Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 281 Weapons Created by Enslaving Psionicists
Stevenage I: The Shadows of Order land in this bleak world.

“This is a world made of mountains,” Company Commander Winterburn’s Stormbird said as he landed at marker B-II in the command network.

"This is a world rich in minerals. Obsidian, basalt, and iron ore are abundant, and rich mines are everywhere," said Olivier, the second company commander, with a smile.

"It is foreseeable that many families will compete for these mines, as they are the top-grade building materials and civilian mineral materials in the world under the rule of the Legion."

"The Andres people have no buildings on the surface; their fortresses and shipyards are all built underground." Wilshire, the youngest chapter leader of "Shadow of Order," rang out in the command channel with his impassioned voice.

"For the sake of the King, purify the filth and monsters of the earth!" The hymn-like voice of the "Singer" moved all the company commanders and adjutants.

Wilshire, who had just been promoted to "Lightbringer," silently thought to himself: [For the Black Emperor!]
Although Wilshire was of Terran descent and the youngest commander in the entire Legion, Nimrod keenly perceived his devout worship of himself.

When Nimrod promoted Wilshire to a Sequence 8 Extraordinary, he informed him of the Black Emperor and the ritual.

Those who pray to the Light have objects of their prayers, which allows them to exert greater power.

“Yes, my lord,” Winterburn, clad in Mark I Thunder-type power armor, said solemnly.

Although he was a veteran of the Legion, he was completely convinced of Wilshire's young lordship.

Apart from the father of genetics, he had never seen anyone who could inspire others with simple words.

Every time he saw Wilshire, he could feel the confidence and radiance she exuded.

Winterburn descended from the boarding deck, assembled his troops, and headed toward the B-2 underground fortress.

Two kilometers from the rune marker, red runes flashed on the automatic sensing system of his newly replaced helmet.

In order to adapt to the development of the legion, after his helmet was damaged by a stray bullet in the Battle of the Wheel of Flame, he did not have it repaired by the technical sergeant, but instead chose to replace it with a new generation of helmet.

Winterburn simply decorated his foreheadband with fragments of an old helmet as a tribute to the past, and to provide extra protection.

The new helmet's automatic sensing module, along with its integrated tactical target and threat analysis system, allows him to quickly grasp the situation.

Winterburn quickly marked the tower as a tactical target and ordered the raider squad: "Attack!"

The Second Chapter is the chapter that retains the largest number of raider squads, excluding the First and Seventh Chapters.

The Second Company was the company with the most raider squads in the Second Battle Group, with a total of twenty-four squads.

Each squad leader had fought alongside the "Shadowmoon Wolves" and understood the art of commanding a raider squad.

The Shadow Order members rose and fell rapidly, relying on their keen senses and the superior performance of their jetpacks to avoid the dense barrage of bullets.

They rose and fell, their jetpacks trailing fiery exhaust trails that left colorful ribbons in the air.

The Shadow of Order raised its explosive pistol and launched an attack.

The bomb exploded, detonating the tower and sending human bodies and scorpion tails flying everywhere.

The shadows of order descended into the tower, their chainsaws spinning rapidly, slicing the Andresian in two.

After eliminating the defensive point, Winterburn led his team to continue their charge toward the entrance to the Basalt Fortress.

"Raiders!"

After Winterburn ordered the raiders to attack again, he looked toward the Basalt Fortress.

The fortress's black walls blend seamlessly into the mountains.

He stared at the fortress, feeling a chill run through his body.

Winterburn's eyes were deep and unfathomable as he thought to himself.

[Subspace energy.]
As Winterburn pondered, the raider squad unleashed a volley of explosives, clearing the aliens from the city walls.

Two of the looters took out a Terawa-type molten metal bomb, set a ten-second countdown, and then...

The Terawa thermoelectric bomb offers greater flexibility in setting its time and a faster timing speed compared to most models that typically have a built-in one-hour timer. Changing the default time on standard models usually requires a technical sergeant or technical priest, along with an assistant military technician of similar skill level, to adjust it according to mission requirements.

The Talawa type was designed by Talawa tribe technicians who migrated to Triken, using technology from the "Dark Ages," and features a spring and pointer.

Just like the alarm clock from Terra's Old Nights, it's so simple that the Shadow of Order, which completes basic training, can be set with one hand in a single second.

Warning runes flashed on the eyepiece displays of all the raiders, who quickly retreated.

Rumble!
With the sound of the explosion, two five-meter-wide cracks were blasted into the basalt fortress.

The raider squads filed in, tearing apart the defenders' lines.

Winterburn stepped through the gates opened by the raiders, as if entering another world.

The Shadow of Order keenly sensed the piercing shrieks that surrounded him, like cold, sticky tentacles caressing his body.

[What are the Andres people doing here?]
After Winterburn ascended to the first level of Thelma's state of mind, he shut out the screams.

He looked around and noticed that the shadowy figures of order were moving stiffly.

Having just won the trust of the Father of Genetics and been granted power to become the "Singer," he spoke, his voice dry and hoarse.

"Father! Your Majesty! Please grant me strength to drive away the enemies and bring power to your offspring!"

The singing voice conveyed a sense of warmth and holiness, and the surrounding shadows of order all felt uneasy and were completely calmed.

Their courage, their strength, their agility are all enhanced in this song.

The "singer" felt their own spirituality become abundant and vibrant, as if they were being bathed in sunlight.

He led his team forward.

Winterburn sensed two enemies lying in ambush around the corner.

He marked the two raiders in his helmet and activated his jetpack.

They swept around the corner, wielding their chainsaws, and decapitated two Andres men.

Winterburn led his team, advancing along the black basalt road.

In his line of sight, he saw a huge arched dome.

Beneath the dome lies a massive factory.

Dozens of circular vehicles emerged from them, each piloted by an Andresian man in the center.

Four humans were tied to the surrounding railings, facing the central pillar.

No, those weren't ordinary humans, but psionicists.

Winterburn's eyes flashed; he sensed an invisible, dangerous force brewing.

The vehicle at the very front had the tail of an Andresian man raised, his scorpion tail striking the runes.

Sparks flew as the eyes of the four psychics who had been electrocuted gleamed.

Four beams of light converged at the central pillar, forming a fist-sized beam that shot out.

Winterburn instinctively dodged, but the guards behind him were too slow to react and were hit by the psionic beam.

The psionic lightning pierced through the power armor, and the Shadow of Order was electrocuted into charcoal.

Having dodged the attack, Winterburn had already guessed that the Andres were capturing human psionicists to manufacture weapons.

Even if the Xenomorphs possess the means to enslave psionicists and turn them into weapons, how can there be so many psionicists in this world?
(End of this chapter)