In the main observation room of the observatory, Talos, with his hands behind his back, walked past corpses that completely resembled human beings. They all had the same pale and slightly purple skin, and the shape of some of their skulls was somewhat different from that of normal humans. , and finally he stopped in front of a huge body that was highly deformed and had three arms.
"Does the aberration Nathan Four already have a clan leader?"
Then he shook his head and dismissed the idea.
"If there is a clan leader, they won't all stay in the observation station and form their own nest. It seems that this genestealer clan is still in the initial stage of development."
Behind him, there were more than sixty soldiers standing in dark blue armor. They were all as motionless as sculptures.
At this time, a soldier who was tinkering with the console not far away came over.
"Company Commander, the personnel data retrieval is completed."
Talos took the data pad and scratched it carefully for a while.
"Well, it seems like this is the case. Fortunately, it was discovered in time."
At this time, the door to the observation room opened, and the soldier carrying Natasha walked in. Some soldiers turned to look at him.
"Company Commander, bring the target."
"Ah, don't leave it alone, I will take it back later."
Talos waved his hand to stop the other party from throwing the prisoner to the ground, then turned and walked past the warriors.
"You are not lucky. The expedition has ended when the transformation is completed. You can only use these things to practice. But don't underestimate these things. Gene Stealers, this is only their fourth generation form. When they are born, they will When you are five generations of pure blood, you will change from the best pretender to the deadliest hunter. Don't think that you are the real midnight hunters. As you are now, when you encounter them, it is really not sure who will hunt who. This time is just for you to get to know them, next time it may be a real hunt, and if you are not careful, you will become the prey, everyone should pay attention to it."
After saying that, he clapped his hands.
"Okay, we don't have anything to do here. The security personnel of the orbital station will come to deal with it later. Let's evacuate."
When Natasha woke up again, she found herself hanging in the air, which made her instinctively want to curl up, but her hands and feet were restrained - and she found that her hands that should be broken were unknown. was reconnected.
At this moment, she was tied to a shelf, surrounded by a lot of instruments, with tubes stuck in her flesh, and the clothes on her body were long gone. In short, she was naked, which also meant that all her private physiological structures were missing. be fully demonstrated.
The intense shame made her close her eyes.
Suddenly, the lights came on, and then there were footsteps.
"Boys, the Genestealer can be said to be the most unique alien threat to the Empire. It has both alien characteristics and human flesh. This infection comes from mature individuals who have already been completely alienated in a normal place. Genetic viruses implanted in the human body, the reproduction cycle of gene stealers is very unique. Their first generation is completely alien, which is the most common thing in the hulk, and starting from the second generation, they will appear A special species of a parasitic race, but there is not much difference in essence, but the third generation is completely different. They begin to appear significantly similar to the parasitic race, and they will learn the culture of that race and use the weapons of that race, but they are still easier to identify. , but in the fourth generation, the situation is completely different. Although the Adeptus Mechanicus has always emphasized the perfection and sanctity of human genes and has always been unwilling to admit this, the fact is before our eyes. The bloodlines of humans and aliens form an uneasy feeling. A bond, a compatibility that defies all logic, produces an end result that has the best of both worlds, until the fifth generation, when they suddenly regress and become the same pure aliens as the first generation."
Natasha opened her eyes and saw the armored giants, the nightmares who had massacred her kin.
And she didn't understand what the other person said at all.
"Monsters! You monsters!"
Natasha cursed, and the leader turned around, glanced at her, and then said in a teasing tone:
"The most hidden thing about this race is that before their group grows enough to form a patriarch, they don't even realize what they are. They will firmly believe that they are a member of the human race. This is like a kind of collective hypnosis. They will self-correct their twisted pathological beliefs and kinship relationships. In fact, the inbreeding within the gene stealer group is very obvious. As for the family we eliminated, according to the analysis results of Pharmacist Valier, its genome sequence came from There are four pairs of paternal and maternal genes, and even these four pairs of genes are obviously related. This also makes the gene stealer group highly concealed and highly closed."
"What Genestealers! What nonsense are you monsters talking about! The Emperor will punish you! He will send his angels to destroy you! The Astral Knights will destroy you!"
But the other party didn't care what she said, and suddenly stretched out her finger, making Natasha turn her face away in shame and anger.
"It is known that gene stealers are not mammals, but they still retain lactation organs, which shows that they have the instinct to disguise themselves at the genetic level, and even retain the human reproductive system. This may also prove from the side that the gene stealers' Genetic contamination will change from the third generation onwards. It will no longer be a simple virus implantation, but a more covert individual will be born through peace with normal humans. However, this is not without accidents, because this individual, Her paternal and maternal lines are both fourth generation. It stands to reason that she should be a pure-blooded alien, but she is not. Instead, she has gone one step further based on the fourth generation, and her concealment has become even stronger, and she even has four consecutive powers. It is a relatively rare hair to be transplanted. As for the specific technology, please tell me Valier."
At this time, another giant wearing white armor also came over.
Natasha noticed this monster. One of his eyes was covered by a blue crystal lens with a silver metal edge. Behind his armor, there was an extra limb made of metal bones and artificial muscle cables. On top of it were some that made her Things that felt scary, circular saws, cutting knives, sharp tweezers, while a belt filled with empty liquid jars hung from his chest, bumping against each other in action.
Then his robotic arm reached forward, and a string of needles suddenly stretched out. When the needle was inserted into Natasha's chest, she just frowned - even if she died, she didn't want to show weakness in front of these monsters.
"According to my inspection and inference, the birth of such special individuals as gene stealers may come from a kind of group consciousness. Based on past research on their ethnic groups, we may be able to draw a bold conclusion. Generally speaking, according to the more common views , there is a high probability that the clan of gene stealers was promoted from an ordinary pure-blood alien, but this group obviously does not have this condition. When they escaped from the neighboring star sector, they only had fragile third- and fourth-generation species. After losing Under the guidance of high-level leaders such as patriarchs and bishops, they do not know how to reconstruct their tribe, so everything can only be left to their genetic instinct and group consciousness, and this individual is their purpose to breed the patriarch or something more special. Born as the leader of the ethnic group - the first pure-blooded species she gave birth to, it is no surprise that she will be the leader of this ethnic group in the future. That is why the hidden genetic characteristics are so highlighted. If it is not checked by professional equipment, basically, She was unable to be identified by most means.”
(End of chapter)
