Warhammer: Empire Reboot

New static teleportation channels opened continuously on the surface and underground of Nova Magno, and organized basalt-style foundation stone sequences began to enter the already controlled burial area. Large numbers of Wolverine and Saber-toothed Tiger mechs were deployed to the main channel, which was large enough to accommodate heavy units.

Haskatef attempted to regain partial access to the tombs.

It had just restored one master node when three combat sequences simultaneously stormed in from different entrances.

After a brief exchange of fire, Haskataev, along with the last remaining royal guards, was destroyed.

Its core data was intercepted, and its living metal body was disassembled and packed into boxes.

The Uzshemek cemetery, hidden deep within the crust of Nova Magno, began to disappear rapidly in a way that the necromancers could never accept.

Corrupted by the Destroyer's Curse, the Sotek necromancers lost their unified command. Some were still launching attacks on the Imperial army according to the last orders, while others mechanically guarded the tombs and energy nodes they were originally responsible for.

Such resistance poses little threat to the empire today.

The combat sequence is responsible for clearing out the debris, the foundation sequence follows closely behind to dismantle it, and the T-series engineering team specializes in handling high-value equipment.

The intact living metal, phase generator, Gauss weapon node, energy core, and black stone structure inside the tomb were transported away in categories, while facilities that were too dangerous and could not be stably sealed were directly destroyed.

A city of the dead that had been dormant for tens of millions of years was gradually hollowed out from within by the Empire.

Lawson was already preparing to leave Nova Magno when he suddenly received a special report from the underground engineering team.

Two independent stasis chambers not connected to the main burial network were discovered.

[Individual necromancers exist within.]

[The target has not yet awakened]

No logic pollution from the Destroyer's Curse was detected.

Lawson stopped in his tracks when he saw the last line.

"The entire Uzshemykia has been almost completely corrupted by the Anmentar, and yet there are still two who haven't gone mad?"

Guilliman also glanced at the report.

Where is it located?

"Below the Royal Quarter lies approximately 47 kilometers from Haskatef's original main control hall."

Lawson thought for a moment.

"Go and see for yourself, and you'll understand."

The group quickly entered the deepest part of the royal quarter through a tomb teleportation node that had been taken over by the empire.

The differences between this area and other regions are quite obvious.

The outer cemetery was covered in damage from the recent battle, and traces of Gauss weapons and Imperial heavy firepower could still be seen on the walls. However, this area in front of us was remarkably well-preserved.

A small, enclosed building is embedded inside the Black Stone Mountain.

There are no data lines connecting to the main tomb, the energy system is also independent, and even the phase transmission device adopts a one-way shut-off structure.

Once it enters dormancy, it can only be reactivated by those with the highest royal authority.

Lawson glanced at it.

No wonder.

In a sense, this place is more like a private vault that Haskataev specifically set aside.

Moreover, the protection is excessive.

There are a total of thirteen layers of physical armor on the outside.

Three independent phase barriers.

The internal energy is supplied by two small cores that are completely independent of the main reactor in the burial chamber. If one of them fails, the other will immediately take over.

Evelyn looked around the outer structure.

"Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss to save just two people?"

Lawson laughed: "That depends on who's inside."

The T sequence has been found to have a corresponding record in the residual consciousness data of Haskatef.

These memories are complete.

Although Ammental corrupted Haskataev, he did not have time to completely cover up the other party's original personality.

After Er Gou killed Anmental, the swarm, using the authority Anmental possessed, also intercepted a large number of Haskataev's consciousness backups scattered in the tomb nodes.

An old video was projected in front of everyone.

In the scene, Haskatef still maintains the demeanor befitting a nobleman of the Sotek dynasty, standing in front of two rather slender undead figures, checking the final sealing procedures of the stasis facility.

Those two undead were clearly different from most of the undead that Lawson had seen before.

The frame should be one size smaller.

The proportions of the limbs are more refined, and the breastplate and shoulder armor retain a large number of decorations that only dynasty nobles could have. The metal structure of the head is not as monotonous as that of ordinary undead warriors, but instead carries some traces of the aesthetics of the deceased that were deliberately preserved.

If you ignore the metal skull, it does indeed have a rather delicate appearance.

Lawson watched for a while.

"female?"

Evelyn looked at him with a strange expression.

"Of course, there are female necromancers as well."

"I know."

Lawson pointed to the two small metal bodies inside the stasis chamber.

"This is the first time I've seen someone so exquisitely beautiful."

Isa couldn't help but chuckle.

Did you mean to say "cute" just now?

"It's not that exaggerated."

Lawson vehemently denied it.

Guilliman then went straight to the consciousness records at the back.

Soon, a piece of identity information was deciphered.

The two are indeed Haskatef's sisters, and they are biological sisters.

The blood ties between the three existed during the era of the Fearful Ones, and after completing the bio-transformation, Haskatef still retained this part of the family affection.

The two younger sisters were not in good condition before they entered into eternal sleep. One of them had experienced problems with the stability of her consciousness, and the other had been assassinated during the power struggle within the dynasty.

Haskatef simply stopped trusting anyone.

He crammed his two younger sisters into this separate facility, personally modified their permissions, cut off their access to the external network, and installed the highest-level royal stasis system on them.

As a result, he slept for tens of millions of years.

Uzshemek has been through countless civilizations. Haskataev himself was corrupted by Ammentar and became a puppet of the Destroyers. The entire Tomb World was almost completely demolished by the Empire, leaving only the foundations. Yet, these two sisters experienced nothing.

Evelyn's expression was somewhat complicated after reading the record.

"At least from this point of view, he was a decent older brother."

Guilliman said calmly:

“Just because someone cherishes their family doesn’t mean they’ll be kind to other races. The Sotek dynasty has a long enough record of war in the galaxy; there’s no need to glorify Hascatev because of a personal relationship.”

Evelyn glanced at him.

Lawson, however, kept his eyes glued to the data in the stasis chamber.

After a preliminary scan using the T-series, it was found that the core consciousnesses of the two individuals were not contaminated by the Destroyer's Curse, and the data decay caused by long-term quiescence was very low. Even the personality structure of the high-ranking nobles of the dynasty formed after the biological transformation was basically preserved intact.

Ordinary undead warriors are basically not worth studying in terms of personality.

After being transformed into living beings, many low-level undead are left with only very limited consciousness and obedience programs. Even if their consciousness cores are extracted, there is not much that can be obtained.

High-ranking necromancer nobles are also very difficult to capture completely.

These ancient beings from tens of millions of years ago are all incredibly difficult to deal with. Once they realize they can't win, many would rather activate phase escape, consciousness transfer, or even self-destruct than obediently end up in the Imperial Laboratory.

As for those that have already gone mad, their research value is further diminished.

These two are different.

Lawson pointed to the stasis chamber.

"Don't wake it up yet. Keep it in stasis. Move the entire pod together and send it back to Terra's laboratory first."

After dealing with this unexpected gain, the cleanup of Nova Magno gradually came to an end.

Guilliman thought things should be pretty much over by now.

As a result, the five hundred world deep census that Lawson had casually mentioned earlier has actually begun.

With Guilliman's tacit approval and cooperation, the Seal Master's Office mobilized six deep geological survey fleets directly under the Imperial Star Craft to be stationed in various star sectors of Alteramar.

A comprehensive, in-depth screening of all habitable planets, industrial worlds, and mining sites across 500 worlds was launched swiftly with extremely high administrative efficiency, and the screening speed was frighteningly fast.

The summary report was presented to Guilliman's command desk, and the Primarch's expression once again became quite interesting.

"Beneath the industrial development zones of the three core worlds of Kars, Pratria, and Salamander lie medium-sized or larger necropolis tombs. The edge support pillar of one of them is less than 1,200 meters away from the deep geothermal power plant we built five hundred years ago."

Standing beside the sand table, Evelyn took an elegant sip of black tea and added at the opportune moment:

"At least it shows that the foundation laid by the engineering corps of Otlam is very solid. They built geothermal pipes for five hundred years and they didn't even wake up those old bones."

Guilliman turned his gaze directly to Lawson beside him: "Now that we've found them, we can't leave them as a threat. Right now, the self-checking systems of these tombs haven't received any external wake-up signals and are in a deep dormant, low-energy state. I propose that we don't wait for them to open naturally, but instead carry out a preemptive, surgical-style removal."

"Just to my liking."

Lawson raised his hand and swiped across the tactical screen, directly issuing the interstellar transfer order.

This time, the war was a completely one-sided and overwhelming affair.

The Imperial army gave those sleeping tombs no chance to activate their defensive force fields.

Five tombs, hidden underground in the bustling world for tens of millions of years, were uprooted in just a few days.

Trillions of tons of high-purity living metal, intact black stone components, and ancient energy crystals were transformed into rich spoils to enhance the empire's industrial capacity.