Chapter 115: Warhammer: What Do You Mean You Conquered the Zerg

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Protagonist:

Lin En

Lena

Lin En raised his head and casually waved off the staff officer, leaving an independent space.

He fell silent for a moment, quickly pondering in his mind why Sorin had suddenly left.

Lena seemed not to notice his misgivings, only feeling glad to be rid of that annoying watcher,

her mood especially delighted, her tentacles swaying gently, her voice carrying a trace of glee:

"She's gone, I want to go out and play with Lin En tonight, the tail is gone, it's very safe!"

Lin En looked at the Miniature Shredder Worm that had crawled onto his palm at some point, a trace of helplessness rising in his heart.

Since her first trip on the Ice Plains, Lena had fallen in love with that feeling of unrestrained freedom.

She always wanted to go out for a walk, only held back by Sorin's surveillance, unable to go play often.

But whenever he thought of the lesson of Necromunda, vigilance once again occupied the high ground in his heart.

On Necromunda, he had once fallen into the enemy's trap due to a moment's negligence, nearly causing Lena's death.

Since then, he no longer dared to easily believe the appearances floating before his eyes.

He also believed that Sorin Vimlot, as an Imperial Adjudicator, surely had patience far beyond ordinary people.

She had followed him for nearly a month, from Broken Canyon to the Forbidden Wall, wherever he went, she was like a shadow, never slackening in the slightest.

Such a person, or all Adjudicators, were those who would not stop until they achieved their goal, never easily giving up.

How could she possibly just leave so easily?

This was too abnormal.

Lin En shook his head, gently tapping Lena's little head with his fingertip, his tone firm:

"We're not going out today, everything is normal, act according to the original plan."

Lena's compound eyes blinked, full of confusion:

"Why? She's gone, there's no surveillance."

"It's precisely because she 'left' that it's abnormal," Lin En explained softly, he never hid anything from Lena.

"She watched me for so long, she wouldn't leave without reason, this is very likely her camouflage, trying to lure me into taking the bait."

Although Lena didn't understand, she still chose to believe Lin En.

Her consciousness instantly spread out, connecting with Likate lurking on the outskirts of the Forbidden Wall.

Soon, Lena's voice sounded again:

"Likate is tracking her, gait normal, body temperature normal, psyker fluctuation consistent with that Adjudicator, no abnormalities detected."

Even so, Lin En still did not relax his vigilance.

Lena's perception was sharp, but that Adjudicator's methods were not simple.

She must have many other dark technologies in hand; shielding or forging illusions was no difficult task.

Being careful was never wrong.

And Lin En's guess was not wrong.

Between the third floor of the Forbidden Wall Temporary Command Post, the Mezzanine between the Machine Servant Maintenance Passage and the Soldier Rest Room.

A stretch of darkness, only faint emergency lights casting out a slightly slender silhouette.

This silhouette wore PDF-standard soldier armor, the helmet covering her face, revealing only a section of fair neck.

But if one drew near, one could discover the crimson eyes beneath the helmet, and that head of soft silver hair.

Sorin Vimlot, she had never left the Forbidden Wall.

The "Sorin" walking toward the Main Hive outside the wall was merely a Skeleton Suit she remotely controlled via a Spirit Bone Bracket.

That skeleton was one of her "Collections," able to perfectly imitate her gait, body temperature, even psyker fluctuations.

Enough to fool most perception methods, including Likate's scans.

On Sorin's chest was affixed a palm-sized Black Stone Technology Talisman.

It was precisely this talisman that suppressed her true psyker fluctuation to be no different from an ordinary soldier, allowing her to perfectly hide among the soldiers of the Forbidden Wall.

These were her confidence, the capital that allowed her to dare to enter the dragon's den and lurk by Lin En's side.

Sorin leaned against the cold wall, her crimson eyes beneath the helmet full of calculation.

She was waiting, waiting for an opportunity, waiting for Lin En to lower his guard again and go out on a "date."

To seize this opportunity, she had conducted detailed statistical modeling of Lin En's behavior patterns.

She discovered that out of seven patrols by Lin En, five had chosen blizzard weather, because such weather could obscure vision and facilitate his concealment of tracks.

And for the following four outings, to throw people off the scent, he had all chosen specific escort squads.

According to her calculations, five escort squads had a probability as high as 73% of being selected for the next patrol.

And she had long since mixed into one of those "High Probability Squads."

Guard Company 7, Third Platoon.

Now, she only needed to patiently wait.

And patience was an essential course for every Imperial Adjudicator, their weapon for capturing prey for the God Emperor in the dark universe.

The time Sorin waited was not long.

Late the second night, an encrypted secret order, through the Governor's Mansion's communication channel, was issued to the camp of Guard Company 7.

The Governor will head to the Seventh Outpost to carry out a facility inspection mission, ordering the Third Platoon of Company 7 to accompany as escort.

The moment she saw the secret order, a smile of complete control appeared at the corner of Sorin's mouth.

Her judgment never errs; Lin En, after all, has fallen into her trap.

On the Ice Plains at midnight, wind and snow raged, and three Chimera Armored Vehicles drove out of the Forbidden Wall.

Bumping forward across the pitch-black Ice Plains, the vehicle headlights cut through the night, illuminating the rugged road ahead.

Sorin sat in the compartment of one of the Chimera Armored Vehicles, wearing ordinary soldier armor.

Crowded together with the other soldiers, head bowed, pretending to rest with eyes closed, while actually paying attention to every sound outside at all times.

The Armor Vehicle traveled for forty minutes in the wind and snow, and just as it was about to arrive at the Seventh Outpost, the road ahead was suddenly blocked by a collapsed Ice Cliff.

Huge ice blocks piled up in the center of the road, several meters high, completely impassable.

The PDF Lieutenant leading the group stuck his head out, looking at the Ice Cliff before him, and couldn't help but curse once: Ice Cliff collapses on the Ice Plains are common enough.

But it just had to happen at this time—truly ill-omened.

He dared not delay in the slightest, fearing the Governor would encounter an ambush on the Ice Plains, and immediately ordered:

"Turn around! Governor Sir's safety is the most important!"

The Lieutenant quickly walked to Lin En's Chimera, opened the vehicle door, his face full of apology:

"Governor Sir, the road ahead is blocked by an Ice Cliff; we need to clear the obstacle first."

"It's too dangerous here, fearing an enemy ambush; you first change into a set of ordinary soldier uniforms, and I'll find a few brothers to escort you back to the Forbidden Wall first."

Lin En nodded, not refusing.

He took the ordinary soldier uniform handed to him by the Lieutenant, quickly put it on, and got out of the vehicle.

Then his gaze swept over the soldiers around him, seemingly casually selecting soldiers to send him back.

He chose a soldier who looked honest and simple, and had him drive the Chimera Transport Vehicle back.

Afterwards, he slowly walked toward the squad where Sorin was.

Sorin's heart tightened; she immediately converged all her emotions, pretending to rise with the other soldiers, preparing to go clear the Ice Cliff obstacle ahead.

She had just taken a few steps when a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

A low voice sounded in his ear:

"Hah, we met as if old friends, yet I must leave."

"Comrade, how about... seeing me off?"