Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 101 The Power of the Mind

Szczesny uses his mind to control his ears, amplifying the sounds around him.

He heard the vibration of surgical instruments coming from the transformation chamber, and his eyelashes, which had turned from gold to black under the influence of the Father of Genes, trembled slightly.

Szczesny was a little dazed, feeling as if he was still on the operating table.

This feeling had arisen from time to time since he began his transformation. Even though he had recently been promoted to Sequence 8, a "Raging Citizen," he still couldn't adapt to this drastic change.

He was in a trance and didn't know how much time had passed before he heard footsteps in his ears.

"Szczesny, get up and move, we're going to the 'Stardome Deck'."

Bukayo's voice rang out. The "Midnight Poet" liked to endow the things around him with poetry. He called the deck where the candidates were moving the Star Dome, because when they were moving, they could see the stars in the void and wake up from their half-asleep state.

"coming."

Szczesny supported himself on the bed with his big hands and sat up.

He froze for a moment, then brought his hands out in front of him. Like the rest of his body, they were growing larger.

Szczesny knew that along with the food he swallowed, there were also stimulating factors and promoters that made the muscles all over his body swell up little by little.

Sometimes, his disproportionate limbs and overly thick muscles made him feel like a rodent octopus monster that deserved to be thrown into the coral sea to die.

More often than not, he would feel that he had become extremely powerful and needed to find a way to vent the strength and energy that filled his body.

The method of "angry people" is the best way to vent. Szczesny suddenly jumped up from the bed, and there was no trace of confusion in his eyes.

He opened the curtain, walked out of the compartment, and then saw the equally tall Bukayo.

The two men joined the crowd. Twenty-eight former Vostronia captains enjoyed privileges. Unlike others, they had to form a team of fifty people to go to the "Star Dome Deck".

A moment later, everyone arrived at the "Star Dome Deck" and could see the void through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

While Bukayo was watching, Szczesny couldn't wait to walk into a training cage.

Press the control key and a mechanical servant slowly rises.

The "Angry People" roared and took big steps forward, his strength and speed suddenly increasing.

Although the increase is not as large as before, the degree of increase is much greater.

The "Furious People" appeared in front of the mechanical servant in an instant, swung their fists and arms, and launched a "Furious Blow".

Boom boom boom!
Before the training robot servant could start the training program, it was smashed to pieces by the "Angry People" with a punch and scattered all over the ground.

Szczesny took a deep breath and regained his composure.

Two days after the ship's arrival, the test showed no rejection reaction, so he immediately underwent the 12th reconstruction operation, the implantation of meninges.

The moment the flat, round organ was implanted into the top of the cerebral cortex, Szczesny's body shook, and then began to tremble violently.

A moment later, the chief pharmacist and the "doctor" who received the report rushed to the transformation cabin.

Malena looked at Szczesny on the operating table with concern. He had never shown such a severe rejection reaction before.

The "Sailors" and "Angry People" that Szczesny experienced successively were both focused on the physical aspect. Without any spiritual strengthening, he encountered the most significant challenge in the transformation process.

His already solidified brain was undergoing drastic changes, as if it had encountered a tsunami disaster.

Szczesny's complete memory was like a mirror smashed to the ground, shattered into countless pieces, and then quickly flashed through his mind.

Every fragment stung him.

Blood began to flow from Szczesny's nose, and he trembled more violently. Just as he was in agony, a voice suddenly echoed from within his mind.

"I believe you can endure the baptism of transformation surgery and usher in a transformation."

That was the voice of Nimrod, the king he served, and also the voice of the father of genes!
Like a bolt from the blue, Szczesny couldn't help but think: "I can't let the king down, I can't let the father of genes down."
His confused and broken brain suddenly became clear.

Szczesny's nose stopped bleeding and his trembling body gradually calmed down.

Seeing this, Malena breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that what Nimrod valued most were his old subordinates like Szczesny.

Although he didn't show it too much, Rawlslev's death still made him sad, and Malena didn't want him to experience it again.

After Szczesny adapted to the meningeal implant, he opened his eyes and saw Malena.

"Malena, I'm fine. Thank you for everything you've done for me and the Sicilians."

Although Szczesny is not a Sicilian, he has integrated into the Cradle of the Sea since he arrived there, and his subordinates are all Sicilians.

Upon hearing this, the "doctor" suddenly felt as if the food he had swallowed was completely digested.

Having had similar experiences, she realized that she had fully mastered the power given by Nimrod and became a complete "healer".

At the same moment, Vostronia.

Per Mertesacker was the first to walk out of the maze of the lower nest and towards the destination that awaited him, which was also the true starting point of the road to heaven.

His mind couldn't help but quickly flash through the intensive assessment items of the past two months. The obstacle race was just the beginning, and the subsequent factory search was full of dangers.

The maze I just went through was pure hell.

He had no food or water, and he didn't know how long he stayed in the identical, endless maze.

There were also strange noises and terrifying hallucinations, and he suspected countless times that he had gone crazy.

Countless times, Per wanted to pull out the fireworks from his waist and give up like everyone else, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

He didn't want to disappoint his parents, and he longed to serve King Nimrod, but he didn't want to be just an auxiliary soldier, he wanted to be a superhuman warrior like the Black Armored Giant.

Now, he finally did it.

Per staggered forward, his heart filled with joy and pride.

Thomas, standing at the finish line, had a glint of surprise in his eyes. As a master of the psychic system, he used the psychic crystals from the Crystal Illusion, bestowed by the Primarch, to set up a large-scale psychic illusion array to test the will of the candidates.

Everyone who is in it will have their senses distorted.

Those with weak willpower will give up quickly, and only those with strong willpower and keen perception will stand out.

This young man, who had always performed the best in previous tests, was once again the first to pass the test, much faster than he expected.

[He is undoubtedly the best candidate in this test.]
"Very good," Thomas walked up to Pearl and said approvingly, "You passed the test with flying colors."

Per couldn't help but smile with a pale face. He did not disappoint his parents and passed the test.

Ten months after leaving Vostronia, Nimrod returned with his fleet.

Upon arriving on his home world, Nimrod immediately realized that a great deal of business awaited him.

After thinking it over, the Primarch decided, according to priorities, to meet with the representatives of the Adeptus Mechanicus first to finalize the design of the Legion Monastery.

This is because other matters are not urgent to start but are in progress. He only needs to listen to the briefing and give further instructions. Even if they are handled later, it will not affect the orderly progress.

(End of this chapter)