Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 107 Garth: Everyone... goodbye.
As the energy level surged, the prismatic cabinet device emitted a dazzling light, attracting the attention of everyone in space.

Half a second later, the light suddenly disappeared, leaving only five purplish-black cylindrical crystals in place.

Then the surface of the planet began to tremble, with dust flying and smoke billowing.

A device resembling an iron throne slowly emerged from the ground. AI Gass sat on that throne, his red pupils flashing brightly for a moment.

The next second, the five crystals flew into his hand. In his palm, they rose and fell and spun like walnuts being played with.

"start up!"

His lips didn't move, but the sound emanated from his body. Then, the five crystals turned into light and vanished from the spot.

……

Beneath the surface of Yuanxing... a secret branch of the Hevag Agency!

A blue nanocore, locked within a culture tank, floated slowly. A mysterious figure wearing a hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses, and a mask stood beside an Asar researcher, muttering to himself, "What a pity! That reckless Mendes! If only..."

Before the words were finished, the nanocore suddenly shone brightly, followed by the sound of shattering glass. The mysterious person closest to the nanocore culture tank, wearing sunglasses, could vaguely see through the gap between his arms that the nanocore, as if it had come to life, smashed through the bulletproof glass of the culture tank.

Then it charged straight at him!

Before he could react, his consciousness was plunged into darkness.

When the light disappeared, all that remained was the Assamese researcher, a scene of devastation, and the piercing sound of alarms.

……

Tie Hui listened to the report from the Seraphim battleship, his face grim. The reporter told him that the guarded Gured had suddenly turned into a ball of light and disappeared, but then reappeared in the same spot. Then, as if it had a life of its own, it began to dart left and right, as if trapped somewhere, trying to find an exit!

He knew this was thanks to the Emperor's earlier order to activate the Void Shield; otherwise, Gured might have truly disappeared.

"Tell the Cult of Mechanics to handle it! If they can't, I'll take care of them!"

"Yes!"

……

In the space battlefield, Hera's nanoshield suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, making the sun seem to pale in comparison.

The light vanished the next moment, and Hera reappeared in her original spot. But unlike before, various purple energy paths appeared on her pink armor, flowing across it.

The number of floating weapons around her had doubled. But unlike before, these floating weapons had all become symmetrical in shape.

Furthermore, at its sharp point, a purple, transparent, four-sided spiked device, resembling the muzzle of an electromagnetic railgun, occasionally flashed with a dangerous light.

An eerie silence fell over the battlefield; no one dared to move, as if time had stood still. Except for the Imperial warships, which continued their relentless attacks, the warships of Asar and the Human Alliance near Hera experienced a brief moment of silence.

And it wasn't until these floating weapons appeared before everyone's eyes like open sunflowers that the scene unfolded.

The energy detection device also sounded a piercing alarm, and for some reason, everyone who heard the alarm felt a strange unease, as if they were suffocating.

However… there was no impact whatsoever on the Imperial warships. Everyone continued to carry out their respective tasks diligently.

At that moment, a purple energy sphere instantly condensed from the transparent, four-sided spike track at the tip of Hera's floating weapon.

Immediately afterwards, these orbs of light shot out thick purple beams of light, piercing through the surrounding Allied forces and Assar warships.

Only the armor capabilities of warships of cruiser class or higher could withstand such an attack.

Hera opened her palm downwards, and two floating weapons flew over, their tails facing each other, leaving an extremely long space in the middle.

The next moment, a purple, rod-shaped object slowly solidified in the space. It was connected to the tails of two floating weapons.

The moment it appeared, excess nanoparticles sprayed outwards. Hera's hand suddenly grabbed it and spun it around, and a double-edged weapon appeared in her palm.

The next moment, the four-sided spikes at both ends of the double-edged blade suddenly expanded to several meters in length, and converged towards the center to form a single four-sided spike!

Hera spun around, leaving a long purple afterimage, and charged toward the nearest Cicada-class corvette.

With a slight turn of his double-edged blade, he cleaved downwards.

A gash several meters deep was cleaved through the midsection of the Chanming-class frigate. Sparks flew, and blood flowed out. Then, a violent explosion centered on the breach engulfed the entire Chanming-class frigate in a fireball.

"Defense procedures activated... Unknown civilization detected! Execute plan... Annihilate!"

"Damn it, what are you Asas doing?" Shak shouted angrily at the Asas fleet. They had already lost more than three-fifths of their ships in the battle with the warship with the cathedral.

Now the Assassin's nanotech soldiers have suddenly gone out of control and started slaughtering indiscriminately, friend or foe.

"We...we don't know either! We need to eliminate them now, otherwise...we're all really finished!"

In the Allied fleet, other warships at the rear witnessed this sudden and drastic change. The brightness of the engine nozzles at the stern decreased significantly, and then, as if making a firm decision, they turned and fled.

On the warship where Barthol was located, Baldr's body had also begun to become ethereal, transforming into a ball of light! Although Barthol did not know what was happening, he immediately activated the disintegration field of his power sword.

The next moment, the slowly coalescing ball of light dissipated again, reverting to Baldr's form. This scene was clearly witnessed by Sugar, who was pinned to the wall, and the surviving Mike and Luo Zu.

Neither of them knew what had happened. To avoid attracting attention, Luo Zu and Mike lay motionless in the pile of blood.

"Sizzle... sizzle..." A faint electrical sound suddenly came from Luo Zu's communication device. Immediately afterwards, a very familiar voice came, "Young Master, don't speak."

Luo Zu, who was about to speak, was interrupted by the voice and immediately shut his mouth, glancing warily at Basharol, who was turning his head slightly in their direction.

The sudden movement nearly made him and Mike stop breathing. The terrifying attack was still etched into their minds.

The two quickly lowered their heads, praying that the other hadn't noticed them, while at the same time, words suddenly appeared on the surface of Luo Zu's helmet visor.

She looked closely and her expression changed slightly, but then she made up her mind and nudged Mike, who was lying next to her, with her elbow.

Meanwhile, Barthalor, who was squatting in place and ignoring the two little mice, watched as Baldr, who was about to become illusory and condense into a ball of light, would always dissipate again due to the disintegration field of the power sword.

This can't go on. Looking at the shimmering light on Baldr's spine as he blurred, and analyzing it based on Tie Hui's intelligence, this should be the so-called nano-core of the nano-vanguard!

He glanced deeply at Baldr, who was still fusing, solidifying, and reforming. He immediately stood up and strode over to Sugar Heart, who was pinned to the wall.

Tangxin, ignoring her pain, saw the armored man approaching. Gritting her teeth, she forcefully raised her knife and plunged it towards the man's head. She was now so weak that she could clearly feel her life slipping away.

Barthol reached for his combat dagger and pulled it out, causing Sugar Heart to fall to the ground into a pool of blood. He flicked the dagger to shake off the blood.

He was about to turn around when Tangxin's painful groans drew his attention again. Looking at Tangxin lying on the ground, barely conscious, he could only helplessly grab one of her legs, drag her to the end of the corridor, and toss her to the dazed Luo Zu and Mike.

After all, this was someone personally recommended by Tie Hui; he can't die!

Having barely managed to save his life, he ignored him and went to Badr's side. According to the intelligence provided, the density of the nano-soldier's bio-armor, even at its lowest, was only at the nanometer level.

It can basically defend against most attacks! But the combat dagger in his hand is now at the single-molecule level, so piercing through this nano-armor should be effortless.

Looking at Badr in his current form, the information about the Nano Troopers came flooding back. Tie Hui had said that all the power of the Nano Troopers came from the nano core located in their spine.

If it can be removed or destroyed in the right way, then this nanobot will become an ordinary Assassin.

And that's exactly what he's going to do now; he's going to extract that nanocore. As for whether it will kill the holder... that's none of his concern!
Faced with absolute danger, these figures are insignificant! Moreover, with the existence of the Cult of Mechanics, these disgusting "androids" created using nanotechnology should not die so easily.

Having made up his mind, he gripped the combat dagger in his back and raised it high, then stabbed it directly at the bright spot on the back of the once again illusory Badr.

……

At this moment, AI Gass on the surface of Planet Elcia looked rather grim. He hadn't expected that despite all his calculations, he would only be able to activate two nanobots in the end.

It seems this so-called imperial civilization is indeed very powerful. But that doesn't matter!

It can activate two fully operational nano-vanguards, and in the defensive form of the Ark, which is enough to delay the progress of those alien fleets.

Besides, aren't there still those fleets?

As he gave the order, the surface of Elcia trembled once more, the ground cracked, and rocks crumbled.

Slowly, these huge clods of earth arched upwards, then slid down at an angle, revealing the smooth metallic surface beneath.

"Foolish humans and those self-righteous elders! You are all wrong! This is the true Ark, the ultimate trump card of Asa!" AI Gass said, looking up at the starry sky, his arms outstretched as if to embrace the entire universe. "Most of the energy on the entire Yuan Star is here!"

As it spoke, the massive metallic surface finally revealed its complete form. Meanwhile, a large-scale collapse occurred on the surface of the planet Elcia.

After the smoke and dust cleared, a massive, bottomless crater appeared on the ground. Above it stood a colossal spaceship, 30 kilometers long, 7 kilometers wide, and 13 kilometers high.

Furthermore, there is a huge opening in its center, which, judging from its shape, is likely intended for docking with the Asgard orbital space city.

But now... I'm afraid this gap will remain forever.

The steel throne on which Garth sat floated up and flew in from below the Ark ship.

“Parks, I was right after all! Now when we meet, you might admit your defeat.” The Iron Throne arrived at the Ark's command room, and Gast looked at the holographic display showing the entire galaxy and muttered to himself.

The original plan was to wait until all the energy resources on Yuanxing were exhausted, then lure the Allied Forces to attack, destroying humanity's space capabilities and clearing the way for the Ark's future launch.

However, throughout this process, Parks interfered constantly, ultimately causing Asa to lose a nanobot, GA-17.

Once he was certain that GA-17 was on humanity's side, he stopped paying attention to these matters.

Instead, they shifted most of their attention to the final plan, which had already begun—the Ark.

As for the Allied Forces and GA-17, they devised a plan to turn the tables. Ideally, they could eliminate the Allied Forces; if not, they would use Asgard as bait, releasing information that the Ark could resurrect the dead and possess endless knowledge and energy. They would then let the Twilight Organization, those fools, lure the powerful financial groups on the original planet and activate the Ark.

Then, the Ark will activate the Dyson Sphere to directly seal off the entire planet. At that point, Project Ark can still be executed smoothly!

Even as a precaution, he took a considerable portion of the etheric crystals extracted from the original star and placed them on the altar to guide the purple mist.

But unexpectedly, other civilizations happened to pass by.

Life is unpredictable, but things aren't so bad right now. In fact, they're quite good. Luckily, this foreign civilization isn't a Type II civilization from the Holy Ark; otherwise, with such a sudden arrival, he wouldn't have been able to escape even if he wanted to.

Now, apart from him, who is an AI, there is no other living being moving around or working inside the ark, whether human or Asa.

The entire warship was filled with various biological gene samples and countless embryos from the original planet. The Asgard Millennium Seed Vault had also been completely copied and transferred here.

As long as a suitable planet is found, the Yuanxing civilization will be able to continue once again.

What should the Guardians do?
Those are naturally the embryos within the Ark, the upgraded mechanical legions, and the nanotech soldiers currently being nurtured. They are all guardians of this Ark.

As for the fact that the elite soldiers inside the Ark are not as strong as those cultivated from the nano-cores that come with the Holy Ark... well, that doesn't matter!

Once you reach a certain scale, you can just use human lives to achieve your goals!
After all, quantitative change leads to qualitative change!

"Start!" He uttered two words softly, and the engine nozzles at the rear of the Ark began to brighten.

AI Gass, watching Hera and Tyr wreaking havoc through the holographic projection, smiled slightly and said, "I hope you can hold them off for me a little longer!"

……

With this change, the combined human fleet and the remaining Asars, as well as the elders of the Golden Palace, were all stunned and furious!
The elites and elders of the Assa were especially furious and cursed loudly.

They not only criticized AI Gass, but also insulted Parker.

After all, AI Gas was created by Parks! When Project Ark was proposed and implemented, these people had already reserved the list of Ark immigrants.

Originally, it would have been fine if the Ark had been destroyed; at least the others would still be in the same situation as them. But now you're telling them that one of the Arks slipped away while they were busy delaying the enemy.

Now they've really become cannon fodder!

Anyone would be furious if this happened to them.

The moment these elders received the news, they used their authority to swiftly block Gath's invasion and take control of the Asgardian fleet via the network. Simultaneously, they immediately ordered the remaining Asgardian fleet on the battlefield to shut down their AI and turn their attention to pursue the Ark, which was already preparing to flee.

Upon receiving the news, the Assars on those warships were shocked, but their military training and cultivated discipline allowed them to quickly shut down the warships' AI systems and switch from manual operation to main control.

After all, they were also afraid that if Gas had a single thought, these warships would self-destruct.

At the same time, they were filled with rage. The Asa race was actually quite small. If the Ark Project had been executed perfectly, they would have all boarded the Ark to migrate and find a future home for the Yuanxing civilization. But now that hope was dashed, and annihilation seemed to await them.

This is absolutely unacceptable!
As they spoke, most of the Assassin warships outside the battle zone prepared to turn and pursue the Ark, which had already moved far away.

However, some warships did not shut down their AI systems. These were the Assassin warships that had secretly turned away from the battlefield earlier. Now, upon learning that AI Gass wanted to escape alone, they felt not only anger at being abandoned as cannon fodder, but also shock that Elder Gass was actually a super AI!
They and the pursuing warships all began to turn around and head towards the ark.

But before their warship could turn around completely, the red light in the pupils of AI Gas in the Ark command room flashed suddenly, and Heracles, who was still wreaking havoc, abruptly stopped!
Those warships that had not shut down their AI systems also suddenly paused, and then, as if out of their control, began to slowly turn and move towards the battlefield again.

This left the commanders on the warship dumbfounded, and the Assassins inside the warship hurriedly began to shut down the AI ​​system.

But this proved useless until news finally arrived that the mechanical troops used for defense on the warships had collectively rebelled and begun massacring the ship's crew.

These management members, like Asas, slumped into their chairs with wry smiles.

At the center of the battlefield, the moment Hera abruptly stopped, countless attacks slammed into the void where she stood. The nanotech soldiers, dominated by the Ark, spontaneously activated their nanotech shields, blocking all the attacks.

"A mere Ark trying to control me? How naive! I'm not... an Aesir!" As he spoke, the holographic screen in front of him displayed Baldr's location. "One more might be a good thing! Right, little snake!"

……

boom……

(End of this chapter)