Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

"I am the commander of the corps, Horn Chavez, with the rank of major general. I have seen you on the mothership."

Horn walked out of the crowd, tightening his half-tied belt as he walked.

"Any instructions? Honorable angels."

"Why can't you get through your communication?"

After entering the hall and looking around, Calvin actually knew the reason why the command center lost contact.

But the armed officers in front of him and the communication equipment that was about to be destroyed made it difficult for him to say his original words of blame.

He took a breath and said in a more relaxed tone:

"I need you to buy us half an hour so that we can destroy the equipment in the ruins. But now it seems that this request is a bit redundant."

The veterans continued to arm themselves after hearing the voice. Major General Horn paused and said to Calvin:

"I can't guarantee whether it can be half an hour, but if you see a demon's cub appear in front of you, it must be after we are all dead in battle."

"Understood."

Calvin turned and left. At this moment, time was so expensive that it could only be exchanged with life. He couldn't live up to the sacrifice of these soldiers.

Passing through the empty heavy artillery positions and logistics camps, Calvin arrived at the entrance of the ruins in the smoke that had not yet dissipated after the last roar of these heavy artillery.

From a long distance, he could already see the golden figure that separated from them as soon as he landed.

It was a seemingly ordinary canyon pass. Except for the steep and narrow mountains on both sides, there was nothing unusual. If it weren't for the empire and chaos fighting for this place at all costs, Calvin couldn't see anything special.

Jin's figure was facing away from them at this time, as if he was missing something.

"You shouldn't have come." Jin didn't turn around.

"I'm already here." Calvin stood still and said indifferently.

Well, the real situation is not so bloody, this is just the author simply couldn't help but shake a cleverness.

The real and normal situation is: Jin, who heard the footsteps, turned around and saw Calvin, who had been waiting here for a long time, and said "Please follow me." Then he walked inward.

Calvin led the Grey Knights behind him, followed Jin's footsteps through the rubble and ruins in front of the pass, and walked into the valley in the valley.

"What a spectacular scene."

After passing through the pass, Calvin's vision was instantly widened, and the grandeur of the valley space obviously exceeded his expectations.

What amazed him even more was that unlike the desolation outside the valley, the rocks in the valley were full of traces of artificial carving.

The rocks of the entire mountain were carved into huge rock seats, and the handrails of the rock seats alone were 30 meters high. You can imagine how tall their owners are.

Six such seats were arranged along both sides of the field of vision, and at the end of the field of vision was the remains of one of their masters.

Yes, when Calvin really saw these giants standing up like towers, he was extremely grateful that only the remains were left here now.

The giant knelt on one knee on the ground with his head lowered. The narrow battle blade of his right hand, which was more than 30 meters long, was propped on the ground, and together with another huge arm, it maintained the posture before death. The center of the bone-white breastplate, the position of the heart or energy core was pierced, which was probably the reason for its death.

This place is unknown. It was a battlefield thousands or tens of thousands of years ago. The white body was broken and almost lusterless. The huge gems inlaid on the joints were mostly dim and cracked. The weeds had struggled to grow out of the gaps between the toe bones, but it still did not prevent Calvin from imagining their power in their heyday.

"Alien Titan?" The Gray Knight behind Calvin exclaimed.

"Yes, and there is more than this. There are more inside." Jin continued to move forward.

Calvin was as surprised as the Gray Knight behind him, but he controlled his emotions better. He was also shocked by the creations in front of him, and he knew how powerful these incarnations that could represent the gods walking on earth were.

What kind of war was worthy of these ultimate weapons of a race?

What kind of existence could destroy six such giants that once existed here?

Calvin's pride brought by the small victory he had just experienced on the battlefield seemed particularly ridiculous in this context.

He kept walking forward with a straight face, and self-reflection and self-blame were entangled in his heart at the same time.

Calvin and others continued to walk, and then after passing through the bodies of five Titans who were standing or kneeling, intact or broken, they finally saw the place called the Webway Ruins by Jin, and also knew what kind of existence destroyed these alien Titans.

The towering giant columns were full of the flavor of alien civilization and spirit. The exquisite carvings and astonishing specifications made the Chaos Gate that Calvin had seen before look like a simple joke.

In front of this once magnificent portal, there is a huge crystal still shining. It was the energy core of this portal and the source of the ruins barrier.

The functional equipment of the portal has been damaged. The link between this huge crystal and the portal has been destroyed by some kind of energy attack. The initiator is the equally tall black and red steel figure facing the portal.

Its height is only slightly smaller than the alien Titan in the valley, but its broader shoulders and heavier armor make it no less powerful than the former.

At this time, it also maintains the same posture as when it fought until the last moment:

The black giant sword in one hand was stuck on the ground, and only the half exposed could still make people look up. The dark barrel exposed in the palm of the power fist at the end of the other huge arm was facing the destroyed portal. A long and narrow sword mark on the faceplate made of steel is the reason why it stood here after death.

"Warlord Titan!"

This was the second time that the Gray Knights had exclaimed, but Calvin was relieved. Compared to the unknown power of destruction, at least the previous terrible massacre was caused by his own forces. This is indeed true to a certain extent. Fixed Calvin's mentality.

"Correction." Jin turned to the Gray Knights and said.

"It is a warlord-level titan, but to be precise, it is a specially modified version of the Order of Omen, a warlord-level psychic titan. You can know this from the exclusive logo of the Order of Omen on its chest. But their security level is very high, the same as yours, but their numbers are few, so it’s normal not to know.”

"Oh? That's it." Calvin said calmly, looking at the familiar lion head on the titan's chest.

"Why isn't it recycled?" he asked.

"This place has been buried underground, and the Bad Omen Order has no new pilots. Their personnel requirements are more stringent than yours." Jin replied.

"Can this thing still move?"

Calvin asked. His attention was attracted by the giant. There was a voice in the dark that seemed to be telling its story in his ears. There was even more in the cab behind the cut-off visor. Something caught his eye.

"In principle, yes." Jin said hesitantly. He recalled the records in the mission background information he had seen before setting off, and said to Calvin:

"The power source is intact. The damaged parts are the melee weapon on his left hand and the mechanical transmission equipment on his right leg. The fatal injury is on the cab. The untouchable driver and his psychic crew were desperately trying to destroy it. After the entrance to the Webway, we will die together under the revenge of the Eldar artifact."

"You mean it can move? As long as someone is driving it?"

Calvin seemed to have thought of something, and his speaking speed began to increase.

Along the way, there was always some kind of revelation-like inspiration in his mind. He knew that it was not the whisper of the subspace. If the evil devil dared to provoke him so recklessly, he would naturally not be stingy in destroying it.

But the feeling of the revelation was so vague that he could not confirm the direction. After entering this valley, this feeling became stronger and stronger. Until he saw the body of this Titan, the direction of this revelation became extremely clear, pointing directly to this sleeping giant!

Start it! Activate its power! Harness its machine spirit! You can change the current situation!

"No!" Jin responded firmly.

As if he was afraid that Calvin would not understand the difficulty involved, he explained to Calvin the working principle of this technological pinnacle product of both Terra and Mars:

"It requires at least three alpha-level psykers to drive it, and in order to avoid the powerful interference of subspace and psychic energy, only the untouchable can withstand this pressure to operate as a driver. Finally, its activation And the operation is based on the sacred Martian mechanical language. Without relevant knowledge, you can't pry a screw of it!"

Jin finished speaking in one breath, then looked at Calvin regretfully and added:

"Get rid of that crystal. This is our mission. Don't worry about the sacrifices of those mortals. As long as they are valuable, their sacrifices are not a waste."

But Calvin turned a deaf ear to King's words. He slowly walked towards the giant like a man possessed, answering the prerequisite questions that King had asked before:

Ten meters away!

He said to himself: "Psychic power? I have it! I'm not enough, there are them!"

Five meters distance!

He ignored Jin's stoppage: "Untouchable? As long as you can withstand that kind of pressure, it doesn't matter whether you are truly untouchable, right?"

Two meters distance!

He slowly stretched out his hand, as if he were comforting a frightened cub, or like the most primitive communication when contacting an alien soul:

"Knowledge? That must be a forced compromise in order to communicate with the unyielding soul in this steel body!"

As his hands pressed against the cold skin of the black and red steel giant, the entire giant let out a huge roar like it was waking up after a big dream!

Ring the bell once!

Push the lever to activate the piston and pump...

Ring the bell twice!

Push the button, start the engine, ignite the turbine, breathe life into...

Ring the bell three times! Sing in unison! Praise the God of all opportunities!

The ion reactor starts automatically! The dull eyes on the visor are shining again!

The liquid metal cooling device opens the valve!

Secondary heat pipe fluid release!

Driven by water vapor, a huge bell sounded from the steel body!

The machine soul is awakening!

No complicated binary language required! The fluctuation of the soul made Calvin understand that it was roaring the oath since its birth in ancient times!

The machine spirit is roaring!

In ancient memories, from birth to countless battles, every pilot has looked at Calvin through time and issued warning words to him!

The Emperor's wishes have not yet been achieved.

The blood of the enemy chieftains has been offered to you, and may you fill it at the feet of the Emperor.

The service of protection is engraved on you, and may the prayer of protection protect your soul.

You should be respectful! Walk in the world as the body of the Messiah of Ohm!

You should be humble! Serve the Emperor's wishes with all your remaining body!

The echo of the forerunner's earnest admonitions is still there, but the furious soul in the machine soul is already impatient!

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Destroy all the enemies of the Emperor!"

In the huge roar, Calvin did not put down his hand, just stood at the foot of the steel giant and looked back.

In the surprise of the crowd and Jin's stunned, he smiled and said:

"You see, communication between souls is sometimes so simple."

Is it really that simple? How is it possible!

When Calvin took off his power armor and struggled to climb from the entrance at the foot of the Titan to the cab, the mess here still made him frown:

The dashboard and the front armor were torn apart, and the unknown equipment pipelines behind him were almost all violently broken and mixed together.

When passing the first floor of the cab, Calvin glanced and saw that the three life-support capsules prepared for psychics were all in a damaged state.

The same was true for the second-floor cab. In the crystal life-support capsules of the driver's seat and the two backup psychics behind him, the ashes of the original crew members could still be seen.

"What should I do?"

Calvin asked the giant in his heart. Except for the mind-transmitting device on the driver's seat, which he recognized, the remaining components, whether good or bad, were all wooden in his eyes.

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Destroy all the enemies of the Emperor!"

The real connection between the machine soul and him had not yet been established. Relying purely on the instinctive fluctuations of the soul to communicate, the words of the machine soul were exactly the same as before, without any valid information.

"…………Can't you say something else?"

Calvin was a little speechless, but he still bit the bullet and looked for all the available information.

"?"

After searching several times, his eyes focused on the armrests on both sides of the driver's seat. In addition to some complex mechanical buttons on the left armrest, there was a small ring-sized depression, which should be a certified device.

Calvin had no choice but to skip the former.

But there was also a significantly larger depression on the right armrest, which made him have some bold guesses while recalling.

"Alonso, you are really a mystery..."

He climbed to the seat and sat down, plugged the interface of the transmission pipeline behind his head, took out the emblem with the same shape as the depression from his pocket, and put it in tentatively.

Silence... one second, two seconds, three seconds,

Just as Calvin began to laugh at his own suspicion, the Thinker servo under the driver's seat, which had been silent for an unknown period of time, began to make a program start sound!

Under his surprised eyes, the core servo belonging to this Titan began to work again since its fall ten thousand years ago.

"Ding! Parameter *** number *** code is starting automatically..."

"Ding! Self-check program started! Operation permission started!"

"Ding! Permission authentication failed! Not the same unit!"

"Ding! Emergency program self-check! Confirmed to be in a disconnected state!"

"Ding! Operation permission started again!

Confirmed to belong to the Omen Order, number ***,

Permission level authentication passed! Operation permission passed!

Self-check program in progress!"

Buzz!

With the influx of huge amounts of information, Calvin's eyes went dark, and then he completely lost the perception of his body, and fell into the first close communication with the machine soul...

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