At the same time that undercurrents were surging beneath the surface of the Gemstone, the atmosphere within the Nine-Sided Spirit-Sealing Barrier beneath Saint Garus Castle was already tense and ready to fight.
Luna hovered above the high platform, her sorcery staff trembling slightly, and dark blue runes swirling rapidly around her, but her mood was extremely bad.
The plans are all messed up.
The original plan was for Dominic to uncover the secret of the Genestealer, completely break with Lynn, and fight each other, while she would reap the benefits.
The sudden appearance of the Nurgle Fleet completely disrupted the entire rhythm.
Once the space battle begins, Dominic will be too busy to defend himself, let alone hold Lynn accountable; he might even need ground support to survive.
Time flow within the barrier was slowed down a hundredfold; for every hour that passed outside, only thirty-six seconds passed inside.
She originally intended to slowly wear down Guyu over time, while waiting for the real show to unfold outside.
But now, the drama outside has gone off track, while the Guyu inside the barrier is becoming more and more stable.
This chosen creation of the Tyranids Psychic Power resilience far exceeding her expectations.
Although the nine Chaos Knight ' ranged firepower took turns slacking off, they still managed to bombard the area for quite some time.
The opponent's Psychic Power netting defenses only dimmed slightly, showing no signs of collapse.
If this drags on any longer, who knows what other unexpected changes might occur?
Luna's lips were pressed into a straight line beneath her mask, and a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.
We can't wait any longer.
Since the external situation has gone astray, let's try to break the deadlock from within.
If Rena's main consciousness is completely erased, the entire Brevis Tyranids system will suffer a severe blow.
The Plague Cleansing Cult in the Lower City will descend into chaos, the Frost Soldier of the Icefield will run rampant, and Lynn will have lost one of his most powerful arms.
Even if Dominic doesn't cause him trouble, she's confident she can turn the situation around.
"Did you think I couldn't kill you just because you're hiding in your turtle shell?" Luna sneered in a low voice, slamming her staff down heavily.
The eerie blue magical light flowed rapidly along the nine-sided barrier patterns, causing the nine Chaos Knight, which had been maintaining a slow attack, to suddenly freeze in their tracks.
The next second, the runes around them simultaneously lit up with a dazzling light.
"All units, melee charge!" Luna's icy voice echoed through the barrier.
"Crush her."
The nine Chaos Knight simultaneously activated their back thrusters, their heavy mechs stomping on the ground with a deafening roar.
The three knights at the front row were the first to activate their Reaper Chainsword, the serrated teeth spinning at high speed, accompanied by a piercing shriek.
The knights on either side raised their Thunder Power Fist, crackling with electricity.
The knights behind them unleashed a barrage of shoulder cannons, using Melta and ion beams to suppress the survivors in the center, while melee units pressed forward relentlessly.
They are no longer the skirmish-style attacks of before, but rather deadly strikes, carrying a ruthless intent to completely tear Guyu apart.
In the center of the barrier, Guyu floated in mid-air, her four arms outstretched, and layers of Psychic Power netting spread out in front of her.
As the knight mechs rushed towards her, there was no fear in her purple eyes, but rather a hint of understanding.
They're finally getting serious.
The fact that the other party went to such great lengths to set up the Nine-Sided Spirit-Sealing Barrier, isolating the Hive Mind and slowing down the flow of time, was definitely not just to trap her for fun.
Luna must have a way to severely damage or even destroy her will by using the barrier.
Rather than be captured by the enemy and become a weakness in dealing with Lynn and the swarm, she would rather end her own life.
The Tyranids have never been captured before!
Guyu slowly withdrew her four arms, pressing her palms together in front of her chest.
A pale purple Psychic Power emanated from her body, growing brighter and more intense.
The Psychic Power within her body began to rapidly condense, preparing to unleash all its power in an instant.
Although self-destruction would severely damage the main consciousness, requiring a long period of rest to recover, at least it would not fall into the hands of the enemy, nor would it become a bargaining chip to threaten Lynn.
Just as her Psychic Power was about to reach its critical point, a familiar voice suddenly entered the depths of her consciousness through the system-bound channel.
" Rena, I'm here."
The voice was soft and steady, like the one from countless battles fought side by side, carrying a reassuring strength.
Guyu suddenly opened her eyes, the resolute look in them instantly vanishing, replaced by a faint yet genuine smile.
He's here.
The next second, the three remaining Genestealer bishops beside her moved simultaneously.
These three high-ranking hybrids, who had been gritting their teeth and maintaining their domains throughout the fall and fierce battle and whose Psychic Power was already exhausted, reached out their arms to each other without the slightest hesitation.
Grayish-white bone spikes emerged from their palms, piercing into each other's bodies like vines.
Muscles, blood vessels, and nerves rapidly merged under the pull of Psychic Power, and the skin and bones emitted a teeth-grinding writhing sound.
The bodies of the two bishops on the left gradually melted, turning into viscous flesh and blood tissue that enveloped the tallest bishop in the middle like flowing water.
Flesh and blood continuously contract and reshape themselves, bones crackle and pop, and excess tissue is absorbed.
The core spine and sternum expand and extend outward, eventually forming a bizarre altar as tall as a person.
The altar is dark purple in color and covered with fine chitinous scales. Three twisted arms spiral upwards from the base and converge at the top to form a deep groove.
This is pure, Xenos aesthetics belonging to the Tyranids.
Cruel, efficient, and imbued with the primal awe of life merging together.
A powerful surge of Psychic Power, far exceeding the combined energy of the three bishops, erupted from the flesh altar!
A purple beam of Psychic Power shot straight up to the dome and slammed into the top of the Nine-Sided Spirit-Sealing Barrier.
The entire barrier shook violently, and the dark blue runes flickered and swayed, like a candle flame in a storm, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
"Not good!"
Luna, perched on the dragon's back, paled and her heart skipped a beat.
She originally thought the other side was going to fight back desperately, but she never expected that they would use the lives of three high-ranking bishops to build a flesh altar!
The intensity of this Psychic Power is almost exceeding the barrier's tolerance threshold!
"Focus fire! Focus fire immediately!" Luna shouted, wildly waving her staff as beams of dark blue magical energy shot out first.
"Interrupt her! We absolutely cannot let her complete the ceremony!"
In an instant, all the firepower was unleashed.
The Melta rays illuminated the dim space as the shoulder-mounted missile, trailing a fiery exhaust, hurtled in.
Ion rays and Tzeentch's sorcery beams intertwined to form an impenetrable web of death, enveloping Guyu and the flesh altar at the center of the barrier.
The two Chaos Knight at the forefront had already rushed to within ten meters of the altar, and the Reaper Chainsword slashed down with a whistling sound.
The Thunder Power Fist, crackling with electricity, slammed down, its target Guyu's head.
The attack came quickly and fiercely, blocking all angles for dodging.
But Guyu seemed completely oblivious to these deadly attacks.
She walked slowly toward the flesh and blood altar that was still pulsating with life, her purple eyes focused only on the groove at the top of the altar.
Everything around me is slowing down.
No, it's not that she's slowing down, it's that she's speeding up.
The moment the Psychic Power beam struck the barrier, the power released by the altar temporarily disrupted the local flow of time.
The barrier's overall tenfold slowdown was still in effect, but for her and the small area around the altar, the flow of time had been forcibly pulled back to the normal level of the outside world.
Between the fast and slow movements, all the surrounding attacks appeared to Guyu in slow motion.
The serrated teeth of the Chainsword were clearly visible as they rotated, the missile's exhaust trailed a slow, luminous streak, and the sorcery beam drifted by like a viscous liquid.
She reached out and grasped the exposed section of a white bone sword hilt in the groove at the top of the altar.
It was a sword hilt forged from the fused spines of three bishops, its surface still warm with the heat of flesh and blood.
Guyu clenched her five fingers and suddenly pulled them outwards!
Buzz!
A deep, resonant sword cry echoed throughout the entire barrier.
She completely pulled a four-and-a-half-meter-long spine greatsword from the flesh altar.
The sword was forged from the fusion of three complete vertebrae, with a faint purple aura of Psychic Power emanating between the joints.
The blade edge is made of fine, bony serrations, and curved bone spurs grow from the hilt, resembling an outstretched wing membrane.
A violent Psychic Power wind exploded outwards from Guyu's center!
A purple aura swept in all directions, causing her long robes to flutter loudly.
All the attacks that came close were shattered and dissipated the moment they touched the Psychic Power storm, not even a wisp of aftershock could get a step closer to the altar.
The two Chaos Knight that charged to the front were violently thrown back by the Psychic Power shockwave, their heavy mechs sliding dozens of meters across the ground, carving two deep furrows in the metal floor.
Guyu gripped the spine-bound greatsword and slowly raised her head.
Within his purple eyes surged a near-tangible Psychic Power fire.
The game has a new main character!