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It’s just one life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His experiences in the Underhive stirred Alvin’s blood—he glared fiercely at the factory and spat: “I don’t believe there’s a Daemon Prince hiding inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Navigator System, if he couldn’t fight, couldn’t he at least run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Switch to optical camouflage stealth mode!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin adjusted the settings; the Mark V exosuit refracted light, vanishing as if it had never been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made all preparations, he no longer hesitated—he flew straight toward the Ironstone Factory, deliberately shutting off his energy thrusters as he neared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the mine draw closer, Alvin descended slowly, studying the chasm before the Ironstone Bridge: “The gate’s sealed. I’ll need another way in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main entrance to the mine was completely blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying over from above was too risky—even with the suit’s stealth mode, he might still be detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can the system scan a path inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his hope in the suit’s built-in system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though stripped of AI, the suit’s functions remained formidable—it immediately began scanning the mine, constructing a 3D model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a miniature mine model appeared on the helmet’s display—Alvin had indeed found a hidden route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right beneath the chasm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he’d found the entrance, Alvin hesitated no longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He piloted the suit straight into the chasm beneath the bridge; as he descended, he saw remnants of mining operations everywhere—clearly, this had been the Ironstone Mine’s vein over fifty years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the deepest point of the valley, Alvin confirmed his suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exposed mineral veins in the surrounding rock layers, and the abandoned, rusted mining equipment long left to the wind and sand, all proved his guess correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the model… this path leads here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin glanced at the 3D model and found the route: it was the waste and slag discharge pipe, built by the mine before its abandonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this pipe straight would lead directly into the mine’s core area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin took from his personal space the deflection field pendant gifted by Aruman’s Aid, and embedded it into the suit’s core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deflection field generator detected!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auto-charging mode activated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defense system fully taken over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scanning mode initiated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suit entering full power mode!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the prompts appear, Alvin sighed in admiration—no wonder it was Stark tech, so thoughtful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew what demons lurked inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After careful thought, Alvin pulled out his plasma rifle—only then did he feel slightly reassured. He sneered: “Let’s see how many plasma shots a psyker can take!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loyalty ensures plasma never overheats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he, Alvin Valsias, the Emperor’s most loyal subject, would never overheat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all preparations complete, Alvin cautiously advanced along the pipe; in night-vision mode, though darkness filled the tunnel, everything remained perfectly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abandoned pipe was piled high with assorted mining debris, but that posed no obstacle—thanks to the suit, he easily scaled over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Almost there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the 3D model, he was close to the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin raised his vigilance to the utmost, disengaging the plasma rifle’s safety, slowing his steps, inching deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the front corner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suit’s display suddenly showed a grotesque, twisted statue—several meters tall, with four jointed limbs, a monstrous face not of human form, yet arranged in a posture of pity, as if in prayer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the Emperor, what the hell is this profane abomination?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin stared at the grotesque statue, frozen for half a minute before regaining his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Detecting numerous traces of suspected biological remains!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suit chimed; Alvin, startled, followed the indicator—and saw, inside the massive cavern carved by machinery beside the statue, piled high with… corpses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what made him tremble:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the corpses discarded in the cavern had been burned by intense flame, their bones charred and carbonized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Analyze their cause of death and time of death,” Alvin ordered the suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likely died from extreme high-intensity flame. Time of death… fifty years ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s voice sent a shock through Alvin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could these be the Ironstone Town residents slaughtered by the Planetary Defense Force fifty years ago?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suit’s system reconstructed one of the deceased humans into a graphical image and displayed it before Alvin: “Preliminary analysis: biological signature does not match human genetics. Suspected to be an arthropod lifeform!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the simulated humanoid figure—its limbs multiplied, its face and skull grotesquely twisted—Alvin swore: “Holy shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gene Stealer?!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1197,"2026-06-20T00:45:41.385Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1dbff8b3e3d11a003248bf357f72f0ad02d95050d1ba59863a858dafceed9406","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-76","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-74",588,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-cover.jpg"]