Invincible after death, but in Warhammer 40K

Outside, after the adjutant gave the order to retreat, the remaining airships rapidly departed.

Honestly, just as the Imperials were puzzled by this attack, these Drukhari were equally confused.

More than two hundred of them had been chasing after a lone Aeldari Seer, of unknown reason, all the way here. Before the attack, they had even cautiously scouted the ships that had previously passed along this route. Without exception, they had all been transport ships filled with civilians and only a small number of soldiers.

But why was the defensive strength of this particular group, where the Aeldari Seer was located, so tight?

Even if the defense was tight, their defensive network of aircraft, if things had developed normally, could have been broken through. But out of nowhere, an enemy fighter suddenly appeared and diverted all the original anti-air fighters with a single encounter.

The silver lining was that he still managed to seize the opportunity to lead his men onto the main ship, retrieving the main officer's corpse before it exploded. His death was relatively intact, so the Haemonculus physician would be able to revive him back home.

With this scapegoat around, the shared punishment should be much better.

Finally.

The crash of a Razorwing became the final note of this battle. The remaining two Razorwings, each damaged, barely managed to disengage and pursued the already fleeing airship group.

In the air combat, a total of several Reaver Jetbikes and more than a dozen airships were destroyed, causing the deaths of at least several dozen Drukhari, but the price the fleet paid for this was the loss of more than two-thirds of the Valkyrie squadron and the destruction of four out of twelve Archaeopters in the engagement.

This was even after completing the decapitation strike and fighting against a fleet of airships that were not specifically designed for air combat.

It was not difficult to imagine what the outcome of the engagement would have been if all four Razorwings had not been diverted at the beginning.

And after the battered Thunderhawk Gunship returned and landed on the Command Ship, the first thing Artwood had to face was the matter of the surrender of the remaining dozen Drukhari.

After first arranging for Osghers, who was already unconscious from the poison, to receive treatment, Artwood pondered for a moment and decided to consult others' opinions.

Although past experience had told him that the best solution was to annihilate these Xenos on the spot, the various anomalies since his father's awakening had led reason to tell him that some of the previous experiences were no longer applicable.

Even Chapter Master Calgar had sought cooperation with hostile Aeldari on this planet. The things those Aeldari had done were far more heinous than the crimes of merely attacking a transport fleet committed by these Dark Aeldari. They had wiped out an entire Stormtrooper regiment and even directly attacked the location of the planet's highest-level administrative meeting.

If Chapter Master Calgar had not happened to arrive at the time, with the attendees being him, the other Chapter Masters, and their Honor Guard, it was feared that the planet's top administrative officials would have been slaughtered.

Even in such a situation, a temporary reconciliation with the Xenos could be considered. So, when necessary, it was not impossible to consider utilizing these Xenos.

This idea prompted Artwood to invite the high-level officers to a short meeting.

The results of the meeting were quickly released: surrender could be accepted, but not complete Xenos.

Their limbs, eyes, and most of their internal organs had to be physically removed. Under the confinement of a psychic suppression device, they would continue to exist by relying on a single life support system—any attempt to damage or escape this device would result in its complete shutdown.

Furthermore, they would be kept under long-term anesthesia when not needed... Although before that, brainwashing equipment would make them believe that they were born "growing" on this life support system and were grateful to the humans who were willing to provide them with power, it was best to be even more cautious.

Of course, these conditions would definitely not be proposed from the start. After those Xenos disarmed and surrendered, elite Vanguard and honor guards would escort these Xenos to separate rooms guarded by heavy servitors, where they would then be dismantled.

As the dismantling proceeded in an orderly fashion, Zhang Ge was also busy.

Of course, he didn't hide his previous experience with the Aeldari Seer from everyone. After hearing Zhang Ge's description, Artwood's reaction was:

Temporarily, don't tell too many people about this.

On this planet, the Dark Aeldari were one thing, but it was currently confirmed that the Craftworld Aeldari were not hostile, and it wasn't a good idea to provoke them actively.

To the Adeptus Mechanicus on this ship, the Titan was everything, but to Artwood, this was just a valuable resource that was beneficial to the overall war situation.

Although the Chapter Master was vague, it could be guessed from the revealed information that his cooperation with the Aeldari was for a plan that could influence the direction of the entire war.

For this reason, unless actively attacked by the other side, it was necessary to maintain restraint towards these equally filthy Xenos, even if it might cause some risks to the ship.

Zhang Ge certainly didn't have any objections to this decision. The others basically followed his lead, but the cost was that he had to start searching for the Aeldari Seer's whereabouts inch by inch with Amilia and even Banson.

Busy, it's good to be busy.

It would be best if it could anger that Aeldari and get her to cut him down with one blow.

But thinking carefully, her prophecy had not come true at all. Those Drukhari had crashed straight into the troop transport ship, never touching the Command Ship at all. Perhaps after realizing this, she had already run away or found a place to hide.

While lost in thought, Zhang Ge led everyone to investigate suspicious locations one by one.

Until he gradually realized one thing: Why hasn't the ship's alarm stopped?

This question was relayed to the captain, and Zhang Ge soon received a reply.

It wasn't that they didn't want to stop the alarm, but they couldn't because the ship's internal control system seemed to be malfunctioning. The alarm couldn't be turned off.

There was a dangerous source moving at high speed in the Plasma Drive Chamber and nearby, even faster than the Space Marines.

Moreover, even if something was really running that fast, it would definitely make a lot of noise. However, deployed personnel had searched several times and found nothing, so they could only conclude that there was a system malfunction.

The more Zhang Ge heard, the more cheerful he became. Finally, he couldn't wait to ask:

"Has this matter been reported to Artwood?"

The captain hesitated and replied:

"If the cause is not found after troubleshooting, it will be reported. There are roughly two more minutes left."

It could be heard from his tone that the captain, who belonged to the Adeptus Mechanicus, was more confident in his logical judgment and even somewhat disdained blindly trusting the Space Marines.

"Tell him now."

After saying this, Zhang Ge cut off the communication.

Two minutes was quick. Generally, it wouldn't delay things, but that was in normal circumstances.

As for the current situation, it was likely that it was already too late when Zhang Ge said those words.

The whereabouts of the Aeldari Seer was answered, and her purpose was clear.

From the beginning, she had not given up on that prophecy. The meaning of agreeing to cooperate was only to no longer restrict Zhang Ge and let him fight against the Drukhari.

As for herself, of course, she was going to continue to fulfill her purpose of "stopping your advance."

Otherwise, could it be that she would listen to the monkey's advice and work together with him?

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