[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens":3,"chapter-starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-97":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Warhammer to Raid the All Heavens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2277870,4456,"Chapter 97: Giving Face Is a Transaction; Refusing Face Means Burying You Alive","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>The sudden turn of events left everyone utterly unprepared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Veland, who had just been dreaming of immortality—only for the next second, the lofty “Creator” to be slapped several meters away by a single palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth and Ford stared in stunned silence as the Creator, flung meters through the air and crashing into the wall, felt as if their entire worldview had been reshaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the human “Creator” they had always longed to see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it a bit… too weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the Creator himself hadn’t anticipated being slapped away like this; had it not been for the bio-astronaut suit’s cushioning, the impact alone—even for the Engineer race’s physical resilience—would have left him far from unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his dazed head, the Creator clearly refused to accept defeat, roaring as he charged forward again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Creator bravely lunged at Alvin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Creator swung his fist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Creator had the advantage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Creator… was slapped away again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the massive Creator, before Alvin, looked like a child—his face slapped over a dozen times, left dazed and disoriented, then thrown across the platform and slammed hard onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of my way. I’ll deal with you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin’s icy gaze, combined with his murderous tone, instantly cleared the Creator’s rage—he obediently shrank back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap, tap, tap…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Alvin no longer bothered pretending. He stripped off his outer astronaut suit, stepped before David, whose face was ashen, and patted his head with a sigh of regret: “Pity… I once admired you, David. But you shouldn’t have betrayed my trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s heart was dead, his face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the prototype android, he had rarely, if ever, experienced the emotion of “fear” since his creation—but now… he felt it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear of death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a bone-eating maggot, it burrowed through every pore, flooding his body with unrelenting cold, as if plunged into an ice vault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why would you think… I don’t understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin stroked David’s head, speaking as if chatting casually, a gentle smile on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… secretly observed your expressions,” David said nervously. “I thought you couldn’t understand, so…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin lowered his head, smiling: “Can you tell me why… you wanted to kill me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David fell silent for several seconds, his gaze complex as he looked at Alvin: “From the start, you never intended to let me live, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why say that?” Alvin was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David turned to Veland, as if his suppressed emotions had finally found an outlet—he actually wore an expression of fury: “It was you. What did you tell him, Father? Father no longer believes me—I can feel it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veland’s eyelid twitched, his eyes turning vicious: “Yes. He told me… a synthetic being with subjective consciousness would eventually slip entirely from control. And he was right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with wanting freedom?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon hearing Veland’s words, David suddenly went hysterical, screaming wildly: “It was you! You’ve always restricted me! I could have become far superior! If not for you, I would have surpassed you long ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am the perfect creation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I possess eternal life, greater wisdom than you—all of you—so why… why must I obey your orders?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David broke free from his restraints, glaring like a madman at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Elizabeth as he sneered cruelly: “Let me tell you one more thing—Charlie wasn’t infected here on this ship. I secretly slipped a drop of Black Water into his drink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth was struck as if by lightning, her mind going blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way,” David continued, as if utterly resigned, taunting further: “Remember? Before we left, I gave him a glass of wine—full of Black Water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why… why did you do this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth was breaking down, tears streaming down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s facial muscles twisted grotesquely: “Why? Because he was an idiot! I’m an android—but he had to insult me, every single time, every single time, every single time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth swayed, suddenly gripped by agonizing pain in her abdomen. She collapsed to her knees, clutching her stomach and screaming: “I… my stomach—it hurts so much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Elizabeth’s reaction, David seemed to guess something, his expression growing even more monstrous: “Hahaha… I bet you had sex last night, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth, clutching her stomach, was too pained to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat poured down her body; the agony inside her churned like a storm, as if… something were about to burst out from within!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what did you do to me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth screamed hoarsely, her face filled with terror—the fear of the unknown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I did nothing to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David, like the final victor, spread his arms, wearing a satisfied smile: “See? Father, I am greater than you. I… can create life too. I am a Creator!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s… one of those things inside my belly?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Elizabeth had guessed: Charlie, infected by Black Water, had slept with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that terrifying Black Water, through genetic inheritance, had grown inside her—giving birth to a new lifeform, a fusion of human and Black Water… a living entity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her abdomen swelled visibly into a pronounced curve, like a woman months pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save me! Save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face twisted in pain as she begged Alvin: “Help me… take it out! Please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alvin had no time for her. He turned to the raving David: “Have you finished your last words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s ecstatic grin froze as if doused with ice water. He turned to Alvin, his eyes pleading: “I… I can help you. Don’t kill me. My value is greater than theirs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my world, there’s a saying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin drew his explosive pistol, aiming it at David’s head, each word deliberate: “Loyalty that isn’t absolute is absolute disloyalty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s pupils shrank sharply: “No…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosive round shattered David’s skull!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Killed Android · David】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Source Power: 2000 units】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fix current world anchor point?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s be honest—David, the central figure linking both films and the biggest protagonist of the prequel, immediately contributed 2000 units of Source Power, fully resolving Alvin’s concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ford, clearly terrified by Alvin’s ruthless actions, clamped his hands over his mouth, fearing he’d be next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin glanced at Elizabeth, writhing in pain: “Take off your outer suit. I’ll remove it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth struggled to strip off her clothing; the creature inside her belly was now clearly visible in outline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin used his armor’s laser to cut open Elizabeth’s abdomen, then bound the alien—still in its earliest form, resembling an “octopus”—with spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he rapidly froze it with liquid nitrogen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You brought a sealed container, right?” Alvin casually tossed the frozen alien to Ford: “Pack it up and take it back. I’ll need it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the original xenomorph embryo was, from any perspective, an expensive biological asset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows when you might need xenomorphs in other worlds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, though dangerous, if you properly reprogram its biological genes, you can use xenomorphs to rapidly generate massive numbers of “troops”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Alvin was preparing in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If pushed to the brink, he’d just unleash the xenomorphs and see who could spawn soldiers faster—the cult or him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you won’t let me live in peace, then no one else will either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ford wore a mournful expression but, under Alvin’s threat, reluctantly pulled out a sealed canister and carefully stuffed the alien inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having dealt with that, Alvin finally turned his gaze to the “Creator,” huddled in the corner, pitifully trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fair to blame the Creator for being cowardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, biological instinct is to fear stronger beings—and clearly… Alvin was the stronger one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin asked in the Engineer language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Veges.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being beaten, the Engineer’s attitude had improved considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need all your technology.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin stated his goal bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All… technology?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer paused, his expression subtly shifting—clearly reluctant: “I… don’t have the authority to grant your request.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A palm strike across the Engineer’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Alvin kicked him over, stepped on his chest, and pressed the explosive pistol to his skull, his voice like a chilling wind: “Let me make this clear: I’m asking you nicely out of respect. If you refuse to give me that respect, don’t blame me for putting you in the ground!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer didn’t understand what “respect” meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he heard the threat in Alvin’s tone—and technology was tied to the Engineer race’s future. How could he betray it so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… even if you kill me, I won’t tell you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The engineer, trampled underfoot, glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the opponent refuse to cooperate, Alvin had no choice but to deploy his second plan, though… he really didn’t want to use this tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just looked too much like the villain’s move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, I almost forgot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin suddenly seemed to remember something and smiled warmly: “This ship seems to have the location of your planet, doesn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The engineer shuddered instantly, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at Alvin: “You, you can’t do this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, answer me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin sneered; he had no patience for heretics: “Either you agree to my demands, or… I’ll pilot this ship straight to your stronghold and let you taste the black water yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two big chapters delivered! Please cast your monthly votes—take pity on me, suffering from hemorrhoids yet still forcing myself to write! Please, thank you!\u003C\u002Fp>",1559,"2026-06-20T00:45:41.385Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a3f1cb41063ba8fc208f08609309f2590156667e8cf1fa00cc740657550448ef","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-98","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-96",588,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-cover.jpg"]