Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 174 The Transformation of the Bloodthirsty Man

Upon receiving news of this team, Gao Yi immediately dispatched the support fleet that had been on standby.

When the Twilight Blade discovered the human fleet that had appeared in the galaxy, it no longer cared about hunting down the remaining human survivors.

Kalushin brought with him some of the captured humans, as well as the most important psionic crystals and insect eggs.

SCVs were carelessly discarded as scrap among piles of combat suits that were still functional or severely damaged, and among piles of easily transportable supplies.

These seemingly useless odds and ends can still fetch a little price. Kalushin himself will no longer cooperate with the humans in the expansion zone, but that doesn't mean the other Dark Eldar in Comoros won't cooperate with other humans in the galaxy.

Within the Empire, there are numerous planets and nobles who secretly trade and collude with these pirates, providing mercenary services to these humans in exchange for resources and humans to serve as slaves.

In the conflicts over the years, the Dark Eldar have also captured some combat suits.

These combat suits often fetch a very good price in trade with humans.

The dynasty's fleet did not pursue with all its might, but instead chose to go to the planet's surface to rescue the survivors.

When Gao Yi learned that the pirates had entered the net passage, he knew that the first step of his plan had succeeded!

Gao Yi closed his eyes and began to sense.

His vision and thoughts were temporarily focused on the SCV that had also been taken away.

He could see the Eldar pirates carelessly tossing SCVs onto their warships. They didn't understand the true purpose of SCVs and thought they were just some seemingly rudimentary Terran engineering machines.

Both the Dark Eldar and the Ark Eldar arrogantly believed that the current technology of the human empire was primitive and backward.

After severing the link, Gao Yi asked Artanis.

"Artanis, can the Nexus sense the presence of the Crystal Tower?"

“Sure! Although the connection is a bit weak, the connection through the psionic matrix still exists. The portal has been upgraded and is now capable of warp-ing. If you need, my Templars and I can warp to the Crystal Tower at any time!”

"It's not time yet. Let the bullets fly a little longer. Kerrigan, what about you? Can you sense the presence of the larvae?"

“Father, I can do that too! I can use the swarm network to hatch eggs whenever you need me, and I think I’ve made another special discovery.”

"special?"

"Do you remember those guys known as the clowns who killed a squad of Zerg when they fled Malfurion?"

"I remember."

"They also took away the corpses of those alien insects. These insects should have been completely dead, but I suddenly found that I had re-established a link with them."

"Can a link be established even after death?"

“No! I’m certain they were already dead. The Zerg and the Zerg swarm don’t lie to me,” Kerrigan said firmly.

"Can you see the environment in which those alien insects are currently located?"

"Let me try, Father! The distance is too far, and my senses are too blurry. I see my alien insect is being imprisoned in a metal cage, and there are many other cages around it. These cages contain one creature after another, many of which I have never seen before. However, they are obviously not natural creatures; they have been pieced together!"
It was an artificial creature pieced together from different organisms. I saw many experimental platforms and so on. I also saw those dark spirits!

Wait, it seems my Zergling has been modified too! These limbs don't belong to the Zerglings!

Kerrigan's words immediately made Gao Yi think of a possibility: these clowns had taken the Zerg corpses to the dark city of Comoros!

They even handed over these alien insect corpses to the Bloodlings, a group of Dark Eldar who possessed incredible biotechnology.

If it's this group of people, it's really possible to revive the Zerg!

This group, known as the Bloodlings, are the ultimate perverts. Their actions and the way they inflict pain are considered extreme even within the Dark Eldar.

They also have another title: Masters of Pain.

However, no one can deny the skill these guys possess in the areas of flesh and biology.

They used flesh and blood as their canvas, constantly adding their own ideas and designs, creating flesh and blood monsters that could move and terrify any creature. Some of the most powerful individuals could even rival the fighting strength of a Chapter Master from Astartes.

The Dark Eldar fear this group, yet they cannot do without them. They strengthen the flesh and blood of warriors and can even resurrect the dead.

Their technology even enabled the powerful Dark Eldar nobles in Comoros to possess a sophisticated resurrection mechanism.

Furthermore, the Bloodlings can even revive themselves when they are down to just one cell, making it extremely difficult to kill them completely.

Even Fabius Bayer, who could create clones, once apprenticed under these masters of flesh and blood. Even the most extreme members of the Empire once brought a Bloodwalker to the Golden Throne in an attempt to resurrect the God-Emperor, who had become a dried-up corpse, and repair the Golden Throne. This shows just how powerful these guys were in their biological expertise.

Clearly, the clown couldn't figure out what the Zerg were like on his own, and no one was more suitable than these Bloodlings to explore the characteristics of living beings.

As the clown explained the characteristics of the alien insects he had seen to the Bloodwalkers, the Bloodwalkers themselves became interested in these creatures they had never seen before.

"This is quite a surprise!" Gao Yi had been wondering if the pirates would send the insect eggs to Comoros, but now, they already had their own informants in Comoros ahead of time.

"Kerrigan, can you still control them?"

"No problem. Although the Zerg are subject to control and modification, my priority will always be higher than anyone else's, except for you, of course."

"Very good! Make these resurrected Zerg obey the Bloodling's orders, and then take control of them when necessary!"

Gao Yi was waiting, waiting for the arrival of the Blood Raven and for the Star Pioneer's modifications to be completed.

Meanwhile, on the Mourning Memory, Karusin's warship was docked in a net tunnel, and an Eldar fleet from the Ark also arrived there.

As the warship's hatch opened, Karusin encountered someone he had never expected.

"Prophet Ella?"

"Karushin, it's been a long time."

Looking at the Eldar prophet before him, who had lost his eyes and could no longer see, even if Karusin had said many bad things about these former comrades behind their backs, he dared not act rashly when he actually saw Ella. Even if he was unwilling, he had to admit Ella's power.

Ella lost her sight in a battle with the Word Bearers, otherwise her power would be far greater than it is now.

Ella's arrival also demonstrates how much importance Kroll attaches to the Crystal Tower.

A creation capable of continuously generating and radiating pure spiritual energy has attracted the attention of the entire Council of Prophets.

For the Eldar, a faction that has always dealt with psionic energy, the Crystal Tower is more important than one might imagine.

Meanwhile, the dimensional spider warriors were transporting the crystal tower out, along with the probe.

Ella stepped forward and stroked the probe.

“A psionic creation never seen before.”

She could still vaguely sense the residual psionic energy inside the probe.

Ella then looked at the crystal tower.

Although she couldn't see, she could sense the psychic energy constantly being released from the crystal tower. The feeling brought by this psychic energy even made Ella feel comfortable and satisfied.

"Just as the report said, what race built this thing? Is it some kind of mineral or a man-made object?"

“Prophet Ella, if you want this, you should pay the due price.”

"Karushin, Korol will provide you with a Sunlight-class warship for this reason!"

After saying that, Ella ignored Maruka and directly transported the crystal tower and probe back to her warship.

Watching the departing Ark Eldar, Sinruka's face was once again filled with hatred. He couldn't bear the feeling of being looked down upon, but the sight of a complete warship forced him to suppress his emotions, even though the other party's attitude was like charity.

"Hmph, order the warships to the Comoros! Sell the slaves and goods, and prepare for another hunt as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)