Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 120 Beast Tide
Tierney suddenly jumped out and rushed towards the one-horned blue rhino, while raising his hand to shoot a bomb.

Although he failed to complete the Path to Heaven, his body underwent secondary development under the stimulation of drugs and hormones. His height reached two meters and three centimeters. The bolt pistol he used was much larger than the mortal version and was a modified version of the Legion's forging servants.

He avoided the most valuable horn and shot at the left front leg of the blue rhino.

The hardened diamond bullet penetrated, and with an explosion, the one-horned blue rhino was blown away and rolled to the ground.

Tierney leaped over his head and slashed the glowing horn off at the root with his sword.

After completing the hunt, he immediately called the pilot to come and assist in the evacuation.

While waiting, he was pleasantly surprised to find that one of the blue rhinos had a white horn.

Tierney summarized the experience of hunting the one-horned blue rhino in his mind: [Lightning paralysis is useful for white one-horned rhinos.

But it's useless for something that discharges electricity, probably because it discharges electricity naturally and we've become accustomed to it.]
Tierney boarded the transport ship and as it slowly rose into the air, he stood by the window and looked at the forest below.

Suddenly, his pupils shrank and he noticed that the green forest in the distance seemed to be torn apart one by one.

His superhuman vision focused on one of the torn forest belts, and he immediately saw that the one-horned blue rhinos were lined up in a straight line, heading straight towards the human settlement.

Tierney immediately remembered that five days later, the local harvest season in Daxos Alpha would begin.

He immediately took out his high-definition camera and recorded the scene.

Tierney returned to the Void Hunter and presented the spoils to the king.

After examining it, Nimrod discovered that the white horn was the main ingredient of the potion "Arbitrator" corresponding to Sequence 7 "Interrogator".

He said approvingly to the resolute-looking Tierney: "Well done."

"Your Majesty, I have another noteworthy discovery. I learned from the serfs that the local harvest season will begin in five days."

"And in the forest, I discovered a tribe of blue rhinos gathering towards the human settlement."

"This is very valuable information."

Nimrod's eyes were deep. While he approved of Tierney, he was also thinking about how to use this information.

[This is an opportunity that can be exploited to accelerate my conquest of Daxos.]
Nimrod knew that winning the duel was necessary, and strength would bring Vixtrix to his knees.

But that's not all, especially considering the local culture's allegiance to Mars.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Bukayo beside him.

"Prepare for battle. Your regiment will intervene in this harvest and defend against the attacks of the One-Horned Blue Rhino."

"As you command, Father."

"I will finish them off, bring back their horns, and present them to you."

Bukayo knew Nimrod's preferences and he decided to please the Gene Father as he had done before.

He then asked Tierney detailed questions to obtain intelligence.

Bukayo learned that in addition to the behemoth, every year at harvest time, there would be strange humans resembling rats who would emerge from the shadows and take the opportunity to rob and steal property.

After obtaining all the information, the lord ordered preparations for war.

Just as the Third Regiment was preparing for battle, inside the mountain on the surface of Daxos Alpha.

The apprentices of the Holy Relic Protector were shocked to find that the alien giant, who was not highly sanctified, suddenly sped up his movements.

His servo arm swung rapidly on the body of the knight mecha, and the shining electric sparks crackled.

The low-level apprentice asked the high-level apprentice in surprise.

"Jinora, why is he moving so fast all of a sudden?"

"He knew he couldn't win, so he just messed around on the Sacred Mars and tried his luck, or did he really find a way to modify it?"

Jinora didn't answer immediately. His electronic prosthetic eye captured the outsider's movements and analyzed them using his logic engine.

After a moment, he said in an incredulous tone.

"He really found a way to repair it." Gabriel's superhuman senses heard the conversation between the two, and he couldn't help but praise the Primarch in his heart.

[Thanks to the gift of the Gene Father, I can understand the secrets of the Knight Mecha.]
The technical sergeant did encounter some trouble at the beginning. When he was selected to study on Mars, Titan and other related machines were not the focus of his studies.

The relevant knowledge he acquired was only fragmentary and unsystematic, as he had come across it while studying other areas.

When Gabriel first started inspecting the Knight Mech, he couldn't even find a suitable entry point.

If the repair goes wrong, the ancient mecha may suffer a systemic failure.

Just when the "generalist" was in trouble, his fragmentary knowledge emerged in his mind.

The parts of the Martian sage's stories that he did not understand, the fragmented knowledge recorded by his superhuman memory, quickly began to be understood by him.

After understanding the principles, the originally scattered knowledge will grow into threads that connect the isolated points together to form a knowledge network.

The veil covering the knight mecha in front of him was lifted, and he quickly came up with a repair plan and began to implement it.

Five sidereal days later, Nimrod received the news that Gabriel had taken the lead in repairing the knight mecha.

He led his men, including Bukayo and Arsène, to the surface again.

At the gate leading to the treasury, Campbell Weekstrix congratulated Nimrod in a very aristocratic manner.

"Nimrod, congratulations to you and your skilled craftsmen for your victory."

His brown eyes held a hint of worry, but he still spoke in a confident tone.

"But this doesn't mean you've won. The Relic Preservator told me that he will complete the repair work within twelve standard hours."

"Afterwards, we will complete a fair inspection at the testing ground."

"I believe that the ultimate victory will be achieved by the Holy Artifact Guardian's Shield of Daxos."

Nimrod noticed that there were only two knight mechas left in the welcoming formation.

Nor did he sense the machine spirits of the surrounding castles or mountains.

[Should have been prepared to deal with the attack at harvest time.]
He opened his senses and felt his surroundings.

Then he sensed a slight tremor in the ground, and a huge herd of beasts was rushing towards this direction.

He then spoke, speaking meaningfully.

"I think there will be a more suitable target to test the combat capability of the Knight Mecha."

“They are not works of art to be admired, but knights galloping on the battlefield.”

Campbell looked at Nimrod, and there was a hint of recognition in his brown eyes.

Then his thick eyebrows raised as he pondered the other meaning contained in it.

After a few seconds, he asked.

"You know about the beast tide?"

"I know, and I sense it."

"If you need assistance, my warriors are happy to help."

Ningluo smiled and said that this would not only win the favor of local families, but also obtain potion materials.

"Thank you for your kindness," the Knight King said stubbornly, "but we can handle it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the built-in communicator of the Daxos Glory began to beep.

When Campbell answered, a panicked voice was heard.

"My lord, the beast tide has begun."

"This time, the scale is bigger than any previous one."

(End of this chapter)