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Chapter 75: Three Points into the Tomb
The ancient buildings constructed of nightstone were once again exposed to the brilliance of the stars.

These ancient buildings have been sleeping underground for tens of millions of years, so much so that the buildings themselves have long been buried deep underground due to geological changes.

However, with the help of the efficient mining machinery provided by Tonya, Chen Xi and his team quickly dug out a path leading to the gate of the Undead Tomb.

Because this is a large-scale troop movement, it is obviously inappropriate to go through the previous rift again.

Moreover, that place was bombed by Chen Xi with a melta bomb last time, so it is not easy to pass through.

So it would be easier to just dig a wide enough road leading to the gate of the Tomb of the Dead, and then enter through the main gate.

Although the door of the Space Necromancer Tomb was tightly closed and it was somewhat difficult to activate it, the two sages and the technical team they brought with them worked hard to quickly open the door, revealing the Necromancer Tomb that had been sealed for 60 million years to Chen Xi and the others.

Looking at the dark and deep tomb gate in front of him, Chen Xi turned to look at Dongnia and Olivia and asked them, "Have you prepared a reconnaissance unit?"

"I have trained a team of Rust Seekers, and they can be used in situations like this." Olivia raised her hand, and then she summoned a group of Crusaders who looked completely unrelated to humans.

Looking at the Skitarii soldiers in front of him, whose limbs had been transformed into mechanical prosthetics and whose arms were directly equipped with two sonic swords, Chen Xi nodded slightly. "Let them go in and explore the way first. The last time we explored it, we might have activated some of the defense systems in the tomb."

"If that's the case, I have a team of infiltrators here, let them go too." Tonya did not hide anything at this time and brought her crusaders with her.

Rustseekers and Infiltrators are both members of the Mechanicum's Sikarian, so-called 'regenerative' forces.

They were once ordinary Skitarii soldiers, but because they were seriously injured on the battlefield but still alive, they were recovered and strengthened by the sages and then transformed into the Sikarian troops.

Their bodies are slimmer and lighter than those of ordinary Crusaders. Their specialized lower limbs allow them to traverse battlefield terrain more flexibly and quickly, and their special enhanced modifications allow them to move flexibly on the battlefield, getting close to the enemy and then hunting down the enemies of the God of All Machines with violent slashing.

If the Holy Titans are the wrath of the God of All Machines, then the Rustseekers and Infiltrators are the daggers of the God of All Machines, vicious, hidden, and deadly.

Of course, if necessary, they are capable of infiltration and reconnaissance.

"Let them go down together. The key is to find the rebirth agreement of this tomb first. If we can find and destroy it, it will save us a lot of trouble." Chen Xi said to the two sages.

Tonya and Olivia had already heard Chen Xi's detailed introduction to the Tomb of the Undead, so they naturally knew what the Rebirth Protocol was. When they had previously scanned with the Auger Matrix of the Casting Ship, they had also discovered several locations suspected to be the location of the Rebirth Protocol. It was natural to send people down to investigate.

As the two teams of Crusaders disappeared from the sight of the three people, Chen Xi and the two sages led the remaining people towards the depths of the Undead Tomb.
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The feeling of entering the Necromancer's tomb from the main gate was completely different from the last time he entered through the crack. Although this wasn't a particularly large Necromancer's tomb, Chen Xi could still sense the former glory of the Necrons from the surrounding black stone buildings.

The empty and silent world of the tomb is like the difference between a city square and a sewer compared to the small passage last time.

There are incomprehensible alien buildings and equipment everywhere. Because of the culture and style of the Necrons, this place really looks more like a tomb than a city.

Chen Xi walked into a stone pillar with grooves and complex necromancy runes on it, but because it was not activated, it looked like just a black pillar.

"These alien creations look so mysterious! I never thought that something could be preserved for 60 million years without decaying." Tonya walked to a device that looked like a street lamp, and looked carefully at the device made of unknown metal, with a strong desire to study in her eyes.

"Perhaps only the aliens themselves can answer this question, but I think we shouldn't give them the chance to speak." Chen Xi looked around. Although this place did not seem to be activated, he was still very alert.

"The structure here is a bit complicated, but the air composition is the same as outside." Olivia looked at the readings on a data tablet with a puzzled expression. "These aliens are made of metal. They don't need to breathe. Why does the building structure take ventilation into consideration?"

"Have you forgotten that this place has been connected to the outside world for a long time and is not sealed at all?" Chen Xi looked at Olivia, not understanding why she said that.

This undead tomb was damaged several years ago, and a bunch of skinners escaped from it. Of course, it cannot be sealed.

"No, I'm not talking about the air entering here, but the air in this space is flowing. It has a complete ventilation system." Olivia had already released a large number of servo skulls and other detection equipment she brought with her. While a large amount of data was summarized here, she also had a deeper understanding of this place.

Hearing Olivia say this, Chen Xi raised his eyebrows and felt a little strange.

Guterres, who had come in with them, overheard their conversation and interjected, "Perhaps this alien race once needed to breathe? After all, they were once flesh and blood, but were transformed into metal."

"Do they still have this technology? Can we find this technology in this tomb? If we can transform flesh and blood into metal machines, it will be a blessing from the God of Machines!" Tonya was a little excited at this time, and Olivia was almost the same.

For the Mechanicus, the pursuit of mechanical ascension has always been their ultimate pursuit. If they can really find the technology to transform flesh and blood into metal machines, the Mechanicus will go crazy.

However, Chen Xi and Guterres looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Believe me, that's not some beautiful mechanical ascension, but rather the despair of having your soul shattered." Chen Xi sighed and advised the two sages, "Besides, I think it's better for you to focus on the task at hand. Once you've explored this undead tomb and eliminated the threat, you can move everything here."

(End of this chapter)