Techno-aristocrats

The Shadow of the Throne locks onto its target, the tallest tower in Necromunda, and the high-speed launch Drop Pod roars into the planet's atmosphere.

The thrusters on the dozen or so Drop Pod accelerated further, and in the blinding light, their speed rapidly increased to 12,000 kilometers per hour.

Within seconds, the Machine Spirit of the Drop Pod, guided by the Shadow of the Throne on orbit, reached its target and crashed into the tower's protective shield.

Amidst Thunder roar, blinding light shot straight into the sky, and the protective system collapsed in an instant.

The Drop Pod slammed heavily onto the tower, and despite the activation of the reverse thrusters at the last moment, large sections of the building were still razed to the ground by the shockwave.

The violent tremors continued to spread, causing even towers much taller than the Paragon City Vostonia to shake. Screams erupted from large buildings on the periphery, followed by tumbling and falling.

The towers of Necromunda are not fundamentally different from Hive City of the Hive World and the Industrial World.

In Nimrod's memory, the largest Hive World of the future Imperium has towering towers that are taller and larger, and inhabited by a greater population.

Due to the building's structure, people living on the upper edges are often affected during major wars or Catastrophe such as earthquakes.

Excavating the fallen debris has always been a key project for those small families, and also the best opportunity for ordinary people to ascend to immortality.

Just as those living on the ground floor frantically rushed out of the tower, risking their lives in pursuit of a chance to change their fate, and charged toward the falling debris, the same scene was playing out in the other seven towers.

The first wave of attacks by the Fourth Legion began in full swing. The eight towers scattered throughout Necromunda, like eight most conspicuous spider legs, were much taller than the surrounding towers. They were key strategic targets locked by the "Shadow of Order".

Nimrod and the Honor Guard members also stepped out of the Drop Pod. The Primarch surveyed the surroundings and immediately locked onto the target: the tallest building atop the tower.

"Send our location information to the flagship!"

"Set off!"

The Honor Guard members, following behind Nimrod, had all passed the tests and become Beyonder of Sequence 9 through different Pathway.

After traveling nearly a kilometer, the Techno-aristocrats led their forces, launching an attack on the Shadow of Order from all directions.

Nimrod glanced around and noticed that each enemy had undergone some form of cybernetics modification.

Those clad in magnificent armor, who should belong to the Techno-aristocrats aristocracy, have bodies that are practically devoid of flesh and blood.

The battle immediately broke out. The Spider Soldier, whose most common feature was their spider legs, were mechanically modified. They raised four or six arthropod arms and launched attacks with their weapons in bizarre postures.

A flash of electricity struck the black-armored figure. Several of the hit Shadow of Order saw the feedback runes on their helmet displays and immediately alerted their comrades in battle via the communication channel.

"Their weapons can damage Power Armor."

The Honor Guard immediately took targeted action, with "Warrior" and "hunters" launching a charge.

The "Warrior" crashed into the densest area of the enemy, the Disruption Field of the Power Sword flashed, the Chainsword roared, and dozens of Spider Soldiers were killed in an instant.

The "hunters" mingled among them, launching precise strikes and completing accurate hunts, further disrupting the enemy's battle formation.

In the chaos of battle, the Spider Soldier in the back row had their friend-or-foe identification systems completely disorganized, and the arcs of electricity they hastily fired shot forward indiscriminately.

Amidst the chaos, the Shadow of Order carried out the ideals of the Primarch. They calmly raised their Bolter, relying on their superhuman senses and keen intuition to lock onto their opponents and launch precise shots.

On the battlefield, only the Techno-aristocrats poses a significant threat to the Shadow of Order.

The bomb blew off the alloy spider leg of a Techno-aristocrats, but he immediately used his remaining three mechanical legs to launch himself up, swinging his prosthetic body at the Power Armor like a spider attacking its face.

The blade roared, cleaving through the Plastisteel Armor. Just as the Shadow of Order was about to be shattered, golden light burst forth.

The Techno-aristocrats was shattered by a single punch, his broken mechanical body scattering and falling to the ground.

Nimrod didn't stop moving and instantly appeared in front of another Techno-aristocrats. With a single swing of his sword, a blue Disruption Field shredded half of the metal-covered head.

Every second, a Techno-aristocrats dies at the hands of the Primarch. Nimrod leads the Honor Guard toward their objective, but the ever-increasing number of enemies slows them down, making their progress increasingly difficult.

Even more strange Circular Aircraft appeared, hurtling towards us at high speed.

Just then, the legion's fighter jets streaked across the sky and arrived just in time. The streamlined aircraft and the Circular Aircraft engaged in a fierce space battle.

Four Shadow of Order piloted Gunship that swooped down from the sky, their Multi-laser spinning and roaring as beams fell upon the enemy, causing swarms of Spider Soldier to fall.

The Shadow of Order suddenly accelerated, becoming more adapted to the rapid offensive and defensive maneuvers. They remained calm and efficient, striking the enemy with precision.

The Spider Soldier were forced to retreat steadily by the combined air and ground offensive, while the Shadow of Order drew ever closer to their target.

The ground rumbled and trembled as a metal monster, as large as Knight Mech, strode forward.

His lower body consisted of eight metal spider legs, and his body was devoid of any flesh and blood, resembling a giant alloy metal pillar. Each of his arms, shoulders, chest, and back had a pair of folded metal spider arms that stretched out, each holding a different weapon.

Two mechanical spider legs rose behind him, and a series of circular Data Crystal lit up one after another, with energy rapidly gathering at the ends of the spider legs.

A dazzling beam of light shot towards the battlefield, mercilessly tearing apart the spider Warrior blocking the way. Two Shadow of Order warriors were caught off guard and their Plastisteel Armor was pierced by the beam.

Nimrod sensed the fall of his two offspring and instantly confirmed the other's identity— the Chief Iron Lord.

The Primarch charged toward the Chief Iron Lord, and those who stood in his way, whether spider Warrior or Techno-aristocrats, were smashed as if by a speeding train.

While running, Nimrod raised his left arm and pulled the trigger of the Bolter.

Boom boom boom!

The Primarch's black eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing through the smoke of the explosion, as he saw the Chief Iron Lord raise his arms to his chest.

His alloy arms glowed, and round shields hung from his metal spider legs.

The metal arms swung rapidly, and after the round shield blocked the explosive bomb, the metal arms were miraculously undamaged in the explosion.

[It's the effect of that energy field.]

As Nimrod pondered, he appeared before the Chief Iron Lord and thrust his sword straight at the enemy.

The Chief Iron Lord's arms suddenly shot out from his shoulders, like two spring-loaded blades.

The Disruption Field collided with the strange energy field that flashed red light, producing a piercing friction sound.

The Chief Iron Lord blinked his red prosthetic eyes, and his two spider legs on his shoulders suddenly sprang up like two spears, stabbing towards Nimrod's head.