Chapter 242: Key of Underworld Return

"Key of Underworld Return", final explanation of the "Death" pathway,

"Key of Underworld Return", final explanation of the "Death" pathway, opinion poll

1. Key of Underworld Return

Ferrus Manus discovered a large amount of "Dark Age of Technology" technology, with the forbidden technology and equipment among them dispersed into different Mimir Vaults.

After he died, the Iron Hands frantically utilized a portion of the forbidden technology.

The first use of the Bio-electronic Resurrection Ritual (this ritual is also named "Key of Underworld Return") was in the battle against the Emperor's Children at Gamma Origin City.

In that battle, a type of equipment that brought about resurrection was almost completely abused, resulting in a completely irregular resurrection of the dead, or rather, activity returning from the dead.

The hatred of the Iron Hands Warriors kept them from falling even after enduring so many resurrections; even when they were dismembered to an unbelievable degree, they would still get up to fight again and again.

Every time an Iron Hands Warrior died, that resurrection device would intensify its radiation until the energy it radiated reached an inexplicable and chaotic level.

Then, it would awaken the various dead from previous battles who had been beaten to the point where it was impossible for them to get up from any perspective, and the awakened dead even included tattered corpses buried in the dirt.

From ferocious things composed of remains that had died centuries ago and were about to become fertilizer in the ground, to Junluanzhanshi who had just died, all were resurrected.

In summary, the Warhammer World can summon corpses from the ground, and there are Astartes walking corpses, with a scale comparable to an undead scourge.

Furthermore, considering many Iron Hands are metalized, there even exist half-machine, half-flesh living corpses. In addition, there are such creatures in the ruins of Medusa.

Previously, ghosts (see the author's note at the end of Chapter 17) and Nurgle walking corpses and ordinary walking corpses (see the author's note in Chapter 124) were also cited.

Finally, the Emperor can summon a Legion of the Damned. They can appear not only in the Warp but also in reality.

In summary, this shows that undead, ghosts, and walking corpses exist in the Warhammer World; therefore, the "Death" pathway exists reasonably, and this will not be explained further hereafter.

2. Opinion Poll

Received feedback from some readers regarding the reason for referring to the same person by different Tiers when writing.

The reason for writing this way: to let readers understand which Tier the abilities used by Beyonders originate from. The Squid also adopts this writing style during many Beyonder battles.

I would now like to seek the opinions of all Order Shadows; please comment in the following option paragraphs to state your choice and let me know your thoughts:

A. Continue with the previous writing style, listing the Tier each ability originates from, clear and easy to understand.

B. Only list the character's current highest Tier; knowing which pathway it is is enough.

C. It is tiring to read, and sometimes I have to think about it to match it up. I know it myself, or I don't want to make it that clear; fluency comes first.

D. Other suggestions.

PS: I will adjust some Tier abilities, especially those for which the Squid has not announced settings. Especially the abilities of the "Black Emperor" pathway.

I will synthesize the feedback to make adjustments to the writing.

(End of this chapter)