Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 492 "Silent Whispers"

Ramsey stepped forward in the shadows, intending to deliver the final blow to the Bone Eater before it rose.

When the head was still ten meters away, the "hermit" mobilized all the remaining spirituality and uttered a soft, murmuring sound.

In the Elysium Gate region of the solar system, he "listened" to the "Silent Whispers" obtained from the Silent Tears of the Star God, but had not used them due to the Black Emperor's instructions.

Now is the perfect time. The Bone Eater is too powerful, and he doesn't want more of the Tenth Legion to die.

The branches on the bone-eater twisted and turned, supporting its body, as it tried to get up.

Suddenly, a faint, indistinct murmur echoed in his mind.

He saw hundreds of creatures of different sizes appear before him, including small humans and much larger Basmemanik.

Upon seeing its favorite food, the bone-eater immediately sent its branches over, tightly binding Basmemanek's massive body.

The metal casing was tightly wrapped, producing a harsh scraping sound.

As the branches atop the bone-eater's head parted, its tough metallic outer skin fell off along with its flesh.

The bones were then fed into the gaping maw and entwined with branches.

The branches, like countless pythons, tore Basmemanek apart in an instant.

As the bone-eater enjoyed its delicious meal, the branch trembled slightly.

Just as the Bone Eater was lost in the dream created by the "silent murmurs," Ramsay also came to his head.

In his sight, the Bone Eater never moved; he would not wake up, but would die in his sleep.

Just as the bone-eaters were feasting and the branches were spreading toward the humans, preparing to have some after-dinner snacks, Ramsay waved his staff and threw an electric ball at the branches.

Lightning flashed and raged through the branches, crackling and popping as the dark branches snapped off inch by inch, falling to the ground like dust.

Lost in his dream, the Bone Eater did not roar in anger; his body remained motionless as Ramsay slew him in the shadows.

The hermit's spirituality was depleted, and he could no longer maintain his "concealment in the shadows." His body slowly appeared before the shadow of the Tenth Warband's Order.

The commander of the guards was the first to react. He thought of the black cat from earlier and spoke into the communication channel.

"It was Ramsey; he delivered the final blow to the Bone Eater."

"Truly a messenger of the shadows, killing the Bone Eater without a sound."

Ramsey, whose face was pale, suddenly felt as if his body was boiling with nutrients, he thought to himself.

[I have become a true "hermit".]
Ramsey felt the throbbing in his temples gradually subside, and the murmurs that had been lingering in his ears gradually faded away.

But at the same time, he felt a burning sensation in his throat, which he knew was the consequence of using abilities beyond his own level of life.

The surviving Machine God Guard looked up at the black-armored giant standing atop the fallen body of the Bone Eater.

Even with the most advanced oracles, they still couldn't fully see the imposing figure beneath the black cloak.

Disappointed, they turned their gaze away, wanting to see who it was that could kill the powerful alien that destroyed the God's Machine.

When Ramsay killed the second star after the Bone Eater, Artena Dunn received a report from the Tenth Chapter, which he immediately reported to the Black Emperor.

"My Lord, the Tenth Warband encountered Bone Eaters when it launched an attack on the Shana No. 1 Forging Temple."

"Falk died in battle, and Ramsay avenged him by killing the Bone Eater."

"The morale of the Randan Xenomorphs collapsed due to the deaths of the Bone Eaters. The Tenth Warband broke through the encirclement and is expected to clear the surrounding area of ​​Xenomorphs within five stellar hours."

A flicker of surprise crossed Ninglu's eyes. Even with his powerful psionic abilities, Ramsay, a Sequence 7, was no match for the formidable Bone Eater. After reviewing the battle report, he keenly noticed that the Bone Eater had not moved again after falling to the ground.

[Ramsey must have used "Silent Whispers." Although his spirituality couldn't unleash the full power he received from the Star God, it was enough to plunge the severely wounded Bone Eater into a dreamlike state.]
As Ninglu pondered, his silver-haired Primarch attendant offered a somewhat worried reminder.

"My lord, who will succeed as the commander of the Tenth Battle Group?"

Ning Lu fell into deep thought. No one in the Tenth Battle Group was his ideal candidate for battle group leader. After a few seconds of deliberation, he spoke.

"Ramsey will take over. He is capable enough and is the most suitable candidate to avenge Falk."

"According to your wishes."

After deciding on the leader of the Tenth Warband, Ninglu spoke to Arsena.

“You will represent me and go to the First Forging Temple to negotiate with Shana’s Forging Director.”

"Xana must restart the foundry as soon as possible, restore production capacity, and make it a beachhead for the counterattack."

"We will negotiate on the grounds that we can help the world and reduce their losses, but the terms will be different from before."

Ninglu knew that Shana would retreat to the Eye of Fear after the Grand Birthday Celebration, and that supplies and alliances would lose their long-term significance. His goal was to take as much as he could.

"Share the technology to manufacture weapons for my legion. You can request them from the Foundry Director depending on the situation."

“Tell him that after helping Shana out of trouble, I will also help them take revenge on the aliens.”

Ninglu knew that Randan's invasion of the Forging Temple was, to any tech enthusiast, a desecration of Om Messiah.

In his memory, Shana would do everything in his power, deploying the God Guard and Titans, to take revenge on Randan.

"Tell Shana's forging director that I will leave behind a team and a Ramirez-class star fortress to protect Shana in the future."

“Shana, which has just been invaded, will definitely be interested in this.”

Ninglu hopes to gain something good from Shana through this, while also exerting influence over it. During the grand birthday celebration, he can use Starburg as a base to plunder benefits when Shana splits.

At the very least, we must take half of the resources controlled by Shana into our own hands.

"Yes, you also need to request a list of the Machine God Guards."

“Tell the casting director that this is my request, because I need to work in coordination with the commander.”

“You must keep an eye on the name Anacaris Scoria, and report to me immediately if you find it.”

If Doraemon and Arkham Rand represent the pinnacle of technical skills among tech enthusiasts, then Anacharis represents the ceiling of individual combat prowess.

Of course, this excludes Titans that require an entire crew to pilot, and even then, the warhounds pose no threat to him.

While an ordinary motorist typically has only one mechanical arm, Anacharis invented the Strategist Array, which has more than a dozen mechanical arms on his back, allowing him to launch attacks simultaneously using different powerful weapons.

Not only was he incredibly powerful, but he was also known as the Father of the Hellforge. After taking control of Shana, he transformed it into the first Hellforge in history, earning him the title of Tyrant of Shana.

Anacharis, the future ruler of Shana, served as the commander of the Mech Guard during the "War of Randan," and should now be just an unknown young tech priest.

If we can "corrupt" Anacharis, we can not only gain a talented person, but also gain control of most of Shana's people and resources in the future.

"As you command, my lord."

Ninglu got up, deciding to go check on the Bone Eater, who might have potion ingredients on him.

　PS: Anacharis Scoria, with 365 points, is the most expensive desktop character. His desktop version can hold its own against the Primarch, but still can't beat him, even with Astartes present.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)