in the northern city of Jubei.

The northern continent is more desolate than this side. The long-term development and trauma of that continent has made it full of canyons, deep pits and dark holes.

The underground environment there is intricate, and the situation is more critical than Port Saints.

Port of Saints does not need to deal with the green skins pouring in from the underground passage.

Great North City has a large number of omnics and cathars fighting in the underground passages every day to prevent the orcs from invading.

Under such circumstances, Proy still put aside the affairs of the Great North City, and chose to go to Saint Port to assist the defense of the planetary governor Lucian XII.

are derived from contracts signed in the past.

In order to obtain legal mining rights, the original Mechanic Order promised that no matter what the circumstances, when they received the order of the planetary governor, they would go to Port Saints to assist them in fighting the enemy.

For this reason, Jubei City sent the sage Proy and a part of the cathars to help Saint Port and protect the planetary governor.

"Then stand firmly with the Lucian family." Lucian XII said angrily, "That damned regent of the empire wants to take away the power that I have passed down from generation to generation, what right does he have to do that! The Lucian family has inherited it for four thousand years , Accumulated from generation to generation, and now he wants to take all of them with one order, which is the biggest betrayal to us loyalists."

"Without the human empire of the Lucian family, what is the meaning of existence! A man full of betrayal and lies, he has been asleep for ten thousand years, and when he wakes up, he wants to take everything away lightly, and even pretends to save mankind. So brazen, so despicable."

"He is full of lies, he is a complete hypocrite, everything is a lie. The Lucian family has served the empire for four thousand years, four thousand years, we have sacrificed everything for the empire, why is this the result now! It's so fair Is it fair?"

"According to calculations, the opponent's policy has significantly improved the strength of the human empire. It is very likely that the national power of the human empire will rise to several levels within fifty years. From a rational and logical standpoint, there is no mistake in the decision-making of the empire's regent. "

The mechanical sage looked at Lucian XII, who became hysterical after learning of Terra's accident, his mechanical face remained unchanged.

The other party was now roaring about Guilliman's banning of hereditary nobles.

In the eyes of Lucian XII, Guilliman is definitely a shameful traitor to the empire.

"Hereditary is the power that we are born with, and it is a manifestation of our blood being superior to others. Why, why should we make way for those mud legs."