Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 115 A Child's Play Drill

The first few armored warriors charged forward with their weapons, while those behind them took out pre-assembled mortal-version bomb guns from their waists to provide suppressive fire against Karl in the distance.

The weapons they carried were mostly training equipment. The paint on them was used to determine the level of defense and weapon damage used in actual combat.

Without hesitation, Karl stretched out his hand and a crimson nano shield appeared before him, intercepting the explosive bombs that only mortals could use.

He pulled the explosive pistol from his waist with one hand and turned to the side, raising the gun!
Boom boom boom!
The moment he fired, the nano shield in front of him reached its maximum bomb count and was withdrawn by Karl. Meanwhile, the bullets from his bomb gun hurtled towards the charging armored warrior.

As the bomb drew near, a viscous, murky shield appeared in front of the charging armor-clad warrior!

The explosive discharge from the bombs dyed the shield in various colors, indicating that the shield had been damaged.

In the original experiment, the bomb gun used by Astartes could shatter the shield of the Blazing Armor with a single standard bomb.

However, to completely destroy the Blazing Armor, both explosive shells must hit simultaneously. One must pierce the shield, and the other must strike the armor in front of it.

The armored soldiers whose shields were hit by the practice bombs immediately retracted their shields, but what followed was the deadly bomb that Karl had already fired.

Those armored warriors, now stripped of their shields and stained with vibrant colors, immediately halted their charge, either crouching forward or falling backward to indicate their demise.

Although doing this is somewhat frivolous!

However... the ultimate purpose of this combat exercise was to demonstrate to the Emperor and Iron Radiance, letting them know how many combat technologies the Blazing Armor and the Astartes equipped with nano-cores possessed.

The defensive capabilities and weapon power of these attacks had actually been tested before the drills even began.

After losing three members, the remaining Blazing Armored soldiers finally reached the front and swung their longswords down at Karl.

While the Blazing Armor's melee weapon remains a monomolecular dagger, it incorporates nanotechnology. Therefore, the blade of the monomolecular dagger has been modified to split into two parts.

Inside, nanoparticles are linked together after splitting. Once energy is injected, the nanoparticles inside are instantly activated.

The nanoparticles instantly sort and recombine, directly splitting the blade of the dagger into a long, straight nano-blade.

However, the tip and blade remain the original monomolecular dagger.

This design combines the lightness and flexibility of a nanoblade with the sharpness of a single-molecule dagger.

If the current Blazing Armor were to fight against the Nano Warriors from five years ago, it would probably only take a few of them out with clever tactical coordination to take them down perfectly.

Seeing the attack coming at him, Karl drew his chainsaw sword from his waist and swung it so hard that he knocked the weapon that the Fiery Armor was slashing at him away.

Before the armored creatures could react, Karl kicked the nearest one away. Then, he punched the armored creature that had just reacted and formed a shield, shattering it.

Seeing that his punch had failed, Karl abandoned the target. He then slashed horizontally at another armored warrior charging from his side and rear.

Although it was still a chainsaw sword used for practice, its attack power in Astartes' hands was not to be underestimated.

The armored warrior who had been attacked gave a bitter smile upon seeing this. Then, he and his shield were sent flying backward, lying motionless on the ground.

After all, the chainsaw sword's monomolecular giant blade could easily slice through the Blazing Armor's shield, then cut the man and armor in two. "Ranged attack, kite him!" The command Blazing Armor unit behind him shouted to its still-standing companion upon seeing this. Then, the engine nozzles on its back flashed, carrying it into the air.

Upon receiving the order, the other armored warriors also took to the air, simultaneously firing their training bomb guns at Karl, who remained stationary.

Meanwhile, the people inside the viewing cabin would occasionally glance at the data panel in front of them, which displayed analytical data about the various armored figures and Karl's body.

He would occasionally nod and comment on their childish fighting.

"Confrontational drills can never compare to real combat! We still need to find an opportunity for a real battle." Tiberos looked at Karl, who had already taken to the air for combat, and shook his head with some dissatisfaction.

In his mind, this kind of playful rehearsal was like a play that had been rehearsed countless times within the empire.

"My lord! Real combat is definitely necessary! But their current combat exercise is actually to demonstrate the operability and combat skills of the new weapons and equipment. Moreover, there is still a lot of room for improvement in these areas!" Sage Huidan stood beside him, recording the latest combat data.

The skull next to it, equipped with an AI-enabled servo skull, displayed an approving expression in its eye sockets. Two mechanical tentacles even extended from below, forming a "thumbs up" shape.

Tiberius "..."

At this point, Karl had already risen into the air. Although the planet had no atmosphere, a slight gravitational pull still existed.

The armor's built-in anti-gravity technology, along with the tiny engine nozzles throughout, allowed Karl, an Astartes weighing over a ton, to easily take to the skies.

But judging by their combat strength...

Okay! In space, without any medium, it's difficult for heavy units like the Astartes to unleash their full potential.

Furthermore, due to Astartes' own weight, its energy consumption is significantly greater. Although its flight speed can match that of the Blazing Armor, Karl can clearly feel that the nanocore is absorbing more energy from his body.

"The data transmitted back from Karl's black armor shows that his energy is being rapidly depleted. If this rate of depletion continues, he will need an energy injection in his power armor in 18 hours." Sage Huidan quickly reported this information to everyone present, looking at the data transmitted from Karl's body.

"Is the consumption really that high?" Tie Hui was also surprised when he heard the data in the report. He hadn't expected the consumption to be so high.

It's important to know that Karl's black armor had already been recharged before this exercise. That amount of energy was enough for 50 Blazing Armor units to engage in high-intensity combat for an entire day.

“My lord, this is normal! The Astartes, including the power armor, weighs over a ton. Propelling such a heavy object into the air, spinning it, and performing various delicate movements requires a tremendous amount of energy,” Archsage Yuramirs stepped forward and explained. “Once the complete form of the Ark appears before me, give me another 10 years, and I will have fully mastered the entire Ark technology. At that time, its endurance might even improve again!”

Seeing both sides attacking with ranged weapons in the air, Tie Hui's lips twitched.

The Blazing Armor's attacks have difficulty breaking through Astartes' defenses, while Astartes' speed is difficult to match the Blazing Armor's.

"What the hell have we created?" Tie Hui slapped his forehead, utterly speechless.

And I have to complain about Warhammer's technology again!

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(End of this chapter)