Chapter 163: Black Gold Forbidden Army

Who?

101?

Never heard of it!

Is it impressive?

They did not, after hearing Xisi's remark "It's you who don't understand 101," instantly display a massive panic and shock.

Tula Zhen, on the contrary, furrowed his brows even tighter, his eyes even more speechless.

Then, just as he was about to suppress the fury Xisi directed at him as a "joke," he had Xisi send ground forces to bring Leon Tus onto the orbital warship, to avoid being cut down by the Norn Envoy.

But Tula Zhen hadn't spoken yet; opposite the Norn Envoy, a pink Divine Light together with black spiritual energy suddenly flashed!

The blinding radiance, together with Spiritual Energy Lightning, caused the nearby mortal soldiers and Astartes to involuntarily squint and step back.

And as Tula Zhen stared dumbfounded at the blatant use of Color Devil Blessing, his first reaction was that 101—could it possibly be related to the Color Devil?

Although Xisi's use of the Color Devil Blessing was merely because, before the Insect Nest Will blocked Subspace, the Blessing from the Color Devil within his body was at its peak, at the instant Tula Zhen entertained this notion...

Even the few eyes attempting to penetrate the Insect Nest Will's focus on the real universe—an extremely difficult task—intermittently conveyed brief emotional ripples.

The primary ones were only two: one was an ambiguously hopeful gaze with flushed eyes, the other was a yearning to instantly summon Tula Zhen back to Terra and let him also experience the Divine Emperor treatment that Kiriman received that day!

Under the shielding of the Insect Tide Will, the emotions of those two pairs of eyes were only fleeting, and even in that instant the primary attention remained on watching Xisi a little longer.

But Tula Zhen, sensing those two pairs of eyes, instantly tightened every muscle, a fine cold sweat rose at the back of his head, and a massive dread surfaced in his heart.

Then, just as Tula Zhen was pondering what the Divine Emperor meant and why the Color Devil was so favorable toward itself, the nearby Spiritual Energy lightning disappeared, along with...

On the other side, the imposing Norn Envoy!

The once‑clamorous battlefield suddenly fell silent; after all, Tula Zhen is a Forbidden Army Marshal, and his inner shock lasted only a fleeting instant.

When the subtle shifts on the battlefield were detected, Tula Zhen instantly redirected his attention back, and then saw that at that moment, the Sanctuary Star Defense Forces, as if they had seen Death, hurriedly withdrew, leaving a massive open area at the heart of the Iron Guard Fortress.

On the two sides of the clearing, one side held the Norn Envoy that instilled boundless terror in the Sanctuary Star Defense Forces, while the other side featured five hundred individuals teleported in at once, the "Black Gold Forbidden Army," who stared coldly at the Norn Envoy!

Black Gold Forbidden Army.

This designation isn't because anyone has engraved the name onto their Terminator Power Armor.

Rather, it stems from the surrounding Sanctuary Star Defense Forces, and even Tula Zhen's initial reaction upon seeing this unfamiliar unit.

Same height, same burly build, same coordination.

Even the weapons—the unfamiliar Astartes wield finely crafted power halberds akin to those of the Forbidden Army and Grey Knights, differing only in that the Forbidden Army's emit golden light and the Grey Knights emit blue light.

The unfamiliar unit's finely crafted power halberds feature black‑gold shafts, with blades that blaze crimson, tinged with Spiritual Energy Lightning.

Moreover, they boldly repainted the Underworld Terminator in black‑gold; now black and crimson intersect, and everyone watching wonders where any recollection of 101 remains.

To this group, who are completely unfamiliar with the Alert Star and also unaware of the arduous trek these five hundred humans made from the distant opposite side of the galaxy.

Aside from the Black Gold Forbidden Army, they truly couldn't conceive any other description.

Moreover, after seeing this Black Gold Forbidden Army, the crowd almost instantly contrasted them with the neighboring Golden Forbidden Army.

Setting aside their striking yet perfectly matched outward appearance.

Simply by observing this Black Gold Forbidden Army, radiating Spiritual Energy Lightning absent from the Golden Forbidden Army, everyone knows that at least in combat capability, the Black Gold Forbidden Army possesses an additional Spiritual Energy attack over their "counterparts"!

However, mortals, and even the Astartes, can only assess from the outside.

On the other side, the Forbidden Army, which had gained a respite from 101's sudden arrival on the battlefield, stared in even greater shock at these abruptly emerging "peers".

They perhaps lack the Forbidden Army's elite genetic enhancements and its custom ancient equipment.

Yet their per‑capita intellect pool and comprehensive amplification still enable them, from their bodies to their gear, to directly match or exceed their counterparts.

Thus, even without any combat commencing, with 101 simply standing there, the Forbidden Army immediately sensed a pressure of combat power imperceptible to ordinary eyes.

Even an ordinary Forbidden Army soldier, when glancing at 101, inadvertently met the gaze of a 101.

The genetic‑level danger perception made this battle‑scarred Forbidden Army, also a veteran, feel as though he were confronting the veteran troops from the Net‑Way War who, after slaying endless demons, survived.

Of course 101 never had the opportunity to partake in the Net‑Way War, but their hundreds of Revelations are comparable to the Net‑Way War!

One could say their developmental paths are entirely different.

Yet Xisi still created another brand‑new Forbidden Army for the Human Empire!

No longer a defenseless ambush, the Forbidden Army now maintains vigilance against the Norn Envoy while also keeping a watchful eye on 101.

But across the expansive open ground, 101 merely stared indifferently at the opposing force composed of the Norn Envoy, the Brain‑Bug Tyrant, and a multitude of Warrior Bugs.

Not even a fleeting corner‑of‑the‑eye glance was directed at the Forbidden Army.

Then, at the moment all Forbidden Army members, Tula Zhen included, simultaneously opened their eyes and clenched their weapons, the five hundred 101 became black‑gold silhouettes in the onlookers' vision!

To outsiders, it seemed a black‑and‑white whirlwind rose, then a dense mass of high‑grade Tarlon Warrior Bugs instantly turned into a sky‑filled spray of chitin fragments.

Then, accompanied by the ebb and flow of Spiritual Energy Lightning, and even merely its after‑effects, it inflicted a barrage of hallucinatory, headache‑inducing Spiritual Energy attacks on the onlookers.

The Norn Envoy, who had driven the Sanctuary Star Defense Forces to near‑despair, under the onslaught of black shadows, explosives, Spiritual Energy, and crimson halberds, gradually dissolved into splattering blood plasma.

During the full‑scale siege by as many as five hundred Black Gold Forbidden Army, the Brain‑Bug Tyrant and Warrior Bugs appeared hardly any different.

Only the three Norn Envoys at the very center, roaring in fury, brandished their chitinous blades, radiating Spiritual Energy light far more potent than 101's, striving to launch a counterattack.

However, when combat strength is roughly equal, the numerical gap will determine the final result.

A lone 101 may indeed be inferior to a Norn Envoy, but there are only a handful of Norn Envoys?

Even if Tarlon are bred to the death, at most one or two emerge at a time; three already reach the pinnacle.

And the 101 under Xisi's...

Not only can they be mass‑produced, but their numbers far surpass those of the Norn Envoys!

When the Norn Envoy, overwhelmed by fierce resentment, collapsed to the ground, its body was utterly reduced to soft, decayed wreckage under the 101's onslaught.

Confronted with the 101 that, after being sprawled with injuries, none perished, the spectators fell into instant silence.

Even Tula Zhen, amid the surrounding Forbidden Army's shared silence, could only mutter to himself:

"This group... Forbidden Army..."

Where did that come from?!