The intruder approached the communication station. The entire room was hexagonal and thirty meters wide. The bottom was paved with ceramic tiles. A huge open shaft rose upwards. There were columns carved with gargoyles and iron relay stations. Between the columns, The energy crackles.
There is a lone communication column at the bottom of the shaft. This spike made of black metal is inlaid with intricate pipes. All pipes are connected to a bundle of cables one meter in diameter. These cables are wrapped around the base of the shaft like snakes.
Creaking cogitator workstations line the perimeter of the room, their vacuum tubes and neural clusters flickering as raw data pours in from the Eternal Loyalty's auspicious arrays.
His estimate was close to reality - seven mortals in legionary gray uniforms turned around to see him walking in, immediately lowered their heads and crossed their fists across their chests.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
Two of them were wearing carapace armor and had laser pistols on their belts.
"certainly."
He smiled slightly behind his helmet, raised the leather isolator, and released the switch.
The next moment, a dull roar penetrated the entire room, and the walls of the shaft made a dull echo. The seven guards collapsed to the ground, their eyes dull and their nostrils bleeding.
He closed the door behind him, locked it, and turned toward the nearest cogitator workstation.
Although this battleship has many modifications of unknown origin, in the final analysis it is still an imperial battleship, and its automatic system will record battles like other battleships.
Then he entered more access codes into the receiving keyboard, waited for the correct code to be entered, and then watched the screen in front of him fill up with characters.
He read the parameters about this battleship with great interest.
Built in Zhao-Akada, which world has the ability to build such a huge warship?
Rift cannon, what kind of technology is that?
It seems like it still has an old identification number on it, and doesn't fall under the current numbering used by the Empire. The ship seems to have been repurposed from a Great Crusade era ship?
He was curious and had too many questions. Did Soshyan not realize that using deception as a tool of war created problems?
The blade cuts on both sides and is equally sharp.
He jumped to the battleship's voyage records to integrate with the data he had already collected.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps passing by in the corridor outside, so he sped up.
He obtained the battle map of the Eternal Loyalty and scanned the battleships in other orbits: the Unbound Soul, the Starfire, and the Soulbringer.
Their strengths and weaknesses, damage reports, and combat readiness were measured.
What he thought did not appear here, so this means that he has obtained the result he needs——
The ship has not yet been acquired by them.
He was filing data and preparing to transmit it when he suddenly heard movement outside.
Then the footsteps stopped again.
He stopped his work, bent over the meditator, remained silent and motionless, and pricked his ears.
He heard someone trying the combination lock and the door mechanism hitting the lock.
The intruder reached for his bolter and carefully retreated behind the pillar in the center of the room.
Above him, arcs of electricity flashed across the open shaft, as if irritated by his interruption.
The next moment, a dull explosion sounded, followed by impact ripples on the metal grid floor.
The door suddenly opened, and a huge figure came in.
A battle robot.
It seems that he still triggered some kind of hidden alarm, or that this is a combat robot that is far more advanced than he imagined, but no matter what, it only means one thing -
Found!
The moment the robot broke in, three bombs flew across the gap, one aimed at the head and two aimed at the chest.
However, what is unbelievable is that a shield suddenly extended on the arm of the battle robot, blocking those explosive bombs.
The intruders fell back and opened fire again, using the bulk of the communications tower to cover themselves.
The battle droid approached quickly, a plasma launcher on one arm and a spinning lightning claw on the other.
Bolts smashed into the surrounding walls, shattering screens, and the vaults echoed with piercing explosions.
The place was tight and there was no way to escape, and the battle robot stood between him and the only exit, forcing him to retreat toward the wall opposite the exit.
The intruder drew his sword and activated the energy field when the blade was unsheathed. The battle robot rushed towards him, the blades intertwined, the decomposition field mixed together, and the weapon roared.
"Wrong identification code, level 1 intrusion alarm, put down your weapons!"
The intruder pushed the battle robot away, blocked the opponent's claws from its chest, and threw it aside. His other hand had already moved, and the muzzle of the bolter was pressed against the robot's waist.
Shooting at zero range, the explosive bomb exploded instantly, blowing the combat robot back.
Seizing the opportunity, he opened fire again, shooting twice into the robot's head, ensuring the enemy had no chance to breathe.
Then he ran over to the trembling robot and thrust his power sword into the robot's core.
The tip of the sword pierced the ceramic steel and penetrated deep into the metal. He twisted the hilt and put his whole body weight on it.
The robot trembled for a while and then stopped moving.
The intruder gasped for breath, adrenaline burning throughout his body.
This battle robot must have sent out communications before attacking. Others must have heard the battle. Time is his enemy. He is still a long way from commanding the bridge. The mission is only half completed, and fate It has disrupted his plan.
destiny?
He sneered, mocking himself when did he start to believe in fate?
The intruder broke into a run, leaving the communications station and walking through the corridors outside, caution now giving way to speed.
He ran wildly along the narrow passage, and the servants looked up at him, dumbfounded——
The intruder tried to find covert passages, such as the spur path between the engine room and the access door, but his route always forced him back into the open, back into the lumen, back to where his tracks would be discovered .
He knows very well that although most of the warriors of the Astral Knights are on the ground, it does not mean that their flagship is defenseless. Warriors who are equal to or stronger than him may appear here at any time. They have suffered for killing outsiders. Rigorous grinding.
There wasn't much time left, and the mission had been difficult enough even before the disguise was broken, but now that he had no chance, all he could do was try, as much as anything else, to try to make up for the mission.
At least the Astral Knight's fleet records have been transmitted, and the data is enough for his superiors to analyze.
Suddenly, the walls on both sides suddenly disappeared, and he rushed into an open area.
This is an abyss, a chasm between different areas, with a metal cliff looming ahead, its edge covered with flashing marker lights and streaks caused by friction during the ascent.
The deck broke away a few meters ahead of him, and a lone bridge spanned the abyss, barely wide enough for four mortals or two Space Marines to pass abreast.
This is a defensive barrier, built to deal with the situation when the battleship is jumped by a large number of troops. The other side should be the command level, training cage, navigation room and astropath spire. The far end of the solitary bridge is a pair of heavy explosion-proof doors. .
The whole place was deserted and eerily quiet, with faint roars coming from deep below from time to time.
