Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire.

Chapter 156 Dirty Car Team vs Alpha Skitarii
The pursuit of knowledge is the way we seek liberation, but the absolute conceit of knowledge is nothing but a delusion of arrogance.

Article 10 of Mechanicum Statute

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The hot temperature is fatal to flesh and blood, but it is only a cool day for the cataracts. After all, they have no skin, and when they travel through the chaotic wilderness, cluttered with rocks and potholes, the cold is still terrible when night falls, Enough to freeze motor oil and solidify joints.

On the road, about hundreds of mechanical creations of various appearances walked neatly on the surface of the planet wrapped in high temperature. This kind of thing continued, and they continued to move forward under the command of the data craftsman in order to transport the materials.

And their operators may also be the creators with only two newly promoted sages. If Alan Bayer was here, he would probably be able to recognize the mechanical priest with a good personality, but now his robe has been changed, and his position Also taller.

The huge barge beside them was also under the management of their thoughts, slowly moving forward, passing through the wild burning land, the Mechanicus left only a trace of black or red on the ground.

The priest who had presided over Miss Baneblade, the sage to be precise, with his mechanical tentacles, chanted the seventh incantation of "Algebraic Concord", trying to dispel the ghost of depression that lingered in his heart.

But each time he tried to determine when the next heretic or alien storm would come, he came to a different conclusion.Sometimes months, sometimes weeks, but often days, even decades.

Countless inconsistent conclusions invalidate every answer, and the variables are too complex and confusing even for a sage.

For a sage, he needs to calculate far more than this. There are also news from the machine servant and the chatter of his companions. Although it seems quiet, their thoughts are constantly conveying, updating information all the time .

The Alpha-level Skitarii in the team (more than 50.00% of the body has been remodeled) is looking at this with his long-barreled rifle.

In the archaic pose of the human archer, the stock of the ancient weapon tucked in the crook of his right arm, he was scanning the wilderness.

Soon the world was going to be night, and his eyepieces converted the glimmer of metal and petrified rock in the night moonlight into high-contrast images, the white heat and gray of the plants introduced to remake the atmosphere, to the old hand, These are all insignificant distractions.

He's looking for animate movements like Enemies of the Empire.

His companions are deployed around him at equal intervals, each responsible for a different direction of observation.An ignorant observer might mistake the Skitarii of Unity Squad for clones.

All wore crimson hooded robes over staggered dark armor, hiding their physical features behind protruding respirator visors and goggles, giving them a déjà vu of ruthless insects.

Their lower limbs apparently suffered the same transformation, as each warrior's legs were replaced with titanium steel legs from the knee down.

Only the entrants of the "Mechanic Cult" will realize that this is the imprint they deserve to swear allegiance to the "Red Planet". This is a sacred ceremony shared by all, and they are holy warriors.

So it is only fitting that they walk the land with the purity of Almighty God guiding their way.

[Investigation, report, no suspicious traces found. ] The signal from the Ranger sounds like a random burst of static, but to his companions, he contains extremely rich data.

Three confirmation messages came back immediately, and a few seconds later, the fourth and fifth messages. Such frequent returns made the two sages so relieved that they even started chatting.

In order not to mix with the commonly used voice channels, the sages would choose to communicate with each other in human language, just to keep in mind their few human natures.

"Did you adopt a human girl? Will she join our church?" The sound from the griller might have been a little fuzzy to the Imperials, but it seemed just right now.

"Girl... Arya? She is very poor, her parents are warriors, and I refuse the request of the Academy of Loyalty. I know she will be brainwashed." More human-like than many high-level empires.

Skadi's influence and the girl's redemption gave him new impetus, he also thought that those things would stop him academically, but Emperor bless, he reached the point of mechanical sage, his teacher Also joined the core area of ​​the church.

Maybe this is how good people get rewarded?The sage can't tell, no matter how rich his wisdom is, how much knowledge surrounds him, he can't understand the changes brought about by those things.

But his colleagues didn't understand, he didn't answer, just continued to move forward mechanically, and the huge gear-shaped mountains in front of them were still continuous. He accepted this mission to send the Skadi regiment Supplies came as a reward for being rescued before, but this situation was still within his plan.

The Alpha Skitarii is powerful and can keep advancing day and night, and its internal wetware is already at the level of veterans, so they are naturally assured of safety.

The Mechanicum is walking on those jagged roads, with countless monitors staring at it, and the servo skull overlooking it, so there is no problem with safety.

At last they took their place on the jagged ridge, looking out through the bloody, roaring vortex of the storm to the valley below, barely visible to the common eye below them.

But the optical matrix on the cataract's helmet was focused on the target, and the filters were cycling, but the vision was still only a blur in the chilly storm that echoed through the night.

An alpha-rank skitarii raised his left arm, an augmented appendage terminating in an armored bionic, which he raised like a lord of a feudal world harnessing a bird of prey.

However, instead of a Raptor, the Skitarii officer was carrying a message servo skull named Frynos~361.

[Let me see everything] he ordered, and Frynos~361 rose into the crystal-cold air.

The servo skull retracted its serpentine cables, and Frynos~361 flew to the side of the ridge.

The officer watched him fly away, and through its enhanced optics array, Frynos~361 beamed back pictures of its situation on the barren mountain range.

The data from the servo skull was uploaded to the visualization processor in the officer, but he saw a flash of light and intense heat, and then the skull never sent back any information.

[Report, enemy, unknown number, recommended to activate the vigilance module agreement]

Sensing this situation, the sage asked his companion. "Damn, there are enemies."

The mechanical sage also answered. "It seems to be true that aliens have landed on this world during this period of time."

The two of them communicated with each other for a moment and recognized that they both agreed to move on, but they needed to speed up. They were carrying a lot of supplies, and it would not be good if they fell into the hands of the enemy.

The two sages could only drive the servants forward, down the winding mountain road and down the valley. The terrain here is not good. If they were attacked, it would be normal.

Anxiety and constant calculations in the heart, and prayers to the God of Myriad Machines and gears are non-stop. They chanted complex and cumbersome spells, mixed with mechanical language and Gothic, and formed that special voice, which made the machine souls active , the speed of the convoy also becomes faster.

[With your will, I wake you up and give you energy] The sage chanted, happily leading his team to perform the seventh ceremony.

【In your light, I fight with you】They responded with respectful feedback.

[For your anger, I will kill or die for you] The sage who adopted the girl concluded.

Neither the fear nor the suspicion brought about by the unidentified enemy here will be a variable affecting the skitarii. The ordinary people may feel anxious, but the cathars will only feel anticipation.

Alpha-level veterans have faced many terrifying things in the eyes of mortals, but they still survived. However, the God of Myriad Opportunities probably blessed them tonight, or it may be that their rapid progress prevented the orcs from noticing. After crossing the last low clearing in the valley, the endless wilderness and the city in the distance are already looming.

"Bless the God of Myriad Chances, in the name of gears, we are safe." The sage can even see the light of human civilization looming in the distance. Even though the mountains are dangerous, those things become more beautiful because of it.

But the cathars made a sharp buzzing sound. Before the sage recovered, those rough, shoddy, and terrifying alien vehicles rolled down the hillside, with rumbling engines and black smoke, and A green creature ready to go.

[Report, the alien is an orc! 】

[Shooting preview, shooting preview! 】

The newly promoted sages were dizzy by the strong emotional feedback of the Afars, and then they started shooting frantically with laser carbines, but the shots were difficult to penetrate the thickened armor on those dirty vehicles, Only light scratches left on those trucks going too fast.

The sage immediately raised his spirits. [Start the heresy engine counter protocol. 】

The Alphas quickly opened their firearms and challenged the position and reflection range of the luminous laser crystals. Then the fierce armor-piercing lasers were activated in the carbine. Although the overheating and the rate of fire dropped severely, they really pierced the armor of the vehicle. , and can even hit engines and crew members.

The blood ax boy in military uniform stood on the car and returned fire with a sudden burst. Although the automatic firearms made by the orcs were not very accurate, they shot so intensively that the skitarii had to take cover to hide.

It is said to be a bunker, but it is actually a teammate who has just been penetrated. They put up his corpse and made a simple sandbag, which can be said to make the best use of everything.

Although the equipment of the Alpha Skitarii is obviously good, the damage caused by ordinary chugs is not big, and the spirit of making the best use of everything makes it difficult for them to be broken through, but the state of the orcs is not bad, only the blood ax kid shouted.

"Let the grits fix it!" The holes in the trucks were quickly blocked by the grits with the waste. In this way, the mechanics were demolished, and the grits blocked it, resulting in a very troublesome perpetual motion machine, although it continued like this They could probably reach this forty thousand years past, but the orcs obviously didn't have that much patience.

In the short-term shooting interval of the Skitarii officers, thick smoke suddenly rose.

The alphas reacted quickly. [Warning, special warfare boy, activate the sage protection agreement urgently]

The Mechanicus was devastated by their previous defeat at Steel Gate. If the Sage hadn't been taken down, they wouldn't have failed so quickly. Afterwards, the Skitarii updated their personal information. With more tactical planning, but the core is still!

At the moment the smoke rose, dozens of Alphas charged into the smoke raised by the aliens. Since those things could hinder most detection methods, the Mechanicus used the most basic method, the naked eye.

Those crazy Mechanicus members used their own lives to convey information and coordinates. Relying on those extremely fast information transmission and computing power, the neurons that were replaced by a large number gave them quite powerful abilities, and the next thing that rewarded the aliens was death. .

Carbine shooting, those weapons of death and restlessness pierced the armor of the special war boy, and dozens of Alpha-level skitarii of the Mechanicus were sacrificed, but it was still worthwhile for the Mechanicus, because the wisdom of the techno-sages was infinite. price.

Those veterans will not complain, and to be honest, they will even be proud of it. After this victory, the orcs also realized that the Mechanicus is not easy to bite, especially after they have undergone tactical upgrades, but the orcs are not what they used to be. Guys like that, they've got a new ally.

When the alphas were still judging the victory value because of the victory in the battle, there were still movement reports of living creatures in the smoke.

bang, bang, bang...

[Report, Alien, and...Activation...] The Afar veteran sent out the report as usual, but the ranger suddenly fell down, his insect-like head was completely smashed, and the fine gold and pottery steel cracked instantly, Xian The observers and officers watched in disbelief at what came out of the smoke.

And the Mechanician is very familiar with those finely crafted weapons, bolt guns.

"Astarte monk... No, heresy, heresy!" Anger made the officer go from surprise to fear to anger, those heretics actually joined forces with aliens, he raised his power ax with all his strength, and in the name of Om Messiah, wanted Wipe away the filth of humanity from this world.

"In the name of gears and codes, heresy!"

But the giant in front of him just dodged the power and transformation that he thought surpassed ordinary people lightly, then kicked it away, and then shot it again, and the officer was instantly smashed to death.

In front of the demigods, the skitaris were no different from ordinary people. In just an instant, death came before the servant of the God of Myriad Opportunities.

And those traitors moved forward slowly, the sage raised his weapon, no matter what, the defeat is already decided at this moment...

(End of this chapter)