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

ps: Readers thought I was playing an April Fool’s joke, but I actually didn’t. Isn’t this an April Fool’s joke in another sense?

Chapter 160: Unexpected Visitors

Seeing that Amelia wouldn't come out for a while, and knowing that these things were not something he could touch, Zhang Ge could only find a wall near the door to lean against. After a while, he felt a little bored. Although he didn't expect to be replied, he still casually asked the battle nun next to him:

"Can you tell me where this is? It needs to be kept secret."

The angel turned around and looked at Zhang Ge. He felt that his ignorant and youthful appearance was too inconsistent with what had just happened. He chuckled and then answered:

"This is the Ecclesiarchy's high-level trial facility. Even if the investigation and purge fail, it can still hold back the Empire's most dangerous enemies after being locked up. As far as I know, no one brought in here has ever escaped alive. You are the first."

The most dangerous enemy? That would probably be someone at the level of a Great Demon.

He knocked on the iron wall and asked again:

"How thick is this stuff?"

"That's not clear. I haven't looked into it, but it should be about one or two thousand meters upwards. It's a little weaker downwards, but not less than a thousand meters. The left and right sides are more than a thousand meters each."

Haha, did I hear it wrong?

"One or two meters? That's pretty thick."

"One or two thousand meters."

Zhang Ge was silent.

"Is this building built inside the separation wall?"

"Of course not. You'll see it when you go outside. It's a massive square monument, its surface covered with the legends of thirteen living saints, carved by several families over a period of one hundred and thirty years."

A square with a side length of more than 2,000 meters.

In other words, the state religion built such a gigantic prison spanning kilometers just to lock people... or something inside.

For the first time, Zhang Ge had such a direct impression of the production capacity that could maintain a hive city that could accommodate 30 billion people and still barely operate normally.

No wonder Old Deng of the Mechanicus was so generous when giving things. After this level of production capacity is fully transformed into militarization, even if it is dragged down by various cumbersome processes, as long as it can be mass-produced, the equipment he had requested before would probably not be enough for the production of Skyhawk Port in a few hours.

After hearing this, Zhang Ge didn't dare to ask any more questions. He was afraid that he would know too much and wouldn't be able to get away with it by saying he didn't know when he wanted something.

After a while, Amelia, who had changed into a set of force feedback armor, walked out with Sister Bryce.

Compared with the opponent's armor that seemed somewhat brilliant and dazzling, Zhang Ge suddenly had the illusion that he was Amelia's follower.

The emblem on the power armor used to indicate identity was naturally replaced with the emblem of the Grand Sister without a doubt.

Thinking of this, looking at the various gorgeous decorations on Amelia's body, Zhang Ge touched his chin, and suddenly thought of a way to eliminate the previous "request" with the least impact.

He asked Amelia:

"Do the Sisters of Battle have a lot of...luxury goods?"

"Hmm? You mean these on the armor?"

Amelia saw Zhang Ge's gaze and understood what he wanted to ask, then continued to answer:

"If that's what you're referring to, then it's indeed a lot. However, based on experience, these things can indeed provide some protection against chaos, especially on a spiritual level. So, it's a necessary waste."

"No, no, I'm not questioning that. What I mean is, since you can allow me to make a request, can you exchange part of the quota for... um, some corresponding high-quality food, drinks, etc., and then I can prepare it?"

This was Amelia's blind spot, and she turned her gaze to Sister Bryce.

The latter replied:

"No problem, I'll let you know the amount after I count it."

Plan passes.

After expressing simple gratitude to Sister Blaise, Zhang Ge took Amelia, and Amelia took Heloise and Dominica, and the four of them left along the way they came.

Kill two birds with one stone, it can use up the requirements without increasing combat effectiveness.

The Astra Militarum hardly has to worry about morale issues, and eating and drinking delicious food will not have much of a motivating effect. They can also use up this requirement and even enjoy it themselves.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ge felt a little better after being depressed because he passed the review.

After using this requirement, this review is almost a win-lose situation.

No, on second thought, time was actually wasted by me, so the day of welcoming the Royal Master of the Tribunal was one step closer. So, if I round it up, wouldn't it become a win for me?

Not long after picking up the Inquisition Heavenly Soldier who had just been kicked aside, Zhang Ge finally adjusted his mood under his unique theory of winning and losing.

On the way, seeing that Amelia had no intention of talking about the content of the conversation, Zhang Ge did not ask any more questions, and the four of them returned to the Valkyrie cabin quietly.

boom.

"Is there..."

Zhang Ge was about to ask if there was any sound, but when he saw Amelia suddenly drawing her sword and becoming alert, he knew that he didn't need to continue the second half of the sentence.

He held the grenade launcher in his hand, and the four of them quickly left the cabin again. At the same time, before Zhang Ge could ask Dominica to go inside to call for help, Sister Bryce, who had just parted ways, rushed out with a group of combat nuns.

Another muffled sound.

The alarm began to sound and echo sharply, and the alloy gates slowly began to close from top to bottom along the metal well wall.

Bryce's face looked a little ugly.

An enemy attack? In such a strategic location? And at such a fortuitous time?

She tried to call Calgar through her own sound array, but all she could hear was the rustling noise of a malfunction.

But even at this time, Bryce did not panic. Acknowledging that she could only rely on the strength at hand, she immediately made a judgment: she could not retreat and defend.

Because it needs to be sealed, this deep well is the only exit. If the enemy has the power to hit the core, then the result of the combat nun defending it to the death will only delay the time of death.

Normally, if he died, he would die. It would not be a loss to be able to kill more enemies of the Emperor by taking advantage of the terrain. But the situation is different now. Although it is unknown why Zhang Ge became the core of the Emperor's previous interference, there is no doubt that he is definitely a key link in the plan.

They must counterattack at the moment the enemy breaks in to create a breakthrough and at least get Zhang Ge away.

After making this decision, Bryce deployed all his limited strength in a circle around him.

The muffled sounds gradually approached, and each one pressed down on the top of the head.

Until the last alloy door suddenly caved in with a loud noise like a crash.

The next time, it was smashed open.

A blue giant came crashing down, and behind it fell a group of gold and blue victorious soldiers.

Who else could it be but Calgar?

He was slightly surprised when he saw Bryce, and Bryce was even more surprised when he saw it was Calgar. They both said at the same time:

"you are still alive?"

"You rebelled?!"

Chapter 161: Different Paths to the Same Destination

After hearing what the other party said, they both realized instantly that there was a misunderstanding.

After their initial surprise, they both understood the logic:

Although the gushing psychic storms did not cause any substantial damage, the parts that remained in the real universe would not disappear out of thin air in a short time. They were like imperceptible background noises that not only interfered with communications but also blocked most of the related signals.

It was as if the prison was suddenly caught in a miniature subspace storm, too thin to cause damage to macroscopic objects.

Of course, Calgar is really crazy. He deliberately finds a place with layers of protection to break through and jump into the face. I will assume that he is confident in his equipment. The key is that my main force and I are still here. What's going on? Which demon primarch is coming?

Unless you are a traitorous Primarch or the Chief Daemon, if Abaddon comes today, I will tear off two pieces of armor from you no matter how tall you are.

Bryce was in the middle of it and chatted with Amelia for a while. Just after he finished doing all this, he encountered an "enemy attack" within a dozen seconds. The time he checked the communication coincided with the time of the "enemy attack", so he naturally thought it was enemy interference.

Of course, although the logic is clear, necessary vigilance still needs to be maintained.

After a complex identity verification process involving multiple tokens, both parties confirmed their identities in this tense atmosphere.

After a brief exchange between the two of them to clarify what had happened, Calgar nodded to Bryce, then turned around and walked in front of Zhang Ge. He raised the arm with the huge power fist, pointed a finger at Zhang Ge's sword, and said:

"It just so happens that I have something to ask you again. What is the name of this sword?"

"Ascalon."

Hearing this word that was extremely unfamiliar to everyone, even Calgar fell into deep thought.

This was not a nickname like "Emperor's Sword", but the real name of the sword. He could feel the power contained in this word.

But he recalled every book he had read and every revelation he had received, but without exception, there was no relevant information.

If even he himself was not clear about the origin of the word, it was no wonder that the message conveyed by the victorious army he sent out was so vague.

It is so ancient and so mysterious, but it resides in an ordinary person, so it can only mean one thing - its host has some special features that even his own abilities cannot detect.

Coincidences don't happen in this kind of thing.

In an instant, Calgar had the idea of ​​dispatching a speedboat to transport this person to the Primarch, and then let the Primarch make the decision, but the next moment he denied this idea.

There is no other reason. Even if he could break through the blockade of the Chaos Navy and the remaining Ork warships, navigating the Warp is too dangerous and uncertain. If such a mysterious thing is lost in the Warp, ten of his own would not be enough to atone for it.

But it was impossible for him to evacuate with his fleet just for this person. If it was an ordinary planet, it would be fine, but the planet under his feet was the one that the Primarch had given a death order to defend - even without this order, Calgar would do everything he could to defend it, because this place was too important to the empire.

If it falls, the impact will be no less than the destruction of Cadia.

Amidst this dilemma, Calgar's incredible wisdom reached its limit at this moment, and he finally had an inspiration:

Yes, Primarch.

Since the great Primarch could foresee his own resurrection ten thousand years later and asked the Archmagos Cawl to build a set of armor to sustain his life, why do we think he could not foresee the current situation?

The only possible reason why he didn't reveal any information to himself was that he didn't need to know it. In other words, if he knew this and took action, it would most likely destroy the Primarch's grand plan.

Thinking of this, although Calgar and Bryce had different starting points... in fact, they had nothing in common except their destination, but they both made the same decision:

Leave it alone for now.

Or rather, they believe that not caring about this matter itself is part of the plan of some greater being.

Don't say it's impossible. Calgar himself has experienced this situation and was deeply impressed.

Because that happened when the Primarch awakened.

As the Primarch's undeniable, unquestionable, and absolute favorite of the Thirteenth Regiment... at least as Chapter Master, how could Calgar know less than Cawl, an outsider? Why didn't the Primarch leave any relevant information to the Ultramarines?

That was of course because his obstruction of the awakening ceremony was also part of a plan spanning ten thousand years planned by the Primarch's wisdom.

Because of Calgar's obstruction, the Primarch's awakening was slowed down a bit, which was just enough to lure the enemy deep into their territory, allowing the Primarch to tear apart hundreds of elite Chaos Terminators with his bare hands as soon as he woke up.

Even though he was pinned to the ground and beaten by a group of Black Legion Space Marines, and was mistaken by the Primarch as just a random Space Marine, but rounding it off, he also made a significant contribution to the plan of hundreds of elite Chaos Terminators spanning ten thousand years - at least he thought so.

And why couldn't this be another one of the Primarch's plans?

He looked at the "short" Zhang Ge in front of him, who was almost as tall as his waist, and continued:

"Ascalon is a fine sword. Since it has chosen you and passed the review, then keep it well."

Zhang Ge saw through this at a glance.

Even Calgar couldn't recognize what this thing was, so he said that.

Otherwise, if he knew that this thing might be older than his genetic father, Calgar would definitely not be so indifferent. He even regarded the tables, chairs and furniture used by the Primarch ten thousand years ago as sacred objects, and felt extremely distressed when the Primarch used them after waking up.

But what bothered Zhang Ge was not the small detail that the other party lied, but the fact that this guy's statement undoubtedly provided another layer of certification for the legitimacy of Ascalon.

If Zhang Ge really faced the Inquisition, he would have to reveal that Calgar had seen this thing and thought it was okay, and if the Inquisition still insisted on killing him, then it would probably be considered a reasonable death. Otherwise, if someone stood up and deliberately kept silent, it would probably be considered as seeking death.

I can only hope that Lao Deng of the Inquisition will be more capable.

When things developed to this point, even Zhang Ge couldn't help but doubt the so-called review that he had always hoped for.

Fortunately, he still has the opportunity to go to the battlefield. In five days, he will return to the front line. Although it is indeed a bit difficult to be the colonel commander of the Star Army, in a war of that scale, it is only a small amount and can be regarded as a high-level consumable at best.

He still has hope.

As if to confirm this idea, Calgar's voice continued to sound: