Amid the frigid void, one massive Scourge Legion warship after another repeatedly entered and departed Medusa's Iron Ring Starport.
Countless released Auto-Servitor Robots worked alongside the Iron Hands Chapter's Servitors and Tech-Priests to maintain and repair every vessel.
Inside the even larger, diamond-shaped Hero Tower.
Under the bright lights.
Rorschach, his enormous body clad only in loose casual clothing, stood before Raditus and AI Stark.
At that moment, the three of them happened to form a triangle.
And right in the middle of them.
A large mass of strange material, resembling Necron Living Metal yet constantly gleaming with the luster of vibranium, slowly writhed inside a transparent containment case.
Rorschach folded his arms across his broad shoulders and fell silent for a moment.
He looked down at AI Stark before him and asked,
"Tony, what the hell is this stuff?"
"Uh, I won't bore you with overly complex equations and fundamental principles. You wouldn't understand them anyway... Do you remember the ancient Dark Age of Technology relics we received from the Dark Angels Chapter?"
"Using nanobots that we can completely control as the foundation, supplemented by Necron Living Metal and indestructible vibranium, I successfully created this special product, which I've temporarily named the 'Extremis Virus.'"
"Of course, the word virus merely describes its aggressiveness and rate of self-replication. The essence of this special product is actually a swarm of nanobots capable of devouring all metallic matter and undergoing a kind of beneficial evolution."
At that moment, AI Stark's flickering holographic head turned from side to side as he spoke solemnly to Rorschach.
Although he had tried his best to conceal the excitement in his words.
Rorschach could still sense his heartfelt joy.
"Tony, while I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, I also hope you've prepared contingency plans in case