Killing the Chief Iron Lord

Faced with the sudden attack from above, Nimrod raised his arms to meet it, and the golden energy field collided with the metal spider legs wrapped in Red Light.

Boom!

The Power Fist gained the upper hand in the energy collision, and the massive body of the Chief Iron Lord was thrown into the air.

"Here's a bomb for you!"

The two spider legs on the Chief Iron Lord's chest immediately popped out, blocking his way.

Just when he thought he would be able to block the Black Armor Giant's attack like before, the bomb with the "Bribery - Weakening" effect detonated.

The logic chain of the Chief Iron Lord's Data Crystal paused for a moment. He couldn't understand why the two attacks, with identical sensor scan results, energy properties, and readings, had completely different destructive power.

Nimrod seized the opportunity, channeling his Spirituality into his Power Fist as he swung his arm and threw a punch.

["Exile"?]

He didn't feel the dragging force that comes with releasing "death." Instead, the gauntlets unleashed a tremendous force that sent his metal body flying into the air.

Nimrod used his spare time to experiment in the training cage and confirmed that infusing Spirituality into the gauntlets would unleash the Beyonder Ability of the "Justiciar" Pathway, but he could not actively choose to do so, at least not now.

The power of Beyonder Ability is related to the Spirituality infused into them.

In his spare time, Nimrod would place the Power Fist into the Third Layer Space of the "Nation of Disorder" to establish a connection, but because he had to wear them from time to time, a complete connection had not yet been established.

As the Primarch pondered, he caught sight of the Chief Iron Lord being flung into the air and tumbling downwards; the trajectory of the metal body's flight naturally appeared in his mind.

This goes beyond calculations of factors such as flight trajectory and gravity; it's an almost intuitive perception.

Nimrod flashed forward, rushing towards where the Chief Iron Lord had fallen. He took three steps to run up, leaped into the air, and thrust his sword upwards using the fourth move of "Osberh-Vaya".

The Power Sword, gleaming with a dazzling blue light, pierced the metal body whose defenses had Weakening by the "Bribery."

The Disruption Field crackled and shredded the Chief Iron Lord's nearly completely metallic head.

Rumble!

The massive metal wreckage crashed to the ground, crushing the Iron Lord's guards who had rushed to the scene, instantly killing several Techno-aristocrats.

The death of the Chief Iron Lord dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Techno-aristocrats and Spider Warrior, who believed that the Iron Lord was the most powerful being in their logic chain and that no one could defeat them.

But the Chief Iron Lord died at the hands of the black-armored giant. The pilot in the aircraft saw Black Lightning flashing rapidly, and one after another, the Techno-aristocrats were "struck down".

What they witnessed made them wonder if they were living in Nightmare.

The Techno-aristocrats on the ground felt as if they were facing Death God itself, and their resistance lasted only a moment before collapsing completely.

The first Techno-aristocrats knelt down and surrendered, triggering a chain reaction.

The Spider Soldier also dropped their weapons and surrendered to the black-armored Warrior.

After two Apothecary in the Honor Guard confirmed that five Honor Guard members had suffered fatal injuries in the battle and were beyond recovery, they informed the Tech Sergeant to bury them in the Dreadnought.

The oldest Dreadnought date back to the "Age of Strife," where powerful Warrior, unable to recover, were not mercifully killed but instead given the honor of continuing the fight.

The original prototype of the "Unification Wars" Dreadnought could be piloted by non- Astartes Warrior, but later only Astartes and the Adeptus Custodes could Burial in it.

Each Dreadnought contains a living being, permanently connected to the machine through a form of thought-driven unit.

Once Burial in the Dreadnought, the Astartes cannot leave the metal tomb and are destined to endure endless battles until they are destroyed.

Nimrod considered that those selected as Beyonder Shadow of Order were all outstanding Warrior, and therefore decided that after their deaths, they would be buried in Dreadnought to continue serving the Legion.

The Beyonder Characteristic will not disappear; they can be recovered once they are completely dead.

After taking control of Necromunda's highest tower, the Primarch ordered the Honor Guard to rest and recuperate, while he himself found the treasure vault of the Chief Iron Lord.

Nimrod glanced at the alloy door, saw the flashing Data Crystal, and, confirming that he was unable to crack it, decided to forcefully "pick it open."

A golden light flashed as he slammed his fist into the door.

The heavy alloy gate was shattered by the Disruption Field.

Nimrod stepped inside, entering the treasury of the most powerful person in the Orb Weaver League.

After searching around, he found a total of twenty-four potion ingredients that shimmered with a dazzling light.

Fifteen of these cybernetic eyes are the primary materials for the "Paragon" Pathway Sequence 7 "Appraiser".

[I didn't expect to gather the potion materials for an "Appraiser" so quickly. Rosicky has only just been promoted to the "Archaeologist" Sequence, and the other Tech Sergeant are still just "Savant".]

Nimrod also found nine combined octagonal gears, each with eight teeth on each side, meshing and rotating according to a specific pattern, with each side having a completely different rotation pattern.

[This is not a potion ingredient I know of, but it shouldn't be High Sequence potion ingredient either.]

Gears, the Sequence 6 of the "Paragon" Pathway, "Mechanic Expert," also known as "Gear Master," "Mechanical Creation Expert," or "Craftsman," these gears are very likely the potion materials for the "Mechanic Expert."

Just as Nimrod was sending the potion ingredients back to the "Nation of Disorder," the Fifth Company of the Fourth Legion, after fighting their way through the Seventh Tower, ran into the Seventh Iron Lord.

The Chapter Master led his personal guard and Auxilia to attack the second tower, while the first to 6th Company were responsible for attacking the third to eighth towers respectively.

The company commander of the Fifth Company Fourth Legion led his guard in a decisive battle against the 7th Steel Iron Lord and his Techno-aristocrats guards.

The cunning Seventh Iron Lord, seeing his minions falling one after another, decided to use the Fishman Artifact he had found while excavating underground ruins.

He hadn't considered using it before; it was a trump card he had prepared for the final battle, the offensive against the Chief Iron Lord.

But the black-armored Warrior were far more powerful than he had anticipated, and without using his ultimate move, he wouldn't be able to get through today.

A pair of cockroach-like metal tentacles deep within the Seventh Iron Lord's chest thumped against his abdomen.

The metal plate opened, and the cockroach's tentacles pulled out a metal ball, which it hurled forcefully at the Fifth Company commander, who was wielding Power Axe.

The metal ball slammed into the feet of the Fifth Company Captain, and the silver liquid churned and spread rapidly.

Just as the company commander and his three adjutants were about to dodge, they found their feet tightly bound to the ground. At the same time, the Seventh Iron Lord appeared in front of them, his Mantis Blade spinning and slashing fiercely.

Realizing he couldn't dodge, the company commander, in his dying moments, swung his Power Axe with all his might.

The spinning Power Axe cleaved viciously into the Seventh Iron Lord's exposed abdomen.

With a dull thud, the bodies of the company commander, adjutant, and the Seventh Iron Lord fell to the ground simultaneously.

Having lost their company commander and three adjutants, the squad leaders quickly discussed the situation and reached a decision in the command channel.

"Kion, the company Primarch relayed the orders issued by the Primarch at the war council."

"You once served as the honorary bodyguard of the Primarch and were a member of his Royal Court; therefore, you should temporarily assume the role of commander."

"Good."

Kion took over command and directed the purge of the Techno-aristocrats.

After the deaths of the eight Iron Lords, the Orb Weaver League collapsed. Although there were still resistance forces, they could not stop the Eleventh Legion's conquest.

"Shadow of Order" controlled six star systems and the inter-star Warp Gate, so Nimrod immediately dispatched a team to the lower levels of the tower to scout for the giant spiders and other special creatures of local legend.

Although the towers were not previously referred to as Hive City according to the Imperium's cultural customs, each tower was in fact a Hive City, and the Primarch believed that the bizarre Hive City creatures of Necromunda already existed.

At the same moment, in the Salto System, the Faceless Ones launched a swift offensive, reclaiming the node marked B-25 from the Ork.