Restarting the Communications System

After settling a few more details and ensuring there would be no slip-ups, Qin Yun finally returned to the players with Priest Hina.

"Fellow God Chosen, through my efforts, Priest Oz Hina has agreed to provide you with weapon maintenance and cybernetic enhancements."

"At the same time, she will also issue various missions to you. Once completed, you will be able to earn Contribution Points as well."

"In a while, she will provide a detailed list."

"At that time, you will only need to have enough Contribution Points to purchase the items and enhancements on the list."

Hearing Qin Yun's words, the players immediately looked excited.

"Are we finally getting cybernetic enhancements?"

"I'm so looking forward to this!"

"I knew hoarding Contribution Points would be useful."

"I'm going to become the Warhammer 40k version of Adam Smasher; I want to be a cyberpsycho."

"I want to replace my little brother with an Adamantium version, maybe add a piston drive."

"This guy is suspected of being corrupted by Slaanesh, requesting an Exterminatus strike."

"It really lives up to its reputation as the most realistic game; you even have to find an NPC to unlock the cybernetic shop."

"Yeah, there have been so many times I thought this was the real world."

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Hina watched the excited players.

She could not understand why they were so happy.

It was just providing them with weapon maintenance and cybernetic enhancements!!

She couldn't help but feel these fellows were a bit like Ork Boyz, optimistic to an abnormal degree.

But looking at Qin Yun beside her, Hina suppressed the confusion in her heart.

As a devout believer, one should not question the arrangements of the Omnissiah.

Doubt breeds betrayal.

Betrayal brings suffering.

She only needed to firmly believe in the wisdom of the Omnissiah.

After the players discussed for a while, Qin Yun spoke again.

"The communication system of Lycade Station has gone offline due to sabotage by traitors. We cannot contact the surface, and we have no idea what the situation is down there."

"What we need to do now is find a way to retake Lycade Station, restart the communication system, and establish contact with the surface."

Qin Yun demonstrated to Hina how to issue missions to the God Chosen.

This sort of thing was very simple.

First, assess the mission difficulty and the time required, then provide appropriate Contribution Points as an incentive.

For a Tech-Priest like Hina who had undergone brain augmentation, this task held no difficulty at all.

Hina issued her first mission to the players.

"Restart the communication system of Lycade Station."

When the rebellion broke out, the Cultists used viral scrap-code to attack the main system of Lycade Station.

This caused the entire station to fall into paralysis.

The communication system was also attacked by the viral code.

To restore the communication system, the problem of the viral code had to be solved first.

Hina gave Qin Yun a code-overwriting device that resembled a human skull.

"Simply link the device to the main console of the communication array, and the sacred program inside will run automatically."

"It will overwrite the scrap-code with blessed code, activate the Auspex array, and get the communication system running again."

"This process will take some time, and you must protect the device from being destroyed."

"Retaking the Y-107H sector has already made the traitors on the station vigilant."

"Those traitors will surely send their elites to do everything they can to stop you from restoring communications."

Hina paused, organized her thoughts, and continued.

"As long as you can restore the operation of the communication station and purge the viral scrap-code, I will immediately take over the weapon systems in that sector to assist you in breaking out."

Qin Yun nodded, "Rest assured, we will complete the mission successfully."

Taking the skull device, Qin Yun led the players straight toward the communication station.

With lightning speed, they wiped out the Cultists and Plague Zombie along the way.

They inserted the skull device into the main console of the communication station to rewrite the console's code program.

Their actions drew the attention of the Cultists.

The enemy quickly organized a group of Cultists, driving Plague Zombies forward in an attempt to retake the communication station.

The two sides erupted into battle around the communication station, with the fighting becoming incredibly intense for a time.

Bang! Bang!

Boom!

"Fire in the hole."

"Smoking bomb."

Dense laser fire and bullets covered the entire battlefield like a torrential storm.

"For the Emperor, hold the line!"

Qin Yun activated his skills [Roar] and [Prayer] in succession to boost the morale and combat effectiveness of the players.

Following this, he raised his bolter and fired.

Bang!

Several Cultists who had charged in were shot down, exploding into piles of mangled flesh.

At this moment, a golden light screen appeared.

[Congratulations on gaining experience.

Level LV7 -> LV8

Learned skill: Warp Sense (Allows you to perceive aetheric fluctuations in the Warp)

Learned skill: Rational Aura (Forces nearby friendly units to shake off negative states such as fear, despair, Black Rage, and Blood Thirst, forcibly restoring their sanity)

]

"Reached level eight already!"

"Warp Sense is a prerequisite skill for psychic powers; if I reach level nine, I should be able to unlock psychic abilities."

"The Faith Points I've accumulated during this time have finally found a use."

Qin Yun felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

From the moment the players first logged in until now, only a few days had passed, yet he had already reached level eight.

The psychic abilities he had been longing for were finally within reach.

A Warhammer 40k version of Gandalf was about to emerge.

Outside the communication station.

"Defeat the lackeys of the False Emperor, brothers, continue the charge!"

"The great Grandfather Nurgle watches over us; every sacrificed soul will enter His eternal garden, forever free from all suffering, in eternal happiness and joy."

Lanos, the leader of the Cultists, watched the battlefield with a crazed expression, urging his subordinates to charge.

His incitement made the Cultists go mad.

They brandished their Lasguns and automatic rifles and charged inside.

"Come on, let me show you what I'm made of!"

At the makeshift defensive position, Little Fatty operated the Multi-laser Heavy Bolter, firing wildly.

The barrels rotated at high speed, emitting a buzzing sound.

Lasers poured out like a torrential storm.

Any Cultist who dared to show their head was riddled with holes.

However, there were also trained snipers among the Cultists.

Accompanied by the whistling sound of a laser cutting through the air.

A charred wound appeared on Little Fatty's head.

He reached up and touched it.

"It's over, time to respawn again."

Having said that, he died.

Losing the support of heavy firepower, the players' offensive strength weakened significantly in an instant.

The Cultists seized the opportunity to rush in.

"For the Emperor!"

Seeing that the Cultists were about to break through the defensive line, Turtle hugged a Melta Bomb and charged forward.

Boom!

The melta explosion occurred, and the Cultists who had rushed in were blown to pieces along with Turtle.

Another player also pushed aside Little Fatty's corpse at this moment, taking over his position.

Keep pouring fire toward the entrance to stop the Cultists from getting in.

"Are these guys insane?! They're throwing their lives away!"

Lanos watched the explosions at the entrance of the communication station, his expression grim.

The people inside clearly had no intention of leaving alive.

"Keep pushing! No matter what, we have to retake the communication station."

Lanos hardened his resolve and ordered his men to continue the charge.

The battle between the two sides grew increasingly white-hot.

The number of players continued to dwindle, yet the number of Cultists and Plague Zombies remained like a tide, wave after wave.

BOOM!

Another player hugged a Melta Bomb and perished together with the rushing Cultists.

Ding!

A crisp notification sound came from the main console.

[Praise the Omnissiah]

The skull device that had finished its work opened its mouth, emitting a prayer.

Code overwrite complete.

The communication station's Cogitator System rebooted.

"Lord Guide, I am taking control of the battlefield now. The weapon systems have been activated; it is time to let these fellows know the price of betraying the Empire."

Priest Hina's voice rang in Qin Yun's ear.

The previously dormant automatic cannons were activated one after another, sweeping toward the group of Cultists.

They fell in droves, like wheat being harvested.

"Charge out and wipe them all out!"

Qin Yun shouted, leading the players as they rushed out of the communication station to gun down the remaining Cultists and Plague Zombies.

Lanos, acting as the leader, didn't manage to escape either; his head was blown apart by a shot from Qin Yun.

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