Warhammer 40 A New Hope

The gate of hell that should have been pouring out demons continuously now stopped responding after spitting out just one wave of demons.

"What's going on?! This wasn't in the plan! Agnus!"

However, the order's chief researcher did not respond to the Pope's questions.

Not long ago, in the room where the Yama Blade was placed, Agnas, whose body was charred black, was lying on the ground, one hand trembling, and finally he muttered something.

"I can't...die...I haven't yet..."

Click!

Zhi--Bius!

Bright blue plasma balls hit him again, one after another, until he disappeared completely.

"After the Ascension Ceremony, this damn thing is really hard..." Zhang Yi said after firing another round of plasma pistol energy packs. "But it's still within the acceptable range."

After saying that, Zhang Yi looked at the Yama Sword that was inserted into the ground, connecting hell and the human world, and walked over and held it with both hands.

"Hey--!"

With Zhang Yi's strenuous pulling, the Yama Sword that was inserted into the ground was pulled out little by little, and then it was pulled out suddenly, causing Zhang Yi to fall flat on his back.

"It hurts, it hurts--" Zhang Yi said while touching his butt, and then looked at the Yama Knife which still had a little blood on it. "There's still a little blood on it, it should still be activated."

Not everyone can use the Yama Sword. Only those with Spartan blood and power can use it. Even the members of the Magic Swordsman Cult have to use the blood of Nero, who has Spartan blood, to use the power of the Yama Sword to a certain extent.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yi did not look for the Yama Blade before. On the one hand, although this blade can solve most problems in Warhammer, it is not something that anyone can use.

On the other hand, as Zhang Yi said, he would not destroy the people, things, or even the entire world in other worlds in order to save one world. The problem with the Yama Blade might affect whether Virgil could be resurrected later. If something went wrong and Virgil did not survive, Zhang Yi would be in trouble.

"So, this knife is still usable?"

"Still activated? Great! I'm going to stab Old Larou right now. Tell him to prepare himself and make a self-backup as complete as possible."

"Then, return the knife before Dante or the Pope arrives."

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A huge, half-dead tree is now bearing a fruit as a new hope - this is what the Emperor is doing under the guidance of Zhang Yi.

The function of the Yama Sword is to take the fruit off the tree in the end.

Now, with the help of Yama Blade, the part that originally belonged to the Emperor was becoming one with him, and he was freed from the fate of being bound to the throne, although the price was huge.

"I finally! Finally! Made it down!"

The surrounding guards looked at a burly, black-haired naked man, who was rolling on the ground and crying bitterly, and finally sat on the ground unscrupulously and scratched his nose - the surrounding guards repeatedly looked back and forth at the emperor on the throne and the emperor in front of them, and then they all looked like they had seen a ghost.

"Please leave me now, no, leave this world now." The withered skeleton sitting on the golden throne said as he pulled out the Yama sword that was stuck in his chest. "You are free, but I am still here!"

"Besides, looking at the other free me, I am really annoyed now..."

"Ahem, I should have told you my plan, but you're still trying so hard..." Zhang Yi, who had fallen heavily and was sitting on the ground, coughed. "You're taking revenge..."

"You guessed it right!" (×2)

The two emperors admitted it almost at the same time, and the surrounding imperial guards walked up to Zhang Yi and helped him up.

"I have to return this thing." Zhang Yi took the Yama Knife handed over by the Imperial Guard and said, "Without the power of Sparta, we can't use this thing now..."

"Send me to... Well, those two guys in the Type-Moon world won't like me, and there will be a lot of trouble in the past." The separated emperor said. "Sanguinius and Jaghatai should still be in the Monster Hunter world you mentioned, send me there..."

"When you've dealt with your problem, come and meet me."

At this time, Zhang Yi looked at the Yama Sword in his hand, which had some cracks, then put it back into the sheath, and finally looked at the dry bones that were still on the golden throne.

"You have done well enough, child." said the Emperor, who was still trapped on the throne. "Already, it has exceeded my expectations..."

"This is not your fault." The Emperor said after he separated from his original body. "That's enough..."

"Go and do what you want to do, I will cover you..."

"No need to feel sorry for me, you've done enough..."

"Let me, the ember of the old times, play my final role..."

245. Hope

Through the Yama Sword, the emperor backed up and compressed his memories, very little power and almost all emotions, and separated them as another trump card of Zhang Yi and one of the guarantees for the rise of the empire.

This incarnation will become another emperor after the emperor disappears - although according to him, if he continues to be the so-called emperor he would be a pig. Previous lessons have proved how stupid it is to concentrate all political power and worship on one person.

At the same time, he will also become a stabilizing force for the Empire, such as the Adeptus Mechanicus, during the Empire's turbulent times, and will be able to ensure that as many of the Empire's manpower as possible are preserved after this war.

The strength of the separated Emperor was only one ten-thousandth of the Emperor's power in his prime, or even less. Although the Emperor on the throne left him a trump card that was enough to repel the Four Gods, he could only use it once or twice - but that was enough.

After that, the Emperor on the throne refused the idea of ​​letting his separated avatar replace him to suppress the rift - on the one hand, even if he stood up now, he could not save the human empire, and on the other hand, sitting on the Golden Throne for a long time made it impossible for him to get rid of this "torture device" at will...

Some things are set in stone. The Emperor on the throne asked Zhang Yi to take his clone away and told them not to return to Terra unless necessary and to concentrate on their own affairs.

Jaghatai and Sanguinius, who were left behind in Monster Hunter World, also met the separated Emperor shortly afterwards - they were extremely surprised to see the Emperor able to walk freely, but became disappointed after learning the details - their father ultimately chose to sacrifice himself.

(Emperor: Chagatai, you raced so fast that you lost contact, didn’t you?! You don’t want to come back?! Chagatai: Dad, spare me!)

But with his help, the two primarchs no longer carried out their original plan - to control Zhang Yi in another world to ensure his safety. Instead, they began to work with Zhang Yi to find ways to help the current empire.

"You should tell Guilliman of your current state, old friend."

"It's not the right time yet. This is our current advantage. The fewer people know about my existence now, the better."

"You better actually have a plan for this, Emperor."

"We are no longer the same, Malcador. This time, I will not make the same mistake as before."

The portal that maintains Monster Hunter to the Type-Moon world, the Emperor's clone and Malcador, the Heroic Spirit, are talking across the portal. How long has it been since they last met?

"It is a long time indeed, Malcador."

"Yes, Emperor."

"Excuse me." Zhang Yi said at this time. "Regarding the news of the Mechanicus, Kadoc and Zero and the members of the Mechanicus they lead should be loyal, but the others..."

"I can assure you that there will be no problem with Kawl, as long as I appear before him and identify myself," said the Emperor.

"But not all Mars are loyal. If your current form were known, some [Forge Generals] would probably want to drag you (the Emperor) and this little fellow away for dissection and research. They have had this idea before."

"It's just because you can't win that you don't take action, right?" (Zhang Yi)

"Once the war officially begins, the movements of the various Mechanicus may result in some battlefields being unable to obtain sufficient supplies." Malcador said. "Although our colonies in the other world now have a certain ability to provide feedback, it is not enough..."

"Moreover, if we open the portal between the two worlds frequently, we might let a wolf in if we are not careful."

"The probability of civil unrest and escape on Mars and other forge worlds across the galaxy is high, that's for sure, and it's difficult for us to stop them at this stage." The Emperor continued. "In that case, before that, you need to go get something and ensure that at least the Martian forge world is with us."

"What the hell?"

"A ship left over from the Golden Age..."

"Hope"

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火星

This is the territory of the Mechanicus and also the gathering place of human technology.

The entire planet is almost covered with metal. The originally reddish-brown planet can now clearly see various mechanical creations from space.

The current vision of Chaos and the Human Empire has been known to all races in the entire galaxy, and the Mechanicus is of course no exception.

Moreover, as the Emperor had predicted, some Mechanicus factions on Mars did not want to coexist with the Imperium of Man, and they had already considered starting a rebellion when the Chaos offensive began in full swing, and taking away as much Martian technology as possible - this included the idea of ​​basically controlling the entire Mars, and after successfully capturing Zhang Yi, using his abilities to send the entire Mars and several satellites to another safe world.

Of course, there are those who are loyal to the Emperor and the Empire of Man, but they obviously also know that it will be difficult for the Empire at this stage to survive this crisis - if Chaos really launches a full-scale attack on the Empire as expected.

The rebels have been making moves recently, the neutral (fence-sitters) have remained unmoved, and the loyal parties have remained pessimistic.

However, most people don’t know that this situation is about to change starting today.

. . . . . .

squeak--!

Zhang Yi's portal appeared in a narrow metal passage, where a mechanical priest and several crusaders had been waiting for a long time.

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Nameless One." The mechanical priest bowed to Zhang Yi and handed him a gas mask and a large red cloak symbolic of the Mechanicum. "According to the instructions of Ohm Messiah and the Mechanical Sage, Cawl, I will lead you to the central control system of the Hope, and after successfully acquiring the battleship, we will begin the cleanup of the entire Mars."

"All for Om Messiah, all for the Empire of Man."

With the help of this unnamed mechanical priest, Zhang Yi obtained some internal images of the Martian forge world and selected a landing site.

Next, under his leadership, Zhang Yi, wearing a cloak, will bypass the heavy defenses, contact the Hope, and gain control of it.

Then, this Golden Age, continent-sized warship would become the starting point for the Emperor to gain complete control over all of Mars.

Under the guidance of the mechanical priest, Zhang Yi passed through the winding mechanical passage and then boarded a floating transport ship. After a long journey, he finally arrived at his destination.

Most of the Mechanicus members did not know much about the Hope. Although they guessed that it was a ship from the Golden Age, they had no idea what it was or what capabilities it had.

The only ones who truly knew the power of this ship were the Emperor and Cawl - this included the Hope's core system, which was believed by many in the Mechanicus to be a Machine Spirit but was actually a friendly artificial intelligence.

(The reason why the Hope stayed on Mars and was studied by many engineers was probably because it listened to the Emperor.)

According to the Emperor, the Hope has no good feelings towards today's humans, because in its view, today's humans are no longer the humans of the former "Golden Age", and it can completely ignore them - it now stays on Mars entirely for the sake of the Emperor and the former humans.

Previously, Kohl used Zhang Yi to open a box left over from the [Golden Age], which means that Zhang Yi, the outsider, can still be considered a pure human being. In other words, the [Hope] is very likely willing to obey Zhang Yi's orders.

However, when Zhang Yi and others successfully entered the Hope and approached the central system, members of another faction of the Mechanicus stopped them.

"I have the warrant from the great sage Kaul, we need..."

"We don't directly obey the orders of the Great Sage." The leader of the Skitarii guarding this place said, "I have submitted your visit request to XX Casting Director. You can enter after receiving a reply."

Obviously, even if we don't know the capabilities of the Hope, what it has demonstrated before is enough for the guys from various factions to pay attention to it.

"A heavy servitor with a heavy flamethrower, two squads of ordinary skitarians, and dozens of ordinary combat slaves." Zhang Yi muttered under his cloak in a voice that only he could hear. "Quickly resolve the battle!"

Whoosh—bang!

The leader of the Crusader Army, who was still arguing with the mechanical priest who brought Zhang Yi here, suddenly saw a flash before his eyes, and saw a large hole on the chest of a heavy mechanical servant in alert state, and then something flew back from behind it and hit it.

boom!

The flames of the explosion rose, announcing that the heavy servitor was completely destroyed, and then the portal opened right in front of the Crusader's face.

Space Marines of the Pathfinder Chapter, armed with a variety of melee weapons, rushed out of the portal and attacked the Crusaders before they could react.

"We are under attack, report..."

brush--!

Holding a power sword, Kerr cut the leader of the Skitarii into two with one sword and crushed his head completely. The other Skitarii who were attacked were unable to organize an effective counterattack.

After a few minutes, all the rebels were killed, and Zhang Yi and others successfully entered the target.

The Mechanical Priest opened the mechanical door lock using the device given to him by Cawl, and the central control system of the Hope appeared before everyone.

"Confirm your genes here and record your information." The mechanical priest pointed at the instrument in front of him and said, "Then, if nothing goes wrong, this ship will belong to you."

Following the instructions, Zhang Yi cut his right finger to let the blood flow out, and then placed his hand on the instrument in front of him.

[Hierarchical behavior detected, analyzing DNA...]

【Under analysis...Under analysis...】

[Confirmed as a 'pure human', compared with the personnel information in the database...]

[No matching data record, allow registration, generate new identity record, transfer control, assign permissions...]

[Where did you come from, this wild man from the Golden Age? ]

The instrument in front of Zhang Yi lit up, and at the same time a clear female voice sounded, which made Zhang Yi stunned.

"...ha?"

246. Sleep on me! Get up and have fun!

Monster Hunter World

The Hope is a ship from the Golden Age of humanity. It is so huge that it is as big as an entire continent.

There are many black technologies from the [Golden Age] on it, including powerful weapons that can distort space and destroy a planet, as well as at least one complete (in fact, far more than that), STC standard production template that even if incomplete can attract countless engine oil guys.

As long as they can control it, there will be no logistical problems for the Emperor, Zhang Yi and others. The powerful firepower and defensive capabilities of the Hope will allow them to move freely on most battlefields - this ship once easily wiped out a not-so-small Eldar fleet!