Warhammer: Empire Reboot

An immature hive tyrant bursts through the amniotic sac.

Its lower body had rotted into a slimy substance, and it could only crawl using its two forelimbs.

It crawled for more than ten meters before its spine broke from the inside.

The enormous body collapsed into the torrent, losing its shape along with the surrounding larvae.

The last nerve cord of the Norn worm broke.

The massive brain tissue slammed into the bony frame, cracking into large patches of grayish-white fluid. The remaining synaptic light flickered a few times before going out completely.

At the same time, the swarm mentality in Lawson's mind trembled slightly.

[Detection of a Norn-level life node death]

[Target: The Norn Queen, the third core of the Nautilus's main tentacle]

[Extracting memories...]

[Analyzing the gene pool...]

[Initially removing the contamination of the swarm's will...]

[Analysis complete.]

[Ninety-seven million units of high-purity biomass were obtained]

[Obtained 1 Norn Mother Core]

[Obtain the complete Norn gene-woven memory]

[Gained 17,642 basic life structures]

[Obtain 327 war creature design templates]

[Obtained the core structure of the Overlord-level Executioner]

[Obtaining the amplified synaptic structure of the neural tyrant]

[Gain the Norn Messenger's Mental Protection Structure]

[Obtained Zerg Mothership Biomass Cycle Data]

[The host was detected to possess swarm intelligence, zombie creation, biomass conversion, and chitinous internal armor.]

The capability chain meets the integration conditions.

[A Norn gene-weaving furnace is under construction...]

[Completed]

[Unlock Core Capability: Gene Template Creation]

The host can recombine acquired biological structures, combat memories, biomass, and chitin cores to create a standardized enhancement template suitable for the assassin sequence.

All templates will automatically remove Hive Will Control, synaptic backdoors, and hostile genetic commands.

[The chitinous inner armor is being upgraded]

[Obtained: Norn Living Base]

[Current Abilities:]

[I. Chitinous endoskeleton can absorb biomass for slow repair]

II. Each assassin can equip three basic biological templates.

[III. Different battle groups can have independent evolution paths]

IV. The combat data of the suicide soldiers will be fed back to the Gene Weaving Furnace in real time.

V. The host can design new bio-enhancing structures based on existing samples.

Currently available templates:

[Layered Reaction A]

Strengthen muscle bundles

[Spare Circulatory Organs]

[Synaptic signal amplification]

[Mental Shock Buffer Layer]

[Highly clotting tissue]

[Acid-resistant cell membrane]

[Hypoxia storage organ]

[Current Norn Core: 1]

[Current Gene Weaving Furnace Level: Beginner]

[Primary gene-editing furnaces can only create templates in stable environments]

[Unable to perform real-time battlefield evolution]

[Unable to design giant war lifeforms]

[Divinity, soul, laws, and warp abilities cannot be copied]

[Next upgrade requirement: Obtain ten more Norn Mother Cores]

prompt:

Each Norn queen has a different gene pool and evolutionary path.

All the results of Norn's Gene Weaving Furnace can be applied to all of the host's assassins.

The last line of text slowly disappeared.

Lawson looked into the depths of the swarm space.

A dark purple crystal is slowly condensing.

The crystal is about the size of a fist, with a semi-transparent outer layer, but inside it looks like it contains a miniature starry sea that is constantly growing.

Countless tiny points of light flow along the spiral structure, each representing a basic gene, an organ structure, or a mature design scheme for a war-ready biological system.

Ninety-seven million units of high-purity biomass transformed into a dark red torrent, slowly rotating around the crystal.

Beneath the crystal, a still-rough living structure is taking shape.

At times it resembles a tangled network of nerve roots, and at other times it resembles a furnace composed of flesh, shell, and translucent capsules.

Body data of the suicide squad, chitin inner armor samples, and records of past battles are being continuously integrated into the system.

This is the Norn Gene Weaving Furnace.

Its true value lies in allowing Lawson to disassemble the biological structures he had accumulated in the past and then recombine them according to the needs of different warbands.

The swarm intelligence system is responsible for connecting all the assassins and collecting data on every injury, battle, and death in real time.

The gene-weaving furnace will analyze this data and transform battlefield experience into enhanced templates that can be stably mass-produced in the next round.

The two systems form a complete closed loop.

Looking at the dark purple Norn core, a hint of excitement appeared in Lawson's eyes.

This stuff is really good.

And this is only the initial stage of gene weaving furnace.

What's in front of us is just the Norn Queen, the third core mothership of the Nothiron main tentacle.

Since there is a third core mothership, there must also be a first, a second, and many more breeding cores hidden deep within the massive fleet.

Then keep killing!

Guilliman finally snapped out of his shock.

He had long heard of the toxicity of the Catachan toad.

Hearing about it and seeing a Zerg mothership tens of kilometers long melt from the inside are two completely different things.

The death before us is even more thorough.

The toxins spread along the blood, nervous system, and digestive system, and the mothership's own life cycle, in turn, aids in the spread of the toxins. The larger the organ, the more complex the biomass network, the faster it collapses.

This thing is a natural counter to the Terran Zerg.

"The barking toad can actually produce this effect."

"If large-scale deployment is possible, the swarm's ground advantage will disappear."

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Lawson raised his hand and pushed aside a fallen bone beam.

"The reason they were able to melt down a core mothership this time is because they were unprepared, had no isolation organs, and no targeted antibodies. The Norn Queen also connected the most important blood vessels, nerves, and reproductive system together, which allowed the toxin to be eliminated in one fell swoop."

He pointed out of the cavity.

"The other Norn queens received the death information here."

"It won't be long before they break down the main structure of the toxin. The next time it's thrown out, the swarm will preemptively shut down their respiratory organs, sacrifice contaminated tissues, and even hatch organisms that specifically absorb the toxic fumes."

Guilliman sighed softly. "That's right, but this is the true nature of the Terran."

The first time the same method is used, it can often produce amazing results.

The second time, the effect will rapidly diminish. By the third time, the swarm may even hatch specialized units, rendering the original killing move useless.

"Even so, destroying a core mothership is already beyond expectations."

Lawson turned to look at him, his smile widening.

"Who said there's only one?"

He raised his hand and patted Guilliman's shoulder armor.

"Your Excellency, antibodies are a matter for later. Let's go for it a few more times while we don't have them yet!!"

Guilliman glanced around.

Just the two of us?