Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 9 Meeting on the Road
The sky over the Poros River was gray, and the dry land was covered in dust from the roaring engines of a large number of transport vehicles and airships. Through the busy air routes in the atmosphere, starships moving in low-Earth orbit could be vaguely seen.

A long-accumulated rainstorm is about to come. The changing air pressure affects people's mood, making the gloomy sky feel gradually weird.

[It is expected that the unknown interference will be completely eliminated within 20 hours and 09 minutes. After comparison, the probability that the interference source comes from the subspace is more than 95%]

[Material delivery function has been restored, the transmission array has been affected and is being repaired]

Luo Xi, who was riding on the off-road vehicle heading to Numinas, finally received limited good news during his communication with the intelligent computer.

Similar to the situation encountered during subspace navigation, the interference to the intelligent brain comes from the power of the Supreme Heaven, which disrupts the stability of any existence with AI properties in the form of chaotic waste code.

If it is an electronic virus in the conventional sense, with the ability of the intelligent brain, it can be completely destroyed in just one logical operation. Strong artificial intelligence has incredible power in the data world like a god.

However, the other party is not an electronic virus, and it is even difficult to define what kind of existence it is.

This news also eased a lot of his tension. At least now the starships in space can provide support to Roche and others on the surface.

Since it was a vehicle for the mortal auxiliary army, the two Astartes warriors had to shrink into the back of the vehicle. They hunched over, hugged their knees to their chests, and filled the only available space.

The fire lizard Thassa took up 2/3 of the space, and he was forced to squeeze Iron Father into a corner of the carriage. Vulkan's majestic figure even made the wheel on one side be flattened even more.

He smiled naively at Tiefu and tried to say something to ease the atmosphere.

"It's quite warm in this carriage."

Weiland was quite speechless. This was an open-air carriage, and he stuffed his steel prosthesis into the gap between his legs.

The dark raindrops finally fell, like bombs hitting the surface of their power armor, blasting away a little bit of wet water marks, and the earthy smell before the heavy rain could be smelled.

The rainstorm is coming!

The dry road was covered with millions of raindrops, which soon gathered into a shallow layer of water, which flew and splashed under the high-speed rolling of the tires.

Sergeant Herlock personally drove the 61st Company's vehicle, speeding along the highway leading to Numinas. Although the veteran did not know what happened in detail, he could see something unusual on the faces of Luo Xi and others.

"It looks like something big is about to happen, old man, run faster."

The veteran murmured to the vehicle beneath him in an imperceptible voice, while stepping on the accelerator and increasing the speed to maximum.

In the gloomy sky, the dark clouds grew thicker and thicker, almost turning the day into night. Only a few dragon-like lightning occasionally streaked across the sky, followed by a loud rumbling sound a few seconds later.

Suddenly, Weiland, who was sitting in the rear truck bed, turned his helmet, and his electronic eyes scanned a special object moving at an astonishing speed.

"A Land Speeder, an Ultramarines!"

On the flat road behind the vehicle, a special open-top vehicle was seen moving forward under the influence of the anti-gravity plate, and the roaring engine brought it to a speed far beyond what ordinary people could bear. It was equipped with a turret, and the weathered cobalt blue armor symbolized their identity.

Thermal imaging showed that there were two Ultramarines piloting Land Speeders. Their turrets installed on the outside were highlighted in Wieland's eyes. The moment they came into his sight, Iron Father was able to destroy them.

"Stop it!"

Seeing that he had just encountered two Extreme Marines, Roche immediately signaled the sergeant to slow down the car and flashed the lights to signal the approaching Land Speeder to stop.

The loud horn echoed on the road, attracting the attention of the Ultramarines.

"Slow down, Selaton." In the co-pilot seat of the Land Speeder, the captain of the 4th Company of the Ultramarines, Ventanus, signaled his companions to slow down through the communicator in the helmet.

The Land Speeder slowed down.

"Those two are... our battle brothers?" Selaton also noticed that several vehicles in front were slowing down and signaling. In the back bed of one of the vehicles, there were two Astartes who were also wearing Extreme Marine power armor sitting crouched down.

The Rand speedboats immediately slowed down, and they followed the convoy and stopped at the side of the road with it.

Ventanus jumped off the speeder that was floating on the surface. He took off his helmet and smiled brightly: "Brothers, where are you going?"

Luo Xi also opened the car door. Weiland and Tassa climbed over the guardrail of the truck bed. One side of the vehicle sank suddenly, pressing the vehicle so hard that it made a sound of steel being squeezed.

The two men also took off their helmets, and everyone immediately discovered that the particularly tall Astartes actually had charcoal-colored skin, and his eyes radiated a scarlet glow like underground fire.

This is... Ventanus was speechless. Some of his battle brothers did have black skin, but this one...

Clearly not the Ultramarines.

"Hello brother, Salamander-Tassa."

"Iron Hands, Weyland."

The two of them did not continue to disguise themselves. It was really a bit far-fetched to think they could get away with it in front of an Ultramarines Captain. They were not like the Alpha Legion who were good at disguise.

Ventanus was just stunned for a moment, and then didn't say anything. He was keenly aware of the heavy aura of the two Astartes and realized that this might have other intentions.

"My Ultramarines brother, we have brought very important intelligence. You must immediately use all means to pass it to the top leaders of your legion."

"at all costs."

Salamander and Ironhand said in unison.

"The Word Bearers who are coming from space are traitors. They have betrayed the Emperor along with several other legions. The Ultramarines are in crisis."

After he finished speaking, Ventanus even suspected that the hidden injury of his Ear of Leman had not healed.

"The Word Bearers are traitors? How is that possible?"

On the side of the road, troop carriers, freight vehicles, artillery and tanks were rolling forward, roaring as they braved the heavy rain to complete the Legion's assembly order. The mortal auxiliary soldiers riding on the troop carriers coming and going saw the Extreme Marines standing on the side of the road and burst into cheers and laughter.

The endless convoy of self-propelled artillery stretched for dozens of kilometers, and the Shadow Blade tanks, Hellfire tanks and other vehicles produced by the Mechanicus were even more noisy.

However, such a lively environment could not make Ventanus' heart warm. It was like being poured with ice water from Fenris. Ventanus could not believe the truth of the news for a moment.

Legion, betrayal.

This was an extremely unfamiliar term to the Ultramarines, and it was even forbidden to mention it. He heard that a warrior named Hill was detained for investigation because he proposed a hypothetical tactic against the Astartes, and was even being held accountable by the Primarch himself.

There has never been a precedent for a civil war among the Astartes. We are all warriors of the Emperor, so why would we fight each other?

"I swear in the name of Ferrus and Vulkan, my brother, what we said is true. Isstvan V's betrayal has destroyed the three legions of Iron Hands, Salamanders and Raven Guard. We have come here with great difficulty just to tell you the news."

Swearing in the name of the Primarch is the most solemn oath for any Astartes.

Ventanus's caution made him decide to temporarily trust the news of the two battle brothers. He must inform the Primarch and the Legion's top brass as soon as possible.

"We just wasted forty minutes heading to the airport, but the stewards I wanted to see were not there. The closest place to us with advanced communication capabilities should be the Global Museum."

Ventanus didn't waste any time. He quickly returned to the speeder and signaled Selaton to go at full speed.

"Those veterans know the location of the Global Museum. Let's go first, brother."

The Ultramarines disappeared in front of Roche and the others in the blink of an eye, but Roche felt relieved. They passed the information to the Ultramarines, and the betrayal of the Word Bearers should be stopped.

The group continued on their journey, and soon everyone was shocked by some huge creatures on the field beside the road.

A huge column of Titan machines lined up in a row, marching slowly with heavy steps, surrounded by the Crusader speeders and other ground vehicles.

Swarms of Titans can even block out natural light, and the remaining light is intercepted by these divine machines, forming large areas of deep shadows.

Some strange lights shone on the cockpit on the top floor of the Titan, exuding a deep murderous intent. A total of forty-seven Titans marched towards the assembly point at an earthquake-like pace.

There was shock in Luo Xi's eyes, but more of it was familiarity. At that time, Titans were weapons of war, although compared to other dangerous weapons, Titans seemed very "gentle".

But in today's era, these giant machines undoubtedly have terrible deterrent power and combat effectiveness.

They are superior to almost any ground unit, whether it is a super-heavy tank or a superhuman soldier like the Astartes, they are as fragile as a piece of paper in the face of Titan-level firepower.

(End of this chapter)