Chapter 1228 Hulk Oreros appears!
When the Ryza exploration fleet found the huge hulk Aureros, it was floating quietly in the void like an ugly tumor.
It is as big as an asteroid. Since it is located near an unstable subspace node, the surrounding space is constantly fluctuating and cracking. The necrotic material spilling out of this sick area looks like rotten matter. Bad pus from a wound.
For the Mechanicus, the hulk is undoubtedly an abomination, because it is a mixture of a large number of human and alien ships, lost in the subspace, fused together, countless It was spat out centuries later, and thus became a symbol of the corruption of the Warp, a harbinger of horrors from beyond real space.
But for the sage of exploration Deejay Katona, it only means one thing -
"Finally found you."
He looked at everything in the observation window almost obsessively.
The convoy's sensors were depicting something eerie, so much so that they checked over and over to make sure it was accurate.
This hulk is a collection of fused spaceships. Each spacecraft has deformed and merged with the spacecraft next to it. Their every bend and break has the characteristics of subspace power. Created from hundreds of warships lost in the Twisting Abyss.
The Lord of Detection examined the blurry image rotating on the holographic unit, and then said:
"This is an Imperial spaceship."
He pointed to a long section of the ship's hull, located in the upper part of the hull.
"And here, beneath the Imperial ship, is the pirate ship of the Eldar, a creation of the aliens."
For the Mechanicum, the hulk is more than just a physical Threats are also regarded as blasphemy against the God of All Machines.
Few blasphemies make the alien spacecraft and the imperial spacecraft merge so seriously. Those imperial ships are sacred, their machine souls are ancient, they carry the wisdom of the God of Machines, and they also carry The power of the Emperor, the god machine that represents humanity's greatest achievement in conquering the galaxy.
But now that they are dead and defiled, those who live in them must be blasphemers.
"Send five special reconnaissance teams to enter the hulk from several directions at the same time."
The hulk is very large, no less than a hive, although Reza's fleet brought enough of the Skitarii, but it was far from enough to fill the hulk, not even a fifth.
So they must quickly find the key area and then concentrate all their efforts to take it down in one go.
Didge Katona had already sensed that the Peepers were already on the way, and his time might be very tight.
Soon, the landing craft carrying the Skitarii reconnaissance team flew out of the fleet like tadpoles separated from their mother's body and headed straight for the huge hulk.
A small Ryza reconnaissance team usually consists of ten Rangers and one Alpha Ranger, with an additional set of (three) Vultures as support. Rangers are one of the basic infantry of the Skitarii system. They are experts in the Skitarii legion responsible for hunting, guerrilla warfare, forward movement, and reconnaissance. In contrast, they are equivalent to the light infantry system in the Astra Militarum.
As scouts of the Skitarii, the Rangers naturally have corresponding strengthening modifications: for example, their eyelids are completely cut off to maintain their eternal vigilance. Rangers can adapt to as many observation conditions as possible, and their eyes will be modified accordingly depending on the forging world and the sage they belong to, so that they can see at night as if it were day.
Some sages may directly modify the eyes of the rangers with enhanced optical imaging equipment or even directly replace them with mechanical eyes. These are all means to enhance their hunting capabilities. At the same time, rangers often There are also more durable mechanical prostheses that allow them to continue running and walking without reducing their combat efficiency, and their brains have also been modified accordingly to strengthen their hunting instincts, or directly accept combat programs from the sages. .
Since they often need to carry out this kind of hunting operations, they often have more scanning equipment and related brain implants. For example, their team commanders are often equipped with machine-god looking glasses, or they have machine-god gifts in their brains. Fu's virtual network, a holographic map simulation system controlled by sages, allows them to master almost any terrain.
The main weapon of the Rangers is almost the same product that has been continuously improved from the Martian heritage in the age of strife to today - the galvanic rifle. However, Ryza highlighted the characteristics of its plasma technology and combined the current The rifle was changed to a plasma rifle, and its power was greatly improved.
Riza's plasma rifle has two barrels and two shooting modes, one is an energy-saving and high-speed laser mode, and the other is an energy-consuming, slower, but powerful plasma mode. .
A typical Ranger squad usually consists of ten members, and one Alpha, the captain, who has the most and most powerful transformation systems and is also the strongest Ranger in the squad.
But the special reconnaissance team sent by Reza this time is different from the past. They are all the best members selected from the Rangers, and their captains are all the elite of Alphas - Chief Alphas.
Alpha G67M is one of them.
When he walked out of the cabin of the landing craft, he immediately opened his spyglass and began to scan the surrounding terrain and environment. At the same time, 10 other rangers in red robes holding plasma rifles also left. came out, and then three Eagle-type mechs roared out and quickly occupied the high ground.
The Greedy Vulture is the most common flying intelligent control machine currently used by the Mechanicus. Its origins can be traced back to the Old Night Era, and it was promoted to almost all forge worlds in the late Great Crusade.
Based on the scans, Alpha G67M concluded that this was a garden, and further deduced that this was the wreckage of a once extremely luxurious spaceship. Except for a few statues and artificial trees on both sides of the gate, Most of the garden's plants are withered, its raised marble flowerbeds are deserted, and the trees in the hidden holes are now dead branches. The rusted steel on the walls and ceiling has a strange smell, and the middle It's a broken fountain.
After confirming that there were no enemies nearby, Alpha G67M ordered the team to start moving forward.
But it had no idea that at the edge of the garden, a pair of alien eyes hid behind a damaged statue of the emperor, watching the rangers walk into the passage.
The monster looked at them with a pair of blood-red eyes with a vicious attitude. After the other party completely disappeared, it stood up and held the statue tightly with its limbs and arms.
It straightened up and felt the air around it. The light of the stars in the distance reflected on its pale and shiny carapace.
Then, it raised its smooth spherical head and listened to the sound of slight footsteps in the distance. Just a few hundred kilometers away, some rangers had already encountered the residents on the hulk. The rhythm of battle can be felt in every fiber of its ugly body.
It longs to join that battle and soak its claws with the blood of its enemies. This is exactly the will that a certain will keeps whispering in its head.
The alien shook its head, snorted, and quietly followed the Skitarii reconnaissance team. As it moved, more shadows in the darkness also moved, and quickly gathered into a large rustling A terrible rustling noise——
(End of this chapter)