Warhammer, but Emperor's Chosen

Ding!

Accompanied by a familiar crisp prompt sound, the surrounding environment began to change rapidly.

The 'carpet' of flesh that had covered the floor, walls, and ceiling like moss began to wither rapidly.

Not burned up by a promethium flamethrower, nor evaporated by a plasma ball, but simply withered away literally.

The boiling blood in the promethium tank turned back into promethium, and the balls of flesh and hair on the ground shrank rapidly. The gears were meshing and running, but there was no trace of flesh and blood structure. The gorgeous tentacles withered in the blink of an eye, curled up and dried up like a sponge without water, and finally turned into ashes.

The factory was restored to its original state, all unrealistic and supernatural things were cleared away, leaving only steel and machinery, and only pure physical laws.

But soon after the factory returned to normal, blood gushed out from the ground again, and quickly "grew" a crawling carpet of flesh and blood on the ground, proving to the world that everything that had happened before was not an illusion!

Veil Thickness: 0→6.

Obviously, changing the numbers is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

If the warp rift on the ship cannot be closed, the warp corruption will always be a thorn in the side and difficult to cure.

Chapter 71 Let Me See

The ship is in a state of change.

Reality and the warp alternate on this ship. From time to time, flesh and blood grow in the darkness, but are quickly denied by the laws of reality. Their existence is met with a devastating blow, and any unnatural flesh and blood quickly withers in a short period of time.

When the power of the Warp returns, twisted flesh will grow again all over the ship, but it will quickly wither under the laws of reality.

For a moment, no one could completely gain the upper hand.

But as long as Noah changes it fast enough, the thickness of the veil will not exceed 5.

"The great von Valancius..."

"...Oh my god...so cool..."

"...great...salty..."

"Emperor...! Praise me..."

“Sese…sese…sese!”

"Waaaggh!!"

The whispers in the subspace appeared and disappeared, and the intermittent enchanting sounds occasionally appeared in Noah's ears.

Normally, these whispers would be nothing more than unconscious murmurs.

Mortals could not hear the meaning of the words at all, only those with powerful psychic powers could hear them clearly. But on the journey of more than ten kilometers to the bridge, Noah heard at least several clear whispers.

It’s a pity that although it is clear enough, it is not complete enough.

Because every time the whisper just started, the voice from the subspace was cut off by Noah.

Just whispers of this level would not corrupt Noah, let alone the most ignorant mortals, nor would they regard them as a gift or teaching from God. The influence of the warp was almost reduced to a minimum.

But some influences cannot be eliminated.

Not from the subspace, but from the real universe.

Even on the ships of the Mechanicus, skull decorative symbols are everywhere, second only to gears.

The skull, the eagle and the gear are the three major symbols of the empire.

The Sky Eagle symbolizes the Empire, and the gears represent the Mechanicus' worship of the God of Machines.

The skull symbolizes sacrifice and human purity.

The bodies of traitors, heretics, and aliens are often far from pure human, and one of the most obvious changes is their skulls. Keratinized horns and bone spurs extend from them, and incisors and molars are transformed into sinister stingers or fangs.

For this reason, the skull is used as a symbol of human purity and the sacrifices made to defend that purity. Throughout the Empire, from the Wall of Martyrs to the Skull Emblem, it reminds the people of the Empire that the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Empire.

But even the most fanatical skull worshippers, who may have a large number of valuable alien skulls, would never decorate with living skulls, let alone arrange them into specific symbols, because such behavior itself represents depravity and corruption!

The corridor leading to the bridge is adorned with extravagant and magnificent decorations, and the walls are inlaid with emblems combining gears and skulls. The incense burners on both sides are filled with a thin gray mist and emit strange incense. The solemn and dignified atmosphere makes people feel as if they are in some magnificent temple and under the gaze of gods at all times.

But now, the solemnity that the Mechanicus should have is no longer there, only traces of blasphemy remain.

The coagulated blood painted the once magnificent walls dark red. The emblem of the combination of gears and skulls was still engraved on the wall, but in addition to the gears, an eight-pointed star was additionally "added" to highlight their unique identities.

Hundreds of mortal corpses were pierced and hung on the walls, twisted bodies were combined into blasphemous runes and glyphs. Their faces were all facing the corridor, and their faces still vaguely showed the struggle and pain before death. Their eyes had long been gouged out, and the empty bloody holes stared straight at the intruders, and they died with their eyes open.

On the floor, there was the same chaotic eight-pointed star combined with gears and skulls, made up of blood and thousands of skulls. The broken flesh and blood were scattered all around, forming a disgusting hell of flesh and blood along the emblem of the gear eight-pointed star.

Even if Noah changes the thickness of the veil to 0, these blasphemous runes and flesh will not disappear, because these are not from the erosion of the subspace, but are all made of real things, the blood and skulls of mortals!

Zizizi!

The Servo Skull was floating in the air, dragging a long prayer cloth with it, just above the huge blasphemous eight-pointed star skull symbol on the floor. But what was written on that cloth was no longer a holy prayer, but countless blasphemous words and symbols.

The Mechanicus sage in a red robe stood next to the servo-skull. Almost all of his body structure had been replaced by machines, and it was almost impossible to tell from his appearance that he had any biological tissue.

Two large white robots, also painted with the Chaos Eight-pointed Star, stood on either side of them to provide them with protection.

In addition, there are hundreds of elite Skitarians wearing red robes, most of whose bodies have been transformed into machines to adapt to the cruel battlefield. No matter where they are placed, this is a huge armed force!

Amid the sizzling static, the servoskull made an uncoordinated ho-ho sound:

"Noah von Valancius."

This voice sounded familiar to Noah, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. Nono asked:

"Hobotov?"

"Yes, I am the Great Sage Hobotov."

The servo skull floated and nodded, and the chaos eight-pointed star symbol on its forehead looked particularly dazzling.

Noah looked at him warily:

"Aren't you already dead?"

Hobotov's eyes flashed scarlet light:

"All I lost was a body that bound my soul. The remaining thinking components and wetware backups are enough for me to rebuild my consciousness. If this can be called death, then it is death that allows me to gain true freedom and glimpse the truth bestowed upon us by the God of All Machines!"

Noah sneered:

"You still believe in the God of All Things?"

"I believe in the God of All Things, not the rotten corpse on the throne that deceives the world." Hobotov answered coldly and rationally.

Rotting corpse?

This name gave Noah a subtle expression. This is really the usual way of thinking of a traitor!

Although he could weaken the thickness of the warp veil and allow the laws of reality to regain the upper hand, he could not save those who had already fallen into Chaos. Even if there was no influence of the warp here, their minds had long been corrupted and they would always indulge in the joy of being "blessed" by Chaos and would be unable to return to reality.

The Empire never forgives any traitor.

It's not just because they don't deserve forgiveness, but also because from the moment they betrayed, everything is irreversible!

"Join us, von Valancius!"

Hobotov's cold voice was mixed with fanaticism. "You can feel it too, right? That is the knowledge bestowed upon us by the God of All Things! The blessing of the God of All Things allows us to glimpse the truth. We can gain real knowledge, the real..."

The more Noah listened, the more he felt something was wrong. What could he sense?

I don’t believe in the God of All Things, I don’t even believe in the Emperor, so what’s the point of you telling me all this?

and many more!

Noah suddenly realized, is it possible that he is not talking to me at all?

But von Valancius, who else could it be but him?

Noah turned his gaze to Nono.

In-game, her full name is Nonno von Valancius.

Although Noah raised her as his wife.

But in fact, the game itself wants players to raise her as a daughter.

So when she first gets a real chance to communicate, she gives herself a name—

Nono was the name Noah gave her.

And von Valancius was the last name she gave herself.

So, he was actually talking about Nono? He had been trying to tempt Nono to join them?

Although Nono has never called herself 'Nono von Valancius' in front of Noa, it should be easy to find her real name in the internal database of the Mechanicus.

Even if we put aside other things, the identity of a great sage alone is enough to make people salivate—

Because any great sage has a large number of STC templates that violate the announcement, and even has his own forging world. For any force, a great sage is an object worth paying a huge price to win over.

If you succeed in winning over someone, you will certainly get all the benefits you want.

If the attempt to win over fails, it's a failure, and there's no loss as long as it's intact.

This is also thanks to the fact that Hobotov did not know Nono's true identity, otherwise it would not be as simple as persuading him to surrender.

After all, Nono’s true form is a star god!

If we strictly follow the timeline of the original novel, she does not have complete self-awareness now, and at most only has partial thinking ability. But when Noah met Nono, she not only had self-awareness, but also had her own body. She probably already found her true self.

After all, Nono's origin and occupation columns clearly say "Star God"!

Even if her body is only a fragment of the Star God, it still represents the pinnacle of the physical universe. And the Void Dragon that was suppressed on Mars by Old Man Huang on horseback, the real "God of All Things", is also a fragment of the Star God.

For a guy who has devoted his entire life to exploring technology, is there anything more attractive than the Star God?

Obviously not!

If Noah were the oil man, he would definitely try every possible means to get Nono!

It’s a pity that Hobotov is a rookie and he knows nothing.

Noah interrupted Hobotov's chattering:

"Hobotov, it was you who gave the order to attack our ships?"

Hobotov readily admitted:

"Of course, I am the only one who has control over the Ark..."

Before he could finish his words, Noah raised his hand and shot.

boom!

A ball of plasma exploded in front of the servo skull and was blocked by an invisible shield.

The servoskull's sound didn't change at all:

"Based on your behavior, I can only regard this as a rejection. It is a regrettable choice."

It turned and floated backwards, leaving behind only a cold command:

"Kill them, Sage of Sasia."

"is teacher."

The red-robed sage known as Sassia bowed his head respectfully.

Although the gender of this oil man with mechanical implants all over his body cannot be identified from his appearance, her voice still has obvious gender characteristics.

I don't know if her voice was originally like this or if it was specially changed. Noah thinks the latter is unlikely. Could this oil guy also be LGBT?

But it doesn’t matter, the outcome will be the same anyway.

and--

"Did I let you go?"

Noah's voice penetrated the ears of the servoskull, causing Hobotov to turn his head in confusion.

With Castella's intelligent robot soldiers and hundreds of elite crusaders, he didn't think Noah had any way to hurt him.

Why do these mortals have to make these useless struggles?

Hobotov was extremely confused until he saw a Castellan robot flying past him and slamming heavily into the blast-proof door.