The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Although the Biologis Magos didn't give him the answer he wanted, Sojyan still turned around and said very solemnly and sincerely:

"Then I'll have to trouble you. Our role is far less important than yours in the face of this completely new enemy. If humanity is to defeat this terrifying invader from outside the system, it must rely on scientists, not warriors."

Even the Mechanicus Magos was quite surprised by this attitude. Although no emotion could be heard in his voice, he bowed slightly.

"Rest assured, all my life and wisdom will be devoted to studying the weaknesses of this enemy of humanity. Not just me, all followers of the Omnissiah will use their power to assist in this war."

"Our Librarians say that the Tyranids' command also relies on a psychic network similar to the Warp. Does the Adeptus Mechanicus have a way to interfere with it?"

It was Metellus, the Chapter Master of the Mantis Warriors, who said this. The Mantis Warriors' Librarius was the largest among the Chapters present, so naturally they had the most say in psychic matters.

Hearing this, the Biologis Magos led everyone to a row of small glass dishes, each containing a still-pulsating brain, some large and some small. The small ones were only the size of an adult's fist, while the large ones were four or five times the size of an adult brain. All the brains were floating in a light gray suspension and connected to colorful thin tubes. A circle of shining metal could be seen at the top and bottom of the glass dishes, which was a device used by the Adeptus Mechanicus to suppress psychic energy.

"Based on past research reports and current research results, it can indeed be asserted that the Tyranids have a psychic gestalt command structure. They divide different command ranks according to the strength of the psychic energy emitted, or more figuratively, each Tyranid creature is a point on a vast nerve, and certain Tyranid creatures with stronger psychic energy are synapses on the nerve. They are responsible for transmitting the impulses of higher-level neurons to lower-level neurons. This is why the Tyranids' actions are always very uniform, because they receive the same signal from the same synapse, and this signal is psychic energy. Therefore, in battle, priority can be given to eliminating those large creatures, so that the signal transmission of the Tyranid swarm can be disrupted."

"We know these things too, but those powerful Tyranid individuals cannot be eliminated with words, so I asked this. Does the Adeptus Mechanicus have a means to interfere with the Tyranids' psychic signals on a large scale?"

"Well... this is another issue I want to talk about. When we were studying the Tyranids' brain nerve conduction and psychic transceiver organs, we discovered a unique phenomenon, or rather, a serendipitous discovery. One of our apprentices made a mistake during debugging, causing the brain of a Ripper to be connected to the brain of a Warrior on the output circuit. Under normal circumstances, this would cause damage to the sample, but in reality, this did not happen, and the two brains formed an output channel, which means—"

The Biologis Magos raised a hand, seemingly wanting to create suspense, but Andar immediately said the key point.

"It means their brains can be shared, or rather, they can become a whole?"

"That's right. This unique coupling is our latest discovery. These brains can operate independently, and at the same time, they can form a complete brain neural network, which means that when their numbers are large enough—"

"The psychic energy emitted will be extremely powerful. Even without a Norn-Queen or Hive Tyrant, it can form a huge oppressive force in the Warp, and this oppressive force cannot be resisted and interfered with by existing human psychic equipment."

After Andar finished speaking, many people were looking at him. Sojyan was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

"You knew all this beforehand, Brother Andar."

"I was in contact with many Mechanicus Magos when I was serving at the Watch Fortress in the Achilus Crusade. They have been studying Tyranid creatures for hundreds of years, and I have read some of the research reports."

Nurrhas looked at the warrior with the unfamiliar insignia.

"You were once a member of the Deathwatch?"

"I served at the Ilios Watch Fortress and fought alongside Marius Amalricus for a long time. Later, he and I both became Watch Captains."

Hearing this name and Andar's meaningful tone, Nurrhas's expression changed significantly, obviously thinking that Andar already knew his identity.

Sojyan raised an eyebrow slightly. Andar had mentioned Marius Amalricus before, an old veteran from the Ultramarines 1st Company, which basically confirmed that Nurrhas was indeed from the Ultramarines. As for why he became a Black Shield, that's another story.

Metellus was still continuing his question, obviously he was not so concerned about other people. This was also a characteristic of the Mantis Warriors. Many warriors from other Chapters had discovered this during joint operations. They were either withdrawn, or simply completely unaware of other people's affairs, with an almost pathological focus.

"If instruments can't interfere, what about Untouchables?"

Many Space Marine Captains frowned slightly when they heard this question, while Sojyan remained calm.

"This..."

The Biologis Magos seemed to be stumped, and the low hum of the machine running at high speed could even be heard on his body.

"...We rarely come into contact with Untouchable samples, and there is too little data on their psychic isolation, so I cannot answer your question, Captain Metellus, but this may be a tactic worth trying."

Seth's rough voice then sounded.

"Dream on. There are only a few Untouchables in the entire Imperium. There used to be the Sisters of Silence, but they have been disbanded. They are also mortals. Expecting them to play a role on the battlefield is better than bringing more bullets."

Nurrhas also nodded in agreement.

"Untouchables are too rare. Their birth probability is one in ten thousand of psykers. Moreover, due to their repulsive characteristics, many are abandoned or killed by their parents in infancy. Very few can grow to childhood, and they all live alone away from the crowd after adulthood, with a high mortality rate. Although their anti-psychic characteristics make them very popular followers of the Inquisitors, even the Inquisitors with great power are difficult to find more than two Untouchable followers. There is a rare special bullet in the Watch Fortress, which is filled with the ashes of Untouchables, which has a strong killing effect on psychic targets, but at most ten rounds per person are executed, which shows that even the ashes are extremely precious."

At this time, Sojyan noticed that 5th Company Captain Oscar raised his arm slightly, so he said:

"Oscar, do you have something to say?"

"Chapter Master, what if materials similar to Untouchables are used on the battlefield? For example..."

Sojyan immediately guessed what he was going to say and immediately stopped him:

"No need to say it, this is not realistic."