Warhammer 40K in a box

Chapter 657 Teren Biosignals
Fishing boats glided silently into the private dock of the "Peak of Tranquility" island, as if unwilling to disturb the sea shrouded in excessive tranquility.

The light of the star Xisu was still intense, but strangely it had lost its temperature, like a layer of cold golden gauze gently covering everyone's shoulders.

The strange fish corpse, imprisoned in the transparent container, undulated slightly with the anti-gravity dragging device, like a huge, slow heartbeat.

Every inch of its skin, every scale, tells a story of some unnatural origin, becoming a boulder pressing down on the depths of everyone's consciousness, so heavy it's suffocating.

Olegana got up almost before the hovercar had come to a complete stop.

A faint glow of data flow emanated from the depths of her prosthetic eye, as the encrypted data link, like an invisible nerve bundle, directly connected her to the "Gabbro" in orbit.

Preliminary scan data flooded the shipboard advanced artificial intelligence laboratory like a burst dam, instantly triggering a series of deep analysis protocols. The hum of the laboratory's server cluster seemed to pierce through the clouds and reach the ground.

As she strode into the makeshift analysis room, the sophisticated instruments around her seemed to sense her presence and all came to life.

Her mechanical fingers danced across the control panel, so fast they almost left afterimages. Every movement was as precise as if it had been programmed at the nanometer level, and tiny arcs of electricity occasionally shot from her fingertips, reflected on her focused profile.

Chen Xi did not disturb her.

He stood on the edge of the terrace facing the sea, his figure as straight as a knife.

The sea breeze kept ruffling his dark coat, but it couldn't dispel the growing solemnity between his brows.

The intuition honed over years of judging was resonating in his mind like a dark and ominous prophetic poem, each note striking a vigilant beat.

Titus stood at the far end of the dock, commanding with composure.

The warriors of Deathwatch spread out silently like shadows, occupying key points throughout the island.

The star was slowly sinking below the horizon, dyeing the sky and sea a magnificent yet poignant blood red, as if the entire planet was silently bleeding from some unseen wound.

The last ray of light shone on Chen Xi's face, gilding one half of his face with gold and casting the other half into deep shadow, as if he were standing on the dividing line between light and darkness.

Just as the daylight was about to completely disappear, the sliding door of the analysis room opened silently.

Olegana walked out steadily, her posture still upright as usual, but Chen Xi keenly noticed the unusual tremor in the data stream in her eyes—a rare outward manifestation when her core logic encountered an extreme shock.

Her precise mechanical right hand unconsciously clenched and unclenched repeatedly, with an almost inaudible servo-like sound emanating from between her artificial knuckles, as if suppressing some surging computational storm.

"Chen Xi." Her synthesized voice remained steady, but beneath it lay a chilling undercurrent. "The preliminary biological scan and gene sequence comparison are complete. The result—is from Tyron Biotechnology."

Chen Xi's heart sank suddenly as she followed her into the analysis room, which was shrouded in cold blue light.

On the main screen, complex gene spiral patterns tangled and danced as if alive, exuding an unnatural ferocity; on the other side, the Imperial Biological Gene Database window kept popping up scarlet warning signs, and the danger level was increasing at a breathtaking speed.

Oregana pointed to a highlighted, flashing gene segment with an unusually complex structure, full of signs of artificial distortion and forced recombination.

“Highly anomalous unnatural coding patterns were detected in this biological sample,” she said, her voice devoid of emotion but speaking slightly faster than usual. “The aggressiveness and complexity of its structure far exceed any known natural evolutionary path, and even exhibit obvious instrumental characteristics.” She paused for a rare moment, as if even her logic engine needed to mobilize extra computing power to repeatedly verify this incredible conclusion.

"After three independent encrypted verifications with the database... the match rate between this gene marker and the gene sequence characteristics of the Tyrian worm population reached 71.23566%, and the comparison is still ongoing."

"Tyran swarm?" Chen Xi's voice was deep and resonant, each syllable carrying a chill from the deepest part of the starry sea.

In any context of the Empire, this word signifies ultimate destruction, a cataclysmic disaster that devours stars and annihilates all things. They sweep across the world like a tide, leaving behind only bones and deathly silence, a void that can swallow even death itself.

"The conclusion is confirmed." Aurejana's mechanical voice was firm and unwavering, brooking no argument. "This means that the aquatic ecosystem of 'Azure Dawn' has most likely suffered systematic contamination by Tyran biological genetic material."

This pollution is not caused by natural evolution, but rather by the direct residue of bioactive substances from insect colonies—or worse, by some kind of targeted infiltration and modification of the marine ecosystem that we do not yet understand.

In an instant, all the clues collided and connected in Chen Xi's mind, creating a silent roar.

Abnormal behemoths, bizarre genetic structures, this excessively perfect yet eerily tranquil "tranquility"... This is not a vacation paradise at all, but a breeding ground for Tyranids, a malignant tumor buried deep within the body of the empire!
The judge's will instantly overshadowed all of Chen Xi's personal emotions and fluctuations.

His gaze suddenly turned icy cold, like a star blade, and an almost suffocating pressure emanated from his body, as if the air itself had frozen in response to his decision.

When he spoke again, his voice was like the cracking of cold iron, clearly engraving the command into the consciousness of everyone present: "Announce to the entire planet that a state of emergency is to be declared immediately."

Immediately, using my judge authority, issue an alert across all local administrative and military communication channels with the highest priority, demanding the complete blockade of the planet and the imposition of martial law.

Orders were issued to the Supreme Commander of the Planetary Defense Force, representatives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, the State Bishop…

All high-ranking officials of the planet must assemble on the planet's main island within one hour! Failure to do so will be considered treason!

"At the same time, invoking Article III of the Alien Quarantine Act and the Biosanitation Protocol, immediately activate the global bioquarantine agreement. Lock down all spaceports, surface ports, and orbital elevators; entry is permitted, but departure in any form is prohibited!"

Mandatory genetic screening is mandatory for all personnel! Priority screening targets include: government officials, all defense force personnel, Starport operations staff, and those who have recently been in contact with open waters!

He turned sharply to Allegana and Titus, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, his gaze piercing as if it could burn away all hesitation: "Allegana, you are in charge of the technical execution."

Immediately establish multiple secure communication links to ensure all commands are directly uploaded to the 'Gabbro' and confirmed for receipt. At the same time, prepare to activate the shipborne deep space scanning array to conduct a full-domain deep biomarker scan of the galaxy. I need to know the extent and degree of contamination.

"Titus, you and your men have taken full control of all defense points on the island, authorizing the use of lethal force, and raising the alert level to the highest. We may... have already triggered them."

Titus's resolute face remained expressionless; he simply nodded heavily.

In Olegana's prosthetic eye, the data flow accelerated once again like a waterfall. She had already begun to build layers of communication encryption protocols and data firewalls, as if she were weaving an invisible web of war.

Beneath the illusion of paradise lies a crack leading to the abyss, and deep within that crack, countless cold compound eyes seem to be opening.

They are standing on the edge of a rift.

(End of this chapter)