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What do you remember?
Thoughts surged, the warm candlelight in the Black Stone Church, the worshippers' softly chanted prayers, the priest smiling as he stroked her head. Then came anger, a roar.
She shut down that "miracle," Ruibo suddenly remembered.
She committed sins that are difficult to atone for.
Then came the deception, the exploitation, the decay, the decay, the decay. She watched as those who supported her rotted in the cold, dark underground, their souls still trapped within their bodies.
The last memory is of war and robots draped in red robes.
She hated, she regretted.
I remember seeing the red-robed robots at the end; they successfully stopped me.
Ruibo remained silent for a moment.
Thank you for them.
Hades stared at the characters flashing on the screen, a testament to her still possessing memory, the ability to think independently, and a personality.
Those people are mechanical instructors and sergeants, not robots.
【.】
Ruibo fell silent. Were those beings covered in metal actually living people? This slightly shocked her, but Ruibo quickly realized that she had no right to feel uncomfortable with these people.
She was a sinner who harmed the entire planet. Even though she had the most perfect body among humans, she ultimately pushed the entire civilization into the abyss.
Whatever the reason, I thank them for stopping me.
Ruibo continued to ask,
Where am I? Why am I still alive? I'm sorry, I don't understand the words you've used.
Death Guard, Mechanicus, what are these?
We are humans from the Empire. During a planetary expedition, we discovered your planet. After eliminating the corruption on your planet, we found and took you and your mech.
Have they all rested in peace?
Ruibo spoke hastily, anxiously awaiting an answer. Only after experiencing the long process of decay would one realize that death is the final mercy and forgiveness.
Countless times she had begged to serve her own sentence in hell in exchange for everyone's peace of mind; countless times she had pleaded with the demon known as the Corruptor, only wishing for everyone to die.
Rest assured, apart from you, all humans on your planet are dead, and their death is a result of being free from the influence of the warp.
This is like heavenly music.
Everyone's dead, that's great, that's really great.
Ruibo wanted to cry, but she couldn't cry anymore.
Everyone is finally dead.
Why am I still alive?
Hades looked at the characters on the screen, then at the cells in the petri dish.
Now these cells are asking him why she's still alive.
Hades took a deep breath and continued communicating with the consciousness on the other side of the screen.
Strictly speaking, you are already dead. Your body underwent extremely intensive inhuman modifications, so it has prematurely collapsed.
We preserved your brain tissue as needed.
A long silence fell on the other end of the screen as Hades patiently waited for a reply.
They could certainly remove the area that generates consciousness and only retain the computational parts, but in the manipulation of certain machines, consciousness is just as indispensable as computational power.
Kirkland's suggestion was to brainwash them directly. The Cult of Mechanics had a complete plan for this, capable of turning anyone into a madman of the Omnipotent God.
Hades stared at Kirkland, who was praising the god of all machines. Did the sage realize what he was saying?
But out of personal motives, Hades chose to try to negotiate first.
So what do you need me to do?
Hades breathed a sigh of relief.
[I'm glad to see you think that way. Let me reintroduce myself. I am Hades, the Death Guard, and the Death Guard is a war legion under the Empire.]
【I am Ruibo.】
There's no need to go into detail about the past.
The line of text conveyed immense sorrow, a sorrow that seemed to overflow from the screen, while Hades continued typing.
We awakened you to control machines used in the fight against life in the warp.
Ruibo was stunned. In the sea of grief and self-blame that overwhelmed her, a flame of anger ignited.
Are you talking about those demons?
【Yes. 】
If Ruibo still had a physical body, she would probably be kneeling on the ground screaming, frantically tearing at her hair with both hands, blood, flesh, hair, and tears flying everywhere.
I agree, I agree!!!
【I agree! ! ! 】
The screen was filled with exclamation marks and characters.
Thank you for giving me a chance to atone. I will kill them! Kill them!
She pleaded with the demon on the other side countless times, only to receive mocking comfort and eternal pain in return.
【kill!!!】
Hades stared at the screen filled with the word "kill" and fell silent.
Kirkland leaned closer, looking with interest at the screen filled with the word "kill".
"My Lord, your decision was indeed correct."
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Chapter 193 is extravagant enough.
In the most secret workshop of the Deathguard Endurance, the room was filled with dim black stone and alien metals that shimmered with an unknown light.
A tall frame stood in the center of the room. At first glance, it looked like an unfinished Ranger Knight, but upon closer inspection, one could see that this mech had subtle differences from ordinary Ranger Knights.
Without sacred oil and somewhat fussy decorations, the joints also reveal different styles, and beneath the metal shells of some important parts, some metals with slightly different lusters lie quietly.
That's right, Hades used some necromancy technology to ensure that the key parts of these mechs have a self-repair function.
Under similar intensity conditions, most of the materials of this mecha were replaced with black stone. Complex culture dishes were embedded deep within these black stones, and flesh and blood twisted inside the culture dishes from time to time.
The Ranger Knight is a general-purpose model of the Imperial Knight mech, equipped by most Knight families. Compared to other models, the Ranger Knight is more adept at close-quarters combat, equipped with a molten cannon and a chainsaw sword, focusing on close-range fun.
Hades further enhanced his speed, allowing him to approach enemies more quickly.
Although this mech looks very similar to the Ranger Knight, the technology it uses is completely different. The reason for this is that Hades wants to make use of the Untouchables currently in the Death Guard team.
This mech doesn't have a mech spirit, so it's not too picky about the pilot, and it uses wet parts for support, so it won't cause much damage to the pilot.
However, the driver must be an untouchable.
Yes, in Hades' design, the pilot of this Knight would be an Untouchable within the Deathguard.
This will be an anti-psychic knight mech; as for its role on the battlefield...
One purpose is to punish powerful enemy psionic units, and the other is to act as Hades's guard or vanguard.
Hades felt that using knights as his bodyguard was too extravagant; it was a privilege reserved for Titans. However, the problem was that if they encountered powerful psionic units, the anti-phantom fields of these untouchables alone probably wouldn't be enough to suppress them, and Hades himself would have to take action.
However, Hades' current Black Domain is an area-of-effect attack, mainly targeting both friend and foe. He can't possibly kill off a whole group of enemy mages with a single large-scale Black Domain while also wiping out his own team.
Hades can't always show the enemy a solo run of a thousand miles. He could, but that would be too reckless.
Therefore, Hades needs a team that remains safe within his dark domain, and clearly, this team can only be composed of untouchables.
Unlike Hades, who is an exception, untouchables are usually not able to be transformed into Space Marines. After the apothecary Leo confirmed this, Hades' own seed was also unable to transform untouchables. Hades could only stare blankly at the gene seed that had just been taken from his side.
Leo thoughtfully helped Hades freeze his genetic seed.
"Unfortunately, it seems your gene seed is only suitable for normal people. I'll pick a talkative recruit to use your gene seed later."
So how do you enhance the strength of the Untouchables? Unlike the Empire, the Death Guard doesn't have the deep pockets to spend huge sums and long periods cultivating Silent Sisters.
Even if these untouchables were trained to the strength of the Silent Sisters and made to fight alongside Hades, Hades would probably have to carry the entire squad by himself. It would be better to let him travel alone for thousands of miles.
So it's quite awkward that Hades, as an outsider with an overpowered level of strength, currently doesn't have any untouchable teammates to support him.
But now, Hades has pulled out his modified Ranger Knights. These mechs, controlled by the Untouchables and devoid of mechanical souls, will become a beautiful sight on the anti-psychic battlefield.
Hades thoughtfully added a stand to the rider's head so he could hang on them to reach his destination.
Of course, he can also choose to ride a motorcycle or something; there are multiple options, making it convenient and fast.
Hades closed the last piece of outer armor with peace of mind, and the first prototype of the mech named Ghost Knight appeared.
The massive knight was entirely black, with a few green accents on its joints and edges. Deathguard's simple aesthetic meant there were no superfluous decorations on it.
Kirkland and Kim were frantically circling around the mecha. It was clear that the sage Kirkland always wanted to kowtow to the mecha, but he managed to restrain himself.
Hades has already made arrangements with the sages of Grei's forces; these mechs, which are directly under the Death Guard, will be registered under Grei's name to avoid scrutiny.
Knights typically have a knightly family and its corresponding crest. Hades, however, made one up on the spot: two black scythes dripping blood intertwined to form a pattern, which became the crest of this "family," and the family was directly named the Wandering Soul Family.
Next, they need to select some suitable people to pilot the mechs. The Untouchables were simply handed over to the Gravekeepers by Hades. It's unclear how well Garo is managing these people.
Of course, Hades didn't forget to plead poverty with Makado again, trying to squeeze more Untouchables out of him. With the Black Tower as his achievement, he at least seemed more justified in his pleading with Makado.
What he didn't know was...
A few weeks later, inside the palace, Macardo casually tossed aside the letter from the Death Guard.
"It's more efficient than I expected."
"Then don't send the White Scars to reinforce them. Send the Death Guards and Shadowmoon Wolves instead."
The Storm Prophet with the White Scars was originally supposed to be the backbone of the fight, but now that the Death Guards have an anti-psy force, let them be.
Makado thought of it.
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Chapter 194 Promotion, Promotion, and More Promotion
A few weeks later.
"Ugo, the new lamplighter of the Death Guard, greets your superior."
Ugo, the Undertaker from the Deathguard think tank, knocked on the door. After receiving tacit permission, he pushed open the door to Garo's office—
Then he saw Gara sitting behind his desk with a serious expression, and Hades sitting in front of his desk. When he entered the room, both of them looked at Ugo.
Hades turned to look at Garo. He had come here to look at the training materials for the Untouchables, so why had he summoned a psionicist?!
Moreover, the new Lamplighter, Ugo Hades, still remembers the scene of him pinning down his opponent in the Duel Cage. Now, seeing Ugo Hades here, he silently controls the twitching corner of his mouth.
“I think the two of you need to get to know each other. It just so happens that Hades finally has some free time.”
Gara's calm voice rang out, seemingly unconcerned about the awkward atmosphere between Hades and Ugo.
Hugo looked at Hades, who had once been considered a rookie but had risen to a management position in a very short time. This reality stung him slightly, but Hugo remembered Fernando's instructions to him and the mistakes he had made. Finally, he took a deep breath, walked over, and saluted.
"Ugo, the current leader of the Undertaker."
“You can call Hades Commander, or Officer.”
Galo spoke up, filling in the gap in Ugo's hesitation.