Warhammer: Saving Humanity Begins with the Resurrection of Horus

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A massive Hive Tyrant charged forward, its four bizarre arms wielding four menacing bone blades. These seemingly fragile biological weapons were incredibly powerful in actual combat; not only did they regenerate after wear and tear, but their sharpness was also capable of tearing through the terracotta that made up the Astartes power armor.

The ground, made of flesh and blood, trembled slightly as several warrior insects, accompanied by sword insects, charged ahead of the shield formation formed by the Imperial Guards and Terminators. However, before they could collide with it, explosive shells containing ancient technological ammunition were fired from beneath the halberds of the Imperial Guards, slamming into their faces.

The chitinous carapace on his face turned into fragments floating in the air, and his flesh was crushed, leaving a fist-sized through wound on Tyrion's head.

The minions collapsed to the ground, powerless, but they had already achieved their goal—the Hive Tyrant charged to the shield formation, its four bone blades crashing down on the Imperial Guards at the forefront with the force of a mountain collapsing.

The golden warriors did not retreat. They calmly raised their shields, which shimmered with an invisible force field, causing them to flash with blue light and lightning the instant they made contact with the bone blades. Then they suddenly scattered, making way for the Hive Tyrant's relatively vulnerable abdomen.

The power halberd flashed like lightning as a Watchman of the Imperial Guard struck with such speed that even Astartes behind him couldn't see it clearly. By the time the halberd was sheathed and the Shield Guards had reformed their ranks, a horrific wound had appeared on the Tyrant's body, through which his utterly destroyed internal organs could be seen.

"keep going."

Lynch's voice came through the team channel. Two Terran hours had passed since they successfully boarded the Zerg mothership. In those two hours, the team had killed countless Tyranids; the corridors behind them were littered with blood and severed limbs. But most terrifyingly, their team had not suffered any casualties so far.

The overwhelming pressure was terrifying, but Lin Qi still sensed something was amiss. Tyron's offensive intensity was completely different from what he'd started, giving him the feeling that his opponent was deliberately slowing down.

No, it's not a feeling, it's a fact.

While using his precision-engineered bomb gun to headshot enemies, Lin Qi recalled information about the Tyranids. He narrowed his eyes and began to vaguely form a conjecture.

Perhaps due to the heavy losses suffered in the previous battle with the Chaos Fleet, the Zerg mothership has been unable to produce enough powerful Tyrannical units to intercept Lynch and his forces' advance.

Queen Norn knew she was doomed; the distance between her and death was the distance between Lynch and herself. The hive will controlling her was also aware of this.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the Zerg hive's will decided on the most profitable strategy.

They gathered their last strength with Queen Norn, but not to kill the invaders. Instead, they sought to obtain the invaders' genes and then put them into the biological pool.

In this way, even if they fail here, the Hive Will can use the acquired fragments to analyze and create targeted solutions on other Hive fleets, allowing even more powerful Terran units to stand in this world.

but........

A cold smile appeared on Lin Qi's face.

That's wishful thinking.

The team advanced relentlessly, and Tyrannosaurus's relentless attacks had no effect whatsoever. When the difference in quality was too great, quantity alone could not bridge it. The Ripper Bugs were crushed, and the Gun Bugs and Knife Bugs were easily squashed.

Warrior bugs or other low-tier node creatures are usually torn to shreds in a single encounter. Only the Hive Tyrant or the Cerebrate can slightly slow down the team's speed.

However, the former could not last more than three rounds, while the latter would be dealt with by Lin Qi himself, who would use his psionic energy to crush the opponent.

Yes, even under the shadow of the Hive's will in the warp, Lynch still maintained his psionic power.

Just like ten thousand years ago, even surrounded by a large number of silent nuns, the Imperial Chancellor Makado was still able to maintain a powerful psychic energy.

The shadows of the subspace could not completely suppress Lynch's psionic powers.

Half an hour into Terra, the long, fleshy corridor was finally traversed by the group. At the end of the corridor was a heavy door made of chitin.

At the gate, a large number of Terran units gathered, their vocal organs emitting sharp, piercing cries before launching a final, desperate attack on the arriving intruders.

Bioplasma and acid were continuously fired, but this time the Imperial Guards didn't even need to defend against them.

Lin Qi raised his hand, looking at the incoming attacks, his eyes flashing with a blinding white light.

The temperature began to drop, and thick frost appeared on the ground. The flying plasma, acid, and bio-bullets also began to change, white psionic flames appeared on their bodies, causing them to burn fiercely, and finally turning into ashes in the instant before making contact with the team.

Several brain worms in Tyrion's team began to emit psionic light, clearly wanting to engage in a psionic battle with Lynch. However, before they could fully unleash their psionic power, an immense pressure instantly descended upon them, as if the air was being squeezed from all directions.

Blood seeped from their bodies, and the brain worms fell limply to the ground, twitching a few times before losing their life.

Lin Qi shook his head slightly. These brain worms were too simplistic in their thinking. They wanted to attack his soul directly, but little did they know that in the battle of psychic energy, this was the thing he feared least.

He could even cast a pitying glance at the psionicist who did such a thing, waiting for the other party to be killed by the pressure of having their unfathomable nature exposed.

With several psionic units eliminated, what followed was a one-sided massacre. The Tyranids attacked fearlessly, but facing a far more powerful enemy, their lack of high-level units ultimately made it difficult for them to put up a fight.

Half an hour into Terra, the last warrior bug was decapitated. The grotesque head rolled several times on the ground before finally slamming into the chitinous gate.

Lin Qi and his group stopped and looked at the gate in front of them.

Only after the battle was over could we have a close look at this alien creation.

The chitinous gate, though lacking in elaborate patterns, possessed a strange and inexplicable beauty due to its purple exterior. The regular patterns layered upon each other, and under the light, they gleamed with a gem-like texture.

Lin Qi closed his eyes and sensed several psionic reactions behind the door. Among these reactions, one was the most unique and powerful—Queen Norn. Lin Qi narrowed his eyes, knowing that he was about to meet this representative of the hive's will.

"Break the door."

He said in a deep voice, and the two Terminators immediately stepped forward and placed the thermal bombs on the door.

The team retreated to a safe distance, and then the molten metal bomb on the gate exploded violently. The intense heat instantly melted the entire gate, even charring much of the surrounding flesh and tissue. The entire Zerg mothership seemed to tremble from the impact. At the same time, a sound rang out, sounding like the wail of the enormous miracle creature.

Lin Qi and his group stepped through the smoke and dust and arrived at the space behind the door.

On the ground made of flesh and blood were several enormous pools, and within these pools, giant eggs, each as tall as a person, were densely packed together. The liquid in the pools was all a pale green color, and upon closer inspection, it emitted a strange, sweet-smelling, fishy odor.

Everyone in the team was looking at the giant eggs. Through their thin shells, they could see the dark shadows curled up inside—these were the Tyranid units that had not yet fully grown, but they would never have the chance to grow to full size.

The Terminator's Storm Bolt Gun and Flamethrower came into play, and the giant eggs were all destroyed in just three minutes.

The group continued onward, and along the way they saw many more pools. Some of these pools were full, while others contained only a few giant eggs, and even less liquid.

This reveals the current state of the Zerg fleet—just as Lynch suspected, the scarcity of biomass has made it unsustainable for them, preventing them from producing sufficiently powerful Terran units.

This is the weakness of the Terran Zerg: when they have enough biomass, they can wreak havoc, but once they run into a shortage of biomass, even defending against invaders becomes extremely difficult.

Soon, the group arrived at the end of the space.

A deformed creature was perched on a strange, bone-white object, but Lynch identified it from the psionic energy emanating from it—Queen Norn, the target of her defection.

Two spirit fleas circled around Queen Norn. These Tyrannical units, whose psionic strength reached the Alpha level, were completely incomparable to the cerebrates Lynch and his group had encountered before. Lynch was well aware of this, so he made his decision in just a few seconds.

In an instant, or even less, the battle began.

The Storm Bolt Gun roared, unleashing countless heavy explosive rounds towards Queen Norn and her two guards.

At the same time, a piercing, sharp sound wave appeared, sweeping through Lynch's team. Four agile figures, leading countless low-tier Tyrannical units, rushed from all directions towards the intruders' team standing in front of the Queen.

The Screaming Assassins are melee elites within the swarm, their massive size even exceeding that of the Astartes armored Terminator.

The reason they have this name is not because they scream in battle, but because they can spew out a cloud of highly heated biological plasma.

For the team that boarded the ship, the real battle was just beginning.

Lynch broke out of the group, his target clear: Queen Norn.

To put it bluntly, as long as the Norn Queen can be killed, no matter how powerful this Zerg hive fleet is, it will completely collapse due to the loss of the central node creature, and all the Terran units belonging to this fleet will become mindless beasts.

Dealing with a group of ignorant beasts is much easier than dealing with a well-coordinated army of creatures.

Moreover, wild animals have an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, and they will not choose to fight even if they know they will die, driven by a will.

The mind fleas began to unleash their psionic energy. The lesson learned from the brain worms had made them realize that if they launched a direct attack on Lynch's soul, they would only face certain death.

So they chose the simplest way to use psionic energy: two thick bolts of psionic lightning pierced the air and rushed straight toward Lynch. At the same time, a large number of low-level Tyrannical units rushed up, blocking Lynch's path and preventing him from dodging the two bolts of lightning.

But... Lynch, or rather, from the very beginning, had no intention of dodging those two bolts of lightning.

A burst of white light suddenly appeared, making Lin Qi seem as if he were draped in moonlight. The Imperial Guards who were fighting Tyrone froze for a moment, but quickly recovered and continued to engage in the battle as if nothing had happened.

Horus, controlling Lynch's body, watched the lightning rushing towards him. His enhanced psionic energy formed an invisible force field shield, enveloping him within it.

The lightning collided with the shield, distorting its trajectory and turning it into terrifying arcs of electricity that struck the knife-like insects surrounding Lynch.

Queen Norn let out a piercing shriek, and the next moment, more than a dozen Licats rushed out—these Hive assassins had completely abandoned their formidable stealth abilities at this moment, brandishing their claws in an attempt to break through the invaders' armor, obtain their blood, and extract sufficiently powerful genetic fragments from it.

"Ah."

Horus sneered, and white flames appeared on his body before suddenly spreading outwards.

Like a pearly white lightning bolt, it moved through a world beyond the reach of the naked eye. The temperature of the air dropped by tens of degrees. White frost appeared on the walls and ground made of flesh and blood, and the flowing blood turned into dark red ice.

Before a mind flea could react, its body was pierced by the power spear. Flames surged, engulfing its entire body in flames.

At this moment, Queen Norn, who was observing the battlefield, had fallen into a state of malfunction. She was somewhat unable to comprehend the creature before her. Such a powerful body and soul were beyond the comprehension of the hive will behind her.

Is this a living organism that can be made of pure biomass?

The hive's will pondered, and then made a decision.

A crazy decision.

The other mind flea stopped attacking and, the instant Lynch approached, unleashed a desperate attack.

A powerful psionic reaction surged through its body, compressing Alpha-level psionic energy into a singularity before finally exploding like a bomb.

Horus's expression changed, and he quickly retreated to the ranks of those resisting the Zerg swarm. The self-destruction of the Alpha-level psionic units forced him to temporarily retreat, and his psionic shield was fully deployed, protecting not only him but also everyone else around him.

A blinding white light appeared throughout the space, and when the light dissipated, apart from the team protected by Horus's psychic energy, all that remained in the space were charred corpses and a huge, deformed creature lying on the ground.

Horus, panting heavily, had also exhausted himself from the previous attack. He refused the help of those around him and walked over to Queen Norn, who was still barely alive.

Without many words, the judgment pierced through the other's body, and at that very moment, the Hive Mothership suddenly began to tremble violently. But as Queen Norn's life force completely vanished, everything returned to calm.

This third party, who suddenly intruded into the battlefield, was thus completely eliminated.

"retreat."

Horus said, no longer looking at the Norn Queen's stiff corpse, and led his men away without looking back.

Chapter 178 Son of Horus's Genetic Disease: A Stand-up Comedy

Kayan felt the veil that had enveloped his soul gradually disappear.

The power of psychic energy returned to their bodies, and the others around them gradually returned to normal. Astartes and the wizards once again felt the blessing of the High Heaven. This relieved them and dispelled their panic.

“The False Emperor’s lackeys dealt with those Xenomorphs.” Honsor’s gaze was grim, for he knew perfectly well that after the Empire had dealt with the Tyranids, the next step would be a full-scale war against them. “Kayan, will we receive any reinforcements?”

Iskandar Kayan, the Chaos Wizard and a pivotal figure in the Black Legion, fell silent at this moment.

"There will be."

"...How long will it take for them to arrive?"

"I don't know, it depends on the commander's decision."

“You…” Hong Suo frowned. “Did you sense something?”

"Don't ask any more questions. Your job is to hold Galmek. Whether there are reinforcements or not doesn't matter. As long as we can hold out for a month, we can win and you can get the reward you want."

"Alright, alright, since you're the client... But I still need to remind you of something: with a major battle imminent, what we need is cooperation without any secrets. I think you don't need me to elaborate on what kind of situation betrayal and deception by allies will lead you to."

After saying this, Hongsuo left. In order to block the Imperial army, he set up many small fortifications and several large strongholds outside the city. Originally, these things could have been effective in hindering the advance of the Imperial troops with the protection of the barrier, but now, under the threat of orbital bombardment, they were just a waste of power and resources.