Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 270 Viscon's Special Metabolic System
"They've changed! Be on high alert!" Per shouted into the company command channel.

The Shadow Order members of the Fifth Company, upon receiving orders from their company commander, warily eyed the aliens, regarding them as extremely threatening creatures.

Just as Per gave his men a warning, the Visken mercenaries swiftly pounced on him.

Its speed is several times that of daytime not long ago.

As the charged blade clashed with the strange blade, Per immediately felt his arm go numb.

The alien's attack, which had been weak, suddenly gained immense power.

Per wondered, "How could their fighting strength have suddenly increased so dramatically?"
Pell dons the "War Mask," channeling the anger of his fallen warriors and his hatred for the aliens into power.

The power sword was swiftly swung, striking the Visken mercenary on the head.

After the disintegrating force field shredded the alien's head, he stepped forward, his eyes deep and unfathomable, activating "subspace vision".

Using Article 23 of the Osberh-Vaya Code, Per seized upon a loophole in the alien's attack and delivered a slash that cost the alien its arm.

He then swung his charged sword and killed the alien.

As he attacked, Per observed his surroundings and discovered that the entire fortress was shrouded in darkness, with only a faint light shining from the distant center of the fortress.

A sudden realization struck him: the alien's fighting power only surged after the lights dimmed.

Only after the light completely disappeared did their combat power increase several times over.

Upon realizing this, Per immediately issued the order:
[Tactical Support Squad, Marked Point, Incendiary Assault Rifle.]
Runes lit up on the tactical support team's goggles as they raised their incendiary assault rifles and fired at the marked building.

The beams of heat energy fired from the explosive assault gun, upon hitting a building, ignite subsonic combustion through thermodynamics.

The flames spread rapidly, igniting the entire building and flashing with blinding light.

Per then gave the order: "Lure them around the building and attack."

The surrounding shadowy forces immediately carried out the order, launching a charge against the aliens and leading them toward the burning building.

The Viscon people do not hate light; it is an essential source of their survival. They can absorb all light as energy to heal injuries and regenerate limbs.

Therefore, they did not stop, wielding strange broadswords, and continued to attack the shadow of order.

However, once they enter the area illuminated by the light, their speed decreases rapidly as their metabolism continues.

The Shadows of Order launched an attack effortlessly and killed them.

Once Perl realized the strategy was effective, he immediately ordered the tactical support squad to set the building on fire, then lure the aliens to weaken them before killing them while they were still vulnerable.

The lawyer felt the power within his body dissolving.

After the eleventh cycle, he felt as if stars were exploding inside him, and he knew he had become a true "lawyer".

At Fortress One, Ninglu encountered the aliens head-on, and he immediately recognized them as Visken mercenaries.

He knew that the Viskens were a proud and warlike race, and that the warrior code in their culture forbade them from using ranged weapons.

The Viscon people prefer to fight face-to-face, sword to sword, believing that this is the highest honor a warrior can bestow upon another, and anything less is unimaginable.

Therefore, young warriors from Visken often left their hometowns to fight, proving their courage before returning home.

The Viscon people practiced professions such as mercenaries and bounty hunters, which allowed their weapon-wielding skills to be valued.

Nimrod knew that the Viskens' close combat skills were comparable to those of the Astartes.

However, this is at night. Viskunts are a cold-blooded species; they absorb heat and energy from their surroundings.

Their home is hot and dry, covered by endless deserts, dense jungles and vast plains, an environment perfect for cold-blooded animals.

The Viscon people have evolved a special metabolic system to adapt to their environment, which makes them very weak when they are in a light-charged state.

Nimrod immediately gave the order to his Primarch servant: "Arsena, create fireballs in the air."

The silver-haired psionicist raised his staff high, the fire dragon runes lit up, and a bright fireball soared into the air, illuminating the entire fortress.

The Visken mercenaries, who had been running at full speed, gradually slowed down, their eyelids involuntarily becoming heavy, and they fell into a drowsy state.

Ninglu drew his Dionysus Spear and hurled it at the mercenary leader.

Milos, running, lazily let out a sigh of relief under the light.

He only felt threatened when the spear was an arm's length away from him.

Milos tried to dodge belatedly, but it was too late.

The next instant, the Spear of Dionysus pierced his head.

After quickly briefing the Honor Guard members on the situation of Visken and Nicules, Nimrod gave the orders.

“The Viscon mercenaries in the light pose no threat to you; I want the blades in their hands.”

"As I just told you, the Viscans possess extraordinary regenerative abilities."

"Place their arms in the dark, and utterly destroy the rest of them."

“Any remaining part of their limbs will nurture a new baby under the sunlight.”

Nimrod then said to Arsena Dunn, "The Whispering Spears of the Nicules are also valuable spoils of war. Convey my request to the Eleventh Chapter."

Following the Primarch's orders, the Honor Guard members killed the Visken mercenaries and then severed their arms with combat knives.

The Primarch's servants sent the Primarch's information on Nicules and Visken to the ten companies of the Eleventh Chapter.

At the same time, tell them that the Primarch needs the arms and blades of the Viskens, as well as the whispering spears of the Nicules.

Having obtained information on Visken, the other companies, except for the Fifth Company, also learned of their weaknesses. After creating light sources in various ways, they immediately went from a tough battle to an easy victory.

Nimrod returned to the place where he had encountered Nicules, gathered the Whispering Spears together, and brought them to the "Land of Chaos".

He then went to the area where the honor guard members were gathered, their arms together.

Nimrod gave the Honor Guard members the order: "Search for the remaining enemy."

As the Shadow Order carried out the order, he raised his power gauntlets, pushed them forward, and spoke in a low voice in Dunn: "Imprisonment!"

Without a sound, a transparent wall appeared out of thin air, flowing with an extremely viscous liquid that enveloped all the arms.

Nimrod then moved the Visken arm to the "Land of Chaos" and placed it in the third layer of space.

He then continued moving the assembled Viscon blades.

While moving the potion ingredients, he couldn't help but think:
This unexpected acquisition of a large amount of potion materials for "Weapon Masters" means that "fighters" such as Thierry Vieira of the Eighth Legion can now advance in rank.

Well, both Visken and Nicules are mercenaries skilled in using weapons, which fits the description of "weapon masters" quite well.

So, which world is suitable as a recruitment world for "warriors"?
(End of this chapter)