"The name will affect a person's destiny." This is similar to the occultism in all walks of life. Although the degree to which this is reflected in reality varies depending on geography, folk customs, culture, etc., no matter what, as long as you have a little dabbling in occultism, you will inevitably come into contact with "the name and the fate of the person involved" "closely connected".
The same is true for Debit - but it's not that he was influenced by his name, but that he chose his own name after being "influenced":
Day-bit, the smallest bit, symbolizes that he can only retain five minutes of memory in a day;
Sem, the German word for Semiten, symbolizes his descent as a researcher of Semitic culture, and also alludes to the starting point of the "destiny" that will forever surround him;
Void, void, endless universe, eternal entropy, all-devouring darkness——
Always connected to him, perhaps a nightmare that cannot be shaken off until the heat death of the universe.
This "nightmare" is quickly appearing on this battlefield in the form of actual existence, under the will of Debit.
Overlapping black shadows, vaguely wrapped in mist, descended from the "certain crack" that was opened. From a visual point of view, this is how things happened, but the "existence" of these things brings to anyone present, or in other words, any "sentient creature", is not It can only be fully summarized by the weak and one-sided sense of "vision".
At this moment, whether it is the Iron Hands or the Emperor's Children, whether it is the Astartes or the Inanimate, or even a copy of the event record tape built up from historical legends, or the Emperor's unimaginable and exquisite biological alchemy. The primarchs who were cast all felt deeply that language seemed pale and powerless here.
Except for the extremely inaccurate and even perfunctory description of "a black shadow appeared", they could not even tell people who had never seen this scene what was happening at this moment.
This is also a normal thing - what came here following the call of Debit was a foreign object from 13.8 billion light-years away, a terminal splashed out from the Big Bang at the origin of the universe, and a visual field A "certain existence" that cannot be understood by intellectual life forms confined only to the Milky Way. They are not only "unconfirmed alien life forms", any intelligent creature that successfully recognizes them, whether it is a human, an Astartes, a demon, or a Primarch, will naturally understand that these things do not exist. It shouldn't exist in this world either.
The only thing that can be sensed from these dark figures and exists within the dimensions that humans can understand is malice.
"Tell your men to cease fire and retreat immediately." Enkidu said to Ferrus Manus, who, like everyone else, fell into a brief shock and instinctive fear due to the appearance of "these things". "Ritsuka once told me that although Debit can summon these 'things' to appear, he can only have the most basic control over them. If he fires near those things, he may be recognized as an enemy and thus be arrested. Get rid of them all together - those things have not been understandable by humans since their existence, and naturally there is no way to deduce their logic. It is better to stay away for safety reasons."
"What the hell are those?!" Ferus couldn't help shouting while reluctantly issuing orders through the chain of command.
The last time he felt this kind of thing that seemed to seep out of fear from the depths of his soul and that he was already strongly disgusted with from his instincts was...wait a minute, was there really such a "last time"?
"Something that makes you vaguely feel that something is wrong with Debit." Enkidu said vaguely, "Exploring this issue carefully will not lead to any good results. It is wise to just blur it away. Some knowledge itself is It’s poisonous. After having an in-depth understanding of subspace, you should be familiar with this law.”
Of course Ferus wanted to study it in detail, but he also realized that this was at least not a topic that could be explained in a few words. Since it seems from the current situation that these "things" have indeed shown the basic behavioral logic of "helping the Iron Hands to fight the enemy" under the call and command of Debit, then considering the urgency of the war, he is not This cannot be set aside for a moment.
To be honest, if he had more room to deal with the situation he currently needed to clear up, Ferus might have given the order directly and taken the lead in a direct war with these dark foreign objects. The Emperor once wrote the "aversion to aliens" into the genes of all Primarchs and Astartes as the underlying logic. When faced with such things that are "more alien than aliens" at close range, even the Primarchs , you will also feel some vague physiological discomfort.
This seems to be the same for Fulgrim. The Daemon Primarch was fighting, or sweeping away, these new and never-before-seen things with obvious annoyance and resentment. Obviously, even if he received a considerable degree of favor and blessing from the Lord of Joy, he could not get even a little bit of pleasure from them. His cubs, as well as the other inanimate beings who screamed in terror So are we.
"For the sake of Fujimaru Ritsuka's guarantee for him, I believe him this time." Finally, Ferus, who returned to his own front, reluctantly said this.
After seeing these monsters and monsters that were even more unimaginable than the inanimate, Debit's real-time observation ability with a range of 13.8 billion light-years didn't seem so good anymore.
"He said he could help us delay for sixteen minutes." Enkidu took back his chain and floated to the side, watching vigilantly as the black figures slowly advanced toward the far side of the front in some incomprehensible way, "I I don't think this means he will lose after sixteen minutes - according to Ritsuka, the mechanism of Debit summoning 'this kind of thing' is 'always summoning a shadow equal to the size of the enemy', at least in terms of quantity. This is true. This 'sixteen-minute' limit may have other meanings. No matter what is to be discussed in the next 'combat meeting', it is best to be tight on time. Don't expect him to hold on for a little longer. ’, Debit is never without aim, and exceeding this time period may cause other more serious problems that no one wants to see. "
Ferus nodded casually, and glanced at the enemy line in the distance, which was obviously in panic, and then turned back with an expression of obvious disgust. When he re-examined his descendants, he was not too surprised to find that these Astartes who had retracted into the defensive circle in accordance with the order, although they did not say it explicitly, most likely felt the same as him.
He pushed these uncomfortable thoughts to the bottom of his to-do list and asked his soldiers, "So, did you find something that I didn't know that I should know?"
Thanks to the Iron Hands' obsession with mechanized transformation, the recent conversation between Lindrick and Debit had been compiled into electronic data during this period, and was quickly uploaded to the servo system of the Medusa Carapace after this question. among. It only took Ferus three seconds to completely sort out the information that would have taken at least five minutes to be fully explained by normal means. Then, he frowned visibly:
"I understand." Gorgon said, without consulting others, but directly made a decision, "I need a little time to solve this 'Jericho' problem."
This determination made everyone else present feel a little confused.
Miwu (peaceful)
(End of chapter)
