"Luckily, the ejection didn't go too far off course this time. We landed in the northwest corner of the Krenna sector, less than 6 light years away from the planet Pluto."
Gray Wind's face flushed, not sure if it was because of excitement or because of Russell's pinching: "Do you want to jump over directly?"
As soon as the happy words came out of her mouth, Gray Wind became serious, because she saw that the smile on Russell's face was slowly fading, and his expression became solemn.
"Marshal?" Huifeng tilted his head, somewhat confused.
Russell shook his head slightly and reached out his hand to disperse the thread of fate in front of him that only he could see.
"I thought Professor Magnus's knowledge of Eldar writing and numerology would be useless, but I didn't expect it to come in handy right after I left the house."
Russell's eyes condensed slightly, as if they came from the abyss, empty and dark: "There is something abnormal about the sea of souls here... I can't see what happened specifically, but here appeared the Chaos Thread representing the will of the evil god and the Golden Fire representing the Emperor's faith. These two extremely repulsive forces are entangled together, and instead of destroying each other, they are constantly being devoured by another invisible thing."
Gray Wind was a little confused: "I don't know anything about psychic divination or observing fate. Can you tell me what this phenomenon means?"
Russell's eyes were dazed, and he said nonchalantly, "It means that the Imperial Army and the Chaos Army are living in peace in the same place, or they are working together to fight against a common enemy."
"Huh?" A question mark slowly appeared above Huifeng's head.
"How can you be so cute?" Russell sighed, put his arms around Gray Wind's shoulders and rubbed him hard.
"Many different threads of fate are entangled in a galaxy about three light years northwest of us, forming a dead knot. Let's go there first to take a look at the situation."
Russell finished his exercise and ordered: "Remember to activate the psychic invisibility field. Don't save psychic dust. I have a feeling that we will be able to gain a lot from this stuff next time."
"Okay~" Huifeng agreed happily.
As the psychic dust in the combustion chamber ignited into beautiful flames, an illusory curtain spread out, completely covering the elegant silver arc-like Gray Gu mothership. The surrounding space twisted and bent in silence, reaching its limit.
"Begin the jump."
Chapter 210 The Baptist
When the curved space returned to its original state, the scene around the Gray Goo mothership had changed. The aging red dwarf star in the center of the galaxy was replaced by a young and strong orange-white star, emitting a bright light.
Humans originating from Terra often have a misunderstanding, which is that they believe that all galaxies in the universe are stable single-star systems like the solar system, but in fact, the solar system is a special case.
Single star systems are quite rare in the vast Milky Way, and binary star systems and even triple star systems are the absolute mainstream. Since humans were born in the solar system, they are more inclined to find their home in stable single star galaxies.
Therefore, if a habitable planet is discovered in a single star system in the Milky Way, there is a high probability that it is a colony of human civilization.
It is to such a galaxy that Russell has now arrived.
"The Sulfur Fluorescent System is located in the northwest of the Krona Sector. There are two gas giant planets, one rocky planet, three dwarf stars, and one habitable planet that has been transformed into a hive city... It is an important source of raw materials for the Krona Sector.
Several dwarf stars in the system contain rich metal deposits, which are controlled by the Adeptus Mechanicus.
The hive planet numbered is famous for its ability to produce a special high-purity crystal called "sulfur fluorescence"..."
Because the 2nd Expeditionary Fleet had just passed through the Krenna Sector not long ago, Grey Wind had relatively detailed information about this galaxy.
Maintaining the psychic invisibility field, Gray Wind sailed in the direction he was heading, while continuing to say to Russell: "Special sulfur fluorescent crystals can be used to amplify the focusing array of lasers, improving the penetration efficiency and power of laser weapons. Hmm... is this property closer to 'rare crystals'?"
Because of its ability to produce sulfur fluorescent crystals and a certain type of STC unique to the local area, the laser weapons manufactured in the Krenna sector are significantly more powerful and stable than similar weapons, and are very popular in the Imperial Army.
But also because of the sulfur crystals, the Imperial Taxation Department has been levying heavy taxes here. The tithe tax rate of Hive City No. 1 is the heaviest even in the Krenna sector, which is famous for its heavy taxes.
The human empire has an insatiable demand for powerful weapons.
"The star in the center of the Fluorosulfur Galaxy is young and strong, and its light is dazzling, so the habitable zone of the galaxy is very far away from the inner ring of the galaxy. The planet is the outermost of all the planets in the galaxy. Hey! We will be able to see it soon."
Gray Wind restrained her lively and charming voice and stopped talking. Russell supported his chin with one hand, and a depressing bronze planet came into view.
Although the Gray Gu mothership was large, Gray Wind burned dust at all costs to maintain the psychic cloaking field. Their arrival was not captured by any monitoring station or patrol fleet. Russell could carefully observe the planet in front of him without worrying about exposing his whereabouts:
The volume of Hive City No. 1.6 is slightly larger than that of Nifol, about times that of Holy Terra, but the mass is not much different because it is a semi-hollow planet.
As soon as this bronze old planet appeared in front of Russell, his attention was attracted by a rift on the planet. This rift was so large and deep that it almost ran through the entire southern hemisphere and could be clearly seen even in space.
Four space elevators extend from the rift and into space, transporting precious minerals dug out from deep underground by countless slaves to the starport above orbit.
"The human empire cut open its carotid artery, and blood kept coming out of it to relieve its thirst for war." Russell said slowly, "I saw countless threads of fate extending and converging on this planet, entangled, entangled, and tied into a knot."
Gray Wind listened to the Marshal's charlatan speech with a vague understanding. The tachyon sensor detected the ancient planet with deep scars in front of it and looked towards the inner ring of the galaxy.
It's a bit difficult to see with the naked eye at this distance, but the Gray Goo mothership has an unobstructed view.
"Marshal, I saw something strange floating in the center of the Sulfur Fluorescent Galaxy, near a star, but it's hard to see clearly with conventional sensors... I'll use the psychic sensor array to take a look."
Gray Wind said, quickly changing his detection method:
"I saw it this time. It seems to be a strange space station! It looks like some kind of transparent space jellyfish, swimming around a star..."
"Dimension anchor." Russell said calmly, "Dimension anchor of the Boundary Breaker. They have occupied this galaxy and used the dimensional anchor to nail down the time and space here."
But I haven’t seen the Boundary Breaker’s fleet along the way... Is it attacking other galaxies?
Russell gathered his thoughts and looked towards the nearby Hive City. He could see a lot of different threads of fate still entangled in the rift. It seemed that although the naval fleet was swallowed by the Boundary Breaker, the ground forces of the Human Empire were still resisting in the Great Rift.
"Gray Wind."
"I'm here, what do you need me to do?"
"I'm going to go down to that big rift to see what's going on. It's very rare that so many different threads of fate are tied into a knot." Russell stood up and prepared to leave. "While I'm logged in, I need you to search the surrounding star systems for traces of the Boundary Breakers and to determine whether the Dark Angels' Megalith Monastery is still on the Pluto."
Gray Wind was anxious: "Can I split a child process to go with you?"
Russell looked at her without saying anything, as if he was trying to explain why he acted this way, but it was obviously difficult. After a long while, he finally uttered one word: "Be good."
"Okay..." Huifeng puffed up his cheeks, and his originally lively spirit drooped dejectedly.
He smiled apologetically at Gray Wind, turned and walked into the cabin of the Gray Gu mothership.
A few minutes later, the Gray Goo mothership started the jump engine in stealth mode and left the Sulfur Fluorescent System. She was in a hurry, thinking that the sooner she completed the mission, the sooner she could return to his side.
At the same time, at the end of the No. 2 orbital elevator in the hive city, in an orbital starport paralyzed by the war, a wave of psychic energy spread out.
The water waves dissipated, and a silver-gray tactical figure appeared on the rusty floor.
If there were any monks from the Order of Truth here, they would easily recognize that this 3-meter-tall silver-grey armor had many similarities with the 'Scholar' mobile armor worn by the Night Knights and the 'Persuader' mecha worn by the Eldar Banshees.
Scholars focus on protection and heavy firepower, lobbyists emphasize lightness and mobility, and the armor Russell is wearing now is a middle ground between the two.
"Baptist" mobile armor. The armor frame is built of spirit bones, and the strength of the spirit bones depends on the wearer's psychic strength; it is covered with zero-element armor and nano-repair system, equipped with a small void shield and a portable dark matter deflector shield, and powered by 3 zero-point reactors.
Grey Wind had designed this set of armor named "Baptist" a long time ago. She was well aware of Russell's strengths and weaknesses, so she had always hoped that he could achieve mechanical ascension.
Even if you don't want to ascend, at least wear armor, so as not to get killed by a sudden impulse like today.
"Am I so unreliable..." Russell felt the fit of the Baptist Armor on his body with a helpless smile and tried to take a step forward.
With a loud bang, the rusty floor beneath his feet collapsed.
Chapter 211 Boundary Breaker
At the bottom of the Great Rift Valley, at the base of the space elevator.
An Astartes, wearing cracked dark green power armor, was half lying next to a huge rock at the entrance of the mine, gasping for breath and clenching the plasma pistol in his hand.
He was waiting for the gun to cool down. Plasma weapons were powerful and had excellent performance, but the only drawback was that long-term continuous output would cause the gun to overheat and cause an explosion.
At the feet of this Astartes lay the dead mortal soldiers of the Astra Militarum. Deep in the fiery mines, one could occasionally see Space Marines like him, wearing dark green power armor with sword-wing emblems on their shoulders.
They were the Dark Angels who had come to the Great Rift Valley in the same landing capsule to annihilate Chaos, but now he was the only battle brother left in the group.
Geza, the last Dark Angel on Hive City No.
He is running out of energy and is about to die.
His injuries were too severe. Even though the built-in medical system of the power armor had injected him with a variety of stimulants and hormone drugs, it was unable to keep his overdrawn body functioning or his consciousness awake.
On his deathbed, Geza recalled what happened when he first arrived in the Krenna sector.
Two years ago, the Dark Angels received a call for help from the Gate of Hell. When the captains and lieutenants in the chapter were guessing which company would be sent to rescue the threatened Imperial world, the current Chapter Master of the Dark Angels and the Six-Wing Grand Master announced the result of their joint discussion:
——The result was that the Dark Angels came out in full force and drove the Stone Monastery directly into the Krenna Sector.
Gezza is not a member of the Inner Circle. He has only been in service for less than 400 years and is a complete rookie in the Dark Angels. However, due to some special personal experiences, he has heard some secrets within the chapter.
For example, fallen angels.
"Perhaps the only one who can get the Chapter Master and the Grand Masters to reach an agreement to move the boulder is the Fallen Angel..." This is what Gezza thought before he set off.
But it seems he was wrong.
Thinking back to the present, the plasma pistol has cooled down a bit and should be able to sustain one or two more rapid shots.
Geza took a deep breath, and with his strong will, he forced himself to hold up his broken body. He carefully stuck out half of his body and looked out of the mine.
"What are you looking for?"
"For the Emperor!"
A gentle voice sounded from the mine behind him. Without any thought, pure muscle memory made Geza raise the plasma pistol in his hand instantly. He roared and pulled the trigger, and the boiling plasma was fired.
But his angry blow failed to cause any harm to the Baptist.
Even the void shield was not turned on, and the dark matter deflector shield was also closed. The hot plasma beam shot out, but failed to leave any trace on the silver-gray zero-element armor, just like using a water gun to spray tiles.
"Conventional weapons cannot break through the defense of zero-element armor. At least you have to use melt weapons that can disturb sub-atomic, or higher-end gravity manipulation and dimensional weapons... The decomposition force field of the power sword should also be able to do it?" Russell A voice came from the Baptist, saying with some seriousness: "Why don't you let go of the trigger? Your plasma pistol is going to overheat."
Before he could finish his words, Gaiza decisively abandoned his pistol and stabbed Russell in the chest with the power sword in his right hand.
There was a crisp ding sound, and nothing happened.
"Your power sword has long been damaged, and the decomposition field has been paralyzed. What you are holding in your hand now is just a simple steel bar... Didn't you notice this? It seems that you have experienced a hard battle."
Russell shook his head. The Baptist's eyes were filled with indigo psychic energy. He forced Geza's body to put down his weapon and sit on the ground. "Don't be nervous. I am a human. I just wear different clothes than you."
As he spoke, the Apostle's breastplate disintegrated briefly, showing Russell's face to Gezza before quickly closing and locking again - thick industrial waste gas was deposited at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley, and mortals would die on the spot if they breathed it directly. The slaves of the Mechanicus who mined here needed to be implanted with iron lungs.
He is a good-looking guy, but a little effeminate. This was Gazza's first impression after seeing Russell's true face.
Russell's bones and skin are both beautiful, but they do not conform to the general aesthetic of the human empire.
The war was raging in the galaxy, and humans were generally martial. Girls liked handsome and powerful males like the Blood Angels or the Emperor's Children, or the strong and wild ones like the Catachan jungle fighters, but Russell was neither of them.
He is handsome but not heroic enough, looking like a scoundrel who is abusing his power. Any combat nun is more manly than Russell.
Gaiza tried to break free from the heavy spiritual pressure that bound his limbs, but after failing several times, he realized the power hidden under this delicate appearance.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Geza asked weakly.
"I don't have a real name, but you can call me: Star Bullet." Russell answered his question openly. After realizing that Gazza's hostility towards him had disappeared, he also dissipated the psychic energy that imprisoned the other party.
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