The Emperor’s Angel of Death

As the needle drew enough blood, the mechanical arm retracted. Valerii shook the test tube in his hand, filled with the pale purple liquid, and said:

"This also gives me an idea. Based on the known social structure of the Tyranid and their past behavior patterns, this alien is highly similar to the gestault structured creatures like ants or bees. Once this swarm loses its queen, one of them will produce a certain pheromone, identifying itself as the new leader of the group. Other species in the surrounding swarm will be attracted to the pheromone, flocking to that special being, protecting it, guarding it, and forming a new colony. So, can we assume that Genestealers are similar? If so, can we use her pheromones to lure out those lurking Genestealers for this potential 'queen'? And since this individual has not yet engaged in sexual behavior, the pheromones she emits will be unprecedentedly strong. I believe this creature should have difficulty resisting their biological instincts, at least to attract them in a certain direction."

Although she didn't understand what he was saying, Natasha felt inexplicably terrified and angry when she saw her blood being controlled by the other party.

"The Emperor will punish you! He will!"

Natasha hissed at him. The white monster was very close to her. She wanted to stretch her neck forward, so her teeth could enter some part of the other's flesh.

But she couldn't.

"Yes, the Emperor will thank you for doing me a great favor."

Valerii laughed. It was a terrible mixture of sound and laughter.

"I have always been very interested in Tyranid Genestealers. You are extremely interesting species, surpassing all the common sense of genetics. There seems to be no race in the galaxy that you cannot parasitize? This is a great power. I have analyzed your body and gained a lot from you. I will crack the gorgeous and twisted little secret hidden in your genetic chain. You will be my key to opening the Tyranid gene vault, my little baby, but now I have to get enough pheromones from you first. Although the probability of your group still surviving on this planet is not high, this is the mission."

Talos clapped his hands, as if encouraging, and also ordering the other party to shut up.

Then he looked at the recruits who were holding their helmets under their armpits. There were a total of 67 recruits in this batch. They had completed all the transformation surgeries two years ago, and by then the Great Whirlpool Expedition was coming to an end, so they were not sent to the front line like the previous batch. They could only train in the monastery fortress in a boring and mechanical manner for two and a half years according to the training program.

After confirming that Veronica had returned to the Royal Court, Talos returned to the monastery fortress and took over the training of the recruits.

Of course, not just the Eleventh Company, but also other companies, but after all, the Eleventh Company was his own company, and the training programs were definitely more special.

"Young men, I have to announce good news. You have made meritorious service before going to the battlefield. You all heard just now that this creature is the key to the aliens breeding their group's master. Your actions will strangle the alien infection that is about to expand in the womb, but also, I have to announce bad news—"

Talos glanced at everyone. Everyone was a little surprised, and then he said:

"Your mission is not over, and the intensity may be very high next, because we are going to look for a needle in a haystack."

However, Talos's plan to find a needle in a haystack was interrupted before it even started, because—

The Star Knights' expedition fleet returned to their homeworld after 10 years.

As soon as he returned to Nason IV, Sorshyan immediately met with Talos and learned that Genestealers had already infiltrated the planet. 180 Genestealers were found among the 200 personnel at the astronomical observatory, and the remaining 20 were also infected, which shocked Sorshyan. How long had he been away for his home to be in such a state.

Sorshyan then asked Talos why he didn't launch a large-scale search and investigation. The other party told him that one was that the Genestealer group was relatively small, and a large-scale operation would easily startle the snake, and the second was that the current situation on Nason IV was a bit chaotic—strictly speaking, the ruling governor's family had a fierce infighting. The previous governor, Robin's brother, "died unexpectedly" not long after the expedition began, and his eldest son also died unexpectedly less than two years after inheriting the position. After that, the entire planet's upper class fell into continuous turmoil. There was no manager for several years, and it was all maintained by the bureaucratic system below, so there was no way to carry out any thief-catching operations, so the infiltration of Genestealers was not entirely an accident.

This made Sorshyan very angry. He respected the rule of mortals very much. After all, Robin's father provided a lot of help when the battle group first settled down, so he rarely asked about the specific management affairs of the star. As a result, how many years after the old governor died, it became like this.

At that time, Sorshyan took Robin directly to the Governor's Spire. At that time, the Governor's family was still busy preparing the welcome ceremony for the Star Knights' triumphal celebration. They did not expect Sorshyan to come directly. Robin's nephews and nieces who were vying for the position of Governor did not know what was happening.

Then Sorshyan summoned all the senior personnel of the planet and everyone in the Governor's family, and then announced that Robin would decide who would succeed as Governor.

Robin's method was very simple. Everyone who was vying for the position of Governor, each person had a sword, and they fought each other to the death. The last one alive would be the Governor—

A very bloody and cruel method, but no one dared to disobey Sorshyan.

In the end, the seventh child of Robin's brother stood to the end. Without any ceremony, he slumped on the Governor's throne covered in blood, and Robin personally crowned him, officially announcing him as the planet's hereditary Governor in the horrified eyes of all the planet's senior officials.

Then the new Governor immediately issued the first order after taking office. All armed forces and security forces of Nason IV were dispatched to start carefully investigating the situation in each hive city, especially targeting cults and secret groups, as well as bald-headed people with secretive whereabouts.

For a time, all wig shops on Nason IV were sold out.

Of course, Sorshyan did not actually want to startle the snake. This was a plan that had been discussed with Talos for a long time, because once the Genestealer pollution really penetrated into the hive city, it would be basically impossible to completely extinguish it. The difference between Nason IV's hive city and other hive cities was not that big, and the management level was extremely limited. At this time, the best way was to prevent it, to limit the possible spread of this alien infection through high-intensity control, and then slowly investigate whether there was a threat in each hive city through Valerii's pheromone plan.