Russ stared at the spherical strategic projection suspended in the center of the hall.
The hum of machinery mixed with the priest's prayers.
The light from the brazier flickered, and the smoke of incense rose up, forming a thin cloud in the air.
From his position, he could clearly see everything that happened in the wide hall.
The Captain of this ship is wrapped in the cables of his own throne, bound to the vessel through the technology of the Mechanicus.
Teams of servitors chanted hymns to the God of All Machines while checking various circuits and adjusting codes.
Staff members wearing uniforms with a double-headed eagle emblem walked back and forth, and the glowing information windows moved in the air as they moved.
The smoke from the burning incense was stirred again and again, forming a temporary vortex.
Technology and faith are perfectly embodied in every citizen and machine of the empire.
Thousands of images flashed through Ruth's mind at once.
He was able to process this information with ease.
This is the gift of every Primarch.
The Primarchs were all superb war machines.
Ruth was once considered a reckless and reckless barbarian.
It's just because the Space Wolves' behavior is too rough and their fighting style tends to be barbaric.
This is a huge misunderstanding.
Wolves are never reckless.
They are cunning and will launch a fatal attack once they find the enemy's weakness.
Once they are unable to defeat the enemy, they will quickly disperse and retreat.
Ruth just created that illusion.
In many battles, the wolf pack he led was seen showing its cunning side.
Including attacking Horus after his rebellion.
If he hadn't hesitated at the last moment.
Horus might not even make it to Terra, and he would be gone.
Russ assessed the strength of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.
The brain extracts useful information from the chaotic sea of data.
He planned to launch a new offensive.
Launch a new hunt for the enemy.
The Wolf Lord never admits defeat.
Neither will the wolves.
The Space Wolves were not at his side.
But where the Lord of the Wild Wolf is is the Wolf's Lair.
The expeditionary force and the Punisher Legion, which is dedicated to killing gods, are his new wolf pack.
He wanted to kill the god who had hurt him.
Use the other party's blood and screams to heal your own wounds.
Raw data flows through extraordinary minds.
They are quickly categorized and turned into blips on a vast strategic map.
Only Russ can see this strategic map.
He is in control of the entire battlefield situation.
The war launched by the Empire in Universe 03 was horrific.
Many worlds were plunged into war.
A range spanning dozens of galaxies.
Of course, for a universe, such a range is nothing.
It can only be said to be a small corner.
The war between Universe 03 and Universe 04 has never been on the same level.
The reincarnation game has not declined.
It has been running for who knows how many years.
Who knows how many horrible things were born under this perverted mechanism.
What the Empire has touched so far is only the tip of the iceberg.
The control scope of the reincarnation game may not be just one universe.
So far, the worlds conquered by the Empire are basically dominated by humans, with occasional aliens, but they do not account for a large proportion.
Some Imperial commanders suspected that they had been fighting in human areas all along and had not yet come into contact with areas where other races were located.
Ruth processed the massive amount of information while also paying attention to the morale and psychological state of the troops.
As a Primarch, he was also connected to the human network centered around the Holy Emperor, connecting with countless humans into a whole.
He can get the information he wants from the ocean of thought.
He could see that the army's morale was still there and anger was accumulating in the soldiers' hearts.
Everyone was eager for a new war to wash away the humiliation brought by the previous battle.
Russ withdrew all his attention and focused it on the data reported by the fleets and legions, outlining the battlefield situation of both sides.
Death becomes a simplified number.
Tens of billions of casualties were reduced to a brief report.
No matter how ambitious these people have been, or how tortuous their stories are, they are now just a string of numbers.
Through the intact communication network, Russ saw the ships that were being repaired.
Several celestial-class battleships were torn apart and split in half by some strange props.
Where the cracks had broken, steel and rock had turned to flowers and rotting roots.
The transformation and recombination of atoms occurs in an instant.
Before the Imperial command staff had time to react, the ship was torn apart.
There are also some giant ships that have been transformed into a stuffed toy that is beyond imagination.
Just floating in the void like that.
Except for those staff members who had a self-circulation system, all the other staff members inside suffocated to death.
During the transformation, the air inside the ship was also broken down into its most basic atoms and then reassembled into something else.
The Mechanical Sages are trying to understand this technology and attempt to reverse it.
The destruction of some warships was considered normal by the mainstream of the empire.
The outer shell defense was broken by the energy flow or the matter moving too fast, eventually detonating the energy pile and causing a huge explosion.
There is no organized army in the reincarnation game.
The weapons were also very messy.
Such a team was at a disadvantage when facing the organized imperial army.
The only advantage is that their weapons are so bizarre that the Empire cannot defend against all the strange attacks.
Even if the mechanical sages used their electronic brains and databases to exhaustively enumerate the functions of those strange props.
Those enemies can always interpret the saying that the universe is so big that there is nothing strange in it in new ways.
"The enemy's defense line stretches from Sacktor Canyon to the star system marked 69-14, spanning 132 light years. They created a subspace storm that spanned tens of thousands of light years, and also created black holes and stasis zones in the real universe to prevent us from moving forward. And this 132 light years is the only weak point of this defense belt."
Ruth was silent for a long time before speaking again.
Holographic images emerged and continued to change as he spoke.
A red line was drawn across the sea of stars.
The light spots are marked on the red line.
The scale of the warp storm created by the reincarnation game is beyond imagination.
They completely disrupted the structure of space and time and set a large number of traps in it.
If they force their way through, the fleet will most likely suffer losses, and may even cause the ship's jump to deviate from its position and not appear at the designated space-time coordinates.
Instead, they are randomly teleported to various corners of the controlled area.
That was undoubtedly a terrible nightmare.
A weak fleet can easily be targeted by the enemy.
Some battle groups or fleets responsible for harassing behind enemy lines would venture through the storm and into the enemy lines to carry out destruction.
This warp storm that spans tens of thousands of light years is like a wall, blocking the empire from the control area of the reincarnation game.
If we go around it, it will stretch the empire's logistics.
"Our bridgehead is the controlled Hera star system, which is 23 light years away from the battlefield. Three months later, the army will gather here, and we will divide into five groups to continue the attack. In addition to the frontal offensive, we must select a group of warbands and fleets for behind-the-enemy-lines sabotage, let them pass through the subspace storm, destroy the enemy's logistics support, and cut off their personnel supply."
Russ looked at the Mechanicus Sage, Chuvo, who was standing beside him.
The other party has been studying the mechanism of the reincarnation game, and the various virus implants are his masterpieces.
“Can they implant the Empire’s game mode in the areas they control? If they can, they can quickly train a group of players belonging to the Empire behind enemy lines and encourage them to launch various sabotage operations.”
"The technology is not difficult, but it is unstable. Samsara has not completely cut off the connection with the occupied area, and has maintained some secret channels for transporting supplies to players who are sabotaging the area under our control. With the help of the agents, we cracked one of the transmission channels and can transmit resources in the reverse direction. However, these channels are controlled by the enemy. Once the enemy completely cuts off the connection with the occupied area, we will also lose the channel for transmitting resources. At that time, players who enter the enemy's occupied area are likely to be isolated and helpless."
A mechanical arm stretched out from Qiuwo's bloated body and clicked a few times on the floating interface.
Send a report to the Wolf Lord.
It took Ruth only a few seconds to comprehend the report.
"That's enough. The necessary sacrifice is worth it. Select a group of elite imperial players and find a way to send them to the enemy's rear. They are all native creatures and receive much less attention than us."
"I understand." Chuwo replied in a mechanical voice.
The military meeting lasted more than six hours.
Rus reorganized the Empire's army and planned to launch another general offensive in three months.
Before that, let the Empire players and some war groups that are good at stealth enter the enemy's rear and cause great damage.
Orders were issued one after another.
The fate of many people has been determined without their knowledge.
In a war beyond imagination that spans thousands or even tens of thousands of light years, few people can understand the overall situation, let alone control their own destiny.
Even if you get the game props and upgrade, you can easily destroy a city or a world.
It is also difficult for players to imagine how a war would unfold on such a cosmic scale.
If the players knew that such a war was just a local battle and not the whole war, they would probably fall into despair and confusion.
Fortunately, they didn't know.
... ... ...
The sky gradually darkened, but the chaos in Edo showed no sign of abating.
There were screams everywhere.
The fight between the Empire players and the players of the Samsara game has destroyed half of the city.
Crazy Knight-Kukas is not dead yet.
This guy is like Xiaoqiang. Players from Heaven's Gate and local players have forced him into desperate situations many times, but he always escapes and kills them.
Now he is fighting more and more bravely, riding on his bone-white warhorse and charging around, leaving behind a lot of Shura fields.
Although that madman is a knight, he has no emotions or morals.
No matter whether it is the elderly, women or children, the only word is "kill".
Some Empire players were not happy with Kukas's behavior, but they couldn't say anything, let alone stop it.
The Empire has expressly prohibited players from bullying and killing civilians.
But this is enemy-occupied territory, and the inquisitors will not be bothered to investigate these matters.
At that time, if someone says that I feel they pose a threat to me, who can say anything
In addition, the suppression of world consciousness also requires sufficient blood and fear to break.
Therefore, no one can do anything about killing people in the enemy-occupied area as long as the other party does not mind lowering the score at the end of the mission.
Implementing the Three Alls Policy, in which billions of people on a planet are killed, is another matter.
After all, the Empire's Inquisitors are not crazy. In this case, who would believe that the player was forced to kill in order to protect himself
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Xiao hid in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity.
There are three players from Heaven's Gate stationed in the Yamato Palace.
They are all powerful players who have awakened their divinity.
Su Xiao originally wanted to find a way to get in, but unexpectedly saw the Lord of Yamato and the Prime Minister walking out under the protection of a group of black-clad bodyguards and players, preparing to move.
As night fell, the riots in Edo became more serious.
Order is also slowly sliding towards collapse.
Some civilians with ill intentions were also looting everywhere.
It would also be a wise move to leave this dangerous place in time.
Su Xiao assessed the distance and threat of several Heaven's Gate players, then rushed over.
Black arcs of electricity wrapped around him, and his eyeballs and the corners of his eyes were covered with cursed patterns, coupled with the aura emanating from his body.
Some people even believe that he is an evil spirit.
Su Xiao burst out with all his strength and his speed reached the extreme.
The destruction and killing of the Empire players in Edo also slowly weakened the suppression of world consciousness.
The power Su Xiao could unleash was also much greater than at the beginning.
The staff and players were disemboweled before they could even react.
When the players of Heaven's Gate reacted and rushed over, Su Xiao had already slashed the vehicle used to transfer the Lord of Yamato and the Prime Minister with a sword, grabbed them out, and then turned around and ran in the direction of the crazy knight.
Lead these guys to the crazy knight, then get away yourself, and then find a way to squeeze extra rewards from these two unlucky guys.
What a perfect plan.
Su Xiao admired himself a little.
Always so smart.
The scene where Su Xiao captured the king and the prime minister drove countless Yamato players crazy.
Not long ago, Yamato rose to prominence with the help of the reincarnation game. It punched the lighthouse, kicked the East, and cursed so hard that other countries didn't even dare to say a word.
How majestic, how domineering.
As a result, Edo has been reduced to ruins, and the ruler and prime minister have been captured by the enemy!
If this gets out, the reputation that he has worked so hard to gain will immediately become a laughing stock.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Kukas was the first to notice Su Xiao's approach, as well as the Heaven's Gate player behind him.
Kukas just likes killing, he is not stupid.
The first thing I thought of was that the other party wanted to shift the blame to someone else.
The brutality in Kukas' eyes was not concealed at all, and the grim smile on his face became terrifying.
He pulled out a blood-red spear, which was condensed from the flesh and blood and resentment of the dead.
It is an innate ability of his knight profession.
He threw the javelin at Su Xiao fiercely.
The javelin flew out like a stream of light, carrying with it countless resentful and cursing sounds.
Su Xiao ran away while dodging the attacks from the players behind him.
When I heard the sound of breaking air, I was stunned.
A madman is a madman. He even wants to kill his own people.
Su Xiao threw out a precious death substitute.
The blood-red javelin directly pierced through the puppet doll, which exploded with a bang. The crimson blood mist corroded the doll completely within seconds, leaving only a pool of blood and pus.
Such a vicious weapon.
The other party really wants to kill me.
Lidya Su’s face turned gloomy.
If he doesn't take revenge, he is not Lidya Su.
Seeing the other party draw out the second javelin, Su Xiao also realized the other party's madness, and hurriedly shouted: "I captured the Lord and Prime Minister of Yamato. I got an extra reward, and I will share it with you."
This sentence made Kukas pause.
"I want fifty percent."
As soon as these words came out, Lidya Su almost vomited blood.
Damn, this guy is asking for too much.
He has always been the one blackmailing others, but he has never been blackmailed like this!
But as he watched the other party slowly raise his javelin, he glanced at the player from Heaven's Gate behind him.
That idiot might actually kill himself first before starting a war with the players of Heaven's Gate.
Damn, how could there be such a lunatic!
Damn, where is your loyalty to the Holy Emperor!
Lidya Su cursed in his heart, but now there was no other way, so he could only grit his teeth and said, "I agree."
Kukas directly recorded this scene in the Empire Player System, which was considered a verbal contract.
If the other party breaches the contract, he will let the other party know that the imperial law is majestic and sacred and cannot be offended.
After completing all this, Kukas raised his javelin again and aimed it at the player of Heaven's Gate.
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Late at night.
Kukas and Su Xiao finally got rid of the pursuers.
They fled into the sea, dived into the deep sea to hide their breath, and then hid on an island.
The players from Heaven's Gate brought a group of Yamato players and tried their best to hunt down the two.
During the fierce battle, a lot of Kukas' armor was broken.
The fully enclosed helmet visor was shattered, revealing a face covered with hideous scars.
Although he looked in such a sorry state, the violent aura on Kukas' body did not diminish.
Looking at this madman, Su Xiao had to evaluate how much he would have to pay if he took action.
The results of the evaluation forced him to abandon this idea.
It's not worth it.
"What now?" Kukas asked.
"Find a way to access the global network, and then live broadcast the killing of these two unlucky guys, giving them two choices, either to be loyal to the Holy Emperor, or to be killed. If we do this, our evaluation score will be very high."
Su Xiao has a clear understanding of the empire's reward and punishment mechanism.
Even if no tasks are issued, he can find ways to improve the evaluation score.
Kukas did not object.
After resting for a while on the island, they looked for ways to enter the global network.
This is not a difficult thing.
This problem can be solved by simply putting a knife to the throats of a few capital giants who control the global media.
Su Xiao asked Kukas to tear the Lord and Prime Minister of Yamato into pieces in front of the global live camera according to the established plan, and read out the propaganda words they had previously discussed, and it was done.
When the players from the Gate of Heaven arrived, the two of them had already fled, leaving only the few capital tycoons to bear the wrath of those players.
The effect of this move was immediate, and many countries and local players began to wait and see.
The Empire players also reached a tacit understanding.
They will target anyone who dares to stand up against the empire.
If anyone dares to work for the reincarnation game, they will kill the entire family of that person. It’s all about retaliation.
In the end, it basically became a battle between a small number of local players and the Heaven's Gate players and the Empire.
A month later, their sabotage mission was perfectly accomplished.
As the mission was completed, a beam of light appeared.
Players such as Su Xiao and Kukas also returned one by one.
They wanted to take advantage of the time to rest and improve themselves, but the release of a mandatory task ruined all their plans.
You have been selected to perform a scarlet-level mission, infiltration behind enemy lines. The mission reward is determined by the degree of infiltration and destruction. After three days, the system will forcibly randomly teleport you into the enemy-line area. Please be prepared.