Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 72: Soul Link (First Order)

As the ship left the orbit of the Crystal Illusion, Nimrod came to the J-005 deck to inspect the space monkey's new work, but found no surprises.

He was not in a hurry. There was no shortage of industrial waste in Vostronia, and a large amount would always produce miracles.

He said to Wojciech beside him: "Keep feeding them scrap."

"Also, during the voyage, you must take out the shipyard's design plan and make a preliminary design based on the Mechanicus' Sopot Shipyard."

Then he looked at Bukayo and sent a thought pulse to the "Midnight Poet".

Bukayo's body stiffened for a moment, and several images and information about creatures called Umbral Monsters appeared in his mind.

At the same time, there were orders from Nimrod.

"Go to the warp drive and bring me at least one umbra."

"It's best to capture him alive, but the body must be intact."

Bukayo nodded slightly to show that he understood.

He was not at all surprised by Nimrod's request, as the master he served was only interested in all kinds of strange creatures.

The Umbra monster, which lives in the void and can manipulate and control shadows, naturally arouses Nimrod's interest.

Then, Bukayo saw Nimrod walking towards Malena and spoke.

"Let's go to cabin A-001."

Bukayo returned to his cabin on the upper deck. As the head of the regiment, he had a spacious cabin, which was a suite.

The outer room was small, only big enough to fit a desk, on which sat a meditation machine and a dozen data pads.

The inner room is larger and has furniture such as a bed and a wardrobe.

He took off his tailor-made armor, put on a black robe, and put on a hood.

He walked to the weapons rack, picked up the black military backpack, opened it and checked it.

To please Nimrod, Bukayo often went hunting, with a full set of equipment and tools.

After checking them one by one, he put on his military backpack and walked out of the cabin.

Bukayo skillfully found the ventilation hole near the subspace engine. He took out a forearm-long crowbar from his backpack, took three steps and jumped up.

The "Midnight Poet" swung his left arm, hooked and pulled the crowbar, and pried open the grille.

After landing, he bounced up immediately, jumped into the ventilation duct, and pulled up the grille.

Merging into the darkness, the "Midnight Poet" immediately felt refreshed and spiritually more alive, while his vision in the dark was greatly enhanced.

He bent down and walked forward in the passage, searching everywhere with his eyes. From the information he received, he knew that the Umbra monsters were eight centimeters in size, they hated light, and hid in the shadows.

After walking more than 30 meters, Bukayo suddenly stopped. He saw an umbrella-shaped creature hanging upside down above the passage at the corner ahead.

Bukayo took out a small silver box from his backpack, opened the lid, and found twelve compartments inside.

He took the box and continued walking forward.

Bukayo's spirit was suddenly touched, his eyes darkened as he stared at the two hooks, four blades, and tooth-like attacking limbs spreading out from the shadows.

The "Midnight Poet" knew that this was the ability of the Umbra Monster. He did not panic, dodge or attack. He just began to chant hypnotic poems.

"Ah, the shadow of fear has quietly retreated,
Crimson hope spreads across the night sky.

One thing at least is certain: this life is passing by like a dream,
A flash of truth passes by, and the rest becomes smoke.

Flowers bloom for a moment, then return to silence after being gorgeous.
Passing away from this world is nature's most gentle stroke.

At the end of this dream, I gently closed my eyes,

Let your soul drift off to sleep peacefully as time flies by."

The spreading attack gradually stopped, and the Umbra monster clinging to the top of the passage staggered and fell down.

The "Midnight Poet" leaned over and ran quickly. When the mushroom-shaped creature fell to waist height, he handed out a small silver box and caught the shadow monster.

When the "Midnight Poet" captured the third Umbra, he felt the metal channel tremble slightly, and he knew that the warp engine had started.

At the same time, inside cabin A-001.

Nimrod used "Subspace Insight" to observe his surroundings. After feeling that the waves formed by Malena's Subspace imagery gradually calmed down, he focused some of his attention on the data pad.

While he was handling his official duties, part of his consciousness was always with Malena's ups and downs. When Malena was resting, the two of them would eat together, chat, and meditate for a while.

Time on the ship passed day by day until eleven days later.

Nimrod sensed the calm waves rising into a huge surge, and as he lowered the data slate, he had noticed that Malena's plump body was trembling slightly, and sweat was oozing from her smooth forehead.

He knew that Malena must be in trouble, so he used telepathy and sent a thought pulse.

"When you feel my consciousness, open your heart to me."

Then, Nimrod's consciousness spread to Malena, and the door to her mind was a wooden door.

His consciousness turned into a big hand, knocking on the door "dong dong dong".

The wooden door opened a crack, and Ningluo's consciousness immediately seeped in.

The moment their minds touched, their bodies shook at the same time.

After years of training, Nimrod's mastery of psychic energy has surpassed the level reached by the greatest psychic ether master of the Frao people in the psychic crystal.

In a split second, he concealed the secrets of his soul: his "country of disorder", the sequence of magic potions, the Primarch...

All Malena could learn were insignificant information, such as Nimrod's appreciation for her and the subtle emotional ups and downs in his seemingly eternally calm mood.

Even so, Malena had a new understanding of Nimrod.

At this moment, Nimrod felt more that he was not just a pure image of a god in Malena's heart.

It was a complex image, possessing god-like combat power, but also someone she longed to understand and communicate with.

The two quickly recovered from the shock of the mind-touch and focused on the threat of the warp.

Nimrod noticed that around the ocean of Malena's mind, countless rodent octopuses were waving their tentacles and slapping the surface of the vast ocean.

He only had to glance at the creatures to recognize their identities.

The predators of the Warp are not demons, but they are ancient and vicious hunters living in the Sea of ​​Souls. They are invisible and feed on life energy.

When hunting, they create forms based on metaphors and descriptions of their prey.

Malena's image of a dangerous creature is the rodent octopus, and the predators are thus formed.

Ning Lu's mind moved, and a heavy halberd appeared in his hand. He took a step forward and arrived at the edge of the vast ocean.

He swung his halberd, and the tip of the halberd pierced the body of the rodent octopus-like warp predator like puncturing a balloon.

In an instant, the huge monster disappeared into thin air.

Many predators sensed the tremendous life energy of their new prey, which was as different from their previous prey as the sun and a lamp.

Driven by predatory instinct, they rushed towards Nimrod frantically.

"Leave them to me, you focus on navigation."

Ningluo swung his halberd, wiping out several huge, vicious hunters.

Faced with the top predator, the Warp Hunters fled in terror.

Nimrod then withdrew from Malena's mind and continued to handle official business.

The subsequent voyage in the warp was uneventful, and the Pride of Vostroya and the Vistula successfully returned to the real universe.

"You've worked hard," Nimrod said with a smile, "Go and rest."

Malena looked at the giant in front of her. In her eyes, Nimrod was less majestic and mysterious, and more familiar.

"it is good."

A smile spread across her face as she sensed Nimrod's concern.

Nimrod walked out of cabin A-001 and then found Bukayo.

"My Lord, I found a total of thirty-five Umbral monsters."

"well done."

Nimrod said approvingly, and he returned to his cabin with the Umbra and immediately began to prepare the "Briber" potion.

(End of this chapter)