Canoptek Wraith
Nimrod led the group into the Jormungandr Star Monolith.
The group climbed the long and steep stairs, making their way upwards.
They quickly walked several dozen meters, and before they reached the end, there were still a dozen or so steps. Before they could step onto the red agate bridge, Nimrod stopped, and the others followed suit.
Gabriel looked over the Black Emperor's towering shoulders toward the archway and saw the still cannons begin to rotate, aiming toward them.
"We need to input the correct control protocol into the pillars at the entrance, otherwise the defensive weapon systems will open fire on us."
He recalled the memories the Black Emperor had sent him and identified the cannon.
"It's Gauss Cannon. If we force our way through the artillery area at the arch, the casualties will likely be considerable."
Gabriel said, frowning.
Gell Quista, a technology-based Psyker, scanned the Gauss Defense Array, observing the charging device and Analysis the connection and operation mode of the kinetic energy transmission system.
After a moment, he spoke.
"I can use the Heart-Forged Staff to destroy its power node."
Without the Heart-Forged Staff, he wasn't confident he could destroy the power node while his Psionic Energy was suppressed.
But with the Heart-Forged Staff in his hand, his abilities were greatly enhanced.
"It's up to you, Gell." Nimrod gestured for Gell to move up and stand beside him.
Gell climbed the steps, took a deep breath, and swung his staff with the heart-shaped tip aimed at the shimmering green crystal.
Gell channeled Psionic Energy into the staff, and an invisible stream of energy shot out like a thread.
With a muffled thud and a sharp tearing sound, the energy crystal of the power node crackled and popped.
The alloy fragments scattered all over the ground like a swarm of mosquitoes flashing with electricity.
Dozens of Gauss cannons drooped helplessly.
"Well done," Nimrod Lu praised.
Gell's face lit up with pride upon receiving his father's praise.
The group moved forward again, climbing to the bottom of the stairs, their boots soaked in a damp, green mist.
Suddenly, a chaotic and jarring noise filled everyone's ears.
That was the clicking and clanging of war machine claws, mixed with the roar of Gravity Engine.
"Leave it to me," Sanchez stepped forward.
A beam of emerald green light shone from the darkness, clearly projecting the shadow of a spider-like creature.
It's about the size of a crane and is made of metal.
The moment Sanchez saw him, he immediately associated him with the Canoptek Wraith mentioned in the documents issued by the Black Emperor.
He knew that the Canoptek Wraith was responsible for Supervision maintenance and repairs, and also acted as a Level 1 security protocol robot, serving as the eyes and ears of the central operating system, detecting intruders and dealing with them swiftly.
The Canoptek Wraith projected a sensory scanning grid, its dark green spectrum silently sweeping across his black armor.
The Pyromaniac charged forward, gripping the longsword forged from the fangs of the Fenrisian Kraken. Spirituality energy enveloped the blade, igniting flames.
A beam of light shot out from the Canoptek Wraith's jaw, and flames erupted from the "Pyromaniac's " body.
The flames hissed and engulfed the beam of light.
Sanchez's Fire Blade slashed down on the multi-legged spider-like monster.
The flaming blade cleaved through the Necrons's unique armor, shattering the green-glowing Sensor Array and energy coils.
After the "Hunter" shattered the Canoptek Wraith with several sword strikes, he gained some understanding of the Canoptek Wraith.
Although he wasn't as familiar with the flesh and blood beings he had slain in the past, it still gave him a direct understanding of ancient machinery.
Sanchez, from the perspective of a "hunter," serves as a warning to those in the Shadow of Order.
"Destroying their energy coils will destroy them."
The group walked onto the bridge carved from red agate and looked around.
The bridge spans a chasm between two high walls, the near wall covered with exposed coil circuits and spiderweb-like runes, while the other end blends into the dark architecture deep within the ancient tomb.
After advancing nearly a hundred meters, the ear-piercing scraping and knocking sounds of metal claws rang out, and more Canoptek Scarab arrived.
More bizarre spider-like machines crawled in. These constructs not only served as maintenance robots for the Jormungandr Star Monolith, but if anyone intruded, they would be immediately summoned to defend themselves, transforming into terrifying and deadly enemies.
Unlike the machines the Shadow of Order had encountered for the first time, the newly arrived Mechanical Guard adopted a rather cautious approach.
In their Oldest One encounter, the spider-like machine destroyed by Sanchez transmitted the intelligence it had scanned and intercepted, including the attack it suffered in its final moments before "dying," to them.
After calculation and assessment, the intruders were deemed to pose a high threat, and the Canoptek Wraith were all in a state of combat readiness, ready for battle.
Their Weapon Array were poised to fire, their arms opening and closing like pincers, and the Particle Caster on their backs began to charge.
The Honor Guard raised their Bolter in unison and unleashed a barrage of bullets at the gleaming metal exoskeleton.
The first wave of spider-like machines was destroyed on the wall and fell to the ground.
Then came the second and third waves, with more Canoptek Wraith hiding in the shadows. They crawled out of the darkness, their countless eye prisms reflecting a sinister, cold light.
The team rushed forward along the bridge, and they saw a large number of mechanical guards gathered at the end of the bridge.
Some of the mechanical guards suddenly opened their mouths, releasing countless tiny metal constructs clustered together.
Thousands upon thousands of miniature machines resembling beetles swarmed up and rushed towards them.
Each metal mechanical insect follows a simple subroutine, using a pre-designed algorithm to avoid each other's flight paths and skillfully dodge the walls on either side.
The Canoptek Scarab Swarm are densely packed and neatly arranged, like a colorful carpet soaring in the air.
The Pyromaniac raised his hand, creating a "Wall of Fire."
Two Fire Snake shot up, forming a ring of blazing fire around him.
The ghost beetles fell with a crackling sound, melting away like mosquitoes.
The Shadow of Order unleashed a barrage of bullets, shattering the mechanical constructs.
Nimrod stepped forward and began climbing the steep stairs.
As the group climbed the steps, the mist that had been drifting on the steps condensed into water vapor.
The stairs rotated as we ascended, and the walls of several enormous halls came into view.
Countless towering pillars, some thousands of meters high, pierced down from above, and the resulting green pulses rippled and surged within the crystal.
Irregular, emerald-colored arcs of electricity crackled and bounced back and forth between the pillars.
The group ascended a longer and steeper staircase to reach the end of the pillar, which was an irregularly shaped Pyramid.
The Pyramid -shaped structure is tens of kilometers high and several kilometers long on each side.
A thick, oily fog rose from the Pyramid, and the dust particles in the air shimmered with a green glow. The green pulses generated by the vibrations undulated and crackled in the surrounding crystals.
Arsena Dunn stared at the building in front of him, combining the information in his mind to deduce:
"The Pyramid's structure is clearly the most central structure within the Rock."
"At each of its four corners stands a black stone chamber, which, as a base, should be four important components."
Nimrod slightly, gazing at the Pyramid that shimmered with dazzling light.
"That Pyramid is the Energy Core of the Jormungandr Star Monolith, and I believe it contains the Transcendent C'tan."
The group continued onward, heading towards the black stone chamber.