Self-Devouring

There was a special member in the team led by Corvus.

That's Xiao Ning.

"Xiao Ning, are you sure you want to negotiate with them now?"

Looking at the girl, Corvus couldn't bear to send her to confront the Tyranids.

Looking at the girl's current actions and her experiences, he was reminded of the Emperor's expectations for them.

"Corvus, this is my destiny, a destiny that no one can stop."

"I need to face it, and I also need to face myself."

Xiao Ning knew very well that this large-scale operation by the Tyranids had directly mobilized all available forces.

If she avoids the Great Devourer this time, her ultimate fate will be to be eaten by Great Devourer.

In that case, she would not be able to gain the upper hand in this contest, she would not be able to be herself, and she would not be able to complete her subsequent plans.

For Xiao Ning, from the moment she was born, Han Mingxuan was her prey all to herself.

Even if it were another version of myself, I wouldn't have the right to share.

"Okay, we'll keep an eye on our surroundings. If anything goes wrong, we'll take you away immediately."

"I will succeed, Corvus."

Then, under the cover of the Raven Guards, Xiao Ning rushed into the insect hive.

"Sir, are we sure we shouldn't help her?"

"Sharrowkyn, we can't help her with this."

Although Xiao Ning was nominally their sister, he could sense that this sisterhood was only in name.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, Corvus I always felt that this girl was devoid of human emotions.

This is strange.

It's like a non-human creature wearing a human skin and then blending in with humans.

Her sole objective was to seize any opportunity to achieve her goals.

Or more accurately, it's about waiting for an opportunity to hunt.

This feeling is very unpleasant; Corvus always feels this way whenever he sees Xiao Ning.

This feeling was even more pronounced when the Raven Guards were among the first groups to make contact with the Hive Fleet.

But now he gradually understands that the feeling of hunting is what Xiao Ning feels for the Tyranids.

On Xiao Ning's side, almost the instant she rushed into the insect hive, the Tyranids fell silent wherever she went.

"You finally came!"

"I told you, I hoped you'd be well-fed when we met next time. Today I'm here to kill you."

"Heh, with just that wisp of your escaping consciousness and a human soul, you think you can kill me?"

The Great Devourer had absolute confidence in itself.

The version of myself in front of me, with a human body, is more of a Zoanthrope in a different shell.

"Further words are useless; prepare to die!"

As soon as Xiao Ning finished speaking, her entire body went limp and collapsed.

However, the Great Devourer knew that the soul had already entered the Tyranids.

Soon, the individual possessed by Xiao Ning appeared in the Great Devourer's perception.

That was a sacred insect.

"Hmph! I thought you cherished your New Body so much, but in the end you still end up looking like Tyranids!"

"The Tyranids appearance is for better acquisition of biomass, and my appearance is for acquiring superior genes!"

"In this respect, I am a more advanced form of evolution to you!"

"Nonsense! It seems that human soul has truly affected you. But that's fine, once I devour you, I'll know everything about him!"

"Prepare to die!"

Xiao Ning's consciousness and the Great Devourer's consciousness clashed in the highest-level network node of the insect hive.

The most obvious manifestation is that the once orderly Hive Fleet is now in disarray.

"Immediately notify the rear forces to begin follow-up. The Tyranids fleet has shown a weakness; act quickly!"

"Clear!"

Upon receiving the message from the Raven Guards, the other Legions immediately began to move.

It was Xiao Ning who created this excellent opportunity for them.

While the Great Devourer and Xiao Ning were dueling, Sinleech was also watching this scene intently.

"Xiao Ning, you absolutely have to win!"

Sinleech hopes Xiao Ning can win, simply because Xiao Ning is a more stable factor in the plan.

If Xiao Ning loses, they have another plan.

But that's a story for another time.

Now, in this great battle of consciousness, the two have entered the final stage of self-devouring.

"How delicious! My other self, now I finally understand why you're stuck in that inefficient body!"

The Great Devourer's will occupies the position of hunter in this pursuit because its physical will is stronger.

It was precisely because of this that the Great Devourer was able to find an opportunity during this chase to devour a portion of Xiao Ning's consciousness.

After taking just one bite, the Great Devourer immediately understood that the man in Xiao Ning's consciousness had a very high priority!

It's not just about the other person's body, but also their soul, or rather, most importantly, their soul.

Such a soul— the Great Devourer had devoured countless worlds, yet it had never seen one.

Based on its biological evolutionary instincts, the Great Devourer could sense that once it devoured such a soul, the so-called Warp threat would cease to exist.

The so-called Warp threat will no longer exist.

It could even be said that with such a soul, the newly evolved specialized insect swarm could completely devour the Warp.

"He is my prey! And you are my prey too!"

For Xiao Ning, Han Mingxuan was her first prey in life, and also the most important prey in her life.

No one can touch it, not even another version of yourself!

Xiao Ning knew very well that it was virtually impossible for her to defeat the Great Devourer, so the only thing she could do was let the Great Devourer consume her and detonate it from the inside.

Her soul carried a part of that man, and the weight of that man's soul was unmatched in this world.

The more consciousness the Great Devourer consumes, the more dangerous the Great Devourer itself becomes.

In the end, her plan will be successfully implemented.

Xiao Ning's idea was simple: now that she had left the Great Devourer, she could rely on Han Mingxuan's soul to rebuild herself.

Then let the Great Devourer devour more of Han Mingxuan's part of its soul.

Then, relying on Han Mingxuan's soul power, they eroded the Great Devourer.

In this way, the order of importance will be reversed.

Because the soul of the Great Devourer could not contend with Han Mingxuan's soul.

When the tide turns and the balance of power shifts, not only will the Great Devourer become its subordinate, but the entire Tyranids will also change hands with minimal losses.

Xiao Ning's thinking is essentially that of the Tyranids; she needs to consider the loss of biomass and maximize profits.

This method, however, maximizes the benefits.

Beyond this battle of consciousness, the Imperium's forces have already advanced.

Due to Xiao Ning's entanglement with the Great Devourer, the coordination and command of the Tyranids frontline forces began to fall into extreme chaos.

Some Tyranids simply stood there dumbfounded, waiting to be slaughtered, while others began to kill each other.

The Ultramarines, who already had experience fighting the Tyranids, quickly noticed this anomaly.

"The Tyranids's high-level nodes are malfunctioning, seize the opportunity!"

When those words echoed through the combat channel, all the Space Marines performed almost identical tactical actions.

Retreat.

The very next second after their retreat was the Exterminatus.

All the Exterminatus struck the main body of the Hive Fleet.

"This battle has had the greatest impact on the Tyranids' losses; from now on, the Tyranids' main force will be significantly reduced."

Looking at the two volleys of the Exterminatus already fired, Calgar felt somewhat dazed.

We've dealt with the Tyranids more than once or twice, but never have we've been this easy as today.

And all of this was because of that gentleman's appearance.

His arrival changed everything.

However, after the Exterminatus ends, Space Marines will be needed to conduct assaults on the Tyranids's advanced units.

This is the real highlight of the war.

Fortunately, they've already had a good start.

But on the other side of the Webway, the pressure they faced was much greater than they had imagined.