Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 291 They Want to Become Gods?
The emperor said to capture them alive, so we'll capture them alive.

The people on the lighthouse were once again awestruck as they watched the light soar into the sky.

Most of the hunters and city defense troops also began to receive missions, were given equipment, and boarded vehicles to go to the ground to provide assistance towards the base.

For a moment, the entire lighthouse became somewhat empty!

Because many young and healthy Dust People joined the ranks of the City Defense Army and the Wilderness Hunters, many areas of the Lighthouse suddenly became uninhabited.

Only Charles remained standing before the narrow sliver of light, with darkness like an abyss behind him and light like paradise ahead.

His entire demeanor was cold and aloof as he looked down at the convoy speeding past below.

"Master, this time the base of these ground people has been attacked by the Devouring Beasts. I think this is our chance!" The lewd-looking Bry said obsequiously, half-bowing and rubbing his hands.

"It was all arranged by the Lord of Light and Shadow!" With that, he turned and left, slowly being swallowed by the dark abyss. "Greetings to our City Lord!"

The fully armed follower behind him did not immediately follow, but instead glanced at 4079 who was welding on a platform outside.

4079 looked over and nodded as if confirming something. Seeing this, Suiying's tense heart relaxed, and she nodded in response.

They then followed Charles's group and left the area.

"Captain Suiying!" Charles's voice rang out. Suiying quickly stepped through the crowd and stood before Charles, kneeling on one knee and bowing his head, saying, "Master, please give your orders!"

"You've done an excellent job on your recent missions, making a great contribution to the Lighthouse!" Charles immediately showered Suiying with praise, which sent a jolt through her.

In the past, I might have foolishly agreed, but during this time, I also came into contact with many people and things while following Charles.

So he knew that he needed to do something again!

As expected, Charles's next words reflected his inner thoughts and a flash of fear appeared in his eyes: "The food rations for the upper class are strictly regulated. Although those iron-canned natives on the ground have allowed the commoners to eat some of the upper class's food, it doesn't mean that some commoners can eat the food that only the city lord eats!"

These words shattered the pride that Suiying had built up since becoming an upper-class citizen, causing him to instantly fall back to being a commoner.

He immediately knelt on both knees, kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice, "Chief, those are all the rations you gave me last time!"

Charles's lips curled into a playful smile upon hearing this. Indeed, a commoner is a commoner; their intellectual disadvantage cannot be compensated for by their status.

"Oh?" Charles asked softly, which made Suiying, who already had some worldly experience, instantly realize that he had been tricked.

“Captain Shadow, I wasn’t talking about your food rations. I was just lamenting that the food that once belonged to the upper class can now be eaten by those lowly commoners! What a great injustice!” Charles hunched over and opened his arms, as if to express the unfairness of the world.

"But I think all of this was arranged by the Lord of Light and Shadow!" After sighing, he crossed his arms and covered his chest with a compassionate expression, making him appear incredibly holy.

He caused the crowd below to bow and say, "Therefore, I am here!"

"I heard that the famous Captain Mark is now imprisoned in Dr. Carrie's ecological research institute laboratory." Charles asked, looking at Vanti below. After treatment, her injuries had mostly healed, but some parts of her body had been fitted with exoskeletons to assist her movement.

But that blow caused her serious injury.

Vatican knelt on one knee and said calmly, "The information is very accurate. Moreover, on the day the Hunters returned, Captain Mark was parasitized by the spine, which was witnessed by everyone present. There's even video evidence! And according to the followers' reports, Captain Mark is still alive, but they were excluded from the actual experiments!"

Charles nodded. The two sisters had been with him since they were little. They were used to using it after all these years.

“This shows that Captain Mark’s situation is not optimistic either, and Shang Minranbing is the only person who has entered and exited the Ecological Research Institute’s laboratory. So we can be absolutely certain that Captain Mark is alive, but something has definitely happened to him and he cannot be seen by anyone!” Fanti made the final conclusion, stood up and returned to the team.

Charles stared intently at Suiying below and said, "Captain Suiying, what exactly happened to Mark, the former commander of the Hunters? And what kind of accident was it that he couldn't possibly share with anyone?"

Sui Ying's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly lowered his head, his voice trembling as he said, "According to... according to the cases on the lighthouse, everyone who has been parasitized by the spine has died without exception. In some special circumstances, they might even transform into Devouring Beasts!"

“Yes! Devouring Beasts! This is the greatest threat to humanity!” Charles seemed to be sighing, but Suiying already knew his purpose.

After thinking for a moment, 4277 and 40791 gritted their teeth, kowtowed again, and shouted loudly, "This kind of existence is the greatest potential threat to the Lighthouse. Now, the entire human civilization is reduced to this last spark on the Lighthouse. The Lighthouse absolutely cannot withstand any more storms or swaying; this threat must be nipped in the bud!"

Charles raised an eyebrow. This guy was becoming more and more like him. "Then, Captain Shadow!" With that, Charles drew his longsword, placed it on his shoulder, and said solemnly, "The Lord of Light and Shadow now grants you the greatest authority. To protect the last spark of humanity, and for the stability of the entire Beacon, you will mobilize all available resources to investigate, resolve, and eliminate any potential threats that could harm the Beacon!"

"I obey the orders of the Headmaster!" Suiying responded loudly, but was met with Charles's rebuttal, "No, no, no! This is all the arrangement of the Lord of Light and Shadow!" Suiying swallowed hard and repeated, "I obey the arrangement of the Lord of Light and Shadow!"

Meanwhile, Tie Hui, who had already arrived at the ground base, also received a message from the lighthouse.

He spat on the ground. "I knew this kid would cause trouble!"

Tiberos, munching on his steel rice cracker, asked somewhat exasperatedly, "What are we supposed to do? Just watch him flailing around like that?"

"Never mind him, stick to the plan. I was thinking that if this guy doesn't make a move, I won't be able to take action against the Light and Shadow Society. I didn't expect this guy to be so... Heh! This time, we'll take him down in one fell swoop, so that the Emperor's Faith can safely replace the Light and Shadow Society." Tie Hui also took out a steel rice cake from the bag in front of him, took a big bite, and found that it tasted pretty good. His previous depressed mood was swept away in an instant.

"This thing is pretty good!" Tie Hui looked at the thing, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. The energy contained in this thing, just a few pieces, could replenish the energy needed by Astartes' body.

And the texture and taste are pretty good!
If we take these back and trade them with the various warbands, that would be a considerable income!

"This is a new food that those guys from Dragon Bone Village made using a new technology they researched with life essence! It tastes really good!" He finished it in a few bites and then picked up another piece!
Hearing the sounds of gunfire outside, Tiberos clapped his hands, brushed the food scraps off his gauntlets, and said, "Sir, isn't it our turn to make a move? The gunfire outside is getting weaker!"

"Let's go!" After downing their drinks, the group quickly finished their short meal and soared into the sky, speeding towards the outside of the base.

Only then did the Hunters on the lighthouse arrive late, climbing the city walls to clear out the last of the Devouring Beasts.

Looking at the Astartes flying overhead—the ones their squad leader had mentioned—they couldn't hide their envy.

Tie Huifei lowered his head and looked at the huge, luminous humanoid figure that was now within arm's reach.

"This thing has been confirmed; it should be an Avatar-level being! At the level of a Lord of Light and Shadow! Although it belongs to the Devouring Beast system, strictly speaking, they have already broken away from the Devouring Beasts. It can be considered a blueprint for a new species. As long as it undergoes a few more evolutions, it should form a completely new species, just like when the Earth was occupied by the human species!" The Emperor's voice echoed in Tie Hui's mind.

He couldn't help but ask, "Then this thing is really very useful to you!"

With a wave of his hand, Tiberius and the others rushed forward, but all their attacks were firmly blocked by a layer of silvery-white transparent light membrane.

Even when explosives struck it, they stretched inwards with a long arc. But they couldn't break through the membrane; in fact, the membrane's rebound force sent them flying back in the direction the attack came from.

call--

Just then, two long blades suddenly appeared behind the avatar, hurtling towards them with silver lightning.

It lashed out directly at Tie Hui and Tiberos, so fast that even they couldn't dodge it immediately.

The nano shield was shattered and dissipated with a snap, and the nano silicon gold armor on the surface of the power armor was also directly pulled out with a deep black mark, and even scorch marks could be seen on the surface of the power armor.

Clearly, this attack was extremely powerful. If it hadn't been dodged in time, an Astartes would have been seriously injured and forced to leave the front lines if they had taken this hit head-on!
"What is this thing?" After dodging back several hundred meters, Eboros touched the power armor that had been pulled out and was now damaged.

He was utterly astonished. After all, when it came to the physical defense capabilities of his armor alone, Tiberius was second to none among the current Astartes.

Even his nanotech armor and power armor have been ripped open like this.

"Be careful! It seems that the life essence in this guy's body is being continuously replenished from another dimension!" The Emperor sometimes warned, because he also sensed that something was wrong.

The aura emanating from the thing before him somehow gave the emperor a feeling of increased appetite.

He felt that as long as he could swallow the thing on the other side, it would not only benefit his own body but also greatly benefit the system.

"Their aura is very similar to that of the Warp in the past, but it feels like something is missing." The Emperor stroked his chin, recalling his past research on the Warp.

"Isn't the subspace made up of the souls of intelligent beings in the universe?" Tie Hui instantly thought of something upon hearing the Emperor's words.
These so-called higher-dimensional beings are exploiting the ecosystem to absorb the life essence of the entire Earth. One could also say they are absorbing the life soul of the entire Earth.

Moreover, according to the data report on the research of the Spirit Seed inside the Devouring Beast, the life source space inside really does look like the initial version of the subspace.

Only spiritual power or consciousness can enter, and the space inside is vast, larger than the universe, and time seems to not exist inside.

This is exactly what the subspace is like!

If this happens frequently, in large quantities, or even over a wide area, wouldn't it really become what is known as subspace?
"Could it be that those things behind this want to become gods?" Tie Hui narrowed his eyes. This was not a good sign!
After all, there's the case of those four small vendors in Hammer World, there's a precedent for that!
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(End of this chapter)