As long as you die, you are invincible, but in 40K

Vibration, this kind of place?

Zhang Ge asked:

"Can you tell how far away it is?"

"It can't be done because it's unclear what the scale of the thing is that's approaching."

After stopping to think for a moment, an idea flashed through Zhang Ge's mind.

desert.

An abnormally high density of small insects.

But there are no predators.

If, Zhang Ge meant if.

Is there such a creature?

It is the top predator of the entire ecosystem, lurking under the sand sea. No creature can threaten its ecological niche. And according to the tradition of this universe that the bigger the creature, the stronger it is, it is likely to be extremely large, perhaps even hundreds of meters long and tens of meters in diameter.

Therefore, it can openly produce its larvae densely in the same place without having to worry about their safety or even guard them. It can go out hunting without worrying about anything daring to provoke these larvae.

until today.

The tremor was gradually growing.

Until the jumping of fine sand can be seen with the naked eye.

But now there is no need to use this vibration to determine whether something is approaching.

On the horizon, a huge sand-yellow cylinder suddenly burst out from under the sand, bringing out rolling waves of sand, and then its huge body drew an arc and plunged downwards.

The round mouthparts that were opened and exposed to the air were hollow and pitch black, with densely packed sharp teeth arranged in a ring, like some kind of biological crusher.

With its huge mass, it can easily drill out of the ground and then dive back into the sand dunes.

The time its body was exposed above the ground was enough to measure its length.

The two people who had just gotten out of the car got back into it at the same fast speed. The sound of the engine being pushed to the limit echoed between the sand dunes, driving the light armored vehicle to fly almost close to the ground in this endless desert, and rushing back at high speed along the route it drove to this place.

The body length is more than 500 meters.

When turning the car around, Zhang Ge estimated in his mind this number which was absurd for a normal creature.

Although the four wheels had almost produced sparks, the loud noises of something breaking through the sand dunes and then plunging back into them could still be heard from the rear, each one closer than the last.

After making several turns and being chased by it in the same direction each time, Zhang Ge and his group finally confirmed that this thing was coming for them...or rather, for them, the group of invaders.

The identities of the giant and the insect were reversed at this moment. Although they tried their best to run, they could not see any possibility of escaping from the predation.

At this speed, it will be swallowed up before it reaches the fleet's third line of defense.

Listening to the sound gradually approaching, Zhang Ge became more and more excited.

Could today be the day he would die? He hadn't expected that after all his efforts, he would end up failing at such a simple task. If he had known, he wouldn't have tried so hard.

However, just as he was thinking this, Amelia opened the car door and looked back. After a while, she turned back and said to Zhang Ge:

"Keep the car going straight at this speed, and then come to my side."

There was no extra expression on her face, as if she was not among those being chased.

Although his mind told him that two little bugs over one meter tall could not shake a giant over five hundred meters tall, but seeing her expression, Zhang Ge always felt as if something he didn't want to happen was about to happen again.

ps: Tribute to the legendary heat-resistant king sandworm.

Chapter 131 Question: Are you a knight? Answer: I think I am.

Zhang Ge first faced Dominica and pointed at the steering wheel, indicating that she should take over driving. Then he squeezed between the driver and the passenger seat and squeezed together with Amelia, who had half of her body sticking out of the car door and facing the back to observe something.

"What do you want to do?"

This sentence is not just a question, but also a reminder.

If the sandworm moves under the sand for a long time, it is likely that it does not have any external fragile organs, otherwise the friction between the sand and the sand would crush these parts, and climbing up to attack the weak points would not work.

The sound of the car body and doors being hit by the wind and sand was particularly obvious after the door was opened. Amid the crackling sound, Zhang Ge did not wait for the other party's response.

"Follow me first."

Amelia pulled the sword out from behind her with one hand and grabbed the edge of the door frame with the other hand to jump onto the roof of the car.

Although Zhang Ge was not as relaxed as her, his strengthened body was enough to support the action, and he no longer had to rely on car stunts as before.

He braved the howling wind and the dust to reach the roof, and with the help of magnetic boots, he stuck himself to the roof. After approaching Amelia, he half-crouched down.

Seeing him approaching, Amelia did not divert her attention, but continued to look ahead. Although she was not wearing a helmet, the sand was inexplicably separated before it approached her silver hair flying in the wind, and not a single grain of sand could fall on it.

She spoke:

"There's still one more chance to observe, so pay attention."

This sentence is not difficult to understand. It should refer to the time left for the car to emerge from the sand before the sandworms chew it up like a snack.

One round was for observation, the other for implementing her plan...but what was the plan?

As these thoughts swirled in my mind, the trembling feeling gradually became clearer.

A huge bulge first appeared on the sandy surface not far away, and then, starting from the very top, countless fine sands began to collapse from the middle like fluid, like a small volcano whose crater was rapidly expanding toward the outward circle.

The sandworm's mouthparts emerged from it.

Different from the golden desert under the sunlight shining through the clouds, the darkness formed by the empty openings seemed to be a portrayal of a certain ending, and the strong contrast was breathtaking.

The rows of long, sharp teeth are closely arranged, and their shape is very simple, just a series of rings, which even a kindergarten child can draw.

However, against the backdrop of that body size, it seemed to reveal a simple and irresistible absolute violence.

The flying sand it brought out hit its face, and after "making eye contact" with the two tiny insects on the roof for a moment, the sandworm drilled into the sand again.

Zhang Ge stretched out his hand to block the goggles to prevent the sand from accumulating and blocking his vision.

He looked at the sandworm as its front end drilled into the ground and its body followed in an arched shape, with each section exposed to the air, and seemed to understand something.

There is a thick and hard keratin layer on the outside of its body, which is its armor, allowing it to move freely in the sea of ​​sand.

That's understandable...but if it's just to counteract friction, there's no need to make it so thick.

Such a thick cuticle means extremely high weight and extremely high waste of physical energy. For this kind of life that does not seem to have natural enemies, there is no need to become like this unless there is a special reason.

The answer is obvious - it has sensitive body senses and can even feel the vibration of the wheels, but in this case, its pain sense becomes equally sensitive. In order to avoid friction stimulating pain, the shell needs to be so thick.

So, her plan was ready to emerge. The plan itself was simple and a bit monotonous, but the observation and courage hidden in it were the key.

"Amelia, you are so..."

Zhang Ge's expression was complicated and a bit awkward.

After hearing this, Amelia realized that Zhang Ge had understood her plan, and then turned around and said:

"Well, I'll be responsible for attracting its attention, and you go do it."

The vehicle continued to move forward, and another tremor was getting closer and closer, almost reaching the side of the vehicle.

At the same time, Amelia began to warm up the jump pack that she had replaced after the previous rest.

The ground bulged and sandworms rose up. The hollow hole so close to them seemed to mock the struggles of the two tiny people.

Then, Amelia, who was pulling Zhang Ge, suddenly flew up. Pushed by the backpack, she almost turned into a black afterimage. She headed straight for the sandworm's mouthparts and kicked the root of one of its sharp teeth.

After a series of sharp bone-crackling sounds that caused one's teeth to ache, the tooth root suddenly broke and shattered, and the blood that spurted out was so mixed that one could feel phantom pain just by looking at it.

For Zhang Ge, it was just a psychological phantom pain, but for the sandworm, it was obviously more than that.

In this unimaginable pain, it gave up the car without hesitation. Instead of drilling into the ground to continue moving forward, it pounced straight at the two people who were close to it and bit them.

Seeing that the first step of the plan was effective, Amelia's hatred was temporarily diverted. She then raised her hand and threw Zhang Ge into the air, causing him to draw a parabola and hit the rough skin of the sandworm.

Zhang Ge rolled several times under inertia before he could barely regain his balance and reached out to grab the edge of the crack on the surface.

There was no time to think about it. No one could guarantee when the big bug would give up on Amelia and burrow back into the ground.

Zhang Ge drew the sword from his waist, and the power sword reflected the luster of metal.

He exerted force suddenly, turning it into a cold light that pierced into the sandworm's skin.

Of course, this is not even a small thorn for the huge sandworm, which is why time is running out.

If Zhang Ge wanted to force it to stop burrowing into the sand due to pain and thus slow down its movement, he would need to cut a small hole so that the sand could flow into the wound, rather than just piercing it.

However, although he inserted it into the tip of the sword without any hindrance, Zhang Ge suddenly found that he could not pull the sword out when he tried to pull it out.

Logically speaking, this should have been good news for Zhang Ge, but his intuition made him feel that the feeling that something was about to happen became even stronger.

At this moment, not only Zhang Ge but also the sandworm under him felt something.

In its chaotic consciousness, several questions were sent one after another, but as a sandworm, how could it know these? Before the questions and answers were even completed, its cognition was washed away by the influence of the personality cluster that came with it.

The Iron Throne Qualification Ceremony that should have been performed by the Knight Mech pilot was completed at this moment. The Machine Soul recognized the Sandworm as the new Knight, and the Sandworm's "brain" naturally regarded the huge body wrapped around it as its own "Knight Mech".

The closed loop that had been separated for a long time was closed at this moment, and the words flashing on the sword body, "May the proud knight-errant perform his duties faithfully," were fulfilled at this moment.

The top predators in the desert are naturally extremely arrogant, and their solitary actions and roaming around hunting are exactly what corresponds to the originally somewhat confusing word "ranger".

Although Zhang Ge could not detect anything with his naked eyes or touch, the uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger as he gripped the hilt of the sword and tried to draw it.

ps: A new week, a new code, and hopefully new votes

Chapter 132: Enlightenment in the Desert

After the qualifying ceremony, even dedicated human pilots become keen on loyalty and chivalry, and at the same time develop a strong and self-evident sense of hierarchy and a sense of responsibility.

This allowed them to ignore the exploitation of their serfs and even their death from hard labor.

On the other hand, when these sacred properties granted to them are threatened, they can actually drive their own knight mechas out to solve the problem - even though a serf's lifetime work may not be worth the money for those few minutes of gas.

For humans, this ritual can be regarded as a certain degree of cognitive modification, let alone for a sandworm?

So, it had an epiphany.

When the sandstorm comes from the boundless desert, I finally know who I am today.

In its simple and innocent mind, it first developed a strong sense of guilt for having killed countless travelers for no reason in the past, but soon, this guilt turned into a heavy responsibility.

The sins of the past cannot be forgotten, but dwelling on what has happened will not atone for one's actions. Only by fulfilling one's duties in the future can one repay a small part of them.

Thinking of this, he let his entire body drill out of the ground, then coiled up like a snake and raised his upper body to replace the "half-kneeling" posture. Finally, he lowered his insect head slightly to accept the conferment from the sword-giving person above his head.

But after accepting his new identity, he felt a little confused. As a criminal, what should he do to make up for the sins he had committed before?

Suddenly, I felt a force coming from the long sword above my head that was connected to me, as if... it was being swayed left and right?

Under this feeling, he realized again.

I understand. My lord must be trying to say this: as long as I follow his direction, I can fulfill my long-cherished wish.

Thinking of this, even his heart, which was in conflict with his sense of honor and guilt, felt a little relieved.

In order to express its loyalty through action, the sandworm suddenly dived down and landed on the sand. It began to move left and right like a huge biological train, roaring as it pushed through the sand and dust, following the direction of the sword above.

Of course, this experience is not so good for Zhang Ge.

First, he found that the sword was stuck inside and could not be pulled out. Then, the insect under him suddenly drilled violently into the air and raised its body, so that he was on the top of the "building" more than 200 meters high in an instant.

If he let go at this moment, he would be able to successfully achieve his wish, but unfortunately he couldn't let go.

Feeling the strong wind in the air, Zhang Ge grasped the hilt of the sword and swayed his body left and right, trying to use his weight to pull out the sword that was stuck somewhere. But before he could pull it out, the next thing happened quickly.

The sandworm suddenly plunged to the ground like a roller coaster rushing into a downhill area, swinging left and right as it moved forward like a giant snake magnified countless times, crushing countless sand dunes along the way as easily as crashing into a sand castle on the beach.

No, does it hurt that much?