Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 288 The Ultimate Beast
Over the years, Burns had come to accept the existence of the Zerg, but Argus, looking at everything around him, still hadn't fully accepted it.

The ability of these alien insects to reproduce and expand terrified him.

Cooperation with the Zerg was the best solution he could choose in this situation, even after learning from Burns that these Zerg were biological weapons controlled by Gao Yi.

Such a creature was a ticking time bomb in Argus's eyes; what if it really got out of control?
Salamanders are known throughout the Empire for their benevolence; they are willing to sacrifice their lives for the lives of civilians. However, their benevolence is limited to humans. Their hatred for aliens is no less than that of anyone in the Empire, and may even be more extreme.

This can be seen as inheriting the personality of their Primarch, Vorkan, who could also mercilessly smash Eldar children into mincemeat.

Led by two springtails, the group finally stopped in front of a huge, fleshy creature.

The vast area before them was formed from a Leviathan whose flight genes had been removed; its thick bio-armor and flesh had been transformed into a unique fortress.

Upon sensing the arrival of the Zerglings, a bloody passage, large enough for two people to pass through, opened up in the Leviathan's body.

An unpleasant smell made them both hold their breath.

Burns closed the visor of his combat suit, and Argus put on his powered helmet.

Countless Zerg guards protected Abathur along the way.

Many of these Zerg units are still the standard Zerg units, but their size is much larger than that of ordinary Zerg units.

When the two passed through the long tunnel of flesh and blood to reach the very center, they saw Abathur rooted in the fleshy ground before them, and an incubation pool filled with green biological fluid was right in front of Abathur.

He focused intently on controlling the incubation pool before him, where countless genes flowed, supporting the Zerg in its development toward greater power.

Abathur wriggled his worm-like body as he looked at the two of them.

Argus then turned his gaze to the three giant Zerglings beside Abathur in the flesh and blood chamber.

These three enormous alien insects, each nearly twenty meters tall, were awe-inspiring and occupied almost half of the entire cabin.

The aura emanating from them sent shivers down Argus's spine. These were pure biological weapons; he had no doubt that they could kill him with ease.

And this powerful creature stayed quietly by Abathur's side like a pet.

Unlike Kerrigan or Zagara, Abathur is not a formidable fighter. With the ability to manipulate genes, Abathur is quite vulnerable.

However, he also possesses a special power besides manipulating genes: he can inject more biomass into some Zerg units to make them more powerful in combat.

Beyond combat power, when biomass accumulates to a certain level, the Zerg will also undergo its ultimate evolution.

The three scorpion-like creatures beside Abathur at this moment are the result of this ability.

These beings called Savage Beasts are evolved from ordinary ground units that have accumulated a large amount of biomass. Even the Leviathan that Abathur is currently in is an evolved flying unit that has carried a large amount of biomass.

Unfortunately, the amount of biomass required to evolve these is far more than the hundred required in the game.

The three savage beasts in front of us also differed from ordinary savage beasts, exhibiting some unique changes.

By killing the Tyrant released by Tevantias, Abathur successfully obtained gene fragments from the Tyrant's body. Smaller Zerg could not withstand the genes of these giant Tyrant creatures, but the bio-enhanced beasts could. Abathur extracted the best parts of the Tyrant and injected them into the bodies of these beasts.

At this point, the beast's body still retained a form similar to a human torso and a scorpion's tail, but it was covered with a harder and thicker carapace. The biological spikes that were originally used as weapons had changed to a shape more like human arms, and its attack method had been replaced by biological blades that resembled long knives.

The sharp, monomolecular serrations, combined with the beast's own strength, are enough to tear apart most metals.

The humanoid design clearly makes it more agile, with significant improvements in both strength and speed.

However, the enhancements that the Tyrant's genes brought to these beasts were not like that. Abathur took advantage of the Zerg's ability to accommodate multiple genes at the same time, allowing these beasts to mutate instantly.

If needed, the flying Tyrant's fleshy wings can burst out of its body instantly.

The original ability of the Savage Beast to spit acid for aerial attacks has been further enhanced. It can not only spit acid for group attacks, but also shoot biological spikes for single attacks with greater range and penetration.

What Abathur liked most was Tyrant's ability to transfer his memories and combat experience back to the Hive Will after death, and then re-inherit those memories upon resurrection. This way, even if he died, there was no need to worry, as Tyrant would only become stronger and more troublesome after resurrection.

Now the Savage Beast also possesses this ability, and it also has abilities similar to those of the King Worm Node creature.

This can prevent the situation from spiraling out of control due to the death of the queen beetle.

If the Ultralisk is the most powerful meat shield and mob-clearing machine in the Zerg race, then the Brutaloid is a powerful unit focused on individual combat strength.

Their targets were not the common soldiers, but the strongmen among the enemy and the important large war machines.

"You are here."

Abathur's voice transmitter emitted a hoarse, low-pitched High Gothic language; learning human languages ​​was far too easy for him.

"Lord Abathur, Lord Gao Yi said he wants us to find you!"

"I have received orders from the lord. The swarm is ready. Burns, as ordered by Lord Gao Yi, I will lead you out of the bottom. My swarm will protect you as you advance. In five days, the lord's fleet will attack Comoros, and then you will leave here with the dynasty's fleet."

I will then obey the lord's orders and escort you to the designated location.

"Really?! That's wonderful, Lord Argus! Did you hear that?! The great Lord Gaoyi has really come to our rescue!"

Burns said excitedly to Argus beside him.

But Argus was not so optimistic.

"If you're just at the bottom, that's fine. I've known your characteristics over the years, but are you sure you can break out of the bottom?"

The Dark Eldar warships can't get in here, but things are different once you leave the lower levels. These Dark Eldar are not so weak; they still have a large fleet and a large number of incredible weapons.

Even with your sheer numbers, I don't believe you can truly win against a fleet. And even if your so-called merchant ronin manages to bring a fleet in, can he really withstand the Comoros's overwhelming anti-aircraft fire?!

Argus still remembered how his warband entered Comoros; the Dark Eldar would certainly retaliate after such an attack.

"Humans, the power of the Lords is far beyond your imagination, and the Swarm is far more powerful than you imagine."

(End of this chapter)