The Maker Reveals Himself!

"Huff—"

Rorschach, wearing the Skull Helmet, swiftly swept his cold, vigilant gaze around and seemed to take a deep breath.

The Forgebreaker Warhammer that had been strapped to the back of his Power Armor, along with the Scythe of Blood already in his hand, were gripped tightly in his palms once more.

He had unexpectedly been led by an unknown presence into a circular plaza where octagram gear patterns had been inscribed everywhere, across both the metal walls and the floor!

And at the very center of the circular plaza—

Strange-looking mechanical constructs had been piled together into the rough shape of a metal gear.

This immense mechanical array, dozens of meters tall, was linked to thick cables that pierced in from deep within the surrounding walls.

The cables continuously drove metal gears of varying sizes within the massive array, all tightly meshed together, causing them to turn slowly!

As the countless metal gears cycled back and forth without end—

Strands of slightly murky steam and flashes of vivid lightning repeatedly burst out and vented into the surrounding air.

From Rorschach's perspective alone—

This massive mechanical array before him resembled an enormous gear-shaped heart pumping blood.

It was continuously delivering the Chaos energy that powered all mechanical operation and weapon fire throughout the entire Omen Ark!

If he was not mistaken, this was likely the true core of the Omen Ark, a vessel the size of a planet!

But more importantly—

Even with Rorschach's Primarch-level Keen Senses, just over ten seconds ago—

Had his roaming gaze not personally caught sight of evidence that these massive mechanical arrays truly existed—

He would not have sensed anything unusual or amiss beforehand. He had not even heard the slightest sound of metal gears slowly turning!

It was as though these mysterious mechanical arrays,