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Just waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Machine Techno-Priest’s voice brimmed with heavy discontent: “I gave you so much, and this is what you’ve made of it? A waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly all the metal, energy, and even the Chaos servitors within the forge had been devoured by the Minggongshengjiachong , like locusts sweeping through—leaving nothing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Hell Drake’s flames melted the few remaining mechanical fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the entire forge was utterly destroyed, stripped of all utility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Machine Techno-Priest mounted the Hell Drake and descended to the forge’s lower levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the faint traces left behind, he found the incomplete skeleton, stared at the severed cervical vertebrae lying beside it, and let out a chilling laugh: “Of course he was a waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had suspected it, upon confirming the skeleton’s DNA belonged to Rashid Hadley, he could not stop his Lengxiao .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Minggongshengjiachong  could theoretically decompose anything, they scorned biological bones—such a meager source of resources and energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Minggongshengjiachong , Rashid at least retained a “whole corpse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wasted so much of my resources, and then just died like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Machine Techno-Priest crushed the skull underfoot, his words thick with rage: “You cost me a demon engine! You’re waste, trash, scum!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every demon engine is extremely precious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deployed in any battle, it holds the power to turn the tide—but this Brass Scorpion demon engine, freshly forged and not even blessed, was reduced to ash by that fool Rashid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Dark Machine Cult is still a Machine Cult!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the unknown Dark Techno-Priest longed to drag Rashid’s soul from the Warp and cram it into a servo-skull!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, he lacked such power, and could only let it pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mechanical prostheses fired a thermal blast directly at Rashid’s remains, reducing them to ash—just enough to vent his fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Techno-Priest scanned the area with a spectrometer and found no other life signs besides Rashid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the forge’s lower levels, only Rashid’s skeleton remained. It seemed… the one who breached the forge and released those metal beetles was precisely this man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep… beep…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a modified mechanical skull drifted down from the nearby Hell Drake, its comm-array emitting a voice communication request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s it going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low, hoarse, aged voice emerged from the comm device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The forge is completely destroyed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Machine Techno-Priest spoke calmly, as if the loss of a single forge meant nothing: “Your carefully nurtured pawn was a waste—useless, and he cost me a precious demon engine. What now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t matter…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hoarse, aged voice said slowly: “If he’s ruined, find another. The plan cannot stop. I’ve planned for years—this moment is what I’ve waited for!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no interest in your plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Techno-Priest cut him off coldly: “Because your pawn’s stupidity, I lost a demon engine. Now—how will you compensate me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Believe me, the technology of that ancient ruin is enough to make up for your loss,” the aged voice replied calmly. “Not only will it compensate you—it will let you research advancements far ahead of the other old men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you… but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Techno-Priest paused half a second, his tone laced with threat: “If you deceive me, you’ll learn what happens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am a wise man, my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aged voice said slowly: “Wise men never offend those they shouldn’t. And you… the great Dark Machine Cult Arch-Sage, Lord Rosales, are precisely the one man I least wish to offend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. You understand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Rosales’s contemplation system flickered with eerie red light as he sneered: “Don’t forget our agreement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Lord Rosales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aged voice echoed from the servo-skull: “The moment the hive is fully overrun by the heretics, I will reveal the location of the ancient ruin—and hand over all data, texts, and records to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You haven’t forgotten our agreement, have you?” the aged voice said slowly: “When the hive falls to the heretics, I will tell you the location of the ancient ruin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. But remember…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Rosales spoke with deep implication: “Regardless of whether your plan succeeds or fails, our agreement ends only at my creation of demon engines and the fall of the hive. After that, I have no interest in participating—and will offer no further aid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hoarse, aged, yet confident and cheerful laugh rang from the comm-array: “Of course, Lord Rosales, Arch-Sage of the Dark Machine Cult. That has always been our agreement.”\u003C\u002Fp>",978,"2026-06-20T00:45:41.385Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ebc0188f3b16cc145efa59b186e331a16d883b14471be4f95c37417d2a49c7b8","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-87","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-85",588,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-cover.jpg"]