Chapter 273: Visken's Special Metabolic System

"They have changed, stay alert!" Peier shouted loudly over the company command channel.

The Order Shadows of the Fifth Company, upon receiving the Company Captain's order, looked warily at the Xenos, regarding them as highly threatening Xenos.

No sooner had Peier reminded his soldiers than the Visken mercenaries lunged at him with great speed.

Their speed was several times greater than it had been during the day just a short while ago.

The Charged Blade clashed with the strange blade, and Peier immediately felt his arm go numb.

The Xenos' weak attacks had suddenly surged in power.

Peier thought in confusion: 【How could their combat power suddenly surge?】

Peier donned the "War Mask," transforming the anger over the death of his warriors and his hatred for the Xenos into strength.

The Power Sword swung out rapidly, cleaving into the head of the Visken mercenary.

After the Disruption Field shredded the Xenos' head, he stepped forward, his eyes deep and dark, activating "Warp Vision."

Using Article 23 of the "Osberh-Waya," Peier seized a gap in the Xenos' attack and delivered a slash, causing the Xenos to lose an arm.

He then swung the Charged Blade, killing the Xenos.

While attacking, Peier observed his surroundings and discovered that the entire Fortress had fallen into Darkness, with only a faint light visible from the center of the Fortress in the distance.

A flash of insight struck him, and he suddenly remembered that the Xenos' combat power had only surged after the lights dimmed.

It was only after the light vanished completely that their combat power increased several times over.

Thinking of this, Peier immediately issued an order:

【Tactical Support Squad, mark the target, Explosive Assault Gun.】

The runes on the Tactical Support Squad's eyepieces lit up, and they raised their Explosive Assault Guns, firing at the marked building.

The beams of thermal energy emitted by the Explosive Assault Guns, upon hitting the building, triggered subsonic combustion through thermodynamics.

The flames spread rapidly, igniting the entire building and shining with a blinding light.

Peier then issued an order: "Lure them to attack around the building."

The surrounding Order Shadows immediately executed the order; after launching a round of charges at the Xenos, they led the Xenos toward the blazing building.

The Viskens do not loathe light; light is an essential source for their survival. They can absorb all light as energy to recover from injuries and regenerate limbs.

Therefore, they did not stop their advance, holding their strange greatswords and continuing to attack the Order Shadows.

But after entering the range illuminated by the light, as their metabolism proceeded, their speed dropped rapidly.

The Order Shadows launched attacks without effort, killing them.

After discovering the strategy was effective, Peier immediately directed the Tactical Support Squad to ignite buildings, then lured the Xenos to weaken them, and killed them while they were vulnerable.

The "Lawyer" felt bits of power dissolving within his body.

After the eleventh repetition of the cycle, he felt as if stars were exploding within him; he knew he had become a true "Lawyer."

At Fortress One, Ninglu encountered the Xenos head-on and immediately recognized them as Visken mercenaries.

He knew that the Visken were a proud and bellicose race, and the Samurai code in their culture did not allow them to use ranged weapons.

The Viskens preferred to face their opponents in battle, sword to sword; they believed this was the highest honor a Warrior could give another Warrior, and anything less was unimaginable.

Therefore, young Visken Warriors often left their homeland to fight, proving their courage before returning home.

The Viskens worked as mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, and other professions, which allowed their skill with weapons to manifest its value.

Ninglu knew that the Viskens' melee skills were not much different even compared to the Astartes.

But, that was at night.

The Visken are a poikilothermic population; they absorb heat and energy from their surrounding environment.

Their homeland is hot and dry, covered by endless deserts, dense jungles, and vast plains; for cold-blooded animals, such an environment is perfect.

The Viskens evolved a special metabolic system to adapt to their environment, leaving them very weak when in a light-charged state.

Ninglu then issued an order to the Primarch Attendant: "Arsena, create fireballs in the air."

The silver-haired psyker held his staff high, the Fire Dragon Rune lit up, and bright fireballs flew into the sky, illuminating the entire Fortress.

The rapidly running Visken mercenaries' steps gradually became sluggish, their eyelids involuntarily grew heavy, and they fell into a drowsy state.

Ninglu drew the Spear of Dionysus and raised his hand to throw it at the mercenary leader.

Milosh, who was running, let out a lazy sigh under the illumination of the light.

It was only when the spear was an arm's length away that he felt the threat.

Milosh sluggishly tried to dodge, but it was already too late.

The next instant, the Spear of Dionysus pierced through his head.

After Ninglu briefly introduced the situation of the Visken and the Nikuli to the members of the Honor Guard, he issued an order.

"Visken mercenaries under the light pose no threat to you; I want the blades in their hands."

"I just told you that the Viskens possess super-strong regenerative abilities."

"Place their arms in a lightless place; all other parts must be thoroughly destroyed."

"Any remaining part of their limbs will gestate a new infant under the shining sun."

Ninglu then said to Arsena Dunn: "The Nikuli's Whisper Spear is also a valuable trophy; convey my requirements to the Eleventh Chapter."

The members of the Honor Guard followed the Primarch's orders, killing the Visken mercenaries and then using combat knives to sever their arms.

The Primarch Attendant sent the information about the Nikuli and the Visken mentioned by the Primarch to the ten companies of the Eleventh Chapter.

At the same time, he told them that the Primarch required the arms and blades of the Viskens, as well as the Whisper Spears of the Nikuli.

Having obtained the Visken data, the other companies besides the Fifth Company also learned of their weakness; after adopting various methods to create light sources, they immediately turned from a bitter struggle to an easy harvest.

Ninglu returned to the place where he had previously encountered the Nikuli, gathered the Whisper Spears together, and brought them to the "Kingdom of Disorder."

Subsequently, he came to the area where the members of the Honor Guard had gathered the arms.

Ninglu issued an order to the members of the Honor Guard: "Search for remaining enemies."

As the Order Shadows executed the order, Ninglu raised his Power Fist, pushed it forward, and spoke in a low voice in the Dunn Language: "Imprisonment!"

Silently, transparent walls manifested out of thin air, flowing with an extremely viscous liquid that wrapped around all the arms.

Ninglu then transported the Visken arms to the Kingdom of Disorder, placing them in the third-level space.

Afterward, he continued to transport the gathered Visken blades.

In the process of transporting the Potion Materials, he could not help but think:

【This time, I unexpectedly harvested a large amount of Potion Materials for "Weapon Master"; Thierry Vieri and the other "Fighters" of the Eighth Legion can all advance now.

Hmm, Visken and Nikuli are both mercenaries who are good at using weapons; they are quite a fit for "Weapon Master."

Then, which world is suitable as a recruitment world for "Warriors"?】

(End of this chapter)