Chapter 120: Beast Tide

Tierni lunged forward, charging toward the Blue Unicorn Rhino while simultaneously raising his hand to fire his bolter.

Although he had not completed the Path to Heaven, his body had undergone secondary development under the stimulation of potions and hormones, reaching a height of two meters and three centimeters; the bolter pistol he used was much larger than the mortal version, being a modified version from the Legion's forge thralls.

He avoided the most valuable unicorn horn and fired at the Blue Unicorn Rhino's left front leg.

The hardened diamond-tipped round penetrated; with a loud blast, the Blue Unicorn Rhino was flipped into the air, tumbling as it slammed into the ground.

Tierni leaped onto its head and swung his sword to sever the glowing unicorn horn at the root.

Having completed the hunt, he immediately called the pilot to come and coordinate the extraction.

While waiting, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that one of the rhinos' horns was white.

Tierni summarized his experience hunting Blue Unicorn Rhinos in his mind: 【Lightning paralysis is useful against white horns.

But it is useless against those that can discharge electricity, likely because it discharges electricity itself and is already accustomed to it.】

Tierni boarded the Transport Ship, and as it slowly ascended, he stood by the window observing the forest below.

Suddenly, his pupils constricted; he noticed that the green forest in the distance looked as if it were being torn apart, strip by strip.

His Superhuman Senses focused on one of the torn forest belts, and he immediately saw Blue Unicorn Rhinos lined up in a straight line, heading directly toward the human settlement.

Tierni immediately recalled that in five days, the local harvest season of Dakesuosi A'erfa would begin.

He immediately took out a high-definition recording Machine to film and document it.

Tierni returned to the Void Hunter and presented the spoils to the King.

After Ninglu inspected them, he discovered that the white unicorn horn was the main ingredient for the Potion corresponding to the Arbiter's Sequence 7, "Inquisitor."

He praised the resolute-faced Tierni, saying, "Well done."

"My King, I have another noteworthy discovery; I learned from the serfs that the local harvest season will begin in five days."

"And in the forest, I discovered a tribe of Blue Unicorn Rhinos converging toward the human settlement."

"This is very valuable intelligence."

Ninglu's eyes were deep; while acknowledging Tierni, he was also thinking about how to utilize this intelligence.

【This is an opportunity I can exploit, one that can accelerate my chance to conquer Dakesuosi.】

Ninglu knew that winning the duel was necessary; strength would make Vix Trix submit.

But that was not everything, especially considering the local culture's loyalty to Mars.

After pondering for a moment, he spoke to Bukayo beside him.

"Prepare for battle; your Chapter will intervene in this harvest to defend against the attack of the Blue Unicorn Rhinos."

"As you command, Father."

"I will eliminate them, bring back their horns, and offer them to you."

Bukayo knew Ninglu's preferences, and he decided to please his Gene-Father as he had before.

Subsequently, he questioned Tierni in detail to grasp the intelligence.

Bukayo learned that in addition to the giant beasts, every year during the harvest, there were strange humans resembling rats who would emerge from the shadows to take advantage of the situation to loot and steal property.

After mastering all the intelligence, the Lord ordered preparations for battle.

Just as the Third Legion was preparing for battle, deep within the mountains on the surface of Dakesuosi A'erfa.

The apprentices of the Relic Maintainers were astonished to find that the foreign giant, who possessed a low degree of holiness, had suddenly accelerated his movements.

His servo-arm swung rapidly over the body of the Knight Mech, and sparkling electric sparks crackled.

A low-ranking apprentice asked a high-ranking apprentice in surprise.

"Jinuola, why have his movements suddenly become so fast?"

"Does he know he cannot win and is just messing around with the Shengsheng Mars Hao to try his luck, or has he really found a way to modify it?"

Jinuola did not answer immediately; his electronic prosthetic eye captured the outsider's movements, utilizing a logic engine to analyze them.

A moment later, he said in an incredulous tone.

"He really found a way to repair it."

Gabriel's Superhuman Senses heard the conversation between the two, and he could not help but praise the Primarch in his heart.

【Thanks to the gift of the Gene-Father, I am able to understand the mysteries of the Knight Mech.】

The Techmarine had indeed encountered trouble at the beginning; during the time he was selected to go to Mars to study, Titans and related machinery were not the focus of his studies.

The related knowledge he had acquired was merely fragments and scraps encountered while studying other aspects, piecemeal and unsystematic.

When Gabriel first began to inspect the Knight Mech, he could not even find a suitable entry point.

Once a repair went wrong, it could cause the ancient mech to suffer a systemic failure.

Just as the "Knower" was struggling, those fragmented pieces of knowledge surfaced in his mind.

The parts of the Mars Sage's lectures he had not understood, the shattered knowledge recorded by his superhuman memory, quickly began to be understood by him.

After grasping the principles, the originally scattered knowledge sprouted threads, connecting the isolated points together to form a web of knowledge.

The veil covering the Knight Mech before him was lifted; he quickly conceived a repair plan and began to implement it.

Five stellar days later, Ninglu received news that Gabriel had been the first to complete the repair of the Knight Mech.

He led Bukayo, Arsena, and other subordinates to the surface once again.

Before the gate leading to the treasury, Campbell Vix Trix congratulated Ninglu with great aristocratic grace.

"Ninglu, congratulations; your subordinate Artisan has achieved victory."

His brown eyes held a trace of worry, yet he still spoke in a confident tone.

"But this does not mean you have already achieved victory; the Relic Maintainer tells me he will complete the repair work within twelve standard hours."

"Afterward, we will complete a fair inspection at the testing ground."

"I believe that the one to achieve final victory will certainly be the Relic Maintainer's Dakesuosi Shield."

Ninglu noticed that there were only two Knight Mechs left in the welcoming formation.

He also did not sense their Machine Spirit in the surrounding castles or on the mountains.

【They should have already been deployed to deal with the assault during the harvest.】

He released his perception to sense the surroundings.

Immediately, he sensed a slight tremor in the ground; a massive herd of beasts was charging in this direction.

He then spoke, his words carrying a profound meaning.

"I think there will be more suitable targets to test the combat power of the Knight Mech."

"They are not works of art for people to admire, but knights galloping on the battlefield."

Campbell looked at Ninglu, a touch of approval appearing in his brown eyes.

Then his thick eyebrows knitted together as he pondered the deeper meaning contained within.

A few seconds later, he asked.

"You knew about the beast tide?"

"I knew, and I also sensed it."

"If you need help, my Warriors would be happy to provide it."

Ninglu said with a smile; this could win the favor of the local families and also allow him to acquire Potion Material.

"Thank you for your kindness," the Knight King said stubbornly, "but we can handle it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the built-in communicator inside Daxuos Glory began to beep.

After Campbell connected, a panicked voice came through.

"My lord, the beast tide has begun."

"This time, the scale is larger than any before."

(End of chapter)