Warhammer 40 A New Hope

Although they are clones, they also have their own emotions and will. The Mechanicus has given them conditions to survive. They want to seize this opportunity at all costs, or die on the road to hope.

Originally, based on the attitude of the Mechanicus towards various precious technologies, they would not agree. In their view, the thousands of people in the entire [Fourth Army] are not as important as the unknown incomplete [Singularity Technology] creation. What's more, they still don't fully believe in these "consumables".

However, Zhang Yi went against the majority's opinion and gave them this opportunity, allowing them to seize this last possibility.

"Ridiculous! Such precious technology cannot be allowed to come into contact with those who are likely to be pawns of [R Company]!" A mechanical priest under the command of the Great Sage Kaul protested. "That precious [Singularity Technology] creation is likely to be disintegrating inside the Abnormal. We should retrieve it as quickly as possible!"

"There are so many [Singularity Technologies] in this world, but you don't even look at one of them?" Zhang Yi retorted. "That's just a defective [Singularity Technology] creation. The reason why it can now copy the equipment in the hands of the [Fourth Army] soldiers is entirely because of the unconscious amplification of that Abnormality."

"You know, the original records show that the incomplete [Singularity Technology] artifact is not only very small in size, but also has very limited calculation and analysis capabilities. It can only analyze, copy, and manufacture some extremely simple mechanical artifacts. Moreover, researchers have calculated that this artifact is very likely not something that can be manufactured normally (like the inferior sub-individuals of [K Company] Singularity Technology). This is why it was not taken seriously before."

"What are you doing with an STC that can only make simple clockwork toys and can't be copied? How useful is this thing?"

"Moreover, judging from your eager attitude towards technology, even if you succeed, you can only try to keep this [Singularity Technology] creation inside the Abnormality and try to prevent it from disintegrating due to the characteristics of the Abnormality. This is extremely difficult, not to mention the subsequent steps of making the creation in this situation usable by you."

"If you take it out, it will become useless. If you don't take it out, it may be destroyed at any time. Why bother?"

"Why not just hand it over to them and let them express their loyalty while also drawing out possible unstable factors."

Even though Zhang Yi's words made a lot of sense, the Mechanic Priest was still a little indignant about it. You know, almost all the people in the Mechanicus have an almost paranoid fanaticism for some Lost Path technologies, no matter whether that technology is useful or not - even if the target machine can only make strange noises constantly, as long as it is Lost Technology, they want it.

In the end, the people of the Mechanicus accepted Zhang Yi's proposal. There were so many amazing technologies in this world, and there was really no need for them to pay too much for a useless thing.

And what Zhang Yi said was right. Letting the [Fourth Army] deal with this problem is indeed a better choice for them.

But neither Zhang Yi nor the people created by the Mechanical God cared about what would happen to the soldiers of the Fourth Army.

One thing has not changed from the beginning to the end - no one cares about these 'consumables'.

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The [Fourth Army], which had obtained some new weapons, prepared to blow a large enough hole in the [L Company] branch to release the abnormality and engage in battle with it in the open area.

In some ways, the Abnormality named [Crying Garbage Monster] is not very strong. In the beginning, the [Fourth Army] suppressed it. The trouble was the incomplete [Singularity Technology] creation that it devoured.

It can be said that as long as it seizes the opportunity, anyone who uses various technological creations to fight will be beaten by their own weapons, but other than that, the abnormality is just a huge, moving pile of metal garbage.

There wasn't much for it to devour underground, so its size was still within an acceptable range. As long as we seized the opportunity to deliver a saturation attack, we could completely destroy it.

boom--!

With a huge explosion, the plan began to proceed.

Soon a sound was heard from the gap, and a pile of wriggling garbage tried to crawl out of the gap.

The shattered metal fragments or other things were absorbed by it the moment they touched its body and became part of its huge body.

"【Rhino Squad】Assault!"

Following Nicolai's order, the members of the [Rhino Team] replaced the sledgehammers in their hands with shovels, charged towards the huge mountain of garbage, and used the weapons in their hands to dig out piece after piece of garbage from it.

roar--!

This action was immediately noticed by the abnormality, and it roared from what seemed to be a mouth, but then, an explosion of fire appeared on its body.

The [Rabbit Squad], which had obtained a batch of explosive and incendiary ammunition, was now firing its guns at the abnormality, blasting piles of debris off its body.

roar--!

Another roar came from nowhere, and the moving garbage pile pulled its entire huge body out of the ground. Then it began to wriggle as the metal blocks that made up its body began to be retracted into its body, and a new "skin" drilled out of its body - the same material that made up the standard armor of the [Fourth Army].

This new 'epidermis' blocked the attacks of the [Fourth Army] to a certain extent. At the same time, he began to wriggle and stretch his body, integrating the fragments taken from his body back into his body.

"I remember the data saying that this abnormality shouldn't have this level of intelligence." Zhang Yi said as he led a team of [Pathfinders] to watch the battle nearby. "It should actually be a subspecies of [Smiling Corpse Mountain], but even [Smiling Corpse Mountain] wouldn't have this... Wait a minute."

The Pathfinder Space Marines standing next to Zhang Yi all turned their eyes to their own Primarchs. As super soldiers created with their blood, they soon guessed the possibility that Zhang Yi had thought of.

"Do you think that 'big eyeball' has a complete self-awareness?" Zhang Yi said to his offspring. "The one from [K Company]."

[K Company]'s main [Singularity Technology] is obtained through a wish. It is an individual called a 'star'. The 'tears' shed by this special individual can shape a person into a corresponding biological being according to the person's subconscious mind. [K Company] also uses these 'tears' to create the so-called [Regeneration Ampoule].

It is known that the sub-individuals of Xingxing will shed tears after seeing tragic scenes. The current president of [K Company], Afu, also increases the output of tears by artificially creating a large number of tragedies.

And judging from the data, this [Singularity Technology] possessed by a broken piece of [World Wing] does not seem to be produced through normal research - that is to say, it is very likely the same as [K Company].

Does this mean that the Abnormality's behavior of creating armor to protect itself is not due to his own will, but because of the creation of the [Singularity Technology]?

"Does it have self-awareness? Or even that the [Singularity Technology] creation has advanced intelligence?" Farr, a [Technical Sergeant], pointed out Zhang Yi's guess. "But [Company A] should have banned all non-human sentient beings from existing in the city."

"Perhaps this is why the piece of [World Wing] was broken off." Zhang Yi said. "As a parent entity, it is very likely to have perfect self-awareness, but as a child individual, it may be like a simple artificial intelligence - it has, but not much."

"Should we intervene?"

"Wait a moment, there are still quite a few of them now, aren't there?"

Once again, the advantage gained by Nicolai and others disappeared with this change. They were very clear about the strength of the armor they were wearing, and they also knew how this would hinder their plans.

"【Reindeer Squad】conducts a blanket bombing!"

The [Reindeer Squad] holding the psychic staffs began to concentrate and activate their weapons. After dozens of seconds, hundreds of psychic rays bombarded the abnormal entity.

Large chunks of debris were knocked off its body, and the body of the garbage dump began to shrink, with gaps appearing in the armor covering its surface.

The [Rhino Team] that was closest to the Abnormality seized this opportunity and peeled off more fragments from the target, but dozens of seconds later, a familiar psychic scepter stretched out from the pile of garbage.

Sizzle－－!

Dozens of team members who failed to dodge in time were knocked down by direct hits, and then the huge [Crying Garbage Monster] suddenly extended its body to cover those soldiers.

All kinds of hard garbage began to rub and pierce the armor of the engulfed soldiers, trying to crush their flesh and armor.

At this moment, the body composed of countless fragments has recovered about half of the body fragments and other garbage that fell on the ground, and the size of the whole body has hardly changed.

Casualties had occurred, their weapons and ammunition had worn off, but the enemy seemed to have returned to their previous state.

BOOM--!

Suddenly, accompanied by a dull explosion, a bulge suddenly appeared inside the body of the abnormality, and an area turned red!

roar--!

The abnormality let out a roar different from before, and a piece of completely melted matter was sprayed out by it.

"Thermal explosives?"

"The tactics are effective! Keep attacking!"

Following Nikolai's order, the attack continued. Except for the [Reindeer Squadron] which was temporarily paralyzed due to the previous blanket bombing, the soldiers of the entire [Fourth Army] tried their best to shrink the body of the abnormality.

Piece after piece of large debris was dug out from the body by the larger soldiers of the [Rhino Squad]. The bullets fired by the [Rabbit Squad] could not only blow off large pieces of debris from the target, but also melt some materials with low melting points to a certain extent, making the target impossible to recover. Some of the [Reindeer Squad] who had recovered a little were also using their remaining strength to clear away the surrounding materials that could be absorbed by the abnormality.

Faced with this situation, the [Crying Garbage Monster] also behaved a little frantically. While launching an attack on the [Fourth Army], it tried every means to absorb the surrounding matter to restore its body.

The [Singularity Technology] creations within its body are also constantly producing various weapons to attack the soldiers of the [Fourth Army], but these weapons and equipment are often devoured by the abnormal body after an attack, and need to be re-obtained for material manufacturing.

Zhang Yi and others' guess was correct. The intelligence of this abnormal being was indeed not that high. This series of attack and defense behaviors were indeed carried out by the [Singularity Technology] creature, and there seemed to be some conflict between the two - one was making things, and the other was eating.

This also resulted in the [Crying Garbage Monster] having weak combat power, and relying more on primitive collisions and crushing to attack - a gun was eaten up while it was firing, and I guess that [Singularity Technology] creature would have already started cursing if it had a mouth.

But even so, the damage to the soldiers of the [Fourth Army] was still not small, after all, its body was still that big.

BOOM--!

Another group of engulfed soldiers detonated the hot melt explosives tied to their bodies, melting part of the abnormality's body into irrecoverable molten material. At this time, the size of the abnormality's body had been greatly reduced.

【Terrain destruction】!

boom--!

Maxim (captain of the Rhino Squad), holding a giant hammer, released all the energy he had gathered at once, smashing it onto the body of the abnormality, sending a large amount of debris flying.

At the same time, a fully charged light appeared on the body of the abnormality.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh－－!

Countless tiny fragments were instantly accelerated to extremely high speeds and splashed in all directions. Some soldiers who were close were directly beaten into sieves.

But even so, some of those soldiers threw themselves on the body of the Abnormality with all their strength before falling, and at the same time detonated the thermal explosives on their bodies.

boom--!

The shock wave of the explosion and the scorching flames appeared again, and with a strange wailing sound, the abnormality fell apart, and a metal egg with black mucus and a glowing golden branch appeared in the center of the garbage pile.

"Mission... accomplished." Nikolai panted while leaning on his command knife. In order to make the plan a success, he joined the battle at the last moment. "Report the situation to..."

Suddenly, Nicolai saw several soldiers wearing [R Company] combat uniforms, wearing bird-beak masks, and holding charged sickles appearing around the venue - they were [Raven Squad].

"Kuina."

"Long time no see, Nikolai." Kuina, the commander of Raven Squad 2, greeted her former acquaintance. "It seems that even in this new organization, you are still not taken seriously."

"..."

"We were ordered to recover this abnormality and the [Singularity Technology] artifacts it contained, and to carry out the previous [Slaughter Order] on the [Fourth Army]," said Kuina. "I don't really want to kill my old friend who had finally escaped, but some people in the upper echelons of [R Company] don't want to let you go just like that."

"You are provoking..."

"But you can see that the company you are now affiliated with, the [Stranger Exploration Company], has provided you with almost no other assistance except some equipment." Kuina, the commander of the 2nd team of the [Raven Squad], interrupted Nicolai. "Just like in [R Company], they don't regard you as an irreplaceable existence..."

"You have always been expendable."

"It's not your turn to make decisions!" Myuu, the leader of the Rabbit Squad, yelled at Kuina. "We are no longer the assets of R Company. You have no right to dispose of us!"

"Yes." Kuina responded. "So we will deal with you as quickly as possible before your new owner can react."

"I say, are you stretching your hands too far?"

Just when the two sides were on the verge of a fight, Zhang Yi led a team of [Pathfinder] Space Marines from nearby and said.

"Or is it that [R Company] is ready to start a new round of war?"

410. Military Training in Progress ()

Is it true, as Kuina, commander of Team 2 of the Raven Squad, said, that no one cares about the life and death of the Fourth Army?

To the Mechanicus, yes. In their eyes, these clones were not much different from the servitors they cloned. Moreover, in the beginning, the [Fourth Army] did not show many characteristics that could be noticed by the Mechanicus.

But there is one exception.

Zhang Yi viewed some of the causes and consequences from a God's perspective. He had some ideas about the [Fourth Army] and thought that as long as they were not too useless, he would accept them. It was not a bad idea to keep them in the Moon World to assist the Mechanicus - anyway, he estimated that not many people would be left after this mission.

On the other hand, the Pathfinder Regiment, which is now a major trump card of the Human Empire, needs more opportunities to practice. It just so happened that this time Zhang Yi brought a team of Pathfinder Space Marines to watch the crusade mission of the Fourth Army and deal with possible peepers.

This is a coincidence, isn't it?

There was one thing that surprised Guina about the appearance of Zhang Yi and the Pathfinder Space Warriors - this company actually sent out a 'giant' that was suspected to be a creation of Singularity Technology to appear here.

Yes, based on Zhang Yi and his team's previous performance in the jurisdiction of [K Company], the companies that received the news subconsciously regarded the creation of this kind of super soldier who can suppress various supernatural forces and existence as the [Singularity Technology] of [Stranger Exploration Company].

In some ways, there was nothing wrong with their idea. This kind of Space Marine, whose DNA was provided by Zhang Yi, was created by the Emperor himself, was coveted by the four gods of the Warp, and was able to resist all kinds of supernatural forces, could be considered a precious creation of [Singularity Technology] - it was just impossible for them to be handed over to [Company A].

The situation was somewhat beyond Kuina's expectations, but it was also an opportunity because the other side did not have many people.

"I advise you to think carefully before you do it." Zhang Yi said as he looked at Kuina who was ready to fight. "I just finished fighting recently, so my strength is not very stable..."

"I accidentally 'completely deleted' you, so don't cry."

"!"

Looking at Kuina who was obviously startled, Zhang Yi moved his wrist, and at the same time, the [Pathfinder] Space Marines behind him also formed a formation.

"I'm not kidding~"

After a brief silence, the elite [Raven Squad] members led by Kuina and him decided to carry out the mission.

At this moment, a light curtain spread out with Zhang Yi as the center, and then the surrounding buildings began to move outward.

"!"

The changes before her eyes were beyond Kuina's cognition. Then, one of the tall giants took out a huge heavy machine gun and pointed it at them.

"I know what you mean. Using unregistered firearms in the [city] will be investigated by the [Tuner] or [Minions] or something like that." The Space Marines behind Zhang Yi took out their weapons and pointed them at Kuina and the others. "But strictly speaking, this is no longer considered a [city]."

"That's right..."

"Have you ever really experienced a planetary-level war?"

“We’ve been there.”

Bang Bang Bang!

The sound of grenade launchers was heard, and several [Raven Squad] soldiers who tried to charge close were hit. The bombs exploded on them, hindering their movements, and then more bombs tore them apart.

In [City], due to the bullet and gun registration system, it is unwise and uneconomical for some small and medium-sized organizations to use guns as weapons, not to mention some black-tech fabrics that can remain light while effectively resisting ordinary bullets and gun shooting.

Therefore, most people choose to use cold weapons as weapons, but only most people.