Meanwhile, deep within a snow-capped mountain hundreds of kilometers away from the main nest.
There is a huge ice cave there, bottomless, with enough space inside to hold ten football fields.
This place was originally the lair of some kind of giant ice beast.
But now, the guests have changed.
Deep within the cave, in the darkness.
Dozens of eyes opened at the same time.
The scarlet compound eyes glowed eerily in the darkness.
A low, rumbling Psychic Power vibration resounded.
Rena herself, along with her most elite Tyranids units, awoke from their slumber.
They sensed the call.
From the call of "him".
He needed them, fueled by rage and overwhelming killing intent.
Outside the cave, all native creatures within a ten-kilometer radius felt a deadly threat at the same moment.
The Ice Strider stopped howling and fled into the distance with their tails between their legs.
A white bird was startled from its nest and flew away, flapping its wings and disappearing into the wind and snow.
Even the blind worms hidden beneath the ice frantically burrowed deeper into the earth.
Instinct told them that the most terrifying predator in the world had awakened.
Rena slowly stood up.
Its six-meter-tall body appeared exceptionally large in the ice cave, its shell scraping against the ice with a harsh, screeching sound.
The bluish-green chitinous armor gleamed with a metallic sheen, and the reinforced armor was trembling slightly, as if it were breathing.
She looked up at the cave ceiling.
There used to be a huge exit there, leading directly to the outside of the mountain.
Even after the entrance was covered by snow, the temperature inside the cave was still incredibly low.
But she didn't feel cold.
The Tyranids's physiological structure has long transcended the concept of temperature.
She just... missed them a little.
I miss that person's warmth, the feel of his hands stroking my carapace, and the gentle smile when he spoke.
Although they were connected by consciousness, it seemed as if she was always by his side.
But that's not enough.
She wanted real contact, wanted to be by his side, wanted to gently touch his forehead.
I want to protect him.
And now, someone is trying to harm him.
He had delusions of harming Lynn.
In Rena's compound eyes, a burst of purple light erupted.
roar!!!
A piercing scream, filled with murderous intent, erupted from her mouth.
This was also a mental command, spreading outwards from her.
All Tyranids units inside the cave received the command at the same instant.
Slaughter!
On the mountainside of another peak.
A hunting party of two hundred people is trudging through the snow.
They all wore a fang necklace around their necks, the symbol of the Ice Fang Clan.
They are a relatively mild faction among the Brevis savages, and they will even actively help the Forbidden Wall forces to hold off the Orks.
Today, they originally came to this area to hunt giant ice bears.
Suddenly, Captain Ulf felt a strong sense of unease.
"Stop."
He raised his hand, signaling the line to stop.
The other soldiers immediately went on alert, their eyes scanning their surroundings.
"What's wrong, Captain?" the second-in-command asked in a low voice.
Ulf did not answer.
He took off his heavy fur gloves and placed his palms on the snow.
This is a common reconnaissance method used by the savages on the ice fields: sensing danger through vibrations.
A few seconds later, his expression changed.
"Something's moving!?" The ground is shaking, but it's not an ordinary earthquake.
The words had barely left his mouth when, rumble rumble rumble!!!
The entire mountain peak trembled violently.
It wasn't the slow shaking of an earthquake, but rather a rhythmic, impacting force emanating from within the mountain.
It was as if a giant beast was awakening, stretching its body, and crashing against the cage.
"Back off!" Ulf roared, "Back off now!"
But it was too late.
The snow on the mountain peaks began to slide off.
It started as a small patch, then rapidly expanded, like a white waterfall cascading down.
avalanche.
Something burst forth from the snow waves.
The first figure emerged from the snow.
It has a six-meter-long body, blue-green armor plates, a ferocious bone blade, and a pair of membranous wings that are twenty meters wide when unfolded.
Rena.
She flapped her wings, and her body shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.
The membrane flaps, stirring up violent air currents, tearing a gap in the avalanche below.
More than forty figures followed closely behind.
They are about half the size of Rena, about three meters long, but similar in appearance.
A streamlined body, sharp bone blades, and equally wide membranous wings.
This is a variant of the " Winged Tyranid Prime " carefully cultivated by Rena Number Two.
As per Lynn's request, their shapes were specially adjusted.
The skull is narrower and longer, with a protruding snout, resembling the head of a dragon.
There is a row of serrated bony protuberances on its back, extending from the neck to the tip of the tail.
The wing's skeleton is more robust, and the wing membrane is covered with fine, scaly plates.
The overall outline no longer resembles traditional Tyranids units, but is closer to them.
dragon.
The most common mythical creature in Western legends, the dragon that soars through the sky and breathes fire.
At that moment, the more than forty " Tyranids Wyverns " simultaneously flapped their wings and took off, and the resulting airflow caused the snow on the entire hillside to collapse a second time.
boom!!!
An even more violent avalanche erupted.
Ulf and his squad had no chance to escape.
But just as the snow waves were about to engulf them...
Rena, who was flying at the very front, glanced down.
In her compound eyes, the tiny human figures were reflected.
She didn't stop.
But the membrane flap tilted slightly.
The flight path, which was originally straight upward, began to deviate slightly.
With just this slight shift, the direction of the swirling airflow changed.
The avalanche's path was forcibly pushed back ten meters.
The location of the Ulf squad miraculously became an isolated island in the snow waves.
They stood there, staring Daidai at the sky.
Watching those dozens of dark figures break through the wind and snow, soaring straight into the sky.
Watching them gather in the sky, forming a neat formation.
Watching them flap their wings and accelerate.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
More than forty sonic booms erupted simultaneously, and the shockwaves generated by breaking the sound barrier exploded into rings of white air in the air.
The snow on the mountain peak collapsed for the third time.
This time, the scale is unprecedented.
The entire mountain was trembling, and the accumulated snow poured down like a tsunami, submerging the valleys and filling the ravines.
The Ulf squad was knocked to the ground by the blast wave.
But they ignored the pain.
He immediately knelt down in the snow, looked up at the sky.
Watching those figures weaving through the blizzard.
Looking at that largest blue figure.
Ulf's lips trembled.
He recalled the legends told by the clan elders.
In the ancient times before Brevis was developed by the Imperial Fleet, this icy plain was ruled by...
It is neither Orks nor a human, nor any known Xenos.
It was a terrifying predatory creature.
They soar through space, dwell atop snow-capped mountains, and feed on giant ice beasts.
Their bodies are enormous; their breath can freeze rivers, and their roars can trigger avalanches.
They are.
"Frost Dragon of Frost."
Ulf said the name.
They both looked up at the sky behind Rena.
Then, they did the same thing.
bow down.
His forehead touched the ground, and his entire body lay prone on the ground.
Pray to that creature that exists only in mythology.