Chapter 284: Weapons Created by Enslaving Psykers

Stevenage I, the Order Shadows landed on this dim world.

"This is a world composed of mountain ranges." First Captain Wen te bo en's Stormbird landed at marker point B-II, and he said over the command network.

"This is a world rich in mineral deposits; obsidian, basalt, and iron ore are all in abundant supply, with high-grade ore everywhere." Second Captain Ao li wei ye's voice rang out, and he said with a laugh.

"It is to be expected that many families will fight over these mines; in a world under the Legion's rule, they are the highest-grade construction materials and civilian mineral resources."

"The Andresians have no buildings on the surface; their fortresses and shipyards are all built underground." In the command channel, the impassioned voice of the Order Shadow's youngest Chapter Master, Weiershier, rang out.

"For the sake of the Lord, purge the filthy Xenos underground." The Singer's chant-like voice infected every Company Captain and Lieutenant.

Having just been promoted to "Light-Prayers," Weiershier thought silently to himself: 【For the Black Emperor!】

Although Weiershier was Terra-born and the youngest Commander in the entire Legion, Ninglu keenly perceived his devout worship of him.

When Ninglu promoted Weiershier to a Sequence 8 Beyonder, he had informed him of the Black Emperor and the rituals.

"Light-Prayers" have objects of prayer and can exert greater strength.

"As you command, my Lord." Wen te bo en, wearing Mark I Thunder-pattern power armor, said solemnly.

Although he was a Legion veteran, he was wholeheartedly convinced by Weiershier, this young Lord.

Aside from the Gene-Father, he had never seen anyone who could use simple words to inspire the morale of others.

Every time he saw Weiershier, he could feel the confidence and radiance he exuded.

Wen te bo en walked off the landing deck, assembled his troops, and advanced toward the B-2 underground fortress.

Two kilometers from the rune marker point, red runes flashed on the automatic sensor system of his newly replaced helmet.

To adapt to the Legion's development, after his helmet was pierced and damaged by stray fire in the battle of the "Wheel of Fire," he did not have a Techmarine repair it, choosing instead to replace it with a new, next-generation helmet.

Wen te bo en merely decorated the brow with fragments of the old helmet to commemorate the past, which also provided additional protection.

The automatic sensor module in the new helmet, with its integrated tactical target and threat analysis system, allowed him to quickly grasp the situation.

Wen te bo en quickly marked the tower as a tactical target and issued an order to the Reaver Squad: "Attack!"

The Second Chapter is the Chapter with the largest number of Reaver Squads, excluding the First Chapter and the Seventh Chapter.

The Second Company is the company with the largest number of Reaver Squads in the Second Chapter, totaling twenty-four squads.

Every squad leader had fought side-by-side with the "Luna Wolves" and understood the Command Path of Reaver Squads.

The Order Shadows rose and fell rapidly, relying on keen sensors and the superior performance of their jump packs to avoid the dense barrage.

They rose and fell, the exhaust flames trailing from their jump packs leaving ribbons in the air.

The Order Shadows raised their Bolter Pistols and launched their attack.

Bolters roared, detonating the tower, with human bodies and scorpion tails splattering everywhere.

The Order Shadows dropped into the tower, their Chainswords spinning at high speed, cutting the Andresians in two.

After clearing the defensive point, Wen te bo en led his team to continue charging toward the entrance of the Basalt Fortress.

"Reavers!"

After Wen te bo en ordered the Reavers to attack again, he looked toward the Basalt Fortress.

The entire black wall of the fortress was embedded into the mountain range, forming a seamless whole.

He stared at the fortress, feeling only a chill throughout his body.

Wen te bo en's eyes were deep, and he thought to himself.

【Warp energy.】

While Wen te bo en was thinking, the Reaver Squad fired a round of bolter salvos, clearing the Xenos from the city walls.

Two of the Reavers took out Talawa Pattern Meltabombs and set a ten-second countdown.

Compared to most models that usually have a built-in one-hour timer, the Talawa Pattern Meltabomb had a more flexible setting time and a faster timing speed.

For standard models, changing the default time usually requires a Techmarine or Tech-Priest, or an Auxilia technician with a similar level of skill, to adjust it according to mission requirements.

The Talawa Pattern was designed by technicians of the Tarawa Tribe who immigrated to Triken, adopting technology from the "Dark Age of Technology," and was equipped with a clockwork mechanism and hands.

Just as simple as an alarm clock from the Old Night era of Terra, an Order Shadow who had completed recruit training could use one hand to quickly complete the timer setting within one second.

Warning runes leaped across the eyepiece displays of all the Reavers, and they retreated rapidly.

Rumble!

Accompanied by the sound of the explosion, two five-meter-wide breaches were blown into the Basalt Fortress.

The Reaver Squad filed in, tearing through the defenders' line.

Wen te bo en walked into the gate opened by the Reavers, as if stepping into another world.

The Order Shadow keenly perceived that piercing shrieks were lingering all around, as if cold, sticky tentacles were stroking his body.

【What have the Andresians done here?】

After Wen te bo en ascended to the Thelemic First Layer, he isolated the screaming.

He looked around and found that the Order Shadows were moving stiffly.

Having just won the Gene-Father's trust, received the gift of power, and become a "Singer," he opened his mouth and let out a dry, hoarse voice.

"Father! My Lord! Please grant me power to dispel the enemy and bring strength to your progeny!"

The singing revealed a hint of warmth and holiness, and the discomfort felt by the surrounding Order Shadows was completely calmed.

Their courage, their strength, and their agility were all slightly enhanced by this song.

The "Singer" felt his own Spirituality become abundant and lively, as if illuminated by sunlight.

He led his team and continued forward.

Wen te bo en sensed two enemies lying in ambush at the corner.

He marked them in his helmet, and two Reavers activated their jump packs.

They swept past the corner, swung their Chainswords, and chopped off the heads of the two Andresians.

Wen te bo en led his team and pushed forward along the black basalt avenue.

Within his line of sight, he saw a massive arched Dome.

Beneath the Dome was a colossal factory.

Dozens of circular vehicles surged out from within, each with an Andresian positioned in the center to operate it.

Tied to the railings all around were four humans, their faces turned toward the central pillar.

No, those were not ordinary humans, but psykers.

Wente bo en's eyes flashed; he sensed an invisible, dangerous power brewing.

On the foremost vehicle, the Andresian raised its tail, its scorpion stinger tapping against the runes.

Electric sparks flickered, and the four electrocuted psykers had light flashing in their eyes.

Four beams of light converged on the central pillar, forming a beam the thickness of a fist that shot toward them.

Wente bo en instinctively dodged, but the members of the guard behind him could not react in time and were struck by the psyker beam.

The psyker lightning pierced through the power armor, and the Order Shadow was electrocuted into a charred corpse.

Having dodged the attack, Wente bo en had already guessed that the Andresians were capturing human psykers to manufacture weapons.

【Even if the Xenos possess the means to enslave psykers and turn them into weapons, how could there be so many psykers in this world?】

(End of this chapter)