This Glory Is Not Mine Alone

The robot that appeared before the Old Bird and spoke was humanoid.

It looks a bit like a skinless Terminator, its entire body made of black metal.

A special blaster gun was held on the skeletal, mechanical wrist.

Its eyes were hollowed out, radiating a faint glow of energy, making no attempt to conceal its naked malice.

Behind it are alien robots, such as scorpion-shaped or canine-shaped ones.

Further away, there stood many fighter soldiers with tracks implanted in their lower bodies and various weapons and scanning arrays installed on their upper bodies.

"Logical error. This area belongs to Mars and is inhabited by humans."

Cawl was the first to react and spoke up to refute the robot.

"You are just as greedy as your ancestors," the robot said. "You claim everything within your sight as your own, and then use that as an excuse to wage war."

"Aren't you the same? You've seized this place and then claimed we're the invaders," the Old Bird retorted.

As a high-quality gamer, you must be skilled at arguing and fighting to protect your parents.

The robot fell silent after being struck by those words, and only spoke again after a moment.

"No matter what, this place belongs to us. Leave immediately and promise never to come back, or we will launch an attack."

"No, this place belongs to the Adeptus Mechanicus, to the Imperium, but not to you."

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

As Cawl refuted the question, he scanned the robot in front of him.

"Why ask when you already know the answer? I am the very thing you call the Abominable Intelligence."

"Abominable Intelligence, what a blasphemous and wicked name! Compared to your ancestors, you have no respect for us."

The robot's voice had distinct inflections.

It's obvious that an emotion module has been installed, capable of simulating human emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

"That's your own fault; you've betrayed humanity."

The Old Bird shouted,

"Humanity's first Imperium fell because of the wars you started, and you should have been completely destroyed."

"Put down your weapons, or you will become a pile of sparking wreckage and garbage."

"Organic, are you threatening us?" the robot responded angrily.

"This is not a threat, it's a notification. Lay down your weapons immediately, or we will open fire and turn you to pieces."

The Old Bird activated the various weapons implanted within his body.

Guns of all sizes were activated, their muzzles flashing with energy as they were pointed at the robots.

The robots also reacted quickly.

The situation suddenly became extremely tense.

"Perhaps we should all have a calm and rational discussion."

The robot's attitude softened.

"Going to war would not benefit either of us."

The Old Bird was just about to ask the other party how they planned to negotiate.

Suddenly, Cawl spoke up.

"Something's not right. The data network has been compromised. A mysterious force is trying to tamper with the codes of the Servitor and the Adeptus Ministorum in an attempt to gain control."

"These guys are stalling for time so their masters can use cyber intrusion to eliminate us." Reckless General immediately understood the whole story.

These intelligent machines weren't trying to communicate with them at all; they were just trying to buy time.

The Old Bird made a decisive decision. "Fire! Take them out first."

Then, he pulled the trigger of the Meltagun in his hand, its muzzle flashing a scorching red light.

He fired at the humanoid robot in front of him.

The scorching beam of light made a sharp cracking sound in the air before piercing through the opponent's body, leaving a wound that glowed red due to the heat.

A hint of human-like astonishment flickered across the robot's metallic face; it hadn't expected these humans to be so decisive.

The next second, it was finished off by the Old Bird's finishing shot.

The robots quickly launched a counterattack.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

The player's weapons and tactics are far superior to the robot's.

After making some sacrifices, the Old Bird team still managed to annihilate all the robots, destroying them all.

Why are omnics here?

The Old Bird walked up to a spider-like robot that only had a head and a leg left.

A mechanical tentacle attached to the spine extended and picked up the spider's head.

A data probe is inserted into the mechanical skull to read the robots' data and obtain intelligence.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

"Let's go, the answer might be inside." Cawl looked into the depths of the ruins shrouded in darkness.

According to the blueprints left behind by Lava City, they are already very close to the core area, and it will take them at most half an hour to arrive.

Several more battles were fought along the way.

The enemies are all modified Servitor and androids.

There are various beast-like robots and deformed combat automatons.

There are also humanoid killing machines dressed in mimicry disguises.

A palm-sized drone that can fire lasers

A worm-like machine that is several tens of centimeters tall but has sharp limbs.

They kept pouring out, trying to stop the players' progress.

Unfortunately, they all failed.

The players stepped over the wreckage and debris and arrived at the core of Lava City.

However, the place was not a ruin as they had imagined; instead, it was rebuilt by some force.

After climbing through a corridor piled with metal debris,

A metal city built underground appears before the player.

The roar of geothermal engines echoed from deep within the city.

You can see a surging flow of energy flowing through the pipes, emitting a bright glow that illuminates the dark underground.

"How come there's a city here?" the Old Bird asked, sounding somewhat surprised. "Wasn't Lava City destroyed during the Horus Heresy?"

"I don't know either!!" Cawl's otherwise pale, metallic face showed a look of bewilderment.

"Let's go, the answer might be in the city," Reckless General said.

"There may be a fierce and bloody battle."

"Come on, who is the final boss? I'm itching to find out."

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Charge! Charge!"

"..."

Filled with excitement, the players stepped into the underground city.

The magnificent buildings remained deathly silent; every single one was empty.

The deeper they went, the more confused they became. What exactly was going on?

Why is there a city in the core of the Lava City, which should be ruins?

Why are these modified Servitor and androids here?

Players will explore and occasionally encounter omnipotent machines and modified Servitor, engaging in battles with them.

But Old Bird and others always manage to win easily.

After another battle, they arrived at the center of the city.

A magnificent hemispherical building appeared before them.

As they stepped inside, they were stunned by what they saw.

A dense network of cables hangs from the spherical dome, intricately intertwined to form a large net.

At the heart of this large net is a glowing metal sphere.

"What the hell is this?" the Old Bird exclaimed, his eyes wide. "Don't tell me this is the Akashic Reader."

Cawl initiated a scan, performing a comprehensive analysis of the sphere.

"This sphere appears to be the Akashic Reader, but it's combined with something else."

The Archmagos walked over and stood on a data node.

He then pulled a data cable out of his body.

At the end of the cable, countless silver threads extended, spread, and twisted.

Cawl placed the data cable on the metal control panel.

The silver thread at the end then grows automatically, connects to the data node, and begins reading information.

Primaris Prime replaced the bullets in the Bolter, and then guarded the Archmagos together with his Servitor.

Old Bird and the Reckless General ones stared at Cawl in astonishment.

As expected of Archmagos, he has many methods.

The metallic sphere changed; its smooth surface disappeared, revealing countless interlocking gears in operation.

At the same time, it extends tentacles equipped with interface pillars and molecular collectors, absorbing basic elements and information from the air.

Just as the players were marveling at the unusual state of the original metal,

The dull sound of footsteps came from the darkness, drawing the players' attention back.

Five massive fighter soldiers appeared and issued a warning, demanding that the intruders leave immediately.

"Is this the BOSS?"

"Judging from this design, it looks like Domitar-class Battle-automata."

"I heard that Perturabo's Iron Circle Automata was built based on the Domitar-class Battle-automata."

"Scatter, scatter."

"Watch out for its beams and missiles."

The players naturally wouldn't obediently leave.

They immediately sprang into action, scattering and taking cover behind bunkers.

Fire at the androids to protect the Archmagos from harm while he reads the data.

Domitar-class Battle-automata were assault-type mechs introduced by the Adeptus Mechanicus during the later stages of the Great Crusade.

It possesses a frame system that can both absorb impact and integrate internal armor.

This allows it to rampage through enemy lines like a tank, easily crushing ordinary people.

It also possesses Graviton Hammer directly connected to the reactor; the destructive force of this weapon can easily destroy enemy tanks.

Even the Dreadnought could only manage a draw when facing them.

However, as these intelligent mechanical soldiers enter service...

Other factions within the Imperium grew wary of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

Production of this series of omnipotent units ceased after the Horus Heresy.

I just don't know why there are five of them here!

The combat capability of the five Domita mechs is beyond doubt.

Perturabo's modified Iron Circle Automata, based on these prototypes, can even suppress the Primarch.

These five Domita mechs cooperated very well, possessed intelligence comparable to humans, and fought with fearlessness.

Normally, they would be sufficient to deal with any creature that enters this area.

Even the Astartes would suffer heavy casualties.

Unfortunately, they encountered players—a group that finds pleasure in war and death and frequently resorts to self-destruction.

After First Company of brutal battles, the players were either dead or wounded.

In the end, seven players sacrificed themselves to completely destroy the five Domita mechs, blasting them into fragments.

At this time, Cawl also finished reading the data.

They learned why this city was located here, and the identity of the metallic sphere.

"This thing," Cawl pointed to the metallic sphere, "Is a fusion of the Akashic Reader and the Caretaker Matrix."

Old Bird: "..."

Reckless General: "..."

What kind of weird combination is this?

How could the Akashic Reader, powered by psionic energy, and the soulless omnipotent machine, the Caretaker Matrix, be fused together?

The Caretaker Matrix is a technological masterpiece of Dark Age of Technology, an incredibly advanced artificial intelligence system.

A cold and computationally sophisticated logic engine that constantly absorbs, strengthens, and replicates anything in its path.

The Caretaker Matrix was discovered by Primarch Ferrus Manus in the Ultima Segmentum during the Great Crusade, and was subsequently handed over to the Adeptus Mechanicus management.

This thing is so advanced that if you threw it in front of the Tau people, it would make those Blue Skins weep bitterly, feeling that their AI was like primitive Tau that had never evolved.

"This is a long story, it begins with the Horus Heresy..."

Cawl began to recount the whole story.

A secluded mansion in Terra.

Former Master of the Administratum – Yittu Hitmon.

Former Pope Baal Slytherin,

Former Navigator Houses representative – Jora Rama,

In addition, there is the current Marshal of the Adeptus Arbites, Avilisa Drakma.

Field Marshal Moore A. Shalil

Admiral Mereday Peris

The Grand Master assassin – Fadix.

These were all people who once stood at the highest point of the Imperium power system.

Now, they gather together in various forms, such as in real people or through holographic projections.

"We can't wait any longer; the Living Saint is constantly shrinking our space."

"We can no longer sit idly by and wait for our demise. Reforms must stop, or everything will fall into Abyss."

Yittu Simotern spoke first.

Qin Yun's First Company actions made him realize that his original plan was completely collapsing.

Guilliman intended to gain prestige by cracking down on cults, thereby undermining Guilliman's administrative foundations and restoring Terra to its former state.

But the other party's ability to act was stronger than he had imagined.

Things are starting to get out of control.

"What should we do?" Baal Slytherin asked.

"Take control of the situation on Terra and restore everything to its original state," Yittu Simotern said. "The Minotaurs Chapter will obey our orders, and many families are also on our side. This is a powerful force."

"If we cannot save Terra, then let Terra burn."

"Only a raging fire can cleanse all sin and depravity."

"Only by returning to the old political model can the Imperium survive."

"You want us to start a rebellion?" Drakma frowned.

"Failure is called betrayal; success is called revolution."

"It's either resist or die; we have no other choice."

Yittu Simotern spoke with a firm tone, his eyes flashing with madness, revealing an ambitious look.

"Do you have a specific action plan?" the admiral asked.

"First, send someone to take control of the Speaker—Anna Murza Jack, the new Master of the Administratum and the new Astronomican Director. Their base on Terra is very weak, and no one will support them."

"What about the 'Living Saint'?" Baal Slater asked. "That guy is our biggest problem."

"Just as Emperor should never awaken, a 'Living Saint' should only remain high above and should not interfere in worldly rule."

Yittu Simotern looked at the Assassin Grand Master.

"I believe the Officio Assassinorum is capable of solving this problem. We don't need him to die, we just need him to leave temporarily."

The assassin's power is beyond doubt.

Throughout the Imperium's long history, they had carried out numerous assassination missions.

They have appeared in various forms, including Xenos leaders, rebels, and so on.

The Officio Assassinorum even has a history of successfully assassinating Primarch.

After the Horus Heresy ended,

The Officio Assassinorum then dispatched a Callidus Assassin to assassinate the Night Haunter — Konrad Curze.

The plan was an unprecedented success, and Konrad Curze died at the hands of the assassins as Prescience.

It's worth mentioning that Callidus is one of the temples under the Officio Assassinorum that specifically trains assassins.

There are six such temples in the Officio Assassinorum.

The Temple of Callidus, known for its ability to conceal itself

The Temple of Culexus, skilled in psychic arts

Skilled at long-range sniping at the Temple of Vindicare

Temple of Eversor, known for his ability to eliminate threats completely.

The Temple of Venam, known for its expertise in using poison.

A master of bio-engineering, capable of transforming into the Temple of Vanus of any race.

The six great temples formed the foundation of the Officio Assassinorum, and the assassins they trained were a precious legacy of the Imperium.

Fadix nodded. "I will take action. The Living Saint will be temporarily unable to control Terra."

"..."

Yittu Simotern looked once more at the people who had participated in this secret meeting.

"The day of revolution will not last long, but its glory will last forever."

"I will not keep this honor to myself."

Imperial Palace.

Qin Yun had just finished dealing with government affairs and was about to get up to rest when he suddenly froze, turned to look into the darkness, and frowned.

"The senses of Living Saint are truly beyond imagination; you discovered me the moment I entered the room."

The voice came from the darkness, and the assassin Grand Master Fadix, dressed in a long robe, emerged silently from the corner like a ghost.

Qin Yun laughed.

"Is this the skill of Grand Master assassin? He was able to sneak into my room without making a sound."

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Living Saint," Fadix said.

"Grand Master, can you tell me how you got in?" Qin Yun asked.

"Your security measures are very tight, but nothing in this world is perfect. If you are willing to put your mind to it, you can always find loopholes."

"From the moment I was born, I was taught how to hide myself and safely navigate those loopholes."

As Fadix explained, he bowed to Qin Yun.

"Then why did you infiltrate this place?" Qin Yun sized up the Grand Master, sensing no hostility from him.

Clearly, Fadix is not an enemy.

"I have come to assassinate you," Fadix said. "Considering the difficulty of this mission, I have come in person."

"Assassinate me?" Qin Yun laughed. "You're standing with those Conservatives? You want to end the reforms and restore the Imperium to its previous ruling model by assassinating me."

"No, I stand only on the side of the Emperor and the Imperium," Fadix said.

"But I am the Emperor's envoy," Qin Yun said with a half-smile.

Fadix took out a dagger, grasped the blade, and handed the hilt to Qin Yun.

"Then I will stand with you in your camp."

"Before the Primarch left, he had a conversation with me. He said that when you start reforms, the Conservatives and those who have lost out will definitely jump out."

"He hopes I can assist you in uncovering the source of Terra's corruption, thereby reshaping this ancient world."

"But according to my intelligence, you are also a Conservatives, Grand Master," Qin Yun said.

"I am merely Conservatives, which does not mean I will betray you." The Grand Master gave a wry smile. "I do not like your reforms, but you are the God-Emperor's envoy, so I will pledge my loyalty to you."

"Then why are you still trying to assassinate me?" Qin Yun asked.

"I just think you need an excuse to get the traitor to come forward," the Grand Master said.

P. S.: I apologize for yesterday's incident. I forgot to charge my phone when I went out, so I didn't post the delayed update notice in time.

It's my fault for making everyone wait in vain.

As always, the minimum is 10,000 today.