"You're just a child who hasn't grown up yet..."
"You're nothing but a false shadow living in the old days... Don't act so high and mighty..."
The Deceiver chuckled a few times, ignoring Tzeentch's sarcasm. Then, from the higher perspective formed by the stars, he locked onto the Golden Ark's fixed state.
Under the guidance of the eyeballs, security robots aboard the ark swiftly surrounded them. The robots had no humanoid forms, instead taking the shape of rather simple triangular frame structures. They floated in the air on antigravity engines and carried other types of robots with them.
"Life... detected..." An H-shaped robot with a simple, durable wheeled mechanism rose from its prone travel posture and scanned the living bodies. Feeling offended, Perturabo ordered his troops to prepare themselves, then raised his hand and aimed at one of the H-shaped robot's structural weak points.
The robot ignored their hostility and sorted through the life data it had acquired.
++Perturabo, Jaghatai: biological function standard, Level 6.++ ++Fulgrim: biological function standard, Level 7.++ ++Celes, Roka, Yvraine: Level 8.++ ++Space Marines: Level 9.++ ++Battle Sisters, Crusaders: Level 10.++ ++Lin Fan: Level 20.++ ++Data upload complete. Receiving instructions from central control system.++ ++Mission: Fill biological vats and restore genetic circulation system.++
Upon receiving its mission, warning-red lights lit up across the robots' bodies. Perturabo gave the order, and the Space Marines attacked.
The triangular robots descended from the air and joined together in front of the H-shaped robots, forming a curved wall. All manner of firepower struck the wall, while the triangular robots endured the barrage and analyzed its intensity.
``` ++Energy weapon bombardment rating... Level 6.++
++Physical weapon bombardment rating... Level 13.++
++Composite resistance capability... Level 8... Receiving hard-light printing equipment from headquarters. Authorized to use Level 7 firepower for suppression.++