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We have no biological connection,” Aruman said, suddenly weary, half-resigned: “It’s complicated. I can’t explain it to you yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more Aruman concealed, the more Tak’s curiosity burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned in, slinging an arm around the priest’s neck, glanced at Alvin’s bewildered face, and whispered into Aruman’s ear: “Hey, what’s the real story? Tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Protect this boy, Tak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aruman simply dropped those words, shook off Tak’s arm, and turned to walk into the side workshop of the chapel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left standing there, Alvin and Tak exchanged a brief, half-second glance—both minds brimming with questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid, you’re not as simple as I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak’s eyes narrowed as he scrutinized the boy from head to toe, as if seeing Alvin anew: “On the Emperor’s name, the last time I saw Aruman this worried about someone’s safety was when he was secretly in love with his senior sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just accidentally stumbled onto something huge... Alvin suddenly felt a bad premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, a grenade zipped past Tak’s forehead, leaving a shattered crater in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Aruman’s furious roar echoed from the workshop: “Say one more word, Tak, and I’ll blow your head off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his old comrade exposing his secrets had enraged the Tech-Priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak rubbed his scalp, yanking Alvin toward the chapel’s exit, grumbling: “Fine, don’t want me to talk? Why get so worked up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How else should he react? You’ve got such a loose mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin was dragged out of the chapel, his lips twitching as he thought: If Tak ever dies, it’ll be because of that damn tongue of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the familiar routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrogantly, right under the Enforcement Officers’ noses, he returned to the Lower Hive through the Central Nest gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into the Lower Hive, the recycled air—repeated millions of times—and the smog-choked, irradiated environment gave him a strange sense of home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scavengers are fewer now,” Alvin murmured, gazing at the nearly empty streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because the Hammer Gang is recruiting heavily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak pulled a cheap cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a slow drag, and said flatly: “Anyone chosen becomes a Hammer Gang member—fixed rations, issued weapons. Guess what... they’re planning to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else? Obviously, expand power and seize the Hive,” Alvin said, thinking with his toes: “Once they unify the Lower Hive, their next move is obvious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using free food as bait to recruit masses—this was pure, open strategy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you knew their plan, you couldn’t stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: people in the Lower Hive teetered daily on the edge of starvation. Then suddenly, a gang appears, promising free meals to those selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just scavengers—even Alvin, without his system, would’ve joined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the people of the Lower Hive didn’t care who was righteous. They only cared who let them live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Enforcement Officers? What Emperor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideals and faith were too distant for them. The Lower Hive’s trash only wanted to survive—that’s all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever lets them live, they’ll follow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hammer Gang has already swallowed the East and South Zones,” Tak finished his cigarette in a few puffs, flicked it away, and said softly: “The remaining two zones will be fully absorbed within a month at fastest, two at longest. We don’t have much time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand the situation perfectly, Mr. Tak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin paused half a second, roughly estimating his time since transmigration, then added: “I think... it’ll take about a month. When I return, things may change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A month...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak frowned, stared at Alvin in silence for half a minute, then gestured: “Come with me, kid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin didn’t understand, but followed Tak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved through the Lower Hive’s industrial wasteland, following a labyrinth of intersecting sewer pipes, until they reached Tak’s secret base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it a “secret base” was generous—it was crude. But when Tak opened the sewer valve, what lay inside stunned Alvin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carapace armor, fragmentation grenades, combat knives, laser rifles, plasma guns, grenade launchers—weapons piled high, overwhelming the eyes. But even that wasn’t enough to shock him. What truly made his eyes bulge was the chainsword in the corner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beside the chainsword? A heavy bolter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that even mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy bolter, as the name implies, was standard issue for Astartes—or mounted on vehicles for fire support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frankly, its recoil could kill a regular Imperial Guardsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a one-inch caliber and a modified, massive magazine, it could suppress entire small positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for its power? How to describe it... imagine this: you and your cover are equally ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the kind of man who’d survived the Cadia Campaign and retired alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin swallowed hard, forced to reconsider: how the hell could he recruit this monster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid, I don’t know why you came to the Lower Hive, but since Aruman told me to protect you, I’ve got to do something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Tak handed Alvin the combat knife he carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade resembled a Bowie knife—standard combat design, serrated spine, hollowed grooves on both sides for weight reduction, roughly twenty inches long, its edge gleaming coldly, clearly well-maintained. It felt heavy in his hand, radiating an unnatural chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Item detected: Tak’s Catachan Combat Knife (Fine)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Issued to Catachan Jungle Fighters; handcrafted by Tak before leaving Catachan, accompanied him through hundreds of battles】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Energy capacity: 0 units】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, Mr. Tak, what’s this mean?” Alvin was confused—was he being given this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t misunderstand. This knife isn’t a gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak lit another cigarette and said slowly: “To keep you alive, I’ll train you for three days. Teach you survival skills—so you don’t get killed by some trash.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, Mr. Tak, actually...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin’s heart sank—not because he looked down on Tak, but because this was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any normal Imperial Guardsman, and he wouldn’t be this resistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was Tak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Catachan Jungle Fighter—known as men who crawled out of Cadia, a living hell. Training with him? He’d probably be better off dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid, first lesson begins now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, cigarette dangling, Tak vanished like a ghost and appeared behind Alvin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, gleaming knife pressed against his neck—ice-cold dread slithered up his spine, freezing his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Imperial Guard, during training, you address by rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak, cigarette still in his mouth, smoke ash untouched, whispered like a demon into Alvin’s ear: “Don’t worry—I’ll make you learn how to be a qualified Catachan six-year-old child—in the shortest time possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1218,"2026-06-20T00:45:41.385Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","09eb9c25f8bf7b8de6482aa3a99201ad43ef2240e189236e7ace0d722de8f5c8","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-36","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-34",588,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-cover.jpg"]