Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 289 Ran Bing and Mark

Looking at Macron's whole body, he seemed to be swaying like a bald eagle addict high on drugs, and my temples throbbed.

I glanced inside and saw that the Emperor was now like a Taoist priest with an air of otherworldly wisdom. He had his left hand behind his back, stroked his nonexistent beard with his right hand, and tilted his head back at a 15-degree angle.

"Excellent, excellent! For humans, emotions are both our weakness and our most powerful weapon!"

Tie Hui was surprised that the Emperor had this outfit and asked in confusion, "Is it 'The highest virtue is like water'?"

Emperor "Instant!"

"You old man, you know this stuff?"

"What happened? No way! I was there too! I was planning to run away with them, but those guys sensed something was wrong and just disappeared!"

Tie Hui: "Didn't you aspire to be the savior of humanity, the Lord of mankind?"

"It was something we had no other choice but to do!"

Tie Hui "..."

"Hunter Ran Bing!" A city guard stood at the entrance of the Hunter's Armory and shouted loudly to the Hunters who were busy with their tasks in the empty room inside.

As a newly selected city defense soldier from among the common people, 4399's excitement never stopped from beginning to end.

Although so much time has passed, I can now talk freely and confidently with a few people or familiar companions, without the inferiority complex I used to have.

But in a situation like this, after that shout, I still feel a trembling excitement.

Fortunately, these new city defense soldiers all wore masks, so no one recognized them!
Meanwhile, some outstanding Dust People who had ventured out to hunt in the armory clearly sensed the aura emanating from this city garrison soldier, which was similar to their own.

That's the smell that only comes from living in a pigeon coop in a dusty neighborhood for decades.

They exchanged a brief nod for a split second before going about their own business.

Ran Bing also heard the message from the Red Army and hurriedly ran over from the deep part of the preparation room where they were teaching new recruits.

"Ran Bing, Deputy Commander of the 1st Squadron of the Hunters!" Ran Bing's demeanor, short hair, and combat uniform still made her look as heroic and dashing as ever.

"I need your assistance on a mission. Please come with me!" After saying this, he gave a lighthouse salute and turned to leave.

Ran Bing hurriedly followed and asked in a low voice, "Brother, what's the matter?"

Looking at Ran Bing beside him, who deliberately lowered her head slightly and called him "brother," cautiously asking questions, 4399's vanity was greatly satisfied. Even his walking posture became unconsciously more upright. "I'm sorry! I haven't received any specific instructions. I just need you to come to the Ecological Research Institute! Someone will receive you there!"

Ran Bing couldn't get a straight answer, so she sighed silently. But when she heard that the Institute of Ecology was where Mark was, her heart started racing again.

Could it be that Mark has recovered?

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent her alone; they would have notified everyone in the lighthouse.

But she felt that the reason she was being notified alone was because Mark might be in some serious trouble.

Just as Ran Bing was lost in thought, the two arrived at the gate of the Ecological Research Institute. A space soldier was standing there, holding a laser gun.

The somewhat intimidating gas mask, with its two dark lenses that couldn't reflect any images or scenery, always gave 4399 a chilling sense of dread whenever he saw it.

4399 quickly approached him, saluted, and then sped away. His mission was complete, and he had no desire to linger there any longer.

Ran Bing stood there, looking nervous and helpless like a little girl. She could only look up at the Star Guardian soldier, who was almost a head taller than her, and ask, "Excuse me, who is Mark...?"

"Hunter of the Wilderness, Ran Bing!" The Star Guardian soldier said, pulling out a scanner and scanning Ran Bing's entire body. After confirming the information displayed was correct, he put the device away.

He turned and walked forward, saying, "Follow me!"

The cold tone made Ran Bing abandon her desire to hurriedly inquire.

The two walked through the corridor, turning and twisting. At each gate, two Star Guardians stood guard vigilantly.

This made Ran Bing, who was following behind, gasp in amazement at the security force, and she became even more worried about Mark's current situation.

After passing through several gates, the New Territories soldier in front of them stopped, saluted, and then turned and left.

After the tall figure in front of her moved away, she saw an even more upright Astral Army officer in a trench coat looking down at her with his head held high, as if he were examining some prey.

This feeling was all too familiar to her, someone who frequently faced death on the ground.

Of course, for this Astral Army officer, a human who could fall in love with an Xenomorph was a more hateful existence than the Xenomorph itself.

To him, even if you were to date and mate with a dog from the old days of Terra, he would still feel that mating with an alien would be more authentic.

The officer kept a straight face and didn't say a word until he passed through the last gate, which opened to reveal two towering iron giants standing on either side.

Ran Bing had learned a bit after they'd been at the lighthouse for so long. What was the common name for these iron giants? Astartes.
The name is so strange that nobody understands why it's called that.

But who dares to ask these people!
After all, that enormous fist had been demonstrated in the battle at the lighthouse; it could smash a person to pieces with a single punch.

After one of the Astartes confirmed the visitor's identity, he said, "Mortal Captain, your mission is complete. This mission has been archived!"

The officer gave a standard Eagle salute and said, "Thank you, sir!"

After watching the officer leave, Astartes turned to Ran Bing, who was standing there, and said, "Come with me!" He then turned and walked forward, pulling out a lighthouse breathing mask and handing it to Ran Bing. "There will be scarlet pigment and bromine mist inside. Protection is essential!"

Ran Bing hesitantly took the mask, put it on her head, and said, "Th...thank you!"

The two remained silent for the rest of the journey. As the hatches opened one by one, the figures of Tie Hui, Tiberos, and Dr. Carrie finally came into view.

Upon seeing familiar faces, Ran Bing's face showed a relieved expression. However, when she looked back, she saw a huge, humanoid Devouring Beast with a hunched back staring at her with its innocent-looking big eyes.

She didn't know who it was, but the familiar feeling emanating from this Devouring Beast was exactly the same as Mark's.

This sent a jolt through him; he simply couldn't accept it. He instinctively glanced at the two groups of people standing in the center.

Dr. Carrie's gaze was filled with sadness and inquiry.

“Ran… Bing!” Mark suddenly uttered two words, which sounded difficult to outsiders, but his pronunciation was exceptionally clear.

This completely shattered Ran Bing's defenses. He instinctively covered his mouth, tears streaming down his face and dripping onto the floor. "Mark!"

Mark, who was bent over, looked at Ran Bing, who was crying. He took a few steps back and bumped into the incubation chamber behind him.

Fear flashed in his eyes, because Ran Bing's appearance made him feel that it was his own hideous face that caused it.

His current appearance is no longer human; he can no longer give Ran Bing anything!
It's even possible that Ran Bing will face criticism after he appears in public!

He can't do that!

Tie Hui and the others made way for them and stood aside, no longer attracting the attention of the two men.

Dr. Carrie, however, stared with a fanatical glint in her eyes as she looked at the real-time data of Mark's body displayed on the instrument in her hand. She wanted to say something to Father Tara beside her, but was stopped by his gesture.

"Why did this happen?" Ran Bing shuffled forward and looked at Mark, asking in anguish.

Mark felt the hands reaching out to stroke his face, and a deep sadness flashed in his eyes.

Tie Hui wasn't interested in the romantic scenes on site, but he waited for more than ten minutes until the two had finished venting their emotions for the sake of the experiment.

He then led everyone forward, saying, "Don't worry, it can still revert to its human form!"

Ran Bing pulled away from Mark's embrace, her hands hanging down in front of her, and silently asked with her head down, "Why is this happening?"

Tie Hui scratched his chin with his fingernails. Ever since he grew a beard around his mouth, he would touch it every now and then.

Now he is pondering whether or not to tell Ran Bing what 4068 did.

After all, Ran Bing now represents the vast majority of the hunters.

If she thinks about it, many of the old hunters will stand up and support her. At that time, the hunter groups and the light and shadow on these lighthouses will clash again.

"Perhaps you could go to the Light and Shadow Society and pray!" After much thought, he finally decided that he wanted to watch the show unfold slowly, since anything too intense would be detrimental to the current state of the Lighthouse. "After all, the Lord of Light and Shadow will provide the answer! Because all of this is the Lord of Light and Shadow's arrangement!"

"Charles?" Ran Bing muttered to herself, her eyes vacant and her head bowed, as if asking the people in front of her, or perhaps asking Mark behind her.

Tie Hui simply shrugged and said, "I don't know. After all, you believe in the Lord of Light and Shadow, so isn't all of this the Lord of Light and Shadow's arrangement?"

Mark behind him seemed to remember something, and his eyes began to turn blood red. A faint scarlet pigment slowly emanated from his body.

A bloodthirsty roar slowly came from his mouth, but the next second, Ran Bing simply reached out and touched his neck, and Mark calmed down, looking at Ran Bing with a puzzled expression.

"My lord, what do you desire?" Ran Bing wasn't a fool; the people on the ground wanted complete control of the Lighthouse. Religions like the Light and Shadow Society had to be completely eradicated.

Otherwise, the losses would be too great!

Therefore, she knew very well why these people on the ground had brought her here, the second leader of the entire Wilderness Hunters after Mark, to witness all of this.
Neither Tie Hui nor the other person were surprised that they had survived the apocalypse and possessed leadership qualities.

Ability is one of the thresholds, and it's the minimum threshold!

"The Light and Shadow Society is a religion! The Light and Shadow Lord they worship is most likely a product of an ecosystem, possibly a higher-level Devouring Beast!" As he spoke, Tie Hui handed the tablet he had prepared to Ran Bing. "For us, only the Emperor can save all of humanity! In the vast and dark universe, only the Emperor has saved all of humanity!"

Ran Bing took the tablet without even glancing at it, her head still lowered. She turned around and looked at Mark with a face full of heartache and reluctance, reaching out to stroke it. Mark realized what was happening and enjoyed this rare moment of tenderness.

"I will definitely avenge you, just wait for me!" After saying this, Ran Bing turned around and left without hesitation, tears streaming down her face as she turned away.

Mark stared blankly at the departing figure, then reached out and caught a falling tear.

At this moment, he didn't want Ran Bing to take any risks or do anything dangerous. He just wanted Ran Bing to live a good life and live happily with her.

He didn't want to end up like his older sisters, Hongkou and Poxiao.

"Don't worry!" Tie Hui walked over, slightly bent over, patted Mark on the shoulder, and smiled. "We'll protect her. Right now, all you need to do is cooperate with us to find a way to completely restore you to human form. Otherwise, going out now will only put her in danger. You've seen Charles's methods, haven't you?"

For some reason, these words made Tie Hui feel like he was the villain.

Upon hearing this, Mark was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed with overwhelming anger.

Clearly, with Ran Bing's arrival, its human-like qualities have become stronger. Its previous memories are also becoming clearer!
Tie Hui nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left, saying with some resentment, "Hurry up and renovate! This place is fucking too low!"

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(End of this chapter)